More Than A Prophet
The work of
Elijah is here now.
Remember
the Law of Moses, My servant, which I commanded him in Horeb...
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
great and dreadful Day of the Lord...
(Mal 4:4,5, NKJV).
There are many
statements in the Bible which we read right over, without realising
their full significance. This is one of them.
Jesus spoke of His cousin, John the Baptist in these glowing terms:
What did you go
out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
But what did you
go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who
wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
But what did you
go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and MORE THAN A
PROPHET. For this is he of whom it is written: “Behold I send My
messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.”
(Matt 11:7-10).
Not only was Jesus
calling John a prophet of God, but He was saying he was more than that!
What did He mean?
John Was The First Messenger
There are many
prophets, who are appointed by God to:
Cry aloud, spare
not; lift up your voice like a trumpet; tell My people their
transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins (Is 58:1).
But not all prophets
have the same function. In John’s case, he was appointed by God
specifically to prepare the way spiritually before Jesus’ ministry on
earth. In doing so, John fulfilled the OT scripture Jesus quoted above:
“Behold I send
My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before
You.” (Matt 11:10, quoted from Mal 3:1).
This was a UNIQUE
function, and it also partly fulfilled this other famous prophecy in
Malachi:
Behold, I will
send you [an] Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of the Lord... (Mal 4:5).
John performed one
fulfilment of that prophecy (Matt 17:14). However, God is ingenious in
His predictions and the way He works them out. So, prophecies are often
dual in meaning and fulfilment. The Bible contains many prophecies which
are fulfilled by a type and then an antitype.
It is significant that
the prophecy of the coming of Elijah and ‘My messenger’ use the
singular. God did not say that there would be several Elijahs or several
messengers to fulfil the UNIQUE function of John the Baptist or of the
end-time Elijah.
There was only one John
the Baptist, who fulfilled the prophecy singularly before Jesus’ first
coming, even though there were other prophets who performed their
prophetic roles before Jesus’ advent and after.
The way Jesus compared
the end-time fulfilment to the former Elijah (John) also seems to allude
to singularity:
Indeed, Elijah
is coming first and will restore all things. But I say to you that
[an] Elijah has come already
[John], and they
did not know [acknowledge or spiritually recognise] him but
did to him whatever they wished... (Matt
17:11,12).
Panin’s Numeric New
Testament brings out the need for the small word ‘an’ before ‘Elijah’.
John was the Elijah for that time – one prophet (Luke 1:76), who was
MORE THAN that because he fulfilled the singular messenger’s role.
Jesus identified John
as that former Elijah, and logic would seem to infer that the latter
Elijah will also be singular, too. There was only one Moses, one
Abraham, one Isaac, one Jacob, one Joseph, etc.
Who Is The Second Messenger?
In this sense also,
Malachi’s prophecy pointed to one:
Behold, I will
send you [an] Elijah the prophet... (Mal 4:5).
‘Behold’ is emphatic!
Do people ‘behold’ or see? No, they don’t. Most believers are completely
unaware of how God works out His plans. God has to reveal the meaning(s)
of His declaration, but most believers are too shallow or self-centred
so that they cannot perceive (Ps 25:14).
When it comes to
fulfilling the messenger’s role of Elijah, Jesus seemed to intimate that
the second messenger would also be singular, like the first. You can see
that if you compare Matthew 11:10 and 17:11,12 with Mark 9:11-13. Mark’s
account states that the purpose of Elijah’s coming is to restore all
things (Mark 9:12). John didn’t do that restoration. It’s an end-time, NOW
prophecy!
I hasten to add that,
although these prophecies emphasise the singularity and uniqueness of
the task and its completion (more about that in a moment), it can
certainly be argued that the working of the Spirit in fulfilling various
aspects of Elijah’s end-time work is not confined to one man and
his function. That theme is developed in Who Is The End-Time Elijah?
But, although the Holy
Spirit engages a multi-faceted work in fulfilling part of the meaning of
the restoration which ‘Elijah’ must fulfil, there is one aspect of
restoration that I now believe is being singularly fulfilled (although,
not just by one individual, because it involves one family or group to
complete). That aspect is the written compilation of God’s restored
truths.
Ten years ago, I could
not see this. MM publications were relatively few and incomplete. They
certainly didn’t constitute a complete restoration of biblical truths
for the Church in its contemporary context. But hindsight helps. And
when God speaks to someone else, with a clear statement, boldly
declaring to whom God has given the restoration of His truths, should we
argue?
I was reluctant to
think down these lines for many years, because I know that I am by no
means the only one appointed as a prophet at this time, and I often
wondered where the others were whom God was using to restore His truths
in written form.
There are many
impostors who arrogantly claim they are the end-time Elijah or that they
uniquely hold the restored end-time truths of God, but their evil fruits
deny them, pride being top of the list.
I wondered, “Surely
there must be others who are doing what we are doing! Surely, we can’t
be the only ones appointed to this task!?” But it seems we are. I have
published some of the things God has said to others in dreams about MM,
and about His end-time restored truths. These are contained in What
God Said About Midnight Ministries and Revelations From God About
Midnight Ministries.
Here is Nicholas
Ochieng Odero’s account of what God said to him in some dreams:
11th October 2004
God gave me this dream
on the 2nd of this month:
I was in Nigeria with
David Isaac Ohuoba. [Symbolises a union in the spirit.] Many people were
coming to us for literature. I saw that I spent one week there preaching
the gospel. [Perhaps this symbolises one day for a year until Jesus’
return.]
On the 6th I dreamed
that I was somewhere like a supermarket. [Represents how preachers are
merchandising God's gospel truth – people shop around to get what they
want – corrupt!] It seems like I was working there.
Suddenly I saw you with
Helena. [We will be revealed to the world suddenly, through publicity as
God raises 50 people from the dead.] Then I heard a voice telling me, "This
is the man I have chosen to restore all things to the Church."
Then I heard another
voice telling somebody to give you two cups of honey [2 years revival].
