Holy Fire and the Hearts of Men!

Holy Fire and the Hearts of Men!

This week I received this word from the Lord which follows this introduction.

The World on Fire!

 It seems the world is on fire with all the wars taking place; governments of the world uncertain of how to handle local, national, and worldwide conflicts; diplomatic attempts between nations being shaken;  the general rise of socialism/Marxism; and the attack, persecution, and killing of Christians all over the world at a pace we have never seen before.  Certainly, it seems we are in the last of the last days of this age.

Jesus warns us about the conditions of the times we are now living in which precede His second coming to planet earth to establish His government (and allow me to add…a government of the world) which will be on His shoulders …..and He will be called Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).

Here are a few selected warnings from the Book of Luke, chapter 21 (Amplified Bible) which we are now witnessing and will only gain in momentum (See 2nd Timothy 3:1-17) in the coming days leading up to the Great Seven Year Tribulation as described in the Book of Revelation chapter 4-19.

Jesus says:

 And when you hear of wars and insurrections

(disturbances, disorder, and confusion),

do not become alarmed

and 

panic-stricken and terrified;

for all this must take place first,

but the end will not [come]

immediately.

Nation will rise against nation,

and

kingdom against kingdom.

There will be mighty

and 

violent earthquakes,

and

 in various places

famines and pestilences

 (plagues: malignant and contagious or

infectious epidemic diseases which are

deadly and devastating);

and

there will be sights of terror

 and

great signs from heaven.

But previous to all this,

 they will lay their hands on you

and

persecute you,

turning you over to the

synagogues and prisons

and

you will be led away before

 kings and governors for My name’s sake.

 For those are

days of vengeance

 [of rendering full justice or satisfaction],

that all things that are written may be fulfilled.

And there will be signs in the sun

 and

moon and stars;

and

upon the earth

 [there will be]

distress

(trouble and anguish)

of nations in bewilderment

 and

perplexity

[without resources, left wanting, embarrassed, in doubt,

not knowing which way to turn]

at the roaring (the echo)

of the tossing of the sea…..

Men swooning away or expiring with fear

and

 dread and apprehension

and

expectation of the things that are coming

 on the world;

or the [very] powers of the heavens

will be shaken and caused to totter.

…..You will be delivered up

and 

betrayed even by parents

 and

brothers and relatives and friends,

 and

[some] of you they will put to death.

And you will be hated (despised)

 by everyone because [you bear]

My name and for its sake.

But when you see Jerusalem

surrounded by armies,

 then know and understand

that its desolation has come near.

Then let those who are in Judea

 flee to the mountains,

 and

let those who are inside

[the city] get out of it,

 and

let not those

who are out in the country come into it;

 For great misery and anguish

 and

distress shall be upon the land

 and

indignation

and 

punishment

and 

retribution upon this people.

They will fall by the mouth

and 

the edge of the sword

and

will be led away as captives to

 and

among all nations;

and

Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles

 until the times of the Gentiles

are fulfilled (completed).

In-spite of the world on fire, Jesus adds:

This will be a time

 (an opportunity)

 for you to bear testimony.

Resolve and settle it in your minds

not to meditate

 and

prepare beforehand how you are

to make your defense

and 

how you will answer.

For I [Myself] will give you a mouth

 and

such utterance

and

wisdom that all of your foes

 combined will be unable

 to stand against or refute.

But not a hair of your head shall perish.

By your steadfastness

and 

patient endurance

you shall win the true life of your souls.

 And then they will see the Son of Man

coming in a cloud with great

(transcendent and overwhelming)

power and [all His kingly]

glory (majesty and splendor).

Now when these things begin

to occur,

look up and lift up your heads,

because your redemption

(deliverance) is drawing near.

Even so,

when you see these things

taking place, understand and know

that the kingdom of God is at hand.

But take heed to yourselves

and 

be on your guard,

lest your hearts be overburdened

 and

depressed

(weighed down)

with the giddiness

and 

headache

and 

nausea of self-indulgence,

drunkenness,

and

worldly worries

and 

cares pertaining to

[the business of]

this life,

and

[lest] that day come

upon you suddenly like a trap or a noose;

 For it will come upon all who

live upon the face of the entire earth.

 Keep awake then

 and

watch at all times

[be discreet, attentive, and ready],

praying that you may have

the full strength and ability

and 

be accounted worthy to escape

all these things

[taken together]

that will take place,

and

to stand

 in the presence of the Son of Man.

The Prophetic Word – The Fire of the Holy Spirit and the Fire from Heaven!

I see the hearts

 of all men,

and

I have fashioned their hearts

and

 created in them a desire

to know Me.

But the hearts of men have

grown cold

and

 they run after

 idols that speak not,

and

hear not -

idols of vainness

and

idols of bondage and oppression.

But know this,

at this moment I am visiting

the nations

 and

the people

in those nations with a

divine melting

 from the

fire of My Spirit.

The coldness

 and

distance

of men’s hearts toward me

 will change as a result

of My visitation

 of restoration

to the spirit, soul, and body

of those I am calling.

There is a sound from heaven

that has come to the earth –

a new sound

 which will first -

begin to break the hearts of men

 and

 bring them low.

Yes,

the fire of the Spirit

has to come and consume

all that which hinders

 My moving

 among the people.

The fire of heaven

precedes repentance

and

repentance precedes a release

 of

 My grace and truth

I wish to bring

to each person

 who comes after Me.

When I brought Moses

to the burning bush,

it was I,

“The Consuming Fire”

that appeared to Moses.

and

 in that moment,

I took Moses’ heart,

and

consumed it

 and

burned out

 all the impurities

 and

ways of Egypt.

I come and stand 

 stand before you

as a consuming fire

 to take all of your heart,

and

 melt your heart,

 and

 fill it with a

new joy

 and

 a new vision.

A new vision

and

 a new joy

comes out of My fire

 upon your heart.

I come to consume you

 and

 draw you into a greater presence

 of what I am doing

in the earth.

I am calling many;

I am calling to equip many;

I am putting My fire

in their belly

 and

to take that fire

to those who are seeking

 and

 searching for the God of Moses –

the God in the burning bush –

 the God who is called

“I AM.” 

Therefore,

fear not the fire

 of Your God

 which will come upon you

 for the fire is the cross of suffering

 to purify you

 and

call you to a higher place in Me.

Oh,

I am calling you

 to come up higher in me –

ask Me how to come up

and

I will tell you….

Moses had to come up

to the mountain

to see and catch

 the holy fire

 that transformed His heart.

I say to you,

and

 all men who seek me,

come

 up the mountain

that I am calling to you to.

I will meet you

as you walk up the mountain

 and stand

before me and

yield

all

 your thoughts,

 your will,

 and

your emotions

 to My

fire of holiness.

The flow ended here.

O God, let your Holy Fire come upon me and burn out the dross, the sin, the things which displease You and Your Son.  Help me, Lord Jesus in these end times to speak forth your Words of Fire from the Fire You put in my heart.  Let that Fire burn “hot” for Your presence to go and warn, exhort, and share the prophetic words, dreams, visions, and oracles you give me. Let all be done to honor and glorify You, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.  So be it, Lord.

Rich Arnold

Servant of the Lord

311 Adelaide Ave SW

Hartville, Ohio 44632

330-704-9306

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