[All Verses are in NKJV]

"Ascension" on Dictionary.com is defined as: "the act of rising to an important position or a higher level; the ascent of Christ into heaven on the fortieth day after His resurrection."

[Ephesians 2:4-10]
"But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace [Strong's Concordance: "especially the Divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life, including gratitude"] you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast [brag]. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

 [Note:  All references to “Wife” refer to Christ’s one Spiritual Body/Church of Believers and not to me personally; Rev. 19:7-8]

This morning, when I was talking with God, I heard His birds singing in the physical realm.  I love to hear the birds singing because it always ushers me deep into God’s Spirit and the Spiritual realm.  Their music brings me such peace, and God has taught me so much through His little birds and their praises of Him through their singing. 

I was asking God to continue to have them sing, when I heard Him say, “Be still now and write all that I tell you, My Love."  As He said this, He gave me the most amazing visitation into heaven. 

God then said, “Yes, document for yourself what you just saw.” 

I was at the top of the mountain that Jesus and I, representing His multi-membered Wife, had climbed so many years ago. Below, I have a short excerpt from that Vision: written down on February 11, 2007, "Repetitive Vision With Jesus & Chris Walking (and) The Tree and New Jerusalem":  

[EXCERPT]

“Recently, probably within the last week, I had three or more short visions. Jesus told me to come and walk with Him. We were immediately on a road going uphill. There was a very bright yellow light all around us as if it was a very sunny day.

As I walked with Jesus, I also stood a short distance away watching us.  We walked side by side, and I could see that we were talking; but I could not hear what we were saying.

We walked a ways and then He became as a child: so elated at our journey that He ran ahead. It was as if He was so full of Joy He couldn’t stop Himself. Then, all of a sudden, He was back by my side calmly walking with me again. This occurred several times. After watching this happen many times I jokingly said to Jesus, as He ran ahead, "Jesus I cannot keep up with you anymore. I am getting older — too old. I’m a sixty year old woman now." Jesus returned to my side, and the first vision stopped as we walked up the hill together.

The second, third... vision were like the first. The fourth vision (?) started the same as before, but as Jesus ran ahead and then back, I could hear Him yelling out "She is coming, She is coming." He was thrilled! You could tell that He had waited a long time to proclaim this. This vision was very short, but had great meaning to me. Years ago Jesus had me listen to a tape about the Old Testament Hebrew weddings. The crowds in the streets used to yell "He is coming" when the groom came from his own home to get the bride in her home [actually her Father's home]. It was then that he brought her to his home to wed…”  

[END OF EXCERPT]

In today’s Vision, (November 8, 2013) I was again at the top of the mountain that Jesus and I were climbing in the 2007 Vision, above.  Jesus took me over to the (*)valley, the division that was between Heaven and earth in the first visions.  This valley, or division between heaven and earth has not been shown to me for several years. God had said a couple of years ago that there was no longer a division between heaven and earth; therefore, what had once been a valley had appeared as flat land.  God has said many times that His heavenly host is now joining us on earth as one Holy Spirit filled army.

This morning, I was again shown this valley and was confused as to why.  Jesus then said to me, “I wanted to show you that though the division/valley between heaven and earth is gone, the division between the world and heaven still exists. 

[(*)NOTE: In September 2015, God identified this valley, after all of these years, as the Valley of Decision (see Joel, Chapters 1 thru 3; specifically Joel 3:14).  This reference is made with regards to each person's decision as to whether they will stay in the world or convert, which is to turn around and follow God/Christ; and thus enter into God's Kingdom and Eternal Life now.

(Luke 17:20-21) "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21 nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."]

After showing me the valley and steep hills, Jesus said, “This is what we climbed when you saw us going up the hill (see excerpt above).”  He indicated that the other side of the valley was the world and that we, I through Him, had climbed down that mountain, or world, crossed the valley or division/wilderness [of decision], and then climbed up the other mountain toward heaven, which is where we now stood. 

