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ML285

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:39:30 PDT

Psychic Sees the Future

—MO December 22, 1973 NO.285-G

—A New World Is Born!—Prophecies of the End at the Birth of a New Nation!

P. O. Box 31, London WC2E 7LX, England or BP 752, 75123 Paris‚ CEDEX 03 France

(Prophecies and visions during a caravan conference of over 100 pilgrims of the earliest members of the Children of God at Cheesequake Park, New Jersey, September 21, 1969‚ are being fulfilled today!)

1. "Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled:Who among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified:Or let them hear, and say, It is truth." (Isaiah 43:9)

2. I SEE THESE AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY LINES and they are moving in a brightly lighted factory. I got this while Josh was reading the Scripture just now in Isaiah 43. I never had a picture like this before without any words. All the car lines are moving in different directions.

3. ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY ARE TURNED INTO CARRIAGES, WAGON WHEELS AND BUGGIES! Apparently the day is coming when they aren't going to make automobiles any more! It was clearer than usual in this vision. I've never seen anything like that! The wheels were the first thing I noticed.

4. WHY WOULD THAT COME RIGHT NOW, LORD? (Josh was reading of former things.)I saw a horse-corral fence with a saddle on it, and another picture of an old fashioned lamp handing from the ceiling—no electric lights!

5. NOW I SEE SOMETHING ELSE. THERE'S APPARENTLY SOME KIND OF MISSILE SATELLITE UP THERE ORBITING OVERHEAD and it is a full of like pigeon holes, and out of each pigeon hole the nose of a bomb is sticking out, and they are tilted in such a way so that they can suddenly be released at a signal.

6. (WE NOW KNOW THESE ARE THE DEADLY "MIRVs‚" MULTIPLE WARHEAD SATELLITES.) Doesn't look like anything I've ever seen or heard described before. Each is exactly pointed at the target it should hit. Not just one big bomb, but a whole bunch of bombs like in a rocket tubes.

7. I SEE SOME MORE IN THE BED OF THE SEA coming right up out of the seaweed out of like caves down under the ocean, as though they are coming from the ocean floor.

8. THERE ARE WHOLE CURTAINS OF MATERIAL THEY USE TO CONFUSE RADAR—like they are being strewn across the water and very slowly sinking into the ocean to protect the location of the rocket launchers on the ocean floor.

9. THEN THERE IS A SURFACE AND IT IS ALL POCK-MARKED LIKE A BEEHIVE, or it's well,—I don't understand it—it's very peculiar! I suppose they could be craters, but it's like it's almost saturated with these craters over a whole surface! It has something to do with the telescope at Jodril Banks in England.

10. THINGS ARE FALLING ALL OVER THE PLACE! I get impression that it is symbolic of the power that is taking over the world

11. NOW A FUNNY SQUARE THING IS SPIRALING OUT OF A HOLE with something like a rocket tube at each corner that seems to be propelling it. It's going around too fast for me to figure out the design.

12. MY IMPRESSION IS THAT THE DESIGN IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. It's travelling as though spinning around this red wire or line (laser beam?) that is coming up out this hole and that seems to go right through the middle of it.

13. IT'S BEING GUIDED BY THE RED LINE. It's a black and yellow square platform whirling round and round being guided by the red line. (Blacks and Yellows being guiding by Reds?)

14. THIS BLACK AND YELLOW THING LOOKING LIKE SOME KIND OF A SYMBOL CAME WHIRLING IN A SPIRAL OUT OF A PIT looking almost mechanical‚ but it must have had something to do with the spiritual because suddenly there came a beautiful glory like the glory of Heaven that descended from above and crushed it!

15. THEN I SEE THIS BIG MECHANICAL EYE OPERATED BY THESE MEN. It's like it's on a frame up there that seems to be watching everything—very malevolent!—But suddenly a very brilliant white light like a shaft or beam or ray of light strikes it, and everything is turned to fire and the thing is destroyed!

16. THE DESIGN CAME TO A POINT AT BOTH ENDS, AND THE RED LINE WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER of the design. It resembled a wheel, and as though the two things coming out of the wheel are two wings—One from each side.

17. WHEN THIS HAPPENED EVERYTHING MELTED AND CHURNED, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SEA. The sea was very stirred up like it was boiling! Things in the vicinity of the sea melted.

18. THE EVIL MECHANICAL EYE SEEMS TO BE HIDDEN BEHIND SOME BLACK CLOUDS ABOVE US AND IS WATCHING US—the same one that is destroyed by the shaft of brilliant white light. There's a big explosion, and then all these little explosions. They lay out like a pattern—a saturation.

19. THERE IS ONE GREAT BIG EXPLOSION, BUT IT SEEMS TO TRIGGER ALL THESE LITTLE EXPLOSIONS that saturate the surface, as though the big explosion fired these things. It will trigger something that will actually saturate the area they want to cover with smaller explosions in the specific area, so that it was as though much more localised this way, it was a fairly small area that was covered—maybe like one county—but that entire area was completely saturated!

20. THE EXPLOSIONS FOLLOWED A PATTERN LIKE A BEEHIVE FROM THE BIG EXPLOSION. Apparently these bombs explode and scatter smaller things. I saw them coming down all over the place! They looked like sticks with fan-like tails that seem to be all scattered out in a pattern.

21. NOW I SEE BEAUTIFUL GREEN HILLS, VALLEYS AND TREES, like you see from an airplane—lakes, rivers‚ streams, farms—everything is peaceful! They're plowing with a mule. Everybody's wearing long dresses. Finally they all climb into a buggy. The house has old–fashioned windows that look like they are made of handmade glass with funny bubbles in it. Everything is green and growing! Everything is beautiful and growing!

22. FOR IT IS EVEN AS I HAVE SAID IN MY WORD, that I shall show you these things—and declare them unto you that they may testify that ye are My witnesses. Even as I have said it they shall surely come to pass even as thou hast seen, and they shall know that I have spoken it!"

23. I SEE GREAT BIG PARKING LOTS FULL OF SILENT VEHICLES—miles and miles of parked cars, trucks‚ vehicles, just sitting there rusting, as though all the autos in the world were out of commission! Even though we change our garb and our clothing, our use of automobiles will eventually be a testimony against us!

24. (THE MINUTE WE BEGAN TO LISTEN TO THE LORD'S RECORDED WRITTEN WORD, immediately we put ourselves in the position of being willing to listen, so then the Lord began to speak and give us the living word!)

(More prophecies at the birth of God's New Nation!—October 3, 1969—in an history–making session at Pittsburgh Bible School campground with over 100 early Children of God caravaners!)

25. THUS SHALL YE DO, AND THUS SHALL YE SPEAK, and thus shall ye wear, and thus shall ye eat, and even thus shall ye ride, for I the Lord have spoken it! For thinkest thou that these be great things I have done unto thee?

26. THUS SHALT DO EVEN GREATER THINGS! For thou shalt go forth in the spirit and power not of Elijah but of Elisha, with a double portion of My power, if thou wearest robes in sincerity and honesty, and thou liest not to man nor to the Holy Ghost, and thou dost not don the mantle of power as the hypocrites don hypocritical robes of self-righteousness.

27. BUT THOU SHALT DON THE MANTLE OF MY POWER because it shall be all the clothing thou shalt have! For thou that saith thou hast forsaken all have not yet forsaken all that ye have!

28. FOR THOU SHALT ABANDON ALL OF THESE THING, EVEN THESE ABOMINABLE CHARIOTS OF CONTAMINATION, and thou shalt return unto the pure things I have created and the ways that I the Lord have made, which My prophets used from the days of Adam until now! For men shall return again unto these things.

29. THINKEST THOU THAT IN THE DAYS OF PURITY TO COME—THINKEST THOU THAT IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF PURENESS THAT SHALL COME SHORTLY—THAT THERE SHALL BE THESE FOUL THINGS which contaminate my pure air, that slay more than they that die in battle, and that this people worshippeth as their gods, the molten images which their own hands have created? Thinkest thou that during the age of ages these things shall be?

30. NAY! I SAY, NO, IT SHALL NOT BE SO! FOR IN THAT GOLDEN AGE I SHALL RULE upon the Earth in person with a rod of iron and ye shall rule with Me in mightly power!

31. THEN THE LION SHALL LIE DOWN WITH THE LAMB and the bear shall eat grass like the ox and the child shall play on the hole of the asp and nothing shall hurt nor destroy in all My Holy Mountain! Thinkest thou that I shall then allow these horrible chariots of contamination to roar and race as demons of fire?—Nay‚ it shall not be so!

32. FOR EVEN AS I AM MAKING THEE AN EXAMPLE OF FUTURE THINGS, EVEN SO SHALL I MAKE THY VERY VEHICLES EXAMPLES when ye do believe that which ye do preach and prophesy! For the time is coming when these things shall no longer be.

33. YE SHALL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO FILL THEM WITH FUEL which is not of Me, but of the enemy—which defiles, slays My People‚ and doth cause them to boast in their pride and their prosperity and to hasten down the broad ways through the gate that leadeth unto destruction!

34. ALL THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE, FOR THIS HASTE WITH WHICH THEY RUN IS NOT OF ME, and this hurry with which they haste is not of Me! For they run they know not where and they haste they know not what for! They are as sheep having no shepherd, who run—many, many running to and fro in the last days.

35. FOR THIS KNOWLEDGE WHICH HAS BEEN INCREASED IN THESE LAST DAYS HAS BEEN MORE OF EVIL THAN OF GOOD! And these horrible things—these idols which they make with their hands—these machinations of their evil mind's are an abomination unto Me! These chariots of fire which they have made of Satanic fire are not of Me, but they bring confusion and noise and destruction and horror and death!

36. BUT RATHER THOU SHALT RIDE WITHIN THE PEACEFUL, SLOW AND PONDEROUS TIME-CONSUMING VEHICLES OF THE PAST AND OF THE FUTURE, drawn by those peaceful beasts of burden which My hand hath created, which eat grass by the wayside and contaminate not the atmosphere‚ but even fertilise the grass they eat that it may grow greener and fresher for those that pass again that way.

37. THIS IS THAT WHICH I HAVE MADE AND WHICH I INTEND TO BE—which hath been and which shall be, even as I the Lord have made it! And ye shall be an example unto them as some have been, even these which live now within this province, and yet whom I have blessed and prospered and increased with riches of things which are needful, because they have obeyed Me and not turned unto these things. (The Pennsylvania Amish farmers)

38. BUT THESE HAVE OBEYED ME AND GROWN THAT WHICH IS PURE IN MINE EYES AND EATEN NATURAL FOODS, AND NOT BUILDED ABOMINABLE TEMPLES unto Me which are not unto Me, but unto their pride and false doctrines! (The Amish build no church buildings‚ but worship in homes.) But these simple ones have worshipped me according to that which I have commanded them, and have ridden in simple horse-drawn vehicles, though thou thyself has mocked them in times past!

39. YET, WHEN THE EVIL DAYS COME, these that have worshipped their Creator in the days of their youth and have not changed the garb nor food nor homes in which they worship, these shall survive and live on and shall still be transported and shall still eat the fruits of their hands!

40. FOR THEY HAVE BEEN A PEACEFUL PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO SALUTE EMBLEMS (the Amish refuse to salute the flag)neither eat they defiled foods nor build temples of abomination! For they have obeyed Me, not in all things but to the best of their knowledge.

41. AND THOU SHALT ALSO DO THESE THINGS. FOR THOU SHALT SHOW FORTH THAT WHICH IS TO COME. For there is nothing new under the sun, and that which is and that which is to be hath already been! but these other abominable things which contaminate and create noise and haste to slay thousands shall no longer be in all My Holy Mountain!

42. THEREFORE, BE NOT AS OTHER BUT FORSAKE ALL THESE THINGS AND FOLLOW ME according to My Word and as My prophets, both afoot and in wagons and in chariots drawn by beasts of burden which I have created according to My Will and according to the beautiful things which I have made for the time of peace and the Age of Peace that is soon to come!

43. THUS SAITH THE LORD, FOR I HAVE SPOKEN IT! Thou‚ too, shalt not delay. Do not thou be so long as thou hast been in these other things, for the time is short and the days are evil!

44. OK!—Praise the Lord—God bless you!—So True!—Too bad we didn't do it sooner!—Couldn't we keep at lest one little horse and wagon downtown for the streets of each city?—What a testimony!—What a witness!—With signs—Posters!—& MO Letters!—Hallelujah!—We've delayed 5 years!—How 'bout NOW?—Amen?—One in every colony! Praise God!—Let'em roll!—Love‚—MO.

Prophecies from Jesus About His Life on Earth!

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:33:02 PDT

DUDE.... RISE ABOVE

Rise Above!

By MariaMaria #549 CM/FM 3317 10/00

Dear Family,

1. God bless you, my dear mates and co–workers in this great adventure of winning the world for Jesus! I love you so much and pray you're having a wonderful time lying in our dear Husband's arms and being fed from His words of inspiration and comfort. We are so very rich in the spirit! Just think, we're privy to far-out revelations and insight that no other human beings have ever heard—not even the prophets and men and women of God who walked the Earth before us! What a special and privileged place we have! Not only are we part of a marvelous work for the Lord, but we also enjoy a rare and intimate relationship with our precious Savior and King that inspires Him to reveal His secrets to us.

2. Don't you find it captivating when someone tells you something they've never told anyone else? Doesn't that make you feel trusted and very close to that person? That show of confidence has a way of sparking a greater interest, doesn't it? You listen with more intensity, trying to grasp and retain every detail.

3. Well, our loving Husband is about to let you in on one of His secrets! This next message is a glimpse into the past through which we can see how things really were for Him. The times when the Lord talks about His personal experiences are some of my favorite messages, because I know they're signs of His trust and love for us. He hasn't called us servants, but instead He calls us His friends; much more than that, He calls us His brides, His lovers, His wives. Because He wants to be close to us, He wants us to know how things were for Him in all aspects of His existence. He doesn't just confine His lessons and testimonies to the present, to the things and ways of Heaven, but instead He humbles Himself and reveals to us the times He struggled. He allows us to see Him from the perspective that He knows will help us the most. He trusts that we will retain our respect and reverence for Him as our King and Savior‚ while also learning to love and know Him as the One closest to us—our Husband, Lover, Shepherd and Best Friend.

