TWO JOHNS AND A JEZEBEL

 

TWO JOHNS AND A JEZEBEL

I want to start this devotional with a testimony of the very first time I heard Father speaking to me when I was 16 years old.  The call upon my life, even though I have a prophetic call upon my life, it is not so much about the future, even though He shows me things that will happen in the future, but it is more about revealing His heart now.  The reason for that is to prepare the workers for the time to come.  He gives revelations about His heart, about knowing Him, so that we can understand how He feels about things.  It is important to know what He thinks and what He feels about things. This is what He said to me…

“You will seek me with all your heart and you will find me.  You will find my love and paint the colours of my love.”

At that stage I had no idea what He was talking about, just that I would find His love.  My whole sanctification process was seeking Him with my whole heart and with authenticity.  Although I love painting, I now know that it was referring to the fact that a picture paints a thousand words.  This meant that I would write for Him as well in order to reveal His heart. 

I am saying this for a specific reason, which is the disposition of the two Johns I will be speaking about. 

I watched a movie the other day about two woman that were very close friends.  I could see the love and care for one another, the laughter shared, the jokes and so much fun they had together.  It was so beautiful to watch.  At one stage the one friend got cancer and did not have long to live.  They were sitting together in a cafeteria and the one friend came behind her, resting her head on her shoulder and started crying.  It touched me so deeply when I saw that. What I saw was somebody so heartbroken over somebody that they are so close to.  I cried so much.  I could not understand why I was crying.  Suddenly I realized that I was longing for a friend like that.  It was such a strong desire.  For me this came completely from the left, because a few years ago, Father told me that I am called to walk alone with Him.  What He meant by that is that I would not have anybody that close to me, somebody I could physically touch and walk with them in my life.  I will walk alone with Him.  I do have friends, but not someone like that in my life.  I had an understanding of this kind of friendship, because I used to be in such a friendship.  It really touched me deeply.  I could however, not understand why I felt this way.  I longed so much for it, that I prayed for a friend.  That is how strong the longing was. 

When I spoke to Him about it, He said, “Pietra, I have a friend like that. It is John.”  Immediately I saw John lying on Yeshua’s bosom.  It is a known fact that John was the disciple who laid with his head on Yeshua’s heart.  At that time their tables were low and they had cushions around the table.  They would recline around the table and John would lay on Yeshua’s chest.  Yeshua and John were so close that during the last supper, when Yeshua told the disciples that one of them would betray Him, the disciples looked at each other and turned to John saying, “You ask Him.  Ask Him who would betray Him.”  They knew that John had Yeshua’s ear. 

If someone had to ask me what is my favourite book in the Bible, I would say the book of John.  The reason for this is because the book of John has the High Priestly prayer in chapter 17 where Yeshua is praying the high priestly prayer as the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.  He is praying over His priests.  He is praying that they may be one saying, “Father, that they may be one as we are one.  That they may be one in us.”  Towards the end of the chapter He prays, “That they may know that you love them the same way as You love Me.” So, He is praying for oneness between them, but also with the Father and Him, being knit together. 

The two John’s are His best friends.  In the Old Testament we find two friends. We have Moses and Abraham.  In the account of Moses, we find where Aaron and Miriam were talking behind his back.  They were not happy with him, saying that God speaks to them as well and he has a Moabite wife, a gentile wife.  The Lord God addresses them saying, “If there is a prophet among you, I will speak to him with dreams and visions.  But, with Moses I will speak face to face.”  The word mentions that Moses is a friend of God.  Moses was considered a friend of God because of his intimacy with Him.  Think of Mount Sinai where he was up the mountain, with the LORD God, in His presence.

Abraham again, was considered a friend of God due to his faith.  He left everything to follow God on a journey by faith and also gave his son as a sacrifice, believing that God would raise him up from the dead.  The book of Hebrews says that because of his faith he was considered to be a friend of God.

In the New Testament we also have two friends, the two Johns. 

The first one is John the Baptist, also called the friend of the Bridegroom.  Or, as we would call him, the best man or the best friend.  The interesting part of John the Baptist is that Yeshua did not at that time go to the temple to be baptized.  The reason for this we find in Luke 1.

LUKE 1

⁵ There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named, Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Abia was a descendent of Aaron.  Both Zacharias and Elizabeth were of the Levitical priesthood lineage.  My previous devotional I spoke about Aaron and the first mention of oil in the Word of God, with which he and the Levitical priests were anointed with.  This also pointing to Psalm 133 speaking of the unity of brothers (another word for friend) and the oil that runs from his beard onto the skirt of his garment.  So, we have the oil, Aaron and priesthood.

