We received an email asking if attending churches that were coming under correction would cause you to lose the anointing as well. My answer was simple: The Lord hasn’t told me directly, however, His Word states:
If there come any to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that bids him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. (2 John 1:10-11 AKJV)
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine [is disloyal to what Jesus Christ taught], do not receive him [do not accept him, do not welcome or admit him] into [your] house or bid him Godspeed or give him any encouragement. (2 John 1:10-11 AMPC)
This scripture seems to say that if we support those who are teaching and operating outside the ways of the Lord, then we become guilty by association. It refers to those looking to make a profit from the Gospel, but not acknowledging that Jesus actually came in the flesh. I now have confirmation from the Lord that this will be applied to all those who have added to or warped what the Bible says. This is the warning that was given with the previous scripture:
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked, but that we receive a full reward. (2 John 1:8 AKJV)
We must examine ourselves and not depend upon what man says, but what God says. By supporting those going in the wrong way, you may lose that which you have gained. What does it mean to support leaders that are not walking in God’s ways? What will the consequences look like? The Lord gave me a very clear picture of what is coming, beginning on the Feast of Trumpets, 2020.
Secret Place Visit
As I entered the Secret Place, my mind was focused on what I had heard other ministers saying. I began growing really tall and the Lord shrank until I could barely see Him.
Immediately I remembered that I had watched a couple of videos from other ministries that were sent to me over the last couple of days, despite the fact that the Lord told me to remain focused on Him. I fell to my knees, crying out, “I confess I’m guilty of looking at what other leaders are doing, even though You told me not to. I repent and won’t do this anymore. I look to You, the Great Shepherd, and You alone!”
The Lord began growing in size as I focused on Him. He became bigger and bigger until I was only up to His ankles. My cloak (mantle) extended to cover the sheep He brought to me, and His mantle covered all those who were focused on Him. There were many leaders who were off in the darkness.
I asked Him what happened, and He explained, “If you focus and look at what your hand or foot is doing (other ministries), you are not going to get very far. You will begin going in a way where I am not. Shepherds of My flock must stay focused on Me or they will wander off into darkness.” The Lord spoke with authority, “The wolves are let loose among the sheep for a short season. Those Leaders who are in the darkness will be harmed.”
I thought that perhaps this was a correction for the ministry so I inquired, “Does this mean we should not be teaching leaders? Should we remove the Leaders, Teachers, Intercessors course from the Academy?”
He reminded me of the time when He had become small and I grew large, before answering, “When mankind repeatedly looks to mankind for what to do and where to go, then they are not able to clearly see Me or find Me any longer. They are only seeing mankind. I will bring those who need to reconnect with Me to OCC. Through the Academy, they will see where they have gone astray. You will help lead them back to Me where they can once again see and receive from Me.”
I stated, “Lord, this sounds really great, especially for OCC… I don’t want to be led astray by a vain imagination, so can I have a scripture to go with this?”
Immediately I heard, “John 3:16.”
“Oh, that’s not fair!” I complained. “Many people have that scripture memorized, including me: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. I could have come up with that myself! Can I have a scripture that I don’t know?”
“Amos 3:10,” came directly into my mind. “I’m not sure Amos has a third chapter, much less ten verses...that will work. And you know what? I am going to look that up right now. If that doesn’t fit with what I’ve seen, I will be totally upset, knowing this has been a vain imagination!”
I pulled out my Bible and opened it up to Amos:
For they know not to do right, said the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. (Amos 3:10 AKJV)
This confirmed that there are those following what they’ve been taught. They really don’t know that they are wrong. If we look to the next verse, it shows what will happen:
Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land, and he shall bring down your strength from you, and your palaces shall be spoiled. (Amos 3:11 AKJV)
The wolves will be let loose and what they have built will be destroyed.
Meaning
Leaders who were depending on revelations and teachings of other ministers, who are connected to ministries not operating in God’s way “lose sight” of the Lord. They will not be able to receive from Him, nor will they be able to reconnect with Him. They may need help to reconnect with the Lord. Before I left the Secret Place, I was asked to tell people about it because they will come under attack from the wolves (Satan and his army). Where is this in the Word of God?
