Received July 24, 2022; Published July 28, 2022

In a vision on July 24, 2022, I saw a kitchen oven.  The Lord’s hand then turned the temperature control up, increasing the heat.  He then opened the door to allow me to see what was inside.  Inside the oven was the entire earth.

Due to the increase in heat, which is symbolic of the increase in the severity of judgments the Lord is bringing, it will cause the breaking of old and established alliances between many nations.  The Lord has spoken previously concerning His intention to break the economic and chains of trade (supply chains) between nations.

I was then given the understanding that the alliances nations establish with one another are designed primarily for mutual support in areas including economic & financial, military, natural disaster, etc.  The nations look to one another for support, but the Lord is wanting them to look to Him for His support.

The severity of the breaking of the alliances caused me to think that wars could break out as a direct result of what the Lord was doing, but the Lord did not reveal that.  I continue to seek Him regarding this issue.  However, the Lord revealed to me in 2020 that we were moving from a time of relative peace to a time of war, and so it has come in the form of Russia invading Ukraine, which has polarized the nations and dramatically affected the global supply chain.  The war in Ukraine has affected the entire world.

The Lord then revealed that He would allow the enemy, Satan, to rage against the nations.   To believe the Lord has nothing to do with the judgments we will witness in the earth is to miss the entire foundation of who the Lord is, what He is doing and why.  He is doing what the He outlined He would do in Lev chapter 26 and Deut chapter 28.

As we see the manifestations of judgment erupt because of the Lord increasing the heat, we must remember that the Lord is behind it all.  His intention is to bring the people of all nations into the saving knowledge of His Son, Jesus Christ.

I then saw multitudes people walking together in one direction in what appeared to be a dry and thirsty land.  They were poor, destitute, wearing tattered and dirty clothes.  They weren’t carrying anything with them – it appeared that they had nothing of value to bring with them.  They weren’t carrying belongings, food, suitcases or water.  They came only with the clothes they were wearing.

As I continued to look at the people, each one turned into a jewel of great value.  This is the fulfillment of Isaiah chapter 60 where the prophet speaks of the nations coming to our light, those Christians who emanate and are in in the Glory of God.

Isaiah 60:1–3 (NASB95)

¹“Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.  ²“For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.  ³“Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.

In these verses we see the glory of God has come to His Church.  The only way for us to be in the Glory of God is to decide to be intentional to ask the Lord to give us ears to hear His voice and eyes to see what He is doing, and then be obedient to what He reveals.  The Glory of the Lord will be upon His followers, not those who call Him Lord, yet do not do what He says (Lu 6:46-49).  The darkness that the Lord is bringing to the nations is to allow them to see His light!  He will bring the nations to Himself by His Spirit.  This makes it Biblically imperative to follow the Spirit of Christ and heed His voice.  As we do, the Lord will bring the fish, human souls that are worth the price Jesus paid, on the cross to our nets!  They are His jewels of great value!

The Lord said to me some years ago, “Men create networks, but I create nets that work.”  To be given His net bursting with men, women, boys and girls, we must be found faithful to hear His voice and allow Him to tear up our plans so He can release His plan and strategy to us.

But the prophet Isaiah reveals much more!

Isaiah 60:4–9 (NASB95)

⁴“Lift up your eyes round about and see; They all gather together, they come to you. Your sons will come from afar, And your daughters will be carried in the arms.  ⁵“Then you will see and be radiant, And your heart will thrill and rejoice; Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, The wealth of the nations will come to you.  ⁶“A multitude of camels will cover you, The young camels of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba will come; They will bring gold and frankincense, And will bear good news of the praises of the Lord.  ⁷“All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; They will go up with acceptance on My altar, And I shall glorify My glorious house.  ⁸“Who are these who fly like a cloud And like the doves to their lattices?  ⁹“Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the Lord your God, And for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.

Notice that in these verses not only will people come from the nations of the world, but they will bring their wealth with them to give to the work of the Lord and to the building of His house among the nations.

There is so much to be said, but I believe the focus of this post is to declare that the Lord is moving in the nations in judgment and that the judgments will increase in the coming days.  What He revealed He would do, He is doing, and will continue to do.  During the coming release of greater judgments, the Glory of the Lord will be come upon His Church; but only those who surrendered to His will, listen to His voice and have proven to be good stewards will be entrusted with that which He is about to pour out.

A great harvest of souls among all the nations is coming!  Let us be quick to heed His call to align with His Holy Spirit as He convicts the nations of their sin (Jn 16:7-15) and brings them to Christ Jesus through us!  Let us choose to be His flood gates, that He may come in and flow through us by His Spirit (Ps 24:7-10).

Mark C. Biteler