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"...the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad..."
(Hosea 9:7).
Chip Brogden at The School of Christ sent out a little message to his daily 'Infinite Supply" readers on prophets that I would like to share with you today. His piece dovetails nicely with the blogs I have posted over the past week.
Here's what Chip sent out:
If a prophet is anything, he is extra-terrestrial - above the Earth. He walks the Earth with others, but he is not of the Earth. He is from beyond; he is from above. If we trace his history we will find that he may or may not have had a normal childhood. He may or may not have come through extraordinary experiences. But at some point in his life, either as a child, or as a young adult, or as an old man, something from another realm broke through the thin membrane between Heaven and Earth and took hold of him. It may have been a burning bush, or a Voice crying out to him from beyond the veil, or a Heavenly Vision which brought him briefly into contact with something and Someone that he could not completely fathom.
However it happened, for one moment at least, the clouds parted and the veil was rent, and he saw something that is unseeable; he heard something that is unhearable; Heaven itself was opened up to him, and he saw into another world. The thing he saw and heard now burdens him like a mantle that has been draped over his shoulders. He feels its weight, for it is with him day and night, whether he is eating or drinking, working or resting. It is the impression that everything around him is a lie, and what he has seen and heard is the Truth, and this Truth is not static, but it is living, growing, and increasing within him from the day it comes to him in the form of a seed.
The concept of an open heaven is an important one. Spiritual men, women and children live in an open heaven. Following revelation, they see God and become new creations. Their hearts become entangled with Christ through the Spirit. There is nothing blocking or interfering with that connection - no man-made church, no priest, no pastor, no minister. We can try to dress this process up with religious things, as many people have tried to do over the centuries, but it adds no value. God has spoken clearly through the Prophets. His message is as clear as day:
"I have no religion. I Am Love."
God is love.
(1 John 4:8)
God's love is not divided into 40,000 denominations, as modern day Christianity is today. His love cannot be broken down into little pieces. It is the most powerful force in the universe. It is Eternal. It is the Beginning and the End - the Alpha and the Omega. God's love never fails. It is perfect. It casts out all fear.
When a heart becomes entangled with God though the Spirit, that heart begins to radiate God's love (what the ancient Greek's called "Agape"). God's love is superior to any love in the universe. It cannot be extinguished. Try to kill the body that is entangled with the Spirit and radiates God's love, as the Pharisees did with Jesus, and it comes right back to life. The testimony of Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament, is the spirit of prophecy (Revelation 19:10).
The main problem throughout history is that many people cannot hear the voice of the Prophet. Living in a closed heaven, and entangled with religious things, they simply don't have the faculty to hear. They don't hear because they haven't seen. It doesn't matter how many times you go to church, how many small group sessions you do each week, how many things you do for God, if you haven't seen and cannot hear, you cannot imitate God and walk in love. (Ephesians 5:1-2)
All of the Prophets saw and heard. They all were entangled with God through the Spirit. They all walked in love. They worshipped God. That said, the Prophets were despised and hated by religious hearts. Religious hearts are an enemy of the Spirit, as I discussed in yesterday's blog. But all of the prophets were blessed by God and have their place in His kingdom. As the Lord said:
"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (Matthew 5:11-12)
May you see God and hear His voice.
Agape,
Steve
(Hosea 9:7).
Chip Brogden at The School of Christ sent out a little message to his daily 'Infinite Supply" readers on prophets that I would like to share with you today. His piece dovetails nicely with the blogs I have posted over the past week.
Here's what Chip sent out:
If a prophet is anything, he is extra-terrestrial - above the Earth. He walks the Earth with others, but he is not of the Earth. He is from beyond; he is from above. If we trace his history we will find that he may or may not have had a normal childhood. He may or may not have come through extraordinary experiences. But at some point in his life, either as a child, or as a young adult, or as an old man, something from another realm broke through the thin membrane between Heaven and Earth and took hold of him. It may have been a burning bush, or a Voice crying out to him from beyond the veil, or a Heavenly Vision which brought him briefly into contact with something and Someone that he could not completely fathom.
However it happened, for one moment at least, the clouds parted and the veil was rent, and he saw something that is unseeable; he heard something that is unhearable; Heaven itself was opened up to him, and he saw into another world. The thing he saw and heard now burdens him like a mantle that has been draped over his shoulders. He feels its weight, for it is with him day and night, whether he is eating or drinking, working or resting. It is the impression that everything around him is a lie, and what he has seen and heard is the Truth, and this Truth is not static, but it is living, growing, and increasing within him from the day it comes to him in the form of a seed.
The concept of an open heaven is an important one. Spiritual men, women and children live in an open heaven. Following revelation, they see God and become new creations. Their hearts become entangled with Christ through the Spirit. There is nothing blocking or interfering with that connection - no man-made church, no priest, no pastor, no minister. We can try to dress this process up with religious things, as many people have tried to do over the centuries, but it adds no value. God has spoken clearly through the Prophets. His message is as clear as day:
"I have no religion. I Am Love."
God is love.
(1 John 4:8)
God's love is not divided into 40,000 denominations, as modern day Christianity is today. His love cannot be broken down into little pieces. It is the most powerful force in the universe. It is Eternal. It is the Beginning and the End - the Alpha and the Omega. God's love never fails. It is perfect. It casts out all fear.
When a heart becomes entangled with God though the Spirit, that heart begins to radiate God's love (what the ancient Greek's called "Agape"). God's love is superior to any love in the universe. It cannot be extinguished. Try to kill the body that is entangled with the Spirit and radiates God's love, as the Pharisees did with Jesus, and it comes right back to life. The testimony of Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament, is the spirit of prophecy (Revelation 19:10).
The main problem throughout history is that many people cannot hear the voice of the Prophet. Living in a closed heaven, and entangled with religious things, they simply don't have the faculty to hear. They don't hear because they haven't seen. It doesn't matter how many times you go to church, how many small group sessions you do each week, how many things you do for God, if you haven't seen and cannot hear, you cannot imitate God and walk in love. (Ephesians 5:1-2)
All of the Prophets saw and heard. They all were entangled with God through the Spirit. They all walked in love. They worshipped God. That said, the Prophets were despised and hated by religious hearts. Religious hearts are an enemy of the Spirit, as I discussed in yesterday's blog. But all of the prophets were blessed by God and have their place in His kingdom. As the Lord said:
"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (Matthew 5:11-12)
May you see God and hear His voice.
Agape,
Steve
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