PART XXII: Prophecies

So now I'm getting to the “maps”. Oh, I have many maps. I explained in a previous entry that I'm kinda the cartographer. So all the Pioneers, the Voortrekkers, have moved into different little areas during the Groot Trek in the 1830's. Some more West, other's straight North, some a little to the East, etc. They would pen down their direction, distances travelled, what they encountered and where they eventually stopped and created a town with farms around it. Then they will copy this information and send it on to the other Pioneers.

These would all be collected into a bigger whole, where all the towns could be drawn on a bigger map, so that new Trekkers, who will also move later on, will know where to stop for food. The map would mark areas where lions hunt or the rivers are too deep to cross safely or filled with crocodiles. Where the mountain passes are or treacherous sands lie. Or where roads have been carved out by wagon wheels and were relatively safe to travel along. And this bigger map that contained the whole of all the Pioneers, would be drawn up, copied and send on to new Trekkers, to family in the Cape, to the authorities, even in those days, overseas for printing in other countries and in books.

This is what I'm doing here. Sharing parts of the puzzle and putting it together in bigger wholes. Though I don't have the complete picture yet. Not at all. But the first areas are mapped and drawn up and readied to be copied and shared. And I have some of them here. I'm only able to share bits and pieces for now, and put some of it together in bigger wholes. Like I said, there's still many holes, many gaps, many unknowns that we haven't completed the maps for or I haven't received any information on it yet. I mentioned previously that the magnitude of the work is beyond what I can explain. It's huge. It's really, really, really huge. Bigger than anything I've ever worked on. And sometimes, I do feel lost and despair at the sheer magnitude of it all, like earlier this week.

And then God's Words today (through a messenger) were:

Do not run away from the magnitude of labor set before you, or the massive amount of hours required for you to invest. Do not deny the sacrifice required of you, but embrace all these things, and walk forward in courage and confidence knowing your God is with you, has prepared and equipped you, and is continuing to do so day by day, even hour by hour.

God is thus acknowledging. Yes, He knows it's no small thing. He knows it requires a “massive amount of hours” from me. He acknowledges that it is a sacrifice that's required from me. But it's still needed. I was called, I said yes, it needs to be done.

He has spent an equally amount of hours, if not much, much more, preparing and training and equipping me. And He is walking right beside me, helping me do this. I'm never alone. I just need to buckle down and get it done, even if it takes me months and years still. And it will. My testimony alone will be years in the making. And I only just started.

Now, my scribing (the "maps") entails many different parts. It contains teachings and insights. It contains revelations and hidden nuggets in Scripture. It also contains warnings about the dangers that can and will be encountered by other travelers following the Pioneers. It also contains where the pitstops or towns are to find fresh fruit, flour for bread or fresh or dried meat for the travels. Eventually, all will be shared. 

For now, though, I'm first going to concentrate on one area. Prophecy.

Revelation 19:10

“For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

LOL no, I'm not claiming to be Jesus Christ. This is my testimony of my walk with Jesus Christ, and how He has revealed many things to His messengers. Which I was called to research, find, collect, gather, sort through, copy and scribe. Then share with the world. This all comes FROM Jesus Christ, and His testimony IS this spirit of prophecy.

Prophecy isn't given so that we can heap honor onto ourselves because we know the future. 

It's also not given so that we can use it to enrich ourselves. 

Or so that we can have “secret knowledge” others don't have or brag about it. 

Prophecy isn't given so that it can be used as a stick or a stone to beat someone with. 

It is given to guide us to God Himself. To learn who our God truly is. To learn from Him. To learn how absolutely trustworthy He is. And what a wonderful Father He really is to all His Children. How much He loves and treasures each one and wants them to walk safely and confidently, knowing their God has already showed them the Way. Through His Son. And that His testimony is the spirit of prophecy. We can follow this spirit of prophecy. We can thus trust God's prophecies.

Of course, we first have to test the spirits! To make sure it IS from God, and not from other spirits!! We are ordered to, and warned that many, many false prophets have been sent out. And oh, how prolific they are! The world and social media is filled with them. We cannot, ever, trust anyone just at face value, claiming to have a prophecy of God. Not a “new” prophecy given this year, nor an “old” prophecy given 500 years ago. Do not trust ANYONE just at face value. 

There's been so many, many, many false prophets sent out. And most Christians have almost zero discernment! It's a Gift of the Spirit, and a rare gift in my estimation. Most people believe they have almost perfect discernment, but to my dismay, my research has shown the opposite. So many are deceived. Most are deceived in some way or other. We all fall for some traps.

So we have to test the spirits. Compare it with the Word itself, whether it rings true. Pray about it. Ask God. Study His Word to get to know His Voice. Research and learn.

But it takes time. Which is why we, the Pioneers, were sent in first. No. Don't just trust us either! Still pray and search out the truth. Where prophecies starts to come true, we will then have a better idea which prophets were truly from God. And where they fail spectacularly, we will be able to throw those out. One of my training areas was to recognize false prophets, but I'm of course NOT infallible in it, at all. I will one day also make a post on false prophets and how to improve our discernment and my experiences along the way. But that will come later on.

So for now, we walk in faith that God will show us as we go along. Thus, don't trust everything on here just yet, as set in stone. This isn't easy. Not at all. And I'm still just human with limitations and frailties. I'm pretty sure I have made many mistakes that will still be revealed. So expect there to be mistakes along the way. But trust that God will eventually reveal everything as and when it is necessary.

So for now, of all the areas I need to eventually tackle, I'm starting on prophecy. In particular, prophecies for my people, my country, South Africa. Then for the world. There's a reason why I'm doing it this way, and it has to do with the role South Africa is going to play during the End of Times, and there after.

I will divide the prophecies into as clear cut parts as I possibly can. It's not easy, as some people want something quickly that doesn't take a lot of time to read. Others want the exact detail so that they can study and discern it all for themselves. Both need to be accommodated, as both are Children of God that needs to get the information in a way suited to themselves.

So I'll first provide the quick, short way, and eventually the longer explanations with the detail.

Just a last disclaimer. Some of these prophecies, dreams or visions were given by people who are happy that it is shared and distributed. As far as possible, I've tried to make sure that's how the person feel before I copied and now share it. If though, you recognize any of this and do not want it shared on here, or in the way I'm doing it (as summaries in some instances, as well as in whole), please let me know in the comments, and I'll remove it.

I feel it is important that the Body of Christ works together and that the information is given to those in search of it. But I also understand that there have been many who were burnt by those who twisted the prophecies, changed its meaning or used it to gain wealth or fame for themselves. In which case the prophets or messengers sometimes added restrictions to how or where or by whom it may be shared.

If I overstepped, please let me know and I will fix it. I apologize in advance and ask for leniency, understanding and forgiveness in such cases. As I said, I'm doing this because I was asked, not because I want to. I don't want anything in return from any person. Not gratitude, nor gifts, not money, not even acknowledgement. I'd prefer to be ignored, to be honest. I'm just the scribe, fulfilling my promise to my God, and hoping to help a few fellow Christians along the way.

So next, I need to add a little information about one particular prophet here, before I'll then start on the summary of prophecies for South Africa.