A Watchman Speaks: Dedicated to the true Israel of God and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness and truth

By Rusty Smith

The revelation of mysteries and metaphors contained in this compilation of writings comes primarily from a Spiritual point of view which originally inspired them, before the institutions of carnal wisdom and intelligence were established to train, certify and endorse those who they deemed qualified to lead the less educated. 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Prosody Communications
• Release date: May 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781951357030

Rusty Smith

A Testimony. At the age of 25, I had reached a place where I could not see a reason to go on living. I had come to a place of desperation and hopelessness. I did not pray outright to the Lord, but He, nevertheless, heard the cry of my heart and took the initiative to reveal Himself to me by taking me to a place where I was able to see how He had His hand on my life from birth. He showed me how He had been there for me throughout my life in countless situations of near-death and emotional crises where I had no place and no one to rescue me. It was the Lord's mercy and love that caused me to reach out and cry for His forgiveness at that very moment. This is when He came into my very being and began to speak to me. He has been with me ever since that encounter and has redeemed my soul and given me ongoing testimony of His wonderful works in a personal way. These publications of "A Watchman Speaks" are but an example of how the Lord has led and instructed His servant over the past 48 years or so.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

PART 1

Discourses 1-158 were written while the author was involved with various churches, Bible study groups, home groups and fellowships in Minnesota.

PART 2

Discourses 159-171 were written while the author was in Idaho participating with various churches, Bible study groups, home groups and fellowships.

PART 3

Discourses 172-281 were written while the author was living on his boat in Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, in the Florida Keys and attending various churches and Bible studies in the Keys as well as Bible studies with the boating community in Boot Key Harbor.

PART 4

Discourses 282 and beyond were written where the author is currently residing on his boat in LaBelle in SW Florida, attending various churches and spreading the gospel among individuals and groups with whom he comes into contact. Most of the later discourses were written as revelation came from the Lord while the author was reading and meditating on the Bible, or as inspiration came through life interactions into which the Lord led him.

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THE AUTHOR

PREFACE

There is no intentional or planned order by the author of this book pertaining to its contents. It is a series of inspired discourses and prophecies based on the Bible’s commentary on itself. There is little or no professional theological commentary contained herein. The writer is not formally educated or trained and has no recognized degrees, diplomas or endorsements beyond the witness of the Holy Spirit.

The revelation of mysteries and metaphors contained in this compilation of writings comes primarily from a Spiritual point of view which originally inspired them, before the institutions of carnal wisdom and intelligence were established to train, certify and endorse those who they deemed qualified to lead the less educated.

This book is for those who may not have found the righteousness and truth for which their soul hungers and thirsts, that is so frequently described and promised in the Scriptures.

PART 1

Discourses 1-158 were written while the author was involved with various churches, Bible study groups, home groups and fellowships in Minnesota.

#1 THE GATE

How long, O you sons of men, will you turn My glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood? But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly! The Lord will hear when I cry to Him. Be angry and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

Hear Me says the Lord. I will show you My heart. You will see My purpose for My Church. I am giving you an opportunity to lead My flock into pastures of truth and righteousness. My purpose requires true righteousness, not a righteousness that is off in the heavens or hidden in some mysterious fable. The freedom I offer is real, as is the righteousness that comes from Me. Hear Me, says the Lord.

For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death, her steps lay hold of hell. Lest you ponder her path of life, her ways are unstable; you do not know them. Therefore, hear Me now, my children, and do not depart from the words of My mouth. Remove your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one; lest aliens be filled with your wealth, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner, and you mourn, at last, when your flesh and your body are consumed, and say, How have I hated instruction and my heart despised correction!

And on her forehead a name was written: Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and of the abominations of the earth. I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. But the angel said to me, why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and the beast that carries her. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are called chosen and faithful!

Hear Me says the Lord! And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. For what I am doing I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice, but what I hate, that I do. If then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good! But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. For I know that in me, (that is in my flesh), nothing good dwells, for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good, I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin, which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

Hear Me, says the Lord! These scriptures penned by My servants, Paul and John, represent a common doorway through which the chosen pass, and those who are only called go no further. There are many chosen standing at that door. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. The shepherds who can pass through that door will lead My flock into pastures of truth and righteousness. Those who cannot pass will be cast aside and replaced by shepherds who will lead My flock in.

