J. LEE GRADY on TRUE PROPHETS

My heart cries out for the American church to stop muddling,
muffling, cheapening, distorting and merchandising the pure
gospel. How we need to return to the simplicity of evangelism that
cuts to the heart, produces repentance and reveals the Son of God.

For several months I’ve been asking the Lord to make me his
trumpet. In my quest He’s shown me some of the qualities that
shaped biblical prophets into His mouthpieces. I pray all of us will
adopt these same characteristics.

1. A prophet is bold. True prophets have steel backbones and
foreheads of flint. They do not cower when the majority disagrees
with them. Like the apostle Paul, they are compelled to preach
because a holy restlessness churns inside them. They are
possessed by God, and they must release the fire inside. Will you
pray for this boldness and say with Isaiah, “Here am I, send me”
(Is. 6:8, NASB)—even when you know you will be opposed?

2. A prophet stays biblical. So much of what is passed off as
prophecy today resembles what you might find in a daily
horoscope. The so-called “prophetic movement” in the contemporary
church has been tainted by silly fads and charismatic witchcraft.
One prophetic e-mail list sent out a word recently saying that
dormant angels were being awakened out of the walls of our
churches. (That’s not remotely scriptural.) Another predicted that
God would begin to speak to people through the names of candy
bars and blue jeans.

So much of our prophetic verbiage sounds like warm and fuzzy
fortunetelling. This type of “imitation prophecy” can titillate and
thrill those with itching ears, but it is pablum designed for babies
who don’t want to grow up. What we need is a word we can sink
our teeth into—true meat that is the Word of God.

3. A prophet does not compromise. Nathan was willing to confront
King David’s sin, even though the prophet was on the palace
payroll. Yet today, we practice the “you scratch my back, I’ll
scratch yours” rule. We prophesy what people want to hear so we
can get an honorarium and an invitation to return. This has caused
some whole groups of prophets to collectively follow each other
into a ditch.

Beware of the herd mentality! Don’t just swallow and follow! You
cannot go along with something just because everyone else is
doing it or preaching it. Stay close to the Lord, develop keen
discernment and listen to the nagging voice of your conscience.

4. A prophet is compassionate. Some prophets today refuse to
confront because they are too nice. Others speak rashly “like the
thrusts of a sword” (see Prov. 12:18) and their words are delivered
with a bitter, vindictive spirit. Neither of these prophets will receive
his reward. We must speak the truth, and we must do it in love.

Most people think Jeremiah was angry and judgmental, but
actually he wept when he confronted Israel’s sins. It is not enough
to prophesy the Lord’s word—we should aim to speak with His
tone of voice. We must be willing to intercede for and identify with
those we confront.

5. A prophet stays pure. When Moses made the tabernacle, God
told him to make silver trumpets that were “hammered work” (Num.
10:2). If we want to speak for Him, we must be willing to endure
the smelting process. (In other words, prepare to be hammered!)
Before Isaiah could be an effective prophet to his nation, his lips
had to touch burning coals from God’s altar (see Is. 6:6-8). We
must be willing to visit the uncomfortable furnace of sanctification.

God is not so much interested in the booming voice, the rousing
delivery, the charisma or the technological savvy that we expect
today from celebrity preachers. What matters most is pure content,
and that can only flow through a pure vessel.

6. A prophet faithfully embraces the call. Jonah tried to flee as far
as possible from Nineveh, but the God of the second chance used
a strange vessel to get the prophet back on course. It involved a
visit to a fish’s stomach, where Jonah spent three days in
darkness, stewing in digestive juices. When the fish vomited him
on land, he was better prepared to speak heaven’s words.

~From "Becoming a Trumpet of the Lord" - http://fireinmybones.com

"RUN for YOUR LIFE" - Carter Conlon - AUDIO

Delivered the Sunday after the Twin Towers were attacked (9/11) -
yet totally relevant to this moment in the church. They say that
it is one of the most powerful messages on SermonIndex.net. It
is all about the FALSE vs. the TRUE. And it directly speaks of
the very movement that we have been discussing in recent weeks.
Please take time to listen. Here is the link-

http://downloads1.revivalgodsway.com/1/SID1410.mp3

God bless you all.

The 1965 PROPHECY
-Stanley Frodisham.

(NOTE: We published this not too long ago – but due to recent
events I think we should take another look. This prophetic word
was spoken by Stanley Frodisham who was a personal friend of
Smith Wigglesworth. It was given in Chicago in 1965 – five years
before he died.)

