AngelsOnAssignment

ByCharlesandFrancesHunter,astoldbyRolandBuck(1979)

TABLEOFCONTENTS:

WhoIsRolandBuck?

AWordFromtheWifeofRolandBuck

Chapter1Encounter
Possiblythequestionsmostoftenaskedare..."HowdidithappenthatGodchoseyou?""Wasit
throughdeephungeronyourpart?""Wasitthroughprayerandfasting?"Iwouldhonestlyhavetosay
..."Idon'tknow!Ifallshortinalloftheseareas!"

Chapter2GoodNewsForYouandYourFamily
Aboutthreeo'clockinthemorning,Iwasabruptlyawakenedwhensomeonegraspedmyarmsandsat
merightupinbed!Doyouknow...thatifevenonememberofyourfamilyislivingforGod,each
individualmemberishighlyfavored?Thatagreathostofangelshasbeenassignedtobringthese
highlyfavoredpeopletoGod?Theyhaveorderstolistentonoobjections,buttohastenindividualstoa
pointofchoice?Ifapersonchoosesthewrongway,theangelswillbeginthecyclealloveragain?

Chapter3MinistryofAngels
ThelightflippedonandIsawwhatappearedtobetwoofthelargestmenIhadeverseen!Strong
currentsofradiationpulsatedfromthem.Istartedtofall,butwassteadiedbythestronghandofthese
sevenfootplusbeings.ITSOUNDEDLIKEHESAID,"IAMGABRIEL,"butitcouldn'tbe...hehasnot
beenseenforcenturies.AmIreallyseeingthingsorISHEREALLYHERE...INMYHOME?

Chapter4MyVisittotheThroneRoom
ThechainofstrangehappeningsinmylifedatebacktoJanuary21,1977,whenIbecameGod'sguest.
Idiscoveredhewantstobetreatedlikeafriend.Hiswordstome..."Relax,Ialreadyknowyou,"have
changedmylife.Whenhesaid,"Idon'trecordfailure,"heopenedadoorofhopeforallmankind.

Chapter5SequeltotheThroneRoom
Wouldyousay...Thirtycorrectpredictionsoutofonehundredisphenomenal?...Howabout120out
of120?...Godnevermisses.Thatiswhyyoucanrelywhollyonhim....GodtoldmethePopehasno
moreinfluencewithhimthantheleastofhissaints,andhasnogreaterprivileges,butbecausehis
influencewithmanisgreat,hischoiceisGod'sconcern.Therefore,inordertohelpintherestorationof
hisfragmentedbody,GodhadchosenamannamedKarolWojtylaofPoland.Dateofprediction:
January21,1977...Dateoffulfillment:October16,1978,PopeJohnPaulII.

Chapter6God'sPriorities
Queenie,that'smydog...apurebredGreatDane...quietly"woofed"asshepressedherwetnose
againstmyface.Thetimewas2AM.Iknewwhatwasupbynow.Thisisthewaysherousesmewhen
shebecomesawarethatangelicvisitorsareinthehouse....Filledagainwithaweandwonder,I
listenedasGabrielstressedseventhingsofutmostimportancetoGod.Prioritiesthattheworldmust
hear...

Chapter7HeTastedDeath
Onetimeastheangelsministeredtome,GodallowedmetoseeJesusasthesacrificedlamb...My
heartbroke...Asthispanoramaoftruthpassedbeforeme,Isawhimasthelamblyingthereindeath.
...ThenIsawthelittlelambslowlystarttorise,andasitroseup,itbecameamightyramwithseven
hornsuponitsheadandithadseveneyes..."Youhaveseenhimdieasthelamb,nowseehimashe
arosethegreatconqueror,withcompletepowerinheavenandearthgiventohim."

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Chapter8YouAreCovered(Atonement)
Isatgluedtomychair...unabletomove...ThesamedivineradiancewhichglowedfromMoses'face
afterfortydayswithGod,multipliedahundredtimesfromaneternityinGod'spresence,streamed
fromGabriel'sbeingandliterallyengulfedme...Hiswordandhistouchbroughtbackmystrength.I
cried...andyou,too,willcryasyoudiscoverthebeautyofthismessagehebroughtdirectlyfrom
God'sbigheart!

Chapter9God'sWarningSignals
IthappenedinbroaddaylighttheSaturdaybeforeChristmas...Thedoorofmychurchofficeopened
andonceagainGod'shighestangelhadcomewithaspecialwordfromGod...Remember,ifyoufeel
numbandcoldinsideandit'saweightandaburdenforyoutothink,"Here'sanotherweekandIhave
togotochurch.Idon'twanttofailGod,butit'sachorethereisnoexcitementinmyspirituallife,"
WATCHOUT!

Chapter10WhenGodSaysThanks!
Hiseyeswerelikedeep,glowingembers,hisvoiceresonantandclearthisgiantangelashetold
meabout"TheBeliever'sJudgment."MyheartleapedwhenIheardhimsay,"THEBELIEVER'S
JUDGMENTISNOTADARKNIGHTTHROUGHWHICHHEMUSTPASSBEFOREHEBREAKSOUTINTO
GOD'SETERNALDAY,BUTADAYINWHICHGODHASCHOSENTOSAYTHANKSTOHISPEOPLE."

Chapter11MissionPhilippines
Aboutfourinthemorning,thelightcameoninmyroom,andIopenedmyeyes...Thereweretwo
cotsintheroom.Iwassleepinginone,andwhenIlookedoverattheemptyone,IsawGabrielsitting
there."Howdidyoufindmehere?""Wedidn'thaveanytroublefindingyou,becausewearrangedfor
youtobehere!"Gabrielreplied.

Chapter12MichaelandHisAngels
IheardloudnoisesdownstairsveryearlyoneMondaymorning...Iwillneverforgetthesightinmy
livingroomasIwenttoinvestigate...Angelicwarfarewasbeingdirectedfrommyhomeasthe
Commandpost...thisattackwasseriousenoughforMichael,theleaderofallwarringangels,to
appearonthescene.(Additionalangelmaterialaddedinthischapter)

Chapter13AngelsOnAssignment
Whatdidangelsdobetweenthosetimesofrecordedappearances...didtheyrest...orwhathappened
tothem?"WearebusyallthetimescatteringGod'senemiesandputtingthepiecesofhisplantogether
...IcommandedaheavenlyarmywithordersfromGodtopushthewallsofJerichointotheground...
andwedid!"That'swhatChrioni,thegreatwarringangel,toldme...andmore!

Chapter14HeisComingAgain!
AsIthinkofthereturnofJesus,IrememberwhatGabrielsaid,"Therehasneverbeensuchexcitement
andactivityinthecourtsofheavensinceJesuscamethefirsttime,asthereisrightnow!"

Chapter15InClosingCharles&FrancesHunter
PastorBucklookeddown.Gabriel'sfeetwereaboutfourinchesoffthefloor!...Thenhelookedat
Cyprion'sfeet,andtheywereabouteighteeninchesoffthefloor....Thenhelookedathisownfeet,
andtohisutteramazement,theywerealsoabouteighteeninchesoffthefloor!

Chapter16IntheBeginning
Asthebookgoesintoitsthirdprintingbeforetheendoftwomonths,wewonderedwhyGodhadleft
thesevenemptypagesattheendofthebook.Nowweknow!

ScriptureQuotationsaretakenfrom:
Unlessotherwiseindicated,allScripturequotationsaretakenfromtheHolyBible,NewLivingTranslation(NLT),
copyright1996.UsedbypermissionofTyndaleHousePublishers,Inc.,Wheaton,Illinois60189.Allrightsreserved.
TheAuthorizedKingJamesVersion(KJV)
TheLivingBible,Paraphrased(TLB),1971byTyndaleHousePublishers,Wheaton,IL
TheAmplifiedNewTestament(AMP),TheLockmanFoundation1954,1958
JBPhillips,TheGospels,TheMacmillanCompany,NewYork
AllreferencesnotspecifiedarefromtheKJV.ISBN0917726332

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WhoIsRolandBuck?

Born:Everett,Washington,June13,1918
GraduatedfromNorthwestCollege,Seattle,WA,1939
PastoredchurchesinGrangerandYakima,WA,andGoodingandBoise,Idaho.
PastorofCentralAssemblyofGodChristianLifeCenter,Boise,Idaho,from1950present.Average
Sundaymorningattendancein1978wasabout1800.
MarriedCharmianJacobson,June13,1942
BornAgainspirituallyin1929,andreceivedthebaptismwiththeHolySpiritatthesametime.
CharmianwasBornAgainatage10,andreceivedthebaptismwiththeHolySpiritatage21.

Thisisthetruestoryofanordinarymanwhohasexperiencedanextraordinaryseriesofevents.

WhenwefirstheardofRolandBuck,wehadbeensharingthestoryofhowGodhadplacedaspecial
warriorangelwithustoprotectusfromthefierydartsofthedeviluntilJesuscomesback.Acouple
askedus,"HaveyouheardaboutthepastorinBoise,Idaho,whohasbeenhavingvisitationsfrom
angels?TheyhavebeentalkingtohimandbringingmessagesfromGod."

EveninthesedayswhenthesupernaturalpowerofGodismoreinevidencethaneverbefore,this
shockedusespeciallywhenDougandRuthtoldusthatGabrielwastheonewhobroughtthe
messages!Foramomentitsoundedlikethemostwayoutstatementwehadeverheard,butsomehow
orother,therewassucharingoftruthtoitthatwehadahungeringcreatedinourheartstohear
more!

Ourbusyschedulekeptusfromcallingthispastortofindoutanyofthedetails,butinGod'sperfect
planhekeptnudgingandnudgingustocontactRolandBuckaboutwritingabook.Wewerestilltoo
boggeddownwithotherwork,sowedidn'tdoit!ThenGodreallygotbusywhenwecontinuedbeing
toobusy!HebroughtacoupledowntoHoustonfromSitka,Alaska,whohadstoppedbyEugene,
Oregon,andpickedupaseriesof"angel"tapestheywantedustolistento.Theywerebubblingover
becausetheyhadlistenedtothesetapesallthewayfromOregontoTexas.Alltheycouldsaywas,
"You'vegottolistentothemyou'vegottolistentothem!"

Andlistenwedid!Everytimewegotinthecar,thetapeplayercameonwithanotherangeltape.At
nightwhenwewenttobed,wewenttosleeplisteningto"angel"tapes,untiloneFridayafternoon
Charlessaid,"IamutterlycompelledtocallPastorBucktoseeifwecaninterviewhimwiththeideaof
writingabook.Thesemessagesfromtheangelsaresofantastic,theentireworldneedstohearthem."
Franceswasequallyfascinatedwiththeideaofangelstalkingtoanindividual,sowebothwenttothe
telephonetomakethecall.

PastorBuckimmediatelyinvitedustoministerinhischurchintheeveningsandsaidhewouldbemore
thanhappytocooperatewithinterviewsinthedaytime.Althoughheassuredusthattheheartofthe
messagestheangelshadgivenhimwereonthetapeswehadlistenedto,hesaidtheremightbesome
extraswewouldbeinterestedinhearing.Wecouldhardlywaittogetthere!

WearrivedonaSundayeveningjustminutesbeforethechurchservice,andafterwardswewentout
forabitetoeatwithRolandandCharmianBuck.Iftherehadbeenanyskepticisminourheartsbefore
then,itwasgoneashebegantosharefromhisheartsomeofthebeautifultruthstheangelshave
broughttohimdirectlyfromGod.

Thateveningwasfollowedbytwodaysofinterviewsinwhichwesawtheheartofamanwhosaid,"I
wantGodtobeinfocusandglorified.Idonotwantanygloryformyself."Weaskedhimmanyofthe
questionsyoumightask:"Wasitanunusualdaywhenyouhadthefirstexperience?"Hesaid,"No,it
wasjustanordinary,runofthemilldaybeforeIwenttobedthatnight.AngelsarethelastthingI
wouldhavethoughtofwhenIsatupinbed."

Wewerebothfascinatedwithhisknowledge,notonlyoftheBible,butofthescripturalreferencesas
well.ItseemedhistotalconversationwasdirectfromtheWordofGod!Weaskedhimifhehadalways
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hadthegoodmemorywhichhehashadsincehereturnedfromtheThroneRoom.Hesaid,"Iwould
havetosay'no.'BeforethisexperienceIhadtousethescripturesthatIknew,soIstudiedandread
theBibleoverandoveragain.Ihavebeenintheministrymany,manyyears,andIalwayshadtouse
aconcordancetolookupverses,butforthe2,000versesGodgavemeIdon'thavetodothatany
more.Idon'tevenhavetoreadthemfromtheBiblewhenIspeak,becauseIJUSTKNOWTHEM!"

Oneofthethingsthatspoketoourheartsaboutthegenuinenessoftheseexperienceswasthefact
thattheyalltiedbacktotheBible!

OnenightCharlessaid,"CanyouimaginepeoplebelievingthesonofaJewishcarpenterwhocameup
andsaid,'Iamtheway,thetruth,andthelife:nomancomethuntotheFather,butbyme!"(John
14:6).

Wefinditeasiertobelievethestoriesofangelicvisitationsinthetwentiethcenturythanitwasfor
thosepeopletobelievethatthisordinaryyoungmanwasJesus,theSonofGod!

Somepeopledidn'tbelievethatstory.Somedid!Itwillbethesamewaytoday.Somewillbelievethis
story.Somewon't.Wedo!Whetheryoubelieveitornot,thisbookwillcauseyoutoseeGod'sloveina
greaterwaythaneverbeforeanditwillmakeJesuscomealivetoyou!Itwillgiveafeelingofliving
rightnowinthelimitlessdimensionofeternity!

Charles&FrancesHunter

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AWordFromtheWifeofRolandBuck

Whatanexcitingdaytobealive!Althoughwehavethedarknessofwickednessoneveryhand,we
havetheassuranceofGodcaringthroughagreatsupernaturalrenewalinourday.

Aspiritualawakeningisalwayscharacterizedbymiraclesofhealing,manyconversionsandanew
touchinlives.

PartofthespecialworkGodisdoingisabroaderrevelationofhimselfthroughthemessagesbrought
byangelicvisitation.

TothinkthatourfamilyandchurchcouldbeapartofthisexpressionofhisloveismorethanIcan
comprehend.

Twoquestionspeopleaskmewhentheyknowthatmyprecioushusbandhashadmanyangelic
encountersare:"Haveyouseenanangel,"and"WhydidGodchooseyourhusband?"

Ihavenotyethadanangelicencounter,butattimeswhenIhavegonetobedatnightIhave
experiencedsuchanoverwhelminginflowofGod'spresencethatIhavehadtogodownstairstopraise
andworshiphim.IamverymuchatpeacebecauseIknowGoddoeseverythingright.Myhusbandis
theleaderandtheonewhoisministeringtothepeople,soGodhaslaidhishandespeciallyonhim.
WhoamItoquestionGod?Ourloveissocloseandwesharetheministrysomuchtogetherthat
althoughIhavenotseenanangel,Ihavebeenabundantlyblessedasmyhusbandpoursouttomethe
truthsthatGodhasshowntohim.

Inanswertothesecondquestion,"WhydidGodchoosehim?"youmustunderstandmyevaluationsare
purelyhumanbecausewecannotlimitGod.

Inthefirstplace,myhusbandisnoteasilyswayed.WehavepastoredinBoise,Idaho,for29years.
ThroughtheyearsIhaveseensuchaconfidenceandtrustinGodthathehasbeenlikearockof
Gibraltar.

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Hehasmaintainedasteady,evenministryinspiteofsocalled"fads"inreligiouscirclesnot"swayed
witheverywindofdoctrine,"butweighingcarefullythosethingswhichcouldbeofaquestionable
nature.

HehasalwaysbeenagreatstudentoftheWordandinhisministryhasbuiltabridgefortheunbeliever
insteadofabarriertothekingdomofGod.

TheangelicencountershavenotbeenhisfirstknowledgeofGoddealingwithhiminaspecialway.
ManytimeshehascometobedinthemorningafterGodhasspokentohimthroughthenighthours
regardingtruthsintheWord,givinghimmanyscripturestobearouttheparticularmessagehewanted
togivehim.

HisconsistencyandstabilityhavecreatedwithinourfourchildrenandmeatrustinGodthatis
unwavering.Hehassufferedthreeheartattacksandoneheartarrest,butthroughitallthepeaceof
Godwasfeltwithinourwholefamily.Godhasgivenusawonderfulheritage.

AlthoughmyhusbandhasmeditatedagreatdealontheWord,heisnotamystic,butveryhumanand
apersonIhavegrowntoloveandtrust.

Godcandoashepleases.Didn'thevisitmanypeopleintheOldandNewTestaments?Heisstillable
todothesameinthesedaysGodistheGodofthesupernaturalwhocandenyit?

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Encounter(Ch.1)

Themostoutstandingandthrillingthingthathasevertakenplaceinmylifehasbeentheangelic
visitationsthathaveoccurredduringthepasttwoyears.

GodmadeitverycleartomethatIamtosharewhathappenedinmylifesoIampassingon
descriptionsofwhatIhaveseen,experiencesIhavehad,andmessagesIhavebeengiven.

GodisilluminatingtruthsoftheBibleinunprecedentedwayspriortothereturnofJesus.Revelations
arebeingbroughtforthinallministriesflowingintheSpirit.Inthisrelation,Godquickenedmyspiritto
John16:1215:"Oh,thereissomuchmoreIwanttotellyou,butyoucan'tunderstanditnow.When
theHolySpirit,whoistruth,comes,heshallguideyouintoalltruth,forhewillnotbepresentinghis
ownideas,butwillbepassingontoyouwhathehasheard.Hewilltellyouaboutthefuture"(TLB).
Jesusspokethesewords.

Ihavewrittentheseencountersandmessageswiththelimitationofmyownhumanunderstanding.In
doingthis,Ihavemadereferencestowhattheangelshavesaid,butnotwiththethoughtofquoting
themverbatim,exceptwhereIhavesostated.Whenyouconsiderthattherehavebeensomefifty
hoursofangelicconversationwhichIhavecondensedwithmyownwordsandunderstandingintothis
singlevolume,youcanperhapsrealizethatIhavereliedonmyhumanabilitytoexpressthesetruths
asIhavecomprehendedthem.Ihavenotaddedto,ortakenawayfromtheWordofGod,butthe
SpirithasopenedmyeyestothingsIhadnotpreviouslyseen,justasherevealstruthstoanybeliever
whosearchestheWord.

AmongthemanyagenciestheSpiritusestoministertousaretheBible,circumstances,otherbelievers
andangels.Hespeaksdirectlytousinmanywaysthroughdreams,visions,andgiftsoftheSpirit,
butalways,itisthesameHolySpiritwhospeakstous."Ourwordsarewisebecausetheyarefrom
God...ButweknowaboutthesethingsbecauseGodhassenthisSpirittotellus,andhisSpirit
searchesoutandshowsusallofGod'sdeepestsecrets"(ICor.2:7,10TLB).

PaulalsoreferredtoreceivingmessagesfromGodwhenhesaid,"YetwhenIamamongmature
ChristiansIdospeakwithwordsofgreatwisdom,butnotthekindthatcomesfromhereonearth,and
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notthekindthatappealstothegreatmenofthisworld,whoaredoomedtofall"(ICor.2:6TLB).
PraiseGodheisstillspeakingtoustoday!

Iknowtherearerisksinvolvedinspeakingofunusualanduncommonexperiencessuchasthese.My
firstreactionwastotrytogetoutofgivingthemessagebroughttomebyanangel.Ivaluedmy
credibilityandfeltitwouldbeshattered.YouwilldiscoverinthesewritingsthatGodhelpedmechange
mymind.

Somehaveaskedwhathashappenedasaresultofthesemessages.Needlesstosay,Ihavenowayof
measuringthetotalimpact,butevidenceaboundsthattheHolySpirit,truetohispromise,hasgiven
wingstothesemessagesandtheyhavecircledtheglobebytapecassettes.Peopleinallpartsofthe
worldhavebeenliberatedbythesefreshtruthsfromGod'sheart.ThousandshaveacceptedChrist.
ThousandsofotherswithwhomIampersonallyacquaintedhadbecomediscouragedandleftthe
ministry.Today,becausetheyhavefoundnewhope,havereturnedtoaplaceofservice.AstheSpirit
accompanyingthesemessagesmadethewordstheywerehearingcomealive,anewdooroffaithhas
openedwidetobelieverseverywhere!

Atthetimeofthiswriting,therehavebeensixteenseparatevisitationsbyangels.(Webmaster'snote
alltotaled,Ibelievetherewere27whenitwasallover.Thefinal9visitsarementionedinthesequel
book,written3yearsafterpastorBucksdeath,"TheManWhoTalkedWithAngels,"byhisdaughter,
SharonWhite).Thoughtheycomeoften,everytwoorthreeweeks,Ihavenot,andcannot,become
accustomedtothem.Thereissuchaholinessandsuchanawesomenessconnectedwitheachvisit,
thateverytimeIseethem,IamremindedoftheeternalandunchangingGodwhohassentthem,his
closenesstous,andhisintenseinterestandlovingconcernforourfamilies.

Eachtimetheangelshavecome,theyhavebroughtamessagefromGodfortheworld.IfIcouldput
thesubstanceofthesemessagesintoonesimplephrase,itwouldhavetobe,"ICARE!"

Asyouread,Iwouldencourageyoutolookbeyondtheencountertothemessage.Howveryimportant
eachonemustbetoGodforhimtosendthemby"special"messenger.Themessagesincludedinthis
bookhavebeengiventomychurchfollowingeachoneoftheencounters.Theyarenotangelic
quotationsassuch,butasharingoftruthsmadereal.

Itmightbeofinteresttoyoutoknowthatduringthetwotofourhourstheyhavestayedeachtime
theyhavecome,therehasnotbeenoneverseofScripturequoted.Instead,alivingpanoramacauses
truthtoliterallycomealiveasitpassesbeforeme.AttimesIhavefoundmyselflivingwhatIwas
seeing.NotoncedidtheyleavewithoutgivingmeBiblereferenceswherethemessagecouldbefound.

Becauseofthenatureofthisbook,somemaylookforreasonstorefusetoaccept...insteadofreasons
whyGodhassentthesemessages.Toothersitmaybeinconflictwithacceptedbeliefs.Thisis
understandable.Godmerelystatedhowthingsreallyare,andmadenoefforttosupportanychosen
positionortheology,butrathertorevealhisdeeploveforaworldthathadlostit'sway,buthasbeen
foundasaresultofthesacrificeofJesus.

Possiblythequestionsaskedmostoftenare,"HowdidithappenthatGodchoseyou?""Wasitthrough
deephungeronyourpart?""Wasitthroughprayerandfasting?"Iwouldhonestlyhavetosay,"Idon't
know!"Ifallshortinalloftheseareas.

Theactivityofangelswillintrigueyou,butGabrielbroughtawordofcautionfromGod:"Donotseek
angels.SeekJesus!Heisfargreaterthananyangels!"

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GoodNewsForYouandYourFamily(Ch.2)

OnthenightofJune18,1978,Iwenttobedatmyusualtimewithnoadvancenoticethatsomething
wasabouttohappenwhichwouldchangemyentirelife!

Aboutthreeo'clockinthemorning,Iwasabruptlyawakenedwhensomeonegraspedmyarmsandsat
merightupinbed!Theroomwasdarkbecausetheshadeswerepulled,buttherewasjustenough
lightfromoutsidesoIcoulddetecttheoutlineofahugebeing.

Tosaytheleast,IwasfrightenedbecausehewassostrongIcouldn'tfreemyselffromhisgrip.My
feardidn'tlast,however,becauseIquicklybecameawareofasupernaturalpresence,anditdidn'ttake
melongtorealizethatthisheavenlybeingwasanangelfromGod.Heconfirmedthis,turnedlooseof
myshoulders,andtoldmenottobeafraid!ThenhetoldmethatGodhadsenthimbecausethe
prayersofGod'speoplehadbeenheard,andhewastodeliverthemessagethattheirprayershadnot
onlybeenheard,buthadbeenanswered!Hallelujah!Iwasn'tdreaming,itwasn'tavisionitwas
somethingvery,veryreal!

Aswecontinuedtalking,hespokesoloudlyIwassurehewasgoingtowakeupmywifewhowas
asleepnexttome.Hedidn't,butIwishhehad!

Mydog,Queenie,comesintoourroomonceinawhilewhenshegetslonesome,andsleepsbesidethe
bed.Shewastherethatnightandwasinterestedineverythingtheangelhadtosay.Shewasright
besidemeandIcouldfeelherheadturningeverywhichwayagainstmylegasfirsttheangelspoke
andthenIanswered!Itwasanunusualvisit!

Itsoundsstrange,andIimaginesomepeoplemightquestionmycredibility.Thisisnotimportant
God'smessageis,andhehadsomethinghewantedmetobringtotheworld!

Thisuniqueconversationlastedfortwosolidhoursastheangelsharedmagnificenttruthsfromthe
WordofGodwithme.HediscussedtheunfoldingplanofGodfortheentireworldandbroughtme
warmfeelingsfromGod'sownheartastotheconcernhehasforpeople.Hisloveforpeopleisso
greatHeisalotmoreinterestedinthemthanHeisinprocedure!HeLOVESpeople!

Theangelgavemeinformationwhichwentinmanydifferentdirections,buttherewasakeynotewhich
theLordemphasizedtomethatfollowedallthewaythrough,andatfirstIwasn'tcertainhowtorelate
thismessageuntilonenightthreeweekslater,hereturned,bringingmorebeautifultruthsfromGodon
thesamesubjects.Iwantedtoseewhathelookedlike,butagainIcouldonlyseetheoutlineofthis
heavenlybeinginthedarknessofourbedroom.

Themorningfollowingthesecondvisit,mywifeaskedmeifwehadanothervisitorduringthenight,
becauseshesaidwhileshedidnothearanything,shewasawareoftherealwarmthofGod'spresence
fillingtheroom.

ThereissomethingsoawesomeaboutGodsendingthesespecialmessengerswithwordsfromheaven
thatIfeelatremendousresponsibilityinsharingthis.Wearelivinginabeautifultimeandagreat
awakeningishappeningthroughouttheworld.AlongwiththegreatmoveoftheHolySpirit,thereare
alsorenewedattacksbytheenemyagainsttheworkofGod.

InanefforttogetatGodandtotrytohurthim,satanicforcesareattackingthehome,whichisthe
closestthingonearthtoGod'sheart.Homesarehurtingandmanytimestheydonotunderstandwhy.
Thisattackismorethanjustanattackonthehomeforeverytimeyoufindanewchapterabouttobe
openedinGod'sgreatwork,youwillfindincreasedsatanicactivity.TheenemiesofGodarefollowinga
practicethatbeganalongtimeago.

Intalkingaboutthesesatanicattacks,theangelbroughttomymindthewaystheenemyfoughtin
timespast.WhenMoseswasbornandtheplanofGodbegantounfoldsothatthechildrenofIsrael
wouldbebroughtoutofthelandofEgypt,Godpreparedasmallchildwhosemotherrecognizedthathe
wasveryspecialandSatanmadeanefforttofightagainstGod'splan.
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Satandidn'tknowwhomGodhadchosen,soheputitintotheheartofthekingtokilleverychildbelow
acertainagesothathecouldgetridoftheonebabywhowasgoingtohaveadefinitepartinthe
unfoldingofGod'splan.

AnothertimewaswhenadecreewasgiveninShushan.Theenemyknewthatthetimewasalmost
hereforthegreatdeliveranceofIsrael,soheworkedthroughtheheartofamannamedHaman.A
decreewentoutthatalloftheJewsweretobeslain.AgaintheenemytriedtostopGod'splan,buthe
didnotsucceed.

WhenJesuswasborn,thegreatestchapterofalltimesbegantounfold.Againthesatanicforcessaid,
"Wehavetostophim.HeisGod'sownSon.Wehavetostopthisdeliverer,butwedon'tknowwhere
heis."Theyinquired,"Whereishe?Whereishegoingtobeborn?"

IfSatancouldhavereadminds,allhewouldhavehadtodowastogototheshepherdsorthewise
menandreadtheirminds,buttheyweren'ttelling!Hediscoveredthegeneralarea,sothatsame
satanicforcewentintooperation.Onceagainallthebabieswerekilled.ButJesuswasn'tthere!

Inourday,thereisabeautifulnewchapterunfoldingasGodisbringingintofocusfamiliesoftheearth.
Heislettingthemknowthathisplanofsalvation,aprincipleheputintooperationyearsandyears
ago,isnotjustaplanforasingleperson.Hereservesaplaceforthewholefamily,buteachmember
mustindividuallybebornagain.

Ithought,"That'sstrangetheology!Thatdoesn'tseemright."ButIdiscoveredthatGodhimselfisthe
onewhostartedthis!ItwasinhisbeautifulplanthathegavetoMosesinthetabernacle.Theangel
broughttomyattentionthefactthatGodwantedthenameofeveryheadofthehouseandhisfamily
includedinthegateofthetabernaclethesilversockets,whichheldtheveilofthetemple,weretobe
madeoutoftheshekelsoftheirredemption.Thesesacrificesofhalfashekelofsilverweremadeby
eachmanasaransomforhissouluntotheLord.Theshekelsweretobemelted,andthegateswereto
hangontheveryfactthatGodhasincludedALLinhisplan.

ThisredemptionplanforthefamilieswassoimportanttoGodthatherequiredeachfamilytogivea
memorialofferingofhalfashekeleveryyearsotheywouldn'tforget.ThisisdiscussedinExodus
30:1216and38:2528.

DoyourememberwhenRahabsavedthespieswhowentintoJericho?Thespies,byinspirationofGod,
said,"Rahab,callyourfamilyheretothishouseandtheywillallbesaved."(Joshua6:1725)God
workedthroughtheonepersonthathehadcontactwithinthathome.Rahabbroughteverymemberof
herfamilythere,andtheywereallsavedbecauseGodcaredfortheentirefamily!

God'splanisafamilyplan.Allofthebeautifultiesofhomeandfamilyareeternal,andyouaregoingto
havejoysuchasyouhaveneverdreamedofwhenyougettoheaven.Gabrielspoketomeoverand
overagainabouttheimportanceoffamiliestoGod,andthatwecantrusthim,eventhoughwecannot
comprehendhowhecanaccomplishafamilyrelationshipinheaven."Howimpossibleitisforusto
understandhisdecisionsandhismethods!"(Romans11:33TLB).

TheenemywantstospoilGod'splanbyhurlingheavyartilleryintothehomes,causinghusbandsto
losefeelingsfortheirwivescausingrestlessnesscausingthingstofallapartcausingchildrenand
parentstohateeachother.ButGodsaysSatanisnotgoingtogetawaywithit!

OneofthemostimpressivethingstheangeltoldmewasthatGodalwayshasabackupplan.God
sayshisworkwillgetdoneevenifhehastocallinsomeoneelsetodoitorhewilldoithimself!

ThisisbeautifullydescribedinthestoryofEsther,whenMordecaicametoherandpropheticallytold
herthatGodhadputherrightthereatthatparticulartimetogetajobdone.Shecouldchoosetodoit
ifshewantedto,andbereallyblessedofGod,butshecouldalsobeconfidentthathisdeliverancewas
notgoingtofailifshedecidednottodoit(Esther4:14).God'splanwillgothroughandhewillraiseup
deliverancefromanothersourceifnecessary.Hewillnotfail!
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Godletmeknowthatevents,whichHehasdecreed,HAVETOHAPPEN!Whenhedecreesit,an
irreversibleforceissetinmotionthatnothingcanstop.ITHASTOHAPPEN!Peoplehehasincludedin
hisunfoldingplanarenotirreversiblystuckwiththatplanforthemselvesunlesstheywanttobe.God
haspredestinedtheevent,butnottheindividuals.Hesaid,"Ifyouwilllinkarmswithme,therewillbe
joyandhappinessinitforyou.IhaveFOREORDAINEDyoutobeapartnerwithmeinthegreatwork
thatIamdoing,butIwillnotholdyoutoit."

Godisatwork!Theenemyisatwork!Thesearethetwoopposingforces,butGodhasalreadydecreed
thatheisthewinner!

ManyChristianshavebeenprayingfortheunsavedlovedonesintheirfamilies.Whentheangel
broughtmethemessagethattheirprayershadalreadybeenanswered,Ithought,"Doesthismean
theyarealreadyALLsaved?""No,Goddoesnotmeanhewillviolatethefreerightofchoicehehas
given,butitmeansthatheisgoingtodoeverythingnecessarytobringpeopletothepointwhereit
willbeeasyforthemtomakethechoicetoservehim.

Ihavehearditsaid,"It'sagoodthingtomakeithardforpeopletocometoGodbecausethatway
theywillappreciateHim."Thatisn'tGod'sway!HewantstomakeitrealeasytocometoHim,andreal
hardtogetaway!Hiswholedesireisforyou.Helovesyou!He'snotlookingforsomereasontocast
youaway.Heislookingforeveryreasontoholdyou!

SinceGodhassaidthatyourprayersarealreadyanswered,thosewhohavelaidtheirlovedones
beforehiminsincerityandinfaithcanstopprayingrightnow!Theangelsaidtheycouldstartpraising
Godrightnow.Heisonthejob,andhasreleasedtheforcestobringaboutcircumstances,whichwould
makeithardforthesepeopletoresistGod.

Thentheangelsaid,"Iamhererightnowleadingagreatbandofangelsinordertocleartheway,to
scattertheenemies,tomoveawaytheroadblocks,andtoletpeopleknowthattheheartofGodis
warmtowardthem."

Hesharedmanybeautifultruthswithme,andonthisparticularvisitashespoketome,Irealizedthe
angelwasthesameonewhohadappearedtoZachariaswithanidenticalmessage,"Yourprayersare
heard!"(Luke1:13).

ThismessagethatGodbroughttomethroughhisangelwasalittlepictureofthebigheartofGodand
whatHeisdoingtoday.TheangeltoldmethatGodwasinterestedinrestoringhomesintothekindof
unitthatwouldpleasehimandthatHecouldbless.Hesaidhisdesirewastorestorecommunication
betweenchildrenandtheirparents,andbreakdownbarriersofhatredsotheycouldbebuddiesand
haveawonderfulfamilyrelationship.

GodshowedHiskeeninterestinfamiliesbyformingthehomebeforehemadethechurch.Hewants
thatsamewonderfulunity,andthatrecognitionofhimself,whichpeopleexpecttofeelonlyinthe
church,toalsobeinthehome.

Hesaid,"Iwantthefatherstofeelthehurtsoftheirfamily.Iwantthechildrentoknowthatwhenthe
enemyattacks,theycanfindastrongarmathomeonwhichtolean.Iwantthemother'sheartstobe
openedandfilledwithcompassionforthekids."IwascertainlyawareofthefactthatGodwas
interestedinfamilies,buttohaveanangeltellmethismadeitmorereal!

HesaidthatGod'spurpose,Hisdesire,andoneofthethingsthathewantstoaccomplishinallthathe
isdoing,istoreachtherebelliouschildren.Hewantstoturntheheartsoffathersandmotherstoward
theirchildren.Hesaid,"Iwanttotakethoserebelliouschildren,thosewhoaredisobedient,andbring
themtoapointofknowinghowcompletemyforgivenessreallyis.Iwantthemtoknowthatwhenthey
obeyme,thereisnotonethingfromthepastagainstthemontheirrecordupinheaven.WhenI
forgive,InotonlyforgetthethingforwhichIhaveforgiventhem,butIevenforgetthatIforgave!

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WhenyoucometoGodthenexttimeandsay,"God,Ihatetokeepcoming,becauseIknowthisisthe
twentiethtimeyouhaveforgivenme,butwillyouforgivemeonceagain?"Hewilllookatyouandsay,
"Whatareyoutalkingabout?Idonothaveanyrecordofthat.Idonothaveanythinginmymemory
aboutthat.AsfarasI'mconcerned,thisisthefirsttimeyouhavecome."Didyouknowthatthisisthe
kindofforgivenessGodhas?

IhaveheardmanymessagesonhowbeautifulitisthatGodjustifiesthegodlypeople,andIthinkthis
iswonderful!ButGodgoesastepfurther,andsays,"IwantyoutocarrythemessagethatIamready
tojustifytheungodly"(Romans4:5).

Thewordjustifymeans"justasthoughithadneverhappened."Godsaid,"Becauseofthesnaresand
theattacksofthedevil,Iwantmypeopletoknowhowcompletethatjustificationreallyis!Iwanttogo
intotheirminds,theirhearts,andintotheirwellbeing.Iwantthemtobeabletolookupintomyface
andknowthattheydonothavetohangtheirheadsandbeashamed,becausewhenIseethem,Isee
themasfirstclassmembersofmyfamily."

HetoldmethatIcouldfindabriefofthismessageinLuke1:17.Thiswasthetimeofanothergreat
unfoldingofachapterinHisplan.IgotoutmyBibletoreadittoseeifitreallysaiditthatway,andlo
andbehold,itsaysitjustthatway.HewasspeakingaboutJohntheBaptistandtheanointingofthe
SpiritandhowJohnwasgoingtogooutanddoGod'swork."Heshallgobeforehiminthespiritand
powerofElias,toturntheheartsofthefatherstothechildren,andthedisobedient(orrebellious)to
thewisdomofthejusttomakereadyapeoplepreparedfortheLord."Hewantedtoletthemknow
experientiallywhatjustificationreallymeans.GodwantsyoutoknowthatheisnotyourenemyHeis
yourfriend!Hedoesn'twanttohurtyouHewantstohelpyou!

ThenheremindedmeofsomethingthathappenedinActs27:20wherePaulwasshipwrecked.Ireally
gotexcitedwhenIreadthis!Aterriblestormcameupandallhopewasgone.Thecrewgaveupin
despair,becausetheyfelttheywouldnotbesaved.But,inverse22,Paulsaid,"Iexhortyoutobeof
goodcheer:forthereshallbenolossofanyman'slifeamongyou,butoftheship."HowdidPaulknow
this?"...FortherestoodbymethisnighttheangelofGod,whoseIam,andwhomIserve,Saying,
Fearnot,PaulthoumustbebroughtbeforeCaesar:(God'splanwasunfolding,andhewasnotgoing
toallowanythinglikeastormtostopthoseplans)and,lo,Godhathgiventheeallthemthatsailwith
thee."

