The Compromising Church… Pergamos … I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.”
Rev 2:12-17
Balaam – a false prophet who sold his services for money
…they are experts in greed—an accursed brood! They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness
2 Peter 2:14-15
Nicolaitans – means “conquer the laity”
Instead of Jesus being the head of the church, man is head of this false church with control mechanisms in place to control the laity through a variety of religious means.
“food sacrificed to idols” – spiritually analogous to…
food = provision
sacrificed to idols = idolatry of the provision – ie, mammon
“sexual immorality” – spiritually analogous to being married to wifes who follow false gods, or simply worshiping pagan gods
“to he who overcomes” receives “hidden manna”
Meaning those who come out (repent) from these practices and consecrate themselves (humble themselves), God will provide for them in otherwise imperceptible means (miracles, signs, wonders).
a “new name” on a “white stone”
white represents purity.
name inscribed on a stone – represents a permanency – it is so written
a “new name” is liken to Jacob becoming Israel; Abram becoming Abraham; representing a transformed life…
Combine the two together we get a word picture of repentance, humility, transformation, overcoming, provision from unusual and imperceptible places. Such as water from a rock. Or bread from the sky. Or water into wine. Or a river in the desert. Blooming in the desert.
However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
Luke 18:8
They could not buy or sell unless they had the mark
Rev 13:17
Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God
Matt 4:4
Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these things people worry about (food, clothes, drink) shall be added unto you
Matt 6:33
Hybrid of Ministry and Business
The New Breed of Business reformation can be described both as a hybrid of ministry and business, as well as a hybrid of natural and supernatural power. God sometimes gives me analogies using cars, and a hybrid vehicle has a “combustion engine” aspect (like man’s natural power) plus a “electric power” aspect (like God’s supernatural power or heavenly power).
Porsche 918 RSR Prototype with carbon “Flywheel” electric storage devicePorsche “919 Hybrid” LMP1 Racecar
Let’s take this analogy a step further. This model above is a “919”. 9 Biblically represents the Holy Spirit.
Healing, deliverance, prophecy, discernment of spirits, tongues, interpretation of tongues, word of knowledge, wisdom, faith.
All of these carry a “supernatural” power dimension.
So, when looking at business and ministry, we should freely be operating both naturally and supernaturally by the Spirit. In other words, when we do things through natural power (money, efforts) they must be done according to the scripture and according to the fruits. This is similar to the naturally aspirated engine in a hybrid vehicle. But we also need to be trusting in God for the heavenly provision that happens supernaturally (heavenly, angelic). You can’t “buy” with money this power. It’s not “for sale”. Simon the sorcerer tried and was nearly killed (Acts 8). This is similar to the electric power of a hybrid. In the days ahead, we will need both aspects to accomplish the will of God.
In the same way we can pray for someone’s (supernatural) “healing” in the hospital, and also for the doctors’ success (natural), we can pray for and seek natural and supernatural provision as well.
Let’s look at some biblical examples:
People in scripture operating in the natural provision: Cornelius giving ALMS to the Jews Boaz blessing the poor, his workers, Ruth and Niomi Jesus sending forth the adulterous woman and telling her to sin no more Jesus dining with the disciples Jesus the carpenter Israel contributing their silver and gold to the building the tabernacle Nehemiah leading the wall building and defenses
People in scripture operating in supernatural provision: Elisha multiplying oil in the pots for the widow Elisha floating the ax head to recover it for owner Elijah riding in a chariot of fire Peter walking on the water Peter fishing for a 4-drachma coin Phillip being “translated” to another location Jesus fed the 5000/4000 miraculously multiplying fish and loaves Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding Moses getting water from the rock Moses parting the red sea
People in modern day operating in supernatural provision: John G Lake receiving SA entry fee by faith Heidi Baker seeing food multiply in front of the children when they had no food Raman Mooi receiving a building and money from Japanese business man without asking (for audio testimony, scroll down to bottom here) Rob Cassera received a multi-million dollar dinner theater property in Darien, CT for $1 George Muller receiving food and milk for the orphans Reese Howell praying for the demise of Hitler $408k mtg settled for $1; $250k mtg eliminated by court
Chandrakaut Shouri
Anyway, all this got stirred up in me again when watching this testimony from 10 Days of Prayer Pentecost: His name is Chandrakaut Shouri and he is from India.
