Modern Day Mystics

January 12, 2006






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January 1, 2006
San Jose, CA

The Spirit of the Lord says that there has been an attack planned against the children, and the enemy has not won at all. And now because of this, you said that multiplication shall begin.

And God says, "I will now multiply the anointing on the ages from 8 to 17. They shall suddenly arise." Did you hear what the Spirit of God says? He will anoint between the ages of 8 and 17 in an unusual fashion this year. Look at your children, look at your grandchildren, look at your great-grandchildren. For God said, "I will raise them up, and they shall become the voices to this Nation," says the Lord.

God says that your shout is penetrating the atmosphere. Your shout is penetrating poverty. Your shout is penetrating sickness. Your shout is penetrating discord. Your shout is penetrating witchcraft. Your shout is penetrating darkness. Your shout is breaking the powers that have held you back!

Your shout is penetrating the mountain that has stood before you. In 2006, I will multiply; there will be no more delays. What you have waited for shall be granted before the summer of 2006. Your shout is breaking through the fire, breaking the limitations! Your shout is destroying the accuser of the brethren, breaking the power of the accuser of the brethren.


The Media Shall Never Be The Same

"This year, I will raise up Eminem to be a voice. Conversion shall come to his house--Eminem. This year I will touch Stephen King, and he will write for the Kingdom of God. This year, I will raise up Rupert Murdoch, who shall even stand before you. This year, there shall be a joining of networks--ABC being one of them, and they shall have a section where Christ will be glorified," says the Lord.

The media shall never be the same. For God said, "I have decided after your prayers and your faith that this is the year where I shall use the media to destroy the power of control and manipulation," says the Lord.

"Your shout and your praise is penetrating unbelief. Your shout and your praise is penetrating secular humanism. Your shout is penetrating atheism right now. Your shout is placing Christ in the media, Christ into science, Christ into politics, and Christ back into the law. Corruption will be exposed, and this nation's economy will be at the highest ever," says the Lord.

"Peace shall come in a very strange way. Peace shall come in a very strange way. China shall surrender in a very strange fashion. And My people will say, 'What is this to do with our daily affairs?' Just watch, for Jerusalem shall have a brand new sound. For your prayers and your praise, starting this year, have impressed angels. So why not feed on the angels' food as Israel did? Why not us today?"


Manna From Heaven

Manna from Heaven. God says, "I will feed you. I will do something very unusual in My feeding of you. What about the birds? Why would the media declare the pestilence upon this nation? Fly away, oh bird flu. Fly away pestilence; fly away. You have no landing ground in the United States of America.

"Fly away sugar diabetes, for the cure is upon us. No more removal of toes and feet and legs and parts of My body. My body does not have the infliction upon its kidneys and pancreas." God said, "I will bring a cure, an amazing cure, and already there has been a cure discovered for HIV positive."

And God said, "I will go to San Francisco as I have promised you, this year, and revive thousands and then tens of thousands of gay men and women and bring them into My Kingdom," says the Lord.

God says, "I never walked away from the cross that was set before Me for you." God says, "I never walked away from the blood that they would shed, because the blood was just for you. And I never walked away from the beating on My face, for the beating was just for you. And I never walked away from the stripes on My back, for the stripes were just for you. The stripes were just for you. The stripes were just for you. The blood was just for you."

God said that He is asking for somebody to say "I will never walk away from what He did for us 2000 years ago."


Multiply

"There is a divine impartation that is taking place by the prophet that is in your presence; I speak these words." If you would sing these words that God has graciously handed to us, (He says) "I will remove the diseases that have kept you in bondage. I will remove all the restrictions that have stopped your finances. I will remove the discord that has destroyed your families. I will remove the deception that has tried to destroy your children."

His blood was just for me. His love was just for me. The blood was just for me. The cross was just for me. The stripes were just for me.

The Spirit of the Lord told me, "There is going to be a mantle that is cast." Just a few days ago, He said to prepare a list of 26 people to prepare a word to give to them.

God said, "What's happening is I'm going to do what happened with Elijah and Elisha. And what I'm going to do is I'm going to take the mantle and place it into the hands of this generation, and they are going to rise up and do double.

