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True Revelation Unveils Christ

True Revelation Unveils Christ

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord (2 Corinthians 12:1, emphasis added).

God is light. His light is revelation and truth for Christ is the treasures of all wisdom and knowledge. He is the Source of all revelation. Jesus is the revelation of the Father made manifested in the flesh. Sonship is the unveiling of the fullness of the Godhead in the flesh of our bodies. This is the true light of God that came into the world, even Jesus Christ the Son of God. Whether Christ was made manifested in the flesh of His own body or to be revealed in the flesh of our bodies He is the unveiled image of God. He was the true light of revelation that came into the world that unveiled the Father to man.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. On the first creation day He created light and the heavens and the earth were covered with the knowledge of the Lord that all of creation may see Him unveiled in His great glory and majesty. All things were made through Him in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him and by His desire they exist and were created. He is before all things, and in Him all things consist (Colossians 1:16-17). Since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that were made. God’s glorious light in heaven and on earth uncovers His majesty in all of His wondrous works and ways.

On the fourth day God created the lights in the firmament of the heavens. They are not the true light of God’s glory but they bear witness of the light of the glory of God. They are in the sky to divide day from night; they are for signs and to make division between one day from the other, one season from the other and one year from the other.

God also created Adam, His son (Luke 3:38), according to His light image and likeness of light. In Adam was the light of God’s image and likeness, which is the revelation of his Creator. He was created to reveal his God and Father through the divine light that was in him. The light of God in Adam was immortal life and truth.

In the beginning the earth was formless and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. On the first creation day God divided the light from the darkness. The Hebrew word “khoshek” means literally darkness or dark and figuratively also translated as obscurity and night. By implication it also means misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow and wickedness.

When Adam chose knowledge above the revelation of the Lord he fell from his high estate as son of God where He abided in the light of God’s presence into the wretchedness of sinful flesh. He was separated from the light of God’s presence and went into the darkness of the earth where death and sin abide. He could no longer observe God with his spiritual, psychic and bodily senses because he was dead to God. He had no longer the ability to observe God in His light. That which is alive to God can observe Him but that which is dead to Him cannot observe Him.

When Christ, in whom all the fullness of the Godhead bodily dwells, came into the world He came as the true Light that gives light to every man coming into the world. He is the one that covered the earth with the knowledge of God on the first creation day. God made it possible that through Christ man may observe God and His kingdom. Only in Christ it is possible to see into heaven. Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). He that is born from the Spirit of God is joined to the Lord and therefore is one spirit with Him. As the dazzling light of God’s presence enlightens the human born-again spirit He enables man to see Christ and His kingdom with the eyes of his heart. The Holy Spirit is the One whom reveals Christ to man. Spiritual revelation is the Holy Spirit uncovering hidden knowledge and wisdom of the Lord that is hidden in plain sight from the hearts of men. Itispictures of light and truth which would have been otherwise unknown. The intent and purpose of all revelation and prophecy is to point to the Lord Jesus Christ. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy (Revelation 19:10b).

The purpose for the unveiling of Jesus Christ is to lead us into the knowledge of God and His kingdom in our lives. As we behold him we change more into His likeness and the kingdom of God come into our hearts. The kingdom of God does not come with observation but it comes within you. When we see the kingdom of God we grow more intimate in our relationship with Him resulting in us to relate more correctly to Him. All things that we are experiencing work out for our good, because God uses adverse conditions in a broken world to draw us closer to Him. all things in the universe revolve around God and his family. Everything in the heavens and on earth was created for God’s glory and pleasure and for the delight of His family.

The kingdom of God consists of relationships. Anything detached from a relationship in God is death because it is separated from the Vine and the flow of the Fountain of life is missing. Seeking knowledge independently from God is to partake from the tree of the knowledge of good (law or legalism) and evil (lawlessness). Good is better than evil but it is still fruit from the tree that introduced death to the earth. Independence from God is nothing else but a quest for self-righteousness. Independence and separation from the Fountain of Life who is the true light of every man coming into the world is death. The product of the carnal mind is intellectual knowledge but revelation comes from the spirit. If intellectual knowledge is regarded as light but in truth is darkened by the carnal nature, how great is one’s darkness? However, when one turns to the Lord the veil that blinds is being taken away. In the day that you seek the Light you will find Him. Revelation is the Source of alllight shining in the darkness who reveals the treasures of wisdom and knowledge about Himself by the Holy Spirit. Knowledge apart from Jesus is folly that puffs up but when Christ is revealed the Kingdom of God has come to your heart.

