Feast of Tabernacles

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings All,

I received the following from ANZAC prophetic and thought you might be interested:

The FEAST of TABERNACLES - a key for today?

-by Andrew Strom.

From every quarter right now there is dissatisfaction with

Western Christianity and what it has become. ALL of us are

searching for something that will take us out of the spiritual

'rut' that the church seems to be in - into REAL Christianity

the like of which we have never seen. So many are yearning

and searching for this thing. -Something that goes beyond just

a temporary "revival" and ACTUALLY REMAINS WITH US. -A

permanent state of being. -Becoming the glorious Body of Christ

in the earth as she is truly meant to be.

I was praying last night and God reminded me of the Feast of

Tabernacles. This is the Feast that represents God Himself

coming down and "TABERNACLING" with His people. -Actually

living and abiding with the corporate Body - his full holy presence

residing with us.

There were three major Feasts that the Israelites observed. The

first two - Passover and Pentecost - have been literally fulfilled

in the days of the New Testament. A number of teachers say

that 'Tabernacles' is the one that is yet to be fulfilled - and perhaps

this is what we are all sensing in our spirit. -A yearning for God to

come down - not just temporarily as with many past Revivals - but

actually remaining and 'tabernacling' with us - in all His glory.

So what is the pathway to seeing this occur? Well, I cannot see

that it is any different from the way in which God has ALWAYS

come down amongst His people. The first prerequisite is that the

Bride "makes herself ready". There must be a purifying of the

robes, a total cleansing of the hands and heart. This is why deep

dealing with SIN and deep REPENTANCE have been at the heart

of every major move of God. Before He can come down and dwell

with us, there must be a corporate 'Body' that has been prepared

and purified to receive Him. Sin must be rooted out. Pride and

vain imaginings must be brought down. Thus the 'Repentance'

preachers - the "John the Baptists" must first come to prepare the

way of the Lord. These preachers must be allowed to do their work

or there will be no glory to follow.

Secondly, there must be a great crying to God to come and dwell

amongst us - to 'Tabernacle' with us - to display His glory and

bring His holy presence down. -A rending of hearts and a

desperate crying to God.

Both of these things have been spoken about on this List many

times before. They are the keys to the next Awakening - and

possibly to the true fulfillment of "Tabernacles" itself. We must

have deep repentance and a great crying to God to "come down"

and glorify Himself amongst His people.

Below is a discussion of the type of 'Repentance' preachers that

God has always raised up when He wants to move in a new way.

Since we have our "John the Baptist" Conference coming up -

which is all about 'calling forth' these kinds of preachers - I felt it

was appropriate to talk about this now. But it has to go beyond

this too. I truly believe that what God really wants is to 'Tabernacle' -

to dwell with His people - and display His glory to the world. And

this type of preaching is just one of the steps toward that.

"JOHN the BAPTIST"s DOWN the AGES

-Preparing the way for a Visitation:

It is a well-known fact that in past Awakenings, the preachers were

often led to preach searchingly and fearlessly on "sin, righteousness

and judgement". There is a very good reason for this: Jesus had

specifically stated that the Holy Spirit would CONVICT of these

very things - "sin, righteousness and judgement"! (Jn 16:8). Welsh

Revivalist Humphrey Jones once urged a young preacher: "...to

preach with severity and conviction; aiming continually at the

conscience; charging the people with their sins to their very

face; having no regard for men's good or bad opinions; and avoid-

ing the exhibition of self during the delivery of your sermon."

These men would wield God's word under a mighty anointing, not as

some kind of blunt weapon to bludgeon people with, but rather as

an incisive, precision instrument, a "sharp, two-edged sword",

piercing deep into men's hearts, exposing hidden sins, motives

and desires, and bringing Godly sorrow and deep repentance.

What these preachers were looking for was a "broken heart and a

contrite spirit". As with Peter on the day of Pentecost, they

preached with a view to seeing men 'cut to the heart', for only

then could they be sure that the resulting repentance would be

truly deep and truly lasting.

This has almost always been the character of true Revival preach-

ing, from the days of the apostles right down to the present.

In the book of Acts we read of Paul's fearless preaching to

governor Felix: "And as he reasoned of righteousness,

temperance and judgement to come, FELIX TREMBLED..." (Acts

24:25). And likewise we hear the martyr Stephen: "`You stiffnecked

and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy

Spirit: as your fathers did, so do you'..." (Acts 7:51-53). There are

many further examples of this kind of preaching throughout the

New Testament (in the ministries of Jesus and John the Baptist, for instance).

As one writer has noted, "fearless" preaching of this kind seems

calculated to produce either deep conviction or "the bitterest

animosity" (often both!) The old Revivalists were men of enormous

Godly authority, and they used God's word as a sword to 'lay

seige' to the strongholds of sin, compromise and religion that

were binding His people. This was never 'comfortable' prea-

ching (for "sin, righteousness and judgement" are not comfortable

subjects). However, these men well knew that "the fear of the

Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Pr 9:10). And they preached it

as such.

The whole point was to see the Body cleansed and purified - to

prepare them for a visitation of the Lord.

