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Asbury: A Note to the Vigilant and Discerning, to the Dead American church, and for Christians to Hear What the Spirit is Saying

28 Tuesday Feb 2023

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Something is happening in Asbury College and now other colleges. There are those who applaud it, saying it’s about time. There are others who don’t give it the time of day. There are those who are watching it carefully to see what will come of it. There are others who never like moves of God and say it is not of God and steer clear of it calling it strange fire. And still there are others who believe it is not a genuine move of God but was started by the leadership and followers of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).

Before continuing, I want to insert a slightly personal note. I am no longer on the worship team at my church because of NAR influence via Bethel Church Redding. Because so many Christian musicians today see Bethel as unquestionably Christian (Jesus Culture and Bethel Music), their music has infiltrated a majority of churches and Christian radio stations in America. Also well-known worship singers find no fault with them and sing on the same stage as Bethel worship leaders and even teach in the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. Last June while still on my church’s worship team, I requested that a song be changed because I could not in good conscience sing it while leading in worship, and even gave them an article regarding Bethel’s unbiblical practices and doctrine in the hopes that they would understand (https://holylight4u.wordpress.com/2022/04/08/do-not-be-deceived-an-angel-of-light/). But instead of them being appalled by the information or at least being open to talk about it, they avoided me, and for months have no longer invited me to be on the worship team as the song leader. Furthermore, one of our four councilmen sees the NAR prophets as legitimate and even invited a man who welcomed Bethel soaking music into our sanctuary. So, I am more than familiar with the NAR, and am more than aware of their far-reaching tentacles.

Planned, Emotional, Experiential

Now back to Asbury. From what I can assess, some are reasoning that one needs to steer clear of what is happening at Asbury and now other colleges because it was a “planned” event, is emotional and experiential, and may be associated with the NAR (this NAR link I’ll address later). To the rest I would respond with a question: didn’t the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 happen during a “planned” event? It did. It happened on the planned day of Pentecost when Jews from everywhere had gathered from the nations. Jesus had told the disciples to “tarry” in Jerusalem and wait for the Holy Spirit who would be sent from the Father. So, 120 of them waited in the upper room for a 10 day prayer meeting that culminated in the incredible outpouring that shook Jerusalem and then went to the uttermost parts of the earth.

Furthermore, wasn’t it emotional and experiential? It was. According to the text those 120 who received the empowering of the Holy Spirit were bubbling over abundantly and speaking forth the marvelous works of God, and thus some in the crowd believed they were drunk on new wine while others merely stood in awe. Indeed, this was a moment of great, even inexpressible joy, in other words, it was emotional.

Speaking of another “planned” and emotional experience wherein the ark of the covenant of God finally entered the city of David, according to 2 Samuel 6: 14-15, “David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.” Talk about emotional. Talk about exuberant. Talk about genuine. Talk about indecorous and improper!!!

Speaking of yet another “planned” and emotional experience on the day of Yom Teruah when all the people who had returned from Babylon were assembled for the reading of the law it says in Nehemiah 8:9, 11-12, “And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law…So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.” And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them.”

Just hearing the word of God had the people emotional, deeply grieved and repentant. But, they were instructed by their leadership that it was not a day of grief but of joy. Their leaders did not tell them to express no emotion, but rather told them to turn their grief in to great joy. Thus, they went forth in a festive attitude, and they “rejoiced greatly”. This rejoicing was not done quietly, but with great loudness and grew in magnified volume among the throng of God’s people. And for days, even weeks, they celebrated before the Lord gleefully and mirthfully, dwelling in booths, eating and drinking, and hearing the words of the Law read to them.

And yet again in 1 Kings 8 during a “planned” event during the Feast of Tabernacles when all the people had assembled for the feast and the Temple was dedicated and the ark of the covenant was placed in the Most Holy Place, “…the cloud filled the house of the LORD 11so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD…” In other words, God showed up, and the priests could not continue doing what they were doing because of it! Makes me think of Isaiah 6 when Isaiah was overcome with emotion when in the presence of the Most High, and he cried out that he was undone for he was a man of unclean lips.

Indeed, we as humans when we come into contact with the holiness of our great God always have an emotional response to that experience: sometimes grief-stricken repentance, sometimes dancing with exuberant joy, and sometimes it renders us unable to go about our normal activities.

Asbury 1970

There is an old documentary that appears to have been filmed back in the 1980s or 1970s about the Asbury revival of 1970. And in it is the unquestionable account of what happened and how it was all about prayer, genuine repentance before God and the restoration of relationships and lives, and testimonies. It was not merely emotional nor planned nor conjured up and was not about signs and wonders or show or lights or fog machines or anything man-made, not even angel feathers or gold dust. It was was an incredible time of giving God the time to do a deeper work in His people, His Church, His Bride, and to call those who did not know Him to Himself. Please, take a listen to this documentary to understand it more fully before speaking in a derogatory way about it. This is the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSkzQD74hEs Could this not genuinely be called apart of the Jesus movement/revolution that Chuck Smith founder of Calvary Chapel was very much apart of, and Hal Lindsay too?

The term “Revival”
As for the present revival, if there is a problem calling it “revival” because of NAR false prophecies and propaganda then let’s use a Biblical term such as an “outpouring” of the Holy Spirit. After all, it was God Himself in both Joel 2 and Acts 2 Who stated,

“17‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
And they shall prophesy.”

The Lost Youth and a Dead Church

This is the most unchurched generation and most ignorant generation regarding God in the history of the world. They have been spoon fed lies from their birth from children’s entertainment, movies, school, family, media, video games etc., deluged by filth on every hand, overwhelmed by despair and purposelessness and fear, and who are being destroyed by a tidal wave of addictions and suicide. Are they not the field white unto harvest while the drought ridden church lies unmoved and apathetic? And who will reach them? And how will they be reached if the Church is so dusty, dry and dead that they cannot speak? Is not the church of America like Sardis of Revelation 3?

Just like Sardis, the church in America has had “a name” for a long time. It had been alive. From America thousands of missionaries were sent out into all the nations of this earth. It was here that Great Awakenings ignited, countless tent meeting revivals took off, and incredible, individual moves of God drew people closer to God and sent them out into the highways and byways to reach the lost. The American church was indeed a shining city alight upon a hill for all the world to see. But, that light is nearly out, and she is a dying remnant of what she once was. Faded and dingy, like coal smudged windows of jolly old England, she has lost her brilliance and glory. Like the Temple of Ezekiel 8, her walls have become lined with the idolatrous images such as that of the “American dream” (a house, a dog, 2.5 kids, a white picket fence, etc), busyness, prosperity, vacations, sports, entertainment, New Age practices (yoga, meditation that empties the mind, the idea that we are all christ and little gods, etc.), Catholic mysticism (labyrinth walks, “practicing the presence”, asceticism, etc.), ecumenism (being united equally with other religions of the world), dominionism/kingdom now/manifest sons of god false doctrine that teaches the church will take over the world and then Jesus can come back; demonic lying signs and wonders that they attribute to the Holy Spirit (The Toronto Blessing’s barking like dogs, roaring like lions, unholy laughter, and writhing about like snakes; Bethel church Redding’s gold dust, angel feathers, fire tunnels, Tarot cards and Ouija boards, etc); the apostolic movement that states that modern day prophets and apostles are greater than those in the Bible; the abomination of LGBTQ+ is welcomed with open arms. It is no wonder that 70% of those who call themselves Christians in America believe that a person of another religion can be saved without Christ, that Jesus is not the only way for everyone. Oh how far the mighty have fallen!

