A ruin is coming to collapse and devastate the unstable structures built by men in the body of Christ. Throughout the period of the 7 church ages the warning given to the 7 churches of Asia Minor has gone unheeded. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’’ (Revelation 2:29, ESV), Jesus implores, with a universal appeal to take heed and obey the leading of the Spirit of God.
The end time warning to call out the 7-strength foundational sins that are lain in the infrastructure of church organisations have become an abomination before God. To bring about His will, God will lay waste the land, like a tornado the winds of change will rip up, cast down, root up and bring chaos and ruin to denominationalism and the entities of life. The ruin will serve its purpose to prepare the ground and bring about a New Order. I announce, ‘bring the chosen sons and daughters of God to take up their rightful positions of authority in their communities and nations.’ Honour will be bestowed upon them for working tirelessly behind the scenes, making social, political, legal and pastoral differences to people’s lives. They are the unsung heroes in our world, keeping communities, churches and families together often in dire circumstances. With the heart of God they have been sidelined, muzzled, rejected and abandoned to the peripheral areas of the body of Christ. Religion disfavours the prophetic voice. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” (Genesis 50:20, NIV). It is from the sidelines as an outsider that they have been tested, trained and prepared for service. From outside the city walls they will flourish and find their niche in God’s emerging change process. It has all been an intentional set up for the glory of God.
According to Ezekiel 21, it is a 3-fold strengthening of the sword that will pierce the callous conscience of the heart and it is about to be unsheathed. “So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!”(v14). A substantial and complete work of healing, of end time magnitude will be released upon our world. The Word, as a sharp scalpel will cut like a surgeon’s knife, to dissect and strip away the hardened tissues of the heart. It will cut into every spiritual, emotional mental, relational and physical issues and heal the wounds of the languishing battle weary people. ‘But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.’ (Isaiah 40:31, BSB). “Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. (8) We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; (9) persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:7-9, BSB).
There is grace for every trial and the impending destruction is intended to usher God’s people into His presence. He is a relational Being in an everlasting covenant with those who will partner in this great end time move. The proverbial sword is the Word. “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12, ESV). The unsheathed sword is not intended to kill, for it is the letter of the law that brings ruin but the Spirit gives life. The law served its purpose under the Old Order but the new and living way was opened up to refresh the soul from the burden of the law. The burden of the law, being its inability to redeem the soul and keep the people from an inherent desire to break the law. The power of the New Covenant, superior in Christ Jesus is potent and sufficient to keep a soul from the strongholds of sin. The ruinous soul comes about out of wilful disobedience and a haughty spirit of a degenerate heart of carnality. Indeed, a decadent societal’s impulse is to pursue a lifestyle of sin and to go beyond the pales of what is acceptable in the sight of God. Our world has erred into sinful oblivion and it will take a collapsing of this current world order to bringing about
God’s New Order of justice and righteousness, the hallmarks of His throne.
Gwendolyn Smith. 23rd August 2020