Feb 12, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

The Day of the Lord Has Come…

Leadership and the Body of Christ (part 2)

The Day of the Lord has come, and we are not ready. Was the Church prepared for Covid-19? Are our lamps filled with oil (is your light/testimony shining bright)? Is everyone praying and saying, “Come Lord Jesus, Come?” Are you still poor, blind, and naked or are you rich with the Holy Spirit, can you see the truth in what is taking place in this world? Are you clothed with a robe of righteousness that is clean and bright? The final and all-encompassing question is, are you living a lifestyle that does not ‘tempt God’?

Satan has stolen the blessings God has given you, as well as, stolen your first love for Jesus by fighting against you. Satan has driven you away from God’s perfect will for your life by telling you lies that you have accepted. Satan is on the verge of destroying all that you consider your strength in God by getting you ‘to love this world and the things in this world’ instead of loving God more than you love your own life.

Christian leadership has not prepared us for what has recently taken place in

America nor what is coming soon. I considered the greatest error on the part of our leadership is ‘not teaching us how we tempt God’. As Jesus was tempted by the devil so the Church has been tempted and ‘found failing’. Mathew 4:5-7: Then the devil took him to the holy cityand had him stand on the highest point of the temple.“If you are the Son of God,”he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test’.”

Our response to Covid-19 was out of fear. We were fearful of confronting government regulations. We were fearful of the virus; we were told and believed that if anyone who gets the virus will die of the virus (what a lie). We were fearful of public opinion and losing respectability with society and the media if we question what was taking place. When you tempt God, you come under the control of the devil and eventually become fearful and believe what you are told. In fact, wearing a mask has become more a symbol of submission to the government than having protection from the virus.

We all know that we have been tempting God by not doing what our Lord has taught us to do with regards to honoring God and living a lifestyle that shows respect to how God wants us to live. We now know that the virus has little effect on those individuals that have treated their body with healthy living habits and use wisdom connected with common sense in combating any sickness.

We have failed by doing these things: we eat unhealthy meals & snack foods, exercise too little (America is overweight), breathe air that is stale and recirculated, spend too much time indoors instead of outside in the sunlight, do not exercise proper/consistent hygiene, nor do we drink enough ‘quality water’ each day. We want to live unhealthy lifestyles and then want the Medical Association to give us a magic pill or injection/shot to cure how we have treated our bodies. In short, we tempt God. We want God to heal us or supply some miracle so to correct what we have been doing wrong to our bodies. The medical profession offers assistance in so many good ways, but we could assist our bodies in fighting infections, disease, and viruses if we would not tempt God.

Church leadership should have been telling all of its members to ‘live a healthy lifestyle’! Leaders should be addressing what we eat, how to exercise properly, issues of overweight, proper hygiene, and how not living a proper lifestyle causes one to tempt God. We should not, we cannot tempt God in any form, manner, or decision-making process. We must make decisions that protect our body—physically, socially, and spiritually. Leadership has ignored the truth of the Scriptures—’do not tempt the Lord your God’.

Not living a God-honoring lifestyle is like committing suicide and tempts God. God in His great mercy offers us grace, healing, and miracles if we have come under the control of Satan’s influence or have acted/made decisions out of ignorance. If you know to do any good and do it not, it is sin’ it is just that simple, and Old Testament commandments support such a position of living a healthy lifestyle. (This is only one of so many ways we tempt God; let’s become educated.) We want to do the minimum in serving and loving God, but Jesus said we must love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. He furthermore said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” It is time to love God, not tempt God.

God has blessed America with abundance and multiple life-changing options. We have available to us, a host of choices as to our health and well-being. Choose the lifestyle that does not tempt God and can fight the virus (any virus or disease). It is time to live to Christ alone and abide by His example—let’s not tempt God or put God to the test.

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision;

the Day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” Joel 3:14, NLT.

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Feb 6, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Did You Do What Jesus Told Us To Do?

Leadership and the Body of Christ (part 1)

My heart aches in so many ways! I long for the moving of the Holy Spirit of God as I have experienced in the past. I cried often many years ago when I realized that the Jesus Movement was fading, a movement I was very involved in. The Jesus Movement was everywhere—in our secular music, on our billboards, in our board meetings, in our civil rights marches and the ‘peace movement’, and also in our churches. You could not avoid the impact of the Jesus Movement nor could you go anywhere or even walk down the street (even in Hollywood to rural America) without bumping into a Jesus person who would tell you about Christ. It was great and wonderful and exciting! It faded and the Church has never been the same. Oh, our churches grew, and members joined existing or started new denominations, but the fire went out and money took its place. I have fought to keep what God placed in my life then as I have done with other Spirit-led movements over the past 60 years, but I want all that God brought to me years ago to bring it back into our culture once again. I want the conflict (not acceptance); I want the passion (not security); I want the power of the Holy Spirit doing things so unexpectedly (not the status-quo).

