Study Guide
THE VISION: BIBLE TEACHERS INTERNATIONAL
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There is much to do about the end of this age. Someone asked me recently if I thought the end is about to come upon us this year (2008) as suggested by one Bible prophecy teacher. My answer was a quick and precise, “No.” Granted, the Lord has spoken to me stating that we only have a short time to do the work of the Kingdom. However, there are some specific things He has instructed me to implement in the global community that I know will take more than another nine months to accomplish. Secondarily, the gospel of the Kingdom must be defined.
I want you to put yourself in the place of a sinner, knowing virtually nothing about God; not even sure of His existence. Being exposed to religious television and various church visitations may even add to the confusion. Then there are the people of God. Many of whom have never even heard the truth in its purity.
A word from Prophetess Jemma Armstrong: As I listened to the first lesson in the discipleship series, I heard the Lord say He is giving us one more chance to clean up the spots and blemishes, isms and schisms.
The vision that the Lord gave me on December 26, 2007, came back to me but this time with a force I cannot describe. It was as follows:
The Lord showed me the church at large and the condition of it. It was like a Dalmatian dog with black and white spots all over, it was frightening to see. Then He showed me BTI. We had no spots on us. We looked clean. So I started to jump up and down with joy praising Him. Then a mighty rushing wind began to blow furiously and all of a sudden our clothes were raised above our heads, men and women. We were naked from the waist down, and lo and behold, on our loins were our spots. This scared me. He said, “your spots are hidden on your loins” (The loins are our reproducing area and so also our strength) .
The standard of the Lord must be raised. It is not the sound of an eloquent speaker that will be the calling card of this generation; but it is the demonstration of the Word in the lives of those who are the defining elements of the reformation. Christ must be made visible to the church and the world. The hidden spots and blemishes must be removed.
As I worked on this material, I heard the Lord say, “The spots on your loins are caused by double-mindedness and covetousness in the heart. They do not speak of these things as their own stumbling blocks, but the evidence of their existence is the fall-out of those who were once seemingly committed. All are not yet persuaded to surrender their will to me. Their affections are for things of the earth. They must choose whom they are to serve. They cannot serve me and the mammon of this world. There are also those who have become spots and blemishes among you. These are they who have chosen to commit sin, denying the power of my Word. I have long suffered with them and poured out more grace. I have blessed many of them with a life that was not their own. I have groomed them to serve and made room for their gifts. But they have secretly rejected the truth and have gone about to do as they have imagined. Warn them with a sure warning. I will not forsake to judge my people as they must give account of the grace I have given.” Let us move from here.
The ministry is moving into its calling. Uncertainty and unbelief will destroy your ability to inherit the Kingdom. We are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul(Hebrews10:39) This is your time. The vision is now.