Authored By :
Bill Kochman
Published On :
June 29, 2002
Last Updated :
January 3, 2009
NOTE: This article or series has not been updated recently. As such, it may possibly contain some outdated information, and/or ideas and beliefs which I no longer embrace, or which have changed to some degree.
Jewish Temple Era Replaced By True Spiritual Temple, Temple
Veil Torn, God's New Covenant, Jerusalem Temple Destroyed,
Final Part Of My Dream, Humble Stones In God's Temple, Built
On The Right Foundation, Give God The Glory For Your Gifts,
Voice Of God's Spirit, Gift With A Purpose, God Chooses The
Lowliest Of The Low, In-dwelling Of Holy Spirit, Don't Abuse
Or Profit From God's Gifts, "New Spirituality" And Endtime
Deception, Beware Of Lying Spirits, Verify With God's Word
As I concluded in part two, the Scriptures make clear that
with Jesus' arrival on Earth, and His subsequent Crucifixion
and Resurrection, God was making clear that the time of the
Jewish Temple Era would soon draw to a close, because He had
begun to build His true Spiritual Temple, made up of you and
I. Following are some additional verses which add Scriptural
weight to this point:
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the
Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple
of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is
holy, which temple ye are." 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, KJV
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy
Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not
your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify
God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."
1 Corinthians 6:19-20, KJV
"For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle
were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens." 2 Corinthians 5:1, KJV
"And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for
ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I
will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their
God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch
not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a
Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:16-18, KJV
"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of
my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon
him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God,
which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from
my God: and I will write upon him my new name."
Revelation 3:12, KJV
"And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and
the Lamb are the temple of it." Revelation 21:22, KJV
It is interesting to note that in three of the four Gospels,
we are told that at the time of Jesus' death on the Cross,
the veil of the temple, which separated the inner part of
the temple, known as the "Holy of Holies", where only the
High Priest was allowed to enter, was torn in half from top
to bottom. Consider these verses:
"Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded
up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent
in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did
quake, and the rocks rent;" Matthew 27:50-51, KJV
"And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to
the bottom." Mark 15:37-38, KJV
"And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness
over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was
darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father,
into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he
gave up the ghost." Luke 23:44-46, KJV
This was obviously a very definite, deliberate act by the
Lord; but have you ever considered why He may have done
this? There are undoubtedly many theories concerning this
issue. My view, and I readily admit that it is just personal
speculation on my part, is that God created this tremendous
breach in the veil, in order to clearly show that the Old
Testament Covenant, which was based upon sin atonement by
the sacrifice of animals, was now over. God was literally
ripping up the Old Contract, and in a sense saying, "Now
there is a New Contract, a New Testament, which is signed in
the Blood of My own dear Son. He is now the new High Priest
of My new Spiritual Temple, and you must accept His Sacrifice
as the only Atonement for your sins." Is it any surprise then
that the Apostle Paul would later write:
"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law
by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another,
even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should
bring forth fruit unto God." Romans 7:4, KJV
Being as I discuss this same topic in considerable detail in
other articles, I won't be taking up a lot of space here to
cover it. If you are interested in reading further about
this topic, allow me to suggest such articles as "The Royal
Law: Thou Shalt Love", "The Blood Atonement: In Jesus' Own
Words", and "Are Christians Obligated To Keep The Sabbath?".
Let me conclude this section of our series by simply saying
that barely forty years after our Lord was crucified, in 70
A.D., in fulfillment of Jesus' very own prophecy found in
Matthew chapter twenty-four, the temple in Jerusalem was in
fact destroyed by General Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian,
and it has never been rebuilt since then . . . at least not
yet! In Matthew twenty-four, Jesus stated:
"...See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you,
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that
shall not be thrown down." Matthew 24:2, KJV
Let us return now to the final part of my short dream. After
sharing some of the previous verses with the people who were
listening to me, I apparently realized that I was missing
something important for the meal I was preparing; so I then
found myself on my way to the local market, in order to
purchase whatever was needed. I am not exactly sure how it
happened, but rather than going directly to the market, I
next saw myself trying to go up this steep mountain road.
The impression I have is that it was some kind of a detour.
It was while working my way back down this steep road, that
I made a shocking discovery: I was severely handicapped. As
a few of my readers will already know, like other people my
age, I do happen to suffer from certain health problems; but
they are by no means as severe as the way I saw myself in
this dream. You see, I was in essence hobbling down this
steep mountainous road on all fours, because my back was so
terribly deformed. It reminded me of some of the old women I
saw during my three-year stay in Japan almost twenty years
ago. Some of those poor old ladies were totally bent over,
staring at the ground, because their condition was so bad.
