Because of Billy Graham's passing and return into the presence of the Heavenly Father at the age of 99, I would like to share this word to raise your awareness for this and the time ahead. The Word of God tells us that if the kernel of wheat does not fall into the ground and dies, it will not produce much fruit. This is what Jesus said when He spoke of His coming death and resurrection while He lived on earth (see John 12:24).

 

24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

The Holy Spirit reminded me of some words of prophets who have said that Billy Graham's going home would open a new time for the Church on the earth, associated with an anointing mantle falling on the cooperative Body of Christ to fulfill God's mission for this and the coming time.

The Biblical Year 5778

We are currently in the biblical year 5778 (Note: Gregorian year 2018), which emphasises on the number “8”, which in turn is linked to “new beginning”. The Lord spoke already in the recent prophetic word “The Insignificant Things Become Highlighted” of sprouting of small beginnings that are connected with the new that has never been present in the auditory realm (see Isaiah 48:6-7).

 

6 You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you.

7 They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew of them.’

The Year Of The Gate

According to Apostle Chuck D. Pierce, this biblical year 5778 is also a year of the gate, where the angels of God are very active in ensuring and assisting that we would pass through the gate. In the prophetic context, a gate is a place of authority and identity. Gates are also biblical places of business and property transfer, as well as a gate is a place of divine counsel. In addition, the gate is also connected with Jesus Christ Himself, who revealed Himself as a door to give us access to the areas of God in connection with spiritual provision (see John 10:9).

 

9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

The Time Of The Eyes Of The Lamb Of God

When I heard of Billy Graham's death, the Holy Spirit spoke of a time in which we have entered as the Body of Christ and in which the eyes of the Lamb of God move on earth to bring forth what was hidden. It is the time to getting found by God, which comes along with great joy (see Revelation 5:6 i.c.w. Luke 15:4-6).

 

6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits1 of God sent out into all the earth.

 

4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?

5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’

The Time Cycle Of 500 Years

As the people of God, we should be aware in this crucial time and season that biblical history and secular history often depict and emphasize events in cycles of 500 years in which great changes take place (e.g. 500 years of the Reformation). That is why it is so important at this time to listen to true prophetic voices calling us to enter the personal and full restoration in Christ, as it is written in Acts (see Acts 3:21).

 

21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.

Responding To God's Destiny

For this reason, it is important to be reminded that destiny always requires our response. Doors of promises get opened, awaiting us to pass through them. However, this does not happen by itself, but rather requires focus and decision.
 

Patterns of destiny (note: sequences) imply events which are essential. As it happened at the time of Elijah's rapture, in which the elements of “fire” and “wind” played an important role (see 2 Kings 2:11 i.c.w. Luke 3:16).

 

11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

 

16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Determined Decisiveness

In phases that are challenging it is necessary to hold on to Jesus Christ resolutely according to Elisha's approach (note: symbol for the Body of Christ on earth). He despite the request of his Lord Elijah (note: symbol for Jesus Christ) not to let go of following him had finally entered his destiny. Although Elijah had asked Elisha several times to remain in Gilgal, Bethel and Jericho, Elisha did not allow himself being deterred from getting into his final destiny (see 2 Kings 2:1-6).

 

1 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.

2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

3 The company of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.”

4 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

5 The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”

6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on.

The reason for Elisha's behavior was that he knew that Elijah had indispensable spiritual resources. As a result of this persistent behavior, Elisha acted “violently” in order to take the kingdom of heaven by force and to preserve the life of the Spirit for the future and future generations (see Matthew 11:12).

 

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.

Elisha's unshakable adherence to his promise was rooted in the Spirit of the Lord. As a result of this attitude, he finally has possessed this power, which even led him further than Elijah.
 

Overcoming Rejection

This attitude includes the principle that you must overcome rejection in order to be able to walk in the anointing of God. It is therefore not possible to move in the anointing unless you have learned to overcome and endure rejection in order to achieve higher goals related to to the anointing. The same can be applied to inconvenience and the pressure of voices who want to stop you on the way (see 2 Kings 2:3.5). In all circumstances of distraction and diversion it is therefore crucial to continue and to move forward remaining focused in order to finally reach God's goal and destiny.

