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Kingdom Displacement Part 3

Hello and welcome as we continue in the study of kingdom displacement. Before we begin let’s open with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father we come to you in the name of your Blessed Son Jesus. Thank you Father for your precious Son and Holy Spirit that teaches us and directs us in this lesson. Let our kingdom knowledge and understanding be increased for these monumental last days. Reveal to us the abilities of warfare and the spiritual weapons given to each of us in the pulling down of strongholds (kingdoms) in Jesus name we pray. Amen. We are just laying down the foundation of this teaching and I know that it may seem monotonous and some may say I already know this, but I ask you to bear with me. We all need to know the basics before we move on to how to displace and battle these different kingdoms. Remember there is only one authorized kingdom in the Earth and that is the Kingdom of God. This is to be preached to the world as a witness unto the nations. Let me ask you a question, friends. How can you be a witness to something that you have no knowledge about? The Holy Spirit was given to you to empower you to be a witness. Power comes through knowledge.

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
 Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. We are all to be witnesses! The Apostle Paul said that SOME were called to be preachers, SOME teachers, SOME prophets, SOME apostles, SOME evangelists, however Jesus the Anointed King said we are ALL to be witnesses. I think we have gotten this thing all backwards. You see the power was given for you to be a witness. A witness doesn’t have to prepare a lesson plan or a sermon. No, a witness shares what they know what they have knowledge about. When you testify in court as a witness you just share what you know. Jesus said we would be given power when the Holy Ghost comes upon you and you shall be a witness!

A witness has participated in an incident and just simply shares what they have seen and experienced by the word of their testimony. Well, I don’t want to get off track, this is a lesson for another time, but I want you to know we are to be displacing kingdoms through the authority of the Anointed King and the power of the Holy Spirit and then as a witness share this with the world as a witness to the nations. What is that witness? There is only ONE authorized kingdom in the Earth, The Kingdom of God. There is only ONE, One World Government, in the world, the Kingdom of God! That is the witness. There are other governments and proclamations, but there is only One Kingdom, One Government. It is not found through Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism or any other Ism you can think or imagine. There is only One Anointed King and One Kingdom with authority in the Earth. Now, we mentioned that there are 4 kingdoms in the Earth. The 3rd kingdom is the government or kingdom that you are currently a citizen of right now. For example, I am a citizen of the United States. That is the current government that I live under today. A responsibility of a Christian living under a government is to pray for their government and for their leaders. Some may ask today, what if my government that I am living under today is persecuting me because of my faith in Christ? First, let’s discover a truth. My dad used to always say that if a truth stares you down in the middle of the road all you can do is bow down to it. Jesus stated a truth Let’s read it together. John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. Notice that Jesus didn’t say that there might be a chance that you will be persecuted. No, it is a truth.

If they persecuted Jesus get ready they will persecute you. Persecution will come. However, when it comes it doesn’t mean everything is over. Unfortunately, due to some bad teaching, believers think that when persecution comes, it is time to roll over and play dead. No! Let's keep reading. Jesus said if they kept my word or in another way of saying it, if they listened to my witness. What was the witness of Jesus? Repent! The Kingdom of Heaven is here! His witness was the His Kingdom. Our witness should be about the Kingdom. Persecution will come to all who are in the Kingdom of God. However, It’s not over when it comes. I want you to notice the stance of the believer while he is living under a government in the Earth. Tit 3:1 Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

Tit 3:2 to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

This is written by the Apostle Paul through the Holy Ghost. I love the word Holy Ghost. Most folks don’t realize that in the ancient King James translators that Ghost in the ancient English language meant Guest. So, translated it means Holy Guest! Anyway, the Holy Guest is letting us know the behavior of the believer. Be in subjection, be gentle, pray in meekness for these leaders.1Co 2:6 We speak wisdom, however, among them that are full grown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

Though you may be under the government of the United States, you can influence leaders through kingdom knowledge and prayer. Start calling forth angels to whisper in the ear of these leaders and influence them to do things and pass laws favorable to the Kingdom of God. You might say that is stupid, having angels whispering into the ears and influencing our leaders. Why is it? Demonic spirits whisper in ears, they influence. Guess what? They are fallen angels. How much more can an Authorized Angel of the only authorized Kingdom influence a person? I want you to read with me another passage written by the Apostle Paul through our Holy Guest.

