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2011年3月31日 星期四

2500 & 300 - Revisiting Prophetic Insight 2008-08-06

When I heard that more than 300 people attended the first prayer meeting at main chapel, I immediately thought of this email, as it mentioned a goal of 300-strong prayer meeting and 2500-strong congregation. In 2.5 years it's now reality! PTL!

"...have we reached 300 people in prayer meeting, this land will be SHAKEN! and 5000 people is no longer a remote but very distinct and achievable goal."


Prophetic Insight 2008-08-06

On Aug 6, it was another wonderful night of prayer meeting. Much revelation was given. The anointing started to wane when we got home, but it was hard to sleep for a while.

1) when Ps Tong led us to pray for Olympic, I saw Chinese character "箭"(arrow) and then a "hidden" quiver (箭袋). I saw in the spirit this "hidden" quiver is ROLCC and it's time to release the arrows to spiritually impact China. Later I saw into the quiver and there were three shining white mental arrow heads on top, others still hidden. These three represent Teaching, Healing, and Prophetic.

The confirmation came when later Ps Tong shared Isa 49. The first few verses matched the vision:

Isa 49:1 眾海島啊,當聽我言!遠方的眾民哪,留心而聽!自我出胎,耶和華就選召我;自出母腹,他就提我的名。
Isa 49:2 他使我的口如快刀,將我藏在他手蔭之下;又使我成為磨亮的箭,將我藏在他箭袋之中;
Isa 49:3 對我說:你是我的僕人以色列;我必因你得榮耀。

If we are faithful, more arrows will be revealed later.

2) when we prayed for the revival of the land, I saw large Fire lit up on the platform, but the Spirit said we at a stage of being warmed up by the fire, our heart still not yet fully warm to the revival. We need to BE in the middle of this fire, not standing by.

Translation: many of us are only only attracted by revival at "surface" value, deep down in our heart we don't have yet the resonating "cry-out" for revival. Why? other things occupy our heart. This is why Psalm 11:3 was given to be shared when I first woke up in the morning:

Psa 11:1 (大衛的詩,交與伶長。)我是投靠耶和華;你們怎麼對我說:你當像鳥飛往你的山去。
Psa 11:2 看哪,惡人彎弓,把箭搭在弦上,要在暗中射那心裡正直的人。
Psa 11:3 根基若毀壞,義人還能做什麼呢?
Psa 11:4 耶和華在他的聖殿裡;耶和華的寶座在天上;他的慧眼察看世人。
Psa 11:5 耶和華試驗義人;惟有惡人和喜愛強暴的人,他心裡恨惡。
Psa 11:6 他要向惡人密布網羅;有烈火、硫磺、熱風,作他們杯中的分。
Psa 11:7 因為耶和華是公義的,他喜愛公義;正直人必得見他的面。

I feel this is a continuation of past visions of taking up the Cross. We need to get our heart right as first step and keep our phase. It's no coincidence that past revivals usually came during or after difficult times.

Our thoughts("heart") matter very much in spiritual realm. One important aspect of healing the Land is to have righteous people think the right thoughts (including prayer and intercession, but much more, we need every saint professes, walks in the faith of Jesus Christ!) thus impacting the spiritual atmosphere. This is especially very important when we prayer walk. Righteous heart will take our prayer walk to next level.

Also this is actually the strategy God is showing His people how to persevere at lean times. We can lose other but our faith, "heart". Simple yet profound truth.

3) The HS responded to our prayer, as shared in the meeting, "Tell my people, when you boldly go forth in My strength and on My mission, the seemingly-delayed Revival will catch up with you!"

In other words: as long as we are faithful w/ our mission and what's been given, our turn of revival will manifest. We don't need to chase Revival and let our Revival catch up with us! It's good to see revivals breaking out elsewhere, a good thing in itself and a telling indication that spiritual wind has started to blown, but we need to be mindful that somewhere, somebody (ultimately Jesus) has paid the price to lay the foundation. It would be good for us to lay this foundation for our children right here, right now.

There is no short-cut spiritually. Precisely because the Wind has blown, we must realize we cannot afford to "miss the bus". We are given a grace period to lay this foundation, but if we miss it, it will take much longer to get back into swing. Let us be diligent and careful following the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Based on past visions, if the anointing/timing of revival is 100%, I believe we are now about 30-40% level. (I saw in visions when the Water reach the prayer room ceiling during prayer, revival will break out. We are now passing shoulder height)

This would explain many things:

a) at this level of anointing we have good worship, common-type healing, and spirit of prophecy start to flow, people in the Land start to be drawn spiritually

b) Making to 2500 people strong is actually a very good measure of our anointing, since quality does lead to quantity (not the only measure, of course) Therefore our Wed prayer meeting is becoming even more important as the congregation build up the Faith and receive the anointing.

Pslam Liu shared the HS given Judge 7:3 two weeks ago (I was given the same chapter the same week)

Jdg 7:6 於是用手捧著舔水的有三百人,其餘的都跪下喝水。

This is the confirmation, have we reached 300 people in prayer meeting, this land will be SHAKEN! and 5000 people is no longer a remote but very distinct and achievable goal.

c) when we pass 50% threshold, I think 2500 strong will be easily achieved.