Christian leadership has taken the easy road, the acceptable way of life, and disregarded the lifestyle that is to challenge everything in our society without regard to what people think or what the government says. Yes, I am disappointed in so many of our Christian leaders—our leaders in Christian Universities, church leadership, and Christian organizations. Recently our Christian leadership has not only failed Christ but the people who they serve.

What would have John the Baptist done is he would have obeyed the Jewish leadership of his day—the leadership he was originally apart of? There would have been no preparation for Christ’s ministry. John brought the forgiveness of sin that was unheard of in Jewish theology and customs, and He paved the way for the Kingdom of God and the ministry of Christ.

What would have Christ done if He accepted Jewish traditions, obeyed Roman Empire’s rule, and considered public opinion? He would have never done what His Father-God wanted Him to do. Jesus was in every way the counter-revolution to all theology, religious customs, and traditional belief systems of His day. My question to all Christian leaders is, “Are you doing what Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, or the Apostle Paul did in their day?

I will be addressing where our Christian leaders have gone wrong (not all but many). I will be giving specifics on where they have failed and how to correct the error of their ways. A moving of the Holy Spirit has begun, and it begins with the House of the Lord (all of God’s leaders and people).

Always remember that repentance and humility precede the manifestation of the Gifts and Fruits of the Spirit. It is the Sword of the Armor of God that brings repentance, righteousness, and judgment of God.

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision;

the Day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” Joel 3:14, NLT.

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Jan 27, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A New Series

2021 is the beginning of the ‘Rain from Heaven’ (as stated in Joel chapter 3). The ‘rain from heaven’ is a Spirit-birth movement and centered around the Holy Spirit that will usher in the Day of the Lord. I believe this is why God has led me to begin a new series titled, “Leadership and the Body of Christ.”

I will be writing articles that will help everyone in the Body of Christ find their calling and walking in the steps of Christ. It is time to ‘Prepare the Way’ for the Coming of Christ! It is time to fulfill our place in the Body of Christ with joy and expectation.

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision;

the Day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” Joel 3:14, NLT.

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Jan 14, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

What Went Wrong?…Making it Right!

2020 was a year of unforgettable tragedy. We can learn from what took place and most of all review God’s truths to find God’s road map to freedom, healing, and hope. This is what I have learned.

1. Learning to keep oneself in the love of God, ‘Living without Fear’. The Bible says perfect love casts out all fear. We do not pray enough. We do not go off by ourselves (as into a closet to pray as Jesus instructed us to do) and pray. Also, we do not pray in the Spirit enough as the Apostle Paul said, that he prays in the Spirit more than all the members of the church he was ministering to. 2021 is time to be in the love of God 24/7, feeling God’s presence and love all the time because we are praying all the time.

2. Learning, knowing, and believing that this earth is not our home. We try to make earth our home much more than ‘making heaven our home’, what a tragic mistake. We error in our relationship with the Trinity when this truth is not our focus for what we do, i.e., ‘making heaven our home,’ my biblical principle #5.

3. God spoke the number 395 to me a few days ago. I never think of the number 395 and this number is not directly spoken of in the Bible. However, it is referenced in Hebrew theology in Genesis 49:23-25 which implies when one is hated God helps you and protects you so you can fight back, and Psalm 46:4 “There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High”(KJV). What it means is that we are the City of God and we are made glad by the river/water/rain of God and it is in us (the city of God ) that God dwells. As I have sated often the Rain of God is upon us and God is going to move among His people as we have never experienced in Christian & Jewish history ever before!

4. Learning to accept (and avoiding) the wrath of the King (Jesus) as stated in the Book of Revelation. We must accept God’s truths and remove all behavior that God hates. What does God hate? God hates these behaviors: pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, slothfulness, a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren, and any talking against or having a negative attitude regarding the Holy Spirit. (All of these sins have come to the forefront of our society in 2020.)

