Living Breathing Organism
By the Watchman Dana G Smith
Keywords: Christ, Lord, branches, vine, Rome, Domitian, persecution, living breathing organism, martyrs anointing Words: 2041
During the onslaught of persecution many a Christian bled his last drop of blood, the life giving force, forming a seed for the next generation of believers. It is in that hallowed hall that every disciple of Christ must enter and fully realize that we are not alone, but part of the same ‘living breathing organism’. The Lord led the way, for his friends, so too, we can follow our Lord, our Friend, and our Master into the depths of what he has called us unto: a greater good, a greater calling, a greater eternity, and a greater witness so that men may be saved. This is the Martyrs Anointing!…The Watchman Dana G Smith Jesus in John 15 speaks of the unity and union of the vine and the branches. This is a living breathing relationship. One where the Lord of Glory infuses those who are connected to him through faith and the work of the Holy Spirit with life giving Supernatural power that affects the Natural. John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. This analogy by Christ leaves us with a clear picture. The branches are fused to Christ and without that fusion; the branches will wither and die. They will not be fruitful, they will not overcome the world, they will not stand by faith, and they will not be connected to the Lord of Glory. No doubt, this very moment you are reading this, that connection to the Lord himself must be made and kept. This brings the multi-faceted aspect of many nations, many cultures, many races, and many peoples into one ‘Living Breathing Organism’. Many over the centuries have tried to tear these branches away from its vine. Of such is Domitian
Domitian or otherwise known as ‘Titus Flavius Domitianus’ was the Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus. This man instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant. His reign of terror upon Christians was rated alongside that persecution by Nero as one of the most horrific. The Christians of that day did not worship anything of substance. This new cult as some saw it to be did not have gold or silver idols or statues of their God. No they worshipped some unseen force. What’s more they attributed all they did to some Jewish Priest who was crucified for crossing the powerful Jews of his day. Many thought these were just weird cults, but others, including the Jews were fearful of this new secretative and cult like religion. So when Domitian put forward the illegality of these Christians and their mode of worship, persecution came. This was a time in Rome when the Emperor, the Caesar himself was God. Although Rome had tolerated other religions and cults before, all these had gladly embraced the emperor worship along with their own. But these Christians were different. They were adamantly opposed to such worship of what they called mere mortal worship.
As these were hunted down, sought out, and brought before Flavius, the sentence was the same. Either worship the emperor or die. While some recanted, many more would not budge from their faith. As these stood out in coliseum ready for death, the crowds cheered, while Titus stood up and looked around at the hungry and blood thirsty mob that surrounded his part of the Coliseum. They were hungry for blood and this emperor was going to give to them just as he had been doing daily since the inquisition began some time ago. At this rate he thought, "I will have cleaned out the whole bunch of these Christians, good riddance to them." Domitian waved to the crowd and gave the nod to the guards at the gate. There were a crowd of Christians kneeling down and praying. They never did fight; they walked in what was ‘love’. Love for the Romans was a carnal lustful pleasure that involved loving whatever you wanted, men-boys-girls- in an anything goes carnival of sexual pleasure. Now that was love in the Roman culture. But these Christians would go to their death loving their enemies. At this rate, thousands had died already. In the middle of this group, one stood up and began speaking to the crowd. The people in the stands were waving, yelling, and chanting ‘to the death, let’s see blood’. As the brave one stood, a group of hungry lions that had not an ounce of food given to them but for the meals of these Christians came out from the chained section they had been kept in.
