Our Finest Hour Vol1 1
Our Finest Hour Vol1 1
Our Finest Hour Vol1 1
1 Discover Divine Strategies We are pleased to produce the first of our Bi-
Bobby Conner
Monthly E-Mag mail out. For some time now the
7 Going Behind the Veil Lord has been speaking to me about producing
Paul Keith Davis
a magazine that would help Christians and
12 The Anointing To Finish leaders to hear what God is saying to the body
Kent Mattox
of Christ. There is so much confusion out there in
15 The Test of Love the Christian scene as to what God is saying and
Joe Sweet
what He expects of us in these difficult times. I
19 A New Day and the Final Lap trust that you will be blessed by the articles which
Neville Johnson
are written by ministries that have a proven track
24 Changes Decreed record in communication to the body of Christ
Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj
what the Lord is saying to us in this present time.
32 Past Prophetic Words
The Name “Our Finest Hour” refers to the fact
that the true church is entering a period of time
in which it will be known as and enshrined in the
eternal halls of fame in heaven. “That this was the
churches finest hour” The best is yet to come and
we are now embarking on a period of time where
the church will rise to all that God has purposed
for her.
Neville Johnson
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old on help is on the way (Hebrews control. These divine tactics release to us
10:35)! The Spirit of Truth is now greater understanding of unfolding events
releasing Divine Wisdom for divine from a much higher perspective (Isaiah 55:9).
strategies for these days of shaking! None can afford to stumble about in the
Passionate seekers of truth will quickly darkness, divine light is available (John 8:12).
discover that God has opened wide a door Consider this powerful promise:
of divine revelation for them, for all who turn
away from the carnal, natural mind and Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and
choose to live by the Word of God and His arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine
Spirit, abiding in God’s holy Presence (Psalm (make day dawn) upon you and give you
91:1). Never forget it is in HIS presence that light.
fullness of joy abides (Psalm 16:11).
Look carefully then how you walk! Live
Specifically, this Divine Wisdom will lift us up purposefully and worthily and accurately,
to a higher level in the realm of the Spirit so not as the unwise and witless, but as wise
that the Lord may reveal His divine strategies (sensible, intelligent people),
and plans (1 Cor. 2:6-7). These divine
strategies will reveal the understanding Making the very most of the time [buying up
Indeed, His ways are much higher than ours Forsake not [Wisdom], and she will keep,
and we desperately need His Spirit to reveal defend, and protect you; love her, and she
His purposes. Consider the following Scripture will guard you.
from Isaiah:
The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and
neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And
with all you have gotten, get understanding
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, (discernment, comprehension, and
so are My ways higher than your ways and interpretation).
My thoughts than your thoughts.
Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she
For as the rain and snow come down from will exalt and promote you; she will bring you
the heavens, and return not there again, but to honor when you embrace her. She shall
water the earth and make it bring forth and give to your head a wreath of gracefulness;
sprout, that it may give seed to the sower a crown of beauty and glory will she deliver
and bread to the eater, to you.
God is offering to each of us a much higher What are the steps to receiving the Wisdom
Wisdom released by the Spirit of God. Now from above?
is the time to embrace true Wisdom, Christ
Himself. First, we must ask for the Wisdom of God—
and keep on asking, doubting nothing. And
You might be asking how to obtain then we must understand that the Lord’s
this much-desired Divine Wisdom—the Divine Wisdom is entered through two
passionate quest and resounding question gates, holiness (as expressed in humility) and
throughout human history. The Holy Scriptures reverence or fear of the Lord. These are the
clearly reveal the answer. God’s Divine gates leading to the pathway of Wisdom.
Wisdom isn’t reserved for the special few, but God resists the proud but He gives grace
is available to all believers who hunger for to the humble (Proverbs 3:34, 1 Peter 5:5).
intimacy with the Lord and sincerely seek to What is this grace that He bestows upon
advance His Kingdom. the humble? It is the grace or divine ability
to know Him and His strategies for bringing
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let His Kingdom to earth—the grace for Divine
him ask of the giving God Who gives to Wisdom.
everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without
reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be Divine Wisdom—Through the Holy Spirit
given him. James 1:5 It is indeed the Holy Spirit alone who imparts
Divine Wisdom. Notice the words of Christ
Bobby Conner
Eagles View Ministries
P.O Box 933
Bullard, TX 75757
903-894-6481
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few years ago the Lord gave me a seemed to be indicative of His revelatory
wonderful experience that I believe nature. I was not able to see His face for I
depicts the calling of several within was walking from behind Him. I suppose that
the Church being prepared to go behind could be good in that he was leading and
the veil and begin to understand great and we were following.
