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"Look at me, Leonard..."
Behold a Lamb of God. Of course, the above is really a metaphorical composite photograph of the fifth Lamp on the Candlestick, the fifth Spirit "before God's throne", called the Church of Sardis.
Her now completed task is described as follows in scripture:
"And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit."
"And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit."
"And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."
"And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads."
"And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment (was) as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man."
"And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them."
"And the shapes of the locusts (were) like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads (were) as it were crowns like gold, and their faces (were) as the faces of men."
"And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as (the teeth) of lions."
"And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings (was) as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle."
"And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power (was) to hurt men five months."
"And they had a king over them, (which is) the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue (is) Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath (his) name Apollyon." [KJV-Bible - Revelation 9:1-11]
And the message from scripture today for this formidable Spirit:
"And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead."
"Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God."
"Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."
"Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy."
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels."
"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." [KJV-Bible - Revelation 3:1-6]
What I hear is that if she
does watch, she
will know when that hour arrives. Though I've always been a cup-half-full type.
Before she became naked before you, Leonard, the great lady above wrote:
[In His message to the Church of Laodicea] Jesus is coming in to give the individual members of the church the richest blessings, if they will open the door to Him. He does not once call them Babylon, nor ask them to come out. But He says, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten" (with messages of reproof and warning) (Rev. 3:19).
These reproofs I am not ignorant of. I have given warnings because the Spirit of the Lord has constrained me to do so, and have uttered reproofs because the Lord has given me words of reproof. I have not shunned to declare the whole counsel of God, which has been given me for the church.
I will say in the fear and love of God, I know the Lord has thoughts of love and mercy to restore and heal them of all their backslidings. He has a work for His church to do. They are not to be pronounced Babylon, but to be as the salt of the earth, the light of the world. They are to be the living messengers to proclaim a living message in these last days.
She erected around her city not just walls and high fences, but also razor wire, tank traps, and those odd looking iron things that Rommel used to defend the beaches of Normandy.
But she also left a large crack in it all for the right man:
Attitude to Those Claiming to Have New Light.--Cling close to your Bible, for its sacred truths can purify, ennoble, and sanctify the soul. You must hold the truth and teach it as it is in Jesus, else it is of no value to you. Before the light of God's truth let human opinions and ideas and human wisdom appear as they are in the sight of God,--as foolishness. . .
If a brother differ with you on some points of truth, do not stoop to ridicule, do not place him in a false light, or misconstrue his words, making sport of them; do not misinterpret his words and wrest them of their true meaning. This is not conscientious argument. Do not present him before others as a heretic, when you have not with him investigated his positions, taking the Scriptures text by text in the spirit of Christ to show him what is truth. You do not yourself really know the evidence he has for his faith, and you cannot really clearly define your own position. Take your Bible, and in a kindly spirit weigh every argument that he presents and show him by the Scriptures if he is in error. When you do this without unkind feelings, you will do only that which is your duty and the duty of every minister of Jesus Christ.
Hear Before You Condemn.--When new light is presented to the church, it is perilous to shut yourselves away from it. Refusing to hear because you are prejudiced against the message or the messenger will not make your case excusable before God. To condemn that which you have not heard and do not understand will not exalt your wisdom in the eyes of those who are candid in their investigations of truth. And to speak with contempt of those whom God has sent with a message of truth, is folly and madness. If our youth are seeking to educate themselves to be workers in His cause, they should learn the way of the Lord, and live by every word that proceedeth out of His mouth. They are not to make up their minds that the whole truth has been unfolded, and that the Infinite One has no more light for His people. If they entrench themselves in the belief that the whole truth has been revealed, they will be in danger of discarding precious jewels of truth that shall be discovered as men turn their attention to the searching of the rich mine of God's word.
A man whom she describes as follows:
When the Lord gives a man message, He gives with it something whereby His people may know that the message is from Him. God does not ask his people to believe everyone who comes to them with a message. The Lord sends warnings to His people, not to destroy them, but to correct their errors....
We are living in perilous times. From the light I have, I know that Satan is trying to bring in that which will make people think they have a wonderful work to do. But when God gives a man a message, that man, by his meekness and lowliness, will give evidence that God is working through him. God lives and reigns, and He desires us to walk before Him in humility.
(For such a small woman, she wielded quite the Two-Edged Edged Sword.)
I am not that man. In fact, Spiritually I fear I've been transfigured into the woman herself at about age 17. Like her, when talking about God I cannot retain my lowliness for longer than 5 minutes, my meagre humility inevitably fleeing my enthusiasm every time.
I understand it like this: The Prince of Grecia has fallen for the oldest trick in his own book. He has allowed the Trojan Horse of God to stand in the midst of Babylon, dragged there through a hole in the wall. A modern Sinon will be there to open the door for the warriors hidden within.
I hope I have the right address, the moon has been darkened to such an extent it's difficult to tell these days.
I call way too loudly, but I call clearly.
Leonard and you all call way softly enough - please try calling clearly.
The last will be first, the first will be last. Five are fallen, one is, and one is yet to come... So that means Church Seven is a done deal, Church Six is right here, we and Church Five do Four, Three, Two.... and we all do One together.
All those voices up there in the Tower of Song, all those who see and understand, please step forward, she needs your help. Leonard, she needs those gold-rimmed glasses so she can see clearly again
now.
"Look at me, Leonard. Look at me one last time..."
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