|City on a Hill - Writings for Refuge

Revelation is describing the exodus of God's people from an unjust man who considers himself a God. This is the story of Moses, and Daniel and His friends, Jesus, Peter and Paul. It is the story of the success of God's people despite great pressure. It is the book of "Acts II" on a global level. It is the story of supernatural signs and wonders following those willing to be thrown in the fire that the "fourth man", who looks like the Son of God might dwell in the furnace with us for a minute so that those watching would humble themselves. It is the story of the great commission finally being fulfilled! The story of Revelation is our story told in advance. It is the story of the wedding of the glorious Groom to the pure and spotless Bride who has "made herself ready" in the greatest time of tribulation earth has ever seen. Revelation 19:7-8 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made he

Psalms 24:1-6 The earth is the Lord ’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord ? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord , And righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face. Selah Right now, in this moment, God is doing a VERY unique thing upon the earth. I believe this is the generation that will see the physical return of Jesus. There are some inherent promises tied to the return of Jesus, called the "great and terrible day of the Lord." Joel 2:31 The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives. The return of Jesus is both great and terrible. It is great for the &qu

Right now there is a war beginning to rage against the concept of "personal revelation." This is based on the idea that God does not reveal large things to individuals, and that somehow, if everyone doesn't hear the same message, it must not be valid. I have really been wrestling with this. I have gotten some personal revelation as of late. I am not interested in revelation that isn't backed up with Bible verses...that is clearly the standard of truth....but my experiences as of late are undeniable. They are also quite new. I have been a believer since before I can remember. I was raised by an on-fire for Jesus mom and grandmother. Both were filled with the Holy Spirit since before I can remember, but I also grew up in a mainline denominational church. I have truly experienced a very broad range of Christian reality/teaching. It wasn't until the last few years that I began to ASK God for more love for God, more hunger for Him, more revelation, insight, and wisdom.

This was not a rhetorical question: Luke 18:7-8 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? (8) I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?" Faith is a real option, and that MAKES it a REAL question! A night and day cry to God to break in with might is a real option. Everyone gets what they want, because love is perfected in God. Love requires free will. If God forced even one man's hand to agree with Him, it would violate love. Many will be caught off-guard and will blame God for not warning them, but He will say listen to wisdom: Luke 16:24-31 "The rich man shouted, 'Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.' (25) "But Abraham sa

The enemy has used over and under "emphasis in doctrine" to divide the believers over the last 2,000 years. But what satan intended to kill the Bride, God has used to make her ready for victory! God uses ALL things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. God called the Bride a Body: I Corinthians 12:12-20 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body— whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the

There is only one plan- covenant living! The Book of Revelation tells the story in advance of the second "Book of Acts." Acts is the story of what grew out of the second Pentecost. The seed first sown in Jerusalem has taken root over much of the earth. The seed is the Gospel, the truth that Jesus is the Truth, The Life, and the Way. What was conceived in Jerusalem, has spread through much of the earth, and the time of delivery is at hand. What was conceived in Jerusalem at Pentecost was the Bride, and the day of the wedding of the Bride to her Groom...called the "day of the Lord" or "that day" in the Bible. The seed is sown by the Bride in her telling the truth about Jesus being the gate and way to a re-connection with God, and demonstrating the truth of it with the healing of the sick, the casting out of demons, and signs and wonders as directed by the Father. There are three necessary elements for me to do what I am supposed to be doing right now, which

As the darkness is visibly increasing, there is a greater increase in light available for the asking, but you MUST ask. Darkness will never overtake the light. Watching darkness increase is evidence that more light is available. This is the season...the valley...of decision. Simply deciding to respond by making "talking to the invisible God" about what you see in the earth and what you DESIRE to see in the earth is the "key of David": Revelation 3:7-10 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens” : “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to

Jesus 101: The Bride’s Role in the Time of Shaking The Book of Revelation and the Sermon on the Mount are the two teachings in the Bible that carry huge promises of blessing to those who will ”do” them and “teach” them: Revelation 1:3 God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and He blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. Matthew 5:19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. These are the two portions of the Bible most necessary to understand what Jesus’ intention (singular) is for His Bride. To agree with Jesus about these two teachings is to agree with Him about what He is doing in this hour, which is quickly coming to a conclusion. Right now, the Bride is moving from the time of preparation to the time of delivery. In the Bible,

Regions of Refuge Built with Singing God has one plan for the whole world. This brilliant, simple, and strange plan will come to a conclusion in the last 7 years leading up to the return of Jesus. Revelation describes the events that will precipitate the final strokes of this brilliant plan. Many people think that Revelation is mostly symbolic, or cryptic, or “unknowable”, but the truth is, Revelation is incredibly simple. Revelation is simply the story of everyone getting what they want! The Bride (everyone who wants to be in a family covenant love relationship, co-heir with God’s Son Jesus and legal sons and daughters of the Father God) gets her groom, and everyone who doesn’t want to be “married” (inherit the family status of) to Jesus gets to taste death (life without God), incrementally until that choice to live with, or apart, from God is made final. It really is that simple! The Book of Revelation is the story of this exact thing happening in a really short amount of time. Most

To have control of something and willingly offer it takes more strength than to be stripped of it. The small but real choice to obey God today is harder than the imaginary "bigger" scenario I tell myself I will be ready to overcome. Many people imagine that completely "selling out" to Jesus happens in one big move...it is tempting to imagine the fullest expression of obedience is to sell everything and become a missionary, or to stay true to Jesus at gun point. Those extreme moves are actually easier than the day by day voluntary decisions to hand over more and more of your heart, your plans, your reputation, your money, and your will to Jesus. It is harder because you REALLY have a choice...you don't have to do it. The suddenly convicted heart making large, and even rash, moves doesn't go through the nuances of the "heart action" of knowing they don't have to give more...the day by day voluntary and calm decisions to die to self are actually h

Come out…The End Time Plan Revelation 18:3-4 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury." (4) 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 the last 9 segments, I have been working my way through the Bible to show why I believe the USA is the end-time Harlot Babylon. This is intense information, and an incredibly unpopular concept. But, I think the evidence is overwhelming. In fact, to actually take the time to read the EXTENSIVE and detailed descriptions of the end-time Babylon, and not conclude that at least the USA is potentially the location described would actually be unreasonable. No other location, at no other time in history, has experienced the level of luxurious entertained living, global promine