After that I did not see you again. [I will go when my task is done,
like Elijah did, although not in the same way as Elijah, of course.]
My
comments are in square brackets above.
God's Sign And Signature
Elijah’s task is the restoration of pure truth.
Because
there are many who claim to be the ‘chosen one’ appointed by God to
restore accurate biblical doctrinal truths to the Church, it is
necessary for God to speak definitively about it. He “confirmed His word
with signs following” (Mk 16:20) for the first century apostles. He has
given a unique sign to accompany this restoration. It is the
raising of the dead. (This is explained in detail, with various names of
people whom God has told us He will bring back, who have been dead
for years. The article WAKING The Dead contains all these
details.)
One
day, as I was working in my office, God spoke to me cryptically,
pointing me to Ezekiel 33:33. This was to be ‘my’ signature to sceptics,
judging them for their rejection of God’s messenger and His end-time
message:
And
when this comes to pass – and surely it will come – then they will know
that a prophet has been among them (Ezek 33:33).
Besides
the revelation to Nicholas Odero, God has also spoken in different
imagery in dreams, and through angels, to various other people
confirming our unique appointment. These are recounted in the leaflets
mentioned at the end. I am not saying this to bolster my self-image or
self-importance. I am nothing. It is God who is everything. I say it
because it is needful for you to recognise where God is working,
otherwise you will miss or reject what He has revealed for your benefit
as well as for the whole Church prior to the Tribulation. There is very
little time, and the Church still slumbers!
Evangelists with big outreaches have stolen the hearts of many. Men like
Morris Cerullo – who claims by inference that he is the Elijah (he has
arrogantly founded an Elijah Institute) – have taken people away
from pure truth and side-tracked people’s attention towards them
and their work for God, despite biblical warnings against this deviation
(Acts 20:30; 2 Tim 1:15; 2:14-20; 4:3). It’s very easy for people to
follow men like Morris Cerullo because of his gift of working of
miracles. But it doesn’t mean he has his doctrines correct. He, and many
other men of God like him, have gross deceptions, and are seriously
spiritually ‘drunk’ on the power of God.
In
today’s showdown on ‘Mt Carmel’, so that the restored truths of God in
MM are verified, He will perform greater miracles
than He has done for the ‘former’ prophets, apostles and evangelists.
These
are the days of Elijah. Elijah restored the truth of God in the midst of
widespread deception and self-willed rebellion (1 Ki 18:36-39).
Restoring pure truth for God’s people is the main function of MM’s work
in this late hour, and God is verifying it. Jesus is coming soon!
God Speaks About Midnight Ministries
It is a
biblical principle that every matter is established by the testimony of
two or three witnesses (Deut 17:6; 2 Cor 13:1). The teaching of MM is
not accepted by the majority, so God has spoken and verified it through
other witnesses.
In 1999
– because I had sent MM literature to a couple of people in Kenya – God
spoke into the situation to confirm that such an outreach was His. A man
wrote to me and told me of what occurred:
4th May
1999
I have
to write you this letter immediately, and as soon as possible. It is an
incident which occurred on 30th April 1999 at 8 am East Africa time, and
before that on the night of the same day [days in God’s calendar begin
at sundown] I had a dream that I was fighting with a hippopotamus and I
overcame it.
At
around 7 am immediately I woke up from the bed. My firstborn daughter
became very sick with high fever. She requested a prayer – and imagine,
she is just a three year old! I prayed for her with tears rolling. After
finishing praying she got well and start playing. She was healed
instantly. Praise the Lord!
I was
on my way to town at 8 am and I heard a sound like this:
“Heap!
Heap! Heap!” Looking the other side, I didn’t see anybody. Again
another voice came... “Heeeeeeeap!! Tell Mr Heap to stand firm and
open the eyes of the Kenyans. I have put him and chosen him to be a
light to the Kenyans.” [These words may not be precisely the ones
the angel spoke, but they are as accurate as the correspondent can
remember and express them in a language which is not his native tongue.]
After
that the voice disappear. I was troubled in my spirit and raised up my
hand glorifying God because I knew it was the voice of the Angel...
Isaya, Kenya
Whatever God does, He does for important reasons. Unfortunately,
humanity is self-willed, self-orientated, and so doesn’t perceive those
reasons. The ways of God are too pure for most to accept. But that
doesn’t prevent God speaking and confirming His Word.
Another
correspondent from Kenya wrote in 2006 about one of his supernatural
experiences:
Dream Of 2 Witnesses
Last
two days I had a dream. I saw two people and you were one of those
people. I was told by somebody who was behind me that those are the two
witnesses, whom God has chosen to help people in these last days. And
you were surrounded with many people, praising God.
I
prayed about what I saw, because it was very wonderful. Nicholas, Kenya
Reply:
Just so you have things in perspective. I am not one of the Two
Witnesses mentioned in Revelation 11. But I am one of two witnesses
(Kassahun is the other) who are called to act as prophets, to witness
against the error and apostasy in churches at this time. The two
witnesses of Revelation will follow on after our work (beginning in two
or three years' time during the Tribulation).
The
voice behind you was Jesus.
God
said what He did, to emphasise to you the importance of MM's work (which
is why it is so opposed), so He likened me to one of the final two
witnesses whom you know about in the Bible.
Major Sign Of The End Time
In
2000, another man wrote:
...I am
so thankful to you and I would like to remind you that on 1st August
1998 I dreamed that a certain dark cloud came up on me and it seemed
like it was
midnight.
Then
there was a voice came up and said, "Do not worry about the ministry.
There's one founded in a foreign country, but the name of it will be
mentioned as a major sign of what you have seen."
Then I
saw the chapter written on the wall as 'Habakkuk 2:3'. After that I woke
and read the Bible. From that time I've been so patient to keep on
waiting on the promise of the Lord.
Unfortunately I was getting an address of Midnight Ministries, but I
don't know if it's the one I was told by the Holy Spirit or not. If it
is the right one I hope I will see the fruit of the tree and I'll taste
it. Finally I've never heard of such a ministry in the whole part of
Nyanza Province in Kenya... Jeconiah, Kenya
[Hab
2:3 declares significantly that the vision awaits God’s appointed time!]
