For 2009 and Beyond!

James W. Goll:

"Declarations for 2009 and Beyond"

Greetings in the great name of Jesus! The Holy Spirit has been speaking to me about some Declarations for 2009 and Beyond, so I have composed a portion of what He has been saying to me.

We are still in a financial strain at EN as are many other ministries. In 2008, we experienced at least a 25 percent drop in income. This has left us in the most difficult squeeze we have faced in all my 34 years of full-time vocational ministry. Unfortunately, we had to lay off some of our staff at the end of January. We are seeking the Lord for His guidance as we navigate these turbulent times. So please pray with us for the Lord's provision to be released. If you feel that He is guiding you to undergird this ministry in the New Year of 2009, we appreciate your support.

Remember, Together in Jesus, We Make a Great Team!

James W. Goll

DECLARATIONS for 2009 and BEYOND

It is the Year of the Woman

Women in ministry and leadership will be released globally across the Body of Christ. The two righteous seeds of Michal Ann Goll and Jill Austin have been sown into the ground and there will be a harvest of women in both spiritual and secular leadership arising to be champions of the poor, in justice, prayer and creativity flowing freely as the prophetic anointing increases in Jesus' name.

It is a Time When the 9 Gifts and the 9 Fruits Come Together

It is time for the fullness of fruit and gifts of the Spirit to come together. Character to carry the gift will be emphasized and accountability that empowers will help create new wineskins for the new wine.

It is a Time When Love Will Have a Say!

Ministerial groups will freshly come together promoting the love of God versus a political system of competition. LOVE L.A.! LOVE PHOENIX! LOVE MINNEAPOLIS! LOVE ATLANTA! LOVE DALLAS! LOVE NEW YORK! LOVE SEATTLE! LOVE CLEVELAND! LOVE NASHVILLE! (You name your city!) LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! One morning, I heard the Holy Spirit singing to me, "All we need is love!"

It is Time for the Realignment of the Nations for Good and Evil

Territorial spirits of darkness are in a time of realigning themselves. Some of the old dark ways of communism are beginning to resurface in both old and new places wedded with strong totalitarianism and militant Islam. Be alert and watchful!

It is a Time When Israel Becomes a Heavy Stone!

It is the time of Zechariah 12:1-3 when Jerusalem becomes a heavy stone for all who touch her in an ungodly manner. The jealousy of God will arise against those nations who attempt to divide Jerusalem. What God has joined together, let no man separate!

It is a Time When the Josephs are Released from Prison

Men and women tried in the fiery furnaces of testing will begin to emerge in this hour across the nations of the earth. They will have the spirit of wisdom and excellence resting upon their lives. Humility will be their outstanding characteristic in Jesus' name.

It is Time for Property Procurement

For some, it is time to purchase property, land and gold. It is a time when wise investments now will pay off later. Whole strip malls and department stores will go up for sale and the discerning and wise will purchase property (in certain situations) for a dime on the dollar.

It is a Time When the Justice Riders and the Justice Writers are Released Throughout the Nations

This will become more than the latest theme or fad in the Body of Christ. Even as the Wesleyans had their circuit riders, there will now be global justice riders who, through the influence of the pen, will undo the injustices of the past.

It is a Time When the Church Receives the Spirit of Adoption

We will receive a Spirit of adoption that will cause us to enjoy and embrace people of different backgrounds than what we are accustomed to. New faith-based adoption agencies will come into being, bringing about a solution to the abortion industry.

It is a Time When a Major Turn is Taken to Begin the End of the Worldwide Child Sex Trade Slave Industry

I have seen a major sex trade slavery ring being broken up for the glory of God in South East Asia. This will have ripple effects around the world and the dominos will begin to tumble! God has on His heart a movement where "every child has a dream fulfilled."

It is a Time for the Revival of the Resurrection of the Dead, Both Physically and Spiritually

Yes, this is the time for the revival of the resurrection of the dead to emerge. Whole churches that have been given up for dead will be revived through the Spirit of Prophecy and Intercession. People will be literally raised from the dead in various locations; the news will spread and the world will marvel.