4. But His reason for sharing these intimate secrets of His life isn't just to draw us closer to Him, but also to give us more of what we need to fight the battles we face in our own lives. There's a very specific purpose for His sharing His personal testimony with us. Besides wanting us to draw nearer to Him and wanting us to know that He is allowing us a very special place of intimacy with Him, He is also giving us knowledge and insight that will help us win the war. These things we hear in the quiet of His loving arms will lead us to victory! There is power in these words and there is potential for us to be greatly strengthened spiritually as we peek into His earthly life. Through His personal lessons, we're seeing what gave our dear Love the power to do all that He did, including die for us. And if we meditate on these words and let them become a part of our being, they'll empower us to do the same—to give our lives for those who need Jesus!

5. This message shows us that Jesus lived through His Own era of action. He can relate to our needs at this time, and He wants to show us how to learn the art of overcoming, so we too can be more than conquerors, as He was!

How Jesus Did It

6. (Jesus speaking:) I have shared deep things from My heart with you—things which I have not shared with others on Earth until now. I have opened My heart to you in these recent years through sharing some of My intimate experiences—things I experienced as a child growing up, on the eve of My ministry‚ during the height of My ministry‚ as well as at My death. I've shared with you some of the trials I was faced with as a man, and how I was greatly tested. Now I'd like to share with you a little more in depth about the secret to My victories, about what it was that helped Me rise above the trials and tests to stand triumphant.

7. The things I was faced with on Earth were daunting at times. The thought of facing the impossible while trapped in the confines of human flesh and seeing it through My human eyes rocked My faith sometimes, to say the least. The battles were sometimes fierce, the tests were frequent, the crowds and public opinion were taxing and demanded a great deal of Me. But though these tests gave Me a good shakeup‚ My faith did not fail. Do you know why? Let Me share with you My experience, that it may comfort your hearts.

8. I know the demands on you are great, and these will only grow greater in the days to come. You‚ My loves, will always be on stage, both before one another and before the world. This is a responsibility you must bear. I too was always on stage. Even when I managed to get time away from the crowds, I remained, to a degree, on stage before My disciples. Of course, it was different with My intimate twelve; in some ways I could be more relaxed with them. Yet even so, I was still responsible to teach and train them to live in love and righteousness. I was to be their keeper, as you are to be your brother's keeper. I was responsible to pour into them, to minister to them, to teach and train them‚ to show them a large measure of love and patience.

9. A shepherd's job is never done. A shepherd is always on call; he must always be there for the flock. This is also now the call of every Family member, for I call you all to be shepherds. Every one of you is a caretaker of another; you are to be your brother and sister's keeper, as well as keepers of My flock. I call you to care for one another, as I have cared for you. This is an enormous responsibility.

10. The crown is never so heavy as it is to the one who wears it. It's a heavy load to the wearer, though it may appear bright and light and beautiful to others. That same crown serves as a constant reminder of the great responsibility that rests on your shoulders. This is one reason why you must live in a state of constant vigilance, for there are many who look to you, just as there were many who looked to Me when I walked with My disciples.

11. I lived on Earth during pressing times in world history. The world needed a savior, and the time was right; things couldn't continue as they had‚ business as usual—something had to give. The responsibility that rested on My shoulders to save mankind was great indeed. This duty was too great to muff or mess up. Too much was hinging on My human shoulders for Me to fail. Though I felt totally incapable in the flesh, I knew I couldn't give up or give in; I couldn't throw in the towel and say, "I quit!" To accept defeat was not an option I could consider. How could I let you down? I simply could not fail.

12. This responsibility drove Me to such desperation that I determined to seek My Father, pleading for the solution—how was I to overcome? It was then that I vowed to learn the art of rising above. There had to be a way, otherwise My Father would never have allowed Me to be put in such a position. I was determined to find that way.

13. Right now you are in a position much like I was—the world today is in dire straits and it needs the Savior. The destiny of the world rested on My shoulders when I walked the Earth nearly 2‚000 years ago. Now the baton is passed to you, and this mammoth responsibility rests upon your shoulders. You‚ as My representatives, are destined to bring My saving Words to the world—to impart salvation to the world in the Time of the End.

14. The false Christ will soon appear. Even now he demonstrates his signs and wonders as people around the globe are taken with his illusions, such as his proposal that a global economy will be the solution to their problems, or his illusion that modern technology, false science, and carnal wisdom will only be to the betterment of mankind. Though these things appear to do some good for a time, they are also the beginning of great sorrow and destruction. The world oohs and aahs in amazement at his evil ingenuity, at his trickery and his clever devices, as he manipulates presidents, kings‚ and nations, those who talk of peace and safety, but who have pride and war in their hearts. His manipulating wins the ignorant to his favor and puts things in place for his soon-coming rule. He is soon to be revealed in the flesh. When he is‚ you must continue leading the masses to Me, the true Christ, so that I can save them from the distress that will reach the four corners of the planet.

15. I know there are many sacrifices involved in the leadership that you, My Family, must bear. I know what it means to carry such a weight, to be shepherds, teachers, bellwethers, pillars in My Kingdom‚ those who bring salvation and truth to mankind. It's a hefty responsibility. This is why I want to comfort your hearts; for though the cross you carry weighs heavy on your shoulders, I will make compensations available to you which will help you carry on to final triumph.

16. When I was faced with the impossible, with that which was too hard for Me in My human strength to bear, I was driven in desperation to look for a way to overcome. This is what led Me to learn the art of rising above. This was My salvation. I didn't have to give in. I didn't have to succumb to defeat. I didn't have to bear unbearable burdens; all I had to do was rise above—up and over each and every obstacle.

17. I wasn't looking for a way to shirk My responsibilities, but I did know that if I was going to fulfill My destiny, I had to find the way to rise above the things that tried to hinder Me, stop Me, or hold Me down. I knew that what was expected of Me was too difficult for My human hands, for My Own arm of flesh. Clearly, it was impossible for humankind. The tasks before Me were too difficult for Me, too much in every sense for My human frame to contend with. Realizing this‚ I got down to business with My Father.

Vision on the Hillside

18. We were alone, My Father and I, on a hillside, when an amazing event took place. I cried to Him, saying, "I cannot meet these expectations. My spirit is willing‚ but My flesh is too weak." My Father then spoke to Me not only with words, but He showed Me a vision. He opened My spiritual eyes and revealed to Me how it would be possible for Me to rise above any and all impossible circumstances that would present themselves during My earthly life.

19. In the vision, I saw Myself in a number of different scenarios, each one an impossible situation. In one scene I was confronted with 5,000 hungry men, not counting the women and children. In another scene, Mary and Martha clung to My side, pleading for their brother's life. In another scene I was walking across an angry sea, the winds were blowing, the waves were surging, and there I stood afloat, standing on the water, calling Peter to come to My side. In another I saw before Me scores of blind, sick and dying of all ages; they were calling and reaching out to Me, begging to be made whole. And then I saw Myself hanging on a cross‚ My hands and feet pierced with nails and My side thrust through with a spear, a crown of thorns upon My head.

20. At first, being tempted to fear at the sight of this vision‚ I wanted to turn and run away. But in that moment, I felt My Father's hand come down firmly on My shoulder as He said, "No, Son. Take a closer look." As I did, I then witnessed the most amazing thing. In that moment, as each scene of the vision ran by Me again‚ I saw something more than My Own human self. This time, in each scene I saw the Spirit of My Father descend upon Me. My Father's Spirit didn't just surround Me, it didn't just stand by Me, it came upon Me, into Me, in full force. We became one. We were one, and when this happened, I had power and strength beyond all human measure. When this happened, I saw Myself in the vision able to rise above each situation. I was rising above each set of impossible circumstances to stand triumphant, to feed the hungry, to raise the dead, to walk on the water, to heal the sick, and to overcome death.

21. Finally I understood that this was going to be the key, the secret‚ the victory; this would bring triumph every time. This was how I would be able to rise above—by yielding My fleshly mind‚ heart, body and soul to fully receive My Father's Spirit. By receiving His Heavenly Spirit‚ by allowing Him to rest fully on Me, to have full sway with Me—this is how I was able to rise above.

22. The key was in yielding, in believing, in receiving. For though I was a man of flesh, though My Own human spirit was willing‚ it was too weak—but the Spirit of My Father was not. My Father then reminded Me of the words that were given to the prophet Isaiah when he prophesied of the anointing I was to receive. The prophet said, "The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon Him."

23. Then I understood how I was to rise above, for it would not be Me; that is‚ My flesh. It wouldn't be through any talents or capabilities of the flesh that I possessed. It was to be in My receiving, in yielding completely to My Father, by letting go and letting His Spirit rest fully on Me, enter completely into Me, and work completely through Me. By becoming one with the Spirit of My Father, I could rise above every impossibility that would confront Me on Earth. It was when the Spirit of My Father came upon Me that I was given wisdom, knowledge‚ good counsel, understanding, and righteous judgment. All I had to do was to fully receive Him, to yield to His Spirit that was always available to envelop Me fully and completely, and thus give Me extreme power.

24. When we became one, I then took on My Father's divine nature. Becoming one with My Father, taking on His Own nature, gave Me the strength to rise above any difficulty I was presented with‚ because that's when I could see things through the eyes of the spirit. That's when I was able to see through My Father's eyes. When I did, the things of the world grew dim, the unlimited possibilities of the spirit beamed through, and I saw that all things were possible when propelled by the power of Heaven!

25. All I had to do was become one with My Father and let His Spirit dwell fully in Me, that is, in My flesh, and thus I had His strength and power to pull Me through each difficult spot.

26. Through that little talk with My Father, and through the vision He opened to Me there on the hillside, I began to understand with My human mind what the art of rising above was all about. This is how I was to rise to triumph—by letting the Spirit of Almighty God dwell in Me, live in Me, move in Me, and lift Me above all obstacles. By becoming one with My Father, yielding completely to His Spirit, taking on His Own divine nature, I could overcome.

You Too Can Rise Above

27. What is greater than all the impossible circumstances around you? God Almighty! This is how you too can rise above every seeming impossibility that presents itself to you today. Each of you who have received Me, and who have asked for My Spirit, carries with you a measure of My Spirit at all times. But when you're in dire straits, when you're faced with the impossible in these days of action‚ you will need to let My Spirit come into you in full strength. If you are to rise above, you must let My Spirit rest in you, completely and without reservation. You must take on My divine nature.

28. This concept of receiving more of My Spirit may sound familiar to you. You know the principles of what I'm telling you, and you may think, "But, Lord, we have Your Spirit and have had it all along." Yes, you have, as I too carried a good portion of My Father's Spirit with Me. But when I was fully into My most demanding ministry, when I lived through My Own era of action, I learned I needed to fully yield to His Spirit if I was to rise above. I had to let the Spirit of My Father come into Me and fully dwell in Me.

29. You have received My Spirit‚ and you do make strides to let Me dwell in you more completely all the time. But believe Me‚ you haven't fully understood or experienced the full extent of the matter—for now, in these days of action, you must receive more steadily, more readily‚ more completely. You've had glimpses; you've experienced it to a degree and you're getting closer all the time. But I tell you, dear loves, that as you now continue in the era of action, you will need to receive My Spirit in you in a greater and more complete measure. As you yield more completely, as you receive My Spirit and let it fully rest upon you‚ as you truly "let go and let God," as you allow Me to have free rein in your heart and mind and spirit, you will be able to rise above! This is the art of rising above—to truly let go and let Me have full sway in you! This is how you can overcome any problem, any difficulty, any impossibility!

30. I had to allow My Father to have full sway in My life. We had to be one; this was crucial to My survival. You must now do the same. I've been teaching you the importance of greater yieldedness and greater sensitivity to My Spirit, greater fine-tuning of your channels to be ready to receive My Words at all times, and this is what rising above is all about. The ability to rise above lies in fully receiving My Spirit in every fiber of your being; it's about letting Me freely flow through you, completely and without reservation.

How to Cultivate

The Art of Rising Above

31. After My Father showed Me this vision on the hillside, I sought Him in the following days as to how I could cultivate the practice of rising above. I asked Him how I could let go of the flesh and let more of His Heavenly Spirit prevail in Me, enough so that I could truly take on His divine nature and rise above impossibilities. He was faithful to give Me the guidance I needed, and I want to pass this same guidance on to you.

32. As you go over these points, guard against thinking, "I already know this." For though some of these points may seem familiar, I ask you to think in terms of action‚ in terms of being full-time doers, all-out practitioners, in order to form these good habits, fully embracing these principles, putting them into use in your lives. Think big. Think in terms of "all the way." Think, "It's gotta be all or nothing at all!" Be a practitioner. Follow these points, My loves. Put this wise counsel into motion in your lives, not only in theory but in genuine practice, and you too will rise triumphant every time:

How to rise above:

• Strive for a clean heart and right attitude at all times.

• Make the decision: Do you want to go under, or do you want to rise above?

• Know that you are weak in yourself and you can't make it without My help. Rely completely on My mercy‚ recognizing and accepting that without Me you can do nothing.

• Shun all wrong or ungodly attitudes.

• See every obstacle as an opportunity to rise above and make progress.

• Reach up to Me; depend on Me, and Me alone. Tap into the faith that I've put within you.

• Let My Spirit fully rest upon you. This is more than allowing My Spirit to dwell alongside you. It's more than receiving only a portion—it's receiving My Spirit into every single fiber of your being. You do this by:

1. Living in My Word. Counteract all negative input and vibes of the Devil that float around you with the antidote of My Word. Take this remedy as often as needed—read the Word, think about it, dwell on it‚ receive it fresh, then do it. Be doers of My Word and of the things I show you; take action.

2. Continue asking Me everything. Don't make a move without hearing from Me. Listen to My voice and live the truth I reveal to you. Do the things I tell you to do, doubting not. This will strengthen your faith and lift you above.

3. Don't give any place to the Devil in your heart or spirit. Reject his false ways and perverted attitudes by dwelling on that which is true, honest‚ just, pure, lovely, and of a good report.

• Let My divine nature rule within you by:

1. Using your gift of humility and exercising your power of surrender. Yield to Me your mind, your heart, your thoughts, your life. Let go of yourself and hold on to Me, and only Me.