Revelations Come As Warnings
Lest
you think that these people, who relate these experiences, are
sycophants, or are making things up to flatter me or to get what they
want, in most instances they later defected from being with us and
didn’t continue faithfully in the teaching. The revelations they
received were a warning to them!
The man
who received the vision that follows was supportive of MM’s work at that
time. Like the other revelations given to the foregoing people, it was a
directive and corrective vision. But it’s always up to the individual
whether to accept the correction and be redirected by truth.
God Confirms To Whom He Has
Restored His Truth At This Time
A
Vision Received Early Saturday 4th November 2000
I lay in bed and in my mind’s eye I placed a square picture frame
showing a desert scene – mainly sand, apart from a lighter hazy strip
along the top, representing the sky.
Into
this frame on the top left section below the sky I placed the face of
Bill Subritzky, and in the lower left corner I placed the face of John
Stanway, a minister who runs Kingfisher Ministries in Cheadle,
Staffordshire. Both men have a similar view about God’s Sabbath day.
They say that “a man should not be judged on what day he keeps”.... to
justify what they do and teach. They do not think that it makes any
difference whether you keep the Sabbath on Saturday (Friday sundown to
Saturday sundown, according to what the Bible indicates) or whether you
observe Sunday as the world does.
On the
right hand section of my mind’s picture I then tried to place the face
of Malcolm Heap but he did not appear. Instead there slowly appeared a
pathway extending into the picture for a few yards from the bottom
right. On the left, the pathway was edged with blocks of cut sandstone.
On the right the pathway had a carved sandstone balustrade on a small
wall with an open carved design.
In the
middle of this scene I said this prayer, “Father, there is so much
controversy about this Sabbath question. These two men say one thing and
Malcolm says another. Father, please show me the absolute truth about
this matter. Father, I need to know the truth that sets men free,
without it I cannot tell others what you want me to tell them. Through
Jesus Christ. Amen.”
In the
top left hand side of my picture there suddenly emerged a totally white
silhouette of a robed figure. He appeared to be a priest or minister who
seemed to be ministering to the two men on the left. [Indicating that
these two men have got their concepts from another before them. This
man’s intentions may have been pure – hence he was dressed in white –
despite the error in his doctrine.]
I
looked to the right but Malcolm had still not appeared. [Malcolm does
not seek prominence, hence he stays in the background and does not want
to be seen.] I felt a slight pressure against my right shoulder, but as
I was expecting Malcolm to appear in the centre right of my picture I
did not look to the right. [Symbolises the nudging of the Holy Spirit
because he prefers lawlessness – “to the left”.]
I
looked to the left and saw that Bill and John had disappeared and where
they had been there was a body of water, either a lake or a pond, on the
surface of which I could see gentle ripples dappled with daylight from
the sky. [These men have had their time. Their prominence and influence
will wane – thus, they disappear. What they have done remains behind.
The pool of people is the result of their ministry. The Spirit moves
upon these believers, ‘rippling’ and shining some light into their
lives.]
To my
amazement I saw someone pick up the white silhouette and I realised it
was a cardboard cut-out which the person carried away. [The teaching
about the Sabbath which these men learned from someone before them is
hollow and counterfeit. It is not real – not true. It is a replica, a
copy, an image, a fake.]
I
looked to the right but Malcolm had still not appeared. [Malcolm’s
ministry is late in coming. It is a ministry raised up at this very late
hour in God’s plan.]
The
pressure against my right shoulder now became more persistent, but as I
was so amazed by what had happened on the left, I did not look to the
right but back to my left. All that was left there was the dappled
surface of that body of water.
I
looked back to the right but Malcolm had still not yet appeared. The
pressure against my right shoulder now became so insistent that I had to
look to my right.
I saw a
great circular carved sandstone pillar, reddish fawn in colour. I could
not see its base or what it supported at the top, and I could not
estimate its thickness as there was nothing to compare it with. It was
put into my mind about those pillars in God’s kingdom who will never
again have to go out. (See Rev 3:12.)
In the
daylight hours of that same Sabbath day God led me to travel 8 miles to
a small town where I unexpectedly met a friend who had moved to his new
home in a village 7 miles away. God showed me that the move had caused
some stress and that he needed companionship and encouragement.
I
arranged to visit him later that day. We walked together, exploring the
footpaths around his new home.
As I
drove home past the J. C. B. factory where the famous diggers are made,
God suddenly put into my mind the meaning of His words, “you shall know
the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” (John 8:32.)
He
showed me that the words that Malcolm had written in his books and
booklets are reliable. When used as an aid to Bible study, and testing
these words by the Bible, with the Bible they form a combination that is
the Bedrock and Foundation of all true Christianity, the Faith Once
Delivered to the Saints. Anyone who accepted that truth into their heart
and mind would now be standing upon His [God’s] foundation. HE [God]
could then set them free from all petty arguments and judgmental
attitudes... George, UK
The
above experience answered our friend’s doubt.
The Light From Britain
In the
nineties, John Mulinde had a vision of revival beginning in Britain and
spreading out to the rest of the world from here. In 1999 we published
the account of that revelation from God. It now follows (excerpted from
MM’s Articles of Faith, Vol 5).
John
Mulinde operates a ministry called World Trumpet Mission, from
Kampala, Uganda. He says:
WORLD
TRUMPET MISSION prays for the nations of the world, that God would
prepare them for Revival. It also sends out missionaries to every nation
that God specifically points out to us. These are people prepared to pay
any cost in contributing to revival and the evangelization of the land
wherever they go.....
What I
am going to share below is just a part of a bigger picture that the Lord
allowed me to see with astounding clarity. It concerns the destiny of
nations in the near future. The whole picture cuts across the world,
covering nations like USA, UK, France and the rest of Europe, as well as
Israel, the former Soviet Union and the African continent.
