FIRE BY NIGHT
"Reflections Upon Reflections" [of The Father's Heart]
THE SEVERE
CONSEQUENCES OF REBELLION
[Part
1 of 3]
JANUARY 13TH
Words of prophecy:
...."Tell My
people that this is a most dangerous time to be found "maligning"
those whom I have sent as gifts to My Church in this last hour. For truly I say
to you, My wrath shall know no bounds to those rebellious ones who have
forsaken "intimate" fellowship with Me in order to "secure"
the praises of men. There are those of My children who still consider their
most important relationships those which have been established with "flesh
and blood" and thus their relationship with Me which was once so glorious
now lies in darkness. As My apostles and prophets move swiftly to the forefront
of the local churches, by My great and awesome power, everything now covered up
shall be uncovered and everything now hidden shall be made clear. Indeed each
man's work shall become evident and those who have refused to repent of their
"constant" disobedience and selfishness - those who have continued to
build their houses upon the sand despite the rapidly approaching "storm
clouds", shall find themselves exposed, and they shall surely be ashamed
before all men; for in rejecting My "sent ones" they have rejected Me
and the life and light which were needful for them to walk in victory; but
instead of receiving My "gifts" they hardened their hearts against
Me, and they both persecuted and slandered My precious bondservants and
handmaidens, but I, through My great and awesome power have sustained all those
who were turned away and as surely as I live, I shall show "them"
that it was I who have loved and kept those who were sent to them, and with an
"unbearable torment of soul" they shall acknowledge all those whom I
have placed in the local Church as "delegated authorities", those
that have been given the anointing to both establish and build My
"spotless and unblemished Church".... (see
word below)
...."There
will be only two reactions to the above word, My beloved ones. One of extreme
anger or one of a deep, "sorrowful" repentance. Truly I say to you
for one to still retain their prideful arrogance in the face of the
"anointing" which is upon My words, will mean that that one shall
surely reap My judgement which is reserved for the "sons of
disobedience" and they shall perish in their rebellion; for they have
"blasphemed the glory" and I shall make them a sign which shall shake
violently the hearts of the prideful and the rebellious. But to those who allow
the entrance of My words and who thus experience a deep and
"sorrowful" repentance, I shall restore them to their
"rightful" place in My Body and they shall "affix" (append)
themselves to those whom I have sent and they shall be taught and they shall be
blessed; for they shall indeed know the full measure of My mercy and My
longsuffering. Let there be no misunderstanding of the fact that I love dearly
all of My children, but I will not for one moment tolerate wilful rebellion
against My anointing! Indeed the time which I have spoken of previously
has now arrived. Guard your hearts well and with all diligence, My beloved
ones, for My glory shall abound in the midst of the congregation"....
Numbers 16:20-22 NASB
ALL THOSE WHO HAVE TRULY HUMBLED THEMSELVES BEFORE
GOD WILL HAVE, ABIDING IN THEIR HEARTS, A DEEP AND EXPERIENTIAL LOVE [OF GOD]
FOR MANKIND
In Numbers 16:20-22
we see the men of God falling on their face before the Lord to intercede on
behalf of a people who are about to be judged severely by God. All those who
have truly humbled themselves before God will have, abiding in their hearts, a
deep and experiential love [of God] for mankind [without exception] -
regardless of their sin. So now, summarizing that which has happened up until
this time in this story of Korah's rebellion, we see that Moses first delivered
the Word of the Lord to his people [concerning the call to holiness] [Numbers 15:37-16:3] and unto their leaders. Then
Korah, along with Dathan and Abiram took offense and they rose up together with
250 other leaders of the congregation against Moses and Aaron, and falsely
accused them of exalting themselves above the people. Moses on hearing these
words, and because he knew God so well, foresaw immediately the consequences of
their rebellion and interceded on their behalf before God, and God's immediate
word to Korah and all his company was for them to gather together the following
morning. The next morning the glory of the Lord appeared to all the
congregation and the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, telling them to separate
themselves from among the congregation because His intention was to consume
them instantly. But once again Moses and Aaron interceded on behalf of the
people before the Lord and God gave Moses instructions to tell the congregation
to get back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.
And now we shall go on to see the
"absoluteness" of God's judgement upon the rebellion of His people in
Numbers 16:23-33:
...."Then
Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following
him, and he spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart now from the tents
of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest you be swept
away in all their sin." So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah,
Dathan and Abiram: and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of
their tents, along with their wives and their sons and their little ones. And
Moses said, "By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all
these deeds; for this is not my doing. If these men die the death of all men,
or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. But if
the Lord brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and
swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol,
then you will understand that these men have spurned the Lord. Then it came
about as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground that was under
them split open, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and
their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah, with their
possessions. So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol;
and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the
assembly".....
As we move into the
final stages of this last hour we must come to understand the absolute purposes
and plans of the Father for His Church. His number one desire is to remove
"all" rebellion from His church, and with it all sin and death - in
order that Satan might no longer have any foothold [ground] whatsoever to work
from in the midst of His people. This story of Korah's rebellion becomes for us
in the Church a bold type and symbol of the fact that it is man's
"rebellion" that forces the judicial hand of God. In His dealings
with the Israelites, they tempted God ten times and five other times they
refused to believe Him and yet, in His mercy and lovingkindness He forgave
them. But in this time of Korah's rebellion He came out to judge, and although
God answered the prayer of Moses, His judgement consumed all the leaders of the
rebellion - and all who had "aligned" themselves with them.
EACH
MAN'S WORK SHALL BECOME EVIDENT IN THIS HOUR - WITHOUT EXCEPTION!
So too, in this
last hour, shall the Judgement of God [1 Peter 4:17]
befall "all" that is not in Christ for it is written that each man's
work shall become evident [1 Corinthians 3:10-15],
and we must "know" that God has said that every so-called "good
work" and "labour", which has its origin apart from Him, shall
be consumed by Him. Time and time again God, through the apostles and prophets,
has given a severe admonition and warning for us to disassociate our "affections"
from the world and its ways because He knows that "fellowship"
[agreement] with the world and its ways will open up a man's heart for Satan to
plant seeds of pride and rebellion and, thus, allow him to hold captive those
children of God who choose carnality [self-desire] over godliness
[godly-desire]. We must come to understand fully that the gates of Hell will
NEVER prevail against the "Church" that is walking in the revealed
knowledge of God's Word [Matthew 16:18] but we
must also clearly understand that a heart not wholly given to God [a rebellious
spirit] will open the door to Satan to hinder the work of God in some way -
through the self-exaltive and divisive practices that are its spontaneous
fruit. In the last scripture we see a graphic description of God's final judgement
on the actions of His rebellious leaders. After Moses had spoken the Word of
the Lord [Numbers 16:28-30] God immediately
backed His Words and His judgement was set in motion.
to be continued