Great Judgements

“With great judgements will I plead with the population of this
country. Great darkness is coming upon the countries that have
heard My gospel but no longer walk in it. My wrath shall come
upon them. The darkness shall be so great and the anguish so
sore that men shall cry out for death and shall not find it. There
shall be a lingering death, famine and great catastrophes.

My wrath shall be manifested against all ungodliness. It shall
come with great intensity. You have known my love but have not
experienced My wrath or My severity. My judgements are literal
and not a thing to be passed over lightly. Realise the severity of
My judgements and My intense anger against the sin in My
Household. My judgements shall begin in My House, for I will
cleanse My House that it be not a partaker of My wrath against
the iniquities of the cities. Before I visit the nations in judgement I
will begin at My House. When I do cause My wrath to come upon
the cities of the world My people shall be separate. I desire a
people without spot or wrinkle and such will be preserved by Me in
the time of My wrath, which will be coming upon all iniquity and
unrighteousness.

I am going to prepare you for the coming days by a hard path that
will cause many to cry out continually unto Me. For when the
going is easy men do not seek Me, but rejoice in a temporary
blessing. And when that blessing is removed they so often turn
this way and that way but do not come to Me. I am showing you
these things in order that you may seek Me continually and with
great diligence. As you seek Me I will open up truths to you that
you have not seen before, and these very truths will be such that
will enable you to stand in these last days. As you are persecuted,
reviled and rejected by your brethren then you will turn unto Me
with all your heart and seek Me for that spiritual life that you need.
So that when the tribulation comes you will have that which will
enable you to stand. For many will be tossed to and fro, men’s
hearts shall fail them because of trouble on every hand. These
days shall be very terrible the likes of which have never been seen before..

Coming Glory – and – Deceiving Spirits

When I visit My people in mighty revival power, it is to prepare
them for the darkness ahead. With the Glory shall come great
darkness, for the Glory is to prepare My people for the darkness. I
will enable My people to go through the darkness because of the
visitation of My Spirit. Take heed to yourselves lest you be puffed
up and think that you have arrived. Many shall be puffed up as in
the olden days, for then, many received My message but they did
not continue in it. Did I anoint Jehu? Yet the things that I desired
were not accomplished in his life. Listen to the messengers, but
do not hold men’s persons in admiration or adulation. For many
whom I shall anoint mightily with signs and miracles shall become
lifted up and shall fall by the wayside. I do not this willingly for I
have made provision that they might stand. I call many into this
ministry and equip them, but remember that many shall fall. They
shall be like bright lights and the people shall delight in them. But
they shall be taken over by deceiving spirits and shall lead many
of My people astray. Hearken diligently concerning these things,
for in the last days shall come seducing spirits. They shall turn
many of My anointed ones away, many shall fall through diverse
lusts and because of ‘sin abounding’.

But if you will seek Me diligently I will put My Spirit within you so
that when one shall turn to the right hand or to the left hand you
shall not turn with them, but instead you will keep your eyes fixed
wholly on your Lord. The coming days are going to be most
dangerous, difficult and dark for there shall be a mighty outpouring
of My Spirit in judgement upon many cities and many sh all be
destroyed. My people must be diligently warned concerning the
days ahead. Many shall turn after seducing spirits and already
many are seducing My people. It is those who ‘Do Righteousness’
that are righteous. Many cover their sins by great theological
words. But I warn you of seducing spirits who instruct my people
in an evil way. Many of these I will anoint that they in turn may
purify and sift My people, for I will have a holy people. When I
come I shall not find faith upon the earth but in a few, for when
the time of testing comes many will depart from their Lord.

Many shall come with seducing spirits and hold out lustful
enticements. You will find that after I have visited My people again
the way will become more and more narrow, and fewer shall walk
therein. Be not deceived, the ways of righteousness are My ways.
For though Satan come as an angel of light hearken not to him;
for those who perform miracles and speak not righteousness are
not of Me. I warn you with great intensity that I am going to judge
My House and have a church without spot or wrinkle when I come.
I desire to open your eyes and give you spiritual understanding,
that you may not be deceived but may walk with uprightness of
heart before Me, loving righteousness and hating every evil way.
Look unto Me and I will make you to perceive with the eyes of the
Spirit the things that lurk in darkness, that are not visible to the
human eye. Let Me lead you in this way, that you may perceive
the powers of darkness and battle against them. It is not a battle
against flesh and blood, for if you battle in that way you accomplish
nothing. But if you let Me take over and battle against the powers
of darkness then they are defeated, and then libera tion is brought
to My people.

