~ The New Jerusalem ~
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Chapter:# 36
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| Christ, The Cornerstone |
“According to
the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid
the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how
he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid,
which is Jesus Christ.” 1
Corinthians 3:10-11
“But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are
made nigh in the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who made both one, and
brake down the middle wall of partition, having abolished in the flesh the
enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might
create in himself of the two one new man, so making peace; and might reconcile
them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity
thereby: and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to
them that were nigh: for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto
the Father. So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are
fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, being built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the
chief corner stone; in whom each several building, fitly framed together,
groweth into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom ye also are builded together
for a habitation of God in the Spirit.” Ephesians
2:13-22 ASV
“Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye have spoken falsehood, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord Jehovah. And my hand shall be against the prophets that see false visions, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah. Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one buildeth up a wall, behold, they daub it with untempered mortar: say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my wrath; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it. So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar; and I will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it; to wit, the prophets of Israel that prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord Jehovah.” Ezekiel 13:8-16 ASV
( 2 Visions )
“The very tip of the Sword of the Lord cleaving down
through a bone in the body of a Saint. As the bone cleaved apart the marrow was
exposed. The sword then separated between the bone and the marrow and elevated
the marrow into the vision of the Lord so that He could behold the marrow
within and without. The marrow was fully exposed to the gaze of the Lord who
did look upon it to discover within it any impurities which now came into His
sight.
( End 1st Vision )
“ILord Jesus Christ upon the cross and the corporate son of God in full expression come to the foot of the cross as the Lord was bleeding upon it. The corporate son of God came and stood beneath the outstretched arms of the cross in the shower of blood that came from Emmanuel’s veins. As the blood poured forth from the broken body of the Lord I saw that it fell upon this corporate Son and that the blood of iniquity they were born into this world with dissolved within them. The blood that Jesus spilled filled them to the full until the corporate body of the Son of God, this one whom God is raising up, even the overcoming company, only had within their corporate expression the blood of The Lord Jesus Christ who was expiring upon the cross. The full life blood of the Lord was then in the veins of this corporate Son who came forth in exact image and likeness of the Lord, glorified and in full measure with the blood of His Atonement coursing within their very veins.
( End 2nd
Vision )
As we study the foundation of
the New Jerusalem we have to come to some very simple understanding. This must
be made plain in our minds and hearts so that we can be fully aware of the
working of the Spirit of the Lord in this hour and the reasons for our
continued tribulations.
There is a lesson the Lord has
taught me over the years through trial and error and by much in the way of
overcoming fears and sorrows. And that is how to discern IN ME the voice of the
Lord verses the voice of the ‘stranger’ who is my carnal mind. For any one who
is overcoming has both the voice of the Lord and the voice of the stranger
within them. This voice of the stranger is the strange whorish woman we read
about in Proverbs. “To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the
stranger which flattereth with her words; Which forsaketh the guide of her
youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. For her house inclineth unto
death, and her paths unto the dead. None that go unto her return again, neither
take they hold of the paths of life.” Proverbs 2:16-19 KJV This is none other than the
carnal mind. We see this whore again in Revelation 17, again, carnality and the
deceitful heart. That very place where ground can be given to wrong spirits and
to wrong ambitions through religious effort.
It is this whorish nature in the life of one
who desires to overcome and be a part of the present motions of God’s Spirit
that has this tremendous struggle. For this whorish nature in the life of one
who overcomes opposes and attempts to martyr any comings forth of Jesus within.
Any time Jesus would be seen, this carnality is there to attempt to thwart His
revealing. The struggle and turmoil in our hour is mainly within the life of
one drawn by the Lord to walk in perfect union with the present motion of
Spirit. Not only so, but this whorish nature is on the opposite side of the
war. This is the nature of carnality that gains and keeps its power from
principality and power who would attempt and work to stop any forward progress
in your faith. All this happens right between your ears.
So the Lord taught me two
things, one reverse from the other which applies to this hour. And that is that
when I am in the flesh, my mind thinks and my heart has the issues of life. But
when I am in the Spirit, my heart thinks and my mind brings forth the issues of
life. Exact opposites. It is a test, a guide to help me know if my responses
and my reasonings are in the Spirit or not. The questions I ask myself are these:
1)
Is this in accord with the Christ that is in me?