It was at this point that I began to worry; and it occurred
to me that perhaps this part of the dream was not even of
the Lord. I pondered the possibility that this might be
Satan's detour to try to make me forget the important points
of the real dream, so that I wouldn't be able to share them
with you. Whatever the case may be, this part of the dream
was enough to shock me; and as on other occasions, it also
served as the catalyst for helping me to pull myself out of
the dream altogether. Upon waking up, I felt hot and groggy,
so I went into the bathroom in order to freshen myself up.
I realized that I had just experienced a significant dream,
so I wanted to wake myself up as quickly as possible, so
that I could enter the details into my computer.
As I was splashing water on my face, and contemplating the
final part of the dream, the Lord showed me that it too
contained an important message as well. The fact that I was
in such terrible physical condition was a rather humbling
experience. While I don't remember this clearly, I am left
with the impression that there may have been people in the
dream who avoided me, because of the way I looked. Why would
the Lord have me basically crawling along the ground on all
fours, a pitiful sight to see for those who may have been
passing by in their vehicles? The answer which came to me,
is that while we are living stones in God's Spiritual Temple,
it is important that we remain humble stones; particularly
if the Lord chooses to give us a particular Gift, or a
certain calling in this life which will be a blessing to
others.
We must never forget that were it not for the Foundation
Stone, Jesus Christ, we would not even exist, or be needed
at all. As Paul said in that previous verse, "For other
foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ." So we can only be effective as Christians, if we
are built upon the right foundation, and that foundation
must be Jesus Christ. We must not try to build upon our own
self-righteous works, for as the Apostle Paul also wrote in
that same part of his Epistle, it will, in the end, be
burned:
"According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a
wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he
buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build
upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood,
hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for
the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by
fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort
it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work
shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall
be saved; yet so as by fire." 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, KJV
So again, we must never forget that Jesus Christ is the true
Rock. In Greek, the word used is "Petra". Jesus is also our
firm Foundation, or "themelos", as well as the Cornerstone
of our faith; that is, the "akrogoniaios". Neither we, nor
Peter, can ever be the true Rock; we can only be the humble
stones, that is, the "lithos", which are placed upon the
Foundation, and on top of the Cornerstone, in order to build
God's Spiritual Temple. As I point out in the series "So You
Think You Are So Humble?", whenever God chooses to use us in
any way, or reveals anything to us as His servants, we must
make certain that we seek not our own glory, but only the
glory of Him who is truly the Revealer of Secrets, and the
Dispenser of Spiritual Gifts. As the Apostles Paul and James
were inspired to write in their Epistles:
"But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he
that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord
commendeth." 1 Corinthians 10:17-18, KJV
"But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."
2 Corinthians 10:17, KJV
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and
ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake."
2 Corinthians 4:5, KJV
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and
cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17, KJV
As I already mentioned, and as I also point out in my 1999
article "Revealer Of Secrets And Sergei Stepashin", this
method of receiving instructions, either through dreams, or
even through daylight communications, is nothing new to me.
It has happened enough times so that I easily recognize when
it is occurring. In the case of daytime communications, when
I am fully awake, it is as if someone is talking with me at
some sub-conscious level of my being. Whether you wish to
refer to it as the Voice of the Spirit, or by some other
term, it is a reality which I simply cannot deny. Please
understand that it isn't an actual audible voice, but rather
it is kind of a distant voice deep within me, to which I
must attune myself.
I am not saying that I purposely try to make this happen; it
simply does. I have explained before how I will sometimes be
busy in the bathroom, or perhaps in the kitchen washing the
dishes; and without even realizing it, I will temporarily
slip into this different mode of consciousness; still fully
aware of what I am doing physically, yet at the same time,
in communication with this Inner Voice which is instructing
me regarding a certain matter. Again, there are Scriptural
examples which clearly confirm this work of God's Spirit.
Please consider the following:
"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and
bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said
unto you." John 14:26, KJV
"And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the
fire: and after the fire a still small voice."
1 Kings 19:12, KJV
"As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost
said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I
have called them." Acts 13:2, KJV
When these spiritual events do occur, it's usually for a very
specific reason. For example, sometimes I will be working on
a particular article or series, and I will think that I am
already done with it; but then the Lord will either speak to
me during the night, or else place me in that trance-like
state during the day, in order give me some additional
information to append to it; such as a few more verses, or
perhaps even a new sub-topic which I hadn't yet considered.
There have also been times when clear out of the blue, He
will give me a sudden inspiration for a brand new article
altogether.
As I stated a moment ago, when these experiences occur, the
overall impression I have, is that I am being instructed by
someone; and they leave me feeling quite inspired; because
the information I receive is so clear and so powerful; and
it is not something which I can concoct on my own. In fact,
as I said earlier, quite often, after receiving such things,
I will stop whatever I am doing, and rush into my bedroom,
in order to enter the information into my computer, before I
forget it; which is exactly what I did after I received this
latest dream. I just know that these things do not come from
myself, and they are not a figment of my imagination. They
are simply beyond my normal capabilities as a human being.
