100 LEGALITIES OF WHO I AM IN CHRIST

1OO LEGALITIES THAT I AM IN CHRIST In Jesus Christ: 1. John 1:4 I have life and that life is the light of all men. 2. John 3:15-16 I have eternal life. 3. Rom. 3:24 I have been justified by faith. 4. Rom. 5:1 I have peace with God. 5. Rom. 5:8 I am loved of God. 6. Rom. 5:17 I have an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness. 7. Rom. 6:17 I reign in life. 8. Rom. 6:4 I walk in newness of life. 9. Rom. 6:11 I reckon myself to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God. 10. Rom. 7:4 I bring forth fruits unto God. 11. Rom. 8:1 I have no condemnation. 12. Rom. 8:2 I have been made free from the law of sin and death. 13. Rom. 8:2 I live by the law of the Spirit of Christ 14. Rom. 8:16 I am a child of God. 15. Rom. 8:17 I am an heir of God. 16. Rom. 8:17 I am a joint heir of God. 17. Rom. 8:32 I freely receive all things from God. 18. Rom. 8:37 I am a more than conqueror. 19. Rom. 8:38-39 There is nothing that can separate me from the love of God. 20. 1 Cor. 1:2 I am sanctified. 21. 1 Cor. 1:5 I am enriched in all knowledge. 22. 1 Cor. 1:30 I have wisdom. 23. 1 Cor. 1:30 I have righteousness. 24. 1 Cor. 1:30 I have sanctification. 25. 1 Cor. 1:30 I have redemption 26. 1 Cor.15:20-22 I shall be resurrected, the same resurrection power that resided in Christ Jesus resides in me. 27. 1 Cor. 15:57 I have victory over death, hell and he grave. 28. 2 Cor. 1:20 All promises of God are yes and amen to me. 29. 2 Corinthians 1:21 I am established. 30. 2 Cor. 1:21 I am anointed. 31. 2 Cor. 2:14 I always triumph. 32. 2 Cor. 2:15 I am a sweet fragrance to God. 33. 2 Cor. 3:14 My mind is renewed and enlightened. 34. 2 Corinthians 5:17 I am new creation; old things have passed away; and all things have been made new. 35. 2 Cor. 5:18 I have the ministry of reconciliation. 36. 2 Cor. 5:20 I am an ambassador of God. 37. 2 Cor. 5:21 I am made the righteousness in God. 38. 2 Cor. 13:4 I live by the power of God. 39. Gal. 2:4 I have liberty. 40. Galatians 3:13 I have been redeemed us from the curse of the law. 41. Gal. 3:14 I have the blessings of Abraham. 42. Gal. 4:7 I am a son/daughter of God. 43. Gal. 5:6 I have faith which works by love. 44. Ephesians 1:3 I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. 45. Eph. 1:4 I have been chosen before the foundation of the world. 46. Eph. 1:6 I am accepted of God. 47. Ephesians 2:5 I have the life of God. 48. Eph. 2:6 I now sit together in the heavenly places. 49. Eph. 2:7 I have the exceeding riches of His grace I and His kindness. 50. Eph. 2:10 I am a His workmanship. 51. Eph. 2:10 I am created for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. 52. Ephesians 2:22 I am being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. 53. Eph. 3:12 I have boldness and access with confidence before God. 54. Eph. 5:8 I am a shining light. 55. Eph. 6:10 I am strong in the power of His might. 56. Phil. 3:4 I have the high calling of God. 57. Philippians 4:6 I am anxious for nothing, I do not worry. 58. Phil 4:7 I have the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding. 59. Phil 4:7 I have the peace of God which guards my heart and mind. 60. Phil 4:13 I have strength. 61. Phil 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. 62. Phil 4:19. All my needs are met according to His riches in glory. 63. Colossians 1:13 I have been delivered from the power of darkness. 64. Col. 1:13 I have been translated into the kingdom of the God. 65. Col. 1:14 I have redemption through His blood. 66. Col. 1:14 I have the forgiveness of sins. 67. Col. 1:20 I am reconciled to God having made peace with Him. 68. Col. 2:3 I have all the treasuries of wisdom and knowledge. 69. Col. 3:3 I am made complete and perfect. 70. Colossians 3:3 My life is hidden with Him in God. 71. 1 Tim. 1:4 I have abundant love. 72. 2 Tim. 2:10 I have obtained salvation with eternal glory. 73. Heb. 7:25 I am saved to the uttermost. 74. Hebrews 9:12 I have obtained eternal redemption. 75. Heb. 9:12 I have eternal inheritance. 76. Heb. 13:21 I am made perfect in every good work to do His will. 77. 1 Peter 1:3 I have abundant mercy from God. 78. 1 Peter 1:3 I have a lively hope. 79. 1 Pet. 1:8 I have joy inexpressible. 80. 1 Pet. 2:5 I am a holy priest of God. 81. 1 Pet. 5:10 I am settled. 82. 1 John 1:7 I have fellowship with all believers. 83. 1 John 2:27 I have received the anointing which teaches me all things. 84. 1 John 3:24 I have the Spirit of God. 85. 1 John 4:4 I have overcome the devil, the flesh, and the world. 86. 1 John 4:15 God dwells in me. 87. 1 John 4:16 I have the love that God. 88. 1 John 4:16 I have no fear in love. 89. 1 John 5:4 I have overcome the world. 90. 1 John 5:4 I have victory. 91. 1 John 5:20 I have understanding. 92. 1 John 5:20 I know God. 93. Jude 1:24 I am kept from stumbling and falling away. 94. Jude 1: 24 I am sinless, faultless and perfect in His glorious presence. 95. Rev. 12:11 I have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony. 96. 1 Sam. 2:26 I grow in favor with the Lord and with men. 97. Ps. 37:23 My steps are ordered by the Lord. 98. Ps. 91:10 The Lord keeps me from evil and from harm. 99. Ps. 103:2-3, Ps. 68:19, 2 Peter 2:24 I have been forgiven and He has healed all my diseases; by His stripes I was healed. 100. Ps. 107:20 I am healed and delivered from destruction.