Now, my hope and prayer is that you are full grown and if not that through knowledge you will soon be. But notice what Paul said about the rulers of this world. They are coming to nought. Some folks will say Paul was talking about the devil. Not so fast. When you are dealing with evil rulers like the Prophet Ezekiel did in Ezekiel 28. God told Ezekiel to call the King of Tyre a Prince. A prince is a son of a king. God identified Lucifer as the king and this worldly king as his son. Jesus told the Pharisees that they were of their father the devil. So, after watering this verse with more knowledge we can see that rulers of this world brings into understanding all rulers not just the devil. They are coming to nothing. Why? Because, of Kingdom displacement. When Nero came against the government of Christ and began to violently persecute kingdom believers notice what happened to Rome. It was displaced. Caesar was displaced. Leaders in the senate were displaced. That kingdom was displaced never to be seen again. You have much power and as we go on in more of this lesson we will learn together the magnitude of that power.

2Co 10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

The spiritual realm, the spiritual kingdom, is more real than anything in this world. We should understand that the spirit realm gave birth to the natural realm. The natural realm requires a work of natural hands. The spiritual requires work of speech. You can have what you say. In Genesis we can read over and over that God spoke. God is spirit and those who worship Him must do so in spirit. How do we do that? With speech. We were made in the image of God in His likeness. In order to operate in the spirit you must speak. Jesus said, "Have faith in God. For most certainly I TELL you, whoever, may SAY to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he SAYS is happening; he shall have whatever he SAYS. To many times today believers think that demonstrating means to put a sign in your hand and go protest.

A spiritual believer cast aside the natural man made signs and begins to SPEAK! The term "mountain" that Jesus used in this lesson is a prophetic term and literally means KINGDOM. Believers who were under persecution during Rome’s attack learned this truth. They began to have faith in God. They began to understand and have knowledge of the power of the spoken word. They spoke to this mountain, this Roman kingdom, and it had to obey. We have the witness of that. You ask how? Rome is not here! That is your witness. The Kingdom God is the only authorized Kingdom in the Earth and the believers who had faith in God and His Kingdom SPOKE! The mountain obeyed because they did not doubt! They understood the power that God had given to them. It was mighty in the pulling down of strongholds/kingdoms! Jesus was accused by the Pharisees of casting out demons by the power of the devil. Jesus explained to the Pharisees some important things. First, that demons and the devil worked together in the same kingdom. Secondly, a kingdom divided was doomed to certain destruction. Finally, He stated that if I cast out this demon by the finger of God (it only takes God’s little pinky) then another Kingdom has come unto you (kingdom displacement). Well, I hope your knowledge and understanding has been enlightened today and pray that you will join with me next week when we talk about the 4th kingdom in the Earth, the one that we are confronted with today, the kingdom of the devil or also known as the Antichrist kingdom. If this lesson has been a blessing to you share with others and invite them to join with us next week.

Also, if you have just joined us in this lesson and want to catch up you can simply like my page Word Up Ministries and read the previous lessons. I believe that these lessons are preparation for the upcoming final battle between the light and darkness. You have an active role to play. We have weapons of warfare for a purpose and it is important to understand what they are and how to utilize them in this final battle. I believe many have been led astray with bad teaching because many have not read God’s word to find out what we actually can do. My prayer is that you begin to walk in the full knowledge of whose you are and who you are through our Anointed King and Son of the One and Only Living God Yahweh. Well, let’s keep Jesus high and lifted up until we meet again next week Word Up!

Kingdom Displacement Pt. II

Hello! Welcome to another kingdom teaching. Last week we began teaching about kingdom displacement. We left off talking about the Kingdom of Heaven and its structure. Before we talk about the other kingdoms let's join in prayer. Father, thank you for the instruction you have given us through your Precious Holy Spirit. Father, we know that you do not desire for us to be ignorant of your will, your way, or your kingdom. Enlighten and open our understanding and allow us to grow in your knowledge. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. Now, the second kingdom on our list is our personal kingdom. Our personal kingdom is built through our own pursuits of selfish desires. Understand, that you can be pursuing godly interests and then end up in building your own kingdom rather than working in the kingdom of God. The devil is an expert in turning a godly pursuit into a selfish kingdom building pursuit. What do I mean by this? First, let’s examine the fall of Adam and Eve. Gen 3:1 The snake was more clever than all the wild animals the LORD God had made. He asked the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must never eat the fruit of any tree in the garden'?"
Why was the snake more clever than all the wild animals?

