On October 8, 2020, I went into a series of visions from the Lord.
In the first vision, I was carried by the Spirit to a very old mansion. It was not well kept and everything was covered with dust. In places, the dust was over an inch in depth. The lighting was very dim and as I walked slowly through one room, I passed by what looked like an old picture frame on the wall. It too was covered in a deep layer of dust. The odd thing was that the dust appeared to be over a three-dimensional object. As I cleared away some of the dust, I saw that this was a large diamond pendant on a gold necklace. It had been framed because it was too large to be worn around someone’s neck.
As I pondered the meaning of this object, I heard the voice of the Lord saying:
“I have hidden many treasures for My people and I am now opening their eyes to see what I have provided for them.”
I understood that the diamond represented a store of spiritual treasures. The words of Revelation 2:17 came into my mind,
“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.”
Many Bible scholars believe the white stone is a diamond. This diamond shown to me by the Lord represented the reward for those who overcome. Are you an overcomer? If you are, begin to open your spiritual eyes to see the treasures the Lord has stored up for you. We have entered into a season of light and the light is revealing the good things of the Lord.
“Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.” (James 1:16-18)
Next, I was shown an outdoor scene. A blue laser light from heaven was touching the ground. As it slowly moved further away from me, I saw that it had cut a huge trench in the ground dividing the earth into two halves. I saw many people gathered on both sides of the trench. I heard a voice making this decree;
“A separation has begun for the church. The apostate church is on the left and the apostolic church is on the right. (goats and sheep parable) The apostate church has gone too far and when they realize what they have done it will be too late to cross over to My side. The divide is becoming a chasm which cannot be crossed.”
The decree reminded me of this scripture:
“And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'” (Matthew 23:33-36)
I was then taken back into the mansion and I found myself in another very dark room. In the low light, I saw an interesting object. It was a very old and ornate cape placed over what looked like a mannequin for a seamstress. Again, I heard a voice saying:
“Old mantles are being released again in this generation. Ancient prophetic and apostolic mantles will come upon many people in this generation as the time of the end draws near.”
Are you ready for a new mantle which is in fact very old? Are you ready to take up your authority to speak the Word of the Lord in a rebellious and evil generation? Are you ready to stand with the Lord regardless of the things which may come at you for your faith? If you answered yes to these questions, be ready to receive an awesome gift and responsibility from the Lord. Begin to expect it now. Amen?
Author: Pastor James Durham
After serving almost 30 years as an active duty army Chaplain, James retired at the rank of Colonel. Before and after his military service, he was a pastor and church planter for more than thirteen years. In 2010, James and his wife, Gloria, moved to Columbia, South Carolina in order to write books, teach seminars, and mentor many spiritual sons and daughters around the world. James is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology; Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas with a Master’s degree in Theology, and the US Army Command and General Staff College.
Yes this is true
When HE tells you to strip naked and run don’t ask questions
THE ALMIGHTY doesn’t play with these mantles
I speak from experience and in GREAT humility and stripping and mourning
Please have mercy PAPA and hear and see
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Thank you for sharing this. My spirit bears witness this is surely a word from Him. He is allowing all to be revealed and the separation to happen so His remnant will shine forth. The- time of the greater works is upon us where many will be swept into the kingdom of God. His floors are now being swept and passion ignited/reignited in the hearts of His people to which will serve to rightly disciple the great harvest about to come in. Thank you again for sharing. To me, this is a sign and mandate to go deeper in Him, push aside those things that we allow to steal our time (the little foxes), and spend more time sitting at His feet and meditating on our good good Father, His precious Son Jesus and His precious Holy Spirit.
My Pastor husband is experiencing this church divide in the Methodist Denomination in Florida now. The Post Modern sect is voting to invoke a change in how the scripture is presented, condoning and encouraging homosexuality among other profanities. As we see it, the General Conference will vote this in around September 2021. In Florida, steps have been taken to ensure that the “divide” will not cause the loss of Traditional Christianity, in other words preaching and teaching exactly what is written in the Bible, regardless of what the culture wants. The churches within the denomination will be asked to “choose” which narrative they want to follow.
My husband and I are both appalled by this, in my mind it is heresy. Sadly, other denominations are doing the same, ordaining homosexual and Lesbian Pastor’s and Bishops. The Post Modern Methodist Denomination wants absolute inclusion and is willing to bend to the culture of perversion in order to keep the numbers in the seats. I do believe that those in power will face a terrible judgment for jeopardizing the souls of those deceived into thinking that portions of scripture no longer hold true.
The road is narrow that leads to heaven, it is rocky and it requires courage to stand in the Truth. Few have it.
That is amazing and as you stated, appalling, and more evidence the apostasy has started.
