Jesus and the Sword of Division

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September 11, 2016: I was in church and had a vision. Jesus dressed in full armor with sword in hand. He looked furious. “Full of fury.” I asked him why he was dressed like that. He told me he was going to war for His Bride. He was going to wage war on those INSIDE the church that are against Him and poisoning her, leading her astray. These are the wolves in sheeps clothing, the adulterous and deceptive. The religious. The ones that do miracles in my name yet I do not know them nor do they know Me. My sword of fury is to come down on them and I will not relent. Yes, they sense my coming and they are terrified, yet their arrogance is so great that they do not repent, so I will destroy them. The church needs to repent for allowing this to take place in My house. I will give her time to repent once these stewards of deception are taken out. Pray that she see the truth of what happened and return to me as her Bridegroom. 

Side note: after this encounter I felt strongly for God to reveal the spirit of Witchcraft that has fell upon the church. Also, I did not realize that this encounter took place on September 11^th until just now. That may be significant.

For several years now, the Lord has spoken to me about a separating that will be happening. In fact he said the Dark will become darker and the Light will become brighter. He said that there will be NO MORE GRAY AREAS. The choice would be presented to each person- believer and non-believer. It would be a time of choosing whose team you are going to be on. Will it be the Kingdom of Darkness? Or the Kingdom of Heaven? This separating would take place under the fire spoken of in Malachi 3- the refiner’s fire. This fire would confront the “impurities” within, just as fire confronts the impurities in gold- bringing it to the surface. He revealing of these impurities will force us to choose if we want God’s ways or the world’s.  You can read about these encounters in my previous posts. He is revealing these things in us in order to prepare His last day army and create a remnant of people who are conformed to His image, those who long for His ways. We will be ministers to the heart of God.  

Are we not seeing this unfold in our nation? Separation, exposure, division, confrontation, light, dark, righteousness, deception, etc. Division is wreaking HAVOC all over the nation. As the election was taking place I felt like the Lord show me two major “movements” of division taking place.  Just be aware of the two and have discernment. One is from the enemy and one is the work of God.

          

Division One

The Devil’s way..

His weapons: Unforgiveness, bitterness, fear, deception and open wounds of the people.

 Result is hatred and division.

What is his purpose? To gain control.

His schemes are obvious yet somehow we have been blinded by them. Division is taking place in all arenas including race, gender, religion, political correctness, families, ideologies, education, and culture. The devil pits one person against another, or one people group against another using the personal wounds of the individual to stir up hatred.

Action Point:  We HAVE to guard our hearts in this and root out all unforgivness and all bitterness if we intend to bridge these divides that the enemy has created. Hate will NEVER heal a nation or even a broken relationship. LOVE and TRUTH are what can bind up wounds. The Church must return and ask for discernment on what her part is to bring unity in the country and in the Body of Christ.

Division Two

Jesus’ Way..

His weapon: The two edged sword which is the Word and the Truth of God. Also the refiner’s fire.

Result: Exposure of the heart. Separating soul and spirit. A people who choose either repentance or choose open rebellion.

Purpose: To gather a people for Himself that are conformed to His image. To create a Warrior Bride to fight in the Last Days.

                I have been amazed watching that two edged sword come into play. I see it in my own life, others near to me, and on a national scale. It looks like a lot of “exposure.” Exposure can be painful for sure, but it is an opportunity for humility and repentance to come forth. The two edge sword has come against things like our theologies, ideologies, identities and our ways of life being challenged. When we were once very comfortable in living, now all of a sudden we are put in very discomforting positions. Jesus is trying to get our attention. This exposure can look a million different ways because in reality, there are a million different ways to “worship false gods” or come up with our own theology or hang onto old fears. Jesus is confronting those, why? Because His desire is to be One with His people. Also, those false ideologies cannot be in the same place with Jesus. He is Jealous for His Bride. He also is willing to fight against anyone or any spirit that is harming her.

          Action Point: As the Lord begins to expose your heart, repent and walk with Him to receive His glorious freedom. For me personally, my repentance took time because I had been so blinded by my own sin. I continued to walk with Him and the more I let down my pride and allowed Him to speak to those places, the healing began to come. The healing wasn’t instant. It really was a journey of unraveling strongholds in my life. At times it was EXCRUTIATINGLY painful. But now, I see how desperately I had needed that fire to fall on me. I am so grateful.

The Two Edged Sword.

