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The Vision

During our Sunday service, the Holy Spirit released a vision where I clearly saw a man wearing ear plugs; it was then revealed that he was also wearing sunglasses.  Both were symbols of a person that could not hear or see what the Holy Spirit was saying or doing.  Tragically, that wasn’t all the Lord revealed to me.  I then saw the man had others behind him with the same condition, and they moved as a group to close the door of the building to prevent the Holy Spirit from entering where they were meeting.  The Lord then said to me, “There is sin there,” referring to the gathering of people I saw in the vision.

Context & Interpretation

This isn’t the first time the Lord has revealed this troubling issue in the Church.  Years ago, the Lord released a vision concerning the Church, and illustrated it as a fortress that had become the first line of defense against revival.  The Lord revealed that pastors ruled in their church as if they were lords over a fiefdom; in fact, they and the Church were a barrier against the Holy Spirit.  I then saw a gate made of iron bars that the Holy Spirit revealed had been set up as a barrier by Church leaders to prevent Him from entering.  I then saw Jesus remove the iron gate.

In a vision titled Jesus & the Boats, released in July 2019, I saw myself with Jesus deep under water.  I then looked up and saw the hulls of boats on the surface.  There were boats that had added a second hull, designed to keep the Holy Spirit from entering.  Jesus made it clear that He would fill the nets of those boats (churches) that allowed His Holy Spirit to come in.  Those boats with two hulls would not be used in the coming revival as they could not be trusted; the inference being that they were unfaithful stewards that refused to submit to the Holy Spirit.

What the Holy Spirit revealed in my vision this week is simply another confirmation of the reality of many so-called churches in America and around the world.  These are gatherings where the martyr, Stephen, a man declared to be full of faith and of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:5), would proclaim to them, “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did” (Acts 7:51 NASB95).  What was true of the Jews and their leaders in the days of Stephen, is true of many pastors, church leaders and congregations today!

Jesus spoke to His disciples, referring to Isaiah the prophet’s vision (Is 6), responding to their question as to why He was speaking in parables to the people.  He said the following:

Matthew 13:11–17 (NASB95 emphasis mine)

¹¹ Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. ¹² “For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. ¹³ “Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. ¹⁴ “In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; ¹⁵ For the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal them.’ ¹⁶ “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. ¹⁷ “For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Notice how Jesus starts by referring to the judgment of those who “[do] not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him” (Mt 13:12b).  Jesus repeats this certain judgment in Mt 25:29; Mk 4:25; Lk 8:18 & 19:26.  What will happen to those who are stripped of what they do not have?  Reading the immediately following verses after Mt 25:29 & Lk 19:26 we see that the judgment of Hell awaits them –

Matthew 25:30 (NASB95)

³⁰ “Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Luke 19:27 (NASB95)

²⁷ “But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.”

Throw them into outer darkness?!  Slay them in my presence?!  This is the most severe judgment, reserved for those in the Church and hypocrites who refuse to bow their knee to the Holy Spirit, claiming to be followers of Christ but are false.  Who are those who are uncircumcised in heart and have ears that always resist the Holy Spirit, that will receive this judgment?  They are those that I saw in the vision this week.  These are chaff destined for eternal fire if they do not repent.  They are the enemies of Christ, who Jesus likened to the foolish virgins who did not take oil with their lamps, and ran out of oil (Mt 25:1-13).  The Holy Spirit is our oil (Zech 4:1-6), but His enemies who have intentionally cut themselves off from the Vine will, most assuredly, hear His words which He spoke to the foolish virgins, “Truly I say to you, I do not know you” (Mt 25:12).  In like manner, those who are guilty of preventing His Holy Spirit from entering their gatherings on Earth, will be denied entrance into Heaven.  If you are guilty, then repent today – your eternal soul is at stake.  Repentance is required before it is too late!

