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Rahman
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 The Terrain has Changed: A Word to you Faithful Intecessors ...



The following "word" will bring comfort and support to some (as myself) and turn others completely off ... i post this because it coincides with what i believe i'm also hearing from Holy Spirit (we're in a spiritual transition from one season to another) and not to cause controversy or debate ad-nauseum (i most certainly won't but of course you've got your own free will) ... So if you're blessed by it be blessed, and if you're turned off then reject it ... For as with all "words" and "prophecies" time will reveal ... Amen



THE TERRAIN HAS CHANGED
A Word from the Lord received 31st January, 2005
Cheryl McGrath
http://www.greatsouthland.org/prophecy05.html



A WORD to Those Who TRUST IN PEACE

"And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied
you, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan? For even
your brothers, the house of your father, even they have dealt
treacherously with you; yes, they have called a multitude after you.
Do not believe them, even though they speak smooth words to
you." (Jeremiah 12:6).

The second section of this prophetic message is addressed
specifically to another group who I have chosen to call "those who
trust in peace".

There are those among the Lord's people who, due to their love
for His church, have up until now chosen to remain in fellowship
situations where they are aware that known areas of sin are being
tolerated in various forms. That sin might either be within the
leadership, or being "winked at" (knowingly tolerated) by the
leadership. These ones I am speaking of do not condone the sin,
in fact are distressed by it, but have chosen to stay on in watch-
men and intercessory roles for the love of the Lord's people.
Some, for the same reasons, have chosen to remain in fellowship
situations where they are continually grieved by a controlling
"rulership" mentality in leadership....

This is a word to those many unknown and genuine intercessory
watchmen, shepherds, prophets, apostles, and all other lovers of
Christ and His Body who weep and travail over the church in the
secret place with no desire for recognition or glory for yourselves.
I believe you will know who you are.

The Lord's word to this group of believers is this:

"You have cried "peace" and trusted in that "peace" even as the
floodplain has risen around you. You have desired peace with
those who did not see things the way you do and at times your
desire for this peace has led you into unsanctified mercy. Even
when your brothers, who have chosen the house of their (earthly)
father have dealt treacherously with you, you have continued to
trust in the peace process. I have allowed this for a season, but
there is a time when the seeking of peace becomes appeasement,
and the longing for peace leads to compromise. But now the terrain
has changed and the flood plain of Jordan is upon you. The Jordan
represents the Cross, where all compromise ceases. Indeed the
Jordan represents even a cross-road where ways separate. Yes,
even compromised relationships die at the Cross, where a man's
enemies shall be those of his own household."

This is a strong word, and I believe the Lord was speaking of the
"household of faith" (Gal. 6:10) when He spoke of dying to
compromised relationships. I am not implying in any way, nor do
I believe that He was speaking of the covenant relationship of
marriage. He is speaking of those "spiritual fathers", who seek to
draw unto themselves the devotion of His own Blood-bought people
that rightly belong only to Him. These false rulers use the people
of God as building blocks to erect their own kingdom. The Lord
said "do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father,
He who is in Heaven." He was not speaking about family or
mentoring relationships, He was saying let no-one take the pre-
eminent place of your Heavenly Father.

Yet, in His household are many "brothers" whose first allegiance is
clearly to other "fathers" such as their pastor or another ministry
leader, their denomination, or their particular stream or movement.
This is fear of man and idolatry, producing false submission and
false grace. The Lord is coming with a sword to His house, and it
is a sword of separation. No, His Bride-church will not be divided,
but she will be separated from the compromised institutional
system that clings to a form of religion devoid of the power of the
Cross, from whom she is to turn away (2 Timothy 3:5).

A word of caution here to those who might be tempted to quote
that well-worn but unscriptural phrase "Well, there's no perfect
church" - DON'T. The Lord is extremely serious about this message
and indeed this subject, and will not be mocked. The privilege of
fellowshipping with other believers is not first and foremost a social
activity, like club membership. It is a corporate expression of a holy
priesthood expressing Spirit and truth worship to a holy God.

It's time we humbled ourselves and asked Him to show us how He
sees His church, instead of expecting Him to see it the way we do.
There is only one church, and it is the Lord's desire that His church
should indeed be perfect (John 17:23; Eph. 4:13; Col. 1:28; Heb.
12:23). The one church comes together in diverse assemblies that
are made up of people in various stages of being perfected into a
holy and effective Bridal company. However, not one of us should
be defending or excusing an assembly where individual and
corporate holiness is not highly valued and actively pursued along with grace.