Suddenly I
saw a small light spring out within the Isles of the UK...
One day
as we prayed for Western Europe, I had a picture shown me in the Spirit.
In this picture I saw the map of the continent of Europe, and as I
looked, there came out of this map a big pillar of smoke. It was a tall,
thick and dark pillar of heavy black fumes as from a factory chimney.
The fumes rose up very slowly and gradually began spreading out.
From
the pillar came a thin mist and it began spreading out almost
imperceptibly, but within a short time it had formed a dark film over
the entire continent of Europe. As the mist grew the features below
blurred out and became difficult to distinguish under the film of black
fumes.
Then,
suddenly, I saw a small light spring out within the Isles of the
UK.
It grew rapidly with finger-like rays of light spreading out in all
directions. The rays to the South spread out wider and with longer beams
than the rest, and soon cut across the European mainland. For some time
they disappeared into the thick black cloud rising and spreading over
the rest of Europe. Then they broke through and reappeared from within
the fumes. They spread out even farther touching across the entire
African continent, eastwards across Asia and Australia and westwards
across North and South America. Then the picture disappeared as suddenly
as it had appeared and in its place came a scripture: -
Isaiah
60:1-5
Arise, shine for thy light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross
darkness the people, but the Lord shall rise upon thee, and his glory
shall be seen upon thee. And the nations shall come upon thy light, and
kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Lift
up your eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together,
they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far and thy daughters shall
be nursed at thy side.
Then
thou shalt see, and flow together and your heart shall fear and be
enlarged because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee,
the forces of the nations shall come to thee.
Later,
as I continued to seek God about the meaning of this picture, the Spirit
of the Lord spoke to me. He said the picture was a representation of
what was happening in the spiritual realm of Europe right now. I cannot
quote everything word for word but the following is the sum of
revelation I received.
"A
thick darkness is rising out of the continent of Europe right now. It is
going to grow in intensity and will soon cover the whole continent, and
on to the rest of the world. It is a force of evil. Wherever it will
gain full control over any land, it will turn the hearts of the people
totally away from God. They will then hate anything to do with God, with
righteousness or indeed with any goodness. Sanity will be cast
overboard, and people will call good evil and evil good. They will
desire to give vent to the basest animal passions in them and will look
for wilder and wilder ways of doing this. They will enjoy evil and will
love all others who enjoy it."
In this
vision I understood clearly that because of the above conditions many
unbelievers would perish without Christ, and many Christians who are
weak and staggering would lose their endurance and give in to evil. But
the Lord of love and compassion has a plan to pour out revival and cause
righteousness to triumph.
The
Spirit of the Lord said to me, "The light that you saw is my power of
renewal soon to be released upon the land and people of Europe. It
will come if my people give themselves wholeheartedly to seeking my
face. Its coming will be like a great storm. It will be a mighty
power against the darkness and will protect my people from the effect of
the invasion of darkness. Wherever the light will break out the darkness
shall be neutralised and defeated. But this calls for the co-operation
of my people in seeking for it to happen."
Britain
Later
the Lord said to me, "say to my people in Britain: Arise and shine for
the light of the Lord has come upon you... " (please read verses 1, 2 &
3 of Isaiah 60 for the full text.)
Yes, I
understood the Lord to be clearly calling Britain into a special place
of responsibility. While the darkness is rising fast in the nations, and
many are losing all sense of direction God will call
Britain
to birth a new thing. A great light will spring out of Britain.
It will be a wind of the Holy Spirit and will sweep across the whole of
Europe like a bush fire. Indeed it shall stretch out to the ends of the
world where it will join with other fires in world-wide revival.
God
will call Britain to birth a new thing.
A
great light will spring out of Britain.
If you
will answer this call, Oh Britain...
And
give yourself to institute prayer in your land...
And
seek the Lord with all your heart...
With
groaning and travailing prayer, even as a woman in labour pains...
Yes...
if you will repent of your sin and iniquities...
If you
will heal the wounded hearts within you...
And
cause unity to abound among your people.
Oh, if
you will return to your redemptive purpose...
And
again be faithful to the work of being a witness of the Gospel in the
nations... Then God will release upon you a mighty outpouring of His
Spirit.
You
will again be clothed with the Glory of the Lord. You will be a nation
that bears the name of the Lord like a banner in the sky.
Other
nations will see what God is doing in you. Yes, those that are
struggling against the domineering darkness looming over their
territories will call out to you for help and assistance. Then you will
be used by the Lord to bring light and redemption to many, even as in
the olden days. That is God’s redemptive purpose for you. There are many
in Europe and beyond who would choose Christ, given a fair chance to
decide, but up to now, they are still blinded and cannot see Christ.
There are many, too, who are Christians but are weak, wounded and weary;
they have no strength to resist. If you will rise up to the challenge
then the Lord will use you to take the light to such as these. Then even
if the rising darkness covers their land, they will survive its
destructive influence because of the revival power of God. Such is
the responsibility God is laying upon you: to birth the revival that
will spread out to the rest of Europe. If you do not rise up to your
calling God will let you go as He said in Proverbs 1:22-33.
(Please read that passage).
God
will cause Judgement to come upon you, Britain, for you have neglected
and forsaken your destiny as a great Missionary Nation, and for not
paying heed when God offered you an opportunity of Grace.
It was
God’s plan from the beginning to use you to take the Good News to the
Nations of the world. That is why, from the beginning, He allowed you
great authority as a maritime nation: that you may travel far and wide.
It was His hand that allowed you to establish an empire covering almost
the entire world. It was not just for your pride, but so that in the
process, you may win over the peoples of those nations to Him. Yes, it
was even Him that blessed your language ENGLISH into becoming the most
widely spoken language in the world. He intended to use it as a medium
of communication, effectively linking the peoples of the world.
Your
great missionaries were used to Christianise many lands. Your statesmen
helped to end slave trade and to lay a foundation from which the people
of God within the nations are rising to make their contribution to world
evangelisation. There is a lot for you to repent of in what you did in
the nations but the good things remain, nevertheless.