 Because, the devil had taken possession of the snake. Just like the demons that asked to be cast into the herd of pigs, the devil had taken possession of the snake. So, we can literally interpret this as the devil is the cleverest of all creation. Examine how clever he is. He first began by casting doubt on God’s word. Did God really say? This is a method of operation that he always uses. Why? Because, he doubts God. Understand that the devil has made his desire known by stating for the record that he desired to exalt his throne over God’s throne. He will always utilize doubt of God’s word. When you are being approached by someone that is under the oppression of the devil, he will utilize this very same method, Did God really say? Do you really believe that the bible is God’s word? He will always tempt you to walk away from faith in God's word and walk in doubt. The first step to disobedience is walking in doubt. The second attack is the God desire that has been placed within you. Remember, God will give you the desires of your heart. He will place within your spirit Godly desire. In this case, the devil used their love to be like God against Adam and Eve. Gen 3:4 "You certainly won't die!" the snake told the woman.
Gen 3:5 "God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened. You'll be like God, knowing good and evil."
Notice, that the devil uses their love for God against them. When I was growing up I wanted to be like my Dad. My sister and I would have fights with each other about who was more like our Dad. When you love someone and cherish them so much you want to be like them. The devil knew this and used their own love and desire against them to turn them in building their own kingdom. He attempted to do the same thing with Jesus.  Understand, when Adam and Eve sinned their hearts cried out immediately for redemption. The heart cry for redemption is what moved Jesus from the throne to the cross. His greatest desire was for mankind to be redeemed. Kenneth Hagin talked about the time he met Jesus. Hagin stated that when he looked into the eyes of Jesus, His eyes looked like pools of liquid love. Jesus has a great love for you. The disciples witnessed this and made mention of it many times in the gospels by stating that Jesus moved with great compassion. This great passion and great love for mankind was also His greatest dilemma in the garden of Gethsemane. When Jesus was sweating great drops blood at the garden, I have heard some suggest it was because He knew He was fixing to be separated from His Father and this was very hard to bear. However, when we research the scriptures we find the prophetic word about the death burial and resurrection of Christ throughout the Old Testament. Jesus knew the prophetic word because He is the Word! He knew that even if His bed was made in the pit of Sheol that God would be there (Psalms 139:8). So, what was the great struggle that Christ had in the garden? We will have to go to the temptation in the desert by the devil to figure it out. What was the greatest temptation of Christ?
Luk 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Luk 4:7 If thou, therefore, wilt worship me, all shall be thine. Remember, the method of operation that the devil uses? He uses our greatest love against us. In Adam and Eve, it was their love of God. With Jesus, it was His love for you and I. Jesus even proclaimed the great love that God has for you and me in John 3:16. For God so loved the world! The great struggle Jesus had in the garden was that He was about to leave in bodily form His creation.

 Jesus came to the Earth to redeem mankind and the devil tempted Him with an alternative. If Jesus had taken the alternative He would have started building His own personal kingdom instead of the Kingdom of God. The world and all its inhabitants were the devil's to give. He was given the lease of ownership and dominion by Adam. Jesus could have redeemed mankind without the death burial and resurrection. However, it would have allowed the devil to exalt his kingdom and throne above God's throne. Remember, Jesus was tempted in all ways as you and I are, but did not sin. There have been many good and godly intentions that have been sidetracked by personal desires. Well-meaning desires, but turned selfish. For example, in Ezekiel chapter 28 we can read of the Prince of Tyre that Ezekiel prophesied. He told the King, who God commanded Ezekiel to instead call him a prince, that he had wisdom that was greater than the prophet Daniel. This wisdom was a gift from God to help build the kingdom of God. However, the King used this great wisdom to build his own personal kingdom. The devil will always try to get you off in the ditch. Even when it comes to God speaking to you. The Prophet Elijah had run and hid (I Kings 19:10). God told Elijah that He was going to come and talk to Elijah. When the devil heard this news he sent three other messengers to get Elijah off track. First, a fierce wind (tornado), an earthquake, and then a fire. However, Elijah was not fooled. It was not until Elijah heard the loving whisper of our Lord did he come out. Don’t be fooled by the enemy. Also, when you begin walking for the Lord and living in the kingdom always check your motives. Am I doing this for the betterment of the Kingdom of my Lord or is it to my own selfish desires. Am I doing this for fame or fortune? Am I doing this in order to be approved of others? I can tell you that you will be tried in all these areas. The devil will attempt to derail you and get you to build your own personal kingdom. There have been times in my life that I have done things that others did not understand or approve of. That’s okay. I am not building my own personal kingdom for them to approve. I am walking and talking with Jesus and He guides my footsteps and instructs me. There have been times others have questioned why I did this or that. That is okay. People will question you. However, you are not working to their kingdom, but to God’s.