The Ways of Deceivers

I warn you to search the Scriptures diligently concerning these
last days. For the things that are written shall indeed be made
manifest. There shall come deceivers among My people in
increasing numbers, who shall speak forth the truth and shall gain
the favour of the people. For the people shall examine the
Scriptures and say, ‘What these men say is true’. Then when they
have gained the hearts of the people, then and then only shall they
bring out their wrong doctrines. Therefore I say that you should
not give your hearts to men, nor hold people’s persons in
admiration or adulation. For by these very persons Satan shall
gain entry into My people. Watch for seducers! Do you think a
seducer will brandish a heresy and flaunt it before the people? He
will speak words of righteousness and truth and will appear as a
minister of light, declaring the Word. The people’s hearts shall be
won. Then when the hearts are won, they will bring out their
doctrines and the people shall be deceived. The people shall say
‘Did he not speak thus and thus’? ‘And did we not examine it from
the Word’? ‘Therefore he is a minister of righteousness. This that
he has now spoken we do not see in the Word but it must be right,
for the other things he spoke were true’.

Be not deceived. For the deceiver will first work to gain the hearts
of many, and then shall bring forth his insidious doctrines. You can
not discern those who are of Me and those who are not of Me
when they start to preach. But seek Me constantly, and when
these doctrines are brought out you shall have a witness in your
heart that these are not of Me. Fear not, for I have warned you. It
is possible that the very elect may be deceived. But it is not
possible if you walk in holiness and uprightness before the Lord,
for then your eyes shall be open and the Lord will protect you. If
you will constantly look unto the Lord you will know when the
doctrine changes, and will not be brought into it. If your heart is
right I will keep you, if you will look constantly to Me, I will
uphold you.

The minister of righteousness shall be on this wise — his life shall
agree with the word, and his lips shall give forth that which is
wholly true, there will be no mixture. When the mixture appears
then you will know he is not a minister of righteousness. The
deceivers speak first the truth and then error, to cover their own
sins which they love. Therefore I exhort and command you to
study the Scriptures relative to seducing spirits, for this is one of
the great dangers of these last days.

I desire you to be firmly established in My word and not in the
personalities of men, that you will not be moved as so many shall
be moved. I would keep you in the paths of righteousness. Take
heed to yourselves and follow not the seducing spirits that are
already manifesting themselves. Diligently inquire of Me when you
hear something that you have not seen in the word, and do not
hold people’s persons in admiration, for it is by this very method
that Satan will hold many of My people.

The Way of Triumph

I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly,
that you may triumph where I triumphed. On the cross I triumphed
over all the powers of Satan and I have called you to walk in the
same path. It is when your life is on the cross that you shall know
the victory that I have experienced. As you are on the cross,
seated in Me, then you shall know the power of the resurrection.
When I come in My Glory the principalities and powers in the
heavenly places shall be utterly broken. Fear not, for I have given
you the power whereby you may tread down the powers of
darkness, and come forth victorious through every trial. As you are
on the cross then you are victorious. It was on the cross that I
triumphed over all the powers of the enemy. My life shall flow
through as you enter into these precious truths. Look unto Me
and appropriate My life. As your eyes and desires are toward Me
and you know what it is to be crucified with Me, then you shall
live and your anointing shall increase. It was not in My life as I
walked upon the earth but rather it was in My life as I hung upon
the cross that I openly spoiled principalities and powers.

I am showing you truth that shall cause you to overcome, to have
power over the wicked one, this is the truth that will liberate you
and those around you. You shall know also the fellowship of My
sufferings. There is no other way whereby you may partake of this
heavenly glory and to reign with Me. My word says that If we
suffer with Him we shall reign with Him. I desire to make these
truths real within you. As you keep them before you, you will in
turn liberate many who are in bondage. You will have revelation of
those who are in darkness and will have the keys to liberate the
captives. Many seek to liberate but do not have the keys. Upon
the cross continually you will know the power of My resurrection.

If you will indeed judge yourself you shall not be judged. As you
seek My face and desire to be cleansed by Me in all truth and
sincerity of heart, I will judge you in the secret place, and the
things that are in the secret place of your heart shall not be made
manifest to others. I will do it in the secret place and no man will
know it. The shame that will be seen on many faces shal l not be
seen on your face. Therefore in mercy and love I am instructing
you in order that you may partake of My Glory. As you are willing
to walk with Me and rejoice in your sufferings, you shall in turn
partake of My Glory. Look unto Me for you have need of power to
overcome the wicked one and the bondages in other’s lives.

