November 2, 2008 Reprobate mind Wrong is right-Right is wrong Unthinkable decisions worldwide All nations aligned for God’s end-time plan US is not a player Moral fabric broken down Refiners fires Purify the Church in preparation for His return Bridal heart World leaders Modern day Pharaohs Separating God’s people from the world Refiners fires are designed to completely burn the world out of believers The hotter the fire, the purer the gold 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 (NIV) We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, The times ahead are going to be rough But Jesus The Kingdom Of Heaven (A Spiritual Goshen) When Jesus walked on this earth He and His Father: Established a Spiritual Kingdom (the Kingdom of Heaven) God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven Showed us how to walk in the spiritual kingdom by His life Jesus lived a life far above all of the dictates of the world Did nothing of Himself Established a New Covenant Making New creations (Born once again) The firstborn of many (Colossians 1:18-19) Created a new spiritual race of people capable of living in the Spiritual kingdom To be in the world but have nothing to do with it and its ways Provided The Holy Spirit with access directly to God (Personal prayer language) Be able to communicate spiritually as spiritual beings living in a spiritual world To edify and instruct our new spiritual being (1 Cor. 14:4) He provided a roadmap for us to never be lost again (His Word) Verified the Old Covenant (Testament) Documentation of the New Covenant (Testament) He established Look beyond what you see and on to what God is doing 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Reaction to the darkness is imminent The world and most of the church will walk around wide-eyed in fear Serving Jesus fully creates a different reality Long to be like Him – Bridal heart The heart of Jesus Prophetic Alert If you focus on the problems, you will miss what God is doing Most people will be concerned only with survival If we are functioning with the same heart of Jesus, we will show the world what Jesus looks like once again There will be an unprecedented harvest in the midst of chaos because the Lord will be evident to those who are out of answers. God is actually building a Bride (That’s what is really going on) As the church is purified (The bridal Heart of Jesus) we will be prepared to move in concert with greatest harvest in all of history as God closes out this season Completely free God’s people from all of their attachments to the world and be like Jesus This season is a time of God calling His people to holiness Revelation 22:17 (NIV) The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. So What Now?