PREPARATION FOR GOD'S GLORY THE FIRE WITHIN AND THE FIERY MISSILES WITHOUT BY ROBIN KIRBY-GATTO
4/13/11
Since March 11th the Fire of God has been increasing within God’s people at an accelerated rate. Moreover, the fiery darts of the enemy that we read in Ephesians 6:16, whereby we use the shield of faith to quench them, has increased, too. God showed me that there is a preparation for this outpouring of the Knowledge of God’s glory that is soon to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. The preparation process involves God having His sons and daughters prepared to receive as much of the outpouring of this glory as they are able to contain.
A night light can only take a small bulb, and that light provided for that particular lamp is a minimal amount. One cannot put a flood light bulb into a night light because first of all it would not fit and second of all there is not enough power in the night light to put out the needed electricity for the flood light. Likewise, God showed me many of us had a small amount of power working within us by Holy Spirit that we are not able to walk in the miracles that are going to be needed for the harvest. With the coming harvest of God we have to be walking in a demonstration of power and the word flowing through us by Holy Spirit that it will be able to meet the needs of the harvest. Therefore, in order to get us purified and purged to the measure needed there are two things which are occurring presently to prepare us for the increase of God’s glory, of God’s presence. The first occurrence is the baptism of fire, which Jesus came to baptize believers. (Luke 3:16). This baptism of fire was demonstrated on Pentecost. 1AND WHEN the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all assembled together in one place, 2When suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting. 3And there appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were separated and distributed and which settled on each one of them. 4And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words]. Acts 2:1-4 Amplified. Here the Baptism of the
Fire of God was demonstrated on the day of Pentecost when there were tongues of fire.
The next occurrence of fire is the fiery darts of the enemy, whereby we use the Shield of Faith to quench every fiery dart. 16Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one]. Ephesians 6:16 Amp. The flaming missiles here are likened to the fiery darts seen in other translations. The shield of faith is to be lifted up in order to quench these missiles because ultimately what is being tested is your faith. 6[You should] be exceedingly glad on this account, though now for a little while you may be distressed by trials and suffer temptations, 7So that [the genuineness] of your faith may be tested, [your faith] which is infinitely more precious than the perishable gold which is tested and purified by fire. [This proving of your faith is intended] to redound to [your] praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) is revealed. 1 Peter 1:6-7 Amp. Here Paul tells the Ephesians to put on the whole armor of God and stand their ground, using the shield of faith when they walk through fiery trials in which their faith in the Lord is tested. Therefore, the Word of God evidences that there are certain tests in which we will walk through a fire and in the midst of that fire our faith regarding Christ in us the Hope of Glory is being tested to purify us, the vessel, in seeing that God’s promises are yes and amen in our soul and believing with such tenacity that we pull on heaven to manifest what we are having faith for in the earth realm. Faith is the exchange of getting things from heaven like money is the exchange for getting things on earth. If we walk into a store and want a pair of shoes we have to give the store money for the shoes. If we want things from the Kingdom of Heaven, by the Kingdom of God, we use faith. Therefore, we will go through fiery trials so that we have our faith purified which makes it more valuable so that we can get more things from heaven into earth. Faith is perceiving as real things which are not made real yet but are hoped for inside of our very soul which we marry with our spirit and move to agree with the will of God, pulling forth things that are not seen from the invisible realm to the visible realm.
Having said all of this God showed me that this preparation process for the glory that is going to be poured out this upcoming Pentecost season by God is going to require us to be put through the fire with such great magnitude that it is heating up greatly, starting recently but the increase of the fire being poured out by God and the fiery darts of the enemy coming at us full throttle is making the intensity increase 20 times more between now and Passover, extending to Pentecost.
This process is to help in our being purified of ungodly motives, demonic strongholds and the flesh that would try to touch God’s glory and in turn be detrimental to us if we profane God’s presence when it is to that magnitude. The last month we have been going through so much fire in our family with my husband, Rich, and I and our two sons. Each one of us have been hit with fiery darts of the enemy that would shake your faith had it now been rooted and grounded in the love of Christ, knowing that God would never leave us or forsake us.