ATTRIBUTES OF TRUE PROPHECY AND TEACHING:

• It must not add to the Word of God or take something away from it or alter or distort its meaning. Does it stand up to scriptural principles and truths? • It must speak life, even if it is exhortation, correction, admonition, or it brings conviction. In Isaiah the Lord says, “A voice shall sound in your ears: This is the way walk in it, when you turn to the right or the left. Is. 30:31. The Lord will let us know when we do wrong, so we can escape deception. Correction will always point us to Jesus as the Restorer. • It will ever be before your eyes like a vision or awakening.. • It will continue to speak to you time and time again like a broken record. • It will be for your good and out of love for you. • It will bear witness with your spirit. (though not necessarily your mind or emotions). If it is not from God, you will not hear it, likewise if it is from God, you will hear it and know it. • It will add to your faith and not take away from it. • It will bring knowledge and revelation. • It will come to fruition through love, joy, and peace. • It will increase your anointing. • It will stand the test of time. Did it come to pass? Understand prophetic "disjointedness". Within one sentence may be several differing parts and times of fulfillment • It will always glorify and point to Jesus. It will never build up or flatter anyone but Jesus. • It will be given in love. When you see love operating then you know this is the Spirit of God. • Is it fundamental to the body of teaching central to all Christian life? It must be submitted to the Christian community. In a multitude of counselors there is safety. • It will give response in our own heart and spirit and it will give us peace. Peace will rule our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. • What is the spiritual tone and effect? Prophecy can be corrective but not harsh, frightening, condemning and critical. Teaching that is judgmental is false. • Does the prophecy or teaching itself bear fruit? It will bring forth good results from the people who hear it. Luke 6:44 “For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. • Does it produce the fruit of righteousness, peace and joy within your heart, (vs. anxiety, confusion or fear) The whole chapter of 1 John 1 provides guideline for testing prophecy: Read John 1:1-10 Some other helps: 1. Understand the conditional nature of prophecy. All the promises of God are conditional including prophetic promises, whether stated or not. Conditional upon factors such as faith, obedience, timing, etc. 2. If it is determined that a word is from God, several things can be done to cooperate with God in the fulfillment of the word. (only do the things Holy Spirit tells you- corresponding action) a. Mingle the word with faith (all of the provisions, grace and promises of God are received by faith) b. War with the word: "pray it in" - i.e., petition, spiritual warfare, etc, (don’t put on a shelf unless instructed to do so)1 Tim. 1:18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, c. Understand prophetic "timing." The Kingdom of God arrived as a baby in Bethlehem, it was 30 years before anybody other that about a dozen people even knew it. Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. d. Understand prophetic "terminology" pay close attention to what was actually said and what those terms mean in Scripture.

HEARING GOD

Yes, God is always speaking. Are we hearing Him? But, there is a secret to hearing His voice. It will not be heard above the excited babble and clamor of the crowd. And we are hearing the crowd now days more than ever, all kinds of opinions, liberal and conservative views, woke culture, cancel culture, conspiracy theories, etc. 1 Corinthians 14:10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages (voices) in the world, and none of them is without [a]significance. We hear it all truth and not truth. But there is only one Truth, The Word of God and the proceeding Word out of God’s mouth. Matt. 4:4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” He will not shout to drown out other voices that noise to be heard. He waits till all other voices are quiet and you have to put away from your heart and mind all your own striving, and the noise of the multitude who shouts for your attention has completely died away. You must become insensible to the sound of all other voices and hear only the voice of His Spirit speaking to your spirit. There is a wonderful peace in silence. When your brain is wracked to a turmoil and you have examined every avenue for a solution to the exasperating problems that confront you only to find that your search leads you to greater confusion, it is time for silence and listening to the voice of Christ. He will speak and give His wisdom, but not until all other voices are silent and all other wisdom has become foolishness. "Be still and know that I am God". Then He breaks the bow, makes war to cease, cuts the spear asunder, burns the chariot in the fire, and is exalted among the heathen in all the earth.--Psalm 46. It was after the earthquake, the fire, and the terrific wind that Elijah wrapped his head in his mantle and listened to the still small voice of God. "He leadeth me beside still waters," wrote David. "Be still and know that I am God". Ps. 46:9-10 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. 10 Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! When God speaks to your heart, He will not simply help you decide between two or more opinions already in your mind. When He speaks it is revolutionary and the opinions of men are discarded for they are always contrary to His will. We will never find God building on the old foundations we have laid. He will throw down every stone and build a temple after His own order. Ex. Still hearing, speaking and teaching the law when we should be speaking and teaching grace. "God, who at sundry times and in different manners spoke unto our fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son.” Heb. 1:1 God is always speaking. In the magnificence of Eden He walked and talked with Adam face to face until man through his shame and sin hid himself from the presence of God and from His voice. Yet, God found Him and still said to him, “Who told you , you were naked?” Gen.3:11 But, though man sins, still He seeks and still He speaks. Even the blood of murdered Abel, shed upon the ground and cried for vengeance, but God spoke to Cain, saying, “ If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [a]for you, but you should rule over it.” Gen. 4:7. God’s voice is even heard by an unbeliever. Pilate’s wife had a dream about the trial of Jesus. Matt. 27: 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.” This is for those seeking to hear from the Lord. This can only occur when our human reasoning and carnal minds are ushered into quietness and then we began to hear the still small voice of the Lord. I hear the Lord speaking this way to me more often. He dwells within me by His Spirit and thus we have fellowship with each other. Many times, I hear His voice in my sleep, or even while I’m in a conversation, the Lord will speak from inside me. I get an unction from the Spirit and I act on that unction from the Lord. God is doing this more and more in His many brethren whom He chose in Christ before the world was ever formed. We were in Christ before creation and now we are hearing those same words He once uttered to us when we were with Him. Eph. 1:4, Gen. 1:26. Now, we are coming into our true identity as sons of God and have left the harlot/ legalistic systems of men and have gone outside the camp of man’s religion to follow the Lord. We know we hear God by his Rhema Word and by His own Word. Which is the same. Jesus Christ is the Word of God. Alao the word of God proceeding, now word , word out of the mouth of the true prophets. Here is the great wonder about hearing God, speaking His word, and acting upon it. The ear resembles the embryo.

