The Longest Night, Part 2
Volume 12 The Miracle of Supply
by Ernest Angley
November 1993
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). My God will supply. That’s all you need. Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts (Zechariah 4:6). We are journeying on with our hands in the hands of the Lord, and He is serving us well. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning (Psalm 30:5). Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, The morning cometh (Isaiah 21:11,12). The watchmen on the walls of God are declaring that the morning cometh.
The 91st Psalm is for the Bride; read it as a personal promise to you. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. I will put all of my trust in the Lord. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at they side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet (Psalm 91:1-13). Put yourself in this Psalm—the Lord did. That’s the reason it can mean so much to you. Everything in the 91st Psalm is yours. Each member of the bridal company can personally claim all the miracle supply in that chapter. It promises miracle protection, miracle serving, help of angelic beings and deliverance from all fear. All demonic powers, all spirits foreign to the Spirit of God the Bride will trample underfoot. We are in the last moments of the night of this endtime hour, this time of the pouring out of the greatness of the Holy Spirit.
I bring you different nights, and most of them are not nights as we think of a night. Noah was in the long, long night preparing the ark for over one hundred years, and then came that long night of being shut in the ark over a year. Abraham, Moses, the Israelites in bondage all experienced their longest nights.
The long night the Israelites spent in the wilderness because they failed God lasted forty years. Refusing the light of God, they went into darkness. They let the light of God go off and leave them, the light that could have led them straight to the land of Canaan. Had they obeyed God, they would have been there in eleven days and nights, according to estimates of the route God was taking them.
In the light of God it didn’t matter about the heat; the Israelites had the umbrella of God to shelter them from the sun. Electric lights, lanterns were not needed; they had Heaven’s light brighter than the noonday sun. It wasn’t because they didn’t have the supply of God that they failed to reach Canaan in a few days; it wasn’t because their shoes wore out or they lacked food and water. They had the miracle supply; God was raining it down from Heaven, but their disobedience limited their receiving.
Almost Go-Home Time
We will take a lesson from the Israelites; we will keep up with the cloud, conscious of the miracle supply, and we will use it during this long, long night.
We don’t have to be afraid of the night. We don’t have to cry out in fear, Watchman, what of the night? No, we cry out, Watchman, what about this endtime hour? Where are we? Isn’t it almost go-home time? Watchman, tell us of the greatness of the Lord! We don’t have to be told we are going to be kept in safety; we know we are protected. The Lord our God is with us. To die would be gain for us, but it’s necessary for us to be here to finish the Lord’s work, to fight this last great war for God. Our whole lives are in this battle; we hold nothing in reserve. It is indeed a blessed time.
The Disciples Saw Wonders
Almost two thousand years of night have shadowed the Church of Jesus Christ since He walked the shores of Galilee. The disciples never dreamed how long the night of the Church Age would continue; if they had, they would have felt their night was short.
The disciples saw many wonders when Jesus was with them here on Earth. He came to them one night on the Sea of Galilee when they feared for their lives in the storm. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea (Matthew 14:24,25).
Everything Jesus did, every bit of help He gave the disciples, He will give to us—and more—in this last hour because His Spirit will be poured out in a greater way on the Bride than on any other peoples. In this hour the Lord will walk our seas of life, will reveal Himself to the children of God.
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid (Matthew 14:26,27). Imagine how the disciples felt when they realized Jesus was the one walking the water! The thrill should be as great for us today as Jesus walks our troubled waters with us. We won’t sit on the boat in this last hour; we’ll do the Lord’s work with Him out on the stormy deep. We will let Him manifest His power, His greatness through us as we walk the waters with Him to the nations. The storms of tribulation cannot hold this Gospel back; nothing will stop us now. We’re taking Him to the ends of the earth. Blessed be the name of the Lord forevermore! With the greatness of God moving for the lost as we go, we won’t be discouraged or defeated.
Be Not Afraid
Jesus, walking on the waters to the disciples, was teaching them to have perfect trust in Him no matter the situation. But it would take a Pentecost before they understood what He was saying. He was showing them that He would walk their waters; He would be on their angry seas, that they didn’t have to live in fear. Fear was not His will for them. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (II Timothy 1:7). The Lord does not give us fear. Jesus said, Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid (John 14:27). It’s wonderful to not fear. We don’t have to be afraid. Thou shalt not be afraid (Psalm 91:5). Thou shalt not be afraid of anything in this longest night.