Those workers during the Seal’s period of the Great Tribulation will be the Elijah Company.  Yeshua said about John the Baptist that he is Elijah that came.  Just like John the Baptist, they will call the people to repent.  I spoke about this in my devotional called, Acts 2.0, where the Holy Spirit was poured over those in the upper room. When they came out of the upper room, a multitude was waiting for them and they told them to repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of sins and they will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  The Great Tribulation workers will start with the John the Baptists, the Elijah Company, or the Friends of the Bridegroom…the Johns.

The second John, is the 144 000.  For that we have to take various scriptures and put them together to get the whole of the picture.  Once again, the book of John shows us this priesthood as well.  It starts from chapter 14 right through to chapter 17, which is all one conversation.  There were no chapters in between.  It starts with Philip that asks Yeshua, “Show us the Father.”  And Yeshua tells him, “Have I been so long with you and you still do not see.  When you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.  The Father and I are one.”  He was irritated with Philip.  Philip is a reference to the 144 000, which I will elaborate later on.

Then in John 15, still the same conversation, He talks to them about abiding in the vine.  He tells them to be one with Him, He is their source, they cannot produce fruit, which is the harvest, without Him and so they need to abide in His word, His love and do His commandments and then their joy will be full.  He tells them, “I no longer call you servants, but you are My friends.” In John 17 we read where He prays the High Priestly prayer over His priests, His friends.  Let’s read Revelation 14 where it speaks about the 144 000.

REVELATION 14

⁴ These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

⁵ And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

 

The word “VIRGINS” refer in the Strong’s Concordance to both handmaidens and men.  It refers to both genders.  They are virginal, they are holy.  Those who have not had committed adultery with the world.  Those who love the world are enemies of God and by extension, those who love God are enemies of the world. They love not this world.  When we sin, giving in and embracing the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, then we are committing spiritual adultery.  This world is seen as an adulterous woman and we are then fornicating with her.  When we are virginal, we are not fornicating with this world.

“NOT DEFILED” is G3435, which means to be kept pure from the defilement of sin, who have not soiled themselves by fornication and adultery.

I mentioned Philip earlier as a type and shadow of the 144 000.  In Revelation 3 the Church of Philadelphia is mentioned.  Philadelphia means is H5359 and it means brotherly love. Philadelphia points to Philip.  Once again, the brotherly love points to Psalm133, the brothers that dwell together in unity.

When we go to Acts 21, we read the following about Philip.

ACTS 21

⁸ And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

9        And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

One of the 7 points prophetically to one of the 7 churches written about in the Book of Revelation.  The evangelists are the Smyrna Church and the other is Philadelphia Church, there are only two churches that did not receive any negative report.  They are the priests. 

It says in verse 9 that Philip had 4 daughters that were virgins that did prophecy.  This points again to the 144 000 virgins as a type and shadow. 

The disciple John was trusted so much that he received amazing revelations written in the book of Revelation about the end of the age.  He is the friend that lasted to the end, because of his faithfulness and because He endured.  Yeshua appeared unto him and revealed to him the things to come.  He could be entrusted with these revelations.

In John 6 we read where Yeshua spoke to them about how they can have no part in Him unless they eat His flesh and drink His blood.  In John 6:66 it says that when they heard this, those who followed Him turned around and no longer followed Him.  He then turned around to His disciples and asked them, “Are you also now going to leave me?” You have the followers, then you have the disciples, and lastly you have the Johns.

Using the tabernacle as an example bearing the context involved, we can see the followers as those priests who had to do the blood sacrifices in the outer court.  There were a lot more of them than inside the tabernacle.  They were very busy with all the sacrifices and less were allowed in the inner court.  In the inner court it is all about ministry.  The outer court is all about sacrifice, the inner court is about ministry.  You find there the incense, the menorah candles and the shewbread and there is light.  It is still active, but ministry.  In the Holy of Holies only the High Priest could enter.  There was no natural light, only the glory of God. There you only find the ark of the covenant or the mercy seat.  Think of Mount Sinai where the glory of God came down where only Moses were, with the multitude at the foot of the mountain.  We are a royal priesthood in Christ Jesus.  In Him, as the breastplate, the living stones, enter into the Holy of Holies.  What did Philip ask?  He asked, “Yeshua, show us the Father.”