 

3 The company of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.”

5 The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”

Places Of Examination

Each of Elisha's whereabouts (note: Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho) became places of testings of Elisha and if his heart can be found truly undivided. Each place represented phases of learning, mastering and sacrifice.

His deep and sincere desire was to serve Elijah.
Elisha understood that doors of destiny open while the steps of promise are already recognizable.
 

There is a saying: 'We do not need leaders who serve, but rather servants who lead.' And Jesus Himself said that where He is, His servants would also be (see John 12:26).

 

26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

Your trustworthy identity and ability to flow in the Spirit will be recognized and revealed in its greatness as you feel comfortable in your own skin and realize that you are completely known by God and that He is “ordering” your steps. By this divine “ordering” you can enter your destiny.
 

Therefore, the only thing that is important is to serve the Father by serving with your life as it unfolds before you. This requires an intimate relationship with God as your Father. Only in this way you will be able to see how it unfolds in front of you to help you fulfilling your purpose.

Understanding God's Order

Elisha also understood that there was an order for his life and that a new order was about to manifest. He became the apparent heir of the success (note: fulfillment) of the anointing which he had received from Elijah.

Referring to our time, it means that we do not receive the anointing by simple laying on of hands, but rather it is transmitted to us as we deal with and devote ourselves to the concerns of God. So, it comes from the capacity of relationship (note: from the acceptance and love of the Heavenly Father) to serve others, and from the deep desire for breakthrough and the price of the high calling in Jesus Christ (see Ephesians 4:13).

 

… 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

When lives of believers lack order, then believers tend to feel as if nothing fits, nothing flows and nothing is fulfilled. If there is no order, there will be no meaning. Finally, this circumstance leads to frustration.

The Revealing Through Destiny Patterns

If you can find the destiny patterns of your life, these patterns always lead to finding the destiny pathways. Frequently, personal destiny patterns can get recognized by the way people have relationships with significant people. These patterns are also revealed in the cycles of people's own history. The key to the future therefore lies in the past.

We can find those patterns, for example, in the life of David, who defeated a lion, then a bear, then Goliath, then his brothers and then all the Philistines. This shows that significant events can help to recognize significant patterns in life. These reflections open up suitable ways leading to one's destiny.
 

Elijah's ministry was primarily a service of listening and speaking the word. But Elisha's ministry was of seeing things that were not there, as if they were there.

The Sign Of Billy Graham's Going Home

The physical death of Billy Graham marks at this point in history for us, the Body of Christ, a gate of the supernatural sight of God who gets to find those who live hidden in Christ. We have entered a great time in which the Father reveals to us the hidden manna of Christ, his order and spiritual/apostolic guidance (see Revelation 2:17b i.c.w. Hebrews 9:4b).

 

… 17b To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna.

 

… 4b This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

The Prophetic Sight Of Elisha

Elisha had the ability to see the “means of transport” of the move of God. He saw the fiery chariots of God, representing God's walking, and the Spirit of God, representing God's movement. This point of view is for us the access to receive the anointing mantle in order to walk in the promises of God and to overcome the things that rise up against the knowledge of God in this time.
(note: The message is based on a revelatory teaching by Dr. Mark J. Chironna with the title “If You See Me”, published in the ElijahRain Magazine, page 20-23, summer edition 2009)

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm

It may seem a paradox to the human intellect, but when difficult circumstances occur in believers' lives, God can use them to turn into something good (see Romans 8:28).

 

28 And we now know that unto those who love God, all things help them unto good, to those who according to the purpose are called to be saints.

The Paralyzed Man And His Four Friends

In this context, I would like to refer to the story where Jesus was in a house in Capernaum. Inside as in front of that house was a large crowd of people because of His presence, so that it was impossible for many people to even see Jesus Christ. Among the crowd, there was also a paralyzed man who was carried there on his bed by four men.

Though they couldn't get closer to Jesus because of the crowd of people, these four friends decided to go up to the roof of the house where Jesus was and had removed the tiles from the roof in order to place the paralyzed person on his bed in front of Jesus. On that day because of their action the paralyzed man became part of the message of Jesus, which had preached. Jesus preached to them about the power of forgiveness. Through His sermon Jesus confronted the hearts of the present scribes who accused Him of blasphemy.

