A VISION FOR THOSE WHO CALL THEMSELVES BELIEVERS!! VISION - ESCAPING the SPIRIT of THE AGE
> -by Gary/Dagazz.
>
> Vision of the Present and Coming Western Church - 06-05-11:
>
> I saw the people of God scattered in dark foreboding waters. They
> were broadly scattered and mostly trapped into an apathy of the
> status quo. As I looked I could see that many were comfortable
> being scattered and overcome by the spirit of the age, but I sensed
> a storm was about to shake many out of their apathy and awaken
> them to repentance and revival.
>
> As the sea began to roar in the coming storm I was able to see
> that many individuals were alone, discouraged and struggling as
> the waves and wind began to beat upon them. Some began to
> realize the bondage and danger they were in and call out to God,
> seeking a way of escape, many had begun to seek out others in
> the tossing waves and together they had managed to keep their
> heads above the swelling storm and encourage each other to
> hope and trust in Christ.
>
> I was fascinated and moved with empathy and compassion as I
> saw my brothers and sisters struggle and endure; what I saw
> happen next amazed me. Those who began to seek a way out of
> this ocean of bondage were lifting their heads, seeking their Lord,
> seeing a glimmer of the revelation of His kingdom, power and glory
> and beginning to move towards the brightening land that was visible
> on the horizon of the dawning day. Those that did this were for a
> time fighting for their lives as the waves tried to push them down,
> crashed over their heads as the wind stung their faces and sought
> to blind them to the hopeful vision they were beginning to see.
> Those who didn’t struggle had no such drama and were carried
> along by the storm, spared the battle that these others were
> going through. Some struggled for a time, became discouraged
> that things seemed to get worse and lay back, defeated in the dark waters.
>
> As I watched those that refused to quit, it was as if these
> persevering, praying, struggling saints suddenly became vessels,
> like small fishing skiffs, or mullet boats as we call them. The wind
> and waves tried to sink these vessels but as they got their bearings
> and began to steer the course towards the growing glory, the bows
> of the boats rose above the waves and the wind filled the sails and
> sped them towards their destination. Because they had persevered
> and not been thrown off course these people began to rejoice in
> the stability and freedom they were experiencing now they had
> escaped the clutches of the raging sea.
>
> I was excited as I saw that this was God’s church that was being
> raised up, those in the vessels were of one heart and mind,
> focused on the Lord, His kingdom and glory and filled with hope
> and joy. Some of these vessels would rescue others as they sailed
> along and had soon grown into a great multitude. As I saw what I
> believe the Spirit told me was the end time church, I was impressed
> that they were what could best be described as a powerhouse of
> encouragement, unity of purpose, prayer, proclamation and exhortation.
>
> I saw one of these vessels cutting through huge waves that were
> seeking to drown a group caught in the storm. A cry of intercession
> came forth from the body of believers in the ship that had a power
> like holy violence, it was as though the darkness was in an instant
> driven back and the roaring waves scattered. The sacrifice of these
> vessels, in seeking to save those lost in the worst of the storm
> meant they had to turn aside from their straight path and the comfort
> of rising above the waves, and again be for a time be beaten and
> tossed by the storm, but love enabled them to endure this for the
> joy of seeing captives set free. I was weeping as I saw this great
> love and sacrifice for the sake of others being expressed by the church.
>
> I then made two errors in comprehending what I was seeing, both
> ideas were met with the rebuke of the Lord as they rose from my
> heart. The first was that this church seemed to be free from leaders
> as we know them in the church today and just seemed to be made
> up of ordinary everyday people doing extraordinary things. I was
> asked a question. “Have I not set in my church leaders, teachers,
> prophets, evangelists and shepherds; for what purpose are they
> given to the church?” I instantly knew my heart was wrong, this
> end time church was not against leadership, but was in fact the
> product of ministry gifts that are focused on maturing and mobilizing
> the saints to be God’s people. There were prophets in the Spirit of
> Elijah, convicting, challenging and proclaiming holiness. As I looked
> closer I saw such people uniting families, diverse cultures and age
> groups on the vessels they served on. I also saw teachers,
> evangelists and other gifted leaders, all were giving glory to God
> and proclaiming the Lord Jesus Christ. He was their head, their
> vision and their treasure. None were elevating themselves above
> the people, they were lifting up Christ and enabling people to truly
> know and walk with God for themselves. One crucial characteristic
> of these groups was that they were all extremely sensitive to, and
> empowered by the wind of the Spirit, and were no longer fearful of
> the storm or its power.
