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Retaking The Ship; Bryan Hupperts
Topic Started: Feb 5 2010, 02:37 AM (232 Views)
Israeli	Feb 5 2010, 02:37 AM Post #1
Advanced Member Posts: 1,731 Group: Advanced Members Member #1,064 Joined: April 29, 2007	I got this interesting email from a friend of mine in the ministry. I didn't quite know where to post it so its in bible discussions. " I feel led to re-publish a very insightful word from 2004 by > Bryan Hupperts called "Retaking the Ship." I believe this is the > actual hour we are in - when God uses the 'word of the Lord' to > take back His wayward church. Please forward this to others-" > > RETAKING the SHIP > -Bryan Hupperts. > > I dreamed I was aboard a luxury liner, the good ship Christendom, > converted curiously enough from a battleship, cruising blissfully > through a lazy blue ocean. The cruise ads had promised clear > skies, a great time, fun entertainment with some of the greatest > speakers and singers of our time, and feast upon feast of a vast > array of culinary delicacies from around the globe. > > For some odd reason I had the impression this was supposed to > be a family cruise but the wealthiest were atop in the luxury suites, > quite isolated and protected from the rest of us who were secured > in various levels of the ship each according to our rank of importance > and wealth. Somehow, it didn't feel right. > > Aside from a growing uneasiness that something wasn't quite right > on this vast cruise ship, I was enjoying myself listening to great > teachers and wonderful singers all the while surrounded by a few > close friends. > > One night, as I climbed into my bunk, I felt the ship begin to rock. > It was a gentle rocking but soon the ship was tossing and heaving > like a fish needing air. People were being thrown out of their bunks > and began scrambling to get to the decks. Were we sinking? > > I staggered like a drunken man up the stairs to see a sight > unthinkable. The deck was rocking violently and everything that > could be shaken was being shaken. Baggage and luxuries were > being thrown overboard by the cresting of the waves and it seemed > the ship would split into timbers. And through the swirling fog I > saw what looked like another ship: a pirate ship? > > We were being boarded and overtaken. It happened so fast there > was almost no resistance. Some from the upper decks were > shouting, "You cannot do this. We are the lords of this voyage." > And a shrouded figure I took for the Captain of the attacking vessel > stepped out of the shadows and replied simply; "It is not to be so > among you for there is only one Lord." > > Within a few minutes many of the passengers and crew were in > chains for not having "lawfully boarded," while the rest of us were > ordered to different decks. The whole ship was in ordered turmoil > as everyone aboard was assigned a new place. A man named > Mr. Prophet, who had been in irons for most of the voyage for > "Speaking Mutiny" against the now deposed former Captain who > ironically wore his same chains, was summarily released and > placed into the watchtower to be the eyes of the ship. > > A woman named Mrs. Intercessor who was serving in the galley > as a lowly cook was sent to the deepest hole in the ship. I > wondered about her punishment and asked one of the shining > soldiers why this was so. He smiled and said, "She is close to > the Captain's heart and needs the silence to be alone with him to > hear his heart clearly. She has cried out to be released into this > 'punishment' for many years. It is a station of great honor." > > Others tried to use their former rank to demand an audience with > the Captain but he ignored their swagger and boasts seeming > instead drawn to the meek and lowly of heart, giving no regard to > a person's rank or status. > > The ship's powerful self-propelling engines were unbolted and > dropped like useless, dead weights into the forgetfulness of the > ocean! A mast went up and in a moment, she was transformed > from running under her own power back into a sailing ship. Her > ancient armory that had been locked tight was opened anew and > her weapons were remounted transforming her into both a sailing > ship and a warship. Many of the singers quit entertaining and > began to offer up worship on the warship. An order was given to > the speakers, "Quit merely speaking and teach by example. To > your labor stations!" > > Some who had beaten their fellow passengers during the voyage > were publicly humiliated as a quick trial took place. Those who > had abused their fellow passengers were allowed to remain on > the ship and surprisingly were treated as guests of the Captain, > but even what they had was taken away from them. There was a > fast redistribution of wealth and duty as everyone was released > into a place that somehow suddenly felt "right." We were no more > divided into passengers and crew, but all simply crewmembers, > fellow shipmates united under one Captain. > > The Captain assembled the whole ship's company and, while > holding a bottle of new wine in his hand, spoke quickly. "I come > to liberate, not enslave! I have come to reclaim what is mine by > birthright. I have retaken this ship that the pirates stole from me. > She is no more christened The Christendom, but her true name, > the good ship Salvation!" > > He broke the bottle of new wine over her bow. "All who will may > board her freely for the price to sail has been paid in full. We set > sail for my Father's kingdom. Rebels and mutineers, beware! Your > day of retribution draws swiftly near. Behold, I come quickly!" > > A cheer went up from the crew as the sails were hoisted and a > sudden wind from the deepest Heaven began to blow, propelling > her towards an unseen land. My last sight was seeing her proper > Captain at the wheel with his joyous face yet set like flint for the > voyage to come. I sensed troubled waters of tribulation brewing > and knew that only with the true Captain at the helm would we > safely reach our destination. > > Bryan Hupperts > © 2004 SheepTrax Media > > -- > YES! - You have permission to post these emails to friends > or other groups, boards, etc - unless there is something > different written in the Copyright notice above. > > To subscribe, please send a 'subscribe' email to- > prophetic@revivalschool.com



