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Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt

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over lamb was shed and personally applied to each household.Accord<strong>in</strong>g to that pattern, noth<strong>in</strong>g works for us until we apply<strong>the</strong> Blood of Jesus to our lives. When I claim Jesus as my Saviour,I experience a wonderful revelation of <strong>the</strong> Passover.The Jews came out from bondage to Pharaoh <strong>in</strong> Egypt, but God’spurpose was to br<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>m <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> Promised Land, a geographicallocation. Likewise, God br<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>the</strong> Christian out of bondageto Satan’s k<strong>in</strong>gdom, so He can br<strong>in</strong>g him <strong>in</strong>to a land of promise.Jesus said, “…<strong>the</strong> K<strong>in</strong>gdom of God is with<strong>in</strong> you.” (Luke 17:21)Call it what you will: dom<strong>in</strong>ion, manifestation of <strong>the</strong> sons ofGod, all <strong>the</strong> fullness of God, <strong>the</strong> measure of <strong>the</strong> stature of <strong>the</strong>fullness of Christ, or <strong>the</strong> overcom<strong>in</strong>g life. Whatever label you puton it, God <strong>in</strong>tends to br<strong>in</strong>g us to a promised land. This is notgeographical acreage, but is a tremendous spiritual dimension —<strong>the</strong> birthright of <strong>the</strong> believer, which Adam gave over to <strong>the</strong> devil<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Garden of Eden.There are three stages to <strong>the</strong> prophecy of Ezekiel 37. First: Thevalley was full of dry bones. Second: The bones came toge<strong>the</strong>rand flesh grew on <strong>the</strong>m. Third: Breath came <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong>m and <strong>the</strong>ystood on <strong>the</strong>ir feet, becom<strong>in</strong>g a great army!The first two stages have been fulfilled, both for <strong>the</strong> Jew and for<strong>the</strong> Body of Christ. After <strong>the</strong> dispersion and persecution of <strong>the</strong>Jews, <strong>the</strong>y have once aga<strong>in</strong> become a nation, established back <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>ir own land s<strong>in</strong>ce 1948. The breath of <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit, though,is not yet <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>m.The Church has come toge<strong>the</strong>r bone to bone. In <strong>the</strong> flesh we arebecom<strong>in</strong>g a recognizable Body, but even <strong>in</strong> this century of <strong>the</strong>presence of <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit, we still have not become a greatunified army. I believe <strong>the</strong>re is yet to be a mighty, dramatic, awesomevisitation of <strong>the</strong> Spirit of God with<strong>in</strong> His people whereevery breath we take is not our own, but His.God was us<strong>in</strong>g this situation to move meout of my ease.I knew God had spoken to me about build<strong>in</strong>g a house for <strong>the</strong>glory of God when I had first moved to Kent, but I didn’t knowwhe<strong>the</strong>r God would fulfill that Word materially or spiritually <strong>in</strong>184

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