Toyouparents,Godissayingthesamething,"I'mgivingyouallthosewhoaresailingwithyou."

Whenhesaid,"Wherefore,sirs,beofgoodcheer:(I'vegotgoodnewsforyou)forIbelieveGod,that
itshallbeevenasitwastoldme."

Ishallbejustthewaytheangelsaidit!

Paultoldthemtostandby,butmanyofthepeopledidn'tbelievehim.I'msuresomeofthemthought,
"Man,thisguy'shadhallucinations.Wehavebeeninthestormareafortoomanydays."Theyhadseen
menlosetheirmindsbefore,becauseofthestorms.Theysaid,"Wecanhearthegroundunderthe
shipwehavesoundeddown."Sowiththeguiseofthrowingsomeanchorsover,theythrewaboat
over,andweregoingtogetintoit,butPaulsaid,"Youhadbetterobey.Godhasplanstosaveyou,but
youhavetomakethechoiceyourself."Thesoldierscuttheropeandtheboatfellintothewater.

Godstillhadaplan,andhesentahostofangelsandtheytookthebackendoftheship,twisteditoff,
andbrokeitupintolittlepiecessoeveryonewouldhavesomethingtohangonto.Theangelvisitorsaid
thathehadledahostofangelsinatthattimetomakesureeachpersongottoshore.Eachoneofthe
276whoweresavedhadabigangelwatchingoverthem!

Iaskedtheangel,"Wouldn'tithavebeenbetteriftheyhaddrowned,sincetheywereaprettyrough
bunchofcharacters?Theywereprisoners,manyofthemmurderers,andhumansofthelowestkind."
No,thegreatmiraclehappenedbecauseGodwantstosave!Jesusdidn'tcometocondemntheworld,
butthattheworldthroughhimmighthavelife!

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IthinkofthereluctanceIhadindeliveringthefirstmessagethatwasbroughttome.Ididn'tknow
whereitwasgoingtogo!Ididn'tknowwhatitwasgoingtodo!Ihavespenttwentynineyearsinmy
communityendeavoringtoshareChristwiththepeoplethecommunityrecognizesmyministryitis
accepted,andIdidn'twanttodestroytheworkofalifetimeinoneeveningbytellinganexperience
thatwouldcausedefensestorise,andturnpeopleaway.

Theangeltoldmetogivethemessage,butIcouldnot.Iwaitedthreeweeks,andinthemiddleofthe
night,thosesamestronghandsthathadgraspedmyarmsbefore,raisedmeupinbedandsaid,"You
haven'tgiventhatmessage."IknewIwasintrouble!Iwasstillreluctant,soIaskedtheangel,"Since
youarehere,whydon'tIintroduceyoutothepeopleandletyougivethemessagetothem?"He
repliedthatGodwouldnotpermithimto,soIhadtogiveitmyself.

IwasespeciallycautiouswhenIgavethismessageinchurchbecausetheangelwasthere,making
sureIgavetheentiremessage.Hesaid,"EventhoughIwillnotgivethemessagetothecongregation,
IwantyoutoknowthatIamhere,andIhavemywholearmyofangelswithmerightnow."Itreally
excitedmetoknowthatangelswereintheservice!Thenhesaidthereweremoreangelstherethat
nightthanpeople!HowIwishwecouldhavecrystallizedthemtomakethemvisible.

BecauseGodisrapidlymovingforwardtoaccomplishHisplanonschedule,Satanisalsoworkinghard.
HewantstospoilwhatGodisdoing,butGodsaidheisnotgoingtosucceed.

InNumbers10:35wereadthatwhenthecloudmoved,andthearkandthepeoplewerereadyto
moveahead,Mosessaid,"Riseup,Lord,andletyourenemiesbescattered."Godshowedhimwhento
sayit.Therewerealotofenemieslurkingalongtheway,andwhenMosesgavethesignal,theangelic
hostsofheavenswungintoactionandswoopedoutacrosstheareawhereMosesandtheIsraelites
wouldbetraveling,clearingthewayofallenemies,whetherspiritualorphysical.

DidyouknowthatyouareonGod'sspeciallistbecausesomebodyinyourfamilylovesJesusandthey
areaskingGodtosaveyou?Evenifyouhavenotyetgivenhimyourlife,ahostofangelshasalready
come!Hehasalreadygiventhecry,"Enemiesbescattered!"Thereareangelsworkingtobringyouout
oftheenemycampintoGod'ssafety.TheyarepushingthingsoutofthewaybecauseGodsaidthat
youarehighlyfavored.

IfyouhavebeenprayingforafamilymemberwhodoesnotknowtheLord,andhavesincerelylaid
themonthealtar,stoppesteringthem!Quitpreachingatthem!They'regettingenoughpushingand
pullingrightnowfromtheangels,andtheHolySpiritisdoingathoroughjobofpreachingtothem.

Oneofthebigangelswholatertalkedtomesaidhewasthesameonewhowasstandingbeside
JoshuawhenJoshuasaid,"Areyouonourside,ortheenemies'side?"Theangelreplied,"Youare
wrongonbothaccounts,butIhavecomeastheleaderofanotherarmyandwearetakingourorders
fromheaven.YourGod,whoisgivingthoseorders,knowswhattheneedsare(Joshua5:1315)."

There'sanarmyatworkrightnow.Wherevermenandwomenhonestlylaytheirlovedonesoutbefore
God,thosenamesarewrittenonaveryspeciallist.ThisdoesnotmeanthatGodisgoingtostoponly
withthosefamiliesGodisreachingpeopleanddrawingtheminfromallwalksoflife.

InPsalm89:3337wereadaboutthatveryspeciallistwhereGodsaidHewouldmakeaneverlasting
covenantwithus,eventhesuremerciesofDavid.ThenHetellsuswhatthesuremerciesofDavidare,
thatifyourchildrendriftawayfromGod,theyaregoingtogetintotrouble."ThenwillIvisittheir
transgressionwiththerod,andtheiriniquitywithstripes"(Ps.89:32).

Theyaregoingtohavearoughtime,butnevertheless,becauseImadeapromisetoyou,"myloving
kindnesswillInotutterlytakefromhim,norsuffermyfaithfulnesstofail."(Ps.89:33).Heisgoingto
stayrightonthem,encouragingthemtocomebacktohisfamily.

Ididn'taskthisangeltoidentifyhimself,ortogiveanycredentials.But,hesaid,"Tosetyourmindat
easeastotheauthenticityofthisvisit,toeraseanydoubtsfromyourmind,Iwanttogiveyousome
scripturereferenceswhereIamreferredtoinGod'sWord,andit'ssettledthere!"andthatiswhathe
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did!HewastheangelwhowaswithZacharias,withPaulattheshipwreck,withMosestoscatterthe
enemies,andwithJoshua.

AgaintodayIcanhearthebattlecry,"Riseup,Lord.Letyourenemiesbescattered,"andalreadythe
angelshavemovedoutforaction!

WhenIgavethisfirstmessagetomychurch,GodgavemeaconfirmationthatitwasfromHim!
SomeonetookthetapeofGOODNEWSandgaveittoafriendwhowasvisitingherefromCanada.
Abouttwoo'clockoneSaturdaymorning,mywifeansweredthephoneandasshehandedittome
said,"SomeoneisreallycryingandIcan'tmakesenseoutofhim."Itoldthemanontheotherendof
thelinetotakeiteasysoIcouldunderstandhim.Hesaid,"I'muphereinCanada,andsomebody
broughtmeatapeofyours.Abunchofusdecidedwewouldhaveabigpartytonight,andhavealotof
funlaughingatsomeonewhowastalkingaboutangels.

"Wethoughtthiswouldbethefunniestthingever,soweallgottogetherandwenttothesaloon.We
gotourjugsofbeerandsataroundthetable.Weweregoingtoplaythetapeoverandoverandjust
haveabigtimelaughing!Wethoughtitwouldbearealblast!Weturnedthetaperecorderon,but
noneofustouchedourbeer!Inaboutfiveminutes,afewofusstartedcrying.Therewereseventeen
ofustogetherinthesaloon."Weplayeditoverthreetimesandsomeonesaid,'Whatarewegoingto
do,we'vegottodosomething!'"Theycouldn'tfigureoutwhattodo.Itwasliketheywereinadaze.
Finallyoneofthemsaid,"Whydon'twecallhimthatpastor."Sotheycalledtheoperatorandgotmy
number.Whenherelatedthestoryaboutlisteningtothetape,hepleadinglyaskedme,"Whatarewe
goingtodo?"Isaid,"GodhasfollowedthattapetoCanadawithhisangels,andhewantsyoutoturn
yourlifeovertohim.Justslipyourhandintohisrightnow."Afterthemanprayedwithmeoverthe
telephone,hesaid,"Mylifeisbeginningrighttoday.I'mgoingbackandtellthoseothersixteenwhatto
doandgetthemalltoturntheirlivesovertoGod!"Hallelujah!

Ihadsixcallsthefirstweek,whichconfirmedtomethatthismessagewasfromGodandthatIwasto
shareitwiththeworld.NotoneoftheindividualswhocalledmeknewwhoIwas,andnoneofthem
hadheardthetapeexceptthemanfromCanada.

Anothertimethephonerangearlyonemorning,anditwasamancallingfromWyoming.Hesaid,"I
feellikeanidiot.Idon'tknowwhatI'mcallingyoufor.""Well,whatareyoucallingmefor,wakingme
upinthemiddleofthenightlikethis?""Youmaynotbelievethis,buttonightIheardaloudvoicesay,
'CallPastorBuckinBoise,Idaho.'"Hesaidhethoughthewaslosinghismindsoheignoredtheorder
andinafewminutesheheardthatsamevoiceagainsaywithgreatauthority,"Iwantyoutocall
PastorBuckinBoise,Idaho!"Therewassomuchpressureonhim,hefinallycalledtheoperatortosee
iftherewasaPastorBuckinBoise,Idaho.Hesaid,"Theygavemeyournumber,sohereIam.Idon't
knowwhatIcalledyoufor,butIwastoldtocallyou,sohereIam."IKNEWTHEANGELSHADBEEN
BUSY!"Iknowwhyyoucalled,"Isaid,andledhimtotheLord.ThenIaskedhim,"Istheresomeonein
yourfamily,arelativeperhaps,whoknowsGod?""Ihavea"nutty"sisterwhoknowsGod,orsaysshe
knowshim.I'vebeenlisteningtoher,butIdidn'tbelieveher!""Becauseofthisnuttysister,youare
highlyfavoredofGod.Godmadeapromisethathewasgoingtostayrightonyouandhedidn'tletup
untilyouweresaved!"

Itwasarealjoywhenanothermanstoppedbywhohadbeentroubledabouthissisterwhodidn'tknow
theLord.Whenheheardaboutangelsgoingouttobringpeopletotheoneswhowouldminister
salvationtothem,hegotdownonhiskneesandsaid,"Lord,I'mgoingtolaymysisterandmyfamily
outbeforeyou,andI'mgoingtopraiseyouforwhatyouaregoingtodo."Thatveryweekhissister
foundJesusasherSaviorandLord,andnowGodisworkingontherestofthemembersofthefamily.

Reportsarecominginfromalloverthattheseangelsarebringingpeopletotheplacewheretheycan
makeadecisionforChrist.God'smessagesandhissalvationaresnowballingaroundtheworld.The
angelreemphasizedthefacttomethattheseministeringangelswereoutworkingandbringingpeople
tothosewhowouldministersalvationtothem.Againheemphasizedthefactthatwemustprepare
ourselvesandbealerttohelpthosewhowillcometous.Thenhesaid,"Youhaveacceptedthe
teachingthatJesusisthedoorandtheway.Youarebringingpeopletothedoor,"hesaid,"butGod

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wantsyoutoknowthatyouarealsoadoor."WhenJesussaid,"AsmyFathersentme,sosendIyou,"
hedispatchedusexactlyasheis.WeareadoortoChrist,andheisthedoortoGod.

Jesussaid,"Verily,verily,Isayuntoyou,Hethatbelievethonme,theworksthatIdoshallhedoalso
andgreaterworksthantheseshallhedobecauseIgountomyFather"(John14:12).Hehasnotonly
givenustheHolySpirit,buthegaveushisjobtodo!

Jesus,asahumanchannelofGod,wasthedoorthroughwhichpeoplefoundGod."AndChristbecame
ahumanbeingandlivedhereonearthamongus..."(John1:14TLB).Peoplewhocan'tfindJesusin
thisworldcanfindus!Todaymanypeoplearegoingoutandbecomingadoor,orachannel,through
whichothersarefindingChristastheirSavior.

Jesussaid,"Iamthelightoftheworld,"inJohn8:12,andinMatthew5:14hesaid,"Yearethelightof
theworld."Thisdoesnotgivedeitytoman,becausewearenotJesus,butwearethehumandoors
and"thelightoftheworld"whichheusesonthisearth!Hewantsustotakethissamekindof
authoritythattheseangelsaretakingandnotlistentoanyone'sobjectionswhentheycometous.

AstheSpiritdrawsandcallspeople,theyoftenrefusetolisten,andstrenuouslyobject,buttheangels
don'tlisten.TheyhaveorderstobringpeopletoapointofeitheracceptingorrejectingJesus.Ifthey
refuse,theangelsstartthecycleoveragain,andagain,andagainasdirectedbytheSpirit.

NoteveryonewhocomesyourwaywillbebroughtbytheSpirit,butGodwantsyoutobesensitive
enoughtohearthewordstheyaresaying,orsensetheirdiscouragement.Wearetoletthemknowthe
angelsareatworkandtheycannotdisposeofthemjustbyturningawayandrefusingtolisten.Ifthey
do,theangelswillstartthecyclerightoveragain!Andiftheyrefuseagain,theangelswillstartonce
more.Angelsdonotgetdiscouraged.Theyaretakingalltheirordersfromheaven.PraiseGod!

WecanspeakinJesus'namebecausewehaveHisauthority.Whensomeonesincerelysays,"Jesus,I
acceptyou,"itisourresponsibilitytoletthemknowthatGodhasacceptedthem.Godhasgivenusthis
authoritythroughJesus.Wearehisrepresentatives!Wecansaythis,becauseGodwillbackusupin
everythingwedothatisaccordingtohisWord."Whosoeveryoufree,"hesaid,"Iamgoingtofree."

God'sGoodNewsforyoutodayisthatGodisvitallyinterestedineachpersonandinfamilies,andthat
heisevensendingangelicmessengerstobringthosewhoareawayfromhimintohisownfamily.He
reallylovespeople!

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MinistryofAngels(Ch.3)

Throughtheinspiringmessagesbroughtbyangels,theLordhasgivenmesomebeautifulinsightsthat
Icouldneverhavelearnedbyintensivestudy.WhenGodbroughttheseexcitingtruthstome,hedid
notsay,"Seeifyoucantailorthesetofitintoyourdoctrinalconcepts.Seeifyoucanfitthemintothe
positionyouhavechosen."Hedoesn'tevenactlikeheknowsofanypositions!Hejustsaid,"Thisis
whatisgoingtohappen!"

IntheawesomenessofthepresenceofGod'sangels,IhaveoftenfeltlikeMary,whosaid,"May
everythingyousaidcometrue"(Luke1:38TLB).WhenPaulsaid,"...Therestoodbymethisnightthe
angelofGod,whoseIam,andwhomIserve"(Acts27:23),heknewitwouldcometopass!Inthe
sameway,IKNOWthatthesemessagesthathavecomefromGodsheartarecontinuallyrobbinghell
ofitsfutureinhabitants.

Thesetruthsarevitalandreal!Themerepresenceofthesemagnificentangelicbeings,whocomeright
fromthethroneofGodissoawesomeIcouldnevercriticizeanypersonforfallingflatonhisface
beforeone!IwouldnotevencriticizethosefewpeopleintheBiblewhohadadesiretoworshipthem,
eventhoughtheydidnot!

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Theseangelshavemadesimple,basictruthsbecomealiveandrealtome!Theyhavehighlighted,and
broughtintofocus,certainscriptureswhichcouldneverhavebeenopenedtomeanyotherway.These
aresimpleBibleprinciplesthatGodhasallowedmetoviewthroughhiseyes,butIcertainlydidnot
bypasstheBibleinordertoseethem.Godputthemtherealongtimeago,butscalesonourspiritual
eyeshavepreventedusfromseeingthem.

TheWordofGodhassupportedeverytruththeseangelicbeingshavemaderealtome.Afterthese
gloriousrevelations,difficulttruthsbecomesimple!HowcouldIhavemissedthemallthistime?They
aresoplainandsobeautiful,andeveryoneofthesemessageshighlightsthesacrificeofJesus,forthe
angelsNEVERspeakofGod'seternalplanwithoutmentioninghisdeath.It'salwaysinthemessage,
somewhere,thatbeautiful,completesacrificeofJesus!

Ispentsometimemusingaboutthesethings.Youcanwellunderstandthatyoucannotclosethedoor
toanoverwhelmingexperiencelikethis,takeitoutofyourmindandsay,"Well,now,that'sthat!Igot
themessage!I'vehadthisexperience,andnowwewillmoveontothenextphase!"

Itistotallyimpossible!Theawesomenessoftheexperience,andtheoverwhelmingpresenceofGod,
arethingsIcannotputoutofmymindevenwhenIclosemyeyesatnight.Becauseoftheseangelic
visits,thereisasubconsciousawarenessofGod,hispresence,andhisrealityatalltimes.Oneofthe
greatestthingstomeaboutthesevisitationshasbeenthefactthattheyhaveletpeopleknowthatGod
lives,andhehasn'tforgottenthem.

IdonotknowifIwilleverhaveanotherangelicvisit.However,thesevisitshavehadenoughimpacton
mylifethatnothingonthisearth,oreveninheaven,couldtakewhatthishasdonefrommyheartand
mymind!Godispreparingpeople,andinhispreparation,heisreadyingus,Ifeel,forthereturnof
Christ!Heispreparingus,liberatingusfromfearsandbondages,andgivinguspowertobe,andthen
powertodo!Godisonthemove!

Inspiteofthefactthathewantsustokeepoureyesonthemessage,andnotonthemessenger,we
cannotignorethemessenger.AfeelingofawesurroundsmewhenIeventhinkaboutGod'sgoodness
inbringingmessagestohispeoplebyangelicbeings.

AsIlookatanangelandhearhimsaythatGodcaresaboutus,Irealizeitisn'tjusttheangelwho
standsthere.ItisGodhimselfwhocaresenoughtobringthismessagetoourhearts.

Attimestherearethingswhichsoundalittlehumorousintheministryofangelsandtheworktheydo,
butthereisalwaysatremendousfeelingofawesurroundingthembecausetheycomedirectlyfromthe
presenceofGod,andhisglorycomeswiththem.

Iftherehadonlybeenonevisit,Iwouldhavebeencompletelycontentbecauseitisanexperienceofa
lifetime.However,severalweeksaftertheoriginalencounter,theangelsvisitedmeforthesecond
time,reinforcingtheoriginalmessagegiventome.Itdidn'tevenstopthere,andaboutfiveweeks
later,justafterIhadgonetobed,Inoticedabluishglowcomingfromthestaircase.Iknewitwastoo
dimtobethelightforthestaircase,soIthoughtthatpossiblyIhadleftalightoninoneofthe
downstairsrooms.Igotup,andstarteddowntoturnthelightoff.

Iwashalfwaydownthestairswhenthelightflippedon!Standingbeforemeweretwoofthelargest
menIhadeverseeninmylife!Iwasshocked!Iwasn'texactlyfrightened,buttherewassucha
radiationofdivinepowerwhichcomesfromthemdwellinginthebrightnessofGod'spresence,thatI
couldnotstandup!MykneesbuckledandIstartedtofall!Oneofthesehugebeingsreachedout,took
holdofme,andmystrengthreturned!

HeverysimplytoldmehewastheangelGabriel!Iwasstunned!CouldthisbethesameGabrielIhad
readaboutintheBible?Theimpactsofthefirstvisitswerefarlessawesomethannow,becausehere
hestood,asclearlyvisibleasanyearthlyman,andintroducedhimselfastheangelGabriel!Itis
impossibletodescribemyfeelingsofaweandwonder!Thenheintroducedmetothesecondangel
whosenamewasChroni!Chroni?That'sapeculiarname.Ineverheardofthat!WhynotMahalaleel,or
Tubalcain,orShadrach,MeshachorAbednego,Asyncritus,Phlegon,Philologus,Sosipater,or
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Onesiphorus?Ihadneverthoughtofalltheangelshavingnames,andasitturnedout,allhaving
differentAPPEARANCES!

IaskedGabriel,"Whyarethetwoofyouhere?"HemerelysaidthattheHolySpirithadsentthem,and
thenGabrielimmediatelybegantellingmesomebeautifultruths.

Theologically,IknewthattheHolySpiritwaseverywhereatonce,butittookonnewmeaningwhenhe
toldmethattheHolySpiritconstantlymonitorsthewholeearthandpicksupsignalsfromeverywhere
atonce.Heevenhearsabirdasitfallstotheground,whereveritis!Hehearsthesoftestfootsteps,
andhecares!"TheLordisstillinhisholytemplehestillrulesfromheaven.Hecloselywatches
everythingthathappenshereonearth"(Psalm11:4TLB).

Hesaidthatinseeingwhatishappeningthroughoutthewholeearth,hedetectedamassivebuildupof
satanicforceswhowereplanningtoattackme.TheSpiritnotonlymonitors,butsendsoutorders,so
atGod'scommand,theangelswererighthereinBoise,Idaho,todefeattheenemy!

IwasalittleconcernedbecauseIdidn'twantthemstandingaroundiftheenemywasgoingtoattack(I
wantedthemtobeoutfighting!)buthesaid,"Wehavealreadyfinishedthejob!"

Iaskedhimiftheynormallycomeinanswertoacallforhelp."No,"hereplied,"iftheSpiritwaited
untilyouknewaboutanattack,youwouldalreadybeintrouble!Thisisnotanythingunusual.Weare
constantlyholdingbacktheenemyandputtingthemtoflight!"

Thenheaskedmetolookoutthewindow.Ilooked,andtherewereaboutahundredofthesebig
WARRINGangelsstandinginthedriveway.Theyhadalreadyfinishedtheirjobanwerejustcasually
talkingwitheachother!ItgavemearealgoodfeelingtoknowthatGodhaswaysandmeansoftaking
careofhispeople!

Gabrielspoketomeabouttheenormityofthespiritofiniquitythatisworkingovertimeintheworld
today.ThereisasinisterattemptbydeceivingspiritstogetGod'speoplesidetrackedfromtheliving
Christ.Hewantstobealiving,pulsatingpersontoeveryoneofus,butbecauseoftheseenemyforces,
somepeoplehavetakentheireyesoffofJesusandstartedlookingtoteachers.Someoftheseteachers
dissectandcategorizetheBibleuntilitlosesitslife.Gabrielsaid,"ReadtheWord,feedonit,letit
becometheLivingWordtoyou,notjustcolumnsoftruthsandopinionsofmen."HereferredtoChrist
beingknownasablackboardChrist,adiagrammedChrist,aprintedChrist,orevenasaflannelgraph
Christ.HesaidthatJesuswantstobeknownastheLivingChrist,comingoutthepagesoftheBibleto
us!Hallelujah!

Ifeltthismessagewasreallyneeded!Headdedthatthoughstudysoundsspiritual,somepeoplewould
alwaysbelearning,andneverdoing,becausebythetimetheyacquiredknowledgeofonetypeofa
studyordoctrine,itwasoutofdateandtheyhadtostartalloveragain!Hesaid,"FeedontheWord."
Herepeated,"FeedontheWord!"Don'tsettleforthedissectedWordtornintolittlebitsandanalyzed
bysections.KeepittheLivingWord!ThisisexcitingbecausethereisnosubstituteforJesusWITHyou
andINyou!

Hetoldmeaboutdifferenttypesofangels,suchaspraiseangels,worshipangels,ministeringangels,
andwarringangels.Regardlessoftheirfunction,theirhighestpurposeistoEXALTthenameofJesus!
Whenthatnamesoundsinheavenorhereonearth,theyfallfacedownandworshiphimbecauseheis
soexalted!

OnenightwhileGabrielandChroniweretakingtome,theresuddenlyappearedabluishshaftofpure
lightabouteighteeninchesindiameterfromtheceilingtothefloorofourstudyroom.Theinstantthe
lightappeared,bothangelsfellprostrateonthefloor.Theystayedinapronepositionforatleastfive
minuteswithoutasinglemotionorsound.Ididn'tknowwhattodo,soIfellonmyhandsandknees
andworshippedGod.Theynevertoldmewhatthiswas,butIfeelthatjustasabrightlightappeared
toSaulontheroadtoDamascus,thisalsocouldhavebeenanappearanceofJesusintheformofa
brightlight.Itwasawesometome!

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SomeoftheuniqueexperiencesGodhasblessedmewitharesounbelievablefromourhuman
viewpointthatIamoftenhesitanttosharethempublicly.Hereisoneofthem:Duringavisitonenight,
GabrielsaidthatGodhadsentmealittlegiftformystrengthandenergyashehandedmearound
waferapproximatelyfiveinchesindiameterand5/8inchthick,thatlookedlikebread.Heinstructed
metoeatitsoIdid.Ithadthetasteofhoney.WhenIfinishedthebread,hegavemeasilverlike
ladlefilledwithwhatappearedtobewater.Idrankeverydropofit,andanoverwhelmingdesireto
praiseandworshipGodinstantlycameoverme.RiversofpraisebilloweduptoGod,bubblingupoutof
myinnermostbeing,andfordaysafterIdrankthisliquid,therewasasensationof"fizzing"insideof
myveins.Whatanindescribablypleasantandexhilaratingfeelingitwas!Theeffectswereastounding
becausethefirstdayafterIatethewaferanddrankthewater,ILOSTFIVEPOUNDS!TheseconddayI
LOSTANOTHERFIVEPOUNDS!ThethirdandfourthdaysANOTHERFIVEPOUNDSEACHDAY!Thenit
taperedofftoaboutapoundaday.Ihadanexcessof"flab,"andthatisallgonenow.WhenIjogged
priortothis,Iquicklybecamewinded,butnowIhavenobreathshortageatall.Mystrengthand
staminahavebeenfantastic!

PraiseGodforhiseverlastingWord,theBible,whichisourstabilizationpointforallthings,because
thereisastoryintheBibleofthetimewhenElijahwasweakfromhunger,andGoddispatchedan
angeltobringhimsomethingtoeat.Afterthat,hewentforfortydaysandnightswithoutfood!God's
Wordisconstantlybeingconfirmedbythefulfillingofscripturesthroughactivitiesonearthtodaynot
unlikethosethathaveoccurredthroughoutGodsentireplan.

AnotherofthemanybeautifultruthsGodgavemethroughthemouthoftheangelGabrielwasthat
everythingGodhaspromisedisalreadycompletedasfarasGod'sbookinheavenisconcerned.This
statementwasverydifficultformetounderstand,soGabrieltookapencilwhichIheldinmyhand,
anddrewaroughsketchofthepictureframe.

EverythingGodhaspromisediscompletedinthispicture.But,hesaid,"Hereisatinylittlespot
representingthingsuncleartoyouthingsnotyetcomplete.Youoftenspendyourtimelookingat
thesethingsuntilthetinyspotexpandsoutwardandfillstheframe,andtotallyhideswhatGodhas
done.IfyoulooktoJesusinsteadoftheproblem,youwillseethecompletepicture."InIs.43:2the
Lordsaid,"Whenyougothroughdeepwatersandgreattrouble,Iwillbewithyou."Ifyoulookatthe
watersoftrouble,itwillhidethepicture,butifyoulooktoJesus,thatlittlepiecethatlookssoominous
toyouhastoshrinkbackintoplaceandthenyouwillseethewholepicturecompletewitheverything
thatGodpromised.

ManypeoplehaveaskedmeifGabrielhadsaidanythingaboutthereturnofChrist.Hehadn't,soI
askedhimifhecouldtellmeanythingaboutit.HerepliedthatJesusisreturning,butthetimeis
somethingthatGodhasreservedinhisownknowledge.Gabrielhasaccesstothetimetableon
everythingelsethathasbeenpredicted,butGodhaskeptthisparticularsecrettohimself.Thenhe
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saidtome,"Icantellyouthis:therehasneverbeensuchexcitementandactivityinthecourtsof
heavensinceJesuscamethefirsttimeasthereisrightnow!"Hallelujah!

TheseangelsspokeinaheavenlylanguageandwereconstantlypickingupmessagesfromtheSpirit.
Oftenwhentheywouldpickupreports,theywouldlaughandbecomeextremelyhappy.Obviously,
thesewerereportsofgreatvictoriesthattheywerecelebrating.

AsGabrielwastalkingwithme,Chroni,theotherangel,playedwithQueenie,ticklingherears,getting
heronherbackandhavingfunwithher.Queenielappeditup!IwishshecouldtalkbecauseIwould
liketoknowwhatherimpressionswere.Shehashadtherareexperienceforadog,andactedas
thoughshethoughtitwasreallygreat!

Gabrielwenttothedoorandreachedfortheknob.Hesaidhehadtoleavebecauseofanurgentcallof
theSpirit,buthesaid,"IhaveaskedChronitostayherewithyouduringthistimewhileIamgone.I'll
bebackshortly."Itwassostrange,becausewhileIWASLOOKINGATHIM,HEJUSTVANISHEDINTO
THINAIR.Therewasnoflash,nosounds,nonothing.Hejustdisappeared!OneminuteIwastalking
withaverysolid,muscularindividual,andthenextinstanttherewasnothing!AllIcouldseewasthe
placewherehehadbeenstanding!Hehadcompletelyvanished!

Everyoneseemstobeinterestedinknowingsomethingaboutthephysicalappearanceofangels.No
twoofthemlookalike!Theyaredifferentsizes,havedifferenthairstyles,andcompletelydifferent
appearances.Chronihasahairdomuchlikemanymenhavetoday,andhelooksabouttwentyfive
yearsold.Idonotknowwhathewouldweighinearthlypounds,butmyguesswouldbecloseto400
pounds.Heishuge,sevenormorefeetinheight,andoftenwearsabrownpullovershirtandis
casually,butneatlydressedinloosefittingtrousers.Hisshirtlacesatthetopwithwhatlookslikea
shoelace.Gabrieloftenappearsinashimmeringwhitetunicwitharadiantgoldbeltaboutfiveinches
wide,whitetrousersandhighlypolished,bronzecoloredshoes.Hishairisthecolorofgold!Thereason
fortheblueglowIhadseenearlierwasthattheirentireclothingwasradiant,withaniridescentglow!
Theirskinalsohadaglow!AndthoseeyesIwouldrecognizethemanywhere!Theywerelikeballsof
fire,buttherewassuchwarmcompassionyoucouldactuallyfeelitintheirgaze!Itseemedasthough
theylookedrightthroughme!IunderstoodwhatJohnmeanthedescribedhismeetingwithJesusin
thefirstchapterofRevelationwherehesaidhiseyeswerelike"flamesoffire."Thereissomething
aboutbeinginthepresenceofGodthatcreatesagloworshine.WhenMoseswaswithGodforjust
fortydaysandfortynights,theyhadtoputaveiloverhisfacebecauseitshonesomuchwhenhe
camedownoutofthemountainthattheycouldnotlookathim!WhenMosesandElijahcamedownto
themountdirectlyfromheavenandtalkedwithJesus,thedisciplessaidtheyhad"glistening"
garments.Theyliterallyshone!

Duringonevisit,ChronisaidthatGodhadgivenhimpermissiontoanswerquestionsthatImighthave.
IwassoovercomeIreallydidn'tknowwhattoaskhim!Ifeltatremendousawe,andyettherewas
greatjoyinhispresence.Ifinallymusteredupsomecourageandsaid,"Ihaveoftenwonderedwhat
angelsdoinbetweenthetimesoftheirknownappearances.Threeorfourhundredyearswentbyin
theBiblewithoutonewordhavingbeenwrittenaboutangels.Howdoyoukeepfromgettingbored?"
HelookedverypuzzledwhenIaskedhimthisquestion.Thenheansweredwiththedeepest,richest
voiceIhaveeverheard,"ThoseappearancesmentionedintheBiblewerejustthetimeswhentheLord
openedtheeyesofpeoplesotheycouldseeus.Becausetherearealwayspeoplearoundforustotake
careof,wearebusyALLthetime."Angelsarebeingsofeternity.Timemeansnothingtothem!Age
meansnothingtothem!

WetalkedaboutdifferentsubjectsthanthoseIhaddiscussedwithGabriel,andthesepertainedmostly
totheirwork.Hetoldmeaboutanotherresponsibilityangelshave,andthatistotakecareofthe
wickedandungodlypeople.Hesaid,"YoucannevercomprehendthedepthofGod'slovebecauseitis
toogreat!"ItissoamazingtoseehowpeoplecancurseandhateGodandturntheirbacksonhim,and
yetGod'sarmskeepreachingoutbecausehelovesthemsomuch.IaskedChronitotellmeabout
someofhismostinterestingexperiences.Oneofthemostexcitinghappeningsremindedmeofhowold
hemustbe,sinceangelswerecreatedbeforetheearthwasformed.Itconcernedthetimewhenhe
helpedleadthechildrenofIsraeloutofthelandofEgypt.Hesaid,"Godgaveustherighttopunishthe
EgyptiansandtouseanyofGod'sweapons.Wethrewlighteningboltsatthem!Wepulledthewheels
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offtheircarts!"Hedidn'tactuallysayitwasfun,buthedidsayitwasfixedinhismindbecauseofthe
greatdeliveranceofIsraelwhentheseawaspushedback.Hetoldmeofanotherinterestingevent
whenIsraelwasonaforcedmarch."ThemenofGibeonhurriedlysentmessengerstoJoshuaatGilgal.
'Comeandhelpyourservants!'theydemanded.'Comequicklyandsaveus!'Forallthekingsofthe
Amoriteswholiveinthehillsareherewiththeirarmies.'SoJoshuaandtheIsraeliarmyleftGilgaland
wenttorescueGibeon.'Don'tbeafraidofthem,'theLordsaidtoJoshua,'fortheyarealready
defeated!Ihavegiventhemtoyoutodestroy.Notasingleoneofthemwillbeabletostandupto
you'"(Joshua10:58TLB).GodhaddecreedthatIsraelwouldhavethevictory,sotheyhadtohave
thevictory,buttheyweretootiredtofight!Chronisaidtheangelshadorderstointervene,butnotto
interferewithwhatGodwasdoinginman'snormalcourseoflife.Theyhadaterrificexperiencewhena
groupofthewarringangelsmadehugeiceballsandthrewthemdownontopoftheenemyforces!"
"Anditcametopass,astheyfledfrombeforeIsrael,andwereinthegoingdowntoBethhoron,that
theLordcastdowngreatstonesfromheavenuponthemuntoAzekah,andtheydied:theyweremore
whichdiedwithhailstonesthantheywhomthechildrenofIsraelslewwiththesword"(Joshua10:11).

Angelicbeingsarecontinuallyministeringtopeopleinmanywaysinthesepresentdays.Manyseeming
coincidencesarereallyangelsonthejob!Wehaven'tfullyrealizedGod'suseofheavenlyhoststoget
hisjobdonebecauseofourlimitedinformationconcerningangels.GodletPaulseethepowerofthese
forces,andalsoDavid,whospokeofthetremendousnumbersofangelsandthegreatnessoftheir
power.PaulsaideveryoneofthemissentforthofGodtoministerforthosewhoshallbeheirsof
salvation(Hebrews1:14).

Godcertainlydoesn'twantustoworshipangels,buthedoeswantustobeawareofthemandtheir
importanceinourlivestoday.TheyarenotjuststoriesintheBibletheyareliving,activebeings
workingforGodintheunfoldingofhismightyeternalplan.GabrielalsotoldmethatGodsaidmany
peoplewould"fantasize"andreport,"Isawanangelhere,Isawanangelthere."Hesaidthiswouldbe
normalbecauseofhumanimagination,andbecauseofsinceredesiretowitnesswhatGodisdoing
throughangels,but,hecontinued,"Therewillbedefinitetimeswhenpeople'seyeswillbeopenedand
theywillseerealangels,notjustfigmentsoftheirimaginations."HealsosaidthatGodandtheangelic
forceswerejustasneartopeoplewhodonotseethemastothosewhoactuallydo!

IamgladtheLordhasallowedmetoliveinsuchanexcitingday!Thesearethebestdaysofall
history!Thingsmightlookdarkinsomeareas,butwhenyouprojectJesusoverthem,theylooklight.
Hetellsus,"Thewholeearthisfilledwithhisglory!"

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MyVisittotheThroneRoom(Ch.4)

OneSaturdaynightinJanuaryof1977,atabout10:30PM,Iwasseatedatmydesk,meditating,
praying,andpreparingmyheartforSunday.Ihadmyheaddownonmyarmatthedesk,when
suddenly,withoutanywarning,Iwastakenrightoutofthatroom!

Iheardavoicesay:"ComewithmeintotheThroneRoomwherethesecretsoftheuniversearekept!"
Ididn'thavetimetoanswerspacemeansnothingtoGod!Itwaslikeasnapofthefingersboom
andIwasrightthere!OnlythendidIrecognizethatthevoiceIhadheardspeakingtomewasthe
voiceoftheAlmightyGod!

Iwasnervous,andGodtoldmetorelax.Hesaid,"Youcan'tproveanythingtome,becauseIalready
knowyou.IbegantorelaxeventhoughitwassoawesomeIhaddifficultycomprehendingwhatwas
happening.

Hecamerighttothepointandsaid,"Iwanttogiveyou(andthisisHISexpression)an'overlay'of
truth."Inasplitsecondofeternity,wewentfromGenesistoRevelation,lookingfirstatGod'splanfor
hispeople.ThroughouttheentireBible,Goddiscussedhischaracter,statingIwilldonothinginconflict
withmynatureormycharacter.Myplanforyouisgoodanditwillbeaccomplished."