>
> The other error I made was in determining in my heart to devote
> myself to becoming part of the glorious church that I had just seen.
> I was shocked that such a goal was subject to correction as I saw
> it as a noble and valuable pursuit. I was encouraged to, “Seek first
> the Lord and His righteousness,” and warned of the danger of
> settling for any experience, movement or ministry along my journey
> that would cause me to camp at a certain place of progress and
> lead me to not continue in the upward call of God in Christ. I knew
> that my carnal, religious heart could easily settle for less than the
> fullness that God desires to bring to His church.
>
> One tragic part of the vision was that in the dark stormy sea I could
> see large crowds of people gathering together but seeming to be
> at ease in this environment. As I looked closer I saw that these
> groups of people were gathering around gifted and charismatic
> people who held these storm tossed but united believers together
> with their words, slick presentations and dynamic personalities. I
> thought that they also would acknowledge that they were trapped
> in worldly, satanic or other enslavements in this storm and find
> freedom as others around them had begun to. As I considered this
> I saw that during this time these groups would also gather new-
> comers who were drawn to the big crowds and the bold encouraging
> words that the leaders spoke. I heard many of the people trapped
> in these groups encouraging each other that their church was
> growing and that this was a sign of God’s blessing upon them.
> They were also questioning the authority of these other believers
> sailing past them to freedom, feeling they were not in proper
> submission to church leadership. They were sadly comforted in
> their blindness.
>
> Some leaders did realize the deception they were living under and
> turned from being the centre of these groups and began to humble
> themselves and lift up and turn the eyes of their followers to Christ.
> Soon many of these groups were becoming like the others that I
> had seen, escaping the storms, being mobilized in their true gifts
> and callings and finding liberty and victory in their lives, with Christ
> as their head.
>
> I pray this will encourage everyone in the storms they are facing
> or about to face.
>
> -Please comment on this at the website below-
>
> http://www.johnthebaptisttv.com/
> -by Gary/Dagazz.
>
> Vision of the Present and Coming Western Church - 06-05-11:
>
> I saw the people of God scattered in dark foreboding waters. They
> were broadly scattered and mostly trapped into an apathy of the
> status quo. As I looked I could see that many were comfortable
> being scattered and overcome by the spirit of the age, but I sensed
> a storm was about to shake many out of their apathy and awaken
> them to repentance and revival.
>
> As the sea began to roar in the coming storm I was able to see
> that many individuals were alone, discouraged and struggling as
> the waves and wind began to beat upon them. Some began to
> realize the bondage and danger they were in and call out to God,
> seeking a way of escape, many had begun to seek out others in
> the tossing waves and together they had managed to keep their
> heads above the swelling storm and encourage each other to
> hope and trust in Christ.
>
> I was fascinated and moved with empathy and compassion as I
> saw my brothers and sisters struggle and endure; what I saw
> happen next amazed me. Those who began to seek a way out of
> this ocean of bondage were lifting their heads, seeking their Lord,
> seeing a glimmer of the revelation of His kingdom, power and glory
> and beginning to move towards the brightening land that was visible
> on the horizon of the dawning day. Those that did this were for a
> time fighting for their lives as the waves tried to push them down,
> crashed over their heads as the wind stung their faces and sought
> to blind them to the hopeful vision they were beginning to see.
> Those who didn’t struggle had no such drama and were carried
> along by the storm, spared the battle that these others were
> going through. Some struggled for a time, became discouraged
> that things seemed to get worse and lay back, defeated in the dark waters.
>
> As I watched those that refused to quit, it was as if these
> persevering, praying, struggling saints suddenly became vessels,
> like small fishing skiffs, or mullet boats as we call them. The wind
> and waves tried to sink these vessels but as they got their bearings
> and began to steer the course towards the growing glory, the bows
> of the boats rose above the waves and the wind filled the sails and
> sped them towards their destination. Because they had persevered
> and not been thrown off course these people began to rejoice in
> the stability and freedom they were experiencing now they had
> escaped the clutches of the raging sea.