It is a Time When the Holy Spirit Gives Out Wings to Fly Higher than You Have Ever Been Before

I hear the Holy Spirit saying, "Soar to new heights!" Yesterday's seeming defeats will be turned into tomorrow's peaks. It is time to fly higher than you have ever flown before. New heights of delighting in God are yours through authentic, pure worship.

It is a Time When the Connection Between Revelation 3:20 and Revelation 4:1 is Seen and Manifested

The key of intimacy to open Heavens is being offered. Some will take this for themselves as individuals and some for their congregation. But the Lord is looking for those who will answer the knock at the door for an entire city or region and welcome a glorious invasion of divine visitation.

It is a Time When Spontaneous Healings Break Forth in the Atmosphere of High Praise!

Electric praise will come forth and the dancing hand of God will be released to move across entire assemblies and spontaneous healings and miracles will break out. It is breakout time for the Holy Spirit where High Praises are released from His people.

I trust these few thoughts will encourage your heart and stir up your faith. We see in part and prophesy in part. Well, this is part of what I am seeing and hearing in the Spirit and I trust that it will mesh in with the part that the Lord is showing you as well!

God Bless You in 2009 and Beyond!

James W. Goll
Encounters Network and PrayerStorm

Email: info@encountersnetwork.com

Website: www.encountersnetwork.com

Come Up

Jeff Jansen:

Word of the Lord to the Church is: "Come Up to Me in the Mountain...and Be There"

The Mountain Summit

In this day and hour, the Body of Christ is feeling the upward draw to come near to the throne of God. For years now it has been about, "Oh God, rend the Heavens and come down!" But now, the word of the Lord to the Church is, "Come up into the Mountain of the Lord's presence...and be there." It's in the presence of the Lord that radical transformation occurs—body, soul, and spirit—and we gain a fresh perspective of being seated in heavenly places with Christ. We need transformation in the earth! However, this will only happen by first having our perspectives radically changed as we encounter the presence of the Lord on the Mountain.

In generations past, there have been men and women who've crossed the boundaries of acceptable Christianity into the realm of experiential communion with the living Christ. They tasted of the good Word and the power of the Kingdom age (see Hebrews 6:5), and raised the bar for what a Spirit-filled son could experience on this side of eternity. The Glory that the few of them touched as they pressed forward in desperation is now placed within the reach of a generation. The mysteries, miracles, signs and wonders that were available to some are now available to all.

So now, the upward call is for all to come into the Mountain of the Lord's presence to behold His beauty and be transformed by His Glory. God wanted the whole nation of Israel to come into His presence, but He only permitted a few:

"GOD SAID to Moses, 'Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu (Aaron's sons), and seventy of Israel's elders, and worship at a distance. Moses alone shall come near the Lord; the others shall not come near, and neither shall the people come up with him.'

"Moses came and told the people all that the Lord had said and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, 'All that the Lord has spoken we will do.'

"Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. He rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve pillars representing Israel's twelve tribes. And he sent young Israelite men, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord...

"...Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up (the mountainside). And they saw the God of Israel (that is, a convincing manifestation of His presence), and under His feet it was like pavement of bright sapphire stone, like the very heavens in clearness. And upon the nobles of the Israelites He laid not His hand (to conceal Himself from them, to rebuke their daring, or to harm them); but they saw (the manifestation of the presence of) God, and ate and drank. And the Lord said to Moses, 'Come up to Me into the mountain...and be there, and I will give you tables of stone, with the law and the commandments which I have written that you may teach them.'"—Exodus 24:1-5, 9-12 (emphasis added)

Notice it says that the Lord didn't lay His hand on them to conceal Himself from them, but they saw a manifestation of the presence of God and ate and drank! They had lunch with God on the side of the Mountain! But even after they fellowshipped with the Lord, God called Moses to come up higher into the Mountain of His presence...and be there.

Becoming the Friends of God

God is calling us into the Mountain of His presence for the purpose of friendship. When Moses encountered the Lord in Exodus 33:11, it says that God spoke with him face to face, like a man speaks to his friend. It's possible to know God intimately like Moses did, and speak to Him face to face. The choice is ours; how will we respond to the call of God to come higher? Shall we sit idle and turn a deaf ear to the Lord? Or rather, like Moses, shall we rise up and trek higher into the Mountain of the Lord and step into new realms of Glory?

