“And YHWH answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run that reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie. Though it delays, wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not be late,” Habakkuk 2:2-3.

“For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” Matthew 13:17.

And He (God) said,

“Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified and made white, and tried, but the wicked shall do wickedly, and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.” Daniel 12:9-10.

The fact that prophecy is progressive shouldn’t be surprising to us, for God is in the constant state of revealing more of Himself and His plan to us.

To be sure, we see the progression, or unveiling of God’s prophetic word and truth, as seen in the scriptures. For what was told to the prophet Daniel about the revelation that was given to him, was closed and sealed until the time of the end.

My point is that there is an “unveiling” of “biblical truth” that is unfolding to us now, that was not seen in the lives of the disciples. But, there is also a progression in “words of prophecy” that have now been revealed to many over the last 100 years or more.

In fact, I truly believe that divine revelation is now being unfolded daily to many. And what one received even a year or two ago, is now being built upon through the inception of the rhema word.

That’s not to say that what was once received isn’t true, it’s merely that it is being built upon. Just like a building begins with foundational stones, those first prophetic words are set there upon the ground as a firm network.

But then as each successive word comes to the hearer, another block, and the beginnings of walls are seen spiritually. The process continues word upon word, and phrase upon phrase, all causing the building to rise.

And if one would have kept track of those words given to them perhaps 20-30 years ago or even longer, they would see the promise of where they are now. At the time, that one first received revelation from the LORD, one catches a glimpse of what the future would promise to them.

But many of those things had not yet hatched. They were still dormant. They were still obscured and unknown yet to them. But then as the years past and another series of words are given to them, the overall structure of the building is beginning to take shape.

Now you can see not only the purposes of God in your life, but perhaps the vision now has more clarity and direction for you.

Year by year, and stone by stone, the revelations come, and perhaps what once seemed like the right direction for you, has now reformed, but the path that lies ahead expands out in front of you. And off in the distance, you begin to decry the vistas over the distant hills.

For these are His promises given to you. They lay out ahead of you, but with every step that you take, those promises are now being formed in your life, as those words are now alive and real.

Don’t despair about small beginnings, nor about small revelations. For in time what once seemed to be very small and insignificant, is beginning to form a beautiful puzzle. The corners have been laid out, and with each interlocking piece, a new image, a new revelation is seen. In time, everything will be complete, and the plan that He has for you, will come in fruition.

“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand,” Zechariah 4:10a.

“Who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,” 1 Peter 1:5.

 

Selah,
~ Stephen Hanson

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Stephen Hanson of In His Truth Ministries came to the LORD is a special way in 1975 and has prophesied regularly since. In these end-time birthing pangs we are reminded that judgment must first begin with the household of God. Will we be prepared and ready?

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