So out of hearing God, speaking His word and acting upon it comes manifestation, a birthing. Heb. 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. We hear a word from God; we speak it and then comes the manifestation. Of course, there is seedtime-------------------------------------------------------- harvest. Since we have already been given everything that pertains to life and godliness ( 2 Pet. 1:3) then it is just a matter of time. These are 4 principles for manifestation of a Word. Actually, these principles are foundational for receiving anything from God. 1. Hearing the Biblical Word of Truth on the Matter: Hearing a Word from God. 2. Believing in the HEART: Faith does not operate out of the head but from the heart. Faith comes into being when our spirit hears and believes the Word of God on the matter. Romans 10:8 says, "The word of faith is in your heart." 3. Confessing with the MOUTH: For faith to work from the heart, the mouth must cooperate by speaking, agreeing and performing. We can speak things with our mouth that are not motivated by faith, but living, biblical faith cannot fulfill its full function without the mouth speaking it. 4. Taking Corresponding Action: If we really believe something in our heart and are confessing it with our mouth, then we must take actions that are in alignment with what we are saying that we believe. We heard God from the beginning. 1 John 1: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 1 John 2:24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. Helps in Hearing God’s Voice • God’s voice in our hearts sounds like a flow of spontaneous thoughts. Therefore, when I tune to God, I tune to spontaneity. • I must learn to still my own thoughts and emotions, so that I can sense God’s flow of thoughts and emotions within me. (Psalm 46:10),(II Kings 3:15 ),(Heb. 12:2) • As I speak, I fix the eyes of my heart upon Jesus, seeing in the spirit the dreams and visions of Almighty God. (Dan. 7:1,9,13), (Acts 2:1-4), (Heb. l0:19-22) • Write out of our prayers/ our speaking and God’s answers, provides a great new freedom in hearing God’s voice. (Heb. 4:10) Hearing God Scriptures: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. John 8:47 Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” Isaiah 30:21 And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. Psalm 32:8-9 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you. 1 Kings 19:11-13 And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. Isaiah 30:19-22 For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, “Be gone!” Psalm 5:3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. Hebrews 1:1-5 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, Galatians 3:5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— Romans 8:16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Habakkuk 2:1-2 I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Psalm 29:1-11 A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. ... Psalm 91:15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. Psalm 85:8 Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me. Hebrews 2:1-3 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, Acts 22:14 And he said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; Job 36:22 Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? Hebrews 1:1-3 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Hebrews 3:7-8 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Now the young man Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So, he went and lay down. ...

