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A Vision of Two Time Periods

 

To help get your Troubled Teen on the right track

(by Sandy Brunson)

We are truly living in the time of the end. I am reading so many prophetic things that, though disturbing, I know they are the truth of the matter in my spirit...of how God's general protection on our land has lifted. America, as a nation divided, in its bold faced determination to NOT walk in His ways and remain founded on His truth....has pushed Him to begin to withdraw some of His protective blessing on the land, on lives, on families, on government, on businesses, on fortunes, on armies, etc. The list goes on and on.

Mankind has become SO wicked. They trust in oppression as the "way it is". People - even God's people - hide behind the phrase, "this is just the 'way I am' so take me as I am!" Unrepentant. Arrogant. No intention of changing. Unbending. Vicious. Abusive. Angry. Stubborn. Insensitive. Scoffing. Mocking. It is heartbreaking.

In many situations, honest words of truth seem to have "no effect" anymore. There is no "discussing it". People rail and spin with "much speaking" to defend themselves with empty words telling why they are "the way they are"...and why they have their "rights". Life, in the USA and in the world...is just NOT what is was. The time of the end is upon us....and can only get worse if God's people do not humble themselves, pray, seek His Face and turn from their wicked ways.

Trials and testings of the faith of God's people is at an all time high. Dear people are dropping dead...getting sick...breaking covenant relationships, being depressed for long periods of time. Finances are being gobbled up. Fortunes that were once secure....have evaporated. The heat of the furnace is 7 times hotter.

This is not speaking doubt and unbelief...it is an honest description of the realities even Christians are experiencing. Jesus, the Fourth Man in the Fire, is in this inferno with us. Yet, God asks, "What will we do in the end?" Will we cling to Him and stand with Him...or will we give in to the heat?

For 20 years, as a prayer warrior, I have travailed in intercessory prayer concerning the things I read in the Word of God....over things He revealed to me by His Spirit about this "time" ...before the time. But the "times" have overtaken us. God's judgment has begun to fall on wickedness. We must separate ourselves from it in all its forms if we are to know His continued protection personally.

In the last 20 years...this nation...and all its people have turned so many "corners"...that we, as a nation, are headed in a direction away from our Christian foundation...and "men and women love to have it so." Hell has come to earth and most are reveling in it. "Relevancy" has replaced "revelation". Popularity and polls have replaced prophecy. Masses of people demand to "have it their own way", "doing what is right in their own eyes."

While studying the information on the four end time spirits, in prayer, I had a kind of dream - a vision in which I saw a fortress....during two different time periods. In the firsttime period, this great stronghold was a place of safety and protection for those who lived within. Its impenetrable solid walls were made of a polished metal, ten to twelve feet thick...strong as steel and several stories high. No attacking or terrorizing force could enter to bring harm to those within. The walls were even protected by a thick camouflage of green, leafy vines...a network of healthy growth...arising from the life-giving waters which surrounded the fortress. These thick boughs grew up hanging over the walls and made a canopy of shade and beauty to offer the inhabitants within. They also hid the walls from the view of those who might attempt to attempt harm and enter wrongfully...bringing massive death and destruction with them.

Behind the thick protection with its coating of camouflage, the people within lived, worked, played, prospered, pulled together, and worshipped God without care or concern of outside attack. Their boundaries were intact....and they were safe. They were "covered" by the massive protection of Almighty God. Two huge doors remained securely and tightly shut to keep out those things that should not enter.

In the second time period....I noticed a several things. The people inside grew lax, lazy, fat and selfish...thinking themselves to be in control of their protection and prosperity. They began to argue and fight with one another, breaking covenants of all kinds. They became profane, lewd, and violent. They even entertained themselves with such behavior. They ceased to freely and openly worship God who had created them and offered them massive protection and blessings.

The vines slowly parched and began to die....exposing the massive metal walls all around...to heat and elements. There was no water at the base of the walls, no moisture for the vines to draw from. As the water had dried up...so did the vines. The massive doors were slowly opening. All this happened so slowly...as if over an extended season, and those inside did not notice at first that their massive protection was retreating. The covering was being lifted....and the people exposed...to the hordes of evil that were approaching.

I woke up very heavy of heart knowing that this was America...yet Jesus stands over the continents of the earth with His hands outstretched still...whosoever will...may come!

Come...hide in the cleft of the Rock! Find your daily place of Refuge in Jesus! Awaken to the Truth...while there is still a bit of time to be attached to the True Vine and be planted by the Rivers of Living Water! Get inside His Ark of Safety and remain, respecting His Authority eternally! Honor the King. He is Lord and God!

Looking unto JESUS - the ONE MIGHTY TO SAVE and DELIVER US from ALL approaching evil.

Copyright: Sandy Brunson - Volunteers for Jesus

 

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