mighty things which we presently do not
know. There are some being groomed to As I approached Him I knew exactly who
experience Jeremiah 33:3 and receive key He was. Other people were seemingly
strategies and insight directly from the Lord around but I paid little attention to them. As
that will be of paramount importance during I approached Him I threw my arms around
this season. This prophetic Scripture declares: him and placed my head on his right
shoulder feeling a great sense of affection
Call to Me and I will answer you and show and friendship. It would have been nice
you great and mighty things, fenced in and to simply remain there for a few years. It is
hidden, which you do not know (do not important to remember this is an experience
distinguish and recognize, have knowledge to help illustrate the relationship and
of and understand). – Amplified Version affections this company will have with the
Lord.
In the experience, I saw the Lord walking in a
determined manner, but I could only see Him He allowed the loving embrace for a few
from the back. He was wearing a dark blue moments and then pointed to a wall directly
robe that reached to the ground. The color in front of us. It had a stone/tile appearance.
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the anointing to
Finish
Let perseverance finish its work
so that you may be mature and complete
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hroughout my life there have been Paul describes in scripture.
projects that I have started but never
finished: books, exercise programs, Several years ago I was meditating and the
music lessons, projects, sermon ideas and Lord said, “I want you to run a marathon,
even articles like I am writing right now. and if you do I will teach you about the
There have been many times that I have anointing to finish.” Now, at the time, I had
started and not finished. never run more than two miles at any given
time in my life. A marathon is 26.2 miles or
Undoubtedly, most of you who are reading 42.195 kilometers so as you can imagine I
this have experienced the same thing. wanted to make sure that I had heard from
We may have a great idea that we are the Lord.
incredibly excited about that once started
just seems to run out of steam or we start a My fleece was this: I decided that I would
project that we get distracted, or become register for the New York City Marathon,
discouraged and eventually lose interest which is a lottery draw to enter the
and never finish what we have started. marathon, and if I got accepted I would
run. I was a little disappointed and slightly
Once I became illuminated to Christ and His relieved when I wasn’t picked the first year
kingdom, a desire developed deep in my but I persevered and registered again the
spirit to become a finisher, someone who not next and was challenged to accomplish this
only begins well, but also ends well. I want to feat and learn about finishing when I found
finish the race and win the prize the Apostle that I had been chosen the second year.
Kent Mattox
Word Alive International
Outreach
122 Allendale Road
Oxford, Alabama 36203
contact@wordalive.org
256-831-5280
www.wordalive.org
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cripture is clear. The Lord tests our examine in order to approve or deem
hearts before He promotes us to worthy”. The same word can be used
greater intimacy with Him and greater to mean “test” and also “tested and
authority in His kingdom. Often, these tests approved”.
come without our awareness. His manifold
tests include faithfulness, honesty, keeping To the church at Thyatira, the Lord Jesus
our word, speaking with grace, humility, said: “All the churches shall know that I am
purity of heart and love. As Paul wrote in He who searches the minds and hearts. And
1 Corinthians 13, the greatest of these is I will give to each one of you according to
love. In our quest to know the Lord, grow in your works.” Rev. 2:23
intimacy with Him and increase in grace, we
must pass certain tests. This is parallel to Jeremiah 17:10 “I, the Lord,
search the heart, I test the mind, even to
The apostle, Paul, writes “But as we have give every man according to his ways,
been approved by God to be entrusted according to the fruit of his doings.”
with the gospel, even so we speak, not
as pleasing men, but God who tests our In 2013 the Lord spoke to me about a
hearts.” 1 Thes. 2:4 mandatory tests that His bride must pass
in order to walk with Him: laying down our
“Approved” and “tests” in the above lives for Him and for His sheep. “By this we
passage are the same Greek word: know love, because He laid down His life
dokimazo. “Dokimazo” means “to test/ for us. And we also ought to lay down our
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about 35-40 people. We were in a pleasant,
outdoor, park-like setting enjoying fellowship I then remembered the group that stayed
with each other. I knew we were all “well behind. I deeply wished they would have
fed” Christians, having been exposed to come with me. Like me, they didn’t want to
plenty of good Bible teaching and fresh leave their pleasant and comfortable setting
prophetic revelations from some of God’s to go through the wilderness. I wanted to
choice servants. go back and bring the others so they, too,
could experience it. The clear, inward,
Suddenly a tall man approached us with authoritative voice of the Lord spoke “No.
