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- Barnes is speaking at a conference in Israel: he has flown into Tel Aviv, sat up much of the night looking over the city, and expects to visit the Mount of Olives the next day.
- He begins with a message he says he received while sitting on the platform: God loves his people and wants them to ask him for something tonight. Barnes describes his expectancy after arriving in the Holy Land and seeing the lights of the city. The church, he says, carried the gospel around the world through two thousand years of wilderness, fire, sacrifice, and martyrdom, and now the church is back preaching the same message: "their message was acts 2:38 all of it and so is ours." Near the place where they are meeting, he points to the prophet whose bones gave life back to a dead man who touched them, and says he feels that power in that part of the country. He had stayed awake nearly all night looking at the city; God, he says, has faith in this church and believes in the people he has left here until he comes.
- His text is the call to arms. He reads Ephesians 6:12-16: the church wrestles not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and spiritual wickedness, and must take the whole armour of God — truth, righteousness, the preparation of the gospel of peace, and above all the shield of faith. He then directs the congregation to 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 and reads that the weapons of the church's warfare are not carnal but mighty through God, pulling down strongholds and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
- From there he distinguishes the many calls of a Christian life — salvation, prayer and fasting, holiness, ministry — from the present call to arms for the work that remains until Christ comes. The enemy's army is destined for destruction, but the church's captain is the Lord of lords and King of kings, God manifested in the flesh. Her birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension were miraculous, and the church built on earth is miraculous too, founded on the apostles and prophets with Jesus Christ himself the chief cornerstone. He tells of a vision of a latter outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all flesh and of the great church marching across the earth like soldiers from every nation, unafraid of death itself. To explain why one such believer is so powerful, he draws out five things Christ has given him.
- First, the man has the Word of God. Barnes names his own earthly father as the source of his name — "I'm called today Tom Willis Barnes because that was my father's name" — then turns to the spiritual birth that brought the five gifts into his life. He cites 1 Peter 1:23, that believers are born again by the word, and voices the promise that if Christ's words abide in them they may ask what they will and it shall be done. Moses' rod and hand became signs because the word had spoken. Jeremiah's word was like fire shut up in his bones; the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. Second, the man has the blood of Jesus Christ, which cleanses from all sin and lets a condemned, weak believer step into God's presence without terror. Third, he has the Spirit of Jesus Christ: after the Holy Ghost has come upon them, they receive power. Fourth, he has the name of Jesus Christ through water baptism; there is no other name given among men whereby they must be saved, and in that name they are to cast out devils rather than be cast out. Fifth, he has the faith of Jesus Christ: faith the size of a mustard seed must be spoken, not merely held, and the man who learns prayer and fasting to release the word, the Spirit, and the blood can remove mountains, revive churches, and cast out devils — not because he is anything, but because of what Jesus Christ did for him. Barnes tells of a healing service where visible goiters disappeared, and urges the church to use what it already has: never has the church been in a better position to evangelize the world and shake the country for the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
- The closing movement turns on refusing doubt. A lady doctor, healed of cancer under the tabernacle, testified on the last day of the camp that a remaining goiter was gone because she felt the word move; she put her hand on it in Jesus' name, though she never felt it leave. Barnes says God gave him a picture of the smooth neck that would be, and that believers defeat their own purpose when they will not stay with the promise. He tells of preaching in a tent as a hurricane approached: the devil showed him a piano sticking up through the canvas, but he refused to see the tent fall, and after the storm it still stood, because God knows when a person begins to doubt. Broken altar fragments and singing follow, with his insistence that there is nothing better than the word, the blood, and the Holy Ghost.
- He closes with the doctrine of one God. One God is a treasure chest: understand the one God and you open the other gifts. He directs the hearers to Deuteronomy 6:4 — the daily diet of the Jews, "hear o Israel the Lord our God is one Lord" — and notes that when Jesus was asked the greatest commandment thousands of years later, he answered with the same words. There is no disputing the one God doctrine throughout the Bible; over seven thousand times, he says, it refers to God as one God and one Lord.
