MARGARET'S
REVELATION
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"It was first the awful state of the
land that was pressed upon me. I saw the blindness and infatuation of the
people to be very great. I felt the cry of
I repeated the words, Now
there is distress of nations, with perplexity, the seas and the waves roaring,
men's hearts failing them for fear. Now look out for the sign of the Son of
Man. Here I was made to stop and cry out, O it is not known what the sign of
the Son of Man is; the people of God think they are waiting, but they know not
what it is.
I felt this needed to be revealed, and that
there was great darkness and error about it; but suddenly what it was burst
upon me with a glorious light. I saw it was just the Lord himself descending
from Heaven with a shout, just the glorified man, even Jesus; but that all
must, as Stephen was, be filled with the Holy Ghost, that they might look up,
and see the brightness of the Father's glory.
I saw the error to be, that men think that it
will be something seen by the natural eye; but 'tis spiritual discernment that
is needed, the eye of God in his people.
Many passages were revealed, in a light in
which I had not before seen them. I repeated, 'Now is the kingdom of Heaven
like unto ten virgins, who went forth to meet the Bridegroom, five wise and
five foolish; they that were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with
them; but they that were wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.'
'But be ye not unwise, but
understanding what the will of the Lord is; and be not drunk with wine wherein
is excess, but be filled with the Spirit.' This was the oil the wise virgins took in their vessels - this is the
light to be kept burning - the light of God - that we may discern that which
cometh not with observation to the natural eye.
Only those who have the light of God within
them will see the sign of his appearance. No need to
follow them who say, see here, or see there, for his day shall be as the lightning
to those in whom the living Christ is. 'Tis Christ in us that will lift us up -
he is the light - 'tis only those that are alive in him that will be caught up
to meet him in the air.
I saw that we must be in the Spirit, that we
might see spiritual things. John was in the Spirit, when he saw a throne set in
Heaven. But I saw that the glory of the ministration of the Spirit had not been
known. I repeated frequently, but the spiritual temple must and shall be
reared, and the fullness of Christ be poured into his body, and then shall we
be caught up to meet him. Oh none will be counted worthy of this calling but
his body, which is the church, and which must be a candlestick all of gold.
I often said, Oh the glorious inbreaking of
God which is now about to burst on this earth; Oh the glorious temple which is
now about to be reared, the bride adorned for her husband; and Oh what a holy,
holy bride she must he, to be prepared for such a glorious bridegroom.
I said, Now shall the people of God have to
do with realities - now shall the glorious mystery of God in our nature be
known - now shall it be known what it is for man to be glorified. I felt that
the revelation of Jesus Christ had yet to be opened up - it is not knowledge
about God that it contains, but it is an entering into God - I saw that there
was a glorious breaking in of God to be.
I felt as Elijah, surrounded with chariots of
fire. I saw as it were, the spiritual temple reared, and the Head Stone brought
forth with shoutings of grace, grace, unto it. It was a glorious light above
the brightness of the sun that shone round about me. I felt that those who were
filled with the Spirit could see spiritual things, and feel walking in the
midst of them, while those who had not the Spirit could see nothing - so that
two shall be in one bed, the one taken and the other left, because the one has
the light of God within while the other cannot see the Kingdom of Heaven.
I saw the people of God in an awfully
dangerous situation, surrounded by nets and entanglements, about to be tried,
and many about to be deceived and fall. Now will THE WICKED be revealed, with
all power and signs and lying wonders, so that if it were possible the very
elect will be deceived. - This is the fiery trial which is to try us. - It will
be for the purging and purifying of the real members of the body of Jesus; but
Oh it will be a fiery trial. Every soul will he shaken
to the very centre. The enemy will try to shake in every thing we have believed
- but the trial of real faith will be fouund to honour and praise and glory.
Nothing but what is of God will stand. The stony-ground hearers will be made
manifest - the love of many will wax cold.
I frequently said that night, and often
since, now shall the awful sight of a false Christ be seen on this earth, and
nothing but the living Christ in us can detect this awful attempt of the enemy
to deceive - for it is with all deceivableness of unrighteousness he will work
- he will have a counterpart for every paart of God's truth, and an imitation
for every work of the Spirit.
The Spirit must and will be poured out on the
church, that she may be purified and filled with God - and just in proportion
as the Spirit of God works, so will he - when our Lord anoints men with power,
so will he. This is particularly the nature of the trial, through which those
are to pass who will be counted worthy to stand before the Son of man. There
will he outward trial too, but 'tis principally temptation. It is brought on by
the outpouring of the Spirit, and will just increase in proportion as the
Spirit is poured out.
The trial of the Church is from Antichrist.
It is by being filled with the Spirit that we shall be kept. I frequently said,
Oh be filled with the Spirit - have the light of God in you, that you may detect
Satan - be full of eyes within -be clay in the hands of the potter -submit to
be filled, filled with God. This will build the temple. It is not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord.
This will fit us to enter into the marriage supper of the Lamb.
I saw it to be the will of God that all
should be filled. But what hindered the real life of God from being received by
his people, was their turning from Jesus, who is the way to the Father. They
were not entering in by the door. For he is faithful who hath said, by me if
any man enters in he shall find pasture. They were bypassing the cross, through
which every drop of the Spirit of God flows to us. All power that comes not
through the blood of Christ is not of God.
When I say, they are looking from the cross,
I feel that there is much in it - they turn from the blood of the Lamb, by
which we overcome, and in which our robes are washed and made white. There are
low views of God's holiness, and a ceasing to condemn sin in the flesh, and a
looking from him who humbled himself, and made himself of no reputation. Oh! it is needed, much needed at present, a leading back to the
cross.
I saw that night, and often since, that there
will be an outpouring of the Spirit on the body, such as has not been, a
baptism of fire, that all the dross may be put away. Oh there must and will be
such an indwelling of the living God as has not been - the servants of God
sealed in their foreheads - great conformity to Jesus - his holy image seen in
his people - just the bride made comely by his comeliness put upon her.
This is what we are at present made to pray
much for, that speedily we may all be made ready to meet our Lord in the air -
and it will be. Jesus wants his bride. His desire is toward us. He that shall come,
will come, and will not tarry.
Amen and Amen Even so come
Lord Jesus.''