March 9,
2006
Dear
Friends in Y'shua,
The Lord's grace and shalom be unto
you!
In
conjunction with the new season we are stepping into,
our update has a new
look! We are starting to use a new
subscription system that a friend in Norway has
graciously set up for us on his server that
will make it a lot faster and easier for me to send out
updates. He also helped me to discover how I can
see the programming codes that generate each "rich text"
e-mail in Outlook Express. A whole new world has
opened up to me because I now have more control over the
design of each update! But be patient with me -
I'm still learning!
I believe
that my new discovery is very prophetic of where the
Lord is bringing His Bride. He wants us to
know what is happening behind the scenes spiritually by
opening up His revelatory realm to
us. This realm is not new - we simply
have not had the eyes to see and the ears to hear.
But many prophetic voices are agreeing that now
is the time!
Sister
Ruth Heflin was one of the forerunners of
encouraging us to go higher in the Spirit and
believe to see, hear and perceive in the
heavenly realms of glory. It was really
the hallmark of her ministry. How prophetic it
is that the last book she wrote was
"Revelation Glory," which was published
after her death in 2000!
Pastor Shelley Meets Paul Keith
Davis
One of the
spiritual leaders who is teaching about the revelatory
realm in our day is Paul Keith Davis, one of the highly
respected prophetic voices among Western
believers. A few months ago Pastor Shelley
received some CDs of some of his
teachings. He was very blessed to
discover that Bro. Paul Keith has been sharing some
similar revelations to those he has
had.
Pastor
Shelley had an opportunity at the end of February to
attend a conference in Ohio where Paul Keith
Davis was ministering. He thoroughly enjoyed
the conference and was very blessed to be able to meet
with him.
When Bro.
Paul Keith called him up to the front to prophesy
over him, he felt the overwhelming manifest
Presence of the Lord before he reached the
platform. As the powerful prophecy was going
forth, Pastor Shelley got a clear glimpse of
the Angel of the Lord
standing next to Bro. Paul Keith.
He was unable to stand through the whole prophecy, fell
to the floor and his spirit went into another
realm! Perhaps I will be able to share the
prophecy with you at a later date once we get the
transcript of it.
Quotes from Paul
Keith Davis
I would
like to share some quotes with you from a few of Paul
Keith Davis' teachings that are published on his
ministry website http://www.whitedoveministries.org.
I encourage you to click on the article titles to read
the complete teachings! You will be greatly
blessed as I have been! (The emphasis on
certain passages is mine.)
From: As I Was With Moses - November
2005
Following the
Holy Spirit's outpouring at Azusa Street, our nation
witnessed one of the greatest spiritual awakenings since
the day of Pentecost. The 1946-56 "Latter Rain"
revival was unprecedented on multiple levels. We
have written on this subject in various articles and
will not take the space here to enumerate the many
wonderful things God did.
The important aspect
for this text is the original commissioning that is
credited with launching this revival. All
historians agree that William Branham was the
predominant figure responsible for initiating this
national and international healing revival.
On May 7, 1946, after a night of
agonizing prayer and travail, William Branham
received a visitation from an angel who
delivered a divine commissioning directly from God's
throne. This account has been well
documented and the fruit of the revival itself testifies
of its validity.
Gordon Lindsay, founder of
Christ for the Nations, wrote of this spiritual
experience saying, "The results of the angelic
visitation to William Branham have been a
steadily rising tide of revival that
has sounded out throughout the world, and the
end is not yet."
The Book of Acts
plainly substantiates the labor of angels working
closely with the early saints. God's ways have not
changed.
The angel said to Branham, "Fear not. I
am sent from the Presence of Almighty God to tell you
that your peculiar life and your misunderstood ways have
been to indicate that God has sent you to take a gift of
divine healing to the peoples of the world.
If you will be sincere and get the people
to believe you, nothing shall stand before your
prayer...not even cancer!"
The angel
went on to tell William Branham that he would take the
ministry of healing around the world and eventually pray
for kings, princes and monarchs. Brother Branham
responded by saying, "how can this be since I am a poor
man and I live among poor people and I have no
education." The angel then continued the
commission saying, "as the prophet Moses was
given two signs to prove that he was sent from God, so
will you be given two signs."
For
approximately 30 minutes the angel stood before Bro.
Branham explaining the commission and the way the
ministry would operate in the supernatural arena.
The important point of this teaching is
Branham's role as the principal figure launching
the "Latter Rain" revival; his commission came in the
order of Moses.
His commission and
healing ministry began in 1946 and by 1948 the world was
aflame with revival fire. Millions of people were
saved, healed and delivered of severe oppression by
God's sovereign touch in the years following the
visitation.
This exceptional demonstration of
God's power was launched in the order of Moses. This
past generation has been a Moses generation. We
have now come to the end of this phase of God's plan and
are about to shift into the Joshua
commissioning.
The spiritual attributes indicated by the
lion, ox, man and flying eagle are being
imparted to those who “overcome.”
Following is a brief synopsis of their application:
1. The lion — an emblem of victory, authority
and supremacy; symbol of kingship, royalty and courage.
The empowerment from God exemplified during the
early apostolic age to gain great spiritual victories
and sow the seed of God’s kingdom on the earth.
2. The ox — an emblem of sacrifice; a
beast of burden. This was the spiritual
impartation granted to believers who lived during the
dark ages. It empowered them to give
themselves sacrificially. History records
multiplied millions who were martyred during this
age. It is written that many of these saints met
their demise while singing hymns and rejoicing.
They had a supernatural grace that enabled
them to meet their destiny.
3. The man
— this is the spirit of the reformers. Men and
women were anointed with incredible wisdom and
natural knowledge to re-establish the foundations of the
faith lost during the dark ages. Christians
were denied access to the Bible for many
centuries. Martin Luther was the first to
translate the Bible into the language of the common man
and mass produce it. Many others followed in the
great reformation leading up to 20th-century.
4.
The flying eagle — this is the spirit predominantly
released in the present age. It is epitomized in
Ephesians 1:17-18. The spirit of wisdom
and revelation granted to God's people to access the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ.
It is the unfolding of the mysteries of
God's kingdom manifested in a body of overcoming
Christians. It is God’s grace to live in
the revelatory realm of
Heaven.
The strong angel was introduced in the
previous generation through a "Moses" anointing that
brought people out of captivity. He now returns to
this generation through a "Joshua" anointing to
carry people in to the promise of the open
book. The Lord walked with Joshua as He did
with Moses. Even so, His presence with Joshua
revealed an entirely different aspect of His virtue.
(See our article "As I Was with Moses.")
We are promised the same manifestation
of His Spirit as He beckons those who overcome to take
the now opened book and eat it. It will
not be enough to merely read this book, it must be
devoured. When we do, it will cause us to see the
scriptures in an entirely new light. Our
understanding of His Word will increase
substantially while seemingly veiled passages
scarcely understood will be clearly illumined.
The mysteries of God’s kingdom will be made
evident. This mystery is more about becoming
something than doing something. It is
about becoming God’s mature sons and daughters; the Word
becoming flesh once again. Then we will
do all that is ordained for this day.
The open
book will be offered to those who are hungry for
His presence and are passionate to know
Him as fully as He may be known. That is
the bridal calling; to consume it and make it a part of
who they are by consolidating the Word with the
Spirit.
It will not be enough to merely
intellectually analyze the truth of the open book.
It must be mingled with the spirit of
revelation to give it life and substance.
This experience will fully form Christ in us and
bring us to maturity. The Lord's desire
is to fully redeem and sanctify our spirit, soul and
body by preserving us complete and without blame at His
coming. (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
There is a
supernatural element in this destiny
that cannot be denied. Like Paul, these
mysteries will come by the revelation of Jesus
Christ. (Galatians 1:12) Though the open book
will be sweet in our mouths, it will become bitter in
our stomachs. It will not be enough to be
satisfied with the mere consumption of this book; but we
must also prophesy this revelation to many nations,
peoples, and kingdoms. That is the day we
have now transitioned
into.
Never
has the need been greater for a clear prophetic word
coming direct from God's heart. The Lord told us
prophetically that 2005 would be a year of
transition. We have now determined that
2006 will be a year of change.
Transition is defined as "the act of passing from one
state or place into the next." Change is "the
result of an alteration or modification." The
transition of 2005 initiated a process while the change
of 2006 will manifest the results of our responses to
this
process.