For me, it was hard to believe that it was over, and that all this had been accomplished without me seeing, most times, the drastic changes within myself as they occurred.  I saw and was astonished as I gazed upon the very steep [and deep]  decline and incline that we had traveled.

I then saw myself standing with my back to the valley (and our climb).  Jesus put His arm around me, and as He did I saw that His arm and entire Body was covered with a white flowing robe that was all light.  He was motioning for me to move forward.  We had only walked a couple of steps forward when I heard Him say, “Let’s sit here and rest for a while.”  I very quickly saw each of us on our own thrones: Christ and His Wife/me/us sitting on our own thrones.  Almost immediately, I then saw that I was sitting on His throne and that He was standing next to me on my left hand side.  I, representing His multi-membered Wife, sat on His right hand side...

[Psalms 110:1-3] 
The Lord [God our Father] said to my Lord [Christ], "Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies our footstool."  The Lord shall send the rod [Christ] of Your strength out of Zion [Jerusalem, new Jerusalem]. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!  Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power; in the beauties of holiness, from the WOMB of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth (also see 2 Pet. 1:19; Rev 2:28; Rev. 22:16).

[Matthew 22:43-44] 
He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying: 'The Lord said to my Lord [Christ], sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool…”  (also see Mark 12:36)

[Acts 7:48-50] 
"However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: 'Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the Lord, or what is the place of My rest? Has My hand not made all these things?'

Jesus said to look down, and as I did I expected to see the dirt foundation that I saw the  day we had first walked up this hill (see reference to the Vision above)  Now, as I looked down, everything in this park like setting disappeared and I felt as though everything ever created was alive within my spirit.  I was still very much in the Holy Spirit and outside of my own physical body. I was also aware that all things were beneath my feet as I sat within God.

What I saw was absolutely beautiful!  I felt such peace as I became one with everything.  I felt like this is who I/we truly am.  I then heard Jesus remind me, “We are one.”  He had said this many times before, but I was about to truly see this as He sees it. 

He then told me that I could see earth and all on it.  As I looked at the earth, He adjusted my spiritual eyes and mind so that it seemed that we moved closer and closer to the earth.  As He named each thing, I clearly saw it.  I saw the earth so briefly that I now find it difficult to look back on this Vision and revisit the sight of the earth.  He then said, “See that you can see each blade of grass," and I could see them as He spoke this Word.  "See that you can see all living things," and I saw masses of animals (one by one, so quickly that they were seen almost in mass).  As He named, or called out each of the following I quickly saw them: the birds, the different animals, the grass etc.   He then said, “See that you can even see the creeping insects between the blades of grass," and I did.  

I did not see human beings. Perhaps, this is because we are within Him on His throne in this heavenly visit.  I saw the new earth and all things on it except for the human beings.  As we see this vision, it is possible that God is placing all of His new creation, except for humans, on His new earth in preparation for our arrival [2 Cor. 5:17; Rev. 21:5-8] . God’s Holy Spirit said and confirmed that I was seeing the new creation [not new Jerusalem as in Rev. 21:1-2]

[NOTE:  This is very reminiscent of Genesis 1:3, 6, 9, 11… in which God “said” and also “called” into existence all living things.  Please read Genesis 1 for more details.]

Jesus then said, “See the entire universe.”  Suddenly the earth and all that was on it was gone, and I saw total darkness that quickly became populated with stars.  He said, “See that everything is within you.”  I knew that He meant that everything was within Him – who is within me/us.  I also remained entirely wrapped within Him, who is the creation.  I was literally experiencing and seeing exactly who He is.

(Colossians 1:15-18)
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.  And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

He then said, “You can control all things.”  I again knew that He meant that I could control all things because He had allowed me to sit within Him and that He was/is alive within me/us.  I understood that it was only as I sat within Him Spiritually that I could control all things.

