He took heed and could feel the oppression in the church. The Spirit prompted him to wave the Jesus flag in red. He looked around and saw that there was no space left as the small worship hall was packed. He waited but the Spirit kept prompting him. When the worship leader led all to pray in the Spirit, the watchman then detected someone in the congregation at the back praying in a different spirit.
He could not hesitate anymore and took the big red Jesus flag and started waving. The Spirit led him to turn to facing the back and waved. He obeyed and waved at that direction and proclaimed Jesus’ name. The disturbing spirit stopped. The oppression lifted as the congregation flowed with the Holy Spirit in unison.
One person then gave words of exhortation and petition for the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of those who were still blinded to the spiritual realm and living in defeat and oppression.
After that the watchman was led to proclaim the two words he received earlier. The message was clear, “Never go back to Egypt! Don’t go back to your old sinful nature, your old man that had died on the cross with Jesus!” “All who had baptized were crucified with Christ and died with Him, buried and were raised to a new life, a new being born again by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. So, do not turn back to the world.” “Do not turn back to living by the flesh (by body and soul), but continue to live by the Spirit”.
The anointing of the Holy Spirit continued to flow and many went to the altar to repent and receive from the Lord healing and deliverance. Another intercessor was led by the Spirit to pray a repentance prayer for all.
The sermon that followed was on end time from Daniel 7, Revelation 12-13, and 2 Thessalonians 2, confirming what the Spirit has been prompting many of us in churches today!
This morning while sharing the revelation of the two words “Never again” with another intercessor, the person exclaimed, “Yes, this is exactly what the Lord Jesus Himself has warned His followers in the Gospel, “On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home. “
O watchman, the Spirit is speaking loud and clear. Watch and Pray! Proclaim, “Never Again!” Time is near!
LUKE 17:20-37
The Coming of the Kingdom
20One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?”
Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs.[d] 21 You won’t be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom of God is already among you.[e]”
22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns,[f] but you won’t see it. 23 People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes. 25 But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly[g]and be rejected by this generation.
26 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 27In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—29 until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home. 32 Remember what happened to Lot’s wife! 33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it. 34 That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.[h]”
37 “Where will this happen, Lord?”[i]the disciples asked.
Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”[j]
Footnotes:
(d) Luke 17:20 Or by your speculations.
(e) *Luke 17:21 Or is within you, or is in your grasp.(
(f) Luke 17:22 Or long for even one day with the Son of Man. “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
(g) Luke 17:25 Or suffer many things.
(h) Luke 17:35 Some manuscripts add verse 36, Two men will be working in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Compare Matt 24:40.
(i) Luke 17:37 Greek “Where, Lord?”
(j) Luke 17:37 Greek “Wherever the carcass is, the vultures gather.”
路 加 福 音 17:20-37
20法 利 赛 人 问 ： 神 的 国 几 时 来 到 ？ 耶 稣 回 答 说 ： 神 的 国 来 到 不 是 眼 所 能 见 的 。
21人 也 不 得 说 ： 看 哪 ， 在 这 里 ！ 看 哪 ， 在 那 里 ！ 因 为 神 的 国 就 在 你 们 心 里 （ 心 里 ： 或 作 中 间 ） 。
22他 又 对 门 徒 说 ： 日 子 将 到 ， 你 们 巴 不 得 看 见 人 子 的 一 个 日 子 ， 却 不 得 看 见 。
23人 将 要 对 你 们 说 ： 看 哪 ， 在 那 里 ！ 看 哪 ， 在 这 里 ！ 你 们 不 要 出 去 ， 也 不 要 跟 随 他 们 ！
24因 为 人 子 在 他 降 临 的 日 子 ， 好 像 闪 电 从 天 这 边 一 闪 直 照 到 天 那 边 。
25只 是 他 必 须 先 受 许 多 苦 ， 又 被 这 世 代 弃 绝 。
26挪 亚 的 日 子 怎 样 ， 人 子 的 日 子 也 要 怎 样 。
27那 时 候 的 人 又 吃 又 喝 ， 又 娶 又 嫁 ， 到 挪 亚 进 方 舟 的 那 日 ， 洪 水 就 来 ， 把 他 们 全 都 灭 了 。
28又 好 像 罗 得 的 日 子 ； 人 又 吃 又 喝 ， 又 买 又 卖 ， 又 耕 种 又 盖 造 。
29到 罗 得 出 所 多 玛 的 那 日 ， 就 有 火 与 硫 磺 从 天 上 降 下 来 ， 把 他 们 全 都 灭 了 。
30人 子 显 现 的 日 子 也 要 这 样 。
31当 那 日 ， 人 在 房 上 ， 器 具 在 屋 里 ， 不 要 下 来 拿 ； 人 在 田 里 ， 也 不 要 回 家 。
32你 们 要 回 想 罗 得 的 妻 子 。
33凡 想 要 保 全 生 命 的 ， 必 丧 掉 生 命 ； 凡 丧 掉 生 命 的 ， 必 救 活 生 命 。
34我 对 你 们 说 ， 当 那 一 夜 ， 两 个 人 在 一 个 床 上 ， 要 取 去 一 个 ， 撇 下 一 个 。
35两 个 女 人 一 同 推 磨 ； 要 取 去 一 个 ， 撇 下 一 个 。 （ 有 古 卷 在 此 有 ：
36两 个 人 在 田 里 ， 要 取 去 一 个 ， 撇 下 一 个 。 ）
37 门 徒 说 ： 主 阿 ， 在 那 里 有 这 事 呢 ？ 耶 稣 说 ： 尸 首 在 那 里 ， 鹰 也 必 聚 在 那 里 。
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