When we are working to God’s Kingdom we will often check ourselves with Godly counsel. There is not a problem with this, in fact, we should encourage each other to do this. Godly counsel is important for us, so I do not want anyone to take what I am talking about and run off in the ditch on the other side. We should always be balanced in our walk. Understand, when you seek Godly counsel it will be a witness to the Holy Spirit within you. However, we shouldn’t allow Godly counsel to turn against the leading of the Holy Spirit. A perfect example of this is found in the life of the Apostle Paul. In the 21st chapter of Acts, we read about a prophet Agabus that came to Paul with his feet and hands bound with Paul’s belt. Agabus had been given the vision by the Holy Spirit. Instead of sharing with Paul this is what I have been shown is this confirming a word to you by the Holy Spirit? Agabus and others reacted with fear. This was distressful to Paul. There are times that when we do something that we will encounter problems. We will be tempted to doubt whether we are in the will of God. We will question am I somehow building my own kingdom and not God’s? God has sent us a Comforter! We should always work in the Spirit of Comfort and not fear. We will be tempted to instruct others how we believe they should do things. Inadvertently, we are pushing them in the direction of their own personal kingdom building rather than in the direction of God’s. Fortunately, the Apostle Paul was able to use this witness with wisdom and not be distracted from his assignment. The Holy Spirit had told Paul what awaited him. Remember what Jesus told Ananias in Acts chapter 9? I will show him (Paul) what great things he must suffer for my name's sake? The Holy Spirit had shown Paul what was fixing to occur and Agabus was to confirm this word to Paul. This word from Agabus was intended to be confirmation and a comfort. Instead, Agabus attempted to get Paul to rebel from God's guidance and use fear to get Paul walking in his own personal kingdom. Sometimes we can be derailed by good intentions. So, as the Apostle John explained in I John 4:1 we should test the spirit of the word that is given. How do we test it? By the Holy Spirit.

This is another reason for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. If you don’t understand the purpose for the baptism this should be a simple explanation. First, who is the leader of the Kingdom of Heaven in the Earth? The Holy Spirit! How can you be led by someone you have not shown allegiance too? Secondly, how can you hear the voice of the Holy Spirit if you do not have Him within you? How can you test the word of a prophet without the 3rd person of the God-Head dwelling within you? The simple answer is you can’t. The baptism of the Holy Spirit was so important to the believers in the book of Acts 8 that when they heard that no one had received the baptism through the preaching of Phillip in Samaria they sent Peter and John there to lay hands on the new believers and pray for the infilling. We have not placed the importance of this today and, unfortunately, I believe this has greatly grieved the Holy Spirit. Jesus said He will be with you and will be in you! This is only possible through the infilling/baptism of the Holy Spirit. So, if you have not received the infilling/baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues I would encourage you to seek Him today. Remember, seek and you shall find, ask and it will be given, knock and the door will open. Also, remember Jesus said if you ask your father for a fish will he give you a snake? No! Then how much more will your Father in heaven give you good gifts? The greatest gift after salvation is the baptism of the Holy Spirit! There are many more things we can learn on this subject, but perhaps we will cover in another lesson. We have covered the first two kingdoms and will cover the others next week! I hope this lesson has encouraged you and opened your eyes with wisdom and understanding. If it has please share with others and I encourage you to come like my page Word Up Ministries on Facebook. Well, like I always say let’s keep Jesus High and Lifted Up in all things. Word Up!

Kingdom Displacement

Hi, everyone! I hope that this lesson blesses you and increases your knowledge for this great and mighty hour that we are in. If the harvest was plenteous in the time of Jesus how much more is it today? My prayer is that this lesson encourages you and inspires you to pray for the Lord of the harvest to send you. I know that is always my prayer. Also, you have been empowered by the Holy Spirit to do what? Acts 1:8 the Lord explains the empowerment is for us to be witnesses. I was a police officer for many years. A witness can be anyone. You weren’t empowered by the Holy Spirit to preach! No! To witness to others what Jesus has done for you. That is all that you have to do. Many of us, usually because of bad preaching or teaching, believe we have to preach a sermon. The Holy Spirit empowered you to be a witness. You don’t even have to write down notes for that. Like the woman at the well who told all the people about Jesus, she just gave her testimony. She was a witness. The man that was possessed with a legion of demons wanted to go with Jesus. Jesus told him no. You stay here and he gave everyone there his testimony. He became a witness and the whole countryside that run off Jesus joyfully welcomed Him back because of that man’s testimony. You have been empowered to be a witness.

Now let’s pray. Heavenly Father thank you for our awesome teacher and helper, the precious Holy Spirit. Let all who participate in this lesson of His be increased in knowledge and in You Father. Thank you for opening our eyes and ears to learn and increase in your Kingdom. Let your will be done in our lives here in the Earth as it is in heaven, Amen. When the Holy Spirit began teaching me about Kingdom displacement I figured this would be a quick simple lesson and could move on to the next lesson that He wanted to teach us. However, as this lesson continued I learned the magnitude of it and its great importance for this day and hour. The first thing I want to share about kingdom displacement is the kingdoms themselves. There are 4 kingdoms in the Earth. #1 the Kingdom of Heaven, #2 your personal Kingdom, #3 the kingdom or government that you live in, #4 the kingdom of Satan/the Anti-Christ. The first kingdom and only authorized kingdom in the Earth, of course, is the Kingdom of Heaven. It is the greatest kingdom ever constructed and our knowledge of it has been diminished greatly since the fall of mankind from it. The King spoke extensively about His Kingdom while He was here in the Earth. It is the only authorized kingdom in the Earth because Jesus displaced the Anti-Christ kingdom and took back what Adam had lost. If you want to better understand the Kingdom of Heaven in the Earth you need to read where Israel went into the promised land. The Apostle Paul said that the Old Testament was a shadow of the good thing that was to come. Many folks in the past believed that walking in Canaan’s land meant the rapture. No, it is walking in this Earth today and displacing the devil’s kingdom. To better understand this Majestic Kingdom that Jesus brought to us, let us start with what the Father said about it.

