“Prophetic Vision”



Webster defines vision as follows;

1. A vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death".

2. The ability to see; the faculty of vision.

3. The perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light".

4. The power of imagination; "popular imagination created a world of demons".

5. A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary".



Vines Expository defines vision as follows;

chazon OT:2377, "vision." None of the 34 appearances of this word appear before First Samuel, and most of them are in the prophetic books.

Chazon almost always signifies a means of divine revelation. First, it refers to the means itself, to a prophetic "vision" by which divine messages are communicated: "The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth" Ezek 12:22. Second, this word represents the message received by prophetic "vision": "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he" Prov 29:18. Finally, chazon can represent the entirety of a prophetic or prophet's message as it is written down: "The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz..." Isa 1:1. Thus the word inseparably related to the content of a divine communication focuses on the means by which that message is received: "And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision" 1 Sam 3:1-- the first occurrence of the word. In Isa 29:7 this word signifies a non-prophetic dream.

chizzayon OT:2384, "vision." This noun, which occurs 9 times, refers to a prophetic "vision" in Joel 2:28: "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions." Chizzayon refers to divine communication in 2 Sam 7:17 (the first biblical occurrence) and to an ordinary dream in Job 4:13.

B. Verb.

chazah OT:2372, "to see, behold, select for oneself." This verb appears 54 times and in every period of biblical Hebrew. Cognates of this word appear in Ugaritic, Aramaic, and Arabic. It means "to see or behold" in general Prov 22:29, "to see" in a prophetic vision Num 24:4, and "to select for oneself" Ex 18:21-- the first occurrence of the word.



In Lam 2:14 the word means "to see" in relation to prophets' vision: "Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity...."



As we see from the above definitions and in (Prov 29:18), vision is the source of faith in the Christians life, vision is fore-sight and in-sight that directly connects us to The Word of God. Faith is born when vision is received. Without a vision God’s people would run, wild, be lost, without restraint. When we don’t retrain The Word of God in our hearts we lose vision. Without vision there is no discipline. Without vision we don’t know who we are, we fail in life, become faithless, and we don’t have boldness.. When we tap into this vision it brings direction. Once we have received the Vision from God we must guard it because the enemy comes strongly to steal the vision of God in our life. We must guard our hearts with all diligence we do this by delighting in the vision and meditating on it daily. This changes the way we think when the way we think is changed it changes what we are. What I meditate upon I become (Psalms 119:130). Vision is my lifeline I must protect it. Vision also comes from a love for the Word of God. When I meditate on the Word of God daily vision becomes more and more clear to me (Psalms 1:1-4) I receive a revelation that no matter what comes my way the vision or the Word of God never changes. Vision is a path of faith. Vision takes fear and intimidation out of my life. Vision gives me the strength to live by faith (Hab 2:2-4) I must write the vision down that I may run with it. When I write down the vision I am able to meditate on it and I become able to walk in it. I must study The Word of God this will cause the vision to come alive in my life as it did for Abraham (Gen 15:1-6) and it also gives anchor to my faith. Vision is a supernatural restraining agent in our lives. If I begin to start thinking wrong I can know that I have lost sight of the vision, I become unstable, offended and will begin to stumble. This is why I must keep the vision in front of me and meditate on it at all times. If I stumble I will cause others to stumble as well. By meditating on the vision I allow Christ to be the head, The Word must always be first in my life. Putting the word first allows me to walk as a leader and leaders lead by example and have vision. (Ruth 1:1-16) Shows that Naomi was a leader she committed to the works of God and proved herself to be a virtuous woman. (Ruth 2:11-12 & 4:11-21) Shows that Naomi embraced the vision of God and was a portrait of purpose and destiny. This commitment to the vision brought forth David whom was an offspring of Naomi. Naomi did not lose sight of her vision she spoke the vision” The Oracles of God”. She did not allow her tongue to destroy the vision. The tongue is the governor of our life our confession. Our confession will line up with what we think “meditate upon” . We must keep the word before us (Acts 16:9-10) the word brings vision and direction. The Word has to live in us it is our protection and our strength. When the word lives in us we become a helper to a dying world!! I must be a carrier of the Word the Word is power to me and it allows me to be a proof provider to those still lost in the world. There are so many people who do not know that that all they need is The Word, A Vision, and The Gospel! The Word “vision” allows me to know the truth and no longer have questions I move into the realm of understanding my mind is being renewed. People make the wrong choice because they don’t have an understanding of the plan “vision” for their lives. In order to walk in this realm I must allow God to deliver me from my own mind and limitations .God delivers us through “vision”, (Job 33) God communicates with us through visions and dreams, Job saw that God was greater than man and that God had already had a ransom. Job had to choose to hold his peace and allow the Lord to teach him wisdom he had to see the “vision”. Job had a vision of the Cross, a vision of himself “myself” being co- crucified, co-buried, co- resurrected, and sitting together with that ransom Jesus Christ. Visualization brought forth benefits for Job in the end all was restored unto Job. Job had in the end a revelation “vision” of the circumstance from God.