January 2021 is the beginning of ‘the rain of the Holy Spirit’ and the Unity of the Saints. It is in unity that the fulness of the Godhead is established in heaven and earth. The world is going to hate more and more and reject everything about Jesus Christ, and also the ‘Christ in us’ as stated in 2 John verse 7, (NIV), “I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is a deceiver and an antichrist.”

This is what I have learned and what I am looking forwarded to in 2021. “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision; the Day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” Joel 3:14, NLT.

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Jan 12, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

What Went Wrong?

‘What went wrong’ has a direct connection to the activities/purposes of God in the ‘last days’. Yes, the Second Coming of Christ is upon us and the Day of the Lord will be here shortly. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, or next year, or in 50 years, but all the activity on earth and in heaven is proclaiming this event. Only a ‘blind person’ does not see that Christ is about to return.

As is always the case with God, the Trinty always gives us a way to escape Satan’s plans and evil in this world. I believe God has many answers to the predicament the Church now finds itself in. Wisdom is not a bullet but more like a shotgun shell. The wisdom of God hits its target with many truths and in such a way that exposes evil and makes a way for righteousness to take its place. Allow the Holy Spirit to give you repentance, insight, and power to expose evil and bring about God’s perfect will into every situation and circumstance you find yourself in. Below is my piece of the wisdom of God. Often many people, with each person having a portion of the wisdom God, are to give to the Church what God has shown them. Together we share what God is showing us and in unity, we find the will of God for every need we have.

Here is my portion of God’s wisdom for each believer to follow, Psalm chapter 2 (NIV). Read it, memorize it, and live by it—it is the words of Jesus, the will of the Father, and the Holy Spirit wants to make it happen!

1 Why do the nations conspire[^{a]
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains
and throw off their shackles.”}

4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 “I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.”

7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father.
8 Ask me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron[^{b];
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”}

10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

The implementation of this Psalm will bring about God’s will in every situation that evil people doing (doing Satan’s will) thereby bringing Jesus’s will to bear upon their plans and pride.

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision; the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” Joel 3:14, NLT. Lord, grant us your truth in Psalm 2 for all your people in America.

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Jan 10, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Part 2: What Went Wrong?

A lot went wrong in 2020! People lost their jobs and businesses, many died of the Covid-19 virus, and there is now a completely one-sided political control of the Federal government. There seems to be no check & balance, common sense, or hope for a financial future. There is only hate and a ‘let’s get even’ attitude among the American people. Can things get worse? Yes, they can! But the Bible offers truth to those who will love wisdom and hate unrighteousness. The Church in America made three mistakes, so let’s correct our errors and move on to ‘God among us’.

In Matthew 4:1-11, the Bible states how the devil tries to destroy all that God is and what He wants to do. “The spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. After forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. (1) The Devil tempted Jesus to turn stones into bread, to which he replied, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word God speaks.’ (2) The second temptation was for Jesus to throw himself from the highest point of the temple and order angels to catch him. Jesus replied, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ (3) Finally, the Devil offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the world in return for worshipping him. Jesus replied, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him’!” (CCEA). In this biblical story, you will see your mistakes and discover your redemption through Jesus Christ. (The numbers below reference the numbers in this story.)

One, the Church has been lazy. Our material needs come before taking God at His word—His every word! We thought ‘our wisdom’ was good enough thereby God’s word takes second place whenever we think ‘that in our flesh’ we can overcome evil and Satan’s plans. We cannot become overcomers without living by and believing in ‘every word’ of God. This is our strength, this is our bread, this is what gives us power to resist evil. America is too materialistic, and we have way too much of everything. We must be willing to say ‘no’ to anything that exalts itself above God.

Two, we keep tempting God. We say, “God will take care of me no matter what”—we think that this is faith. Nothing is farther from the truth. Faith is found/exercised in humility and the fear of the Lord. During this pandemic of Covid-19 Christians tempted God in saying ‘God will protect me’ yet many Christians died by the virus. Why? We live unhealthy lives, corrupt lifestyles, eat junk food and then want God to protect us and heal us. Would you jump off a cliff onto rocks below believing that God will protect you because you are somehow ‘special’ or a ‘person of faith’? If you would have treated your body better and wisely the virus would have little effect on your body. Why keep tempting God? Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit so treat it with respect and quit tempting God by living an unhealthy lifestyle.

