I thought I’d finished this series, when the other day on the phone I mentioned the title Back to the Future in Belfast to Paul McAree, and as an aside he said,
”Yes. Belfast……Of course that’s where the Delorean car, the vehicle in the movie that took them back to the future was built!’
As the psalmist would say…….Selah.
So I realized there was meant to be another part to this series, and as I pondered it, here are the ‘pieces’ that came together.
Prophetically a vehicle represents a ministry but a train represents a movement of the Holy Spirit.
Just yesterday. I was talking to a brother who had a dream recently that the car they were driving, ran into a train, and they were catapulted forward by the train through the air eventually landing safely. This following our conversation that this next ‘movement’ of God’s Spirit will not be merely, ‘another revival” but be ‘utterly other’ than anything we have known heretofore, as I have said before. The feasts of the Lord provide the template as we move from Passover to Pentecost and now into the third and final feast of Tabernacles.”
I was then reminded of the final ‘treat’ at the steam train museum in Whitehead, pictured above. The carriage being restored is the last 12 wheel carriage (authority) in Ireland and is also unique in that all three classes of travel are accommodated in this one carriage, 1st class, 2nd class, and 3rd class.
As we anticipate ‘the first resurrection’ (Rev.20:6) we understand from 1 Corinthians 15: 20ff. that this is the first of three ‘squadrons’ or harvests as in the barley the wheat and the grape harvests. Dr Stephen Jones has written extensively about this harvest of the whole earth, and his books are freely available at https://godskingdom.org/
When we were in Ireland, Mike Johnson was appointed Speaker in the US House.
I believe I heard Father say it marked, ‘A turning point.’ Then He pointed me to the name ‘son of John’ John meaning ‘Yahweh is gracious’
I believe God has graciously brought us to ‘a turning point’ as a NATION.
Then I was alerted to the fact that Hilary’s maiden name was also Johnston, and thought how God had through her, graciously brought me to ‘a turning point’ as a PERSON
So when I discovered the pastor of Every Nation Church in Belfast was named Johann, also John, I realized this was also a sign that God was graciously bringing Belfast to ‘a turning point’ as a CITY.
Somehow the book featured on the blog several months ago just ‘turned up’ on my chair!…..and I noticed again my friend the author’s name…..John.🙂
My friend who called yesterday brought yet another confirmation as he related how God had just graciously turned things around after a 12+ year rift between he and his brother with a wonderful deathbed resolution and reconciliation that is bearing ongoing fruit. His brother’s name? John of course.
The number 861 had been assigned to the carriage above. At first It wasn’t obvious to me the meaning, then I realized that 168 represents the Greek letter phi, which is to do with ‘timing’
861 of course is most appropriate for the Back to the Future title as it is a back to front wink from heaven of 168…….
NOW is the time!
How appropriate that I should end up with 5 parts to this blog, the number for grace, as this is the paramount revelation in ‘the great turning’ as we migrate as true Hebrews from an old covenant mindset to a more authentic new covenant understanding and experience of God’s amazing grace!
A final photo from the train museum🙂
This train number points to the following text as from ‘Back to the Future’ we come to the present
”God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains fall into the the heart of the sea, though it’s water’s roar and foam, though the mountains quake with their surging.” Psalm.46:1ff)
There is currently a Tsunami of Truth breaking on our world.
For those who take refuge in God this tsunami of truth will set us free from all fear.
Did you know that there is a train in scripture? ….. in Isaiah’s vision. ‘…..I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up and his TRAIN filled the temple.”
We are that temple of the Holy Spirit on earth that the train of his glory is destined to fill, as God’s promise is fulfilled, and the glory of the Lord covers the earth as the waters cover the sea.(Num.14:21)
When I review some of my songs written years ago I sometimes would like to tweak them knowing what I now know that I didn’t understand when I wrote and recorded them.
In “Always With You” I would now rewrite the last verse,‘Afterwards I know you will MAKE me your glory (rather than ‘take me to glory’) and there I will stay.”
I’ve learned God wants us to focus more on his glory coming to earth through us, rather than ‘our going to heaven’
Enjoy listening to Paul McAree’s wonderful arrangement of the song again, by clicking on the YouTube link at the top, and see can you hear the rhythm of that glory train -a-coming ?🙂
P.S. The ‘quaking’ we read about in this Tsunami Psalm is of the ‘mountains’ of society. Below are two recent documentaries which explain how two of these mountains have been captured by, “the serpent’ but are destined to become, “the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ.”