Multiplication is going to begin on the 7th of January throughout the Body of Christ. The double portion will immediately begin." Throughout the Scriptures, from the beginning of time, God said, "Multiply." He told Abraham to multiply.

The struggle that you have endured, whether it be wrestling with God or whether it be the sacrifice that He demanded of you--it's over. The major struggle, the major battle, has now come to an end. Surely multiplication has to start some time!! 2006 is the year!!

The mantle of these great people is about to be cast.

God said, "Don't worry about previous failures. The last obstacle that these great men overcame will be the first obstacle that you overcome."

Where is the God of Elijah?




Kim Clement

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - A top coal company official expressed regret Wednesday that the families of the 12 dead miners were mistakenly led to believe for three hours that their loved ones were alive.

“In the process of being cautious, we allowed the jubilation to go on longer than it should have,” said a choked-up Ben Hatfield, chief executive of mine owner International Coal Group.

Hatfield said the initial mistake resulted from a miscommunication among the rescue crews. Another ICG executive, vice president Gene Kitts, suggested that the misunderstanding resulted because the rescuers who reached the victims in the mine were wearing full-face oxygen masks and used radios to report their findings to their base.

Hatfield said that overnight, after it appeared that the miners may not be alive after all, the company sent word that the initial report of 12 survivors might have been wrong. But he said the message never got to the family members at the time.

Words from Bush
Charles Green, McCloy’s father-in-law, told ABC that when he found out his son-in law was the only survivor, “I was still devastated. My whole family’s heart goes out to them other families.”

President Bush said the entire nation mourns the loss, and he saluted the rescuers “who risked their lives to save those miners for showing such courage.”

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., called for hearings to determine how the tragedy happened, according to NBC News.

“We owe it to these miners and their families to find out what happened and whether this accident could have been prevented,” Kennedy said. “In addition, we should investigate the troubled history of repeated safety violations at the mine.”

Reps. George Miller, D-Calif., and Major Owens, D-N.Y., echoed the need for a probe, saying the Sago Mine in West Virginia was cited for over 200 safety violations in 2005.

The miners had been trapped 260 feet down in the Sago Mine, which is shaped like a large backward “F” and situated about 100 miles northeast of Charleston. As rescue workers tried to reach the men, families waited at the Sago Baptist Church during a grueling vigil.

Explosion to be investigated
State and federal officials said they were launching investigations into the cause of the blast. Coal mine explosions are typically caused by buildups of naturally occurring methane gas or highly combustible coal dust in the air.

David Dye, who heads the Mine Safety and Health Administration, said the investigation will include “how emergency information was relayed about the trapped miners’ conditions.”

The explosion was West Virginia’s deadliest coal mining accident since 1968, when 78 men — including Manchin’s uncle — died in an explosion at a mine in Marion County, an hour’s drive from here. Nineteen bodies remain entombed in the mountain. It was that disaster that prompted Congress to pass the Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969.

It was the nation’s worst coal mining disaster since a pair of explosions tore through a mine in Brookwood, Ala., on Sept. 23, 2001, killing 13.

Manchin, who had earlier said that the state believed in miracles, tried to focus on the news that one had survived. “We’re clinging to one miracle when we were hoping for 13,” he said.
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He said the mine company did the best it could under extreme stress and exhaustion, and the owners “sincerely regret” that the families were left to believe for so long their loved ones were alive.

Most survived the explosion
According to officials, most of the 13 coal miners trapped in the explosion on Monday morning survived the blast itself, then retreated deeper into the mine and hung up a curtain-like barrier to keep out toxic gases while they waited to be rescued.

The sole survivor, Randal McCloy, was in critical condition with a collapsed lung and dehydration but no sign of brain damage or carbon monoxide poisoning after being trapped for more than 42 hours, a doctor said. At 27, McCloy was one of the youngest in the group.

The last of the 12 bodies were taken out of the mine at midmorning.

One of the dead was found at least 700 feet from where the others had barricaded themselves in the maze-like mine, officials said. Hatfield said the miner was apparently killed by the force of the blast.

The cause of death for the other men was not immediately disclosed. But McCoy and the 11 others did as they were trained to do, and huddled behind a fabric barrier they had set up to keep out carbon monoxide gas, which had been detected in deadly concentrations inside the mine, Hatfield and state officials said.