(Please
read Isaiah 60:4-5. This contains the rest of the prophetic revelation
that I understood God to be saying, specifically to Britain.)...
[Message truncated.] World Trumpet Mission,
Uganda
Comment
“I
saw a small light spring out within the Isles of the UK.”
Whatever God births starts out small. The big ministries have passed the
season of their usefulness.
The
problem with all the large established ministries and churches is that
they fail to recognise the beginnings of the next move of God. We have
contacted a number of these and at EVERY ONE the door was slammed in our
face!
None
will accept the ‘lone voice’ sent by God! He simply is not recognised.
His message is not welcomed because it presents aspects which differ
from the present perception, opinion or view. Yet, God has traditionally
used a lone voice. Before Jesus came, He prepared the way through John
the Baptist. The accepted religious fraternity found his words
uncompromising and harsh.
A
small light will birth this thing! Don’t expect to see someone
‘big’. And don’t expect him or it to be accepted by the majority, even
though the ultimate influence of what he says will reach far and wide.
“The
light that you saw is My power of renewal soon to be released...”
The
renewal which this move of God will bring is dependent upon the people’s
acceptance of the truth brought with it. It’s always acceptance of truth
that sets people free (Jn 8:32).
If you
are new to this, let me tell you – in broad overview – what it will
encompass.
The
Church is divided right down the middle and the Spirit-led sector of the
Church is also fractured. This is due to its failure to accept aspects
of God’s truth.
For
most evangelicals and charismatics, Sunday worship is an accepted part
of their agenda. It’s routine. But it’s not scriptural. They need to
come to see and accept the validity of the biblical Sabbaths in their
worship.
At the
opposite end of the spectrum to the charismatics, we have the
Sabbatarian Church. Here, the people are as ignorant and opposed to the
workings of the power of God and spiritual gifts as the Sunday-keeping
sector of the Church is about God’s Sabbaths. All Sabbath-keeping
Christians need to welcome the spiritual gifts, not just a minority,
which is the situation at present.
This is
why the prophecy continued: ”It will come if My people give themselves
wholeheartedly to seeking My face.”
“Its
coming will be like a great storm.”
There
is a tendency for those anticipating renewal and revival to look forward
with eager anticipation. While that is good – and I don’t want to dampen
that eagerness – what is not realised is that new truth always creates
controversy. The more dramatic and earth-shaking it is, the more furious
the storm it creates!
There
are many naïve, although well-meaning believers who think that God will
just move in our midst with more comfort, more convenience, more of the
pleasantness of His grace. They don’t see the sternness of God. They
don’t see His vigour and dynamic zeal for what is right. They don’t see
His whip!
Because
they don’t want to see it.
And one
other thing they don’t want to see is their little convenient,
predictable world upset. They don’t want a prophet declaring to them
that they need to reappraise their beliefs or practices. They don’t want
to be corrected.
But,
I’m sorry, that is what God must do. He can’t do anything else if He is
to move you on. We all must move forward. If we don’t keep in step with
the Spirit, we’ll be left behind among the backsliders and thrust
outside the Door when the time finally arrives and the Table is set for
the Heavenly Banquet to begin.
“God
will call Britain to birth a new thing. A great light will spring out of
Britain.”
Whether
people like it or not, this is the last move of God – to present
the Sabbaths to the Sunday-keeping sector and the gifts to the
Sabbath-keepers.
As John
Mulinde was moved to prophesy: “It will be a wind of the Holy Spirit and
will ... stretch out to the ends of the world...”
You
might think it presumptuous of me to state that what you are reading is
a part of that move of God. I have not sat at my PC for the past 14
years writing “love letters in the sand”. I have written as the Spirit
has moved me, and God showed us in a dream as this ministry was birthed
that what He was having me do was write a foundation for the Church in
accurate teaching.
If
there is one thing that divides the Church it is false doctrine. Clear
out all the false doctrine and you can go a long way to eradicating the
factionalism in the Church. It won’t happen fully, of course, in this
age, because most will not submit to the purity of God’s teaching. Most
only want part of what God says and proposes. You can have it all, if
you are willing and obedient.
Formerly published in Awake! Awake! 7-4, May / June 1999
N. B.
John Mulinde has no connection with Midnight Ministries
God Speaks Again
In June
2005, a man in Tanzania wrote to me about a dream he had been given that
depicted what God is doing now in this end-time restoration. He wrote:
In my dream I saw a
middle-aged man about 5 feet tall, standing in front of a great building
constructed on a big rock and the bricks used looked like pure gold. It
had three towers and one of them was reaching the sky.
The man had a metal
box in his left hand, while in his right hand he held a big torch.
As I was gazing at
the figure, a handsome young man came out from the building and handed a
white envelope to the man before me. Suddenly the wind blew very hard,
so that the envelope was blown away and landed somewhere nearby. A voice
was heard telling me to go and pick up the envelope. As soon as I picked
up the envelope it turned into a big book entitled The Answer to All
Your Questions. It was really a good book with concordance. The cover
was very beautiful.
The man before me
started moving slowly towards the bush which appeared so dark. At that
point the young man who brought the envelope told me to follow the man
with a torch and a box. I opened my mouth for the first time and asked
'Who is this man and where is he going?” He told me that, “he is a
builder and has been sent to go and renovate some building around your
place. Therefore you've been appointed to be his hand labourer.”
I have since then been
contacting men of God I know but none of them has been able to reveal
the mystery. I have even visited many bookshops trying to find the book
I saw in my dreams, in vain. It was recently when my brother N advised
me to contact you, for he says you're a prophet. May the Lord of armies
help you to reveal the hidden meaning!! Nyakwaka
Tugu Joseph, Tanzania
The
meaning of the vision was revealed, and I notified him:
“The
handsome young man is an angel. He has passed on to you a message of
truth (represented by the white [pure] envelope) which must go out. It
goes out by God’s power, not humanly, hence the mighty wind. God calls
for the man to pick it up and deliver this truth to others.