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HereferredmetoJeremiah29:11,"ForIknowthethoughtsthatIthinktowardyou,saiththeLord,
thoughtsofpeace,andnotofevil,togiveyouanexpectedend."Ingivingmethesethoughts,God
wantedmetoseehowhereallyfeltaboutmanthathehadmaninmindbeforehemadetheearth
andhemadetheearthsomanwouldhaveaplaceonwhichtolive.Whenhelooksatman,hedoesnot
lookattheevil,whichhastakenplace,buthelooksattheveryheartofman.

Duringthisvisit,Godtrulygavemeagloriousglimpseofthehiddensecretsoftheuniverseofmatter,
energy,natureandspace,allbearingthesamebeautifultrademark.Ashegavemethisdazzling
overlayoftruth,itaddedanewbeautyandunitytotheentireBible,whichIpreviouslydidnothave.
Certainbiblicaltruths,whichIhadseendarkly,werenowperfectlyclear,andIcouldseehowallthe
piecesfittogetherinwhatGodwasdoing!

ThenGodsaidIcouldaskquestions!Mymindwaswhirling!HowdoesahumanaskquestionsofGod?
ItwassoawesomebeinginhispresenceIcouldhardlythink.Finallyathoughtcameintomymindto
findoutwhetherornotheactuallymadeindividualplansforeachandeverylife,becauseforsome
reasonorother,IfeltthisgigantictaskwouldbetoobigevenforGod!

Inanswertomyquestion,Godletmeseethevastnessofhisheavenlyarchives!Myheadswam!There
wasnowaymyfinitemindcouldunderstandhowGodcouldkeeptrackofthesefiles.Theremustbe
billionsofthem!Hesaid,"Sinceyouareoverwhelmedbythis,anditstaggersyou,letmepulloutone
thatyoucanrelateto."Andheimmediatelypulledoutmine!Hewouldnotletmeseethecontentsof
it,butmentionedafewofthefutureitemslistedwhichIcoulduseasconfirmationofthisvisit.

Thenhedidanotherverysurprisingthing!Hewrotedown120events,whichhesaidwouldhappenin
mylifeinthefuture.Itwasn'tlikeyouandIwritetheinformationjustsuddenlyappeared!Ididnot
evenneedtoreadit,butrightnow,IcantellyouEVERYTHINGthatwasonthatpaper,becauseitwas
instantlyimpressedonmymindlikeaprintingpressprintsonpaper.Thepressdoesn'thavetoread
whatisimprinted.It'sthere!Inthesameway,everysinglenotationwasburnedintomymind,andit's
stillthere!EventhoughIhadthisknowledge,Godalsoletmeknowthathedidnotwantmetoreveal
anyofthesethingsuntilsuchtimeashewouldreleasemetosharethem.

Hesaid,"Letmeshowyousomeoneelse'srecordthatyouwilleasilyunderstand."Hepulledoutthefile
onCyrusandremindedmeofthelastverseofIsaiah44,andthefirstfiveversesof45wherehesaid,
"WhenIsayofCyrus,'Heismyshepherd,'hewillcertainlydoasIsayandJerusalemwillberebuilt
andtheTemplerestored,forIhavespokenit."ThisisJehovah'smessagetoCyrus,God'sanointed,
whomhehaschosentoconquermanylands.Godshallempowerhisrighthandandheshallcrushthe
strengthofmightykings.GodshallopenthegatesofBabylontohimthegatesshallnotbeshut
againsthimanymore.Iwillgobeforeyou,Cyrus,andlevelthemountainsandsmashdownthecity
gatesofbrassandironbars.AndIwillgiveyoutreasureshiddeninthedarkness,secretrichesand
youwillknowthatIamdoingthisI,theLord,theGodofIsrael,theonewhocallsyoubyyourname.
"AndwhyhaveInamedyouforthiswork?ForthesakeofJacob,myservantIsrael,mychosen.I
calledyoubynamewhenyoudidn'tknowme"(TLB).Godlookedfarintothefutureandsawexactly
whatwasgoingtohappen.

Heallowedmetoseetherecordbooks,andalsohisblueprintsformanylives.Onebookwasthatof
theapostlePaul.ItrevealedthathewouldbeusedtobringtheGospeltokings,rulers,andmenof
authority.Forthisreason,Godgavehimabiggerbraincapacitythannormal,andbecausehewas
morebrilliant,hecausedhimtostudyunderthegreatestteachersofhisday,finallybeingtutoredby
Gamaliel,themostoutstandingteacherofthattime.GodhadchosenPaultowritetheScripture,the
Epistles,HisplanforthechurchandHisbody,sohepreparedhimforthistask.

OneofthemostexcitingthingstomewasthepeekthatGodgavemeintoAbrahamandSarah's
records.AsIglancedthroughthem,IsawthingswithwhichIwastotallyunfamiliar.Isawrecordsof
AbrahamandSarah'shospitalitytostrangers.Theyhadarealfeelingforthosewhowerelessfortunate
thanthey.Theywateredthecamelsoftheirguests,gavethemaplacetostay,andsharedtheirfood
withthem.Godhonoredthis,anditwaswrittendown,butIhadneverpreviouslynoticedthiswhenI
readthebookofGenesis!

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OnethingIcouldnotfindwastheplaceswhereAbrahamstumbled.WhenAbrahamliedtothekingof
Egypt,sayingthathiswifewashissister,itwasnotrecordedthere!Thetimehisfaithwasweakandhe
laughedbecauseofunbeliefinGod'spromisethatamanofhisagecouldbeafather,wasnotrecorded
there.

"God,whereistheotherbook?""Ihavenootherbookforthebelievers.""Wheredidyouwriteabout
thefailuresofAbrahamwhichIhaveseenrecordedinyourownwordsintheBible?"

"Ihavenootherbook.IDONOTRECORDFAILUREINHEAVEN!"(SeeHebrews10:1718).

Thisisabeautifulhopeforallmankind!Eternityfilesarenotlikemanwouldmaketheyaremore
complete,andeverythingismeticulouslyrecorded.Thesearetherecordshewillbringintofocuswhen
thebooksareopenedatthebeliever'sjudgment.Thisistheheavenlyfilingsystem,atotallydifferent
dimensionthanthatoftheworldaneternityofarchives.

AnotheroftheexcitingthingsGoddidwastotakemeinspirittovisitthehomesofseveralfamiliesin
mychurch.Withoutseeminglyanyexpenditureoftime,Godtookmefromonehometoanother,just
likeweweregoingfromdoortodoor.Aswelistenedtotheconversationsofpeopleinthesehomes,it
seemedstrangetobeintheroomwithpeopletalkingwhoapparentlydidn'tknowIwasthere.Icould
seethem,butitappearedasthoughtheywerelookingrightthroughme.ThenIthoughtaboutthefact
thatChristisinhomes,listening,watchingwhatisgoingon,andoftenwearetotallyunawarethatHe
isthere!

Therewerecountlessangelseverywhere.ForafleetingperiodIsawmyownchurchbuildingpacked
withangels.Thereweremoreheavenlybeingsthanearthlybeings!Hallelujah!

Thereisn'tanywayIcantellyouallthethingsthatwereimprintedonmymindduringthistimeof
unadulteratedglory.Itisutterlyimpossible!Ido,however,wanttosharesomeofthethingsthatmade
thegreatestimpressionuponme.

Oneofthediscoverieswhichwassobeautifultomeinheaven,wasthetotalabsenceofthepiety
peopleoftenwanttoapplytotheirliveswhentheythinkofGod!Therewasnonethere!Everythingwas
onalight,happy,relaxedbasis,withrealbrightness!Ididn'tfeellikeIhadtowalkoneggsbecauseI
wastotallyatease!Ididn'thavetothinktwiceofwhatIwasgoingtosayforfearIwoulddisplease
someonefortherewasasenseoftotalopenness.Itwasabeautiful,butawesomeexperiencethatI
willneverforget!

GodemphasizedtomethatweshouldquitworryingaboutHISresponsibilities.Heactuallyletmeview
peoplewhoaretryingtoservehimbyseeinghowmuchtheycangettheirmindsintunewithhim,by
tryingtothinkjustexactlyright,ortryingtosaytherightwordattherighttime!Godemphasizedto
me,"Thatismybusiness.Youworshipme,walkwithme,putyourhandinmine,getyourheartin
tunewithmeandIwillgiveyoutheprivilegeofmovingwithme.

"Letmetakecareofmyownbusiness!WhatIhavepromisedismybusiness,andIwilltakecareofit.
Ihavenotfailedinallofthistime.Notevenoneofmywordshasfailedinallofmygoodpromises."

Ilearnedsomethingsthatweretrulyastounding!OneofthesewasthefactthatGodletmeknow
moneyisn'tgoingtohaveawholelotofvalueexceptwhenitisusedforhiswork.Tothosewhodirect
theirresourcesforhiswork,hewillopenthechannelwideandtherewillbenolimitastohowmuchhe
willblessthem.Heevenletmeseethoseinsideofmyownchurchwhomhewasgoingtoblessina
financialway.Therewerepeoplewhodidnothavegreatfinancesatthetime,butbecausetheyfeltthe
mostimportantthingintheworldwastousetheirtalentstocreateacashflowforthethingsofGod,
hetoldmehewasgoingtopouroutblessingsuponthem.

SincethattimeIhavetakenalittlepeekatsomeofthegivingrecords.ThisissomethingIdonot
usuallydo,butIwantedtoseeformyselfifGodhadalreadyblessedthesepeople.ALLOFTHEMTHAT
THELORDREFERREDTOmovedfromaspotofmeagernessintheirgivingtoanoverwhelmingamount!

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AnotheroftheextremelyinterestingthingsGodtoldmeaboutwhenIwaswithhimwasatruththat
earthscientistsdidnotdiscoveruntillater.Italkedtomywifeaboutit,andshewasasamazedasI
wasatthisscientificfact.Godsaidwewouldsoonbehearingaboutthisnewdiscovery!

Therehasbeenalotofspeculationabouttheemptyspacesinheaven.Heexplainedthatthereasonit
appearsthattherearedark,emptyspaces,isthatthegravitationalpullofstarsinsideofthemselvesis
sostrongthatitbendstheirlightraysbackinside,sothestarsgooutandconsequentlytheydonot
giveoutlightraysanymore.Theblackholesdonotmeanthattherearenostarsthere,butsimply
thattheirlighthasgoneoutandtheycannotbeseen.Theblackholesarethegraveyardsofstars.God
saidthatwhenourthoughtsturninward,webecomejustlikethestarsthatarewanderingindarkness.

Aspaceengineerstoppedbyourhouseonenight(July,1978),andIdiscussedthiswithhim.AsItold
himwhatGodhadsaidtomeaboutthestarsgoingout,hewasastonished.Hesaid,"Ican'tbelieve
this!Ithasonlybeenabouttwomonthssincewegotinformationonthisthroughspaceprobesthat
therereallyarestarswhichhavegoneoutintheseblackholes."Hesaidthatthepublicdidnotyet
knowthis.Mywife,Charm,smiledwhenhesaidthat,becauseIhadtalkedtoheraboutthismonths
before.Lateronhewrotemealettersaying,

Iwasparticularlyamazedwhenyoutoldmeaboutouterspace.Iwasreallysurprisedwhenyou
explainedhowtheLordcomparedsomepeoplewhoformerlywereChristianswholivedandwitnessed
fortheLord,withsomestarsintheheavensthatusedtoshine,theydon'tevenreflectlightthatdoes
cometheirway.Tome,thesearethe"blackholes"ofouterspace.Youknewaboutscientificmatters
concerningthingsthatmostministersarenotknowledgeable.TheLordhadtohavegivenyouthis
information.

Godalsoremindedmethattheearthisawonderfulplace,becausethewholeearthisfilledwithhis
glory!Heletmeseeanincreasingnumberofpeopleturningtohim.Notpeoplebackingaway,nota
surrenderingofthechurch,notachurchheadingunderground,butachurchtriumphant!

IbecametotallyrelaxedandateasewithGod.Youdon'thaveto"putyourbestfootforward,"because
heevenknowswhatyourworstfootlookslike!Thereisnouseputtingonanactortryingtomakean
impressionjustbeyourself!Ifounditwouldbeimpossibletobeanyotherwayinheaven!

ItseemedasthoughIwaswiththeLordforseveralmonths,possiblyevenlonger.AllthethingsIsaw
couldfillahugebookofseveralhundredpages,butthereissomethingaboutthedimensionofeternity
thatyoucan'tquiteidentifywithtime.Iwouldn'thaveevenhadtimetoreadthepaperGodshowed
mebecauseitwaslessthanfiveminutesfromthetimeIleftmyofficeuntilIreturned.

Eternityisnotrunbywatchesbecausetimeisnotmeasured.Timeisjustfortheearth.Eternityisnot
goingtobealong,drawnoutexistence.Itisnotsomelong,boringextensionoftime.Itisnottimeat
all!Itisjustagloriousexperienceofbeing!

WhenIbegansharingthesesupernaturalexperienceswithmychurch,Iwasalittleleeryabouttelling
thembecausetherecouldbemanywhowouldfeelIhadsome"screwsloose!"Inthebeginningthere
weretimeswhenIwonderedmyselfifIhadbeenhavinghallucinations.JustaboutthetimeIbeganto
feelthatway,Godwouldcausethingstohappenexactlyashehadwrittenthemonthepaper!

Whenyourtimecomestoleavethisearth,don'tworryaboutit,becauseheavenisnotadrag!Ifthings
getbadhere,don'tworryaboutthateither.Godwantsustomakethemostofourliveswhileweare
onhisbeautifulearth,toliveforhim,andbehappy!Godisnotnearlyasconcernedasweareabouta
lotofthingsthatpeoplehaveputtheirlittleredflagson.Whatheasksisthatwewalkwithhimand
lovehim.Hewantsustolookatwhatheisdoing,becausethegraceofGodandhisgloryfillsthe
wholeearth!

Godalsoallowedmetoseelovedoneswhohaddied.Thenheletmeseebelieverswhowerepassing
fromthislife.Isawtheirfamiliesinheavenbeingalertedbytheangelsthatalovedonewascoming
homeandforthemtoreadythemselvestowelcomethem.Paulreferredtothesepeopleashaving
"heavenly"or"celestial"bodies.Thisamplifiedandclarifiedformeanothereternaldimension.They
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wereidentifiable,andappearedexactlythewaytheylookedhere,minusthecares,thehurtsandother
problems.Theywereconstantlyexperiencingtremendousjoy,excitementandhappiness,forheavenis
aplaceofcontinualdiscoveryaboutthebeautyofGod!

GodletmeseesomethingelseIhadneverunderstood.Thereisanareabetweenourpermanent
abidingplaceinheavenandthisearthfromwhichwecanbebroughtback.Peoplewhohavediedand
havebeenrestoredtolifeatGod'sprerogative,werestillinthisarea.Theyhadnotyetreachedthe
placeoftheirfinalabode.Thesearesomevery,veryinterestingarrangements,butitisn'tguesswork.I
sawit!Iwasthere!

OnethingGodtoldmewassooppositetomytheologythatitwashardformetoadjustmy
understandingtotheactualfacts.Ihavepreachedthatonceyouquitbreathing,ifyouarenotsaved,
anddonotknowGod,youhavemissedheaven.Godsaidthatwasnotnecessarilyso.Hesaidthat
thereisaspotwherethespiritofmankindmaylingerforalittletimebeforegoingontotheir
permanentabode.Manypeoplewhohavebeenclinicallydeadknowtheyhavehadthisexperience.
(Webmaster'snoteatthetimeofthepublishingofthisbookin1979youdidn'thearmuchabout
thesekindofthings.Itwasintheearly80sthatbooksstartedcomingoutabouttheNearDeath
Experience[NDE],thoughapparentlytheseeventshavebeenoccurringsincethebeginningoftime.
Onlyinthepastfewdecadeshavepeoplebeguntowriteabouttheirexperiences.PastorBuck'svisitto
theThroneRoomwouldbeclassifiedasanOBEOutofBodyExperience,tousearecentlydeveloped
term.WhenIfirstreadthisbookin1979IknowIhadneverheardofthetermsOBEorNDE).Someof
themhaveapproachedthegatesofhell,haveevenlookedin,orhavebeenabletolookintoheaven,
andyethavecomeback.Hedidnottrytogiveitinatextbookfashionsoyoucouldproveit,orteachit
asasubject,butjustasafact!IremarkedtoGodthatthiswastotallyagainstmytheology,andhe
simplystatedthathewasn'ttryingtocompareittomytheology!

Isawatypeofhallway,whichwassomethinglikeacorridororatunnelbetweenlifeanddeath,a
waitingroomfromwhichindividualsenterintothefinaldwellingplace.Godtoldmethatapersonwho
diesandcomesbackhasreturnedfromthiscorridor.

IwastotallyateasetheentiretimeIwasintheThroneRoom,butitwasallovertooquickly.Suddenly
Icamebackintomyoffice,andsawmyselfwithmyheadonmydeskwhereIhadbeenpraying.Until
thatveryinstant,IthoughtIwasintheThroneRoominmybody,butIwasnot!

TheLordhasawonderfulsenseofhumor,andthereisalotoflaughterandjoyinheaven.Icouldsee
thebackofmyhead,andIremarked,"Lord,Icertainlydidnotknowthebackofmyheadwasgetting
thatwhite!"

IwasreallyshockedafterIfoundmyselfbackinmychair,becauseISTILLHADTHEPAPERTHATGOD
HADGIVENME!Ididn'tknowwhattodowithit,butthereitwas,rightinmyhand.Iknewhedidn't
wantmetoshareitatthattime,anditcompletelyunnervedme.Icarefullylaiditontopofsomeother
papersonmydesksonothingwouldhappentoitandwenthome.MywifeaskedmewhyIwassopale
andquiet.Itoldherexactlywhathadhappened,andwetalkedaboutmyvisittotheThroneRoomfor
alongtime.Wefinallywenttobed,andIgotupearlySundaymorningandwenttomyofficefor
anotherlookatthepaper.IdiscoveredITHADTURNEDTOASHES!

Theasheslookedalmostlikefur.Theywerefeatherylight,sortoffuzzylooking,andtheslightest
breathcausedthemtomoveinalacymanner!Theyremindedmeofsnowflakes,onlytheywerea
differentcolor.

Ididn'tknowwhattodowiththem.Icouldn'tbringmyselftothrowthemout,andIwasafraidtomore
them,soIleftthemthereuntillateintheday.Manypeoplecameintomyofficetolookatthem.I
finallyscoopedthemintoanenvelope,andthiscondensedthemsotheyweren'tthesameconsistency.
IstillhavetheenvelopeasareminderofacalendarofeventsthatIdidn'tputtogether.Ipersonallydo
nothaveathingtodowithseeingthattheseeventscometopass.Godjustletmeseewhatheis
doing,greatlyincreasingmyfaith!IfGodwerentinit,Iwouldn'tknowhowtoaccountforthatpaper
andforthoseashes.Manypeopleheardaboutthisandcamefromgreatdistancestoseetheashesthat

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wereveryunusual.Severalpastorssawthemevaporaterightoffoftheirhandsastheyheldthem.In
twoandahalfweekstherewasnotevenaspeckofdustleft!

Manyhaveaskedwhatthepaperlookedlike.Itwasaboutasthickasapieceofleather,butwhite,
slightlyopaque.Itappearedtohavebeentornonfoursides,ratherthancut,anditslightlyresembled
parchment.

Someoneaskedmeifitseemedemptycomingbacktotemporalthings,butitdoesn't,becauseitisall
partofhissystematicplanforhiseternalkingdom.IfeelGodisjustasclosehereasthere!

OneofthemosttremendousthingsthathappenedtomewhileIwastherewaswhenGodmentioned
thattheBible'shighestpurposewastorevealhischaracter.HegavemeJeremiah9:2324:Thisis
whattheLORDsays:"Letnotthewisemangloatinhiswisdom,orthemightymaninhismight,orthe
richmaninhisriches.24Letthemboastinthisalone:thattheytrulyknowmeandunderstandthatI
amtheLORDwhoisjustandrighteous,whoseloveisunfailing,andthatIdelightinthesethings.I,
theLORD,havespoken!NLT

ThenhereferredmetoExodus34:67wherehetoldMoses,youcan'tseeme,butIwilltellyouof
myself,whatIamlike."TheLordGod,mercifulandgracious,longsuffering,andabundantingoodness
andtruth,keepingmercyforthousands,forgivinginiquityandtransgressionandsin..."andthenhe
wentontosay,"Thenforthosewhoreject,thereistheotherside."

Godgavemespecialilluminationinover2,000versesoftheBible.InstantlyIknewtheseversesand
theirscripturalreferencesbymemory.Ihavenowaytoexplainhowitwasdone!Idon'tneedtorecall
themit'slikeseeingthemanytimeIdesire.

Itmayseemstrangetoyou,butthethoughtneveroccurredtometoseewhatGodlookedlike.Iwas
onlyawareofthebrillianceofhisradiantglory.LikePaulofoldsaid,thewondersandthegloriesof
thatplacefindnoadequatedescriptioninearthlylanguages.

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SequeltotheThroneRoom(Ch.5)

Onebyone,the120eventsonthespeciallistGodhadgivenmewhileIwasinhisThroneRoom,
begantotakeplaceintheexactorderlisted!Godhadtoldmethattheseweremarkersalongtheroad
inconfirmationofmyvisittotheThroneRoom!

WhileIwasthere,Godtookmeinavisiontomyownofficeonearth,andletmeseealadywhohad
beeninvolvedinwitchcraft.Hedidn'ttellmehername,butinonesplitsecondIsawthiswoman
clearlyanddistinctlyandnoticedallthedetailsofherappearance.Inthevision,Godtoldmetobind
thespirits,castthemout,andsetherfree,andIdidjustthat!

ThefollowingTuesdaynight,awomancameintomyofficedressedexactlyasGodhadshownherto
me,andshewascompletelysetfreejustasIhadseenherinthevisioninheaven.Thiswasitem
numberoneonthelist.

WhileIwasinheaven,theLordalsoletmeseemyselfministeringinaplaceofrealneed.Ididn'tsee
thecongregationassuch,butIsawpeoplewhohadvarioustypesofspiritualandphysicalbondages,
andtheLordwasbeautifullygivingthemnewlifeandvictory.ThenameoftheplacewasChristianLife
Center,butitdefinitelywasn'tourchurch.

OnthefollowingMonday,wereceivedatelephonecallfromapastorofachurchinaverysmalltownin
Washington.Godhadplaceditonhishearttocallmeandhavemeministerinhischurch.Hedidn't
knowwhy,butheKNEWthathehadtocallme.Wecheckedthecalendarandmywifecalledhimback
somedefinitedates.Whenheansweredthetelephoneshewasamazedtohearthesewords,"Christian
LifeCenter!"Thereitwas,justlikeGodhadshownme!Thatwasitemnumbertwo.

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OneofthereasonsIgetexcitedaboutthisisthatwhenGodsayssomething,wedon'thavetofollow
himaroundandkeepremindinghim,nudginghim,andsaying,"God,Ihavetokeepaneyeonyouto
makesurethatyoudothethingsyousaidyouwould."Godhadtoremindmeseveraltimes,"Youtend
toyourbusiness,andI'lltendtomine."Hejoggedmymemoryoverandoveragainasherepeated
thesesamewords!Ifhedoesn'tdowhathesaidhewould,thereisn'tanythingIcandoaboutit,butI
knowhewill.Itrusthim,andhehasneverfailed!Ifhedoesn'tdoittoday,heprobablyhasitonhis
schedulefortomorrow.Buthewilldoit!Youdon'teverhavetoworryaboutthat!

EventnumberfouronthelistrelatedtoamanwhowastoacceptChristonFebruary4,1977,andwho
woulddieonMay30inanairplanecrash!Godsavedhimontheexactdayhesaidhewould!

HewasinourservicesontheFridaybeforehedied,andaskedtohavelunchwithme,saying,"There
aresomethingsIjusthavetotalktoyouabout."Asweatetogetherhesaid,"Pastor,Ihaveastrange
feelingthatImightbegoingtodie.Willyoutellmeeverythingyoucanaboutheaven?"

IhadtobitemylipbecauseIKNEWwhatwasgoingtohappen,butcouldn'ttellhim.GodhadsaidI
couldnotbecauseoftheimpactitwouldhaveonotherlives!However,IdidtellhimeverythingIcould
aboutheaven!

JustexactlyasGodhadsaidoverfourmonthsbefore,hewenttobewiththeLordonMay30,1977,
whenhewaskilledinanairplanecrash!

Anotherexcitingevent,number34,concernsayoungmanwhohadsoldouthislifetoSatanasa
satanicpriest.TheLordhadgivenmehisnameandhadevenletmeseehim.OnGod'sdesignated
date,hecameintothechurchandIrecognizedhim,greetedhim,andtoldhimtocomebackintomy
office.Godsavedhim,blottedoutalloftheoldevilthatwasinhim,andgavehimnewhopeandnew
victory!HereisaletterIrecentlyreceivedfromhim:

AsIrelatedmylifetoyouonApril9,1977,youdidn'tseemsurprisedatanythingIsaid.Itwasifyou
alreadyknew!Idiscoveredlaterthatyoudidbecausemynamewasonalistyouhadreceivedfromthe
ThroneRoomoftheAlmightyGod.Youhadbeenexpectingme,anditwasnosurprisetoyouthatI
acceptedJesusasmyLordandSavior.

Mylifehadbeenaseriesofupsanddowns.Iwasraisedinaparsonageandhadbeentothealtar
manytimes,butsomehowInevercompletelysurrendered.Iwanderedfromplacetoplace,unsettled,
undisciplined,withnopurposetomylife,finallyendingupinaspiritualistcenter.Ibecameamedium
andminister,holdingsancesandgivingreadings.Controlledbydemons,Ihadsunkaslowasaman
cango.Truly"myhousewasleftuntomedesolate"(Matthew23:38).

AsItriedtobreakawayfromthiswayoflife,myhomebecameinfestedwithratsthatwouldnotbe
killed!Ilostmyhome,mydignity,andthenmyfamily.Ihadnoplacetogo.Icalledmymomanddad
inIdaho,andfoundthattheystilllovedme.IleftthespiritualistcenterandcametoIdaho,andlikethe
prodigalson,Iwaswelcomedhome!InashorttimetheLordgavemyfamilybackandmywifeandI
tookatriptoHawaii.WemetacoupletherefromBoisewhoinvitedustoyourchurch.PRAISETHE
LORD!Thereisawhiteflagthatstandsinmyoffice.Itreads:"IHAVESURRENDERED!"

/s/JimOlson

Itemnumber63wasanotheronethatGodactuallyallowedmetoseeandwitnessindetailbeforeit
happened.Itconcernedafamilywhowerehavingseriousmaritalproblems.WhileIwasinheaven,I
sawthemcomingintomyofficeandnoticedthedatewasonthepaperwhenthiswastooccur.

Whenthedatearrived,theseparticularpeopledidn'tshowup.Iwonderedwhathadhappened,soI
decidedtostayalittlewhilelongeratmyoffice.Ashorttimeaftermynormalclosinghour,the
telephonerangandapersonwhodidn'tidentifyhimself,said,"PastorBuck,willyoubeinyouroffice
foralittlewhile?"Isaid,"Yes."Hedidn'ttellmewhohewas.

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Whentheycametothedoor,IgreetedthemBYNAME!Thisreallyshookthemup!ThenIasked,"What
broughtyouhere?"Theysaidtheyhadbeenhavingterriblemaritalproblemsanddecidedtheywould
havetogosomeplacetocleartheair.Theydidn'tknowwhy,buttheyhaddecidedtocometoBoise,
Idaho.

"Wedroveuphere,rentedamotelroom,andwhenwegotinsidetheroom,wenoticedthetelephone
bookwaslyingopentothespotwhereyouhaveyouradwhichreads,'Counselingbyappointment.'"

InstantlyIknewthatoneofthoseangelshadbeenthereaheadoftimeandhadopenedthedirectory
totherightplace,andhadalsoarrangedatthefrontdeskforthemtogettherightroom.

Asweconversed,theladysaid,"Wehavehadagoodtimedrivingupheretogether,thingsareall
straightenedout,andeverythingisgoingtobeallright,sowewon'twasteyourtime.We'llbeleaving
now!"

Isaid,"No,youhadbetterstayhere,becausethatisn'tthewayitis."ItoldthemthatGodhadletme
seethiseventhappeningmonthsbefore.Isaidtothewife,"Youhaveaguninyourpurse,andyouare
planningtoshootyourhusbandassoonasyougetbacktoyourmotel."

Hewasreallyalarmed,andexclaimed,"You'dbetternotshootme!"Shewasshakingallover.Isaid,
"Openyourpurseandgivemethatgun!"

SheopenedherpurseandhandedmethegunexactlyasIhadseenithappenbefore.Thenhervery
soulcriedouttoGod!SheknewtherewasnowayIcouldhaveknownanythingaboutthegununless
Godhadtoldme,andhehadletmeknowaboutitalmostsixmonthsbeforeithappened!

BothofthemimmediatelyfelldownontheirfacesbeforeGod.Hewashedtheirsinsawayandinstantly
puttheirmarriagebacktogether.Ihavehadonebeautifulletterfromthemsincethen.Theyaregoing
toagoodchurchinCalifornia,happyintheLordandservingGod!

Godtoldmehewasn'tlistingeverythingthatwouldhappen.Hesaid,"Ijustwanttopickoutafew
thingssoyoucanseebyconfirmationthatIamreallyonthejob!"Therewereundoubtedlyhundreds
ofhappeningsbetweeneachoftheseevents,butheletmeseejustafewtohaveasmarkersalongthe
road.Peoplehaveaskedmewhatisgoingtohappenwhenall120eventshavecometopass.Iwould
liketosaythatthefutureeventsareplannedinadvance,justasmuchastheywereplannedinthe
past,onlyIdon'tknowaboutthem,butyoucanrestassuredGodhaseverythingallmappedout!

AninterestingitemonthelistconcernedaJewishmanwhoownsagreatchainofrestaurants.Through
abeautifulsetofcircumstanceshemetandacceptedJesusashisSavior.Evidenceofhisexperience
wasseenbyhisdesirethatthehundredsofemployeesintheserestaurantsacrossthecountrywould
havethesameopportunity.Hesaid,"SurelyGodcaresasmuchabouttheseemployeesashedoes
aboutme."Whenhetoldmewhohewas,myspiritleapedinsideofmebecausehisnamewasnumber
112!

Number113ofthe120events,whichGodenteredonthispaperfrommybookinheavenonJanuary
21,1977,wastheselectionofanewpope.Godtoldmethepopehasnomoreinfluencewithhimthan
theleastofhissaints,andhasnogreaterprivileges,butbecausehisinfluencewithmanisgreat,his
choiceisGod'sconcern.Therefore,inordertohelpintherestorationofhisfragmentedbody,Godhad
chosenamannamedKarolWojtylaofPoland.ThisprophecywasfulfilledOctober16,1978,whenhe
beganhisreignasPopeJohnPaulII.

Number116onthelisthadtodowithRedChina.Godtoldmenottopanicwhendiplomaticrelations
withRedChinawererestored,andTaiwanwasseeminglycutoff.Godhasnotforgottennorforsaken
hispeople.Godhaschosentoopenthedoorssothatthroughthissmallopeningthebrightraysofhis
lightcanshine,bringinglightanddeliverancefromchainsofdarkness.

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OneofthethingsGodtoldmewhenhebroughtmebackfromheavenwas,"Iwillcometoyouagain."
HowIlovehim!Hehasrevisitedmeoverandoveragainbymeansoftheseheavenlyangelicbeings
withmessagesfortoday'sworld!

Inanswertothosewhoaskifangelbeingswillcomeatmycallthisisnotpossible!Theydonot
respondtohumanbeings,becausetheydon'ttakeordersfromanyoneexceptGod.Ihaveheardmany
peoplesay,"Icommandtheangelstodothisandthat!"Thisisaneffortinfutility,becauseyoucan't
commandanangeltodoonething!

EverysingleordercomesfromGod,andthatiswhyIknowwhentheyarespeakingtheyareechoing
wordsrightoutofGod'sheart.Thisiswhytheydon'tlistentotheobjectionsofpeoplewhenGod
ordersthemtoministertoindividuals.

"Forsincethemessagesfromangelshavealwaysprovedtrueandpeoplehavealwaysbeenpunished
fordisobeyingthem,whatmakesusthinkthatwecanescapeifweareindifferenttothisgreat
salvationannouncedbytheLordJesushimself,andpassedontousbythosewhoheardhimspeak?"
(Hebrews2:23TLB).

MyvisittotheThroneRoomhaschangedmylifecompletely!IknowGodinamorerealandpersonal
waythaneverbefore.Mytimesofprayerhavebecomevisitswithhim.TheBibletookonanew
dimensionandbegantolive.Itisapparentthatthisexperiencebecameabigpartofmyentirelifefor
ithasoccupiedalmostallofmythoughtsandmeditationssinceithappened.ThoughIdonothavethe
benefitoftheheavenlypapersinceGodturneditintoashes,everyitemwrittenonitwasburnedinto
mymindlikeaphotograph.

IhaveoftenmentallygoneoverthevariousitemsonthelistwonderinghowGodwouldbringthemto
pass.Someofthethingslookedliketotalimpossibilities.UponoccasionImusedovertheseseemingly
difficultprophecies,jotteddownmythoughts,anddroppedthemintomyfiles.Recently,formy
personalenjoyment,Idrewoutsomeofthesepapers.

OnewasdatedFebruary4,1977,justtwoweeksaftertheThroneRoomexperiencewhenmostofthe
prophecieswerestillinthefuture.Itread,"Howcanthesethingshappen?Hewassavedtoday,butit
alsoshowshisdeathinanairplaneaccident,May30,1977,MemorialDay.Isurelydon'tunderstand
why."

AsIthinkofthelonglistofeventswhichhavealreadybeenfulfilled,andthesepredictionsthatGod
saidwoulddefinitelytakeplace,Icannothelpbutthankhimbecausehehaskepthisword.117of
thesegreatevents,thesepropheciesbyGod,havebeenfulfilledinsequence.Theotherthreearein
theprocessofbeingfulfilledatthetimeofthiswriting.

Thequestionisoftenaskedifthenumberofeventshaveanysignificance,andwhattheircompletion
willmean.Actually,these120thingsaremerelyaminutefractionofGod'sunfoldingplan.Theyare
referencepointsalongtheway,remindingusofhisfaithfulness.

GodplacedintheBiblefarmorethan120specificeventsthathepredictedwouldhappen.Allthose,
whichweretohappenuptothistime,havehappened,justexactlyashesaidtheywould,andthose,
whichareyettocome,willsurelycometopass.ThesemiraclesforetoldareproofthatheisGod!

Hisunfoldingplanwillcontinueunabated,eventhoughImaynothaveanymorespecialmarkersalong
theway.

OneofthegreatesttruthsthismessagebringsistheassurancethatGodhasscheduledeachdayofour
lives.Aswewalkwithhim,hewilldirectourpath,andthoughunknowntous,hewillbringtopasshis
purposeforeachofus,justassurelyashehascaused,orwillcause,the120eventstohappenwhich
weregiventomethatgloriousdayintheThroneRoom.

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God'sPriorities(Ch.6)

Onarecentvisit,Gabrielhadmewritedownseventhingshereferredtoas"God'sPriorities."Sevenis
God'sperfectnumber!Ihavereviewedthesetruths,fedonthem,andmulledoverthemmanytimes
becausetheyhavebeenmadesoaliveandrealtome,andareinagreementwithandsupported
completelybytheWordofGod.

FirstPriority:TheBloodofJesus

EverymessagetheangelbroughthaspointedtothesacrificeofJesus.Hisbloodisimportant,because
thedemandsofjusticehavebeensatisfied,thewrathofGodappeased,andtherecordsofiniquity
erasedthroughthesheddingofthatblood.

WhywouldGod'swrathhavetobeappeased?Hehadtofindanobjecttostrikebecausethesinofthis
worldviolatedhisperfectrighteousness.ThesheddingofthebloodofJesusdivertedthestrokeof
God'shandfromus,andJesuspaidthedemandsofGod'sjudgmentforoursins.

WhenJesuswentintoheaven,hesprinkledhisbloodoverallofthethingsthatwerethere.Thebook
thatcontainedalloftherecordsofouriniquities,ourfailings,andourfaults,plusourinabilityto
perform,wassprinkled.

ThebookoftheoldcovenantlistedGod'sdemands,butinthenewbookheputshislawsintoour
hearts.Itisnolonger"Thoushaltnot,"but"Iwantto!"ThisbeautifultruthGabrielbroughtdealtwith
theperfectandcompletesacrificeofJesus,notourstrugglewithdailyproblems.

ManybelieversknowthattherecordofthethingsbetweenthemandGodisstraightenedout,butthey
worryaboutthethingsbetweenmanandman.GabrieltoldmethatGodhasevenerasedthesefrom
thisbook.

Inthefirstcovenant,hesaidhewouldrememberallsinandiniquity.Inthesecondcovenanthesaid
hewouldrememberthemnomorebecausethebloodofJesushasblottedthemout.Hetasteddeath
foreverymanandwomantoliberatehimorherfromthebondageandpenaltyofsin(Hebrews2:9).

ManypeoplehaveconsideredthebloodofJesusinsignificant.Somehaveevenmadethestatement
thatthebloodwasofnomoreeffectwhenspilledduringthecrucifixionthanwhenitwasflowing
throughhisbodyindailylifebutGodsaidthatthebloodofJesuswassoimportantthatnotonedrop
waswasted.Itistheonlybloodthathaseverbeenreferredtoasincorruptible.ThiswasGod'splan.In
Hebrews12:24,thewriterstates,"Thereitis,thebloodthatcoveredsin!"Foreverthroughouteternity,
thebloodhasaplace!

SecondPriority:FellowshipandCommunionwithGod

Hewantsustobeabletohaverichandwonderfulcommunionwithhim.Heisaccomplishingthis
throughhisWordandbyhisSpirit.Godwantstofellowshipwithyou!Hewantsyoutoenjoyan
awarenessofhispresenceeveryday!