The fabric — designed specifically for use as a gas barrier in an accident — was stretched across an area about 20 feet wide, Hatfield said.

Also, each of the miners in the barricaded area had a breathing apparatus that purifies the air and had been able to use it, according to mine officials.

How long they survived was not immediately disclosed. But on Tuesday morning, rescuers drilled a narrow hole near the spot and got no response when they banged on a steel pipe and listened for an answer.

It was the nation’s deadliest coal mining disaster in more than four years.

Families furious
Late Tuesday night, families began streaming out of the church, yelling “They’re alive!” The church bells began ringing and families embraced, as politicians proclaimed word of the apparent rescue a miracle. Gov. Joe Manchin among those who announced there were 12 survivors.

But the families’ joy instantly turned to fury when they found out that 12 were dead.

When the bad news was delivered to the families, “there was no apology. There was no nothing. It was immediately out the door,” said Nick Helms, son of miner Terry Helms, one of the dead.

Randal McCloy, 27, was the sole survivor in the mine explosion.

Chaos broke out in the church and a fight started. About a dozen state troopers and a SWAT team were positioned along the road near the church because police were concerned about violence. Witnesses said one man had to be wrestled to the ground when he lunged for mining officials.

“I can only say there was no one who did anything intentionally other than risk their lives to save their loved ones,” Manchin told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

“No one can say anything about that would make anything any better,” he said. “Just a horrible situation.”

Survivor in critical condition
McCloy was reported to be unconscious but moaning when he arrived at the hospital. He was in the intensive care unit at West Virginia University’s Ruby Memory Hospital at Morgantown. Doctors said he was under sedation and on a ventilator to help with his breathing.

“He responds to stimuli and that’s good,” Dr. Lawrence Roberts said. Most of the other miners were in their 50s, and doctors said McCloy’s youth may have helped him survive.

--David Dreiling
Email: daviddreiling@comcast.net






Note from Steve Shultz: I've known my Jewish friend, David Dreiling, since 1988. I highly respect his thoughts, opinions, and many times, his prophetic revelation.

I believe this represents a little of all of the above. I think it will help you.



Steve Shultz
THE ELIJAH LIST






Please let me begin this document by expressing that what I'm writing here is a "prophetic opinion," which I believe has merit, yet knowing that other prophetic people, both inside and outside of Israel will have differing opinions.

Let me begin by saying that it is G-d, who tears down one and raises up another. I believe the events of the past few days regarding Sharon's health prophetically reflect G-d's purposes, notwithstanding the arguments that the enemy is also involved in these things, of course.


MIDDLE EAST HISTORY OF TRIBAL THINKING

In order to understand these events, one needs to understand the basic governments of the Middle East. Historically, the Middle East has been divided up into tribes that have been at war with each other.

These tribes are very paternalistic, and fierce loyalty is an attribute that is greatly rewarded. Accordingly, it is very common, for example, at least historically-- when one dynasty or family is replaced by another-- that the new leader murders all of the close associates of the original leader and kills all of those others who might challenge his authority.

This was true when Saddam Hussein took power. Furthermore, we see in the Middle East, like nowhere else on earth, kings or warlords who control whole countries as families. Examples of this would be the Saudis, the Hashemites in Jordan, and the ruling house of Syria.

Said another way, the people of this Middle Eastern territory often desire a king, an autocratic ruler, whom they can look up to. The root of this, I believe, goes back to the ancient story of Abraham, Ishmael, and Hager.

Even before that is the story of the descendants of Cain, who were banished from Adam's presence, yet they also helped populate this region.


FATHERLESSNESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

These stories are stories of fatherlessness. That is, they are stories of our needs as people to have a father to look up to. Remember, in this region, people from ancient times have desired a king or leader to admire and sometimes even worship.

They have at times disregarded even the most blatant corruption and nepotism in authority figures, such as Yasser Arafat. That is why most of the leaders in this region, upon obtaining power, are "in power" for life.


GOD'S PEOPLE ALSO WANTED A KING

The Children of Israel were no different in ancient times when they asked for a king to rule over them so that they could also be like the other nations.

So Samuel gave them a king, even though the L-rd was disappointed in the request. The L-rd has always been jealous of his people and has always desired to be their King, rather than a man over them.