The Bride won’t have the fear the disciples displayed. She will recognize Jesus the Groom, know who He is, and she won’t be afraid. She will not think that He died and she is seeing a ghost; she knows every hour she has left on planet Earth that He is alive.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night. In this night of darkness, many will be afraid, dying of heart attacks through fear of what is coming upon the earth. Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken (Luke 21:26). This verse is referring to the people who won’t serve God, who won’t walk with Him; they are living in the night, afraid. Watchman, they cry trembling, what of the night?
Many hearts will stop beating because of the fear, saith the Lord, in this last hour. When you think about it, fear is a paralyzing, life-destroying weapon of the devil. We’re not afraid; we’re going forth, confident we have everything we need. We will cast the devil’s fear aside and it won’t work on us; it can’t penetrate this great light of the Holy Spirit that dwells within the children of God. We know that Jesus is soon coming.
Plain Paths
Praise God for His light in this great hour! He is not wrapping Himself in a pillar of fire, He is revealing Himself. We have the fire of the Holy Ghost burning on the inside of us. Not about to lose the light, we have it with us everywhere we go. No darkness is found in our souls. We rejoice to see Jesus walking our seas of life. He will be on every stormy sea we have. We can depend on Him.
Many Christians in the past have lived in the night, but now in this great pouring-out time there is too much light for the obedient to grope in darkness. The Bride will know her way; her paths will be plain. Her cry will be: Come over here where we are, where the joy of the Lord is found! Receive healing for soul, mind and body! Depression and this joy don’t mix, won’t stay together. This joy we have will melt all that oppression and depression. Come on over here where the feast of the Lord is going on!
More Than Conquerors
We don’t have to look to war weapons for protection; we look to our God. Israel’s army under their first king—Saul—had swords, spears, armor; but no one would volunteer to fight the giant Goliath. It took a little boy about thirteen years of age, David, armed only with a sling and five stones to take up the challenge. Why? He was ready; he had the faith and power of God in his heart.
We have that faith, that power, that part of Heaven; we have the heart of God on the inside of us for courage, for strength. More than conquerors, we are on our way, trampling devils underfoot. We are more than conquerors through him that loved us (Romans 8:37). As we near the end of the journey, as we near Rapture ground, we will hear the cry from Heaven again: You are more than conquerors! That means we have conquered every devil around us and are looking for more. We have plenty of power—God’s power. There won’t be any power left for the devil to send against us. He has come against us with everything, and we have won, carrying the miracle supply of David in our souls. The Lord is moving, giving us what we need to trample devils underfoot in the name of Jesus.
Power in the Name of Jesus
The Bride, living in love in perfection in this final hour, will use the name of Jesus in perfection because she will use it with all the love of God, scattering devils to the right, left, ahead of her and behind her. She will use the power in the holy name of Jesus, and multitudes will be delivered from demonic powers. Those in darkness, in bondage will have the light of God shined on them as she cries: Come on into the light! Follow the light and I’ll show you the paths of God! The Lord is with us. Heaven is backing us up. Come on out of that bondage!
We’re sent of God to open the doors of spiritual prisons and set the captives free. Glory be to God! Many of our loved ones will be saved. We’re going in to bind the strongholds of Lucifer, bind the demonic powers and set the captives free, and say, Come on out of there. The Lord has delivered you from demonic powers and the door is unlocked. Come on out!
We will rejoice as the captives walk out, all their sins washed away through the blood of Jesus. Then the good Holy Ghost will descend and fill those tabernacles of clay.
It is a long night for the children of God, but why worry about the night? Jesus brought the light of Glory for us. We won’t let it grow dim; it will shine brighter than ever in this final hour, shine so brightly that every nation will see the glow leading the way to Calvary—if they want the way to Calvary. Every soul on planet Earth will be able to make his or her decision in this last and final hour. The Lord is paving the way for us to get the message out to the people: Come this way! Come this way! He is the way; Jesus is the Savior; He is the one!