I said that if a man will judge himself he shall not be judged. It is
not My good pleasure that the shame of My people be seen by all.
How can I judge the world if I judge not first My own house?
Hearken unto these things that I am telling you, for if you will not
hearken unto Me thy shame shall be evident to all.

God’s Part and Our Part

I would have you consider My life on earth — the anointing upon
Me was great and yet the temptations were great on every side;
they came in one form and then in another, offering Me first the
glory of the kingdoms of the earth and then in the form of reviling
and persecution. There will be great glory given to My people but
also the temptations will be intensified on every side. Think not
that with the glory there shall be no temptations or persecutions.
The glory to My church shall be great and so also the temptations
from the enemy to turn My people from My paths. I warn you
again that when the glory shall be manifested the temptations
shall be great until very few that started shall finish the course.
First of all they shall be offered great worldly possessions and
then will come great revilings and unbelief.

Consider your Lord, that as He walked so it shall be for you. There
shall be need of great intensity of purpose. At times it will seem
that everyone is rising up against you, trying to turn you from the
course that I have set for you. It is written of Me that I set my face
as flint to go in the direction that My Father had prescribed for Me.
If you will finish the course the Lord has laid down for you, you too
will have to set your face as a flint. With great determination you
must walk in the course laid down for you. Many of your loved
ones and those who follow with you will seek to persuade you and
try to turn you from the course. With many words that seem right
in the natural they will speak to you. Did not Christ rebuke Peter
who would turn Him from the course God had prescribed?

Understand these two things and meditate upon them solemnly —
the persecution and the darkness shall be as great as the glory in
order to try to turn the elect and the anointed ones from the path
the Lord has laid down for them. Many shall start but few shall be
able to finish because of the greatness of grace that shall be
needed to be able to endure unto the end. The temptation and the
persecution of your Lord was continuous. He was tempted by
Satan in many forms throughout His entire life and even to the
cross where the ungodly cried out ‘if thou be the Christ come
down from the cross’. Think not that there will be a time of no
persecution, for it shall be from the time of your anointing until the
end. Difficulties and great persecution will go on to the end. The
Lord must prepare you to be an overcomer in all things, that you
may be able to finish the course. The persecution shall increase
even as the anointing shall increase.

In paths of judgement and righteousness shall the Lord God lead
His people and bring them into that place which He has chosen
for them. The Lord has chosen a place for His people, a place of
righteousness and holiness where He shall encamp around them.
All who will be led of the Lord will be brought into this holy place.
For the Lord delights to dwell in His people and to manifest
Himself through His people. The holiness of the Lord will be
manifested through His people. Let the Lord lead you and He will
lead you in the difficult places. He led His people of old through a
place where no man dwelt, where no man passed through, in a
place of great danger and in the shadow of death. The Lord will
indeed lead His people again through such places, and at the
same time will bring them out into a place of great glory.
Understand that the way toward the glory is fraught with great
danger and many shall fall to the right or the left, many shall camp
on lesser ground. But the Lord has a place of holiness and no
unclean thing shall dwell among His people.

Put your trust in Him and He will bring you into a place of holiness.
He desires to bring His people into a great glory — the likes of
which has never been seen, for this is what the Lord will do for
those who put their trust in Him. It is a place of darkness and
great danger and it will separate His people into the place where
He would have them walk. He will protect them from the voices
that would turn them from His path. He will bring them through the
dark places and treacherous paths and lead them out into the light
of His glory. He will rejoice greatly over His beloved and cause
them to be filled with joy unspeakable. He seeks to lead His
people into a new place of grace and glory where He will indeed
encamp among them. Put your trust in Him and He will surely
bring you into this new place.

Fear not the days to come, but fear this only — that you shall
walk in a manner pleasing to the Lord. In this time I am ordering
and setting up My church and it shall indeed be pure, without spot
or wrinkle. I will do a work in My beloved that has not been seen
since the foundation of the world. I have shown you these things
that you may seek the Lord diligently with all your heart, and that
you may be a preserver of His people.

Run not to this one or that one for the Lord has so ordained that
salvation is in Him and in Him alone. You shall not turn to this
shepherd or to that one, for there shall be a great scattering upon
the earth. Therefore look unto Him for He will indeed make these
things clear to you. You shall not look here or there, for His Wells
shall increase your strength and your faith as He prepares you for
the times that are coming.