He then said, “You can control all things because they live within you.  I understood that this is how He sees and controls our lives and the lives of all things.  I saw that He had given Adam this freedom and control, this knowledge and wisdom before the fall of mankind.  I had never seen anything like this before.  I had never even thought on what it would be like to experience this, and it all took me by surprise.  I realized all the way through this that He was allowing us/me to experience all of this through His mind and heart within me/us (see Luke 17:20-21, above). 

As we ended “total vision” Jesus emphasized that I had completed the climb up the final mountain, and that we were finished climbing [descending and ascending].  He reminded me that I must never, will never, go back into the world as opposed to the earth (which is His purposeful creation).   He emphasized several times that I,  His Wife, was to rest on His throne. He had to say this several times because, though He was alive within me, He still stood next to me/us as I sat on His throne; and this felt very awkward to me. I felt as though I should also stand up, or that He should sit down.

I then heard Him say, “I am your Husband, and I want you to rest (see Hosea 2:4-23; Rev. 21:2-4; Rev. 19:7-8).  I want you to rest now (see Heb. 4:9-10).”  As He said this I realized that this is a time of rest, and that this is the one half hour referred to in Revelation 6: 9 thru 8:1-6.  Jesus later confirmed this:

When He [the Lamb, Christ] opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"  Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should REST a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

I looked when He [the Lamb, Christ] opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb [Christ]! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"
...
After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed (144,000; 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel)...

After [also "amid"] this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God [our Father] who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"...

Then one of the elders [near the throne of God] answered, saying to me [Apostle John], "Who are these arrayed in white robes [see directly above], and where did they come from?"  And I said to him, "Sir, you know."
So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (see Rev 19:7). Therefore [because of this] they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;  for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

(Ch. 8) When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of ALL the saints [both on earth and in heaven] upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound."

Jesus has always taken my daily time of rest with Him very seriously.  Even to the point of scolding me if I failed to lay down in the Spirit and rest with Him every day (in the afternoon).  If I fall asleep, it was necessary (per God).  However, the REST within this Vision/Visitation is different.  I have never had Him tell me so many numerous times, within a Visitation or Vision, that I/we are to rest [within Him and His care].  Because we know what happens after this one half hour of heavenly rest (read at least Rev. 8-11), we are being given a great gift. 

Our God is preparing His people for the events that will transpire after the one half hour is over.  Notice, in the scripture above, the one half hour is a heavenly rest as well as physical one.  God is saying “REST” so that you/I/we are prepared according to His will. Cease from the cares of the world and REST within His care NOW!

He also asked me to pray in tongues more often now.  I have been negligent in doing so recently.  Jesus gave me an article/study years ago that shows the REFRESHING we are given as God’s Holy Spirit speaks through us.  Be sure and read: Speaking In Tongues, The Language Of Men and Angels GUIDELINES. 

By the way, I have since learned that this same REFRESHING is given to all who allow God’s Spirit to speak through them, whether in a variety of languages [language of men (mine is English) and angels] or in your native language (again, mine is English).  I definitely will be doing this daily now.  I want to see Christ’s Wife, including myself, refreshed daily as we continue to sit on Christ’s throne, and within Christ as He stands next to us protecting us.

(Revelation 3:14-21)
"And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' — and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked — I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire [Baptism], that you may be rich; and white garments [robes], that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten [also see Heb. 12:7-11]. Therefore be zealous and repent.  Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne [same throne; only one throne], as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne [same throne; only one throne].

[NOTE in August 2015, God informed me many times that the following Visitations and Visions were given to me/us so that we will both see and experience God's steps and manifestations that bring all of us, in one way or another, from the world into the Valley of Decision; and then into the holy and heavenly Transformation and Spiritual Ascension  of Christ's Spiritual reality and maturity: which is visualized in these teachings. The following visions and teachings are actually flashbacks   — each brings me/us closer to the reality and transformation seen in the vision and visitation "I Saw The Universe From Within Christ (Vision)" ~ (Transformation and Spiritual Ascension - Part 1), seen above.

Please read: "Spiritual Crucifixion And Resurrection"
(Transformation and Spiritual Ascension ~ Part 2)