Chapter 13: Now this is Forgiveness.

  It had been several days now since Jude’s experience with Azrael, Jesus, Faith, Hope and Love. “But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft, and pride like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the Word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king. Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned””. Jude closed his bible app after reading 1 Samuel 15:22-24 and asked, “Father, this is confusing to me, why is rebellion like witchcraft and pride like idolatry? How is it associated with sin?”

  Now this is Sin.

  “That is the correct question Jude, you have been wise,” replied God. “I will send the Spirit of Forgiveness to teach you.” Jude waited. He sat quietly with his eyes closed and was still waiting for Forgiveness. Glen was watching from across the room, suddenly he saw Jude’s spirit get yanked from His body and pulled into the Spirit realm. Glen immediately stood up. His armour formed, and he began to protect the body of Jude and the silver cord that connected his body to his spirit. “Okay Glen, you’ve trained for this.” he muttered to himself, “You know the importance of this – while Jude is in the spirit, his body is vulnerable to invasion by others. Nobody can enter here. Father protect his silver cord so that it cannot be cut and he won’t be separated from his body” said Glen. “Do not worry Glen. It was me that has allowed for Jude to go with Forgiveness to learn about Deliverance.” said God. “Deliverance, my King?” Glen’s face lit up as he beamed feeling the power from Joy and Gratitude within him, “That is so powerful! He will return a changed man after this!” Glen said and began praising God.

  The Spirit of Forgiveness took Jude into a dry place where He saw what appeared to be fighting platforms. The place was dark, dry, and cold. Like a desert at night in winter. Jude could feel the cold and the darkness seeping into his bones. “I don’t like this place Forgiveness,” said Jude, “the cold and darkness is different… It’s more than simple temperature or light differences, it feels like warmth is absent from this place. Like light does not come here. I feel like I cannot access warmth or light.” Then Forgiveness said, “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear? But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.” “So God has not separated himself from this place, Sin has separated God from this place? This is the place where people worship their false gods?” clarified Jude. “Yes Jude, for your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.” Forgiveness responded. “Your response is cryptic Forgiveness, are you saying that the words people say is the way they make covenant and worship? When people make claims that are not aligned with God’s truth, their words can be used to establish covenants with sins? But I thought that sins are actions – bad behaviour or doing the wrong thing?” Jude queried. “You have understood Jude. Sins are not behaviours or actions. Sin is idol worship. Idols can be anything that is worshipped above God or that a person has elevated to a status in their life that is above God.” replied Forgiveness, “So that is why this place is like this, because sin is idolatry which literally removes a person’s focus and worship away from God towards their new false God?” Jude clarified then thought to himself, “Thank you Father, that explains why Pride is like idolatry because it is me positioning myself as my own solution because I have made a covenant with a different god who I am trusting over you.”

  Forgiveness then explained, “This is Desolate, the place of separation. Walk with me Jude.” Forgiveness and Jude began walking through Desolate, “Forgiveness, there are many of these fighting platforms…” said Jude, pointing at the small raised concrete slab in the ground. “They are places of warfare Jude, where people war against God and themselves,” said Forgiveness, “In there, there is no Peace.” “Oh look, there is a person there… and something else,” said Jude moving in closer to get a better look. “That is the idol spirit that owns that person, Jude. Watch how they worship their idol”, said Forgiveness, “See their declarations, see their vows that they make – ‘I will never be in this position again’. Look how the vow is taken and then the spirit uses it to fertilise the egg. Their words become life for them. They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and when one is broken, an adder is hatched.” Jude watched as the egg hatched and the serpent was released, “It’s the serpent that will carry out the curse from their idol in their life. This snake will attach to what they are trusting their idol for and ensure that it does not happen for them,” explained Forgiveness. “Why?” asked Jude, “to ensure more worship. Out of desperation, they make more pleas and more vows and reinforce their covenants. So to keep them focused and in worship, the idol spirit deliberately refuses to complete the request. It keeps them in a cycle of slavery where the cycle repeats continuously so ensure that the worship never stops. They become focused on the idol and problem and trapped, they cannot see or find God." explained Forgiveness. Jude watched as the idol spirit carefully crafted the egg that would be used to hatch the curse, "Forgiveness, what is the spirit doing?" "It is mixing it's essence in the egg, it's essence will become the venom of the serpent that poisons the thing the person has requested. The more the worship, the more the poison, the less the essence of God. Once the essence is fully idol and there is no God left, they are handed over to reap from their idol their own destruction." said Forgiveness. "Look at these ones, their fullness has come and out of their fullness, they act. See, their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways. The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace.” answered Forgiveness. “This is awful Forgiveness, the people look exhausted and so desperate. Look how blue they are, you can see how warmth has been sucked from them and there is only cold in them now. Even their complexion is dark, like they have no light inside them.” Jude said, feeling deep sorrow for them. “I know that person, that’s Cynthia? What is she doing here? I thought she was a Christian?” asked Jude, “Forgiveness, who is that? Who are those things with her?” “Those are the idol spirits Jude. You are seeing the many spirits that torment Cynthia – that one is Ahab, there is Fear and there is Anger. She has made covenants with them all so this is where she worships them and they receive their worship and enforce their torment.” explained Forgiveness.

  Then Forgiveness sent up a Lament on behalf of the people, “In this place, justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows. Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead. We all growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away. For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived. So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.”