Chandrakaut Shouri
Watch 8 minutes of this clip:
(queued up at 12 min 10 sec – watch through 19m 44 sec). (Watch the whole thing and you will be blessed.)
God sends Chandrakaut and his family into the “jungles” of India into a “dark, remote place”
“We had no finances” “Lord, what do you want us to do?” “We had no plans, no projects”
His family rejected him and friends thought he had gone mad He and his wife had two children at that time There were no jobs available to them
“Lord help us!”
For four years, all they got was Matt 6:33 “Seek first the Kingdom and do not worry. All will be added unto you” and 4:4 “Man shall not live by bread alone…”
4 years of financial hardship
“Either God did not call us here… or we admit it’s too tough because we can’t take this hardship”
One morning separately, both he and his wife vowed to the Lord, we will stay here where you have called us even if our kids starve.
God then spoke a word: Isaiah 51:22 – and broke off the hardship (having drunk from the cup that makes men stagger).
And ever since that day to this day, they have always had provision and food on the table. He doesn’t know how, but it’s true.
“Why did you make us suffer for such a long time God?” G: “Right from when you were born, everything reinforced this one thing: ‘without money you cannot survive.’ That had become a very strong chain of bondage in your mind. It took me 4 years to break that”
That was a revelation, and with that revelation came freedom: “My work is only for the Lord” “My work is not for sale” “That was what actually freed me to do what God wants me to do.”
Two Other Examples
More inspiration from our friend Angela Marra about “Listen to the Voice”:
(watch/listen 8 minutes)
And another good related word is about the opposite spirit to “trusting God with all” is a spirit of “self-preservation” sent in by Chareese Whitaker:
We are now seeing more and more the bald-faced evil of Babylon today… Not just the pseudo civil rights of “Choice” of the slaying of innocent children (ancient god Moloch) and the “Pride” of sexual preference (ancient god of Baal), now just straight up sorcery and witchcraft.
Babylon has become a haunt for jackals and demons
Revelation 18:2
straight up sorcery and witchcraftGoogle now has their OWN app for that
How do we come out of Babylon practically today? Well first, let’s understand the biblical meaning of Babylon…
What is “Mystery Babylon” in the Bible (Rev 17-18)?
It is described as a metaphorical “city” in those scriptures – “Babylon is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.” (Rev 17:18). A harlot who has enchanted “all the nations of the world” and has committed adultery with “all the Kings and great men of the earth” (Rev 18:3).
There is a tale of two Kingdoms all throughout scripture. The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Babylon.
It started with the difference between Cain and Able (Gen 4). The first city that was “Babylonian” was where the “Tower of Babel” was built in the southern Mesopotamian area of Shinar where leaders like Nimrod wanted “to be like God” and reach the heavens with man’s tower (Gen 10-11). God scuttles man’s plans by confusing their languages, scattering them all throughout the earth.
Then we encounter King Nebuchadnezzar, who was shown by God a dream of a statue. This statue also represents the Kingdom of Babylon all through history. The gold head being Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom (ancient Iraq), the silver torso Medio/Persia and King Cyrus, the bronze belly the Greeks and Alexander the Great, the iron legs the Roman empire and its various Emperors, and finally the mixed feet and toes of iron and clay being a future Babylonian / Anti-Christ Kingdom. In that same dream we saw the Kingdom of Heaven which was described a rock hewn without hands (God) that grows into a huge mountain (Kingdom of God and its Christ) that smashed the statue – i.e., smashes Babylon.
Another name for the Kingdom of Babylon is the “Spirit of this World” (1 Cor 2:12) and the “Kingdoms of the Earth” that Satan used to tempt Christ in the wilderness taking him to the top of the mountain saying: “you can have all the kingdoms of the world, if you bow down and worship me” (Matt 4:7-8).
OK, so, if God is calling his people to “Come out of Babylon” in Revelation 18, what does that mean practically speaking in the 21st century? This is also echoed in Isaiah 52 (Israelites commanded to come out of Babylon after 70 years of slavery) as well as 2 Cor 6 where Paul showed the Corinthians that they were not to be “partnered with unbelievers”. They were to be consecrated, set apart, a Holy people before God and not partner with the world or the spirit of this age (2 Cor 4:4).
Nebuchadnezzar’s Statue of Gold
10 Practical Ways to Come out of “Babylon”
1. Employment. Who is your current employer and what do they stand for? Profitability and pop culture or Kingdom? Are you Daniel in Babylon, an Israelite who married a Babylonian (see Dimensions of Babylon below), or someone stuck in the middle?