a letter in his hand. He told us of a single There is no time to go back.”
mother stranded in a barren, distant
wilderness. As He was speaking, I saw her in I knew that I MUST go forward to complete
a vision isolated in a desert. She was terribly my mission. I also knew that none of the
discouraged. She truly loved the Lord but people who were part of the group would
was barely hanging on for emotional and every see or experience what I was now
spiritual survival. She desperately needed enjoying. As I took my next step into the
help. paradise before me the dream ended.
He informed us that the letter he had would This experience was so real to me that when
bring her the strength and encouragement I woke up tears were streaming down my
that she needed. He asked if any of us face. I was overcome with the beauty and
would be willing to deliver it. We knew presence of the Lord. A flood of revelation
that the trip would be long, lonely and and Scriptures began to cascade over my
difficult. Although my heart was moved with soul. Here is what the Lord said to me.
compassion for this single mother, I hesitated
momentarily, knowing the trip through the
wilderness would be grueling. As the leader Interpretation:
waited for a response, no one volunteered.
I knew the moment I woke up that the tall
I raised my hand to go and was handed the man was the Lord Jesus Himself. The Holy
letter. Taking it I immediately set off into the Spirit then walked me back through the
wilderness. I knew the long, hard journey dream and explained it to me. All three
would be worthwhile because she was in groups of people (the group in the park, the
dire need of help. single mother, and me) represented three
different groups or types of believers. Each
I walked alone for quite some time through group is called to be the Lord’s bride. But
the barren desert on a narrow foot path, we must pass the Lord’s test.
winding my way through cactus, up hills
and down valleys. Eventually, I got maybe He said that the single mother who is
halfway to my destination and approached desperately in need and stranded in the
a large sand dune. As I climbed to the top I wilderness is part of His body who is called to
looked at the horizon in front of me and was be His bride (this includes those who are yet
overwhelmingly shocked. The landscape to be saved).
had changed into the most stunningly
beautiful scene on earth. It literally took The group that did not volunteer to go help
my breath away!! I saw trees, flowers, a also represents a part of His body. These are
waterfall, hills, a stream and plants that saints who are “blessed and comfortable
were colors that do not exist on earth. The together” but are still unwilling to die for the
magnificence of the scene was beyond Lord. Our unwillingness to sacrifice for the
words. The indescribable beauty sent a rush Lord will keep us in a state of immaturity
If we will say “yes” to the call of God to be I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
a “living sacrifice” out of love; if we take up mercies of God, that you present your
our cross to follow Him, (even for the sake bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
of blessing those in desperate need) we to God, which is your reasonable service.
will be surprised to find out that the journey Romans 12:1
we thought was going to be a long, barren 8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of
desert actually becomes the most beautiful, David, was raised from the dead according
breathtaking journey imaginable. to my gospel, 9 for which I suffer trouble as
an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but
The paradise is a picture of the “fullness of the word of God is not chained. 10 Therefore
Christ” that we can experience in this life. It I endure all things for the sake of the elect,
was like heaven on earth. We can move that they also may obtain the salvation
from a very ordinary, plain existence to a which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
heavenly realm that is beyond description. 11 This is a faithful saying:
For if we died with Him, we shall also live with
The Holy Spirit then brought these Scripture Him.
verses: 12 If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.
2 Timothy 2:8-12
But as it is written “Eye has not seen, nor ear The Lord whispered in my heart: “I have
heard, nor have entered into the heart of arranged tests that will separate My bride
man the things which God has prepared for unto Myself. I have allowed situations that
those who love Him”. 1Corinthians 2:9 will test the true love of My people. My bride
will follow in My steps, and lay down her life
“By this we know love, because He laid for Me and for My sheep. I will surprise those
down His life for us. And we also ought to lay who take up their cross, denying self, to
down our lives for the brethren.” 1John 3:16 follow Me. What they thought would be a
bleak desert will turn into Paradise, even here
“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain on earth, as they are given greater access to
of wheat falls into the ground and dies, Me and My Kingdom.
it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces
much grain. He who loves his life will lose “By this we know love, because He laid
it, and he who hates his life in this world will down His life for us. And we also ought to lay
keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, down our lives for the brethren.”
