This post will be long, as I will be sharing a vision, and an experience I had back in December of 2019. Before I begin my story, I would like to share some scriptures to help you bring it all together. Many, without realizing it are helping me bring scriptures to life, it is my hope that I am helping many as well. That's how the body of Christ works. This will prove Christ pre-existed but will also continue to show how he is the Firstborn of the New Creation...not God the Father ~ Jehovah, but Eternal Father of the New Creation.
As I mention in my previous post: Baptism in Death ~ Born Again ~ Born of Spirit. Jesus Christ is compared to Melchizedek, no genealogy, it is not revealed when and where he came from...only that he is Divine, a Spirit and a Man created in Jehovah's image.
- "In the beginning was the Word" - The Divine Word - the Holy Scriptures
Hebrews 4:12 ASV — For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
- "the Word was with God" - "Angel of the Lord" OT - Archangel Michael in his pre-existence.
Daniel 10:21 ASV — But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me against these, but Michael your prince.
- "the Word was God" - Jesus Christ, a man who reveals Jehovah God when on earth and anointed with Holy Spirit at his baptism...not incarnate, metaphorically.
John 1:14 ASV — And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 1:3 ASV — who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Colossians 1:15 ASV — who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
Invisible ~ unable to be seen; not visible to the eye. (If God is not visible, He is not incarnate.)
Verse 2
- "same" was in the beginning with God" - Wisdom ~ Female
Firstborn of the New Creation... Begotten God
Genesis 1:27 ASV — And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 3:15 ASV — and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
1 Corinthians 15:40 ASV — There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
Please take note that Genesis 2:4 ends with the generations "heavens and of the earth" when they were created by God, and then starts with the day Jehovah God created the "earth and heaven", so you have the heavens (plural) and earth first, then you have the earth and heaven.
Genesis 2:1 ASV — And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Genesis 2:4 ASV — These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.
Genesis 2:7 ASV — And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:22 ASV — and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
1 Corinthians 15:45 ASV — So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Joel 2:28-29 ASV — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
December 14, 2019 ~ The Vision
I woke up that morning and prepared myself for field service. I had left the JW organization for approximately two months, leaving late September 2019 and returning sometime in November 2019. I had noticed that much wasn't right there, the people were nice and did their very best to be obedient, to lead as much of a sinless life as possible, but there was a certain control that came with it, and I was uncomfortable with it. The environment did not feel holy to me, some things felt unloving to me. So, when I left, I began to study other Bibles that my husband had, I even went to the church he started attending, in time I realized that wasn't right either.
I returned to the JW's because they were closest in loyalty to "Jehovah" and in beliefs. They're imperfect beings trying their best to be prim and proper. Here's where my lesson in forgiveness begins. During the year from July 2020 through April 2021, I had been persecuted by them. I learned to love them anyway. It is Satan who rules this world.
Ephesians 6:12 ASV — For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
I went back to studying with the sister I had studied with in the Spring. She was excited to have me back, she knew I had continued my studies with the Bible, even though I had left. She was there from the start of all that happened and now she would also be aware of my vision.
Now back to that morning of the 14th. The home we gathered at before heading out on field service was on Barren Road, on that road is a park I often walked to from my home, called Orchard Park. It's a very small park with a single large tree, other trees have recently been planted. The link provided has more details. Orchard Park
It's a place where you can drop off or retrieve a book to read, a cute birdhouse with a glass door that sits on a post.
Here's some images...
That morning I decided to leave a Bible. It had still been wrapped in plastic. I had picked up many Bibles at the Kingdom Hall earlier that week, I remember the elder being surprised that the plastic had not been removed. Anyways, I dropped it off with a simple note "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~ Matthew 6:21" and went about my morning. Now I'm home and it's raining out. These days I was spending most of my time in my bedroom. When one returns, or simply turns to God, it's not always understandable to a family who doesn't practice faith and to those who don't believe in it. Worse yet, when they see a transformation happen before their eyes that they can't explain, and one that I couldn't explain myself in detail, although I tried...tensions arise.
As I sit in my room, I'm guided by the Holy Spirit once again. I knew I had to go to the park. I grabbed my bright blue umbrella, throw on my long, tan, wool-like coat, scarf and white gloves and start walking. It's raining pretty good, thankfully it's only about a 15-minute walk or so. As I'm walking, I'm singing to Jehovah "Eu amo-te Jeova" in Portuguese, meaning "I love you Jehovah" and when I get to the park, I know to grab the Bible I had left there, and it dawns on me, that's why the plastic was left on. It would protect the Bible while I was in the rain, remembering the comment the elder had made about it. After grabbing the Bible, I walked over to the one tree in the large grass area, link provided has images. At this point it's already mid to late afternoon.