On the other side of that doorway, (gate), lie all the promises I have made to those who overcome. On the other side of that doorway, you will see My face.

The scriptures you have heard are to test your hearts. Those whose hearts are pure will enter into the pastures of the Lord.

He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. The merchants of Babylon are making merchandise of My people. They have become captive to sin. Both captor and captive are being held in the same stronghold. Those who have been sent to set the captives free have been taken captive with the sword they have misused. Look around, you merchants of Babylon. Can you not see the bodies and souls of men?

Hear Me says the Lord. My kingdom is here, the battle is now. You have prayed for revival. Revival has come. Will you be revived? Don’t expect Me to work the way you have imagined. I am the Almighty, and I do not need the counsel of man. It is I who hold the key of David.

REVELATION 3:7

ACTS 20:26-28

#2 LOSE/FIND LIFE

If you are willing to lose your life, or if you have already lost it, you have nothing to fear. Hear Me, says the Lord! If you are trying to preserve your own life, you have reason to fear. It would be far better to lose your life for My sake than the alternative.

My kingdom is eternal, says the Lord. The kingdoms of this world are but a vapor. Do you not see the kingdoms you are trying to protect are hindering My purpose in the earth? I am speaking to you in this way, because I love you. My kingdom is being established even now. Anything that stands in My way will be crushed, says the Lord. Covet My purpose and not your own. Don’t fear for your lives, says the Lord, give them to Me. I am the Good Shepherd, hear My voice. I will lead you into the pasture of the Lord. Enter into My rest, cease from your own works, and you will understand the promises I have made to those who overcome, to My chosen and faithful! Hear Me, says the Lord. Now is the day of Salvation.

JOHN 3:5-6

#3 US—JESUS—DEEPER

Who are we; those of us who have been made partakers of the divine nature; those of us who have been reborn in the image of Him who created us?

As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. For whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. As we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now, we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. But we all with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. You have put off the old man with his deeds and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him. Beloved, now are we the children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope In Him purifies himself just as He is pure. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. This is all about Jesus. It is not really about us. We were created for Him. It is about His Glory. It is about His purpose. He is all and in all. We can walk on the water above the raging sea as long as we are single-mindedly focused on Him. There is no need for us to sink; there is no need for us to stumble and fall; there is no need for us to sin. Jesus is freedom; Jesus is life; Jesus is truth; Jesus is righteousness; Jesus is love; Jesus is the way; Jesus is forgiveness; Jesus is wisdom; Jesus is knowledge, and Jesus is the image of God. All the promises in the scriptures are yea and amen in Jesus. Jesus is love. If we abide in Him and He abides in us, all these things apply to us. He is the light of the world. He says, You are the light of the world. Hear Me says the Lord. As My Father has sent Me, so I send you. Who are you, says the Lord? Who have I called you to be? I am righteousness, says the Lord. If you are in Me, what are you?

And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He

has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. He that has an ear, let him hear what I am saying to the Church, says the Lord. I am revealing My heart to you, says the Lord; I am proclaiming My purpose for you, says the Lord! I am telling you who I have created you to be, says the Lord.

For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren. Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus. But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks of better things than that of Abel. See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven. Now this, Yet once more, indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since you are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God, acceptably with reverence and Godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.

Brethren, can you see that the battle is His? Can we see that the kingdom is His? Can we see that everything is about Jesus? Do we believe Him? Can we hear His voice? How much do we love Him? Whose life are we living?

Jesus, thank you that Your life is ours, that Your people are our people, that Your kingdom is our kingdom, that Your purpose is our purpose, that Your will is our will, that Your victory is our victory, that Your temple is our temple, that Your city is our city, that Your holiness is our holiness, that Your righteousness is our righteousness, and yes, even Your glory is our glory. Thank you, Jesus, that You are our reward. You are our God. You are all and in all. For you, all things were created in heaven and earth. We bow to You; we confess You are Lord of all. We establish Your throne here in the temple of our hearts. Come, Lord Jesus! Establish Your throne that all may see Your Glory.

