"We
Must Not Sleep or Be Distracted While the Treasure of the Earth is Ripe for
Reaping!"
by Rick Joyner
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The
recent earthquake and tsunamis that struck so many countries in the Indian Ocean
are taxing the whole world’s relief efforts. In human life lost, it will go down
as one of the worst natural disasters in human history. It does have important prophetic
significance that we need to understand, which is highlighted in Joshua 3:3-4,14-17:
"When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God
with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and
go after it. However, there shall be between you and it a distance of about 2,000
cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you shall
go, for you have not passed this way before."
The Ark of the Covenant
So it came about when the people set out from their tents
to cross the Jordan with the priests carrying the ark of the covenant before the
people, and when those who carried the ark came into the Jordan, and the feet of
the priests carrying the ark were dipped in the edge of the water ("for the Jordan
overflows all its banks all of the days of harvest"), that the waters which were
flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at
Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were flowing down toward
the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed
opposite Jericho. And the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord
stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on
dry ground, until all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.
In Scripture, the Jordan River often represents death, which is why both Jesus and
John the Baptist were baptized there. The Jordan River also empties into the Dead
Sea. There was a reason why the Lord commanded the Ark of the Covenant to be carried
across the Jordan “about” 2,000 cubits ahead of the rest of the people. The Ark
represents Jesus and the cubits represent years. This was a prophetic statement
that the Lord would pass through death to His Promised Land “about” 2,000 years
before the rest of His people.
Expect Natural and
Human Disasters to Increase
The Lord said that “ . . . the harvest is the end of the age
. . . ” (Matthew 13:39), and we read in Joshua 3:15 that
“ . . . the Jordan River overflows all its banks all of the
days of harvest . . . ” This speaks of how death will be overflowing all
of its banks all of the days of the harvest, which is the end of the age. Because
of this, we can expect natural and human disasters to increase during the coming
times.
As all of the Lord Jesus’ own prophecies concerning these times make very clear,
we are coming to the greatest times of trouble the world has ever known. However,
the good news is, if we have built our lives on the kingdom which cannot be shaken,
we will not only survive what is coming, but we will prevail and prosper. This is
actually the time when the church is going to cross over and begin to possess its
Promised Land.
At the same time, we must understand that at the very time that such great troubles
are going to be coming upon the world that “the Jordan River
overflows all of its banks.” Christians who are walking in the ways of the
Lord are going to prosper more than they ever have before. The present world systems
may be shaking, but if we are abiding in the Lord, we are on a Rock that simply
cannot be shaken. However, our prosperity is not so that we can live luxuriously,
but so that we can help the desperate.
"We will need to learn to
cope with death all around us . . . "
In Joshua 3:16, we are told that the waters of the Jordan
“ . . . which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great
distance away at Adam.” This could have been translated that the waters of
the Jordan “were rolled back all the way to Adam.” It was no accident that this
little town was named “Adam,” just as there are no accidents anywhere in Scripture.
When God’s people begin to pass through this baptism in the Jordan, entering into
a life which truly takes up the cross every day; dying to ourselves so that we can
be alive to Him, we will begin possessing the promises of God that we are called
to inherit. Death will then be rolled back all the way to Adam! All of the death
that was the consequence of the Fall will be turned back.
There is much to be said about this, but for this week we must understand that death
will be overflowing “all of its banks” during the time of the harvest. We must prepare
ourselves for increasingly great natural and manmade disasters, as we get closer
to the end of this age. We will need to learn to cope with death all around us and
keep on functioning. Just as no general is likely to be successful if he is overly
concerned about casualties, we too will have to learn to cope with death all around
us, not being overly given to grieving or mourning the dead, in order to save the
living from an even greater, eternal disaster.
Be prepared not to
just survive, but to save many others.
The prophecies of these times are fearful for those who are not abiding in the Prince
of Peace. Even so, we are entering the times that even the prophets of old desired
to see. We must understand that problems are coming, and to avoid looking for them,
because if they make us uncomfortable or fearful, that is to live in deception.
Those who have built their lives on the kingdom have nothing to fear. Those who
have not, will have much to fear, and it is better for them to fear than to go on
in their delusions and be in the terrible jeopardy those delusions keep them in.
Therefore, we want to see these things for what they are, and be prepared not to
just survive, but to save many others.
Israel’s inheritance was the land, and they dispossessed the people who were on
it. Our inheritance, which is also the Lord’s, is the people. Even though the Jordan
will be overflowing its banks, and death will be all around us, the power of His
indestructible life will be flowing through us to reap the greatest harvest that
the world has ever known. We must not sleep or be distracted while the treasure
of the earth is ripe for reaping.
A Personal Note From Rick
We are hosting a
Worship & Warfare Conference at our
new facilities at H.I.M. (near Charlotte, NC,) February 10-12, 2005. Registration
is still just $50 per person, including children. This is one of our most popular
conferences and is likely to fill up fast. If you are planning to come, please register
ASAP.
We are hosting a
Prophetic Equipping Conference March 17-19, 2005, in our facilities at H.I.M.
These conferences are especially designed for those who are growing in prophetic
ministries and gifts. This conference will also likely fill up fast, so make your
plans and register early if you are planning to come.
For all of our conferences, you may
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or by calling our toll free number at 1-800-542-0278. We will be posting special
hotel info and rates soon. I hope to see you there.
Rick Joyner
http://morningstarministries.org
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