THE 3 GLORIES OF
HEAVEN I was raised in the Lutheran faith ... my mother's side of the family being Swedish. As a little child I was sprinkle-baptized, and later confirmed. I remained Lutheran until my late 20's, when I had a dramatic encounter and infilling with the Holy Spirit. I then got heavily involved in a Fundamental church, beginning with baptism by full emersion. One Saturday morning as I was finalizing my Sunday School presentation ... about Yeshua's 3-part restoration of Peter (John 21:15-17) ... God took Yeshua's third directive to Peter and spoke it to me: "feed My sheep". I knew it to mean in the same Apostolic capacity wherein He had set-in Peter. I was amazed but slightly incredulous, asking Him 7 or 8 times during the following weeks if I was really in Apostle. Every time He immediately answered "yes". Finally I was embarrassed to ask further, and I accepted His setting. At this point in time I knew the Fundamental theology that claimed that Apostles and Prophets were phased-out after the 1st century ... all their work having been done. But I ignored their theology, knowing beyond a doubt what I had been told and set into. Soon after this mid-60's event, the Father gave me revelations that unlocked m understanding of His Triple-Glory Kingdom. I began studying the New Testament scriptures to confirm what I had been shown, and in the process wrote several booklets about the kingdom and attaining to the prize. Per His directive we shared these on a limited basis with those who had a sincere heart's desire for Him. While still attending a Fundamental church, one Saturday night my wife got a splitting headache and extreme fever. We prayed about it and she was instantly healed. The next morning we excitedly told our church friends about it, but were met with little interest. But it didn't matter what they thought ... we had experienced God's miracle power, and proof that God's healing is as valid today, as in the 1st century. We were continuing our walk with God, that would bring us into the knowledge of His greater purposes. But the scant interest of others made us realize that we had to join those of similar understanding. So, at this point we reached out and began fellowshipping with Charismatic In-House fellowships, and a Jesus People commune. God was not only showing us His truths, He was having us experience a spectrum of different fellowships and involvement. After a while He directed us to have our own In-House fellowship, which we have continued to this day, even while making several geographic moves ... also at His direction. Then, the day came when I cried to God to send the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, resulting in intensified communication with Him ... all of this greatly strengthening our faith. I continued writing, everyone now being further blessed by our new sources of hearing Him. By the spring of 1978 I had extensively written about "the Kingdom", but then my writing efforts changed to journaling His Words, etc. (click "Prophecy Dreams" to view a few). In the summer of 1999 we received His directive to launch out further. The result is this WebSite. In the opening year of our In-House fellowship an astounding event happened that blew our minds and changed our fellowship from a "bible study" to a 1st Century Assembly, with a new found energy, yearning, and thrust. For the first time in our experiences we heard the Father declare that one of our brothers was a Son ... "just as My fleshly Son bore the marks, so also does my spiritual Son bare the marks". This unexpected word in itself, was astounding, and even more so in combination with his accompanying - confirming visible marks. Everyone there realized that we had heard the Father declare His acceptance of this Spirit-filled aggressively-pursuing brother. A Highlight that we'll never forget. And there I stood, overjoyed to be witnessing this, but at the same time Paul's words were haunting me: "... so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize" (1 Cor 9:27 NIV). You see, just as the Apostle Paul earlier voiced his concern that he had not yet attained (Phil 3:13,14), and could possibly never meet God's 3rd Glory requirements, so also I now found myself in this same situation. At this point in my pursuit of God, I was teaching "the 3 Glories" to others, although I myself had never received this much-sought word ... that I had attained to the prize. I now knew the numerous mind-blowing feelings that Paul must have felt: astonishment, joy for his brother(s), envy, concern about completing his own race, and renewed determination to pursue God even harder. What Paul felt, was repeating in me. For me, they were a complex mixture of feelings, in a situation that had been unheard of for 1700 years. God had given us an unexpected and supernatural further proof that "the prize of the high invitation" (Phil 3:14) was not a mirage, but an astounding gift given to His chosen, and that He would reveal His "approval" of those who attained to Him and His City. And so, I tightened my belt to run harder, now having personally witnessed someone attain this crowning achievement that has so completely alluded the post-reformation church. Now, my race intensified ... my pursuit of God thru the pattern of Moses Tabernacle, the leading of God thru His Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the 5-fold settings, the love bonding, and much determination and effort in pursuing Him ... all resulted in the day wherein I received His "approval" ... my most cherished Highlight. The day when He told me that I made it to "the top of His Mountain", and others have heard Him also declare my Sonship. In night-visions He has taken me into His Glory wherein I was baptized in "the Fountain of God", and shown my own Coronation Parade. It is no empty statement or wishful thinking when I say as Paul: "a crown awaits me" (2 Tim 4:7,8) Praise God !!! But please note: We are available to be of further help as God blesses us, and time and schedule permit. You may reach us at:
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