Redemption Draweth Nigh
My God will supply all your needs according to the riches in Jesus Christ. We shall not be afraid of the night, of what’s coming on the earth: the disaster, the calamities, the wars and rumors of wars. We will not fear. The Lord told us about the time we are now in, that this all would come; and we shout, Hallelujah, it’s another sign!
The scriptures are leaping from the pages of God’s Word with the life of God, landing in the hearts and minds of His people. Daily now the Holy Spirit is drawing them to the Word of God, reminding them that these are the things the Lord told us would happen in this hour. He told us much to look for, and we are seeing it all now. Jesus said, And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for you redemption draweth nigh (Luke 21:28).
A Great Light in the Sky
A shout of victory rings among the true children of God because they know this is the endtime age, the closing hour of the Gentile dispensation. We have the call of God to take Jesus to the whole world before the Bride of Christ is raptured. We cannot fail our Lord. This long night through we will be wide awake, so alert at midnight it will be easy for us to answer the cry, Behold the Bridegroom cometh! Go ye out to meet Him! We have the oils of Him in our lamps, the right kind of oil.
What a spectacular scene it will be when the true children of God use the oils of Jesus to light the world as the Rapture takes place! The world may not know what is happening, but I believe they will see that glorious light like the Apostle Paul saw it on the road to Damascus, a light brighter than the noonday sun. As the children of God trim their lamps to go out to meet the Lord, think what light that will be in the sky. It will shake people, alarm them. The angels have never lit up the sky with that kind of light; this is Calvary’s light, the Holy Ghost light-up, His oil in our lamps.
You can’t buy this oil of the Holy Spirit anywhere. Jesus paid for it, and that’s the reason we have it. It’s priceless, worth more than all the money in the world. Those left for the Tribulation Period would give billions of dollars to get out of here; they would give all they have to change worlds, but of course such a thing will be impossible.
Daniel Foretold the Kingdom of the Antichrist
The prophets of old waded through darkness. Daniel, taken for a slave boy, was separated from his parents, made an eunuch, never to have a family or to live a normal life. Did he pine his days away? No; he became a great, valuable instrument in the hands of the Almighty. God used him in a most glorious way. In that dark, dark night in the kingdom of Babylon, Daniel lived in the light of God’s prophecies and knowledge. Not only was that knowledge for his day, but Daniel had such God-vision that he could see all the way to the end of the earth as we know it; he could see the kingdom of the Antichrist and the Perfect Age when the Lord Jesus would set up His Kingdom here on Earth.
The only way Daniel could see so far and so accurately into the future was through the eyes of God, and he wrote down all that he saw. Kingdoms that he talked about have come and gone, and we know the rest of the prophecies will take place. Today we are walking in the light of the Daniel prophecies; they have come to life.
The new world order is the plan of the Antichrist; it brings false peace, not the order of God, not the Perfect Age. The Bible tells us, For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape (I Thessalonians 5:3). People today are certainly crying, Peace, peace, peace! One of these days when they cry peace, sudden destruction will come.
People are getting ready to accept the so-called man of peace, the Antichrist. Scrambling, groping in the night, they don’t know what peace really is. No peace will ever come through the devil, or through a wicked spirit. It’s a false peace the world will go after. When the light of God is turned on them they will realize they have nothing but ashes, a false peace.
The world is paving the way, building a great highway for the Antichrist to make his appearance. The leaders of America are helping. Were they not listening to their own hearts and to the spirit of the devil, they would know they can’t bring this peace. Earth will not know lasting peace until the Prince of Peace comes to set up His Kingdom for one thousand years. It’s in the Word of God.
As I watch, I realize the despair of it all, that people will be dreadfully disappointed. They don’t have to be; they can wake up to the reality of the hour, to the deceit of the Antichrist’s spirit. They have the Word of God; if they would accept the knowledge of God they wouldn’t be in the night. This longest night will be the dearest night for the saints of God, leading to the greatest event beyond what we ever thought possible—the Rapture.
A Voice in the Wilderness
Some of God’s prophets of old were kept in dungeons because they spoke the truth, what thus saith the Lord. People didn’t want the truth. Then the light in the night came with John the Baptist. What a shining light he was, lighting the way for people. He was the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God (Luke 3:4-6). John thundered out with the voice of God, a voice in the wilderness of a man living on locusts and wild honey. His cloths were rough; he had no fancy home, but the message of God burned in his soul. From his mother’s womb, he had the Holy Ghost, the tongue of fire. John the Baptist separated holiness from hypocrisy. He refused to baptize hypocrites. O generation of vipers, he said, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance (Matthew 3:7-8). Bring something to prove you have salvation. Claiming Abraham to be your father doesn’t give you salvation. Repent, repent before I baptize you.
