FIRE!

FIRE!

BY: HADLEY G LAYMAN

www.fathersheartbeat.blogspot.com

christreconciledu2god@gmail.com

I can only hope that all those who have read my installments on 'Hell Exposed' and 'The Tithe,' were encouraged to do a thorough research and most importantly, has diligently sought the Lord concerning each topic.

A common question being asked concerning if there is no eternal punishment, no hell and if all will be saved in the end is: Why bother becoming born again and/or even preach it? Since we all will be saved in the end, why not then just live it up in sin?

First of all, Jesus chose me. I have not chosen him.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you...(Jn 15:16)

This is because the Father has predestined me in his Son long before he had even started with his creation! He alone has therefore drawn me to himself for a specific purpose and part of this purpose is what I am doing right now! The truth is that not all has been predestined to be in His Son now in this age. It may be a hard pill to swallow, but it is the truth.

Just as a potter out of his/her desire, makes some pots to be of special purpose and some pots to be used and look a bit differently, so does God fashion and choose whom he WILLS to his glory. In the end, all the precious souls (good and bad pots), end up being golden vessels! Hallelujah!!

So, in truth, there is NOTHING that can separate me from my God, not even my own self because he has predestined me! There is absolutely no way that I can decide to 'live it up in sin' because my life has already been predetermined by God to live for Him! That's the reason why I have put all my trust in Him! I will fall, but he will ALWAYS pick me up! Praise His Holy Name!

“My life is hid with Christ in God.” (Col. 3:3)

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: (Eph. 1:11)

I do not have 'free will' along with every other human being born in sin. You should be glad that you or I do not have 'free will!' It would be UTTERLY DISASTROUS if we had! There's only One who is perfect and his name is Jesus whose life also had been predetermined! The entire volume of the Holy scriptures has the life of Jesus all laid out and this was done by the counsel of the Father's own Will!

Then I said, Lo, I come, in the volume of the Book it is written of Me; Psa 40:7 M.K.J.V.

That's the reason why Jesus said that his Father is GREATER than him! Now, who are we mere fallible human beings to boldly declare that we have 'free will?' To make such an unwise declaration is to profess ourselves as being gods which we clearly are not! Think wisely on that!

TESTIMONY AND REVELATION:

Recently, a friend of mine shared with my wife and I about something astounding which happened to his mom. She had a re-occurring dream of a demon pressing on her chest making it difficult for her to breathe or even speak! She then determined that should it occur again, she was going to scream out the name of Jesus, which she then did! Lo and behold, right after she did so, she finds herself on the edge of a mountain and sees the most beautiful beach. And who does she see walking on the shore – Jesus! My friend's mom cries out even louder: “Jesus! Jesus!” But Jesus, even though he hears her, doesn't respond to her desperate cry. The next evening, she dreams the very same thing and she became very disheartened and hurt especially because Jesus wouldn't take the time to look or even glance at her.

Soon afterwards at a prayer meeting, she shares with her church friends about the re-occurring dream. What they then told her disgusted me to the core! They said to her that she must have some serious dark sin in her life that she has been hiding from them and that's why Jesus won't even look at her! They then give her a rosary to pray the hail Mary but thank God she never followed through with it! As she washed the dishes on a certain day, she begins to weep bitterly wondering what is then wrong with her. Now listen up carefully to what happens next! She hears the voice of God The father saying to her:

“Why are you disturbing my Son's Peace when he has already accomplished what I have sent him out to do? Take hold of the authority and power which he has given to you freely but with the price of his blood and get rid of that demon yourself!”

Now how about that! I cannot begin to tell you how her testimony has blessed me! But better yet; I have shared it with others and their lives have literally changed because of it having had such an impact in their then present dark situation! Glory be to God!

When my friend explained to me how his mother described the manner in which Jesus walked on the shore, it reminded me of my favourite prophetic book...

A little while back, the Lord led me to page through some books which I had read a good long while ago. One of them in particular was the one by Rick Joyner: 'The Torch And The Sword.' It is the sequel to 'The Final Quest' and 'The Call.' To be honest, I didn't really feel like reading through it again because I thought to myself: 'I already know what's written in it.' However, I was 'compelled' by the Lord to obey, and was I overjoyed that I did!

