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Hold Fast

Sermon by Neal Frisby CD#1250 02/11/89 PM

The people that stick it out with Him at the end of the age and love the Lord, how He loves those people! When the people really take hold of His word literally and love the word, He loves those people. There is no greater love than that.

1. Hold fast: In the age we are living in right now, people will get into a revival, they will even see miracles. Sometimes, miracles will happen to them, healing will happen to them and they get caught up in the power. Then, they think that they will just walk out and it will remain like that. No, you’ve got to do something. Amen. Many times, from revival to revival, they lose the spiritual gain that they have made. And you say, “How did they do that?” Don’t take the devil for granted; know that he is going to attack you when you get that anointing. What you feel tonight and what you have gained in this meeting, never sell it out for anything. Stay with the power of God. If you can’t find a place to fellowship when you leave; you have the cassettes, keep the anointing going. Keep the anointing in your heart and you will keep the gain that you have gotten in this revival.

2. A lot of time you have a revival and you see miracles take place. You see fascinating things take place. You almost see the cloud and the glory of God all around and you are caught up in that. Sometimes, when that is going on and you are enthralled in all that, people forget that it is divine love that is going to hold all that for you. When the revival is over, many times, everything just goes down again; human nature being as it, you have to be refreshed again. God knows that and sends revival after revival. But hold on to the anointing as much as you can. If you have divine love in your heart then, you are going to hold what you got in this revival. There is a key right there.

3. One time, Jesus, you know He had some problems with Peter early on; but he turned out to be one of the greatest apostles. One time he said, “Lord, I’ll die for you before I deny you.” Then, he went right out and denied Him. Later, after the resurrection Jesus met him where he had gone fishing. The Lord said to him, “Lovest thou me, Peter?” Now, he thought about it; he did not speak hastily as before. He said, “Lord, you know that I love you.” But Jesus said, “Lovest thou me” in agape which in the Greek language means a strong spiritual love—a strong powerful supernatural love is what agape means in Greek. Peter answered Him back in phileo which means human-type love, just as one loves a close friend. Jesus turned around—He knew what Peter said—and said to him again, “Peter, lovest thou me more than these?” He answered Him again in phileo. The Lord always used agape which is a strong spiritual love. That was the way He loved Peter, with agape not phileo. The third time Jesus told him that, he answered in phileo not in agape. He said, “Lovest thou me?” Then, Peter was grieved. He knew the Lord meant agape not phileo, as in, “If you get that divine love, you will throw those fish out, you will catch men!” He got the story right then. When the Lord would talk about love, the word that he used always meant another kind of love and Peter would answer back in the other type. No wonder the Lord asked three times. He wouldn’t accept that phileo. He changed it into agape. How many of you can say, Amen?

4. Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul and with all thy mind. Today, when you come to a revival is it agape or is it phileo? Which is it that you’ve got in your heart for God? Is it a kind of human friendship love or is it divine love? A love that is a forceful spiritual love which is above any kind of earthly love, saith the Lord. Phileo is a kind of an imitation of divine love. But divine love cannot be imitated; that’s hard to do. That’s what the Lord wanted to get out of the apostle. He just came upon me and divine love is what the Lord impressed upon my mind as I prepared this message. He impressed on my mind that that is what the people need to have. It is so easy to slip back into phileo, the earthly kind of love. He wants His people to get agape, the spiritual love, the supernatural love and divine love. That is when your problems will be solved. Amen. With the human nature, it is so easy to go with the other. But divine love is not part of the human nature. It comes from the Spirit above. That is the pure wisdom of God and the pure love of God dropping down.

5. With the revival at the end of the age, He is going to pour out what he has promised. He is going to wipe out phileo and pour agape in us meaning it is going to be a strong force that you will even love your enemies out there. How many of you are still with me? That is the key for holding what you have gained in a revival. The devil cannot get a hold of you. That’s what the Lord wants you to do tonight; to change from that human love to the supernatural divine love. You can have the other one for your friends and so on. But even then, you must have divine love for them. You’ll go away in the translation. Peter finally got the agape love and he will be up there. How many believe that? The Lord had to work with that guy, but He got him out. Some of you, He is going to work with you. Finally, I turned around and I am preaching the gospel after He got me, right? See; I got the agape and left the phileo back there. With the divine love in my heart, I went out to help God’s people.