2. Career vs. Calling. The world values career, money, success, saving for a rainy day/retirement, fame, fortune and notoriety. The Lord says “many are called, but few are chosen”. What is your ministry? What is your calling? How does your career line up with that?
3. Income. What are your sources of income? How are they derived? Are you trusting God or in your own abilities to make money? Does God help those who help themselves, or does God help those who help others?
4. Stock Investment. Do the companies you invest in have a Kingdom first motive or profit first motive? Are their stock prices driven by fear and greed, or generosity and blessing? Do those companies glorify God? What does God think of their business practices? Do those companies take advantage of people? Do they exploit the poor? Do they exploit their workers, suppliers, customers?
5. Debt Investment. Are the bonds you invest in adherent to scripture? Do they lend to the poor without interest? Do they lend to brothers and sisters without interest? Do they foreclose or cease assets without consideration of people’s circumstances? Do they leverage companies for greater profits (see pt 4. above)
6. Other types of investments and motives. FOMO? Fear of missing out on big gains? Gold rush? Crypto rush? My neighbor made a ton of money in the stock market and my money was just sitting around earning nothing? Levered real-estate? Slum-lord? Buy and flip?
7. Insurance. Modern insurance charges premiums, invests the proceeds and works claims down to a minimum in order to generate a profits for shareholders. Who is our assurance? What minimum insurance is required by law? Are we over insured? Do we fear financial loss?
8. Repentance of Financial Fear. Listening and acting on the voices that say: “How are you going to pay the bills?”, “How are you going to pay the mortgage?”, “Rent?”, “You need to move out of town because its too expensive to live here.”
9. Debt. Get out of financial institution / bank debt. Mortgages, Credit Cards, Student Loans, Car Loans. All of it. There is no “good debt” when it is owed to a financial institution, as they will not have compassion on you if you cannot repay. They will foreclose or seize any asset you have pledged. If you can’t pay it down, look for a biblical loan to replace it or sell your asset to pay off the debt. The government and the Fed have the power to “bail-in” the banks (such as in Cyprus). They can holding your feet to the fire to call the note in and . They can even commandeer the assets backing a note require immediate payment or liquidation under extraordinary circumstances (such as the S&L crisis in the 1990s).
10. Unlock the investment side of your balance sheet and budget for God’s purposes. Savings, investment, and retirement investment can be redeployed for God’s purposes. Beyond the tithe are offerings. Beyond that is your investments and savings. Are you willing to re-invest in God’s agenda? Lending as investing. The Storehouse Vision. Don’t just let God have say over 10% of your finances, but 100% of them. Invest locally. Invest in Kingdom.
BONUS
11. Look for opportunities to come off of government assistance (and on to God assistance). Why? Because it may not always be there. And some of those programs incentivize you to earn less rather than more (poverty mentality). Welfare. Food Stamps. Govt health insurance. Social Security. Child care. Etc. Key is being God dependent rather than man dependent or government dependent.
12. Don’t worry about your credit score (Matt 6:25). The credit scoring system is a slavery system designed to turn us into a number (a score), incentivizes more debt, and makes us the best slaves to repay that debt, no matter what life’s circumstances throw at us. It is one of many precursors and conditionings for taking the mark of the beast (can’t buy or sell without submission to a system – Rev 13:6).
Dimensions of Babylon
Slavery Does my job enslave me, but I feel afraid of losing the income? Does my mortgage/rent enslave me to my job? Is God calling me to do something else? Am I a slave to something other than the Lord?
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin
Romans 6:7
Partnership Am I partnered with practices God hates? Partnered with someone/a company who worships other gods? Exalts money above God? (marriage in the bible is interchangeable with partnership; foreign wives worshipped foreign gods)
Then Shekaniah said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel. Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God.
Ezra 10:2-3
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?
2 Cor 6:14-16
Corporate Aspects to Coming out of Babylon:
Employee – Am I beholden to my job? My salary? Is it my calling? Do I have freedom to be in Christ?
Stock holder – Partnership with a company and its business practices (you share responsibility with that company before God)
Bond holder – Lending at interest to leverage a company and its business practices (another form of partnership)
Supplier / Vender – Am I beholden to my client? Can they pull my strings against my will because of this? How do they effect my financing? Cash-flow? Am I enabling any of my client’s exploitive business practices?