Please take note that I honestly do not know for certain whether Rick Joyner believes in a hell or not.

The first chapter is called - The Torch and before giving an excerpt from it, here is some background info on it:

At the beginning of his book, Rick Joyner experienced an 'open vision' in which he finds himself alongside a beach and notices the Lord Jesus walking towards him with a torch in his hand. He soon learns that it is not a normal torch and the Lord then hands it to him communicating that it signifies the presence of the Lord.

Here is the excerpt from the last part of the first chapter:

THE TORCH

As I (Rick Joyner), drank this all in, the Lord continued.

“It is now time to show the earth that heaven exists.

Lower the torch into the sea.”

I lowered it to the water until it touched. Then I lowered it further until it was completely submerged. The fire of the torch continued to burn brightly, and even more beautifully under the water. Then the water caught on fire. Flames spread out from the torch and began to sweep toward the horizon. It did this slowly and steadily, which reminded me of the way the Lord walked. I wondered if the sea was actually composed of some kind of fuel. As I looked at it more closely, I could tell that it too was alive!

I watched as the fire burned. There was no smoke, no fumes. There was some heat but it was gentle, a kind of penetrating warmth that seemed to release even greater energy inside of me. As I stood by, it continued to increase. Soon I felt that I could leap over a house, or maybe even lift one. It was an extraordinary, wonderful feeling. As I became alive I was joining a life force that gave me the strength of the whole. It was like experiencing a spiritual critical mass. Thomas (Thomas a Kempis) was watching me closely and soberly. He then added:

“As you abide in Him and do His will, you will begin to flow with His life force which is in all of the living. In this way, as we help others to come alive, the life grows in us too. Do not fall to worship this life force; you will only stay on the path of life if you seek the source of life.”

(Skipping two paragraphs)

The Lord turned and looked directly at me.

“You can set nations on fire with this torch. This is the same fire that Moses saw in the bush. This is the fire I sent with him to set my people free. It is what I am about to send My messengers to again set My people free.”

I looked at the fire on the water and saw that the water was composed of multitudes of beings – people! They were on fire but they were not being consumed. They were coming alive. This was a fire that would one day cover the earth. It would consume the wood, hay, stubble, but it would purify the gold, silver, and precious stones in every life. I thought about what the Lord said in Luke 12:49:

“ I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!”

I looked over at Thomas. He knew what I was thinking.

“Yes, the time has come. The fire is now kindled!”

End of excerpt.

After I read this chapter, I exploded with laughter in the Joy of the Lord! The word laughter, reminds me of Isaac, for that is the meaning of his name. Wait till you read of the revelation I received on the sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham's son of promise! But let me for now get back to what is revealed in 'The Torch.'

It's quite simple really, but can so easily be overlooked! After Rick lowered the torch into the sea, he describes the sea as having 'come alive' by the flames for which the torch was responsible. He continues to mention that the flames were gentle and warm which affected him in a most profound way. He was boosted with spiritual energy and vitality! The famous monk, Thomas A Kempis, then also appeared to him and he says something remarkable. He says that the life force of the torch which is the Lord's presence, is in ALL OF THE LIVING! The Lord later says to Rick that he can set NATIONS ON FIRE with this torch! But here is the part which brought about the explosion of joy in me:

Rick says the water (sea) was made up of PEOPLE! Multitudes of them! It gets even better:

THESE PEOPLE WERE ON FIRE BUT THE FIRE DID NOT HARM THEM!! THE FIRE CONSUMED THE WOOD, HAY AND STUBBLE (that would be their SIN!), BUT PURIFIED THE GOLD, SILVER AND PRECIOUS STONES (that would be the Lord's presence which is in ALL THE LIVING and therefore their souls are PURIFIED!)