"And the Lord said to Moses, 'Come up to Me into the mountain and be there, and I will give you tables of stone, with the law and the commandments which I have written that you may teach them.' So Moses rose up with Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up into the mountain of God. And he said to the elders, 'Tarry here for us until we come back to you; remember, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a cause, let him go to them.'

"Then Moses went up into the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day God called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the glory of the Lord appeared to the Israelites like devouring fire on the top of the mountain. Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and nights."—Exodus 24:12-18

In this season, the friends of God will be given near-unlimited access to the Mountain of His presence. Not all will find it, though; only those who hunger desperately for encounters with the living God. You see, only Moses and Joshua went up the Mountain into the cloud while all of Israel watched from below. Notice it was on the seventh day the Lord called Moses out of the cloud and then higher to the summit. I'm sure the Israelites were awestruck as they witnessed the Glory of the Lord dance like fire on the top of the mountain and Moses walk into it!

For six days Moses was on the Mountain waiting on God; then, on the seventh day, God spoke to Moses from out of the cloud to come to the summit—to the highest realm of Glory. We are in the seventh day. We must respond to the invitation to be on the Mountain of the Lord to hear what He's speaking—then we will know how to live in the summit—the pinnacle of His presence.

"Six days after this (on the seventh day), Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves. And He was transfigured before them and became resplendent with divine brightness. And His garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller (cloth dresser, launderer) on earth could bleach them. And Elijah appeared (there) to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were holding (a protracted) conversation with Jesus."—Mark 9:2-4, emphasis mine

After six days, God called Moses higher. After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, His closest friends, up the mountain and was transfigured before them. They saw Jesus in His glory and majesty—even saw Moses and Elijah! Friends, we are in the seven thousandth year—the sixth day is gone and the seventh day is here!

The Lord is saying to the Church in this hour, "Come up to the Mountain with Me...and be there. I simply want for you to be with Me on the Mountain as a friend. You don't have to do anything or be anything for Me...just be there with Me."

It is here that the Lord will reveal all of His treasured secrets and cause us to ride upon the high places with Him. He has favor on those He chooses to have favor and He is looking for friends to pour out His favor on.

Jesus told His disciples in John 15:15 that they were no longer His servants, but His friends. Friends He could tell all of His secrets to and everything He heard from the Father. He also said in Mark 4:11, "To you has been entrusted the mystery of the Kingdom of God (that is, the secret counsels of God which are hidden from the ungodly); but for those outside (of our circle) everything becomes a parable..." We have been given the privilege to know and understand the mysteries of the Kingdom and the secret counsels of the eternal God. He wants to teach us His ways.

He Will Teach Us His Ways

"It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be (firmly) established as the highest of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow to it. And many people shall come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may teach us His ways and that we may walk in His paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth the law and instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."—Isaiah 2:2-3

The Mountain of the Lord is the highest mountain of all. There is no other mountain, government, or kingdom that compares to the Kingdom of our God in the earth. All of the nations will flow into it and they will encourage each other and say, "Come! Let us go up to the mountain of the Lord...that He may teach us His ways and that we may walk in His paths!"

Habakkuk 2:14 says, "But (the time is coming when) the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."

The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will be seen and demonstrated in and through a glory generation of sons that know God and have been instructed in His ways. They will live on the Mountain of the Lord and reveal a supernatural God to the world as a supernatural people.

Jeff Jansen
Global Fire Ministries

Email: jeffjansen@globalfireministries.com

Website: www.globalfireministries.com

Prophetic

Steve Shultz:

"Debugging the Prophetic: Questions and Answers with Steve Shultz"

Q. I've noticed that some prophetic people struggle with pride, ego, control, and oftentimes even intimidation towards others. Why is this?

A. First of all, people often forget that prophetic people are tempted in exactly the way those with any other gift are tempted.

In other words, satan is an equal-opportunity tempter of men and women, boys and girls, both saved and unsaved.

