I am the God of segregation. I segregate. This is the opposite of the world’s way. I divide. I am constantly dividing the good fish from the not-so-good fish; those who seek Me, from those who don’t; those who live in Laodicia, from those who tarried in Jerusalem; the first born from the rest of the siblings. I want you to understand and have a first born mentality because in My kingdom, there are many first born sons. Yes, I have many sons and daughters, but I have separated the first born, and you will find the principle in My word of separation and division. In other kingdoms there are many, many mansions, and they are grouped. Recall the story of Lazarus, the poor beggar and the rich man. Lazarus is in the arms of Abraham, while there was division by a great gulf between Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-26).
Even My church will have division: the church of Earth and the church of My Kingdom. This is why you will see a division between fathers mothers, children, husbands, and wives. I separate those who are happy to be blind and asleep from those who are happy to seek and are awake. Do not waste your time trying to close the great divide, but follow Me and We will catch the fish who are truly thirsty. I divided the physical house of Israel from the rest of the world. This is a symbol of My division of the spiritual house of Israel from other people. You are a stranger in the land. You are divided from those who have made Earth their home. Do not try to tell those who have made Earth their home, they are not at home. Leave that to Me. You will know who your fellow travelers are because they will recognize My Voice. When you follow Me, I use you. I didn’t come to integrate, but to separate.
Read Matthew 22:1-14 and read the groups of people. The guests are divided in different groups. At the wedding, there are guests who are invited to the feast and then there is the bride. Again separate distinctions. The guests may be friends of the groom, but don’t desire intimacy with Him. Notice the bride is the only one in the room who desires deep intimacy with the groom.
The Spirit and the bride say come (Revelation 21:16-17). The Holy Spirit and the bride issue invitations to all who are thirsty to come just like the father through his servants offered invitations to come to his feast in Matthew 22. The bride does not issue an invitation to herself. She issues an invitation to guests and says to all who are thirsty, come and drink of the fountain. No bride invites herself to her own wedding. So this is how you know there are separate groups. The guests are grouped separately in categories, and then there is a whole new category, which is the bride.
So there’s obviously a distinction between the bride and others in the kingdom of heaven. The others still come and enjoy the kingdom of heaven, drinking from the fountain of living water, but that doesn’t mean they are the bride. There’s no tears, sadness, or crying; only joy, happiness, and peace. Everyone is exactly in the relationship they wanted to be with Jesus, the Groom, while they were on Earth and then in Heaven. Jesus tells the church in Ephesians 5:14:
- “Awake, sleeper,
- And arise from the dead,
- And Christ will shine on you.”
He will awaken those sleeping when they are ready and want to be awakened (see Do Not Awaken Sleeping Lions and Divine Sleep).
So don’t bemoan the walls of separation that you feel and see between family members. Remember I brought the sword to divide. You are to stand in the gap, but you are not to close the divide, because it is there for a purpose. You cannot close the divide anymore than you can awaken a sleeping lion. You will only get hurt.
REFERENCES:
- Luke 16:19-26
- The rich man and Lazarus
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell[d] from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ - Matthew 22:1-14
- Parable of the Marriage Feast
1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. 3 And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. 4 Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’ 5 But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business, 6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them. 7 But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. 8 Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’ 10 Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests. 11 “But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he *said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.” - Ephesians 5:14
- “Awake, sleeper,
- And arise from the dead,
- And Christ will shine on you.”
- Revelation 19:7-9
- 7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. 9 Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”
- Revelation 21:16-17
- The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” 16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.