let him follow Me; and where I am, there My 1John 3:16
Joe Sweet
Shekinah Worship Center
42640 10th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93534
swc-office@verizon.net
661-940-8378
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ommitted to the idea that salvation truth back to the church, God has continued
could be reached through faith and to restore truth. While the reformation or
by divine grace only, Martin Luther restoration of truth back to the church
vigorously objected to the corrupt practice is wonderful, history has shown that it is
of selling indulgences. Acting on this belief, fraught with a persistent problem which has
he wrote the “Disputation on the Power hindered the continuation and acceptance
and Efficacy of Indulgences,” also known of additional truth being restored. The
as “The 95 Theses,” a list of questions and restoration of the truth of salvation by grace
propositions for debate. On October 31, and faith was just the beginning, there was
1517 Luther defiantly nailed a copy of his much more to be released and restored
95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg back to the church.
Castle Church. The 95 Theses, would later
become the foundation of the Protestant Isa 28:10 For precept must be upon precept,
Reformation. The first two of the theses precept upon precept; line upon line, line
contained Luther’s central idea, that God upon line; here a little, and there a little:
intended believers to seek repentance and
that faith alone, and not deeds, would lead Subsequently denominations where formed
to salvation. around a single truth. We have Lutherans.
Baptists, Holiness movements, Pentecostals
Ever since Martin Luther nailed his thesis to and others each believing that they had
the door of the Wittenberg Castle church the whole truth. This camping around a truth
which began a reformation or restoration of stemmed the flow and acceptance of more
In times a of great turmoil we need to God is about to cleanse the house of the
understand that God has not lost control of Lord and when he as finished then this next
humanity He still rules over all verse will come into play.
Psa 46:8 Come, behold the works of the Mat 21:14 Then the blind and the lame
LORD, Who has made desolations in the came to Him in the temple, and He healed
earth. them.
Psa 46:9 He makes wars cease to the end of People are no longer going to come to the
the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the house of the lord for entertainment they are
spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. going to come because of the reality of the
Psa 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God; presence and power of the Lord.
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be
exalted in the earth! A large portion of the church today can be
Psalm 46:11 The LORD of hosts is with us; The described as the Laodicean church
God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah Rev 3:14 “And to the angel of the church
of the Laodicea’s write, ‘These things says
Isa 26:9 With my soul I have desired You in the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the
the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will Beginning of the creation of God:
seek You early; For when Your judgments are Rev 3:15 “I know your works, that you are
in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were
learn righteousness. cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 “So then, because you are
The Lukewarm Church lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will
Many Charismatic churches day have vomit you out of My mouth.
replaced worship with entertainment and Rev 3:17 “Because you say, ‘I am rich,
hype, holiness with false hyper grace, and have become wealthy, and have need
have taken on worldly methods to make of nothing’; and do not know that you
the gospel palatable to the ungodly. are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and
Seeker sensitive churches have lowered naked;
God given standards in order not to offend Rev 3:18 “I counsel you to buy from Me gold
the unsaved. How far have we fallen! refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and
Judgement is coming first to the church. white garments, that you may be clothed,
Shepherds will be held accountable as God that the shame of your nakedness may not
cleanses the temple. be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye
salve, that you may see.
1 Pet 4:17 For the time has come for Rev 3:19 “As many as I love, I rebuke and
judgment to begin at the house of God; and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
if it begins with us first, what will be the end of Rev 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and
those who do not obey the gospel of God? knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens
the door, I will come in to him and dine with
Recently I watched so called Christian TV him, and he with Me.
Neville Johnson
Living Word Academy
PO Box 272
Maleny 4552 QLD
Australia
www.TheAcademy.org.au
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n Yom Kippur eve, as I was waiting Lords, the great potentate of the whole
on God on September 22, 2015, the universe, has decreed – issued a decision:
word of the Lord came unto me and Changes!
that word set the tone for the days to come.
What Changes?