Many churches stand united against the Holy Spirit, refusing to allow Jesus to reign over them, standing as obstacles to His will being done on earth as it is in Heaven (Mt 6:10) and setting the captive free.  They are led by pastors who love unity among the “members of their church,” while despising being in unity with the Spirit of Christ!  This is the danger of pride and allowing one’s heart to become hardened.  The reality is that there is no Church without the Holy Spirit – He is God!  In their attempt to be relevant to today’s culture, they have wandered from the truth, boldly embracing and preaching the doctrine of men and demons, making their disciples twice the sons of hell that they are (Mt 23:15).  If you are one of them, you must repent now, or you will be removed from your place of authority and you will perish!  This is the word of the Lord.

To every pastor in America, I say that if you are standing against the Holy Spirit, you are an unfaithful steward of the Lord, preventing the Spirit of His Son from entering His own vineyard (Mt 21:37-40).  What will be your end?  You will be judged!  How do I know you have been an unfaithful steward?  It is very simple; the Spirit of the Living Christ does not move in your services!  Why does He not move?  Because you do not allow Him to move in and among His own people.  You are not hungry and thirsty for His Spirit; you do not desire Him to move; you will not teach your people about the power of the Holy Spirit demonstrated through His gifts.  You think it is too messy to deal with.  To that foolish objection I say – do your job or you will be removed!  There was never a Plan B as to how the Church was designed to operate; it started in power; it will end in glorious power.  The glory of the latter house will be greater than the former (Ha 2:9a).  Do you dare stand in the way of the Lord’s will as He accomplishes the Great Commission as He moves to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and casts out demons (Mt 10:8)?!  What is it that you despise about the demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit that is proclaimed from cover to cover in the Bible?  Why are you satisfied with dead religion?  The sheep that the Lord entrusted to you are dying because you refuse to care for them.

I tell you by the Spirit that if you stand in the way of the Spirit, you will perish if you do not repent.  Either you will unconditionally surrender to the Holy Spirit, or you will be judged.  The Lord will not negotiate a peace with rebels bent on subversion to His will.  What will He do?  The Scripture is clear:

Matthew 21:41–43 (NASB95) ⁴¹ They said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.” ⁴² Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, This became the chief corner stone; This came about from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes’? ⁴³ “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it.

Do you, pastor, believe the Scriptures?  Do you not tremble at the words of the One you claim to serve?  No minister can bear fruit apart from the Vine, the Spirit of Christ.  How long have you controlled and manipulated the people the Lord sent you to, rather than feeding them Fresh Bread and Living Water that can only come by, in and through Christ?  If you do not change, you will be brought to a wretched end, and all will see it as they did in the day that Ananias and Sapphira were struck dead by the Lord in a church service.

Who can say that you will be delivered from the fires of Hell when you have habitually and intentionally resisted the Holy Spirit day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, and decade after decade?  If you are convinced you will be delivered, the Lord Himself would call you a foolish, presumptuous sinner!  John the Baptist preached that Jesus’ winnowing fork is in His hand and that He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor, gathering His wheat, but burning the chaff with unquenchable fire (Lk 3:17).  Jesus proclaims that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you (Mt 21:43)!  John proclaimed that “the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (Lk 3:9).  It is impossible to bear good fruit while grieving and resisting the Holy Spirit.

You have been warned!  Your blood will not be on my hands.  Without repentance, you will stand in your guilt with no one to intercede, because the Lord Himself will enter into judgment with you; there will be no escape.  There is no place on earth that you can hide from the wrath of the Lord.  Woe unto those who stand against the Lord in the day of His wrath.  These are the days of the wrath of the Lord!  I speak this by the Holy Spirit.

You must reconsider the path you have chosen.  Who taught you to reject the move of the Spirit and not be sensitive to His leading?  Reject them and their demonic doctrines, for the time is short!  Do not delay!  Don’t look for the praise of men.  Obey the Holy Spirit and receive praise from the One who has the power to destroy your soul and body in Hell (Mt 10:28)!  Fear Him!  Come into the blessing of being obedient, in His Glory.  There is no other way.

The choice is life or death, blessing or cursing.  You must choose today!

Mark C. Biteler