6. Jesus said, “Hold fast till I come.” What did he mean? You are living at the end of the age. He knows that right at the end many things will arise to steal any gain you must have received from Him. So, you better hold fast; not only hold fast, but be quick about it. Hold fast to the word of God. Hold on to the faith of God, the power of God and the divine love of God. Hold fast to the things of God and turn loose those things that will not give you any gain at all. Can you say, praise the Lord? If you listen to this message, your heart will rejoice. It won’t matter whether you are rich or poor. You will be happy one way or the other.

7. So, people wonder, “I went to a revival and felt good, but I am feeling so flat out right now. I woke up a day or two later, and it is flat down in here.” It is because they did not keep in the spirit of it. It will last longer if you keep in the spirit and the fear of the Lord and if you have what Jesus is telling us about (divine love). Then, it will be hard for any of your friends to get to you. It will be harder for the devil to get to you because you have divine love and your faith is up. Hear what the scripture says: he that heard the word of God, having no root to keep it is easily offended by persecution because of the word (Luke 8: 13). When you hear the word, keep plenty of sunshine and water in it. If you don’t keep the anointing and sunshine, you will not have any root and you will be easily the street, that’s tough. If they had the spirit of being easily offended, they wouldn’t last one day and some of them have been on the street preaching for many years. They’ve got guts to stand there. Sometimes, when they are run off from one street, they preach on the next. If those street preachers have no root, they will turn back and be offended. People will offend you left and right, but you must use wisdom. That’s why Jesus said be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. See; don’t bite. Slip around in there and have that dove love. That’s agape, says the Lord.

8. So, those street preachers; if they have no root, they will be offended because of persecution by the word. And people persecute them. That’s one illustration there. Another illustration relates to personal witness to a friend or family member about the gospel. If you are offended, you will stop doing it. Pray through, stay right with it. Let God guide you. When I was travelling to crusades, I travelled by plane and shared the word (with other passengers). If anybody wanted to be prayed for, I prayed for them. They, generally, let me pray for them and there were many miracles. One time early in my ministry, before I started travelling to crusades, I saw a fellow walking down the street. He had been drinking. He worked on the wheat farm. He had a limp (in his leg). I asked the fellow, “Where are you going? What’s wrong with your leg? Would you like to be healed?” I took him to the house and gave him something to drink (coffee). I talked to the fellow and he said, “What you are talking about, that makes sense to me. That’s the most sensible thing I have heard since I got in town.” I told him that God is going to heal his leg but he must promise to give up this stuff (liquor) and give the testimony. He said, “I will.” I said, “Are you ready to now? Love Jesus with all your heart.” I talked to him for twenty to thirty minutes. Then, I just prayed for him. I asked him, “What happened?” The man said, “Oh my! It’s either this couch is moving or my leg is.” I said, “The couch can’t move, get up!” He got up and walked flat-footed. He said, “This is impossible. I know this is God. I believe in God, but I have never served Him as I should.” Later, we went to see him. The man was still healed by the power of God. That’s the only street preaching I have done.

9. You preach the gospel and tell about the coming of the Lord. You must tell about the coming of the Lord. It won’t be long before He is here. We know it’s getting close. You witness about the coming of the Lord. They may not want to hear it; never mind about being offended. Go on with the word of God. If you are offended every time on your job, you will never do anything; but you stay right with it. The gospel is the greatest and best job in the world. Stand up for the Lord Jesus with all your heart. He’ll do miracles through you if you really get bold enough. When you witness, one person may not listen but another person will. Miracles are real. He will work miracles on the streets. I preached a sermon about how the Lord will go in the highways and hedges and bring them in. He said, “Go out!” That’s a command. With a compelling force, go out and bid them come. That was the last call. “Go out in the highway and hedges and bid them come into my house,” saith the Lord.

