The Vision by Rick Joyner Gethsemane Episode 33
Gethsemane
EPISODE 33
I turned away from that door and quickly retreated.
There was a beautiful red stone nearby, which I almost lunged at to lay my hands on. Immediately I was in the garden of the Gethsemane beholding the Lord in prayer.
The agony I beheld was even more terrible than the door I had just seen. Shocked,I jerked my hand away from the stone and fell to the floor in exhaustion. I wanted so badly to return to the blue or green stones,
but I had to regain my energy and my sense of direction.
The angels were quickly all around me, serving me. I was given a drink that began to revive me. Soon I was feelins
well enough to stand and begin walking back to the other stones. However, the recurring vision of the Lord praying
finally compelled me to stop.
"What was that back there?" I asked.
"When you touch the stones we are able to see a little of what you see, and feel a little of what you feel," said the angel. "We know that all these stones are great treasures, and the revelations they contain are priceless. We beheld for a moment the agony of the Lord before His crucifixion, and we briefly felt what He felt that terrible night. It is hard for us to understand how our God could ever suffer like that. It makes us appreciate much more what an honor it is to serve the men for whom He paid such a terrible price."
The angel's words were like lightning bolts straight to my soul. I had fought in the great battle. I had climbed to the top of the mountain. I had become so familiar with the spiritual realm that I hardly noticed angels anymore, and I could speak on nearly equal terms with the great eagles. Yet I could not bear to share even a moment of the sufferings of the Lord without wanting to flee to a more pleasurable experience. "I should not be here," I almost shouted. "I, more than anyone, deserve to be a prisoner of the evil one!"
"Sir," the angel said apprehensively, "we understand that no one is here because he deserves it. You are here because you were chosen before the foundation of the world for a purpose.
We do not know what your specific purpose is, but we know that it is very great for everyone on this mountain."
"Thank you," I replied. "You are helpful. My emotions are being greatly stretched by this place, and they tend to overcome my understanding. You are right. No one is here because he is worthy. Truly, the higher we climb on this mountain, the more unworthy we are to be here and the more grace we need to stay. How did I ever make it to the top the first time?"
"Grace," my angel responded.
"If you want to help me," I said, "please keep repeatin that word to me whenever you see me in confusion or despair. I am coming to understand that word better than any other. “
"Now I must go back to the red stone," I continued. "I know now that is the greatest treasure in this room, and I must not leave until I am carrying that treasure in my heart."