 

At that time, Jesus served in the anointing of the word of knowledge and the discernment of spirits, so that He revealed the heart attitude of the scribes. Jesus then healed the paralyzed man as a sign of God's forgiving power.

As a result of this healing taking place, the people have seen something that they had never experienced before and thereupon began to enter into the worship of God (see Mark 2:1-12).

 

Mark 2:1-12:
1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.

2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.

3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.

4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things?

9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?

10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”

12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Unlocking The Presence Of Heaven

Without the intent of being admonishing at this point, it unfortunately happens now and then in gatherings of saints that Jesus is there with His presence, but a religious spirit simply keeps the eyes of believers shut as blind, so that the Lord wouldn't get recognized with His presence among His people. Especially in these situations it is essential for saints to rise up against the sneaky influence.

 

Those saints should rise up who understand how to open the heaven by faith, spirit-filled revelation and the power of God's Word in order to remove the covering of slavery (see Exodus 1:14; note: for example, to become righteous out of deeds) and to contribute to a renewed mindset that is activated by applying the blood of Jesus Christ (see Hebrews 9:14).

 

… 14 and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, making mortar and brick and in all manner of service in the field; all their service, in which they made them serve, was with rigor.

 

Hebrews 9:14:
… 14 how much more shall the blood of the Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from the works of death to serve the living God?

The Four “Gatekeepers”

The four friends who opened the roof of the house can also be described as the four gatekeepers who stayed at the “Parbar”, meaning the annex on the western side of the temple of Solomon (see 1 Chronicles 26:18).

 

18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

The word “Parbar/Parwar” is a Persian word and means “light bringer, open hall”.

Therefore, the four men or friends of that paralyzed man became the stewards of fresh revelation of Jesus' forgiveness, even though they may not have been aware of it.

Their compassionate and active intervention led to the fact that people who found themselves weakened by the adversary from the past can enter into the process of restoration in Jesus Christ, so that resistance gets silenced.

The Number 4 And The Door

It is no coincidence that there were four people carrying the paralyzed person onto the roof.

The Hebrew letter “Daleth”, which has the numerical value “4” and means “door”, carries also the pictographic representation of an “open tent door”.

The opening in the roof was not just any opening. It was like an open door that made it possible for the light of heaven to shine into the house where Jesus was. This light was like a spotlight shining from above onto the Son of God emphasizing the meaning of His message.

Bringing The Paralyzed Circumstance Into The Center Of Jesus

Since the four men were on the roof and therefore could not necessarily be aware that Jesus Christ was in the house exactly where they had opened the roof, it is obvious that their action was taken in faith as it was the guidance of the Spirit to bring that “paralyzed circumstance” into the center of Jesus Christ (see John 6:44).

 

44 No one can come to me unless the Father who has sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

It is also interesting to note that there were altogether five men (note: the four friends with the paralyzed man getting healed) who helped to reveal the forgiving power of God. The number “5” is related to “grace”, which is not cheap at all, but powerful, to lead a pure and holy life as well as being the possession of God, which produces good works (see Titus 2:11-14).

 

Titus 2:11-14:
11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live temperately, righteously, and godly in this present world; 13 waiting for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a people of his own, zealous of good works.

Conclusion

There are situations in our lives that we should look at from God's perspective in order to be able to be with the right people at the right time in the right place, helping people who are unable to help themselves. This includes the natural and the spiritual dimension, as illustrated by the two friends at the two corners of the back and the two friends at the two corners of the front of the bed (see Galatians 6:1-2).

 

Galatians 6:1-2:
1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

It is left up to the particular situation in which the Holy Spirit leads and inspires saints to decide how this assistance is to be provided. Important is that this help or support can be given in concrete terms in prayer for a person or matter for the Lord. It can also be an act of love, which in faith always has an effect in the power of God bringing heaven “down” (see Romans 12:9-13).

 

9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

This kind of assistance and support can cause people who are in our environment to gain a greater understanding of the truth (see 1 Timothy 2:4-6).

 

… 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm