February 11, 2006
Dear Friends in Y'shua,
Greetings from the Bridal City! I have
returned home to Jerusalem from Pastor Shelley's Winter Campmeeting in
Alabama full of excitement for 2006! In this update, I would
like to share with you a few highlights of the Campmeeting:
- Pastor Shelley's Vision of the
Living Creatures
- What We DO Know About the Seven
Unknown Thunders
- New Year's Eve - Prophetic Act
and Prophecy
It was a wonderful series of meetings with much
revelation and many times of being in that very special Anointed Presence
of the Lord! There were healings, words of knowledge and
prophecies, and many lives were greatly touched by the Lord! Read
on for some of the very special highlights.
Pastor Shelley's Vision of the
Living Creatures
In the Saturday night service, January 7, 2006, Pastor
Shelley shared a vision he had had during the worship in the service three
nights before. Here are some excerpts:
On January the 4th, I was sitting here and the Lord
showed me two things while we were worshipping and praising the Lord, and
I've only shared one of them. But I want you to listen very
carefully, please, because I could not share it that night because it
didn't feel right. But I felt that I should share it tonight.
I saw a vision like I've really never seen before.
As I was standing there, I saw some angelic . . . from a distance it
looked like some heavenly beings of some sort, but it was not very
clear. And when I got closer to where they were, I was feeling such a
Presence. And we were all worshipping God. And when I
got . . . I've never seen these. I've seen a lot of things
in the Spirit, but I have never seen this.
I recognized that what was standing
just a few feet away from me in the Spirit was the same four Living
Creatures that John had seen in the Spirit and Daniel saw,
describing them very similar. And they were not moving in a circular
motion. They were moving almost in a square or a rectangular
motion. But in the way they were moving - going this way a little
bit and turning and coming back this way and moving like this - it looked
more like a rectangular motion than a circular motion. As Ezekiel
saw them in a wheel, I saw them in a long box or rectangular-looking
thing.
And when they each sort of reached the middle of the
distance that they were walking, they were just parallel with one another,
so that at all times there was one on the North and one on the South and
one on the East and the West. There was never a time that there
were two on this side and one up here at the top and one over here.
But every time they sort of traded positions.
And the Spirit of God was so real for a few moments
that I really almost felt paralyzed. They never . . . For
a little while as they were moving, there was such worship and praise going
on around where we were, but they never stopped doing what they were doing
for some time.
And all of a sudden they came to a dead stop.
And I thought, "They're going to speak to me." I started getting
that bumping in my heart, chest, you know - that nervous . . . And I
thought, "They're going to speak to me." And for a few more seconds
they never moved, they never looked my way, they stood still almost as
though they were at attention. And all of a sudden, the one that was
closest to me that would have been on the South end of this rectangular
little shape that they were walking in, kind of moving in . . . he spun
around - all the way around. He was facing this way and he spun
to the right and looked at me. And I knew immediately what I was
seeing. I was seeing that Creature that is
represented with the face of an Eagle.
And that's why I read the Scripture that I read about
those four Living Creatures and the Anointing that they represented . . .
How many of you remember that? . . . and how they also represent the
writers of the four Gospels. But they also represent an Anointing
that was sent upon an age. And it wasn't the face of a man - that
was the Man Age or the Calf or Ox Age or the Lion Age. But it was
the one that had the face of an Eagle, because we need . . .
Remember, I preached a sermon on the Anointing of the Flying Eagle
or the Flying Eagle Anointing - its Anointing to see into the Spirit
realms and to soar into the high places of the Spirit.
And he just stared. I felt myself swooning,
getting weak in the knees and the legs, and I really thought I was going to
fall down. But I was still standing. And he was the only
one that spoke, and I want you to listen to what he said. And then
you go home and pray about it - see what you think. But I don't
believe it's outside of the Word. You can judge it.
The one with the face of an Eagle spoke to me and he
said, "We (speaking on behalf of the others) . . . we have an appointment
with you . . ." It's very hard for me to read this, although it's
two lines. He said, "We have an appointment
with you in Jerusalem." And then he was silent. We never
quit looking at one another, but he was silent. And then the next
thing he said was, "The time draws near" -
which is another real confirmation of what God has been speaking to us.
