~ The New Jerusalem ~
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“Lord!” I Long For Your Glory! |
Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the
first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming
down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and
they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are
passed away.
“ Thus says your God unto those
who possess a heart that is yearning for My full presence. It is I, be not
afraid for it is My Will now to speak unto those who would be separate unto Me.
For in the time past of your lives you have laid up My Word safely in your
hearts My People, the time has now come that I will speak to that very same
word you have guarded within your hearts to bring that same word to full fruit.
Yea, I am a jealous God and it is my purpose to bring My Church forth as a
Tabernacle filled with the Glory of God and of the Lamb. Those who long only
for Me, who find that I am their all sufficiency, their fullness of Glory, who
care not at all for honor from men or for doctrines that tickle the ears of the
listeners. I am seeking for a people who care for nothing else but to commune
with Me in the Holy of Holies. A people who desire nothing other than to be
completely consumed by My Holy Presence. Who care not to carry a label or
testament as to their faithfulness unto Me because of the trials they have thus
far endured. I am seeking for a people who will Worship Me in Spirit and in
Truth and that this same people care not for any other thing except to Bless My
Name in Pure Worship. A people whom I have formed, whom I would form together
into a living Tabernacle worthy to bear My Holy Name. Who care not to be found in
any other place than at the place of My Feet, the place wherein they would
learn only of Me. Therefore, to bring such a people unto Me I will lower the
hedge of protection that I have thus far placed around about you My Sons and My
Daughters, and will allow a much greater measure of the Mystery of Iniquity and
of the spirits of wickedness in the realms of Principality and Power to assail
your vessels of clay. That you will learn in a greater measure to separate
yourselves unto Me in earnestness and in much fear. For this is a time of great
lukewarmness in the Sons of faith. I would not have those who bear the mantle
of My Anointing to be placid in their walk with Me. You must learn once again
what it means to run with patience this race that is still before you. Yeah, I
am the Lord who seeks such as are worthy to endure the hardness of rejection
and refusal from men in a much greater measure than they have to this time. I
seek for those who with Jesus as the pattern Son will seek no reputation. Who
will seek no life of their own, nor store up for the protection that the world
would afford. These are men who are willing to abandon all other things to
Worship Me Alone. These are they who shall form My Body in the earth, who shall
bear My Name and who in the end shall not be ashamed before Me when I come
again. Yea, I am lowering the hedge of protection around My precious Saints,
and a great tumult will begin even now to arise against your very footsteps
that you would now take in Me. You shall find yourselves seeking hard after Me
if you do indeed have a heart that longs for only your Lord. If your heart is
otherwise minded then the fires of tribulation shall be stoked 7 times hotter
to bring you to a place wherein you will “choose” to seek Me and live. I am going
now to judge the earth, and My judgments will first begin with those who love
to seek Me and to love Me and those who bear My Holy Name. Yeah, I am The Lord.
{ End Prophecy }
At this time in the world of men, there are a great many
“doctrines” {teachings} and “writings” and much “preaching” that is purporting
doctrines that are supposedly of God. Never before in the history of the church
has there been such an abundance of writing and ministry of one to another.
However, Jesus in the simple life He portrayed said: “If any man will do his
will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak
of myself.” John 7:17. There was only ONE doctrine Jesus held. Not that there
are many doctrines that lead to error, but one doctrine that leads to one
conclusion. And that conclusion is God becoming All in All. It is not in me to
just add to the mass of doctrine that is being emulated at this time when it
comes to studying the New Jerusalem. My heart is filled with another purpose,
and that is to reveal the very Heart of God and our ability to become ONE with
His very Heart. It is not that there will not be doctrines that teaches us
exactly what the New Jerusalem is or what it’s place is in our lives or our
lives in it, but that the main emphasis of this study will be to bring the
reader into a fellowship with God that they have never been into in such a
measure before. The abundance of doctrines that are being emulated at this time
are actually contributing to a spirit of lukewarmness that is pervading the
company of Sons at this time. Such is the warning in my spirit.
There is in my spirit a great drawing to Our Savior, more
than ever before. This drawing is not from my own desire, but it is a desire
that Jesus Himself has towards us. A revelation, deep in my spirit that shows
me that Jesus longs for those who will come to worship Him and commune with Him
one on one, face to face with no separation of any kind or even for one moment.
A tremendous drawing of the Love of the Great Shepherd that is very powerful,
very purposeful and has the ability to direct our gaze solely upon Him. Yet
this drawing of love is not by powerful motions of Spirit or the strength of
His strong arm, but by His gentle Spirit which dwells in us. So when I say it
is powerful, it is powerful based on His Great Love. At this time it is of the
utmost importance to be consumed by the Love of Christ, which love will keep us
through the coming days of tribulation that are fast coming to this world.
There is no other way in which to dwell but in His great Love at this time, for
the Lord is about to shake in an even greater measure the earth and all nations
that dwell therein.
The New Jerusalem is a definitive statement from God to
those on the earth that find themselves in duality or with dual natures. We
were born in Adam, and die in Adam. We are, or will be born in Christ and will
die TO this world. In both cases the New Jerusalem coming down from Heaven is
there to make a statement as to what is Holy and what is profane. The New
Jerusalem IS the very church of God, seated in Heavenly places, but now answering
to the need of the earth to come into full restoration. For the Body of Christ
and the New Jerusalem are the very same thing. The church of Christ, and all
the members therein form this Glorious City. The foundation of this City is
comprised of the Apostles of the Lamb, and upon it each stone has been built by
that wise Master Builder who is the Lord Himself, and then we take heed to
build thereon with care and caution as to the sensitivity of Spiritual things
that we hold to be truth. The New Jerusalem is the very manifestation of the
life of the Lord, in His people, in the earth. It is a “future” element.
Although it is a “present” reality as we are seated with Christ in Heavenly
places.
Those who hold doctrines that are not balanced with pure
truth will be counted as those who “love and believe a lie”. They, along with
the rest of humanity caught up in profanity will not enter the gates of this
City. They will have their part in the lake that burns with fire {heat} and
brimstone {Holiness}, until that which separates them from entering the gates
of the City is removed from them. If a doctrine held by an Overcomer causes one
to be in a place of delusion, they will have their part in that fiery lake. The
general emphasis of scripture is that we are saved from wrath through Him that
loved us. So then, the process of 2nd death therefore IS NOT AN ELEMENT OF
WRATH. It is most certainly an element of DELIVERANCE. It is corrective, not
punitive, pure, not mixed with hearsay or assumptions. The person who is thus
cast into this lake and has part in this lake are to be DELIVERED. There is NO
NOTION in scripture of this being a place of ‘eternal’ separation from Christ.
Quite the contrary. It is the place where that which does separate the person
from God is REMOVED FROM THEM.
So then, in this study of the New Jerusalem we will look in
detail at the structure of that City, the place of the righteous in it, the
walls of Jasper and the beauty of an emerald as well as the many other
descriptive elements that comprise this building of God. We will also see each
person’s place in this Glorious City and the purpose of God thus being
fulfilled in completing the salvation of each one in due order.
A definitive line will be drawn in our lives as to that
which is Holy and that which is not Holy, for we are still cast in duality
while we live in bodies of flesh. This is a serious study which will cause our
steps to leave doctrines that are not held to pure truth. Doctrines that do not
honor Jesus and the finished work He did for each one will fall away as we view
this City in its magnitude and beauty. This then is the introduction to The New
Jerusalem.
To be continued …………..
Kenneth B Visscher
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