When the Plumb Line is Dropped!
THE BACKGROUND In July 2012, I had an encounter with the Holy Spirit that I have previously released called Cone Again Holy Spirit. Click here to read it. In the written and oral account, I stated that I was awakened out of a dream state by hearing the words, “A line had been drawn in […]
Angelic Intervention Through Intercession
A Review of Angelic Assignments Three Primary Functions Psalms 148:2, 5 – Praise and worship unto God. Hebrews 1:7, 14 – Ministering spirits, flames of fire to render service to those who will inherit salvation. Psalms 103:20, 21 – Angels excel in strength, obey the voice of His word, and perform God’s word. Types of […]
Overcoming Demons in the New Testament
Summary of Jesus Dealing With Demons Characteristics of Demons in the New Testament: They have the 3 basic elements of personality Knowledge – Mark 2:24 “I know who You are.” Will – Matt. 12:44 “I will return to my house from which I came.”(Compare Satan’s rebellious self-will in Isa. 14:13, 14: “I will” 5 times.) […]
The Watch of the Lord
Watch Defined Biblical Mandate The word watch occurs 11 times in three Gospel accounts of Matt. 24, Mark.13 and Luke. 21. The phrase Watch and pray is found in Matt. 26:41 and Mark. 14:38. Matt. 26:41 – Keep watching and praying, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is […]
Properly Interpreting Revelation
Some years ago I was traveling through the night by train from the Frankfurt, Germany region to Rossenheim in southern Bavaria. I was in one of the sleeping cars but, unable to sleep, I spent much of my time praying in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit kept speaking to me over and over, “Where are […]
The Fasted Life
The Origins of Fasting From the Old Testament The Life of Moses The first mention of the discipline of fasting in Scripture is the 40-day fast of Moses when God met with him on Matt. Sinai (Ex. 34:28; Deut. 9:9). There he received directions about building the tabernacle and the Ten Commandments. Moses did a […]
Power and Perils of the Prophetic
The Purpose of the Prophetic Revelation 19:10 To have a personal revelation of Jesus Christ. To know Him and to make Him known; to carry a testimony of Christ – this is the primary purpose of the prophetic. To know the future is not the primary focus of the prophetic. Matthew 16:13-17 Jesus said to […]
Transfoming Faith
Unless otherwise stated, all scripture references are from the New American Standard Bible. Faith Defined Faith is a constant, abiding trust in something. Biblically, faith means trust in God (or, as our primary study passage, Hebrews 6:1, puts it, “faith toward God”), not faith in other people or things, in feelings, or in circumstances. Faith in […]
The Blood That Speaks Better!
Old Testament Type Hebrews 9: 6-14 The High Priest went into the Holy of Holies only once a year and that was with the blood of the sacrifice on the Day of Atonement. There is no access into the presence of God without the shedding of sacrificial blood. Leviticus 16:11-15, 18-19 The blood of the […]