“The beauty of God’s
truth is represented by the beautiful cover. And some important
revelations about Bible truths which have been lost, misinterpreted, or
distorted make the book full of answers to the questions of believers
who honestly want to know God’s truth.
“The title is an
allusion to MM’s publications, one of which points to Jesus – The
Answer To All Your Problems.” [Truncated.]
But the
man did not do what God asked of him. So many are only interested in
promoting Jesus and His truths if they get what they want physically, or
pridefully. (The complete account of the meaning of the vision is in
Newsletter 32, available from MM on request.)
Kassahun Receives From God
Kassahun Ayele, a prophet in Ethiopia, has received numerous dreams from
God. A number of these have been about MM.
His
witness is further testimony of what God has said in approval of MM’s
end-time Work, which is more than that of a mere man. The following are
just a few of those revelations, excerpted from his Dream Diary.
[My comments in square brackets.]
Kassahun Sees MM Revival
09-04-2001. It seemed to me that I was in your cellar meeting hall on
the Sabbath day. [Kassahun writing to Malcolm.] What I saw was very
beautiful. I saw you preaching and prophesying with power.
When
you did this I saw the roof of the hall open and there came a rain that
washed all of us. I saw on the ground all the filth washed away from our
bodies. After that we all began to praise our God with one voice.
Comment
[MBH]: The reason God conveys things like this is for His glory. I am
nothing. No man is anything compared with God. He is the One who causes
people to prophesy and preach with power (this is not physical power, or
loud preaching, necessarily, but spiritual power which can seem ‘quiet’
and unassuming in its expression).
When we
meet in our small home fellowship each Sabbath, God gives tongues
messages with some interpretations, and prophecy. I speak out the words
I receive, and we may record them. If so, these prophetic words or
prophetic prayers can then be written up, and included in newsletters.
Then, God can speak again to the reader, and he can be edified by what
God has said.
Hence
the symbolism in this dream of the roof being open (to heaven) and rain
washing everyone. As God comes into our lives, our human sinfulness is
washed away.
The
dream is more fully fulfilled through the literature MM has published.
As people read, they can receive deliverance, healing and salvation.
It’s all a matter of repentance – as they surrender their lives to God,
He comes in and cleanses them.
MM’s
Spiritual Beauty From God
24th
December 2001
I want
to share with you what God has given me. In my dream I was with you. You
call me, to give me the book A Woman Rides the Beast (by Dave
Hunt). There were many people with me. You were guiding us to a very
beautiful room. When we entered the room, Helena, Tonya and Zenya
welcomed all of us with a smile and invited us to sit on beautiful
chairs.
Then
they served us with a very beautiful meal. We all were very glad and ate
with thankfulness.
You
took a very close look at our meal and encouraged us to eat more. Your
face was shining when you did this. I was surprised to know that you
have served a meal for a lot of people and I thanked God.
Meaning:
When I meditated about the dream, the Spirit of God implanted in my mind
the meaning of the dream. The meal that you served us is the truth God
has given you so that you can share it with people.
The
room we entered refers to MM. It is a family based ministry [hence the
reference to Helena, Tonya and Zenya who have been helping]. Besides, we
know that God is also a family.
You
were the guide to the room. Only the prophet of God can guide the people
of God safely. The shining of your face may refer to the wisdom of God
(Eccl. 8:1) [which is contained in the truth of God that He has given
us].
Praise
God!
[Taking
a close look at the meal symbolises the precision in the doctrinal
dissertation we have presented in MM books and articles. It is accurate,
and I am very concerned that such accuracy about the truth in God's Word
is perpetuated.]
About
The MM Revival Coming
Dec. 9/01. It seems
that I was in your cellar in a meeting. The room was filled with many
people. We were all singing with praise. Helena was leading us in the
song. You were also praising our Lord standing there beside Helena.
The room was filled
with the Holy Spirit and everyone was bathed in a powerful light. Our
clothes became white. At this point there was much prophesying,
revelation and tongues. Some praised God with loud voices. Some were
praying with tears. The scene was unforgettable. I heard a voice saying
that this is the coming revival through MM. After this I awoke.
Dec. 20/01. I was in a
large hall. The hall was full of people. All were singing and dancing
[rejoicing in God]. I was seated at the back [Kassahun doesn't seek
prominence; just to do God's will quietly]. After the singing someone
began to call several people to come forward to the pulpit. I was one of
them. [Through what God does – raising the dead – He will cause some
individuals to become prominent and to be heard. They will be able to
make God's proclamations.]
Booklets began to be
distributed. When I saw the booklets, I was surprised. They were
published by MM. I also saw in someone's hand the little card that
explains the feast days published by MM. [These are going to be promoted
through the revival and publicity coming. That's the purpose of what is
coming.]
Sweet
Revelations From God
Mar. 15/02. I was in
your cellar. Malcolm was serving us with a bowl of honey. We were eating
with gladness from the honey.
Meaning:
Sweet revelations will come and we will be glad.
God’s
Sweet Truths Like Honey
March
27/03. Sharing God’s sweet truth with others
Malcolm
was gathering much honey from a different bee house. He was putting it
in different pots to share it.
Comment:
This was fulfilled two years later when The Bible Speaks and some
other MM publications were written.
Revival
Coming To MM
April
27/03. Helped and healed!
Many
people were queuing in front of Bro. Malcolm’s home. They wanted some
counsel. Malcolm was calling them one by one to a cosy room and gave
them counsel. Some rejoiced and some were healed from their sickness.
Meaning:
This depicts in the spiritual how people who can accept it are helped by
the literature of MM, which contains the healing love of God.
May
18/03. Vision of revival coming to MM
I was
in the cellar with Malcolm, his family and some saints. We are all glad
and share what God has done for us. While we were doing this, people
began to rush to the cellar as if they were interested in our
conversation. They were holding all kinds of beautiful flowers in their
hands and put them under our feet. When our conversation ended they came
out of the cellar with much joy.