The truths that I have revealed to you must become a part of you —
not just an experience, but a part of your very nature. Is it not
written that I demand truth in the inward parts? It is the truth of the
Lord expressed in your very being that shall hold you. Many shall
experience the truth but the truth must become a part of you, your
very life. As men and women look upon you they will hear not only
the voice but see the expression of the truth. Many shall be
overcome because they are not constant in My ways and because
they have not permitted the truths to become a part of them. I am
showing you these things that you may be prepared, and having
done all, to stand. “

VISION of THE ACID CLOUD - 1994
-by Richard Smith.

The following very significant vision was given to a man in England
way back in September 1994. 

THE ACID CLOUD - A VISION - Richard Smith.

This vision emerged with an unusually vivid degree of clarity on
Thursday morning the 29th September, 1994, just before I was
about to go out and do some studying. 

Following a period of pouring out my distressed feelings about the
condition of the Church to Jesus, who is our heavenly Advocate, I
saw ahead of me a large billowing black cloud which carried lots of
soot and other pollutants. Its sulphurous stench revealed that here
was no natural cloud, but rather it was the type of acid cloud which
arises from the explosion of some chemical plant or oil installation.
Blown by its own momentum, the acid cloud was rapidly heading
towards a low waterless desert plain which lay beneath some rocky
mountains. Filling the plain were all types of people whom I under-
stood represented the Christian population of England.  Most were
indigenous white Anglo-Saxons, but there were members of various
ethnic minorities as well. These stood for the immigrant population
in England.

FOUR GROUPS.  On closer inspection, I could see that this vast
assembly was divided into four main groups.  The first of these was
the one that was nearest to the cloud and was obviously coming under
its influence. This particular group can be known as the intoxicated.
Behind them, closely intermingled together, were the second and
third groups - these can be known as the fearful and the angry.
Still further behind at a little distance was a smaller group who
will be known as the prepared. However, one fact was obvious - the
acid cloud was going to cover all four groups regardless of whether
they wanted it to or not.

It was at this point that I perceived that the cloud was blowing in
from the Westerly direction.

In response to this cloud, the first group were laughing, dancing
and singing.  A few of their members were lying prostrate and making
all kinds of animal noises. Some were so deliriously happy that they
actually formed a dance line, which - while they were dancing the
conga - snaked its way into the cloud. With a start, I realised
their mistake. Already intoxicated by invisible fumes emanating from
the front of the cloud, this group were wrongly assuming that the
polluted cloud was a refreshing rain cloud that represented God's
presence.  They failed to see what its true nature was.

The second group of Christians saw what the cloud consisted of, but
then panicked.  Some ran away and tripped over, knocking themselves
out, while others stood there, frozen to the ground, looking in two
directions at once.  Like the first group, they too were swallowed
up by the cloud.  Their fundamental mistake was to panic in the face
of evil.

Whilst this was happening, the third group of Christians (who also
saw that the cloud was a menace) stood before it shaking their fists
and making all kinds of angry noises. Some were kicking at it with
their feet. Like the previous two groups, they were clad in light,
flimsy summer clothing. Their mistake was to try to fight the cloud
in their own strength. Consequently, they too were swallowed up.
Moreover, as the cloud ate up each of the three previous groups,
there was silence, followed by earpiercing howls of pain, succeeded
by more silence - which was broken only by the odd intermittent moan
or throaty gurgle which very much reminded me of a First World War
gas attack.

THE PREPARED.  However, the fourth group of Christians were getting
ready to deal with the threat posed by this cloud. With urgent haste,
they were donning anti-chemical suits of clothing, clamping on gas
masks and putting on strong safety helmets which had a bright light,
like a miner's lamp, attached to it. Above the lamp (which represent-
ed the light of the Holy Spirit) near the top of the helmet was a
bright red spot. At once I discerned that this symbolised the Blood
of Jesus Christ. It was His mark on this group.

Strapped to their sides were white first-aid cases with red crosses
on them. These carried a wide assortment of medical aids to help
those Christians who had been burned by the cloud. In their right
hands they carried strong transparent riot shields, while in their
left hands they carried various types of weoponry. These were ob-
viously designed to fight the various kinds of principalities which
inhabit the cloud.