Let me remind you again that I am not that smart of a man.
I graduated from high school decades ago with a "B" average
grade level. In addition, I have never attended any college,
university or theological seminary. I am not familiar with
most of their theological jargon, fancy labels and catch
phrases with which they like to stuff their heads over the
course of a few years. Neither am I a priest, or a pastor,
or an ordained minister. In short, I am uneducated as far as
the ways of the world are concerned. It is for this reason
that I wrote such articles as "The Only Credentials You
Need" and "The Wisdom Of God vs The Philosophy Of Men". It
was my desire to inspire those of you who may feel that God
can't use you, because you have been made to feel totally
inadequate by the children of the world, who boast of their
seminary degrees, and their long list of other credentials.
Please remember that God's Word clearly tells us that He
tends to use those people who are looked upon as being the
lowliest of the low by the educated men of this world. To
fully understand why I say this, please consider the
following verses, some of which you will also find in the
aforementioned articles:
"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and
perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they
marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had
been with Jesus." Acts 4:13, KJV
"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of
God...For after that in the wisdom of God the world by
wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of
preaching to save them that believe...Because the
foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of
God is stronger than men...But God hath chosen the foolish
things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath
chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things
which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things
which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which
are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh
should glory in his presence."
1 Corinthians 1:18, 21, 25, 27-29, KJV
"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit
of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he
know them, because they are spiritually discerned."
1 Corinthians 2:14, KJV
"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For
it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness."
1 Corinthians 3:19, KJV
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be
given him." James 1:5, KJV
"For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to
another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;"
1 Corinthians 12:8, KJV
Having said that, I honestly don't know how else to describe
these experiences I have, except to say that they must come
by Divine Revelation. I don't say this in a proud way, as if
I am some great spiritual one, because I am most certainly
not; I say it in a humble way; and I must give all credit to
the Lord, because He alone is the Revealer of Secrets. This
is a key point I wish to emphasize here. If you have likewise
experienced the kinds of things I have been describing, then
I hope that you too will remember that the ability to dream
meaningful Godly Dreams, or to receive things by some other
form of Divine Communication, is not something which is born
within ourselves; it is clearly a Gift from God. It is the
result of the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit. The Apostle
Paul made this very clear when he wrote the following:
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness,
hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the
excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
2 Corinthians 4:6-7, KJV
Please notice that Paul says "that the excellency of the
power may be of God, and not of us." So it is not of us. We
are not the originators of these Gifts. The treasure that we
have in our earthen vessels, that is to say, in our physical
bodies, is the Spiritual Light of Jesus Christ; and it is
that very Spirit which allows us to connect to, and to tap
into, God's Power Source, via dreams, visions, prophecies,
and in other ways as well.
Before concluding this series, I would like to stress a few
more very important points. The first one is this: We must
realize that to even possess such a Gift is a very serious
responsibility, and is not something which should be taken
lightly. It is not something which should be abused. It is
not something which should be used for self-promotion or for
economic profit. A certain evil sorcerer in the Book of Acts
once tried to do this very thing, and look what happened to
him:
"But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime
in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of
Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom
they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying,
This man is the great power of God. And to him they had
regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with
sorceries. But when they believed Philip preaching the
things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon
himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he
continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles
and signs which were done. Now when the apostles which were
at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of
God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were
come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy
Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only
they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid
they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles'
hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay
hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto
him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought
that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast
neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not
right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy
wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine
heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in
the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. Then
answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that
none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me."
Acts 8:9-24, KJV
As I point out in "Money-Making Bible Hucksters And Mammon",
the writers of the New Testament make it very clear that we
are not to preach the Word of God for profit, and I think it
would be safe to extend this thought to include sharing and
interpreting dreams and visions, and any other activity
which is related to the working of God's Spirit. As Jesus
said to His first Apostles when He sent them out two by two:
"Freely ye have received, freely give" Matthew 10:8b, KJV
Following are a few additional verses where Peter and Paul
both warn that the leaders of God's Church should not be
motivated by the desire for filthy lucre; that is to say,
they should not be greedy for money. This term is derived
from the Greek word "aischrokerdes":
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;...Likewise must
the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much
wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;" 1 Timothy 3:3, 8, KJV
"For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not
selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker,
not given to filthy lucre;...Whose mouths must be stopped,
who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought
not, for filthy lucre's sake." Titus 1:7, 11, KJV
"Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the
oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for
filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;" 1 Peter 5:2, KJV
The final point I wish to make ties in directly with the
previous thought. Not only must we make sure that we do not
commercialize our faith, but we must also make certain that
what we are receiving, and sharing with others, is truly of
the Lord. Why? Because in this day and age of so-called
"psychic hotlines", New Age gurus, tarot card readers, palm
readers, crystal healers, daily horoscopes and star charts,
communications with the "Space Brothers", the "Great White
Brotherhood" and other spiritual entities, making contact
with the "christ spirit", being "slain in the spirit", and
other unusual manifestations, there is a tremendous amount
of spiritual deception occurring in the world.