10. At the end of the age, the apostolic ministry as in the book of Acts is going to take over. The quick short powerful work that is coming is going to sweep you into heaven. So, hold fast, don’t let the devil steal anything that God has given you. Hold fast; your faith is more precious than anything in this world. The wealth of this world cannot buy the faith of God in your heart according to the scripture. One day, I know this in my heart and “Hey,” saith the Lord, “it shall be proven unto you.” On that day, He is going to prove the word of faith and power in your heart; how valuable it is. He is a great God. He loves you or you will never be under this voice. I can tell you that! You will never be under this voice.

11. As you go from revival to revival, keep enough of the anointing in your heart until we get out of this world to where He is going to take us up there. He that heard the word among the thorns, the cares of this life choked it out of him. People leave this revival and they are fine. The next thing you know, the cares of this life have choked the word out of their hearts. The devil comes up and paw, he steals that word that has been planted in there. That’s what he tries to do. It’s just like a crow. You know crows like to steal. The old devil himself will come in there and steal that gain from you, each and every one of you. You’ve got to live in the world, but don’t let the cares of this life steal what God has planted that no one can buy with money. I am telling you, take it serious tonight. That is what a revival is about; to restore the saints and call sinners to repentance. It does both at the same time. You’ve got to be restored to the point where you can do something for God.

12. We are at the end of the age. He that heareth the word in a good ground bringeth forth much fruit. I believe this is good ground. My ministry came in the lull period. The fellows that came before me are gone. The Lord brought me to the latter rain period. He knows who is going to listen to this. Jesus was talking and He said, “These are the beginning of sorrows.” He talked about earthquakes, wars and rumors of war. That’s the age that we live in here. He said, “Then shall they deliver you up. They shall kill you.” This is already happening overseas. “You shall be hated of all men for my sake.” Hated of all men? For what? For the word of God. If you are preaching and testifying, Jesus said you will be hated for His sake. If you stick right with that word and stay right with the message that God has given us, to get us out of here, many of your acquaintances are going to fall away from you. They’ll fall if you stick close to the word. They’ll fall away as leaves fall away in the autumn.

13. He is trying to bring something to me here. That tree is standing right alone, there are no more leaves. Winter has come. That tree is standing right alone. That is Jesus. He came like a green tree. Gradually, all the people that were with Him including his disciples fell away and that tree at the cross stood alone. There was that tree, without leaves, standing right there. How many of you believe that revelation that came? So, it is called the great falling away. It is no time to throw away what God has given you. Hold on to what you have gained and you will get more gains. If you can hold on to what God has given you, you can add to that. Keep your mind on the Lord. He is about to come. He is about to do something—a quick short work. The former rain is gone and we have come into a new rain, the latter rain.

14. When you first scatter the seeds on the ground out there, you don’t see anything. You have been preaching and you don’t see anything happening. Just hold on; keep that faith and patience

15. . You planted that seed out there. For a while, you don’t see anything. Pretty soon, God gives a little of that rain and power. You look out there and you see a few little blades. Pretty soon, you look over here and there are a few more. The next thing you see, more rain begins to fall; what looked like an empty field initially, all of a sudden, the whole field begins to be filled up. That latter rain comes down and harvest time is here. Behold, it is midnight. It is time to get the harvest in. You may not see the gain now, but soon a little bit over here and a little bit over there, it will all come together, saith the Lord. Never sell the arm of the Lord short to save and to witness.

16. The time when the Lord is bringing the latter rain, that is the time that satan will put the pressure on, mentally and through oppression. The bible says he will try to wear out the saints. You may not know that right now, but wait. Toward the end of the age, God is really going to move. When He does that, that is when satan will put up a standard, but God will put a bigger one up. If you are steadfast enough to keep what you have gained, you are going to knock that devil out of the way. You won’t be able to stand alone pretty soon. No one is going to be able to stand alone. You have to be grouped with a powerful anointing or deception will just pick you up just like that. I tell you what, if I had my way, I will stand with that lonely tree that is standing alone. When He comes back with fresh leaves, He is going to be full with His harvest—bringing in the sheaves. He was the one that was nailed to the cross. He loves you, not with phileo but with agape, a strong spiritual love.