REVELATION 11:15

#4 PROPHET DECLARES PURPOSE

Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. No prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation. The same Spirit that was hovering over the face of the waters in the beginning is the Spirit of prophecy today. He is the one Who takes the things of Jesus and makes them real to us. His purpose is to glorify Jesus. He is here to comfort and counsel the heirs of salvation. It is that Spirit who alone can lead us into all truth.

Chapter and verse have been added by man. Jesus did not recite chapter and verse nor did any of the early ministers of the gospel, that I am aware of. The point is that same Holy Spirit takes of the old and the new and flows through the scriptures as though they were all one, all connected. The modern prophet may have new revelation and specific knowledge of current events, or even future events, but always consistent with and in harmony with the written scriptures.

The Spirit that is present with the Church today is giving us understanding of the purpose of God in the earth and our part as chosen and faithful in that plan. The time is at hand when the doctrines and understanding of the natural mind, wisdom of man, and even cunningly devised fables will be exposed for what they are.

The chosen will unite in the Spirit. Those who can hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church will be one in the Spirit. Hear Me says the Lord! There is coming a fulfillment of the prayer of Jesus as recorded by John.

That they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I in You; that they also may be One in Us, that the world may believe that you sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me, I have given them, that they may be one just as We are One? I in them and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in One, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me

Hear Me says the Lord! My chosen will be on display before the world. You will be righteous as I am righteous. You will love one another as I have loved you. You will be faithful unto death, just as I have taught you. He that knows the voice of My Spirit will know what I say is true. The time is at hand. Lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with

endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

Hear Me says the Lord! If they have hated Me, they will hate you. Persecution is coming. Many who you thought to be brothers will turn away. Many who you thought were of the household of faith will be those who seek to destroy you. The tribulation they sought to escape will overcome them. But you who obey My voice are the wise that will shine like the brightness of the firmament, and you are they who turn many to righteousness, and you shall shine like the stars forever and ever.

Hear Me says the Lord! You are My weapons of war, for with you I will break the nation in pieces; with you I will destroy kingdoms; with you I will break in pieces the horse and its rider; with you I will break in pieces the chariot and its rider; with you also I will break in pieces man and woman; with you I will break in pieces old and young; with you I will break in pieces the young man and the maiden; with you, also, I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; with you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; and with you I will break in pieces governors and rulers.

Hear Me says the Lord! And I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion in your sight, says the Lord.

Hear what the Spirit says to the living Church. I desire that you understand your place. I desire that you be prepared. What I am bringing to pass will not take you by surprise. You are My beloved, says the Lord. You are the Church of the Firstborn.

HEBREWS 12:22-23

#5 DIVINE EXCHANGE

The Lord says: Press in, draw near, touch Me. Seek My face with all your heart. Make Me your delight. There is truly a divine exchange to be made. It is not just a hard heart for a soft heart that still belongs to you, says the Lord. The exchange that I seek is your life for Mine. Hear Me says the Lord, I am not seeking you to work for Me, I am seeking you to let Me work through you. My purpose in the earth will be accomplished through those whose lives have been lost in Me. Hear Me says the Lord, what I am asking of you is simple. I will do the work, if you will only believe what I have told you from the beginning.

I am the Beginning and the End, says the Lord. All the purpose of God will be fulfilled through My chosen who will abide in Me. This is not too difficult for you, says the Lord. A child can do it. It is all about Me. I am the Almighty, all that I have purposed to do in the earth will be accomplished through those who will believe Me. I in them and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in One, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Take your eyes off yourselves, says the Lord. I am God, look at Me. The kingdom is Mine, the power is Mine, says the Lord. Salvation is Mine, says the Lord. Hear Me says the Lord, and not the voice of man. I am on the throne in My temple, says the Lord. Who would dare to stand in My temple and presume to take My place? You know what spirit it is, and you also know the end. Have I come in the flesh? You know, says the Lord, test the spirits.

Amen.