Remnant Within a Remnant

The concept of the Remnant is found all throughout the Scriptures. In fact, the word “Remnant” is found 92 times within the King James Version of the Bible. The Hebrew words She’eriyth and She’ar are translated as the Remnant in the Bible and can be defined as “rest, residue, or remainder.” However, it should be noted that there is a greater prophetic meaning for the concept of the Remnant (especially in the last days). There are two basic definitions that I see God revealing regarding the Remnant. The Remnant is comprised of those that have a true heart for God and a deep desire to be faithful to Him alone – regardless of the cost. There will be an accelerated growth in the Remnant that: (1) will produce a mature and balanced understanding of the Word of God that has great depth, (2) will enable them to accurately hear the voice of God with a proven track record, and (3) will allow them to become highly proficient in prayer and declaration of the Word of God. The remnant as “a group within God’s people” whose purpose is to call God’s people back to faithfulness. We see example of this in the OT. Is there a need for a smaller group, symbolized by the 144,000, among the larger multitude from every nation, kindred, tongue and people? Could there be a remnant within the remnant such as the Elect, manifested Sons of God, 144,000, Joel’s Army etc.? A remnant is a left-over amount from a larger portion or piece, whether it is food, material from which a garment is fashioned, or even a group of people. Although remnants could be looked upon as worthless scraps, God assigned high value to those of His people whom He had set aside for holy purposes, those He labels as “remnants” in several places in the Bible. “In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of the house of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God” Is.10:20-21. Noah and his family were the remnant saved out of the millions on the earth before the flood (Genesis 6). Only Lot and his two daughters survived the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, a very small remnant, indeed. (Gen. 19) When Elijah despaired that he was the only one left in Israel who had not bowed down to idols, God assured him that He had reserved a remnant of 7,000 “whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him. (1 Kings 19) During the days of the Prophet Isaiah, God gave Isaiah a vision of Israel. The vision was told by Isaiah in Isaiah 1:1-9. Isaiah said the nation had become “a sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.’ Isaiah went onto say in verse 9, “Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a SMALL REMNANT, we should have been as Sodom and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.” Remember also, Gideon’s army. Judges 7:1-8The LORD said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ 3 Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead.’” Then 22,000 of the people returned, and 10,000 remained. 4 And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ shall go with you, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ shall not go.” 5 So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, everyone who kneels down to drink.” 6 And the number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was 300 men, but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water. 7 And the LORD said to Gideon, “With the 300 men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand, and let all the others go every man to his home.” 8 So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets. And he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the 300 men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. Summary of OT Examples: • Noah – Noah’s family was a faithful remnant supernaturally preserved through a divine cataclysm on the basis of divine grace (Gen. 7:23). • Abraham – From out of all the nations God sovereignly and graciously chose Abraham with whom to make an unprecedented covenant (Gen. 12:1-3). • Lot – Lot’s family was a faithful remnant supernaturally preserved through a divine cataclysm on the basis of divine grace (Gen. 19:29). • Isaac – Abraham had two sons, but only one was sovereignly and graciously chosen as a child of promise (Gen. 17:19). • Jacob – Isaac had twin sons, but only one was sovereignly and graciously chosen as a child of promise (Gen. 28:13-15). • Joseph – Joseph was sovereignly and graciously chosen in order to save the family of Israel from disaster (Gen. 45:7). • A remnant of Israel was sovereignly preserved from divine judgment following the young nation’s apostasy at Sinai (Ex. 32). • Caleb and Joshua were the only members of the Exodus generation to enter the land of promise, following divine judgment (Num. 14:38). • Moses prophesies to Israel that when following eventual divine judgment, a remnant will be sovereignly and graciously preserved and will return to the land (Deut. 30:1-10). • Elijah was reminded that the Lord had sovereignly and graciously preserved 7,000 Israelites who had not apostasized (1 Kings 19:18). • Upon the divine judgment of Assyrian conquest of Israel, the Lord sovereignly and graciously preserved a remnant from the northern tribes (Ezek. 37:19). • Upon the divine judgment of Babylonian exile, the Lord sovereignly and graciously preserved a remnant from the southern tribes and oversaw their return to their land (Zech. 8:5). • God has sovereignly and graciously called a remnant from Israel to receive salvation through the Messiah (Rom. 11:5). • God has sovereignly and graciously called a remnant from the nations as His people to receive salvation through the Messiah (Acts 15:14). • Upon the divine judgment of the Roman dispersion, the Lord sovereignly and graciously preserved a remnant of Jews. • During the divine cataclysmic judgment of the Tribulation, the Lord will sovereignly and graciously preserve a remnant (Rev. 7:4). Others that “qualify" as being part of the remnant, the "sold out" ones, those ones who are selected and set-apart-out-from others in special situations: 1. As for the OT, would you consider Abraham's wife Sarah as part of the remnant? (I find I am bit of an advocate for the spouse of ministers or those who hold an office or are mentioned because they can easily be overlooked when they are also very much in heart and life doing what their spouse is doing.) 2. When the spies went into The Promise Land they came back and told Joshua and Caleb about the woman who was going to help them. She is a possibility to me. 3. King Darius in the book of Daniel had a great conversion and made adjustments to the law in favor of God. 4. It seems easy to overlook "women" in the bible. What about Deborah and Esther in the OT? 5. The women that joined Jesus and disciples. Luke speaks of them going with them wherever they went and provided for Jesus and what He did "out of their own means." Luke 8:3 In the film, The Gospel of Luke that is narrated practically word for word and has really good artistic reenactment, shows women who were with Jesus. Some were delivered from demons, but they were living the "sold out" life with him. Also, Mary, who Jesus spoke to on the morning of the Resurrection. Jesus' mother, Mary is also one who comes to mind. 6. Paul mentions many people who he highly recommends as those who, you could say are "sold out" and committed to God in purity and spreading the love of Christ. *See attachments. 7. Nicodemus, the Pharisee, seemed to have realized who Christ is in John 3 He was definitely one that was emphasized out of the Pharisees. 8. The prophet who saw baby Jesus in the temple. He was promised to see the Messiah before he died. I include him in this as a probability because he was one the Spirit mentions and seems to stand out from among others who may be living normal lives where he seems different. (On fire, waiting.....his lamp is full and his light is lit.) Luke chapter 2 9. The woman who fasted and prayed continually in the temple that is mentioned when baby Jesus was brought and the man who was waiting to see the baby Messiah before he passed. I add her to this because not many were so committed to this sort of thing, at least that is mentioned. The Spirit must have had a reason to mention her. Luke chapter 2 10. John the Baptist We who believe in Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha’Masaich as our Lord and Savior can, with great peace, rest in the fact that we belong to the “remnant.” The New Testament tells us in Romans 11:5, “Even so then, at this present time, there is a remnant according to the election of grace.” Again, what is a remnant? • God’s remnant are those who acknowledge God in all their ways. • God’s remnant are those who know they are righteous because all things have been given to them that pertain to life and godliness. 2 Pet. 1:3 • God’s remnant are those who are blessed beyond measure. They are blessed because they are pleasing to God because of their faith. • God’s remnant are those who stand on God’s word and not the word of man, politicians, the media and hirelings. • God's remnant are keenly aware that they are saved by grace and not by any merit in themselves. Other Examples of a Remnant: • God has sovereignly and graciously called a remnant from Israel to receive salvation through the Messiah (Rom. 11:5). • God has sovereignly and graciously called a remnant from the nations as His people to receive salvation through the Messiah (Acts 15:14). • Upon the divine judgment of the Roman dispersion, the Lord sovereignly and graciously preserved a remnant of Jews. • During the divine cataclysmic judgment of the Tribulation, the Lord will sovereignly and graciously preserve a remnant (Rev. 7:4). (Dispensational View) So, I submit to you that there is a remnant, but there is a remnant within a remnant and perhaps a remnant, within a remnant, with a remnant. The Church is the Bride of Christ. Yet, the Bride will arise from the Church as a firstfruits. Christ and the Body of believers is known as the Church. The Church is comprised of those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and have received eternal life. Christ, the Bridegroom has sacrificially and lovingly chosen the church to be His Bride. Eph. 5:25-27. Look at the story of Jesus’/Yeshua’s disciples There were 12: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was replaced by Matthias. His inner circle was: Peter, James and John. John was the disciple who laid his head of Jesus’/Yeshua’s breast. John received the Revelation of Christ. We have studied and taught that: The Church is a remnant of believers in contrast to the world system. Bride is the remnant and they can only attend the wedding if it has been granted “to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright,” which is ultimately the righteousness of Christ (2nd Cor 5:21). The Bride makes herself ready. Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” So, is the Bride of Christ a remnant within a remnant. What about the 144,000, the Elect, the Manchild or Manifested sons of God, Overcomers, Joel’s Army and the sheep/goats and wheat/tares ? Are these a remnant within a remnant or even a remnant within a remnant and a remnant within a remnant within a remnant. 