January 7. 1678. the Date of Time.
The Kingdom of Heaven will manifest when the Evil Spirit is cast out, requiring great abstinence and fasting and prayer.
Jane Lead preaches about the conflict and uncertainty surrounding the arrival of the Spiritual Kingdom, emphasizing the need for fasting, prayer, and abstinence to cast out the Evil Spirit and make way for the Kingdom of Heaven. She highlights the importance of observing the fall of the Earthly and Satanical Kingdom as a sign of the imminent arrival of God's Kingdom. Jane encourages fervent prayer and supplication through the Spirit to prepare for the manifestation of the Kingdom of God.
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This Night I was in much conflict, concerning the time of this Spiritual Kingdom, as to the time, when it might appear, whether or not to any it was near. And it was thus answered by an internal Word, saying, the Kingdom of Heaven so cometh in, as the Evil Spirit is cast out: This kind as it is written goeth not out, but by fasting and Prayer. So verily this Kingdom to no one will be manifested, but by great abstinence, from what props up, and does nourish the Earthly and Satanical Kingdom. When you see that fall, as Lightening into its own Abyss, and Lake from whence it came, then ye may conclude the Kingdom of God is at the Door. For which Pray with all manner of Prayer, and Supplication through the Spirit.
Sermon Outline
- The Kingdom of Heaven's Manifestation
- The Kingdom's Appearance
- The Call to Action
- Pray with all manner of prayer and supplication
- Through the power of the Holy Spirit
Key Quotes
“This kind as it is written goeth not out, but by fasting and Prayer.” — Jane Lead
“When you see that fall, as Lightening into its own Abyss, and Lake from whence it came, then ye may conclude the Kingdom of God is at the Door.” — Jane Lead
Application Points
- We must prepare ourselves for the Kingdom of Heaven's manifestation through fasting and prayer.
- The fall of the Earthly and Satanical Kingdom signals the arrival of the Kingdom of God.
- We should pray with all manner of prayer and supplication, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to respond to the Kingdom of Heaven's manifestation.