The Vision by Rick Joyner
EPISODE 57
As I walked, pondering all that I had learned, the Lord suddenly appeared by my side again in the form of Wisdom.
He now appeared far more glorious than I had ever seen Him, even when He was on the judgment seat. I was both stunned and overjoyed.
"Lord, are you returning with me like this?" I asked.
"I will always be with you like this. However, I want to be even more to you than the way you see Me now. You have seen My kindness and My severity here, but you still do not fully know Me as the Righteous Judge."
This surprised me. I had just spent a considerable amount of time before His judgment seat, and felt that all I had been learning pertained to His judgment. He paused to let this sink in, and then continued:
"There is a freedom that comes when you perceive truth, but whomever I set free is free indeed. The freedom of My presence is greater than just knowing truth. You have experienced liberation in My presence, but there is yet much more for you to understand about My judgments. When I judge, I am not seeking to condemn or to justify, but to bring forth righteousness. Righteousness is only found in union with Me. That is the righteous judgment-bringing men
into unity with Me.
"My church is now clothed with shame because she does not have judges. She does not have judges because she does not know Me as the judge. I will now raise up judges for My people who know My judgment. They will not only decide between people or issues; they will make things right, which means bringing them into
agreement with Me.
"When I appeared to Joshua as the Captain of the Host, I declared that I was neither for him nor his enemies. I never come to take sides. When I come, it is to take over not to take sides. 1 appeared as the Captain of the Host before Israel could enter her Promised Land. The church is now about to enter her Promised Land, and I am again about to appear as the Captain of the Host.
When I do, I will remove all who have been forcing My people to take sides against their brothers.
"My justice does not take sides in human conflicts, even those involving My people. What I was doing through Israel, I was doing for their enemies, too-not against them. It is only because you see from the earthly, temporal perspective that you do not see My justice.
You must see My justice in order to walk in My authority, because righteousness and justice are the foundation of My throne.
"I have imputed righteousness to the people I have chosen.
But like Israel in the wilderness, even the greatest saints of the church age have only aligned themselves with My ways a small portion of the time, or with a small part of their minds and hearts. I am not for them or against their enemies, but I am coming to use My people to save their enemies. I love all men and desire for all to be saved."