In John 21, Peter, after he heard of how he would suffer and be crucified, asked what would happen to John.  Yeshua basically said to him, “Don’t you worry about John. What is it to you if he stays?” 

JOHN 21

²³ Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

The question that I asked the Lord when I read this was, “Why is it that You chose John to stay to the end?”  His answer to me was, “I know he would be faithful to the end.” 

That really touched me deeply because I have had many friends that have left me and turned away from me.  To find a true and faithful friend is something quite rare.  I have learned through the years that people are quite fickle and get easily offended.  Therefore, I fully understood what He meant when He said this to me.  The word, “TARRY”, is G3306 means to endure, not perish, survive or last.  Something I speak a lot about is endurance.  Endurance is the name of the game and love endures all things.

Apart from brotherly love, there is intimacy that fosters trust and faithfulness.

In contrast or opposite of that is the example of Peter who is a type and shadow of the backslidden church who denies Him.  Where he was warming himself at the fire outside of the court, John was the only disciple inside with Christ when He was falsely accused.  He never left His side.  He was faithful.

Another example is that Yeshua said to His disciples that very night that He would be betrayed, that they would all scatter as sheep. However, John did not scatter, but he followed Him, even to the cross.  When Yeshua was on the cross, He looked to John and said to him, “Here is your mother.” He then told Mary, “Here is your son.” He entrusted His mother to him. That is how much He trusted John.  Think about that.   We often say that we trust the LORD God.  Some people struggle with this.  But in general, we say we trust Him.  But the question is, can He trust us?  Can He trust you? Are you that John with your head on His chest?  Can He trust you with great things because He knows you will be faithful to the end? 

This is why I had that longing in my heart for a friend.  I realized that that longing was not mine, but His longing for such a friend.  When I spoke to Him about it, I said to Him, “I want to be a friend like that to You.  I want to be that close to You.  I want to lay with my head on Your chest.  I want to hear your heartbeat.  I want to feel what you feel. When you are pain, your love, your heartache and your anger.” He has allowed me to feel it, and it is unbearable at times.  It is not easy and I thought to myself, “Well, you did ask for it.”  He knows my heart, that I want to share in His suffering.  Not just in everyday things, but share in His suffering with what He feels.  I want Him to tell me how He feels about something and not constantly be in a place where I want something from Him.  So that I can minister to Him.  So that I can cry when He cries.  I want to be angry when He is angry and laugh when He laughs.  I want to be that friend to Him.  

When we look at the example of John the Baptist, he is a friend of the Bridegroom.

In Revelation 7 and Revelation 14 we have the two examples of the two Johns and they are priests. Yeshua said that John the Baptist is that Elijah that has come.  We can therefore look at John the Baptist as the Elijah Company.  In the teaching called, Acts 2.0 I spoke about the apostles and disciples that waited in the upper room and the Spirit was poured onto them.  They then went outside and spoke to the multitude.  They told them to repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin and they shall RECEIVE the gift of the Holy Ghost.  This is exactly what John the Baptist does in John 1 and he talks to the multitude and tell them to repent.  He is pointing to the Lamb of God.

REVELATION 7

⁴ And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were SEALED an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Please note that they are sealed.  The Word says that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit.  This is different to what is written in Revelation 14. 

⁹ After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

When you look at this description, you see the same description with regard to the multitude that Peter spoke to when he went outside telling them to repent.  In the Acts 2.0 video I discussed how the priests of God are the donkeys and how this also refers to the “triumphal entry” where Yeshua entered into Jerusalem on a donkey, his workers, with the multitude waving palm branches shouting, “Hosanna!”  All this pointing to Revelation 7.

Now we look to the 144 000 spoken of in Revelation 14.  Who followed Elijah?  It was Elisha.  So, the 144 000 are the Elisha company with the double anointing.  There is a big difference in the description of these two groups.

REVELATION 14

¹ And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

Here they are not sealed, but have the Father’s name written on their foreheads.  Also, remember Philip is a type and shadow of the 144 000.  He asked Yeshua, “Show us the Father.” 

² And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

³ And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

No mention of a multitude and no mention of being sealed.  Rather, they have the name of the Father on their forehead and they sing a song that nobody else can sing.  A completely different group.