Many thoughts are going through my mind on what's going to happen. "Is this it, will this be my last day on earth?" I remember thinking of my family, I was sad and happy. Sad that they would miss me, but happy that the end was here and a new beginning for all would begin. Although it's still slightly raining, I put down my umbrella still opened. I remember staring at it and thinking its shape reminded me of a lemon slice (alkaline) and as I stared at the seams sown that brought each piece together, I had a thought of the "seven sons" of God. At this point, I remember thinking that often, thinking somehow that it's family, but not fully understanding.
More time has passed and suddenly my husband shows up, opens his door, steps out and asks why I was standing there, I simply explained to him that I needed to be there. He didn't like the idea and couldn't make sense of it, but he decided he would leave me be and left. I'm now getting tired and beginning to wonder if something really was going to happen, knowing I was meant to be there, guided by Jehovah through Jesus Christ...and like that, something begins to happen.
I'm now looking up at the sky, it has stopped raining, the skies are a dark gray. Out of nowhere, bright orange wisps of thick clouds start to appear, rapidly moving. It was an amazing site, it reminded me of a passage in the Bible (Psalm 18). In early 2019, when I was called on by Jehovah, this is the very first scripture I went to and repeated over and over, as I was experiencing something frightening and not of this world. Here's the link that touches on that: Awake ~ My Heartfelt Prayer ~ 2019
Here it is, still one of my favorite scriptures until this day...at the time it was from the NWT...
Psalm 18:1-3 NWT ~ I have affection for you, O Jehovah, my strength. Jehovah is my crag and my stronghold and the One who rescues me. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and my horn of salvation, my secure refuge. I call on Jehovah, who is worthy of praise, And I will be saved from my enemies.
As the orange clouds start moving, more and more appear, moving quickly and furious. I remember thinking Jehovah is angry and He was there to rescue me for all the bad that was being done to me.
Psalm 18:8-10 ASV — There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
As I'm looking up, a small circular opening appears through the dark skies just above the entrance of the park. I see some blue skies and an array of colors around the opening, off to the right of it, I couldn't believe my eyes, what looked like two angels were suddenly flying towards me. "This is it" I thought, and in a blink of an eye, although I no longer could see the angels, out of nowhere I could feel the shoulders of my coat being pulled up, a gravitational pull, like I was being lifted up, but it was as if I were to heavy, or glued to the ground. I could feel the pull and then, nothing.
I still stood there, I went nowhere and nothing else happened. I thought to myself "Satan has to strong a hold on me" it didn't work, I remember feeling very saddened. Then shortly after, it happened again, how I prayed that it would work this time, but it didn't, "I'm still hear" was my thought.
I look back up at the skies where the opening had been, now it looks like the sun is rising. It actually took a few days later to realize that what looked like the sun rising, was actually the sun setting, but the way the skies had opened up in the clouds, it gave the appearance that it was rising and not setting
Psalm 18:11-15 ASV — He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire. Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them. Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Skies now start to darken once again, it was serene. Thick and gloomy clouds now start surface the tops of the trees, I now feel myself turn around to look behind me and much to my surprise there is a massive rainbow in these dark gray skies. Words couldn't even begin to express how beautiful it looked, nor could it be explained, the contrast of colors next to dark gray skies was amazing. I have never seen anything like it. Then, it was as if something invisible punched through it, a hole. I remember thinking, although I couldn't see it, something flew through it. It rapidly started to dissolve, breaking apart...no more rainbow, it disappeared.
Psalm 18:16-21 ASV — He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me. They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay. He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me. Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Revelation 12:12 ASV — Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 12:14 ASV — And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
I stayed a while longer, maybe another hour if that. Then I gave up. Feeling down and not understanding what had just taken place. I put my gloves back on, pick up my umbrella, put the Bible back in the book box, and start walking back home. As I'm walking, I'm feeling very hurt and discouraged, yet there's a certain peace within me, as if I weren't alone. Someone or something is with me. Then I realized the pain in my back is gone.
1 Corinthians 13:13 ASV — But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
This is just one of many things that have happened to me since returning to Jehovah in early 2019. My faith is strong, it does not matter what Satan throws my way, I know Jehovah is always there. I have one more post to go out on this topic of being born again, then I have other posts that will go out that I'm working on, regarding the woes that are soon to come.
To those who are called, if you are chosen...it is after the woman, that the dragon will turn his attention to the seed...you must rely on Jehovah and Jesus Christ to get you through it. Put your full faith in Jehovah, it will not be easy. It is a spiritual war, many will not even know you are going through it or what it is, that is happening to you.
Revelation 12:17 ASV — And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:
May Jehovah through Jesus Christ bring you...
~ Peace, Love and Joy ~
Related posts:
Baptism in Death ~ Born Again ~ "In" Jesus' Name
Baptism in Death ~ Born Again ~ Born of Spirit
Baptism in Death ~ Born Again ~ New Creation