1 JOHN 4:1-6

#6 SPIRITUAL REALM

Now, this is the day, says the Lord. Wait! Those who will wait on Me will see Me. Those who believe Me will move on with Me. There is no script for what I am doing. The popular script in Babylon is not of Me. The arm of man and the strength of the flesh is not My way, says the Lord. Close your eyes. You will not see armies of the Lord with your natural eyes, not will you see who you are with your natural eyes. Believe who I say you are; I have created you to transcend the natural boundaries of what you can see. When you look at each other and compare yourselves among yourselves, you are limiting yourselves to what you see.

Hear Me says the Lord. It is time to know one another after the spirit and to see one another through the eyes of My Spirit. You will love one another as I love you, and you will be free to do the things you see Me doing. You will be able to observe My kingdom in the way that it actually is. This will give you knowledge, strength, wisdom and power the natural mind cannot comprehend.

The strongholds that need to be broken in pieces are not in the natural realm. The enemy you face is not of the natural realm. The mark of the beast will not be observed with the natural eye. It is by faith and not by sight that My elect will overcome. He that has ears, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-17

#7 LET GOD BE GOD

Taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, we need not consider whether or not our needs are being met or that we are being satisfied and fulfilled. The life we are living is not our own, but His. He has promised to supply all our needs. Hear Me says the Lord! All your needs! All that is going on here is about Me. You are My inheritance, and I am your reward. Cease striving to understand My purpose with your natural mind, and be still. Wait on Me, says the Lord. It is My pleasure to show My sons what I have purposed in my heart.

Know this; it is I who give, but it is also I who take away. Life is Mine to give, but it is also Mine to take away. You will not understand My ways if you try to limit Me to what you think you understand. All supernatural gifts are given for My purpose and My glory. You will be glorified with Me, but never try to take My glory for yourself. There are those who work great miracles in My name who don’t know Me. It is far better to know Me than to work miracles, says the Lord.

When the miracles begin to come, it is very important for you to keep your eyes on Me and not on the miracles. One of the purposes of the miraculous signs is to test the hearts of men. I tell you this in advance so you will not fall into the error of the proud.

Hear Me says the Lord; it was I who took the lives of the sons of Judah who refused to raise up an heir to their brother, Er. It was I who turned Lot’s wife into a pillar of salt. It was I who sold Joseph into slavery. It is about My purpose. It was I who consumed the sons of Aaron, because they did not regard Me as holy and glorify Me before the people. It was I who struck down the offspring of Israel with a very great plague while the quail meat was still in their mouths. It was I who struck Miriam, the sister of Moses, with leprosy for touching My anointed. It was I who killed Uzzah, the servant of David, for his error of touching the ark. Even David became fearful of the Lord that day. It was I who put the disease on Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, for running after Naaman. It was I who put the plague on Israel and Judah in which seventy thousand men of the people died, when David was moved to number the people. Hear Me says the Lord; it was I who struck down Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, for agreeing to lie to Me.

For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this reason, many are weak and sick among you, and many are dead. For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Our God is a consuming fire.

It is I who am speaking to the churches in the Revelation, says the Lord. Be faithful unto death. I have indeed come to fight with the sword of My mouth against those who have perverted the gospel. It is I who will cast those into a sickbed, those who have committed adultery with the great harlot; and it is I who will kill with death those who will not repent of their sexual immorality. The religious organizations bearing My name have names that represent life, but they are dead. They preach prosperity and have become wealthy and have need of nothing, but do not know that they are wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked.

Hear Me says the Lord! Come out of her, lest you partake of the plagues and the tribulations coming upon her. Behold, I am coming quickly. Only those who can hear what the Spirit is saying to My Church will overcome. Only those who overcome will receive the promises I have made to those who overcome.

Beware of the leaven of the leaders of the great religious organizations. Only a little leaven mixed into the pure gospel pollutes My word and makes it another gospel. Many false prophets have gone out in My name. The spirits must be tested. Do not let yourselves be robbed by those who would make merchandise of you. I have indeed come in the flesh, and the Spirit of truth will always confess that it is I.

Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

What is the beginning of wisdom?