"Now is the time. This is the hour. This is the
season."
I don't know if you realize this or not, but there are
changes that are taking place beneath the surface in people's
lives. There's a tenderness that's falling on many lives.
There's a stirring that's going on with people who have not long . . . it's
been a long time since they were really stirred. And it may not be
manifesting by people jumping around or running around, but I see it.
I hear it in their voice and I sense and see that they've got a greater
desire to do something in this ministry for the Lord. And I know
that it's God and I know that it's a confirmation that this is the time
that God is going to position us. We don't know what's going to
happen. But we have something so beautiful, so big, that we're
holding before the Lord.
I don't know what this appointment could be, but I know
what I heard. "We have an appointment with you in Jerusalem."
So in God's time, I know He'll reveal the appointment. For right
now it's just enough for me to know that they have an appointment with
me - that God would do something that . . . it's with Him, of
course. That's enough. I can honestly say that after all
these years of serving the Lord, just to know that God is going to meet me
is enough. I don't have to fret over when it is - just be sensitive
to hear His Voice. And you know, I believe
God has appointments with you. I don't believe there are
big people and little people in the Kingdom of God. We have
different offices and callings, but I believe the Lord would want to meet
with you. How many of you are ready to meet Him? How many of
you are ready to hear His Voice? Are you ready to do whatever the Lord
tells you to do?
There's something deeper than what we could recognize
with our natural eyes that's working in this service. Hallelujah!
What We DO Know About the Seven
Unknown Thunders
In some of the services both before and during the
Campmeeting, Pastor Shelley shared his divinely inspired research on the
Seven Unknown Thunders mentioned in Revelation 10 from his recent time away
with the Lord. Because of its great importance, I have posted
to our website all of the quotes from Scripture and Bro. William Branham's
sermons that Pastor Shelley used in his messages on this subject.
Go to our home page,
www.jerusalemrevival.com
, and click on the new picture of the thunder and lightning
storm. There you will find some background information
(which will be especially helpful to those of you who are new to our
updates) and the quotes to back up the following 22 points of
"What We DO Know About the Seven Unknown Thunders."
1. Thunders = Voices
2. The Seven Thunder Voices uttered from the
Earth.
3. They were to be sealed up and not to be written at
all - not even in the Bible.
4. The Revelation of the Thunder Voices must compare
with the Scriptures.
5. These Thunder Voices are to be revealed in the
Last Days, when they are needed, just before the Coming of the Lord.
6. These Thunder Voices will be made known to the True
Church.
7. The devil cannot catch this Revelation and he wants
to keep us from it.
8. The Seven Thunder Voices hold a key that will unlock
something.
9. The Revelation of these Seven Thunder Voices will
give us Rapturing Faith and Grace.
10. The Seven Thunder Voices will be revealed after
the Seventh Angel messenger finishes and the Mystery of God is
revealed.
11. The Seven Thunders were sealed on the backside of
the Book.
12. The Revelation of the Seven Thunders hold the
Mystery of the Coming of the Lord.
13. The Revelation of the Seven Thunder Voices is held
by the Seven Angels.
14. The Seven Thunder Voices are connected yet somehow
different from the Seven Seals.
15. The Seven Thunder Voices will bring back the
Headstone and Cap the Pyramid.
16. The Revelation of these Seven Thunder Voices will
wake up the Bride.
17. The Seven Thunder Voices will reveal the New Name
of God.
18. The Revelation of the Seven Thunder Voices will
bring the Full Manifestation of The Spoken Word.
19. The Revelation of the Seven Thunder Voices will
help to bring Adoption and the Body Change.
20. The Seven Thunders were spelling out
something.
21. Brother Branham had every intention of preaching
on the Seven Thunders.
22. These Divine Mystery Truths will turn the Hearts
of the Children to the Pentecostal Fathers.
These wonderful revelations have
laid a foundation for the Lord to now build upon. Don't
forget that Bro. Shelley came to Israel over three years ago because the
Lord told him that his coming here had "something to do with the Seven
Thunders." That means that the Thunders have
a connection to Israel in some way!