Three, American Christians think the Constitution, our laws and legal process, and America’s religious history will somehow protect the Church and bring about God’s special blessing that no other country has ever experienced. Well, you are wrong! It is not the ‘Kingdom of America’ that is blessed, it is ‘people who are called by God’s name and keeps His commandments (Jesus’s words)’. Are you praising the USA more than you praise God? Will you only stay a child of God if America stays a Christian nation? Quit worshipping America—worship God alone! It is time to serve God no matter what and not look to America for help or assistance. The strength of any nation to fight against evil and Satan’s plans is in praising God, rejoicing in His plans, and serving God as servants—unworthy servants!

This is what went wrong—one, two, three. Jesus is our example, and it is time we do things His way, making His decisions our decisions, and choosing His truths over Satan’s lies.

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision; the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” Joel 3:14, NLT. May Jesus forgive all of us for every failure and to find/receive strength to accomplish God’s will in ‘the day of the Lord’!

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Jan 9, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

What Went Wrong?

Among many Christian circles there was excitement and expectation with the Presidency of Trump. People had not been motivated to vote nor given the option of having a Christian in the White House for some time.

Christian leaders and many prophetic teachers were predicting Trump’s arrival as the 45th President of the United States. In fact, most leading charismatic prophets predicted that he would be president for two terms. So, what went wrong? Are Christian leaders wrong about God or just giving us their ‘wishful thinking’?

I am saddened by the chain of political events. The door could be opened that will accelerate God’s judgment. What the wisdom of God suggests that once again God is “trying the hearts of men” and waiting to see what America’s new leaders will decide to do.

[ A SIDE NOTE: God
made ‘man and woman’ with a will and the ability to choose. Your ability to
choose between right and wrong, God or Satan, and what your destiny will look
like cannot be undermined by the power of evil. God will not get in the way of
your will—your destiny to choose. Remember the story of the man with 200 demons
(or more) living in him? Even with all those evil spirits driving and
destroying the man, they could not stop the man from crying out to Jesus for
mercy. You have a choice, and all the power of hell and Satan cannot take that
away from you. This is why God can judge you for what you choose. (This
biblical principle applies to a person’s choice and will, nothing else.)]

So, what went wrong? One, Church leaders got Trump’s future wrong; two, they misinterpreted the timing of God’s plans; three, they interpreted their own prophecy about Trump (this should never happen); four, they failed Trump by not supporting him; five, Satan exercised so much power that what God wanted regarding plans for America could not succeed. (Note: Remember in the Book of Acts when the apostles wanted to take the gospel into a country that it is said, “Satan hindered us” so they were unable to accomplish what God wanted them to do. Furthermore, the last book of the Bible, The Revelation of Jesus Christ, states how Satan overcame the two witnesses and killed them. Satan has great strength and power to kill and destroy the ministry of God’s saints.)

There should be no rejoicing in what has taken place politically because I am afraid of the anger and wrath of God. The fear of the Lord says that ‘whatever God decides to do it is always right and just’ and it is this fear that brings great hope or great tragedy upon nations, cultures, and societies.

What we should be rejoicing in is God’s great mercy, His infinite forgiveness, and the second coming of Christ, and it is also time for mourning, asking for forgiveness, and forgiving each other. These two attributes are in front of each of us and it is our choice—the choice between pride or humbleness and the choice between finding God’s grace or God’s judgment. “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision; the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” Joel 3:14, NLT. May Jesus forgive all of us for failing to accomplish God’s will in the time of ‘the day of the Lord’!

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Jan 8, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

It is upon us; it has come!

Joel 2:23, “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month” KJV.

God’s word is always true and accurate. It is God’s timing that the Church struggles with. When multiple things happen and there is affirmation with the Bible and the Holy Spirit, we can be assured that what God has said/promised ‘is upon us’.

Whenever God tells/shows me something I take a step back and look for confirmation. This is what I look for, that is, I need Biblical examples showing up in the same manner and with similar truths given in God’s Word. These 6 things (rubric) are important:

1. Are there other people in the Body of Christ saying and seeing what I am seeing?

2. I need 2 to 3 witnesses in the greater Church Body that supports what God has said to me.

3. Does what I believe the Spirit of God said or showed me has Biblical evidence in Scripture?

4. I need direct and specific Scripture that supports what I have been told.

5. What is God’s timing?

6. Often I receive God’s will/action plan, but regarding the timing of God’s will, I have no idea what His timing is. This is the time to wait, pray by asking God for guidance, and humbling oneself—do not ‘jump the gun’

I know of many prophecies and visions God has given individuals, but they did not receive in their lifetime what they told the Body of Christ. We often think because God gives us a ‘word for the Body of Christ’ that it is going to happen in the immediate future or in our lifetime. This is not the case with most Biblical/Scriptural prophecies. We must not interpret what God gives us nor look for others to accept what we say. All timing is up to the Father, and Jesus and the Holy Spirit differ all their words to the timing of the Father.