There was a time during the election where Jesus wanted me to look up all the places in the Scripture about the Sword. This was to shed light on the Sword in the vision from September.  

Hebrews 4:12-13

“For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”

This Sword causes DIVISION. Division between the Spirit and the Soul. It JUDGES the inward man.

Matthew 10:34-39

 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Jesus then goes on to say how man will turn against father, daughter against mother, etc. At the end he says “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”

The Sword again causes DIVISION. Division between Him and the world. It confronts the devotion of Man to God and his willingness to surrender his life.

Ezekiel 21

I, Alyssa, heard Jesus say this referring to Ezekiel 21: “I am in confrontation mode: causing unrest where false rest has come. I am confronting witchcraft, religion, apathy, occult, government, and my house with my Sword.”

Revelations 2:12-17

To the Church in Pergamum

¹² “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. ¹³ I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.

¹⁴ Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. ¹⁵ Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. ¹⁶ Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

¹⁷ Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.

The Sword will come in Judgement to the House of God that has allowed COMPROMISE and MIXTURE into the church.

Teaching of Balaam:  It seems that Balaam taught Balak how to provoke the Israelites to sin, and that sin brought a curse upon the people by God.  It became a stumbling block to the people of Israel preventing the blessing of God.

 Teaching of Nicolaitans: This teaching “makes the fatal mistake that man can freely partake in sin because the Law of God is no longer binding.” http://www.theopedia.com/nicolaitans

We cannot deny that these two teachings are alive and well in the present day church. There is one that deceives the people that it is alright to maintain a sinful life and there is another that gives you the right to sin because of what Jesus did on the cross. I have seen these teachings manifest in the form of apathy towards sin. Also, there has been a lack of correction and accountability in the church leading to a mixed up life. Churches are almost afraid to say what needs to be said, but are delivering messages that will “please” the crowds or “tickle” their ears.

FACT:

We have allowed mixture and compromise into the Church.

We are called to a lifestyle of Holiness.

We must repent and return to fear the Lord.

We must put to death the deeds of our flesh.

My last note is this:

I have been learning a lot about the Hebrew Calendar and how God, even now, uses it to point His people and the earth to what He is doing. I did not learn about this until about a month or so after the vision.

This year Hebrew year is 5777. It started at the beginning of October.

According to the Hebrew language the number 5 means “grace.” The number 7 means “sword.” There are 3 “swords.” Chuck Pierce calls it the year of the ruling sword. Lance Wallnau says it is the year of the clashing swords. I believe there are going to be great battles taking place in the natural and in the spiritual.

CHURCH HEAR THIS! WE MUST ENGAGE INTO THE BATTLE! MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN BEING PREPARED BY THE LORD FOR THIS HOUR OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THIS IS NOT A TIME TO HOLD BACK. BUT IT IS A TIME TO PUSH FORWARD AND RECLAIM LOST TERRITORY THAT THE ENEMY HAS TAKEN HOLD OF. I CALL OUT TO THE GIDEONS. RESPOND TO THE CALL OF THE LORD AND GO TEAR DOWN THE IDOLS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD. I CALL ON THE GIDEONS TO NOT BE DISCOURAGED BECAUSE THE SMALL ARMY OF THE LORD WILL WIN VICTORIOUSLY OVER THE MASS ARMY OF THE ENEMY. WALK IN FAITH. SPEAK TRUTH.

Dear Jesus,

I thank you for what you are doing now in our time. It is unprecedented and we are honored to be a part of your mighty works. I pray that you would expose any ways that we, individually and corporately, have allowed compromise and mixture. Lord, I ask that you would expose any ways that we have agreed with the spirit of witchcraft or control. Deliver us from anything that would blind us or confuse us from your Truth. We ask boldly that you would bring forth the power of your WORD- the Sword of your mouth to confront us and confront our churches. Bring to light all that is not of you. You are worthy of our whole hearts and minds.  You are worthy of a pure and spotless bride. We are willing to go through the process to be made into your likeness. During this season of fire and refinement, may we submit to the beautiful and holy work that you are doing in us. I pray that this refinement would align us with your heart and unify the body of Christ like never before.  We love you. We love you. We love you.

Amen.  

Malachi 3 and the Refiner's Fire

Greetings! Feeling led to post an experience that I had in May 2015 and it is surrounded around Malachi 3. I received this while spending time with Him one night. The presence of Jesus flooded the room. It was amazing.