29For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. 30And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being]. 31What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?] 32He who did not withhold or spare [even] His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all [other] things? 33Who shall bring any charge against God's elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?] 34Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us? 35Who shall ever separate us from Christ's love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? 36Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter. 37Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. 38For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, 39Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God is allowing us to be baptized in a purifying fire by His Holy Spirit and simultaneously we are having to lift up our shield of faith to quench the fiery darts/missiles of the enemy. With all of that said it feels as though we are hit on every side and all we can do with God’s fire is submit to His Holy fire and allow it to purify us, by exposing any behaviors in which we are seeing unveiled where we are not walking in God’s power. So this means you might be manifesting more behaviors that are not lovely and you’re wondering what is wrong with me. The fire of God you are being baptized in brings the impurities in our heart up to the surface so we can repent and allow God’s Holy Spirit to deliver us.
In addition, with the fiery darts of the enemy matters are more intensified and we are being besieged by demonic attacks its as though the enemy comes in like a flood. When it gets to this type of attack Holy Spirit said find yourself in the stronghold of God and stay there. This is not a time to be cutting devils heads off, which I love by the way, and turning left and right to cast out devils. Rather when the enemy comes in like a flood God will raise a standard and see satan and his minions flee. When the fire heats up all the snakes come out. Holy Spirit was telling me that within the body of Christ many demonic strongholds have set within his church that have operations of divination or control. It is the demonic divinations that has quenched the flow of Holy Spirit and manipulates God’s meeting. Many times you can see this when someone “hijacks” the anointing of Holy Spirit from the vessel that was anointed to flow for that particular meeting but the fire has manifested the divination flowing in a particular vessel instead that the Holy Spirit is quenched, we are hit on every end by devils, and the church in general is being controlled.
Moreover, the snakes that are coming out at this moment are not in the world, but rather these snakes are in the Body of Christ and are having to be exposed by the fire of Holy Spirit within us in order to expose them to the light. It is a firebrand God uses in order to send the fire into the church so that the snakes in the church are exposed to the light. This divination is where the spirit of religion is rooted. The spirit of religion is divination which is rooted and grounded in the antichrist spirit, because satan hates the anointing. Therefore, when the anointing is flowing in a meeting or a vessel this antichrist spirit will manifest in a way to bring a divination spirit in order to distract, hinder, take over, or squash the anointing. In addition, when there is a firebrand of God operating in a greater move of God’s Holy Fire, then the devils in others who are in the church will manifest because God’s Holy Fire smokes out the snakes in hiding within in programs and or individuals. Once the divination has been exposed it is these particular strongholds that provide a foothold for satan to become one of his flaming missiles against other Christians, the firebrands, and all the attack does is increase the process of purification for the firebrands to be ready to receive more fire from Holy Spirit. It is in this time that we have to enter the stronghold of God and rest in Him, confessing our sins and being purified, as well as resting in God until His trap for satan’s snakes has been set to trap satan and his minions in the trap. It looks like at first that God’s firebrands will fall in the trap and that they are surrounded by a brood of vipers but rather it is all a set up for the vipers of satan to be lured into the pit with the firebrands, that God snaps the trap and raises us up out of the pit, putting the lid on the vipers whereby which we trample over them crushing them!!!! It is the Peace of God that crushes satan under our feet! That peace comes from being in God’s stronghold. God’s stronghold is Psalm 91. Look at all the verses and the first four demonstrate the stronghold of God, then verses five through seven demonstrate the calamity that is to come to those who do not enter in the stronghold of God. The others are the outcome of being in the stronghold.
PSALM 91 WARFARE STRATEGY
There are many attacks of the enemy that require us to stand our ground, take the Kingdom of Heaven violently by force, as well as to take dominion over territories. In addition, God has a place wherein He provides a refuge, a place of rest, which is the eye of the storm, in order to protect us in the stronghold of God! This strategy of entering God’s stronghold is twofold. First, we enter God’s rest and allow the battle to be the Lord’s battle, God’s battle. Then we are delivered from the attacks of satan and see the weapons he uses to hit us end up falling into satan’s own trap. God has shown me such an attack is occurring now with Leviathan attacking God showed me that one of the tactics is using vipers or a pit of snakes to overwhelm us so that it is as though the enemy is coming in like a flood. God showed me Leviathan released an attack of vipers.
Psalm 91
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
TO BE CONTINUED (EXCERPT FROM GOD’S PRINCESS WARRIORS BY ROBIN KIRBY-GATTO).