Posted on 09/21/2008 11:22:43 AM PDT by Lee N. Field
I believe that the Lord laid this word of direction and affirmation on my heart: "My children, put all fear of the future aside and know above all else that you will be led by Me. Know and understand that you will be shown the way.
"I have covenant blessings to release and now is the appointed time. New treasures and new authority are found on new roads of surrender. Those who climb mountains only travel with that which is necessary to succeed; they travel as lightly as possible and only with the essentials.
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Not, unfortunately, an academic question. Adult Sunday school today, the teacher taught this, advocating some form of Christian observance of Rosh Hashanah.
So many, many red flags were popping up for me. I was hearing Judaistic language, obsession with Jewish festivals, prosperity preacher language, dominionist language, the "I got a word from the Lord" talk. And no bible.
Here's the rest of it:
"The hiding place of My protection is the mountain of holiness; just as I hid Moses in the mountain, so shall I also hide you. I alone know this refuge, your refuge; no power of the enemy can touch you there. As you dwell in the hidden place, I will heal the wounds of the past and reveal your future. My Word promises that he that dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
"When fear is invading, always run to the refuge of this peaceful, quiet, dwelling place. It is there that you are to wait on My command; wait on My strength. Make this your home for the Third Day.
"Slow down. Bow down. Calm down and hear My words. Quietness is important. Solitude is the solution. Holiness is the highway. Provision for body, soul, and spirit are the rewards. And purity is the result of the process; the anointing, My anointing, will rest upon sanctified vessels.
"My presence is your provision. My anointing is your power. Presence and power are the true fruits of the hour. Worship Me in spirit and in truth. Just as the dead keys of a piano can only make living notes when touched by the Master's hands, so also you need My touch for life to flow from you. White or black, major or minor, high or low - all areas of your life must be surrendered in this hour, dead to self, and waiting for the Master's touch.
Third Day Glory
"The priesthood of the Tabernacle of David is being restored. People who are dead to themselves will be like shofars that are cut off from their flesh and cured in order to sound the alarm. The Third Day sound will be holy, and things that have long since been hidden will be seen - sights, sounds, and songs. And there will be resurrection glory like that which has not been seen before.
"In preparation for the Third Day temple, the living stones will be restored along with the restoration of priestly patterns. Holy prayer will act as a foundation that will be like marble floors: it will reflect that which is standing on it. What I burden you to pray for in others reflects what you need in your own life.
"The Third Day anointing is being released into the Church. Pulpits and those who present the Gospel will be seen in a new light; therefore, those who stand on these platforms must be clean from the inside out. What was unseen in the Second Day will be revealed by the glory of the Third Day. Be patient with Me. Submit to My ways and let Me release new undergarments as well as outer garments.
"Study My temple of old and practice My presence, and I will show you the way. It is time, during the Days of Awe (September 30th-October 9th, 2008), to anoint My kings for finance and My priests for vision; I will then lead them both together to perform their tasks in My ways on the highway of surrender.
"Ten Days of Awe. Ten days to perfection*. Ten days of divine order. Ten days to complete eternal cycles. Ten days to anoint priests and kings for Third Day Glory. Ten days of vision. Ten days to reveal provision." (*note: Ten days to perfection leads to Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement - Jesus Christ is the One who leads us to perfection.)
The Days of Awe: A Beautiful Picture of Salvation
The Days of Awe (September 30th-October 9th, 2008) is a special period of ten days that begins on Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Rosh Hashanah is the Hebrew new year according to the civil calendar, but it is also called The Birthday of the World as it celebrates the "anniversary" of the creation of Adam and Eve.
During Rosh Hashanah the shofar is sounded as a call to repentance. Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Days of Awe, a period of time for introspection and repentance. It is believed that Yom Kippur is a time of repentance and restoration between God and mankind, while the Days of Awe is a time to seek forgiveness and make amends between man and man - a time for mankind to seek reconciliation with one another, and if possible right the wrongs committed.
Jewish tradition holds the belief that judgment is pronounced on each person on Rosh Hashanah. The concept of judgment and decrees has a negative connotation to many, but allow me to remind you that judgment is simply the formation of an opinion after consideration, or as Merriam-Webster states, "a formal utterance of an authoritative opinion."
Judgment is the friend of those who desire right-standing with God. When your life is right with God, a judgment should be a "formal utterance" of reward - it should not be feared, but rather something you are looking forward to. Judgment is a friend of the righteous!
As a Believer, I view the Days of Awe as a beautiful picture of salvation. Is it not true of each of us that we deserve a judgment that is not in our favor? And yet, through Jesus we have the opportunity to repent, to return to the Lord. Is it not also true that this life is but a vapor?
The Days of Awe also act as a reminder to me that our days to seek reconciliation with our family and friends are numbered. I would encourage you to take advantage of this reminder during this special season and seek to make amends with one another. Begin the new year with purified hands, a clean heart and healed relationships. Begin the new year right with both God and man.
It is my prayer for the Days of Awe, that the song that says, "I stand, I stand in awe of You" would truly become the heart cry of the Body of Christ. That we would stand in awe, in wonder, in respect, in fear, in reverence, and in amazement of what God has done in our lives and the great mercy we have received.
Curt Landry, Founder House of David Email: curtlandry@houseofdavid.us
Is this a joke?
"sane protestant caucus"Is this a joke?
yes and no.
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Another category? Please, no more! :)
Many Christians believe that Rosh Hashanah is the day that Christ comes back for His Church aka, the Rapture.
Watch.
Like who?