Godnotonlywantsbelieverstocomeclosertohimhewantsthosewhoarefarawayfromhimto
come,too.Hesaidthatifyouwouldcalltohimfromwhereveryouare,fromtheveryfarthestpointin
allcreation,hewouldremoveallthedistancebetweenyouandhim.

GodWANTSyou!Heisnotlookingforreasonstodisownyou,butheislookingforreasonstohelpyou
andtobringyouclosertohimself."Thoughyoursinsbeasscarlet,theyshallbeaswhiteassnow
thoughtheyberedlikecrimson,theyshallbeaswool"(Isaiah1:18).

ThirdPriority:JesusIsAlive

Jesusisalive!Deathhasbeenconquered!Eventhoughwemayexperiencedeathasfarasthisphysical
lifeisconcerned,thisisn'ttherealdeath.Thedeathofthesoul,therealdeath,hasbeenconquered!
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tastephysicaldeathforus,becausewestillhavetodie,buthewantsustoknowthatwedon'thaveto
worryabouttheseconddeathbecausehehasalreadytakencareofthatforallwhoareputtingtheir
trustinhim.

TheangelremindedmeofhowcompleteGod'splanis,andgavethereferenceofActs2:24wherehe
referredtoJesussayingitwasimpossiblefordeathtoholdhim.Whywasitimpossible?Becauseitwas
inGod'splan,itwasimpossiblethathellcouldholdhim.Satanwasdefeated!

ThebeautifulstoryofwhatJesusdidistoldinHebrews2:915(TLB):"butwedoseeJesuswhofor
awhilewasalittlelowerthantheangelscrownednowbyGodwithgloryandhonorbecausehe
suffereddeathforus.Yes,becauseofGod'sgreatkindness,Jesustasteddeathforeveryoneinthe
entireworld.AnditwasrightandproperthatGod,whomadeeverythingforhisownglory,should
allowJesustosuffer,forindoingthishewasbringingvastmultitudesofGod'speopletoheavenfor
hissufferingmadeJesusaperfectLeader,onefittobringthemintotheirsalvation.Wewhohavebeen
madeholybyJesus,nowhavethesameFatherhehas.ThatiswhyJesusisnotashamedtocallus
brothers.ForhesaysinthebookofPsalms,'IwilltalktomybrothersaboutGodmyFather,and
togetherwewillsinghispraises.'Atanothertimehesaid,'IwillputmytrustinGodalongwithmy
brothers.'Andatstillanothertime,'See,hereamIandthechildrenGodgaveme.'Sincewe,God's
children,arehumanbeingsmadeoffleshandbloodhebecamefleshandbloodtoobybeingbornin
humanformforonlyasahumanbeingcouldhedieandindyingbreakthepowerofthedevilwhohad
thepowerofdeath.Onlyinthatwaycouldhedeliverthosewhothroughfearofdeathhavebeenliving
alltheirlivesasslavestoconstantdread."

WhenthepeoplewhohadputJesustodeathsawhimlivinginthosewhobelongedtohim,insteadof
havingonlyoneJesustocontendwith,theyhadmany!Infact,allofthosewhoservedhimwere
reflectinghispowerandhislife!Thebestwaytoletpeopleknowthatheisalivetodayistoletthem
seeyoureflectinghislifeashelivesinyou!

FourthPriority:ThePromiseoftheHolySpirit

Godplansahead!Hedidn'tsuddenlystumbleupontheideaofgivingpowertohischildren!Thisgreat
promisewasplannedbeforetheearthwascreated,andwewereinformedofitinhisprophecy,the
Bible,longbeforethedayofPentecostarrived.Itwasaprioritypartofhistotalplanfortheredemption
ofhispeople.

HewantedtomakeeachandeveryoneofusconformedtotheimageofhisSon,sothatasweview
him(God),wearetransformedintothesameimagefromglorytoglory!InordertodowhatJesusdid
onearth,wemusthavethesamepowerhehad!InordertobelikeJesus,wemusthaveGod'sHoly
Spirit!

Therearemanypeopletodaywhorulethisout,andtherearesomewhosay,"Ifitistruethatanangel
gavethismessagetoyou,hewouldn'tbetalkingabouttheHolySpiritbecausethatisacontroversial
subject,andanangelwouldcertainlystayonneutralground."Gabrieldidn'tevencommentasto
whetherornotitwascontroversial.HejuststatedafactthatthiswashighprioritywithGodtoday!

FifthPriority:GoTellTheWorld

ThefifthprioritywasenlargedupononedaywhenGabrielwastalkingwithmeinmychurchoffice.He
pacedbackandforthashetalked.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenaseverelookonhisface.He
saidGodwasconcernedthatpeoplewouldhearhismessageandberousedtothetruth,andthengo
backtosleep.OneofthetopprioritiesofGodisthatweGOTELLTHEWORLD!Jesussaid,goyeinto
theentireworldandcarrythisGoodNews:

Godsays,"Youcancometomenow!""Thebarriersaredown!""Youhavebeenreconciledbythedeath
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Thisisthemessageofredemptionwearetocarrytotheentireworld!Hehasgivenushisplan.Hehas
filleduswithhisHolySpirit.Hesays,"Goye."Nowhehassentforthspecialforcesofangelstomove
mentowardGod!ItisimportanttoGodthatpeoplehearandknowthatheisnotlettinganystonego
unturned.

OnedayGabrielsaidthattheseheavenlybeingswereoneveryhill,everytree,andevenintheholesof
theground,searchingoutmenandwomenwhoaretryingtohidefromGod!Theyareouttheredoing
whatwecannotdo!Wearesolimited,buttheyarenot.Godissayingbythis,"IwantthemtoknowI
care,andIwantthemtocometome."

TherearemanywhohavetheireyesonsininsteadofGodconstantlyremindingothersoftheterrible
conditionoftheworldandtheblacknessofsin.ThatisnotonGod'sprioritylistatall.Hewantsmento
knowthatthereisatotalescapefromthathorriblebondageofsin.Peoplealreadyknowhowevilsinis.
Whentheyareboundandentangledbyit,theycertainlydon'twanttohearitfromothers.Godsaid
thathedidnotsendhisSonintotheworldtocondemntheworld,buttoopenthedoorofescape.He
saidhispurposeistomakeus"Son"consciousinsteadof"sin"conscious.HewantsustoseeJesus
liftedupsohecandrawallmenuntohimself!

Peoplehavecometomewhohavehadtremendousburdensontheirheartandhavefeltthenudging,
thedrawing,thepullingofGod'sangels,aswellastheSpiritoftheLordspeakingtotheirheart.There
wassuchahungerforGodthattheyhavegonefromchurchtochurchandinsteadoffindingGod,they
haveheardmessagesonhowterriblethingsare.Thewickednessoftheworldwaspointedouttothem,
buttheystillleftwithemptinessintheirheartsandlives!

Onemancameintomyofficeaskingiftherewashelpanywhere.Hesaid,"ThisisthefifthchurchI
havecometo.IhavetofindGod."

"Youhavecometotherightspothere."Ididn'tevenaskhimwhathissinwas.Ijustsaid,"Whenyou
feelmyhandsonyourhead,IwantyoutosaythenameofJesusjustasloudasyoucan!Hehasbeen
nudgingyou,hehasbeenwaitingforyoutocall."Thatmanshoutedoneword,"JESUS!"andtheLord
heardhimandinstantlylifecameintohim!

SixthPriority:AtonementofJesusisEverlasting

Peopleneedtoberemindedofthispriorityconstantly.TheworkJESUSdidforthemISAN
EVERLASTINGWORK!Itisn'tsomethingthathedidandthenforgotabout.Itissomethingthatis
intendedtohelpus,tocarryusrightthroughtoheaven.Itisthemessageofatonement,amessageof
newbeginnings.Gabrieltoldmeitwasofhighprioritythatpeopleknowandunderstandthesacrificeof
Jesus,andthattheblessingsofatonementareacontinuingthing.Everydaythatwelivewecan
experiencetheseblessingsinourspirit,soulandbody.

Allofourneedsarecoveredintheatonement.Withthiscoveringoverus,Godcanseeusandaccept
us.Withouttheatonement,Gabrielsaid,wecouldnotbeaccepted.Becausepeopleareinbondageto
fear,itisimportanttoGodthatpeopleknowthatbeforehemadetheearth,heplannedthatthey
wouldbecoveredbyhisatonement.ThisiswhyhesaidinEphesians1:4:"Longago,evenbeforehe
madetheworld,Godchoseustobehisveryown,throughwhatChristwoulddoforushedecided
thentomakeusholyinhiseyes,withoutasinglefaultwewhostandbeforehimcoveredwithhis
love"(TLB).

GodtalksaboutthisinthetwentyfourthandtwentyfifthverseofJude,"Nowuntohimthatisableto
keepyoufromfalling,andtopresentyoufaultlessbeforethepresenceofhisglorywithexceedingjoy
..."Theatonementcovers,cleanses,andremovestheguilt.WecannotpleaseGodorreallyservehim
ifweareconstantlylivinginfearthatGodhassomehiddensintobringagainstus.Hewantsusto
knowthatourlivesarecoveredwhenourfaithandourtrustareinhim!

ThereasonthisisofsuchhighprioritywithGodisthatpeoplecannotreallyservehimwithoutgenuine
assurancethattheirpositioninhimissafe.KnowingthisisREALsecurity!

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Godislettingpeopleknowthathewillnotletthemgowithoutastruggle,buthealsowantsustoknow
thatthereAREtwothingsthatwillpullusoutfromunderthecovering.Oneisrebellionandtheotheris
idolatry.Outsideofthatrebelliousspiritandidolatry,thethingsthathappeninthenormalcourseoflife
willnotseparateyoufromtheloveofGod,orfromthebeautifulprotectionofthiscovering.Youcan
liveforhiminrelaxedhappiness,knowingthatheisonthejob!Whenangelsspeak,theycannotspeak
forthemselves,buttheyareechoingamessagefromGod'sheartthathewantsyoutoknowyouare
safe!

SeventhPriority:TheReturnofJesus

Godistellingustoprepareourselvesforthatgreatday!Forthosewhosenamesarewritteninthe
Lamb'sBookofLife,itwillbeglory!Forthosewhosenamesarenotthere,itwillbedoomforever.The
choiceisourstoday,andthatchoiceissimplytochoosetoserveJesusortofollowSatanintohis
eternaldamnation.

Lookatthecontrastingresultsofourchoices:

"...suddenlytwowhiterobedmen(angelsofGod)werestandingthereamongthem,andsaid,'Menof
Galilee,whyareyoustandingherestaringatthesky?Jesushasgoneawaytoheaven,andsomeday,
justashewent,hewillreturn!'"(Acts1:1011TLB).

"AndmaytheLordmakeyourlovetogrowandoverflowtoeachotherandtoeveryoneelse,justas
ourlovedoestowardyou.Thiswillresultinyourheartsbeingmadestrong,sinlessandholybyGod
ourFather,sothatyoumaystandbeforehimguiltlessonthatdaywhenourLordJesusChristreturns
withallthosewhobelongtohim"(IThessalonians3:1213TLB).

"AndIsawagreatwhitethroneandtheonewhosatuponit,fromwhosefacetheearthandskyfled
away,buttheyfoundnoplacetohide.Isawthedead,greatandsmall,standingbeforeGodandthe
Bookswereopened,includingtheBookofLife.Andthedeadwerejudgedaccordingtothethings
writtenintheBooks,eachaccordingtothedeedhehaddone.Theoceanssurrenderedthebodies
buriedinthemandtheearthandtheunderworldgaveupthedeadinthem.Eachwasjudged
accordingtohisdeeds.AndDeathandHellwerethrownintotheLakeofFire.ThisistheSecondDeath
theLakeofFire.Andifanyone'snamewasnotfoundrecordedintheBookofLife,hewasthrowninto
theLakeofFire"(Revelation20:1115TLB).

"InavisionhetookmetoatoweringmountainpeekandfromthereIwatchedthatwondrouscity,the
holyJerusalem,descendingoutoftheskiesfromGod.ItwasfilledwiththegloryofGod,andflashed
andglowedlikeapreciousgem,crystalclearlikejasper"(Revelation21:1011TLB).

"Notemplecouldbeseeninthecity,fortheLordGodAlmightyandtheLambareworshippedinit
everywhere.Andthecityhasnoneedofsunormoontolightit,forthegloryofGodandoftheLamb
illuminateit.Itslightwilllightthenationsoftheearth,andtherulersoftheworldwillcomeandbring
theirglorytoit.Itsgatesneverclosetheystayopenalldaylongandthereisnonight!Andtheglory
andhonorofallthenationsshallbebroughtintoit.Nothingevilwillbepermittedinitnoone
immoralordishonestbutonlythosewhosenamesarewrittenintheLamb'sBookofLife"(Revelation
21:2227TLB).

Forthosewhochoosehim,thereturnofJesusisthepriorityGodislookingforwardtowithsuch
excitementthattheangelsofheavenarerejoicingwithhimaboutit.

WhenGabrielhadfinishedtellingmethismessageofGod'stoppriorities,hesaidthattheyaresomuch
apartofGod'splanthathehadthemallspelledoutevenbeforehemadetheworld.

HedirectedmetothetwentythirdchapterofLeviticus,whereGodgaveMosesplansforthe
tabernacle,aminiaturemodelofhistotalplan.Then,tomyamazement,herelatedeveryoneofthese
prioritiesforustoday,tothesevenfestivalsGodhadgiventoIsraellongago!

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whichwelive.

1.Priority:TheBloodofJesus
Festival:ThePassoveroftheLord

Thisfeastwasa"type"ofthedeathofChrist,hissacrifice,andthebloodofJesusthatwassoprecious
beforeGod.ItwaswrittenbeforeGodevermadetheearth.ThebloodlineofGodandhisfamilyisthe
bloodofJesus,thethreadofGod'sredemptionstorythroughouttheentireBible,hisplan!Thedelivery
ofthechildrenofIsraelwasmadepossiblewhenbloodwassprinkledonthelintelandthesidepanels
foracoveringsothatthedestroyerwouldpassoverthehomesandnotkillthefirstbornofeachfamily.
OurgreatPassoverwasprovidedwhenJesussprinkledhisbloodoverthebooksinheaventoprovidea
coveringforoursinssothatwecouldbeacceptabletoGodandbeapartofhiseternalfamily.

ThefirstofGod'spriorities,whichGabrielgaveme,wasabouttheBLOODOFJESUS,andthefirston
thelistofthesevenannualspecialdaysoftheLordwasthePASSOVEROFTHELORD!

2.Priority:FellowshipandCommunionwithGod
Festival:TheFestivalofUnleavenedBread

ThisfestivalwastobecelebratedbeginningthedayfollowingthePassover.WhenJesusprovided
deliverancefromsinbyhisblood,Godimmediatelyprovidedacoveringforoursinsnotacondoningof
sin,butaprovisionsowecouldbeacceptedbyhim.

Leavenisatypeofsin,andatthefestivaltheyweretoeatunleavenedbread,representingsin
pardoned.Underthenewcovenant,leavenedbreadwasusedbecauseGodprovidedjustification.
InsteadofSIN,FAULTandFAILURE,Godsees,throughthecoveringheprovided,HOLINESS,
BLAMELESSNESSandPERFECTION.Thosewhochooserebellionandidolatryvoluntarilymoveoutfrom
underhiscovering.Thosewhochooseobedienceinsteadofrebellionvoluntarilystayunderhiscovering
becausetheychoosetoloveandserveGodaboveselfandabovethedesiretosin.

"ForbythatoneofferinghemadeforeverperfectinthesightofGodallthosewhomheismakingholy.
AndtheHolySpirittestifiesthatthisisso,forhehassaid,'ThisistheagreementIwillmakewiththe
peopleofIsrael,thoughtheybroketheirfirstagreement:Iwillwritemylawsintotheirmindssothat
theywillalwaysknowmywill,andIwillputmylawsintheirheartssothattheywillwanttoobey
them.'Andthenheadds,'Iwillneveragainremembertheirsinsandlawlessdeeds'"(Hebrews10:14
17TLB).

3.Priority:JesusIsAlive!
Festival:TheFestivalofFirstFruits

GabrielsaidthisfestivalrepresentstheresurrectionofJesusandhislife.Notonlyishealive,butitis
alreadywrittendowninGod'sbookthatwewhoarehiswillfollowafterhiminthegreatresurrection.
It'sinGod'sbigheart!

4.Priority:ThePromiseoftheHolySpirit
Festival:TheFestivalofPentecost

ThecomingoftheHolySpiritatPentecostisnotsomethingthatwasalittleafterthoughtinGod'smind.
Hehadthisallplannedbeforehemadetheearth.Theword"Pentecost"simplymeansfifty.Itwasfifty
daysafterthePassover.WhenhetoldthedisciplestotarryinJerusalem,itwasn'tjustacoincidenceit
wasGod'splanunfolding,andexactlyfiftydaysafterthePassover,somethingnewandpowerful
happened!

AttheFeastofthePassover,theywereasindividualstalksofwheatbeforetheLord.Whenthe
discipleswereallassembledtogetherinoneplaceinJerusalem,theywereindividuals.Therewasno
blend.Itwasnotachurchyet.

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ConcerningthefeastofPentecost,Godwassaying,"Takethegrain,grinditintoflour,andturnitinto
bread.Putsomeleaveninitbecausethechurchwillneverbewithoutsinorevilinit."Godhasit
covered,butontheundersideofthecoveringwhereyoulive,sinoftencropsup.

Hecovershischurch,eventhoughsin(leaven)ispresentbyhisSpiritandthepowerofthelifeblood
ofJesus,hecleansesit!Bythishewassaying,"Iwantyoutogrindthewheatandturnitintoflourand
makesomeloavesofbread.Makeastrongunitthatiscalledmybodyofbelievers,insteadofhaving
individual,separatebelievers.MybodyisgoingtocometogetherbythepoweroftheHolySpirit.It's
goingtobeblendedasone.Itisnot,assomepeoplethink,aperfectbodysoputtheleavenin
becauseithastorepresentthechurchasitis."

I'mnotexcusingsinI'mjustgladthatGodmadeprovisionforusinspiteofit,becausehisplanwasto
takecareofALLthings.

InGod'sgreatplan,thebaptismwiththeHolySpiritisavailableforallhischildrenandisnecessaryto
helpustobeanddo!God'sSpiritmustbeinus,anditcannotbequenchedtheflowoftheHolySpirit
powermustneverbeheldback."Donotquench(suppressorsubdue)the(Holy)Spirit"(1
Thessalonians5:19Amp).ThebaptismwiththeHolySpiritenduesuswithpowertobelikeJesus!Itis
avitalpartofGod'splan.Youcannoteraseit!It'sthere!Itissettledforever!

5.Priority:GoTellTheWorld
Festival:TheFestivalofTrumpets

AfterthedayofPentecostwastheFestivaloftheTrumpetswherethepeoplemettoheraldthesound,
andwetoohavethemessagetoheraldtheGoodNews.Let'sgetoutwherepeopledon'tknowJesus,
bethevoiceofthetrumpet,andcarrytheGoodNewsthatJesussaves!Hisworkisdone!

Thenewsisgood!Youcancomenow!Christhasdefeatedthedevil!Thebattleisover,andwecango
outwiththetrumpets!Thatiswhathemeantwhenhesaid,"...yeshallreceivepower,afterthatthe
HolyGhostiscomeuponyouandyeshallbewitnessesuntomebothinJerusalem,andinallJudea,
andinSamaria,anduntotheuttermostpartoftheearth"(Acts1:8).

6.Priority:AtonementofJesusisEverlasting
Festival:TheDayofAtonement

TheFestivalofAtonementwasareminderthatIsrael'sprobationhadexpiredandthattheircovering
mustberenewed.Itwasthetimefortheannualsacrificeforsin.ItwasatimewhenGodreviewedall
thechargesagainstmaneachyearandhestoodhopelessandhelplessbeforetheallseeingeyeof
God.

Forthisreason,manwasgivencertainguidelinesbasedoncompleteobediencesothathewouldearna
reprieveduringthistimeofexposure.Thisannualofferingforsincouldnevermakepeopleperfect,but
wouldgivethemanotheryearofprobation(Leviticus23:27andLuke1:812).

WhenwearebornagainandGod'sHolySpiritgivesusnewlifefromheaven,ourprobationdoesnot
justexpire,itiscanceledthecoveringisnotjustrenewed,itisaneverlastingcoveringthroughthe
sacrificeofJesus.

Whataboutthosewhosin,whoremovethemselvesfromunderthecoveringofGod'sprotection?Just
asGodprovidedawayundertheoldlaw,hehasawayforthemtodayandthatwayisrepentance
andareturntofellowshipsincethereisnoothersacrifice,nootherway!

"Butifweconfessoursinstohim,hecanbedependedontoforgiveusandtocleanseusfromevery
wrong.(AnditisperfectlyproperforGodtodothisforusbecauseChristdiedtowashawayoursins.)"
(IJohn1:9TLB).

7.Priority:TheReturnofJesus
Festival:TheFestivalofTabernacles(BoothsorShelters)
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celebration.Onthefirstday,thepeopleweretobuildthesheltersoutofboughsoffruittreesladen
withfruit,palmfronds,andtheboughsofleafytrees,whilerejoicingbeforetheLordtheirGod.These
weretobetheshelterswhereGodwoulddwellwiththem.

LongagoGodsaid,"IwanttotakeyouwhereIam.IwanttolivewithyoubymySpirit,andthenI
wanttotakeyoutolivewithmeforever."Thiswasn'tsomethingthathappenedoracommitteeof
theologiansdecidedthaton.HetoldMosestoinstitutethisfeast,because"Iwanttotabernaclewith
you."Youcan'tgetawayfromthemessageofthereturnofChristandGod'stakingustolivewithhim,
becauseitisalreadyestablishedinheavenanditisgoingtounfoldexactlythewayGodsaiditwould!

WehavetheassurancethatwearecoveredthroughGod'sgraceandthathedoesn'tseeoursin,our
faultorfailure,butseesusexactlylikeJesusholy,faultlessandunreproveable(Colossians1:22).We
canrestinhisfinishedwork.Ourconfidenceinthecompletenessofhisperfectplanwillgetothers
readyforthatgreatdaywhenhereturnstoreceiveusuntohimself.

ThisisthelastofthesevenfestivalsgiventoMosesandthisprioritywillbringtocompletionGod's
greatplanofredemption.

ThesefestivalsweresoimportanttoGodthathehadIsraelrehearsethemeveryyearasasymbolof
leavingthisworldforthesevenyearsofTribulationjudgment.Hallelujah!

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HeTastedDeath(Ch.7)

EarlyonemorningtheHolySpiritsaid,

Writepreservethewords,whichIhavespokentoyou.Theyshallbecomealighttomany.I
willnotonlyministerthroughyou,butwillaccompanythesewords,andgivethemlifewherever
sent,evenasIhavealreadygivenwingstomymessagesbroughttoyoubytheangelofthe
Lord.Fearnottospeakinhisname,forthewordsIgivearenotyourwords,buthiswords,and
areestablishedforever.Aretheynotfoundinhiseternal,livingWord?Longcloseddoorsof
manypeoplesandnationswillbepenetratedbythesewordsoflife.Icommandthehostsofthe
Lordwhohavebeensentforthforthishourtohastenthegatheringtogetheruntohimapeople
forhisname,andtopreparethemforthatgreatdayoftheLord.Theywillbothprecedeand
followthesewordsfromtheFathertomakereadythepeople,toscatterforcesofdarkness,and
togentlycareforthemultitudeswhowillhear.

Thereareoftenmixedreactionsinpeople'smindswhenwespeakofthesupernatural.Therehavebeen
manydifferenttypesofreactiontothevisitationofangels,orsomesupernaturaltruththatGodhas
brought,becauseitisalittlejolt,butinmostcases,skepticismquicklyleaveswhenpeoplelistentothe
messagesthemselves.Downintheirhearts,peoplearesincerelyhopingthatGodISrevisitinghis
peopleinspecialway.

AstheLorddealtwithmesincethatmorning,Ihavemusedoverthesewordshetoldmetowriteand
preserve,andquestioned,"Whatistheheartofhismessage?WhatisthetruththatGodisbringingto
theworldtoday?IsitsomethingsoimportanttoGodthatheisusingdivinemessengerstoquickenthe
Wordwherepeoplehavefailedtodiscernwhathehasreallysaid?"

HeisnotgivingusanewWord.HeistakinghisWord,theBible,andturningalightoninsideofit,
makingitalive!

Thatquestionranoverandoverinmymind,"God,whatistheheartofthemessagethatyouwantthe
worldtohaveatthishour?"AsIthinkaboutallofthethrillingmessagesthattheLordhasgiventome
throughangels,Irealizeallofthempointbacktoonecentraltruth.Thishasproventobethevery

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heartofGod,theheartoftheBible,theheartofallhistory.Theverycore,theverycenterofGod's
messagetousisTHESACRIFICEOFJESUS!

JesuscamefromthebosomoftheFather.TheWordtellsushewasalamb,slainbeforethefoundation
oftheearth(Revelation13:8).ThesacrificeofJesuswastheveryheartofGodexposedtoman.
EverythingthatGodhasdonegravitatesaroundthecompletedworkofJesusandthatinstantwhenhe
hungonthecrossandbreathedthosewords,"ITISFINISHED."ThesacrificeofJesuswastheheartof
Godandtheheartofhismessage!

Christhasbecometheheartofsocietyandcivilization.HistorymustdatetoChristfrombothsides.
WhereverChristandhismessagehavebeencarried,therehasbeenlight.Wherehehasnotgoneor
wherethemessagehasfailedtopenetrate,thereisdarkness.Heisthecenteroflife!Heistheheart!
WithoutJesus,theverylife,theveryheartbeatwouldbegonefromeverything.

OhGod,mayweneverbethesamebecausewewillsee,wewillknow,wewillfeel,wewillhave,we
willlive,becauseofwhatthedeathofChristhasbroughttous.Maythisbethetimeinourliveswhen
wetakeoutthecontractyoumadewithus,writteninthebloodofJesus,lookatit,andrecognizethat
somethingveryspecialtookplace.

Itwasnotmerelythesnuffingoutofhislife,andtheputtingtodeathofhishumanmortality!
Thousandsofpeoplehavesufferedphysicaldeathandtorment,butthiswasnotthedeathhewas
referringto.Thedeathhereferstowasnotjustthestoppingofhisheart.Itwasnotthecessationof
hisbreath,itwasnottheendoflifeforcesforhim,anditwasnotonlyseparation.Itwasmore!We
knowthepangsofearthlydeathandwealsoknowthatdeathhurtsbecauseofseparationfromfriends,
lovedonesandearthlyactivities,buthiswasnotjustaseparationfromthingshelddear.

GodtoldAdamandEvethatthedaytheyateofthefruitwasthedaytheyweregoingtodie,andthe
Wordalsotellsusthatthesoulthatsins,itshalldie!

God'seyesareuponeachpersonwhohaseverlived,whethertheyknowJesusornot!Godcaresfor
eventheungodly!Hisarmsarestretchedouttopeoplewhentheyarestillintheirsins.Godtellsus
thatwhenwewerehisenemies,helovedusenoughtogiveChristtodieforus,evenbeforeweknew
him.Thiswasnotforthecessationofourlifeonearth.Wewillstillhavetotastetheearthlydeath,or
elsebechangedsothatwecanleavethismortality.

Theseconddeathwhichfacesmankindbringsfear,dreadandtormenttohimallofhislifetime.This
wasthedeathJesustookforus.Whenhehungthereonthecross,itwasn'ttheanguishofthephysical
torment,althoughhefelteverythingthatwecouldpossiblyfeelanditwasn'ttheseparationfrom
peoplewhomhehelddear,althoughhefeltitjustaskeenlyasanyonebutJesussufferedpainsthat
eventheungodly,thosetotallyseparatedfromGod,hadneverfelt,fortheungodlyhaveneverfeltthe
pangsthatcomewhenthelastlittleflickerofhopeisextinguishedandtheyhearthewords,"Depart
intoeternaldamnation."

Whilelivingonthisearth,theyhaveneverfelttheweight,thehopelessnessandthehorroroffeeling
thecoldsideofGodasheturnedhisbackonthem.Jesussufferedthetormentofadamnedsoul!From
hishearthecriedout,"Oh,God,whyhaveyouforsakenme?"andthecoldpangsofeternal
damnation,thoseicyfingersgrippedhislife,andJesussufferedthejudgmentofGod.Hewastotally
separatedfromGodatthatmoment!

Oh,God!Oh,God!Oh,God!Oh,God!Iwanttobringthistruthtopeople.Buildapicturebeforeus
rightnow.Letusseewhatyouhavedone.Letusseeyourloveforusthatwassogreatthatyouronly
begottenSonbecameoursubstitute!

TheSpirittoldmetogivethemessagethatyoursinhasalreadybeenjudgedtheseparatingbarriers
betweenGodandmanaredownyouarefree,liberatedbyhispowerandyoucanberestoredtoa
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Theimportanceofthismessageisseenbytheremindersofthesacrificeineverymessagethathas
beenbroughtbytheangel.IremembersodistinctlytheveryfirsttimeGabrielcame,heunfoldeda
beautifultruthfromthethirdchapterofZechariah.Hesaid,"Youhavebeenawareofthesacrificeof
Christasseenfromtheearthwhichisfromman'sviewpointnowwouldyouliketoseewhathappened
fromGod'sviewpoint?"

Instantly,heallowedmetoseeJesus,thespotlessLambofGod,totallysinless,asamoving,living
panorama,comingfromtheFathertoearth.ThenGabrielsaid,"Nowlookathimashereturnsto
heaven."ThenIsawJesusboweddown,withhispriestlygarmentstornandsplatteredwithmud,filthy
withtherotandthestenchoftheworld.Hecamewithhisshouldersbowed,intothepresenceofGod.
MyheartbrokewhenIsawthat.IsawJesusinadifferentlightthanIhadeverseenhimbefore.Isaw
himcomingintoheavenfromthedarknessofthepitofhell,bearingthesinsofthewholeworld.

ThenasJesusstoodthere,bowed,withGod'sbackturnedtowardshim,Gabriel,theangeloftheLord,
spokeinaloudvoiceandsaid,"Takethosefilthygarmentsfromhim,removethemtoaplacewhere
theywillneverbefound,andputonhimnowthenew,kinglyrobes,theroyalpriestlyrobes."Thenthe
angelswhostoodbeforehimplacedtherobesoverhimandGabrielsaid,"Takeacrownandputiton
hishead."OnthatcrownwasthemessagethatascendedbeforeGod:"HolinesstotheLord!"Countall
ofthosepeoplewhofollowmeasholy.AcceptthembecauseofwhatIhavedone.Thereitwas,written
rightacrossthecrown.That'swhenJesusbecameourKingandourHighPriest!

IhadreadthethirdchapterofZechariahmanytimes,butnotuntilGabrielremindedmediditoccurto
methatintheGreeklanguagethenameofJoshuaisreallythenameJesus.Ihadneverbeforeseen
thetruthofhowJesusreturnedtoheaven.AllofZechariah3isquotedheresothatyouwillseethe
prophecyfulfilledexactlyasGodallowedmetoseeitinthisbeautiful:

"Thentheangelshowedme(inmyvision)Joshua(Jesus)theHighPrieststandingbeforetheAngelof
theLordandSatanwastheretoo,attheAngel'srighthand,accusingJoshuaofmanythings.Andthe
LordsaidtoSatan,'Irejectyouraccusations,Satanyes,I,theLord,forIhavedecidedtobemerciful
toJerusalemIrebukeyou.IhavedecreedmercytoJoshuaandhisnationtheyarelikeaburning
stickpulledoutofthefire.'Joshua'sclothingwasfilthyashestoodashestoodbeforetheAngelofthe
Lord.ThentheAngelsaidtotheothersstandingthere,'Removehisfilthyclothing.'Andturningto
Joshuahesaid,'See,Ihavetakenawayyoursins,andnowIamgivingyouthesefinenewclothes.'
ThenI(Zechariah)said,"Please,couldhealsohaveacleanturbanonhishead?"Sotheygavehim
one.ThentheAngeloftheLordspokeverysolemnlytoJoshuaandsaid,'TheLordofHostsdeclares:If
youwillfollowthepathsIsetforyouanddoallItellyouto,thenIwillputyouinchargeofmy
Temple,tokeepitholyandIwillletyouwalkinandoutofmypresencewiththeseangels.Listento
me,OJoshuatheHighPriest,andallyouotherpriests,youareillustrationsofthegoodthingsto
come.Don'tyousee"JoshuarepresentsmyservantTheBranchwhomIwillsend.Hewillbethe
FoundationStoneoftheTemplethatJoshuaisstandingbeside,andIwillengravethisinscriptiononit
seventimes:IWILLREMOVETHESINSOFTHISLANDINASINGLEDAY.Andafterthat,theLordof
Hostsdeclares,youwillliveinpeaceandprosperityandeachofyouwillownahomeofyourown
whereyoucaninviteyourneighbors."(TLB).

TheangelthenbroughtmetoIsaiah53andmadesometruthssorealthatIcanneverforgetthem.
Beginningwithverse3,"Heisdespisedandrejectedofmenamanofsorrows,andacquaintedwith
griefandwehidasitwereourfacesfromhimhewasdespised,andweesteemedhimnot.Surelyhe
hathborneourgriefs,andcarriedoursorrows:yetwedidesteemhimstricken,smittenofGod,and
afflicted.Buthewaswoundedforourtransgressions,hewasbruisedforouriniquities:the
chastisementofourpeacewasuponhim:andwithhisstripeswearehealed.Allwelikesheephave
goneastraywehaveturnedeveryonetohisownwayandtheLordhathlaidonhimtheiniquityofus
all."Therearethosefilthygarmentsthatwerelaiduponhim."Hewasoppressed,andhewasafflicted,
yetheopenednothismouth:heisbroughtasalambtotheslaughter,andasasheepbeforeher
shearersisdumb,soheopenednothismouth.Hewastakenfromprisonandfromjudgment:andwho
shalldeclarehisgeneration?Forhewascutoffoutofthelandoftheliving:forthetransgressionofmy
peoplewashestricken.Andhemadehisgravewiththewicked,andwiththerichinhisdeathbecause
hehaddonenoviolence,neitherwasanydeceitinhismouth"(vs.49).

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Inverses10and11arethewordsthatcamerightfromtheheartofGodandIpraythattheywillgrip
youastheydidme."YetitpleasedtheLordtobruisehimhehathputhimtogrief:whenthoushall
makehissoulanofferingforsin..."Godtookthatundyingsoulandallowedhimtoswallow,notjusta
littletasteofdeath,butatasteforeveryman.Hiseternalsoulwasgivenasanofferingforsin.

AsJesuswasputtogrief,ashewasbruised,ashissoulwasmadeanofferingforsin,theBiblesays
nowlookuponhim,lookathim,heisgivingbirthtoanewrace!Hewasintravailhissoultravailed.
Verse11says:"Heshallseethetravailofhissoul,andshallbesatisfied."Verse10says,"heshallsee
hisseed,heshallprolonghisdays,andthepleasureoftheLordshallprosperinhishand."Inmaking
hissoulanofferingforsin,Jesusmadeeternalredemptionpossibleforeveryone,forthewholeworld!

Fromtheagoniesofadamnedsoulwasborntheseedspringingforth."Heshallseehisseed."Hesaw
thechurchspringup,andhe'slookingtodayathisseed,hisoffspringhisredeemed,hisransomed,his
liberated,whohavesproutedupfromhisdeath!Whenhelooksdownatyou,hesays,"Irememberthe
travailuponmysoul,andwhatIseesatisfiesmeandIlikeit.Youareamemberofthefamily,youare
redeemed,andyouareachildofGod.Youareamemberofanewrace.NotaJewishrace,nota
Gentilerace,butamemberofthatnewrace,amemberoftheheavenlykingdom,aheavenlyrace,a
royalpriesthood!"

HisdeathwasJesusactuallybeingstruckbyGod'shandwiththejudgmentforsinfortheentireworld!
Atthispoint,JesusenteredintoatotalseparationfromGod,andGodturnedhisbackuponhim
becauseofsin!

ThisgreatmessengerthatGodsentbroughtthistruthhometomesoforcefullythatasIsawit,Ilayin
bedandwept!Icouldn'thelpitthebedshookbecauseofmyseeingthepricethatJesuspaidand
whathissacrificeandourrememberingitreallyrepresents.

Thereisadaycomingformany,manypeoplewhorefusetoidentifywithJesus,notrealizingthathe
hasalreadytasteddeathforthemthathehasalreadybecometheirsubstituteinjudgment.Thereisa
daycomingwhenmenwillhearthosewordsagain,"Departfromme,yecursed,intoeverlastingfire
..."(Matthew25:41).ThewillfeeltheagonythatJesusexperienced,buttheydon'thaveto.Godand
thehostsofheavenareworkingfulltimetodaytosparemenandwomentheawfulnessofthatday.

Audibly,orjustfromyourheart,say,"Jesus,thankyoufortastingdeathforme.Thankyoufor
destroyingallevidenceofsinthathasbeenheldagainstme,forremovingtherecords."It'sjustthat
plainsimple!

Asthisbeautifulpanoramaoftruthcontinuedtopassbeforeme,IsawJesusasthelamblyingtherein
death.ThenIsawthelittlelambslowlystarttorise,andasitroseup,itbecameamightyramwith
sevenhornsuponitsheadandithadseveneyes.Theangelaskedme,"Doyouknowwhatthesehorns
standfor?"Heexplainedtomethathornssignifiedpower,andthatthedivinity,thecompletenessof
heaven,ofdivinethings,wasalwaysassociatedwiththenumberseven.

Hesaid,"Youhaveseenhimdieasthelamb,nowseehimashearosethegreatconqueror,with
completepowerinheavenandinearthgiventohim.ThenGabrielpointedtoMatthew28:18,20b,and
said,"Seehimnowwithhisdiscipleshearwhathesays,'Allpowerisgivenuntomeinheavenandin
earth...Lo,Iamwithyoualways.'"