2. Keep your intimate relationship with Me strong, for as you love Me intimately, you let My Spirit rest upon you; you become one with Me; you take on more of My nature, which is divine. When this happens, you will see things more in the spirit, which is reality, and less in the carnal, which is the façade that confronts man. Then I can lift you out of the earthly realm so that you can walk more in the Heavenly realm. We become one and you are able to rise above that of the Earth and instead walk more in the spirit.

3. Live by My spiritual principles and let them go to work for you. If you live by My supernatural laws‚ you will be empowered to rise above the natural‚ you will walk in the supernatural‚ you will triumph!

33. The Spirit of My Father was My refuge, just as I will be your refuge. This will be your only recourse if you are to rise above what is to come in these Last Days. As My Father's Spirit rested upon Me, My Spirit will rest upon you. I've been preparing you for these many years. Your destiny, like Mine, is to preach the Word of truth, to heal the brokenhearted, the sick, and those who are beaten down, to deliver those who are bound.

34. As you let go of yourselves and let My Spirit rest on you fully, you will find that My grace is sufficient. This is how you, like Me, will become more than conquerors. This is how you will stand steadfast and immovable. This is how none of the surrounding circumstances will be able to move you. This is how‚ though troubles surround you, you will not be distressed; though perplexities arise, you will not despair; though war rises around you, though famine and pestilence are rampant, it will not shake you; though your enemies seek you out to destroy you, they will stumble and fall—while you rise above! This is how you will overcome! (End of message from Jesus.)

35. (Mama: ) As we continue in the era of action, we need all the help we can get. The goals, needs and demands are much more than we're able to bear on our own. The prospects of all there is to accomplish for the Lord are so awesome that it's daunting if we look at things from the perspective of our human limitations. We can't possibly do everything the Lord is asking of us—that is, not without the supernatural anointing and power that He wants to give us. We can't do it, but we can! What I mean is, we can't do it in our measly puny human strength, but we can do it if we do as the Lord has instructed us and thereby receive the full anointing of power and strength of His Spirit.

36. If the Lord needed more of the Heavenly Spirit to rise above the difficulties, obstacles and circumstances during His Own era of action, how much more will we need the same! Yes, we do have His Spirit already. We are Spirit-filled Christians and most of us have been for years. But that's not enough! We need more. As the Lord said, in these days of action we must receive the Spirit more fully‚ more steadily, more readily, and more completely.

37. We're living in thrilling times, and they've only just begun! We will undoubtedly see miracles and fruit from our labors that will go far beyond our present expectations. In this era of action we're standing on the verge of greater works and the fulfillment of the Lord's promises to us. There is so much more to come. But we must be ready; we must be worthy of such honor. To be so, we must be obedient to the Lord's admonitions and instruction.

38. I understand that you might feel that all that's before us is too much to bear. Maybe you feel too tired, too burned out with missionary work, too discouraged with the problems around you. Well, Jesus felt the same. What He faced and what His Father asked of Him overwhelmed Him too. But He didn't give up; He didn't just float along or drift into the oblivion of discouragement‚ compromise or apathy. No, the opposition He encountered inspired Him to take a stand; He allowed all that He faced to spur Him to action, to motivate Him to find and grab ahold of what would help Him rise above! He said He was driven in desperation to look for a way to overcome, and that is what led Him to learn the art of rising above.

39. He has given each of us the keys to this art. We too can learn to rise above! But it will cost us something. Jesus allowed the Holy Spirit to rest fully upon Him. He yielded completely to His Father's will, and He let the Spirit enter into Him completely. Of course, for this to happen He had to give up anything that was not part of His Father's plan. He didn't want to have anything in His life that would be a distraction or that would come between Him and His Father and His divine mission. All He wanted was to be fully and completely one with His Father and the Holy Spirit.

40. I'm sure Jesus was in desperate prayer and yielded all along, but what really motivated Him and gave Him that extra push to go all the way was when He saw all that was before Him and what would be expected of Him‚ and He realized He just couldn't do it. It was too much for Him. He knew He was insufficient in Himself. He needed so much more than what He had within Himself at that time.

41. It was that feeling of inadequacy, need or weakness that spurred our wonderful Husband to reach out to the Father for the full anointing, the full infilling of the Spirit. He didn't want to fail, so He was willing to do whatever it took.

42. That's where the Lord wants each of us to be. He has done so much to show us the future, to reveal all that will soon be ours. He makes very specific promises to us as a Family, and explains clearly what He expects of us, because He wants to motivate us with the great things that He will accomplish through us. Those promises that we'll grow as we feed the hungry and minister to the multitudes, becoming a church of believers with real spiritual and physical power and influence, are real! Jesus wants you to see that, He wants you to know the future—and the reason is not just to encourage you, but also to inspire you to do the same thing He did—to seek out the full anointing and empowerment of the Spirit so you can learn the art of overcoming and rise above any problem, difficulty, or impossibility that you encounter!

43. All things are possible when propelled by the power of Heaven. Won't you please pray desperately to take on the Lord's nature, yield fully and without reservation to Him‚ and receive His anointing of full faith to learn the art of rising above? This is something He wants to give each of us, and this is what we need if we're to do and be all that He asks of us!

44. This is only the beginning, dear loves! There is so much more to come. Don't let the Enemy scare you with his visions of defeat and difficulty. See with the eyes of the spirit and let the Lord lift you to the Heavenlies. Behold all that He has for you, and let that drive you to His arms. Find His full anointing and power by obeying His Word, and together we will do miracles and be triumphant. Peter and I love you dearly and eternally.

Yours forever in our wonderful Husband,

Mama

another testimony piece

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:14:14 PDT

So this is what michael sent me when I was 13 years old. I remember not getting any of it. I dont think i even read all of it. Sure enough, today I was deleting hundreds of messages on this yahoo email i rarely use and came upon this...and read all of it...while on UM grounds. Except this time, I understood every word, which was truly impossible for me before my crazy revelation this year. It is an absolute truth that the Holy Spirit is wisdom and joy and understanding, cuz if I read this 4 months ago, you could be rest assured I wouldve utterly judged it and skepticized it all. Yay God, I'm tellin you. Its also cool too because today I just deleted all things from my phone from my past, (i used to leave notes of bitterness that would remind me of my bitterness- what a great idea! All the while believing I was super intelligent in faith- can you spell dumb?), and I deleted all music that didn't glorify God, which was music Ive carried for the last 5 years of my life, (including Radiohead my favorite band) and I filled my iphone with all this new christian music, including justin's Prophet band songs which are attached to this email. God chases you no matter how much you run, thank...God.

When I was baptized in the Holy Spirit in Alabama at a bethel conference, I remember all the stuff the guy spoke over me and so far, almost all of it has been manifested. He saw me singing, and said he saw me singing in the shower, which sounds kinda weird, (a separate woman specifically prayed that I would never stop singing: I refused to sing out loud for the next couple years, she also prayed against a spirit of suicide before that started to manifest a few years later too) now I sing and play guitar out of nowhere, he saw me writing in a journal or a book or poetry (all the above), he prayed that I'd speak in tongues (awaiting that manifestation), he saw rainbows and colors around me which led to all of my paintings, (I can't stand dull colorless paintings- just look at all the ones i've painted so far), he saw roses and lilies (im awaiting that one), he saw me moving thousands with something that I do, I cant exactly remember, (that might have to do with our future films- i get those type of Words often), and he talked about royalty or something, i cant remember. Oh yeah, this guy praying this over me died twice literally and was resurrected, TWICE. However after all these crazy prayers from random people all telling me I am God's princess, that they see me in royalty with Him in Heaven, I was simply flattered, but unaffected. I got excited that I caught an angel feather, but still held steadfast to my own intelligence. In no way would I fake anything, but the enemy twisted that into, "don't step outside of the boundaries or you'll be faking" when it takes actions of faith outside of boundary comfort zones to receive in the first place. It took 4 years for that to happen. 4 YEARS after all those cool prophesies started to manifest one by one and I didnt truly care. Wow. Haven't outlined this before. HaLLELUIA! GOD IS ROCKIN! He also gave me the coolest discipled friends I could ever ask for. More and more spoken prophesies have been given to me and await to be manifested, and I believe that when those battles come, I will get to see the supernatural realms. That'll be scary/awesome. Then I'll be able to address the evil where it stands and fight in Jesus name. And paint actual things that I see. Those times will come. Its gonna get crazy.

ANYWAYS!!! I didnt mean to go into testimony mode, its just that the back tracking of michael brought up all this coolness. All his experiences at UM are the same in me, except, I think I'll be enduring it here a little longer... yay........

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Michael Basham <tabitrek@gmail.com>
To: Allison Daniells <dragons260@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2005 1:56:18 PM
Subject: Re: FW: I found this in my old mailbox and i decided to bring it back

The ultimate thing which anyone can say about the Living God is, "I
have encountered Him; He has reached me. He stood at my door and
knocked, and when I opened the door, He came in and communed with me."
The person who provides such a witness could be wrong, he could be
lying-but his is the ultimate evidence.

-Elton Trueblood, quoted by Don Basham in "Face Up With a Miracle"

Dearest friends and family! Today is July 4th, 2005, and I'd like to
explain a story that happened to me-one that continues to grow
stranger and more wonderful each moment. Mainly I'd like to tell you
some miracles that have happened recently in my life, but I guess I
should start with a quick overview of the last 21 years:

I was born in 1983 in Lansing MIchigain, and from the time I hit the
earth the battle had begun! My grandfather was Don Basham, and had
banded together with Charles Simpson Derek Prince, Bob Mumford, and
Ern Baxter in a little group called the Fort Lauderdale Five, which
was just about to start a big church movement which I will refer to
as Covenant.
I hold in my hand now a tape by my grandfather entitled "A New Look
at Spiritual Warfare," which was made in 1985. This tape, in an
ominous purple case has his picture happily smiling at you, while
right underneath is written, "You can be set free from demonic
activity and walk in victory every day!" Wow! So apparently my ol'
Papa was into some pretty heavy stuff! He of course was not new to
this sort of thing when the tape was made, having been involved in the
Deliverance Ministry quite a while back, but I focus on this time,
because it echoes the type of life which I was born into! And boy, am
I thankful for it! However, I have sadly learned precious little
about that time, as the 'Fort Lauderdale Five' disbanded soon
afterwards and many people's lives were ruined.
To me, just trying to sort out what actually happened during that
time of the Covenant is rather confusing-many facts and rumors from
different family members over the years have not brought too much to
light. But I think I get the basic idea now ( I think!) and I'll try
and say it. The underlying note of the whole thing is one of deep
sorrow and pain. It sounds like the Vietnam War, where many were lost
or wounded and when they returned to the 'homeland,' they never were
really the same. Maybe that's why the stories are always so vague and
dark, because they are stories of combat! Well, I don't remember much
fighting, as all I knew was from Papa's books and even that maybe was
only a fraction. But from word of mouth, I have pieced together
different revelations- each one quite earth-shaking to me!
Amidst scattered pictures of Pat Robertson's 700 club, church
meetings, and a scary word called 'SHEPHERDING,' I have had my own
little experiences over the years, as I have heard other people in my
family have also: dreams, pictures, and sometimes just a strange
feeling even 20 years later that "DON BASHAM'S LEGACY LIVES ON!" . .
. I suppose when I was about 14 or so I had a vivid dream of Papa
where he was standing on this great structure in the middle of the
ocean, and his hands were clenched into fists reaching towards the
sky-I think the ship or rig he was on top of was sinking fast! He was
standing on the highest point of the giant sinking structure. It was
only an instant, like a snapshot- but it was so vivid! Papa was full
of passion and he was about to go under! Water was swelling and
churning below him, and the feeling was very, very scary!
Perhaps this sounds vague, too, but I think this is how it ended for
his ministry. The ship called Covenant was sinking fast, although it
wasn't really so much a ship as a kind of ugly looking oil rig, and
because he had helped to build it, and was somewhat responsible for
it, he was going 'down with the ship!' Now, this may be the tragic
end of his life, but I do not believe in the least that it was the end
of the story. For now I feel closer to him than ever before.
I've always had a sort of reverence for Papa, and in every home of
the Leggats, Bernsteins, Gundlachs, and my grandmother's home, there
have been just as many pictures of Papa hanging up on the wall as
Jesus! But why was this? I always wondered about him. . .
My grandfather, I believe did the right thing-and according to a
reliable source had intended to get on national TV and apologize to
everyone who had suffered loss from Covenant. But he as just too sick!
My dear old papa had two heart attacks at the same time on a plane,
but not before going through a terrible depression, medicines, and
lots and lots of doctors. He really did go down with the ship, but I
think he did the honorable thing, being an honorable man and really
kind of old fashioned and a traditional Texan, born and raised in
Wichita Falls. From what I know, he made many mistakes during
Covenant, but it was he who took the blow, while the other shepherds
up and ran. Hmph! Well, he was a fierce man!

******

Well after reading the previous material and feeling it to be a tad
negative, I'd like to start THIS bit with some nice quotes from Rufus
Moseley, an old friend of the family and somewhat of a mystic
Christian who's book Papa often quoted and read: (This was underlined
in his old copy of Manifest Destiny)

"We cannot be in Heavenly places in Jesus all the time, except in
this freely continuous outflow of His love to all people and to the
whole of life."
"Whatever we give, we are. If we give the Lord's love all the time,
we are in the Lord's love, the Lord's Spirit, in the Lord's Kingdom or
realm, and in the Lord Himself all the time!"

Oh, I just LOVE him! When I found that book tucked behind some shelf
and my dad explained what it was, it was a total revolution in my
life! I owe much of my faith to have made it through those difficult
high school days to the Lord speaking through Rufus Moseley (Not to
mention Glenn Clark. . . I'll try to explain that story later!)
If there is one thing I'd like to emphasize above all else, it's the
fact that we are in a WAR, folks! All the glory and guts included!
A spiritual war. In Japan, the Lord impressed a great revelation upon
me once when walking down the street with some Christian friends in
Tokyo. "YE ARE INDEED THEY UPON WHOM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH ARE COME"
--meaning, whether this is the generation of the end time or not, the
torch that Jesus lit and has passed down to all the great heroes of
the faith and all the prophets and apostles has now been given to us!
Wow!
I was in an exchange student in Tokyo at the time, and immersed in
reading different works by G.K. Chesterton, a Catholic writer (almost
he convinced me to become Catholic!) that was very interested in the
whole story of the church and looked at the big picture quite clearly.
I was saddened at the time at the outlook of my friends who were
mostly focused on how they were going to complete college, then get a
job, and get a wife and kids, etc… while here this great mantle of
JESUS HIMSELF is placed on our shoulders! Not that I had any clue
what to do about it, I felt just as helpless as they did, probably ,
but I in desperation asked the Lord to bring about anything He wanted
in my life. One night at the roof of my dormitory overlooking the
city's neon lights that never turn off, I told the Lord I wanted to be
placed in a situation where I just simply could not think of letting
go of Him, for if I did I would be long-gone. . . and I believe He
has answered that prayer!