Isa 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isa 9:7  Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

This is a prophetic scripture that took around 700 years for it to come to pass. A lot of folks get upset if something they have been walking in faith for hasn’t come to pass. They complain well I have been believing for two weeks now! If God has spoken it, it will come to pass. Don’t stop believing, keep in faith. Besides if it takes 700 years for it to happen know that you will be the oldest person in the Earth at 700 years old! This prophecy spoken to Isaiah to give to the nation a Son was a confirmation of the word given to King David. The Son or promised Anointed King would come through Israel. The first thing that we notice is that when the Son arrives, His priority that is set by God’s promise, is the burden of the Kingdom. In verse 7 God explains the increase of His government would not end. As we walk in the Earth every place your foot touches becomes Kingdom property as long as you are displacing the enemy. We also learn that there will be no end to His peace. Further understanding is found by exploring the Hebrew word Shalom that has been translated as peace. Shalom means many things of which the most important is wholeness. As we increase in revelation knowledge given by the Holy Spirit of the Kingdom the more this kingdom, which is in us, becomes more like the Kingdom that is soon to come down. Here is what I call the wholeness principal that Jesus taught in the parable of the seed.

After the seed is planted first comes the blade, then the stalk, then the whole fruit in the stalk. Three stages of development in the believers life that bring you more into wholeness with the Kingdom. That is why it is recorded in the book of John that Jesus kept telling the disciples Peace unto you. Jesus is giving the seed of wholeness to the believers an ever-increasing peace. When Jesus brought knowledge of His Kingdom into the Earth, He brought with it an ever-increasing knowledge. This revelation knowledge has increased as we have come closer to the end of this age. Why? Because we are soon to live in it with full knowledge and secondly because of a great battle between the light and darkness that is soon to occur. That is the importance of the knowledge of kingdom displacement. The first thing that we  learn about the Kingdom is that it is a 7 regional kingdom. A multi-regional kingdom is imperative for proper rule. An Earthly or worldly example can be found in the business realm. When you are running a business that covers many states you will have regional sales managers to cover the wide spread territories. Under the regional sales managers will be sales managers and trainers and salesmen. As the needs of the sales managers, trainers and salesmen are known the responsibility of the regional manager is to meet their needs to bring about growth. The bigger the territory the more funds that are needed for growth. The Kingdom of Heaven has 7 regions. Of course, the number 7 stands for perfection or completion. We find the 7 regions listed in Revelation. The first thing that most folks ask is I thought that these letters to the churches were written to the 7 churches that the first church founded? One question for you. Why did Jesus address only 7 churches? There were many others that surely could have been addressed. The answer lies in a prophetic statement that Jesus made.

 Mat 16:18  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

The first thing for us to understand is that the Holy Spirit specifically planted these churches. He is the governor and director of the Kingdom. He is our Helper. In the United States we really miss this prophetic statement that Jesus made. First, Simon was never renamed Peter. If Simon was renamed Peter then the Angel that talked to Cornelius in Acts chapter 10 wouldn’t have addressed Peter as Simon who also goes by the name of Peter. The Angel would have just called him Peter. Peter is a Hebrew word that means rock or foundation. The word church literally means government. So, Jesus stated that His government would be founded on the rock (Peter or Cephas) a sure foundation that Jesus is the Anointed King and Son of the Living God. In the middle east during that time period the gates of a city or kingdom is where the judge would set and hear all cases before entrance was allowed. If taxes had not been paid or were due they would be paid at the gate. Lot the nephew of Abraham sat in the seat of a judge at the gates of Sodom. When Jesus said that the gates of hell would not prevail against His government these 7 cities literally identified the Anti-Christ Kingdom which is central Asia that we know today as Turkey. The accuser of the brethren, another legal name for prosecuting attorney, would bring accusation against the church/government of the Anointed King, but would lose the case at the gates. That is why Jesus stated that He had the Keys of death and hell, he won the case. That is why He has all authority in heaven and Earth. He won the case! The gates of Hell, hells court, lost! Another thing that identifies the churches as a 7 regional kingdom is listed in Revelation 1:21.