17. That is what revival is about—to produce divine love. It does produce miracles, but revival, when you get right down to it, produces divine love. When that divine love is not produced, that is why the gain begins to dissipate. Why did the last revival die down? They had miracles but the ingredient that the revival was supposed to produce was not there. It produced little of that divine love. In the first church age, Ephesus–which is symbolic of us at the end of the age to watch–He told them to go back to their first love. He said you have lost your love for souls, you have lost your love to witness and you have lost your first love. Be careful now or I will pull out your candlestick. He didn’t, but He told them to repent. Get that first love back in your heart. That candlestick remained. It is there.

18. In our age, the revival has to produce divine love. Philadelphia (church), it is called the City of Love, will produce divine love. But Laodicea will not produce divine love. He warned the first church to go back to the first love. But at the end of the age where we are living, there is a revival that is coming by His power before He closes it out. He is going to produce agape, that spiritual divine love. That’s what has been missing when the previous revivals died away. This last one will not die because of divine love. He will take them (the elect) up to heaven. Can you say, praise the Lord? Isn’t that wonderful? This message is what you call coming in and letting God take over. If you think, “I wonder if God loves me.” He loved you before you made that thought. He knew you before you came into the world and He foreknew your coming. He knows all about you. He loves you. Don’t worry about that. Worry about how soon you can get the love of Jesus Christ in your heart.

19. I believe that God will put a spirit on this tape that will touch your heart. Not only that, He is going to answer your prayer. You are going to feel Him. I want you to tell the Lord that, “I am going to keep the gains and I am going to keep this message in my heart. This message will do wonders for you. Revival is restoration. He will restore your heart.

Prayer line/Testimony: Bro Frisby mentioned that a fellow got an eardrum created. The fellow testified, “He (Jesus) healed my ear.” He had been having problem with the ear for over five years. He didn’t have to go back to the doctors. Bro Frisby told the man, “Go your way, you faith has made you whole.”

Lord, I pray in my heart, touch the people tonight. It’s because of the prayers and the efforts of the people of the Old Testament, that’s what makes it easy on the United States. That’s prophecy. Glory, Alleluia! That seed reached in clear over here, according to the bible—the prayers of the prophets, the prayer of the Lord Jesus—that’s why such a great nation has come; that’s why such a great people that love God came upon the earth. But they are beginning to turn; the nations are turning their back on God. It is now that the real people of God need to get a firm grip and stay in because it is the hour of the coming of the Lord and He shall come soon. Bless them here tonight, Lord. Whatever their needs are, I believe you are going to meet their needs. Can’t you feel the power of God? Just relax, can you relax? The Holy Spirit is a great relaxer. He will take away the oppression, even possession, if you have it. He will heal and He will cure. Let your anxiety and tension go and the Lord will bless you.

1. Tonight, Step by Step into Heaven: How far do you want to go up the spiritual ladder tonight or in the days ahead? It’s a kind of sermon that reveals things to you. It shows our journey in this life. The dream/vision that came to Jacob reveals many things. In the great pyramid that is in Egypt—this is symbolism—in the pyramid, there are seven overlapping steps that lead to the veil. They represent the church ages and so forth. The sermon tonight is about Jacob’s ladder.

2. Turn to Genesis 28: 10-17:

a. “And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place and tarried there all night…and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and he lay down to sleep” (vs. 10-11). The scripture says “stones”, but when it gets through, it says “stone” (vs. 18 & 22). He took the stones for his pillows. Yes, he was tough, wasn’t he? He was a prince with God and became a very wealthy man, too. He was great prince with the Lord. The Lord got some of that conniving out of him. But he was tough. He just got stones together and he was going to lay his head on them as a pillow. He was going to lie down there in the open. We have it too easy today, don’t we? Maybe it’s showing us that sometimes when you rough it out a bit, the Lord will appear to you. Well, He revealed to Jacob the steps of his life. Finally, the steps of his seed, the elect that will come. The Lord is showing us something here.

b. “And he dreamed, and behold a ladder was set up on earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it” (v.12). Note that the ladder was not from heaven to earth. It was set up from earth to heaven. That is the word of God. There are messengers coming back and forth. Through the word of God, we either reject his ladder or we are going to go up this ladder. Can you say, Amen? Praise the Lord. I might also say that the stone (s) he collected was the very Headstone. Oh, Christ was with him. He laid right down on Him. This is one time Jacob got as close as John—remember he (John) lay on the Lord’s bosom (John 13: 23). The ladder with angels ascending and descending was glorious as you look upon the spiritual scene.