144,oo0- Views: Dispensational View- One understanding is that the 144,000 are recently converted Jewish evangelists sent out to bring sinners to Jesus Christ during the seven year tribulation period. Preterists believe they are Jewish Christians, sealed for deliverance from the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Some believe the 144,000 (which they consider to be synonymous with the "little flock" of Luke 12:32) will serve with Christ as king-priests for a thousand years, while all other people accepted by God (the "other sheep" of John 10:16, composed of "the great crowd" of Revelation 7:9,14 and the resurrected "righteous.” Symbolic View-144,000 –The Redeemed from Among Men These 144,000 are the Elect, God's Israel according to faith. (This is a symbolic number containing 12x12x1000. Remember the 24 elders, representing Old and New Testament saints and the cattle on 1000 hills, meaning all hills!) Yes, the remnant of the Jews are there with the converted Gentiles! The Bride of Christ! All are made one in Christ Jesus. These are the wise virgins of Matthew 25. This true Israel is not defiled with the woman called Mystery Babylon (World System). We shall stand on Zion with Christ as his faithful Israel, the Israel of God. "But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels." (Hebrews 12:22) This 144,000 is a symbolic number representing the complete Church (not the Christian religious system) – the ekklesia (called out ones) in divine order -- marked or sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, the Perfect Man of Eph. 4:13, the new Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God, the Corporate Christ with Jesus as the Head and believers as the Body, manifesting the nature of God – the image and the likeness of God fully restored, operating in the fullness of the Spirit. The Elect: Luke 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? Romans 8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? [It is] God that justifies. Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Manchild or Manifested Sons of God ( Rev. 12) Like as a woman with child, that draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in your sight, O LORD. Is. 26:17-18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were been brought forth……. Ephesians 4:14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, The Manchild is the manifested sons of God. It is the overcoming remnant church. Some call it the Elect, and the Bride of Christ. Rev. 12 Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. The opposite of the manifested sons is people bound by religion who don’t know who they are. All creation groans for this. Romans 8:22-23 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. Joel’s Army The Army of the Lord (Joel’s army), sons being brought into the kingdom; these are sold-out, manifested sons of God. Joel 2:1-11 Overcomers The word overcomer in the Greek is Nike- Victory! John 16:33These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you [a]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” 1 John 5:4whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. Rev. 12:11“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Separation of the Sheep/Goats, Wheat/Tares Matt.25:31-46 The Sheep and the Goats 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Jesus separated the sheep from the goats., the wheat from the tares. In the passage, Jesus CLEARLY says He is talking about the separation of NATIONS, not individuals. (Mt. 25:32) We also see a remnant within a remnant in the last day churches. As we are today in the 3rd Day, we are seeing a separation of the True Church and the harlot Church. Rev.17 The Philadelphia Church and the Laodicean Church represent the culmination of the Church Age of Grace. The Philadelphia Church (brotherly love) shows the path the Elect/Bride will take. The Laodicean Church (carnal church) shows the path that leads to the harlot Church. The Laodician Church (harlot)will go into perdition (destruction) because the authority of the true church will not be removed. To the Laodicean Church Jesus Christ says: (Rev 3:18) I counsel you to buy from Me gold purified by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be clothed, and so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear. And anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see. Thus, the Laodician Church, once clothed with the glory of Christ until she shone like a radiant star in her righteousness, was now waning as the light of the moon when the shadow of the earth passes over it. Forsaking the poor, she embraced the rich and powerful, boasting that she was rich and increased with goods and has need of nothing, but knowing not that she wretched and miserable, poor and blind and naked. (Rev. Ch 3 :17). The Philadelphia Church was and is a church of brotherly love. This is the only church of the 7 churches that Jesus speaks to that He has nothing against. The primary reason is that they have learned the greatest commandment. (Mat 22:37 NKJV) Jesus said unto him, You shall love the Lord thy God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. The Elect/Bride will come out of this, be separated like the parable of the wheat and the tares; they will become pure gold tried by fire. They will truly shine as they leave the old dead, glory departed church. What the Lord is showing me about the Remnant Church, the Philadelphia Church, that God is raising up in these last days. In Micah 4:6-7 the Word says: 6 “In that day,” says the LORD, “I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom have been afflicted; 7 I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever. In the last days in the world, there are those who walk after the flesh and allow the cares of this world to take precedence in their lives, and there are those who walk in the Spirit with a heart of integrity toward God. You’ve wondered what have I been going through, it’s a process of shaking, separating and fine tuning you and me. The separating has begun in the body of Christ, separating the wheat from the tares, the dross from pure gold, the sheep from the goats, the hot from the cold. In this hour God is spewing the lukewarm out of His mouth. THERE HAS BEEN A SEPARATING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME Judah, praise, again is coming forth, coming into Zion. Ps. 50:2, 76:2, Ps. 87, Obadiah 17, Hebrews 12:22. We are Mt. Zion the praise of the Lord. God said I am stirring up my people all over the world today, rebuilding the tabernacle of David upon spiritual Mount Zion. A full inheritance of the true believer in My Son, Jesus has arrived. This Holy Remnant is being separated out of the Church at large, in the same way I separated out Peter, James, and John for a different walk and a different relationship with Me. These are the people who will dwell in Zion, are behind the veil, beholding and seeking My Face. They are baptized with fire and being conformed to Me. They are worshipping Me in spirit and truth. They minister to Me within the Holy of Holies because they have surrendered, yielded, and died. Ministry will naturally flow out of them for they are ministering out of the Glory out of the Holy of Holies. There is a process for those who want to be the remnant. For everything that can be shaken will be shaken, and that which remains cannot be shaken. These are the ones I can use. I am again calling forth MY remnant. Heed My call, join My ranks, be willing to pay the price, great reward is yours. Heed the warnings of the Scriptures. In Noah's day, despite 120 years of preaching and warning, eight people were saved (Gen. 6-8). The entire history of Israel is one long litany of general apostasy with a sometimes almost invisible "very small remnant" of true believers. Isaiah 1:9. Elijah thought he was alone, but God revealed that He had 7000 left who had not bowed the knee to Baal (I Kings 19:13-18). See also Isaiah 46:3, 10:20-22, 56:8, 65:8-10. In Judges 7 Gideon was commanded to bring about change, to bring a people out of bondage to freedom. Only 300 were seen “fit” out of 32,000. The purposes of God were hidden in the 300. Jesus plainly taught the same thing. In Matthew 7:13-14, "many" enter the wide gate, but "few" the narrow one. In 4. Luke 12:32, Jesus referred to His followers as a "LITTLE flock" to whom it was the Father's good pleasure to give the kingdom. In Luke 13:23, the disciples, perhaps having begun to grasp this truth, asked Jesus directly, "Lord, are there few that be saved?" Jesus' answer (verses 24-30) makes it rather plain that while MANY will be religious -- that is, they will "seek to enter in" -- they will find themselves shut out as "workers of iniquity." The true entrance to the Kingdom is a "strait," or narrow gate. In Heb. 9:28 the writer says that Christ's coming is "to them that look for him.” Paul's "brethren," on the other hand, are "called," "chosen to salvation." God is preparing a special group of people in these last days, a people that love Him and are willing to live by faith. "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him, who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light." I Peter 2:9 Our faith during these times of suffering is not in vain. "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord." The remnant is made up of people of all denominations. Some are not even in a church building. God is calling a people from everywhere ,a people who are hungry for the truth. A people who are willing to go, be and do all that He asks. We must keep the faith in spite of all the trials that we may face. " God is raising up His church. The remnant will be bold, willing to stand up for their faith at all costs. OBEDIENCE IS THE KEY I have often wondered about who is the Lord was talking about in Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.22 “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ In this day the Lord will qualify a people who know him intimately. As Paul’s prayer was. “I want to know you (Lord) in the beauty of Your Holiness.” It’s a people who know God that will do great exploits. Daniel 11:32 32 “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. There will be the Philadelphia Church, the Church of agape, unconditional love, and the Laodicean Church on the earth at the same time and at the time Jesus returns. Whether we are raptured out of here are whether we walk into the kingdom, it really doesn’t matter. I like what Prophet Young said, “we are to work like He’s coming 100 years from now and be ready if He comes today.” This is a whole new race of people so to speak, the regenerated sons of God; the pure, holy , without spot or wrinkle Church. Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. Colossians 1:27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Christ is being formed in us. Revival/ the Move of God is here. Christ is being manifested in His people, the remnant. Let us live the perfect life, which is already in us. Let us work together as the sons and daughters of God lifting up Jesus to the world. For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. Hab. 2:14 There are 5 principles the Lord gave me that typifies the Remnant Generation. The Remnant Generation as little to do with numbers, it’s quality, not quantity. 1. This is a people who will represent the King, bring about the Kingdom, give honor to the Lord. They will be completely sold out to Him. 2. They have a sense of community, unity in the spirit. They will come from all denominations and churches. Some are not even in church right now. 3. They have the power to endure, they’ve survived the desert, the wilderness, and have triumphed over the wiles of the enemy. 4. They are somewhat “rebels’ in the mainline tradition church’s eyes. They have come out of religious Babylon. They will call black, black and white, white. 5. They have these qualities: humility, obedience, and faithfulness As many of you know old mentalities are being shaken, reformation in the Church is upon us. There is a holy war between the old and the new. This new core, new race I’m talking about will bring change. I want to be a part of this, what about you?