JAMES 5:19-20

#8 A PURE GOSPEL

Do you not know that you will judge the world? Do you not know that you will judge angels? You have been redeemed for a great purpose. There are great universal truths that apply to all that will follow Me. Your name will be cast out as evil, you will be persecuted, you will suffer, and you will be hated. Many of My faithful have been martyred, from the early days of the Church in Jerusalem to the present hour. The great apostle to the Gentiles was beaten and stoned; he was abandoned by his brethren. He suffered thirst and hunger; he was poorly clothed and homeless. Do you suppose he did not understand the gospel? Hear Me, says the Lord. He was made as the filth of the world and the offscouring of all things. He was indeed one of My great models.

Look at the great list of faithful in Hebrews who sought My kingdom. Some were stoned, sawn in two, slain with the sword. They wandered in sheepskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented. They wandered in deserts, mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. These are the great cloud of witnesses that surround us today.

Do you suppose these great champions of faith were socially redeemed and physically prosperous? This is an insult to the record of history and the testimony of scripture. Hear Me, says the Lord. My Elect who I prosper in a worldly way, are so prospered for My purpose, and not as the result of a more perfect understanding of the gospel.

Those who worship in the high places will be brought low. The mountains will be leveled. The doctrines of men and demons will be exposed. The Spirit of Truth and the kingdom of God will prevail. He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

Let it be known that any rendition of the holy Scripture put forth for any motive other than the revelation of truth will indeed be counted as adding to and taking away from the prophecy described in Revelation. I am He who searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts.

REVELATION 22:18-19

PSALM 51:5

#9 THE CROSS

The Lord is speaking about the cross. The church understands the function of My shed blood to a point, and has even taken the blood beyond its real purpose. What the church is missing is the purpose of My cross. He who has an ear let him hear.

The spirit that confesses that I have come in the flesh confesses that I died in the flesh. This confession is not made with verbal assent. Hear Me says the Lord! The spirit of one who has indeed followed Me in My death is he who has been raised from the dead to newness of life. This transaction only comes by revelation; the natural mind only comprehends it as theory.

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. My flesh was real, My death was real, and My life is real. Blessed are you who hear My voice.

The Holy Spirit is speaking to some who do not have the witness of the Spirit within them. Hear Me says the Lord. No one will share My life who has not shared My death. Whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it, but he who tries to save his life will lose it.

The doorway to eternal life is My cross. Victory over sin requires the death of your flesh. Who are the enemies of God? Are they not your flesh, your carnal (natural) mind and the nature that you inherited from Adam? Your enemy, Satan, only has power over that which is part of the man of dust; Satan has no power over the spirit man who is created in the likeness of Him who created him. Temptation is no lure to one whose flesh has been crucified.

The peddlers of the gospel, those who would bring you into captivity and make merchandise of you, have told you that you will understand these things in heaven. Hear Me says the Lord! My kingdom is here now. I am here now. If you don’t know me now, you will not know Me in that great day. Herein is love, that a man lay down his life for his brother. I have laid down my life for you, and if you will lay down your life for My sake and the gospel, you will bear much fruit that will follow you into eternity.

Hear Me says the Lord. The spirit that confesses that I have come in the flesh knows Me. The spirit that does not confess that I have come in the form of

human flesh is the spirit of antichrist. If it were possible, even the very Elect would be deceived. Many are called, but few are chosen.

Brethren, it is time to make our calling and election sure. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their minds on earthly things.

The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor un-circumcision avails anything, but a new creation.

Do you hear Me, says the Lord? The cross is not optional. It is at the heart of the gospel. To try and bypass the cross is to try and bypass Me. Death to self is the only way to overcome the enemies of God. This is all about believing Me, says the Lord. It is by faith in My finished work that you will overcome. There are no carnal Christians in the Holy City. Look and see.

1 CORINTHIANS 1:30

#10 SYMBOLISM/PURPOSE

The Spirit is speaking about symbolism used in the Holy Scriptures. Some wanting to portray themselves as spiritual throw around the blood of Jesus as though wooden buildings were being cleansed of sin and going to heaven. And they pour olive oil in the Mississippi to cause revival in New Orleans. Some such ministers of fable have more followers than preachers of righteousness that can truly open the eyes of the blind.