Thegreatnessofourking,whohasallpower,wascenteredonhissacrifice.Gabrielpointedtothe
lamb,followedbytheramcomingforth(Revelation5:6).Thenhesaid,"Youwillseethehonorthatis
giventohim,"andheallowedmetowitnessangelsasfarasIcouldseeineverydirectionbowing
downbeforehim,andtheycriedoutthathewastheKingofKings,andLordofLords,andthathewas
goingtoreignforeverandever.Nothingwasevergoingtostophim.Hewasthelambthatwasslain,
butnowheisaliveforevermore.Hallelujah!

ThentheangelspoketomeagainaboutthebodyofJesusthatwaspreparedbyGodforthesacrifice.
Thisbecomesespeciallyimportantasweseethepurposeofthissinlessbody.Jesusbecamethebearer
ofthesinsofothersbecausehewassinless.Hewassmitten,notforhisownsins,butforours!
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DanielhadanopportunitytolookatthisinDaniel9:2125(TLB):"Gabriel,whomIhadseeninthe
earliervision,flewswiftlytomeatthetimeoftheeveningsacrifice,andsaidtome,'Daniel,Iamhere
tohelpyouunderstandGod'splans.Themomentyoubeganpraying,acommandwasgiven.Iamhere
totellyouwhatitwas,forGodlovesyouverymuch.Listen,andtrytounderstandthemeaningofthe
visionthatyousaw!

"'TheLordhascommanded490yearsoffurtherpunishmentuponJerusalemandyourpeople.Thenat
lasttheywilllearntostayawayfromsin,andtheirguiltwillbecleansedthenthekingdomof
everlastingrighteousnesswillbegin,andtheMostHolyPlace(intheTemple)willberededicated,asthe
prophetshavedeclared.Nowlisten!Itwillbefortynineyearsplus434years(483years)fromthetime
thecommandisgiventorebuildJerusalem,untiltheAnointedOnecomes!Jerusalem'sstreetsand
wallswillberebuiltdespitetheperiloustimes.'"

ThissameGabrielwhowasinmyhomeshowingmethesetruths,wastheonewhowastellingDaniel
thattheyhad483yearsuntilJesuswouldcometomakeasacrificeandrestitutionforsin,notforhis
sins,butforthesinsofothers.GabrieltoldDanielwhenhecouldstartcountingforthose483years,
anditalltiestogetherbeautifully.GabrielsawtoitthatthetimingofGod'splanwasperfect.Hesaid
whenCyrusgavethedecreethatJerusalemwouldbebuilt,theclockstartedticking.Gabrielsaidhis
functionisinthefulfillingofGod'splan,andhewastheangelGodassignedtoinstigatetheaction.

GabrieltoldmehewastheangelspokenofinZechariah1:1217(TLB),"Uponhearingthis,theAngel
oftheLordprayedthisprayer:'OLordofHosts,forseventyyearsyourangerhasragedagainst
JerusalemandthecitiesofJudah.Howlongwillitbeuntilyouagainshowmercytothem?'Andthe
Lordansweredtheangelwhostoodbesideme,speakingwordsofcomfortandassurance.Thenthe
angelsaid,'ShoutoutthismessagefromtheLordofHosts:Don'tyouthinkIcareaboutwhathas
happenedtoJudahandJerusalem?Iamasjealousasahusbandforhiscaptivewife.Iamveryangry
attheheathennationssittingaroundatease,forIwasonlyalittledispleasedwithmypeople,butthe
nationsafflictedthemfarbeyondmyintentions.ThereforetheLorddeclares:Ihavereturnedto
JerusalemfilledwithmercymyTempleshallberebuilt,saystheLordofHosts,andsowillall
Jerusalem.Sayitagain:TheLordofHostsdeclaresthatthecitiesofIsraelwillagainoverflowwith
prosperity,andtheLordwillagaincomfortJerusalemandblessherandliveinher.'"

AnothertimeheallowedmetoseeJesusgoingintoheavenwithhisblood,notasthesacrificewith
filthygarments,butasthepriestwiththebloodofthecovenant.Icouldseehimasheentered,ashe
tookthebloodandsprinkleditontheholythingsofGod.Ihadneverunderstooditinthisway,butthe
bloodalsohadtobesprinkledGodwardonthethingsinheaven(Hebrews9:1928).Jesuswentinto
heavenwithhisownbloodandsprinkleditoverthealtarasthefinalsacrifice,thefinalcoveringofour
sins!

Hebrews10:1623(TLB)states,"'ThisistheagreementIwillmakewiththepeopleofIsrael,though
theybroketheirfirstagreement:Iwillwritemylawsintotheirmindssothattheywillalwaysknowmy
will,andIwillputmylawsintheirheartssothattheywillwanttoobeythem.'Andthenheadds,'Iwill
neveragainremembertheirsinsandlawlessdeeds.'Now,whensinshaveoncebeenforeverforgiven
andforgotten,thereisnoneedtooffermoresacrificestogetridofthem.Andso,dearbrothers,now
wemaywalkrightintotheveryHolyofHolieswhereGodis,becauseofthebloodofJesus.Thisisthe
fresh,new,lifegivingway,whichChristhasopenedupforusbytearingthecurtainhishumanbody
toletusintotheholypresenceofGod.AndsincethisgreatHighPriestofoursrulesoverGod's
household,letusgorightin,toGodhimself,withtrueheartsfullytrustinghimtoreceiveus,because
wehavebeensprinkledwithChrist'sbloodtomakeusclean,andbecauseourbodieshavebeen
washedwithpurewater.NowwecanlookforwardtothesalvationGodhaspromisedus.Thereisno
longeranyroomfordoubt,andwecantellothersthatsalvationisours,forthereisnoquestionthathe
willdowhathesays."

InthispanoramaoftruththattheLordallowedmetosee,hebroughtmebacktolookatthebook
severaltimesbecauseitwassoimportant.GabrielsaidthatthebookonwhichGodhadinstructed
bloodtobesprinkledwasthebookconcerningman'sdealingwithman.Hecalledmyattentionto

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Exodus,chapters2123.Theotherlawshadtodowithman'sdealingwithGodand,amongother
things,concernedman'sattitudes.

GodgavethecovenanttoMosesjustbeforehewentintothemountaintogettheTenCommandments,
andsaidtoMoses,"Writeitinabook,andthenreadittothechildrenofIsrael.""ThenMoses
announcedtothepeopleallthelawsandregulationsGodhadgivenhimandthepeopleansweredin
unison,'Wewillobeythemall'"(Exodus24:3TLB).

Theywantedtoobeytheselaws,butthethingsoftheireverydaylifecausedtheirgoodintentionsto
fadeaway.Peopletodayarejustthesame,allowingtheproblemsandinterestsofthisworldtopull
theirmindsandheartsawayfromGod'sblessings.

Thenguiltcomestheirwayandtheysay,"IknowthatGodhasforgiventhesegreatbigoldsinsthatI
havehad,butit'stheselittlethingsthatgivemetroublemyattitudestowardmyfamilyandthe
peopleIworkwitheveryday."Theysay,"IreallywanttoliveforGod,andeachdayIputmyselfin
God'scare,buttheselittlethingsbotherme.I'mafraid,becauseIcan'tgetthevictoryoverthem."The
LordallowedmetoseeJesus,thehighpriest,sprinklinghisbloodoverthetopofthebooksothat
thosethingsarecovered.TheyarecompletetotallyfulfilledinJesus.Godseestheblood,notour
faults,andweareaccepted!

Ibelievethatmanyoftheillsandfrustrationsofbelieverscomebecausetheydonotseethefullnessof
whatJesus'bodymeans.BecauseoftheaccusationsofSatan,andbecauseofdailyremindersofsins,
failure,andhumanweakness,weoftenforgetwhatJesushasdone.Wearesoawareoftheseother
things,thatwemustberemindedthatGodinhiswisdomhasprovidedatimeandawayforthistobe
accomplished.

Intakingcommunion,youremembertheLord'sdeathuntilhecomes!Hetastedtheseconddeath.He
feltthefullblastofit.TheWordtellsusthatheboreallofoursinsinhisownbodyonthetree.Heasks
ustolookuponhisbody,toseeoursins,andthesinsoftheworldplaceduponhimbyGod.Everylie,
everysinagainstourselvesandothers,everymurder,alladultery,allimmorality,alldishonesty,all
cheating,allrebellion,allidolatry,allenmitythroughwitchcraftandsatanismyes,everythingwecould
bechargedwithislaidonhim.Hehasbecomethesinbearer.Hehasbecomesin,bearingthe
concentrateddregsoftherottennessofbillionsofpeople.

VisualizehimasthebulwarkagainstSatan'sattacks.Godsays,"Seehim,discernhim,becauseifyou
don't,youareoftenweak,youaresickly,andyouaresubjecttotheattacks,theletdownandthe
drainingofyourspiritualstrength.Seehim,notassomethingofbeauty,butasthatsacrifice,withthat
rottennessuponhim,witheverymurder,everylie,everybitofimmorality,everybitofwickednessthat
couldpossiblyexist,allthestenchofhomosexualitythatcausedSodomtobeburnedeverythinglaid
uponhimthere!"Thenasyouseehim,Godwantsyoutoseeonthatbody,YOURsin,YOUR
weaknesses,andYOURfailings,EVERYTHINGthatyouhavebeenworriedabout!

Theyarethere,buttheydon'thaveanystrength!Theyareonlytheashesofsinsthatusedtobe.Just
theburnedoutcinders!Whenyouseethis,sinlosesitsgripanditspowertohurtyou.Yoursinsare
nothingbutashes,becausetheblazingstrokeofGod'swrathandjudgmentfellonthatbody.Withall
thesinslaidonhim,andallofGod'sgoodnesspouredintous,wecanstandbeforeGod,knowingthat
sinhaslostitspoweroverus.

ThenwecanfollowthebloodasJesus,ourhighpriest,carriesitintothepresenceofGodforus,and
covers,destroys,andtotallyblotsoutallsins.Thisisexactlywhathisblooddidwhenhecoveredus.It
blottedouteveryrecordagainstussothatGod'sunfoldingplanforuscouldbecomplete.Thatplanis
torestoreustotheplaceoftotalinnocenceandfellowshipwithGod,whichAdamandEveenjoyedin
thegardenbeforesincame.

InHebrews10:5,JesusistalkingabouttheworkGodgavehimtodotheworkofbecomingasacrifice
forsin,andhesaid,"Abodyhastthoupreparedforme."Alittlefurtherdown,inversetwentyhesaid
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GabrielremindedmethatthetabernaclehadtobeexactlyasGodinstructed,andthesacrificeswereto
becarriedoutineverydetail,becausetheyrepresentedGod'splanofredemptionforallmankind.This
planwasapictureofJesusandhissacrifice.Heexplainedtomesomeinterestingtruths,whichmade
thesacrificeofJesusevenmoremeaningful.

Abrazenaltarwasthefirstthinginsidethetabernacle,andonthisaltarthesacrificesweretobe
made.Theofferingsweretobeburnedtoashes,andtheashesthenweresprinkledonindividualswho
weretobeacceptedofGod.AllthesinsofIsraelwereplacedonthesacrifice.Thenthesacrifice,being
madesin,feltthesearingheatsothatwhenIsraelcametobeaccepted,andtheashessprinkledalong
withtheblood,GodwassayingtoIsrael,"Youhavegivenmeyoursins.Iamgivingthembacktoyou
now,andlettingyouseetheemptyshells,theashesofsomethingthathaslostitspoweranditslife.It
isreducedtonothingbecausethefireofjudgmenthasbeendivertedtoasubstitute,andyoursins
whichwerethereonthebodyofthatsubstitute,weredestroyed!"

GabrielbeganwithHebrews9:1314ashetalkedtomemoreaboutthesacrificeanditsmeaning."For
ifthebloodofbullsandofgoats,andtheashesofanheifersprinklingtheunclean,sanctifiestothe
purifyingoftheflesh:HowmuchmoreshallthebloodofChrist,whothroughtheeternalSpiritoffered
himselfwithoutspottoGod,purgeyourconsciencefromdeadworkstoservethelivingGod?"

ThiskindofsacrificewaseffectiveinIsraelinthepurifyingofalifesothatpeoplecouldsay,"Itis
done,itisdone!Mysinsthatwereplacedtherearenothingbutashessinshallnothavedominion
overmeithaslostitssting,anditspower."Iftheyobtainedfreedomforawholeyearthroughanimal
sacrifices,howmuchmoreshallthebloodofChristandhissacrificepurgeandpermanentlyremovesin
fromourminds,ourconsciences,andouremotions?

Jesusliterallytastedhellforus,hisbodybeingstruckbytherighteousjudgmentofGod.Whenthe
enemycomesourway,wecansay,"Thosesinsthatyouaretryingtohauntmewitharenothingbut
burnedoutcinders,andthepowerofsinhasbeencanceled!"Wecanjoyfullysay,"Hiswrathhasbeen
divertedfrommetoJesus,andmysinswerejudgedwhenhewasjudged!"

LookatJesus,theHighPriest,carryinghisbloodasheenterstheverytabernacleofGodinthe
heavenswheretherecordsofsinarekept!Gabrielsaid,"Seehimashesplasheshisbloodonthebook
ofbrokenlawsanduponthealtarofthebrokencommandmentsasathickcloudblottingoutforever
therecordsofanythingthatiswritteninheaventhatyoucouldbechargedwith.Asweseehimdoing
that,weseehimbringingtousanewcovenant."

Hebrews10:16,17says:"ThisisthecovenantthatIwillmakewiththemafterthosedays,saysthe
Lord,Iwillputmylawsintotheirhearts,andintheirmindswillIwritethemAndtheirsinsand
iniquitieswillIremembernomore."

Hehasturnedsinintocinders.Hehasblottedouttherecordsandgivenusabrandnewcovenant.Do
youknowwhyhedidthat?ItisbecauseheWANTSus!Heisnotlookingforreasonstodestroyus,but
tosaveus.

SeehimasthespotlessLambofGodpreparedfromthefoundationoftheworld.Seehimasthesin
bearercomingbeforeGodwithfilthygarments,strickenofGod,sprinklinghisbloodinheaven,
sprinklingthebookofthecovenantthatisnowfulfilled.ThebloodthatspeakstoGodcoversallof
manspossiblefailures,anditsays,"Itisdone!"

InIsraeltherewasaremembranceofsinmadeyearafteryearafteryear.Manwaspardonedbutsin
wasremembered.MyheartwassostirredwhenGabrielspoketomewithsuchcommandingtonesand
said,"WhenJesuscame,theneedforpardonwasremoved,becausepardonremindsGodofthesin
whichhasalreadybeenforgiven.Hecompletelyremovedtherecordsofthestainandguilt.Theblood
ofJesusspeaksandsays,'Justified,restoredtoaplaceoftotalinnocencebecauseofChrist.Weare
returnedtotheplaceweoccupiedbeforesineverenteredtheworld.'"

IntheOldTestament,pardoncamebecauseoffaithinthesacrifice.ButGabrielsaidwhenJesuscame,
heWASthesacrificethattookallthesinsaway."ForthisreasonyouarenotpardonedinGod'seyes.
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SinceJesusmadethesacrifice,notonepersonhasbeenpardoned.Godwantsnoreminderofthose
sinsastheywerepreviouslyrememberedyearafteryear,buthetellsusnowthattheyareNEVERto
berememberedagain!"

Gabrielsaid,"That'swhyyouwillneverfindthemessageofpardonintheNewTestament.Thereisno
needforpardon:ITHASBEENDONE!"

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YouAreCovered(Atonement)(Ch.8)

ThemessageofatonementisatremendouslypowerfulandliberatingmessageforChristians.Itisa
messagethatisincludedinGod'sunfoldingplanfortodayandisforeverypersonwholivesonearthor
whowilllivebeforethefinaldayoftheLordarrives.Atonementactuallymeanstocover(Hebrew:
kaphar,tocover,cancelGreekkatallage:exchange,reconciliation).

Gabrielshowedmehowtodrawthediagram,whichexplainstheimportanceandfunctionofthe
atonement.

ThisthreefoldmessageisforthosewhoarelivingforGod,forthosewhoarecareless,andforthe
unbeliever,toletthemknowtheawesomenessofGod.Thismessageissoimportantthathasbeena
partofeveryangelicvisitation.Itisthefocalpointofallhistoryandforallpeopleitisthecenterof
God'splanfortheredemptionofmankind.Itisthelaunchingpadforeternity.

TheurgencyandimportanceofthismessageissosignificantthatIfeelchallengedbyGodtotellyouto
getitintoyourheart,intoyourmind,andtotalkaboutitwithpeoplewhereveryouare.Letpeople
knowwhatJesushasdoneandwhathecando.

Inthecenterofthediagramisanarch,similartoarainbow.Thisarchoverusistheatonement,the
covering,andthebloodofChrist.AbovetheatonementarchisGodandthewayheseesus.Belowitis
manandthewayheseesus.Manseesuswithsin,fault,andfailurebutGodlooksthroughthis
covering,thisatonement,andseesholinessinsteadofsinbecausehehasalreadytakencareofsin.
Insteadoffault,Godseesblamelessness.Insteadoffailures,heseesusunreproveable,hesees
nothingwithwhichwecanbereproved,rebukedorevenchidedfor(Colossians1:22TLB).

Godcannottoleratesinbecauseofhisverynature.Fromhisviewpoint,theremustbetotalperfection
beforehecanacceptus.Fromourearthlyviewpoint,welookforawaytomakeourselvesfreefromsin

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bypullingourselvesupbyourownbootstraps,butGodexplainedholinesstomeinanentirelynew
light.

HolinessisverysimilartothegloryofGod.Itistheoutrayingofhispersonalityandhispresence.
Absenceofsinistheresultofholiness,notholinessitself.Holinessisliterallythecharacterandthe
natureofGod.GODISHOLY!

Godspeaksofthehighwayofholinessthatreachesrightdowntoearth.Throughgrace,God's
unmeritedfavor,manapproachesGodonthathighway.JesuswasandistheholinessofGodextended
tous,andheprovidesthewaybecauseheIStheway!WeareacceptedbyGodbecauseJesuswas
holy,andthenwearecoveredwithrighteousnesssothatGODSEESUSEXACTLYLIKEHESEES
JESUS!

Weseebelowtheatonementarch(seediagram)thewayweareviewedintheeyesofman.Manlooks
atoursin,ourfault,andourfailuresfromtheunderside,andaccusationscomeagainstusbothby
peopleandbySatan.God'sdesireforusisthatweseethoseaboutusasheseesthem.Toaccomplish
this,hehasgivenushisWord,hisSpirit,andthebloodofhisSon,Jesus!

JustasGodcannotstandsin,hecannotevenstandfault.Whenalambwassacrificedundertheold
law,notonlydidthelambhavetobeperfect,withoutasingleblemishorfault,butthepriestwho
madethesacrificehadtobewithoutblemishinordertofunctionasapriesthecouldnotevenhave
onemoleonhisentirebody.GodisaGodofperfection!

GodgaveverystrictandexactlawstoAaron,thehighpriest,astohowhewastopresentsacrificesof
animalsfortheatonementofthesinsofGod'schosenfamily,thechildrenofIsrael.Godallowedmeto
seetheOldTestamentpriestashewentinwiththesacrificestoofferforthesinsofthepeople,sothey
couldbecoveredfromoneyeartothenext.Ihadpreviouslyinterpretedthisscripturetomeanthatthe
priestwasreadytogointotheholyplacewithintheveilbecausehehaddonealltherightthingsbefore
hewentinthathehadattainedcompleteperfectionbyfollowingeverysingleoneofGod's
instructions.Ihadalwaysfeltthatthiswassufficientpreparation.ButGodletmeseethatthiswasnot
acompleteunderstandingofthepurposeoftheserites.

Aaron,thehighpriest,andhissuccessors,couldonlygotoacertainplaceinthesacrificebefore
completingtheirpreparationforentranceintothemostholyplacewithintheveil.Itwascalledthis
becauseofthesacrednessofthisinnerplaceofthetabernacle.TheArk,coveredwiththemercyseat,
waskeptbehindtheveilinthemostholyplace.Godsaid,"ForImyselfampresentinthecloudabove
theplaceofmercy."Theonepersoninalltheworldwhocouldhavebeenspokenofastotally
righteous,astotallyready,astotallyprepared,wouldhavebeenthehighpriest.

Godallowedmetoseethisscenealmostlikealivingpanorama!IsawAaron,thehighpriest,coming
in,bringingayoungbull,whichhadtobeslainjustforthecleansingofthispriest.Thebloodofthiscalf
hadtobeappliedtoAaronandputonallofthearticlesintheroomwherehewent.Buthecouldnot
beginhisworkinthemostholyplaceuntilsomethingelsehappened!

Hewasinstructedtotakeahandfulofincensethathadbeenbeatenandpoundedintoafinepowder.
ThisrepresentedthescourgingwhichJesushadtoendureforus.ThenAarontooksomelivecoals
directlyfromthefire,enteredintothemostholyplace,andquicklyputthathandfulofincenseonthe
coals.InstantlyacloudbillowedupfromtheincenseandcoveredthemercyplaceabovetheArk.Aaron
becameengulfedinthecloudthatwasasweetsmellingincensethatreachedupandpleasedGod.
ThenwhenGodlookeddown,hesawAaronthroughthecloudthatrepresentedJesusChristandhis
suffering.OnlybythisactcouldAaronsavehisownlife.

Aaron'slifewassparedbyasubstitutesacrificeforthestrokeofGod'swrath.Hishopeofacceptance
restedinwhattheincenserepresented,whichwasJesus!Aaronwascoveredbecausethefireof
judgmentstruckthesubstituteandIsraelwasgivenanotheryearofreprieve.

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Jesus,thesinlessSonofGod,wentinasthehighpriestforthesinsoftheworldwithnoatonementfor
himself.Hishandswereempty!Hehadnocovering!God'swrathwasdivertedfromman,andJesus
tookthestrokeofGod'sjudgmentuponhimself!

AcloudarosefromtheburningincensethatJesusrepresented,thatspreadaroundtheworld.Itmoved
backthroughhistorytothebeginningofman.ItmovedaheadfromCalvarytothatgreatdayofhis
coming!Asitspreadthroughtimeandspace,itcoveredallpeopleofallageswhohaveplacedtheir
trustintheeternalcovering,God'ssacrificeofJesus!

Afterseeingthepanoramaofthisbeautifultruth,GabrieltoldmethatifIwouldliketoreadaboutthis,
IcouldfinditinLeviticus16:6,1112.ThenhetoldmeIcouldreadaboutwhathappenedtothepeople
afterAaronofferedthesacrifice.Thebloodofoneofthegoats(alsoatypeofJesus),whichwasthe
sacrificeforthesinsofthepeople,wastobebroughtwithintheveilandsprinkledupontheplaceof
mercyandinfrontofit.Thiscoveredthebrokencommandments,whichwereman'ssins,containedin
theArkoftheCovenant.

Aftertheriteofatonementwascompleted,thelivegoatwasbroughtin.Aaronlaidbothhandsupon
theheadofthelivegoatandconfessedallthesinsofthepeopleoverit.Thenhesentthegoat,withall
thesesinsonit,intothedesertwherenoonelived.Thiswasthe"scapegoat,"andittookallthesins
away.Afterfirstcoveringsinsofthepeoplesohecouldacceptthem,thenGodtotallyremovedall
evidenceofsin.

Godwantsustoknowthatwhenhecoversoursin,heisnotgoingtoleavearotting,smolderingpileof
sinunderneaththecovering.Hecoversitfirstsohecanacceptus,thenhetakesitallawaytoaplace
whereitcanneverbefound.Oursinsarenotonlycovered,buttheyareremovedasfarastheeastis
fromthewest.

BecauseofthesacrificeofJesus,whichwastheatonementforoursins,Godcanlookdownatusand
uponallthathappensinthenormalcourseofthislife,andoursinsarehiddenfromhim.Thatishis
wayofprovidingforouracceptanceinthemostholyplacewhereheispresentinthecloudabovethe
placeofmercy.

WhenGodgavemethispanoramicviewoftheatonement,orcovering,Gabrielbroughtamessageto
mefromGod'sheart,tellingmethatasChristianswecanbecompletelyrelaxedintheglorious
knowledgethatheistakingexcellentcareofallthingsinhiskingdom,andthatbelieversdonotneed
tofeelweighteddownoncetheyunderstandtheirpositioninGod.HetoldmethatwhenGodlooks
downuponusandseesourfaithinJesusandhissacrifice,heseesuslookingjustexactlylikeJesus!
Weareacceptedinthebloodandwrappedupinhislove.HereferredmetoEphesians1:45,andsaid
God'sintentionwasthatmanshouldbeholyandwithoutblameinhissight."Longago,evenbeforehe
madetheworld,Godchoseustobehisveryown,throughwhatChristwoulddoforushedecided
thentomakeusholyinhiseyes,withoutasinglefaultwewhostandbeforehimcoveredwithhis
love.(Ephesians1:45TLB).Hallelujah!

GodhasgivenushisWordandhisHolySpiritbecausehewantstheworldtoseeusinthesameway
heseesus,whichislookinglikeJesus!

InTitus2:11itiswritten,"ForthegraceofGodthatbringssalvationhasappeared(hasbeenrevealed)
toallmen."Allmenhavenotacceptedsalvation,buttheprovisionhasbeenmade.Ithasamessageof
justification,ofsinlessness,thatbeamsuptowardGodbutithasamessagethatbeamsdownward,
"Teachingusthat,denyingungodlinessandworldlylusts,weshouldlivesoberly,righteously,and
godly,inthispresentworld"(Titus2:12).

ThenGabrielremindedmethatsincewearenowjustified,Godhasalreadyacceptedussotheseother
thingswhicharedonebyourowneffortsandourownspiritualachievementarenotforthepurposeof
God'sacceptance,butsothatmenmightseehislikenessinus."Thesethingsaregoodandprofitable
untomen"(Titus3:8).TheyneedtoseeJesusinus,justlikeGoddoes,thenweactuallybecomean
extensionofthebeautyofChrist!

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HegavemeareferenceinColossians1:2122wherehesaidGodhaswrappedupthismessageina
briefversejustasheshowedmeontheatonementdiagram."Andyou,thatweresometimealienated
andenemiesinyourmindbywickedworks,yetnowhashereconciledinthebodyofhisfleshthrough
death,topresentyouholyandunblameableandunreproveableINHISSIGHT:"Lookbackatthe
atonementdiagramfromGod'sviewpoint.ThenGodliststheconditionsforthistobesoINHIS
SIGHT.Colossians1:23:"IFyoucontinueintheFAITH(inhiscovering)groundedandsettled
(confident),andbenotmovedawayfromtheHOPEOFTHEGOSPEL(thisGoodNews)..."

"ForfromtheverybeginningGoddecidedthatthosewhocametohimandallalongheknewwho
wouldshouldbecomelikehisSon,sothathisSonwouldbetheFirst,withmanybrothers.Andhaving
chosenus,hecalledustocometohimandwhenwecamehedeclaredus'notguilty,'filleduswith
Christ'sgoodness,gaveusrightstandingwithhimself,andpromisedushisglory"(Romans8:2930
TLB).

Heissayingthathewillbeamdownonustheveryatmosphereofheavenandgiveusalittleforetaste
ofwhatitisgoingtobelikeupthere.Thisisthereasonbelieversarehappy.TheLordhasliterally
givenusabeautifulsamplingofwhathehasinstoreforusbecausehehaspromisedushisglory!

"WhodaresaccuseuswhomGodhaschosenforhisown?WillGod?No!Heistheonewhohasforgiven
usandgivenusrightstandingwithHimself.Whothenwillcondemnus?WillChrist?No!Forheisthe
onewhodiedforusandcamebacktolifeagainforusandissittingattheplaceofhighesthonornext
toGod,pleadingforusthereinheaven.WhothencaneverkeepChrist'slovefromus?Whenwehave
troubleorcalamity,whenwearehunteddownordestroyed,isitbecausehedoesn'tloveusanymore?
Andifwearehungry,orpenniless,orindanger,orthreatenedwithdeath,hasGoddesertedus?No...
butdespiteallthis,overwhelmingvictoryisoursthroughChristwholovesusenoughtodieforus"
(Romans8:3337TLB).

Becauseofhisgreatlove,Goddoesnot,andwillnotcondemnus.JesussaidinhisownwordsinJohn
3:1617,"ForGodsolovedtheworld,thathegavehisonlybegottenSon,thatwhosoeverbelievesin
himshouldnotperish,buthaveeverlastinglife.ForGodsentnothisSonintotheworldtocondemn
theworldbutthattheworldthroughhimmightbesaved."

ManypeoplethinkJesuscametocondemnthem,butthetruthis,"Hethatbelievesonhimisnot
condemned:buthethatbelievesnotiscondemnedalready,becausehehasnotbelievedinthename
oftheonlybegottenSonofGod"(John3:18).Godwassayinginthisscripturethatthisworldhadlost
itsway,anditneededawayout.HispurposeinsendingJesuswastomakeawayforustogointo
God'spresenceandremovethecloudofcondemnation.

Greatangelsfromheavenarearoundustotakechargeofusandbearusup,lestweslip(SeePsalm
91:1112).Goddidn'tsaveustocondemnus,buttogiveuslife.Hisplanistorestoreusintoaplace
offellowshipandthenreuniteuswithhimself.ThisisGod'splan!Hallelujah!

Becausewearehis,theatoningbloodkeepsonflowingtocleanseusallthetime.Wearenotcleansed
justbyverbalconfession,becauseourlipscansaywordswedon'tmean.Ourtrueconfessioncomes
fromtheheartwhenoursinceredesireistopleasehim.Godlovesussomuchhewantsustoknow
thatwedon'thavetobeonpinsandneedlesinhispresence,plaguedbyfearoffailureinword,
thought,ordeed.Whenlittlethingsdivertourattention,alittletemperrisesorabadattitudecreeps
in,andweforgettoaskGod'sforgivenessforit,helooksatourheartsandourintentions.Weare
justifiedunderthenewlawbecauseofwhatJesusdidwhenhediedforus,andthatpreciousblood
continuestocleanseaslongaswewanttostayunderthecoveringGodprovided,andhehasalso
providedguidingsignalsfromhisHolySpiritthatareeverpresenttokeepusunderhiscovering.

Inthisday,thefinalmessagebeforethecallofthetrumpetforustocomehigheristheoneof
atonement.Thisfollowsthepattern,whichGodgaveinhisplanofsalvationbeforehemadetheearth.
Hewantspeopletodaytofullyunderstandthattheyarecovered,andthesinnersneedtoknowwhat
Godhasinmindfortheminordertoenablethemtocometohimandbeatpeacewithhim.

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Evenifyourefuseandrejecthim,nothingcanseparateyoufromhislove.Heloveseventhemost
ungodly,buthedoestellusinExodus34:7thatthoughhismercyandhislovingkindnessreachesout
generationaftergeneration,itwillnotcleartheguiltyonlyfaithinhissacrificewilldothis.Heloves
peoplewhoareguiltyandfarawayfromhim,andtheyarebeginningtofeelthewarmthofhislove.
Butthisalonewillnotgiveyouatickettoheaven.ItmeansthatGodlovesyouandgivesyouthe
opportunitytochoosehim,buttheonlyprovisionforguiltistheacceptanceofwhatJesushasdone.

WealsoneedtorememberthatGodisnotonlyaGodoflove,butheisalsoaGodofwrath.
Sometimespeoplearelookingforalicenseorexcusetosinbecausetheyhavenorealdesiretoturn
fromevil.However,theystillwanttohavethesafetyofthecoveringandaretryingtopullitover
themselves.Godwantspeopletoknowthatwhilehehasprovidedaplaceofsafety,thereisalsoan
edgebeyondwhichthecoveringdoesnotreach.

Thethings,whichgivebelieverstheirbiggestproblems,arenottheirsinsagainstGod,butthe
shortcomingsandattitudesofmanagainstmanintheirdailylives."Itisthethoughtlifethatpollutes.
Forfromwithin,outofmen'shearts,comeevilthoughts..."(Mark7:20,21TLB).

Ashortcomingcontinuedbecomessin,whichisrebellionagainstGod,andisnotcoveredbytheblood.
AshortcomingdiscontinuedbecomesobediencetoGod'swishes,andiscoveredbytheblood."...You
canchoosesin(withdeath)orelseobedience(withacquittal)..."(Romans6:16TLB).

MosesandAaronlivedwiththechildrenofIsraelandlookingatthemfromearthleveltheysawevilin
thecamp.ButfromGod'sviewfromabovethecovering,Godsawtheirobedienceinsteadoftheirsin.
"HehasnotseeniniquityinJacob,neitherhasheseenperversenessinIsrael"(Numbers23:21).The
LivingBiblestates,"HehasnotseensininJacob."

GodtoldBalaamhehadlookedatIsraelfromman'sviewpoint,butnowhewantedhimtolookatthem
throughhiseyes.Inthe24thchapterofNumbers,Balaamsaidhesawsomethingtotallydifferentnow
thathiseyeswereopenedtoseeitthewayGodseesit."'Hehassaid,whichheardthewordsofGod,
whichsawthevisionoftheAlmighty,fallingintoatrance,buthavinghiseyesopen:Howgoodly(not
evilnow)areyourtents,OJacobandyourtabernacles,OIsrael!Asthevalleysaretheyspreadforth,
asgardensbytheriver'sside,asthetreesofaloeswhichtheLordhasplanted,andascedartrees
besidethewaters.'"

Godisnotcreatingabigirrigationsystemsohecanopenthefloodgatesandwaterthemallatthe
sametime,butheislovinglytakingindividualcareofeachone.Hewantsustogrowstrongand
healthyinhim.

WhentheLordspokeaboutthis,Isaid,"God,whataboutIsrael?Ifyouhadthemsobeautifully
coveredduringthistime,whydidyoupunishthemoverandoverandoveragaininbetweenthose
sacrifices?"

Godexplainedtomethatrebellionandidolatryarethetwothingsthatwilltakemanoutfromunder
thecovering.ItisnotthatGodremovesthecoveringitisnotthatGodgoesdownandlooksunderit,
butmanremoveshimself.LookatthelifeofIsraelandyouwillfindthatwheneverGodsmotethem
andpunishedthem,itwasbecauseofrebellionandidolatry.

WhenpeopleputtheirfaithinanythingotherthanwhatJesushasdone,theyvoluntarilychoosetobe
outfromunderhisprotectivecovering.Whenthisistheirdecision,theyareexposedtoGod'seyes,and
heseestheirsins,faults,andfailures.

Oursinswereallwashedawaybythebloodofthelamb,andtheonlywayGodlooksatusisthrough
thecleansingbloodofJesus.Thenhesees:Holinessinsteadofsin.Blamelessnessinsteadoffault.
Unreproveable(perfection)insteadoffailure.

WeGETUNDERthecoveringbyrepentingofoursins.WeSTAYUNDERthecoveringbywantingto
pleaseGod,andbyobeyinghimeventothethoughtsandintentsofourheart.WeGETOUTFROM

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UNDERthecoveringbyrebellionoridolatry."ASFORMEANDMYHOUSE,WEWILLSERVETHELORD!
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God'sWarningSignals(Ch.9)

Godwantsustoenjoyskatingonhislakeofjoywhileweareonthisearth,buthealsowantsusto
keepawayfromtheareamarked"THINICE!"Thisissimpletodo,forhehasclearlymarkedthe
warningsignsintheBible.

Wedon'thavetoworryandfrettryingtoliveaChristianlife.Whenwearewalkingwithhiminhis
light,wehavecompletefreedomfromfearandweneverhavetobeafraid!Hisheartisbeatingtwenty
fourhoursaday,andaslongasitbeats,whichisforallofeternity,wearetotallyandcompletely
protectedwhileweareservinghim.

Godlovesussomuchthatheoffersuseverythinginheavenandearth,evenmakingusjointheirswith
Jesus.However,someindividualsstillchoosetovoluntarilywalkoutfromundertheatonement(the
covering,orthebloodofJesus)throughREBELLIONandIDOLATRY.

Torebelistorefuseallegiancetoorresisttheauthorityofsomeoneorsomeauthorityoveryou.Godis
ourauthority.Torebelagainsthimistoturnourbacksonthatwhichheoffers:theprotection,the
blessings,theloveandthepromises.ThroughouttheBible,Godplainlyspellsouttheoverwhelming
blessings,whichcomewhenwesubmittohisabsolutecontrol,andthecurses,whichcomewhenwe
resistorrebelagainsthim.

Idolatryisexcessiveattachmentorveneration(reverence)forsomepersonorthingadmirationwhich
bordersonadoration.IdolatryisnotjustworshippingagodorimageotherthanGod,itislustingafter
ourowndesiresandpleasures,insteadofdoingwhathewantsustodoforhim.

Themessageofrebellionandidolatryaredivinewarningsignalsforustoheedsothatwemaybe
protectedfromslippingawayfromGod.Gabrielreferredmeto1Corinthians10,andletmelookat
MosesandthechildrenofIsrael,whowereGod'schosenpeople,toseewhattookthemoutfromunder
thecloudcoveringwhichisaillustrationofthebloodcoveringGodplacesoverustoday.Verse1says,
"Moreover,brothers,Iwouldnotthatyoushouldbeignorant,howthatallourfatherswereunderthe
cloud,andallpassedthroughthesea."

Theyhadeverythinggoingforthem!TheywereseparatedfromEgypt,whichwasatypeofthe(evil)
worldtheywereprotectedandsparedandtheyhadthisbeautifulcovering,thecloud!

Thenhesaid,"AndtheywereallbaptizeduntoMosesinthecloudandintheseaAnddidalleatthe
samespiritualmeatAnddidalldrinkthesamespiritualdrinkfortheydrankofthatspiritualRockthat
followedthemandthatRockwasChrist.ButwithmanyofthemGodwasnotwellpleaseforthey
wereoverthrowninthewilderness."Noticethateventhoughtheyhadsupernaturalexperiences,and
thecloudcoveredthem,Godwasnotpleased.Whywasn'thepleased?"Fortheywereoverthrownin
thewilderness."Why?Becausetheylustedafterevilthings!TheyrebelledagainstwhatGodhadfor
themandtheyworshippedtheidolofselfpleasure!