...God
has a great purpose for us as shown in the above dream. The torch you
hold is the truth of God. It seems to me that your work is not finished
and God has a special work for you, which will reach to the whole world.
Prepare for the next move of God in your life. Be glad my brother!
Kassahun
Woman
Tries To Stab Malcolm
June
4/03. Malcolm was trying to save a white woman. She was holding a
dagger and tried to stab Malcolm but instead she hurt herself. Malcolm
saved her before she died.
Meaning:
Depicts the opposition from the Church against us for promoting the
unadulterated truths of God. When people oppose us and resist the truth
of God, they are the ones who get hurt most.
Predicting Further MM Booklets
July
7/03. I got a packet of printed materials from Malcolm. When I
opened it, I saw different kinds of new literature. With them there were
many white chalks.
A
little note from Malcolm says: “We have got 25,000 Pounds.” [Depicts how
much we need large finance, and is a figure of the fact that God will
provide for the printing we must do, even though we do not have much
human back-up. We trust in God, not in the arm of man.]
Comment:
White symbolises righteousness. Chalks are for writing with. 25 is 5 x 5
– depicting God’s certain preparation of His Bride through what is
written in MM lit – preparing the Bride in the righteousness of God’s
pure truths.
The
Train Is Turned Around
June
14/03. (continuation of the dream of June 12.) All at once we came to a
turntable large enough to take on the whole train. Malcolm and Helena
were standing there, and as I stepped off the train, they said, “This
train is going all wrong. It must be turned square about [right
around].”
They
both held cranks that moved the machinery turning the table and tugged
with their might. I stood and watched till I saw the train beginning to
turn. I spoke out and said, “It’s moving!” and grabbed hold to help
them. I paid little attention to the train, we were so intent upon
performing our labour of turning the table.
When we
had accomplished the task we looked up and the whole train was
transformed. Instead of the low, ill-ventilated carriages on which we
had been riding, there were broad, high, well designed carriages, with
large, clear windows, the whole trimmed and golden in a most splendid
manner, more elegant than any palace or hotel carriage ever seen. The
train was filling up with passengers whose faces were cheerful and
happy, yet wore an expression of assurance and solemnity. Brother
Malcolm and sister Helena were on board this time. Their faces lit up
with holy joy.
As the
train was starting I was so overjoyed that I awoke. I’m so glad now that
I have been here to see the blessing of the Lord accompanying the
arduous labours of Malcolm and Helena in setting things in order.
Meaning:
The train represents the Church. The carriages are the various parts of
it across the world.
MM is
writing foundation of biblical truth to restore what has been lost, and
which loss has caused the Church to be going in the opposite direction
to the way God intended. Eventually this truth will be completely
accepted (in the Millennium) and the people of God will be going the
right way.
Malcolm
Gives Out Papers
July 27/03. Malcolm
was giving a white paper to all of us who were gathered in a large hall.
Those who were there take that white paper. But my paper was red and
there was a number written on it. The number was 10 29 39.
Comment:
White
symbolises righteousness, a symbol of the pure truth and righteousness
promoted in MM literature.
Red
depicts bloodshed and war. War is coming to Ethiopia. God has warned
Kassahun about that in many dreams. That is depicted by the numbers.
10 is
the number that represents man. Mankind going his own way, without God,
can only expect (20) judgment (9). So, expectation of judgement (29) is
the final (3) result of Satan’s (13) ways that man has accepted instead
of God’s.
MM
Literature Preparing The Bride
Aug
22/03. It seemed as though I was looking at a wedding. There in the
street to left and right best men were standing clothed with beautiful
suits. Silver-grey limousines were in the centre of the street and
moving slowly. Behind them there was a choir singing loud a beautiful
song. I thought in the dream that this is the next move of MM.
Comment:
MM is preparing the Bride for Jesus' Coming, through all the
literature God has given us to promote His wonderful truths.
MM’s
Beautiful Heavenly Sword
July
8/03. I saw a very beautiful sword. It emitted light. The
light coming from it contained many different colours. At the sword’s
handle I noticed five brilliant gems. Blue, green, yellow, red and
amber. I knew that even the gems were there for a functional purpose,
though I was not yet sure what that was.
Comment:
The sword depicts the Truth of God which you now have in your hand in MM
publications. There are many beautiful aspects to God’s truth, which is
precious and which is preparing (5) God’s people for service and
holiness.
Angels
Bless MM
July 27/03. Angels
come to MM
I was in the cellar
with the family of MM. A few ‘men’ came in clothed in white linen. They
looked like monks. Their faces were the same so you couldn’t distinguish
one from another. They were walking here and there blessing the cellar
and all who were there. When they had finished, they went out slowly.
Angels
Protect MM From Serious Harm
Jan 8/04. Angels
protect MM from opposition that could destroy
I saw many archers
surrounding Malcolm’s home. I asked one of them where they came from and
he pointed to the north [north is where God's throne is (Ps 48:2).].
They came to protect the camp of God’s servant.
MM
Persecuted
Aug
13/03. Persecution of Midnight Ministries
A large
company of evil angels were very busy, throwing black balls at the
families of MM. These did them no injury while their eyes were fixed
upon Jesus, but those who turned their attention to the black balls were
stained by them.
Meaning:
The black balls are reproachful falsehoods circulated against MM,
Malcolm and his family, by those who make a lie. It is our duty to move
boldly forward, and pay no regard to lies of the wicked. Those who
listen to falsehood, begin to question the truth, and they are then
easily discouraged by Satan.
Oct
14/03. Prophecy of persecution against Midnight Ministries!
I was
shown a vine. It was beautiful and great. Soon I saw the vine swaying to
and fro as though moved by a powerful wind. One branch after another of
the vine was shaken and lay prostrate upon the earth.
