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As the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will HEAR HIS VOICE,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
–Hebrews 3:7-8 (NKJV)–

It shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see VISIONS,
Your old men shall dream DREAMS.
–Acts 2:17 (NKJV)–

THE VOICE OF THE LORD is over the waters;
The God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.
THE VOICE OF THE LORD is powerful;
THE VOICE OF THE LORD is full of majesty.
THE VOICE OF THE LORD breaks the cedars,
Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
–Psalm 29:3-5 (NKJV)–

For GOD MAY SPEAK in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
In a DREAM, in a VISION of the night,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
Then HE OPENS THE EARS OF MEN,
And seals their instruction.
In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
And his life from perishing by the sword.
–Job 33:14-18 (NKJV)–

You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him,
and keep His commandments and OBEY HIS VOICE;
you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
–Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)–

After the fire A STILL SMALL VOICE. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. SUDDENLY A VOICE CAME TO HIM, and said,
“What are you doing here, Elijah?”
–1 Kings 19:12-13 (NKJV)–

IF ANYONE HEARS MY VOICE and opens the door, 
I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
–Revelation 3:20 (NKJV)–

THE COMFORTER, WHICH IS THE HOLY GHOST, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and BRING ALL THINGS TO YOUR REMEMBRANCE, whatsoever I have said unto you.
–John 14:26 (KJV)–

Howbeit when he, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that SHALL HE SPEAK: and he will shew you things to come.
–John 16:13 (KJV)–

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Archibald Alexander, Thoughts on Religious Experience (Banner of Truth, 1996), ch. 7.

Daniel Jennings, The Supernatural Occurrences of John Wesley (SEAN, 2005), ch. 9.

Ira Milligan, Understanding the Dreams You Dream (Treasure House, 1997).

Thomas Dubay, Fire Within (Ignatius Press, 1989), ch. 14. Avoid Mary, prayer to the dead, and Purgatory.

Augustin Poulain, Revelations and Visions (Alba House, 1998). Avoid Mary, prayer to the dead, and Purgatory.

—. The Graces of Interior Prayer (Kegan Paul, 1910), pp. 303-306. Avoid Mary, prayer to the dead, and Purgatory.

Dr. Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God (Zondervan, 1996). Avoid suicides with eternal security go to heaven (pp. 176-177).

—. Why I Am Still Surprised by the Voice of God (Zondervan, 2022). Avoid cuss word book endorsed by God’s leading (pp. 225-227).

Metallic paralyzed teeth rejoice
At the sound of the spectre’s voice
Alas, the masses seek the answer
Some grow rich, some rot from cancer
Despair to stillness, all is revealed
Life is chaos, a spinning wheel
We all are one and nothing’s real
Nothingness is real

The fire burns, the fire burns
As leaves they fall and twist and turn
Gather thoughts to be unlearned
Wooden cribs to marble urns

Oneness revealed
Observed/observer

Conscious carbon from a dying star
Living, breathing, searching for a cause
Everything around us observes itself through us

–Zao, “Observed/Observer”–

Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?
–2 Kings 10:15 (KJV)–

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Richard J. Foster, Streams of Living Water (HarperCollins, 1998).

John Wesley, “Catholic Spirit.”

Thomas C. Oden, Classic Christianity: A Systematic Theology (HarperCollins, 2009).

A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (Christian Publications, 1993).

—. The Christian Book of Mystical Verse (Christian Publications, 1991). Mostly songs and poems about spiritual subjects; there could be some prophetic poetry in here as well–that is, dream interpretations set to poetry, like the writings of the Old Testament prophets probably were compiled.

Robert Tuttle, Mysticism in the Wesleyan Tradition (Zondervan, 1989). Shows that Wesley was very careful about what he borrowed from the writings of Christian mystics–what he called separating the gold from the dross–his favorites are found in “A Christian Library,” such as Macarius of Egypt, Looking Unto Jesus by Isaac Ambrose, The Spiritual Guide by Michael Molinos, The Spiritual Letters of John of Avila, “Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival,” “The Distinguishing Marks,” and the “Religious Affections” by Jonathan Edwards, The Life of Monsieur De Renty, The Life of Gregory Lopez, Letters by François Fénelon, The Life of Madame Guyon, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, and The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. While Guyon, Molinos, and Fénelon might have said some good things, I would warn their readers to beware of any anti-emotional stoicism or any hyper-prophetic quietism that leads a charismatic to believe that the Holy Spirit supposedly leads Christians, to make the smallest and most insignificant decisions in life, like always where to go and what to buy.