⁴ These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

⁵ And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

Verse 5 is an important verse.  Remember, in John 17 He is praying the High Priestly prayer over his priests saying, “Father, that they may be one as we are one.”  We also find in Isaiah 53, known as the Suffering Servant chapter, that Yeshua was dumb as a lamb before his shearers and that there was no guile found on his lips.  The 144 000 also have no guile on their lips.  Because they have no guile on their lips, it means that they are innocent before God and without fault before the throne of God.  Guile means anything twisted or not authentic whether in speech, deed, motives and intents of your heart.  Pure and virginal. 

My question to Father was, “Why are you showing me this and allowing me to experience this longing for a friend?” 

His answer, “Pietra, that which you felt is not your feelings, but Mine.  You felt the longing for a friend that I have. I long for My friends and long that they would be so close to Me that they will hear my heart. Somebody I can trust that will be faithful to the end.  Somebody that I can show things to, because I know I can trust them.” 

Another example we have of this friendship between Christ and John is David and Jonathan. 

2 SAMUEL 1

²⁶ I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

He was saying to Jonathan that not even a woman could love him the way he did.  It also points to that virginal disposition.  His love was pleasant to David.  Is our love pleasant to the Lord? 

1 SAMUEL 18: 1

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

One can reach a point in your relationship with Him that you are so close to Him that you feel torn and overwhelmed in your love for Him.  It is almost unbearable to feel so in love with Him. This is because the love of God is poured into you and you love Him with His love.  It is not your own love, but a sacrificial love that will give yourself for Him because you love Him as you love your own soul.

PSALM 25

¹⁴ The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

Showing them His covenant is saying, “Those whom I trust and who fear Me, I will show my faithfulness to them and the covenant I have made with them.  I will show them, prove Myself to them that I am a true friend to them as they are to Me.”

Secret – H5475 – secret counsel, assembly, familiar friends, intimacy with God. From H3245 – seated close together, just like John next to Him.

After Father showed me all of this, I went into YouTube and without opening anything, the lyrics of a song sung by Selah caught my eye.  This was just such a sweet confirmation of what He was showing me.  He is faithful to confirm His word.  Here are some of the lyrics. 

FAITHFUL FRIEND:

Faithful, faithful to the end,
My true and precious friend,
You have been faithful,
Faithful, so faithful to me

And when the day is dawned and when the race is run
I will bow down before Gods only Son
And I will lift my hands in praise for all you’ve done
And I will worship you, my faithful one.

So, let’s talk a bit about Jezebel.  I just want to give a short testimony of an experience I had.  About two days ago, as I woke up, I heard, “I hate you.”  Of course, I immediately recognized who that was and just ignored it, going about my day.  However, this morning I woke up and saw a vision of a face.  Half of it was a wolf and the other a woman crying in agony.  I immediately knew that Father was confirming to me what I need to talk about.  I fell asleep again and was woken up by two very loud barks that vibrated through me.  Those two barks were spiritual, like a wolf barking, vibrating through my whole being.  I was wide awake after that.  I believe those two barks are for the two Johns. 

I have a painting that I did not so long ago, which was an assignment given by Father.  I was waiting for the right timing to do it.  I want to tell you about the painting.  I received a vision of a majestic wolf with vibrant colours, hair blowing in the wind.  It was such a beautiful wolf.  The next moment I saw this little girl with a white dress and red shoes, looking intently on a scroll she was holding.  When I saw the little girl, I knew what she meant.  He was then at that time speaking to me about guilelessness and innocence and being like a child.  This all points to priesthood, being virginal, faith and innocence before Him.  The scroll speaks of the scroll upon my life that have written upon it, “Lamentations, mournings and woe.”  This is the things He gives me to speak about.  I do not speak about easy topics.  It is all about martyrdom, holiness, bearing your cross and laying your life down.  This scroll I have to eat so that it can become part of me in order for me to speak from a place of authenticity.  I have to eat that which I speak. 

My first thought about the wolf was that there is nothing good in scripture about a wolf.  I asked Father to show me what He meant by this wolf.  Not long after that, my daughter and I decided to look for something to watch the evening.  It did not take long for my eye to catch the cover of a movie.  It is called, “Vicky and Mysterie” about a little girl and her pet wolf.  They originally thought it was a dog, only to find out that it is a wolf.  This wolf became her best friend and protected her.  The girl’s name is Vicky.  Not long before that, I had a vision of myself in my wedding gown wearing Nike shoes, walking over a hill of skulls.  When I reached the top, I lifted my arms in victory.  I did a devotional about that called, “The Slain.”  Vicky comes from Victoria, which means victory. 