And the Lord said to Ezekiel, in Ezekiel 8:6, 17, ““Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, to make Me go far away from My sanctuary? Now turn again, you will see greater abominations…And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger…”

Because of Israel’s departure from God, He departed from them as Ezekiel 10:18-19 and 11:22-23 says, “Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim. And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them… “So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them. And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.”

Even so America and the American church has departed from the Living God, and the time is drawing near wherein He will depart from them – even in the great departure of the Rapture when He snatches His Bride home and unleashes the Tribulation upon those who have rejected Him and His supreme holiness and absolute truth.

Jesus is returning SOON. Thus, in Revelation 2-3 is He not calling to His Bride to awaken, repent, and return to her First Love, to do the first works? Are we not still in the Last Days, even the last of the Last Days? Thus, will He not continue to be at work among His people, pouring out His Holy Spirit? Will not the latter rain be poured out even as the former upon those who seek Him? Does He not say that those who seek and keep on seeking Him will find Him, and that He will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and keep on asking? (Luke 11:9-13). Does He not say to Sardis, “Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent?”

The NAR

Now, as for the NAR false prophets and false teachers, they like the devil, piggy back onto any true move of God. Did not Simon the sorcerer of Acts 8 try to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit with money for his own profit and glory? And what of the spirit of python in the oracle of Delphi in Acts 16 who followed Paul around like a puppy announcing truth so as to appear to be one with the Apostles and thus be seen as legitimate? Just because the NAR attempt to steal God’s glory does not mean that what is happening genuinely at Asbury is not of God. So far there have been no lying signs and wonders and thus no false holy spirit; no false doctrine, and thus no false Jesus. And there have been no NAR big names leading from the platform. They may sound their own horn, but if it is of God then He will deal with their Luciferian thievery in His own time and in His own way.

What would cause the NAR to do such a thing? Well, they have taught for a long time that there was going to be a revival among the youth. And some have even “prophesied” that this last days revival was just around the corner, including Dutch Sheets and others. They believe that this revival must happen and spread to the entire earth, infiltrating and taking over all 7 mountains of influence in this earth. These 7 mountains include education, government, business etc. This is otherwise known as Dominion Theology, the Manifest Sons of God, the Latter Rain, etc. They really truly believe that they must unite the world for Christ in order for Christ to return and that Jesus cannot come back until they do. And revival is the first step in the direction of this Dominionist mandate (if you are unclear about what Dominionsist Theology teaches, please refer to the references regarding the NAR and Dominionism below).

Thus, some believe that the NAR have planned this “revival” at Asbury, and are fanning the flames of it into other colleges. They see the One World Order agenda of antichrist arising, and are zealously eager for their chance at a counter move with their own one world order agenda in order that Christ might return soon. And the NAR had planned for a prayer event on February 23rd at the time of the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the original collegiate day of prayer. As the ag.org website states (link below), “Officially formed in 1815 as the Concert of Prayer for Colleges, by 1823 every major denomination and every college adopted the last Thursday of every February as a day of prayer for all U.S. college campuses — where churches, parents, students, and others commit to pray for specific colleges and universities on one day. This day was frequently associated with powerful revivals and awakenings in schools across the U.S.”

However, just because someone wants something does not mean that they can make God move. For unless the Lord builds the house the laborers labor in vain (Psalm 127). No matter how powerful the NAR apostles and prophets think they are (and they do think they are greater than the apostles and prophets of the Bible – even believing they are little gods and little christs), they cannot conjure up a move of the real Holy Spirit. I’ve seen worship leaders attempt to stir a crowd to no avail. All those kids are not faking worship.

Now, how is it that NAR leader and teacher of false Dominionist theology, Dutch Sheets, had such a detailed vision in Boise, Idaho on September 11, 2001? Assuming he really did have this vision this then would fall into the category of Deuteronomy 13 wherein God states that He is using the false prophet whose prophecy actually comes to pass in order to test His people. “1If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, 2and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not known—‘and let us serve them,’ 3you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” The fact that Dutch Sheets has had this vision come to pass does not mean that he is of God nor does it mean that you can trust him. His teaching and doctrine are still false.

A Warning to the Vigilant and Discerning

All of you who are concerned about what is going on at Asbury and now other colleges, remember the Ephesians of Revelation 2. Continue to be patient; continue to not bear those who are evil; continue to test those who say they are apostles but are not – even the NAR – and continue to persevere and not become weary. And indeed, thank you for pressing on, for being passionate, for being watchful, on guard and aware, and for stirring others to be watchful, aware, and on guard too.

But, dear ones, do not lose your first love like the Ephesians were in jeopardy of doing. They had become so fervent, so careful, so overly protective, that they not only had forgotten to spend quality time in the presence of the Lord, but had also lost their love for each other. For flowing out of that love and time with the Lord is the love for one another as brothers and sisters in Christ – for will not the world know us by our love for one another? (John 13:35). Think back to when you were first saved. There was a closeness and a bond you had with other believers, a nearness, and a great love like a warm fuzzy blanket felt between you all. They were family. And if there was a financial need, it was met. If there was a spiritual need, it was prayed for. If there was a practical need, it was provided for. If one needed healing, people prayed over you. If there was an emotional need, there were hugs and words of encouragement. And everyone was quick to forgive and full of grace.

While still being vigilant and watchful, may this same heartbeat of overflowing warmth and love be in you now toward these youth. Please, in our great zeal against the NAR do not speak against these youth who are desperate for what you experienced when you were saved, set free and delivered. Do not speak against what may truly be of God just because the false apostles of the NAR are trying to steal God’s thunder. Do not turn on the genuine in your fervor to stamp out the strange fire of the NAR madness. According to both Matthew 12:20 and Isaiah 42:3 Jesus would not break off nor snuff out even that which is barely hanging on in spiritual vitality. “3A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench.” So then, why are we so quick to do so?

No, not everything ‘supernatural’ is of God. But equally true is that not every ‘move of God’ is of the NAR.

Do not stand against those who are so thirsty, so parched, so deeply dry that they desperately need the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Do not oppose those who are so hungry that they cannot get enough of spending time worshiping, kneeling before the awesomeness of our God, who are so enthralled by His glorious love and forgiveness and deliverance that they cannot help but lift their hands, fall on their knees or get emotional – and like David desire that they “may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple” (Psalm 27:4). And as the sons of Korah said in Psalm 84,

“1How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!