Scriptures: Ephesians 6:12-16; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; 1 Peter 1:23; John 15:7; Jeremiah (book-only); Deuteronomy 6:4
Scripture index: Ephesians 6:12-16; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; 1 Peter 1:23; John 15:7; Jeremiah (book-only); Deuteronomy 6:4.
Transcript
have a special message tonight for this audience the Lord gave me just a few minutes ago while sitting on this platform and I want to tell you what he said before I preach tonight he said tell my people I love them very much and I want to do something for them tonight tell them to ask me for something that I will do it for them I'm ready to ask for something
I know when the Lord's talking to me and if you have something you want him to do tonight in your life or whatever it might be could we right now just lift her hands and asking never in all of my life of our bit have been filled with so much expectancy I am thrilled from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet I have never felt anything like this and all of my whole life we was flying into Tel Aviv and I looked out to wonder and I saw the lights of the city the Holy Land the Promised Land I wept for joy when that old plane hit the runway I shouted for joy differed wondrous then look at the soldiers but as always wanting to feel just Howard's daughter feel when I put my feet on the ground hallelujah it means something to me
tomorrow we'll be going out on the Mount of Olives where he gave the Great Commission 2,000 years ago going to all the world and preach the gospel under every creature now I'll tell you why my expectancy is running so high the church did that for 2,000 years she has waded through wilderness and deserts and the wild beasts to the fires the church has covered the globe she has made all kinds of sacrifices millions have been put to death but she kept going born into a state eating the lines but she kept going hallelujah and now after 2,000 years we are back the church is back hallelujah I said the church is back the one that went we preach the same thing hallelujah their message was acts 2:38 all of it and so is ours hallelujah so I say Jesus we're back talk to us again tell us something tell us what you want us to do now hallelujah glory to God hallelujah I don't know my antennas are up hallelujah somebody said well they're the puppets are gone Jesus he's gone I
want to tell you something I think there's more power in the ground where you walked and there is in some whole organizations hallelujah how don't forget not too far from here that was an old puppet line and the tune nothing left but his bones and I threw a dead man in now and there's enough of power in those bones hallelujah to bring back to life I feel some of that powerful throughout this part of the country hallelujah I don't have any better sense than to believe that if anybody else had a visitation god we had it hallelujah further folks have seen injures we can further filter that Americans we can hallelujah torture seekers amen hallelujah well I set up nearly all night last night looking at the city pull the curtains all back and I guess had so much light in our Christmas tree I want to look at the city praise God and I'm not through and the Lord's not through with us hey man he knows we're here hey man the real church I wish we have is what's faith in him as he's gotten us right he's got a lot of faith in us yeah he put all he had Ness hallelujah holy he's got faith in this church today he's leaving us hallelujah hey you thank him because he really believes in us he believes we're going to dead hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah praise the Lord praise the Lord that's not because I don't want to believe in him as much as he does me I don't suppose I have that capacity I'm reading
tonight in my Texas the called arms high sensor the desire in this conference to know the mind of Christ from now until he comes this is going to be a great time from now until he comes and he is calling us to arms I think that's why we're here the government calls men their arms it's not just a care gone around the show it's to use it in this scripture you know well Ephesians 6:12 for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and against powers against the rulers of darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places were for taken to you the whole armour of God that you may be able to withstand the evil day and having done all to stand therefore having your loins Girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of righteousness and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace and above all taking the shield of faith wherewith you may be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one of the scriptures second Corinthians the tenth chapter begin reading at the fourth verse for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ
the called armed thus many calls in life was the call to be say and we remember that well and the Karl to a life of prayer and fasting the Karl to a holy life the call to the ministry where I feel tonight the Lord Jesus Christ is calling us to arms for purpose or work is to be done from now until he comes from now until he comes the need will be for the world's toughest preachers because we had a lot to face but before I get through the night we're going to find out we've got a lot to fight the devil with those two great armies in the earth Satan and his fallen angels and all the fallen and sinful men that's following him but this army is destined to defeat total destruction the army I ought to talk about tonight is captain is the captain of captains the Lord of lords and the king of kings God manifested in the flesh hallelujah he had a miraculous birth he had a miraculous life he lived in Iraq was life his death personal reckless no man ever died the way he died because he said I have power to lay this life down and I have power to take it up again his resurrection was miraculous his ascension back to heaven was miraculous but what on earth he built on miraculous Church its foundation is miraculous we're built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets Jesus Christ Himself being the chief Cornerstone the church's birth was miraculous she didn't get this by shaking somebody's hand or signing a card it came from heaven as a Russian mighty when her existence on earth has been miraculous because she is filled with the power of God a few years
ago the Lord let me see the Lateran outpouring and I feel the time is right to tell it because of Lee this is our I will tell you part of it tonight because this is where my summon came from I sold that break outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all the whole world upon all flesh I saw the gifts of the Spirit being poured out and then I saw the great Church of the Living God marching across the earth as I looked as far as I could see they were marching like soldiers mouths wide and so far toward the ends of the earth they were from every nation there was ever color all walking side by side hallelujah as I behalf this are so not afraid of anything they would trace death itself for what they believe but I would like to reach over into this great multitude that I saw that's a church and bring one man out of it it don't matter who I will show you why these people are so powerful I will bring this individual and let us take a look at why he is the most powerful man on earth why he has signs fallen him where it all came from
first of all there is five things that the Lord Jesus Christ did for this man you know it's so easy to get lost in the cloud and because there's both the dudes overslept bill do it let John do it that's why we bring this one out and let's take a look at it the thing that makes him the most powerful man on earth is these five things first of all he has the Word of God any number two he has the blood of Jesus Christ any number three he is a spirit of Jesus Christ any number four here's the name of Jesus Christ in him and number five he has the faith of Jesus Christ any hallelujah hallelujah now that man is you how many here tonight has had this experience you know everything you know the blood thing you know the spirit in you and you know the limb is hidden hallelujah that's why he's a little spoonful man then ever want to face of their many definitely father Heavenly Father that we might look at work in here before he comes hallelujah I have a lot of my earthly father in me I carry his name I care lot of resemblance some of his spirit was passed into me and I'm called today Tom Willis Barnes because that was my father's name my spiritual birth brought these five things that are mentioned in the my life and in the UI that makes us were able to conquer to overcome to pay the penalty and in a revival hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah thus love the Lord boy hallelujah
hallelujah hallelujah I read in first Peter 1:23 we are born again by the word I read in John 5:15 is 7 if you abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what you will and it shall be done oh when the word of God takes ahold of us and it's quick and it's powerful when it takes ahold of us please changes for 40 years for help to Moses when he herded sheep together for the night with the little staff down somewhere against the wall nothing happened nothing happened for a year doesn't happen but one day the Lord spoke hallelu burning bush and said Moses throw your arm down and he threw it down he became alive calling some but why the words behind it now the waters it whenever you need this miracle Moses throwing down because the word has spoken it will come to pass when you eat the miracle on your hand cleanse stick it in your bosom turn out it's quite as an effort put it back in your bosom and put it out and as well that's what the word did hallelujah I said this man has a world of guiding when you were saved he placed his word in your eye hallelujah Jeremiah describes it he said
the Word of God is like a far sharpen my bones and I can't withhold I've gotta let go I've gotta turn the Word of God is sharpened solace and in this holy word we are conquerors over death and over hell and the grave with Jesus Christ hallelujah hallelujah thank God for the living water tonight for the word of God is quick and powerful and it's sharper than any two-edged sword then number two the blood of Jesus Christ when you are born again on the water and of the spirit the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses you from all sin I have felt so cut condemned and so weak at times I didn't want to even pray I was reminded that the blood of Jesus Christ had cleanse me to all sin and now I could step into the presence oh my god without terror let's thank God for the God tonight