Shershalom	Feb 5 2010, 09:53 AM Post #2
Advanced Member Posts: 1,023 Group: Advanced Members Member #810 Joined: March 20, 2007	Excellent!!! And might I add, the True Captain can't get back here fast enough!!!
	SherShalom "Blessed is HE that comes in the name of YHVH." MATTHEW 23:39


Wil	Feb 5 2010, 02:55 PM Post #3
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	Andrew Strom - MASSIVE "SHAKING" of LEADERSHIP -by Andrew Strom. This week we re-published Bryan Hupperts' classic word - "RETAKING the SHIP." It is all about Jesus taking back control of His wayward church. I believe we have now entered this very hour. We are going to see Jesus violently re-take His church - and I believe He will use the 'word of the Lord' to do it. -Prophets and messengers speaking a piercing, "shaking" word. God will take back His own Body with great violence. This 'Shaking' has already begun. I am sorry to be so "blunt" in this email, but I believe that these things sadly need to be cried aloud. Here is the sad truth of the matter: We are about to find out if today's "top apostles and prophets" are the real thing or not. If so then God will defend them. If not, He will take them down. He cannot have His church guided by blind shepherds. There has been a lot of "presumption" in the Body. The title of "apostle" has been claimed too readily by too many. This is utter arrogance if it is not by God's specific command. We are about to find out who gained their title and position by "presumption" and who is the real deal. I believe we saw the beginning of this at Lakeland. Just a few weeks after the top "apostles and prophets" of the Charismatic world got up on stage to endorse that movement, we saw the entire thing begin to crumble and fall apart - to the great embarrassment of all. Do I believe that God deliberately waited for those big leaders to endorse that thing before pulling the rug out from under it in such a public way? -Yes, I do. I believe He was showing that a lot of these men and women have very little discernment - and simply do not belong as leaders over His church. It is the first time I have ever seen God turn on His own leadership like that, and I believe it is only the beginning. We are about to see a whole lot more. God is coming to set order in His house. "Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker..." (2 Sam 3:1). This is exactly what we now see playing out, I believe. It is the very process prophesied in the Scripture- "The kingdom shall be taken from you and given to another, bringing forth the fruits thereof". God will not have blind shepherds leading His sheep into disaster after disaster, fiasco after fiasco. He has had enough of deception holding sway over His church. This "changing of the guard" is going to take place at every level - from local right up to international. Watch for it. It is already underway. The time has come for the good shepherds - the "Davids" to arise - prepared for years in the wilderness for this time. From now on, expect to see the house of David grow stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul to grow weaker and weaker. The Lord Himself is taking the field - to fight on behalf of Truth. And woe betide those who stand in His way. So what about you, my friend? Are you willing to take part in this process of Jesus taking back His Church? Do you realize that it is through the 'word of the Lord' that He will be doing this? Are you willing to be a mouthpiece for the King? Do you have the "daring" that is required? If ever there was a saying that applies to this situation it is this- "WHO DARES WINS." I have written about this before. Such boldness is simply a "must" for the hour we are in. Will you be such a one who DARES, my friend? The hour for reckless courage is upon us. Your long years of preparation have not been in vain. Stand up and speak the word! Send feedback to- prophetic@revivalschool.com God bless you all! Andrew Strom.



Israeli	Feb 6 2010, 05:51 AM Post #4
Advanced Member Posts: 1,731 Group: Advanced Members Member #1,064 Joined: April 29, 2007	I so agree with Andrew Strom. I got the exact same word and scriptures for this time.



Shershalom	Feb 6 2010, 09:04 AM Post #5
Advanced Member Posts: 1,023 Group: Advanced Members Member #810 Joined: March 20, 2007	Boldness ... bluntness ... Daring-ness ... Yes, indeed! May our Father YHVH put His words in our hearts, our minds, our mouths, and may we speak His truth! Let us be Your mouthpieces, O King!
	SherShalom "Blessed is HE that comes in the name of YHVH." MATTHEW 23:39


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