2My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.

4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah”

Please, do not be like David’s wife Michal of 2 Samuel 6:20-23 who cynically and critically responded, but rather be like Gamaliel of Acts 5:38-39 who said, “…now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found to fight against God.” Do not throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water. One who is questioning, be careful here. Please, rather be like Paul who said in Philippians 1:15-17, “Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.”

We are the body of Christ, and as such, let those of us who are vigilant and guarded and watchful not become so hyper critical that we turn upon the good as well as the evil. As the “Body” of Christ, let’s not develop an auto-immune disease wherein the human body’s immune system becomes so hyper sensitive that it begins destroying the bad along with the good. Being on high alert, it mistakenly attacks itself.

God’s Promise for the Last Days Still Stands

Jesus is coming soon. And He did promise that in the Last Days He would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh, that our sons and daughters would prophesy, that young men would see vision and old men would dream dreams, and that all who call upon the name of the Lord would be saved. And these are still the Last Days, the last of the Last to be exact. And as such, the Lord is still fulfilling His promise. No one else, not in the NAR or otherwise can take the credit for a prophecy fulfilled except the Lord Himself. Indeed, well over 2,000 plus years ago God predicted that His Spirit would be poured out upon the youth. Why are we surprised that He is doing it yet again? And truly, why not now just before He returns? Why not one more time?

And to the dead church of America turn your eyes to Jesus’ warning of Revelation 3, “…if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. 4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. 5He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’”

Vigilant and discerning Christians, let’s not be found overly suspicious when God Himself prophesied that He would do just what is happening. Let’s not let the NAR steal God’s promise fulfilled anymore than we ought to allow the LGBTQ+ movement to steal God’s rainbow or the New Age religion to steal God’s crystals. Let’s instead be found both watchful and rejoicing in the outpouring of His Spirit upon this desperate and final generation just before all hell breaks loose upon the world. Let us be refreshed that God is washing over His dead church with the latter rain of heaven. Let us be comforted that He is awakening His Bride, and refilling His Body with the Holy Spirit of the living God for the glory of His great name! Praise the Lord! So be it!

Jesus is coming soon! Let’s be ready!

Looking up,

Holy Light Ministries

References: (Holy Light Ministries does not endorse any link just because they are used for referencing purposes)

“Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits,” February 21, 2023, https://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/?p=35804

Note: I highly respect Light House Trails Research and have quoted them often in other articles on this website. However, in this instance I am in respectful disagreement — and am also respectfully calling them to be careful in how they approach what is happening at Asbury and other colleges in the U.S. right now.

“The Only Way Any of This Makes Sense,” February 26, 2023, https://www.jdfarag.org/bible-prophecy?sapurl=LytkNmtjL2xiL21pLytkYm1meHA4P2VtYmVkPXRydWUmcmVjZW50Um91dGU9YXBwLndlYi1hcHAubGlicmFyeS5tZWRpYS1zZXJpZXMmcmVjZW50Um91dGVTbHVnPSUyQjgyeXhwOGY=

Note: I highly respect Pastor JD Farag of Calvary Chapel Kaneohe, Hawaii, and have both quoted and posted in full his Sunday prophecy updates on this website. He is truly a man of god and a treasure to the Body of Christ. However, in this instance I am in respectful disagreement — and am also respectfully calling him to be careful in how he approaches what is happening at Asbury and other colleges in the U.S. right now.

“A Great Collegiate Awakening — It’s Coming!” January 25, 2023, https://news.ag.org/en/News/A-Great-Collegiate-Awakening—-it-s-Coming

“I had a vision of massive revival: Dutch Sheets on Flash Point (1/24/23),” January 27, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6MoYSDjEkw

Note: Dutch Sheets is known to be a false teacher of the New Apostolic Reformation, and was actually the founder of the NAR C.Peter Wagoner’s personal pastor. He is false in that he teaches Dominionist/Latter Rain/Manifest Sons of God theology to the body of Christ, stating that Christians are here right now to rule and reign with Christ in all areas of society, that a great end times revival will usher in a time wherein Christians rule in all “seven mountains”, is focused on making America great again and defended the false prophecies that Trump would be reelected for a second term, and firmly believes that America as a nation will be saved.

Informative Articles on Sheets and the NAR and Dominionist theology:

Here is a summary of what Dominionism is. It has gone by many different names such as Manifest Sons of God, Seven Mountains Mandate, Latter Rain, Joel’s Army, New Breed, Dominionism, etc., but all of them refer to the same thing. The Great Commission is to take dominion over the entire earth and all areas of society. Furthermore, they teach that last days Christians are not only reincarnations of Christ but are becoming Christ. They are therefore not awaiting the Second Coming of Christ but the “becoming of Christ.” As those who are becoming christs they must take back each of the seven mountains of society until they take over the world with the greatest revival the world has ever seen. Those who are little christs/little gods will take on immortality and will be an invincible Joel’s army of supermen that will conquer the world for Christ, and Christ will then be released to come down from heaven. Doesn’t this sound familiar — maybe “lo here is Christ, lo there” from Matthew 24

“Dutch Sheets Displays New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) Heresy,” 2017, https://www.828ministries.com/articles/1/Dutch-Sheets-Displays-New-by-Anthony-Wade-Faith_God_Prophet-170429-510.htm

“NAR Apostle C. Peter Wagoner Teaching Its Key Doctrine of Dominionism,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WboWrp-Cwo&t=920s

Note: C.Peter Wagoner is the founder of the New Apostolic Reformation. In this presentation from back in the early 2000’s, Wagoner even mentions Dutch Sheets’ definition given at this conference of the difference between pastor preaching and apostolic preaching (about the 9 minute mark). Quote: “Pastoral preaching stresses Jesus’ death on the cross…but apostolic preaching takes that verse literally…Jesus came to save that which was lost literally that dominion that Adam gave up… is now being restored.”

Quotes:

At about the 1 minute mark, “Dominion means being the head and not the tail. Dominion means ruling as kings…we are kings for dominion. Now the dominion mandate is another phrase for the Great Commission…”

10:45 second mark, under point number 4, “…Jesus delegated establishing His kingdom to us…to you and to me. We are the ones who are supposed to bring this about. See, Jesus trained His disciples to take charge after He left…”Acts 1:8…what did Jesus mean by be my witnesses? He meant that we are to be people who would speak and act on Jesus’ behalf, as if Jesus Himself were doing it; Jesus wants us to do that.”

12:50 second mark, “This is kind of, sort of a prophetic word, see. Let me just read this so I get the wording right. ‘Satan has been losing ground for 2000 years…now I say this, Satan will lose more ground in the next hundred years than he lost in the past 2000… the year 2001 opened the second Apostolic age. The government of the church is now in place. We’re aligning with apostles and prophets, and this war that we’re in…has two fronts. It has a spiritual front, and it has a natural front. And the spiritual front it says we must stand against the wiles of the devil…the wiles of the devil are anything he does to maintain the dominion that he stole from Adam in the garden of Eden. And what does that mean? Spiritual warfare…that’s the spiritual front. But we’d better not stay there! We better bring it down to the natural front…bringing it to earth…And this is a new cutting edge for this generation.”

