The Fathers Heart....The Second Revelation, Mike JC [13 ebook reader txt] 📗

The Father Heart of God...."The Second Revelation"

The Second Revelation

Author MJC

 

 

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Contents

 

Chpt 1    The First Revelation

Chpt 2    Two Revelations….really!…..are you sure?

Chpt 3    What then is a Revelation?

Chpt 4    The Arch Enemy

Chpt 5    What really is The Bible story

Chpt 6    Two parallel worlds

Chpt 7    Family is number one

Chpt 8    Intense Love

Chpt 9    It’s war

Chpt 10  The rescue operation

Chpt 11  The Day of Vengeance

Chpt 12  Grief

Chpt 13  Keep it Legal

Chpt 14  Co-operation works best

Chpt 15  Terrible dilemma

Chpt 16  Sometimes the O.T. can do your head in!!

Chpt 17  The Law can bite you!

Chpt 18  Confusion

Chpt 19  Our picture of God

Chpt 20  Fired up Messiah

Chpt 21  He’s not Evil!

Chpt 22  Spiritual Discernment

Chpt 23  Someone else’s Assignment

Chpt 24  My Beautiful Dad

Chpt 25  This was not my show!

Chpt 26  Heartfelt Love

Chpt 27  Astounding Revelations

Chpt 28  Incredible Intimacy

Chpt 29  Astounding Spiritual Perception

Chpt 30  Like an Extraordinary Movie

Chpt 31  How do we build this Relationship with our Dad

Chpt 32  His Magnificence is Beyond Comprehension

Chpt 33  How do we Find The Fathers Purpose in our Life

Epilogue 

Chpt 1

THE FIRST REVELATION

 

Quite a hefty title of a book you might say…….

 

So, …what then,... would be the second revelation.

 

Well, to answer that question, we need to take a little journey, so just relax and let me try to explain it to you the best way I can.

 

Firstly, let's look at what you would call …..the first revelation.

 

The Church of the 20th and 21st century is very well established in, what we would call,….. the first revelation.

We have built the Church very successfully around this first revelation, and it is absolutely the cornerstone of the Church...and of course the revelation is, the revelation of Jesus Christ.

…. That mankind needs to be born again, to accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

 

We worship Jesus and write songs about him. We have evangelistic programs, alter calls, preach the power of his name, and are truly grateful for everything he has done.

We also provide classy presentations and Contemporary churches to this world, endless books on Jesus as Saviour, Lord and King, and preach the power of the Holy Spirit and actively promote relationship with the Son of God, ….Jesus.

 

The Church clearly is no longer in the dark ages.

Our whole Christian world is built around Jesus, and He is absolutely the cornerstone of the Church.

 

But… I wonder,….

 

….......is Christianity …..actually,... meant to be more than what I have just mentioned above,

……..perhaps, ..significantly more, ……

 

……..perhaps even another revelation of similar magnitude.

 

……A second Revelation

 

Well, let's continue…..

 

We certainly, seem to have a knowledge of the fullness of God, (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), and appear to have Christianity fully under control, ….. knowing how it works,…. how to apply it to our lives, and endless information on how to live this successful Christian life. ….

All seems great on the surface. ….All seems to make sense. All seems to be the right ingredients for healthy, strong, and faith filled Christian life……

 

Well,... okay then,…… if we have everything we need, and apply everything correctly that we are taught, then our success rate should be highly visible to a fallen world,  wouldn't you agree?

 

We should be living in a place of great expectation, (after being water baptised and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit and it utterances)…..we should be seeing good fruit, and experiencing a faith filled life that is incredibly satisfying, ….. even though there may be difficult moments,….displaying the peace of God in awkward or tense situations,….loving people when we are purposely provoked…. and forgiving, when people do wrong to us….

 

…not taking offence,…but rather, turning the other cheek as the Scriptures prompt us to do….also exercising the power of God…as we are also instructed …performing miracles, and the suchlike…as well as pulling down demonic strongholds…and so forth

 

Okay,… Question,…. does that sound like you and me?

 

Well, perhaps there are a number that live like that, that live in that sort of world described above,…. maybe you do,…..but I would have to say that frustration, lack, dissatisfaction, insecurity, fear, lack of self-control and the suchlike are still very common traits in the average born-again Christian today, even though we are taught differently.

 

In fact, of the many men that I have spoken to privately over the years, I would have to say, that, it is often even hard to tell if many even have a grasp on what Christianity stands for, ….or even provides, even often….finding myself in confusion sometimes as they bring up certain subjects….

 

Initially, they would say God is good, and that they are grateful, and that Jesus means a lot to them, and that they pray, and so on….

 

…..but inevitably after a half an hour or so, the conversation, more often than not, would start to move in the opposite direction, where they express uncertainty about God, uncertainly about their own judgement to do the right thing,  uncertainty about whether God really loves them, because they never seem to quite experienced the promises of God like others seem to, …and nearly always express uncertainty about the character of God,….. "why is a loving God allowing me to go through this"…..

 

Of course, ….we can all relate to this in one way or another, ….I know in my own world there have been plenty of up and down moments…plenty moments of uncertainty!!

 

….but,…. is that how it is meant to be?

 

 

 Chpt 2

 

TWO REVELATIONS… REALLY?...ARE YOU SURE?

 

Interestingly,…

 

… the message that Jesus preached was clearly a positive message that involved,… the supernatural,… the power of God,… secure relationships,… faith,… certainty,… deliverance,… good health,…. prosperity and many other aspects of a victorious lifestyle.

 

Of course,…. persecution is part of the whole deal,… but certainly the 'ups' should be way ahead of the 'downs'.

