I have written have written previously about the Lord's holy fire in my article,
Holy Fire Baptism,
and now I would like to show you something you may not have seen before
in Scripture. I want to first prove from the Bible that the Lord Jesus
Christ carries a flaming sword, and then share a testimony of a divine
revelation that confirms this.
The Word of God is a Sword
The Holy Spirit spoke through the apostle describing the Word of God as being sharper than any double-edged sword: “For
the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword,
and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints
and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
(Heb 4:12). The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God,
penetrates further than any other sword. It reaches places that no
open-heart surgeon can ever reach. It actually pierces between soul and
spirit, and judges the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts.
Jesus is Called the Word of God
Jesus is the Word of God, according to the apostle John. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God.” (Joh 1:1) and “And
the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (Joh 1:14)
A Sharp Sword Proceeds from His Mouth
When John saw the risen Lord Jesus Christ on the Isle of Patmos, he said, “In His right hand He held seven stars, and
out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.” (Rev 1:16)
Jesus said, "And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The One who has
the sharp two-edged sword says this: (Rev 2:12)
Jesus said, “Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with
the sword of My mouth.” (Rev 2:16)
The Lord fulfills what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, who said, "
He made My mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of His hand He hid Me; He made Me into a polished arrow and concealed Me in his quiver." (Is 49:2).
The Lord Slays the Wicked with the Fiery Breath of His Mouth
The
apostle said that Jesus would overthrow the evil, antichrist ruler with
the fiery breath of His mouth. "And then the lawless one will be
revealed, whom
the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth
and destroy by the splendor of his coming." (2 Thessalonians 2:8).
The
fact that He is able to overthrow the lawless one with His breath
implies that it is fiery breath, which the prophet Isaiah explicitly
declared. As I have written about in my article,
The Holy Fires of Hell, the prophet Isaiah described the Lord in his wrath with flames coming forth from his mouth. He said, "His lips are filled
with indignation And
His tongue is like a consuming fire;
His breath is
like an overflowing torrent..." (
Is 30:27-28). Jesus slays the wicked with His lips! “He shall strike the earth with
the rod of His mouth, and
with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked” (Isa. Isa. 11:4).
The apostle John wrote: “He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and
His name is called The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.
From His mouth comes a sharp sword,
so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them
with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of
God, the Almighty. And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name
written, ‘KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.’ Then I saw an angel
standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all
the birds which fly in midheaven, ‘Come, assemble for the great supper
of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of
commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of
those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and
slaves, and small and great.’ And I saw the beast and the kings of the
earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the
horse and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the
false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he
deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who
worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire
which burns with brimstone. And the rest were killed with
the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.” (Rev 19:13-21)
Judgment by Fire And by His Sword
Isaiah prophesied about the return of Christ, when the Lord will execute judgment on all flesh by fire and by His sword. He said, "For behold,
the LORD will come in fire And His chariots like the whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And
His rebuke with flames of fire. For
the LORD will execute judgment by fire And by His sword on all flesh, And those slain by the LORD will be many." (Isa 66:15-16). Both His fire and His sword are mentioned, so the Lord will use them both in combination to carry out judgment.
Fire from the Mouths of the Two Witnesses
During
the 42 month period of Great Tribulation, the Lord will give His two
witnesses power to destroy their enemies who try to harm them, which
they will do with fire that comes from their mouths. "If anyone tries to
harm them,
fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies.
This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die." (Rev 11:5). If He
gives such power to His witnesses, don't you realize that He Himself
possesses even greater fire power?
Fire From Heaven Consumes the Wicked
The apostle John received a revelation of the future, final battle against satan and his evil hordes. He wrote:
"When
the thousand years are over, satan will be released from his prison and
will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog
and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the
sand on the seashore. They marched across the breadth of the earth and
surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But
fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning
sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will
be tormented day and night for ever and ever." (Rev 20:7-10)
The Lord's Fiery Countenance
Although the Bible does
not say explicitly that the Lord's sword is a flaming one, here are
some more reasons why we might assume it is.
The
apostle John described His fiery countenance like this: "I turned around
to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven
golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a son of
man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash
around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as
snow, and
his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like
bronze glowing in a furnace,
and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand
he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp,
double-edged sword.
His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance." (Rev 1:12-16).
Since
His eyes are like blazing fire, His face is like the sun shining in all
its brilliance, and His feet are like bronze glowing in a furnace, we
see a definite continuity of the fire theme from His head to His feet.
Every aspect of Him shining brilliantly
and He even holds seven stars in His right hand. So it would be
consistent for the sword that proceeds from His mouth to have the same
aspect to it.
The Flaming Sword That Turns in Every Direction
The flaming sword was originally stationed near the garden of Eden to
keep fallen man from partaking of the tree of life: “So He drove the
man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim
and
the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.” (Gen 3:24).
Since
Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords, He would never give a sword
to any created being that was greater than His own sword. We know from
Scripture that fiery breath and a sharp sword both proceed from His
mouth. Therefore, it is my sincere belief that
Jesus has a flaming, two-edged sword that turns every which way.
If you do not believe it is a flaming sword of fire, then you must
suppose that our Lord has a metal sword sticking out of His mouth.
Lord Jesus, You are El Gibor
You are a mighty Man of War
Arise now with your flaming sword
Eternal praise shall be yours forever more.
Confirmation from Revelation to Samuel
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| Samuel Oghenetega |
I have written in a separate post about the
Visitation of Jesus to Samuel Oghenetega,
a fourteen year old Nigerian boy, which happened in June and July of
2013. In that visitation, the Lord referred to His flaming sword of
fire a few times as follows:
Prepare for the rapture
The
Lord gave Samuel a message for His Bride. "Prepare for the rapture. It
will be like a dream." The Lord gave him Mt 24:29-31, and he saw a
picture of the people being caught up to meet the Lord in the air, and
the caption said, “Come, My faithful servants.”