Whatisanevilthing?It'shungeringafterthosethings,whichGodsaystoleavealonebecausehe
knowstheywillbringultimatedestruction.

LookatitfromGod'swrittenWord:"Nowthesethingswereourexamples,totheintentweshouldnot
lustafterevilthings,astheyalsolusted.Neitherbeidolaters,asweresomeofthemasitiswritten,
Thepeoplesatdowntoeatanddrink,androseuptoplay.Neitherletuscommitfornication,assome
ofthemcommitted,andfellinonedaythreehundredandtwentythousand."(1Corinthians10:68).

TheyfellintoidolatryandputsomethingelseinplaceofGod.TheycalledhimLordbutflagrantlyfailed
todothethingshetoldthemtodo.Thesamethingishappeningtodaybecausethereisafalse
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teachinggoingaroundtheworld,whichsaysthatfornicationisnotwrong!Thesefalseteachersthatthe
Biblewarnsaboutaresayingthatthisisanoldfashionedideaofanothergenerationtokeepthisone
fromhavingfun!

Thiscommandmentdidn'tstartagenerationortwoagoGodgaveittotheIsraelitesover3,000years
ago.HeputthisinhisplanandhisWordbecausehehatesthissin,andletusknowthatwhenwerebel
againsthim,wearestartingdownthatroadwhichleadsoutfromunderthecovering.

Ayoungmanandwomanwhohadbeen"livein"partnersunderthenewmoralityrecentlygavetheir
livestotheLord.Theywereexcitedwhentheydiscoveredtheirsinswereforgiven,andthoughtfora
whiletheycouldcontinuelivinginsin.Likemanyyoungpeopletoday,theyhadbeenensnaredbya
styleofliving,whichcondonesfornication,orotherformsofrebellionandidolatry.PraiseGod,they
sawthelightandweremarriedshortlyafterward!

SomepeopleshowanutterlackofrespectforwhatGodhassaid."NeitherletustemptChrist,assome
ofthemalsotempted,andweredestroyedofserpents"(1Corinthians10:9).Godshowedhishatred
forwhattheydidindisobeyinghiswishesforthem,andwhentheymurmured,Godsenthisangelto
destroy23,000ofthem!

WARNING!"Sobecareful.Ifyouarethinking,'Oh,Iwouldneverbehavelikethat'letthisbea
warningtoyou.Foryoutoomayfallintosin.Butrememberthisthewrongdesiresthatcomeinto
yourlifearen'tanythingnewanddifferent.Manyothershavefacedexactlythesameproblemsbefore
you.Andnotemptationisirresistible.YoucantrustGodtokeepthetemptationfrombecomingso
strongthatyoucan'tstandupagainstit,forhehaspromisedthisandwilldowhathesays.Hewill
showyouhowtoescapetemptation'spowersothatyoucanbearuppatientlyagainstit.So,dear
friends,carefullyavoididolworshipofeverykind"(1Corinthians10:1224).

DoyouseehowGod'scoveringworks?Hedoesnotcondonesin,buthewantspeopletoheartheGood
Newssotheycanreachoutandfindthepowertobeliftedoutofthesesins.Onlythosewhodefyhim
andwalkintheirownwayfindthemselvesonthinicebecausetheyhavepaidnoattentiontohis
warningsigns.Godisnotlookingforreasonstocondemnyou,andthat'sthereasonhehasposted
warningsigns.Hisheartcryis,"IwanttosaveyouIwantyoutohavelifeandhaveitmore
abundantly!"

WARNING!TherearesomedefinitewarningsignalsintheWordwhereGodhighlightshisplan,his
acceptanceandhiscoveringforhispeople.Heisnotdeletingthewarningsandthecalltohispeopleto
walkwithhimandtoliveforhim.Thewarningsthathehasgivenarejustassureasever,buthe
wantsthemtobeputintheirproperperspective.Hewantspeoplewholovehimanddesiretolivefor
himtoknowhowsafetheyare.Buthewantspeopletoknowthatthepaththeyareoncouldleadto
realtroubleiftheyarenottakinghimseriously.

Lawabidingpeoplearenotworriedeverydaybecausetherehappenstobeajaildowntown!Infact,
theycanevenwalkrightuptoapoliceman,lookhimintheeye,shakehandsandgivehimafriendly
greeting.Theydon'tneedtobeworried,becausetheyhavebeenobeyingthelaw.Thatisexactlythe
wayGodwantsyoutofeelabouthim!

WARNING:Bewareofalossofasenseoftheimportanceofspiritualthings!

Therearemany,manybelieversontheroadoflethargy.Lethargyisasenseoflackofimportancea
drowsydullnesstoGodalackofspiritualenergysluggishinactivity.Lethargyspeaksforthfromour
innerbeingwhenwesay,"It'seasiertostayhome.It'shardtogenerateexcitementandzealforthe
thingsofGod.IhaveafewotherthingsIwanttodotoday,soIjustwon'tgotochurch!"

God'sremedy:"Letusnotneglectourchurchmeetings,assomepeopledo,butencourageandwarn
eachother,especiallynowthatthedayofhiscomingbackagainisdrawingnear"(Hebrews10:25
TLB).Remember,ifyoufeelnumbandcoldinsideandit'saweightandaburdenforyoutothink,
"Here'sanotherweekendandIhavetogotochurch.Whatachore!"WATCHOUT!DANGER!THINICE!

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WARNING!UNBELIEF!Godwantsustohavealiveawarenessofwhatheisdoing.Hewantsusto
believeinthesupernatural,becauseheistheGodofthesupernatural.Ifinyourheartyouarestanding
aloof,beware!"(Thereforebeware,)brotherstakecarelesttherebeinanyoneofyouawicked,
unbelievingheartwhichrefusestocleaveto,trustinandrelyonHimleadingyoutoturnawayand
desertorstandalooffromthelivingGod"(Hebrews3:12Amp).

YoumighthavehadarealinterestinchurchandworkingforGod,buttherehascreptintoyour
thinkingaspiritofskepticism.Youstandaloofwithunbeliefordoubt,bothofwhichareenemiesof
God.Ifyousayyoubelieveinthesupernaturalandgiveonereasonwhyyoudoandninewhyyou
don't,yourwordsarejusthollowechoes.Thewarningsaysthatyoudon'treallybelieveinthe
supernatural,andwithoutevenrealizingit,youfindyourselfquestioningGod'swaysinyourmind.

Itissoeasytobelulledintobecominganobserverwhostandsaloofsaying,"Ican'tgettooinvolved
I'mmoreorlessneutral."Thereisnoneutralgroundyouareeitherpullingonewayoranother.

WeneedtobelikePeterandPaulandsomeoftheotherdiscipleswhofollowedJesusandwerewilling
tolaydowntheirlivesforGod!I'mexcitedtosaythattherehasneverbeenatimeinthehistoryofthe
worldwhenGod'speopleweremorededicatedtowhatheisdoingthattheyaretoday.

WARNING:"Thebacksliderinheartwillbefilledwithhisownways"(Proverbs14:14).Whenyoubegin
driftingback,longbeforeyougettotallyawayfromGod,youareinterestedonlyinthosethingsthat
pertaintoyou,notthethingsofGod.Thisisawarningsign.

WARNING!"Whatwillwesaythen?Willwecontinueinsin,thatgracemayabound?"(Romans6:1).
ThegraceofGodisabeautifulcovering,butitisnotalicensetosin.God'sgraceissomethingwedid
notearn,somethingwecannotbuy.Apersonwhothinkstheycandowhattheypleaseisrebelling
againstGodandskatingonthinice!

WARNING!"...ReceivenotthegraceofGodinvain"(2Corinthians6:1).God'sgraceisagiftand
shouldnotbereceivedinvain.PaultellsaboutthisinconnectionwithwhatGoddidinprovidinghis
covering,andhegaveusthiswarning:"ForGodtookthesinlessChristandpouredintohimoursins.
Then,inexchange,hepouredGod'sgoodnessintous!AsGod'spartnerswebegyounottotossaside
thismarvelousmessageofGod'sgreatkindness."Goddidthisforyouandwhatabeautifulwordof
assuranceheisgiving,buthewarnedusnottotossitasideforworldlypleasures."ForGodsays,'Your
crycametomeatafavorabletime,whenthedoorsofwelcomewerewideopen.Ihelpedyouonaday
whensalvationwasbeingoffered.'RightnowGodisreadytowelcomeyou.Todayheisreadytosave
you."

Thenhegoesontotellushowwecankeepfromtossingitaside:"Wetrytoliveinsuchawaythatno
onewilleverbeoffendedorkeptbackfromfindingtheLordbythewayweact,sothatnoonecanfind
faultwithusandblameitontheLord.Infact,ineverythingwedowetrytoshowthatwearetrue
ministersofGod"(2Corinthians5:21and6:14TLB).Hallelujah!

Supposeyoujustpurchasedanewdishwasherforyourhome.Youareexcitedaboutallthenew
featuresandthemanyhoursitwillsaveyouinyourkitchen,andyouarereadingtheinstructionson
howtomakeitdothebestjobforyou.Youdiscoveralittlesignthatsays,"WARNING!Forthebest
andmostefficientoperation,dothusandso."

Whatwouldhappenifyousuddenlythought,"Ican'tkeepthisinmyhomeitmayfailme!"Justfora
momentyoutookyoureyesoffofthebenefitsandenlargeonthewordofcautionandimmediatelyall
thebenefitsdiminishedinyourmind!

WhatGodhaspromisedisthesamethingfortheindividualwhorecognizeswhathasbeendonefor
himandwhatGodwantstodo.God'spromisesandhisbenefitsareallspelledoutforhimandthe
equipmentissuperior.WearesoldonhowgoodGodisandhowhisinterestinusistoldinallofhis
goodpromises,notonewordofwhichhasheeverfailedtoperform.Hisguaranteeisunlimited!But
thereisstillawarningsign,anditistheretomakeitworkforyou!

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Aredlightflashesatarailroadcrossingwhenthetrainiscoming,topreventusfromgettingkilled!A
fireenginesoundsasirentowarnusofitsapproach!Anambulanceandapolicecarflashlightswhen
thereisdanger,andthewailoftheirsirenwarnsustopulloverandgetoutoftheway.Afeverwarns
usofsicknessandinfection.

Allofthesesignalsaregood,andsoareGod'swarningsigns.Theyarejustaseffectivetokeepusfrom
gettingkilled(spiritually)astheflashinglightsatarailroadcrossingaretokeepusfromgettingkilled
physically!Godlovesussomuchhehaspostedwarningsignsallalongthelakeofjoy,justforour
protection!

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WhenGodSaysThanks!(Ch.10)

Thereistremendousjoyinmyheart,knowingthatGodcaresenoughforhispeopletogivethemdivine
guidanceanddirection.Ialsofeelaprofoundresponsibilitytobringtotheworldthetruths,whichGod
hasplaceduponmyheart.Thesearebiblicalfacts,whichmanyofusknow,buttohaveGodarticulate
themsoclearlyandcallourattentiontothembyangelicmessengersandothersupernaturalmeans,
addsanextraweight!

TheseexperiencestheLordhasallowedmetohaveapartinandtosharehavenotbeenjustempty
dreamsorimaginations.EverytimeGodhasdealtwithme,hehasbroughttheWordofGodtomewith
greatforceandsupportingpower.

Onhisfirstvisittome,thisangelspokeofthreemainareas.ThefirstwasGod'scharacter,whatheis
reallylike,thedesiresofhishearttowardpeople,andthethingsthatareimportanttoGod.Thesecond
wasourpositioninGod,andthird,hewantedmetoremindyouofthepreparationforthatgreat
judgmentday!

Thefirstareaissummarizedinthechapteron'GoodNewsForYouandYourFamily!

ThesecondareaisthepositionfromwhichGodseesus,andthisiscoveredinthechapteronthe
'Atonement.'Iaskedhim,"WhereintheBiblecanIactuallyseethisatwork?"andGodsaid,"Ihave
haditrecorded.YoucanreaditinNumbers"(Numbers23:21),andhetoldmeexactlywhatitmeant.
HeletmeknowthatthesacrificethatIsraelhadputtheirtrustin,wasatypeofthegreatsacrificeof
Christinwhichweputourfaith,andthatitmadethemacceptedbyGodbetweentheyearlysacrifices.

IhadreadthroughtheBiblemanytimesandhadneverseenthisbeautifultruthofGod,statingthathe
looksatmanfromadifferentlevelthanmanhimselfdoes.God'seyeviewisonthetopsideofthis
coveringman'seyeviewisontheunderside.

ThishasbeenreferredtopracticallyeverytimeGodhasdealtwithme.Godwantsustoknowour
positioninhim.Aswedesiretoliveforhim,andweWANThimasourLord,thebloodcoveringisthere!
Heseesusthroughthecoveringastheflowersandtrees,whichhehasplantedhimself.Heseesuslike
Christbecauseweareacceptedinhim,allwrappedupandcoveredinhislove.Withourfaithinhim,
hewantsustoknowthisposition.HewantsustoknowthatthedayiscomingwhichtheApostlePaul
spokeofin2Timothy1:12wherehesaid,"IknowwhomIhavebelieved,andampersuadedthatheis
abletokeepthatwhichIhavecommitteduntohimagainstthatday."Thiswillbeadayofbeautyand
adayofreward!

Godwantsustobeawareofwhatisimportanttohim.Whenweknowhowmuchhecaresabout
certainthings,thenwewillwanttocareaboutthem.Hesays,"IsnotthisthefastthatIhavechosen?
toloosethebandsofwickedness,toundotheheavyburdens,andtolettheoppressedgofree,and
thatyoubreakeveryyoke"?(Isaiah58:67).

Godwantsustobeinterestedinthethingsheisinterestedin,andthatispeople!"Isitnottodealyour
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naked,thatyoucoverhimandthatyouhidenotyourselffromyourownflesh?"Godisgivingusan
insidepictureofhisheart.HeistellingusaboutthethingsthatareREALLYimportant!

Hesaidpeoplearedoingalotofthingsthatare"good"things,necessarythings,thingsofthislife,and
thingsthatneedtobedone.Theyhavearealvaluewhileinthislife,sotheyarenotworthless.They
haveareasonhere,buttheyarenotallthings,whicharegoingtoremain.Hementionedspecifically
certainbookswhichpeoplespendalltheirtimewriting,bookswhichmayhavevalue,butdonotmeet
theneedsofpeople.

Singingperformances,unlessdirectedtotheneedofalife,aretemporaryandwillnotgoon.Even
sermonsthatarepreached,whichcanbegivingoutinformation,maybepreachedtoaCROWDof
people,butnottotheNEEDofthepeople!Thesemayhelptoguideandmotivatepeopleandsteer
theminacertaindirection,buttheywillnotbesomethingthatactuallyremains.

Buildingshaveagreatpurpose,butGoddoesn'tneedbuildings.Hehasbuildingsthatputthoseinthis
oldworldtoshame.

Hespokeabout'giving'campaigns.Hesaidifyougiveforcredit,yougetyourrewardhere,butnotin
heaven.Oftenanindividual'smissionaryvisionhasbeenhurtbecauseofadesireforcreditor
recognition.Itisallrightifpeoplehavetobemotivated,butthiskindofgivingisnotgoingdownin
God'sbook.Hewantsgivingfromtheheart!Thesearetheexactwordstheangelused:"Thesethings
mayhavesatisfyingrewardinthislife,andtheyareimportant,buttheywillnotremain."

"Whatwillremain?"Iquestioned.HereferredtoPhilippians4:1718wherePaultoldthemtobringa
giftoutoftheirwant.Itwasn'tthathedesiredthattheybringagifttohim,butashesaid,"Idesire
fruitthatmanyaboundtoyouraccount."So,whenthisbookisopen,itwillshowthatthesepeopledid
somethingspecial,notforrewardhere,butfortheLord.

InJohn15:16,Jesus'prayerwasthatthefruitofyourlifeshouldremain.Godwantsustohave
somethingthatisinthebookforever,becausehelovesussoverymuch!

I'msurethisministeringangelhasbeenwithmemanytimesbefore.WhileIwasinthehospitalmany
yearsago,IheardavoicewhileIwasvery,verysick.Themessagethatcametomealmosteveryday
was:"Strengthenthosethingsthatremain."Todayheistalkingaboutthesamething.Hewantsusto
strengthenthosethingsthatlastforever.

PeoplearespecialtoGod.IfyouwanttoknowwhereGodlivesonthisearth,lookwherepeopleare
andyouwillfindhisaddressbecauseGodliveswherepeoplearehurting.Hewantstohelpthem.He
involveshimselfwiththeneedsofpeople.Itiswhenwegetdownonthelevelofhumanneedandtake
apersonintoourheartsandactuallymeettheirneedthatsomethingiswrittendowninourbookin
heaven.

Otherthingsmayhelp,butthefruithewantsisyourpersonallove,yourpersonalhelp,andyour
personalconcern.Whenyouseeanindividualhurtingandyourownheartactuallyhurtswiththem,this
iswhenyoucare!

Recently,Iaskedthechildreninmychurch,"WhatisJesuslike?"Lookattheiranswers:

"Jesusissomebodywholovestohelpyou."
"Ifyouarehungry,hewillprovidefood."
"Ifyouaresick,hewantsyouwell!"
"Helovesyou!"

ThisisthewaylittlechildrenunderstandthemessagefromGod.God'sdesireisthatwebelikeJesus
andwewillalwaysfindhimmovingintheareasofhumanneed.

Theangelspokeaboutpersonalinvolvementwithourownfamilywithourownfleshandblood.Not
whatweDOforthem,butwhatweAREtothem.Whattheymeantous!Somemembersofourown
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familymayhavebeenreal"stinkers."Theymayhavetakenadvantageofus.Theymayhaveliedtous,
andwesaid,"I'mwritingthatpersonoff."Goddoesn'twantustohurtthatpersonhewantsourheart
togooutandlovethemandhelpthemineverywaywepossiblycan.ThatisGod'snature.

Thismessageappliesnotonlytoourownfamily,butalsotothefamilyofGod.InGalatians6:10,itis
writtenthatGoddesiresforustodogoodtoallmen,especiallytothehouseholdofGod.Hewantsus
torepresentJesusandtobelikehim.Thisiswhatisrecordedinourheavenlyaccount.Wecanhelp
thatpersonwhoislonely!Wecanhelpthatpersonwhoishurting!Wecanhelpthatpersonwhomay
befilledwithfrustration!Jesussaid,"Inasmuchasyouhavedoneittooneoftheleastofthesemy
brothers,youhavedoneittome"(Matthew25:40).Thesearethedeedsthatarewritteninourbook.

TheangelsaiditwasmoreimportanttobelikeJesusinmeetingtheareaofaperson'sneed,thanto
bewitnessingtopeopleaboutsalvation.Thatreallysurprisedme.Wehavebecomesoconditionedto
theideathatwearen'tdoinganythingforGodunlessweareabletogetoutandwitnessandto
skillfullyusetheWord.Butthisangelsaid,"Whenyouarehelpingpeople,youbecomealivingwordto
themwhichsays,'IcareandGodcaresforyou!'"Thatdoesn'tmeanweexaltourselvesasJesusit
simplymeansJesusislivinghislifethroughus.Webecomeawordthatisalivetothem,notadead,
printedword,butalivingword.Thisissomethingwecando,anditismoreimportantthanwitnessing,
quotingscriptureorteaching.Insteadofwitnessing,weBECOMEawitnessofwhatJesusisreallylike.

Thisissomethingeveryonecando!Wedon'thavetohaveaspecialtalenttolayuptreasureinheaven.
AnyChristiancanmakeadepositinthebankofheaveneveryday,becausetherearepeoplewhoneed
helpeveryday!Whenwecareforthem,wearebringingtheheartofGodtothemintheirplaceof
need.WhenwedothisforGod,somethinggoesintoouraccount!

WhilewearewaitingforthecomingofJesus,let'sgetoutandgetourbookfull,notdoingitforthat
specificreason,butdoingitbecausethatisthewayGod'sheartbeatsforpeople.Whenwearecloseto
him,wewillfeelthesameway.Things,whicharedonebecauseofhisloveandhisSpiritinus,are
placedinouraccountinthearchivesofheaven!

InMatthew25:3540,Jesustaughtthatwhenwefeedthehungry,givewatertothethirsty,anddoa
servicetopeople,wearedoingthisasuntohim.Thisincludesavisittoaresthometocheerupa
personwhoisdepressed,orcaringforalittlechildwhosemotherissowearyshecanhardlystand.
Whenwehavebeentiredourselves,buthavesaid,"Iwanttosharethisloadwithyou,"andhaven't
lookedforareward,wearedoingthisasuntoJesus.Thesedeedsarerecordedinthebook!

WewillbedoingwhatJesusdidwhenweshowkindnesstoindividualsbyhelpingthemfeeltheirworth
whentheyhavebeenbeatendownandaredepressed,whentheirselfworthandtheirselfesteemhas
beencrushed.

Godcaresforpeople,andtheonlywaypeoplewillknowthathecaresisthroughyouandme.Thatis
whyitissoimportantforustoknowwhatheislike.Godsaidnottogloryinwealth,orwisdom,or
might,orotherthingsofthisworld,buttogloryinthis,thatyouknowGod,thatheisaGodofjustice
andaGodfilledwithkindness.

Peopleoftengettheirthinkingconfused.TheythinktheonlythingsyoudoforGodarewhatyoudoin
aspiritualway.Whenweminister,itmightbehardtorelatetoaperson'sspirit,butit'snothardto
relatetotheirphysicalneeds,theirbodiesandtheiremotions.Jesusalwaysministeredtobothspiritual
andphysicalneeds.

Forexample,onedayamancameintomyofficethatwasinvolvedinhomosexuality,awayoflifethat
Ihate.Ihadarealbattlewithmyself.Hedidn'twantprayerandhewouldn'tevenadmithisneedfor
deliverancefromhomosexuality,buthewashungry.Hehadn'thadanyfoodforawhile.Ihadtoask
myself,"WhatwouldJesusdo?"IknewthatJesuswouldseparatethemanfromhissin,soIdidthe
same,andinpeelingawaythevileness,IfoundthesignatureofGod.Thismanwashungry!

Jesussaid,"Ifyourenemyhungers,givehimtoeat."IhavetoconfessIhadahardtimebecauseI
thoughtaboutpeoplewhodeservedfoodmorethanhedid,soItoldhim,"Iknowwhatyourlifeis.You
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cannothideit,butyouarehungry,andGodcaresaboutthat,andIcare."ThenIprovidedfoodfor
him.

Ididn'tdoittogetsomethingrecorded,butIknowthatactofkindnessisinGod'sbook.Iwasn'tdoing
itforthatreason,butwhenyoufeeltheworkingoftheSpiritinyourheart,hegivesyoulovefor
people,andthatisyourmotive.For"ThefruitoftheSpiritislove,joy,peace,longsuffering,
gentleness,goodness,faith,meekness,temperance"(Galatians5:22).AllofthesearetraitsofGod
thatreachouttopeople.

IwishIhadknownalongtimeagohowGodfeelsaboutpeopleandhowmuchhelovesthem.When
Jesuswalkedonthisearth,hewassearchingforpeopleinneed,andheisstilllookingforthem.Hehas
multitudesofemissarieswalkingaround,andissayingtothem,"Iwantyoutogetouttherewherethe
needis."Whenwehavelovinglypreparedamealforsomeonewhohasbeensick,andhavebrightened
uphisorherdaybycaring,somethingisbeingwrittendowninthatbook.

CaringforthosewhoarenotinthefamilyofGodisalsoimportant.Wecarewhenwehelpthe
fatherlessandthewidowswhodon'tknowwhichwaytoturnbecausetheycan'tfinddirection.God
saidthroughthisangel,"Thisispurereligionanditisundefiled.Thisiswhatwilllastandberecorded
inthearchivesofheaven."

Iremembersomeofthosehell,fireandbrimstoneevangelisticsermonsthatusedtomakestraighthair
curl,tryingtoscarepeopleintoheaven.Iheardonemansay,"Godtakesallthesinsthatheisholding
inreserveagainstyouandholdsthemoveryourheadtokeepyougoingstraight!"Thenhewould
thunderon,"You'regoingtohavetofaceeverysinbecausetheyareallwrittendowninyourbookand
heldinreserve.Onthedayofjudgment,Godisgoingtotakeabigscreenandprojectorandshowall
yoursinstotheworld,includingyourfamilyandfriends."Thenhesaid,"Thewrongsthatyoudid
beforeyouweresavedareallforgiven,buteverythingyoudoafteryouaresavediskeptinreserveto
beheldagainstyou."Peoplereallysquirmedwhentheyheardamessagelikethat,anditseemingly
movedsomepeopletowardGod,butpraiseGod,itisn'ttrue!

Astheangelgavemethismessage,hesaidthatthisisinconflictandcontrarytothecharacterofGod.
Whenyouconfessyoursin,hedestroysit,wipesitout,andsayshewillnever,neverrememberit
again.IfyouhavebeendeceivedintobelievingthatonthatgloriousDayofJudgmentalotof
condemnationisgoingtobebroughtagainstyou,Ihavegoodnewsforyou!Itsimplywillnothappen
thatway.It'sgoingtobeaBEAUTIFULdaywhen,insteadofjudgmentalcondemnation,Godsays,
"THANKS!"

Christisourfoundation.Nothingcanmovehim.YourfaithandtrustinJesusputsyouonafoundation
thatcanneverbedestroyed.GodtellsusthatallwehavedonewhichislikeJesuswillbepermanent
andlasting.

Lukesaid(Luke3:17)thatGodisgoingtoseparatethechafffromthewheatonthatday.Heislooking
forthekernelthatisgoingtolast!Theangelactuallymadethestatementthat"Godisnotinterestedin
thechaff."Hehasnouseforitheisremovingitfromyourlifesoonlythatwhichisperfect,thatwhich
islikeJesus,willremain.Allheisinterestediniswhatisinsideofthatchaffhewantsthatlittlekernel
andisgoingtoremovetheshellandfindthelifeinsidethatwilllastforever!Hallelujah!

In1Corinthians3:12,theapostlePaulmadereferencetothefoundationthatisgoingtolastforever:
"Nowifanymanbuilduponthisfoundationgold,silver,preciousstones,wood,hay,stubbleEvery
man'sworkwillbemademanifest(exposed):forthedayshalldeclareit,becauseitwillberevealedby
fireandthefireshalltryeveryman'sworkofwhatsortitis."Hereferstotheremovalandburningof
thechaff,revealingthatwhichwilllastforever.

Thethingsofthislifearegoingtopassawayonthatgreatjudgmentday,buttothebelieveritwillbea
timeofgreatrewardwhereGodbringspraisetohispeople.Thereisnotgoingtobeapersonpresent
atthisbelievers'judgmentwhowillhearoneharshwordofcondemnation,becauseJesushasalready
paidourpenaltythroughhisdeath.

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Asthelightofheavenbeginstoglowbeforeus,andthethingsofthisearthbegintomeltandfall
away,thereisgoingtoemergeabodyofbelieversfromalldifferentlevelsofspiritualgrowthand
spirituallife.Allofthethingswhicharetransitoryaregoingtobegone,andthosewhohavepleased
GodwillstandonthatfirmfoundationintheeyesofGod!

ThisdayisspecialtoGod.Itisadaythathehaslookedforwardtoforalongtime.ThisisthedayPaul
talkedaboutwhenhesaidheknewhecouldtrustGodtokeepthosethings,whichhehadcommitted
tohimagainstthatday!Hecontinuesin1Corinthians4:5wherehesays,"Thereforejudgenothing
beforethetime,untiltheLordcome,whobothwillbringtolightthehiddenthingsofdarkness,andwill
makemanifestthecounselsofthehearts:andthenshalleverymanhavePRAISEOFGOD!""Atthat
timeGodwillgivetoeachonewhateverpraiseiscomingtohim"(TLB).

Everypersonisgoingtohearthosewords,"Thankyou,thankyou!Youdidagoodjob."Somepeople
domorethanothers,butEVERYBODYtherewillhavepraiseofGod.

"ThenshallEVERYmanhavepraiseofGod."TheapostlePaulsaidthatthedaywasgoingtodeclareit.
AllthebeautifulthingsGodhaswrittendownforyouaregoingtobeknownonthatgloriousday.God
doesn'tdothingsthataren'timportant,sothinkwhatitwillmeantohimwhenhetakesyourhandas
youstandbeforehim,looksyouintheeye,andsays"Thanks!Thanksforallthosethingsyoudidfor
me!"EveryChristianisgoingtohearthosewords,"Thankyou!Youdidagoodjob!"

MyhumanmindcouldnotcomprehendhowGodcouldeversaythankyoutome.Ishallneverforget
theawesomenessofthemomentwhentheangeltoldmethatonthatgloriousday,Godwouldsay
thosewords,becauseitisbeyondmyabilitytounderstandthatGodcouldlovemesomuchthathe
wouldeverysay,"Thankyou,RolandBuck!"

Iaskedtheangeltoexplainwhatismeantby"thingsofdarknessandthecounselsofthehearts,"and
thiswashisanswer:"Godwillshinehislightonthehiddencornersoftheheartsofthosewhohave
servedhimbecauseoftheirlove,notexpectingthanks.Forthesethings,too,theywillhearGodsay
thanks."Thisdoesnotmeaninrelationtoevildeeds.Theangelreferredtoitasthebeautiful,but
hiddenthingsthatpeoplehavenotknownaboutyourlife.Godisgoingtotellyougoodthingsthatyou
don'tevenknowaboutyourself!Heknowsallofyourthoughts,andeventhosegoodthoughtsare
worthyofpraise!

Idon'tknowwhenJesusiscoming.HowIwishtheangelhadgivenmesomeindication,buthedidn't.
Eventspointingtowardhiscomingarehappeningfast,however,andangelsaremovinghindrancesout
oftheway.PeoplearebeingmovedaboutandtouchedbyGodmorethanIhaveeverwitnessed
before.

ManymorepeoplearegoingtobesavedandturntoGodwhentheyseeusdoingGod'sworkforhim
bymeetingtheirneeds,thanwhenwearetryingtoputthe"bee"onthemforsalvation.Peopleare
spirituallyhungry.Theyarelongingforsomeonewhoactuallybecomesalivingwordexpressedrightin
frontofthem.Thisissomethingeveryonecando,notjustafewskilledpeople,becausewecanall
beamoutthatloveofGod.

WhenyouknowGodisgoingtosay"thanks"toyousomeday,doesn'titmakeyoufeellikefinding
someoneinneedandhelpingthem?

Godhasputgreatemphasisonfamilyrelationshipsthroughthesemessagesbroughtbytheangels.
Maybeyouhavesomemembersofyourfamilyyouhaven'ttalkedtoforalongtime.Whynotgive
themacallandsay,"I'mexcited!IbelieveourcircleupthereisgoingtobeunbrokenbecauseGodis
workingtobringwholefamiliestohimself."Sometimesthepeopleinourownfamilyseemtobethe
mostdifficultonestotalkto,butamongtheeasiesttowhomwecanshowtheloveofJesus.

WhatthisworldneedsisJesus!Justaglimpseofhim,anditisthroughusthattheycanseehim.

Thelastthingtheangelsaidonthissubjectwasthattherealdesiresofourheartandthelongingsthat
wehaveinthislifewillbemetwhenwetakecareofanother'sneedintheplaceofJesus.Theangel
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statedthatwecouldseewhatGod'sinterestsreallyareinthefiftyeighthchapterofIsaiah.Ireadit,
andsureenough,itwaswrittenrightthereintheBiblejustashehadbeentellingme.

"No,thekindoffastIwantisthatyoustopoppressingthosewhoworkforyouandtreatthemfairly
andgivethemwhattheyearn.Iwantyoutoshareyourfoodwiththehungryandbringrightintoyour
ownhomesthosewhoarehelpless,pooranddestitute.Clothethosewhoarecoldanddon'thidefrom
relativeswhoneedyourhelp.Ifyoudothesethings,Godwillshedhisowngloriouslightuponyou.He
willhealyouyourgodlinesswillleadyouforward,andgoodnesswillbeashieldbeforeyou,andthe
gloryoftheLordwillprotectyoufrombehind.Thenwhenyoucall,theLordwillanswer.'Yes,Iam
here,'hewillquicklyreply.Allyouneedtodoistostopoppressingtheweak,andtostopmakingfalse
accusationsandspreadingviciousrumors!Feedthehungry!Helpthoseintrouble!Thenyourlightwill
shineoutfromthedarkness,andthedarknessaroundyoushallbeasbrightasday.AndtheLordwill
guideyoucontinually,andsatisfyyouwithallgoodthings,andkeepyouhealthytooandyouwillbe
likeawellwateredgarden,likeaneverflowingspring"(Isaiah58:611TLB).

AtthesametimeyouarereflectingJesusbytheseactsofkindness,letthemessageofsalvation
bubbleoutofyoulikeawellwateredgarden,likeaneverflowingspring.ThisiswhatJesusdid.He
neverforgotthespiritualneedsofpeople,andneithercanwe!Botharevital!

Whenwearegivingloveandconcerntopeople,Godiswritinginthearchivesofheaventhoseactsfor
whichhewillsaytoeachofus,"THANKS!"

Isn'titalmostmorethanourfinitemindscanunderstandtoknowthatonthatgreatday,Godwillgreet
uswithabigwelcomeandsay,"Welldone,mygoodandfaithfulservant.Thanks!"

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MissionPhilippines(Ch.11)

It'sastrangefeelingtobesittingintheSanFranciscoairportonthewaytoaforeigncountry,
wonderingwhat'sgoingtohappenwhenyougetthere!That'sthewayIfeltontheSaturdaynightI
wasutterlycompelledtogotothePhilippines.

TheweekbeforeIwastoleaveonthismission,theangelGabrielmetme,spokewithmeaboutthe
work,andgavemeassuranceinmyheartthatwhatwashappeningwassomethingthatGodhimself
hadplanned.Hegavemethenamesofpeopletowhomhehadbeenministering,thathesaidIwould
meet,someofwhomwerenotnecessarilyimportanttothemission,butweregivenasaconfirmation
tomethatthistripwasfromGod,andthatitwasnotjustavisit!

Theplanewasscheduledtodepartatmidnight,andIhada61/2hourlayover.About11PMIchecked
intoreceivemyseatassignment,satdowninthepredepartureareaandwatchedthepeopleasthey
milledaround.SpirituallyIwastunedinallthewaytoseewhatGodwasdoing,andIhada
tremendousfeelingofanticipation!

Therewasanemptyseatbesideme,andayoungFilipinosatdown.Wehadaninterestingconversation
andwhenweboardedtheplane,Idiscoveredthissamemanwassittingnexttome!Iimmediatelygot
outthelistofnamesgivenmebyGabrieltocheckthingsout.ThenameSARIANOwasatthevery
topofthelist.Itookadeepbreath,askedthisyoungmanifSareeonowasthecorrectwayto
pronouncehisname,andIwishyoucouldhaveseenthelookonhisface!Hewasextremelyupset
becauseIknewhisname!Helookedaroundtoseeiftherewasanythingonhispersonthatwould
identifyhim,buttherewasnothing!Hequicklygotupadtookaseatinanotherpartoftheplane,
whichwasnotfull.Ihadhisseatandmine,soIsleptallthewaytoHawaii.

PriortodeparturefromHawaii,thestewardessannouncedthateveryonemusttaketheirassigned
seatsbecauseofthenewpassengerscomingaboard.Reluctantly,thisyoungmancamebacktosit
downbesideme,soIthoughtitwouldbewelltocalmhimdown.Icertainlydidn'twanthimtobe
uneasyfortheentiretenhourflightbecausethat'salongtimetobemiserable.

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IsimplyandhonestlytoldhimIknewhisnamebecausetheangelGabrielhadgivenittome.WhenI
saidthis,helookedaroundagain,buttherewerenoemptyseats,andtherewasnoplaceforhimto
go!ItoldhimthatGodlovedhimandthatthistripwasgoingtobemorethanavisit,becausehehad
beenchosentocarrysomegoodnewstohisfamily.IalsotoldhimthatGodhadhiseyeonhim,had
knownhimallalongandcaredforhim.

Hesaid,"HowcouldGodknowme?Idon'tknowhim.Igotothepriestandthepriestprobablytells
Godaboutme,butIdon'treallyknowGod."IexplainedtohimthatGodknewhim,thatGodhad
preparedhimandhaddirectedthisentiretrip,andhadevengivenmehisname.ThenIsaidthatGod
hadalsoseentoitthatwhentheseatswereassignedtothe300peopleontheplane,hisseatwouldbe
rightnexttomine!

HiseyeswerewidewithastonishmentasItoldhimthesethings,andhesaid,"DoyoumeanthatGod
isreallyinterestedinme,withallthathehastodo?DoyoumeanthatGodreallycaresaboutsomeone
whodoesn'tevenknowhim?"Ianswered,"Yes,hewantsyoutocommityourlifetohim,inordertolet
himknowthatyouarethankfultohimforhisconcernforyou,asgreatasheis,andasinsignificantas
youare."

RightthenandtherethisyoungmanacceptedJesusashisSaviorandLord!Heexcitedlysaid,"Letme
tellyouaboutmyfatherandmyfamily.Iremembermanytimesasmyfatherwouldlookupintothe
nightskyandseethestars,hewouldsay,'SurelytheremustbeaGod,someplace,ifonlywecould
findhim.'"Thenhecontinued,"NowI'mgoingtogobackandtellhimthathewasright,thereisaGod,
andthatIhavefoundhim."

ThenIaskedhimabouthisfamily.Ithoughtwhenhereferredtohisfamilythathewasreferringtohis
immediatefamily.Hecontinuedon,"Allofmyfamilyisgoingtobetogetherbecausetheyliveinalittle
cluster.WhenIleftthirteenyearsagotogototheUnitedStates,therewereabout400membersinmy
family.Idon'tknowhowlargeitisnow,probably700,ormaybeevenmorethanthat,butI'mgoingto
tellthemall!TheyaregoingtoknowthatGodloveseachandeveryoneofthem!"