RESURRECTION SUNDAY

GOOD FRIDAY

Good Friday should actually be "Good Wednesday.” Jesus was crucified on Wednesday, which was Nisan 14 (Jewish Calendar). The day after Jesus died was a High Sabbath (not a weekly Saturday Sabbath). They took him from the cross and put him in the tomb. Christian calendars differ from Jewish calendars. Jewish days begin at sunset at 6pm. "DAWN" is considered sunset. Nisan 14 (Wednesday) at 6pm begins the next day - that's when they put Him in the tomb. 

This day is the High Sabbath/Unleavened Bread Feast. 72 hours later as they made the First Fruit harvest offering, waving sheaves, Jesus comes forth fulfilling the sign of Jonah (3 days in the belly of the whale). At Firstfruits (dusk) at the close of the Sabbath(Saturday) is when he arose. When he appeared to Mary it was actually evening, not morning. When Jesus arose, people were then at the Temple Mount singing songs of David offering wave offerings - barley sheaves. Jesus fulfilled the Firstfruits Celebration and became the first for us coming forth from the dead (through Christ) and walking in newness of life. Easter of Resurrection Day? 

 RESURRECTION DAY (Everyday is Resurrection Day) The word Easter appears once in the King James version of the Bible. Herod has put Peter in prison, "intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people" (Acts 12:4). 

Yet in the original Greek text the word is not Easter, but Pesach, that is Passover. So why was the name changed? "Asherah" the Greek form of this word from the Septuagint is "Astarte", who is the Babylonian goddess of the sea, sea being symbolic of people, and consort of the god El. She was the mother of several gods, including Baal, the Babylonian god of the sun. These deities were soon adopted by the Canaanites when they named these female deities the Ashereh or Asherim. During a celebration of this god, the children of the Canaanite parents would often go and hunt for eggs, which were symbolic of sex, fertility and new life. It was believed that these eggs came from rabbits, which in the pagan world were symbolic of lust, sexual prowess and reproduction. The Canaanites, however, were not the only ones who worshipped rabbits as deities. Decorating eggs came about to honor their pagan gods and were often presented as gifts to other families to bring them fertility and sexual success during the coming year. Out of this practice came many other variations of these pagan festivals until the Roman Catholic Church adopted the Asherah worship and named it EASTER around 155 A.D. According to the CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, Easter was named after a pagan goddess of the Anglo-Saxons named Eostre, the goddess of the dawn. A great controversy arose between the Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church in 325 A.D. on whether to celebrate Easter on Sundays or on whatever day the Jewish Passover fell upon. 

Unfortunately, the Greeks lost a lot of followers and the Catholics contended that keeping Easter on Sundays would stimulate the practices of both the Christian world and the pagan worshippers. Hence, since the original practice of Asherah worship we now have in our time the celebration of Easter, a world system holiday to the true festival of the Passover which was instituted in the Bible and completed in the New Testament when Christ died on the cross as our Passover Lamb. 

The true celebration should be the Resurrection and the Life John 3:36. ...For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. (I Cor 5:7) I prefer to say Resurrection Day which for a believer is everyday. Resurrection is a person (Jesus Christ) and He lives in you. (Rom 8:11) But if the Spirit of the One who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the One who raised up Christ from the dead shall also make your mortal bodies alive by His Spirit who dwells in you. Jesus fulfilled Passover (New Birth of Believer), Unleavened Bread (Put off old), and First Fruits (Put on the New). Whatever, the calendar differences, Jesus is still our Passover Lamb, at His Death, Burial and Resurrection He conquered hell, death, and the grave. He revealed the love of the Father to us. Let’s celebrate Resurrection Day! And know........

EAGLE CHRISTIANS

The Eagle Christian God has placed in creation everything necessary for men to know that there is a God, and that He is a God of love and perfection while leaving no reason for men to ignore or deny him. Jesus always took something in the natural to explain a Spiritual truth as in Mark 4 when teaching about the Parable of the Sower. Throughout the Bible, God likens Himself and His children to an Eagle. God never likened Himself or His Children to a turkey, and this is why we should seek to know and understand the life of the Eagle. Exodus 19:4, Ezekiel 1:10 and Psalms 91:4 reveals this truth. The word Eagle is mentioned some 32 times in the Bible. The number 32 in God's arithmetic means Covenant. God desires to reproduce Himself in us while showing us His Covenant through the hidden life of the Eagle. 