The Lord said, "There shall be wars and earthquakes before I come. I will heal the sick. Keep on praising me and
I will rise with my flaming sword to fight."
Hell shall not prevail
"I shall hear and answer the cry of my very elect.
I shall stand with my flaming sword
against the darts of the devil, and satan and hell shall not prevail
over you. The grace that thou seekest shall I deliver unto thee."
Pray for the salvation of your soul and other souls
"If you want me to save others, keep on praying for them and
I shall arise with my flaming sword. And I and Michael the archangel and his hosts shall war and fight and shall deliver them."
Jesus rebukes satan to his face
Samuel
said: “Then from 11:00 to 11:54 PM, He gave me the diagram of Lucifer
himself. And this is what he’s saying: ‘No! Humanity cannot be saved
from my hand. I am Lucifer! No, no, no!
Linda (Ngaujah)
did her own damage.
Ezekiel Moses did his own.
Michael Sambo did his
own. Abraham Yakubu did his own. And…No, no, no! This little boy,
Tega Samuel Immanuel wants to cause (cost) me more damage. Beelzebok and
Jozebok, prepare the army for battle! This must not happen. Prepare
for battle! No, no! I was cast out from heaven. Now I am in my kingdom,
which is hell fire. What have I done to deserve this damage. It was
only humanity that chose hell. No, no! I shall be prepared for battle. I
am Lucifer, and no one can take away humanity from my hand!’
“So
after that, Jesus Christ now answered. Jesus said with anger (at that
time his eyes were red), ‘I, the Lord of hosts, rebuke you, satan! Did
you shed your blood for their souls? You wicked and unfaithful servant
of My Father’s house! Because you want to overthrow My Father, and you
did not succeed, then you are cast away. Why are you now complaining?
I shall kill you with my flaming sword of fire.
In our last battle I will, at the last day of My Father’s judgment. And
My Father shall be seated in heaven, and watch I and you and your
armies fighting, and I shall prevail over thee, and the name of My
Father shall be glorified.’”
When Samuel heard the Lord say to satan, "
I shall kill you with my flaming sword of fire
-- in our last battle I will, at the last day of My Father’s judgment,"
it seems to agree with the passage of Scripture I have already quoted
in Revelation 20:7-10.
Then the Lord said to
Samuel, “Be not afraid, son, I am with thee, and Lucifer shall not
overcome thee, because I have chosen you.”
Samuel says, “After I finished drawing the diagram of Lucifer, I fainted. They could not carry me. I became as heavy as sand.”
Putting it All Together
The
word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword,
and Jesus' name is called the Word of God. Furthermore, the Scripture
teaches that He will destroy the lawless one with the fiery breath of His
mouth, and His wicked enemies with the sharp, two-edged sword that
proceeds from His mouth. I believe it is a flaming sword that turns
every which way, burning with His holy fire, which the Lord clearly
revealed to
Samuel Oghenetega.
The
Lord instructed us to keep on praising Him, and to keep on praying for
the salvation of others' souls. He reassured us that He would hear and
answer the cry of His very elect. He promised to arise with His flaming
sword and fight against the devil and his demons on our behalf. He
shall deliver His chosen ones from the enemy. satan and hell shall not
prevail over us. And He shall deliver unto us the grace that we seek.
The Lord said, there shall be wars and earthquakes
before He comes. He is going to shake this world one last time. He is
coming right away. He has sent His angel proclaiming with a loud voice,
"Behold, the day of
our Lord’s wedding is at hand."
Repent! The Lord has spoken.
Only the ones who are truly seeking the Lord with all their heart will
be spared from the coming judgment. The Lord is coming only for a holy
people, ready, without blemish, without wrinkle and without defilement.
He is not coming for those who have walked away from Him.
As
the Scripture says, "Every Word of God is
flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to
His words, or He will rebuke you and prove you a liar." (Pro 30:5-6) For
there are "those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not
cleansed of their filth." (Pr 30:12).
The
only way we can have purity and holiness in our lives in these last and
evil days is through repentance, the blood of Jesus, and the holy
fire. The third and final baptism with which He’s going to clean up His
Church is the baptism of fire. He’s going to make us ready to turn
loose this world. It is a holy fire, because it is not
produced by man. It is produced by the one, true, holy God. It is a
promise for the believer, according to Mt 3:11.
If you love the holy fire of God, then you are wise. Ask the Lord to
purify you with His holy fire from everything that will not pass through
the fire as purely from Him. Ask Him today for the
Holy Fire Baptism.
Attribution notice: Most
Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. Most other Scriptures taken from The Holy Bible,
New International Version® NIV®, unless otherwise noted.
Author's note:
If you enjoyed this post, please see
Opportunities to Serve the Body of Christ. You may also enjoy
Holy Fire Baptism,
Michael Thomas Sambo's Revelation of Heaven and Hell,
Visitation of Jesus to Samuel Oghenetaga,
Ezekiel Moses Testimony of Heaven and Hell,
The Holy Fires of Hell,
The Refiner's Fire,
The Three Elijahs,
The Burning Ones, and
The Fiery Sufferings of the Believer. You find the Main Directory for this blog at
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Writing for the Master." Now I'd like to ask a very important question.
Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you
repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible
says?
“Jesus
came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in
the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and
believe.
Please see my explanation of this in my post called "
Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of
Doulos Missions International.
He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as
well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who
multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of
planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United
States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission.
www.dmiworld.org.