The Vision by Rick Joyner
THE DOORS OF TRUTH EPISODE 30
The eagle then rose up from the rock on which he had perched and soared over to the edge of the level on which we stood. "Come," he said. As I approached him, I saw steps that led down to the very base of the mountain, and a small door.
"Why have I not seen this before?" I asked.
"When you first came to the mountain you did not stay on this level long enough to look around," he answered.
"How did you know that? Were you here when I first
came to the mountain?"
"I would have known if I had not been here, because all who miss this door do so for the same reason," he responded. "But, in fact, I was here. I was one of the soldiers you so quickly passed on your way up the mountain."
It was then that I recognized the eagle as a man I had met and had a few conversations with soon after my conversion. He continued, "I wanted badly to follow you then. I had been on this level for so long that I needed a change.
But I just could not leave all the lost souls that I was still trying to lead here. When I finally committed myself to doing the Lord's will, whether it was to stay or go, Wisdom appeared to me and showed me this door. He said it was a shortcut to the top. That is how I got to the top before you did. There I was changed into an eagle."
I then remembered that I had seen doors like this on a couple of the levels. I had even peeked into one of them, and was amazed at what I saw. I did not venture very far into it because I was so focused on the battle and on trying to get to the top of the mountain. "Could I have entered one of those doors and gone right to the top?" I asked.
"It is not quite that easy," the eagle remarked, seeming a little irritated. "In every door there are passageways, one of which leads to the top." Anticipating my next question, he continued, "The other ones lead to the other levels on the mountain. The Father designed each passageway so that everyone would choose the one his level of maturity dictated."
"Incredible! How did He do that?" I thought to myself
but the eagle heard my thoughts.
"It was very simple," continued the eagle, as if I ! spoken my thoughts out loud. "Spiritual maturity is always determined by our willingness to sacrifice our own desires for the interests of the kingdom or for the sake of others.
The door that requires the most sacrifice to enter will always take us to the highest level."
I was trying to remember all that the eagle was saying to me. I knew I must enter the door before me, and that it would be wise to learn all I could from someone who had preceded me and had obviously chosen the correct door to the top.
"I did not go directly to the top, and I haven't met anyone who has," the eagle continued. "But I went there much faster than most, because I had learned so much about self-sacrifice while fighting here on the level of Salvation. I have shown you this door because you wear the mantle and would have found it anyway. Time is short, and I am here to help you mature quickly."
"There are doors on every level, and every one leads to treasures that are beyond your comprehension," he continued. "They cannot be acquired physically, but every treasure that you hold in your hands you will be able to carry in your heart. Your heart is meant to be the treasure house of God. By the time you reach the top again, your heart will contain treasures more valuable than all the treasures of the earth. They will never be taken from you, but they are yours for eternity. Go quickly. The storm clouds are now gathering, and another great battle is looming."
"Will you go with me?" I pleaded.
"No," he 'responded. "This is where I belong now. ) must help these who were wounded. But I will see you her again. You will meet many of my brother and sister eagles before you return, and they will be able to help you than I at the place where you meet them."