Thisreallyexcitedme,becausethenheadded,"Iftheangelsareinterestedinme,don'tyousuppose
theyareinterestedinmyfamilytoo?IsitallrightifItellthem?"

"Sure,that'swhatGodwantsyoutodo.Godissointerestedinyourfamilythathegavemeyour
name.YouaregoingbackthereasGod'srepresentative."

Withgreatemotion,helookedmestraightintheeye,andsaid,"Thisisthemostserious,themost
importanttaskI'veeverhad."HeknewitwasspecialbecauseherecognizedthefactthatIhadnoway
ofgettinghisname,exceptfromGod,andhebecameaninstantmissionary!

ThePhilippinetripwasoneofthe120eventsGodhadtoldmewouldoccur,butnothinghappeneduntil
twomonthspriortomyactualdeparturedate,whenIreceivedaninvitationtocometothePhilippines.
Iimmediatelycheckedthecostofthetripandmyestimatewas$1,730.HowwasGodgoingtosupply
themoney?Itdidn'ttakelongtofindout,becausetheverynextdayacheckcamefor$1,730froman
unexpectedsource!

Gabrielhadmetmeinmyofficeatchurchtogivemetheinstructionsforthismissiontothe
Philippines.Atthattimehelookedveryseriousashepacedbackandforth,almostasifhewere
troubled.HereflectedGod'sconcernoverthefactthatpeoplewouldhearthemessageofgoingintoall
theworldandthengobacktosleep.Thistripwasdefinitelynotjustaspurofthemomentthing,but
wasintheunfoldingplanofGod.

Hesaidmymessagewouldbefromthe96thchapterofPsalmsand97:1,2:"Singanewsongtothe
Lord!Singiteverywherearoundtheworld!Singouthispraises!Blesshisname.Eachdaytellsomeone
thathesaves!Publishhisgloriousactsthroughouttheearth.Telleveryoneabouttheamazingthings
hedoes.FortheLordisgreatbeyonddescription,andgreatlytobepraised.Worshiponlyhimamong
thegods!Forthegodsofothernationsaremerelyidols,butourGodmadetheheavens!Honorand
majestysurroundhimstrengthandbeautyareinhisTemple.Onationsoftheworld,confessthatGod
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aloneisgloriousandstrong.Givehimthegloryhedeserves!Bringyourofferingandcometoworship
him.WorshiptheLordwiththebeautyofholylives.Lettheearthtremblebeforehim.Tellthenations
thatJehovahreigns!Herulestheworld.Hispowercanneverbeoverthrown.Hewilljudgeallnations
fairly.Lettheheavensbeglad,theearthrejoiceletthevastnessoftheroaringseasdemonstratehis
glory.Praisehimforthegrowingfields,fortheydisplayhisgreatness.Letthetreesoftheforestrustle
withpraise.FortheLordiscomingtojudgetheearthhewilljudgethenationsfairlyandwithtruth!
JEHOVAHISKING!Letalltheearthrejoice!Tellthefarthestislandstobeglad.Cloudsanddarkness
surroundhim.Righteousnessandjusticearethefoundationofhisthrone"(TLB).

Sundaywasanunusualday.MyfirstservicewasattheHolidayInn,andwasapartofInternational
HotelMinistries,aworldwideorganization.Theauditoriumwaspackedwithwhatlookedliketopofthe
linecitizens.Thiswasveryinterestingtome,becauseIhadpicturedthePhilippinesasbeingaplaceof
poverty,aplacewhereIwasgoingtoseethegospelreallyworkintheraw.Yetherewasmyfirst
introductiontothePhilippines,anditwasinoneofthefanciest,nicestbuildingsIhaveeverbeenin
throughoutmyentirelife.Menweredressedinbeautifulsuitsandties,andthewomenwereexquisitely
gowned.Theyhadtheirblackhairwounduphighontheirhead,andweresuchsophisticatedlooking
people,IwonderedifIhadactuallyjustmadeafewcirclesaroundoneofthebigAmericancitiesand
landed!TheylookedliketheywerefromanywhereexceptthePhilippineIslands!

MysecondservicewasonSundaynightattheFaithAssemblyinManila.WhenIwalkedintothis
church,Ididn'tseeanyofthewealthIhadseeninthemorningservice,butIdidseepeopleherewho
reallylovedGod,inspiteoftheirpoverty.Thisbuildingwasinanareaoftremendouscrimeand
violence.Everywindowhadbarsjustlikeajail.Whatadifferenceinsurroundingsfromthemorning
service!

IwasstayingattheguesthouseoftheWycliffeTranslators.It'sabigplace,acompound,andthey
haveabout70guestsatatime.Godhadallowedmetostaytheretofellowshipandministertothese
peoplewhohavededicatedtheirlivestolearningthelanguagesoftribeswhohavenowritten
language,givingthemawrittenlanguage,andthentranslatingtheBibleintothoselanguages.Godhad
arrangedformetomeetwithperhapsthemostsignificantgroupinthecountryinreachingthefar
flungtribes.Thereweredoctors,pilots,collegeprofessors,teachersandotherleaderspoolingtheir
effortstoreachtheislandpopulation.

LaterIspokeaboutangelicvisitationstoagroupofmissionariesduringaneveningservice.AsIwas
speaking,Irealizedthatitmightbesomethingsonewtothemthatitcouldbealittledifficultto
accept.Godalsoknewthis,andheknewexactlywhattodoaboutthesituation!Duringtheprayer
time,thepresidentoftheBibleschoolfeltaheavyhandonhisshoulder,andhethoughtpossibly
someonehadputtheirhandonhimtoprayforhim.Helookedaroundtoseewhoitwas,buttherewas
noonethere!Hesaidtothepeople,"Thisisreal,it'sreal!Godhasconfirmedit.EventhoughIcan't
seehim,IKNOWthisangel'shandisuponmyshoulder."Heandhiswifestayedupmostofthenight
talkingabouthowhehadfeltthedivinehandofGodasthisangelreachedoutandgrippedhisarm.I
hadn'tseenGabrielthere,butitwasinterestingtoknowthathewasaroundandhadfoundhiswayto
thePhilippineIslands!

ItwasthereIreceivedmyscheduleofmeetingsforthistrip.IwastroubledwhenIlookedatit,
becauseIsawthatsevenwholedaysweregoingtobespentinonlytwochurches.Ihadn'tfully
analyzedaheadoftimewhatIwasgoingtobedoing,butthisinformationreallysurprisedme!I
wonderedwhyIhadcomeallthewayoverherejusttodothat!IfallIwasgoingtodowasspeakin
twochurches,IcouldhavedonethatbackinIdaho!

IhadbeentalkingtothepeopleattheWycliffeguesthouseandtheyweretellingmeexcitingstoriesof
beingamongthetribeswhodidn'tknowanyEnglishatall.Theywerecompletelyuncivilizedandmany
ofthemjustworeGstrings.Theystillcarriedbowsandarrows,andtheirdartshadpoisoninthem.I
wasveryinterestedinthis,feelingitmightbethereasonformytrip,anditdidprovetobean
importantpart,butnotinthewayIexpectedittobe!

OnMonday,Imetwithonemedicaldoctor,acollegeprofessor,andtwopilots.Theyhadjustreturned
fromMindanaowherethereisatribewhichhadbeendiscoveredjustayearandahalfpreviously.
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togethersometypeofacommunicationbridgetothem.IexplainedtothemthatGodhadsentmeto
thePhilippines,andtheysaid,"Wehadcomehereforalittlerest,butwedon'tneedtherest,let'sgo
backtomorrow!WewanttotakeYOUdownthere!God'sinthis!"

IreallygotexciteduntilIrealizedthatitwasimpossibleformetogobecauseIwasscheduled
elsewhere.IkepttryingtothinkofwaystoclearmyschedulesoIcouldgo.Theyhadaplanewhich
wouldflymetotheairfieldclosesttothisparticulartribe.Atthatairfieldtheyhadahelicopterpilotwho
couldflymeinland.Theykeptsaying,"Wewantyoutogo!"ButIcouldn't,becauseitwasn'tonthe
itinerarytowhichIwascommitted!

IwenttobedMondaynightthinking,"I'vereallymuffedit!IgotaheadofGodintellingthemto
arrangeascheduleforme.Godreallywantedmetocomeoverhereandhelpthisbrandnewtribe,and
Imissedit!Ican'tgetoutofthisnow,becausethemeetingshavealreadybeenadvertised!"

Itwashotandstickyintheplace,verydifficulttosleep,andmymindkeptwhippingmesobadlyI
couldn'tsleepanyway!Ipulledthesheetupintoabig,oldknotasIwrestledandwrestledwiththis
problemuntilabout2AM,whenIfinallywenttosleep.

Aboutfourinthemorning,thelightcameoninmyroom,andIopenedmyeyes.Theguesthousewas
veryplainlyfurnishedandtherewerejusttwocotsinaroom.Iwassleepinginone,andwhenIlooked
overattheemptyone,IsawGabrielsittingtherewithChrioni,theangelwhotravelswithhim.Iwas
sosleepy,Isaid,"Howdidyoufindmehere?"NormallyIwouldn'thavetalkedtothemthewayIdid,
butIwassogroggyfromsleepIforgotthatwhenGodhassentsomeoneonassignmenttorepresent
him,youdon'tquestionthem.

Gabrielsaid,"Wedidn'thaveanytroublefindingyou,becausewearrangedforyoutobehere!Wehad
areason.Wewantyoutominglewiththesepeoplesotheycangetagoodgriponthismessageand
takeitbacktotheirarea."Thismademefeelbetter,andthenhesaid,"Thereasonwehavecomeis
thatGodhassensedtheconcerninyourheartthatyoumightbewastingyourtimeoverherewith
thesechurches,andwantsustotellyounottobeconcernedaboutthatschedule,becauseitisso
orderedandarrangedthateverypersonwhomeetswithyouwillbedivinelyselected.Theyhavebeen
personallyselectedbyGodtohearwhatyouhavetosay."

ItwasinterestingtometorealizethatregardlessofwhetherIwasinonespotoranother,whoever
wasgoingtobetherewasthereatGod'sdirection,soIdidn'tconcernmyselfaboutitanymore.I
wonderedwhomGodwasgoingtobring,soIbeganlookingandanticipating.Iwastemptedtodoa
fewthingsmyselfjusttotrytoworkthingsout,butIdidn't.IdecidedthatImightbeoutdoing
somethingwhenIshouldbewaitingandwatchingwhatGodwasdoing!

WhileinManila,IspokeattheFarEastAdvancedSchoolofTheology,andIrealizedthatthisalsowas
inGod'sorder.TheyoungpeopleattendingthisBiblecollegearefromSoutheastAsia,andtheimpact
fromthisschoolcoversthatentirepartoftheworld.Godhadarrangedthingssothathismessages
wouldworkupfromtherootsofthePhilippineIslandsthroughtheWycliffeworkers,andnowhehad
arrangedforittogotodifferentplacesinAsia.StudentsweretherefromBurma,whichisnowclosed
towesternmissionaries.

IwentdowntoIloilowheremysponsorsputmeinthebesthotelavailable.Itwasseveralmilestothe
businesssection,orthemarketplaceastheycallit,andIwonderedwhatwasgoingtohappenhere.I
thought,"Well,ifwhattheangelstoldmeistrue(andwhowoulddoubtangels?),theywillbringpeople
around.Idon'tknowwhotheywillbring,butatleastIknowthattheyknowwhereIam."

Ididn'tstayinmyroomverymuch.Iwentdowntothelobbyandsattherewatchingeverythingand
everybody,becauseIwantedtobeintherightplaceattherighttime.Nothingmuchhappenedthe
firstevening.

ThenextmorningIwentdowntobreakfast,andGod'sbeautifulplanbegantounfold.Two
businessmenweresittingatatable,andtheysaid,"Wesawyouherelastnightandwonderedwhat
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youarehere."

Isatdownandstartedtheconversationbysaying,"Gentlemen,Idon'tknowwhatyourbackgroundis,
soIdon'tknowwhetherornotyouaregoingtoacceptthis,butanangeltoldmethateveryonethatI
speakwithhasbeenespeciallyselectedbyGodtohearwhatIhavetosay,soIbelievethatyoutwo
menhavebeenselectedbyGod."

Theylookedatmeasthoughtheydidn'tquitebelievewhatIwassaying,sothenIsaid,"Thefactthat
youhavebeenselectedisbecauseyourtrainingoryourbackground,whateveritis,hasbeendirected
byGod,andGodiscallingitintoaccountatthistime.Hedoesn'tdothingspromiscuously,andhehas
selectedyouforsomethingspecial.Idon'tknowwhatitis,butIdoknowthathehasselectedyou.
Thisishisplanandhispurpose.Hewantswhatyouhaveandwhathehasgivenyou,because
everythingyouhavehasbeengiventoyoubyGod,whetheryouknowhimornot."

Thesemenlookedateachother,andoneofthemsaid,"Itsoundsstrange,butwebelieveyou,soifwe
havebeenselected,whatisthenextstep?"

Iknewwhatthenextstepwouldbe,butIthoughtthatpossiblyIwouldhavetoarguewiththema
littlebit,butheretheywere,readytogoon.Isaid,"Godwantsyoutosay,'Allright,God,hereIam.I
amgladthatyoucareenoughformethatyouwanttodosomethingwithmylife.I'mreadytodowhat
youwantmeto,andhereismylife.Iacceptyou.'"

Thesemen,withnoquestionmarkintheirmindswhatsoever,feltthatwhatIwastellingthemwas
directlyfromGod,andwithouthesitationatall,bothofthemraisedtheirhandsandsaid,"God,we
wanttoputourhandsinyours.Ifwehavesomethingthatyouhavegiventousthatyoucanuse,we
giveittoyou.Wewantyoutouseus!"

Italkedtothemforafewminutes,thentogetherwetalkedtoGod.Weworshippedandpraisedhimfor
thesupernaturalwayheworks.Thentheysaid,"Wearehereonspecialbusiness,andallofour
traininghasbeenintheareaofpoliticsandgovernmentcontrol,andwearegivingtherestofourlives
toGodinordertohelppeople."

Imentionedtothemthattheangelhadtoldmethatmyministrywouldbeintheareaofliberation.I
said,"GodissmilingonthePhilippineIslands,andheisbringingliberationtospirit,soulandbody.He
israisinguppastorswhoaregoingtohelpfreepeople'sspirits."ThenIadded,"Theyare
impoverishedtheyareoppressedthesepeoplehavebeenunderoppressorsforhundredsofyears.
FirstweretheChinese,theSpanish,theAmericans,thentheJapanese,thentheAmericansagain,and
nowtheFilipinogovernment.TheyhavebeenundertheheelofanoppressorandGodwantstoset
themfree!"

Themensaid,"Weareinthatposition.Wearegoingtoputsomewheelsinmotiontosetthemfree."I
couldn'thelpbutsay,"Hallelujah!"Ihadn'tplannedonsayingit,butallIknewwasthatGodwas
concernedabouttheneedsofthewholebeingofthesepeopleandthathewassmilingonthem.

OnMondaymorning,Imetamaninthehotellobby.Hekeptstaringatme,soIthoughtIwouldgo
overtoseeifGodhadselectedhim.HelookedlikeanAmerican,soIwalkedoverandsaid,"Youlook
likeanAmericantome."HetoldmehewasGerman.ItoldhimthatagoodnumberofAmericansare
ofGermandescent.Thenheaskedme,"Whatareyoudoinghere?"Hallelujah!Godhadgivenmethe
sameopportunityIpreviouslyhadwiththetwobusinessmen.

Istartedoffthesameway,"Idon'tknowwhetheryouwillbelievethisornot,butanangelmetmeand
toldmethatthosepeoplewithwhomIwouldtalkinthePhilippineshadbeenselectedbyGodfora
specialassignment.Idon'tknowhowyouaregoingtotakethis,butyouhavebeenselectedtohear
whatIhavetosay."

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Thismanopenedhisheartandsaid,"IneverrealizedthatGodreallycaredthatmuchaboutwhatIdid,
butIwouldliketohavemorepurposeinmylife."

ItoldhimthattheLordhaduseforhistalents,histrainingandhisskillsandthathewantedhimto
turnhislifeovertohim.Withoutanyquestionatall,heimmediatelyacceptedtheLord!ThenInoticed
thathewassobbingandsoftlyspeakingtoGod.Hiseyeswereopenandhewaslookingupwithboth
handsintheairandsaid,"God,justthink,I'veonlybeeninthePhilippineIslandsonedayandalready
Ihaveanewboss!"

IaskedhimwhatbroughthimtothePhilippines.HehadbeensenttotheislandsbytheWorld
CommitteeoftheUnitedNationstodevelopfoodresourcesfortheimpoverishedandunderfedpeople
oftheland.ItoldhimthatthepeopleselectedbyGodwereinvolvedintheliberationofthesepoor
people.ThenIsaidtohim,"You,inyourpositionnow,aregoingtohelpliberatebondage'sofhunger."
Hesaid,"That'sthethingIhavebeenskilledatandtrainedfor,soIgivemyselftotheLordforthis!"

FromIloiloIwenttotheislandofNegrosbyship.Myhotelwasinthemiddleofthecity,andIdidn't
tellanyone,includingthepastor,whatIwasdoinginthedaytime.Ilookedatthepeople,andmyheart
wentouttothem,butIcouldn'tcommunicatewiththembecauseeventhoughquiteanumberofthe
peoplespeakbrokenEnglish,Inudgedalotofpeopleandcouldn'tfindanyonewhoreallyspoke
English.Finally,Ifoundoneyoungmanwhocouldspeakquitewell,oratleasthecouldgetby.Hewas
justtwentyoneyearsold,andhestayedwithmetheentiretimeIwasthere.IfIcameoutofthehotel
at5:30inthemorning,hewasstandingonthestepswaitingforme.Goddivinelyputhimthereasan
interpretertoallowmetocommunicatewiththepeople,becausetheonesIreallywantedtoreach
couldnotunderstandmeatall!

ThefirstdayaswewalkeddownthestreetInoticedawelldressedladyweeping,withatowelheld
overherface.Idiscoveredshewastheownerofoneofthestoresthere.Icouldseehershoulders
heaveasshesobbed.

Isaid,"Whyareyoucrying,lady?"

Shedidn'tanswer,butkeptsobbing,soIsaid,"I'mheretohelpyou.I'mapastor,andIwanttohelp
you.Godlovesyouandhecaresaboutyourneed."IwaitedastheinterpreterrelayedwhatIhadsaid.

"Tellthemanitisnotimportant."

Theboyinterpreted,andIsaid,"AnythingthatisimportanttoyouisimportanttoGod,"soshetook
thetoweloffherface.Shehadbeencryingalongtimeandhereyeswerered.Itookherhandsand
prayedthatGodwouldputhisstrongarmsaroundherandhelpherwithwhateverherneedwas.As
sheliftedherhead,itlookedasthoughthecloudswerepushedback,andthesunhadcomeup!

"AskhimifhisnameisJesus!I'vecriedmanytimesbefore,butnobodyhasevercared,andthisman
did!"

Iwasviolatingtherulesthatyougetasatouristoramissionary,becausetheygiveyoualotofdo's
anddon't's,andyouarenotsupposedtointerfereinanyone'sbusiness.Iwasn'tawareofit,butthe
peopleinthecrowdedmarketplaceswerebeginningtogatheraroundtoseewhatwasgoingon.
Beforelong,itwasnoisedaroundthewholemarketplacethatIcaredforthiswoman!

ThenextviolationoccurredwhenIsawaladycarryingaheavybagofricethatlookedlikeitweighed
abouteightypounds.Shewasextremelyoldandherlegswerebadlybowed,soIaskedherhowfar
shehadtocarrythebag.Sherepliedthatitwasabouttwomiles.Iprobablycouldhaveaskedthe
youngmantocarrythebagforthelady,butItookthebagofricemyselfandcarrieditforher.People
sawthis,andwhisperingstartedinthatcityofabout360,000people.

AsIwentbackthroughthemarketplace,peoplestartedfollowingme.Theystoppedandaskedmeto
pleasetalktothem.Ondifferentoccasions,asIwassimplysharingGod'sloveandconcernwith
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arthritis.Iwasn'ttalkingabouthealingtothem,Iwasn'tprayingforthem,Iwasjusttellingthem
aboutJesusandhowmuchhecaredforthem.Thereweresomedeafmuteswhowerehealedwithout
prayerofanykind.Theycouldn'thearwhatIwassaying,becausetheyweredeaf,andtheycouldn't
havetoldanyoneaboutitbecausetheyweremute,buttheLordhealedthemandtheycouldboth
speakandhear!

Godprovedthatheselectedthosepeople,becauseafterthattheyreallymadearunonmyhotel,and
itcertainlybecameabusyplace.TheycamedayafterdaywhileIwasthereandIprayedforthemin
thelobbyofthehotelandministeredtothem.

ThencamethenewsthatakillertyphoonwasscheduledtohitBacolodatabout8PM.Alreadytherain
waspeltingdownfiercely.Itoldthepeopletostayatthechurchbecausetheconstructiontherewas
muchstrongerthantheirflimsyhousesthatIfeltwouldblowover.ForacoupleofhoursIthoughtthat
thetyphoonhadactuallyhit.Itsoundedlikejetplanesweregoingoverhead,butthiswascausedby
thewindsthatprecededthefullforceofthetyphoon.

ItoldthepeopletostopworryingbecauseitwouldbenoproblemfortheLordtobendthattyphoon
andmakeitturnaround.Afterall,GodisstillGod!Therepeoplehavealwayslivedwithfearbecause
thereareabouttwentytyphoonsayearwhichhitthePhilippineIslands,andthiswastheworstthey
hadhadformanyyears.Itwascalleda"killer"typhoon,andtheywerefrightened!

About7:30wegatheredaroundthefrontofthechurch,worshippingGodandpraying.Weaskedthe
Lordtobendthattyphooninadifferentdirectionbecauseitwasjustashortdistanceawayatthat
time.PraiseGod,theLordintervenedanditswervedoveraspotthatwasn'tinhabited.Hallelujah!

Thecenterofthetyphoon,whichwouldhaveknockeddownthebuildingsandhousescompletely,
missedthatarea.ItalsomissedManila,andwentoveraspotwhereitwasn'theavilypopulated,justas
iftherehadbeendivineintervention!IfithadstrucktheheavilypopulatedcityofManila,therewould
havebeenliterallyhundredsofthousandsofdeaths.Therainandthewindmadeover270,000families
homeless,butthekillerpartmissedandwentoverthericefields.Thericewasknockedout,butthe
peoplewerealive!It'sabeautifulthingtowatchtheLordinaction!

OnmylastnightIwasgettingreadytoreturnhomeviaManilawhenIgottheword,"Flightcanceled."
Ithought,"HowlongwillTyphoonRitalast?WhataboutmyreservationsfromheretoManila?Arethey
nowobsolete?WhataboutmyreservationoutofManila?"

Itdidn'ttakelongtofindout.Myreservationswerenowobsoleteandallflightswerefulluntil
Wednesday.MyreservationoutofManilawasalsoforfeited.Iwonderedhowlongitwouldtakemeto
getanother.ThenIthought,"Whyworry?Godknows!Heistheonewhobroughtmehere."

Atoneo'clockIcalledtheairportatManila.Thestreetswerefullofwaterandthewindswerereaching
gustsupto196milesperhour.Therewasnochanceforreservationsseventotendaysatthe
earliest.IthoughtofoneofthemenGodhadputinmypaththathadgivenmehiscard.Hehadsaidif
Ieverneededhelptousehiscardandhisname.Ineededhelpnow,soIdecidedtoseewhatwould
happen.WhenIgavehisnameandhisconversation,wheelsbegantoturn.Withinminutesaseathad
beenprovided,andconnectionsweremadefortoppriorityclearance.GodknewIwouldneedthishelp!

IarrivedinManilaaboutnoon.Treesandhousesweredown.Thefloodingwassobadthatfromtheair
itlookedlikethecitywasinthesea.Literallytensofthousandsofpeoplewereseekingpassage.Iwas
theonlyonewithoutpreviousreservationstobebookedtotheUnitedStates.ThankstoGodwhosent
thegovernmentofficial,Iwasbilledasanunlisted,specialpassenger.

Specialnote:ALLthenames,whichGabrielhadgivenme,wereidentifiedwhileIwasinthe
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Abouttwoo'clockoneMondaymorning,IwasawakenedwhenIheardnoisesinthedownstairspartof
myhouse.Iimmediatelyinvestigatedtofindthecause.WhenIdid,Isawoneofthemostawesome
sightsI'veeverseen.Standinginmylivingroomwerefourgreatwarriorangels,andtherewas
tremendousactivitygoingoninmyhouse.EverytimeGodhasrevealedhimselfthroughthevisitsof
angelstomyhomeorstudy,ithasbeenawesome,butthisseemedtobestillmorestaggeringbecause
therewasarealawarenessinmyspiritoftheimportanceofwhatGodwasdoing.

Gabrielmetmeatthefootofthestairsandaskedmetocomeintothefamilyroom.Hesaid,"Idon't
wantyoutobefrightenedorfearful,butsatanicforceshavestartedanattackagainstyou.JustasGod
hashisangelicorganization,Satanalsohashisorganizationwithprincesofdarkness,althoughhe
doesn'thaveasmany,andtheyarenotaspowerful.Theyarenotomnipresentandtheycannotbe
everywhereatonce.Theirdoomisalreadyspelledout."

IlistenedintentlytoGabrielashesaidhewantedtogivemethisassurancesothatIcouldstrengthen
thebondsofGod'speople,andremindthemoftheveryspecialtimeinwhichweareliving.Hesaid
thatSatanisawareofthefactthatGodisdoingsomethinginBoise,andhehassentprincesof
darknesstothisareainanendeavortohurtandrobpeople,tofilltheirmindswiththethingsofthe
worldandtotrytohindertheworkofGod.

HeremindedmeofthetimewhenIsraelwasgoingtobedeliveredoutofthelandofEgypt,thatthe
princesofdarknesstriedtostopandhinderGod'sworkbykillingallthebabyboys,hopingtokill
Moses.HedidthesamethingafterJesuswasborn.

IthoughtitwasextremelyinterestingwhenGabrielsaidthatSatandoesnotknowwhatisgoingto
happen.Hecannotforetellthefutureandhecannotreadthemindsofpeople.Heisextremelynervous
becausehedoesn'tknowexactlywhatisgoingon,butheishopingsomehowtoslowdownwhateverit
isthatGodisdoing!GabrielsaidsincetheHolySpiritmonitorseverythingonearth,hewillnotallow
himtodothis.WhenheseestheactivityofSatanbecomingdangerous,hedispatcheshostsofangels
tostraightenoutthesituation.

Myattentionwasdrawntoaspecialangelthere,whowasveryhugeandwarlike!AsIlookedathim,I
noticedthatinspiteofthisfierceness,therewasalsoatremendousresemblancetoGabriel!Iwill
neverforgettheeyesofthislargeangelbecausetheylookedlikepoolsoffire!Iwasobservinghis
strengthandmightwhenGabrielverysimplytoldmethatGodhadsenthismightiestwarringangelto
clearawayandpushbackthoseprincesofdarkness.Icouldhardlybreatheitwassoaweinspiring,
becausethiswasmyintroductiontoMICHAEL!

Itisvirtuallyimpossibletodescribetheradiationandtheglowthatcamefromtheirpresence.Icould
sensecompassionandlove,andthefruitoftheHolySpirit,becausetheatmosphereofheavenisthe
natureofJesus.Alloftheseangelicbeingshavethatsamenatureandtremendouscompassion.

GabrieltoldmethatGodhadgivenMichaelsomewordsforme.Ilistenedwithawe!Itwasreal!There
wasnowayIcouldquestionit.Iwasthere!

Gabrielinformedmethatabattlewasgoingonthatnightandthesewarringangelsinthelivingroom
wereactuallydirectingthearmiesofheavenwhowerepushingbacktheforcesofdarkness.Michael
andthethreecaptainswhoweretherewithhimwerereceivingmessagesfromtheHolySpirit,ashe
monitoredalloftheactivities,andinturntheyweregivingmessagesinlanguagesIdidn'tunderstand,
toangelleaderswhowerecarryingoutthebattle.

MichaelsaidthatuntiltheappointedtimewhenSatanwouldbecastoutcompletely,Godallowsthis,
andthereisaconstantdispersingandscatteringofevilforcesbythewarringangels.Hetoldmethere
wasnothingtofearbecausetheangelswereovercomingtheenemy,guardingandprotectingus!
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perspective.WhenGodbringstruth,wehavetoforgetourlittleboxesofdoctrine,forGodcanDOwhat
hewants,andKNOWSwhathewantstodo.

Michaelsaid,untiltheappointedtime,ourtaskisnottodestroySatan,buttoscattertheforcesof
darkness,toholdtheminabeyance,toovercomethemandtokeepthemfromGod'speople."

Thenhesaid,"IhaveanassignmentthatIamanxiouslyawaitingwhereIamnotgoingtohaveto
showrespectforLuciferanymore.ThatassignmentistosweeptheheavenscleanofSatanandevery
singleoneofhisangels.Wewillnotleaveevenone!"

Hesaid,"Incaseyouarenotawareofit,twentyfourhoursadaythereissometypeofevilforce
accusingGod'speopleofthingshehasalreadyforgiven."SatandoesnotseethingsthewayGodsees
them.Heknowstheyareforgiven,buthekeepsonaccusingthemanyway."But,"hesaid,"The
heavenswillbesweptclean!Luciferisgoingtotrytofight,buthedoesn'thaveachance.Ifyouwant
toreadaboutwhatiscoming,itisfoundinthetwelfthchapterofRevelation,versesseventhrough
ten."(Revelation12:710).

ThiswasthefirsttimeIrealizedthatMichaelhadangelshecommanded.TheWordsays,"Thenthere
waswarinheavenMichaelandtheangelsunderhiscommandfoughtagainsttheDragonandhishost
offallenangels.AndtheDragonlostthebattleandwasforcedfromheaven.

"Thisgreatdragontheancientserpentcalledthedevil,orSatan,theonedeceivingthewholeworld
wasthrowndownontotheearthwithallhisarmy.ThenIheardaloudvoiceshoutingacrossthe
heavens,'Ithashappenedatlast!God'ssalvationandthepowerandtherule,andtheauthorityofhis
ChristarefinallyherefortheAccuserofourbrothershasbeenthrowndownfromheavenontoearth
heaccusedthemdayandnightbeforeourGod.TheydefeatedhimbythebloodoftheLamb,andby
theirtestimonyfortheydidnotlovetheirlivesbutlaidthemdownforhim.Rejoice,Oheavens!You
citizensofheaven,rejoice!Beglad!Butwoetoyoupeopleoftheworld,forthedevilhascomedownto
youingreatanger,knowingthathehaslittletime"(Revelation12:912TLB).

SatanandhistroopscannotdoanythingtospoilGod'splan.Duringthetribulation,thedayswillbe
horriblebecauseallofthefallenangelswillbeontheearth.PraiseGodheistakingusoutbeforethis
happens.

Michaelsaid,"Therewillnotbeaplaceinallofthevastheavensforevenoneofthosedemons,not
evenone!"Heemphasizedthisandsaidthatitishisassignment,andheisreadytogoonitassoonas
thedayisappointed!

GabrieltoldmetosharethisnewstoencouragetheheartsofGod'speople.Hehashiseyeonthem!
Hehashiseyeonthewholeworldhehasn'tgivenituptoSatan,andhewantsustolookatthings
throughhiseyes.Wemightthinkthingslookdark,butGodwantsustoknowthatheisincontrol.

GabrielandMichaelbothtoldmethatthepreviousSundaytheprincesofdarknessweresoclosethat
thewarringangelsstationedthemselvesinourchurchservicetomakesuretheenemycouldn'tgetin.
Hallelujah!Irejoicedwhenhesaidhewouldleavehisangelsaslongastheywereneeded.

MichaelhadcomedirectlyfromthepresenceofGod,andthepowerandforceinmyhousewasso
strongthatmostofthedayhadgonebybeforeIregainedmystrength.Thehumanbodyisnotmade
tocontaintheforcethatradiatesfromanangellikeMichael,anditcertainlyhadanimpactonme!

Itishardforthehumanmindtocomprehendwhatisactuallytakingplace,anditsoundsstrange,but
thecreatoroftheheavensandtheearthisdoingsomethingspecial.Thesemightyangelscannotcome,
theycannotappear,andtheycannotspeakuntilGodsays,"Go!"Andheissayingittoday!

IsensedmoreofafiercecountenanceinMichaelthaninGabriel,eventhoughtherewasadefinite
resemblance.Hehadfine,chiseledfeatures,andthedescription,whichDanielgaveoftheangelic
beings,wasevenmorecompletewhenInoticedMichaelwasdressedsomewhatlikeGabriel.Hiswhite
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tunichadatypeofelegantgoldembroideryonit,andheworeawide,goldbelt.Heworeatypeof
sandal,andhisfeetwerethecolorofsomeonewithadeeptan.Danielsaid,"Itwaslikeburnished
brass."Hishandsandarmsalsoshone.Thecoppercolorofhisskinwasunusualbecauseitwasbrilliant
withtheradiationthatflowsoutofhimfromhavingbeeninthepresenceofGod.Therewassucha
definitecommandabouthimthatIcouldseewhatitwouldmeantoanyforcecomingagainsthim!

Hishairislight,almostflaxen.Heappearstobeabouttwentyfiveyearsold,soit'shardtorealizethat
heisolderthantheearth!

Theotherwarringangelsworeatypeofbrowntunic,orshirt,tiedattheneckwithwhatappearedto
beashoelace.Thiswaswornoververyloosetrousers.

AngelsofGodhavedifferentranks.Gabrielistheleadingangel,andhestandsinthepresenceofGod
asacoordinator.God'sorganizationishighlystructuredandisabsolutelybeautiful!

Ministeringspiritsareangelswholiverighthereonthisearthwithus.Godsaystheyencamparound
us.Theyarehelpingallthetimebyministeringtousandremovinghurtsandcares.Theyknowthe
objections,thestrainsandthepressuresoflife,andtheyarearoundtohelpus.Theycarrythevery
heartbeatofGod,hislove,hiscareandhisconcern.Theyliveinangeliccommunitiesandmayappear
asordinaryhumans.Theydonothavethestrongradiationoftheheavenlyangels.Seraphimand
cherubimaretwootherkindsofangels.

Rightnowthereisaspecialtaskforceofangelsonspecialassignmentwhowillnotlistentoobjections
ofanykind.Gabrielleadsthem,andtheyarereallybusybringingthelosttobelieverswhowillshare
God'smessageofsalvationtothem.

Michaelisheadofallthegreatwarringangelswhodobattlewiththeforcesofdarkness.Chrioniisa
captainoftheLord'shostandisoneoftheleadingwarriorangels.

Manyangelshavearankorpositionintheheavenlyarmysimilartoageneralorcaptain.Eachonehas
hisownresponsibilitieswithachainofcommandunderhim.WhenLuciferfell,hetookasectionof
angelsofdifferentrankswithhim,sohealsohasachainofcommand,whichmeanstherearealso
variouslevelsofdemons.

TheWordspeaksoftheprincesofdarkness.TheyarethehighestinSatan'sarmy.Atanytimein
history,whenSatanknewthatGodwasdoingsomethingspecial,hegatheredtheprincesofdarkness
togetherandusedallthestrategypossibleinaspecialdelayingtactictohurtGod'swork.

Forexample,whenDanielwasbeingcontacted,theprincesofdarknesswanted,ifpossible,tostopthe
messageGodwassendingtohim.Gabrielcameagainstthisgreatforcefortwentyonedays,andwas
delayedbecausethedemonshadgatheredtohinderhimincoming.FinallytheHolySpiritsentMichael,
thegreatangelwhoisincommandofallwarringangels.

BecauseofMichael'stremendousspiritualmight,hewasabletopushbackallofthoseforcesof
darkness.ThenGabrielgotthrough.WhenhewastalkingtoDaniel,hesaid,"Daniel,Icouldn'tget
throughfortwentyonedays,butthenMichaelcame,andallittookwasMichaeltostandwithmeto
pushthemback!"

Godisdoingsomethingveryspecialnow!Hehaschosenaplacetopourouthismessage,hiswordand
hisspecialinsightforthisday,justashedidinDaniel'stime.Thereisnoquestionaboutit,Boise,
Idaho,isatouchdownplaceforangelicbeings.Satanhasrecognizedthat.Hedoesn'tknowwhatitis
allabout,buthehasbroughtprincesofdarknesstothisareatotrytostopit.Buthecan'twin!

Laterthatnightwhentheywerereadytoleavethehouse,Michaelandanotheroftheangelsopened
ourslidingpatiodoorsleadingtothebackyard.Ithadsnowedaboutsixincheswhiletheywerehere.
Theytookthreesteps,whichpressedthesnowdownallthewaytotheground,andcarriedthemclose
tofifteenfeet,nearlyfivefeetperstep,andthensuddenlytheydisappearedcompletelyvanished!

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Thisisadayofrenewedspiritualactivity!Strangethingsarehappening!Peoplearebeingawakened!
EnemiesofChristareleavingtheenemycampandaremovingovertoGod'sside.Newvoicesare
beingheardproclaimingtheGoodNews.Whatweareseeingisevidencethatanarmyfromheavenis
onthemove!

IhaveheardmanytestimoniesofpeoplewhowerecompletelyawayfromGodfriendshavetalkedto
them,membersofthefamilyhavetalkedtothem,andothershaveprayedforthem,butthey
stubbornlyresistedGod.TheywouldappeartobetheleastlikelyonestocometoJesus,butinGod's
greatplanandpurposehesentwordthroughadivineemissary,whichturnedthemaround.It's
happeninginthesportsworld,thebusinessworld,theentertainmentworld,andthepoliticalworld!
PeopleareturningtoGodandfindinghimreal.Theangelichostsofheavenareonthemove!