I thought you went to a reformed church. The source for this stuff is clearly pentacostal.
FWIW, I recently had a dream where I was accompanied by 2 persons, perhaps angels in the spirit domain, when a third, seemingly Jewish arrived with a book. He was looking through the book and I noticed it had Hebrew character/letters in it. I was interested as I have had dreams before in Hebrew, although I did not read Hebrew at the time, and still have difficulty in recognizing Hebrew letters.
The book had a title written on its page headers, written in Hebrew, which I read or saw but did not understand, but then it’s meaning was revealed to me intuitively as it was the “Institutes of Bereth”. When the person opened the book, popup buildings appeared like an architectural pop-up book forming a scaled Temple on the Mount.
I’ve searched for the meaning of Bereth and the closest I’ve come to it has been Hebrew for “Covenant”.
I’ve searched this last week for the meaning, but wasn’t sure, until today studying Scripture by listening to a tape series while out walking and jogging, the series began discussing the Covenant and His promises about the time I jogged by some graffiti in a wealthy neighborhood which seemed to be occultic,...goth type symbols, Wiccan or lettering I would associate with 15th century chemistry or alchemical formulas. I noticed the symbols formed the word Berin, which then became abvious as from the same root as Berith or Bereth, but perhaps from an adversarial application, noting a coven or boundaries of group of people who had bound themselves together.
I also have been told to witness and to remain where He places me.
IMHO, when I have understood these things has been when it has been quiet, and He need not speak loudly, but His will is known and we remain in faith through Christ to perform as He intends.
FWIW, my life cycles in 7 year periods. The last one was in 2001. Remain in fellowship with Him in all things. If nothing else, use it as a training drill for future discipline, and let’s remain in faith through Christ for the next few weeks in all things, praying without ceasing, always returning to Him and checking our confessions to Him through Christ frequently for any unknown sin we might have slipped into from scarred habits in our thinking.
God Bless
Thanks for the post.
PS If there are any Hebrew Scholars out there, I have never heard of the Institutes of Bereth/Berith and still am unsure its full meaning. If there is an intuitive interpretation, I would appreciate any proper guidance, but only through faith in Christ.
Semper Fi.
Strike any chords?
The closest we came to a reformed church during our local church hunt over a decade ago was a PCUSA church where the interim pastor started the Lord's Prayer "our father and mother in heaven" and a RCA (?) church with a shrine to Robert Schuller in the lobby.
I am aware of the source of this. Now. Two minutes of Google gives you all you need to know. Was pretty shocked to hear this this morning. My wife, who's spent some time in word-faith charismatic circles, spotted some stuff I did not. Only didn't walk out because I wanted to hear the whole thing. I hit up an elder right after, who opined that it was out of his expertise, and recommended a different elder. This is not done yet.
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I've sat through a class on the Apocalypse straight out of Hal Lindsay, complete with a showing of the Left Behind movie. I've sat through a class on Abraham that somehow said nothing at all of redemptive-historical significance. I've sat through showings of John Hagee videos. I will not sit under this.
< /rant> It's been a long day.
THANKS.
I misunderstood your intent.
FWIW, the meaning of the website’s leanings may be suspect.
If I receive something I would classify as spiritual communication or understanding, I have found it best to test it by Scripture, which I find veritable.
Meanwhile, by remaining in faith alone in Christ alone, He is also free to have fellowship with His believers as He sees fit.
The website, I notice is charging for its publications. While perhaps worldly practical, I also know many a believer in ministry who rests in His provision for those worldly finances without asking other believers for funds or reimbursment.
The studies in Prophecy I have been reviewing tend to place other events as more pivotal prior to the Second Coming. IMHO, an invasion of northern Israel from Russia with Syria, Iran, Armenia, Ethiopia and Somalia is more likely to meet prophetic timelines than the more tribulational events being described.
If I were to newspaper exegete the situation, such things might occur within 2-9 months after a major cataclysmic event, like half of CA undergoing a 9.0 earthquake, but if that or something like it doesn’t happen, IMHO, its premature TEOTWAWKI speculation.
Good studies. THanks. I had read some other seminary texts on covenant but these are good studies.
I actually took a shortcut and just went directly to the "House of David" web site.
Sounds like you are in a difficult area. Are there enough folks around to get together a decent church? You'd probably need about 50 families for a viable church, but 15 - 25 families might be enough to interest a presbytery. And if it is in a target area, they might be willing to start helping much smaller than that.
Please check out my pings beginning at post 52 on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2087438/posts?page=52#52
Could it be a corruption of . . .
B’Nai Brith?
I’m not getting the spelling right. That Jewish organization?
My impressions are really tweaked currently . . . hard to discern how much from accurate sensing and how much from just feeling so super alerted for some reason.
SOMETHING HUGELY SIGNIFICANT IS IN THE SPIRITUAL WIND.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOegf-ixvWo
Part 2 -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y_fI_LF01A
Part 3 -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhJ8c5fjKj8
It’s all in Scripture.
Rosh Hashanana is next Monday/Tuesday.
Sounds like you are in a difficult area. Are there enough folks around to get together a decent church? You'd probably need about 50 families for a viable church, but 15 - 25 families might be enough to interest a presbytery. And if it is in a target area, they might be willing to start helping much smaller than that.
Thank you for understanding the problem.
Enough? Dunno. This is a small city/large town, heavily "churched" (mostly dying mainline, mutt evangelical, with RC, some "other, Christian" and cults in the mix). I'd like to avoid jumping ship, and I'm not to that point yet. I think it's an issue with this particular teacher.
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