The Great Hall of Honor

The Great Hall of Honor 

           This is a picture I received the other day while spending time with God: 

           Jesus and I were walking down a path that was set with golden bricks. It seemed to stretch out for eternity, but somehow I could see where it ended. This path was suspended in the air and it led to a city/ mansion that was held up in the sky. It was interesting because on the bottom side of the city, there was life growing. Trees and vines of flowers thrived. It looked like an upside down forest. We started to walk together and an angel flew by and said, “Hi Alyssa!” I was a little taken off guard and asked Jesus how he know knew my name?! He replied, “Alyssa, many of the angels know who you are! They love to watch and observe you. Many times they even ask to go see you! They can see you heart. They see that you have chosen me in the midst of darkness. Alyssa, did you know your heart is so pure that it shines so bright that it reaches heaven! Every time you choose me it shines brighter and brighter!” Wow! I had no idea!!

            We continued to walk and I realized we were standing over an ocean. We were so high above the waters, yet I could still see all the gems and jewels that filled the bottom of the sea floor. We finally entered under a giant arch way into the city. There were no gates because it was open to all. We walked under the entrance and there were writings above us. The writings described the purpose of this place. It stated that is was “The Great Hall of Honor.” Jesus and I went into the hall and it seemed like it could go on forever! On the walls were golden bricks, each with a name inscribed on it. These golden bricks were just like the ones that we walked on to get here. Jesus touched the brick and a small scroll popped out. It read “Resisted the temptation of Satan” When it was read aloud, a flood of emotions rolled into the hall. It was the feeling of a proud father! I was taken into that same feeling and I was in awe of this person that I didn’t even know. Excitement and a sense of great victory also came to me. Jesus touched another brick. This said, “She laid down her life for a friend.” The same emotions came again, just as strong as before. Jesus kept reading others: “Sought to be in My presence, chose to fallow Me and be rejected by his family, forgave his enemy, in times of trial, she looked to Me, and remained in the fire when could have taken the easy way out.”  Jesus started to explain, “Alyssa, each one of these statements is a decision of ‘choosing me.’ Each brick that is in this hall is a representation of a brick that was laid down on the same path that we took to get here. Their choice of ‘choosing me’ brings the Kingdom to earth every time. They have all made a way, they have built a path of great FAITH for others, so that the ones that come behind them can continue forward. Alyssa you fall into a long lineage of family that has picked me over the world. They and you will be greatly honored for this.  Every decision you ever make will be accounted for. It not only will be awarded, but it will carry on through the end of time. It has the power to build up or tear down. Do you want to know what one of your scrolls will read?” I replied, “Yes, of course!” He spoke, “Stepped out of the boat in great faith!” I asked Jesus why he showed me all of this. He said, “Well earlier today your heart was feeling insignificant and I wanted to show you how significant you are! I wanted to show you that even the smallest decisions you make are honored and will affect the rest of eternity, both heaven and earth.” 

The Beautiful Bride

This post is an experience I had during my China adventure last month. It has nothing really to do with China, and has everything to do with the heart of Jesus.

            Sometimes Jesus will speak to me through dreams. Not all the time, but sometimes. So while I was traveling in China, I was having dreams almost every night! So here are a couple of them:

1.      In this dream I saw my mom. She came up to me and told me that she has many boyfriends. My dad was there and heard her, but there was no reaction from him. However when she said that, I began to weep. I was in so much pain. I woke up from that dream and I could tell that I had really been crying in my sleep and that grief was still there. I assumed that that dream was surely not from God and put it to the side.

2.      The next night I had another dream. In this dream, the missionary that we had been traveling with came up to me and told me that his wife had left him. I thought, “No way! I would have never thought that this would have been possible! How could that happen???” Next, I walk into another room. My friend (who in real life had just gotten married a couple weeks prior) told me that her and her husband had gotten a divorce and that she had already been remarried! She said that he had an expectation that she didn’t want to meet and asked for a divorce. This new man that she married was fragile looking, pale, weak, and he had no character compared to her prior husband who was strong physically, has strong character and is bold.  Once again I woke up again and was like surely that was not from the Lord!