Thewholestudyofangelsisbeautiful!ThethirteenthchapterofJudgespointsoutanexcitingtruth
aboutthem."AndthechildrenofIsraeldidevilagaininthesightoftheLordandtheLorddelivered
themintothehandsofthePhilistinesfortyyears.AndtherewasacertainmanofZorah,ofthefamily
oftheDanites,whosenamewasManoahandhiswifewasbarren,andbarenot."

InGod'splanbook,hehaddestinedthesefortyyears,butduringthistime,hepreparedafamily
throughwhichhecouldbringdeliverancetothepeople.

"AndtheangeloftheLordappeareduntothewoman,andsaiduntoher,Beholdnow,youarebarren,
andbarenotbutyouwillconceive,andbearason.Nowthereforebeware,Iprayyou,anddrinknot
wineorstrongdrink,andeatnotanyuncleanthingFor,loyouwillconceive,andbearasonandno
razorwillcomeonhisheadforthechildshallbeaNazariteuntoGodfromthewombandheshall
begintodeliverIsraeloutofthehandofthePhilistines.Thenthewomancameandtoldherhusband,
saying,AmanofGodcametome,andhiscountenancewaslikethecountenanceofanangelofGod,
veryterriblebutIaskedhimnotwhencehewas,neithertoldhemehisnameButhesaidtome,
Behold,youwillconceive,andbearasonandnowdrinknowineorstrongdrink,neithereatany
uncleanthingforthechildwillbeaNazaritetoGodfromthewombtothedayofhisdeath.Then
ManoahentreatedtheLord,andsaid,OmyLord,letthemanofGod,whichyoudidsend,comeagain
tous,andteachuswhatweshoulddountothechildthatwillbeborn.AndGodhearkenedtothevoice
ofManoahandtheangelofGodcameagaintothewomanasshesatinthefieldbutManoahher
husbandwasnotwithher.Andthewomanmadehaste,andran,andshowedherhusband,andsaidto
him,Behold,themanhasappeareduntome,thatcametometheotherday.AndManoaharose,and
wentafterhiswife,andcametotheman,andsaidtohim,areyouthemanthatspokeuntothe
woman?Andhesaid,Iam.AndManoahsaidnowletyourwordscometopass.Howwillweorderthe
child,andhowwillwedotohim?AndtheangeloftheLordsaiduntoManoah,OfallthatIsaidtothe
womanletherbeware.Shemaynoteatofanythingthatcomesofthevine,neitherletherdrinkwine
orstrongdrink,noreatanyuncleanthingallthatIcommandedherletherobserve.AndManoahsaid
totheangeloftheLord,Iprayyou,letusdetainyou,untilwewillmadereadyakidforyou.Andthe
angeloftheLordsaidtoManoah,thoughyoudetainme,Iwillnoteatofyourbreadandifyouwill
offeraburntoffering,youmustofferittotheLord.ForManoahknownotthathewasanangelofthe
Lord.AndManoahsaidtotheangeloftheLord,Whatisyourname,thatwhenyoursayingscometo
passwemaydoyouhonor?AndtheangeloftheLordsaidtohim,Whydoyouaskmyname,seeingit
isasecret?SoManoahtookakidwithameatoffering,andofferedituponarockuntotheLordand
theangeldidwondrouslyandManoahandhiswifelookedon.Foritcametopass,whentheflame
wentuptowardheavenfromoffthealtarthattheangeloftheLordascendedintheflameofthealtar.
AndManoahandhiswifelookedonit,andfellontheirfacestotheground"(Judges13:120).

Thisisabeautifulstorywithtruths,whichareuptodateandpertinentforustoday.Godsawtoitthat
themessagebroughtbytheangelcametopass.

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Angelscantakeontheappearanceofaperson,buttheirimageisnotnecessaryfortheirpresenceto
bethere.Inthisstory,theangelappearedsothathecouldbeseenwiththenaturaleyes.

TheBibletellsusthattheangelsareGod'smessengersandtheydohisbidding.Hegivesthesignals
andcallsouttheorderstothem.Forthisreason,whenManoahprayed,hesaid,"God,sendtheangel."
Thislessonplainlyshowsthatwearenottopraytoangels,norcanwecommandthemtodoanything!
Italsoshowsthattheangelstayedquitesometimewiththemandcarriedonconversation,even
teachingthem.

Angelsarenevertobeworshipped.Theyaresoordainedandcreatedthatthereisnoplaceintheir
entirebeingforpraiseorhonor.TheyarecalledthehostsoftheLord,andtheirpurposeistoservethe
eternalGod.

TherearemanybeautifulpassagesthroughouttheBiblethatrelatestoriesofangels.BecauseChrioni
hadbeenapartofmanyoftheseevents,hetoldmesomeofthesestories,anditmadethemcome
alive!

InJoshua5:13,14,thechildrenofIsraelhadjustcrossedovertheJordanandwerereadytoinvadethe
PromisedLand.Joshuawentoutadsawamanwithaswordinhishandandaskedhimifhewasfor
theIsraelitesorfortheiradversaries.

IfanangelweretotellbelieverstodaywhathetoldJoshua,theywouldprobablybedepressed,
becausethisangelsaid,"Wrongonbothcounts!I'mnotwithyourenemies,andI'mnotpartofyour
army.I'mpartofanotherarmy,andIhavecomewithordersfromGod.Standingallaroundmeand
behindmeingreatandmightycolumns,aremyriad'sofangels.Youcan'tseethem,Joshua,butthere
isahostofthem,andI'mthecaptain!"

BecausesomeoneaskedmeifthisscripturewasreferringtoJesusasanangel,IaskedChrioniandhe
saiditwasnot,becausehe(Chrioni)wasthereasthecaptainofthehostoftheLord.WhenJoshuafell
onhisfacetoworship,Chrionitoldhimtotakeoffhisshoes"fortheplacewhereonyoustandisholy"
(Joshua5:15).ThisistheidenticalthingtheangeloftheLordsaidtoMosesfromtheburningbush!
(Exodus3:45).

ChrionisaidthatGod,inhisgreatplan,haditallmappedout.Jerichowasthefirstcitytheycameto,
andwithagreatvictoryforGodhere,theotherkingsandarmieswouldfeartheIsraelitesandknow
thatGodwasontheirsidewhentheysawagreatmiracle,soGodsentChrioniwithabandofangels
andwithhisordersforJericho.Godknewexactlyhowthecitywasgoingtobeconquered!

IfwecouldsomehowreachbackintotimeandtakealookatGod'sbattleplansforthisangelicarmy,
theywouldprobablyreadsomethinglikethis:"ThechildrenofIsraelareourallies.Theyaregoingto
marcharoundthosewallssevendays,andthelastdaytheywillgoaroundseventimes.Ihavealready
giventhemtheirorders,sowearegoingtohavetocoordinatethosewithwhatwedohere.Thepriests
aretoblowtheirtrumpetsandthepeoplearetoshoutatagivensignal.Whenyouheartheirshout,
PUSHTHEWALLSDOWN!"

Chrionitoldmetheangelstooktheirpositionsontopofthosewalls,waitingfortheshout!Israeldidn't
evenknowwhatwasgoingon,butGoddid,andtheangelsdid!Theywaited,andwhentheyheardthe
shout,everyangelwhowastherepushedwithallhismightandstrength,andthegreatbigthickwalls
wentDOWNintotheground!Thosewallswerethickenoughtobuildahouseon,andiftheyhadtipped
over,orhadbeenpushedover,therestillwouldhavebeenawall,becausetheywereaboutasthickas
theywerehigh!Godsaidtotheangels,"Pushthemdown."AndtheBibletellsusthatthewallswent
down"flat"(Joshua6:20).Theydidn'tevenhavetopicktheirwaythroughcracksandrubblebecause
thewallswerepushedDOWNintotheground!

Thiswasanactoftheangels.IcanvisualizeChrionilookingathisordersandnoticingaspecial
conditionGodhadmadeforonelittlepartofthiswall.WhenRahabprotectedthetwospiessentto
observethePromisedLand,Godmadeapromisetoherandassuredherthathewouldprotectherand

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herfamily.IcanjustseeChrioniorderingsomeofhisangelstogotothatpartofthewallandholdit
up,whiletheotherspusheddownontherestofthewall!

Someonetoldmerecentlythattheactualexcavationshowsthewallswerepusheddownlikean
elevatorshaft.Thinkofthepressuretheangelsputonthem!Ihavealsobeentoldthatinthe
archaeologicalfindingsofthediggingsofoldJericho,thereisstillevidenceofthewallwhereRahab's
housewas.Hallelujah!

ThisreallymakestheBiblecomealivetoknowthattheangelswhohelpedtakecareofJerichoarestill
aroundandarestillworkingwithusunderthedirectionoftheHolySpirit.

Godhasaneternityfullofangels.Heisnotleftwithoutresources,andeventhoughhecoulddo
everythinghimselfbecauseheisGod,hehasangelsandpeopleworkingwithhimallthetime.

TheangeloftheLordkeptBalaamfromcursingIsrael!BalaamwastemptedtocurseIsraelforsome
money,butGodtoldtheangelnottolethimdoit.IcanimagineBalaamtryingtocurseIsrael,and
everytimehestarted,theangelturnedhistonguearound,andheblessedtheminstead.Heprobably
said,"What'sthematterwithme,amIlosingmymind?"Thenhewouldagainstarttocurse,andagain
itwouldcomeoutablessing!

Hedidn'trealizetherewasabigangelstandingtherewhowasputtingadifferent"record"inhis
mouth,andIsraelwasblessed!ThiswassomuchanorderfromGodthatheevenmadeadonkeytalk!
ItreallyfrightenedBalaam,andhetriedtoforcethedonkeytomove,butthedonkeywasstubborn,so
insteadheturnedaroundandsaid,"Balaam,haven'tIservedyouwellalltheseyears?"

WhywouldGodeverallowsuchastorytobeputintheBible?Becauseithappened!Thatdonkeyspoke
becauseofthepresenceofGod'sangel,eventhoughhedidn'tknowhowtospeak!

Herearesomescripturestohelpusnotonlyknowandrealizethevalidityofthefactthatangelsare
withus,butthatwemightbeawareoftheirpresence,andknowthatwecanexpectGod'shelp
throughthisarmyfromheaven.

AnangelcametoZachariasandElisabethwiththemessagethatJohntheBaptistwouldbeborn(Luke
1:1120).

TheangelGabrielcametoMaryandtoldherthatJesus,theSonofGod,wasgoingtobeborntoher
(Luke1:2635).ThatwasGod'splanunfoldingrightontime,ashehadprepared,planned,andwritten
downbeforeheevermadeearth.

Heallowedjustexactlytherightamountoftime,sothatonagivendayeverythingwouldbein
readiness.JesuspresentedhimselfasasacrificeontheexactdaythatGodintendedforhimtodoit.It
wasdefinitelynotsomethingthatGoddecidedonjustafewyearsbeforeithappened!

HeletDanieltakealookoverhisshoulderandsaid,"Daniel,I'mgoingtoshowyousomeofmyplans.
Israelisgoingtogointocaptivityforseventyyears.Whentheseventyyearsareup,thereisgoingto
beadecreegooutbyakingtorebuildJerusalem.Ifyouwouldliketostartcountingandcount483
years,youwilldiscoveramanwhohasn'tevenbeenbornyet."

HetoldofthemarchofAlexandertheGreat,andaboutthefourgeneralswhowouldbetakingoverin
placeofhisfoursonsbecauseGodhaditplannedthatway."But,"hesaid,"Attheendof483years,
Jesusisgoingtogivehislifefortheworld.Heisgoingtodie,notforhimself,butforthesinsofthe
world!"Exactlyontime,Jesusdiedforthesinsoftheworld!

IneverythingGoddoes,heistellingushelovesus,thathecaresforus,thathewantsus,andthathe
willhelpus!

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AnangelwarnedJoseph."Aftertheyweregone,anangeloftheLordappearedtoJosephinadream.
'GetupandfleetoEgyptwiththebabyandhismother,'theangelsaid,'andstaythereuntilItellyou
toreturn,forKingHerodisgoingtotrytokillthechild'"(Matthew2:13TLB).

AfterJesuswasbaptizedintheJordanRiver,theWordsays,"ThenJesuswasledoutintothe
wildernessbytheHolySpirittobetemptedtherebySatan.Forfortydaysandfortynightsheate
nothingandbecameveryhungry.ThenSatantemptedhimtogetfoodbychangingstonesintoloaves
ofbread.'ItwillproveyouaretheSonofGod,'hesaid.ButJesustoldhim,'No!FortheScripturestell
usthatbreadwon'tfeedmen'ssoulsobediencetoeverywordofGodiswhatweneed.'ThenSatan
tookhimtoJerusalemtotheroofoftheTemple.'Jumpoff,'hesaid,'andproveyouaretheSonof
GodfortheScripturesdeclare,"Godwillsendhisangelstokeepyoufromharm,"...theywillprevent
youfromsmashingontherocksbelow.'Jesusretorted,'ItalsosaysnottoputtheLordyourGodtoa
foolishtest!'NextSatantookhimtothepeakofaveryhighmountainandshowedhimthenationsof
theworldandalltheirglory.'I'llgiveitalltoyou,'hesaid,'Ifyouwillonlykneelandworshipme.''Get
outofhere,Satan,'Jesustoldhim.'TheScripturessay,"WorshiponlytheLordGod.Obeyonlyhim.'"
ThenSatanwentaway,andangelscameandcaredforJesus"(Matthew4:111TLB).

InLuke22:43wealsoreadthatanangelfromheavencamedownandstrengthenedJesusand
ministeredtohimattheMountofOlivesinhishourofneed.

AngelsarementionedthroughouttheBiblefromGenesistoRevelation.InGenesis24:7,Godsentforth
anangeltogetabrideforIsaac.ThiswasanotherpartofGod'splan.InExodus23:20hesent"an
Angelbeforeyou,tokeepyouintheway,andtobringyouintotheplacewhichIhaveprepared."He
senthisangelstoclearthewayinthegoingforthoutofEgypt.

InPsalm34:7,theHolySpirithadDavidwritethesewords,"TheangeloftheLordencampsround
aboutthemthatfearhim,anddeliversthem."

ThinkofDanielwhenhewasthrownintothelion'sden(Daniel6:22).ThekingfeltsurethatDaniel
wouldbeeatenupandtherewouldbenothingbutscrapsdownthereinthemorning.Thekingdidn't
sleepthatnight,becausehewastormentedaboutthethoughtsofDanielbeingeatenbythosevicious
lions.HethoughtaboutthehorriblethinghehaddonebythrowingDanielintothelion'sden,sothe
firstthinginthemorning,heranandlookedinandcriedout,"OhDaniel,servantoftheLivingGod,
wasyourGod,whomyouworshipcontinually,abletodeliveryoufromthelions?""Didhedoit?"He
reallydidn'texpectananswerback,buthethoughthewouldtryanyway."MyGodhassenthisangel,"
hesaid,"toshutthelions'mouthssothattheycan'ttouchme"(Daniel6:20,22TLB).

TheangelsofGodaremighty!SincetheyareperformingtheworkofGod,theyareunlimitedinpower.
Ifonesingleangelcoulddosomuch,thinkofwhatthehostsofheaventhataremarchingtodaycan
do!Thinkofwhattheycanaccomplish.Ineverycase,astheplanofGodwasunfoldingandanother
chapterwasbeingopened,theangelsofGodbecamevisibleandbroughtmessages,andinourday,
peopleallovertheworldhavehadvisitsfromvisibleangels.

Thisoughttotellussomething.Godisn'tlettingthisworldrundownwithouthisnoticeandhis
attention.Anotherchapterisunfolding!Jesusisaboutreadytocome!Hallelujah!Thegreatestrescue
missioneveraccomplishedintheentireuniverseisaboutreadytotakeplace.Hehashisangelsout
workingnow.Theyhaven'tjustappearedinrareinstances,butreportsarebeingreceivedalloverthe
countrythatangelicbeingsarebeingseen!

IwasthrilledwhenaChristianbrother,JohnWeaver,pastorofChristianCenter,Bozeman,Montana,
toldabouthowhewasvisitedtwicebyanangel.Whenhewasvisitedthefirsttime,theangelgavehim
instructions.Hethoughtitwasadreamandthatpeoplewouldlaughathim,buttheangelmethimtwo
weekslaterwhilehewasdrivinghiscaronhiswayhomefromafellowshipmeeting.

Thecarwasmoving,thedoorsandwindowswereclosed,thefrontseatbesidehimwasempty,when
suddenlythisangelsatdownbesidehim.Hetalkedwithhimalittleremindinghimoftheassignment
Godhadgivenhim.WhenPastorWeaversaidhewoulddowhatGodhadtoldhimto,theangelmoved
outthewayhecamein,andeventhoughthecarwasgoingabout50milesperhour,hejustvanished!
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IftheangelwhovisitedManoahcouldstepintoaflameanddisappear,whycouldn'tanangelstepout
ofamovingcarwithoutbeinghurt!

TheBibletellsusthatGodhasn'tchanged.TheWordsaysthatpeoplehaveentertainedstrangersand
werenotawarethattheywereangels.Youdon'talwaysknowthemwhenyouseethem,unlessyou
happentoseethemstepintoafireandgoupinaflame,jumpoutofacarwhenit'smovingandnot
hittheground,orwakeyouinthemiddleofthenight,buttheyarearound.

Notoneoftheangelshaseverdied.Theyhavenotdecreasedinstrengththeyarestillmighty!They
havebeensentforthtohelpus,toprovideandcareforus,andtocamparoundus.Psalm91:11say
Hehasgiventhemchargeoverus.TheycomeasfastasthecommandofGodorthethoughtofGod.
Theymayappearasanordinarymanofthestreet,theymayappearasadim,almostinvisiblefigure,
ortheymayappearasdistinctapersonasyouorI.Butonethingyoucanbesureof,youcanclearly
distinguishthedifferencebetweentherealangelsandyourimagination.Youdon'thavetostruggleto
seethemtoknowtheyarethere.Theywillmakeitplainthattheyarerealangels,ifthatistheir
mission.

TheangelspreparethewayforusjustastheypreparedthewayforpeopleintheBible.Godwantsus
tobeawareofthefactthatheisnothelplessinacornersomewhere,buthisangelshavebeensent
forthwiththeassignmenttotakecareofhispeople.

"AftertestifyingandpreachinginSamaria,PeterandJohnreturnedtoJerusalem...ButasforPhilip,an
angeloftheLordsaidtohim,'GoovertotheroadthatrunsfromJerusalemthroughtheGazaDesert,
arrivingaroundnoon.'"(Acts8:2527TLB).Whatwasthepurposeoftheangeltellinghimtogoover
there?SohecouldmeettheEthiopianeunuchandintroducehimtoJesus!Godisdoingthesamething
today!

Itwouldbeexcitingtoseewhattheangelsaredoingrightnowinrelationtoyourunsavedlovedones.
YoumightthinkthatnothinginheavenorearthcouldmovethemandturnthemtowardGod,butthere
areangelsouttheretuggingatthemandfollowingthemalong,becauseGodwantsthemtobehis.
AngelsareonspecialassignmentfromGodtohelpyouandyourfriendsandrelativesfindhim!

Godlovesusenoughthathehaspreparedeverythingthatweneedforourdeliveranceandourhelp.
HehassenthisHolySpirittobewithus,toteachus,andwatchoverus.Theangelsencamparound
us!Howcanwelose?

Angelsareonassignmenttoday!Hallelujah!

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HeisComingAgain!(Ch.14)

WhereareweonGod'scalendar?

Ifman'sstayonearthfromthetimeofAdamandEvecouldbeplacedintoaclockwithtwelvehours,I
believewewouldberightattheendoftheeleventhhour,readyfortheclocktostriketwelve!There
aremanyindicationsthatwearerapidlymovingclosetotheendoftime,asweknowit!

Jesusiscoming!Hedidn'tsaywhen,buthedidtelluswecouldknowthetimesandtheseasons.We
canknowtheseasonsbecauseeachonehasindividualindicationsofwhenitiscoming.Thenspring
comes,thegrassstartsturninggreenandthelittlerootsstartputtingouttheirshoots.Whensummer
comes,theflowersbloom.Whenfallarrives,everythingturnsorangeandbrown.Winterbringsthecold
andsnow.Youcanseetheevidenceandknowwhatseasonitis.

Howmuchtimeisleft,wedon'tknow,butwedoknowthis,thatGodhaspermittedeachofustolivein
thegreatestandmostexcitingdaysofallhistory...dayswhenpeoplearoundtheworldareresponding
toGodandtowhatheisdoing.Peoplefromallfaiths,fromallwalksoflifeandfromallnationalities
arehearingthecallandtheyarewakingup!
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Peoplearediscoveringthatthemostimportantthingwecanstandonistheeternal,everlastingWord
ofGod!Agrowinghungerisbeingcreatedinheartsallovertheworldforagreaterunderstandingof
God'spromises.PeoplearelearningthatGodwillneverviolatehischaracterandhewillneverviolate
hisWord!

"Igotoprepareaplaceforyou.AndifIgoandprepareaplaceforyou,Iwillcomeagain,andreceive
youuntomyselfthatwhereIam,thereyoumaybealso"(John14:2,3).JESUSSAIDHEWAS
COMINGAGAIN!

"Andtherewillbesignsinthesun,andinthemoon,andinthestarsandupontheearthdistressof
nations,withperplexitytheseaandthewavesroaringMen'sheartsfailingthemforfear,andfor
lookingafterthosethingswhicharecomingontheearthforthepowersofheavenwillbeshaken.And
theywilltheyseetheSonofmancominginacloudwithpowerandgreatglory.Andwhenthesethings
begintocometopass,thenlookup,andliftupyourheadsforyourredemptiondrawsnear"(Luke
21:2528).

"Andwhiletheylookedsteadfastlytowardheavenashewentup,behold,twomenstoodbythemin
whiteapparelwhichalsosaid,youmenofGalilee,whystandyougazingupintoheaven?Thissame
Jesus,whichistakenupfromyouintoheaven,willsocomeinlikemannerasyouhaveseenhimgo
intoheaven"(Acts1:10,11).

AngelicbeingsvisitedtheearthwhenJesuswashere.Theyarevisitingtheearthtoday!

Didyounoticethattheangelssaid,"ThissameJesus?"Angelsaretalkingtoday,justastheydidthen,
andarebringingthegoodnewsthatheiscoming!ThissameJesusiscomingbacktoearth!Icertainly
don'tknowhoworwhen,butIdefinitelyknowthatheIS!Godhasaneternityfullofsecretshehasn't
toldusanythingabout,butonethinghehasmadeclearisthatJesusiscoming!

ThedisciplesfeltagenuineurgencyaboutpreparingforthesecondcomingoftheLord.Theylooked
forwardtothetimewhen"...theLordhimselfwillcomedownfromheavenwithamightyshoutand
withthesoulstirringcryofthearchangelandthegreattrumpetcallofGod"(1Thessalonians4:16
TLB).

PaultoldusthatifyoubelieveJesusdied,andarosefromthedead,youalsohavetobelievethatheis
comingagain!Heencouragedusto"comfortoneanotherwiththesewords"(1Thessalonians4:18).
Wehavesomethingexcitingtotalkabouttootherpeople!Whenyouseethemlookingdown,say,
"Cheerup,Jesusiscoming!"

WefindthispositivebeliefmanyplacesinPaul'swritings.HesaidpartoftheGoodNewsisthatGodis
takingcareofthingssoyouwon'thavetoworryandbeinaconstantfrenzy,wonderingwhetherornot
youaregoingtobereadywhenJesuscomes.Theremaybealotofupsanddownsonthepath,butif
youhavelinkedarmswithJesusandareservinghim,youareinGod'sfamily,andhewillkeep"your
spiritandsoulandbodystrongandblamelessuntilthatdaywhenourLordJesusChristcomesback
again.God,whocalledyoutobecomehischild,willdoallthisforyou,justashepromised"(1
Thessalonians5:23,24TLB).

OneofthemostbeautifulthingsaboutthesemessagestheangelsarebringingfromGod'sheartisthat
theyaremakingitpossibleforpeopletofindnewvictories.Theycanrelax,stopstrugglingandlethis
lifeflowthroughthem.Thatflowthroughofhislifewilltakecareofalltheproblemsandsituationsthat
aretroublingyou.Whenwekeepoureyesontheanswer,whichisJesus,insteadoftheproblem,we
willfinditeasytolethislifeflowthroughus.

Jamestalkedaboutitinthefifthchapter,versessevenandeight,"Bepatienttherefore,brothers,unto
thecomingoftheLord.Behold,thehusbandmanwaitsforthepreciousfruitoftheearth,andhaslong
patienceforit,untilhereceivestheearlyandlatterrain.Bealsopatientestablishyourheartsforthe
comingoftheLorddrawsnear."Hemaynotcomewhenyouthinkheisgoingto,becausethereare
somethingshemuststillaccomplish,butbepatient,HEISCOMING!
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PetertalkedaboutitandspokeofthetimewhenJesuswouldberevealedfromheaven.In1Peter1:13
hesaysthatyoucanstopworryingnowandrestsecureintheknowledgethatJesusisbringingwith
himaspecialloadofgracewhenhecomes.Wedon'tneedtolookattheweaknesses,thehurtsand
thehardtimesaround,weneedtostartlookingforthatspecialgracewhichisgoingtobebroughtto
usattheappearingofJesusChristwhenheisrevealedfromheaven."Andthisisthesecretthat
Christinyourheartsisyouronlyhopeofglory"(Colossians1:27TLB).

JohnspokeofthereturnofJesusin1John3:2,wherehesaiditdoesn'tyetappearwhatwewillbe,
butweknowthatwhenheappears,somethingisgoingtohappen!"...Wewillbelikehimforwewill
seehimasheis!"

Judespokeofhiscomingbacktoearthinthe24thversewherehesaid,"Nowtohimthatisableto
keepyoufromfalling,andtopresentyoufaultlessbeforethepresenceofhisglorywithexceedingjoy."
Judebelievedit,andhewasencouragingpeopletoquitworryingaboutfalling.Godisbigenoughto
callyou,tohelpyou,andtodeliveryouofyoursins.

Allofthemarkersofhistorytellusthatheiscoming!Socialstandard,indicatingtheincreasedactivity
ofSatan,thephysicalsignsuponthisearth,andthegreatspiritualmovesthatweareseeing,allpoint
tothereturnofJesus!Thereisnoquestionaboutit.Somethingishappeningtodayinthespiritual
realmoftheworld,andwearealivingpartofit!

AsIthinkofthereturnofJesus,IvividlyrememberthosesoulstirringwordsthatGabrielsaid,"There
hasneverbeensuchexcitementandactivityinthecourtsofheavensinceJesuscamethefirsttime,as
thereisrightnow!"

MARANATHA,COMELORDJESUSSOON!

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InClosing...Charles&FrancesHunter(Ch.15)

Aswefinishedwritingthisbook,wecontactedPastorBuckaboutsomeslightchangesinthefinalcopy,
andheveryreluctantlysharedanotherpartofavisitation,whichoccurredduringtheearlymorning
hoursonSunday,March18,1979.

Gabriel,Chrioni,andaministeringangelnamedCyprioncametohishomewiththemessagefromGod
thatoneofthedesiresofhisheartistoteachhispeoplethesignificanceofpraiseandworship.

Theangelssaid,"Wewantyoutojoininworshipwithus,"andPastorBuckwasimmediatelygivena
languagehehadneverspokenbefore.Forthirtyfiveminutes,Gabriel,Chrioni,Cyprion,andPastor
BuckpraisedandworshippedGodtogether.Hesaidpraiseflowedthroughhimlikea"riverlanguage"
whichhecouldn'tstartorstophimself!

AstheywereallworshippingandpraisingGodtogether,PastorBuckopenedhiseyesandsaw
somethinghecouldhardlycomprehend.

ChrioniisthetallestoftheangelswhoweretherethatearlySundaymorning,butwhenhelookedat
him,bothheandChrioniwereexactlythesameheight!

ThenhelookedatGabriel!Hewasalsothesameheight!Cyprionalsomeasuredequallywiththerestof
them!

Howcouldthisbe?PastorBucklookeddown.Gabriel'sfeetwereaboutfourinchesoffthefloor!Then
helookedatCyprion'sfeet,andtheywereabouteighteeninchesoffthefloor,thenhelookedathis
ownfeet,andtohisutteramazement,theywerealsoabouteighteeninchesoffthefloor!Forthefirst
timeherealizedthathisbodyhadbeensuspendedinair!

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Gabrielgavehimanextremelyinterestingbitofinformationatthistimebecausehesaidthatfromthe
highesttothelowestofangels,tohumanbeings,whenwepraiseandworshipGod,weareallonthe
samelevel.HebroughthimnewsfromGodthatworshipisthebestequalizerthereisbetweenheaven
andearth,andhesaidwhatwashappeningwasanillustrationofthisgreattruth.

Willanyofthishappentous?AccordingtothewordsofGabriel,itwilloccurwhenJesusreturnsforus,
andaccordingtotheBible,thisiswhatwillhappen:

"Andnow,dearbrothers,IwantyoutoknowwhathappenstoaChristianwhenhediessothatwhenit
happens,youwillnotbefullofsorrow,asthosearewhohavenohope.ForsincewebelievethatJesus
diedandthencamebacktolifeagain,wecanalsobelievethatwhenJesusreturns,Godwillbringback
withhimalltheChristianswhohavedied.IcantellyouthisdirectlyfromtheLordthatwewhoare
stilllivingwhentheLordreturnswillnotrisetomeethimaheadofthosewhoareintheirgraves.For
theLordhimselfwillcomedownfromheavenwithamightyshoutandwiththesoulstirringcryofthe
archangelandthegreattrumpetcallofGod.Andthebelieverswhoaredeadwillbethefirsttoriseto
meettheLord.Thenwewhoarestillaliveandremainontheearthwillbecaughtupwiththeminthe
cloudstomeettheLordintheairandremainwithhimforever.Socomfortandencourageeachother
withthisnews"(1Thessalonians4:1318TLB).

Withaboldnessoffaithwehaveneverseeninanyoneelse,PastorBuckhasatotalreleaseoffreedom
insharingwhatishappeninginhisownlife,andinthisbookhassimplifiedmanygreatscripturaltruths
forus.

WefeellikethisisacountdownforthelaunchingofChristiansintotheouterspaceofoureternal
destinationHEAVENFOREVERWITHGODANDCHRISTJESUS!

Hallelujah!

CharlesandFrancesHunter

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IntheBeginning(Ch.16)

Whenwewrotethe"Angel"book,Godgaveussupernaturalstrengthandenergy.Weworked16to20
hoursmanydaysbecausewefelttheurgencyofgettingthemessageouttotheworld!Thepresenceof
angelsfilledourhouseasGodcontinuedtopourouthisloveandstrengthtous,butlittledidwerealize
eveninthosepowerhoursofGod'slovewhatwouldhappenwhenANGELSONASSIGNMENTgotinto
print.

Godsaidhewouldgivewingstothemessagesandgivethemlifewherevertheyweresent,butwe
neverdreamedofthemagnitudeofGod'splanforsavingfamilieseventhoughourheartsthrilledas
wrotethechapterGoodNewsforyouandyourFamily!

Asthebookgoesintoitsthirdprintingbeforetheendoftwomonths,wewonderedwhyGodhadleft
thesevenemptypagesattheendofthebook.Nowweknow!Hewantedustosharewithyousomeof
thethingswhichhappened"inthebeginning"ofthebook'srelease.

...AneightyfouryearoldladyboughtsixcopiesofANGELSONASSIGNMENTandgaveonetoeachof
herunsavedchildren.Afterreadingthebook,eachoneofthemindividuallyacceptedJesusastheir
SaviorandLord!Hallelujah!

...Apreacher'sdaughtercalledPastorBuckandsharedthisexcitingstory.Shehadrebelledattheage
ofsixteenandhadwanderedfarawayfromGod.SomeonesentheracopyofANGELSON
ASSIGNMENT,andasshereadit,andallshecouldhearwas"Godlovesyou,Godlovesyou,Godloves
you!Itreallytouchedherheart,andshegaveherlifebacktotheLord,andthenpromptlyledher
cleaningladytoJesus!

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...AmancalledfromSpokane,Washington,whoworksinthePostOffice.Hesawthefullpageadfor
thebookonthebackofamagazinewhenhewasputtingupthemail,anditinterestedhimsomuchhe
wentoutandboughtacopy.Histwelveyearoldsonwasgoingtosurgeryforcancer,andhereadthe
entirebookbeforegoingtosurgery.Hisdadsaid,"Ihaven'tbeenabletoreadthebookyet,because
hewouldn'tlayitdown,buthe'sgoingtosurgeryachangedboy!"

...AladyinMississippicalledtoreportthatherhusbandandthreegrownsonswereawayfromthe
LordwhentheybegantoreadthebookANGELSONASSIGNMENT.Whentheyreadthechapter"Good
NewsforyouandyourFamily"theyallturnedtheirlivesbackovertotheLord,andoneofthemfeels
theLordhascalledhimintoevangelism!

...WewereinLorain,Ohio,andaskedthecongregationthefirstnighttoplacethenamesoftheir
unsavedlovedonesinthepalmoftheirhand.WeprayedandaskedGodtodispatchangelstobring
themtothepersonwhowouldleadthemtotheLord,andthenwethankedhimforsomeresultsbefore
weevenlefttown.

Threenightslater,a79yearoldmancameforwardandverysimplysaid,"Iwanttobesaved!"Hewas
theatheistfatherofoneofthemeninthechurchwhohadheldhisnameupthefirstnight!Glory!

...AtanAGLOWmeetinginTexas,weaskedthegirlstherewhohadunsavedhusbandstoliftuptheir
handsandputthenamesoftheirhusbandsintheirhand!Theverynextmorning,onehusbandwoke
upandsaid,"Honey,Idon'tknowwhat'sthematterwithme,butcallthe700ClubbecauseI'VEGOT
TOGETSAVEDRIGHTNOW!"HeacceptedJesusashisSaviorandLord!Hedidn'tknowwhatwasthe
matter,butwedidangelshadsurroundedhimallnightlong!

...AtameetinginNewYork,weaskedallthosewhohadunsavedlovedonestoputtheminthepalm
oftheirhandsforGodtosendangelsouttopushthemorpullthemordowhatevernecessarytobring
themtotheonewhowouldleadthemtotheLord!Iprayedspecificallywithonewomanwhosaidher
husbandwouldNEVERcometoachurchservice.Icautionedhertoneverunderestimatethepowerof
God,andherhusbandappearedattheeveningservicemuchtohersurprise.Hedidnotsaythe
sinner'sprayer,buttheSpirittoldmetorundowntothebackofthechurchwhileCharleswaspraying
forthesick,andIarrivedatthebackofthechurchatthesametimethismandid.Itoldhimthe
angelshadbroughthim,andaskedhimifhewouldn'tliketocommithislifetotheLordrightthenand
there,andHEDID!Tearsstreameddownhisfaceastherealityofwhathappenedtohimdawnedon
himashestartedanewlifeinChrist!

...InMichigan,theHolySpirittoldmetogotothebackofthechurch,whichIdid,buttherewasno
onethere.Iopenedasidedoor,andstandingtherewasamanwhowasasdrunkasanyonecouldbe.
Isimplysaid,"Theangelsbroughtyouheretonighttobesaved.WouldyouliketoacceptJesus?"The
angelshaddonetheirwork,becausehebegantoweepasheprayedthesinner'sprayer!Hallelujah!

...AyoungmanboughtacopyofAngelsonAssignmentoneeveningandcouldnotputthebookdown
untilhefinishedit.Thenextdayhesaid,"IhavealwaysheardthatGodlovedme,butforthefirsttime
inmylifeIknowitinside."

...OneofthethingsthatreallytouchedourheartshappenedaswewereflyingtoBoise,Idaho,to
dedicatethebook.AswelookedoutthewindowoftheplanesomewherebetweenSaltLakeCityand
Boise,FrancessawourspecialwarriorangelthatGodsenttoprotectus"loping"alongoutsideofthe
plane.SheturnedtoCharlesandsaid,"Honey,isn'tthatfunnythathe'soutsidetheplaneinsteadof
beinginside?"WewerelaughingbecauseCharlessaid,"Maybeheneedssomeexercisetoday!"

Littledidwerealizewhatwasinstoreforus!AstheplanestartedtolandatBoise,wewerenearlyto
thegroundwhenthepilot"gunned"theplanebackupintotheair.Thenheannouncedthattheplane
infrontofushadtoucheddownalittlelateandwehadtocircleBoiseandcomebackinforanother
landing.

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Wedidthis,andwhenwelanded,somethinghappenedandtheplanebouncedprobablythirtyfeetin
theair!WhatashockthiswastousuntilIcaughtaglimpseofwhatwasgoingonoutside!Ourbig
angelhadsimplytakenthewingoftheplaneinhishand,andthejarringandbouncingstopped!

"Forheshallgivehisangelschargeoveryou,tokeepyou(safe)inallyourways(Psalm91:11)."

...OneofthemostexcitingthingsthathappenedtouspersonallywasinWyckoff,NewJersey.We
werehavinganafternoonmeetingandweresharingabouttheincreasedactivityamongtheangelsin
thesedays,whensuddenlysixorsevenpeoplebegantopointatthepulpitareaandexclaimed,"Look
atthoseshaftsoflight.Lookatthoseshaftsoflightrightbehindyou!They'rerightbeyondyou!"

Inasplitsecondoftime,therewerepeoplealloverthechurchjumpingupanddownshouting,"Shafts
oflight,shaftsoflightlookatthem!"

Weexplainedthatmanytimestherewassucharadiancesurroundingangelsbecausetheyhadbeenin
thepresenceofGodthatthiswasprobablywhattheysaw,butforsomereasonorother,neitherofus
lookedaround!

Later,whenwewereinBoiseforthededicationofthebook,PastorBucksaid,"Say,didItellyouthat
GabrielsaidtheydroppedinonyourNewYorkmeetings?Theydidnotappearastheyusuallydo,but
appearedASSHAFTSOFLIGHT!

GlorytoGod!

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RolandBucksdaughter,SharonWhite,wrotethesequeltoAngelsonAssignment,TheMan
WhoTalkedWithAngelsin1982,threeyearsafterhispassing.

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