The world is obsessed with the spiritual, but how many really want to know the truth? How many would really want to come to the light and turn away from the works of darkness? It is not the world I am talking to; it is those whom I have called that are blinded by the world, those who have memorized a certain verse to apply to a certain situation and sound like chimes blowing in the wind. The one using the sword of the Spirit must hear the voice of the Spirit. He who would apply My blood must understand what I have purposed for the blood to accomplish. The one who uses oil must be anointed by heaven’s oil.

Can you see there is no more time for fooling around? The enemy of your souls knows what is going on. His is desperate, and his time is short. You will not defeat him by reciting a few memorized scriptures or hurling sacred symbols.

You know about the armor and the weapons. If you will believe Me and listen to My voice, you will understand My purpose; you will see the enemy, and you will know how to use what I am giving you to defeat him. Hear Me, says the Lord, stop trying to impress those around you and focus on Me. The glory that is prepared for you is so far beyond the glory of man that comparison is frivolous.

Remember that I am the Lamb in Revelation. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called chosen and faithful. The Lamb is the symbol of sacrifice. Listen! And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Hear Me says the Lord! It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.

If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world; therefore, the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you. A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours, also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.

Do not fear any of the things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death. Can you see the pattern, says the Lord? Do you see how the world will be judged? Can you understand how My power is made perfect in weakness? Will you hear what I am saying? The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. You will overcome just as I have overcome.

The leaders of the great religious organizations today are making the same error that the religious leaders made when Jesus Christ came in the flesh the first time. Can you see who you are? Can you hear what My Spirit is telling you?

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil for the Son of Man’s sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, for in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.

Believe Me says the Lord. I love you just as I loved all My precious ones who came before you. Use your faith and you will see the promises come to pass. You who hear My voice are My Chosen.

ROMANS 8:14

#11 ONENESS-CAPTIVITY

The Lord is speaking about captivity. He is speaking specifically about the written word being used to take captive those who have trusted in the wisdom of man (wisdom of the world) to rightly divide the word of God. This phenomenon is almost universal in the church. It is a top priority on the heart of God, and in the purpose of God to see His Chosen released from the shackles of the world. He says, This is the Lord, hear Me. My priority is not to set the captives of the world free, but those who have heard My voice and have known Me.

You have heard it said by the leaders of religion that the people can unite around the things they agree on, setting aside the things on which they disagree. Hear Me, says the Lord! This is not Me. The Spirit of Truth will lead you into all truth, and the truth will set you free. Those who are truly Mine will hear My voice and unite in Me. They shall become one as the Father and the Son are One. So shall you be one in Me. There is no place in Me for traditions of man, doctrines of man, or man’s fables. They are indeed another gospel, says the Lord. They have made captives of those I have purposed to be free.

The religious leaders who are wielding this sword are doing it to build their own kingdoms, not Mine. These religious leaders are already exposed to those whose eyes and ears are open. This is Babylon, says the Lord. Come out of her My people. Only those who overcome will inherit the promises, says the Spirit of God. Don’t believe the lying spirit that is telling you that you can keep on sinning and receive the Kingdom of God.

If anyone has an ear, let him hear. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience (perseverance) of the saints. Jesus said He came to set the captives free, and so He is. Again, it is said about Him: When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive. And again, the Lord says through the Apostle: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for the pulling down of strongholds, casting down arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.

The question is clear, the answer is simple. The harlot will make it complicated and intellectual. Here it is. Will we bring every thought to the Lord, or will we consult first the god (gods) of this world? Hear Me says the Lord. These great structures and organizations with My name on them are not Me. Those who mouth their doctrines do not speak for Me. Come out of her My people. The beast on which she rides is on his way to the lake of fire. My sword will prevail.

2 CORINTHIANS 10:4-5

#12 UNITY

The Spirit of God is speaking about unity of the Spirit. It is about God’s eternal purpose. It is so much easier to keep focused on our purpose in Christ, if we can see what our purpose is. All that we are, and all that we are called to be, is about Jesus. He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Hear Me, says the Lord. This is you, this is now. That we should no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but speaking the truth in love, that we may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ.

