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Visions and Visitations
"Claim Christ's Soul As Your Own"
Before reading the following, I
suggest that you read (at least in part):
"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." The following is an excerpt from "Standing In The Temple Of Christ's Testimony and The Seven Doors (Transformation and Spiritual Ascension ~ Part 3)": "... I again heard God ask, "What do you see?" As I went through the last door, I experienced something I had never experienced before. I was in, and part of a living substance. I remained myself, and yet I was also one with this deep red substance that I was not familiar with. I thought at first that I was in clouds because this substance formed itself all around me; it was opaque. There was no separation within the substance as it moved around me. It seemed as though I was within something composed of physical body tissue; it felt like flesh. Though it encompassed me completely, it never truly touched me. This seemed strange because I knew exactly how it felt. It was as if I had felt it before, but I could not remember where or when. I never saw myself absorbed by it. However, I knew that I was so one with it that I could never be, nor would I ever want to be separated from it. I heard God say, "This is the blood of Christ. BEGIN TO CLAIM THE BLOOD OF CHRIST..." [UPDATE on July 15, 2015: This morning the Lord said to me that the substance around me was indeed Christ's blood and that I was in His heart — His womb." I was alive and breathing within Christ's heart and womb. This amazed me, but more than that it brought me great comfort and peace. I cannot describe how wonderful and protected I feel/felt within Christ's heart and womb — where we are all given this new birth and Life. God reminded me of the following scriptures... (Ezekiel 36:26-28) This is where the Spiritual Body of Christ is now given new birth, formed, completed — WITHIN THE BLOOD/HEART/WOMB OF CHRIST. We do not exit Christ's heart, womb, or blood — it is our new birth. We are further clothed in this blood, which is visibly seen within His one heart, which is His womb (see 2 Cor 5:1-5)... The Temple is Christ, who is the Testimony of God's reality; and He and His blood, womb, heart are our Eternal Temple... (see Rev. 21:22-24; Acts 7: 48-51; Rev. 5:6-10)... God continued, "Born in one day. Many individuals are struggling to be birthed. You will only see this AFTER you all are unified in God's Spirit...." [END OF EXCERPT] [TODAY'S TEACHING and INTERPRETATION]: Because God told me to "claim the blood of Christ" for myself and all of His Children (see above) I began to meditate on why God had said this. He suggested that I call my good Pentecostal friend and ask her what she knew about this statement. I had heard her say many times, "I plead the blood of Christ/Jesus." I believe that God has given us this teaching now because of the time we are living in. He also did this for Israel just before she left Egypt under God's care. I believe that He is both preparing us and protecting us in this way during this time. This should bring great joy to your hearts and minds: His heart and mind within you (see Ezek. 36:26-27; Ezek. 11:19-20; 1 Cor. 2:16). I asked my good friend, J. Palumbo, "What do the Pentecostals believe this does for them; what do you believe this statement accomplishes?" She said two things: (a) His blood protects you (b) His blood covers your soul; it is applied to your soul." When she mentioned God's "protection" through Christ's blood, the Holy Spirit immediately reminded me of the following verses: (Exodus 12:12-15) As my friend mentioned the "soul" I became really excited at what God was saying through her. God has had me take communion (normally just He and I) daily for about 26 years. Years ago God had me study "Communion" and the blood of Christ. The Holy Spirit taught me the following. The "Excerpt" below comes from "Articles and Teachings"; "The Soul Is In The Blood": "When You [God our Father] make His [Jesus Christ's] SOUL an offering for sin, He shall see His Seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. He shall see the labor of His [Christ's] SOUL, and be satisfied. By His KNOWLEDGE My righteous Servant [Jesus Christ] shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities [sin, transgressions]... BECAUSE He poured out His SOUL unto death..." (Isaiah 53:10-12). God our Father made Jesus' SOUL an offering for sin; and Jesus labored within His SOUL and poured out His SOUL unto death for our iniquities. What Is The Soul: [NOTE: The following is only a summation of the information available in the article "The Soul Is In The Blood" on our website Christine Williams Prophetic Ministry Website. "... The word translated as 'SOUL' in Isaiah 53, above, is the Hebrew word 'NEPHESH'. Strong's Concordance of the Bible defines this Old Testament word as, "a breathing creature, i.e. ANIMAL of vitality". Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words defines "SOUL" (‘nephesh') as: "SOUL; SELF; Life; Person; HEART..." Unger's Bible Dictionary says the SOUL "may indicate not only the entire INNER NATURE of man, but also his entire personality, i.e., all that pertains to the person of man; in the sense of person; somebody, everybody... the brute [animal] is also called NEPHESH (soul)." Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary tells us , "The word SOUL also refers to the inner life of man, the seat of his emotions, and the center of human personality. The first use of the word soul in the Old Testament expresses this meaning: "And the Lord God formed man [adam] of the dust of
the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and
man became a living being (also soul;
nephesh)" The first man, Adam, prior to his/mankind's fall, was given the "Soul," "heart," "nature," "inner life..., emotions, and center of" God's "personality..." "Strong‘s Concordance of the Bible defines SPIRIT as, "wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; ....BY RESEMBLANCE SPIRIT, BUT ONLY OF A RATIONAL BEING" [(ie) humans, God, (angels)...]