My son Oleg had the following dream on May 23, 2011:

I dreamt I saw a three dimensional cross against a black background. In the cross was many high quality TV-screens. Every television screen gave an account of a significant event.

Interpretation

The black ground refers to dark times where the word of the Lord is rare. You indeed hear many voices today but the word of the Lord is rare. True revelation comes through the work of the cross. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8). All true revelation reveals Christ. The ultimate revelation will be when the Lord in His full glory will be revealed in your whole being; your spirit, soul and body.

We are still falling into the same trap as the Pharisees to think that the amount we know is the barometer of how spiritual we are. You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life (John 5:39-40). Humility manifested in obedience to Christ is the barometer of true spirituality because it requires total dependence on God. The greatest revelation will be when the Son of God (Word of God), in all of His glory, is revealed in the sons of God.

A relationship with God is a constant focus on the Lord and a communion that leads to the understanding of His heart. When you become nothing, the Lord will be so exalted in your sight, that He will fill your whole experience of life with Himself. The revelation of Christ is the image of God. “…the light [revelation] of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God…” (2 Corinthians 4:4, emphasis added). An intimate relationship with the Lord is gentle and effortless. It is our own desires and lusts that burden us with loads we cannot carry. When you are dead to the flesh, Christ dominates your life and only then He is revealed in the body of your flesh.

My son Oleg had the following dream on May 19, 2011: “I dreamt that I was driving with my vehicle without purpose until I got to some Church building where I was engaged in some kind of activity. I knew I had to drive to some destiny somewhere. I also knew I could not go before the Apostle Paul has performed some kind of conversion on my vehicle. The pickup truck was dead (out of service) without the transformation of Paul. This spiritual transformation was so big that it included me, the vehicle and Paul. He was at the same time Paul and the Lord Jesus Christ. At this time I was impatient because I knew I need to drive away from that Church building. When the transformation started to happen I became patient because I knew it must be done. Paul was also the car and he needed to be transformed. Then when Paul was transformed he said slowly and very deeply, “I live no longer but Jesus Christ lives in me.” It was so deep that when he said it, those words were meant for much more than just him, me and the vehicle; I knew it was meant as a universal principal. The words were so glorious, like beautiful sounds, the most beautiful words I have ever heard. I sensed that it was not Paul who spoke but Jesus. The power was so big that everything seemed to be Jesus Christ. Through all that was happening I was aware that I had a companion, somebody that was and is always with me. Then with my companion I hurried to the vehicle and we started our journey in the vehicle. From then onward I knew no fear as I knew nothing could go wrong. This was the end of my dream.”

Interpretation

It is clear from the dream that one’s life is lived in vanity until you are dying to yourself and Christ lives your life in you and through Him you do the works of God.

This dream suggests the vehicle (pickup truck) symbolizes spiritual ministry and the Church building religious activity. The phrase “I knew I had to drive somewhere” indicates God has a plan with a destiny for one’s life.

True ministry will not be commissioned until the “Paul-conversion” is completed. The Paul-conversion is: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).

Prior to the transformation the flesh was impatient. Impatience belongs to the natural realm and it is death. Impatience is the result of time that controls periods, seasons and lifespan. When the flesh dies, Christ in you lives in the spirit where time and death is absent, but, patience and the fruit of the Spirit is present. In the spirit there is no time only peace, joy and righteousness in the Holy Spirit.

Paul was at the same time also the Lord Jesus Christ. It is Paul living his life in the flesh by faith in the Son of God. “…and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20b).

When you are transformed (died to yourself) it is Jesus Christ that lives in you. The spiritual transformation from Paul to Christ was so big that it will affect everything around you and much, much more, just like Jesus’ death affected everything around Him. Now it was about the six hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened (Luke 23:44-45a). Read Also: “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up the spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened” (Matthew 27:50-52a).