It was then that I knew that what Father was saying is that in the time that we are going in it will be a time of lambs amongst the wolves.  However, He as the Alpha Wolf will protect me wherever I go.  Wolves are very ravenous and they go for the kill and are ruthless.  He was saying that in the same way as the Alpha wolf protects the pack, so He would protect me. 

I also listened to a teaching, and whilst listening to it, out of the blue, He told me to look up a constellation about a wolf.  I know very little about constellations.  Found a constellation called Lupus.  It is about a wolf and an innocent looking child with his finger in his mouth.  Another confirmation was of a movie that I watched of a very innocent girl who had this secret agent watching over her.  The secret agent was told that he is not like a dog that can be trained, but rather like a wolf.  Then He also told me that I am His Joseph because of all the dreams and interpretations He gives me.  The thing about Joseph was that he loved Benjamin so much.  When he asked for Benjamin to be sent, he broke down when he saw him and loved him dearly.  The blessing that Jacob spoke over Benjamin was that he would be as a ravenous wolf in warfare. 

Now, an example of Jezebel would be Saul.  Saul was envious of David to the point of wanting to kill him.  He was fearful that David would take over his throne.  He is an example of the wolves that would be out there that will want to kill God’s anointed ones that will one day rule in the Millennial reign as kings and priests.  The workers, the priests, will be hated by these “Sauls”, those in authority, the same specific spirit that is now ruling and manipulating the world. 

We know that these workers receive a crown and in Luke 22 we are told that they receive a city as their reward and will rule and reign.  You can imagine that the enemy cannot be happy with this idea.  That these priests will take over his domain.  He cannot be happy that “dust”, those who were made lower than the angels are now priests of God that will rule and reign over the cities that he has jerked and manipulated.  There is a particular scripture that blessed me so much.  In fact, the anointing came over me when I typed it, and I started to laugh.  A laugh of victory over the enemy, thinking how much he must hate it.

DANIEL 7: 27

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.   

Let’s read about Jezebel in Revelation 17.

REVELATION 17

³ So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

⁴ And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

A lot of people have a connection with her to being the Roman Catholic Church and there is merit to that.  However, let’s deal with the spirit itself.  The beast can be seen in multiple ways, and one of them is the fact that it represents a system that rules the whole earth.  The one riding the best is in union with the beast and is also controlling the beast.  She is thirsty for the blood of the saints, coming as an angel of light.  This beast system consists of all the government institutions.  Think of the system and how the enemy has control over these.  

·         GOVERNMENT

·         MEDICAL

·         EDUCATIONAL

·         TRAVEL

·         AGRICUTARUL

·         MILITRY

·         ESPECIALLY THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS - DRUNK WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS

This makes her a principality.  Somebody does not have a Jezebel spirit, but they can show traits of Jezebel.  Principalities are over regions and they are in control of governmental institutions.  She has “minions” under her.

·         MURDEROUS SPIRIT

·         ENVIOUS

·         CONTROLS THROUGH INTIMIDATION AND FEAR (THREATS)

·         MANIPULATING

·         RELIGIOUS

·         SPIRITUAL PRIDE

·         SEXUAL PROMISQUITY / FORNICATION – all the pronouns now being used, creating hate propaganda as was the case with Hilter in order to breed hatred against those who will be seen as fundamentalist, to be hunted down by these wolves.

·         NOT JUST IN WOMAN, BUT ALSO IN MEN.

In Revelation 2 points to her religious side that says that:

·         THEY SUFFERED JEZEBEL WHO CALLS HERSELF A PROPHETESS.

·         SHE DECEIVES THE SERVANTS WITH HER DOCTRINE.

·         GREAT FALLING AWAY WHEN SATAN IS CAST DOWN UPON THE EARTH. 

In the last days there will be three things that will cause the back slidden church or the lukewarm church to deny, betray or persecute other believers, even children casting their parents before the magistrate and into jail.  Those of the religious system will hate those who are wholehearted towards the Lord.  These are the three things He showed me.

1.      Fear (Peter feared for his life; people will not have bread and will deny you due to fear of dying or being persecuted.)