Having said that, the more visible the person, be it the President of the United States, a well-known speaker, or a highly sought-out prophet or prophetic person, the harder the "enemy" would certainly work against such a person in all types of temptations.

Even with a Hollywood celebrity who is unsaved, the temptations toward pride, ego, the control of ones inner circle of friends, and so on, is a temptation that's freely "given" by satan. That's why we're often so enamored by a celebrity who remains humble. We're taken back, because it's sometimes unusual to find those combinations in the same person who possesses both fame AND humility.

Now, back to a person—ANY person with a visible gift in the Church—although Jesus' instructions were mainly to the individual, He taught about requirements for leaders who were also His followers:

"Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. [It should] not [be] so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.'" Mark 10:42-45 [emphasis added]

So the bottom line is this: Both the saved and unsaved—by default—are automatically tempted to be prideful, controlling and many other things. If you ARE saved, satan would have an even greater reason to tempt you. This is true of any Christian, and it includes of course, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, and evangelists.

Q. Why do prophetic people seem to have a harder time hearing from God for themselves than they do for others?

A. Even as less-than-perfect Christians, it's easy to see why this, if you really think about it, is a good thing, rather than bad.

Why?

God made it that way so that we would HAVE to depend upon one another. I have personally prophesied to prophets who were at a level in their prophesying that I've only dreamed of.

Yes, in those few cases, my prophesying was accurate, even to the dates, cities and locations. But the humility of those prophets to receive revelation from a person (like me) was God's intent all along that it should work this way. It keeps the Church operating the way God designed it:

"Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, 'Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, 'Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be?"
1 Corinthians 12:14-19

Sometimes, I'm an eye to a prophet and vice versa. Sometimes, I'm a mouth. Sometimes, I'm a foot. And so are we all—at any given time.

Q. I've witnessed several public prophetic ministers get all kinds of words at the same time, which SEEM disconnected with each other. What's that all about?

A. Sometimes, a prophesying person gets into a "zone" (as it were) where once their prophesying opens up, he or she begins to prophesy over anything and everything and they don't necessarily know how the puzzle pieces connect. It's the people receiving the words who are the ones who often know the connection.

I've been to more than a few meetings myself where a prophet begins to call up many people and skips around giving a word here and a word there. As he or she skips around, a word connects with people standing beside each other or even across the room. He or she is just moving with the Spirit of God—and God is in the process of connecting the dots all over a meeting place, and He does it simultaneously.

For example, I've seen where a name, a place, and birthdate is called out and that person stands up. Then the prophet might say, "Who's Sally Jones?" Sally stands up, and then the prophet goes back to the first person and says something like, "You lost contact with your daughter and God would like to heal that." Lo and behold, the Sally standing up IS that daughter. Now, while I just made up the specifics of this example, this exact type of prophetic happens in meetings with prophets and prophetic people often because God wants HIS work done HIS way and in HIS timing.

Remember that we are told in Scripture that Philip had four daughters who prophesied. It doesn't tell us what, and to whom or even why they prophesied. It only tells us the fact that it happened.

"Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied." Acts 21:8-9

That's it! There were four daughters of Philip. They prophesied, and that was that! Why would that be all that was told in Scripture?

The answer is so simple it defies, at times, the obvious understanding intended by the Holy Spirit. Because that's all God wanted to preserve for us—to know about those four daughters. God doesn't make mistakes.

God simply wanted us to know that prophesying was common, was Scriptural in the New Testament, was done by women, and what they said and how they said it were far less important than the fact that they did, in fact, prophesy.

Steve Shultz, Founder and Publisher
The ElijahList & ElijahRain magazine
http://www.elijahlist.com

Revelation

James W. Goll:

"Receiving Visionary Revelation"

Thank you all for your prayers for my family and me in this season of adjustment since my wife Michal Ann's passing on September 15th. Please continue to lift us and our staff up as we learn to live in new ways.

This email deals with a subject close to my heart - receiving revelation, specifically Visionary Revelation. For more on this subject, see my study guide on Dreams and Visions and my book, Dream Language.

As a Seer and a Feeler (prophetically), I truly believe that moving in the visionary realm has moved me forward faster and with more accuracy in daily life and ministry. Vision is needful in these times. In order to be people of vision we need to be able to see.

"Jesus gave them this answer: 'I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all he does. Yes, to your amazement He will show Him even greater things than these.'" John 5:19-20

Jesus did nothing of Himself. He only did those things which He saw the Father doing. This is our model and example. Let us "look to see" what our Father is initiating and respond to His activity. Let us ask Him for visions of what He is doing and wanting to accomplish in the earth. Then we need to DO IT!

So here is my teaching communication for this week. Read it, see it, and pass it on!

In Christ Jesus!

James W. Goll

Introduction to Visionary Revelation

Visionary revelation is manifested in three different ways: visions, trances, and dreams. This lesson will cover an overview of materials on visions and trances.

Visions are closely associated with dreams, but visions occur during the time when the individual is fully awake and conscious. Dreams and visions are signs of God's last day outpouring of His Holy Spirit. God reveals Himself to man through the use of the eyes of His heart by granting dreams and visions. God greatly desires to communicate to us through the eyes of our heart (Ephesians 1:17-18), but we must first recognize this faculty within us and the importance it can have as we present it to Him to be used by Him.

Since Christianity is a heart-to-heart, or spirit-to-spirit relationship, we would expect to see this faculty used much in our relationship with God. However, it is not often used as it should be among Western Christians, because we have been trained to live out of our mind rather than our heart. We have put logic on a pedestal and neglected the value of "seeing in the Spirit." So now, let's consider developing our capacity to discern God's voice through the benefits of visionary revelation.

Developing One's Capacity to See in the Spirit

A. Jesus Our Model

1. John 5:19-20 - Our Lord Jesus set the example as He did nothing of Himself, unless it was something He saw the Father doing.

2. Matthew 13:34 - Jesus turned everything in life into a parable, and parables become relatable picture language to communicate the needed message.

B. Scriptures on Looking

Read the following scriptures and ask the Lord for your capacity to see into the things of the Holy Spirit to be increased.

1. Daniel 6:10
2. Habakkuk 2:1-3
3. Revelation 4:1-2
4. John 8:38

C. Suggestions on Becoming Open to Seeing in the Spirit

1. Be still outwardly and inwardly. Learn to quiet your soul before God.

2. Enter a biblical story using vision. Simply see what you're reading and pray over the scriptures, asking the Spirit of revelation to open them up to you.

3. Focus intently on Jesus and the eyes of your heart will be enlightened and faith will be ignited (see Ephesians 1:18-29).

4. In intercession for others or whatever circumstance, see the person for whom you are praying and allow Christ to enter the circumstances.

5. Ask God to speak to you when you're awake and when you're asleep (see Psalm 127:2), then record a summary of it.

6. Speaking in tongues (praying in the spirit) opens up communication with the Holy Spirit and allows images to arise within.

7. Quiet prayer and meditation opens you up to reflective insights which can form a vision.

8. In times of praise and worship, the eyes of your heart may be opened and you can see what you're singing. Praise magnifies the Lord and He is enthroned by the praises of His people (see Psalm 22:3 and 9:11).

Levels of Vision

A. Internal Vision

1. Zechariah 1-6; 4:1 - Zechariah's night visions were most likely received this way (internal visions), as the prophet was awakened in preparation for the visions.

2. Daniel 7:1,13-14 - These profound visions were called "visions in the mind."

3. When the face of a friend or relative pops into our mind, then we know we must pray for them. These snapshot picture forms of revelation from the Holy Spirit are used to urge us to pray.

B. External Vision

1. Elisha saw the hosts of God encompassing the city of Dothan in II Kings 6:17. He then prayed that the servant's eyes would likewise be opened.

2. Stephen gazed into Heaven and saw the heavens open and saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God in Acts 7:55-56.

C. Visions While in a Trance or a Dream

1. Peter received a vision while in a trance (see Acts 10:10-23).

2. Paul received a vision in the night as he slept (see Acts 16:9-10).

Detailed materials are available on this subject in the study guide Understanding Supernatural Encounters.

Visions of the Canonical Prophets

The following is a partial listing of visions recorded in the Old Testament prophetic books.