But I certify you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:11-12 AKJV)
After we know God’s ways, when we begin to lead others, we need to receive revelation from the Lord, not relying on what man has said.
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you from now on walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart…(Ephesians 4:17-18 AKJV)
Gentiles were those who didn’t know God. Many leading the body of Christ have been acting in accordance with the world rather than operating as Jesus instructed us to do. This will cause their minds to be darkened, alienated from God. The continued walking in ignorance has blinded their hearts.
I sought the Lord in the Secret Place, asking about those who were associating with Ministries that were not able to see Him.
Secret Place Visit
When the scene appeared before my closed eyes, it was like looking into a shattered mirror. Everything was a bit disconnected like funhouse mirrors with unusual angles. The Lord laughed with great merriment and began dancing with me. Usually, He is very responsive and supportive of my emotions in the Secret Place.
“Lord, how can you be so happy?” I asked, “I am glad to see you, but I’m not happy right now.”
“Should I not be happy to see My bride?” He asked.
I was insistent, “Yes, Lord, but I need to know what is going on.”
He took my hand and led me through a door. It was so foggy that I could barely make out a table in the center of the room. “I can’t see anything…” I complained.
My vision cleared as the Lord poured something over me, not that it helped all that much. The table resembled a model of a city with buildings and streets. One edge was black and long tendrils of inky darkness were spreading into the circular map, one building at a time. I turned to the Lord and said, “I don’t understand… What are You showing me?”
“Wrong Alignment…” was the only thing He said before I was removed from the Secret Place.
Meaning:
The Lord had clearly shown what people connected to wrongly aligned ministries will experience. When we connect with a ministry that is not aligned with God, we will begin to see the Lord as rejoicing, though we are troubled. We feel disconnected from Him like He doesn’t understand what we are going through. In addition:
We will not be able to see clearly, our vision will be foggy.
Even when we see the attack of the enemy, we may not understand how it connects to us or what to do about it.
Here is the scripture below:
But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (Matthew 15:9 AKJV)
Jesus said this to the Pharisees who were not following God’s ways, but instead, they were making excuses to get around them so they could gain more profit. He continued explaining:
But He answered and said, Every plant, which My heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. (Matthew 15:13-14 AKJV)
When man goes his own way, it will be “rooted up” or destroyed. This is what will happen to many ministries in the coming years. If you are being led by “blind” leaders who are not receiving from the Lord, then you will wind up in a ditch with them. This is the effect of connecting to a ministry that is not following the Lord, as we discussed in a previous message. We will have a wrong alignment that will impact our connection with Him.
Re-Aligning with God
I took time to seek the Lord the next day to see if He had anything else to say, now that I knew how being wrongly aligned with ministries would affect the body of Christ. Much to my relief, the vision was “normal.” Jesus danced with me for a moment, then He took me by the hand, “I have something to show you…”
He guided me to a long deep hole in the ground and asked me to lay down in it. Using a shovel, He began shoveling dirt on top of me. I bolted up, sitting up in the hole, while dirt was sliding off me. “Do you confess that Jesus the Messiah has come in the flesh?” I demanded.
As the Lord’s back was to me, He began to morph into a monster and said, “Is this what you expected? Of course, I confess that it is so, for it was Me! Now lie down and be still…”
It took a lot of self-control to remain focused on Jesus while He continued to shovel dirt on top of me. At one point, it was completely dark. The vision then shifted to a third-person point of view: I saw myself lying buried under the Earth.
The flesh began decaying and falling off my body like a time-lapse film until there were only bones. The Lord reached down and pulled me out of the grave. My body shimmered and glistened like it was made out of gemstones. It was stunning and clothed in a sparkling gown.
“Lord, I’m not sure what this means…” my honest feelings blurted out, “Dirt is what our flesh was made out of. How can being buried in dirt make this happen? Wouldn’t that be buried in the flesh?” I asked.
His question was filled with kindness, “Where were you buried?”
“In Heaven?” I answered, still unsure of the meaning of this visit.
The Lord explained, “Now is the time for My bride to be buried in the basic foundations, well-grounded, in the ways of their homeland, Heaven. It will enable them to become my glorious bride and operate fully in God’s glory.”
