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Important Word About Prophetic Words

Greetings in the Lord! Several times in the Gospels Jesus warned his disciples about deception in the End Times, namely through the coming of false Christs and false prophets. Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and will deceive many.....At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect--if that were possible." (Mark 13:5-6, 21-22). How would it be possible to deceive the elect? In Matthew 7:15-23 Jesus gives the telltale sign of a false prophet: bad fruit. So--what is 'bad fruit'? The American church likes to call 'bad fruit' any word that doesn't make them 'feel-good,' causes controversy, or doesn't line up with their understanding of Scripture. Makes me wonder how Paul would've gotten alon

No More Politically Correct Prophecy

Greetings in the Lord! I want to share with you about a recent, and very relevant experience and word from the Lord. It began a week ago with a dream. In this dream, a very good-looking uncircumcised man came to me holding out a piece of paper in his hand for me to take. The situation seemed harmless and attractive, but a voice from behind me said, "He is an enticing spirit." Immediately I became angry and yelled at him in Jesus' name to leave and never come back. Upon waking from that dream I opened my Bible to 2 Kings 12. That is a story about an enticing spirit coming to all of King Ahab's "prophets" and putting lies in their mouths of success in battle (telling King Ahab what he wanted to hear). I knew it was confirmation of the dream's meaning and that the Lord was preparing me for an "enticing spirit" (but I did not know who, what, when, or where). Then this past weekend I went to a prophetic conference in Denver. I enjoyed the co

Nicodemus for President

Greetings in the Lord! This weeke the Lord again talks more about the US politcal race for President, citing John chapter 3 as our frame of reference. "Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him." In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again....Flesh gives birn to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit....The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." ~After Nicodemus expresses his skepticism, Jesus goes on to tell him that he cannot talk to him more about 'heavenly things' if he cannot even believe when he speaks of 'earthly things.' The

Seeing With Good Eyes

Greetings in the Lord! I wanted to share with you an urgent word that the Lord has been repeating to me over the past few days; a word about Herod, bad fruit, and spiritual blindness. First, in Matthew 2 we read that Herod found out about the baby Jesus and set out to destroy him....but was tricked by the Magi and Joseph fled with his family, so Jesus was safe. Next, we hear John the Baptist calling out to the people, "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance....The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." (Matthew 3:8,10). Finally, in John 9 we read a story about Jesus healing a man born blind and the Pharisees question, then denounce the healing and Jesus. Jesus responds to the situation this way: V 39-41) Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind." Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say