It seems that people are willing to pay just about anything,
in order to become involved in what has been described as the
"New Spirituality"; but sadly, as we saw from the previous
account taken from the Book of Acts, there is really nothing
new about it whatsoever, and we would all be wise to question
the real source of this "New Spirituality". The truth of the
matter is that this deception has actually been going on for
a very long time. Satan and his followers have been playing
the "Angel of Light" game for literally thousands of years.
Consider the following example verses:
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put
darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter
for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Isaiah 5:20, KJV
"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no
marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of
light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also
be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end
shall be according to their works."
2 Corinthians 11:13-15, KJV
"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,
deceiving, and being deceived." 2 Timothy 3:13, KJV
"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
Matthew 24:24, KJV
"And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that
perish; because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send
them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:"
2 Thessalonians 2:10-11, KJV
So the Endtime Deception game is real, and many people are
playing it. As the Lord's child then, you must make certain
that you do not become a part of it, as a result of your own
pride, or your desire to be somebody, or your desire to earn
a profit from whatever Gift(s) you may have. As the Apostle
John wrote, we must each learn to try, that is, to test the
spirits, in order to make certain that what we are hearing
and receiving is truly of the Lord:
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits
whether they are of God: because many false prophets are
gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and
this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard
that it should come; and even now already is it in the
world." 1 John 4:1-3, KJV
If you question some of these New Age adherents, you will
quickly discover that many of them do not exalt Jesus Christ
as the only-begotten Son of God and Savior of the world. As
I point out in some of my other articles related to the New
Age deception, Jesus is merely viewed as just another of the
so-called "Ascended Masters", who form a part of the "Great
White Brotherhood". According to these deceived prophets of
the "New Spirituality", Jesus is no better, and no greater,
than Buddha, or Confucius, or Muhammad, or any other teacher
of the past; but as we Christians know, this is an absolute
lie. Jesus Christ is the only Mediator, and Intercessor,
between God and man, as the Apostle Paul makes clear in the
following line written to Timothy:
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus;" 1 Timothy 2:5, KJV
Not only have these false prophets of the "New Spirituality"
demoted Jesus from His position as Mediator and Intercessor,
but they have replaced Him with the so-called "christ spirit
within", as if to say that we are all christs. Furthermore,
in their delusion, many of these deceivers no longer believe
in the concept of sin. The results of sin have been replaced
by good and bad kharma. It is a subtle half-truth based upon
the Biblical teaching of doing unto others, as you would
have them do unto you. If sin is no longer real, then there
is therefore no need for a Savior either. How satanic!
In the Old Testament, turning people away from the Lord was
viewed as a very serious sin. In fact, those people who were
guilty of doing such a thing were stoned to death, as we see
here:
"If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,
and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the
wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let
us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let
us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that
prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God
proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with
all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after
the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments,
and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto
him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be
put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from
the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of
Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to
thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded
thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the
midst of thee." Deuteronomy 13:1-5, KJV
Jesus paraphrased this same teaching in the New Testament
when He warned His Disciples about those false teachers and
prophets who would cause His followers to turn away from
Him. Please note that in the following verse, the English
word "offend" is derived from the Greek word "skandalizo",
which actually means to put a stumbling block or impediment
in the way, upon which another may trip and fall; to cause a
person to begin to distrust and desert one whom he ought to
trust and obey:
"And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that
believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea."
Mark 9:42, KJV
This is precisely what these New Age gurus are doing. They
are turning people away from believing that Jesus Christ is
the only Way to Salvation. They are falsely claiming that
there is another way. They erroneously teach that the future
is in our own hands, and that we can improve ourselves, and
our world, simply by taking heed to the wise advice of the
"Ascended Masters". We don't need a God to rule over us; we
can rule ourselves, and become spiritual, without Him. What
a terrible lie indeed!
So in conclusion, if God has seen fit to bestow upon you any
of His Spiritual Gifts, whether it be Dreams and Visions, or
the Gifts of Prophecy, Wisdom, Knowledge, or any other Gift,
please make sure that you use it wisely and in a responsible
manner. Do not use it for personal gain in any way; and make
sure that you confirm that whatever you have received is of
the Lord, by comparing it with His written Word. It has been
my experience that God will never contradict His own Word.
If He chooses to give you a dream, vision, or any other kind
of revelation, it will always be in agreement with His Word.
If it isn't, then watch out! You may be dealing with a very
deceptive spirit!
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