The City

 …I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. (Phil 3:7-14)

During intercession, I again saw the nations, and something like a giant square structure over the center of the Earth (I think, over the area of Israel & the eastern Mediterranean Sea).  I thought it at first to be the square alter of sacrifice in the Tabernacle of Moses. It seemed to be hollow in the middle, with raised sides. 

Then I saw that people were coming from the north, south , east and west and were entering in through the walls of the structure, where I now realized there were doors. 

As I looked further and longer I began to see that the structure actually looked like a walled city, and people were entering in from every nation - “the four corners of the Earth” I could see the Cross of Jesus Christ in the center of this city, elevated up above it and surrounded by glory. In fact, glory emanated from all over it…it streamed through the doors by which people were entering. They would come in and disappear completely, as if enveloped in the glory of the Lord. 

The doors within each wall were not wide - but the Light that came from them was wide, brilliant - almost blinding - it seemed to permeate EVERYWHERE! I saw this Light hit people in great darkness. I could tell by their apparel, that some of these were people from the Middle East, and Asia: They seemed to suddenly come alive, jump up and start running toward the Light. The more the people came, the larger the ‘city’ seemed to grow (John 14:2).

Within moments, people from many nations - I saw Asia and Africa - started running frantically - as if in a race, with the finish line in sight…in droves of hundreds- thousands, toward “the city”. At the same time, people were streaming in from Europe, Russia, the Far East and the Americas - from the farthest islands of the sea! I could now feel such urgency in the heavenly realms.

~~And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that MY HOUSE MAY BE FILLED’. (Read Luke 14:16-23)~~

Many of the Body of Christ were standing at the door, pulling people in. Many others were on the outside, in the hedges and the highways and byways, being the ‘hands’ and ‘arms’ of Christ. There were now large numbers of “missionaries” - I saw that many  had been commissioned from America. 

(Can we not understand that America’s call from the Lord is a spiritual one?)

We were compelling them to come in (the answer to the prayer of Matthew 9:36-38).  

It was very strange, but some of those coming into the city, I knew had been martyred - and yet, they were fully alive…how great is their reward in Heaven! (Revelation 6:9-11). I started to shout along with others “Come on! Come on!” I was now groaning in intercession. 

On top of the walls of “the city” I saw other ‘watchman’ who were continually blowing trumpets, also compelling people to come in -“so that My House will be full!” 

The message coming from the Church, was as it had been in the beginning: “Repent, the Kingdom of Heaven is near!” We were bold, and full of power and love: The Lord was with us - delighting in us, His Bride. 

I remember thinking how so many in the Church are looking for the rapture as an escape from tribulation: But surely in order for us to be ready to be raptured, we need to be refined, through enduring some tribulation - at least for a time. We cannot serve two masters (Matthew 6:24).

As I was thinking this, the Lord led me to the following scripture: 

“And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.”  Read John 3:16-19 

This is why many whom the Lord has invited to the banquet will not come in. (Luke 14:16-23). WE MUST CHOOSE JESUS…We must understand - especially in America - that this world holds NOTHING for us. But for us to hold on to it, is death.

Footnotes:

i. The “City”: 

Although, not to be taken as a literal interpretation of Revelation ch.21 vs.2-4 & vs.9-27 - I do believe it was symbolic of Salvation and God’s Kingdom. 

ii. The Doors: See: 

Matthew 7:13-14; John 10:9-10

iii. Seeing the “City” over Israel: 

*Through the lens of the Bible, Israel is the center of the Earth. 

*Possibly a symbolic sign of the veil being fully lifted from Israel (The Jewish people), as the Age of the Gentile Church reaches its fulfillment. (The passing of the baton, if you like, from Gentile back to Jew) See: Romans 11:25-26; Revelation ch.7; 

*Salvation is of the Jew (John 4:22)

*And we know the The Revelation of Jesus Christ is centered around two nations: Mystery Babylon and Israel: With Israel it began (Genesis 22:8) and with Israel it will end.