( Gen 28: 10:17) Jacob had a prophetic vision a dream he saw a Gate to heaven he saw a ladder, an open door the connection of God to man. Jacob had a personal encounter with God, when he awoke from the dream he knew that God had been there. We are the seed of Jacob therefore seed to Abraham inheritors of all the blessings, to become a blessing. We are the house of God and the house of God is the gateway to heaven. We are the connection from heaven to earth “A OPEN DOOR”!. We have been given keys to this door we have the authority to lock and unlock, lock the door on the enemy and unlock the door for God to work through you on earth. We gain access to these keys through messengers,… Pastors, Prophets, Angels, Visions, Dreams, The Word of God. Through these messengers we receive vision, wisdom and revelation knowledge with understanding, a river. From this the River of God flows through me “(Rev 22:1-2) rivers of living waters “ Out of the GATES” we are an open door for God to use in this world. Allow God to run through you,.. the door lives in me “Jesus,.. I am the DOOR” I must be a deliver of people to my Father in heaven a door flowing to God a door of deliverance. We are called to be doorkeepers “ The great commission” and the Gates of hell will not prevail. Believers on earth to fulfill the Word of God , verify through your life that the Word of God is as it states “Heb 4:12 Alive and powerful sharer than any two edged sword. I want to verify that Christ is real, the same today yesterday and forever. I can do this because The Christ dwells in me. (Col 1:27) I have the indwelling of the all powerful, the creator of all things living in me. (Gal 1:4:19) I can’t be any better christian than I already am it’s not I but Christ being formed in me. I want to make known the mystery of Christ!!



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What did Jesus come to destroy?

What did Jesus come to destroy?

“He was Månifested to Destroy the Works of the Devil!”

1 John 3:8 (KJV) He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.

For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.Jesus

did not come to break the stronghold that the devil had on the human race, but to destroy the works

of the devil. Something broken can be put back together, however, when something is destroyed it can

never be put back together. Jesus came to set us free from the power of the enemy, the devil.

John 8:32 (KJV) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:36 (KJV)

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

What did Jesus come to destroy ?



I. First, the power of sin.

A.) He laid down His Life, shedding His blood to

destroy the power of sin in our lives. Hebrews

9:22 (KJV) And almost all things are by the law

purged with blood; and without shedding of

blood is no remission.

B.) John 8:36 (KJV) If the Son therefore shall

make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

II.) Destroy sickness with His ministry and life. He paid

the price.

A.) 1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our

sins in his own body on the tree, that we,

being dead to sins, should live unto

righteousness: by whose stripes ye were

healed.

B.) Sickness comes from the devil, cancer etc.

1.) I believe that every evil thing comes from

the devil and the curse.



2.) Every good thing comes from God.

James 1:17 Every good gift and every

perfect gift is from above, and cometh

down from the Father of lights, with

whom is no variableness, neither shadow

of turning.

3.) Divine healing comes from God and is

good with the price paid in full by the

stripes of Jesus.



■However, many times we open the door to sickness
by not taking care of the temple of the Holy Spirit, which is every born again believer. (1 Cor 6:19 KJV)

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God,

and ye are not your own?



III.) Destroy poverty. (2 Cor 8:9 KJV) For ye know

the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though

he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor,

that ye through his poverty might be rich.

A.) God doesn’t expect you and I all to be

millionaires, but He does want to meet all

our needs. Philippians 4:19 (KJV) But my

God shall supply all your need according to

his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

B.) God's plan though is for us to put Him first.

Matthew 6:33 (KJV) But seek ye first the

kingdom of God, and his righteousness;

and all these things shall be added unto

you.

C.) His Will seems to be the same for us. 3

John 1:2 (KJV) Beloved, I wish above all

things that thou mayest prosper and be in

health, even as thy soul prospereth



IV.) From all fear. Jesus came to destroy fear and

through His Word give us faith 2 Timothy 1:7

(KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of

fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound

mind.

A.) We need not fear anything from the

devil.

1.) We are not to fear demon power.

2.) Witchcraft. Black magic and all the

black arts.

a.) We also should avoid these

things and live and walk in the Spirit and Word.

b.) Nor any of the evil crafts. Why not! 1 John 4:4 (KJV) Ye are of God,

little children, and have overcome them: because ...greater is he that is

in you, than he that is in the world.



V.) Destroy the devil. When Robinson Crusoe's good man

Friday asked him, "Why doesn't God destroy the devil?"

Robinson Crusoe gave him the right answer, the only

answer, the great answer. He said, "God will destroy

him."

1.) Rev 20:10,.. And the devil that deceived them

was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,

where the beast and the false prophet are, and

shall be tormented day and night for ever and

ever.

2.) Rev 20:14,.. And death and hell were cast

into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

3.) Rev 20:15,.. And whosoever was not found

written in the book of life was cast into the lake of

fire.

**** Let us open our hearts to all God has for

us.Do not give any place to the enemy and be

filled with he Holy Spirit.We can rejoice and

praise the Lord for all He has done through His

Son,the Lord Jesus Christ!



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Living the New Life

Colossians 3:1-10,

Living the New Life ,.........

1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 And when Christ, who is your[a] life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.[b]
7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world.
8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.
10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,[c] circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,[d] slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.



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If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God.

Warning against Judging Others
James 4:11-17
11 Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters.[d] If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. 12 God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?

Warning about Self-Confidence
13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. 15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” 16 Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.

17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.



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"An Exchanged Life"

It's not good enough to recognize sin, not good enough to want a Godly life, and not good enough to work hard to change. Nothing within us can defeat sin and bring us victory. We cannot change our life, but we can EXCHANGE our life. When Christ live within us, we die to sin and become alive to righteousness. That which is impossible for us is possible in GOD !

~ Romans 7:18

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.



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" Purpose & Destiny "