Many
passed and looked pityingly upon it, and I waited anxiously for a
friendly hand to raise it but no help was offered. Presently, I saw an
angel come to the apparently deserted vine. He spread out his arms and
placed them beneath the vine and raised it so that it stood upright,
saying:
“Stand
toward heaven, and let your tendrils entwine about God. You are shaken
from human support. You can stand, in the strength of God, and flourish
without it [without human support]. Lean upon God alone, and you shall
never lean in vain or be shaken therefrom.”
As I
saw the neglected vine cared for I felt relief, amounting to joy. I
turned to the Angel and inquired what these things meant. He said: “This
vine is MM. It will experience all this. When these things occur you
will fully understand the figure of the vine. God will be a present help
in time of trouble.”
God
Reaches Royals Through MM
Sept
1/03. I received a letter from Malcolm. It says that they care for me
and that they have moved. The new address is 4 Elizabeth Street.
[Figurative meaning: 4 is a numeric symbol of the whole world – MM
literature will reach into all the world. Raising the dead will create a
worldwide witness. The new address represents coming new ministry
premises. Elizabeth means that the Royal Family will know about us and
get to hear the message we bring from God. In fact, the Queen has
already received our literature.]
Nov.
1/03. MM reaches royalty. I received a special letter, written in
gold words, from Malcolm. The letter said that a Queen has arrived at
their home and wants to visit the families of MM in the whole world.
[There have been other dreams, too, about how God will use MM to witness
for Him in ‘high places’.]
Spiritual Treasures!
Dec
9/05. MM publications: spiritual treasures! I was with Malcolm.
He had many keys in his hand. I asked him what all those keys were for.
He then took me to a cosy room with several silver boxes fixed to the
walls of the room. He opened one of the boxes and showed me a new
publication. The title of it was Spiritual Treasures. I wanted
one and he gave it to me. He told me that all the boxes are packed with
new publications which God has revealed to MM. I was amazed.
Vision
of Paradise
Oct.
7/03. MM and vision of paradise. All the families of MM were on
board in a huge balloon. The balloon was flying in the sky and entered
into the clouds. There we rested in a beautiful place, on golden ground,
surrounded by large golden pillars. I sensed that the place was heaven.
God's
Shekinah Glory Cloud Enveloping Us
Jan
31/05. I was reading a few chapters from The Bible Speaks, 4 last
night (I have a habit of reading the Bible and a publication of MM every
night before I sleep). Then God gave me a dream about you and Helena.
I was
with you in your house. It was dark and very cold. [Depicts the evil
world we live in, that surrounds us, and the evil activities of State
personnel who will shortly come against us.] We had a chat about the
work of MM and the miracles God will do in the near future and the
publicity which will accompany MM.
While
we were chatting a loud Voice outside the house told us to come out of
the house. We went out and saw a smoking cloud [God’s shekinah glory]
all over the place. The same Voice told us to come into the cloud. We
rushed into the cloud. The bright light inside was very beautiful and
the fragrance was beyond my ability to express. A tall and majestic Man
received us with a warm smile. We knew He was Jesus.
He
touched our foreheads with his two fingers and said: "Go! CONTINUE THE
WORK WHICH I HAVE GIVEN YOU. MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU
GO." We left with these words. All the place was bright.
Building The Living Temple
6 Feb 04. MM
is helping to build the Living Temple
Many people were
working on a huge building on level ground. I went to find out who the
man was who owned this building. Suddenly Malcolm appears out of the
blue, with a smile on his face. There was a hard hat on his head like
builders wear on building sites. He said to me that the building is ‘The
Living Temple’. I didn’t understand what he meant. [You do, but that was
how God conveyed it in the dream, because He put you in the place of new
people coming to inquire.]
Meaning:
The Living Temple is comprised of those in whom the Spirit of God lives
and moves. The children of God are those who are led by His Spirit.
Where God's Spirit dwells is His Temple. So, it is a living Temple.
MM
publications are not written to try and gain a following for us. They
are written to help people accept the Spirit of God and be led by Him.
God is
no respecter of persons. He loves all who humble themselves to allow Him
to live within them.
MM
Publications Reflect True Light
Jan. 13/04. MM
Publications Reflect The Light Of The Bible
I saw the Bible
surrounded by the publications of MM. Several bright rays were coming
from the Bible and were reflected by the publications.
Meaning:
God's wonderful light of spiritual truth shines forth from His Word in
the Bible. In this dream, this light was reflected by MM's publications.
This is another confirmation from God that He approves of MM's
literature.
New
Book: ‘Dead Men Raised!’
January
18/05. Dead Men Raised! I went to a large library to read a book
which I wanted badly. I asked the librarian to give me the book. He took
me to another room and left me there to search for the book. When I
began searching the shelves, I saw three large books entitled
Dead Men Raised; Power Strikes! and God's New Army. All were
produced by MM. Surprised, I begged the librarian to lend me these new
books. He gave them to me.
Meaning:
We are fast approaching the long-awaited outpouring of the Spirit, to
usher in the last move of the Spirit in this Age before Jesus returns.
We will see many raised from the dead (some who have been dead for many
years!), the power of God strike in astounding ways (both for
deliverance and for judgement), and a new 'army' of people raised up to
take the truths of God forward.
MM’s
Torch Of Truth
June
2/03. MM holds the torch of God’s truth!
Malcolm
was holding a huge torch. From that torch there came meteorites like
fireworks (it seemed like that in the dream) which spread to various
places.
When
the scene changed, I saw a multitude of people coming to Malcolm with
their torches. The torch they hold doesn’t have light and they kindle
their torch from the burning torch of Malcolm. The more they kindle
their torch; the more the huge torch on Malcolm’s hand was brightening
also. The light was very beautiful.
Meaning:
As we
give the truths of God to others, God blesses us more. They can then
take the torch of truth to others also. Thus the fire of God spreads.
Space
does not allow me to include more of the wonderful dreams God has given
to Kassahun. The few I have cited should commend me to you in the sight
of God, as Paul said (2 Cor 4:2).
For
not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends (2
Cor 10:18).
God is
restoring all things as He promised long ago. The one He uses is
nothing, compared to Him. But the commission is everything!
Malcolm B Heap
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