When John saw Jesus, He was standing at the menorah.  Rev 1:20  The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. The 7 stars in His hand indicate the Lord’s hand in dictating these regional overseers. The 7 candlestick indicate the regional territories themselves. Jesus explained to John the meaning of what He saw. This was basically a representation of what was on the Earth. I like watching old war movies. In the war room, they would have the architect who built land and buildings to represent what was being attacked. They would move ships around and airplanes so that the general in the war room could visualize what was happening thousands of miles away. This is a crude explanation, but hopefully you can get the idea of what John saw. The 7 candlesticks represented the 7 regional territories. Jesus explained to John what He saw and the meaning of everything. There are 7 regions of government in the Kingdom and those 7 regions are watched over by 7 regional angels. These 7 regions have always been and the 7 regional angels have always been here. We see them in Genesis; Gen 28:12  And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Jacob witnessed this after the blessing of the kingdom was passed down to him.

The 7 angels travelled back and forth from heaven to the Earth. In the blade stage of the Kingdom, all 7 regions were given to Jacob. However, Israel only had one angel that represented that region. We see that in the One Angel that was highlighted in the exodus that protected Israel. This same One Angel was seen and talked to Joshua. This same one Angel talked to Daniel. We also are given an insight to the other angels that were present in Daniel chapter 10. The One Angel came and fought against the Prince of Persia which was a demonic regional angel of the devil's kingdom. While this battle took place the messenger sat with the other kings (another prophetic term which means angels) until the One Angel won the battle. These 7 Angels travel back and forth from the throne of God to the Earth to help us in kingdom displacement.  John confirms this as well in Revelation. Rev 1:4  John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace

These 7 regional angels report back and forth from Heaven and Earth. To the throne for their next mission. Another example of the regional angels we can find in Genesis. Gen 32:1  And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Gen 32:2  And when Jacob saw them he said, This is God's camp. And he called the name of that place Two Camps.

The 7 angels had two camps which not only show that there were more than two angels but also is significant that the number 2 stands for the second God-head, Jesus. There are many more examples I can give you, but we will cover this in another lesson. To teach us about the Kingdom Jesus taught us a parable about the wicked and lazy servants. One was given 5 talents of gold and the other 2 and the last was given 1 talent. I have heard preachers teach that these men were given talents of gold according to their faithfulness. I believe there is a better explanation. When you have regional managers they are given expense funds that are directly related to the territory that they oversee. For example, the cost of doing business in the U.S. is higher than someone that is doing business in Peru. So, we see that these 3 men were regional managers and were given expense money according to the territory they were to oversee. The next confirmation to this is found in Luke 19. These men were given 10 cities to oversee and the other was given 5. Why is there regions? Just in the U.S. there are over 87,000 different governments that serve the people across the nation according to a 2007 census. In these 87,000 different governments are men and women of the Kingdom that oversee there different cities. In these cities are battles that take place.  

These battles are what we call kingdom displacement. As a kingdom representative, we have been charged by the King to heal the sick, cast out demons and raise the dead. This coincides with the words that the devil comes only to steal, kill and destroy. Matthew chapter 12 Jesus explains that the strong man has to be bound in order for his goods to be taken. What are his goods? Territories and the people in them. A great evangelist in the 1800’s by the name of Charles Finney would send a team of people to the town he was intending on preaching at weeks before the event. This team led by Daniel Nash would go and pray and through prayer bind the strongman and pray out an outpouring of the Holy Spirit for that town or region. Finney would go in and whole towns and cities would be saved and a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit would take place. What happened? Kingdom displacement. In Daniel chapter 12, the messenger that was bringing to Daniel the meaning of a dream explained that He was at the throne of God and heard Daniel’s prayer the moment it left his lips. Dan 10:12  He told me, "Don't be afraid, Daniel. God has heard everything that you said ever since the first day you decided to humble yourself in front of your God so that you could learn to understand things. I have come in response to your prayer. Your prayers of faith activate regional angels and a battle begins to take place in the supernatural realm. We have set the foundation of this teaching and will continue next week. I hope that this has opened your mind to a greater understanding of kingdom displacement. If this lesson has been a blessing to you please share with others and let it bless and encourage others as well. Let’s keep Jesus high and lifted up and until next week may your Joy be full and your heart sincere, Word Up!

Are We In The Great Tribulation?

There have been some folks that are preaching that we are currently in the great tribulation. The question is are we? Join with me as we search out this answer. Where does the Great Tribulation begin in the book of Revelation? It begins in chapter 6 with the opening of the seals.

 Rev 6:1  And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures like a sound of thunder, saying, Come and see. 
Rev 6:2  And I saw. And behold a white horse! And he sitting on it had a bow. And a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer. 