 

…..'The peace of God is supposed to rule in our hearts, and will guard your hearts and minds'…(Phil 4:7  Col 3:15)

 

….The love of God, is supposed to help us react rightly in a wrong situation ('if someone wants your tunic give him your coat also')….(Luke 6:29)

 

….The anointing of God is supposed to break the yoke ( you have received an anointing from the Holy One). (1 John 2:20)

 

….The Power of God is supposed to bring deliverance and so on and so on. (Luke 4:18)

 

…..However,….

 

…..More often than not,…. Victorious living,… seems to allude us.

 

People sincerely love Jesus, but many still fall away and grow cold.

 

Many,… more often than not,… have a great salvation experience,… meeting Jesus in a spectacular, meaningful, experiential and life changing way, and clearly their conversion is genuine, powerful and certainly very real.

 

We nearly always, become incredibly zealous for God, and have great expectancy of a successful life in God, declaring that we are Gods forever and will never depart from…. 'The Truth'.

 

 

Why then,…. is the 'mediocre living' or 'growing cold' rate, been so frustratingly high ….that I have noticed over the last 40+ years amongst us Christians...

 

Why can there often be so much disillusionment in many Christians worlds,…. Never ever seeming to fulfil what is that we are meant to do!!!…… Everything seems so elusive…..

 

Why does a persons foundation often seem so shaky,….when, only a few years back, we seemed so solid at the time of our conversion.

 

Of course,….. you may be doing very well…..…but Im'e sure you know what I mean…..

 

Well,…. it seems to me that the Bible seems to make a clear statement, that,….Jesus alone is not sufficient to keep you unmoved…

 

…… I'll say that again…..

There is clear indication in the Bible, that Jesus alone, is not sufficient to keep you unmoved…..

 

I know that seems to be a strong statement, however, I believe that the Bible teaches ( and the disciples in the New Testament certainly lived by it),….. that coupled to..The first revelation,..(Jesus being our saviour,)…is a second revelation, that is of equal importance…

 

 

This second revelation, can seem glaringly deficient, or often, seemingly absent to a degree, from the Church today, (although, God seems to be strongly fanning the embers again and our willingness is certainly there…but not so much, it seems,….. do we understand the importance of this second Revelation yet)…

 

It only took 70 years for the seven Churches of Asia, in the book of revelation to start going off track, and losing things, so this comes as no surprise.

 

I have recently noticed,….. that both these revelations were very strong in the New Testament Church, and in fact, essential, ….to be able to live in a world,.. at that time, when persecution and violence against the Church was commonplace. 

 

The writers of the New Testament clearly spoke about the second revelation, and it is certainly also clear, that they were aware, and definitely had this dual revelation foundation in their own lives.

 

They all seem to give as much importance to the second revelation as they did to the first.

In fact Jesus himself promoted and confirmed this second revelation.

 

The first revelation (as I mentioned before)…. being…..

…..recognising Jesus Christ is our saviour and then giving over our life to him, through the 'born-again' experience, which of course, you all have done reading this book.

Chpt 3

 

WHAT THEN….. IS A REVELATION?

 

Okay,….what then……is 'a Revelation'

 

Well, …..firstly,

 

I'm quite sure that you were not exactly gullible, and sucked in by sweet words, and smooth talking in the beginning when Jesus came into your world.

 

I'm sure that salvation for you was a well thought through process, like it was for me.

 

Someone talked to you about Jesus and you meditated on it……right?

 

You probably had tons of questions……Probably were cynical and reactionary, maybe even hostile against those that preached to you in your early introduction to Christianity and its teachings.

 

 

You may have even delayed your commitment to Jesus as your Lord and Saviour for quite some time, maybe even years…..

 

I know people that took 20 or 30 years before breakthrough came into their lives.

 

 

Then again….maybe it happened quickly for you,… but,… however salvation came to you,… it always comes through the same channel……and as we all know…..it's called …..'a Revelation'.

 

You cannot enter the kingdom of God without having 'a Revelation', that Jesus is the Son of God, who was raised from the dead and is now seated on the right hand of the Father.

 

The 'Born-again' experience is the light coming on….. 'the entrance of thy word bringeth light'….bringeth Revelation…(Ps 119:130)….which I know you are all familiar with….

 

It's Entering from darkness into light…….isn't it?

 

It's Leaving one kingdom and entering another.

 

It's going from death to life, ….and it's a profound experience, triggered by a change of our will.

The (often) enormous weight of information that we receive, when we see the truth, finally tips us over the edge, when we, …" see it "…

 

"We get it"

"We are convinced"

"We lose the argument"

"We cross the line"

"Our argument,…. no longer has any substance"

 

"They win"

 

….and as you well know,……that’s what a revelation is, and that's what happened when we get born again..

 

What happens next,…. is that the 'Revelation', opens up an enormous,… previously unknown world to us,…doesn't it?

 

and the possibilities, information, and vastness of the world we have just entered into,… floods into our world and expands the revelation on the daily or hourly basis.

 

The excitement factor multiplies dramatically as the revelation of Jesus Christ,

 

and what He stands for,

and who He is,

and who we are in Christ,

or what we have,

or where we are going,

or what we can do in Christ,….. expands rapidly in every direction…. We can hardly get enough of it.

It's exhilarating, satisfying, revolutionary and dynamic in our new world.

 

A Revelation of this magnitude is mind blowing,… and sometimes to the point of euphoric…… It's constantly expanding in our new world

 

Well…..

 

The second Revelation that I mentioned to you earlier, is of the same magnitude, …it's just as profound as the first Revelation, and is just as exciting and impacting, but not necessarily found in the body of