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The Holy Spirit week 01: 'that you may be filled with all the fullness of God'.

The Holy Spirit baptism of Jesus is for the saints of God in all days, especially these days of prophesied great exploits. It's no wonder a spiritual campaign against this truth is raging inside the church as well as outside. Meanwhile the creation groans for the revelation of the spirit-filled sons of God - and it is happening – because it is for us and for now. We look at what scripture tells us.  

It will all make perfect supernatural sense when the plans of God are accomplished and evident, upon His glorious, violent, righteous and wonderful return. Do stay tuned. And meanwhile what manner of Holy Spirit filled and Holy Spirit engaged persons ought we to be, as God pours out His plans on earth for these days? This 11-week study of Ezekiel chapters 33-39 concludes with a dramatic prophetic account of what will take place.  

Ezekiel 38:16 (NKJV) You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.” - The storyline of scripture reveals who decides what, and when, and where. Those who know the sovereign Lord are invited into the plans of heaven, even right now in these days of drama.  

The Lord takes Ezekiel, and us, into a situation of complete impossibility, and then asks whether the dry bones can live, AND THEN directs the prophet to prophesy. This is clearly about the Land (Ezekiel 36) and the covenant people of God (Ezek 37) - even as God takes us into the challenging situations on earth now and forward, prior to His return. Great days indeed.

The prophetic plans and promises of God are anchored in God's covenant with Israel, and that will include a supernatural outpouring on both the Land and the People. The born-again and spirit-filled Church is purposed and called into the most challenging and supernatural days upcoming - for the glory of our great God.

The sobering prophecy against Edom/Esau/Mount Seir is representative of the judgment-jeopardy all nations will face who come against Israel, and who increasingly defy and boast against the Lord Almighty. 

'...Then you shall know that I am the Lord' - Ezek 35:15

Ezekiel's prophecy, centered around His faithfulness, plans, and timing for all of His people (both Israel and His Church) progressively appear to be upon us. The world rages and shakes. Those with eyes to see and ears to hear are positioned and called to live, model and proclaim His redemptive purposes. 

Line upon line and precept upon precept (Isaiah 28) is THE perfect plan for the King of the Universe to accomplish His mighty work in and through us. Our daily yes/no choice is to press in to discover that volatile and powerful ongoing revelation in our lives - either for our success and His glory, or our failure. A bunny trail in our Ezekiel study to biblically support, clarify, and also exemplify our understanding of the potential for the saints in these days. We say yes, Lord.

I'm convinced the timing of studying these chapters is truly divine, and that even the chapter sequence – from the watchman call (33), to the anointing and accountability of both leadership and followership (34), the judgment on the enemies of Israel (35), the promises and prophecies first to THE LAND (36) and then TO THE PEOPLE (35&36), and then how the Lord initiates the final conflict (37) and how and where it comes about (38) and the breakthrough understanding in both the people of God and the nations of the world (39) has to cause us to be in awe and wonder and appreciation of our position in God.

Twice in the past 2-3 decades I've been led to specifically teach these particular chapters. There's timely significance, again, now. Currently they are a hot topic in light of what's happening right now and will be happening in the future regarding times, troubles, purification of the saints for the purposes of heaven, and particularly in light of the SIGNIFICANCE OF ISRAEL and God's promises to Israel - the People as well as the Land. The significance of Israel will permeate this study because of the biblical revelation of God's faithfulness to the covenants He has made.