. . . And so it is today.

The reason I am sharing all of this is that although Israel is a democracy, the events of the past few months have served to establish Sharon as a virtual "king" in Israel.


LIKENED TO OUR RECENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Let me illustrate. He was elected on a hawkish platform as a champion of fighting for the Land. However, in 18 months, he completely reversed his stand. Amazingly, he was able to persuade the majority of Israelis that his change of opinion was justified.

After unilaterally withdrawing from Gaza, he drew the anger of his own party, the Likud. Then, as if overnight, he formed a new party, Kadima.

Within weeks, this party had become the dominant voice in Israeli politics. This popularity reflects Sharon's immense standing with the Israeli public. Most Americans, and Christians in particular, simply don't understand the complex and emotional issues concerning the Gaza withdrawal and why after it, even with the nightly shelling of Israeli towns, they still supported Sharon.


MY PURPOSE FOR WRITING ALL OF THIS

But that issue is not my purpose here.

I've said all this to say that I believe that G-d is jealous over Israel, and His desire is to be their only King.

One day, the Son of David will rule from Jerusalem. But today, as Sharon has lifted himself up as a modern-day king, he has come under the scrutiny and the Hand of G-d. In recent weeks, it has increasingly appeared that Sharon could almost single-handedly decide who to choose as Knesset members.

Israeli politics seems a game of who has favor with Sharon and who does not. I believe G-d has, in fact, been offended by this political atmosphere.

We have ample testimony in the Bible of people who have exalted themselves in place of G-d, and it is usually at this point that G-d strikes them. Nebuchadnezzar is the obvious example.

However, I want to hasten to add that I am not being critical of Sharon's character. Although I did not know him, I feel that he was a man who tried to do his best to lead his country. Notwithstanding, when he forsook the loyalty to his party's platform and took to himself the leadership of the nation that is the apple of G-d's eye, he stood in contention against the L-rd, and the Angel of the L-rd has dealt with him--or at least it seems that way. Only God knows for sure.



THE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE THAT OFFENDS GOD

Today, Israelis are saying on the streets, "If Sharon is gone, who will lead us?"

There is an enormous vacuum of leadership in Israel today.

However, this vacuum is G-d's doing because HE is still sitting enthroned in Heaven. This is a huge thing--equivalent to the vacuum that America felt when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Let us pray and seize the day as Believers. May the heart of Israelis be turned again to the very Words of G-d. As they fear terror from without and disunity and confusion within the government, let the hearts and eyes of G-d's people look up, and let the L-rd be magnified and praised in Israel.

Finally, I say let us all fear, lest we become wise in our own understanding and exalt ourselves because we think we know the will of the L-rd and what is right for Him to do in other nations and with other peoples.

Let us fear lest we find ourselves poking our finger into the apple of G-d's eye and opposing the L-rd. Let every man who thinks he knows and understands consider that he does not know the mind of the L-rd. It is at least possible that Sharon became wise in his own understanding and too powerful in Israel for his own good.

Please forgive me if I address one other issue. When President Bush was elected in 2004, a British newspaper ran the following headline the next day, "How can 57 million Americans be so stupid?"


CAUTION--YOU'RE ENTERING DANGEROUS TERRITORY

CAUTION: To an Israeli, statements saying that Sharon was killed by their G-d for abandoning Gaza are just as demeaning as that headline above.

Furthermore, it makes the "Christian's" G-d appear vindictive. If we are not careful, we make it appear that we believe that the "Christian" G-d punishes Jewish leaders for not doing what Christians think the Jewish leader should have done. We don't have the standing to authoritatively claim that as truth. We simply don't know for sure.

Never mind the fact that the Jewish leader had the heart and support of the majority of Israelis, as evidenced by the instant ascendancy of Kadima in Israeli politics.

Just as the writer of the British headline assumed that Kerry was clearly the better candidate in the USA and ought to have been elected by the "stupid" Americans, so statements regarding Sharon's demise as a judgment for his Gaza policies seem very offensive to many rank and file Jews. . . and frankly, it should be avoided.


HOW CHRISTIANS SHOULD APPEAL TO THE HEART OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE

Christians should be trying to appeal to the heart of Jewish people concerning the goodness and mercy of God! Rather, they appear to be politicized as right-wing supporters of things that they may not fully understand.