2.      Offense (Judas, seeing the woman at Yeshua’s feet pouring the costly oil on Him, it was not just about money, but also a type and shadow of those who will think us too radical in our worship towards Him.  In contrast to her, Judas did not kiss him or wash his feet when he came in.  Her worship and service onto the Lord is an indictment against Judas own walk with the Lord.)

3.      Envy (Saul – he was very envious of David and hated the fact that God’s favour was on him and feared that David would take his thrown.)

I would like to speak on envy.  Let’s look at a few scriptures about envy, seeing how serious it actually is.  Envy is not just normal jealousy, but rather something that eats you up and becomes murderous.

SCRIPTURES ON ENVY: H7068 – ZEAL, JEALOUSY

PROVERBS 27: 4

⁴ Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

MATTHEW 27: 18

¹⁸ For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

ACTS 7: 9

⁹ And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, (Patriarchs = his brothers of his own household)

ACTS 13: 45

⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

Envy is very dangerous and is part of the reason for the persecution of the saints.  John the Baptist, the Elijah that has come reminds us of Jezebel that persecuted Elijah.  The Jezebel spirit in the time to come will specifically target the true prophets and servants of God.  John the Baptist’s Jezebel was Herod’s wife that wanted his head served on a platter.  John also hated the religious system so much, so that when the pharisees came to him, he turned to them and said, “What do I have to do with you, you brood of vipers?”   He called them snakes.  He spoke out against this religious system or spirit and they did not like it at all. The antichrist spirit that will flood this world is a murderous spirit that will stop at nothing to persecute the saints.  The Jezebel spirit is very involved in the religious system.  She was involved and responsible to introduce Baal worship to the prophets who sat at her table.  Baal means hatred, bitterness and anger. In the meanwhile, Elijah was the one that in contrast ate bread, meat and water in the desert.  Just like John the Baptist ate honey and locust in the wilderness.  Two different tables.  Think of Psalm 23 in the Acts 2.0 teaching, that table we spoke of, pointing to being sent from the King’s table and being anointed. 

We can see the modern-day false prophets as those sitting at Jezebel’s table that are fed with this propaganda of hatred to eventually come against the true prophets of God.  There will be the true versus the false prophets and apostles, just as there will be true and false revivals with their accompanying false and true signs and wonders. 

I would like to share a dream that I had in 2021, very applicable to this teaching.

MY DREAM – 9^th AUGUST 2021

Dreamed that my daughter and I were riding on a tandem bike down in the city. The city was in complete chaos with riots taking place all over.  We reached a T-junction where we needed to make a decision which way to go.  Either side looked dangerous, but I decided to turn right.

As we turned right, I saw in the air a Christian sister whom I respected a lot.  In fact, she is well respected by all and has her own ministry.   She was hovering in the sky.  However, her hair was pitch black and curly, ending in spikes.  I could see her crying as she said, “I can feel the pain!”.  (Remember my vision of this morning…a wolf and a woman crying)

Then to my right I saw huge black spiky crystals coming down from the sky stopping right above the ground.  However, at the tip of these spikes were black ferocious wolves, very much ready to devour anything.  I told my daughter to not even look at them and that we were just going to pass them.

It was then that we saw three black rottweilers standing in the street, gnarling at us, foaming at the mouth, ready to attack.  Once again, I told my daughter to not look at them, but that we were just going to pass them.  As we did, they turned into black mist and disappeared.

INTERPRETATION:

My daughter represents the children of God who has to ride in tandem with the Spirit.  The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a woman and also as wisdom.  In other words, depend on the Spirit of God and not your own wisdom.  Ride in tandem.

The chaos speaks of the specific time in which this will take place.  A time of great chaos where people will rise up against government. 

The Christian lady with the black hair in the sky, represents a religious spirit.  This is why she is in the sky.  Manipulating through emotion, but this is emotionalism is to deceive.  Her black crystal spiky hair is the same as the crystals coming from the sky with the wolves.  Therefore, she represents Jezebel with her proverbial “hounds of hell”.  In real life this lady seems very sincere.  She even has her own ministry and people respect her.  However, she also represents those of the household of God under the control of the murderous spirit that will come against the children of God.  Those who are meek in spirit and walking in faith, not feelings. 

A short note here…ever since this dream, Father revealed to me the envy in this lady’s heart towards me and I have been praying for her.  I have noticed more of these women in the same spirit increasing in my life as well.