>
> I was excited as I saw that this was God’s church that was being
> raised up, those in the vessels were of one heart and mind,
> focused on the Lord, His kingdom and glory and filled with hope
> and joy. Some of these vessels would rescue others as they sailed
> along and had soon grown into a great multitude. As I saw what I
> believe the Spirit told me was the end time church, I was impressed
> that they were what could best be described as a powerhouse of
> encouragement, unity of purpose, prayer, proclamation and exhortation.
>
> I saw one of these vessels cutting through huge waves that were
> seeking to drown a group caught in the storm. A cry of intercession
> came forth from the body of believers in the ship that had a power
> like holy violence, it was as though the darkness was in an instant
> driven back and the roaring waves scattered. The sacrifice of these
> vessels, in seeking to save those lost in the worst of the storm
> meant they had to turn aside from their straight path and the comfort
> of rising above the waves, and again be for a time be beaten and
> tossed by the storm, but love enabled them to endure this for the
> joy of seeing captives set free. I was weeping as I saw this great
> love and sacrifice for the sake of others being expressed by the church.
>
> I then made two errors in comprehending what I was seeing, both
> ideas were met with the rebuke of the Lord as they rose from my
> heart. The first was that this church seemed to be free from leaders
> as we know them in the church today and just seemed to be made
> up of ordinary everyday people doing extraordinary things. I was
> asked a question. “Have I not set in my church leaders, teachers,
> prophets, evangelists and shepherds; for what purpose are they
> given to the church?” I instantly knew my heart was wrong, this
> end time church was not against leadership, but was in fact the
> product of ministry gifts that are focused on maturing and mobilizing
> the saints to be God’s people. There were prophets in the Spirit of
> Elijah, convicting, challenging and proclaiming holiness. As I looked
> closer I saw such people uniting families, diverse cultures and age
> groups on the vessels they served on. I also saw teachers,
> evangelists and other gifted leaders, all were giving glory to God
> and proclaiming the Lord Jesus Christ. He was their head, their
> vision and their treasure. None were elevating themselves above
> the people, they were lifting up Christ and enabling people to truly
> know and walk with God for themselves. One crucial characteristic
> of these groups was that they were all extremely sensitive to, and
> empowered by the wind of the Spirit, and were no longer fearful of
> the storm or its power.
>
> The other error I made was in determining in my heart to devote
> myself to becoming part of the glorious church that I had just seen.
> I was shocked that such a goal was subject to correction as I saw
> it as a noble and valuable pursuit. I was encouraged to, “Seek first
> the Lord and His righteousness,” and warned of the danger of
> settling for any experience, movement or ministry along my journey
> that would cause me to camp at a certain place of progress and
> lead me to not continue in the upward call of God in Christ. I knew
> that my carnal, religious heart could easily settle for less than the
> fullness that God desires to bring to His church.
>
> One tragic part of the vision was that in the dark stormy sea I could
> see large crowds of people gathering together but seeming to be
> at ease in this environment. As I looked closer I saw that these
> groups of people were gathering around gifted and charismatic
> people who held these storm tossed but united believers together
> with their words, slick presentations and dynamic personalities. I
> thought that they also would acknowledge that they were trapped
> in worldly, satanic or other enslavements in this storm and find
> freedom as others around them had begun to. As I considered this
> I saw that during this time these groups would also gather new-
> comers who were drawn to the big crowds and the bold encouraging
> words that the leaders spoke. I heard many of the people trapped
> in these groups encouraging each other that their church was
> growing and that this was a sign of God’s blessing upon them.
> They were also questioning the authority of these other believers
> sailing past them to freedom, feeling they were not in proper
> submission to church leadership. They were sadly comforted in
> their blindness.
>
> Some leaders did realize the deception they were living under and
> turned from being the centre of these groups and began to humble
> themselves and lift up and turn the eyes of their followers to Christ.
> Soon many of these groups were becoming like the others that I
> had seen, escaping the storms, being mobilized in their true gifts
> and callings and finding liberty and victory in their lives, with Christ
> as their head.
>
> I pray this will encourage everyone in the storms they are facing
> or about to face.
>
> -Please comment on this at the website below-
>
> http://www.johnthebaptisttv.com/
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