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  “But she is Christian? Why does God allow this?” asked Jude, Forgiveness replied “The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him. He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of His vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due. From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along. “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord. Jude paused and thought long about Forgiveness’s reply before saying, “You’re confirming then that God has already provided the solution? These people live in torment because they have not used God’s solution?” Forgiveness quoted, “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants, from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.” Jude understood thinking, “this is why in Matthew 12:37, Jesus says that by our words we are acquitted and by our words we will be condemned. People have no idea… I didn’t?” He then asked, “is this from the bible Forgiveness?” “It is the words of the prophet Isaiah, Jude, in your book it is chapter 59… We live the Word of God so we do not always quote where God’s word is written in your books” clarified Forgiveness. “Then if our words can condemn us, Forgiveness, How do they acquit us?” asked Jude.

  Now this is Deliverance.

  “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.” answered Forgiveness. Jude looked up and realised that he was now standing in his own fighting platform. “Forgiveness, what is happening?” panicked Jude, looking at all the idols he had created standing in front of him. “Forgiveness, where are you? What’s going on?” Jude cried out loud. There was no answer... The Spirit of Forgiveness had left Jude. “Okay Jude, remember what Forgiveness said – the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.” Jude said to himself while positioning himself in a battle stance getting ready to wrestle with his own demons. “Today and no further!”, speaking to the idols Jude said, “Ephesians 1 says “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give to me the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation, so that I may know him better. I pray that the eyes of my heart may be enlightened in order that I may know the Hope to which He has called me, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength He exerted when He raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way.”

  As soon as the Word left Jude’s mouth, the Spirit of Might came crashing into the fighting platform with a thunderous bang that cracked the foundations of the platform and sent bits of concrete flying. Jude was startled and looked back, he saw an incredible angel. It was massive with muscles that bulged and power and strength that pulsed through Him. “I am here to break the strongholds Jude.” The idols were damaged in the crash down of Might. “See the idols are cracked, listen to what they are saying” said Might. Jude leaned in to hear, “that sounds like me? These are words I have said…” gasped Jude. “They are the covenant words that were used to force the contract. You must renounce them and your contract. Renounce your covenant with them.” explained Might. The Spirit of Grace came upon Jude and filled Him up, it spoke into Jude’s mind saying, “I am Grace Jude, by Faith you have received me – I am the power to overcome.” Jude suddenly became bold and felt his confidence swell up inside him. Might attached his cord to Jude and Jude could feel the Power of God's Might surging into Him. Remembering the words of Forgiveness, He boldly declared: “Spirit of Fear, I renounce my covenant with you in the name of Jesus. I fear no one except God my Father. Forgive me Father God for making fear an idol and for placing fear above you. Thank you Father God that the Blood of Jesus has covered my sins and that His blood declares I am innocent, in the Name of Jesus!” The words left Jude’s mouth and the blood of Jesus formed on the idol of fear. “Look Jude, the Power of the Blood” said Might. Jude received a revelation from Grace, “At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split”.

  “The idol splitting into two, the ground shaking, this is what Matthew 27:51 describes happened when Jesus died” exclaimed Jude, realising that he was seeing the work of Jesus, what He achieved at the cross, happening to the idols. At that moment, Jude noticed that one of the Wounds He received after eating the Bread of Life began to glow bright red on Him. “That is the wound Jesus suffered for your fear to be healed and redeemed, Jude” explained Grace, “but you are not yet delivered. We need to reclaim what was lost". "The Blood Redeems Jude.” declared Might. Might surged more Power into Jude and then began to speak through Jude to the Idol, “Thank you Father God, that in the Name of Jesus you have Rebuked the Spirit of Fear, the Pride of Fear, and the Witchcraft of Fear! Thank you Father that by your exousia Authority, Your Judicial Decree in the Courts of Heaven you have Declared that Fear’s rights to access me has been revoked in the Name of Jesus. Thank you that Colossians 2 says the certificate of indebtedness has been cancelled and nailed to the Cross. Thank you Father God, that You have revoked the right of Fear's Pride, Idol, and Witchcraft spirits to continue to inflict iniquity and infirmity against me! Thank you that you have Rebuked the Serpents and the Spiders that are carrying out the curses of Fear in the life you have given to me! Thank you that you have accepted the Body of Jesus as my burnt offering representing my life and me on His alter! Reign Down your Glory Fire on the Altar! BURNNNNN down! Scorch my life and incinerate the serpents into ashes! BUUUURNNNN!” Might screamed with a Power that Jude had never experienced within himself before. Jude watched as the Glory Fire Fell down harder than Might's crash and scorched the altar with the idol on it. He watched as the flames caused the serpents and spiders to crawl out and get incinerated by the Fire. He saw how they could not escape the Fire and they were destroyed in the burnt offering. Then Grace said, “There is one final step. you must ask God to decree His declaration of damnation against the idol spirits and against the curses, the iniquity, and the infirmity and to cast them out of your life.” As Jude finished saying his prayer, He could feel the Glory Fire fall onto his head. He saw the chains of bondage that linked him to the Spirit of Fear burn bright red and shatter into pieces. The felt the cord of fear in his chest shatter. “Thank you, Father, I am free”. "Now replace it Jude with the Kingdom of God," said Grace. "Father God your word said that perfect Love casts out Fear! Thank you that you have filled me with your Spirit of Love that has cast out Fear! in Jesus name!" Might, Grace and Jude continued to repeat the deliverance process until all the idols had been destroyed, with each deliverance the platform was destroyed further diminishing into dust and ashes and returning to the desert… “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust” declared the Spirit of Mercy, who had come to collect Jude and take Him back home.

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