As these prayed and hugged one another the lions tore into them. As the lions moved among the victims, parts of arms, legs, bodies flew everywhere along with wailing and crying out to their God. Still the lone person stood preaching, not a lion touching him. As the last word of this lone one finished, he looked around and saw the lion’s. A word was heard, "I too am ready now Lord, into thy bosom, commend I my spirit." With that the lions immediately tore him apart. The whole thing took less time than a good fit of wine drinking. The lions moved among the remnants of the victims, chewing, tearing up clothes, and licking themselves clean of the blood from their fur. Domitian looked on and nodded to the guard. With that the Lions were moved by a round of guards into their pens. As this was finished the floor of the coliseum was cleaned up and a group of the finest of Rome’s gladiators was now standing in the middle of the ring before Flavus. As they readied themselves for battle the next group of Christians came forward. They had been given swords and knives for defending themselves. Some refused and were pushed forward anyway. Soon the Emperor nodded again and the Christians were slaughtered before the roaring crowd.
Underneath the Roman city, catacombs were used by these outcasts. If one could listen carefully from above, sounds would waft their way upward. These were gladdening sounds of praise, joy, and anthems to their God. For this was the secretative worship of the Christians that this society so feared. The groups below the Roman city had filled the vast catacombs with new believers as rumors of supernatural powers, miracles, healings, and deliverances spread amid the persecution going on. It was even said that Peter and Paul had come to the city and gave personal directions to the believers. It was soon evident that the more Domitian persecuted and tried to destroy this cult, the more it grew. It had become a "living breathing organism" and took on a life of its own. Nothing could be done to destroy it, for it was connected and growth came from its source, a source that was attributed to the Christians themselves as the only True God and Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
Furthermore, history has proven the fact that this vine and its branches form a supernatural unalterable union. This is a union which is a "living breathing organism" that cannot be destroyed by mortal men. As we in the 21st century seem so removed from our sisters and brothers during the time of the Roman persecution, in many ways we face the same thing. The world doesn’t accept us; in fact, the Lord himself said it this way: John 15:18 ¶If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 1 John 3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. And again the Lord spoke to his disciples before his death on the cross. It would be a time of sorrow and anguish, but soon it would turn to joy afterwards. He comforted them saying: John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. As we enter into what is and will be a time unlike any other at any time on earth, Christians again will be targeted. They have been targeted since the time of Christ. We are as ‘sheep going to the slaughter.’ But during these days, know this; the mortal men who oppose us cannot destroy us. They can kill our bodies, but cannot touch our soul. These men and women need the LORD as much as we did. The concert in heaven after we finish our work here on earth will be sweet, but how much sweeter still will it be when we bring with us the very men and women who tried to kill us here on earth. This is our goal, our task, and our calling. To walk in Love, as the Lord did, bringing his truth to those in darkness, even to those in the modern Rome called America. For the paganism, idolatry, and fornication is bad as or worse than Rome ever was. Know this, the Beast will come and when he does, he will make war on the saints. It is time for you to seek the Lord as never before and realize we are part of a bigger source with a much bigger calling. We are part of this same ‘living breathing organism’ of believers that have been connected to the Father through Jesus Christ his only begotten Son. The Son has called you to conquer and to overcome. Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Of this time Jesus Said: Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. The Lord has called you to be an overcomer not to be defeated. He has said he will never leave you or forsake you. He has said he is coming again to bring you unto himself and we will go out of here as winners not losers, as conquerors not victims or conquered people. We are connected to the Lord of Glory and together, by faith, in him, connected, we are a "living breathing organism" bonded by Faith in Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God in the Martyr's Anointing. John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
====+<>+BIO+<>+==== Dana G Smith is the author of D-Day For America, a prophecy book of what is coming to America. Published by Xulon Press, ISBN: 1-59781-843-7. Dana is the editor of the W.I.B.R. online Web Sites. He Hosts WARN Radio, "into the night", airing Fridays 9 PM Pacific on The America Voice radio network. He also is The Watchman of W.A.R.N. Radio Network, www.warn-usa.com.
His articles appear on his own news sites at www.wingswatchman.org, www.ddayforamerica.com, www.warn-usa.com , and on many sites around the web.
Dana is a Watchman, "let the Watchman declare what he see's Isaiah 21:6. He is also an investigative and research journalist who lives in the Midwest. You can contact him through his websites or email watchman at wingswatchman.org.
Originally posted 2008-10-29 09:01:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter