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Preparation
for the End-time
Wade
E Taylor
Behold,
I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20
After
this I looked, and behold, a door was
opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was
as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up here, and I will
show you things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit:
and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one
sat on the throne. Revelation 4:1-2
The
door upon which Jesus is knocking is situated at the end of the message to
the seventh and last Church. It
relates to the time of transition from the Church Age into the Kingdom Age. All that precedes these words, after
this I looked, concerns the Church.
All that follows relates to the Kingdom.
Jesus
had said that He is standing at this door, knocking, and that He
will enter into a special relationship with all those who hear and respond. A right response will lead into an active,
personal relationship with Jesus, and will result in our having a part
in the establishing and function of the
This
requires of us that we have a present upward gaze toward the Kingdom
I looked ... and behold, a throne ... This is in direct relationship to our
ability to hear spiritually the first voice which I heard.
He
that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. Revelation 3:22
This
voice ... as a trumpet talking has a particular quality. It is a heavenly, prophetic word being
imparted to those who are, or who are seeking to be overcomers
all those who are cultivating their spiritual ear to hear. These are being given an understanding
of all that is about to take place in relation to the closing out of the Church
Age and the establishing of the
This
voice
as a trumpet has a very
particular quality. Jesus had
entered this world as a baby. In
His first coming, Jesus ministered through grace (Lamb). In His second coming, He will minister
in power (Lion). At this present time, Jesus is being
revealed to us as being fully matured and ready to become the Head
of a mature body.
His
head and His
hairs were
white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were
as a flame of fire; And His feet like to fine brass, as if they burned in
a furnace; and His voice as the sound of many waters. Revelation 1:14-15
We
are approaching the fullness of the times (Ephesians 1:10)
in which Jesus is actively taking His place as our Head in preparation for
the outworking of all that follows, in which His voice is becoming as the
sound of many waters. Like
the mighty Niagara River which flows in a narrow channel in order to produce
power, this corporate voice is beginning to function in which all will be
saying and doing the same thing - One Body under the direction of One Head.
The
present exhortation of this voice is for us to Come up ... and I will
show you things which must be hereafter.
All
this refers to those who have rightly responded to the promise given in Revelation
3:21.
To
him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne.
When
John heard this heavenly call, he was able to say, Immediately, I was
in the spirit. The Lord
is presently separating us from things earthly, in order for us to become
more perceptive and responsive to things spiritual.
This is the heart of our being an overcomer.
Then,
John said behold a throne.
This is governmental and speaks of authority. It relates to the restoration of the dominion
that Adam lost, which will operate during the time of visitation and tribulation,
and will result in the establishing of the
This
end-time dominion will be given to an overcoming people who will
have been lifted into apostolic authority.
To
him who overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne. Revelation 3:21
And
he that overcomes, and keeps My works to the end, to him will I give power
over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron. Revelation 2:26-27a
Each
of us who are, or who desires to be an overcomer, are presently being made
ready by the Lord to be among those who are both prophetic and
apostolic. This refers
to a state of being (not a position),
in which these will rule with a rod of iron in that day.
As
a part of the five-fold ministry, there are apostles and prophets whose purpose
is to impart into, and perfect the Body.
Thus, the apostle imparts apostolic enabling and anointing into
the Body. The prophet imparts
prophetic enabling and anointing into the Body.
At
this present time, there are those in the Body who are being called to come up in order to become an apostolic-prophetic
people who will function as overcomers with Jesus actively taking His place
as their Head. ... if any
one hears My voice ... I will
come in to him ...
The
Lord is preparing a people in this day, who are being made ready to
function in a spiritual authority that will affect both the church and the
nations. The five-fold ministry
is being dealt with to recognize this new end-time relationship,
and allow it to function.
Therefore,
it is imperative that we spend quality time waiting in the presence
of the Lord with an upward gaze, that we might be able to hear and rightly
respond.