“Meet the Apostle of Right Wing Christian Nationalism,” September 1, 2022, https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/new-apostolic-reformation-mtg-mastriano-dutch-sheets-1234584952/

Quote: “William “Dutch” Sheets is a leading figure in a fundamentalist movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, whose followers believe America is anointed by God to convert the world to Christianity — by force if necessary — and they seek to accelerate Jesus’ return and rule over the Earth. This divine mission, as they see it, will be carried out when true believers seize control of the institutions of the U.S. government.”

“Dominionist Dutch Sheets: Vote ‘Biblical Values’ to see ‘God’s Plan’ for Courts, America Restored,” 2018, https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/dominionist-dutch-sheets-vote-biblical-values-to-see-gods-plan-for-courts-america-restored/

Quote: “Sheets and his “prophetic” colleagues like Engle and Cindy Jacobs believe that the church—which they refer to as the Ekklesia—is meant to be God’s governing authority and legislative body in the world.”

Sheets said, “You will fail! … The Ekklesia will take you out. The outpouring of Holy Spirit will take you out. Angels will take you out. You are no match for any of the above. You are no match for Father, Son, Holy Ghost, or his family or his angel armies. You are no match for his word. You are no match for his prophetic decrees …. So we push you back. And we say your finest hour has come and gone, and the church now rises to the place that he has called us to walk in …. We now rise up and I call that new order into the earth.”

A new order????? Really?????

“Dutch Sheets: God Needs an Army to Save America from ‘Demonic’ Destruction,” June 17, 2014, https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/dutch-sheets-god-needs-an-army-to-save-america-from-demonic-destruction/

“How is Dominionism Getting into Politics? Meet the Apostles and Prophets of the NAR,” 2018, http://www.talk2action.org/story/2012/2/28/12537/6816/Front_Page/How_is_Dominionism_Getting_into_Politics_Meet_the_Apostles_and_Prophets_of_the_NAR_Video_

“Do Not Be Deceived: an Angel of Light,” https://holylight4u.wordpress.com/2022/04/08/do-not-be-deceived-an-angel-of-light/

https://churchwatchcentral.com/2017/08/31/narpostle-wagner-explains-dominion-mandate-7-mountain-mandate-great-wealth-transfer/

“Jesus is considered the ‘Pattern Son.’ He was the first one to make it as a divine, immortal, sinless Manifest Son of God and this accomplishment will be duplicated by each individual who, following Jesus, become Manifest Sons of God. This Christ Company, now individually Manifest as Sons of God, will execute judgement at the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord… “Rick Joyner is another teacher for this movement. He believes that the elite ‘overcomers’ will conquer the world. This will lead to the greatest revival of history, where the majority of the world will be won to Christ and the kingdom made ready to be received by Christ.””

“Every man who has been born again is an incarnation and Christianity is a miracle. The believer is as much an incarnation as was Jesus of Nazareth.”

– Kenneth Hagin, The Incarnation, December 1980, p.13

“Who are you? Come on, who are you? Come on, say it: ‘Sons of God!’ Come on, say it! And what does work inside us, brother, is that

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I think I just got it! The Bible says of Jesus that He learned obedience through the things that He suffered in Hebrews 5:7-9 which states, “…when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him…”

Before I continue I want to make it clear that this experience took place when Jesus had cloaked His divinity and took on human flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus as eternal God did not need to be perfected in any way. But Jesus did come as a sinless man, God in the flesh, referred to as the “last Adam” or “second Adam”, and experienced being human in this fallen world. And while here, He exemplified the footsteps in which we are to walk, and thus attentively learned obedience (5218 hypakoḗ) through the experience of and by heading the voice of suffering. In other words, suffering is our path.

The word for “suffering” in Greek is pásxō (3958) and refers to when something happens to us that is strongly, emotionally overwhelming to the one that is experiencing it. This happened in the past while Jesus had humbled Himself as a servant, but this learning (3129 manthánō) was objectively, unshakably real, and its lesson remains with Him who is now seated on the right hand of God, doing intercession on our behalf as our great High Priest.

We can all read that over and over and over again, and it is all just words. But, I’d been wondering about it, and been thinking on it – what the Bible terms “meditation” (as seen a lot of the Psalms). Plus, I’d been thinking on the book of James, specifically James 1:2-4 and 5:10-11. James 1:2-4, “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” And James 5:10-11 goes on to say, “My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. Indeed, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord – that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.”

In short, it is through suffering that we are perfected (and no, I do not mean we will attain perfection while here). Whatever that suffering might be, whatever that trial might be, whatever that difficulty or hardship or suffering, it is there to train us, to mold and fashion us, to conform us into the image of Christ. As Romans 8:29 says, “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.” And Jesus humbled Himself to the lowest degree, becoming the servant of all (Philippians 2). A servant is also termed slave in Scripture, and a slave had no rights and had to obey their master’s commands, even doing the most menial tasks. Soldiers in the military were no different, and priests in service to God in the Temple were no different either. They were in “service” to whoever was above them, and when they heard a command they did not question – they just did it. Period.

This is what our Jesus did. He who made all things, and in whom all things consist and are held together by the word of His power, the One who created principalities and powers and shaped man into His own image, whose fingers formed the stars, the very One who said “let there be light”, stepped down into darkness cloaking His glory; God incarnate, bowed down low, obeying every command no matter how demeaning, even to the point of death – “for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2b)

I’ve read it time and again, but never had it touched me as it did today. Just the other night I was emoting to the Lord about how there are certain people who seemed to be very touched by His favor, and how I do not feel or appear to be favored by Him. It’s not that I even want “their” life nor do I wish them less joy. I just look at my own life and it appears so void of what everyone else has or is doing. And without going into too many details, my world is filled with pain, challenges, and grief; when one thing appear I was careful not to accuse the Lord of withholding, because that is not what I was doing. I was simply hurting and venting to the One I love the most, the One I know I can come to with any and every problem, my dearest friend and Father.

Then today I experienced great anger over the fact (and yes it is a fact) that many good things I’d been looking forward to have all be stifled by some form of suffering. Over and over again something I’d looked forward to has been dashed by some unforeseen pain or disappointment or grief. Now, no, it’s not maybe every time, but it is often enough that I can list many instances. And today all of that happiness turning to sadness time after time vented like a volcano. On top of this – not to justify my emotional explosion – so many of my dear friends are overwhelmed with physical illness and/or pain, circumstances and relationships out of their control, and are lost in a sea of emotion.