2)
Does this that I am now doing or believing give glory only to Him?
If it does glorify Him and is
in accord with His present will, then I am in the Spirit. If however my
thoughts condemn me and cast me down and undo all that was built into me thus
far by the Lord, then it is an attack of enemy forces through my own carnality.
And what is the accord or will
of Him at this present time? To PERFECT AND COMPLETE THE OVERCOMING COMPANY. The
overall purpose of the Lord is to restore all things. So then, does your faith
bring you to unity and peace with those who are also in the same walk, even if
you are distanced from them by time and space? Do you still have agreement with
them as to the workings of Christ?
Judgment must begin at the
house of God before it can begin in the earth. “For
the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin
first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God? And
if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?
Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their
souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.” 1 Peter 4:17-19 ASV. If you are going to be part of the Army of the
Lord, then you are presently under judgment, harsh judgment if need be. Why? So
that you will walk STRAIGHT. The tribulations are to cause you to walk STRAIGHT
and be a part IN TRUTH of the building that the Lord is making. For when Jesus
appears, He will appear – or come – for a glorious church without spot or
wrinkle or any such thing. A body of people who are in perfect unity, formed
together as a habitation of God through the Spirit.
Jesus Christ is the foundation
of The New Jerusalem upon which we are built. It is also upon this foundation
that we are continuing to build. The NAMES of the 12 Apostles, not the Apostles
themselves are built INTO THIS FOUNDATION. In other words, there is attributed
to each of the 12 a ‘nature’ and an ‘ambition’, a ‘character’ in ministry
before God that we partake of. But Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone of
this City, n-o o-n-e
e-l-s-e. But then we are built up FROM that cornerstone to be a part
of this true working of Spirit in this hour.
There is a true foundation and
there is a counterfeit in this hour. There is a true City called The New
Jerusalem built upon the foundation of Apostles and Prophets with Jesus Christ
being the chief cornerstone and there is a false gathering built upon
denominational standards, the creeds of men, the kingdom building programs of
false apostles and false prophets. This false foundation is mortared with
untempered, poorly mixed mortar and can be discerned once you know how to discover the Lord verses
carnal thinking. Just as soon as you obey the Lord in coming out unto Him alone
and allowing Him to process you in the fires of testing, that soon will you
also be able to discern false foundations, false words, false prophecy, false
Apostleship and false hope. For the Christian world is filled with falseness at
this time. In point of fact, I’d estimate that 99% of modern Christianity is
built upon this false foundation which the Lord will blow upon.
BUT HEAR THIS FIRST. The Lord
will FIRST judge and perfect THE TRUE MEMBERS OF HIS OVERCOMING COMPANY. Those
who truly form the building upon the sound foundation of God’s true City. We
are UNDER JUDGMENT. Every response you have is now crucial. Every thought you
make will turn your step either to continue in straightness in your spiritual
walk or cause you to fall away into crooked places. Every decision you make
with your mind when it comes to anything in this present world, whether it be
your job, your home life, your decisions as a person, in this hour - that line
is being drawn FINITE as to what you can and cannot do! When the Lord does
come, THIS JUDGMENT WILL BE DONE. There IS AN END and it will be first upon the
Army of the Lord.
Part of the first work that
the Army of the Lord will do when they are glorified and come forth into this
world in total perfection will be to judge and blow upon the untempered mortar
of the false foundation. That will also reveal the false church which imitates
the true. For now I will state that there is not just an evil imitation of The
Lord, but there is also an EVIL IMITATION OF HIS CHURCH. And that imitation is
the workings of denominations with escapism theories and doctrines of devils
deceiving the brainless ones who will not think for themselves when it comes to
discovering truth in scripture. This falseness is not built upon The Lord Jesus
Christ alone, but upon a Jesus that WILL BE, not IS, that SHALL BE, not is
present now in their midst. A Jesus that is distanced, not nigh, even in their
very heart. So then the mind becomes deluded with this whorish thinking and the
result is the kingdom building efforts of carnal men.
