於2018-07-23發佈


新族類─啟示錄  

上週我們探討到天國的福音,我們可以預期神將在要臨到的大覺醒中興起非比尋常的領導階層。關於此,神曾在1982年和1988年向我顯示將臨到基督身體領導階層的『新族類』(new breed),神向我顯示此新類型的本質。直到今日,我可以說此新族類的領導階層尚未興起,但有先知性證據顯示此新族類正在成熟,即將興起。 

神在1988年向我顯示此新族類領袖本質的明確細節,我刊登在當時的時事通訊。在此通訊內容中的其他元素被證明是準確的,因此我們對其中所描述的新族類本質有信心。以下是我在1988年寄出的內容: 

當我與一群打算購買全美傳承會事工(Heritage USA)的人一起禱告時,我看見主走向一個巨大的石頭,當祂觸摸它時,石頭滾動、墳墓便打開。我知道這指的是復活,感到非常驚訝,於是我打電話給在堪薩斯州的鮑伯.瓊斯(Bob Jones),問他主是否向他顯示任何關於全美傳承會的事情。他立刻說主向他顯示會有復活,他看見寡婦的小錢被放在此事工中,主說祂會看顧,也正在這麼做。 

接著我打給在華茲堡(Fort Worth)的詹姆斯·羅比遜(James Robison),問他主是否向他顯示關於此事工的任何事,他說有,他相信此事工將因著寡婦的小錢而重生。 

幾天後主對我說:『當此事工重生時,它將為神國的緣故成為太監,它不會再次強暴他的新婦,它會被使用來預備新婦與主聯合,並與即將被釋放的新族類事工和諧一致。』 

在經歷復活前必須先有死亡,此事工還沒完全死去。主延遲協助此事工就像祂對拉撒路所做的。在主動工前,門會關閉一段時間,墳墓會被封住。石頭不會滾動,直到祂觸摸它。到時祂會將此事工給予祂所預備的管家,新的事工將沒有財務上的壓力,也不會成為基督身體的財務負擔。 

當我領受此話語時,我剛搬到北卡的夏洛特市,周圍充斥著全美傳承會的爭議,引起世界的關注。當時,我也因為所領受的預言而聞名,因為這些預言已在世界傳開,包括收割異象和我的第一本書『生命樹與善惡樹的分辨』(There Were Two Trees in the Garden),這本書成為當時的暢銷書。一些想要獲得全美傳承會資產的企業與事工,會找我為他們的計畫禱告。我個人對整個情況感到厭惡,覺得有許多事工與企業如同屬靈禿鷹,我實在不想與此事有任何關連,直到我為一群企業團體禱告時得到此異象。 

儘管此異象加上鮑伯.瓊斯和詹姆斯·羅比遜與我的分享,開始改變我對全美傳承會的想法,但我並不想也沒計畫成為重建此產業的一部份。當金貝克(Jim Bakker)一出獄告訴我,我將被給予此產業時,我就是看不見。我為著預備基督身體迎接大收割的使命大發熱心,我完全不想管理像全美傳承會那樣大的資產。 

我並不是在說自己將成為主所說『新族類事工』的一份子,我當然想成為,只是不想做任何假設。然而,在1982年主告訴我,我將能夠協助預備其中的一些人,一路協助他們,從那時開始我便投入此事工的許多項目,但那一直是我的主要焦點,只是我沒有太多談及。 

我可以有信心的說,是有一些真正新族類的事工,他們即將興起。他們將闡明火熱基督教的真實本質,什麼叫跟隨主。我們可以預期最後的信息─天國的福音將從中被釋放出去。這些人將帶來基督身體,以及基督教帶給世界觀感的徹底改變

(摘自喬納 word for the week, Week26, 2018)


 
The New Breed—The Book of Revelation

Last week we discussed the gospel of the kingdom and the transcendent leadership we can expect for the coming Great Awakening. In relation to this, in 1982 and again in 1988 I was shown a coming “new breed” of leadership in the body of Christ. I was shown the nature of this new breed. To date, I can say that it has still not emerged, but there is a convergence of prophetic evidence that it is maturing and about to emerge.

In 1988 I was shown specific details about the nature of this new breed of leader that I published in our newsletter at that time. As the other elements in this word proved to be accurate, we can have confidence in the nature of the new breed described in it. This is the word that I sent out in October 1988:

        While praying with a group of men who were considering the purchase of this ministry (PTL, also called Heritage USA), I saw the Lord walk up to a large stone and as He touched it, the stone rolled away and the grave was opened. Knowing this spoke of a resurrection, and being surprised by it, I called Bob Jones in Kansas City to ask if the Lord had shown him anything about PTL. He immediately said that the Lord had shown him that it would be resurrected. He had been shown the widow's mites that had been put into this ministry, and the Lord said that He had watched over them, and it was for them that He was doing this.

         I then called James Robison in Fort Worth and asked him if the Lord had shown him anything about PTL. He said that He had, and that he believed it would be resurrected because of the widow's mites.

        A few nights later the Lord spoke to me and said, "When this ministry is resurrected it will be a eunuch for the kingdom's sake. It will never again rape His bride, but will be used to prepare her for the coming union with Him in harmony with the new breed of ministry about to be released."

        Before there can be a resurrection there must first be a death, and this ministry is not yet dead. The Lord is delaying coming to its aid just as He did with Lazarus. The doors will be closed and the grave sealed for a time before He will move. The stone will not be rolled away until He touches it. At that time it will be given to the stewards He has prepared for a fraction of the present asking price. The new ministry will not be under financial pressure, and it will not be a financial burden on the body of Christ.

When I received this word, I had just moved to Charlotte, North Carolina as the controversies surrounding PTL, or the Heritage USA ministry, was capturing the world’s attention. At the same time, I was becoming known because of the prophecies I had given that were being distributed around the world. These includedA Vision of the Harvest and my first book, There Were Two Trees in the Garden, which was becoming a bestseller at that time. Businesses and ministries seeking to acquire the Heritage USA property would seek me out to pray about their plans. I was personally disgusted by the whole situation surrounding the property, and felt many of the ministries and businesses seeking it were like spiritual vultures. I really did not want anything to do with it until I had this vision while praying for a group of businessmen.

Even though that vision, along with what Bob Jones and James Robison shared with me, started to change my heart about Heritage, I had no desire, or plans, to be a part of restoring it. When Jim Bakker told me right after he got out of prison that I would be given that property, I just didn’t see it. My heart was for missions and preparing the body of Christ for the coming harvest. I had no desire to manage a large property like Heritage.

I am not claiming to be a part of this new breed of ministry the Lord spoke to me about. Of course I would like to be, but I am not presuming that. However, I was told in 1982 that I would be able to help prepare some of them and help them along their way. I have been engaged in many aspects of ministry since, but that has remained my main focus, even if I do not talk much about it.

I can say with confidence that there are some who truly are a new breed of ministry, and they are about to emerge. They will illuminate the true nature of radical Christianity and what it means to follow Him. From this we can expect the last message, the gospel of the kingdom, to go forth. These will bring radical changes to body of Christ and the way Christianity is expressed and viewed in the world.