“This sounds great, Lord. Another way of dying to the flesh. But as strange as this visit has been, could I have a scripture to go with it?” Recalling the last time I asked for a scripture I added, “One I don’t have memorized?”
This wisdom descends not from above but is earthly, sensual, devilish. (James 3:15 AKJV)
This is being said because the body of Christ needs to be purified of sin, dying to the flesh. It can be seen because of what comes just before the preceding scripture:
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. (James 3:13-14 AKJV)
“Good conversation” is what we are talking about, not only online, but in everyday life. Meekness is the opposite of pride. We must be willing to receive correction and wisdom from God, as we die to what the “world” sees as right.
Meaning
God’s word tells us:
But we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in Heaven… (Philippians 3:20 AMPC)
When you move to a new country, you are expected to learn the ways of that country: what is legal, what is expected of you. We have come very far from what God expects of His children. He is pouring out His glory upon those fully committed to His ways. Even the most minor connection with those not devoted wholly unto His ways will cause Him to withdraw from us.
The body of Christ will be experiencing a disconnection from the Holy Spirit beginning with the Feast of Trumpets, 2020. Leaders of ministries who are out of alignment with God may be removed or will stop receiving from Him. Those connected to these ministries will, likewise, stop receiving. The alignment to those ministries can be very slight:
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine [is disloyal to what Jesus Christ taught], do not receive him [do not accept him, do not welcome or admit him] into [your] house or bid him Godspeed or give him any encouragement. (2 John 1:10-11 AMPC)
In the Amplified Version of the Bible, we see more details about what the original words mean. The Lord spoke and told us to watch for a coming sign to confirm what was wrong in His church. We are not to welcome these ministries into our lives in any way, not even to say the common greeting on the street of that day, “Godspeed.” We cannot encourage them in ANY way.
Those who are part of the Online Christian Church are saying that they want to come up to a higher level to be able to operate in God’s glory to help others. The Bible tells us, “To whom much is given, much is required.” Here is the correction I gave to the Church to remain rightly aligned to hear from the Holy Spirit:
1. Do not go back to old prophecies or words given to you from ministries not properly aligned with God.
Both Sandra and Lydia have been urged by the Holy Spirit to burn or remove their “file” of prophecies given to them over the last 20-30 years.
Some prophecies may have become idols in your life, even if they were from God. This may create issues as well.
God will speak directly to you about this hour, if you will remove what you are holding onto from the past.
2. When sharing posts from preachers, worship ministers, ministries out of alignment.
a. INVESTIGATE before you SHARE to see if the ministry or person is connected to any of the following:
Selling Items
Old Wineskin
Unauthorized Authority
Worshipers connected to BIG ministries selling worship
b. Do not LIKE or SHARE or COMMENT even on Team Members’ posts without seeing who the original contributor was.
If they didn’t discern or look at it, you will follow them into the ditch!
3. Sharing posts that use humor to disguise a wrong spirit.
Using your birthday to prophecy through the Bible or Strong’s Concordance - this is divination.
Ascribing dollar amounts to “churchy” traits - this is mocking the things of God.
“Harmless games” on FB that offer to tell you your bible characteristics, which bible personality you are most like, which scripture is "yours" - “Christian horoscopes” opening the door to deception and superstition.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. (Ephesians 4:29 AKJV)
If you are guilty of wrong alignment, it is easy to fix (unless you are a leader).
Confess - tell the Holy Spirit you are sorry for listening to your soul or for following those not rightly aligned with God.
Repent - remove any ties to those out of alignment.
Plead the blood - Jesus has paid the price for you to be free and redeemed!
Break soul ties - if you were a “member” or received something from a ministry, sever all spiritual ties.
This will re-align you with the Lord. Be prepared to “die to the flesh” as never before. We need to be rooted and grounded in Heaven’s ways! The Bible tells us how to do this:
But exhort one another daily, while it is called today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:13 AKJV)
Brothers, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted… (Galatians 6:1 AKJV)
It is not only the elders who should help us avoid “falling into a ditch.” We need to learn how to encourage one another AND gently, meekly, point out when someone is going in the wrong direction. If someone gives a harsh, judgmental correction, that should be brought to the elders. This is what is expected of us. This is why we fellowship and assemble together.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. (Proverbs 27:17 AKJV)
We must be willing to commune with one another and to be corrected as well as give gentle corrections. After you complete the Courts of Heaven Academy, if you desire to have more fellowship, to be buried in the Kingdom of Heaven so that you can rise with the Lord in His glory, we hope you will consider joining our Team.