The Lord spoke
profoundly clear to me during December and emphasized
the importance of delegating strong meat.
In fact, He actually said for us to
no longer put reins on the
message He has entrusted to us.
Therefore, with His help, we hope to preach, teach and
write a present message that He can anoint to
prepare His people for the coming
destiny.
Those of you who
have been receiving these updates for a while will
recognize that the Lord has been speaking many of these
same things through Pastor Shelley. This is a
wonderful confirmation that the Lord is using to get our
attention!
Appointment in
Jerusalem!
Pastor
Shelley has booked tickets to be in Israel April
3 - May 4 with his family and a few saints from
his congregation in order to
commemorate Pesach (Passover). Two
of the folks who are coming, Bro. &
Sis. West, were blessed to be in some
of Bro. Branham's meetings and even met him
personally. Bro. West recently
accompanied Bro. Shelley to Iceland and gave his
testimony on the Gospel Channel of those powerful
meetings and the healings his wife received (back
problems and barrenness).
Remember the powerful
vision that Pastor Shelley had where he saw the Living
Creatures? The Flying Eagle stopped, looked at
Pastor Shelley and said, "We
have an appointment with you in Jerusalem. The
time draws near!" Pastor Shelley senses in the
Spirit that the appointment will be during this
trip!
Please start praying now
that the Lord will watch over every aspect of this
trip. It entails much preparation for everyone
on each end. They are coming on a long
non-stop flight from Atlanta with three small children,
and Pastor Shelley's wife will be four
months pregnant with their fourth child.
Please pray for the much needed provision, safety,
health and divine appointments!
Almonds
We were blessed to
receive some more donations and promises as a
result of our recent test update and want to
thank each of you so very
much!
There is almost enough
now to repay Pastor Shelley's loan from his accrued
tithe money (that he will need to use when he comes),
but none left over for
living expenses, including city taxes, vehicle
registration and maintenance, and saving for the
quarterly rent payment.
February was a month of
beautiful white and pink almond blossoms here in
Jerusalem. Now many of the blossoms are gone, but
that means that the almonds are starting to grow!
We have nicknamed the donations that you give as
"almonds" because of Aaron's rod that
budded and produced almonds when placed in the
Ark of the Covenant.
So, you guessed
it! We need more almonds to grow quickly on the
rod of this ministry which is spiritually in the Ark of
the Covenant! Only a very tiny percentage
of our 2500 subscribers have given
"almonds." If you have
been blessed by the Updates from Jerusalem, perhaps you
would feel the nudge of the Spirit to help us with
any sized gift!
Remember, the Lord asked
Jeremiah what he saw and he said, "I see the
rod of an almond tree." Then the
Lord said, "Thou hast
well seen, for I will hasten My Word to perform
it." (Jeremiah
1:11-12 paraphrased)
May the Lord anoint your eyes to
see how you can help make our almond rod produce
almonds by sowing
financially! If you yield to
the call of the Spirit, I believe that the Lord will hasten His Word to perform
it in your life! The Lord always
challenges us to prove Him!
Thank you in advance
for your help! For donation instructions,
please see the box at the end of this
e-mail.
Products
Available
I have added a new box at the
end of this e-mail with a link to the New Hope Revival
Ministries (in Alabama) online web
store on their website (www.revival.org).
There you can order MP3s, CDs, tapes and
books of sermons, prophecies and songs by Pastor Shelley
and other anointed saints.
In
Closing
On Tuesday night Pastor
Shelley preached about how we have entered into a season
of coming full circle back to the
faith, revelation and power of the first
apostles. In this season of the Jewish Feast of
Purim (see the Book of Esther) there is an anointing to
decree a reversal of
every curse and the restitution of everything
that the enemy has stolen from us!
May we hunger to enter often
into the revelatory realm of the
heavenlies to experience a greater revelation of our Lord
Y'shua, the Anointed One. And may
we "eat" the Open Book as
the Lord gives us eyes to see, ears to hear
and a heart to perceive.
Blessings from
Jerusalem!
Nancy Bergen
Jerusalem Revival Center
PO
Box 1402
Jerusalem 91013, Israel
Tel. & Fax:
972-2-5825301