My companion that was always with me is the Holy Spirit. He will be with you wherever you go and the Lord will never leave you nor forsake you. Only when Christ is living in you, you can know the love of the Father and you will know no fear. It is only Christ in you and not your flesh that builds the ministry and the kingdom of God. The measure that you are alive to your flesh is the measure you are busy with religious activities. You need the “Paul-conversion” on every level of your walk with God to be effective in ministry.

Comments

For Paul to live, was Christ and to die was gain. But I discipline [subdue, disable, weary] my body and bring it into subjection [enslave], lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified [castaway, rejected, unfit, reprobate] (1 Corinthians 10:27). It is not through legalistic discipline but seeking the Lord like Paul did by laying hold of Christ like Christ lay hold of him when he was on his way to Damascus. Moses earnestly desired to see God’s glory on the mountain and when he did the flesh of his body took on the same glory as the light in his spirit because he changed into the glory of the Lord’s rear that he saw on the mountain.

Paul said, “I live no longer but Christ lives in me.” Who do you see? Is it Paul or Christ? The flesh tells you it is Paul but your spirit bears witnesses with the Holy Spirit that it is Christ. Paul knew Christ was revealed in him. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me… (Galatians 1:15-16a, emphasis added). Was Paul not presumptuous? No, Paul said that he walked by faith and not sight and admitted he had not yet attained to sonship or that he was made perfect. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected (Philippians 3:12a). Is this not New Age teaching? New Age exalts the flesh to the image of Christ and to the throne of God and in doing so they came into the same condemnation as the devil. Paul’s faith is in God and his focus is on Christ in hope that he may attain to the resurrection from the dead. That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead (Philippians 3:10-11). The “Paul-conversion,” is the transformation from living according to the dictates of the flesh to living in the spirit through faith in God.

My wife Marina had the following dream on May 12, 2011: “I dreamt I was in a rocky desert. I was Abraham dressed in the clothing of their time. In my thoughts I was both Abraham and Marina. There were few people close to me dressed all in white clothing of Abraham’s time. I had a cup in my left hand. I put my right hand on the top of the cup. When I took my right hand off the cup it was half filled with mash potatoes and ice cream. It was a strange combination for me. Afterward the people told me to keep my hand on the top of the cup until it is full of ice cream because they believed that I could do it. For a second time I put my hand on the top of the cup while I sharply focused my spirit on the cup. However, I turned my head away from the cup because I was worried it will not get 100% full according to my expectation. After a while, when I took my hand off the cup, the people encouraged me to look at the cup. When I looked at the cup, it was filled to the brim with snow white ice cream. They were excited and happy for me because they wanted me to prevail in my faith. Then I put my hand for the third time on the top of the cup. This time the experience occurred in modern-day setting, in a big room with people. This time I acted of my own initiative to make the people some ice cream. With lots of faith I placed my hand on the top of the cup while I knew the cup will be filled with ice cream. When I took my hand off the cup, it was filled, heaped up, with white ice cream. This was the end of my dream.”

Interpretation

The desert refers to a time and place of testing. Marina being Abraham, the father of faith (obedience) emphasizes daily perseverance of faith that will result in faith becoming second nature to us. This is part of our two year training as Nights of the Cross of Jesus Christ. (The Lord has revealed to our School of the Prophets that He has enrolled us into a two year program [commenced May 2011] to develop as soldiers of the cross).

Comments

When we walk in the light of Christ’s revelation even as He is in the light, and is the Light, the Spirit testifies that we believe the word of God and the blood of Christ cleanses us from all unrighteousness.

Revealed truth is the basis of our faith. Revealed truth is the basis for our fellowship with God and one another. “…I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching?” (2 Corinthians 4:4b, emphasis added).

What do you see when you look at your brother or sister? It is Christ. The way you perceive your brother is how you perceive Christ. It is only on the basis of Christ being unveiled in us that we can know one another after the Spirit and not after the flesh. The anointing that is working in each individual is the identity of Christ in him or her. The anointing that is working in a person is the unveiling of Christ in that individual. Our perception of one another and our relationship with one another should only be based on the Truth (Christ in us the hope of glory). To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27, emphasis added). Every believer in Christ has in him the glory of Christ. God has given the Church the ability to discern the anointing in her members and to relate in a dignified manner to it, hence our submission to one another. Our basis of relating to one another is on the foundation of the glory of the anointing that we see in each other through the eyes of the Spirit. To see Christ in one another is to find fulfillment in Him, which brings great joy to our hearts.

