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A true manifestation of the powers of the Spirit will produce great and marvelous changes. Walls will come down. Eze. 13:12-14 The question will then be asked, where is the whitewash, the boasting, the empty claims of having the answer to all of humanityís problems. Doctrines of men, untempered mortar, the whitewash of religion are destined to fail and be destroyed. Definitely, in the last day order of spiritual events the Lord will manifest Himself in a mighty life altering move of the Spirit. The dire spiritual conditions presented by the Lord, through the prophecy of Isaiah, in the first chapter of his book have a cure such as only the Lord can achieve. The Lord will purge the silver and remove the sounding tin from the midst of His people by the fire of His Spirit. Isa. 1:25 Then follow through with a time of restoration where Apostolic ministries will really be made manifest. When a comparison is made between what is in evidence today, with that which He has promised, todayís church world is as nothing. He will have a church filled to the completeness of His glory. Eph. 5:27
All revivals have their destructive force. That which is eliminated, the fallen wall, would be the works of men, the works of the flesh. The foundation of the wall discovered, the secrets of the heart revealed. No hidden sin can exist in the powerful searchingís of the Spirit. The falling wall brings death to those who built it and trusted in it. Where the Spirit is Lord, there will be a twofold manifestation of His power. First, the confession of sin and a perfect work of cleansing and deliverance from the same. The people involve in the Bride of Christ will be transparent, no ulterior motives, no hidden sin. She is created in His likeness and has His characteristics. She is like the Lord Jesus in every aspect of His beauty and glory. Secondly, where there is a refusal to confess and forsake sin, there is death. We have an example in Ananias and Sapphira. They could have kept the whole amount but lied to the Holy Spirit and the church concerning the price received from the possession sold. In their conspiracy and lying they committed the unpardonable sin and immediately paid the utmost price. Acts 5:1-10
What a source of irritation Ezekiel must have been, coming with a message, a prophecy, which was diametrically opposite to that of the other prophets pertaining to Jerusalem. They, the majority, were declaring peace and tranquility for Jerusalem, when there is no peace available to them because of their own doings and attitudes. Eze. 13:16 The source of their prophecies was that which they saw in their visions. Clearly, their visions were generated by a misleading, false spirit and not by the Lord.