number three after the holy ghost has come upon you you shall receive power everybody say power you have power when you receive the Holy Ghost you receive power hallelujah then they love the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that we have in us through water baptism there is no other name given among men whereby we must be saved when I think of the authority that's given to us to use this name and that wants the devil 308 I'll minister to that will possess people for years and because of its name I have never received one scratch hallelujah because he'll send in my name he will cast out devils they are not supposed to cast us out we're supposed to cast them out hallelujah now all these wonderful things in us
makes us different the word you know you going to be a hole like Jesus when you get these five things in here we think that old song to be like Jesus or if I longed to be like him Oh through life's journey our only us to be like him hallelujah if we will learn how to prayer and fasting to release the words the spirit and the lead nothing can stand before Korea this man can remove mountains this man can help revive us this man can cast out Devils not because he's anything but because of what Jesus Christ did for him hallelujah if you have faith have a grain of mustard seed you can say unto this mountain be thou removed and cast in the sea and if you don't die it'll happen but I want you notice it said say it hallelujah Moses there's a rod and it'll remain Iran under you pour down but the word says when you throw down believe it you release in your face and it's not going to be a rod it's only a son but faith believes it's going to happen faith sees it happening just a few weeks ago at one healing service I saw or twenty ghosts visible disappear it was a word it did it it was a name to do it it was the Holy Spirit to do it hallelujah that's definitely impossible but so many times if we don't watch when we pull the rod down we expect it to still be a rod when we papers up in the move we expect it to still be there and so it is but the manna can reverse it and speed happened because the Word of God through and through it's going to happen so tonight from now on till he comes the church has never been in a better position and place with God then we are to evangelize the world and a shake comment for the name of the Lord Jesus Christ if we will use what we've already got that's all it'll take we always plan for something else what more can he give you that his word his good history are you saying anything
slow down leave it shall happen how are ya starve I'll have biggest only one wagons nick has seen did well hallelujah hallelujah a lady doctor was brought to a meeting once for a cop could even come under the tabernacle we pray for both of us ministers gathered around and prayed for God healed gentlemen they bleed anything jewels at night and eat hamburgers it is face you wanted the last day of the count she stood to give her testimony and she says I know I'm healed cancer I have a goner here manic I wish the Lord heated what has you said I felt the word move hallelujah I said put your hand on it in Jesus name he'll be gone she put her hand but she never felt as it was gone hallelujah hallelujah
the Lord gave me a picture I can do it the million years but the Lord gave me a picture of a smooth neck gone hallelujah hallelujah we defeat our own purpose why not stayin with it I never forget one time I had a tent stretch and the hurricane was coming through the country and the devil said you tent this is the end of it well that 60 70 mile an hour wind hits it you won't have anything left but the polls I've got over my knees and I said to the name of Jesus Christ that tetrastyle that wind was blowing there and the devil was in tune there he said you know what take that you know I know it I know it took me without God hey man kinda level try to get me to get a picture slap piano sticking up through the tent what is it rounded red I said I refuse to see it I'll see it up I'll see it stand up I said okay if the devil it got me to doubt into the Broadway when I drop that's on the way then once it all harness to just waste your time to color said you allow yourself if I'd even down there right there after the storm is over the tent would have fell in the storm because God knows when you go to doubt see you hey when you can't fool God you go to stay with all the way while I'm trying to curb a she's fun okay how bitter you're caught in your face do you believe it tonight do you believe God has given us
then your baby's killing us the power science launders the standalone the Lord for something better you'll never get nothing better than work nothing better than the blood nothing a powerful the Holy Ghost hey there's no need there is no we Tex
where is the Lord in the name of Jesus of Salem and Hey Oh Angie Oh we are Oh and when I Hey Hey Oh so your dad
one God is a treasure chest understand the one God you open up the treasure chest of other great gifts from this God in Deuteronomy 6 and 4 Moses told that the daily diet of the Jews would be to here every morning here o Israel the Lord our God is one Lord thousands a few thousand of years later Jesus is asked by some men would you tell us what is the greatest commandment of all the first and the greatest he said it is hear o Israel the Lord our God is one Lord there is no disputing the one god doctrine throughout the Bible thousands of times over 7,000 times to be exact the Bible refers to God as being one God one Lord
Scripture references as spoken: Ephesians 6:12-16; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; 1 Peter 1:23; John 15:7; Jeremiah (book-only); Deuteronomy 6:4.