Vision:

I walked up a staircase to heaven and knocked on a door. Jesus opened it and let me in. I know I had been through this door before and he said I have when I witnessed Zechariah releasing and unlocking glory into the earth. (Blogpost: The Final Phase)

Jesus knocked on the floor of heaven and a door opened. We walked down some stairs and sat in a glass bottom room. We looked down and I could see the earth. Jesus pointed out activity that was happening in the spiritual realm. It was represented by colors. Black clouds were where demonic activity was taking place on the ground and it made a vacuum. Puke yellow was where demonic planning was happening and once those plans were acted on, it turned black. The heavenly activity was blue, green and red. When large activity took place it was a gold whirlwind.

 I saw lots of gold and black over South America. I saw gold was much stronger and would start to vacuum in the black. Jesus said that South America has been locked down upon- a humbling place, but I am going to lift them up and they will be mighty warriors in the end times.

I saw black over parts of China, but Jesus said we were not discussing all of the plans. We left the glass room and entered another familiar room. It was the one with ruby floors. It had all of his children’s faces. Also, the pillows and the scribe angel. (Blogpost: Light in Darkness). Jesus wanted to tell me a message from Malachi 3.

(Please read Malachi 3)

“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

² But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap. ³ He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, ⁴ and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.

⁵ “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.

Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes

⁶ “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. ⁷ Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.

“But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’

⁸ “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.

“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’

“In tithes and offerings. ⁹ You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. ¹⁰ Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. ¹¹ I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. ¹² “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.

Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God

¹³ “You have spoken arrogantly against me,” says the Lord.

“Yet you ask, ‘What have we said against you?’

¹⁴ “You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty? ¹⁵ But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper, and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

The Faithful Remnant

¹⁶ Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.

¹⁷ “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. ¹⁸ And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.

Jesus said to me that he was looking for people that are truly his. We are coming into a time of judgement/ grace/ and glory.

*Here is what my spirit sensed through this encounter*

I feel like that the glory that is going (or is already) to be release will be doing many things among the people of the earth, especially His people. Here are some of the outcomes of his glory coming:

1.       Those who fear him, love him, and honor him, will receive great favor and blessing. (Malachi 3:16-18)

2.       Those who claim him, but do not follow him or fear him are given an opportunity to repent and receive favor. (Malachi 3:7)

3.       Those who don’t repent will be given to their ways. (Malachi 3:5)

This glory wave is coming like a fire that will cover the earth and ALL will be impacted and ALL will have to decide who they follow (Malachi 3:2) It is a REFINERS FIRE to the body of Christ.

I believe it is in his heart that all would repent and serve him during these times. He wants us to stand in glory. We can go two ways: we can choose rebellion (3:13) or holiness through the fire. I believe we are in a time of strategic planning and this is a timely matter. I believe he wants people to stand with him and to fight for those that are confused in whom they are serving. Pray that hearts would not harden to His call and that as the fire comes it would bring people to FEAR the LORD and not to harden themselves to Him.

The end of Malachi 3 is profound. We also see that there will be a clear distinction between the righteous and evil. There is NO MIDDLE GROUND. Black and white- NO GRAY. (Blogpost: The Final Phase). What I am saying is we will have to choose whose side we are on. I really believe nominal Christianity is going to be out the window.

For those who endure, God blesses them in extravagant ways:

1.       Those who honor and fear Him, will have a scroll of remembrance written of them.

2.       They will be his treasured possession. (wow!)

3.       They will also be protected and spared.

This happened on a different occasion, but it has forever marked me and I remember it often: I saw that Jesus was inside of a fire. Initially, I was off a distance from the fire and felt very cold. The closer I got, the warmer I became. But warmth became not enough and as I drew closer to the fire, the more I wanted Jesus. When I was right up to the flame, Jesus, who was in the middle of flame, invited me in. I stepped into the fire and it was painful. Very painful. Jesus was in the hottest part of the flame- the blue. I wanted out, but I also knew how unsatisfied I would be. So despite the pain, I stayed. I felt Jesus clearly say to me, “Blessed are those who come into the fire and remain here until I have accomplished all that I have needed to.” I have learned that those places of fire, refinement, and pain can lead to the greatest places of intimacy with Jesus. And it is like once you have had a taste, you realize that you have nowhere else to go. Nothing is worth it. And his fire is one that makes us like him, it makes us like gold. We become priests and ministers to his heart. I encourage you that if you are in the fire, don’t run. Press into the One who is standing with you in the midst of your pain and trail.  You will see His goodness. He is so trustworthy and faithful.