Later that day, the Lord graciously helped me make the connection between the two dreams. I asked him, “Lord! Why did I have two dreams of broken marriages and of divorce?” Jesus replied to me, “I am speaking to you about the burden that I carry for my church, who is my bride. This is something that has always been on my heart. I have chosen her to be the one that my heart loves and I will come for her and my glory will shine through her purity. She will not be perfect, but she is redeemed. There is a thought that the church will reach “perfection” and then I will come for her, but that is not my will. It is not perfection, but abounding grace that covers her and that grace is what the world will see. Every church, every part of the body will be marked by my redemption. Just as you are pure and spotless in my eyes, so will she be.

            But the reason I am speaking to you in dreams is to reveal her current condition. She is self seeking, walking by her own understanding, feeling no guilt or remorse because she doesn’t know that what she is doing is wrong. It is not your job to open her eyes, but I have chosen you to speak my word.

            Prayer can change the direction of a destiny. Like a train track, just a small resetting of a track can change the final destination. I am asking you to remember my grief for her, remember my love for her, remember my jealousy for her, and remember my devotion to her. Carry this in your heart, not to have a heart of condemnation, but for Great Hope!”

Come forth beautiful one, the most beautiful one,

For the bridegroom has been waiting for your return.

He has love for you.

He has joy for you.

He has life for you.

Together you shine so bright that all of the world can see.

Come forth beautiful one, the most beautiful one,

For the bridegroom adores you.

You are like white before him.

He has hope for you.

He has plans for you.

He has a marvelous future for you.

Together you shine so bright that all of the world can see. 

The Final Phase

God said to me, “I am about to deliver a powerful message.”

-Vision

I was in heaven and I was fallowing Jesus down an aisle. There were crowds angels surrounding us on each side and once we passed they closed in behind us. I looked like royalty. I was wearing a pink/purple gown and had on a jeweled robe, a crown, and wings. We walked up to the front and continued up the steps to a podium. I stood to his left. Jesus was about to announce something to all of heaven. There was a small wooden box on the podium and when Jesus opened it, there was a key inside. He then handed the wooden box to me. He took the key and held it into the air and unlocked what seemed to be like an imaginary lock suspended in the sky. When He unlocked it, revelation and understanding were released to all in heaven. It was understanding of the past and the present concerning what Jesus was about to speak on. I personally could not fully understand, but I knew that He was showing heaven the story that God had created through time and where we were in the story now.

Then Jesus said to me, “Alyssa, I am about to tell them about my next move. This will impact every nation and every person. We are moving into the ‘final phase.’ This is why we have all gathered here. I am bringing Zechariah 2 to life.”

Then Zechariah, the prophet, came forward to the podium and he brought with him a book. It was the book of his life. He recalled his vision and spoke it out to the crowd. It was like the moment he spoke it, it was set free over the earth. I watched it move like a mighty wind. Not like an earthly wind, but it was magnificently stronger. Then I heard a trumpet sound and I saw floods of angels flowed and moved like a river, pouring out into the world. They went wherever the wind went first. The demons were terrified, because they were not prepared for this big move of God. They also became anxious and worried because they knew they were running out of time.

“I am about to come in wind, fire, and rain. Not one land will go unshaken. I am about to flood the earth with my glory like in the days of Noah, but in even greater measures. Alyssa, every nation is going to experience this movement. (I, Alyssa, saw liquid gold stirring in every country over the globe) The world has never seen my hand in this way before and you are about to step into all that I am doing. What you have tasted of is only a drip out of a faucet compared to the flood that I am about to release. As a response to this, things will be more black and white. There will be no more gray. Like oil and water are separated so will this world be.”