Now, getting back to Papa and Covenant: I must bring out some things
that perhaps need to be said, and though they may sound overly
spiritual or metaphysical, I believe they are true! In meeting anyone
who was a friend of ours from that time, one thing that I always
noticed was a certain simplicity in faith, fellowship, and
understanding of each other that I have not yet seen to that extent in
any church. It's a certain bond that has somehow survived (must be a
miracle, praise the Lord!) and kept us all alive. It's a deep faith,
and confidence in Jesus. In a way, it's like there is a place in the
Spirit where the people who really MEANT it from that time have always
been together, fighting this same unique side of the Great War of the
Spirit in this age.
Another point has to do with Papa's Legacy, or really EVERYONE's
legacy from that time. Perhaps I cannot speak for families besides
my own, but I have noticed a certain aspiration of all the boys in the
different families who inherited that legacy to do SOMETHING for the
Lord! It may not show all the time, or it may have only been for a
short period of time before seemingly burning out, but I certainly
have seen and felt a kind of compulsion, or a kind of responsibility
in my family and in my cousins to want to serve the Lord! This has
been manifested in different ways, but the heart of it is simple: THE
LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINETH US! Alleluia!
Now, since I'd better not dare to speak of any of those things which
Christ hath not wrought by me, let me please finish this little life's
story! After the Covenant church was dissolved, my family went into
gypsy life! I grew up going to concerts with my parents, and driving
across the states every summer to different music festivals. I am so
thankful for this upbringing, and that we moved every year for about
13 years: for it fostered a sense of the faith life, or the life that
says 'I am a stranger on earth,' and really the only place I can call
my home (like the Jesuits say) is God's will! So this was quite nice,
even though I spent most of my life playing with Lego's and video
games- my parents instilled the Bible into us, as my dad would
faithfully always remind me as he dropped me off somewhere in the
world's schools or malls or wherever, "Son, stay close to the Lord!"
So that was always very nice, thanks mom and dad! Another thing that
is greatly significant is the way that my family never really settled
down in any particular church anywhere. This actually brings up
another very interesting point! That of something I like to call
Churchianity.
This is why my entire life I've felt my heritage to be both a
blessing and a curse (in a way) -- this is why I've seen that getting
involved in any ministry would most certainly be the Most Dangerous
Game. This is why I've lived in spiritual exile, roaming from land to
land and church to church thinking, 'ah, perhaps I should just settle
down in some farm in the country-side of Japan and just read English
Literature for the rest of my days.'
Churchianity, or the Religious Spirit, or the Modern-Day Pharisee
Movement is one reason I think my family never ever signed another
covenant with a single church pastor, shepherd, priest, or minister or
whatever again, not even to this very day. I venture to say that many
folks out there from Covenant have done the same, although even with a
certain sadness and remorse that it must be so.
My parents have taken us through just about every denomination except
for Catholicism, and even that I experience din Japan for one year at
t a Jesuit school. The feeling we all had at every church was an
unspoken "Sorry, we like you and it's nothing personal, but we're just
not with you guys 100$%! However, there have always been a precious
few really sincere Jesus Loving Christians who we became close to:
with them we would have church at home!
I think there has always been a healthy fear of making the same
mistake twice in my family. I also think that this has made us wary of
any fakiness (uh, new word!) or falsehood in our own personal faith.
We all know God is real. We've got that faith, that evidence in our
hearts, and we're not willing to give that up for ANYTHING, not even
your church! Sorry! So as a result we've also been a little bit
afraid to use any church lingo or religious -sounding words in our
normal day-to-day communication. Unfortunately this also has resulted
in a fear of talking about God at all, in some cases, or if ever
talking about Him only doing so in some sort of higher-educated and
learned way, 'just to be sure we don't sound like. . . THEM!"
Even worse, many have simply put down their swords of the Word
completely and rarely if ever have the 'nerve' to quote the Bible on a
regular basis for fear of sounding religious. The main reason for
this is that awful, stinky religious spirit that awaits us just
outside our doors: C H U R C H I A N I T Y!!! We've run, we've hid,
we've fought and fought to get rid of it, even if it meant introducing
into our lives every kind of 'worldly' material. . . anything,
ANYTHING to keep unstained from that awful, horrible fake feeling of
surface level religion! I know I have, I even ran away to the other
side of the planet, and guess what I found there? I thought I'd never
have to have a single thing to do with my past again. I'd 'forsaken
all to follow Jesus' not even knowing where I was going exactly, but
figuring it would have little to do with my past. Well, sure enough,
I found a copy of Deliver us from Evil in the Jesuit Christian library
tucked away just waiting for me to find it! And actually, that's when
everything really got rolling! I'll tell ya, this was almost
following a SCRIPT! If I could say my life was a quest up till then,
the biggest surprise about the whole thing was finding that the end
had ended right on the door-step of my childhood home. . .

(DEAR READER, ARE YOU STILL READING THIS INCREDIBLY LONG LETTER?
then the author would like to thank you personally, and take a short
break in intermission with a song! Why don't you join along!)

Intermission:
A mighty fortress is our God,
A Bulwark never failing!
Our Helper He, amid the flood
of mortal ills prevailing!
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great,
And armed with cruel hate,
On Earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide,
Our striving would be losing;
Were not the right Man on our side,
The Man of God's own choosing!
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus it is He!
Lord Sabaoth, His Name
From age to age the same,
and He must win the battle!

And tho' this world with devils filled,
Should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us!
The Prince of Darkness grim,
We tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure.
For lo, his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him!

That word above all Earthly powers,
No thanks to them abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
Through Him who with us sideth!
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also;
The body they may kill
God's truth abideth still,
His Kingdom is forever!

****

Now, back to the story! Lord Jesus help this to be told as
truthfully and faithfully as possible! Amen! Now, the next chapter
begins in the mountains surrounding Tokyo. On seemingly normal
weekend and weekday evenings, something had begun to tug me outside of
my normal realm! At the time, I was deeply engrossed in J.R.R.
Tolkien's Silmarilion, the account of the creation and history of
Middle-Earth. I had been in Tokyo learning Japanese and meeting many
interesting people- my life's dream and deepest desire- but something
was just not there. Something was missing! I enjoyed going on the
attack against the anti-God philosophies of my professors and their
suicidal Japanese Literature Lectures, defending God in the classroom
whenever possible, and hardly finding anything more interesting to do
in the night time than bend over my Bible and pour over the Prophets
and the Psalms and find new treasures, and I felt quite happy, but
still. . . something. . . .
So one evening, I sat at a Starbucks reading about how the Elves were
being born, 'the Children of the Stars!' and the beauties and
mysteries of this great world Tolkien had envisioned, when it suddenly
hit me that I was in a land of great natural beauty and mystery as
well, just outside the city where I would spend most of my time! This
realization sparked a series of spontaneous adventures into the
country side alone, sometimes in the middle of the night, where I was
just as happy as could be, singing made-up hymns and melodies while I
trekked through some unknown mountain-side forest pathway. Although a
little creepy at times, especially when chancing upon an old Japanese
graveyard or shrine, I knew that in the spirit realm this domain had
no power against the Lord's anointed! I sang over and over 'how
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good,
that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
(Isaiah 52.7, Nah. 1:15)
Meanwhile, back at the city my grades were plummeting! Quickly they
approached near-failing marks! I asked the Lord several times about
this, but felt such a strange peace about the whole thing in my heart,
that I didn't' worry much. I had every intention of staying in
school, and if possible, in Tokyo at THAT school, because the head of
English Literature had not only won the G.K. Chesterton award for
2003, but had also been a friend of C.S. Lewis AND attended some of
J.R.R. Tolkien's classes! I knew I was sitting on the jackpot, and
had taken a fancy to reading some of the classics. Bug God had
different plans. . .
I applied at the last minute for transfer to this school, but in my
absent-mindedness did it a day LATE! This was an unforgivable sin to
the Japanese in charge there, and so I had to go back to Miami within
two months. It was a rainy day, and I went up to the 7th story
English Literature department to see if I could talk with Mr. Milward,
the head. He was there, counseling some businessman about something,
and ten spoke with me a bit. He really blessed me that day, as I was
quite devastated about the future, and he gave me some gifts and some
advice, and even showed me some of his favorite poems by George
Macdonald. My rejected application in hand, I went home and prayed
that night that the Lord would continue to lead me!
The next day everything changed! I met a girl! Her name was Stella.
The way I met her was most strange, as at the same moment I met 3
different people who were all sons of pastors! We were walking down a
street to school, and I probably looked like a ragged mess that day,
since I was preparing for another romantic hike! And behold, this
cute Japanese girl who spoke perfect English turned out to be an
amazing Christian! So unlike any of my other friends- more like a
cousin! I actually thought she must have been from something similar
to my family, having also been home schooled and raised up in the
Word. We began dating, even though I had a 2-month time limit before
having to return to the States. I remember one day going to lunch
between classes and saying something like, "Wow! It's like we're both
aliens and we just happened to meet up on Earth by some wild twist of
fate or something!" --Probably not the best line on the second day
after meeting the girl of your dreams, guys!
But that's just how it was, because for some reason this girl knew
all about spiritual warfare, had the most intimate relationship with
Jesus I'd ever seen, and just seemed so free of hung-up churchy
attitudes! I was really impressed with this girl, and taking it
before the Lord, I decided to tell her one day that she must be #2 in
my life-- after Jesus of course! And that day in the subway, she
exclaimed later that someone in a church had just told her she would
soon meet a Christian guy that put Jesus before her-- and it would be
great! So it was a prophecy that would come true! And often times
strange spiritual things would happen- a dream would be fulfilled, or
one of us would do something tat the other had been dreaming about the
night before, and many miracles! It was just way too cool! Praise
the Lord!
I have never experienced such a tremendous wonderful thing as having
Jesus in both people in a relationship! It's almost unearthly! The
Lord, I believe, would engineer all of our dates to have the most
surprising co-incidences and beautiful dramatic backgrounds ever--
maybe because He knew the time would be short. Ah, the bittersweet
symphony of life! Thank God!

****
Ha-ha! Sorry to sound like an old man in that last page! I
will continue now:
At about the second week or so, I finally learned how Stella had
gotten her groove! Or, rather, where she came from! She hadn't told
me much about the specific details of her church, but one day we
decided to attend one of my favorite little Japanese churches (many of
our dates were church-- we had become a typical church couple!) and
she was saying 'AMEN' to more of the Japanese pastor's sermon than any
other member! Oh yes, on the side I also was often times surprised at
her knowledge of what I thought were the 'deeper' Christian truths
such as the THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS or the REALITY OF SANCTIFICATION IN
THE CHRISTIAN WORKER'S LIFE or something like that, that I had been
studying in Oswald Chamber's works. The difference was she didn't
tend to worship these 'great truths' like I did. She didn't' have any
head-trips about this stuff, but had that good-ol, simple child-like
faith that is so hard to find these days! Often times I was humbled
by this, as it exposed a lot of my own head trips and pious
sanctimonious attitude when it came to discussing 'THE THEOLOGY OF THE
PSYCHOLOGY OF JESUS' or something. Forgive my sarcasm!
Anyway, upon learning about her background after one such church
date, that she had come from a small group of believers that were not
very well known and lived communally, with many of the same
characteristics as Covenant had! how striking! That is a whole giant
story I won't be able to explain, except in the words of one of the
current members: 'It's a bunch of Christians who just decided to drop
out of the System and follow Jesus by faith!' Actually, I'll enclose a
testimony about the origin and overall story about this movement that
started the whole Jesus Revolution in the year 1969. This letter is
about me! Er, uh, the story of Jesus in me! MOVING ON. . . (*hasn't
this letter just gotten more and more informal? Can you count the # of
typo's?)
Well, one day I got to go and visit one of these interesting communes
in Tokyo: this was a home of about 20 or 30 people or so, all Japanese
that spoke fluent English! I felt the same warm glow of the Lord's
presence that I felt when visiting a small Spirit-filled church in
Tokyo full of people I didn't even know who Didn't speak English! But
this was actually a very different flavor in the Spirit: it was more
like my house! It felt almost exactly like the way it is at my house
when we have a big reunion or Thanksgiving! Now THAT was strange!
To make this long long story shorten, I will skip ahead a bit-- that
happy time in Japan came to a close, and I had must needs return to
Miami, where I knew the Lord was calling me home, even at the very
sad, sad tearful goodbye to this dearest sweetheart, Stella at the
airport. Sure enough, the moment I returned to Florida all hell broke
loose and there was hardly time to think! That was the summer of 04'
and about 5 hurricanes hit one after another!
Even stranger, the Gundlachs ended up joining their house to ours
that very same week- in fact, I believe that was the day of the first
hurricane, and we had ourselves our very first commune! That was
quite an experience. I was going to the University of Miami, and I
think I was on my fifth major by then. Some weird thing like English
Literature and Religion and Philosophy. Sadly, that godless school
presented little more than typical liberal garbage nonsense, and so I
spent most of my time doing on-line research on Stella's former church
and writing letters. One day I got an email from Stella suggesting I
meet up with her group here in Miami, if possible. I sent in a letter
to their magazine, Activated, that very day. Within two weeks I got a
reply and connected with a new home they'd just started here in Miami!
The Family lives a lot like gypsies live- in caravans, always moving
around and revoluting and changing. A lot like the wind! This group
had just came from North Carolina and had to escape the
hurricane-ridden State of Emergency, Florida (as my siblings called
it!).
I would visit this new pioneer home out in the outskirts of Miami
every chance I got! I quickly bonded with the different guys here who
loved the Lord so much they'd given up everything to serve Him and
live by faith! I even started witnessing with them on campuses and
winning souls to the Lord! I must say, witnessing is a real rush! It
humbles you, it renews you, and keeps you on your toes- it tests
everything you've taken in from the Lord to see what you're worth!
Yow! As the days went on, I really lost all interest in my classes.
If there was any to begin with it was long gone: except to sneak into
school and print up massive amounts of Gospel tracts and stable them
to each classroom at night when the night classes had just finished!
Now I have to say THAT was fun! Unfortunately I was so nervous and
afraid I hardly got a single soul on my own until I met this Thai
friend named Kep who sincerely wanted to know the Lord!
I almost forgot what to tell him! I said, 'you actually DO want to
know Jesus? Um, OK! Well, I guess we should pray!' and I had him
repeat a short prayer with me like this: Dear Jesus, please come into
my heart and forgive my sins, and help me to live more for you. . .
amen! I told him he should get a Bible, and regretted not being able
to do more, but was insanely elated at the whole experience! This man
is going to Heaven now! Wow, Praise the Lord. . .