Hear Me, says the Lord, I am speaking of the universal (the true catholic) Church throughout the earth. Unity appears far off, but I am raising up a people who will hear My voice, and you will stand up as one man before the world. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

What I am telling you has been there from the beginning. You are My body, as I am, so are you in the earth. I am in you, you are in Me, as My Father sent Me, so I am sending you. As My Father and I are One, so you are One in Us. It is Me in you that will judge the world, just as it was God in Me that conquered sin and death on the tree. Death could not hold Me, neither can it hold you, if you abide in Me. You are they upon whom the end of the age has come. Be faithful to the end.

Love one another as I have loved you, and the world will know that the Father has sent Me. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.

ROMANS 16:20

#13 CONFESSION

Life and death are in the power of the tongue. The Lord is searching for and testing hearts to find those He can trust to speak His words. With the heart man believes, and with the mouth confession is made. The Lord is asking, can the mouth confess when the heart does not believe? The answer is yes. Can the mouth confess that Jesus is Lord and not really believe it? The answer is obvious. A man can lie with his mouth, but his spirit cannot lie. A man’s spirit reveals the true condition of his heart. The Spirit of God searches out the truth and knows full well the impostor from the Elect.

Those who believe and receive God’s gift shall discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him. The Lord will not have one who does not serve Him share His glory. Nor will he tolerate any longer having those who do not serve Him lead those whom He has called.

The hour has come, says the Lord, that he who confesses that Jesus is Lord, not by the Holy Spirit, will find himself lying to the Holy Spirit. It would be far better for that one to make no confession than to lie to the Spirit of God. Hear Me says the Lord, all are able to understand what the Lord is saying. It is not a light thing to confess My name as Lord, if I am not your Lord.

Judgment is upon those who take My name in vain. Yes, a false confession is taking My name in vain. Judgment is only certain to those who refuse to repent and truly Make Me their Lord. Yes, you have the power to confess the truth or the lie. Hear Me says the Lord, honesty here is the difference between life and death. Am I not stretching out My hand to all who hear My voice? Can you see the mercy I am offering those who have sinned against Me? It is not My will that any should perish, but unless you who have violated My name will humble yourselves, you will perish.

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Therefore, the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, not sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice; indeed I Myself. Yes, my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak right things.

ACTS 20:27

JAMES 5:19-20

#14 DOCTRINES, TRADITIONS, FABLES

The Spirit of Truth is speaking about doctrines, traditions, and fables. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility.

The person that says, I am a sinner, after I have declared him free of sin is not only calling Me a liar, but in fact, has been duped into a false humility that is actually pride. What man dares to call unclean what I have declared clean? Who dares to call sinful the one I have declared free from sin? Hear Me says the Lord. I have not only washed away the sins of those who come to Me, but I have delivered them from the dominion of sin. Sin shall no longer reign in your mortal body.

The day of judgment has come for the teachers vainly puffed up by their fleshly minds, who are leading into captivity those who have come to Me to be free. This philosophy of bondage is of the basic principles of the world and not of God. It is time for those who name My name to depart from sin. The one who cannot cease from sinning has not believed the gospel. Hear Me says the Lord! The one who confesses that he cannot overcome sin has denied that I have come in the flesh. Blessed is he who hungers and thirsts after righteousness, for he will be filled.

The scriptures are so clear on the issue of sin, that those who teach that a believer can continue in sin and inherit the kingdom of heaven have placed themselves in the company of those who don’t believe that a fetus is a human being. An overcomer is not one who have achieved some hypothetical standing in the eyes of God, he is one who has overcome the flesh, the carnal mind, the world, and having so done, has overcome sin through faith. The one who believes Me does not spend time trying to figure out how to make My word not mean what it says, but rather the one who loves Me comes to Me, and My Spirit teaches him all things. He who loves Me is he who abides in Me, and he who abides in Me is he who does not sin.