As Martin Luther said: "I was born to fight devils and factions.

It is my business to remove obstructions, to cut down thorns, to

fill up quagmires, and to open and make straight paths. But if I

must have some failing let me rather speak the truth with too

great severity than once to act the hypocrite and conceal the

truth." And the great Revivalist Charles Finney said of one typ-

ical meeting: "The Spirit of God came upon me with such power

that it was like opening a battery upon them. For more than an

hour, and perhaps for an hour and a half, the word of God came

through me to them in a manner that I could see was carrying all

before it. It was a fire and a hammer breaking the rock, and as a

sword that was piercing to the dividing asunder of soul and spir-

it. I saw that a general conviction was spreading over the whole

congregation. Many of them could not hold up their heads."

These "John the Baptists" often preached under such an incredible

anointing that the house would be literally full of the wailing

cries and sobs of those stricken by God's Spirit. One eyewitness

wrote of Savonarola's preaching that it caused "such terror and

alarm, such sobbing and tears that people passed through the

streets without speaking, more dead than alive"! Some modern

Christians, totally unused to this kind of preaching, might say

that such an emphasis on "sin, righteousness and judgement" is

way over the top. However, in circumstances such as those found

in today's church, this kind of preaching is EXACTLY what is

needed. This is why God has so often seen fit to raise up and em-

ploy this kind of preaching in conditions very similar to today.

These preachers were so full of God's presence, so saturated with

His glory, so endued with power from on high, that Revival

literally followed them wherever they went. They would never have

dared to preach the way they did without this anointing (for 'the

letter kills but the Spirit gives life'). But how exactly did

they obtain such a mighty anointing? Well, as most of the old

records show, it was largely through agonizing, prevailing PRAYER

that they had broken through into this realm of real 'Revival'

power in their ministry.

May the "John the Baptists" of the next Great Awakening be

found urgently - before the sun sets over the Western church. Their

job is to see the Body prepared and purified for her day of visitation.

-This is step number one, and it MUST HAPPEN. I believe this

is truly God's priority.

God bless you all.

Kindest regards in Christ,

Andrew Strom.

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[tsth]

Dear DadErnie,

Thank you for posting that. I'm giving that conference some serious consideration as I had heard about it from Doug Perry, one of the speakers. Are you going to attend?

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Dad Ernie]

Thank you for posting that.  I'm giving that conference some serious consideration as I had heard about it from Doug Perry, one of the speakers.  Are you going to attend?

Greetings TSTH,

Unfortunately I have no way to get there at this time.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[traveller]

Andrew Strom took a very unpopular stand against some of the "big boys." I applaud him tremendously for that. And I agree with him about true revival. It all begins with repentance.

Suzanne, are you going?

[tsth]

Hubby and I are talking about it. In fact we were looking last night, at the travel time it would take to get there. It's kinda long to drive, and also want our kids with us, and not sure if we should take them as well. We're talking about it very seriously. Just wishing it were later in March though. I REALLY think we should go though.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[tsth]

Oh, if anyone wants the info on the conference, just ask, I'll be glad to send it to you.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[O'Dannyboy]

Please send me the info. I would like to attend if I am able to make arrangements. Here in Baton Rouge there is a billboard that says "REPENT!" in big bloody letters. I like the message though the bloody letters may lessen its appeal.

[Guest yod]

I'm real confused here.

Feast of Tabernacles conference in March???

That isn't until October...what in world are you guys talking about?

[tsth]

I'm real confused here.

Feast of Tabernacles conference in March???

That isn't until October...what in world are you guys talking about?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm sorry yod,

It did kind of get lost in the article, but I was referring to the following portion of DE's article regarding a conference of repentance preachers and a revival of repentance.

Below is a discussion of the type of 'Repentance' preachers that

God has always raised up when He wants to move in a new way.

Since we have our "John the Baptist" Conference coming up -

which is all about 'calling forth' these kinds of preachers - I felt it

was appropriate to talk about this now. But it has to go beyond

this too. I truly believe that what God really wants is to 'Tabernacle' -

to dwell with His people - and display His glory to the world. And

this type of preaching is just one of the steps toward that.

Dear Dannyboy,

Here's the info:

Repentance Now!

In His Love,

Suzanne

[tsth]

Dear DadErnie,

I apologize that we got off the focus of the topic.............as I truly believe that the article you posted was SO VERY IMPORTANT! Especially for this day and time. I wish there were more than one of these conferences and that they were in different areas of the country. I cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like to hear a WHOLE conference of preaching the WHOLE Truth! Reminds me of all the OT passages, where the Books of the Law were found, after the people had gone through so much heartache and destruction, and then they were called together to humble themselves before the Lord and hear His Word again, as a solemn assembly.

I am longing so badly to go, just to see what it would actually be like to hear what I know in my soul, needs to be preached at this time. Truly, even reading what Andrew Strom's article said, and imagining a service of preachers, lead by this same Spirit, proclaiming boldly that we should repent before the Lord God.

It's just been soooo long.

In His Love,

Suzanne