When you can face people the way John the Baptist did, you will be a fine instrument in the hands of the Lord. John told the people: Make your crooked paths straight; I’ve come to prepare a highway for the King. The road goes right through here; I’m the surveyor, and the Builder will soon come. Herod, I know you to be an evil man; God knows you.
John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not (Mark 6:18,19). Herodias couldn’t kill John herself, but she schemed until she found a way to have John killed. He lost his head, but he had completed his mission.
It doesn’t matter about one’s head as long as the mission is completed for the Lord. We’re going to give everything, and if we have to give our heads, what will it matter? You are not going to keep your head forever, anyway. Why not put it on the altar of sacrifice? If it will help you complete your mission, why not give it for the sake of Christ?
It’s time to get ready to do all the Lord wants of you. Get ready ahead of time. John the Baptist did. He was ready, but he wanted to make sure Jesus was the Christ. Before he died he sent some disciples to ask Jesus, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them (Matthew 11:3-5). John knew in his heart that Jesus was the Messiah, but he just wanted to hear it one more time. John the Baptist didn’t send any more messages. His heart rejoiced and he was ready to die.
Why was John ready? Because he knew it was time for him to turn the mission over to the messenger, the real Savior. The Carpenter would build the road now. John had surveyed it, and another would build it. He let the people know it would be a straight, narrow road, a strait gate; and only straight people could walk this highway of holiness.
John didn’t compromise with the truth. There are preachers today who do. For instance, they baptize people whether they are saved or not. They don’t think salvation is important. Many have gone into the water dry sinners and have come out wet ones, claiming to be on their way to Heaven. They hadn’t repented of their sins, weren’t born again or made new creatures in Christ Jesus.
You Must Be Born Again
Jesus told Nicodemus, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3). Jesus didn’t tell Nicodemus that all he had to do was to be put under the water. No, Jesus said Nicodemus had to be born again. Being born again is not being baptized in water. Water baptism is an outward expression of an inner change, of salvation. We believe in water baptism, but first your sins must be washed away through the blood of Jesus, and then you follow the Lord in water baptism.
John the Baptist finished his mission with the light of God. God stood by John, and He will stand by you. Don’t be afraid you will give too much. When you give all, you have nothing else to give. Put everything on the altar and stop worrying. Some people are afraid of what will happen to them, what God will require of them. If you donate your life to Jesus the way you are supposed to, you wouldn’t worry about the matter. When you give everything away you have nothing left to worry about. If you give yourself to the Lord, you no longer own self. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s (I Corinthians 6:19,20).
Some of you say you are not your own, but in your mind you don’t really believe it. You believe you can do as you want, act the way you want, make your own decisions with your little mind. That is not the way to do it. If you are going to follow the Lord, put yourself into God’s hands and go His way.
The Light Went Out for the Disciples
The disciples, remember, before Jesus ascended had His light. Jesus spake again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life (John 8:12). The disciples did not really know what night could be like. They hadn’t experienced night when Jesus was with them; it was light, light, light. If you are accustomed to light all the time, you don’t think about the darkness. When Jesus was crucified, the light went out for the disciples; suddenly they were thrust into darkness, fleeing in all directions. They hadn’t thought the light would ever go out. They had pictured a kingdom of light and the place they would have in that kingdom. Jesus would set up His Kingdom on Earth at that time—so they thought. But His Kingdom was to be set up in the hearts of men. As much as Jesus had tried to tell them, tried to give them knowledge of His coming death, they still hadn’t prepared for the dark.
At one time Simon Peter displayed such a wrong spirit that Jesus rebuked Satan who had taken Peter over: Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men (Matthew 16:23). Peter hadn’t wanted to hear anything like that, and now in the dark, he denied His Lord. The cock was crowing, but it didn’t mean anything wonderful to Peter; he dreaded the light of day, dreaded facing Jesus. Stumbling through the dark, he hadn’t been ready. Peter wept bitterly.