c. “And, behold, the Lord stood above it and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac, the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed” (v. 13). It wasn’t just angels going up and down the ladder, the scripture says, “Behold, the Lord stood above it. “ Also, He told Jacob, “Where you are lying down, I am going to give it to you.”

d. “And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth…and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed” (v. 14). That covers everything, doesn’t it? The spiritual seed as well; not only the Jewish lineage, but also the gentiles—the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ, the elect of God, and many of the compartments of the wheel within the wheel of the church. “And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed”—that is A-L-L. How wonderful it is? Such a great power. See; it shows you the faith blessings to all the families of the earth. By faith, we have got the God of Jacob when we got the Messiah. Isn’t that wonderful? He never changes. Glory, Alleluia!

e. “And, behold, I am with thee and will keep thee in all the places thou goest, and will bring thee again to this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of” (v. 15). Jacob went over there, met Laban and he came back just as the Lord has said. He laid down his head on that stone with the angels going back and forth and with the Lord standing above the ladder. He came right back and wrestled with the Person that put the ladder there until He blessed him. Can you say, Amen? Going out, he saw a ladder and coming back he wrestled with the Person that put the ladder there. “I will not leave thee.” God will never leave you. You can walk out on Him, but He will never leave you. He is right there, “until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.”

f. “And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not” (v. 16). It’s like in this city (Phoenix, AZ), Capstone Cathedral, the Lord is in this place and they know it not. How many of you caught that? When He does something great, He will put it right in front of the people for a sign and they will miss it every time. He is a great God.

g. “And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate to heaven” (v. 17). He respected the Lord so much; it was frightening. He said this is none other but the house of God. He didn’t understand all about what he had seen, but he knew it was supernatural. For all of his life, he thought about the things that God had shown him. He couldn’t figure it out; it was a struggle, step by step that seed would come—the Israelites. Look at them over there (in their homeland) today, step by step until Armageddon—until it’s all over. The Lord said so, “Until it is all over with, I will be with that seed. Isn’t that wonderful?

3. The ladder going from earth to heaven—it shows you each step is providential going into heaven (Proverbs 4: 12). It shows the messengers going back and forth, the angels bringing messages to the people; the ladder is the word of God going back and forth from God—“It shows your way shall be opened up to you step by step in my ladder.” How wonderful it is! And in your life, sometimes, you get in a hurry; sometimes, you wonder how this thing that you have been asking for, you have not received it yet. Sometimes, it is faith. However, some things are providential and predestined; none can move them, they are destiny. If you hold on to the word like Jacob, believe me, the Lord will meet your need and He will direct you step by step. But you’ve got to let Him guide the first, second and third step before you can jump into the seventh or eighth step. .

4. Step by step, if you understand that in your life—no matter what step you are in your life right now. There are many steps; a few of them you must have missed and God guided you back. You got off step. You got off the trail. He guided you right back in step into unity. What you want to do is this: In your heart and mind, like Jacob, picture yourself being with that Headstone. You see, he laid his head on the Headstone, the very Christ—the Pillar of Fire. Moses looked over and saw a burning bush. Can you praise the Lord?

5. Step by step, you get in tune with the Lord and say, “I want you to order my life, step by step, no matter how long. I will not be impatient, but I will be patient with you. I will wait until you guide my life step by step through the trials, through the tests, through the joy, mountains and valleys. I will take it step by step with you with all my heart.” You will win; you can’t lose. But if you get your mind on other people, the failures of other people and some of your own failures; if you start looking at things from that standpoint, you are going to get out of step again. He said He will never leave you or forsake you until He has done “whatever in this life He has purposed and predestinated by providence for you. Until it is all over with, He will be with you.” Then, of course, you go into a spiritual plane, into another place—we know that.