Zechariah 2

A Man With a Measuring Line

2 ^[a]Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. ² I asked, “Where are you going?”He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.” ³ While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him ⁴ and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. ⁵ And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’ ⁶ “Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the Lord. ⁷ “Come, Zion! Escape, you who live in Daughter Babylon!” ⁸ For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye — ⁹ I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.^[b] Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me. ¹⁰ “Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord. ¹¹ “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. ¹² The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. ¹³ Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling. ”

After receiving this vision, for the next 3 or 4 days  I had dreams every night of tsunamis, floods, giant waves and rising oceans.  There wasn’t fear in any of my dreams, I just watched it happen. I felt like God was just confirming the word that He had spoken to me about the “flood” being released as in the days of Noah. And he also reminded me of the verse: Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

End of the Islam Dynasty

To conclude Discipleship school, our class took a two week trip overseas. We had three teams, two ventured to the Middle East and one made their way to Northwest Africa. We spent our time loving on the people, making friends, enjoying the culture and eating great food. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I am hoping to later write about all the amazing things that we witnessed including miracles, healings, dreams, visions and all that is in between. I am constantly reminded about God’s goodness and pursuit of the ones that he loves and I am still baffled as to how he uses the weak and imperfect to reveal himself. Anyways, this post is a revelation I received while I was in Lebanon.

            While we were in Lebanon, we attended a Sunday morning service at a Pentecostal church. This was my first time to experience a church like this and I LOVED it. Even though I had no idea what was being said, I learned that the Spirit of God is the same wherever you go. The place was so alive and the people were so loving. As I was worshiping the Lord showed me this vision:

            Jesus took me into this old building. It looked like it was once a beautiful, thriving palace. It was at one time a place of royalty and extravagance. The ceilings were covered with beautiful paintings and unique design. On either side there were giant columns lining the room. The floor was marble and had a strange checkered pattern.  Whatever this place was, it is dead now. There was nothing that filled the room, it was completely empty. There was no furniture, people, or décor. Jesus then spoke, “This place is a mosque and where we stand now is the palace of Islam. We are in the future, when Islam will no longer have breath, and its heart will no longer beat. The palace was dark, abandoned, and covered with dust. I could see that at the front of the room there were stairs that led to what was once a throne. The throne had even been removed. Jesus spoke again, “Every high and lofty kingdom will be brought down.” He then reminded me of the Egyptians and all of the gods they worshiped. He reminded me of the Greek gods that no longer receive glory. He showed me the ancient Aztecs and even kings and rulers like the Russian Czars. These were the gods and the kings of their time, and they all fell. “Alyssa, I want you to come to this place and call Islam into this reality, the reality of nonexistence. Believe that tall dynasties will be brought down through prayers and intercession of my people. I give you permission to ask for things that seem impossible.”

            It was about four days later when my friend Michelle and I went to the biggest mosque in the city. It is in the middle of Beirut and ironically surrounded by churches. We didn’t go because of the vision, in fact I didn’t even make any connection until later. To be honest, I was just curious. We entered into the mosque, put on our coverings, took off our shoes and were ready to pray. Some things happened there that I did not expect. As I was praying and looking around, I saw Jesus in the mosque! He was walking around and praying and ministering to the Muslims that were kneeling to Allah! I asked him, “Jesus, they are not praying to you. How is it that you are speaking to them?” He said, “Alyssa, I love them and died for them. I know they don’t know me, but that does not keep me from drawing near to them. Even if they never come to know me, at the end of time they will see I was with them the whole time.” Wow! My perspective of God and religion was just shattered. God is not confined and he isn’t even shut out of Islam. He is actually moving and at work in their hearts. God is God and nothing, not even Islam, will stop him! Some more things that God showed me were that one day the mosque will be empty and the churches surrounding them will be flooded. Also, the same way many churches in Europe have become like museums so will mosques. People will pay to see and will say, “This is what once was and is no longer.”

            We had a very powerful experience encountering the presence of God in a mosque. On our way back we were talking about everything Jesus had been speaking and then all of a sudden the connection happened! I had just received that vision a few days before about coming to that “palace” and I literally just lived it out. Not only had that happened, but the mosque in Beirut looked so similar to the one in my vision! There were high ceilings, tall pillars; even the floors had a checkered pattern. Once again I am blown away how big God is. It also made me realize that what He had spoken about the fall of Islam is His Word and it will come to pass! He has given us an invitation to bring down the false gods of religion and to put Jesus on the throne! 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain!