Suddenly, at God's own timing, they formed a line, linked shields
and marched at an orderly pace into the cloud.  They were obviously
directed by the Lord to do this. It was also clear that they were
called to work very closely together. (Note; later, Richard was
shown that the strategy of this group would be to advance at the
Lord's command, fight strenuously, rescue and minister to some of
the wounded; then stand their ground awaiting the next call for
advance).

BELIEVE NOT EVERY SPIRIT.  Somewhat taken aback by the
implications of this vision, I then used my mind to apply 1 Jn 4:1-3.
In blunt Yorkshire tones, I said "Do you, the spirit who has brought
this picture so vividly to mind, boldly confess that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh"? "Yes, I boldly confess that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh". "Fine, what do you say about the Blood He
shed on the Cross?" "Through the Blood there is forgiveness of
sin. It protected the Israelites from My judgement on the Egyptian
firstborn". "Good. Now let's take counsel together and have some
intelligent discussion. Without repeating all the details that were
revealed earlier, would you please, Abba Father, send your Holy
Spirit to complete the interpretation of this vision?"

THE INTERPRETATION.  Still utterly in control of what was happening,
I then slowly took stock of what the Holy Spirit was saying. While
creating a piercing clarity of mind that served to heighten my
intellectual faculties, the Holy Spirit gave me the following inter-
pretation:

1) The acid cloud not only represented what is currently known as
the Toronto Phenomenon, it also represents all that will come out of
that occurrence. The Toronto Phenomenon is so to speak only the
front edge of the cloud. It is paving a way for even more extreme
manifestations of the evil one.  In short, "Toronto" can be seen as
a beginning rather than an end.

2) Being blown by its own momentum indicates that within the cloud
there is only what can be described as a hostile alien spirit. It is
the head spirit of many other spirits which inhabit the cloud. More-
over, this alien spirit has been given permission by God to try the
loyalties of Christians in this country. Through a process of sharp
division, which will cause many wounds, it will become really clear
who in the Church is standing by Jesus and who is not. However, some
of those who belong to the first three groups will be given a few
further chances to repent. For a little while, the opportunity to
get back into a right relationship with God will exist.

3)  The flat waterless desert plain represents English Society which
is bereft of the Holy Spirit. It may also have some bearing on other
places within the British Isles - even though it is England which is
primarily represented. 

Another point to mention is that if the Lord's people had been on
top of the rocky mountains, (which represents nearness to God's
presence) then they would have escaped the influence of the acid
cloud. Their position on the desert plain has left them desperately
vulnerable to the corrosive effects. In other words, being in the
place where Jesus Christ doesn't want them to be has stripped the
Church of many spiritual defences. Far from putting on the armour of
God, it is wearing loose, light summer clothes. Furthermore, being
in the desert place has caused many Christians to seek to assuage
their thirst from the wrong spiritual sources. That is one reason
why the first group greeted the cloud with such enthusiasm. It
seemed to offer an easy way to meet their needs.

4)  As was stated earlier, the people in the plain were Christians -
mainly charismatic/evangelical Christians, but there were also a
fair number of representatives from the established denominations as
well. They were conspicuous for their clerical collars, long robes
and self-important expressions on their faces. It was clear that
this cloud is going to have a very widespread effect.

5)  As was clearly seen in the vision itself, the four groups rep-
resented four possible reactions to the acid cloud. Only the last
was appropriate to the situation in hand.

In particular, those who stood frozen to the ground looking in two
directions, stood for Christian leaders who were trying to find
expedient diplomatic solutions to what was an impossible situation.
Not surprisingly, most of their supporters were quickly deserting
them - leaving them alone to be swallowed up by the cloud. At this
juncture, I believe the Holy Spirit is clearly saying "beware of
man-made expedients in dealing with the Toronto Phenomenon". What
the Church faces here is primarily a spiritual, not cultural or
psychological problem. Spiritual weapons will be needed to deal
with it.

6)  The role of the fourth group, which was the only one really
doing God's will, was two-fold. Firstly it has to use the spiritual
weapons given it to attack the principalities which were in the
cloud. Secondly, it had to help restore Christians from the previous
three groups who had been injured by it. Regrettably, some Christ-
ians they will have to bypass, because they will either refuse treat-
ment or be in such a wild state that it will be impossible to deal
with them.  

By no means will all Christians survive the passing of the cloud.
Some will forsake their faith, while others will suffer from perm-
anent physical and mental breakdowns. A few will even lose their very
lives there.