4) when we prayed for the coming Sat meeting w/ architects, I saw a vision first I saw a kid (<10 yrs old) park his bike by the right side of ROLCC's front door, coming from parking lot. Then an eldly sister (70ish) slowing walked in from the same direction with a walking stick then a mid-aged man with a butch of fresh Boh-Chai (白菜)on this rigth hand and walked in. It's my understanding that this three people, representing three main groups we need to cater for:

 a) a godly atmosphere for young children: they will lay down their "bikes" and come to worship God! This shall not be only a place to play as the kid left his bike outside.
 b) elderly people need a place to rest in faith, even healing!
 c) middle-aged people need to have a place to "cook" and enjoy the fruit of their labor

  •  "cook" - we need to teach them how to "enjoy/handle" what's been given by God so that they can live a good life under the Sun 
  •  "fresh" - in-time, seasonal teaching and advice, this would be their spiritual home 


 5) lastly, Robert shhred Dan 6:27 Dan 6:27 他護庇人,搭救人,在天上地下施行神蹟奇事,救了但以理脫離獅子的口。」

 I think it matched wonderfully w/ Psalm 11:3. Let us not loose heart in the face of moutning difficulties, but remembered what Ps Tong shared,
 Psa 18:29 我藉著你衝入敵軍,藉著我的神跳過牆垣。

 It's wonderful when one's in the Anointing!

 Amen!

2011年2月23日 星期三

復興的道路:有血,有火,有煙霧

聖經《約珥書》二章28~32節預言到,“以後,我要將我的靈澆灌凡有血氣的。你們的兒女要說預言;你們的老年人要做異夢,少年人要見異象。在那些日子,我要將我的靈澆灌我的僕人和使女。在天上地下,我要顯出奇事,有血,有火,有煙柱。日頭要變為黑暗,月亮要變為血,這都在耶和華大而可畏的日子未到以前。到那時候,凡求告耶和華的就必得救。”

“我要將我的靈澆灌凡有血氣的”,這是神給我們一個非常偉大的應許。預言,異夢與異象,和天上地下“顯出奇事”,目的就是“在耶和華大而可畏的日子”(注:末世審判)未到以前,用超自然的方式引導世人迴轉歸向神,以致“凡求告耶和華的就必得救”。

這個預言實現了嗎?

使徒彼得在五旬節聖靈降下後(約在主後29~33年之間)宣告說:“這正是先知約珥所說的。”(徒二:17-18) 因此,我們確切知道這個預言已經實現了。不僅如此,詳考歷史,我們不難發現聖靈在歷史歷代“澆灌凡有血氣”之眾多見證,說明聖靈澆灌從那時候起持續至今。

聖靈澆灌“凡有血氣”的結果是神引導帶領我們的深度和廣度多加增。深度的加增是不僅僅澆灌,而且聖靈內住並凡事指教我們(約壹2:27),同時有聖靈的恩賜彰顯出來,叫人得益處(林前12:4-7)。廣度的加增則表現在只要你(妳)有血氣,信主不信主聖靈都要澆灌,因為時間已經快到了,耶穌就要再來,神不願世人沉淪, 祂“如今卻吩咐各處的人都要悔改”(徒17:30)。但這悔改靠著不是自己悔,而是因著聖靈的澆灌,世人突然察覺自己的過犯而痛悔,願意通過耶穌跟神和好。

我想大部分人都可以同意以上的解釋。不過如何理解“有血,有火,有煙柱”?

血 - 代表耶穌基督的救贖
火 - 代表聖靈如火降下(徒2:3)
煙柱(或為“煙霧”,徒2:19)- 代表神同在的彰顯

這是神救贖和得勝計劃的三步曲,因著耶穌我們得救,因著聖靈我們有能力成聖和服事,還因著神同在的極大彰顯成為多人的祝福。

不僅在個人生命進深如此,從近代神的工作看教會復興也一樣。迄今教會已經歷了救贖真理的恢復(“血”),聖靈認識和恩賜職事的恢復(“火”),還有多次極大的教會復興(“煙霧”)。

因此我們不能停留在2008年的“得恩賜,操練恩賜”的階段,滿足於有預言、異象、異夢,而是要進一步承接神特別的應許 - “在那些日子,我要將我的靈澆灌我的僕人和使女” - 進入神復興計劃的最後階段。

事實上近來神同在的“煙霧”已開始彰顯!感謝主!









2011年2月10日 星期四

復興前行的節奏

20110209週三分享:
  • 異象中看到復興異象是神託付給生命河豎立在山巔的旌旗,為的是見證神的榮耀;會眾輪流扶持,等待神復興的降臨。
  • 今年是個分水嶺, 神復興的腳步已加快,異象中看到復興如潮漲開始就不會停止,進退交替之間終究還是前行;神要我們在新的一年適應復興漲潮的新節奏,持守復興託付和位份,勇敢果決跟隨神腳步,敬拜禱告如潮水源源不絕,風浪中經歷從榮耀到榮耀,從恩典到恩典,水漲船高!

復興前行的節奏不可亂!

神復興的腳步加快,但有節奏,如潮漲之進退;我們若緊跟神的帶領,亦步亦趨,一張一弛,必能歡歡喜喜進入豐盛應許之地,征戰卻不疲乏。仇敵的目的就是打亂我們的節奏,轉移我們的注意力,陷入埋怨定罪,無心敬拜讚美禱告,與復興失之交臂。

劉牧師提及的為領袖,同工和家人禱告極其中肯。唯有在合一中互相遮蓋,彼此代禱,神的軍隊才能前行。

神託付給生命河的復興異象乃是見證祂的榮耀,是山頂的旌旗,我們只有在合一之中才能互相扶持,旌旗不倒。

神不是埃及工頭,祂所定的復興節奏是生命的節奏,如呼吸,如白晝交替,行在其中必日日更新。讓我們仰望耶穌,持守復興異象,在合一的步伐中一同進入應許地!