Revival Or Funeral

Ezekiel 42:20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

The sanctuary represents that which is holy, sanctified, set apart... dedicated to God, and his service. The profane is that which is irreverent, ungodly, vile, and blasphemous, and actually stands in direct opposition and contradiction to everything that is pure and holy.

I'm going to say something right now that is so weighty and so heavy duty that to be honest about it, it is scary to me.

First of all I want to say, I believe there is a Clarion call from the glory world, and it is not what a lot of people want to hear. It is in fact an ultimatum to the church.

Please church, I want you to hear my heart in this. I have determined only to say what I hear the Holy Spirit saying, so I'm going to say what I'm hearing, and nothing less, and nothing more.

I was worshiping and just soaking in the presence of God asking him, what is on your heart for your church.

Now I have to tell you, many times I am not really expecting some of the things God speaks to me. Sometimes it's a shock to my system.

As I said, in these next few moments I'm going to tell you what I hear the Holy Spirit saying, and I'm not going to hold back. I'm not going to water it down, I'm going to say it just like I'm hearing it.

First I want us to lift our hands right now, and pray in the Holy Ghost. We have got to prepare the atmosphere for this word.

Are you ready? Ok, here we go... The Holy Spirit is saying to me, to tell his church, it's Revival or Funeral.

This is not my opinion, this is a Holy Ghost ultimatum that is going forth from the throne of God. This is a Holy Ghost verdict that has been issued from the court room of heaven.

The Holy Spirit is making it very clear that there is no more room for luke warm, or half in, half out, half up, half down, half baked Christianity.

Revelation 3:14-17 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; [15] I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. [16] So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. [17] Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

God is drawing a line through the Church, and it is a dividing line that is going to separate the saints from the aint's.

Let me go back to our text:

Ezekiel 42:20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

There is a separation coming to the church, and it is going to be a clear demarcation...

Between professors and possessors.

Between liars and truth tellers.

Between the crucified, and the satisfied.

Between the undecided, and the completely sold out.

Between sanctified and pacified.

Between the consecrated and the constipated.

How many are still with me?

Look at these two verses. This is to me, two of the scariest verses in the whole Bible. This is very serious business with God..

Amos 7:7-8 Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. [8] And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.

What kind of church is it that the Lord has decided, I won't pass by them anymore?...

It's a dead church.

It's a church that God has written over the door, Ichabod... The glory of the Lord has departed.

Friends it is happening all over this country right now, mega churches and mini churches. Big and small churches and in between, size doesn't matter.

The angel of the Lord is marking churches that no longer hold the sacred truth of God's Word in their hearts. Where the gospel is no longer proclaimed over their pulpits, and they no longer host the presence of God.