No Power Can Destroy the Power of God
The Lord is getting the Bride ready for this longest hour of the longest night just before the Rapture. We’re in the longest hour right now, the very last hour of the Church Age. Victories will be won; we will conquer in the name of Jesus, but battles will have to be fought. No power can destroy the power in His name. Thanks be to God.
The darkness grew deeper for the disciples. Jesus was buried. The worst darkness took over in their hearts; all the prophecies, all the knowledge of Him, everything miraculous was gone. Using their own spirits, the disciples turned away from the prophecies concerning Jesus; the light of the knowledge of God was clouded over. It was a hopeless case; He was not the Christ, they thought. A settled fact for them: He was dead, dead. They forgot He said, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up (John 2:19). Had they the light from that one prophecy they would have been at the tomb on the morning He rose from the grave. They would have said, It doesn’t make any difference; He died for us, that was the plan. They would have been there when He was crucified, crying, You can’t kill Him! He said, I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again (John 10:17,18).
Had the disciples held to the light, they would have seen an angel roll away the stone. In fact, had not the light of that one prophecy gone out, it might have been human hands that rolled away the stone just like human hands rolled away the stone at Lazarus’ tomb. But no human hands were there to roll away the stone from the tomb of Jesus; they were out in the night, unable to find their way.
It shouldn’t have been night for the disciples. Jesus was the light of the world, and He told them they would be His lights. But when you don’t accept what the Lord says, the light of the truth goes out, and you grope in darkness. God is light; there is no darkness in God. If you don’t accept God, you turn out His light for you. There is no light, no eternal light for you without God, only eternal night, eternal darkness.
Mary First Told the Resurrection Story
Then the disciples heard the news that Jesus was alive. Still they were in the dark. They couldn’t believe it. Mary, however, had faith; she was at the tomb on that Resurrection morning, searching for the body of Jesus after she found the tomb to be empty. God didn’t choose any of the eleven disciples to first tell the story of the Resurrection, the greatest story ever told. Mary Magdalene was the one to preach it. Before Jesus cast seven devils out of her, she had been a degraded woman. Now she had such love that it blotted out all fear. It didn’t matter to her if they killed her; she was going to take care of the body. Everyone is gone, and she lingers behind.
Unafraid of the dead or living, Mary sees someone with His back to her. She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away (John 20:15). Her tears were rolling. Tell me where He is so I can get the body, tell me! Then the brightest light that Mary had ever seen broke through. She thought she had seen the great light of Jesus before, but when He said, Mary, it was like every light in Heaven and the whole world burst forth at one time. Master! she cried. Instantly she believed. How wonderful!
Jesus said to Mary, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her (John 20:17,18).
With that light she ran, shouting, lighting up that early morning to the right and left, He’s alive! He’s alive! He’s alive! It’s hard to tell how far her voice reached, echoing and re-echoing, falling on deaf ears until the disciples heard.
Never Again without the Light
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you (John 20:19). The light of God was shining, and they didn’t fear for their lives any longer. Peter was ready to stand with Jesus. He knows; he has the light, the true light now, and he was never going to lose it. Never again will he be in the night without the light of the Lord. The darkest, darkest night, the longest night he will not dread, even that night when they crucified him. To the cross he died on, Peter carried the light of Jesus.
To be able to meet Jesus, talk to Him, ask Him all the questions that they wanted to ask Him, thrilled the disciples. The children of God with favor, the kind of favor the Bride will have in this last hour, will gather around the true light, the true Gospel, thrilled to commune with Jesus. All the prophecies lit up. Understanding where we are, what the Lord wants us to do and how to do it, understanding the Word and how to deliver it to others is shown the Bride. This is the hour of greatness, the hour of victory for the children of God.
The Ascension—what light that was! The skies were ablaze everywhere, I’m sure, as Jesus went up. Those watching Jesus ascending into the clouds were filled in their very souls with the brightness of Heaven. That light would never grow dim in the souls of the very faithful ones.