O.K.! This story is almost to the climax! Are you still with me?
God bless you! The next part deals a bit more with the miraculous
side! First of all, as you probably guessed, I dropped out of school-
right at the end of my third semester, just like that! Burned that
bridge to the ground! I had free tuition thanks to my dad who has a
job teaching violin as a professor. he told me one night that I had
to decide whether I would stay or leave, but that I MUST DECIDE!
Thanks dad! I did, and left! I was more interested in winning souls
than continuing my career, and my fav. Psalm was fulfilled: Thou hast
delivered me from men of this life, whose belly you fill with your
treasure. But as for me I have hoped in God continually! He has
lifted my feet out of the net! (Well, I made up the last part. . .)
Sadly, as a last test, Stella decided we have no more hope to
continue this relationship, as she was not fully involved with the
missionary work any more, as I chose to be. Appropriately, that
evening I had just finished explaining to my sister Heili how God has
never ceased to burst my little bubble of my perception of Him. "And,
now," I told Heili, "I'm just in this little box, like, waiting for
Him to break it apart and make it even HUGER! and... and..." I
probably sounded mad! It's just as C.S. Lewis said, 'God is the great
Iconoclast."
After that conversation, we were listening to U2's With or Without
You when I opened up my email and found the break-up letter from
Stella. It was sad, but I knew I had to continue on where the Lord
had called me. It turned out to be without her, but that was the
final test to see if I was actually joining the Family to get closer
to Stella or to get closer to Jesus! (Just as a side-note, last week
I prayed with a guy to receive Jesus along with his two little
brothers in a car that was playing the same song! I love the Lord's
little symbolisms!)
The time to join had finally come, and I was finally freed from all
known financial and spiritual debt (except, I suppose, to write this
letter!) when my dad asked me if I'd like to take a car up to North
Carolina as a favor to my aunt Elo and uncle James. It was, in my
opinion, the last ditch effort of the Enemy himself to keep me from
joining the Family! For, although there was a promised plane ticket
back to Miami, several things happened that would have kept me in
North Carolina for a long period of time! I drove through the Great
Smokey Mountains on the way, and on that detour spent more money than
was apparently allotted for my trip. It was an amazing trip, though,
and I think I listened to Alexander Scourby read the entire New
Testament all through the night as I wove through the perilous Smoky
Mountain roads up and down, sipping on coffee and trying to stay
awake!
Anyway, I got a phone call during that trip implying I would not be
able to return so soon, because the money was not enough to by a
ticket home. I got from the Lord not to worry anyway, and just to
trust Him, and I continued on! Finally, arriving in Raleigh NC, I
mysteriously got completely lost! None of the directions made any
sense, and I drove up and down in near desperation looking for the
right street, for almost 3 hours, when I finally found it- and guess
what? Two guys from the Family home in Miami were on the street,
doing witnessing! What on earth! I had no idea they were going to be
there that time! I circled around and talked to them, and found out
they had come to visit their dad and get some passport business taken
care of in a nearby city! Woah! Well, they just happened to be
working right in front of the street where James and Elo lived at the
time!
This was so obviously arranged by the Lord, there was no more
question about how important this new life-changing decision was. He
wanted me there! So, for that week, like Jacob with Laban trying to
get Rachel, I had a week of back-breaking labor moving trees for my
dear poor uncle with his wounded foot, until we worked out
arrangements for me to go back with my friends at the end of the week
to Miami. And that was it! So the Lord sent a rescue team for me!
And what has followed has been the most spiritually intense time of my
whole life! Living in the Family has just been one miracle after
another, and I've never felt so close to Heaven before, or felt the
spiritual warfare so strongly as I do now. I've also had a lot of
time to think about my family and past, and in writing this letter I
hope to somehow give to all the call to war- to spiritual war! Let's
get down and dirty and fight it out to the end! Let's take hold of
our swords and get into intensive intercessory prayer, and I'll meet
you guys on the bridge there! All the saints and all our ancestors
and grandfathers and great grandfathers spur us on! The World is
getting darker than it has ever been, and in this age, as Rufus
Moseley prophesized to Papa and his friends one day, "In those days
the ones closest to Jesus will get better and better, and the ones
farthest from Jesus will get worse and worse!"
I wish I could tell you all the things I am doing now, and I hope I
will in a later letter if possible! Hey, his letter in itself is a
faith-trip for me, as I don't even know any of your addresses yet, but
I know the Lord will provide those that are destined to read this in
the end. Well, whoever you are, I love you and pray for you always,
and hope to see you on the 'other side!' God bless and keep you!

Michael Basham

http://bashamheadquarters.blogspot.com/

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:36:27 PDT

ummm... Jesus is coming.

Between Brian Ballance, Heili Basham, Gabe Basham, You, Brandon Chadwick, Victor Espinosa, Mary Gundlach, Sarah Gundlach, Warren Jacobs, Dustin Payne, Kelly Rice, Maria Werchek and Allison Basham

Allison Basham 16 September at 00:25 Reply

Heili read this verse right before I went out into the world that is becoming closer and closer to this prophesy. It's a scary thing but extremely exciting.

2 Timothy chapter 3.

I'm in a liberal class right now so I should get off my phone...

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Mary Gundlach 16 September at 02:55 Reply

Why does this verse make you think the world is ending? This is a legitimate question because I am curious as to what you think, not a sarcastic one :)

Kelly Rice 16 September at 04:42 Reply

This was a very important thing for me to read.

Allison Basham 16 September at 05:56 Reply

I wasn't too clear, i sorry. I'll just interject with present allusions.

Godlessness in the Last Days
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.

(Its just my opinion based on the status of society, I'm curious to learn more about this myself. This is what I've seen, but there's much more that lies beneath, I'm sure)

When the terrible times are present, it means we're closer to Jesus' return. Thus, pay attention to present times. Most likely, Satan isnt gonna make it look so terrible, but rather enticingly beautiful within its, "no worries, it's okay" feelings and . If you read about Revelations, it talks about Babylon being a comfortable homey feeling place that says its okay to love God and then go out and live your life (Keep in mind, Babylon is bad. We can have Babylon mindsets and live "in Babylon". God calls us OUT OF BABYLON especially in the last days). But what lots of people forget is God isn't Mr. Eternal Creator who made you to love Him just so that you can go about in iniquity and simply call on Him when you need Him. Then in the meantime, you become ashamed to worship and talk about Him in your life when He has blessed you.

*As for "lovers of themselves", within society's perspective, in order to have a pleasant social life nowadays, people have to be able to love themselves in order to love others. Which is correct to an extent, but instead of love, it has been marred into keeping up your own self-assurance, not assurance from God's love and purpose which has already made you holy in His eyes. It seems to lead to pride or confidence via ego-stroking actions, such as being successful on your own, or seeking your own glory in order to love yourself- But God is love. You can't "create" love with your own power. You can only mimick until you believe it. The love we have already is God given, whether we believe it was from Him or not. He gave it to us that we will be able to love.
* "lovers of money" goes without saying. Its valuable, and we want value. Satan uses it as a distraction from our own value in God's eyes. God longs for our love and all your heart, soul, and spirit in return. He values nothing else.
* "boastful, proud,", follows "loving yourself" and protects you from humility. Its what society demonstrates as, seeing your own successes, being your own person, being unique, staying positive, and not being ashamed to say you're good at something. It all sounds like fine stuff. Its all good things too see, but apart from humility in God, these things mold into godlessness and "leaning on your own understanding".
* "abusive" is clearly common these days. It's how we feel strong on our own, verbally or physically. It always scars the person receiving it.
*"disobedient to their parents" is the vast majority of all kids these days. As children growing up apart from parental guidance, (including the examples throughout the past years of populations dependent of divorce leaving growing kids with experiences that fill them with unbelief that God has a specific, perfectly chosen person for them to marry in God's timing)
*"ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving" we live in an age where thankfulness isnt necessary because it shows humility, we ignore that God calls us to be holy, pure and unspotted by this world, and forgiveness is nearly impossible after all that this world keeps throwing at us. Forgiveness is extremely difficult and is only healed through the unconditional forgiveness God provides when we ask for it with repentence.
*slanderous" is a given. Listen to the tv for a little while. Or go to a highschool or college for a week and listen. "It's just freedom of speech!"
"self-control", is a big one. A lot of people believe, "that's just the way I am, it's my nature that I did that". We are perfectly capable of avoiding temptation. If you have God's purpose in mind, its a heck of a lot easier.
*"brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited", we "roast" people because its funny, we laugh at sin because it makes it less uncomfortable. Again, we strive to love ourselves or get people to love us, but wouldn't dare ruin reputation for God's love.
*lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God", sex out of wedlock, money, success, physical contact, self-mutilation (including plastic surgery), authority, being admired, bringing down enemies, murder... it's all the same extent of sin, theres no big or small to sin. Its all equally sin to God. Its also the only pleasure on this earth that people "see" nowadays. Its all that society can accept because its tangible and accessible, and society frowns upon it, but also excuses it. The greatest pleasure in existence is the joy of God. It is unexplainable and fills you with every thirsty hole within you. But society says thats stupid sounding and humiliating, and makes a "pussy" out of a man.
* "having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them". SCARY!!! Its true that if you plan on living in this world or having any life at all, you must conform within the acceptions it provides. And it does not provide you with the option of living a spiritual fulfilling life for God. It doesnt support miracles, humiliation that is beneficial, or any glorification of God. However, God says HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. "Nothing" is a big word. Most importantly, we shouldnt BE one of them.

I'll continue later, I have to go for a bit and go out with Heili to eat n stuff n then go to church.

This is the rest of it:

6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

Allison Basham 16 September at 05:56 Reply

Sorry!!! that was a friggin lot more than "interjections".

Kelly Rice 16 September at 06:17 Reply

seriousl, ally bash, that was a crazy rant. but the subject is rant-worthy so eees okay.

Allison Basham 16 September at 07:55 Reply

I started out with an explanation and then vomited everything that jumped into mind. But I honestly do think Jesus gets closer n closer because God keeps letting things go wrong and allows Satan to make sinful things to look okay.

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Allison Basham 16 September at 23:40 Reply

This was the happier upside to the verse. This is what got me excited:

10You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Michael Basham 21 September at 21:48

Holy Goatnipples Bat Thumb! Did you write all of that? This is excellent! I put two thumbs up, no pun intended!

Michael Basham 21 September at 21:50

Seriously, though, the Signs are all there... we're heading into a new age "Change" as Obama wants to pretend as if it's the governments job to lead us, but first we have to go through the darkest days of mankind EVER and then Jesus will return... I'm so glad you're in college now and see the mindlessness of people at UM for yourself now. I seriously learned so much from them! I wish I was with you guys to see how Bashamites are taking over the U of M!

Mary Gundlach 22 September at 01:32 Reply

I understand what you guys are saying. I would however, urge you to ponder that the things pointed out in this verse have been in existence since adam and eve ate the apple, and our times aren't much different. The end of days are an important thing to be reverent of, but they are not the point of the gospel nor are they the point Christianity. I'm not saying there not coming soon, I'm just saying that you shouldn't give up on the life God has given you to LIVE in right now. You will be more of a light if you are out living your life, relating and helping all sorts of people.

Sarah Gundlach 22 September at 06:59 Reply

Amen sister! no literally, your my sister.

Michael Basham 22 September at 19:08

amen! I couldn't agree with your point more, Mary. I think the whole "Jesus is Coming so let's forget about life" theory is so troubling. Left Behind absolutely has a million problems with it. I guess I belong to a 3rd camp though, the one that says, "Hey, we're about to head into something that makes all the wars of history, all the bloodshed man has ever seen look like tiddliwinkles." People thought we should resist Hitler during WW2 because he was the antichrist and was destined to reign. If you really think Jesus is coming to save us from anything that's about to go wrong on earth right away you can just go on living in dreamland! But yeah, I have to say that Christians overall with this kind of thinking are not super stupendous at living in the present so much... uhh... and on the other hand I'm not exactly dissagreeing with you Allison, haha! And no offense, Heili-- but the mainstream Christian's idea of Rapture coming and taking us all away from all that's about to happen is based on a very shaky thin sheet of ice, mostly propogated by the Scofield Bible. It's worth researching a little! Now let's all go out and have a drink and smoke some cigars like Gandalf, shall we?

Michael Basham 22 September at 19:08

oops, typo there-- people thought we shouldNT resist Hitler because he was the antichrist

Michael Basham 22 September at 19:10

oh and by the way, I just read in Newsweek yesterday on my overnight train from Goa to Bangalore (big cities in India!) that there is going to be an Asian Union just like the EU. One more step towards a One World Government. These days have many crazy things happening!

Mary Gundlach 23 September at 04:11 Reply

Nice, Michael. Interesting, well researched and thought out points. I like it! And YES TO CIGARS AND DRINKS LIKE GANDY!

Gabe Basham 23 September at 04:27 Reply

Uh huh! So in the mean time, stay on your toes everyone! I can't believe you people are my family, such a relief. I'm excited to see what's gonna happen next, and how all oure families will respond if things really start falling apart in the world soon. At the very least, we have most of Florida covered in case people need a base of operations or a safe house! Mhmmm, should be interesting indeed ^^ , even if it'll be a difficult time to live in, it'll probably be the most rewarding too!