Kasey, it is indeed heartbreaking. Happened a few years ago with the Presbyterians. Even in non-denominational churches, many “believers” do not read the scripture and most have relegated the Old Testament to ancient history which has zero relevance for today. We no nothing of the role suffering plays in maturing the saints, the “fear of the Lord” or the transformation of the human soul.
If a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it. Heb. 6
I joined this by first searching “thorns and thistles spike protein” in DuckDuckGo – so someone else is on to this teaching. It is very relevant and I find many interesting connections in Scripture on the “thorns and thistles” from Genesis on. I am not a pastor but if someone else has a download from the LORD on this I would appreciate knowing your teaching and whether it is the same as mine. I am looking for something redemptive in this harsh word but all I can find in Ez 28:23-24
””… I will send a plague upon you and make blood flow in your streets. The slain will fall within you,with the sword against you on every side. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
“‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.'”
My mom received a call out of the blue from an attorney from a distant relative once removed. The attorney said this woman had a diamond ring and no close family and the only name she could remember was Mary, my mother’s name, simply because it was common. . I remember going to this great aunt’s house with my mom and it was very run down with crooked floors. She was in her 90s, and had not had help to keep it up. There were these hand woven rugs that she made that were beautiful, but this woman was notorious for not sharing a single rug with anyone, but loved to show them off, and was known as a bit of a stingy woman. Long story short, the ring was larger than the diamond my mom had received from my dad, so she was happy. My mom was an amazing seamstress too, When my mom was getting older, on her birthday out of the blue, she turned to me and said “will you marry me?” She handed me the diamond as we all laughed. I heard the LORD in that proposal through my mom’s words. My mom had not been the most generous person either, so I was surprised she gave it up before she passed. Then the LORD whispered a secret sweet name to me that I never shared with anyone. I was disappointed when my daughter decided to name her baby the same name, but of course, I kept it to myself. Then when my daughter inquired about the name, as she was praying, she was driving by a Zionsville, IN city limits sign and the LORD simultaneously said “Her name will be Zion..”That was a different name, so I knew my special name was preserved by the LORD, and Zion got a beautiful name too. I have my dad’s personality and he was a giver., unlike my mom. So the mantle I received was not stinginess, but generosity as these women both demonstrated a change of heart when they passed the mantle of this stone down. Someday soon I will hand it to my daughter, and she will give it Zion too. The mantle this stone represents is one of a change of heart-from stinginess to generosity. And it will always represent a proposal from our Bridegroom. This week I was looking at diamond rings in a jewelry store and there was one that I tried on that was just a demo that had a center stone and it looked visibly yellow. Suddenly, the song Yellow started playing. In it, it says, “Look at the stars, see how they shine for you, in all the things that you do, and they were all yellow.” I felt the Father’s love in that instant, as I sing that song to myself every time I see a photo of my dad who passed away, because he was standing in a field of sunflowers. The timing was as simultaneous as the Zion/Zionsville word my daughter received. The LORD is always speaking. I felt uneasy looking at diamonds with the man I was with. He even mentioned using that stone I had inherited in these settings. It felt a bit stingy., and I am looking forward to passing it to my daughter soon. I felt like the LORD was saying-let’s change your name, but not to his, you deserve a new snd colourless stone. And He Himself was proposing to me in that star shining song. I left the store and said, let’s wait on this. The man I was with looked relieved and agreed. I don’t know what’s in store for me, but I think I am entering the city limits of a new direction, which I know ultimately is toward Mount Zion, where He proposes to me with a colourless stone. May I be refined and purged of all of the yellow stones and stinginess in my life before the day He meets me there, and I put on the mantle of the name He gave me when He proposed to me on my moms birthday. Funniest thing, we buried my mom on her birthday, which became her Wedding Day. Shalom.
Pastor James did you see the dream sequence the Lord had given me and I posted yesterday? Very similar themes also listed there, so this is a confirmation! Z3 news an announcement.
Blessings and thanks for sharing this great word. ????
Extremely powerful message, I read it twice. The scene of the chasm between the apostolic and apostate church is sad and sobering. And for those standing on the apostate side, it seems as if time is running out.
While many of us are praying for a third great awakening/revival to sweep through the nations of the world, I think this is what we are waiting for…men and women to apprehend those ancient apostolic and prophetic mantles…but ouch, the responsibility sounds quite intimidating.
Whenever I think of mantles I use to have that same idea, what a responsibility and I would be intimidated. My wife changed that for me when she shared Math 11:28-29 from the message paraphrase.
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
The mantle of the Lord for us will not be heavy or ill-fitting, it will be natural and feel like a tailor made suit. I believe we will have a sense that this is what we were designed for. His mantle will be a perfect complement to our life purpose.
Thank you Aaron for these anointed words. Just reading them brought rest to my mind. I needed to be reminded
A prophetic work released in Nashville is that ’22 will be marked by a doubling of anointing for all manner of blessings. I wish to be a disciple to this right now. Thank you LORD!