So, what I wrote about “Rain from Heaven” in the last three articles in December 2020 are truthful according to my rubric, but how it all comes about or will look like, I do not know. I specifically only know that ‘this heavenly rain’ will come in waves starting in 2021. It will not go away but will eventually lead to the redemption of Israel.

(I can explain more but it is best to leave this insight for another time/article.)

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Dec 31.5, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Faith that Moves Mountains—Rain from Heaven/Part 3

Joel 2:23 (KJV): “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.” (RAIN FROM HEAVEN)

The next great movement of the Holy Spirit will create faith in believers that will indeed move mountains and this faith will be commonplace. What is this faith?

What did Jesus say about faith? His disciples came to Him asking Jesus to increase their faith (Luke 17:6-10). “And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he comes from the field, Go and sit down to eat? And will not rather say unto him, ‘Make ready wherewith I may sup, and prepare food for me, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?’ Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not. So likewise, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do’.”

What does this mean? We have a duty to serve the Lord and we do it not to receive honor or recognition. We serve the Lord out of duty and responsibility—this is where our faith lies. Faith comes from humility and being faithful (obedient) to what God expects of us.

Faith does not work because we are ‘a somebody’ in the Body of Christ, nor because we exercise positive speaking, say fancy prayers, express that we have the power of the Holy Spirit, or because I tithe lots of money to my church. Faith is about being humble and responding to what God asks us to do. It is just that simple. When you respond to what God’s will is and do it with humility, your faith will become a mustard seed that can move mountains.

Secondly, Jesus tells a story about faith (Matthew 8:5-10 KJV): “When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, ‘Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.’ Jesus said, ‘I will come and heal him.’ But the officer said, ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.’ When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, ‘I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel’!”

Once again, the Roman office was humble, this is the first requirement for faith, and next, he knew one only had to speak, not do some act or display of authority. If one comes to God in humility and understands that God only needs one to speak (this is why Jesus told us to ask in His name, say “Jesus Christ”) in ‘Jesus’ name. So, this is the faith that is coming with the waves from heaven. A faith of humility, obedience, knowing what God wants to do, and speaking the name of Jesus to make it happen.

Faith is our response to the will of God out of humility and total unworthiness on our part. Want faith to move a mountain, then become ‘a nobody’ in mind and spirit. Put Jesus first and what He wants ahead of anything you would want or feel you deserve.

The waves of rain from heaven are coming, bringing with them faith to move mountains!

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Dec 31, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

The Need for Holiness—Rain from Heaven/Part 2

Joel 2:23 (KJV): “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.” (RAIN FROM HEAVEN)

The next great movement of the Holy Spirit will be founded on the Holiness of God. Rain from Heaven will fall upon people to make them clean and full of the Holiness of God.

The Church has pretty much ignored the Holiness of God. We have accepted what the world says is good and appropriate, but God says all is evil and sinful if it does not measure up to the teachings of Christ, His commandments, and New Testament laws.

There are so many societal/cultural laws that do not come from Biblical truths or the teachings of Christ. All of this is evil and comes from the devil. The Church has indeed become corrupted, worldly, and too often accepted the image of the beast (as stated in Revelation).

We are not clean, and we ‘consider evil’ of the world OK to live with and operate in. We tolerate sin, accept society’s ignorance of the things of God, and refuse to keep our robes of righteousness washed in the blood of Christ. All of this must end in order to be covered and live with the Holiness of God in our lives. God will show us how to do this!

Do not think that you understand the Holiness of God or are even living with God’s Holiness. The Holiness that is coming with this ‘Movement of the Holy Spirit’ will bring with it, Holiness you have never realized or expected.

You will detest what is evil and birthed by Satan—and I mean everything! You will be unable to watch television programs, news channels, or participate in social media sites. You will only want to put Jesus Christ in front of you. You will be convicted if you desire to participate in anything evil or that reflects sinful nature. You will desire God’s righteousness only and seek His holiness in everything you do. This is God’s Holiness and it is coming!

The waves from heaven are coming; they are making away for the Holiness of God!

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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