The Triumphant ChurchWhen this incident occurred, it had been about three
years since this former pastor had been in fellowship
with God. The board member said to me, "When that
former pastor finished the interpretation, he shouted
out loud, 'I want everyone to know that as far as Jesus
Christ is concerned, to hell with Him!' and he turned
and walked out of the building."
The board member said, "When the former pastor
interpreted that message by saying, 'This is your last
call—your last opportunity,' do you think that was the
right interpretation?"
I said, "Yes, that was God. God was talking to this
man supernaturally. The man was speaking out of his
spirit what the Holy Ghost was saying to him. That
interpretation wasn't a message to that church body;
God was talking just to him. And he got the message.
God in His mercy gave him one last opportunity to
repent and turn from his sin, but the man turned it
down. He rightly interpreted what the Holy Ghost was
saying to him, and he made his decision to reject Christ,
willfully and deliberately."
That's sad, but it can happen. There's a lesson to be
learned here. Remember, in this vision, the Lord began
His conversation with me by saying, "I'll show you how
the devil gets ahold of people, even believers, if they'll
let him."
You see, you are on dangerous ground if you begin
listening to what the devil is feeding your mind and
begin thinking his thoughts and following his
suggestions. By thinking wrong thoughts, you can open
a door to the devil. If you open the door to the devil, it
won't be long before he'll try to control your mind, and
you'll become obsessed with his thoughts.
Believers aren't to give any place to the devil in