In (Matt 22:14),.. The Word’s states that many are called but few are chosen. The Called are a chosen generation that are willing, obedient and choose to be called. To take the good news to whom ever they come in contact with. The call is not given unto any man for himself only, but that he would join together in building the kingdom of heaven. The Called are anointed and appointed,…. (Luke 4:18) to preach, bring healing, to set the captives free, and to bring recovery of sight to the blind. The call is allowing God to use you us as a vessel to reach a dieing generation today in bringing revelation of The Christ alive and available to all man. (Matthew 21:20) The called realize that the time is now! The called speak the oracles of God in manifestation. The call is the scripture being fulfilled today. The Call consist of believing that The Word is and does what it says it will do and that The Word is ( Heb. 4:12) alive , power and sharper than any two edged sword! In reference to The Call I must say that I know from the above scripture that I am called of God. I am called to spread the gospel, to walk in the great commission and to teach others to walk in the fullest capacity of the call on their lives as well. I am called of God to set the captive free! As a called believer of God I must guard my call, I guard my call by walking in faith by stirring up the gift that is in me and also by walking in boldness and confidence (2nd Timothy 1: 5-7). I can’t walk in the fullness of the call until I have a vision of what the call is, (Prov 29:18). With out vision I will stumble and cause others to stumble as well. I must take the vision write it down and hide it in my heart. I must live the truth and be a doer of the Word that others may see the Glory of God and receive the confidence in knowing that they also are called of God. With out a vision we are the direct opposite of God who created us to be like, Him (Gen 1:26-27).I must constantly tell my mind that I am called and will walk in the Call. I must realize that vision and direction come from the word of God. I know that vision is a light unto me and direction is the path that I must walk on to fulfill the call on my life. I must be fully persuaded of the power of the Word of God and its connection with the call to perform the purpose and destiny that I am walking in. I must have faith in the call to be able to bring to life purpose and destiny to the many that are yet ignorant of the call of God for them. To walk in this faith I must have an intiment relationship with God. Walking close with God and studying His Word gives me a deeper revelation of the power of the work of the cross and in this revelation I find my purpose and destiny. I know that Christ is the solution to any problem and the power of the call on my life will bring forth revelation to millions that will begin to walk in their call. In this we will see that we are created to see the future and to teach others of this knowledge. I want to make known the mystery of Christ! which is the Word in manifestation. I know that the highest thing that God can give me is The Word. There is no alternative to the Word of God. I want to share that I have found a cure all and that is the call, vision, THE WORD! (1st Cor. 1:3-6) I know that the entrance of God’s Word brings light, knowledge, revelation, and it brings to me light in that Christ lives in and through me. I know that the enemy wants to steal this revelation, purpose and call from me. His tactic is to delay or stop the call. I will experience opposition but I must remember that we overcome by the blood of the lamb and the Word of our testimony (Rev 12:11). We have to allow the devil to talk us into saying yes to forfeiting the call; he does this by using people and spirits to work through us. It is vital that we see people through the eyes of Christ so that we do not become offended and stumble. The plan of the enemy is void once we get a revelation of Christ living in and working through us. The Enemy can only do what we allow him to do in our lives. We are to give no place to the enemy because he has no place in us though he will try to convince us that he has a place in us “He is a liar”. The devil is after our purpose, the promise. (2nd Thes. 2:7-8) Shows us how to fight the good fight of faith,…… through the manifested Word of God working in my life. I must constantly cast down every vein imagination that exalts itself against the Word of God. We have the authority to tell the devil to shut up! We must restrain the enemy and just say NOOO!! I know that part of my purpose is to restrain the devil; sin, sickness, disease, etc. We are watchmen that need to get up and watch (Hab 2:1-4) write down the vision and lead people through into the call on there lives that they not perish but begin to live by faith. We must lead by example we have a purpose our life is a life of occupation, creativity, anointing, and revelation. This is vision; The Word, which is the full counsel of God. In the full counsel of God we are positioned to set the captives free through the power of God working in and through us. He gave us this power that we might be proof providers to show off our God and to multiply purpose and destiny in others. In walking in the call, purpose and destiny that God has given me I can see the big picture “The great commission” which will allow me to be a part of the global harvest.

As I do this I can see the plan of God unfold in my own life as well as my family. I have been given such a huge burden to see the many that suffer form ignorance of the TRUTH as I also did until my purpose was revealed to me. I can say that I am a miracle worker who has revelation of the call of God on my life that will cause others to come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and they will inturn make disciples!!

Bishop Chrystal Welch

Who Is Wisdom ?

Websters’s definition of Wisdom is;

1 a: accumulated philosophic or scientific learning : knowledge b: ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : insight c: good sense : judgment d: generally accepted belief 2: a wise attitude, belief, or course of action3: the teachings of the ancient wise men

Vines Expository defines Wisdom as ;

"WISDOM"

1. sophia NT:4678 is used with reference to (a) God, Rom 11:33; 1 Cor 1:21,24; 2:7; Eph 3:10; Rev 7:12; (b) Christ, Matt 13:54; Mark 6:2; Luke 2:40,52; 1 Cor 1:30; Col 2:3; Rev 5:12; (c) "wisdom" personified, Matt 11:19; Luke 7:35; 11:49; (d) human "wisdom" (1) in spiritual things, Luke 21:15; Acts 6:3,10; 7:10; 1 Cor 2:6 (1 st part); 12:8; 1:8,17; 1:9, RV, "(spiritual) wisdom," 28; 3:16; 4:5; 5; 3:13,17; 15; 18; 17:9; (2) in the natural sphere, Matt 12:42; Luke 11:31; Acts 7:22; 1 Cor 1:17,19,20,21 (twice), 22; 2:1,4,5,6 (2 nd part), 13; 3:19; 12; 23; (3) in its most debased form, James 3:15, "earthly, sensual, devilish" (marg., "demoniacal").