A Rushing, Mighty Wind
Obedient to the command of Jesus, the disciples and over one hundred others went to the Upper Room where they received the baptism in the Holy Ghost and tongue of fire. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance (Acts 2:2-4). Tongues of fire licking out did not frighten them. They were free from fear. Peter was getting ready to stand up before the crowd that had so recently demanded the crucifixion of Jesus. Bound with fear during that dark time, Peter didn’t get to be the first to preach that greatest message of the Resurrection of Christ; but thank God, I’m glad he got to preach the message at Pentecost! It made him feel mighty good that he could stand up—his life in jeopardy—crying, You crucified Him! You crucified Him! Is this the same Peter that denied Him? Yes. He has the light.
The message of God burned in the souls of the disciples and gave light for their paths. After the Resurrection they would carry it to all they came in contact with who would hear.
The reason the Bride of Christ won’t compromise with the truth in this hour is that she has the light. There is no false doctrine in her. The light of God and false doctrine won’t mix at all. The light of truth is a part of the Bride, her very life; she can’t be separated from it.
Angels Minister
The light became Peter’s life. He went to prison in that longest night of his. It looked as though he would be killed the next morning, but an angel of the Lord came to minister to him. Behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on they sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him (Acts 12:7,8,10). Peter, out under the stars, must have pinched himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. Where is that man that had been with him? The angel had vanished. Suddenly the light of the knowledge of God’s promise to deliver under any circumstances flashed on. Rejoicing, Peter headed for the saints of God’s house where he knew they would be gathered to pray for him. Prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him (Acts 12:5).
And in this last hour, the angel of the Lord will minister to the Bride. Yes, angels will minister today just like in the Early Church, but on a greater scale. Many, many more angels will minister to the children of God. All kinds of miraculous things will take place, all kinds of signs and wonders.
The Lord gave mighty signs to people in darkness. Would they all come to the light? No, many loved darkness, the night because they could live any way they wanted. The light would reveal their sins, and they were not ready to get rid of them. If people will not come to the light of God when they understand and have an opportunity, it’s because they love sin and want to hide their sins in the night. Staying away from the light of God, they refuse to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Ready to Live or Die
As children of God pray in this dark hour, there will be much light, many deliverances, great happiness and joy in the souls of people who carry the light with them wherever they go. We are not looking for the world to serve us peace, joy, happiness or love; we have the love of Heaven dwelling on the inside. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost, the glorious miracle supply are all ours. We are not afraid.
When you come to the place you are not afraid, you’ve come into the pure light and greatness of God. Ready to live or die, you know to die means to live forever with Him. The light of God tells you eternal life is yours. The body dies, but it doesn’t count; we want a new body anyway. Who would want to live an eternity in a body of clay? We have the light of it all.
The world thinks those who live in the light are fanatics, but the world lives in the dark. The Lord intended people to live in His light, never in the darkness of the evil one. Peter and John were called ignorant and unlearned; the world had reasons not to hear them. They rejected Paul, saying he was mad from much learning. Only through Jesus can you win.
Crucified with His Head Down
The night was long for Peter, but it was about to end; he was on his way to be crucified. Is it a dark night for you, Peter? Oh no. I have the same light Jesus had on His way to Calvary. He knew His way and I followed His footprints. He has given me His light and I’m not afraid. His light took all the fear away. My voice didn’t tremble when I said “Crucify me with my head down; I’m not worthy to be crucified like my Lord!”
Historians tell us that they crucified Peter with his head down. He sealed his testimony with his own blood. The light went out for his persecutors. They could have found the way, the door to Heaven. But they didn’t want the light. They looked into Peter’s fearless eyes and decided he was just ignorant and unlearned.
When you live in the devil’s darkness, you think like the devil, believe like him. You take on the mind of the devil and his demons. When you live in the light of God you take on the mind of Jesus Christ and you think like Him, act like Him, walk like Him.
Oh, Peter, if you had only used the light Jesus gave you, you would never have denied Him! But, thank God, you did get that light, all the light you needed at Pentecost, the light of the world. Forgive yourself, Peter, for betraying Him because you’ve made it all up to Him. You put on His shoes and stood for Him; you put your life on the line, talking and living just like Him. Then you died just like Him. You gave your life for His name’s sake. You did it, Peter.
Peter, dying with his head down, knew that joy cometh in the morning. He had no fear. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror is this longest night.