And then it hit me – Bam! We learn through suffering. Jesus did. And God’s almighty hand is fashioning us into the image of His dear Son by the same instrument of suffering. After all, the pupil is not above his/her teacher. Jesus showed us the way in which were to walk, and He walked the path of suffering. It is no wonder then that we are all walking this path. Jesus did not like it. We don’t like it. The student never likes being tested, but the test is essential. Even so, we are being tested. And this test, this suffering, is not to make us fail or weaker or make us look foolish or belittled by God. NO! God does not tempt us to fall! Ever! (James 1:13-15). But, this testing is to make us more resilient, more enduring, more sparkly more eternal and more and more like Jesus!!

Our life does not belong to us. Our lives here on earth are not about our happiness. We as Christians are not our own. We are bought with a price. We belong to God.

Even so, I am considering myself blessed because of all of my “temporal” happiness constantly turning to sorrow. I’m changing my attitude. I am choosing to count it all joy to endure my string of trials of sadness in order that I may be perfect and complete, wanting nothing. God is doing this for my good, and I am honored to be His child, that He is taking the time to carefully fashion each intricate detail, mold each divot, chisel each mark, sand each edge, sharpen what should be sharp, placing each gemstone just where it ought to be, and firing me in His kiln when necessary for both refinement and sparkle. I am not my own. I am His creation, His workmanship created for good works in Christ, His masterpiece, His little seed that must die that one day I might rise in the glory ordained for me in the eternity to come – for His praise and glory!

Rejoicing Always,

Holy Light Ministries

References:

“What Does Aorist Active Indicative Mean?” https://www.onsecrethunt.com/what-does-aorist-active-indicative-mean/

Quote: “The indicative mood (οριστική) presents the action or the event as something real or certain, in other words as an objective fact.”

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God Is Bigger

22 Wednesday Feb 2023

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To whoever is reading this article in this strange time in human history, even the end of the end of the world, let us embrace the time that we have left on this earth, however long that may be, and choose not to fear the storms. And by storms I mean all storms: tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, political upheaval, unemployment, bankruptcy, world war, medical emergencies, death of loved ones, injustice, and whatever else you can think of or are experiencing. After all, is not God in the storm and greater than the storm? (Job 38:1; Nahum 1:3).“Fire and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind fulfilling His word…” Psalm 148:8. Is He not the One who stilled the wind and the waves? (Matthew 8). Is He not the one who closed the lion’s mouths (Daniel), parted the Red Sea (Exodus 14), kept the shipwrecked Paul from drowning (Acts 27), delivered Peter supernaturally from Prison (Acts), upholds all things by the word of His great power (Hebrews 1:3), and answered Job from the whirlwind (Job 38:1)?

Even when we think we are in control, we are not. Us thinking we were ever in control was a lie, a mirage, an unreal fantasy that we came to believe when all was well. But, we do not control whether or not we are born nor who our parents are; how many hairs are on our head; who we fall in love with or who falls in love with us, who will employ us or who will unemploy us; the car on ice that slides into us or the plane that is late or the train that derails; our children’s decisions in life whether good or bad; who will like us or not like us for who we actually are, and the list could go on indefinitely. What we actually control outside of ourselves is not under our jurisdiction even when we think we have it all together and we “pulled ourselves up by our own bootstraps” as the saying used to go.

Moses and the Israelites were encamped between Pharaoh’s massive, intimidating, enraged army and the choppy, overpowering waves of the Red Sea. They did not know what to do. They were trapped. And all of them began to cry out. In that tumultuously intense moment, Moses too cried out to God too……….and God answered.

What would you have done? Perhaps you would have wanted to fight and would have picked up any instrument in order to do battle. Others maybe would have chosen to try swimming in the stormy sea. Still others may have wanted to attempt to build rafts out of whatever wood they had. Some of you may have run to the nearby caves to hide. Perhaps a few would have wanted to wave a white flag of surrender and turn themselves over to the enemy, hoping to save their lives. And a few of you would probably have melted into a puddle of emotion, weeping profusely for all was lost.

Isn’t that how we are handling our own personal Red Sea situation now?

What would you have asked God to do if you’d been one of the Israelites? How would you have had Him help? Would you have prayed that God would grant you victory in battle? Would you have prayed to survive the surf? Would you have prayed for refuge in the nearby caves and that the army would not see you? Or maybe, as so many of us do, we would have turned on God unjustly claiming that He wanted us to die! In any case, the people felt that because everything was out of their control that it must be out of God’s control too.

But, God was not out of control, not even for a second.

Exodus 14:13-16 reads, “And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea…”

Indeed, the greatest choice is to trust the ONE who controls and is sovereign over all. We can choose to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). We can quit looking at Pharoah’s army, quit staring at the Red Sea, and quit allowing emotions of all kinds to cascade over us like a tidal wave.

Instead, we can choose to “Be anxious for nothing…” (Philippians 4:6), to think on things above and upon godly things (Colossians 3:2; Philippians 4:8), and on how BIG our God is (Colossians 3:2; Isaiah 26:3). To be silent. To be still. To not be afraid. To stand back and see the Lord’s salvation.

And God’s salvation may not come in the expected package of deliverance. He did not help the Israelite’s to swim or to fight or to hide. He did something they never would have envisioned. He parted the Red Sea. And He did not merely part it, He dried the sea bottom for them to walk upon. I mean, think about that detail that God provided for them. He made sure that they would not walk through the muck and mire. Don’t limit God’s answers to what you envision. Remember the Red Sea.

I am also reminded of an incredible story in 2 Chronicles 20 wherein the Jews were overwhelmed by overpowering circumstances beyond their control: a massive army of several nations was descending upon them to annihilate them. Thus, they all had gathered at the Temple together where they prayed, “we are powerless before this vast army…we do not know what to do, BUT our eyes are on YOU.” In short, while choosing to trust the Lord, they marched singing in worship to the Lord, and God did battle for them by turning the enemy upon themselves. It states in verse 22 that “…when they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people…and they were defeated.”

And that is just where God wants us — to be like “babes and infants” (Psalm 8:2), in humble, out of control weakness in order that He might be our strength, to silence the enemy and the avenger (2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Psalm 8). Believe it or not, we are completely in need of God who is our ever present help in times of trouble (Psalm 46:1). After all, God who is in control has called on us to trust Him in all situations, at all times. Our life is God’s. Our children are God’s. We have our job because of God. Our bodies are God’s. Our house or apartment or condo is God’s. Our car is God’s. Our bank account is God’s. He is the owner of all. We are the stewards. Can we not then trust Him?

So, no matter what monumental thing you are facing and enduring, choose to trust in the Lord instead of leaning on your own understanding. And in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path (Proverbs 3:5). And choose to walk by faith not by sight. Let us therefore, not limit our God by our own limitations! Be men and women of faith in these final hours. Be those who trust without question. Be those who fear not (not tornadoes nor hurricanes nor earthquakes nor floods), not cancer, not suffering, not persecution, not world war, not medical tyranny, imprisonment, not pain, not loss of job or money or house or lands). Be those who stand firm upon the promises of God. Indeed, let us “…hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of hope firm to the end…” and “Beware … lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God, but exhort one another daily while it is still called “Today”, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end…” (Hebrews 3:6, 12-14).