Can we focus so much on the Lord and Him in us and our brothers and sisters that He will manifest in our midst? I am convinced we can. A ballad based on the breastplate of St. Patrick, adapted by James Quinn is as follows:

Christ beside me, Christ before me,

Christ behind me, King of my heart;

Christ within me, Christ below me,

Christ above me never to part.

Christ on my right hand, Christ on my left hand,

Christ around me shield in my strife;

Christ in my sleeping, Christ in my sitting,

Christ in my rising, light of my life.

Christ be in all hearts thinking about me,

Christ be on all tongues telling of me.

Christ be the vision in eyes that see me,

In ears that hear me Christ ever be.

Unless you are relating to God in faith through your spirit, you cannot see the kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit reveals the mystery of Christ to you in your born-again spirit which is one with the Spirit of Christ. It is to discover Christ and to become aware of Him.holyUnless you relate to God and one another through revelation you will start relate critically or religiously incorrect toward God and you will judge one another incorrectly after the flesh (for good or evil). Only when we know Christ and one another by revelation we will come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. This is the basis to edify and equip the saints for the work of ministry. To relate to Christ for who He really is, is to exalt Him. To relate to every one for whom he or she really is in Christ, is to edify the body and bring hope to each one and strengthen the faith of others. Indeed the Church of the kingdom of God is prophetic in nature and manifests the family spirit of God.

Amorey Vorster had the following dream on May 21, 2011: I dreamt Liezel, Marina and I wanted to get together, which we did. There was also another woman whose face I could not see.When we got together we had a time of prayer. Then we went to the graveyard. there were only trees but in the centre was the graveyard. We went to the first grave and prayed much. Before we finished we said,”In His name we sprinkle love over you” (We spoke to the body as if it was still alive). After the blessing the spirit of the dead rose from the grave (In the grave the body was dead but the spirit was alive and screaming to get free). When he rose we were excited and alive. It was an experience that I cannot put into words. So, we decided to go and sprinkle love over all the dead in their graves. We did it and their spirits, not their bodies, rose all from their graves. That was the end of my dream.

Interpretation

The graveyard refers to those who have died to the flesh. You cannot be alive to the flesh and walk in the spirit at the same time. Spirits which arose from the grave are those who died to the flesh and start walking in the spirit. However, much prayer (the women that were praying) is necessary to walk in the spirit. We also need to pray for one another to be effective in our walk with God (“In His name we sprinkle love over you“).

Revelation is the basis of hope in God. Hope is visions that come through revelation from the Spirit of God with an expectation of fulfillment. Hope is the food for our faith, which converts our visions of hope into substance, which are the evidence of unseen realities. Hope through revelation from the Holy Spirit is seen or visualized in the imagination of the heart.

Unless you meditate on the revelation of the word the word of God will not take root in your heart. The gospel is preached both to spiritual and carnal people alike but the word, which the carnal heard did not profit them because it was not united with faith in those who heard it. The carnal nature of man does not have the capacity to receive truth. They have eyes to see but do not see. You need to spend time with the Word to become the Word. To hear the word of the Lord and to receive the revelation of Jesus Christ you need to open your spirit to God.

You start off by let your imagination visualizing the word (will) of God. Visualization that is not based on the word of God is fantasizing, which is deception. Visualizing the word of God is a high level of meditation on the word. You imagine yourself in the vision of the word. If you do it frequently enough, persevering in it, you will start to walk in the reality of the word and you will enter into the rest of God. The Holy Spirit (the Helper) will help you. Everybody knows how to imagine things. This is just disciplining the focus of your imagination (heart).

I know a prophet of God that is mightily used in the healing, signs and wonders ministry. He emphasizes that every thought must be brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. To please God with the meditation of your heart is the beginning to cultivate robust faith. When he visualizes church services he often preaches sermons and heals the sick in his imagination. Occasionally, the actual services and the visualization in the meditation of his heart turned out to be identical. It is the same people he saw with the same sicknesses and the same revelation he received concerning the sick. Thus, the Holy Spirit does anoint sanctified imagination and all the gifts of the Holy Spirit can function in these situations.

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