The Time of Firstripe Grapes “ Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth, I tell you of them” (Isaiah 42:9). “I have set before you that which I have promised. I have promised to return and to gather you unto myself; so that where I am, you shall be also. I have promised to be your King if you would be my people, and I have done my part to make that happen. “My desire is that you rule and reign with me. Be prepared to go over Jordan to inherit my Kingdom, for my Kingdom shall come quickly. These are like the days before the flood in Noah`s day when I told him that he had a specified time to get himself and his entire household into the ark before the rain came. “For all who will reign with me, preparation must be accomplished. You must go and tell so that others will come and see and be prepared also. I have called you with a holy calling so that you will be separate from the world because all who cleave unto the world will likewise perish with the world. “The world will be destroyed along with Satan by the brightness of my coming. I have prepared an ark of safety in my Holy Spirit for all who will enter in. Look beyond the world as it is now, inhabited by the very giants that drove the Israelites to cry 'nevertheless.` "Look beyond global Jordan to the giant clusters of grapes that the weary sojourners could see but never taste and to the land that flows with milk and honey that they could never possess. It is yours if you prepare your hearts; if you have entered into the Ark of my Spirit; and if you have carried the shield of faith to withstand the Enemy`s fearful tactics. “How long will it be [before you] believe me, for all the signs that I have shown among [you]? (Nu 14:11) Be of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Do not allow the 'neverthelesses` to cause you to fear. I will be with you just as I promised. “Now the time [is] the time of the firstripe grapes,” says the Lord (Nu 13:20). --Dell Belew