God is BIGGER. God is in control. He upholds the world by the word of His great power. God is sovereign. After all, God is God.

In Christ,

Holy Light Ministries

“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” Psalm 34:8) “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is in the LORD.” (Jeremiah 17:7)

New Year’s Warning and Encouragement for 2023

31 Saturday Dec 2022

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The secular new year of 2023 is nearly upon us, and the year of 2022 is nearly behind us. Really, the past few months have felt really, really strange. For one thing, I and my family were sick over the Thanksgiving (in America), and so we celebrated it late. Then, because of sickness the early Christmas activities were missed such as going to Handel’s Messiah and the lighted Christmas parade, and then because of ice and snow we missed all of the week before Christmas events like the Christmas Eve specials at various churches and shopping for last minute gifts. Therefore, Thanksgiving did not feel like Thanksgiving and Christmas did not feel like Christmas.

On top of this there was a heaviness over the season. I thought I was feeling this way simply because I had not experienced all the fun events, but it went deeper. Each time I would shake it off. Each time I would struggle against it and turn up the Christmas music a bit more, and sing a little bit louder. But something was definitely different. It was nearly tangible.

Just after Christmas I and a family member listened to Dana Coverstone’s most recent dream (posted about a week before Christmas) about the canary in the coal mine, and it not only explained the growing darkness, it also explained that we as Christians in that darkness must continue working and worshiping while we work. We must not stop singing. And, we must not attempt to defend Christianity or the Holy Spirit or ourselves. We must not be defensive, but must be active in working and worshiping, for when we do so we will not be discouraged nor distracted nor defeated. This is, in short, the interpretation of the dream.

Then, yesterday I went onto youtube looking for something else when I came across the video below by Adele Grobler of Bold Existence. Adele Grobler and Candace and Michael Foy are the “coaches” and ministers of Bold Existence. They are true Christians, and are Holy Spirit- empowered sisters and brother in the Lord on the other side of the world. They do not appear to be apart of any nefarious group nor are they a cult. Praise the Lord! And they have deeply refreshed me! And oh! How I needed refreshing after a very oppressive week!

Yes, I believe Jesus really shared His heart with Adele through the Holy Spirit, and I pray that whoever it is that is reading this today would also click on the video below to hear Christ’s “right now” message (rhema word) to the Church.

Indeed, it has been a blessing to hear from both Dana Coverstone and Adele Grobler the same exact thing that I have been experiencing and feeling. They truly have confirmed what I have been dreaming and hearing from the Lord.

The darkness is growing. But as it does, we who have been in the secret place, who have pressed in to the Lord, who know Him will be unshaken by what is coming on the earth. And we must continue to worship and shine, for as we do so the darkness will still be perplexed and will be rendered powerless to overcome us! (“Christmas 2022: Choosing to Shine,” https://holylight4u.wordpress.com/2022/12/23/christmas-2022-choosing-to-shine/).

Indeed, God has made His heart known to mankind, and is about to show forth His great power in the earth. He has given many warnings, allowing time for people to repent. Things are going to happen more quickly now than ever before, “wave upon wave. All this is of My doing, and My shaking, and final attempts to wake mankind up, to wake them up to the hour that is upon them… Will not all these things that I have spoken come to pass? The clock is ticking and is running out; the hourglass is almost empty. My light is almost here…I will continue to shake everything…they will see many tears in days ahead, and you will hear many cries of suffering and pain and anguish on the lips of my people who wake up too late. They will beat their breasts and cry out loud saying, ‘Why didn’t I listen? Why didn’t I hear? He spoke but I was blinded in my own ways. He made His way known to me, but I refused to follow. I wish I could turn back time. I would do things differently if I knew what I know now.”

To these the Lord responds, “I will never turn My back on my people who repent, but I won’t ease the consequences they will need to walk out because of their disobedience. They have made themselves their god. They are so focused on their next meal, their next success, their next holiday, their next entertainment. They put me on a shelf thinking as long as I gave my life to Christ I will be saved, and yet, little do they listen to the rest of my instructions, what it means to be a true disciple and follower of Me.”

Truly those “Christians” who, like Jesus said to Adele, have been looking to their next vacation or meal or fun thing will seriously be affected by the grave darkness that is descending palpably upon the world.

And so dear Christian who is reading today as the year 2022 turns into 2023 and as Christ’s return is upon us and the darkness is becoming so thick that it can be felt, do not be found lukewarm! Do not be found wanting! Do not be found pursuing your own goals, your own pleasures, your own gains, your own wants, your own ways when Jesus calls His Bride home! For truly, who is it that you are serving? Yourself? Are you your own god? Are you your own idol? Is your family your idol? Are your kids? Your spouse? Your job? Your house or your car or your tv shows or movies or vacations or life in general? Do you say you believe in Jesus, but everything else is on the throne of your heart?

Where is your heart? I pray the Holy Spirit convicts you now, today, and that today if you hear His voice you will not harden your heart! For today is the day of salvation (Psalm 95:8; Hebrews 3:15). You must choose THIS day whom you will serve. Everyday you make a choice. Every single day you decided who rules your life — you, another person, or God. If it is not God, then it is time to repent. For real. Today. Right this minute. This very second. Whether or not you go in the rapture of the Bride depends on it! Seriously. We are called to lives of holiness, for without holiness and undiluted, unadulterated faith we will not see the Lord (Hebrews 11:6; 12:14). “28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29For our God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12).

“25“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”29Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 30When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. 31So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. 32Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. 33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. 34“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Let’s be found watching. Let’s be praying always that we may be counted worthy to escape. Let’s not be found enamored by the things of this world nor be found overwhelmed by all that is happening, but rather, may we be found looking up. May we be found believing Jesus’ words that will come to pass and will NEVER pass away.

Jesus is coming SOON! Let’s be ready!

Looking up,

Holy Light Ministries

I personally only listen to the dream portion by Pastor Dana at the beginning and do not listen to Cherie. The interpretation is simple and does not take an hour to unpack!

What Is Really Going On: The Elections, World War, and “Loosing” the World

10 Thursday Nov 2022

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In the wake of many disappointing elections in the United States and upheaval in Brazil because of their elections; in light of what is happening worldwide as the rumblings of war grow louder and longer such as in Tigray of Ethiopia, Ukraine of Europe, Taiwan, and the Middle East; and in the reality of tyrannical governments, such as China’s and Myanmar’s and North Korea’s, continuing to constrict and clamp down more tightly on their people, it is powerfully clear that we must live in the truth of 2 Peter 3:10-18.

“10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.14Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless…17You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.”

Think about that. The heavens are going to disappear with a great roaring, crashing sound, and all will melt with extreme fire. And all the earth, everything held too dearly right now, will be loosed from the word of God’s great power, and will burn with an unimagined intensity until liquified, and will never be found again even if one sought to find it.

What then are we holding onto so tightly?