I began to see that the acid cloud was also the cloud of God's
judgement, that will have to pass over the Church until evil is
forcibly removed from it. Only after the acid cloud has done its work
will the Church be pure enough to receive the cloud of God's presence.
This cloud will in turn bring further cleansing and much-needed
revival. However, the time for this second cloud to pass over is not
yet. Any hopes of immediate revival are therefore premature.
This means that taken as a whole, the Toronto Phenomenon does not
represent a time of refreshing, rather it represents what is perhaps
the first instalment of a VERY severe judgement on the churches in
this country.

In a very real sense, the mass of God's people are being handed over
to satan for the destruction of the flesh. Only those who are faithful
to the Lord in all things will be exempt from this judgement - even
though they may be distressed by its consequences. For members of the
fourth group, there is the challenge to stand together and not act as
a group of disparate individuals.

In closing, I believe the Holy Spirit is challenging you who read
this document to decide which groups you belong to - is it to be the
intoxicated, the fearful, the angry or the prepared? Great evil is
coming upon many churches in this country - there exists only a
little time to make this decision.

~SOURCE:  Integrity Teaching Services, 10 Hyde Park Close,
Headingly, Leeds LS6 1SF, United Kingdom.

NOTE from A. STROM (2006):  I too have sensed the strong
possibility that there may occur "two Revivals" almost together -
one true and the other counterfeit. So I was very interested to hear
the below vision.

VISION of TRUE and FALSE REVIVAL
-by Patrick Ersig.

Here is the account of a vision from God that I received regarding
true and counterfeit revival. This vision occurred on March 4th 2006.

The VISION

Everything was black and I saw one person walking at a semi-brisk
pace. Not fast walking, but a slight cadence above normal pace.
Walking with purpose. This person was walking straight and sure -
upright and strong - solemn and serious, like a revolutionary  - a
warrior - a light to darkness. I then saw a couple more people and
then others in the distance and they were bright and shining
against the blackness that was all around. They all walked the
same way - solemn and serious and the Lord spoke and said,
"These are my remnant who are walking in holiness, righteousness,
obedience, brokenness and utter submission to MY WILL - watch
what I am doing Patrick." Then I saw the individuals begin to unite
in small groups of two to three at first and then more came and the
groups grew to five and even ten and the light intensified greatly. It
was beautiful like a sunset over the mountains or a sunrise on the
ocean, a rose in full bloom. What I saw next made me burst into
tears and sobs to the point that I couldn't continue to describe what
I was seeing. My wife keep saying "What?!, what is it? What to do
you see?!" After a few  minutes a was able to control the weeping
to explain what I saw happening. As the Lord was drawing together
His remnant into these small groups the power God came down -
like in the book of Acts - the lame were walking, the blind were
seeing, the deaf were hearing, (literally and figuratively) and
persecution fuelled the fire! This end time HOLY and RIGHTEOUS
remnant of serious and solemn warriors and revolutionaries walked
in the deep darkness of America and her backslidden lukewarm
churches with apostolic glory and power not seen since the book
of Acts - to proclaim the true Gospel of Jesus Christ - repentance
and holiness and freedom from sin! 

The Lord spoke and said, "This is the revival that I am bringing
about and it starts with the individuals who have been called out to
personal revival and are walking straight and sure - upright and
strong - solemn and serious, like revolutionaries, warriors, lights to
darkness. My remnant is walking in holiness, righteousness,
obedience, brokenness and utter submission to MY WILL and I am
drawing them together."

Then the vision switched.

Now I saw what looked like a dimly lit movie or a video shot with
poor lighting. I saw clips of people dancing and shaking. I saw
people falling down, shouting, jumping, and singing. There were
huge multitudes rather then the few and many, many were coming
in large groups that filled large auditoriums and stadiums instead
of small groups of individuals being drawn together. Even some of
the lights that were in the first part of the vision were drawn to this
part of the vision. I saw dancing and clapping, shaking, shouting,
strong and powerful emotionalism and sensationalism.  Soulish
and fleshy spirits claimed to be the Holy Spirit. Great miracles
abounded - signs and wonders. People proclaimed, "This is the
revival we have been waiting and praying for!! -This is the revival we
have heard prophesied!!! - This is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
- a great move of God!" But the Lord spoke and said, "Patrick this
is not from me - this is from Satan - it is a counterfeit!! And many
will be fooled and tricked by this clever deception from the enemy!"

Then the vision switched again.