It is my firm conviction that
those who are presently being judged of the Lord will also be part of the Army
that the Lord is coming to glorify. Are you beset by problems of every sort? Do
you have at times a knowing of only total frustration and bewilderment at your
situation in life? But in the midst of those frustrations and bewilderments,
are you turning your face upwards to gaze upon Jesus alone? Is it Jesus who is
in your eyesight and not another? Is He the Lord whom you worship the person
whom you praise? In spite of the difficulties surrounding your life, have you
set your eyes upon Him? So then if you have, tribulation has come to you. The
whore is being judged in you. The voice of the stranger is being stilled in you
and killed in you BY YOUR TRIBULATION. And by that tribulation you are learning
a very important lesson. How to walk IN THE SPIRIT! For it is not a formula,
not a scheme this learning to walk in the Spirit, it is instead the result of a
life brought up to view Jesus alone, and to walk in harmony with His love and
purpose and to know that He alone is all you need. That will work in you a
SPIRITUAL WALK. Hence the reason for the judgments at this time.
If you think that the armies
of the world and the threats of nuclear war and of global warming and so on are
bad, think again. They are NOTHING compared to the damage that will be done by
the marching Army of the Lord! When we have a war, or a collapsing economy, or
a fearful threat, we think it is the worst thing that can happen. But I say
unto you that the Army of the Lord will be FAR WORSE. In fact, the Army of the
Lord when it begins it’s forward walk into the earth will be far more
destructive than all the nuclear explosions man could devise! Far more warm
than global warming! Far more intense then political arguments! The Army of the
Lord WILL END THIS PRESENT WORLD IN THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE FEIRY FLAME.
For it was
The Army of the Lord will
reveal the true foundation of the true City, The New Jerusalem. They will not
reveal anything otherwise. Only that which is of the
Now why would the Lord want to destroy completely this present world as we know it? Because IT ABIDES IN DEATH. It is SEPARATE FROM GOD. It is ESTRANGED FROM GOD. Its life and spirit and ambition IS MAN’S AND NOT GOD’S. So the judgment that comes from the marching Army, WILL JUDGE THIS DEATH. The Army of the Lord, those who are built upon Christ Jesus the true cornerstone, WILL KILL DEATH IN THIS FALLEN CREATION. And I dare say that they will do this VERY QUICKLY. And while death is being destroyed by their forward walk, the cornerstone, Jesus Christ, the very foundation of the City, WILL NEVER MOVE FROM HIS PREFECT POSITION. The will of God WILL NOT CHANGE. And everything will come under this judgment at the forward march of the Army of the Lord.
Not only so, but this forward
marching Army, will march in a process which will UNDO all that was UNDONE
since Adam fell in the garden of Eden! First, the Army will BIND PRINCIPALITY
AND POWER AND SATAN. That red dragon will they lay hold upon and bind him with
a chain and commit him to the bottomless (age enduring ) pit. This then frees
the Army up TO KILL DEATH in the rest of fallen creation. They will then march,
back through all time, through all those kingdoms and empires and nations now
extinct. Through every measure of man in his carnality away from God, back in
time will the Army march right to
Are you part of this Army dear
reader? Are you one who the Lord will set in order in the ranks and placement
of their perfection? Are you enduring your present judgment? Are you coming
through each trial? Is your gaze ONLY UPON JESUS ALONE AN NO WHERE ELSE? If so,
THEN YOU ARE PART OF THIS ARMY. Right now you may very well be learning how to
don the armor or how to obey the Lord. Right now you may very well be learning
how to fit in to walk with the Lord in spite of your fears and thoughts of
inability. Right now you may be in total self disgust! You may be in the
thought that you will never amount to anything worthwhile that the Lord can
use. But my question is, ARE YOU STILL GAZING ONLY UPON HIM? Have you learned
TO TURN YOUR EYES OFF OF YOURSELF AND ON TO JESUS ALONE? If you ARE learning
that and if you WILL CONTINUE to learn that, THEN YOU ARE A PART OF THIS ARMY.
Now on to discover this
wonderful foundation.
To be continued……………Kenneth B Visscher
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