There is no salvation outside of Me, there is no victory outside of Me, there is no reward outside of Me, there is no eternal life outside of Me, and there is

no sin in Me, says the Lord. Break your covenant with death, says the Lord, humble yourself before Me, and I will open your eyes and ears that you may comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

If you are on the throne in My temple, know that you are in your own kingdom, just as the rest of the world. There is one who would presume to stand in My temple and proclaim himself God. You know his end. You are My temple, if I am on the throne. You cannot serve two masters. If indeed you have believed in My name, then believe what I say. Many false prophets have gone out into the world, and the spirit of antichrist is at work even amongst those who call themselves by My name. How will you escape, if you cannot discern the voice of the Holy Spirit from the voice of the prince of this world?

The traditions are coming down, the fables have no power, the world is enmity against Me, says the Lord. What will keep you from the mark if you cannot hear My voice? Will you trust those who tell you that you cannot help but sin?

Come out of her My people, be ye separate, says the Lord. Touch not the unclean thing.

ACTS 20:27

JAMES 5:19-20

#15 GLORY TO GLORY DOCTRINE

The Spirit is teaching about the narrow road, the right way, the path of righteousness. If the gospel is hidden, it is hidden from those who are perishing from those whose eyes have been blinded by the god of this world.

I looked through my lattice and saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, a young man lacking understanding passing along the street near her corner, and he took the path to her house. Hear Me, says the Lord, there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is the way of death. Each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death. He that has an ear, let him hear. For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil, but in the end, she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death, her steps lay hold of hell. Her ways are unstable, you cannot know them. Consider that the long suffering of our Lord is salvation, as also our beloved brother, Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the scriptures.

For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their mind on earthly things. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Be not deceived, God is not mocked, whatever a man sows, that will he reap, whether of obedience unto righteousness and life, or disobedience unto death. The wages of sin is death. Hear Me, says the Lord, let no man deceive you, many false prophets have gone out into the world, the spirit of antichrist is already at work in the children of disobedience. Can you hear Me?

It is he who overcomes, he who is faithful to the end, who will be saved. Don’t let any man rob you of your reward, I am your reward, says the Lord; in Me there is no sin, how can you continue to sin and be in Me? What is this spirit that causes you to take your eyes off Me and look at the world and your own desires? Anything that causes you to turn from My face and from trusting Me, is not from Me. If you believe Me, you will abide in Me, and the evil one will not touch you. If your life is hidden with Me, you need not fear, I am able to keep you.

My heart is reaching out to you, says the Lord; My arms are outstretched, I am all you need, hear My voice and not the voice of a stranger. Look for the things that endure into eternity and turn from the things that are passing away. The pleasure of sin is but for a moment, would you forfeit eternity with Me for the fading glory of the world? My Spirit is pleading with you, turn from the lust of your eyes, and the lust of your flesh, and the pride of life, and take up your cross and follow after Me.

The world honors itself. It has great organizations, great buildings, great sound systems. Its prophets have great education and extraordinary degrees and the honor of men. The children of the world are following after what they say. But you who can hear My voice know the truth. My voice needs no help from the natural world. My voice is leading you into paths of truth and righteousness, through the gate into the kingdom of God, into the company of the faithful who have come before you and the holy angels of God. My kingdom is eternal, says the Lord, set your eyes on things above, and the world will not be able to hold you.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. There is no salvation outside relationship with Me. Salvation is in Me. Membership in a religious organization won’t save you, personal sacrifice won’t save you, good works won’t save you. Only knowing Me and being in fellowship with Me will save you. The beast is here now, his mark is here now, the great harlot is here now. Only those who will hear My voice will escape the mark, only those who follow Me will escape the plagues coming upon the great harlot. Come out of her My people.

Who is a liar, but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Who is antichrist but that spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh? With their mouths they acknowledge Me, but their hearts are far from Me, and by their works they deny Me.

Who is a wise and faithful steward, who is a good and faithful servant, who are the chosen and faithful? You know if it is you. My Spirit is bearing witness in you. If you are not receiving the witness of the Holy Spirit within yourself, you need to turn and seek after Me with all your heart. Now is the day of salvation, today if you will hear His voice, do not harden your heart. Believe the gospel and live according to God in the Spirit. This is not too hard for you, says the Lord.

LUKE 13:24-25

2 PETER 1:10

#16 REVELATION ON REVELATION

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it, for the time is near

The Revelation given