I hasten to add that I am not arguing the case for the rightness or falseness of the Gaza issue claim. I am suggesting that if a person dies of lung cancer because he smoked three packs a day, one doesn't say at his funeral that he was a fool to smoke. Sharon was a great leader in Israel and should be honored for his service to G-d's people--not demeaned for a policy that it is believed unscriptural because some make assessments as to the content and timing of G-d's promise to Israel concerning the Land.

That Sharon devoted his life to service to his country is fact.

Please do not receive this last part as criticism of others. I respect their opinions and believe there is much truth in many points of view. Notwithstanding, I feel that the above issue is not likely to be addressed by many, and so I felt a need, especially in light of my own Jewish Heritage, to express my concern that some Christians, in their zeal, might needlessly damage their relationships with Jewish friends that they have worked hard to develop.


Blessings,


David Dreiling

Author: Matt Sorger


GREATER WORKS Isaiah 60:2 "For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you. And His glory will be seen upon you." Recently, during a time of prayer, the Lord began to speak to me about the many characteristics that will mark the Glory of God on the Last Day's Church. So many times we read the book of Acts and marvel at what the early church walked and lived in. The level of supernatural activity seems to far surpass what we see in the church today. As I was pondering this the Lord challenged my heart with the prophecy Jesus shared in John 14:12: "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father." Jesus prophesied that the church would not only do the works He did, which includes healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, casting our demons, and raising the dead, but even GREATER works. The works of the Holy Spirit through the early church are only the beginning of the wonders God wants to do in the earth. We are still writing the book of Acts today. The greatest signs and wonders are still to be seen! Haggai 2:9 prophesies: "The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former." 2 Corinthians 3:18 declares: "But we all, with an unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." KEEP MOVING TO HIGHER REALMS OF HIS GLORY Throughout the ages God has called the church to keep moving to higher realms of His glory. Not only does this scripture refer to our personal journeys in Christ of being continually more conformed to His image, but it also refers to the corporate Body being conformed to His image as a whole. With each passing generation the Church should be more closely conformed to the Lord in both character and power. Jesus is returning for a Church without spot or wrinkle (Eph. 5:27). With each generation the Holy Spirit is bringing us deeper into the fullness of the revelation of truth found in the Word, as well as experiencing and walking in that revelation. We can see this restoration of the fullness of Christ and His word throughout church history, from the Reformation under Luther with the 95 Thesis, to the faith movement with the truth of faith being brought forth in the church, to the prophetic movement with the restoration of the prophetic office, and now the apostolic movement. With each generation more of the fullness of Christ is restored to the church. As we look at the world around us today we can become alarmed at the increasing darkness that is prevailing in society. But we must remember that when the darkness gets darker, the light and glory in the church will become more radiant! Isaiah 60:2 "For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you. And His glory will be seen upon you." The best way to expel the darkness is by turning on the light. We have Christians today trying to gain victory over spiritual darkness by expending energy fighting the darkness. Rather, they should focus on getting their spirits, souls, bodies and minds so filled with the light of God's glory and word that spiritual darkness wouldn't even have a place to hang around. The more we allow God's glory to consume our lives, the more radiant we will become and the less warfare we will have with spiritual darkness within our own minds and souls. Our light will so shine that, when we walk into an area that is dark, the light of the glory of God will cause demonic power to flee! We'll be like Peter whose very shadow healed the sick. That's the measure of the glory I want on my life and even more! "IT'S FOR US TO EXPERIENCE AND WALK IN NOW" Paul shared in Philippians 3:14, "I press toward the goal for the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." This is an upward call! That means more glory with each passing day we walk with God. We keep going higher and higher and higher in character, revelation, truth, and power. There will be tremendous glory on the Last Day's Church. And WE are part of the Last Day's Church. The Last Days began when Jesus was taken off the earth. What the Lord showed me through His word was not something for 20, 50 or 100 years down the road. It's for us to experience and walk in NOW. "The just shall live