Easter Sunday:

I went to church Easter morning and while in worship I wondered about what heaven would be like on Easter. Then the Father broke into my thought process and asked, “Would you like to see?” I always forget that seeing heaven is always an open invitation! We can come and go anytime we please. It is one of the MANY benefits to being a child of God J.  God said that this is the loudest day in heaven every year, that EVERYONE gathers together to worship the Lamb. I saw oceans and oceans of people. There was no way I could count them, and Jesus was at the center. I wondered how the people in the back were able to see Jesus, but God let me know that heaven’s ways and earth’s ways are very different. On earth there are many limitations and restrictions. In heaven, even when you are in the back, you are still able to see and experience the fullness of Jesus just as if you were on the front row. Jesus was standing on a square platform. It wasn’t extremely high, but it was above the crowd. It was made of white marble with stairs on each side. On every corner of the platform there were golden bowls of burning incense. A heavenly being picked up one the bowl and place it at His feet. Jesus would receive the praise of incense and then the heavenly being would place it back in the corner. They did this with all four bowls.  They were incense of praise for the things that were overcome. The first was sin, then it was death, the third was Satan and last was the kingdom of darkness. Next I saw liquid gold falling down from the sky. It fell on him Him like rain and absorbed into His skin. This was poured out of golden bowls held by two mighty angels above him. They were really big, about 12 feet tall. The liquid gold was praises of the Life and Truth that came forth from Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection. Then there was a sweet and powerful wind. It was a deep red and it felt like silk, but it was not a cloth. This was praise that represented the blood that was poured out and the Love that was revealed by Christ’s sacrifice. This was very powerful, so powerful that all fell to their knees in worship! It was then that everyone remembered. I could feel and know everyone’s story of their lives and the Redemption that Jesus brought them, and how Christ brought FREEDOM. Joy came rushing like a flood and celebration filled the heavens. Then a huge choir flew down. There were thousands of angels and people singing together. They sang, “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Christ is alive! Christ is King! Satan lost the Victory! Christ is King over all!!”  Could you imagine something like that happening every Easter in our churches? Oh how I long to be in eternity with my King! 

You should watch this clip... it is aaweesssooommmee!! Sooo Good!! 

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!

I was hanging out with Jesus (having a "quiet time") and he asked me if I wanted to go to heaven right now. Who says no? Then I saw me and Jesus standing in a field. The sky was painted with many streams of purple and the horizon glittered with gold. The grass had the same colors of an emerald gem. There was nothing around as far as I could see. There were no trees, no angels, no nothing, just me and Jesus. Jesus said that sometimes he comes out to this field to think. We laid down in the grass and were looked toward the sky. Suddenly Jesus’ thoughts started to appear in sky. It played out like a movie or a dream. I saw him creating a horse. At the beginning it was like a drawing or a sketch, but as the thought developed, the horse started to become more real. Colors were being splashed over him until Jesus had found the perfect coat for this horse. I was able to see the whole life of the horse from beginning to end. Jesus determines and knows all about us in the same way, from beginning all the way through eternity! And it all forms at his first thoughts. I watched Jesus’ face as he was creating this horse. His eyes were gleaming and his heart was beating with excitement! He marveled at this beautiful creation. I could feel that he was just ready for this horse to come into existence. One single thought towards this horse was as deep as the ocean. It was so intricate and complex. Just one thought is too high and too complex for any human to perceive! And to think that this horse has not even been born yet! Jesus said that he can never second guess anything he creates. He never has to go and erase any part. It is exactly how he wants it to be moving as he moves from thought to thought. We can only goes from glory to glory. He finished his thought towards the horse and it faded into the sky. We got up from the grass. Jesus said, “WOW!! Did you see how beautiful that horse was!! Wow!!” I asked, “Well, where did the horse go??” Jesus replied,” Now is the hardest part… the waiting period. He already exists; we just have to wait for Father’s timing for him to come into the world. I can’t wait for him to live and breathe and to be alive! I can’t wait to watch him grow.. so I can love him.. so I can take care of him! Alyssa for the rest of your life I want to reveal my thoughts towards you! Not like human thoughts which are indecisive and fleeting, but my thoughts that are eternal and unchanging. They are oceans deep and they outnumber the stars in the sky! I want you to know! Oh, how I want you to know!  

