Mingled Fruit

Gen. 3:3

        Recently I unsubscribe from several mailings that are called messages to the church because there is mixed fruit on them. We are still commanded to only eat of the Tree of Life (which we all know to be the Word or Jesus. The primary confusion concerns the "prophetic ministry" and/or the "apostolic" ministry.

        Both of these ministries are in the church (the body of Christ on the earth today) and all that are in the body (that means we who are attached to the Head (Jesus), have these as well as the ministries of evangelist, pastor (under-shepherd) and teacher. The ministry of Jesus Christ today in earthen vessels is a five fold ministry and one does not have a place of "leadership" over the other because Jesus is the leader and Jesus only. In His earthly walk, He made of himself no reputation, but took the form of a servant. Now if this grasps us just right, it will humble us to our rightful place in His body as servants (of course we have to die to flesh as He did). Everyone of His five fold ministries is given to HIS SERVANTS until the entire body is fashioned into (grows up into) His divine nature. This is clearly explained in the book of 2nd Peter when he described church structure that is alien to the "system churches".

        Before any of you answer that God does nothing without first revealing it to His servants the prophets.. I invite you to go with me to St. John Chapter one and see the exact difference between prophets to the body from prophets to Israel. Israel was looking for a prophet to come and when The Prophet came they did not recognize Him for He came as a servant. Then in Paul's writing to the Hebrews (another servant with the ministry of prophet, apostle, evangelist, and teacher of Jesus Christ) made it crystal clear when he taught the true transition of the prophetic saying, "God spoke in the past unto the fathers by the prophets and these last days He speaks unto us by His Son. He then described the express image of God (Jesus) and admonished us to give give earnest obedience to things He says.

        If you will search Moses and the prophets writings (and Jesus revealed Himself through these), you will find that there was Hallowed Bread of the Revealed Word given to the sons of the High Priest for their food. The High Priest took it from the table and placed it in a basket at the DOOR for His sons to eat. It is still so today. Jesus is the High Priest of our profession and He takes the Hallowed Bread (His revealed Word) and we come to the Door (He said I am the Door) and take the bread and eat. Glory to God...and then we go about our priestly duties as directed and commissioned by our High Priest.

        All believers come to the Brasen Altar of the Cross and have blood applied, but as sons (and that blood application of the new birth makes us sons), we go to the Laver of Washing which is the Word and Spirit. This happens out in the natural sunlight. Then we proceed to a Curtained Door held up 5 pillars. We must partake of this ministry of Jesus to enter into the revelation area of the Holy Place. Remember Saints.. the 5 pillars were not the door, just the five-fold strength lifting up the Door. THE CURTAIN THEY LIFTED UP WAS THE DOOR...THIS CURTAIN WAS 4 COLORS AND THEY ARE MEANINGFUL.. THE BLUE DENOTES THE LORD FROM HEAVEN, THE SCARLET DENOTES THE SUFFERING SAVIOR, THE PURPLE DENOTES THE KINGLY POSITION OF JESUS AND OF COURSE THE WHITE DENOTES HIS PURITY. Why don't you who have never had tabernacle teaching go through the 4 gospels and see which ones brings out these facets of Jesus Christ?

        Then of course after we have partaken of all three of the Holy or Revelations steps, we go through a Curtain (third door) into Habitation and ONLY then can we come out and minister Jesus Christ to those still in the outer court. We come out as priests, but we ALWAYS approach the One on the throne as servant. Are you resting where He rested...on the Written Word (tablets of stone), Sustenance Word (golden Manna pot) and the Spoken Word (Aaron's Rod)? Aaron was spokesman for the deliverer Moses and Praise God we have a greater deliverer than Moses as our Head, and He alone speaks today through the gift of prophecy and the calling of prophets, teacher, apostles, evangelists and shepherds. Always keep this in your conscience... Aaron and his sons had to be sin free to minister to the people in the outer court... Think about it, they could not have their own will (the prayer at the incense altar ridded them of their will as did Jesus (our High Priest) prayed in the garden. Do any of these sound like a prophetic or apostolic group. No, and a thousand times no. This sound like servants obeying the Head Jesus) of the Church which is His Body (we who have been sealed by His Spirit).

        One day I will write you all how to seal fruit. Well, just let me tell you.... you have eyes to see and ears to hear....you do not have to be shown every little thing. First.. Ripe fruit is picked, washed, and culled (to get the ones with bad spots out of the canning procedure). Second....the vessels are washed with hot, soapy water and rinsed and the fruit is carefully placed inside. Third....a CLEAN SEAL is placed on the MOUTH of the vessel. Fourth.... the vessels are placed under pressure (in water) until the sealing process is completed. Just remember, a marred mouth vessel will NOT seal no matter how may times they undergo heat and pressure....