Now I saw both visions side by side - split screen, so to speak.
They both grew in intensity at an equal rate - as the true would
grow in power, the false would grow in numbers and as the true
would grow in numbers, the false would grow in false signs and
wonders. The Lord spoke and said, "This is not a vision of the
future, but this has already begun and will grow as the days pass.
I am doing this now and the enemy is coming against it at this very moment."

Conclusion:

The Lord is bringing about an end times revival of which the like we
have never seen and it begins with you. The Lord is calling you to
be separate, to holiness and righteousness unto the Lord and to
walk in obedience and utter submission to His will. Be free from sin,
be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect, be dead to flesh and
alive IN Christ. Walk sober and solemn and serious before the Lord
with a reverent and holy fear of God. If you are looking and waiting
for some big corporate outpouring of emotionalism and signs and
wonders you are going to miss the coming revival. The revival starts
with you! Seek the Lord and press into Him closer everyday. Allow
the Blood and Grace of Jesus to break the bonds of your flesh and
produce Holy and Righteous living in your life. Ask the Lord to show
you what it is in your life that is keeping you from that which is
perfect - no matter how small or how painful; ask the Lord to expose
everything that is keeping you from being closer to Him and bring
Glory to Him and His kingdom and deeply renounce all that He shows you. 

Live your life as a living sacrifice - a living drink offering poured out
before the Lord for His glory and honor. There are many things that
are cultural, societal and religious that keep us separated from God
and walking in His Spirit. Pray for God to bring these things to light
and put them to death no matter how hard it may be. If you don't
realize that the revival the Lord is doing begins with you individually,
then you are going to miss it! The Lord is calling you today, repent
for your lukewarmness and your lackadaisical attitude toward sin in
your own life and those who are perishing and plunging into hell all
around you everyday! The Lord is calling you today to allow the
Blood of Jesus and the grace of God to produce holiness and rivers
of righteousness in your life that you maybe salt to a decaying
world and light to the darkness that prevails. What will you do? The
Lord is calling you right now to make up your mind to love Him with
all your heart, mind, soul and strength, take up your cross, die to
self and follow HIM - forsaking ALL and seeking after Him with all
that you are and have. Come out and be separate in holy, righteous
obedience unto God!

WARNIG - DO NOT be fooled by these sensual, emotional
counterfeits that are and will be popping up, that these people and
churches call "revival". IT IS A TRICK FROM THE ENEMY! When
you hear that "revival" has broken out in the next town or the next
state or even in your own city - please remember this warning.
There will be much singing and dancing and shouting and many
things will sound as though they are true. There will be great surges
of emotion that will cause people to fall down and jump and shout,
cry and weep but this is not from God. Many will be crying out in
joy, "Peace, peace".   But God's Servants will have discernment
above and beyond any gift, and a willingness to die than lie -
despite the increase of signs and wonders from all of the
counterfeit moves around them in the 'churches'. If the "revival" you
are in is not serious and reverent, holy and righteous, and the Love
and reverent fear toward God are not the only things you see, then
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, and warn everyone you know. These spirits
are strong and extremely powerful - get out of the building and don't
be fooled by the signs and wonders. Please, I am begging you to
remember this, for I know that there will be many who are fooled
and even (if possible) drawn away from the real to the counterfeit,
but I also know that there will be some who read this warning and
remember it and are spared. The true revival army will look like
small bands of revolutionaries or Special Forces with an end
times mission to complete and Satan's counterfeit will resemble a
band of wild Indians or tribal warriors dancing shouting battle cries. 

The true revival army will attack the enemy at its stronghold, sin -
their mission will be the souls of men through the power of the Holy
Spirit - they will be concerned with setting people free from the
bondage of sin through the message of the cross and will watch
strongholds of sin topple. Satan's counterfeit will go after places
and methods of sin - they will try to legislate morality and get laws
changed, which results in forced morality and no salvations. God's
army will seek to save that which is lost in the streets and alleys -
Satan's army will try to change the laws to prevent sin but result
in the salvation of no one. "Whosoever loves his life shall lose it.
Whosoever loses his life for MY sake, shall find it."

Satan you are on notice! God is preparing a revival army that is
going to tear down the strongholds of your kingdom and Jesus is
preparing a bride for Himself that is spotless and pure! 

God is calling to make a decision right now - what will you do?!

~READ MORE: This vision along with much information and
discussion on the current 'Florida healing revival' can be found on
the Forum at the following website-
http://www.revivalschool.com
 ~NOTE:  Andrew Strom will be on 'Watchmen Radio' this Sat
night (USA time) discussing this whole movement and related
issues - http://www.nextcrusade.com .