6. And so, step by step, the way will be opened up before you. And Jacob said God is in this place. You know, Jacob was probably thinking about what he would do when he got to where he was going. You know Jacob was very materialistic in his mind. He was thinking about all these things he was going to do. He was thinking about everything but God. Finally, he was so tired; he had his mind on so many things. He left one place, he was going to another. He was probably thinking, “Why did this happen to me?” God’s hand was upon him. He had so many things on his mind—running from his brother and going to Laban. Suddenly, when that happened to him—the heavens opened up—the angels going back and forth; he saw all these things moving. The Lord was trying to make him to understand, “Jacob, there is action; we don’t just sit around the place, we move up and down.” Glory! “I am working with you right now. I am planning your whole life. You think nothing is happening. I have got a lot ahead for you. Your boy is going to rule Egypt.” Oh, Lord, thank you! The boy has not even come yet. “All your life, I am planning it—clear to the end when you stand before Pharaoh and to the last day when you lean upon your staff and bless the twelve tribes.” Glory! Isn’t that wonderful? Glory to God!

7. And so, Jacob got up and said, “Oh me, I didn’t know that God was a million miles from this place and I fell down on this rock. This must be where he lives.” We found out that God followed him everywhere he went. He didn’t have to come back to that place (to find God). But He scared him. He was afraid because the last thing on his mind was to come into where God lived. Can you say, Amen? The Lord is full of surprises. It says in the bible, be careful less you entertain angels unawares. That’s what happened to him. Angels appeared to Abraham—the Lord and two angels. Jacob was lying down here and angels came unexpectedly. Be careful, you entertain angels unawares. Jacob’s whole life was planned. God was active. Those angels were going up and down through there and they help the children of God in the same way.

8. Our lives are step by step on the ladder of life and that ladder is taking us on to heaven. “And I will provide a way; providentially, step by step will I lead thee and guide thee.” Jacob said he was afraid. He said this is the house of God and this is the gate of heaven. “And Jacob rose up…and took the stone that he has put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it” (v. 18). One time, the three disciples were with the Lord and His face was changed; His face was altered like lightning—the very Headstone, the Capstone, the Lord Jesus Christ. His face was altered like lightning and He stood before them in a cloud with a voice and great power. And the disciples said, this is the place of God here. Let’s build a temple here. You see what happens to them; they get so caught away in that dimension. It’s so wonderful and so powerful that they always get beside themselves. “He took the stone…” It says here the stone that he took and put for his pillows—he set up a pillar and poured oil upon it, like he was anointing something. As far as we know, the Lord comforted him and made it look like a stone but it might have been symbolic and typifying the Pillar of heaven because it is called the Pillar of Fire. The Pillar of Fire drew him into dreams and visions. He poured oil upon it like an anointing. He called the name of the place Bethel (v. 19). Jacob vowed that he would do what the Lord said and he asked the Lord to help him in everything that he would do. Then, Jacob went on about his life (v. 20).

9. Tonight, how far up the ladder do you want to go? How many really want to get to heaven? Does it mean much to you as it meant to Jacob? If you really believe Him in your heart tonight, you can take a new step with God. Believe me, those messengers going back and forth are your messengers. These are the messengers of God, particularly used in the visionary dream. They were used as messengers and they came from the Mount of God—back and forth—to help the seed that He said will be all the families of the earth, like the dust of the earth. These same messengers are coming to us up and down from heaven and they are delivering His people. I believe tonight that you have messengers with you and that God will encamp around those that have faith. There is great power in this place, this very Capstone and they know it not. You shall have whatsoever you say, if you have power to believe it. Amen. There is deliverance in the power of the Lord.

10. Jacob felt like praising the Lord and the bible said it this way in Psalm 40: 3, “And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God…” Jacob had a new song in his heart, didn’t he? How wonderful it is! And then, Psalm 13:6, “I will sing unto the Lord because he has dealt bountifully with me.” He will be with you tonight. How would He do it? By praising the Lord, He will give you a miracle. “Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion; declare among the people his doings” (Psalm 9: 11). Here, it tells you to shout the victory, tell the people of His wonderful things and He will deal with you in a wonderful way. You have to cause/create an atmosphere of power. Believe me, for a moment when he (Jacob) poured oil on that stone, there was an atmosphere in that place. Amen.

