Encircled

"I am He who will shine light into the darkness you see.
I know the fire rages around you and inside you,
but I will use the fire to help you and others
see more clearly than you have ever seen before.
I will preserve and protect your heart,
and as you look to Me you will see a brighter fire—
the sacred fire of My passion for you."

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Art: "Sacred Fire"

Not As You Think

"To Babylon:

You do not see what I see.
I am not impressed by your wealth.
I am not moved by your anthems.
I am not awed by your civilization.
I am not glorified by your victories.
I am not the foundation of your kingdom.

You do not believe what I believe.
I am He who needs none of your temples.
I am He who needs not acknowledgment from politicians.
I am He who needs no assistance to fulfill prophecy.
I am He who needs neither 'America' nor 'Israel'.
I am He who needs nothing to accomplish My will.

You do not know who you are, Babylon.
You have professed to belong to Me,
you have called yourselves My queen,
but you have given yourselves to another lover,
devoted yourselves to your own glory,
and dedicated yourselves to your own prosperity.

Repent!
Repent before what you have sown
returns to you!
Repent before you follow your lusts
and your pride into hell!
Repent, My beloved!"

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Art: "Pardon Me"

Hating Babylon

To the waters Babylon sits upon—
to the peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues
she has made her seat upon:

"Do not hate the people in Babylon!
Do not join the beast in destroying her!
Though she has manipulated and abused you,
do not long for her to be burned
or for her flesh to be eaten.

Do not pray for her nakedness or desolation,
but for her people to be clothed in My Son's blood.
I will bring about her fall, but I am not willing
that any of these little ones in her should be lost.
In your anger do not sin; forgive as I forgave you."

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Art: "Offensive Grace"

Healing Without Depth

"I am not interested in healing the surface of your heart
while leaving deadly cancers alive and thriving within.
Yes, it is My great desire to heal and renew your heart,
but it is not My desire to ignore darkness within it,
nor to marginalize its idols and destructive desires.

I will not allow greed, nor injustice, nor self-centeredness,
nor glorying in nationalism, nor faith in 'righteous' violence,
nor cold love towards neighbors and enemies,
nor will I allow any other cancerous root
to live and grow in your heart uncontested.

I will not allow these strongholds of Satan to thrive—
not merely because of the transgression of the law of My Son,
nor only because of the abusive fruits that cause others to suffer.
But I will also expose them because I care about you, My beloved!
I do not want your heart to rot from the inside out."

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Art: "Us-Centered Gospel"

The Great Reversal

"Open your eyes, My people!

I have not said that 'evangelizing Israel'
is the 'key' to evangelizing the world!

Instead I ordained that sending My disciples
to the nations would arouse Israel's jealousy!

I am not calling all nations
to come 'back to Jerusalem'!

Do not reverse the commission I gave you!"

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Art: "Not Knowing the Father"

A Different 'Kingdom'

"Open your eyes, My people!
Return to your first love—
return to the Cross!

I am not leading you to
'advance the kingdom' and use
the ways of the earth's kingdoms!

The devotion I am calling you to
is not to 'change the nations'
but rather to love your neighbor!

My kingdom is not spread by greater focus
on 'strategic warfare' and 'taking nations',
but rather by loving 'the least of these'!

Do not seek to build a 'kingdom' through
means I did not teach you or model for you;
do not follow another 'Christ' to another 'kingdom'!"

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Art: "Prophets of Different Fathers"

The 'Salvation' of Christian Zionism

I am the Messiah who exalts
and favors Israel above all nations.

I am the Messiah who supports
his agenda unconditionally.

I am the Messiah who curses
those who criticize any of his deeds.

I am the Messiah who declares
that no one can make war against him.

I am the Messiah who hates Israel's enemies
and gives him victory against his neighbors.

I am the Messiah who says there can be peace
only after Israel possesses all of the land.

I am the Messiah who gives Israel the right
to take land by forcing out its inhabitants.

I am the Messiah who exalts Israel over all mankind,
and who loves only those nations that love him.

I am the Messiah who commands all nations to honor him,
and who removes economic prosperity from those who do not.

I am the Messiah who has made him to be salvation
for the nations if they support and serve him.

For I have loved the world so much
that I gave them the one and only 'Israel',
so that whosoever supports him will not perish,
but will have everlasting life.

Christians, you have heard that it was said
'love your enemy' and 'bless those who curse you',
but I tell you, and I command the nations,
to love Israel and hate his enemies.

I am the One who comes to steal, kill and destroy
those sheep who dwell in Israel's rightful pasture.
I am the One who takes away their lives
so that he may have abundance."

- The Jesus of Zionism

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Art: "The Jesus of Zionism"