The affect of the knowledge that God’s kingdom is coming and that we are very much apart of it, and the hope of a new heavens and new earth and the conclusion of the present world is to be the cause of an inward change in us that in turn causes an “up-turn” of inner beliefs that leads to an alteration in outward behavior (https://biblehub.com/greek/391.htm). And this modification of behavior is to be one of holiness and reverent devotion to God. Verse 12 then goes on to explain that as we live out this holiness and reverence we will be “looking for and hastening” the day of God. To be “looking for and hastening” means we are eagerly and expectantly looking for this culmination of all things, and are earnestly desiring it above all else. It is not that we bring it into being by anything that we do or say or think. No. But it does mean that we are looking for it with every fiber of our being, our hearts singing and singly looking for it, awaiting with intense eagerness the coming of our King and His kingdom.

Dear reader, this is what God would have us doing now. He does not want us full of gloom and doom because of the disintegrating of this dying world and the death even of America. He does not want us disillusioned because of corrupt politics. He does not want us distracted by elections and talk of election fraud nor because our candidate did not get elected.

There are those who have tried their best recently to resuscitate America. They have poured their hearts, their time, their energy, their prayers, their money into saving her. The same is true also of other nations of this world such as Tigray, Myanmar, Brazil, Ukraine, Russia, China, Taiwan, Israel, Canada, and the list could go on indefinitely. But these nations are passing away, and we must not forget that God is still in charge. He sets up leaders and nations, and it is He who brings them down, even by bringing to power those we know are unworthy (Job 12:23; Psalm 75:7; Daniel 2 and 4). And we must not forget that this world is passing away! It is all being “loosed” as God intended long ago when He first created it. It is apart of His magnificent plan. This is that moment. This is that time.

Dearly beloved of Christ, our great God, Savior, and coming King is reminding us that He is “loosing” the world – He is letting the world go. And as He lets this earth go, we are to let it go too. It is time. And we are therefore, according to 2 Peter 3:14, to “be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless…” This means we are to be morally blameless, untainted by this world, faultless, and at peace – whole in our minds, hearts, and our unity with each other as the body of Christ.

Let us not get caught up in the error of the wicked that Christ cannot possibly be coming soon (2 Peter 3:1-7). Let us not become cynical or sarcastic regarding the eternal hope that we have. Let us not become weary and lose our mooring, our anchor and become like a helpless ship stuck on the sands of the shore. It is imperative that we keep our eyes on Jesus, our hopes in the coming of our Lord alone, and our minds set on things above and not on earthly things. Jesus warned us of all that is happening so that we would not be taken unawares, we would not be taken aback, we would not lose hope. He lovingly told us all we need to know in order that we might remain steadfast, firmly rooted in Him, planted upon the solid rock foundation of the eternal faith of the unchanging Christ.

Fear not little sheep, our Shepherd knew this day was coming, this valley of the shadow of death. There is nothing new in this to Him. He is in charge. He is in control. The devil can do nothing but what God gives him leave to do it. Thus, as Isaiah 50 states, 7“…the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.” Rest in this unchanging fact, and “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity!

Jesus is coming soon! Let’s be ready!

Looking up and pressing on,

Holy Light Ministries

Just a Thought: God, Dagon, and the Georgia Guidestones

08 Friday Jul 2022

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Just thought I’d share a mystery with y’all. The Georgia Guidestones which have been called ‘America’s Stonehenge’ were mysteriously struck by an explosion of some sort yesterday. I say mysteriously because no one is sharing what really happened. They have security cameras focused on the Guidestones, but they still seem clueless — at least that’s what they say. Maybe they don’t want the truth to be known. Maybe they just want some attention.

Or… did God do it?

After hearing what had happened, I immediately thought that because of what those stones stand for, I would not be surprised if God struck them Himself. Interestingly enough “former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor” spoke aloud the same sentiments when she tweeted, “”God is God all by Himself. He can do ANYTHING He wants to do. That includes striking down Satanic Guidestones.” (quote from the Reuter’s article below).

What are the Guidestones? In short, they are the ten commandments of the New World Order. Two of their commandments call for population control and a world court. To learn more, please watch the video below.

Think about this — Didn’t the idol of the false god Dagon literally get struck down by God? We find this story in 1 Samuel 5.

“1Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon[a] and set it by Dagon. 3And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. 4And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only [b]Dagon’s torso was left of it.”

This being remembered, and since the episode is a mystery at this point, it is quite possible that God did strike them. After all, why not? Is our God not still the One who struck down Dagon? Is He not still the all-powerful God of the Bible?

Just a thought…

Holy Light Ministries

July 6, 2022

“Explosion rocks Georgia Guidestones, dubbed ‘America’s Stonehenge’,” July 6, 2022, https://www.reuters.com/world/us/explosion-rocks-georgia-guidestones-dubbed-americas-stonehenge-2022-07-07/

With Joy I’ll Carry On

06 Wednesday Jul 2022

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The 4th of July is now over, and the smoke of the fireworks have cleared. Parades have ceased. The drumming patriotic songs have resonated into the annals of time. People have died. Those left behind are grieving. Prices are rising. Famine is looming. The economy is falling.

And we are still here.

Daily I am reminded, by the crows who come to me for scraps, of how God provided for Elijah using the ravens. Indeed, Jesus reminds us in Luke 12 that the ravens do not have storehouses nor barns, but God always provides for them. Thus, the crows are a reminder to me that God will always provide; no matter how hard things get or how dark our days “His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches over me!”

As this world grows darker and darker, I am learning why the caged bird sings. I am pressing on in spite of my own many physical infirmities and those of my aging parents, and all the questions and buried dreams. I am hoping still, always hoping in the return of my Christ, worshiping still the glorious, risen King, and loving more deeply the unfathomable, eternal God. As His Holy Spirit inspires and empowers, I serve in my church, write articles to expose the growing darkness, as well as to encourage other Christians to press on and shine more brightly than before, and write worship songs to my King.

The time is short. Christ’s return is more immanent now than before. The greatest tribulation that this world has ever seen is near. And we as the Church must pray to be accounted worthy to escape all that is coming upon the earth (Luke 21:36). It is time to be ready!

We are the examples of Christ in this world, living epistles (2 Corinthians 3:2). We are the examples of His love. And love is not about self, it is about God and others. It is not about our own comforts or our own interests or our own desires – rather, it is all about dying to self, taking up our cross daily, and following Him (Matthew 16, Luke 9). It seems that the “American” needs to be extracted from the “Christian”. American Christians all too often have an “American” concept of Christianity that is all about life being good and good things happening and self always being satisfied and comfortable. But, really, what is comfortable about dying? What is satisfying about taking up one’s cross? Dying and the cross is all about learning obedience through the things that are suffered, whether through persecution or illness or hardships or unfairness. Yes, the “American” must come out of the Christian, in order for the Christian to thrive, grow and be ready.