But even besides that, considering the other option of nothing major happening in the next 20-30 years (or more...though I think that's unlikely), I'm still excited to see how our families would go about living "normal" lives. Imagine! Where will we all be if everything somehow turns out to be hunky-dory till we'll all old; sitting around having merry chats like a bunch of hobbits and elves! If that, by some slim chance, turns out to be case, the very least we could do is make sure all our children are prepared for what we all seem so prepared to deal with now.

Hmmm, but i still think that we are running into something big in our life-times, if its not the actual end of the world we see, it'll be the first major step that kicks revelation into gear. Oh my garsh...a scary and thrilling thought!

Brandon Chadwick 23 September at 05:41 Reply

Time to build the ark. Noah knew what was coming and was told to prepare for it. Others mocked and scoffed him. The Lord is moving His children to be in position for what is coming.

Brandon Chadwick 23 September at 05:42 Reply

Sorry. Is this a family discussion? :)

Allison Basham 23 September at 11:54 Reply

You're already like family Brandon. I find it funny that I had a whole reply written out and as I tried to send it, facebook randomly decided to make technical changes to my profile and wouldnt let me send my message. Coincidence? I think not. i wrote out this crazy long thing like last time, (my mom's machine gun technique of talking til something hits), and after the tenth time trying to send it, I reread it all with kelly and we agreed it shouldnt even be sent. It was opinion ridden. SO, these are the scriptures instead... I have to find them again... some in Luke some in Hebrews and some in Matthew about Noah, just like you brought up, Brandon.

Allison Basham 23 September at 11:57 Reply

Wait 15 min. I gotta make some pie.

Victor Espinosa 23 September at 11:59 Reply

Pie...

Allison Basham 23 September at 12:02 Reply

Myes. Peach Cobbler.

Allison Basham 23 September at 13:44 Reply

"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father".
Matthew 24 Jesus said, "23At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible." and my favorite sentence, "See, I have told you ahead of time."
"38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away."..."44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
A cool messianic Rabbi preached about this verse in the Luke that talks about loving God so much that in comparison its like hating your family. Its super confusing if read it without thinking: Luke 14:26 Jesus says, "26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple."
Ya'll read Matthew 24 yourselves. I love you guys! I might be able to visit ft. lauderdale and have some Brew goodness. (thats how a japanese guy would say Blue Goodness!).

Allison Basham 23 September at 13:59 Reply

Oh, I forgot the verse that says the end days are as the days of Noah.

Michael Basham 23 September at 22:36

Thanks Mary! Garsh I miss you!! I'm so happy this is a bunch of people I get to be related to, too! It's really a unique troop. I like the way Brandon thinks. Let's just build something! That's better than nothing!! Alex Jones and the people who are getting ready for Global Dictatorship have little more to do than just warn people, which is ok, but there has to be more... I think our family is more focused on the spiritual side of things. Even if Jesus doesn't come back in the next 20 years.. the world as we know, and everything you've taken for granted up till now in this short time span of our existences... it's not gonna last. Great Confusion. I'm feeling that every day, I guess that is what keeps me from just settling down. I can't get away from this, I don't want to say destiny, it's more like a doom... but I'm slowly learning how to embrace it and find all the cool things about it. In the meantime there are plenty of battles to be fought right now. Take Joel for example! Every day around him is a maelstrom of spiritual activity, good and bad.

Let's all go to Blue Goodonessu and have a Ciggy McFlicky! It's been so long... and I want my INTELIGENCIA!!!!~~~AAAA

Michael Basham 23 September at 22:45

Oh Allison please post that thing that got screwed up! I want to see!! Or at least try to remember it. Facebook is an interesting example, actually, becuase only a few years down the line they should be able to merge the interface of Google Earth with Facebook, and real-time Google-Latitude people placement, whoever has their cellphone on them (or more specifically, if you're going to be honest, who ever gets chipped!)

So things are sort of starting to come together. Did anybody see that Danish cellphone that can use its camera to point at any road, in the country, and tell you which houses down the street are for sale? Think of that, except with faces built in. CreeEEEEeeeepy!!!!

Allison Basham 24 September at 04:25 Reply

For sure. Crazy tracker technology. Maybe in the future we'll have to come up with a better intaerface to keep in contact that'll only be reached by believers. I'll post it later Michael, I have to go to acting class.

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Brandon Chadwick 24 September at 06:38 Reply

I've heard of communicating through the Spirit to different believers and am testing it, but also for more practical technologies. Short wave radio/ AM radio/ CB's radio signals can be transmitted and received easily, they are mobile (hard to triangulate, and locate), not too bulky just in case digital satellites are unavailable (cellulars). :) There is always carrier pigeon. :)

Allison Basham 24 September at 12:41 Reply

I knew you'd bring it up ;) I call dibs on carrier pigeon technology. My pigeons will carry radios that allow them to talk to my CB radio and tell them where to go. Then, they'll relay my message in mores code via bird squawking, which will technologically be translated into english, (the technology is in the making) and the receivers will hear exactly what I'm saying.

Or I guess I can just use God communications.

Kelly Rice 24 September at 14:28 Reply

Wowzas. You guys have covered everything.

Ally- yes, God communications is probably the way to go. But nice job constructing that paragraph. It's perfectly ridiculous.

Heili Basham 24 September at 16:26 Reply

Wow, I had no idea how long this thread was. You guys are awesome. I guess I can now more officially introduce Michael to Brandon: Michael, Brandon; Brandon, Michael.

I love you all and will try to be more in touch with this thread. Mwah! : )

Mary Gundlach 25 September at 01:19 Reply

whoa. I have no idea what is going on in this thread anymore.

Gabe Basham 25 September at 01:29 Reply

yeah, isnt it great? ^o^ That's the thing about us (a good thing I think!), we tend to only spend so much time seriously discussing something before looking at it from a whole different angle, the angle that makes it seem funny or ridiculous! Without senses of humor in the end times, I don't think we'd survive anyway! But seriously...umm....seriously....yeah I think its too late to go back to being serious now xD

Anyway, Brandon! You've been "testing" Spirit communication? How?? That would be an awesome thing to utilize...no more Facebook for us! But somehow, I think it'd be the type of thing available to us only when the timing is right, like in a dire situation. but who's to say?

Now that we're off topic, does anyone have a stong opinion towards postmodernism?! I have a paper to write......blahhh ><

Allison Basham 25 September at 02:16 Reply

Ewwwwwwwww,

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Brandon Chadwick 25 September at 04:12 Reply

That was tight allyson! I am not training them! Anyway Well wat had happn wuz... dere wuz deez gize dat wer... trying to go into the Spirit and have the other one think to call via telephone. This went on for about 2-3 weeks to an extent successful. However interesting, I am coming to the conlcusion that it is better to be LED by the Holy Spirit as opposed to leading the Holy Spirit. For the Spirit knows everything and does not need my or my friend's approval or understanding to get things done. He can relay the message to those that are in tune with Him, without any chance of being lost in translation. Obedience is a different issue altogether. His ways are not our ways. In fact, usually it is better that I not know what is going on for I am sure to mess it up. But do not be dismayed allyson, I am sure the Holy Spirit will let you use your newly patented carrier pigeons if the time is right. :) Hyprophectially speaking!

Gabe Basham 25 September at 04:47 Reply

Im not sure about that last thought about hippopotamusphly thinking or whatever, but I agree with everything else! I'd much rather be led, working within His timing, than fumble around in the dark with things I'm bound to screw up without guidance.

Mary Gundlach 25 September at 07:43 Reply

postmodernism is the manifestation of a negative opinion towards traditionalist ideals or a positive sort of progressivism. thats pretty much it.

Gabe Basham 25 September at 14:06 Reply

thank you Mary! I think that about sums it up...this English class that im in is just going around in circles making a huge philosophical mess of the whole subject, and listening to these "open-minded" college students try and explain themselves is just insane.

"I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!"

Allison Basham 25 September at 23:35 Reply

But,....Brandon......... I thought you were a bird trainer... How- how could you! I have done Nothing. What have you done?! I HAVE DONE NOTHING!!! NOTHAANG!!!!!!! (quite a mixed up quote of Zoolander. As long as you can hear Will Ferrels voice).

We can't get too caught up with miracles God has done or we'll be distracted from what He's doing now. The cool thing is that He will always have a new move being done, one after the other, in His nice long plan of breakthrough successess, long enough to keep us busy for our eternal lives.

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Allison Basham 25 September at 23:40 Reply

I don't like postmodernism discussions. People get so busy just discussing it that they forget why they're discussing it rather than just living it. If it's so great why don't you just do it on your own time. "if you love it that much, why dontchya marry it!!!!!" I wanna go to class with you Gabe.

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Kelly Rice 26 September at 03:08 Reply

Way to stick out as the girl who went to college EARLY. I know that you're mature for a 17 year old, I'm sold. But these people don't know you! "Why don'tcha marry it??!" isn't the way to go, trust me. I'm excited about the end times mainly because I know my focus will be on God and I won't (I don't think) be easily distracted....... and yes, it will be more fun for having known you guys :D I'll have to ask my rabbis about this, but all the jewish holidays (commanded ones, not chanukkah) line up as an illustration as the end times and other things. They've taught on them a few times ( like, every year), but it's so much information and I wasn't as attentative in the past. I will retrieve

The Family: Cult! But not what you think...

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:32:24 PDT

Interesting guy named Mr. Sharlet who wrote a book on a different cult called The Family! They sound WAY scarier than us! He's got two very interesting blogs. Looks like a nice guy, I'm hopefully going to have time to research him later on.

Killing the Buddha

The Revealer

Nice to know someone else has made the name freaky! It's supposed to be pretty underground, though, and is connected to a lot of elite political organizations. A Protestant Opus Dei. Good Job Jeff!

This is Megan Fox. I think she represents the sexy, more ultra attractive Family of LUV that is just sooo much more appealing.

pers testimoney part 2 cont

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:43 PDT

So! The reason I mention these little seemingly innocent and unrelated facts to anything is because they all seemed to mesh together in a seamless miracle a little while later. At this time I was also taking piano lessons from a sweet Vietnamese lady named Lan Lam, who is now a professor at a nearby university. One day I went for my piano lesson and her husband gave me a huge grocery bag full of Japanese books, probably about 1,000 dollars worth, including tapes and flashcards and university textbooks, all for studying Japanese. Geoff (who plays violin with my dad at the Naples Phil) handed to me and said “Heard you were interested in learning Japanese! These are from a friend of mine who recently divorced from his Japanese wife and who obviously isn’t interested in learning the language anymore~!” and so I took this as a sign in the right direction, that this was what I needed to do! Japanese was a strange hobby that came out of nowhere for me, that was sort of illogical. Before this even happened a very nice man named Akira Endo, a famous conductor who also had helped my dad get the job as a violin professor at University of Miami also heard I was interested in Japan and invited me to his house to stay with he and his wife for a few days, and learn all about Japan! This experience I think most of all impressed upon me that this was more than just a hobby and the Lord had something in it for me. I got to learn some basics about Japan and Japanese and mostly just enjoy being with this super nice couple. We rented “Tampopo” and ate some traditional Japanese food… learned Kanji, and went to a Japnaese museum. . . anyway from the time I decided to start learning this language many events would occur to propel me on with studying it. Now my brother and two of my sisters are also interested in the language so it may be that our family has some connection to Japan that we just can’t explain. Oh and one final factor was my math teacher who was married to a Japanese lady that started a weekly “Japan club” at our highschool which was a fun little chance to learn some interesting stuff… His name was Mr. Freeze! (spelled Freis, I think)

So anyway, I had this job working at a Japanese steakhouse, and decided to quit! The reasons, I remember very vividly, were these: (even though Stephen had decided to start working with me there which was really awesome.) 1. my car had become an end in itself- paying for it was where most of the earnings were going. 2. I wanted to spend more time practicing the piano 3. I wanted to learn Japanese 4. my grades weren’t very good and I needed to do my homework like a good little schoolboy. … So that very last night I was scheduled to work, all 4 reasons showed up at work! 1. The Maestrangelo’s who sold me their car came to the sushi bar, where I was working. 2. my piano teacher Lan came with her husband Geoff (who by the way also introduced me to Haruki Murakami, a very trippy novelist!) 3. and 4. Mr. Freeze and his Japanese wife came (representing school, getting good grades and studying Japanese) … I was able to play the Chopin Nocturne that Lan was teaching me for everyone, on the nice grand piano they had, and for once in my entire life I played it perfectly for her without any huge mistakes in it. Maybe running around cleaning tables helps you be a more alert performer…

So that evening with all those strange destinies lined up, proving that indeed quitting the job was the right thing to do… was totally awesome. Then, my very first weekend after this I took Stephen to the steakhouse to work, and then was free, so I decided to go study at the Vanderbilt Library and study my lovely Japanese language books. I felt a little bad that Stephen was still working hard and I was free, but since the last day I had that amazing miracle happen, I figured that GOD HAD A PLAN and as I was about to find out, He did…

On the way to the library, I vividly recall praying, under my breath, for the Lord’s help, almost jokingly out loud “God please give me a good study time, because Japanese is a reaeeaeaeeaaaally hard language to learn and You want me to learn it…. Right? …” and I trailed off there, not totally sure whether it was the Lord’s will still, or just my own trip I had inadvertently inherited from watching a little too much anime or playing too many Japanese videogames. A split second later, I pulled up to the parkinglot and much to my dismay the library was most obviously closed. There was only this green car parked there, and I noticed a short, sweet looking older lady standing at the door looking kind of out of place, and for some reason I decided to check the door to see if it was unlocked. It was only 4 PM.

podcasts for the family!

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:34:02 PDT

at last someone did the obvious easy task of making a podcast, although it is tiny. itunes has it under podcasts, if you search ACTIVATED. The Lovely Florence McNair also mentioned her brother started a podcast, but I have not yet seen it. Finally!!!

Personal Testimony

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:31:01 PDT

I thought I'd try to retrace some of my own steps now. . . I hardly ever do this so I figure it's a nice change from only focusing on constant emergencies arising and all the crazy things that happen around me on a continual basis. They say that the Enemy is defeated by both the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of your testimony, so I want to recount some of the amazing things that have happened to me in order to formulate somewhat of a testimony before I forget them.