Customer – Buy buying a company’s product or service am I enslaved or addicted to it? Is the product or service biblical sin? (stolen property, prostitution, corruption, stolen IP, organ harvesting) Does the company who made it exploit people, whereby I benefit from that exploitation? (child labor, slavery)
Further Strategies
If you exit from publicly traded stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs AND use the proceeds to pay down your mortgage, you are coming out of Babylon twice!
But Gregg, where do I invest my money then? In God’s Storehouse.
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world
John 16:33
He has given us a way forward.
In relationship with Him.
In relationship with each other.
In watering others we will be watered. – Prov 11:25
Being Jesus’ hands and feet. – Matt 10:42
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty” – Psalm 91:1
“The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” – Proverb 18:10
Does it take a crisis to enter into God’s Economy? While it is understandable that most people would prefer incremental steps, sometimes responding to the Lord’s invitation: ‘Will you follow me?’ requires a radical response. We examine what it means to follow Jesus as it relates to the issue of dependency on money / love of money. The way to enter into God’s Economy is saying ‘Yes’ to an invitation from the Lord.
We continue our discussion of inflation impact and preparation. Firstly spiritual preparation, then also natural preparation in heavenly wisdom. We also zoom back out and take a look at the macro geo-political picture again to understand the impact of foreign currency exchange, global trade, and supply lines which affect everything from cars to food.
Israel: The World’s Prophetic Clock
The Israel Factor
On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.
Note that Israel is moving closer to Russia and China. This is different from its historically close ally, The United States. Israel may see some of the “writing on the wall” with respect to the US losing its favored position of the world’s reserve currency and sole military superpower.
Russia, Russia
Since Russia invaded the Ukraine, the Western coalition of nations sanctioning Russia for its unprovoked actions touted the decline in the Ruble as evidence that sanctions were working. However, since then Russian has played its commodities card, which is to say that it is willing to back the Ruble with gold, and since their oil must be settled in Rubles now, their oil as well. So its now become a preview of a coming economic and currency “arms race” of commodity based/backed currencies vs. fiat currencies. The trouble with the US and the Euro, etc. is the level of the Western nation’s indebtedness cuts against the USD based world reserve currency status. So USD has gone up against other pure Western fiat currencies, such as the Euro, Pound Sterling, and the Yen, but has gone down against the Ruble. And the Chinese yuan was about the same as before, but with the recent Chinese CV19 lockdowns, it has declined slightly against the Dollar.
Its important to understand that the Storehouse vision addresses the issue of inflation (even hyper inflation) and hedges against it using the concept of local currencies, backed by physical tangible goods, but importantly – the value of people working together in community – the power of unity of resources and workforce. When this is coupled with two factors/tools: Reshoring and Insourcing goods and services, as well as creative sourcing of goods and services across Storehouse networked communities, you have a functioning economy that can thrive in the face of these and other global economic troubles, famine, and scarcity. One Storehouse “Nation” Under God, if you will.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; he that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Revelation 2:11
The first death we must endure unless the Lord should suddenly come to His temple. For this let us abide in readiness, awaiting it without fear, since Jesus has transformed death from a dreary cavern into a passage leading to glory.
The thing to be feared is not the first but the second death, not the parting of the soul from the body but the final separation of the entire man from God. This is death indeed. This death kills all peace, joy, happiness, hope. When God is gone, all is gone. Such a death is far worse than ceasing to be: it is existence without the life which makes existence worth the having.
Now, if by God’s grace we fight on to the end and conquer in the glorious war, no second death can lay its chill finger upon us, We shall have no fear of death and hell, for we shall receive a crown of life which fadeth not away. How this nerves us for the fight! Eternal life is worth a life’s battle. To escape the hurt of the second death is a thing worth struggling for throughout a lifetime.
Lord, give us faith so that we may overcome, and then grant us grace to remain unharmed though sin and Satan dog our heels!
Last week we focused mainly on spiritual preparation as the necessary foundation:
You many never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus is all you have
Corrie ten Boom
Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God
Deuteronomy 8:1
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us … But even if He does not, we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up
Daniel 3:17-18
There is no getting around these and other spiritual truths. No more than there is no effective strategy in the Lord in the absence of prayer. And sometimes that’s not only all we need, it is exactly what we need.
Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today
Exodus 14:13
Taking Action – Building and Warring
But do we stop at prayer? Of course not. We listen and obey and move out into whatever the Father is doing. Let’s listen to how David inquired of the Lord, heard the word and stepped out into battle, but in an unusual way:
Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim; so David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” So David did as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer
2 Samuel 5:22-25
We don’t prepare out of fear, we prepare out of listening and obeying by FAITH
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of the Lord
Romans 10:17
Faith without deeds is dead
James 2:17
Faith into Action
Noah built an Ark over 120 years
Joseph built Storehouses and collected grain throughout Egypt for seven years, then masterfully administered their release over the next 7 years.
Joshua took the promised land by warfare
David conquered the Jebusites to take Jerusalem
Moses confronted Pharaoh
Nehemiah rebuilt the wall
Zerubbabel rebuilt the Temple
Local Community / Currency / Banking / Agricultural Prep
Wine (Blood of Messiah) and Bread (Word of God)Oil (anointing of the Holy Spirit)Gold (refined in the fiery trials)
Chris Reed and Chuck Pierce Discussion
If you can take 15 minutes to watch this video clip (starting 18min:28sec – 38 min), we will use it as a basis for part of our discussion.
Here are some key points of their discussion:
Chuck affirms what Christ saw in the dream and agrees with the interpretation
Says that God showed him up to 23 aligned states (with heaven – sheep states)
20+ states had a policy supporting Israel – which will be key
He also connects his dream to Chris’ dream re a new “cell phone” digital currency (we touched on that last week)
Cindy asks Chuck – can Chris’ dream (and war) be averted through 2 Chronicles 7:14 prayer?
Chuck, Chris and Rick Joyner believe these things are inevitable and necessary (rise of China, decline of America, inflation, civil war / secession of states from Fed govt) in order to see the revival we seek
Chuck said a great threshing will happening over the next 10 Passover seasons, and to watch 3 years ahead for another great threshing (2025)
Chuck has been telling everyone to get out of debt
13 colonies more relevant to God’s plan for America than Washington DC
Chuck was shown a capitol of something in San Antonio, TX
Chuck noted the Ruble move to back by gold. He said that God showed him that payments backed by US Dollars and Euros will no longer be accepted in the days ahead
In the days ahead we will “do exploits” (Daniel 11:32). How? Through the power of God deploying the :
Law of Use
Law of Multiplication
Elijah and the Zarephath Widow
1 Kings 17:7
“The jar of flour will not be used up”
“The jug of oil will not run dry”
Elisha and the Widow’s Oil
2 Kings 4:1-7
Spiritual Prep
Greatest preparation is spiritual – to discover and strengthen our faith:
If our focus is only or primarily on physical prep, we will fail. Why? Because the point of God’s judgement is remedial, to humble us from trusting in idols or having other gods before Him, and return to dependency on Him.
Rev 6:6 In a time of famine and scarcity (inflation) the angels are commanded “preserve the oil and the wine“
What is the oil and the wine? Is it a stockpiling of crude oil and cabernet? No.
Matt 25:9 “…go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves“
Regarding wine – it is the blood of Christ in the Eucharist
The blood that washes us clean, cleansing our sin.
But how can we be washed clean if we remain in sin? And if we remain in sin, will we be preserved with the wine?
Repentance is KEY to preparation
“Come out of her my people, lest you be party to her sin and subject to her plagues” Rev 18:4
Oil -> the wise virgin’s oil of anointing only gathered in God’s presence
Gold tried in the fire vs. stockpiles of gold.
Rev 3:18 “I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.“
Can gold save us or only God? Is this by design? If God wants to judge us for Golden Calves, do you think he can find us even if we have a horde of gold? Read Judges 7:5 about the sin of Achan.
Now, is there a place for physical prep? Absolutely. This is the Story of Joseph and Pharaoh. But before Joseph was ready, he had to “go through hell” of spiritual preparation. For 13 years. How long was it before Paul started his ministry? 14 years. How long did Moses dwell in the wilderness as a shepherd? 40 years. There are no shortcuts. There is no cheap price on buying “oil” or “gold”.
Physical/Natural Prep
Alternative Business Practices and Financial Systems
Like with Joseph, there is a time and season of physical preparation. It always must be built upon a foundation of spiritual preparation and prayer – seeking Yah. One goes hand in hand with the other.
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