Many would say there you see we are definitely in the tribulation because the white horse has to be on the loose because we have conquering going on in our world.

I guess they could say the same about Hitler's time or even about the first world war. Guess what? They did. Just because there is conquering going on in the world it does not constitute it as the time of the Great Tribulation. Can the terrible things that are happening today be compared to historical incidents in the past? Yes, and many are. We have witnessed comparably the same type of atrocities in past wars. Hitler slaughtered 6 million Jews. Have we witnessed the same type of atrocity today? No. What does scripture say about the Great Tribulation? Mat 24:21  for then shall be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world to this time; no, nor ever shall be. That is words from the mouth of the Lord Jesus, the Son of God. From that, we can construe that we have not witnessed a worse time, but we have witnessed a time that is equal to or less than has occurred in the world today. Some teach about the trees being burnt up in chapter 8.

They teach that we have never seen the destruction of our forest like we do today. They use Revelation chapter 8 to support their theory about this being a sign we are in the Great Tribulation.      Rev 8:7  The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mixed with blood, and they were cast on the earth. And the third part of trees was burned up, and all green grass was burned up. Some will say, See! A 1/3 of the trees were burned up. We can see that today! Let's take another look at that verse. A 1/3 part of the trees were burned up how? Hail and fire mixed with blood. Some will say that is a metaphor. Is it?

When talking about one of the 10 plagues, did God tell Moses I will send the worst hailstorm that Egypt has ever seen since its beginning? And was it? Yes. It was not a metaphor. When God speaks of a judgment and how it will occur, it occurs as He speaks. God does not speak in metaphors. Also, in verse 7 of chapter 8 there comes something after the trees burning up. A comma. It tells me there is more connected to this statement. What is the something? All the green grass will be burned up. You know I looked out at my lawn and I witnessed green grass in my front yard. So, we can witness that worse things are yet to occur and other things have not occurred. What does that tell us? We are not in the Great Tribulation. Of course, there are things that have to occur before the Great Tribulation.

First and foremost, the rapture. Some call this the Great Escape theory. I would agree with that statement. First, let's take a look at what the Son of God said about the Great escape theory. Luk 17:28  So also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 

Luk 17:29  but the day Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from the heaven and destroyed them all.

Jesus spoke about days or examples of the time periods. Now, take notice that in regards to the Great Tribulation, Jesus stated that the tribulation would be unlike any other time that had ever been witnessed. However, He spoke about the day of the Great Escape that it would be just like the days of Lot before Lot escaped the city of Sodom they, ate, drank, bought, sold, farmed, built, life was normal as it could be. But, when Lot escaped from the city divine judgment fell upon the city.

What is the Great Tribulation? It is referred to in the Old Testament as the Lord's Day. Why is it the Lord's Day? Because it is the time period of the final divine judgment. Was this great escape foretold? Yes. Gen 18:17  And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do, Gen 18:20  And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, 

Gen 18:21  I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which has come to Me. And if not, I will know. Gen 18:23  And Abraham drew near and said, Will You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? God explained to Abraham that He was about to divinely judge Sodom and Gomorrah. What was Abraham's response? Will you destroy the righteous with the wicked? Abraham knew that Lot and his family was there. Abraham knew that Lot was righteous. Lot was a man who stood in right standing with the Lord. Even Sodom knew that Lot was righteous. Gen 19:1  And there came two angels to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Only a judge sat in the gate. He would hear grievances and complaints and make judgments over the cases. A judge was considered to be a righteous man. Though Sodom was sinful, Lot was righteous.

The nations around the world are full of sin, but they are also filled with the righteous. How are we deemed righteous? Through our faith in the finished works of the Lord Jesus. Jesus gave us another example of this Great Escape.

Luk 17:26  And as it was in the days of Noah, so it also shall be in the days of the Son of Man. 

Luk 17:27  They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Again, we can draw from this the same conclusion as we did with Lot. Life was good, as far as everyone knew. But, when Noah escaped by entering the Ark, divine judgment came upon the whole world. We see that divine judgment is coming upon the world. Jesus gave us the signs of that judgment. We know by the signs that it is soon upon us. However, before the Great Day of the Lord can commence the Great Escape has to occur. Is there more evidence of this? Yes.

1Co 15:51  Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed; 

1Co 15:52  in a moment, at the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For a trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed.

Here we see Paul talking about a mystery, a secret. What do we know already about divine secrets? God doesn't want you surprised. Just like He spoke to Abraham and asked him should I hide what I am about to do from you? The answer was no. The Apostle Paul was given a secret, a mystery and he shared it to the church. He speaks of the incident and he also speaks of the timing. The first is the incident in the twinkling of an eye we (the righteous) shall be changed. Notice that in each of the instances of Noah and Lot they were both changed. Changed from the guilty to the innocent, from unrighteous to righteous . They escaped divine judgment, they were changed. Next Paul speaks about the timing. The trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ shall rise first.

