Thursday, February 27, 2025

You Yourselves are Like Living Stones - Guest Abby McKee - TOG Ep 134

Today, our guest is Abby McKee from The Shift podcast. She is an outstanding prophetic evangelist, dream interpreter, minister of high integrity in scriptural interpretation, and a master sourdough baker. Abby discusses 1 Peter 2, where we are the living stones of Jesus. We get some insight into the dangers of false prophecy revealed in Jeremiah 28. 

 

 

Podcast Timeline


00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:25 Meet Abby
01:10:00 Dirt and stones
00:11:25 Jeremiah 28 5
00:16:32 Jeremiah 28 12
00:28:32 the Ark of the Covenant in the tabernacle
00:34:30 Entering territorial spirit's land
00:39:11 Getting confirmation to enter a land
00:46:35 Where our feet go is holy ground
00:48:00 Getting understanding from God
01:05:07 Conclusion


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Show Notes

Verses Abby cited in this episode.

1 Peter 2        A Living Stone and a Holy People

1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,
5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For it stands in Scripture:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
    a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

Jeremiah 28


Hananiah the False Prophet

1 In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying,
2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
4 I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, declares the Lord, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.”

5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Hananiah the prophet in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord,
6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles.
7 Yet hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
8 The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms.
9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.”

10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them.
11 And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the Lord: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within two years.” But Jeremiah the prophet went his way.

12 Sometime after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke-bars from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:
13 “Go, tell Hananiah, ‘Thus says the Lord: You have broken wooden bars, but you have made in their place bars of iron.
14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations an iron yoke to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serve him, for I have given to him even the beasts of the field.’”
15 And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.’”

17 In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died.

 

 

Because I failed my Hebrew vocabulary test for the word garden, here it is...





The word garden in Hebrew is gan. Gimel-patach-nun sofit.

Till Next Time

I hope you enjoyed Abby and gleaned some good Holy Spirit downloads from her on this episode of Tales of Glory.

God Bless

Rev. Mike

 


 

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Advancing into Deep Mystical Prayer with Saint Teresa of Avila-Fifth Mansions Chapter 1 -TOG EP 133

 Diving into Saint Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, the Fifth Mansions - Chapter 1. The Fifth Mansion continues the spark from the prayer of union lightly experienced in the Fourth Mansions. In the Teresan nature of explaining mystical experiences, the spark intensifies in the Fifth Mansions. Saint Teresa has a hard time explaining this interior prayer experience. She says the soul is in a swoon, a dream-like state. She says the soul is beginning a serious relationship with the indwelling bridegroom Jesus Christ.

 

Timeline:
00:00:00  Show Opener - Interior Castle Fifth Mansions Chapter 1
00:00:47  Introduction - Welcome
00:06:11 Introduction to the Fifth Mansions
00:14:03 Paragraph 1. Graces of the fifth mansions.
00:16:38 Paragraph 2. Contemplation to be striven for.
00:19:15 Paragraph 3. Physical effects of the Prayer of union.  
00:22:15 Paragraph 4. Amazement of the intellect.
00:23:54 Paragraph 5. The Prayer of union and of quiet contrasted.
00:25:46 Paragraph 6. Divine and earthly union. .
00:27:38 Paragraph 7. Competent directors in these matters.
00:34:17 Paragraph 8. Proof of union.
00:36:41 Paragraph 9. Assurance left in the soul.
00:41:24 Paragraph 10. Divine union beyond our Power to obtain.
00:45:04 Spiritual Exercises - Contemplate the Authority of Jesus
00:52:00  Conclusion



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Show Notes

Fifth Mansions Chapter 1 MP3 audio from Discerning Hearts


The Interior Castle PDF (Zimmerman translation) from Discerning Hearts

The Interior Castle PDF (Peers Translation) the translation used for the podcasts.


I recommend downloading and reading these bucks while going through the mystical mansions. 



The Third Spiritual Alphabet (PDF) - source for "the soul enters into itself". 

Supplemental Notes and Information


Mental Prayer: How to Pray - YouTube Video


Fifth Mansions: The Prayer of Union - Connie Rossini Contemplative Home School


Till Next Time

Until next time! Put your time in for your contemplative prayer - at least 30 minutes per day!

God Bless

Rev. Mike