Come to Jesus
The longest hour of this longest night is now upon us. But oh, Sinner, your longest night is waiting for you. You will be spewed into the Tribulation Period, and then on into outer darkness if you don’t get right with God. Your longest night will be for all eternity, eternal darkness. My God!
I have come to shine His love message to you, to tell you to come out of the night of Lucifer. Leave that wicked kingdom of darkness; glory in the light of Jesus. Nail-riven hands are waiting for you. Jesus died for you, and He will forgive you. He sent me to tell you that He loves you, and He will save your soul if you will only ask Him to do so. Pray with me now: Oh, God, save my soul! Forgive me of my sins. I’m so sorry that I sinned against you, but I have come home. I’m going to serve you, Lord, the rest of my life. And I believe the blood of Jesus washes away all of my sins. Come on into my heart Jesus, come on in!
If you meant that prayer, you can say, Hallelujah, He has come!
Healing Is God’s Will
If you are in need of a miracle or healing, claim the promise in the Bible, with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). You may have cancer, heart trouble, you may be crippled—get ready to be made well. Lord, I bring the very sick and afflicted to you. Lord, I know you can make them all well just as you made me whole when I was so nigh unto death years ago. In the holy, holy name of Jesus, I come, Lord, with your great power, with your mighty gift of miracles and your gifts of healing for those in need. This power flows from Heaven in the name of Jesus through the power of the Holy Ghost. Heal! Heal! in the name of the Lord. Heal! in the holy name of Jesus, in the all powerful name of Jesus, the Son of the living God.
The glory of the Lord is here; surely it has gone into many hearts. Feel His presence, His healing power working in and on your body. Be mindful of His miraculous power working to get you well, and be thou made whole in the name of Jesus. Write and tell me what happened to you this day. God bless you.
He’s a wonderful Jesus.
A Message from the Holy Ghost
Yea, saith the Lord: I have great and strange and mighty wonders in this last hour that I will reveal to the Bride. My very obedient people will be given great understanding, not only of my Spirit working on Earth, but the way that my Spirit works in Heaven. The angels rejoice, and the saints of God rejoice over the work, my work, that is being done on planet Earth. There is no separation between Heaven and my devout people on planet Earth. My saints in Heaven and my saints on Earth are joined together in my love. They are joined together in one mind—mine—saith the Lord; and they live and dwell in the unity of my Holy Spirit.
Many of my people have never allowed Heaven to be living reality, but Heaven must be real because you will soon be there, saith the Lord. So rejoice here on Earth as the saints are rejoicing in Heaven, and be glad. They sing and they praise the name of their God; and they worship, and they worship, and they rejoice, and they rejoice. They know the number of souls that are saved daily on planet Earth. They know of my greatness being poured out, and they know that the people—the saints of God on planet Earth—are working to bring in the harvest in this last hour, saith the Lord.
Let me be real to you, saith the Lord. Let me be as real to you as human beings are to you. Then my promises will become living reality to you.
Some of you put a gulf between your God and your life. You do not intend to do it, saith the Lord, but you have done it. But don’t do it any more. Let me be real to you. I am walking the earth in this last hour. Recognize my walk, and walk it with me. Recognize my Spirit at all times, and listen to what my Spirit is saying. And you will be given great wisdom and great knowledge—mine—saith the Lord. I am saying much to the very obedient. The very obedient are anxiously waiting for me to say more and more and more. It is my delight to do it. I am going to say much more in this your final walk.
I am nigh unto you. I’m not afar off; I’m with you. And you, the obedient, are connected with Heaven day and night. There is no gulf between, saith the Lord. My love is with you the same as in Heaven. My peace is in your soul the same as in Heaven. My joy is in your soul just like my joy is in Heaven. Enjoy my greatness. Be happy in my greatness, and you will be strong in the might of my Spirit. Go with my song in your spirit, with my song in your heart. It is a song of love and gladness, a song of power. It’s a song of wisdom and knowledge, and it’s a song of all of my greatness toward my people. Sing it, sing it and rejoice in it! My faith and love will pour to you like mighty rivers. And you will be ready to receive daily the things that I will for you to have, saith the Lord unto this people.
Ask God to help you to let Him be all living reality to you, all complete living reality to you in this the last hour of the Bride of Christ on planet Earth. Let the light of God light up all your paths in this your longest night, and joy and gladness will be yours now and forevermore!
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