***On a different note, I believe some of my previous posts are relevant to now. Specifically, “The Final Phase” and “Messengers, Warriors, and the Battle for our Nation”. Feel free to read them if you are being led to!

Repost: Messengers, Warrior, and the Battle for our Nation.

New note: There is an obvious shaking in our nation. And it is as if the enemy is no longer hiding, but brutally plain to the eye. I am quite amazed how out in the open he is and how easily deceived the people are by him. I have never felt more urgency in my being to call on the name of the Lord for this nation. I believe God is releasing a spirit of Patriotism to the people. We must fight. We cannot sit back. We are citizens of this country for a purpose and it is time to arise. I had this encounter back in 2012, but feel led to repost. I urge you to wake up and sound the alarm. We need every member in the body of Christ trained and prepared for the war that is taking place.


Ephesians 6:12- For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

I was taken in a vision to heaven where armies of angels were preparing. They seemed really busy so I asked God what they were doing. They are preparing for battle against the forces of darkness. I saw swords, bows and other weapons being made. The strongest weapon was the sword. It was also the most powerful. He said that they were going to fight for America, against the dark rulers and against Sin. I saw that the sword could destroy the schemes of the enemy. He said that they were not fighting against small demons, but the strongest rulers and kings. When you fight against the weaker ones, even just the presence of God on the angels will make them powerless and flee. But the rulers you must fight. He said some of these will even be in human form (people who are being used by darkness). ((This reminds me of Daniel 10: Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. ¹³ But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. ¹⁴ Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.” The angel speaking is Gabriel, the angel fighting is Michael and the Prince of Persia is a demon. It took him 21 days to fight!)) ((and literally right now as I am reading this scripture, there is confirmation about the vision God had given me and how it is a reality.)) (((This is crazy))).

                Next I saw a room filled with even more angels than the one with warriors. And I saw God releasing a message to each one. These are messenger angels. They deliver them to the prophets. I asked why there were more messengers. He said because revelation breaks the power of the enemy and even allows a quicker connection to me. I am going to release prophecy over this nation. It is better for prophecy because it opens the eyes of my children. If it is just the warriors fighting and darkness is overcome, their eyes are still shut.
            Next I was in a court room and our American forefathers were on the floor appealing to the heavenly council. People that I saw were Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington. There were also soldiers from many different wars present. And many that were there were people from our nation’s history that were never recognized on this earth. Behind them was a crowd that was interceding for America. Here are some of the people I recognized on the heavenly council: Moses, Abraham and Israel (Jacob). There were also heavenly beings. The room was anciently beautiful and Jesus was the Judge. I thought I would feel him opposing the pleaders (because that is what we experience on earth in the courts) but I felt that Jesus was for their case. There was so much love coming from Him for our nation, but I also felt a holy anger (but at the same time there was love in that anger. Hard to describe) Then everyone became silent. And Jesus spoke, “It must get worse before it will get better. I have handed them to Satan so they will return to me. My glory will be revealed.” Unexpectedly, I felt FAITH, HOPE and even CELEBRATION rise in the room. And they all started worshiping Jesus. 

Here is some of my commentary:

It was interesting to feel my worldly perspective collide with the heavenly reality, especially in the courtroom. When I expect our forefathers to be begging and pleading with Jesus, really Jesus wanted everything that they were asking for. He answers their prayers, but he ultimately decides HOW they will be answered. A second time was when Jesus delivered “the plan” faith and hope was everyone’s response. If I had a say I would have probably become sad and defeated. But thank goodness that “his ways are higher than our ways and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts.”

So if you read this and become frightened because of the statement “I have handed them to Satan,” I would say do not be afraid! The powers of darkness are literally like a speck of dirt on the ground compared to the universe of God’s kingdom. That is not an exageration Often times we see battles of good vs. evil as equal, but reality is the victory of God tremendous! He will never be defeated. So there is no need to be scared, but what you could do is start praying for our nation! Our prayers are more powerful than we even know! God has spoken to me a few weeks ago about America and I have debated on if I should post it or not, but I most likely will eventually. Also, you might be wondering, is handing a nation over to Satan even Biblical, and the answer is yes. 1 Corinthians 5:4-5 says, “When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.”

Thirdly, how cool is it that even Daniel experienced the power of revelation from a messenger angel while there was a warrior angel fighting the rulers of darkness. They have been doing this forever! Cool. That was just confirmation for my heart as well as scriptural evidence for you!