Association with Selling
One of the few times we see the zealousness of Jesus is when He overturned tables in the temple:
“Then to those who sold the doves He said, Take these things away (out of here)! Make not My Father’s house a house of merchandise (a marketplace, a sales shop)!” (John 2:16 AMPC)
Doves were a necessary part of worshiping God; they were used in sacrifices. Jesus threw out those who were selling them. This shows God’s heart concerning selling things, even spiritually necessary items, in connection to a church. If Jesus threw them out of the temple, should our churches remain connected to those who are selling what God has freely given them? Should churches list anything “for sale” in connection with the church?
When a spiritual leader sins it can bring guilt to all those under him:
If it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people... (Lev 4:2 AMPC)
This is why if you bring the word of God to a leader that is in sin and they refuse to turn from it, then you should not remain under them. We see this principle of God reflected in the New Testament church.
I wrote to you in an letter not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortionists, or with idolaters; for then must you needs go out of the world. But now I have written to you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortionist; with such an one no not to eat. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not you judge them that are within? But them that are without God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. (1 Corinthians 5:9-12 KJV)
When we charge for what belongs to God, this is about money: getting what we feel we deserve to be paid. For this reason, it is connected to both covetousness and idolatry. Charging for what we receive from God is placing a price tag on our efforts on God's behalf. We are to remove believers from the church who will not turn from doing wrong.
Calling someone “wicked” for selling what belongs to God may seem a bit harsh, but the Greek word used here means bad and opposed to what is good. When someone is not operating as God has instructed, especially once they are given scripture to back up the wrongness of an action, then they can be classified as opposing God.
But Peter said to him, Destruction overtake your money and you, because you imagined you could obtain the [free] gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is all wrong in God’s sight [it is not straightforward or right or true before God]. (Acts 8:20 AMPC)
When Simon the Sorcerer tried to buy the free gifts of God, Peter spoke a curse upon him. The disciples wanted no fellowship with someone who put a price on what was to be freely given by God. By putting prices on books that promise revelation, gifts of the spirit, deliverance or any other free gift will bring a curse upon the person doing it.
Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless arguments [for these sins], for through these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience. So do not associate or be sharers with them. For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [lead the lives of those native-born to the Light]. For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or [the Spirit [consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life. And try to learn [in your experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [let your lives be constant proofs of what is most acceptable to Him]. Take no part in and have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds and enterprises of darkness, but instead [let your lives be so in contrast as to] expose and reprove and convict them. (Ephesians 5:6-11 AKJV)
We are told not to be partakers with those who are doing wrong, nor to take part of the deeds they are doing that are not according to God’s ways. Paul urged the Thessalonian church not to fellowship with those who would not accept his teaching:
But if anyone [in the church] refuses to obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. Do not regard him as an enemy, but simply admonish and warn him as [being still] a brother. (2 Thess. 3:14-15 AKJV)
This is another example of the NT church not associating with a brother who refuses to do what is right. Paul also gives Timothy instructions on how to act with an elder which you should keep in mind.
Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brothers; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. (1 Timothy 5:1-2)
The chapter begins with entreating an elder about what is right. We must choose our words carefully and gently. However, if accusations are found to be true and without repentance, other actions are required.
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep yourself pure. (1 Timothy 5:19-22 AKJV)
Rebuking an elder publicly should only be done after they refuse to stop sinning when it is pointed out. We can become “partakers” or share in the sin of others when we support those who are sinning.
Purchasing a Bible
We know that we cannot understand the Bible without the Holy Spirit so purchasing Bibles is okay: you are just paying for the recorded word of God. If a Bible contains revelations others have received from God, that is where it can go wrong. Then someone is putting a price on what God has given them freely through the Holy Spirit.
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