Of course mainly I want to review the specific experiences that have happened to me which pertain to my walk with the Lord and the things that really only I can say because no one else was there! You know, "what is that in your hand?" So I figure I had better use it!

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I was about 12 or so, about to enter the foggy teenager days when i remember putting a piece of paper in a lego treasure chest, in my gigantic box of legos, addressed to myself in the future. It was almost an unconcious thing I did, but in it I told myself I had better still believe in the Lord and be close to Him OR ELSE or something like that. There were some other random silly things I wrote, but I remember reading it a few years later and being relieved like, "I made it. I managed to not lose my faith, in fact it's stronger than ever!!" and I was able to toss the paper in the trash, with a feeling of victory. I lived in the comfy life of the States and my parents really not imposing much on me, so I didn't have to feel pressured into believing in the Lord, but I knew it was the most important thing, in the back of my mind and I didn't want to end up in Hell, mainly, so it was a good thing to do. Fast forward to highschool, and when my brother Joel had his first seizure -- it was suddenly as though a war had begun. This was the year 2000. My sophemore year in high school was just this time of total asphyxiating and debilitating prisonlike-atmosphere-- which was balanced and compared with my loving Christian home with a real freedom of the spirit, joy of the Lord etc. I go to school, feel like I'm being drained of all life, and then retreat to home, and feel I can truly be myself again.

I was homeschooled up until that point, so I wasn't about to fall for the silly things they try and teach you in American High School. I knew it was pretty much all garbage and even the things that were worth learning were twisted. However during this time my main escape was simply video games and movies, and fellowship with good friends and cousins, plus learning Japanese which was just this totally different world. But when my brother Joel got sick, it was as if everything completely changed. I look at pictures from that time, where we were visiting him in the hospital, and see how I was turning into a teenager completely consumed with his own image and entertainment, with little consideration for things that really mattered. When it first occured, I was with the remaining 4 Basham kids, and even though everyone was handling it really well emotionally, I suddenly realised that I had to take some charge as the oldest son. I remember the night it happened none of us had any clue what was wrong, except something terrible had happened to Joel. So with mom and dad gone on the way to the hospital with him, we were just at home feeling quite helpless. I went out into the front yard, I guess to pray and seek some spiritual answer, and just felt in a daze, and a realization that I could either step forward and do something, or give in to the fear of the situation. So we all sat down on the couch and prayed together, and even though this seems to be a normal thing to do, I remember how it felt like breaking through many walls of normal teenage personality symptoms of shyness and detatchedness and trying-to-be-coolness. This was after the Summer where my cousin Stephen and I had the house to ourselves, got to find our own jobs and use the old Honda Civic to get around Naples, pretending we were adults in our 17 and 16 year old days, followed by a wonderful camp in Tennessee with some old friends, which was also a spiritually awakening experience for both of us I think. So it wasn't that this dark day was the first time of ever feeling like connecting with God, but it was the first disaster experience that I think forced me to face the facts of life and death. To this day hearing Heili Gabe Allison and Emily talk about Joel, I can see that it remains as a constant factor of reminding us we are always needing to rely on the Lord.

Well after this was where I think it really hit me what was the ultimate most important thing (that is your connection with God), and to answer my call the Lord did many miracles, almost on a daily basis that underlined His existence to me and made me realise there was no turning back from devoting myself to Him, knowing He was real. Right after this experience my cousins the Gundlachs all moved in with us, too, so that was another thing that made us all realise that our once normal world was changing a lot-- in some ways that were pretty dark on the outside-- but on the inside I think we all felt the joy of the Lord and peace that He was giving us despite very trying circumstances. We were all losing a lot at that time, so both our families banded together in a beautiful way which actually provided me personally with a lot of great opportunities to be with my best friend and cousin, Stephen. We would often meet after school was over, and he was starting university, and just fellowship and talk for hours over a Venti Americano and sometimes even ciggies too! These days were very dramatic.

It seemed every time we would step out of our chaotic family home, we would count a million new events which were occuring. My faith grew as well, and I used to try and get up early to read the Bible and some parts of Thomas Kempis, writing down my prayers and thoughts and verses which stuck out to me. These were also very disorganized and chaotic-- since I didn't have a specific church or shepherd to rely on. I felt I had to figure it out for myself and it was just between me and the Lord which was actually great! To be able to take the Bible literally, and read it most of all instead of having to primarily rely on some person was the best way of meeting the Lord on a personal level. I went outside for long walks every sunset, and used to present things to the Lord and He would always seem to answer me in gentle and yet clear and shocking ways. I was starting to witness to people, and there was one hispanic guy at Naples High named Elvis, who was getting into a fight with some guys at P.E. class. I got to talk with him afterwards and found him to be a very attentive and spiritually hungry guy. I showed him the Bible I had, which was a pretty doggone big heavy Bible I was studying, and recommended he get one, but actually offered to buy him the same one. He was very thankful and I was feeling all wonderful about this as well, so I marched right down to the local Christan bookstore and found that Bibles in America are actually pretty doggone expensive, and I would need to bring more money! Something like 40 dollars for a full leather bound Bible. I didn't want to give him his first Bible and it be some kind of flimsy little paperback one, so that evening I walked to the canal and watched the amazing sunset and took out my pocket Bible with the Psalms and Proverbs on it, and opened to some verses that were really speaking to me deeply, as everything was fresh an new and very very applicable. Then I closed and opened it to "cast but a glance at riches, and surely they will fly away on the wings of an eagle." and of course it hit my question dead on about spending so much money for my new friend, and I looked up and saw a gigantic eagle fly across the canal that very moment. So the next day with more faith I was able to go and buy that big ol' fancy Bible for Elvis! He gave me a huge hug, and like a year later on he actually returned the favor and bought me a new Bible! I guess come to think of it mine was all chewed up at the time. After that I saw him really change quite a bit, and a few times he would show up at the school's Men's Bible Study that the football players had organized.

Japanese was a huge focal point of pretty much all of my free time. I remember going to bookstores and taking out grammar books and just feeling compelled to learn as much as possible on my own, for a reason i couldn't explain!

At this point I was driving around a fun little zippy 1985 Toyota Tercel, which I bought from one of the violinists in the Naples Phil where my dad worked and still works. I would use this to get to work, by the beach on Vanderbilt--- DaRuMa steak house where also later on Stephen started working too. It was a great experience, because I was very interested in studying the Japanese language and all the chefs had me come spend time with them at Shoto's house after work on occassion, and I'd get to listen to them speak Japnaese and we would eat delicious barbyque. Then once Shoto's friend from Tokyo, and artist named Takaho Inoue came and visited, and Stephen and I were able to take him and his rock-star friend to Ft Myers beach. We had some funny conversations, since it was so hard to communicate as none of them could speak English.

Me Travel! Woo hoo!

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:55:43 PDT

It's been an amazing ride so far, although the Brain-Man inicident has to be the worst thing so far. Talk about a wake-up call. We were both exhausted at the time, having just taken a bus through the himalayan foot hills (nepalese call them foothills, although we were about to die climbing just one of them in the rain, soaking wet to get to a little town) and then a jeep after crossing the India border which drove at lightning speeds straght at pedestrians.

In Nepal you see people are poor, but still have a high level of dignity and self-respect. They are very honable people and I can see why japanese like it there so much, besides the lovely scenery! But coming to India was a different story, and quite a wake up call. It really sobers you up to see this. I feel like I'm getting some extra handy-dandy training for a very dark future.

However, on a lighter note we did get to witness to two Nepali guys on the way to Mumbai, where we are now, and prayed with one who has throat cancer to get healed. We were talking a lot about healing and the power of the Lord to heal people so it seemed like a good opportunity to try this! They were very sweet gentlemen and it made the Nepali sweetness stand out even more since we met them in India. Another man, back in Gorkoroah or whatever that terrible city's name was, seriously blessed us in the one and only civilized restaraunt we could find near the trainstation. Everything was absolute mayhem, from the 3 hour jeep ride mafia kamikaze drivers to the stench and dirtiness of the city around the station. but there was this one short man who reminded me of Manuel in Faulty Towers who was getting us all that we needed and was so cheerful and sweet, like a bright shining light in that dark and dismal place (the hotel was pretty nice, though!) ... and he told us his story how his whole family was dead and his parents were gone and "only me" and he just was soooo0o happy to talk with us and share his story with us ... He was so humble and a diligent waiter, and just went the extra mile to make sure we got everything... I felt so bad how opulent we were there, but what can ya do? We're americanos! Anyway we gave him a tract and talked a little bit about love with him, and just overall had a nice friendly conversation and I think we connected really well with him. His name was.... ahhh... well I forgot, but please pray for him if you are reading this.

Reality

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:31:22 PDT

Saw a guy with his brain exposed in the trainstation at the Nepal/India border. maggots were in it, Justin said! I couldn't look at it for more than a second after i realised what I was seeing. The man was still alive. It took a long time for the shock to wear off. The reaction I had was that this is what is to come, except jsut a tiny foretaste.

at the nepalese hotel...

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:16:08 PDT

the electricity in this place shuts down every so often, so even posting seems dangerous! definately don't ride the elevator. a lot is happening, so much that it's impossible to keep track. I haven't even written anything down in the last few months because life is totally nonstop and full of fullness. brimming with extraness! praise the Lord, well

The Shack

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:32:31 PDT

This book just continually amazes me

New Psalm

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:23:41 PDT

The hand of the Lord is strong and wide; it stretches over His people and shelters them from their enemies.

The enemies of your soul encompass you about like raging waters. They seek to envelop you and destroy you; they are without mercy.

But so great is the Lord, and so great is the power of the keys He has bestowed, that a plain path is formed through the midst of your enemies so that you may walk to the other side unscathed.

The Lord will dry them up so that they are become as dust, and are blown away so that they cannot be found. So will you be saved and so will you serve the Lord with happiness and great joy.

Your enemies will stand in awe when they plainly see the mighty hand of the Lord defending you.

Your enemies will stand in awe when they see the peace that is upon you and all of the children of David, in spite of their vicious attacks.

Your enemies will stand in awe when they see that through the power of trust in the Lord and in the monumental power of the keys, His children have become a mightier army than ever.

For the armies of the Lord have been steeped in the Word of the Lord. They have bathed in it and have swum in it. They have heard it and they have spoken it.

They have planted it deep in their hearts, and they have picked it fresh from the fields of the spirit and have enjoyed the fruits of their labors.

We will praise the Lord for the mighty power of the Word, for it is life and power and it is magnified even above His name.

Sing praises unto the Lord and tell Him plainly of your love for Him.

Magnify His name and His Word with the song and the dance, for He is worthy to be praised.

His queen has spoken the Word of God into the ears of the children of the Lord and she has put it upon their lips. In humility and love has she taught the children of the Lord.

The humility of the queen is stronger than the pride of her enemies, as fire overcomes straw. The love of the queen is stronger than the hate of her enemies‚ as the sun pierces the darkness without contest.

Oh‚ that all of the children of the Lord adorned themselves with the same love and humility. Oh‚ that they would love the Word as does the queen.

Praise the Almighty with all of your heart, and let words of praise be upon your lips, for He is great.

The Lord loves His bride with a passion that surpasses the imagination of man, and has prepared gifts for her that cannot be conceived by the mind.

As a bright star, so is the bride's love for the Lord strong and visible to all the nations. Thus will the love of the Lord shine brightly and reward her with every desire of her heart.

Dark Times...

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:17:33 PDT

(Jesus:) Although dark clouds are on the horizon—and they most assuredly are—I will use these days of darkness to push the Family further into the light. Darkness never has to overcome; in fact, darkness can easily mean victory for the children of David.

35. I must allow this darkness to come, and to even spread rapidly. It is time. Man has rejected Me and My truths over and over again‚ and now it is time for the rapid spread of darkness. It must take place. The time is now. You won't see this darkness this month, nor will you even see it this year or the next in full, but the coming events that will bring on great darkness are now being orchestrated.

36. As I told you at the beginning of 2005, the tsunami was the Devil's herald to the world of the evil spirits he had released. These evil spirits are now at large, and there is a great company of them. For the most part they have been working quietly, as they organize and get in place. They are finding the most influential and yielded pawns they can to work through. That's their priority in these days.

37. Take heed‚ My children. It is imperative that you not let down your guard in the atmosphere of today's darkness. There are demons everywhere that would love to rush into any spiritual space that's left unguarded, or infiltrate it. I have created the rules so that the places guarded by My Spirit are where My children either empower My spiritual beings or draw on their help. You empower My forces through your obedience, and you draw on their power and take advantage of their help through your prayers. It's up to you.

38. You wonder, "What about the millions of Christians worldwide? What's their role in what's happening? What can they do to prevent the darkness from being so pervasive?" It's not a question of what they can do but what they will do. I have enough saved children in this world to put a full stop to the machinations of the Devil. They could stop his program if they would, but they won't. Instead, as you've seen, they are often active members in doing and promoting his will.

39. Some of the greatest warmongers in the United States are Christians, those who profess they know Me but whose deeds are a testimony against Me. Some of them are saved—saved in the sense that they will continue on for eternity, and will even have a place of service for Me. But what a sad place of service awaits them. It will be a testimony against their choices for eternity. Their greatest service for Me in the next life will be one of manning the booths that teach the lessons of, "If I only had." Or in some of their cases, those booths will also be teaching, "If I only had not." They will continue to teach from their dandy—in fact, horrific—bad examples. This is their lot, the fruit of their choices.

40. Back to the current day. While the rich North is turning away from Me either in word or in deed, the poorer or less knowledgeable nations are floundering. The world is therefore ripe for the rapid spread of darkness that is occurring.

41. And how will this affect My children‚ especially My children of David? It will shoot them forward into the light! The darkness will have a wonderful effect on My Family, for it will block My children from the ways of the world that they currently find attractive or hunger after‚ and shoot them forward spiritually!

42. Many in the Family today are making the right choices, and yet they still aren't going forward as exuberantly as they could or even should. They try, but they had previously fallen so far behind that they don't know how to go forward as much as I wish them to. They are still gradually being strengthened‚ and this is where the darkness will work to your advantage. Because My disciples are making the right choices, they are now in line to be catapulted forward into My light‚ and the catapult I will use is this darkness that is going to engulf the world.