by faith." By faith and walking with God in a lifestyle of intimacy, holiness, obedience, and truth we can access the fullness of all God has for us now. As I waited on the Lord He brought me through the Book of Acts and gave me 30 characteristics of the Glory of God that will rest on the Church in these last days. As we meditate on these characteristics may your heart be filled with faith to experience the fullness of all God has for you! 1. THEY WERE IN ONE ACCORD IN ONE PLACE Acts 2:1 "When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place." We will see specific geographic locations visited and transformed by the Glory of God. This type of visitation will occur among believers who are unified in heart and mind. 2. EVERY NATION AND ALL FLESH Acts 2:5, 17 "And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven...And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh." Every nation will experience the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. I believe this even speaks of a worldwide awakening of the Holy Spirit that will sweep around the globe touching every nation, tribe, and tongue. No one will be left out. All flesh will encounter His glory, including every race, tribe, tongue, gender, and age group. 3. SONS AND DAUGHTERS, ENTIRE HOUSEHOLDS Acts 2:17 "Your sons and your daughters..." Acts 16:15 "And when she and her household were baptized..." Acts 16:33-34 "Having believed in God with all his household..." Entire households will be saved. Now is the time to aggressively pray for household salvation. The moving of the Lord upon unsaved family members will become so irresistible that, where they have been able to fight and push away the promptings of the Spirit before, they won't be able to escape. 4. DREAMS, VISIONS, AND TRANCES Acts 2:17 "Your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams." Acts 10:3 "He saw clearly in a vision an angel of God." Acts 10:9-10 "He fell into a trance..." Acts 16:9-10 "And a vision appeared to Paul in the night." There will be an increase in the prophetic. Both the old and young will receive divine revelations from the Lord through prophecy, dreams, visions, and trances. We will walk and live in the revelation of the heart and mind of God. 5. SIGNS AND WONDERS IN THE HEAVENLIES AND ON THE EARTH Acts 2:19-20 "I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath." There will be physical signs in the heavenlies, not just miracles and healings, but in the very physical elements of nature. 6. MASS SALVATION AND HARVEST Acts 2:21, 41 "That whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." There will be mass salvations as multitudes turn to the Lord and call upon Him for salvation, including the nation of Israel. 7. & 8. WE WILL BE A CHURCH OF THE WORD AND PRAYER Acts 2:42 "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers." Acts 6:4 "But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word." We will be a praying church who is solidly grounded in the Word of God, not easily moved by passing doctrines, fables and teachings. There will be a great balance between the life found in the Word and the life found in Prayer. They are like two wings of an airplane that will keep the church on course and in balance. 9. INCREASE OF CREATIVE MIRACLES Acts 2:43 "And many wonders and signs were done through the apostles." There will be an INCREASE OF CREATIVE MIRACLES as they church walks in power. 10. HOLY FEAR Acts 2:43 "Then fear came upon every soul." There will be a HOLY FEAR that rests on the Church, causing many to walk in holiness. 11. DIVINE FAVOR Acts 2:47 "...praising God and having favor with all the people." There will be a DIVINE FAVOR placed on the church, not only with God, but with man. 12. GIVING THAT RELEASES SUPERNATURAL PROVISION Acts 2:45 "...and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need." The church will walk in the truth and revelation of GENEROUS GIVING THAT RELEASES DIVINE, SUPERNATURAL PROVISION. 13. LIVING STONES BUILT TOGETHER Acts 2:46 "So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house." The move of God will be both in the TEMPLE (Church buildings) AND HOMES for we know that the true temple of God is wherever living stones are built together, including individual believers and groups of believers. God's glory won't be compartmentalized into "church life" and "regular home life." Even the homes will be filled with His presence and glory and will be places where Christians gather to share their faith with one another. 14. "CONTINUING" RELATIONSHIPS Acts 2:42 "Continuing in fellowship..." "CONTINUING" RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE THE STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS AND MAINTAINS THE MOVE OF GOD. God moves in the midst of community. We are a living temple built together stone upon stone, life upon life. There will be divine relationships established that will form a network that will be able to hold, maintain, and pour out the Glory of God into the earth. 15. OPERATE IN GOD-GIVEN AUTHORITY AND POWER Acts 3:6 "What I do have I give you." The Church will walk and operate in their God-given authority and power. We will know what we have and give it away. 16. THE CHURCH WILL BE A PLACE OF WONDER AND AMAZEMENT Acts 3:10 "They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him." God is restoring His wonder to the church. 17. PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS Acts 4:31, 33 "They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God with boldness. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus." The Church will walk in a supernatural boldness to proclaim the gospel with signs and wonders backing them up. 18. HEALING IN THE STREETS Acts 5:14-16 "They brought the sick out in to the streets, and they were all healed." There will be such a degree of power in the church that ALL WILL BE HEALED WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS BEING PERFORMED IN THE STREETS. God's glory will break outside the four walls of a church building and will be demonstrated in the streets where the lost, sick, and dying are. 19. ANGELIC ACTIVITY Acts 10:3 "About the ninth hour of the day he saw in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, Cornelius!" Also see Mt.1:20,24; Mt.2:13; Lk.1:26. ANGELIC ACTIVITY WILL BE COMMON FOR THE CHURCH. The realm of the Spirit and supernatural activity will be natural for the Last Day's Church. Visitations of angels will be understood and experienced in a biblical way. 20. GREAT JOY IN THE CHURCH Acts 8:4-8 "And there was great joy in that city." THERE WILL BE GREAT JOY IN THE CHURCH AS GOD'S POWER IS DISPLAYED, despite the increase of darkness in the world, along with possible persecution for our faith from those whose minds are blinded by the god of this age. Christians will live in a supernatural joy as they see the amazing miracles performed by the power of God. 21. SUPERNATURAL POWER AND ACTIVITY INCLUDING TRANSLATION Acts 8:39 "The Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away." Supernatural power and activity, including translation, being supernaturally taken from one location to another in bodily form by the power of the Spirit, will be experienced by the Church. 22. VISIONS OF THE LORD HIMSELF Acts 9:3-4 "And suddenly a light shone around him from heaven." These visions of Christ will even be given to those in the deepest darkness and will be a way the Lord reveals Himself. This will happen more and more in the Muslim world as well. 23. THE DEAD WILL BE RAISED Acts 9:36-37, 40 "And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up." The dead will be raised as a supernatural sign of the resurrection of Christ. 24. THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL BE POURED OUT ON ENTIRE GROUPS OF PEOPLE Acts 10:44-46 "The Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word." Including entire people groups, tribes, congregations, and denominations. 25. SUPERNATURAL DELIVERANCE WITH THE ACTIVITY OF ANGELS Acts 12:5,7 "An angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison, and his chains fell off his hands." Also see Acts 5:17-19 There will be supernatural deliverance with the activity of angels. 26. ONLY GOD WILL GET THE GLORY Acts 12:23 "An angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God." God is jealous for the glory. He wants ALL of it. 27. COMMISSIONED THROUGH FASTING AND PRAYER Acts 13:2 "As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said 'Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'" People will be commissioned into their callings and destinies through fasting and prayer. 28. THERE WILL BE THE OPERATION OF GREAT AUTHORITY FOR DELIVERANCE Acts 16:18 "'I command you in the name of Jesus to come out of her.' And he came out that very hour." Not only will the Church heal the sick and see mighty miracles, but we will also move in deliverance seeing the oppressed set free from demonic power. 29. UNUSUAL MIRACLES Acts 19:11-12 "Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul." There will be UNUSUAL MIRACLES that God works through His servants. Even prayer clothes will carry the tangible anointing of the Holy Spirit. 30. HOLINESS AND PURITY WILL MARK THE CHURCH Acts 5:4-5 "Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things." Eph. 5:27 "That He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish." There will be no inward toleration of sin or hypocrisy. Ananias and Sapphira were judged for their hypocrisy, setting a standard for God's holiness in the Church. Remember, with great power and authority comes great responsibility. The greater the glory and power God gives us, the purer we must be to hold that power. God has given us the book of Acts as the standard for the operation of the supernatural in the Church. In a way, we are still writing the book of Acts as we move in the power of the Spirit and perform the works Christ has called us to do. The glory on the Last Day's Church will be even greater than that on the early church. There are still greater works God has called us to do to see all the nations brought into His Kingdom and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Let's lay hold of the fullness of the Spirit by faith, step out and walk on the water! May God's glory fill your life with increasing power as you seek after Him. FOR MORE TEACHINGS BY MATT SORGER PLEASE VISIT WWW.MATTSORGER.COM.

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