The first sentence the Lord – the King of Kings What are the changes that have been
spoke was: “Changes have been decreed”. decreed? Changes have been decreed
A Scripture in reference to this is Daniel between good and bad, between
4:17: “this decision is by the decree of the righteousness and unrighteousness, between
watchers, and the sentence by the Word church and Satan, and between wheat and
of the Holy One, in order that the living may tares.
know that the Most High rules in the Kingdom
of Men gives it whomsoever He will and sets These past 2000 years they have all been
over it the lowest of men.” mixed together, but now God has decreed
changes. In Revelation 22:11 it say, He who
The first phrase in this Scripture says, “This is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy,
decision is by the decree of the watchers”. let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let
What does the word decree mean? A him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him
decree is an official order or decision, be holy still.
especially made by a ruler of a country. It
is like how governments pass official laws. In the past, the righteous and the
Likewise, the King of Kings and the Lord of unrighteous were mixt together, and even a
God has allowed this in His body all this while. If you start thinking upon anything that is
Now He is putting a separation. He has been contrary to this divine order, then you would
extremely patient for: have open the door for the enemy to come
1. The unfruitful tree to bear fruit (Lk 13:6- upon you. The devil will then begin to sow
9). seeds of discord, doubt, anger, enmity,
2. For tares to transform into something jealousy, hatred, and eventually murder.
good (Matt 13:24-30). Not necessarily killing in the flesh, but like
3. For the prodigal children to return character assassination on the Internet,
back (Lk 15:11-32). Facebook and Twitter. This is very common
It is the devil that sows discord. God is not today.
the author of confusion (1 Cor 14:33). And
neither is He the God of division. Any manner These acts are not acts of love. It is from
of discord or division only comes from the the accuser of the brethren the devil. (Rev
devil. Every time you hear something that is 12:10). Anyone who does these, are tools in
not an act of love, any word that comes that the hands of the devil. What the devil thinks
causes doubt and discord, it is of the devil. he acts through you.
It doesn’t matter which minister or prophet God is also going to decree changes
may speak that. Murmuring, gossiping, or between true ministers and false evil
discord that comes out of the mouth of ministers. God will show a difference
even a highly anointed prophet of God, is a between them. In Exodus 7:8-12 we read
product of the devil. that the prophet Moses went to Pharaoh’s
court for a showdown. Counselled by God
For an example consider the incident at the Moses threw down his rod which miraculously
Garden of Eden. The devil in a serpent came transformed into a ten foot black cobra.
and asked Eve whether if God told them Undaunted, Pharaoh called for his magicians
that they could not to eat anything? (Gen to show their prowess. Three magicians
3:1). Upon hearing Eve’s answer the serpent came forward and threw down their magic
lied by saying they would not die if they eat rods. They too, became serpents.
the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil. God told them that the day The prophet Moses was a true man of God,
they eat the fruit they will surely die. But the whereas, the magicians were the false men
devil in the serpent lied by saying they will of the Egyptian gods. Both of them worked
The Lord Jesus said, “I must work the works LIGHT vs DARKNESS
of Him who sent Me while it is day, the night There will, therefore be no more any
is coming when no one can work” (Jn 9:4). relationship between light and darkness.
Without taking any rest the Lord labored
much day and night to run fast to finish the 2 CORINTHIANS 6:14
work given to Him. Consider this; when the 14 Do not be unequally yoked together
prophet Elijah was in the centre of God’s with unbelievers. For what fellowship has
will, he ran faster than the chariot of Ahab. righteousness with lawlessness? And what
The hand of the Lord – the Spirit of God, communion has light with darkness?
was upon him and he ran super-fast (1 Kings
18:41-46). But, when he was out of the will There cannot be any relationship between
of God, he now walked for 40 days and 40 darkness and light. Darkness is the absence
nights (1 Kings 19:8). of light. Darkness doesn’t exist by itself.
From the season of the 2015 Yom Kippur
It was still the grace of God that enabled onwards, God will cause the brightness of
him to walk for 40 days, but was he in the all true children of light to increase. The true
perfect will of God? The answer is found in children of light are those who live in the light
the question God asked him. God asked and walk in the light. New spiritual weapons
him, “What are you doing here Elijah?” (1 and gifts of the Spirit will be given to them.
Kings 19:9). He was hiding in a cave in Mount They will stretch out their wings like eagles to
Horeb near Mount Sinai. God asked him, mount up and fly (Isa 40:31).
“What are you doing here? You are not
supposed to be here.” Out of the will of God, Not only for the young people, but even
instead of running the race set before him, little children, small pairs of wings will be
he walked away from his destiny. given to them to cause them to fly into the
heavenlies. The Lord graced me to see in the
Young people listen, you need to cut off all Spirit, little children are been prepared to be
the things that are holding you down (Heb adorned with beautiful white gowns. Little
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