Enslaved to Law of Reason

Back in October I wrote a post about lawyers, well God has continued that pattern in my life. Today I dropped my friend off at church and I headed to the park to spend time with God. However, I was either making wrong turns or the way I wanted to go was blocked off. I became really frustrated and settled with  taking the extra long way to get there. So I end up driving on University and a thought popped into my mind, "I can either see this as a coincidence, or I can believe God is doing something." I then remembered how I have always wanted to go sit by the Brazos behind the Law School Building. So I did. When I got there I was moved to go inside and for an hour God led me to pray for this building and for the law students. (It was pretty neat). I finally go and sit down to spend time with God. And when I did, this is what He showed me:

Law of Reason

There was a scroll unfolding before me and it created a path for me to walk on. I soon realized what this scroll represented: it was the laws that have been set before us, it was the laws that we lived under. When I started walking, it was like walking through a park with green grass and oak trees, but that quickly changed as I continued.  As it rolled, it led me into all types of evil and corruption. I knew that this path even led to hell. These are the things that I saw to my right and left:  women were being raped and abused, sexual perversion leading to death, I saw hunger and starvation, and babies being murdered. I saw chains being attached to people and then being chained to the ground. I saw huge cement blocks titled "labor,"  being forced onto the backs of men, there was incredible disease, and I saw the innocent being robbed and executed. 

What once was a nice delightful path with grass, trees, and life, is now hell on earth leading to eternity in hell. As I kept walking, I saw more and more demons chaining everyone to the ground. No one was free. When I came to the end of the path, I saw Reason- an idol, a goddess- that so many serve. She had the balance scales in her hand. She (Reason) laughed at all of the destruction that she had created. I saw the Overseers of the law, the people who had power and authority over it (lawyers, politicians, people of influence etc.). The overseers once thought Reason was serving them, but now they are chained to her. I saw her fall into hell, bringing all who were enslaved to her. 

Law by Faith

I was walking on a path of law again. It was not like a scroll unraveling, but it was a golden street. I saw these words on giant blacks suspended in the sky: JUSTICE, HOLINESS, RIGHTEOUSNESS, and PURITY. This was the covering of the law. All that did not obey the law could not survive under it.  like Everything that was evil that tried to walk on this path was weakened and died. Even the sin and evil that covered people broke off under this power and they became the way God intended for them to be. Their original design. The ground was stable and unmoved. It was unshakable. All who walked here were healed, restored and free. 

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I came home thinking about all that God had shown to me. I decided to look up the word reason thinking I would find a picture of the balance or something. As I was searching through images, I found an icon called "Reason Rally." I discovered this event taking place March 24, 2012 in Washington D.C.. The fear of the Lord came upon me. Reason Rally is a gathering of "secular leaders" (atheists) empowering and encouraging for a secular movement. Their "intent is to unify, energize, and embolden secular people nationwide. Whether people call themselves atheists, agnostics, secular Humanists, or any of the other terms used to describe their god-free lifestyle, secularism is coming out of the closet." Supporters of this rally leaders are strongly against Freedom of Religion. They are radical people who have a loud voice. This is not okay.If you read this please please please start praying for God to Radically move among these people. That the Church would be awakened and stand up for our rights. Pray that God's love would fall among every person involved in this. Please don't become angry at these people. My heart breaks for them because they do not know God. We do not hate the sinner but hate the sin. God is inviting us into something great that He wants to do in our country. Let us not just sit back and hope for the best. We have a direct access to the living God, so lets pray!
Here are some prayer points:
That God's presence would fill up National Mall.
That every leader and person there would encounter the living God. That they would not be satisfied with the message being proclaimed, but they would be left asking more questions about Jesus than they ever have before.
 I would even challenge you to fast on March 24th. Yes.. Fast!

Below is a testimony I watched this morning that really speaks on the power of prayer and how powerful God is in situations like this... Go watch now! 

http://www.hisdeeds.com/themes/encounters1/videos2/spies-in-the-darkness.html