The crystals coming down with the wolves speaks of the spiritual experience.  Crystals are used by New Agers to make them more spiritually aware and to opening their third eye.  The ability to see in the spirit.  It is all about a spiritual experience.  In the same way, many in the church crave spiritual experiences, calling it a great awakening, when in fact it is a great deception.  The wolves represent those in authority over his sheep, the hirelings, who will deceive them to follow them.  The sheep who do not have discernment.  They also represent that which is spiritual, in other words, murderous demons sent to deceive His children, because our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers and wickedness in the air.

I decided to do some research of black crystals.  At the time of this dream my thoughts went to the goddess Kali.  And today, when I read up on the black crystals, they are indeed linked to her.  Can anyone say, “Cern”?

The goddess, Kali - “She Who Is Black” or “She Who Is Death”) in Hinduism, goddess of time, doomsday, and death, or the black goddess.

Kali is most often characterized as black or blue, partially or completely naked, with a long lolling tongue, multiple arms, a skirt or girdle of human arms, a necklace of decapitated heads, and a decapitated head in one of her hands. She is often portrayed standing or dancing on her husband.

Kali laps up the blood before it can reach the ground. Much like Jezebel who is drunk with the blood of the saints and the beheading that will take place for those who do not take the mark of the beast.

The black rottweilers represent that which is of the earth, they did not come from above like the wolves.  In other words, the guard dogs, the counterfeit watchman, who want to attack anyone who comes against their plans of this great awakening.  They represent personal attacks from within the church by brothers and sisters and even within our own households.

Father is bringing this to the forefront and wants us to understand that we are in the time of great deception with wolves, a murderous spirit, warning through His prophets and watchman and telling us to come up to the mountain and be there with Him, to that safe place in Him where He can protect us. 

Also, remember that Jezebel’s end was to be thrown to the dogs and it was the eunuchs that pushed her out the window to the dogs.  The eunuchs are a type and shadow of bondslaves, one who has been cut off.  Not just circumcised, but castrated.  He can no longer produce anything from out of himself.  The Lord is His life, no longer having any life within his loins.  They have the authority to push her out the window and to be devoured by her dogs.  Those very beasts that she had control over.  The scripture Father led me to after this dream is in Proverbs 9.  You will note the example of two woman.  One is wisdom and the other is a promiscuous and foolish woman.  Both are inviting those who pass by to come and sit at their table. 

PROVERBS 9 (TWO WOMAN)

¹Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

² She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

³ She hath sent forth her MAIDENS: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

¹⁴ For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ To call passengers who go right on their ways:

¹⁶ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

¹⁷ Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

¹⁸ But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

 

THE WORD SAYS, THERE IS A FRIEND THAT STICKS CLOSER THAN A BROTHER.

LUKE 21

¹² But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

¹⁶ And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. (JUST AS JOSEPH WAS BETRAYED BY HIS BROTHERS)

¹⁷ And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

The Word says that that which was will be again.  When we read in Revelation about the Church of Ephesus right through to Laodicea, we can see how we are now at the Church of Laodicea.  But, when the tribulation begins, we will start with the Church of Ephesus again.  And the Church of Ephesus points to the Apostolic age.  Ephesus was known for their great temple in which they worshipped the goddess, Diana.  Another name for Diana is also Queen of Heaven or Jezebel. The Church of Ephesus were told that they did everything right.  They hated the Nicolaitans and they exposed the false apostles.  However, what they did wrong was that they forsook their first love.  In this teaching we are talking about John that is a priest and a friend of God and how much that priest loves Yeshua, with his head on His heart.   That first love above all things of which the Church of Ephesus were guilty of forsaking.

If what you take away from this teaching is only the facts about Jezebel, and you fail to see the importance and the security there lies in being a John in this time, then you have missed the purpose of the teaching.  It is not just to warn, but to show you that the only safe place is in Him, and in obedience to Him.  There is no other safe place.  It is important for us to know how to abide in Him and be one with Him.  Important to seek His face and be His friend.

How do we deal with this murderous spirit that will persecute the saints?

·         Elijah feared for his life when Jezebel came against him, and this right after he had a great victory in the Baal prophet showdown.  There is something about the Jezebel spirit, the principality, that is a fearful thing when it comes against the true prophets of God.  Elijah was no small fry.  He was just a man, but a man with authority that could say to Ahab, “by my word it will not rain for 4 years”, and it did not rain.  Not by God’s word, but by his own words.  He knew his authority in the Lord, yet when it came to Jezebel’s persecution he ran for his life.  Fear will be a constant thing that we will have to fight against.  It is not going to be a one-time thing.  Persecution will last the whole of the tribulation.