The timing of this event will occur when the trumpet sounds. Israel sounded trumpets on what has been called by us as Israel's feast days. Of course, like most folks, I am sure when you hear feast days you think of great meals or feasts. Something like turkey and ham dinners for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Of course the word for feast was not properly translated by the King James translators. It is the same word translated as seasons in Genesis 1:14. It is the Hebrew word Moed which should be translated as appointed time or day. Also, these were not Israel's feast days as most believe. Leviticus 23:2 explains that this was the appointed days of God. So, God explains His appointed days to Moses and how Israel was to celebrate and keep these appointed dates. Some of these things were very curious, but Israel honored these days down to the very detail as God commanded them to do.

There were 7 appointed days. Passover, Unleavened bread, First fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles.These first four appointed days have been completed through the death burial and resurrection of Christ and the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit. These were all called Spring appointed dates. The last 3 are what we call the Fall appointed dates. The next to be fulfilled is the Trumpets appointed date. When the Apostle Paul talked about the mystery of the Great Escape he pinpointed the time period as being the appointed date of the Trumpets. Paul continues to speak about this mystery to the church at Thessalonica.

1Th 4:16  For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the

1Th 4:17  Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. And so we shall ever be with the Lord. 

Again we see the Great Escape prefaced with the timing of the trumpet day, the appointed day of Trumpets. We started this adventure talking about the Great Tribulation written about in Revelation. Another mystery that I will share with you is listed in the first four chapters of Revelation.

In the first four chapters you will notice that very great detail is given about the church. Here you will find that Jesus speaks to the churches and after chapter 4 verse 1 the church is not mentioned in the Earth again. Let us take a look at Revelation chapter 4 and see if we can figure out this great mystery and how it ties into the Apostle Paul's great mystery that he shares with the church.

 Rev 4:1  After these things I looked, and behold, a door was opened in Heaven. And the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will show you what must occur after these things. Notice that in Revelation as we have indicated in the Apostle Paul's writings that in every situation a trumpet sounds and then the catching up occurs afterwards? After John looks up he states something very significant in verse 2. Rev 4:2  And immediately I became in spirit. And behold, a throne was set in Heaven, and One sat upon the throne. We see that John was immediately in front of the throne of God where? In Heaven. Immediately, or as Paul wrote at the twinkling of an eye! 

The question of Abraham brings forth a truth that all need to understand. Abraham asked," Will you destroy the righteous with the wicked?" God has explained His character to mankind. He states I am the same, I will never change. Friend, that is something you can always count on, God will not destroy the righteous with the wicked. God also has always warned the righteous of his appointed days.

 Gen 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to divide between the day and the night. And let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years. Remember, seasons should be translated as appointed days. Gen 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to divide between the day and the night. And let them be for signs, and for His appointed days or divine appointments, and for days and years.
It is important for us to first know that God placed the sun, moon, stars, comets for more than just lights. They were placed for signs or for signals also. God has always used the lights in the heavens as a signal for His Appointed dates. 

We know there was a celestial event that took place during the birth of Christ. Wise men came to worship Christ because of His star. We know that comets have always been seen as Harbingers to Israel. We know that a solar eclipse meant bad news for the nations while a lunar eclipse has meant a bad time for Israel. God has always given signs and they would be signs on His feast days or appointed days.

The 4 blood moons that are currently happening are occurring on His appointed dates. Passover and Trumpets. The last of the 4 blood moons will occur on the appointed day of trumpets in 2015. Not only is this and important date for God's appointed date, but it is also know as the year of Jubilee. Will the last trump being sounded be the sign of the Great Escape? I don't know.

In Oklahoma, where I live, folks know during the springtime thunderstorms here have the ability to produce some of the biggest and most violent tornadoes. One thing we always tell one another, is you need to be weather aware. That means keep your ears and eyes tuned for changes in your environment. Folks Jesus said we wouldn't know the hour, but we would know the season. It is time to be Jesus aware. If you don't know Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior, it's not too late! Ask Him to forgive your sins and ask Him into your heart today. If you already know Jesus but you haven't been living the life testifying of your faith and think your walk could be better, ask Jesus to forgive you and start living a life worthy of Him. It is time for us to become Jesus aware. The Great Escape is soon to happen. There is only one that is righteous. That is through accepting Jesus as your Messiah (Anointed King), believing that He is the Son of the Living God. Live in His presence and follow His direction. Jesus stated that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He stated that there is no other way to the Father except through Him. Well, that simplifies everything. There is no other way. He stated that His sheep know His voice. Why do we need to know His voice? Because with a blast of the trumpet and His shout will call us home. Look up! Jesus is coming soon!