A. Isaiah
1. Vision of the Lord and His glory - Chapter 6
2. Vision of the valley - Chapter 22

B. Jeremiah
1. Almond rod - 1:11
2. Seething pot - 1:13
3. Two baskets of figs - 24:1-2

C. Ezekiel
1. Glory of God - 1:3,12-14,23
2. Vision of the roll - 2:9
3. Man of fire - Chapters 8-9
4. Coals of fire - 10:1-7
5. Dry bones - 37:1-14
6. Jerusalem and the temple - Chapters 40-48
7. Visions of waters - 47:1-12

D. Daniel
1. Secret vision - 2:19
2. Four beasts - 7:1-8
3. Ancient of Days - 7:9-27
4. Ram and the goat - 8:1-14
5. Angel - Chapter 10
6. World powers - 11:2; 12:4
7. Man clothed in linen - 12:5-13

E. Amos
1. Grasshoppers - 7:1-2
2. Fire - 7:4
3. Plumb line - 7:7-8
4. Summer fruit - 8:1-2
5. Temple - 9:1-3

F. Zechariah
1. Horses - 1:8-11
2. Horns and carpenters - 1:18-21
3. High priest - 3:1-5
4. Golden candlestick - Chapter 4
5. Flying roll - 5:1-4
6. Mountains and chariots - 6:1-8

G. There are No Recorded Visions in the Books of the Following Prophets:
Hosea, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, and Malachi.

Greek Words for Visionary States

The following are ten different Greek words that each describe a different aspect of visionary revelation.

A. Onar - Matthew 1:20; 2:12,13,19, 22; 27:19 - It is a common word for "dream." It is a vision seen in sleep as opposed to waking.

B. Enupnion - Acts 2:17; Jude 8 - It is a vision seen in sleep. It stresses the givenness, almost surprise quality of what is received in sleep.

C. Horama - Matthew 17:9; Acts 7:31; 9:10,12; 10:3,17,19; 11:5; 12:9; 16:9-10; 18:9 - It is translated "vision." It can refer to visions of the night or sleeping experiences, as well as to waking visions.

D. Opasis - Acts 2:17; Revelation 9:17 - This can signify the eye as the organ of sight, an appearance of any kind, even a spectacle.

E. Optasia - Luke 1:22; 24:23; Acts 26:19; II Corinthians 12 - It is translated "vision." It has the sense of self-disclosure, of "letting oneself be seen."

F. Ekstasis - Mark 5:42; Luke 5:26; Mark 16:8; Acts 3:10; 10:10; 11:5; 22:17 - We derive the English word "ecstasy" from this. It literally means "standing aside from oneself, being displaced or over against oneself," and ordinarily there is a sense of amazement, confusion and even extreme terror.

G. Ginomai en pneumati - Revelation 1:10; Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1; Luke 1:41 - This is translated "to become in Spirit." This refers to the state in which one could see visions and be informed or spoken to directly by the Spirit.

H. Ephisteni, paristeni - Acts 23:11; 27:23; Luke 1:11; Acts 10:30; 16:9 - This simply refers to the fact that some reality stands by in the night or in the day.

I. Blepo and eido - Revelation 1:2,11; Mark 9:9; Luke 9:36 - It means "to see" or "to perceive." These words are used to mean "see" in the normal outer sense, yet are also used to refer to seeing in the spiritual sense.

J. Apokalupsis - Revelation 1:1; I Corinthians 14:6,26; II Corinthians 12:1,7; Galatians 2:2 - Translated "revelation," it literally means disclosure, divine uncovering or revelation.

Let Us Learn to Use the Supernatural Tools the Lord Has Given Us

Let us each pray that the eyes of our heart will be enlightened that we might see. Dr. David Yonggi Cho has stated, "The language of the Holy Spirit is dreams and visions." Watchman Nee said, "The picture is the Holy Spirit's memory." Let us learn to use the natural and supernatural tools the Lord has given us and see what God is doing.

Blessings and Peace,

James W. Goll
Encounters Network

Email: info@encountersnetwork.com

Website: www.EncountersNetwork.com