"All Breathing Creatures Receive A Soul, Including Man"
The
same "soul" [nephesh] was given to the animals and mammals
(all breathing creatures) in such verses as Genesis 2:19: Again, "... in the Old Testament the word 'nephesh' has been translated as both "soul" and "MIND"; and occasionally as "HEART." The SOUL [nephesh] is the MIND, INNER BEING, LIFE in all creatures that breathe, including man and God." Neither the Old Testament Hebrew or the New Testament Greek completely separate the "spirit" and "soul". The biggest difference is: The SOUL is in all breathing creatures, including human beings and God. The SPIRIT is in human beings, God, and angels alone..."
Does God Have A SOUL
? Yes! (1 Samuel 2:35)
(Judges
10:16) ******* Isaiah and Jonah both teach that Jesus poured out His soul. Please see the proof below: (Matthew 12:40) "Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights [as Jesus WAS in the heart of the earth]. Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish's belly. And he said: "I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. "Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice. For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
Then I
said, 'I have
been cast out of your sight
(see Matt. 27:46);
yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.'
THE WATERS
[also recognized as "people"] SURROUNDED
ME, EVEN TO MY [Jonah's; Christ's]
SOUL [MIND; HEART;
nephesh]; the deep closed around me;
weeds were wrapped around my head.
I went down to the moorings of the mountains; the EARTH WITH
ITS BARS CLOSED BEHIND ME FOREVER; yet You have brought up my life from
the pit, O LORD, my God
[our/Christ's Father].
And again:
(Isaiah 53:10-12) As astounding as this statement may seem, it is true. Before we can begin to comprehend what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross we must understand this fact. God makes some very exciting statements about the Soul in the Old Testament. The following proof was revealed to me by God, and God alone. Let's now look at these verses. (Genesis 9:4) The word translated "LIFE" in Genesis 9:4, above, is the Hebrew word "NEPHESH". This is the same word translated in the Old Testament as soul, mind, heart; nephesh. Look at this verse again: "Only you shall not eat flesh with its SOUL [MIND, HEART, nephesh] which is the Blood...". Put in the simplest terms it reads: "The SOUL, MIND, and HEART are the Blood, which is in the flesh; therefore, you will not eat the flesh...." Atonement of the Soul requires the shedding of [Christ's] Blood because everyone's Soul, including the SOUL of a fallen mankind is in their Blood. Still have some doubts? Here are a few more verses stating the same thing:
(Leviticus 17:10-14)
For the life [SOUL; HEART; MIND; nephesh] of the flesh is in the Blood; and I have given it [the blood] to you upon the altar to make atonement [COVERING] for your SOULS [MIND, HEART, nephesh]: for it is the Blood that maketh atonement [COVERING] by reason of [UPON, OVER] the life [SOUL; MIND; HEART; nephesh]. Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, no SOUL [MIND, HEART, nephesh] of you shall eat Blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat Blood. And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who taketh in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the Blood thereof, and cover it with dust. For as to the life [SOUL, MIND, HEART, nephesh] of all flesh, the Blood thereof is [one] with the life [SOUL; MIND, HEART, nephesh] thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, ye shall eat the Blood of no manner of flesh; for the life [SOUL; HEART, MIND, nephesh] of ALL FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD thereof" (ASV). Notice, we are told, "... the SOUL, MIND, and HEART of all flesh is in the Blood." We sometimes speak of having problems with 'our flesh'. We now see that our 'flesh' has a mind and a heart; or that our soul (old mind/heart) is the 'thinker' of the old flesh. Most often, our actual battle is in our 'old mind'; and our freedom lies in receiving the NEW Mind/Heart of Christ. Praise God, we are told in the Bible that we already have the mind of Christ (see 1 Cor. 2:16). (Deuteronomy
12:23-24) More literally transcribed: "Only be sure that you do not eat the Blood: for the blood is the SOUL, HEART, and MIND, and you may not eat the SOUL, or HEART and MIND with the meat/flesh. Strong's Concordance defines ATONEMENT as "a covering". Blood is given for the atonement or covering of the SOUL and MIND. This explains why God placed me/us within Christ's Heart and womb in this series of visions (see the above), and it also explains our relationship to Christ as we are born (again) within His new blood and flesh. (Luke
5:36-39) Remember, I said in the "Excerpt" above, "I was in, and part of a living substance. I remained myself, and yet I was also one with this deep red substance that I was not familiar with. I thought at first that I was in clouds because this substance formed itself all around me; it was opaque. There was no separation within the substance as it moved around me. It seemed as though I was within something composed of physical body tissue; it felt like flesh. Though it encompassed me completely, it never truly touched me. This seemed strange because I knew exactly how it felt. It was as if I had felt it before, but I could not remember where or when. I never saw myself absorbed by it. However, I knew that I was so one with it that I could never be, nor would I ever want to be separated from it." AND On July 15, 2015 God confirmed this, saying "'the
substance around me was indeed Christ's blood and that I was in His heart —
His womb.' I was alive and breathing
within Christ's heart and womb."