New Year's Eve - Prophetic Act
and Prophecy
There was a very special anointing on New Year's Eve,
especially as we all gathered around the altar near midnight.
This is what Pastor Shelley shared:
We don’t have enough time left now before midnight
to pray individually for everybody in this building,
but I want to anoint those of you with oil
that would like to be anointed with oil.
Because in just a few moments . . .
The Lord dealt with me how we should leave the old year
and enter into the new year.
We should do it by worshipping Him.
And He dealt with me that we should light an oil lamp
just about the midnight hour.
Because I really believe that the wisdom of the Lord
is going to be upon His Bride in this hour.
As I was praying this afternoon,
I kept hearing the Spirit of the Lord say,
“We should rise and trim our lamps, hallelujah,
prepare ourselves to go in to the promises of God."
So we want you to pray.
Any brother that would like to be anointed,
if you’ll just kind of step forward . . .
But I want to anoint you with this oil
as a symbol of the Oil of the Holy Ghost that is in our lives.
Because five were wise and five were foolish.
And let this oil be a symbol tonight
of His Bride raising up to trim our lamps
and get ready because we hear the cry.
How many of you have heard the cry?
“Behold, the Bridegroom cometh. Go ye out to meet Him.”
And this is the year of going forth to meet the
Bridegroom.
So we’re going to anoint you, you that want to be.
Father, we just anoint the brethren.
We anoint them in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ
as a symbol tonight, oh Lord, of that oil that filled the lamps
and the vessels of those that had wisdom before You.
Lord, fill us. Fill us with Your wisdom, oh God.
Let us hear the cry of the Spirit and rise up in this hour.
Hallelujah. Glory. (Tongues)
Lord, we rise up before You, hearing the cry of the Spirit
that we should trim our lamps,
light them and get ready for this hour. Hallelujah.
Let us have ears to hear what the Spirit says.
Help us to know what You would have us to do
and give us the strength to do it.
Father, I want to be used in this coming year like never before.
Let doors be opened,
and give us all wisdom and leadership to step into those doors.
We bind the powers of the enemy.
We take authority over spiritual wickedness in high places.
We believe, oh God, right now in this hour,
that You will help us to be loosed from everything that would bind us.
But I want as many people to hold it just a second
and pass it to somebody else as a symbol.
I just believe that . . .
It’s a little simple, but I really believe that it’s a prophetic act tonight.
And what better way to leave this year than to remind yourself that
this is the time to hear the cry,
and to get up and get that dead part of your wick trimmed off,
and get it lit with the Fire of the Holy Ghost
so that you can burn bright.
It was a very special time as Pastor Shelley anointed all
of us with oil. He then trimmed the wick of an oil lamp and lit
it. We passed it around, one to another, as a prophetic act
while we worshipped our Bridegroom until past the midnight hour.
It was a very wonderful way to enter into 2006!
At one point in the service, Pastor Shelley interpreted
a message that someone gave in tongues:
For the Lord would say unto thee this night,
I have set before thee a door that is opened.
And yea, I have called thee to come through.
Come through, come through, come through,
saith the Lord.
For I have opened a new door before you.
And yea, it is my desire to fill you and use you for My glory.
Surrender.
Surrender.
I've called you before and now I call you again.
Surrender.
Walk the way that I have chosen for you to walk
and you shall be blessed and prosper.
But if you would continue to walk in your way,
saith the Lord,
I shall break you because you are Mine and I love
you, saith the Lord.
Come and follow Me.
Step through the door that I have opened and set before you.
I have paid a great price so that you could follow.
Follow close.
Yea, I say, follow close.
For I have set before you a new year, fresh, saith the Lord.
Pastor Shelley's Schedule
(God willing)
Pastor Shelley is planning to go to Israel to celebrate
Pesach (Passover), taking the whole family (with a fourth child on the
way), about March 20th to April 20th.
There will be special Shavuot (Pentecost)
meetings in his church in Alabama from Tuesday, May 30th, to
Sunday, June 4th.
Summer Campmeeting 2006 (in Alabama) is scheduled
for July 23rd to August 6th.