 Eagles are the "King of Birds". They are ageless and an International symbol of strength, beauty, authority and freedom. The Eagle's wings are seven and a half feet in width. Their talons are four times greater in strength than a human hand. In adult stage, an Eagle can weigh 20 to 22 pounds while the female eagle is usually larger than the male. Eagles, from the time of their birth, have very unique innate and physical characteristics. They are born with their mouths open and eyes looking into the sun. They have two sets of eyelids. One is used for hunting while the other is used for flying directly into the sun. Eagles have the ability to see a distance of seven miles. They are born meat eaters as well. It is obvious to see why God likens Himself and His children to the Eagle. For instance, Eagles can fly directly into the sun. When we as Eagle Christian begin to fall into trials and temptations, we too can fly directly into the Son, Jesus Christ, who is the Father of light and His light blinds the enemy! Another important characteristics is the Eagle's eyes. They are always wet. 

As an Eagle Christian, we know that the word of God ensures us in Psalms 126:5-6 that, "Those who sow in tears shall reap with songs of Joy." (Disciple's Study Bible) Eagles also have a preening gland. This is especially important in preparing for the day. From the previous day, the Eagle's feathers have been beaten from the wind. The preening gland is used in an hour process in which the feathers are ran through the mouth of the Eagle while breathing out to steam clean the feathers. This process is done in order to reshape and strengthen the feathers. Eagles have an oil secreted in a separate gland as well. This is used to coat the feathers and make them moisture resistant. All of this is especially helpful, considering fish are a primary source of food for most Eagles. The preening process of the Eagle is a great lesson in Holiness to the Eagle Christian. In the same way that the Eagle starts his day with cleaning and preparing himself for what is ahead, the Eagle Christian must also prepare themselves spiritually, removing all sin, being ready to face the daily battles in which they too will encounter often causing their spiritual feathers to get ruffled. 

When this occurs, they definitely need the fresh Anointing of the Holy Spirit to renew them as well. When an Eagle is around the age of a year old, he begins to care for himself. This is a good lesson for the Eagle Christian. Just as Paul said in First Corinthians 13:11, " When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things." (Disciple's Study Bible) The male Eagle takes interest in the female Eagle around the age of three years old. When this occurs, we know that spring fever has arrived! A game of tag between the male and female Eagle begins. This could last for days. The female Eagle takes a stick up in the air, approximately 8 to 10 thousand feet in a three- dimensional figure eight pattern, and she then requires the male Eagle to catch the stick before it touches the ground. The male Eagle has to then return the stick back to the female Eagle. Then the female Eagle, each time, flies a little lower and faster with a larger stick. The game climaxes when the female Eagle is less than five hundred feet from the ground and she releases the stick. At this point, the male Eagle has to catch the stick before it touches the ground or the female Eagle will chase the male Eagle off. If the male Eagle catches the stick, he satisfies the female Eagle in knowing that when they have baby Eaglets he will be able to catch the Eaglets when teaching them how to fly thus assuring her that he will make a fit husband. The marriage vows of the Eagles are made while being suspended 10 to 15 thousand feet in the air. This ceremony is done by locking talons together and turning head over heels with both Eagles screaming in joy. 

Eagles are totally committed to their mates. They will remain together for life, "In Richer or Poorer, In Sickness and in Health to Death do They Part!" What a difference this would make if the Church, the Bride Of Christ, could make such a commitment as this to God and their families! With Eagles, if a mate happens to die, they choose another mate not attached to another Eagle. As Eagle Christians, we should do the same. After marriage, the Eagles begin to build their home. The first step to the building process is to seek a proper location. In doing so they look for a high in accessible location with their backs turned to a rock wall. A comparison to this in the Bible is in Job 39:27-29, "Does the Eagle mount up at your command and make his nest on a high inaccessible place. On a cliff he dwells and remains securely upon the point of the rock and the stronghold. From there he spies out the prey and his eyes see it afar off. " (Amp. Version) Eagles work together to build their nest and to raise their youth. Eagle Christians are to do the same as well with their Natural and Spiritual families. The Eagle's nest weighs one to two tons. The nest is deep with a shallow 18 inch brooding area on top. The mother Eagle will lay one to three eggs in the brooding area. When preparing for birth, the mother Eagle will pull from her breast a downy fur that makes a soft and warm bedding for the Eaglets. Once the Eaglets are born, they have a constant cry for food. They are very unattractive with raccoon looking eyes; however, they will grow into a beautiful species. 

A good Spiritual parallel to this, is that we as Eagle Christians should never judge baby Eaglet Christians by their outward appearance and behavior. Isaiah 33:22 says, "The Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King: He will save us." (Amp. Version) Once the Eaglets reach a certain age, the mother Eagle knows when it is time for the Eaglets to learn to fly. This process begins with the mother Eagle taking her wing as a broom and sweeping out of the nest all of the soft things the Eaglets have grown accustomed to. In Deut. 32:11 it says, " As an Eagle stirs up it's nest, Hoovers over it's young, Spreading out it's wings, Taking them up, carrying them on i's wings." The mother Eagle then throws the brooding nest down the cliff and takes the Eaglet for a wild ride on her back. While being airborne, she flips over, and the Eaglet begins to try to fly. All awhile the papa Eagle is overseeing the whole operation. If he sees the Eaglet cannot fly, he'll fly down at speeds up to 200mph to catch the Eaglet before it hits the ground. God will also do the same for us as He begins to stir our Spiritual nest and remove us from our padded pews. As you begin to fly spiritually, you need not fear because God is always near! In Deut. 33:26 it says, "He (GOD) descends from the heavens in majestic splendor to help you." (K.J.Version) 

 Most Eaglets do not learn how to fly the first time they try; however, they continue the flight process until they have accomplished the goal of flying. Once the Eaglet learns to fly, the papa and mama Eagle flies in a circle in celebration. In Exodus 19:4 we read, "You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore you on Eagle's wings and brought you to myself." (K.J.Version) The word "bore" means to lift by Divine form or power to the point of drawing one's self. The adult Eagle has five primary feathers on each wing. This is so the Eagle can adjust his wings during long training fights to keep the Eaglet from falling to the ground while teaching him to fly. The Eaglet is always under the power of his father during training. Eagle Christians should always trust that they too are always under their Father's (God) power when they are learning to fly Spiritually. There is no situation that our Father (God) can't bring us out of !! Partiality through the Eagle's life, he will go through a molting process that will bring great depression. Calcium deposits will appear on the Eagle's talons and beak. This is a wilderness time that all Eagles will face. During this time, the Eagle begins to walk like a Turkey. He has no strength to fly. 