Did you catch all of that? In this earthly realm, even though the sea has life in it, it is primarily considered to resemble death. Need I remind you of the Lake of Fire which is the SECOND DEATH in the book of Revelation? I dealt with this in my 'HELL EXPOSED' installments. Remember when I said that a lake refers exclusively to water? Have you also noticed that Rick said that the sea water was composed of fuel? Do you remember what I said about BRIMSTONE (Hell Exposed Part 3), which is the old name for sulfur? I remind you that fuel has a strong odour just like sulfur and also having the same properties which I have stipulated in my blog! Remember when I also said that the sulfur protects and preserves and that it is God who is a consuming fire and who purifies ALL those who have been cast into the Lake of fire and brimstone yet COSUMING ALL their sin?

I believe that what Rick described he had seen, is The Lake Of Fire in which ALL the NATIONS will be purified and saved, HALLELUJAH!! Throughout Rick's book, the Lord CONTINUALLY admonishes Rick to NOT despise those who obviously are not in right standing with the Lord, and that includes both hypocritical Christians and those who are lost in the world. The Lord makes it clear that he loves them and will draw ALL of them to himself.

This is one of the many ways the Lord confirms the revelations which he imparts to me. How is it that I can ignore him and be silent? Like I am fond of saying; It is sin for me to remain silent, especially about His age-abiding Power of His Forgiveness!

THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC:

Now on to Abraham who was commanded by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac. This is what the Lord revealed to me:

Isaac was the CHOSEN son of promise by God's covenant which he made with Abraham. Now, Isaac possessed the seed of the twins, Esau and Jacob. Jacob's covenanted name is of course Israel. God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his 'only' son of promise, and when God saw that Abraham was going to drive the dagger into his son, God sent his angel to stop Abraham saying to him that his obedience has been proved and verified. Now, according to God, Abraham sacrificed his son and therefore as per covenant protocol, God now is obligated to do the same. Hence the sacrifice of God's Son, Jesus Christ. But take a look at this: Esau represents ALL the unsaved gentiles (remember God said he hated Esau?), and Jacob not only represents physical Israel, but also ALL those who believe on Christ who in turn was born through the line of Israel! So Abraham not only drove the dagger into his son but also into Esau and Jacob! Do you see this? We who believe, 'DIE' to ourselves under the guidance of the Holy Spirit when receiving Jesus. The Jews however, are going to 'die' by God's Will. Remember Ezekiel 37? There was not one Jew alive save Ezekiel who was to prophesy to the VERY dry bones to have them ALL resurrected from the dust of the earth! Take a look at what is to happen to Israel:

Woe to Ariel, (Jerusalem) to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire. Isa 29:1-6 K.J.V.

Remember how Jesus told us to WATCH the fig tree which is Israel? He also mentions that these things will happen at the time of the 'abomination of desolation.' The true sons of God are aware that there is going to be a 'terrible' thing which will happen to Israel and the scripture given above, makes it frighteningly real! This will LITERALLY bring the whole world to a HALT! It is THE GREAT SHAKING which God said WILL COME! It is also considered to be Israel's final hour in the Lake of Fire. Israel has for 2000 years been experiencing this fire, but this fire is about to blaze brighter! Israel's enemies will think they have triumphed, but God has something in store for them! It will then be the appointed time for the resurrection of the Jews:

Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. Eze 37:12-14 K.JV.

Can't argue with that, can you! But one must wonder, is the church prepared or even aware of what is to happen in Israel?

Continuing with Isaac's seed: The eldest of the twins is Esau who represents the gentiles. They too must die for they died in Isaac when Abraham 'sacrificed his son.' They are the ones who are cast into the Lake of Fire which is the second death and all this is fulfilled in the PERFECT sacrifice, Jesus Christ! His death fulfilled the sacrifice Abraham did in his heart.

All MUST DIE IN THE LAMB! IT IS THE WILL OF THE FATHER!

And here is the great hope for all mankind:

ALL WILL THEREFORE BE MADE ALIVE IN JESUS, JUST AS HE WAS MADE ALIVE BY GOD'S SPIRIT!

As God has purposed it before creation, SO IT MUST BE! As he has spoken it, so SHALL IT COME TO PASS!!