43. If I were to give you specifics about how this darkness will look, it would fill most of My faithful children with fear. But by just telling you that the darkness is coming, and giving you the promise of how it will bear great fruit in the lives of the children of David, this focuses your hearts on the light and promises, while giving you only minor apprehension. I am focusing your attention on the light, and the darkness is going to push you forcibly into the light. That, My children, is pure joy!

44. You will not be forsaken; in fact, you will be very well cared for. The care I will be giving you will be so strong that the world will take note. I will set up all of My children, each within the realm I have placed them, as a beacon of light to the world.

45. Today you may look as if you are weak and floundering. Many are trying to be disciples, but come from backgrounds of such deep-seated weaknesses that even in their efforts to be My full-time disciples today, they often fall very short. But they are choosing to go forward, and that is what matters to Me. I look on the heart and the love and obedience and faithfulness therein, not just the outward success or failure. They are willing and yielded and they have their hearts in the right place, and therefore they are in the right place for Me to shoot‚ or perhaps even shove them forward into places of being My beacons of light to their part of the world.

46. This is true of your first generation‚ and of your second and third generations as well. Each generation has its battles. Your younger generations struggle so much, and I have given the answers and the solutions, but sometimes the fruit doesn't seem to match My promises because of the things that hold them back.

47. I understand that familiarity with My words and My ways holds back many of the second and third generations of the Family. It is a battle they must fight. I also fought battles during My time on Earth. I went through 40 days and nights of fighting the Devil to give Me the final preparation needed before My ministry began. My Father used the darkness of the Devil to catapult Me forward into being a beacon of light.

48. So will I use the darkness that is about to engulf the world to do the same for the children of David of all ages. Many are making choices of yieldedness and discipleship, yet they still struggle in reaching for the goals set before them. You could look at these disciples and wonder what they're waiting for, why they don't do more with all I've given them. But they will. All those who are doing what they can today, when the time comes that the darkness is fully apparent—and this day is almost upon you—these disciples of Mine will turn on and will receive the power that they have been lacking.

49. They are making the right choices today, but they still are unable to be fully active for Me. They are held back by familiarity with My words and ways. But I see their choices‚ and I will have mercy upon them concerning their familiarity. And when the darkness does indeed engulf the world, My children of light will shoot forward and become the beacons they have been called to be.

50. Encourage yourselves with these words. Those of you who are parents, shepherds, bellwethers‚ and in positions of responsibility especially need this encouragement. Many times you become discouraged, wondering when the Family will wake up to the full, pure discipleship that I've been consistently calling you to. It will happen. Continue to keep your ranks clean and pure and called out, and trust Me to turn these yielded but sleepy ones into powerhouses for Me, and strong beacons of My light to the world.

51. I have given these Words because it's important for My bellwethers and shepherds to not lose faith that the preparations will bear fruit—the full fruit of radical discipleship that I'm calling those born and raised in the Family to live.

52. Continue, My queen, to lead them along the path of the right choices, to encourage them to fight, to forsake the world, and to stand strong. When the time is right, their keys will be turned and they will be My strong and radical beacons of light.

53. Many in the Family today are much like David was for years before his life's work took off. They are faithfully plugging along, doing a little here and there, trying to serve Me, trying to give their lives for Me‚ but not breaking forth into being the powerful and consistent beacons of light that I've created them to be.

54. However, just as with David, when the time was right, because he had been making the right decisions, he had been willing to be a fool for Me, he had been willing to forsake all‚ he was in the right place at the right time, and I turned his key and he broke forth and never turned back.

55. The same will take place with the second and third generations. Continue to lead them down the right path and encourage them in making the right choices. For it is My promise, when the darkness takes hold in the world, that the key of David will be fully enacted in their lives, and they will break forth as the thousands of radical little Davids that I have ordained them to be. They will no longer be held back by familiarity, but they will burn brightly for Me and lead many away from the darkness into fully embracing the light.

56. They will be so very strong that you will be in awe! You'll look at them and think, "These are the children I knew who served Jesus, but never seemed to have the full conviction needed. Now look at them! They're new people!" And indeed they shall be.

57. Rejoice, for this promise is true. Continue to lead them along the path of light and the right choices for today‚ so that they will be in line for this empowerment. And when the time comes, I will turn the key of David for each of them and they will light up the world with My radical truths for this day and age. It will be done. (End of message.)

58. (Mama:) I asked the Lord if this applied to our first generation too, as I know many of you probably feel the same as Dad felt in those days before he started the Family. You probably wonder if this is all that is in store for you or if there's more to come. Our wonderful Husband answered:

59. (Jesus:) Yes‚ My loves, there is so much more to come! I gave this message through a mother who loves her children and longs to see them fulfill their destiny—her concern was primarily for them. But these promises apply to all My children of David who have stuck it out thus far and are making the right choices—choices which are strengthening them and preparing them to explode for Me when it is their time.

60. Each of you, My loves, will fulfill your destiny. Not one promise that I have given about your future, your ministries, the far-reaching effects of your witness, will lack fulfillment. All will be fulfilled wonderfully, and at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, the most common note of praise will be amazement at all that I was able to do through little old you. So hang in there, the best is yet to come! (End of message.)

//11//10//82//: "IT IS THE DEATH OF AN ERA, THE ERA OF PEACE!"

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:25:31 PDT

I GOT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE EXCITING REVELATION ON THE TOILET THIS MORNING reading about Brezhnev's death. He's been dead a week, but I never really, I don't think I'd asked the Lord about it. I'd better not tell you now—I might get in the spirit & get excited like I did this morning! But for the first time really that I really asked the Lord‚ "What does it all mean, Lord? What does his death mean? There's such a big furor about it & it's such a world, earthshaking event!" And as clearly as I ever heard the voice of the Lord, He said: "IT IS THE DEATH OF AN ERA, THE ERA OF PEACE!"

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (Russian: Леони́д Ильи́ч Бре́жнев (help·info), Leonid Il’ich Brezhnev; 19 December 1906 [O.S. 6 December 1906] – 10 November 1982) was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (and thus political leader of the Soviet Union) from 1964 to 1982, serving in that position longer than anyone except Joseph Stalin. He was twice Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state), from 7 May 1960 to 15 July 1964, then from 16 June 1977 to his death on 10 November 1982.

The Bicycle Dream 1294

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:39:44 PDT

I GUESS THOSE DEPTHS ARE KIND OF SYMBOLIC OF THE DEPTHS TO WHICH WE GO TO TRY TO SAVE PEOPLE nightclubs, bars & even whorehouses & brothels! But the church just doesn't dare go below the surface for fear it'll drown itself if it got down in some of those deep dark places like we go to! And besides, the church is a little too fat, it just floats, it's too fat, it floats on the surface.

. BUT WE ARE REALLY SAVING SOULS A LOT EASIER THAN THE WAY THE CHURCH TRIES TO DO IT, the hard way, trying to pull them out to church & get them up to your level first before you can preach at them. We go right down to theirs with the word & with the truth & literature. We reach them where they are, right?—And a lot of them are saved just by the word‚ just the chain of the word, TTL!

33. A LOT OF THEM GET HOOKED! It's a lot easier method than the way the churches do it, that's for sure! They're really doing it the hard way, trying to get them to go to church first.

34. EVEN IF THEY DO DIVE IN, LIKE MY MOTHER DID they still can't get below the surface. They're just too fat & too shallow, if you know what I mean. But I did feel a love for my Mother, so I guess we're still supposed to feel love for the church.

35. I THINK MOTHER THERE SORT OF REPRESENTED THE OLD CHURCH, & we're still supposed to have a little love for it, for those who are really sincere Christians that are really trying.

36. NUDITY ALWAYS REPRESENTS HONESTY, truth, sincerity & an absence of hypocrisy‚ and that was certainly my Mother! She was sincere & honest & truthful, & was not hypocritical about it. In other words, that's the honest sincere true church, & she was like a picture of the true Christians who are trying to save souls, but they just haven't got the right method.

37. THEY'RE TOO FAT, FOR ONE THING. that symbolises they're too wrapped up in their own things‚ in their own selves & their own affairs, their own materialism, so that they can't get out of the shallows, & they just can't get below the surface. They don't know how to reach them. She tried, & the only ones she could reach were usually the ones that were in the churches.

38. AH, THAT'S SO NICE! XXXXXXX! I, LOVE YOU! Do you like it? (Maria: Yes‚ of course.) Well, anyhow, that was the dream, PTL! Funny dream‚ "The Bicycle Dream!"—How are you saving'm?

cool... The Bible is enough Authority in Itself!

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:45:37 PDT

(21/6/77) THE RELIGIOUS CONVENTION DREAM

1. THERE WAS A RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN A CHURCH, & I was trying to attend it anonymously‚ incognito. I was curious about the various sessions & particularly curious about what they were doing about the young people, if they were doing anything for them.

2. BUT FINALLY‚ ONE OF THE PREACHERS RECOGNISED ME & sneered & ridiculed me, but it didn't seem to phase me any. I went right ahead to another one of their sessions, just quietly minding my own business & listening to some small discussion they were having with some young people. They were discussing something, I forgot exactly what it was, but I spoke out an answer.

3. THIS FELLOW WHO KNEW ME SNEERED, & HE RETORTED, "And by what authority do you say these things?", like they challenged Jesus and John the Baptist. (Mt.21:23-27; Mk.11:27-33; Lu.20:1-8.) I said, "By the authority of the Bible! In Ephesians 2:8‚9 it says, 'For by grace are ye saved through faith‚ & that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast!’"

4. HE WAS JUST SPEECHLESS, & so were they, they found no answer. Just like the Scribes & the Pharisees were often struck speechless by Jesus' answers, * I just confidently gave the answer. The amazing thing to me was that I was so unafraid of being there where I was known amongst these church people, & that they didn't lay a finger on me, they didn't touch me, but just let me attend the sessions. (*Mt.7:28,29; Mk.1:22.)

5. I GUESS THE MEANING IS TO SYMBOLISE THE TREMENDOUS POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT in taking care of us & guiding us & keeping us safely, & the tremendous power of the Word in being able to answer the criticism & the challenges of our critics. PTL! (Mk.13:11; Lu.21:15; 1Th.1:5.)

The Jungle... it is crazy...

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:37:09 PDT

Tis full of strange things.

In Your Face Propaganda

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:10:54 PDT

Isn't it weird, isn't it strange, isn't it a funny fact that this movie came out in May 2001? It's about a terror attack that brought us into a major war. Just in time for a release before 9-11. It's so obvious it makes you want to laugh~

Pearl Harbor (2001) More at IMDbPro »

Country	Date
USA	21 May 2001	(Pearl Harbor, Hawaii) (premiere)

and take a look at the review, which makes it obvious this is propaganda made by Mr. Bay, who admittedly will just make whatever the Military tells him to make so long as he gets unlimited military funds to use their cool toys!

IMDB:
This bloated, overblown, tediously overlong, hilariously cheesy 'Titanic' wannabe showcases plenty of expertise in the visual effects department and nothing but laughable bombast everywhere else. 'Titanic' worked because James Cameron knew how to find the balance between fictional, old-fashioned cornball romance and a devastatingly true-life disaster. The sinking of the ship was not just a stunning achievement technically but also truly emotionally draining. Cameron had respect for his subject matter.

This monstrosity, on the other hand, is a disrespectful, clueless chump of a movie that plays like Bay thought he'd been far too restrained on 'Armageddon'. The bombing sequence is full of headless, armless and legless corpses, drooling shots of soldiers getting blown up, lovingly composed shots of torpedoes heading towards their targets, and a detailed succession of explosions, bullet hits and crashing planes so endless that I got the feeling that, rather than wanting us to realise the horror of the attack, Bay just can't leave anything unseen. It's warnography of the worst kind.

As for the screenplay, put a peg on your nose. Every line of dialogue is either a pompous pronouncement, a howlingly clichéd clanger, a hindsighted historical prediction, or what seems like the beginning of a momentous speech. Seriously, how were the crew not chewing their jumpers in an attempt to hide their laughter? Josh Hartnett's okay though, and likable for the first time, while Ben Affleck embarrasses himself, Kate Beckinsale does herself no favours as she climbs another rung on the Hollywood ladder, and decent actors like Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Sizemore and Jennifer Garner are wasted in varying levels of blathering idiocy.

Meantime, Hans Zimmer's score blasts us into submission, coating every vaguely patriotic, heroic or romantic moment with music so glutinous that it's like being held down while someone pours a bucketful of golden syrup into your face. In fact, uber-hack Bay overplays the entire thing, using every manipulative technique at his disposal, from slo-mo to quiet sound with 'moving' music to at least a billion million shots of people looking up at planes. This movie is a whole new kind of bad, and it makes '1941' look like a straight-faced docudrama.

From the Battle at the Nile

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:54:32 PDT

DON'T WAIT FOR ORDERS FROM HEADQUARTERS, FOLKS! "DAMN THE MANUEVERS, HEAD STRAIGHT AT'M!"

-BRITISH GENERAL

penbasham@gmail.com (Michael Basham) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:44:05 PDT

Homeland Security drone patrolling NNY

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Unmanned aircraft deployed at Fort Drum (John Moore, NewsWatch50) A monitor inside an operations trailer shows a close-up view of a boat skimming across the water on Lake Ontario.

The image was taken from an unmanned aircraft more than three miles away.

A Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been temporarily based at Fort Drum since early June in an experiment by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office.

The Department of Homeland Security is using the extensive restricted air space over Fort Drum to test whether the drone could be a good fit along this stretch of the northern border.

Video of a boat on Lake Ontario captured from 19,000 feet above (John Moore, NewsWatch50) U.S. Customs and Border Protection has five of the aircraft but so far none of them based permanently in the Northeast.

The Predator will operate out of Fort Drum for about three weeks for testing and training, and to evaluate its use to law enforcement.

John Stanton, director of CPB's Office of Air and Marine, said state, provincial and local law enforcement agencies were quick to take up the offer of added surveillance of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

"So while we were flying, we were asked by our partner law enforcement agencies if we would be kind enough to be on the lookout for suspicious activities," Stanton said.

The surveillance also includes the land border between the U.S. and Canada after the border peels away from the St. Lawrence River.

By flying in restricted air space at 19,000 feet, the Predator avoids lower-level air traffic, cutting the risk of collisions, Stanton said.

The aircraft is virtually identical to Predators used by the military, with the exception of lower-power engine and no weapons, he said.