2. phronesis NT:5428, "understanding, prudence," i. e., a right use of phren, "the mind," is translated "wisdom" in Luke 1:17. See PRUDENCE.


**Note**: "While sophia is the insight into the true nature of things, phronesis is the ability to discern modes of action with a view to their results; while sophia is theoretical, phronesis is practical" (Lightfoot). Sunesis, "understanding, intelligence," is the critical faculty; this and phronesis are particular applications of sophia.

(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright (c)1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers)



First and foremost I want to say that Christ is the wisdom of God and Christ is in me. Prov. 29:18 tells us how a fool rattles on but a wise man keeps quite. So we see here that we don’t need to always explain or get into great detail about certain things its best to just listen. Wisdom can’t be acquired if we are constantly talking because we can’t receive if we are giving out. So wisdom is listening. If we listen then we can hear The Voice of God and when He speaks He gives us faith. We will find that what God speaks or in His word that it is always followed with responsibility.

I know that if I possess wisdom for everyday life that with The Word of God I can overcome my # 1 enemy which is worry. Worry as defined in Webster’s dictionary as follows ; to strangle, to injure, twist, choke, harass, tearing with the teeth, push repeatedly, never letting up in a nervous way, to annoy, bother, to cause to feel troubled, uneasy and anxious. So I know that wisdom from the Word of God mixed with faith will be my aid in living a worry free life. The Word states that we are to be anxious for nothing, so I must make myself knowledgeable in the Word of God to be able to walk a worry free life. Once I do this I have overcome fear and live the life of victory that was made available to me in Christ. I also have a realization that there is no End.

Heb. 4:9-16 tells me that the Word of God is a discerner with this I have confidence that The Word of God will direct me into all righteousness. Psalm 91 tells me that we are above the enemy sitting in heavenly places with Jesus and that I am “protected”. I also see that Jesus the Spirit of Truth lives in me and I must chose to walk in it daily.

In 1st Kings 17, I see that the woman was planning for the end. She had already determined that the end of the circumstance was death. She was limiting her thinking to these circumstances. Once she took the limits off of God and yielded to the wisdom of the Prophet she gained wealth, health and wisdom. So in this we see that we are not to limit God to circumstances. We must not stumble in our confession and we will not stumble in the Word. We know that we are not the source of power but the power lives in us.

The Word says if any lack wisdom ask, ….. I need to ask for wisdom to have a healthy body, marriage, family, and relationship with God & people. Wisdom teaches me to not to not spare the rod and spoil the child, to submit to my husband in Christ and to love the body of Christ, as it is my own. Wisdom teaches me how to rely on God to counsel His children and have a confidence in knowing that I am distributing the truth that will set them free. Wisdom is a very important characteristic that allows Christ to be seen in and through me. Wisdom has taught me how to bring the glorious gospel to a dying world. Wisdom has taught me to love people where they are so that Christ can bring them to where they need to be. Wisdom has showed me that the anointing destroys the yoke of the enemy and that no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Wisdom has taught me to believe The Word of God and its authority working in me. Wisdom has taught me that there is no End, ….. Eternity is mine and for all God’s children. Wisdom is a sister to me as stated in Proverbs. Wisdom is Jesus Christ working in me to make known the power that is available to all that believe. Wisdom has taught me that there is nothing that I can’t do with out My God. Wisdom has taught me that I can’t be a double minded person is unstable in all there ways. Wisdom has taught me that He “Jesus” dealt with sin, sickness, and the curse of the law. Wisdom has taught me that The Word God is not bound! I will do what God has for me I will stretch forth my hand. Wisdom has taught me that I have to allow God to teach me how to change. Wisdom has taught me to monitor what I open myself and family up to ex. television, radio etc. I know now that how I perceive things changes everything in life. What I now know is in my life The Word of God is like a vitamin to my Spirit, Soul and Body.

Bishop Chrystal Welch