Other Eagles who have already gone through this molting process and survived, will fly above the valley in which the Eagle is in, and drop fresh food to help strengthen him. Unfortunately, some Eagles will not receive the help of other Eagle's and will die in the valley while others will, and regain their strength. Once they regain their strength, they will climb the mountain in which they were raised on. The Eagle will then fly into the rock and beat the calcium deposits off their beaks and talons. This is a very painful experience; however, it must be done. After this experience, the Eagle will Soar again with greater strength than ever before! As Eagle Christians we too will definitely go through the valley, and without the help from the "Rock of our Salvation" (Jesus Christ) we also will Spiritually die! Receiving help from our "Rock" is the only way that we will regain our strength, leaving behind those things that so easily beset us, making us stronger than ever before in the Lord! 

 Eagles do not eat road kill (poodles and noodles). They are very wise as to what enters there bodies. If only Eagle Christians would do the same, what great deliverance it would bring to the church. Jesus told us in Matt. 24:28: "For wherever the carcass (or body) is, there the Eagles will be gathered together." (K.J. Version) If you are searching for meaning in your life, then look to the Eagle Christian who Jesus dwells in. The carcass in Matt. 24:28 is Jesus, and we must feed on him Spiritually! In Psalms 43:8 it says, "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good." (K.J. Version) The word "taste" here means "to eat, discern, perceive and evaluate more than eating food, to have capacity to choose and delight in good things." 

Jesus told us in John 6:57, "As the living father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on me will live because of me." (K.J. Version) Jesus also told Pilot that he could not take His life unless He laid it down. Jesus was Eagle killed so that he could become the Crucified Carcass for the Body of Christ. As the woman was taken from the side of the first Adam, everything needed to build the Church came out of the side of the last Adam, Jesus Christ! You see, the first Adam in his weakness, died with his Bride, but the last Adam, Jesus Christ, in His strength, died for His Bride. AMEN! As Eagle Christians, we know that we will always have to deal with the enemy, who is the Serpent. The Eagle's deal with the Serpent by laying hold of him with their talons, removing his head and using their bill to peck the Serpent (snake) to death. Eagle's will also pick the serpent up and drop him on a jagged rock causing him to die. 

The Eagle Christian, using the Word of God as a Rock, can crush and destroy the devil as well. In Luke 10:19 it says, "Behold, I give thee authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (New K.J. Version) In closing, it is totally against our nature to stand still and do nothing when we are facing perplexing trials. In fact, waiting patiently for God to act is one of the most difficult things to do within the Christian walk. Devoted Christians have a tendency to panic when the Lord does not move according to their time table; however, waiting time is never wasted time with God! During these times, God is putting the Eagle nature within the Christian. Isa. 40:31 says, "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as Eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." (New K.J. Version) 

The word Wait in the original Greek means, "to bind together by twisting". From the word "wait", we get our modern word braid. Braid means to "interweave," just as the Holy Spirit and the Word of God binds together with our spirit, and " a threefold cord is not easily broken. In Christ Jesus, we have been called to be Eagle Christians. To share in God's Majesty, not robbing Him of His Glory, but to reveal, as Eagles, the Glory of God to men. Let us always give Glory and Honor to the Master Eagle Himself who has mothered over us, feed us, threw us out of the nest, borne us on His wings and taught us how to fly. Let us give Glory to the Author and Finisher of our Flight lessons, Jesus Christ!

THE LORD APPEARING WITH EYES AS FLAMES OF FIRE

Rev. 19:12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 19:12 And his eyes were like flashing flames of fire. His head was adorned with many royal diadems. He has a Name written upon him which he alone understands; no one recognizes him by that name. MIRROR BIBLE His eyes: flames of fire (Rev 1:14) His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were like a flame of fire. Burning eyes (eyes-flame-fire) the natural and the carnal is being burned up. This will continue to happen as the Church is transformed into the Bride/ Elect. The Lord is appearing in this hour and in the days and months to come to burn up carnality in the Church of God. 

 Matthew 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. "Blow the trumpet in Zion...as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong (Joel's army); there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it...A FIRE devours before them; and behind them a FLAME burns: (Joel 2:1-3). "And I will bring the THIRD PART (a Most Holy Place people) through the FIRE, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people..." (Zech. 13:9; compare Num. 31:23; Psa. 66:12; Isa. 43:2). "But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appears? (He will!) He is like a refiner's FIRE, and like fullers' soap" (Mal. 3:2). "Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day (Day of the Lord, the 7th Day from Adam, the 3rd Day from Jesus) shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by FIRE; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is" (1 Cor. 3:13). "For our God is a (totally) consuming FIRE" (Heb. 12:29; compare Deut. 4:24; Psa. 97:3; Isa. 10:17; 31:9; Jer. 23:29; Rev. 1:14; 2:18; 3:18; 10:1; 19:12). "And out of the throne (the Ark) proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of FIRE burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God (the fullness of the Spirit, as in John 3:34) (Rev. 4:5). 

 There are 4 types pf people in the Church now. Those that are: 

 1. BY the fire, just close enough to stay warm and be protected. (Luke 22:56-62). 

 2. IN the fire, the forming place of God (Dan. 3:1-30). 

 3. ON fire, quickly shedding the old (Eph. 4:22; Col. 3:8-9). 4. AS fire, conformed to His image and likeness (Jer. 23:29; Heb. 12:29 

 The glory of God's Word is a devouring fire (Ex. 24:17; Jer. 23:29; Heb. 12:29) that has consumed the flesh but not the spirit. The Spirit shall prevail (Judges 6:21; Rom. 8:9 and separate ones who are energized by the strength and zeal of His Spirit (Deut. 33:16; Isa. 43:2; 63:15; Dan. 3:27). The Lord says; This is what I am doing in this hour.For you shall become as FIRE. Those who will declare My Word unto the Nations will be as Jeremiah who declared :Jer. 23:29 “Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD,“And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? Those things that can be broken (shaken) shall be broken, shaken. Kingdom shall prevail, righteousness , peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. Love being the predominate force. Hebrews 12:26-28 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I [a]shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” 27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we [b]may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.