In the beginning
God created the heaven and the earth
That’s what the Word of God says
On the very first page

But then I went to school
And the science teacher taught me
That the world was formed by itself
Over millions of years

And so the animals began to come about
From different kinds of animals that came before
And starfish turned into dogs and cats
Hedgehogs and monkeys turned into people

The teacher showed us a painting all about it
And that means that it’s the truth
Because dinosaur fossils were found in the ground
That means the world is billions of years old

I was told not to believe in God
And the Bible’s just a fairy tale
That the paintings in my science class were true
And that people are just really smart monkeys

The paintings in my biology book
The pictures in my geology book
The verses in Genesis chapter 1
Some people said to just mix ’em all together

Box! Box! Box! Box!

Yesterday I was just a boy
In days of youthful hero worship
My kind have been molded by images on the screen
Brought up to emulate the big guns

Just another guest on death’s best show
The influence cuts deeper than mom’s
Those electric waves
The demons fly

Now could we just be
Bred to kill or die

There must be somethin’ else
For the blame I place on myself
Behind the tired eyes
The tears go uncried

In the box
Doin’ time
In the box
Just like doin’ time
In the box
Doin’ time
In the box

Now that I’m grown
Abandoned childhood toys
But still what danger
Have I retained
To grab the brass ring
To go in for the kill
And covet the good you know ‘dem got for murder

It’s just another guest on death’s best show
The influence cuts deeper than mom’s
Those electric waves
The demons fly

Now could we just be
Bred to kill or die

There’s got to be somethin’ else
For the blame I place on myself
Behind tired eyes
The demons stir
The tears go uncried

In the box
Doin’ time
In the box
Just like doin’ time
In the box
Doin’ time
In the box

Minds are locked down

–Snot, “The Box”–

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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
–Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)–

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together.
–Jeremiah 6:10-11 (KJV)–

Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins…Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
–Isaiah 58:1, 6 (NIV)–

While Paul was waiting for them at Athens,
his spirit was greatly angered when he saw that the city was full of idols.
–Acts 17:16 (AMP)–

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking,
be put away from you, with all malice.
–Ephesians 4:31 (KJV)–

Note that “blessed are the meek” (Matthew 5:5) is not about nor a teaching against expressing anger or indignation against injustice–like sexual perversion and abuse for example, preaching sermons against sin, preaching repentance, or about preaching sermons against injustice, as is required in evangelistic ministry. This is about the way we carry ourselves in relation to others in the church, in business, in family, etc. There is a sense of self-control there. This is more related to people in pastoral ministry, because of their constant interaction with people acting annoying with petty irritations and nuisances. Not being easily provoked by people’s comments or crazy behavior. To say that Matthew 5:5 is a teaching against the whole idea of preaching with anger against flagrant societal sin, would be to condemn John the Baptist, Jesus Christ himself, Stephen, Peter, and Paul (Matt. 3:7; 23:13-39; Acts 7:51; 8:20; 13:10).

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Watchman Nee, The Spiritual Man. (Teaches Quietism; all emotions are called “soulish”).

Augustin Poulain, The Graces of Interior Prayer, pp. 491-492, 495. “This is the principle that stands out from the writings of this sect. Given that some practical resolution is to be made, action will be taken solely when we are urged thereto by God. As long as the Holy Spirit has not set the soul in motion, she will wait without doing anything whatever…abandonment, exaggerated to the point of reducing oneself to a passive state of expectation…in this way desires and abandonment were falsely considered as two dispositions incompatible with one another…Let us not think of God as a jealous, intractable, sullen king who will not tolerate any initiative and who wishes to reduce us to a slave’s mute obedience.”

Richard J. Foster, Streams of Living Water, ch. 5. (On Social Justice).

John Wesley, “A Letter to the Rev. Dr. Rutherforth,” Part III. (On feeling the fruits).

Dr. John R. Rice, Why Preach Against Sin? (Sword of the Lord, 1946, 1985), p. 6. “I preached so hard against sin that some pastors of the city criticized me severely.”

—. What Is Wrong With the Movies? (Sword of the Lord, 1938).

—. Adultery and Sex Perversion (Sword of the Lord, 1978).

Leonard Ravenhill, Revival Praying (Bethany House, 1962), ch. 14: “Be Ye Angry.”

—. “Be Ye Angry And Sin Not” (Last Days Ministries, 1985).

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