SHADRACH, MESHACH AND ABEDNEGO:

Not only were these three David's companions, they were his family! They were full-blooded Israelites who had been given Babylonian/gentile names. Their original names were: Hananiah which means 'God has favoured;' Mishael which means 'who God is' and Azariah which means 'God has helped!'

Now, the gentile names which were given to the three of them had in its definition the worship of Baylonian gods in particular, Bel. This is the reason for Daniel's 'name change' (as per Babylonian rule), to Belteshazzar.

We all know the story as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the furnace of fire, but it's about to get 'hotter!'

In a nutshell, these three men represent the entire human race! Paul has rightfully stated that 'salvation comes from the Jews' in that in the past God had made a covenant with them. The rest of humanity were lost and alienated being without God. However, God prophetically spoke through the very lives of these three men of the salvation plan for the whole of humanity in Adam (whose name means mankind!)

You see, even though they were thoroughbred Israelites, they ALSO represented the gentile nations. When they were cast into the furnace of fire, it prophetically points to the truth that ALL of humanity are to be cast into the Lake of Fire for the purpose of being PURIFIED! Even though Israel had a covenant with God, they did wickedly in the sight of God; And of course the gentiles who worshiped foreign gods inherited wickedness too at birth by the sin of their first parents, Adam and his wife. God who is a consuming fire, is mankind's only way of obtaining salvation and this is hidden in the lives of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego having being cast into the fire! Both the chosen nation Israel (from whence salvation cometh) and the rest of the entire human race, will be purged by fire and NOT be left in a 'hell hole forever!'

The three men are cast into the fire and they aren't incinerated! In fact, Jesus is found with them in the midst of the flames obviously protecting and purifying them! What is amazing is that king Nebuchadnezzar witnessed all this himself! A little while later, the three men are released and it is as if they never were cast into the fire!

TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE MEANING OF THE THREE ISRAELITES' NAMES!

Do you get it?! Oh please tell me that you do!! The very people who threw them into the fire saw their very own salvation take place before their very eyes, but they did not perceive it because it wasn't to them that this prophecy was to be revealed neither was it the appointed time! Now, you may be saying to me; What about those men who cast the three Israelites into the fire; they were killed by the flames proving that the end of the wicked is death!

Yes! Their end is death, but only to be made ALIVE in Christ which God through Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego was prophesying! Remember; they represent all the gentiles with their 'given' gentile names! Most importantly, as John the baptist declared - Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God who has taken away the sins of the world (which is the ENTIRE HUMAN RACE!)

REMEMBER WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU CONCERNING THE BOOK; THE TORCH AND THE SWORD?

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego SET NATIONS ON FIRE with the torch (the presence of the Lord, remember?) who was in the fire with them! Jesus is the Lake of fire consuming all the sins of those in the fire but also Protecting and Purifying all the precious souls! This is the FULL story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego!

GOD DOES NOT WASTE!

Many years ago, some friends of mine informed me of something which God recently reminded me of. Their dad was a goldsmith and had his work-place set up in their home. In this work-place, was a carpet which to me was worth nothing! However, my friends told me that at a certain time, their dad has the carpet lifted and sent away to have it carefully shaken so that the 'gold dust' could be 'retrieved.'

Retrieve

RETRIE'VE, v.t.

To recover; to restore from loss or injury to a former good state; as to retrieve the credit of a nation; to retrieve one's character; to retrieve a decayed fortune.

To repair.

Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall.

To regain.

With late repentance now they would retrieve the bodies they forsook, and wish to live.

To recall; to bring back; as, to retrieve men from their cold trivial conceits.

Websters dictionary

Are you seeing this?!

Now, of course this seemed like a big waste of time to me especially when I couldn't 'SEE' the gold dust. All I could see was the dirty carpet (unsaved people)! Now get this: the gold dust which was mixed with lots of dirt, were put into a container to be cast into the HOT FIRE! The dirt (sins) were incinerated but;

THE GOLD WAS REVEALED AND MADE PURE!