We are all birds in the cage of this world. Though each of us is born to fly, to sing, to build nests in tallest trees or scruffy bushes or on rugged sides of cliffs; to drink from refreshing, ever-flowing, snowy streams that flow down from the throne of the mountain of God, and to lift high our voices in song to our all-glorious Creator. But, we have been placed in the cage of this world – dank with hardships, steely with bars of suffering, and fed on spoonfuls of pain. But, inside of us is a song so deep that we cannot help but sing, and hearts overflowing to Christ our King. For one day, because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we know that we shall fly on wings unclipped, lifted high on refreshing breezes into the life-giving presence of the living God. And so, we as caged birds with all that is within us sing, sing, sing – unceasingly sing praises unto our Lord of lords and King of kings!

But, this also means that the return of Christ is all the closer! Indeed, the trumpet call of God about to sound, the voice of the archangel to shout, and Jesus to snatch His Bride home! Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King!!! Hallelujah!!! Amen! And the dead in Christ will rise first, and then those of us who are alive and remain will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air. And we will forever be with the Lord!!! (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18).

But, “until then my heart will go on singing Until then with joy I’ll carry on Until the day my eyes behold my Saviour Until the day God calls me home.”

And as the rest of Rhonda Vincent’s song goes: (stanza 1) “My heart can sing when I pause to remember, A heartache here is but a stepping stone, Along a path that’s winding always upward, This troubled world is not my final home. (stanza 2) The things of earth will dim and lose their value, If we recall they’re borrowed for a while, And things of earth that cause this heart to tremble, Remember there will only bring a smile.”

God bless you, dear friends, as you chose to sing. Jesus is coming. And until then, with joy we’ll carry on, for He is our provider (Psalm 37:25), the One who still holds the world together by the word of His great power! (Hebrews 1:3).

Looking up,

Holy Light Ministries

I Wonder…

04 Monday Jul 2022

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I wonder…
What is the national anthem of heaven?
What are its colors?
What is its flag?
What do the uniforms of the military Host look like?
And what are the protocols of the court of our great God?

How awesome His splendor!
How glittering! 
How grand!

Can you see it? 
The flag raised high, 
the clear, strong trumpets announcing the King,
the Host is all at attention in their shining white,
as “regal robes are now unfolding,
and heaven’s grandstand is all in place,” 
the drums begin to roll
and the heavenly, national anthem begins 
as the courts of heaven ring forth the triumphant sound
of the Kingdom that will never end
and a King whose fair renown will never fade with time!

"How marvelous, how wonderful! 
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous, how wonderful!”

A nation truly under God
and indubitably indivisible,
with liberty in Christ,
and unadulterated justice for all.
"Land of the free,
Home of the brave!"
A land that right now is “fairer than day,
and by faith we can see it afar” 
– yet not so very far now! –
for Jesus is at the door,
and His jubilant and long awaited inaugural entry is about to commence.

“All hail King Jesus!
All hail Emmanuel!
King of kings!
Lord of Lords!
Bright Morning star!”

And the government will rest upon His shoulders!
Our Everlasting Father,
Mighty God,
Prince of Peace,
Wonderful Counselor!
Whose government will have no end!
Hallelujah!

Can you hear the music starting?
Can you see the flags unfurling?
Can you smell the fragrance of heaven?

“And the things of earth”
are growing “strangely dim
in the light of His glory and grace”.
The earth is fading away.
The sky is receding like a scroll.
All nations of this earth are falling
and becoming the "kingdoms of our Lord
and of His Christ! And of His Christ!
And He shall reign forever and ever!
And He shall reign forever and ever!"

Amen!!!

The Spirit and the Bride say “Come!”
All pilgrims and strangers of earth, 
all true citizens of heaven say, “Come!”
“Let all the redeemed of the Lord say so!”
Praise the Lord!

With breathless anticipation 
We wait
With eager expectation and ceaseless hope
We wait
With deepening love and relentless faith
We wait  

The door is opening...
The King is Coming!
Even so, “Come Quickly Lord Jesus!”
Hallelujah!!!

AMEN.

prose written by: H. E. Basaar
written on: July 4, 2022
Updated: July 5, 2022
Dedicated to friend Don who inspired the writing of this piece.
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Be blessed this July 4th as we look back on what was the God-blessed greatness of the United States of America and of His eternal Kingdom’s greatness then, now, and yet to come!

Looking Up,
Holy Light Ministries

Songs Referenced in the Prose above

Our Blessed Hope

29 Wednesday Jun 2022

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Thankfully, “Jeremy” the ex-32nd degree Freemason has been well. We have not heard from him since last July. If you are not sure who that is, please refer to this link: https://holylight4u.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/words-of-warning-from-ex-32nd-degree-freemason/. He has moved to another state in an area south of the Appalachians, and has been enjoying God’s provision, providence and life-changing power in his life. We praise the Lord for this, and are excited to finally hear from Mr. Jeremy again, for he indeed, is highly valued and very much prayed for.

In the video below more is confirmed concerning the dangers of drinking from the municipal tap water supply in cities and towns. Furthermore, he encourages the listeners to keep any prepping they’ve done a secret for their and their family’s safety. Dangerous days are ahead, and people are going to get desperate. After all, desperate people do crazy things, especially starving people.

Though he does not mention the “hope” of the rapture in this video, I know in the past he has stated that though he “hopes” the rapture will happen, he does not expect it. What he does expect are hard times, including persecution. This is why he prompts people to be physically prepared with food, ways of getting water and ways to purify water, books on using God’s creation for medicinal purposes, etc.

As for Holy Light Ministries, the hope of the rapture is very real and very immanent. That being said, being prepped for any type of natural disaster with some food and water is always wise. Nevertheless, regarding the very end of days in which we are living, Jesus did not teach us to prep, but rather, to trust. Jesus encouraged His disciples to not be consumed with their need for food, daily necessities, clothes, etc. like those who are without Him (Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:22-34). Instead, Jesus tells His followers to approach God in faith, praying “give us THIS DAY our DAILY bread” (Matthew 6; Luke 11 — the Lord’s Prayer) and makes it clear that we are not to worry about tomorrow in regards to anything. After all, if God takes care of the ravens and the flowers, will He not all the more take care of us who are His children? (Luke 12:24 and Job 38:41).

Furthermore, Jesus said that when believers see end times events taking place one right after the other that we are to “lift up our eyes for our redemption is drawing nigh” (Luke 21:28). He could have at that point said, “you all had better prep” or “you all need to lay up food and have ways to access water” or “make sure you have a grab bag with dried goods,” but He did not.

If perchance we do go through some hard times ahead just before He calls us home, let us remember this encouragement from Psalm 33 (also found in Psalm 37:19):

“18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
19To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.

20Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
21For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
22Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.”

Thus, it is wise to have some extra food on hand or even a water purification system, but we encourage everyone to remember what Jesus said in Matthew 6, “31“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” And most importantly, Luke 21, “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

Jesus is coming soon, and our blessed hope is in Him! (Titus 2:13)

Looking up,

Holy Light Ministries

https://holylight4u.wordpress.com/2021/12/31/welcome-2022-consider-the-ravens/