He is hoping to be in Israel for Succot (Feast of
Tabernacles) this year.
You would be so welcome to attend any of these special
meetings and Jerusalem services. It is also possible to stream
Pastor Shelley's Alabama services live through your computer. Just go
to www.revival.org and click on the
box for "Live Services." You will be asked to register the first
time, and you can do that ahead of time (even now) to confirm your user
name and password.
Seed Time and Harvest
At a very anointed time in one of the Campmeeting
services, Pastor Shelley held up the prayer requests and donation envelopes
and confirmations that some of you sent in. He and the saints
prayed fervently for the Lord to undertake for your needs. We
believe that the Lord has worked and is working in every situation!
We are so grateful for each person who has sent in a
donation to enable us to maintain our post in Jerusalem and carry out
our mandate to help usher in revival for Jerusalem. We could never
thank you enough because we really depend on you hearing the Lord's
Voice to help support us!
As always, we need your help
again! Our quarterly rent is due on February 15th
and we are still short by quite a bit to be able to make that payment as
well as the Jerusalem taxes that are due every month. Please seriously consider taking a moment to write a check or
to make an online donation to help us. It is to your benefit
to be part of the miracle that God does every day for us using people like
you! (Please see the end of this update for donation
instructions.)
I believe that when you sow into a practical ministry,
you will especially reap a natural harvest, and when
you sow into a spiritual, prophetic, forerunner-type ministry, like this
one, you will especially reap a spiritual harvest, because every
seed is to bring forth of its own kind. May the Lord bring forth a
great harvest from all of your seeds! It's harvest time!
Please Pray
Pastor Shelley's new program, The Eagle's Cry, on
the Gospel Channel satellite TV broadcast from Iceland has been a
great blessing to many people who have written or called to express how it
has given them wonderful breakthroughs in their relationship with God
and in their personal lives.
(For more information, see:
http://www.jerusalemrevival.com/the_eagles_cry.jsp)
It was such a blessing that the owner of the TV station in
Iceland, Bro. Erik Erikson, was able to spend several days at the
Campmeeting with his lovely family and two staff members. Everyone
enjoyed Bro. Erikson's incredible testimony that he shared of how the Lord
instructed him to start the Christian TV station by faith with only a tiny
transmitter. Through God's miracles, they now broadcast to 80
nations and have a commission to reach all of the nations of the world with
the pure Gospel.
Pastor Shelley has just returned from Iceland where he
recorded 24 more weekly 30-minute programs and was a guest on the station's
own program while he was there. One night they invited the viewers
to call in with prayer requests for healing. Many people called and
received prayer, and many praise reports of answered prayer were
received in the following days!
Please pray for finances to purchase the equipment
needed for Pastor Shelley to be able to produce programs in Alabama.
We have no doubt that these very anointed programs are part of God's
End-time plan! Also pray for the Gospel Channel and the finances
they need to expand in order to broadcast the Gospel to every nation of
the world.
And please don't forget to pray for
Jerusalem and for the ministry here in Jerusalem!
In Closing
In his sermon, The Third Seal, Bro. Branham
said:
The Bride hasn't had a revival yet. See?
There's been no revival there, no manifestation of God to stir the Bride
yet. See? We're looking for it. It
will take those Seven Unknown Thunders back there to wake her up
again. He will send it. He promised it.
We are anxiously waiting for the full revelation of
those Seven Thunder Truths! And we eagerly await the time when
Pastor Shelley will have his promised appointment with the Living Creatures
and the Lord in Jerusalem! Stay tuned for God's next installment
as He carefully unfolds the mystery of the Seven Thunders in our day!
(Don't forget to go to our website for the details behind
the 22 things that we DO know about the Seven Unknown Thunders!)
May your time for a divine
appointment draw very near in accordance with the level of your
desire!
This is the year of going forth to
meet the Bridegroom!
Blessings from Jerusalem!
Nancy Bergen
Jerusalem Revival Center
PO Box 1402
Jerusalem 91013, Israel
Tel. & Fax: 972-2-5825301
JRC@jerusalemrevival.com
www.jerusalemrevival.com
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