As the Lord continued to unfold the message, I was given to see
an open doorway. In His wisdom and timing, He has allowed that
doorway to remain open between the spiritually dead religious
institution the world calls the Christian church, and the spiritual
house of living stones the Lord Himself is building. The two have
been freely mingling amongst each other in every gathering of
believers, regardless of whether that gathering was in a denom-
inational or independent setting. But I also saw that because of
this opening a multitude of demonic religious spirits had gathered
and now stood ready with the intention to pursue, overtake and
destroy the living church, the Bridal company. I saw and under-
stood by the Spirit that the Lord's Hand of constraint had held
back this demonic horde....

I believe it is now the wisdom and timing of the Lord to close that
open door so that the true and false church will be separated from
one another. When the Lord closes a door, no man can open it
(Rev. 3:7). The Lord will have a living church that is not mixed or
tainted by the world. Furthermore, in His grace, He will remove all
bridges between the two to remove the possibility of compromise
for His elect. He did not allow me to know any specific time frame
for this process.

Therefore there is a call going forth to those who have trusted in
peace. These are those who have been patiently waiting for things
to get better, and have remained in places of fellowship in the hope
of change, or out of loyalty to friends, family and leaders. The call
is to follow the Lamb wherever He goes, even into unknown and
unfamiliar territory outside the walls of establishment. I was strongly
impressed by the Spirit that a day of choosing was upon His people,
and that to avoid that choice is indeed to make it.

I urge anyone who is currently fellowshipping in the kind of situation
I have already described above, or where you know in your heart
that men are building their own kingdoms at the expense of the
Lord's, to search your heart motives for remaining. I encourage you
to seek the Lord for confirmation of this prophetic message, or
otherwise, and if He directs you out of that system do not hesitate,
trusting Him for further direction as you humbly wait on Him.

The Lord continued to reveal that as He brings about this impending
separation between the true and false churches, the distance
between them would become increasingly wider. We need to under-
stand that those who refuse to compromise and choose to follow
the Lamb at any cost will be persecuted and hated by the false
religious system. However, those who hear His direction to go forth
to Him "outside the camp" and refuse to make that choice will find
themselves at the mercy of the religious spirit which is the spirit of
antichrist. Under such a system they will have no defence against
unrighteous deception and lying signs and wonders, and be in
danger of falling away (2 Thess 2:3-11).

Conclusion

I wish once again to stress that as the Body of Christ moves further
into the transitional process, we must grow beyond merely defining
this transformation in terms of whether to meet in traditional church
buildings or houses. There are believers meeting in houses who are
still captive to the "temple" mentality with its hierarchy and law-
keeping. And there are believers meeting in denominational church
buildings who are free enough to meet with the Body in any physical
setting because they understand that the true church finds unity and
fellowship only in the Spirit.

This transition is about much more than the mechanics of where
the church should come together or how the church should function
corporately. It is about whether to continue compromising with a
flesh-dominated religious system, or abandoning compromise for
the spiritual house of living stones, at any cost. Eventually, every
believer will have to choose one of those two places. May the Lord
give us grace and humility to understand this is all about Him, and
not about us.

"He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather
with Me scatters abroad." (Matt. 12:30)


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IRONMAN
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 Re: The Terrain has Changed: A Word to you Faithful Intecessors ...

bro rahman
I read this when you first posted it and now after reading it again it's like I'm reading something totally new. I guess between the the time I first read this and now, God has been dealing with me and showing me much such that now it all makes sense. at church I always hear people saying we should pray for peace etc and yet God has long been telling me to pray for whatever it takes to endure what is to come. It goes without saying hat noone really wants to believe that existence as we know it is about to come to an abrupt and rather brutal end. In truth bro Rahman, I am tired of living like this. God has brought me to a point where I long for heaven, I'm longing for home now. My spirit is excited because so much is about to transpire to bring God's kingdom for all to see. Before I had some idea of what sort of apostasies were out there but I had not idea the magnitude of it all. I mean it's everywhere. it has permeated and corrupted the faith such that like you said we will have to be snatched from it's jaws. God has been showing me some of the things which are about to come in terms of devastation etc but the thing that grieved my spirit the most, was the fact that when God send me out to prophecy, few if any will want to hear the message. The spirit grieved like I've never felt it before and yet he said He would go forth with the message according to God's will. People are crying out to God for prophets, well here we are. The sad part is that people don't want to hear the message from God that He is sending through us. It seems to be a trend that goes back to the very first prophets, Noah told people about the impending flood and spend many yrs building that ark for all to see and noone wanted to hear it. well here we are thousands of yrs later and it's the same, that is what hurts. We know that many prophets were persecuted and killed so we have an insight into what our fate as prophets may well be. I am comforted however by the word in revelation concerning the blood of the saints which were slain which cried out to the Lord. The blood of the martyrs still has some function so in effect there is no breaking of the service to God in death. I guess that comes with a reward in heaven too :)

More than likely we will die at some point in His service, guns blazing and not going gently into that goodnight! I will send you a p.m. here in a minute


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