11. “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord….come before his presence with singing” (Psalm 100: 1 & 2). When you come, you come into His presence with joy and you come into His presence with singing. All over the bible, it tells you how you can receive in the church the things that God has. Sometimes, people come and they are angry with someone or they come here and something is wrong. How do you ever expect to get something from the Lord? If you come with the right attitude to God, you can’t fail to get a blessing each time you come to church. “I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving” (Psalm 69: 30). Come singing, come praising the Lord. These are the secrets of God, the power of the Lord and the secrets of the prophets, too. “Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name” (Psalm 18: 49). Do you believe that, tonight? Every one of you, each of you should have a song in your heart. You can have a new song in your heart. The blessings of the Lord are for you. Tonight, we have got our heads laid down on the Headstone—the place of the power of God. He is all around you. Isn’t that wonderful? I feel it; I feel the power of the Lord too.

12. The Lord led me to go this way, Acts 16: 25 & 26; we are headed for an earthquake with all that is going on. Praising the Lord shakes things, Amen. It will quake the devil and drive him off. “And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bands were loosed” (v. 26). You begin to praise the Lord, you begin to thank the Lord always in your heart, no matter what, there will be doors opening. Praise God. He will open the doors and will let you go free. I believe that the last revival that the Lord is going to send is going to come through praising the Lord, through faith and the power of the Lord, but you’ve got to have faith. It is impossible to please the Lord unless you have faith (Hebrews 11: 6). Each one of you is given a measure of faith. You may not be using it; it may be lying there negative, but it is there. It is up to you to allow that faith to grow by expecting in your heart and by giving thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

13. Believe me that ladder going to heaven; those messengers going back and forth are on a bidding/mission and their job is whatever you ask, you shall receive. Seek and you shall receive. This is a wonderful lesson in the power of God and the doors will open immediately. So, we see that the steps in the ladder revealed in Jacob’s life, in the families of the earth and in all the elect seed on the earth, that the Headstone will indeed be with them—that it is close as laying your head on it—the power of God. Moreover, it revealed that providentially those people chosen by God of the seed to come upon the earth—the Gentiles—and all the families of the earth will be blessed, but they have to receive the salvation through the Messiah—the Root, the creator and the Offspring of David. So, we see the ladder was meant for the seed on the earth. Step by step, He will lead His children and step by step—with His messengers going back and forth—at the end of the age, we will go up and meet God at the top of it. Isn’t that wonderful? How many of you can say, Praise the Lord? We are going to come up this spiritual ladder.

14. Make a spiritual move into the kingdom of God. Promise the Lord in your heart, “Lord, guide me step by step, no matter what the devil tries to do to blow me one way or the other, I am going to set my course right in there and I am going to believe with all my heart.” I believe those messengers are coming back and forth to those that believe the Lord Jesus, the great Headstone. Jacob did not reject Him. He used Him as a pillow and poured oil on Him. That was all representative of the Chief Headstone. The bible said in the New Testament that Jesus Christ was the Main Headstone that was rejected. The Greek called it the Capstone. So, tonight I am receiving the headstone, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Very One that will bless your heart. We are going into a spiritual move and a restoration with the Lord in the next few years or month or whatever time He has, we will go in and have a revival with the Lord. Dreams and visions are very important, aren’t they? And the bible is true; that boy (Joseph) that came through him (Jacob) ruled Egypt and saved the whole world from famine.

15. Somebody that was just out in the wilderness out there and didn’t know it, but the God of Israel was there. He is here tonight, closer to you than you have ever realized. When you lay down on your pillow tonight–I feel this from the Lord– that is how He is close to you and whatever you need. Think of your pillow as Jacob’s pillow. Believe that your pillow is the very Headstone of God with you and over you and He will bless you. Do you believe that? Let’s just praise the Lord. Glory to God! And you new ones, if it is a little too strong for you; I cannot lighten it, it’s going to get stronger. Why play around, just get in. That’s what the Lord Jesus likes about it too. When He Himself came and was working miracles in Israel, He got the job done and that’s what we have to do. If you want to get with God, just get right in. Don’t let pride keep you back. It is yours, it belongs to you, but you can’t get it if you don’t open the door. Just get it there and travel on your way step by step to heaven.

Please Note:

Read Translation Alert 25 in conjunction with Special Writing # 36: The Will of God in One’s Life.

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