·         We need to call her out on her manipulation and not allow ourself to be manipulated in the name of being loveable or the least.  Never does the LORD God want us to be manipulated.  That is different to serving and loving someone that is persecuting you.  Never to be manipulated by people’s tears, anger, or whatever they can bring to the table.  John saw right through them when it came to this religious spirit and called them a brood of vipers.  Yeshua did the same and told them that their father is the devil.  Standing your ground and saying, “I see your manipulation, I see what you are doing and I am not going to fall for it.” You have to call it out.

·         Walk in the opposite spirit.  The people subject to this spirit are prone to gaslighting.  You say one thing, and they accuse you of saying something else, wanting you to react.  Pushing you constantly to react and enjoying the reaction. Do not fall for the emotionalism whether anger or tears.  That spirit will not humble herself and ask for forgiveness and if she does ask for forgiveness, it will be because of an ulterior motive. 

·         Pride vs humility

·         Anger vs Forgiveness and mercy

·         Envy vs Giving and ministering

·         Hate vs Loving our enemies, even willing to die for them.

This is why we have to abide IN Him as He tells us in John 15 that we cannot do anything without Him and cannot bear fruit.  We are only the branches.  We have to bear the fruit by being in Him, but they have to eat the fruit.  The fruit is not so much for us as it is for them to be coals of fire on their heads and bring conviction.  Just like Peter was warming himself outside the temple at the coals; as well as finding Yeshua on the beach preparing them a meal on the coals.  He was serving them in the opposite spirit. 

There was no guile found in their mouth, the 144 000.  This does not make you a “walkover” where everybody can just walk over you.  You walk in the opposite spirit in humility and love and speak the truth in love. 

In order to walk in the opposite spirit, you have to search your own heart for these things…anger, bitterness, envy, unforgiveness, manipulation through emotions when you do not get your way.  Persecuting saints…gossip, slander, spiritual pride.   You have to search your heart and come into that place where He can deal with it, because out of the heart flows the issues of life.  You cannot think that you can go in this time of great deception, with this kind of fear and persecution and have these issues in your heart and think that these issues will not affect you by how you deal with it.  It most assuredly will.  We need to seek God’s face daily to deal with those issues so that the enemy will find nothing in you, just as he could not find anything in Yeshua.  When you speak it will have power because there is authenticity behind it. 

At the heart of this:

He is longing for a friend who will remain faithful to the end. 

One that He can trust to share His heart with and one who trusts Him. 

Those who will spend actual time getting to know Him, desiring to know how He feels about something with their head on His chest, close to His heart.

Sharing in his joy, anger and sorrow.  One He can truly call His friend.

Who cannot stop, no matter what they have to endure.  They are in it for the long hall and endure to the end.

I CALL YOU FRIENDS

Word received 9th April 2021

 

My friends share in My sufferings. They too become the outcasts, the odd ones out and yes, even though part of society, yet not.

 

For the things of the Spirit can only be discerned in the Spirit and those who are of the flesh cannot see or hear with the ears or eyes of the spirit, being veiled. But I alone am the great Revealer. I alone open blind eyes and deaf ears. I alone can cause strongholds to fall as darkness is overcome by the light of My countenance.  So that those who sit in the dark are as those who declare, "I have seen a light!"  They rise anew from where they were and walk in the light of new revelations.

 

Nobody but I can reveal the deeper things of the Spirit, for Spirit speaks to spirit.  And so, My friends having received these revelations, do not walk as others do, they do not talk as others do. Just like Me, they are alone even in a crowd. But I will never leave them. I will never forsake them. They are in Me. They are My friends. My called-out ones. Those who walk to My rhythm, to the beat of My heart. They suffer in Me, and they do it alone. But I see all things and I know all things...even this.

 

Though you are alone in this world, there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. I call you My friends, and My friends know what I want. Your intimacy with Me disqualifies you with the world, and those close to you. For you walk by the Spirit and in the Spirit. You are not of this world, but I have called you by name. Have I not said that in this world you will have tribulation and that you must know that I have already overcome this world? Therefore, walk as I walked, not in the darkness of your understanding, but in the light of the Spirit of truth and revelation. The deeper things in Me are for those who are close, My friends. Can those who are not then understand?

 

I call you My friends and I will never leave you.