"For the life [SOUL; MIND; HEART; nephesh] of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it [the blood] to you upon the altar to make atonement [covering] for your souls [MIND, HEART]; for IT IS THE BLOOD THAT MAKES ATONEMENT [covering] FOR THE SOUL [MIND, HEART; nephesh]." The Blood of Jesus Christ, which contains His Soul, which is His mind and heart, not only covers over, or makes atonement for our old Soul, mind, and heart, but it literally replaces our old mind and heart — soul, and blood (old-man) with Christ's (the anointed) new Blood, Mind, Heart, and Soul.
(Ephesians 4:22-24) All animals, including man have been given a soul; and though man's soul (mind/heart) is more intelligent than all other animals, it is still the same soul (mind and heart) that God gave all breathing things: animals. This clarifies mankind's need for Christ's Salvation: His Blood, His Soul, His Mind, His Heart. After all, man's fall was the result of Adam and Eve choosing to eat from the Tree of KNOWLEDGE of Good and EVIL after God had breathed into Adam's/adam's nostrils the breath of life. Man had already become a living being/soul/nephesh in God's image. Man chose to remove himself from God's Divine presence and influence on his/their heart(s).] Isaiah 53 stated that
Jesus Christ is God's RIGHTEOUS servant; and that it is through
Christ's KNOWLEDGE of Himself [and His Father] that many are justified. 1
Corinthians 15:45 reminds us that: In conclusion, the New Testament teaches us that we do indeed need and receive the MIND of Christ:
Christ held, and now holds the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God within His perfect MIND and HEART, which is His Soul within His Blood. His Blood was shed for all and brings justification to many; and His RIGHTEOUS MIND is given to all who will receive it. Not only did He give us His Mind and Heart (SOUL, BLOOD), but He also took our sinful minds and hearts from us just as God our Father promised to do in the Old Testament. It is Christ's RIGHTEOUS MIND, HEART, SOUL, BLOOD that speaks to us from within our new MIND and HEART: which is Christ's MIND and HEART within us..." (Hebrews 12:22-24) We ask
ourselves, "Is
Communion Ever Symbolic? Obviously, this New Testament teaching is in direct opposition to the Old Testament commandment not to drink or consume the blood, or eat the flesh with the blood in it — of any animal or human being, and thus eat its soul. In fact, the Old Testament commandments emphasize Jesus' coming New Testament statements concerning His own blood/drink and His flesh/bread. Prior to being told by God to "claim the blood of Christ" for myself and His Children, I had been suffering depression and fear for many days with no apparent reason except that I was under attack by God's/our enemy satan (see Eph. 6:12-13). It didn't seem to matter what I did, I could not permanently walk away from the darkness until I did as God said. When God said to "claim the blood of Christ" I did it and received immediate comfort and peace. Christ's blood literally re-enforces Christ's mind/heart/soul already within us, and feeds this newness into manifestation within each of us and all of us within Christ's One Body. I cannot tell you how many times a day I claim the blood of Christ. I stopped counting, and these words now come automatically. Daily, I literally enter into, and feel the comfort and peace of God as I claim Christ's gift. I meditate and see myself within this new flesh and blood, and His heart and womb; and I feel as though I am literally wrapped and cuddled up within a huge, very soft living Comforter. For the first time, I realize that God not only lives (is alive) within me, but that I am literally alive and protected within Him also. As you CLAIM Christ's gift to you, please visualize and experience God's Comfort and Peace found within His Womb/Heart/Mind/Soul. He is the Living Prince of Peace and the One who gives God's people God's Comfort(er). He is alive within you today and forever through His blood sacrifice! READ NEXT:
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