February 21. 1678. the Interpretation of the Vision.
The sermon describes the Sacred Fire as a divine force that will bring about redemption and fulfill prophecy, and emphasizes the importance of seeking and praying for this fire to rise within oneself.
Jane Lead preaches about the revelation of the Spirit of Power and Life bringing forth a Treasury of Light and Knowledge from the Eternal Light, generating matter and renewing all of God's creation. She emphasizes the importance of keeping this Sacred Fire pure and unquenched in order for it to manifest the Holy Trinity's presence on Earth, fulfilling prophecies and bringing about a complete Redemption through a Fire-Baptism experience that each individual must undergo to be restored to original purity.
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The next Morning calling it over again, and observing the way, which the Spirit dictated, as the Fish into the Sea did sink to bring up the Treasury of Light and Knowledge, which was hereby found Being explained unto me by an internal Voice, which told me, that I had seen the gulf of Eternal Light, from whence the matter was generated. This Spirit of Power and Life, that shall enter into Nature all of God to renew evidently, where this shall have its opening, it will work consumingly, and yet therefrom shall come a Body of encrease, that shall be mighty upon the Earth.
For it is the sparkling Fire-Seed from the Deity, that will for it self create a meet Tabernacle for the Holy Trinity's manifestation. Then was it declared that this Sacred Fire had now begun its enkindling in our Earth, therefore have regard unto it, that nothing of this World quench it, but keep it pure and entire, and then the Deity will sprinkle that with Fuel: For its great encrease shall be brought forth substantially, into working Powers, operatively to make good and fulfill all of Prophesie; which only the sure Testimony can give, that God is again returned into Humanity, therein to fulfill the grand Mystery of a compleat Redemption.
Which no other way finished can be, but through this Fire-Baptism, which each one may and must feel in themselves, as a rising pleasant Flame, which will do no other hurt, but to consume that, which hath been introduced from the strange Spirits. Therefore let us seek and pray earnestly for this Coelestial spring to rise, for to recover us into the original Purity, to which we have lain so long as slain.
Sermon Outline
- I. The Vision of Eternal Light
- A. The Spirit's guidance in interpreting the vision
- B. The generation of matter from the gulf of Eternal Light
- II. The Power of the Sacred Fire
- A. The Fire-Seed from the Deity
- B. The creation of a meet Tabernacle for the Holy Trinity
- III. The Enkindling of the Sacred Fire
- A. The importance of keeping the fire pure and entire
- B. The Deity's role in fueling the fire's great increase
- IV. The Fire-Baptism of Redemption
- A. The necessity of feeling the fire in oneself
- B. The consumption of impurities through the fire
Key Quotes
“This Spirit of Power and Life, that shall enter into Nature all of God to renew evidently, where this shall have its opening, it will work consumingly, and yet therefrom shall come a Body of encrease, that shall be mighty upon the Earth.” — Jane Lead
“For it is the sparkling Fire-Seed from the Deity, that will for it self create a meet Tabernacle for the Holy Trinity's manifestation.” — Jane Lead
“Therefore let us seek and pray earnestly for this Coelestial spring to rise, for to recover us into the original Purity, to which we have lain so long as slain.” — Jane Lead
Application Points
- We must seek and pray earnestly for the Coelestial spring to rise, and strive to recover our original purity.
- The Sacred Fire is necessary for the fulfillment of prophecy and the completion of redemption, and it must be felt within oneself to be effective.
- We must keep the Sacred Fire pure and entire, and not allow the world to quench it.