My friends told me that their dad wasted NOTHING! Let me tell you, their father was one of the most ungodly men around, yet God through him and his children revealed an AWESOME PROPHECY IN WHICH HE WOULD SAVE THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE!! That's how easy it is to miss God and what he is saying to us through his Son Jesus! (Hebrews 1)

God certainly does not waste! Their is precious gold in each and every human being including those who died and are yet to be born and that gold is Jesus! Do you not remember how Adam became alive? God blew his breath which is his Spirit, which is his Living Word, which is Jesus Christ who in turn said in John 6:63:

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

In other words, God 'blew' his Son up the nostrils of Adam!

When Adam and his wife broke the commandment which God had given to them, all of humanity in Adam's 'belly' together with the two of them, assassinated and killed Jesus Christ! This was the 'actual time' when mankind 'crucified' The Lord Jesus! In turn, it brought death to ALL MANKIND because JESUS IS OUR SPIRIT AND OUR LIFE! Are you seeing this? The warning from God was that they will SURELY DIE should they partake of the forbidden fruit! But eating from it and thereby killing Jesus which in turn caused their death, actually bcame their (the entire human race!), VERY SALVATION!

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

That's the reason why Jesus said:

Father, forgive them (all humanity) for they know not what they do!

IN ADAM, MANKIND GENUINELY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING!!

(I have just at this moment realized that I should blog a topic concerning this truth!)

And the power of this forgiveness is the SAVING OF THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE!!

GLORY BE TO GOD!!

AS HE HAD PURPOSED IT, SO MUST IT BE;

AS HE HAS SPOKEN IT, SO SHALL IT COME TO PASS!!

A WARNING:

In my 'hell exposed' installment, I dealt with Gehenna and proved that it was the place where child sacrifice by fire was practiced by Israel. It was therefore incorrectly translated as 'hell' and because of this, it has brought about not only false but blasphemous teachings on hell as God's righteous judgment!

In the Old Testament, God called Israel 'on the carpet' about this gross sin which they have committed. Gehenna therefore speaks of Israel's horrible sin which Jesus addressed and in turn became an unwanted thorn in the side of the Israelites who would rather NOT have their sin uncovered! But Jesus knew that it needed to be EXPOSED! I mean let's face it;

HAVING SACRIFICED INFANT BABIES TO A FALSE GOD BY CASTING THEM INTO FIRE?!

Could it be that there is a link to the hundreds of thousands of Jews having been cast into furnaces of fire under Hitler?

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (Gal. 6:7)

Now here is the other side of this SAME coin:

This very same place of wickedness, Gehenna, is said to be God's righteous judgment as 'hell,' a place of unimaginable fire horror in which billions of souls will burn for billions upon billions upon billions upon billions upon billions upon billions upon billions – should I stop? Well as the church has been preaching – hell is forever so continuing: upon billions upon billions upon billions... I HOPE YOU ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT!! Here's why: Because, should you believe and preach on God having a hell judgment, you are making God out to be the most absolute worst sinner, even worse than any human being born or yet to be born simply because you are equating God with the same sin only much worse than Israel in Gehenna! How can a place of sin (Gehenna) be preached as the place of God's righteous judgment? IT IS HERESY IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE!! Thus is the scripture fulfilled:

Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. (Eze. 36:22)

Has the church followed after Israel after their abominations by blaspheming and profaning God's Holy Name throughout the earth with this 'hell' theology?

ABSOLUTELY YES!!

How then can the church escape judgment? They ought to thank God that there is no 'hell' because they would most definitely be first in line!!

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:

(1 Peter 4:17a)

Remember, according to scripture:

GOD HAS ALREADY WILLED (PREDESTINED) THAT ALL MANKIND BE SAVED AND COME TO THE REALIZATION OF THE TRUTH (BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD), IN THAT EVERY KNEE WILL BOW AND TONGUE CONFESS THAT JESUS IS LORD TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER WHICH IS THE PREREQUISITE OF BECOMING SAVED!

COMING SOON:

FREE WILL – WHO OWNS IT?

AND

SATAN – FALLEN ANGEL?