I love it when the Lordtalks to me throughsudden bursts ofrevelation. It is as thoughI heard or saw somethingwith a veil over myunderstanding, and thensuddenly it is removedand I see it in a differentlight. They are bursts ofunderstanding when Hespotlights some detailand it comes alivethrough His quickeningpower.

Do you remember whenthe two disciples werewalking on the road toEmmaus and they werethoroughly preoccupiedwith recent events ofJesus death? Jesusjoined them on the roadand they did notrecognize Him at all.When Jesus discussedthe scriptures, they weremoved and touched

(quickened) by what Hesaid and asked Him tostay with them.  Laterwhen Jesus sat at thetable with them and tookthe bread, blessed it,broke it and gave it tothem... WHOA!  Theblinders came off andthey recognized they hadbeen with JESUS and Hevanished out of theirsight.  (Luke 24:29-31)

That sequence of eventsis a great example of howrevelation works.   If it isone thing they knew, itwas Jesus breakingbread.  The disciples atewith Jesus hundreds oftimes during the 3 yearsthey walked together.Two times they sawJesus take the bread,break it and multiply tothousands.  And in theirlast meal together beforeHe was crucified, He

broke the bread and toldthem it represented Hisbroken body and that asoften as they did this, toREMEMBER Him.

Revelation is afoundational experiencethat permeates ALL theways God speaks.Learning what revelationis and how it works isimportant if we want to besure God is speaking.The Lord sometimeshides the fact He issaying something to you,then suddenly it “dawns”on you, it is HIM.   WhenHe speaks to us, Hesuddenly “reveals” thatHe is the One speaking. Revelation is the suddenawareness of Him orunderstanding of HisWord. Revelation is therealization, “OH! Thatwas God speaking tome!”

God Speaks Through RevelationWhat is Revelation and How does it Happen?

WORD O’ GRAM:  WHAT IS REVELATION?

RealizationExhibiting what was hiddenViewed for the first timeEye OpenerLet the cat out of the bagA sudden insightTake off the coverImpart what wasn’t knownOut of the closetNow I get it!

Matt 10:26  NKJVFor there is nothing covered that will not be revealed , andhidden that will not be known.

Luke 8:17-18  NKJVFor nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anythinghidden that will not be known and come to light.

Amos 3:7  NKJVSurely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals Hissecret to His servants the prophets.

Revelation in the Greek literally meansto take the cover off and reveal ormake manifest what was hidden.

How does this happen?

Revelations happens when the Lordtakes what we know and thenconnects it with what we don't know...

In the above graphic, what we knowis there is a treasure box surroundedin coins.  What we don't know is what'sinside the box.  When we find outwhat's inside, (no matter how strange)we experience the revelation that thisis a treasure of some sort.

When what we know connects withwhat we don't know, the light bulbturns on and we realize the two belongtogether... ...and we suddenlyunderstand.

EXAMPLE ONE:ON THE SHELF

{What Dont You Know?}

A lady from our class sent in herrhema the day I was working on thislesson.  It is a great example of theprocess of revelation.  Here is herrhema:

CLASS EXAMPLEIn a dream or vision, I looked and sawmyself reaching for something on ahigh shelf. (over my head) I heard theLord: "Can you see them?"

Many times I have gone to the Lordin frustration about not understandingthe things I see and hear, or thereason that I hear or see them.  Laterthat same day, Sandy sent out anemail where she answered a questionfrom someone asking whether it wasever inappropriate to share a word ofprophecy. Sandy answered thatsometimes when she doesn't havethe interpretation of a revelation soshe puts it on a shelf until Godunravels it for her. I received it asinterpretation for what I had seen!

"My child, yes, you have receivedmany things from me that you havenot understood. They have been overyour head. Do not fret or bediscouraged about this. For now,simply place them on a shelf in storefor a later time, and Holy Spirit, whois in you, will reveal the meaning in

the right season, as well as what to do.

John 16:12 – I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. Butwhen he, the Spirit of truth, comes he will guide you into all truth.

Matt 13:52 – He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has beeninstructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who bringsout of his storeroom new treasures as well as old."

This lady's moment of revelation was when she read what she did not know: mystatement that sometime’s I place things on a shelf for later understanding... andthen the Holy Spirit brought into memory her own shelf rhema that she did notunderstand.  She suddenly connected the two and knew this was her answer fromthe Lord on how to interpret her dream/ vision.  This was the process of revelation.

EXAMPLE TWO:  CONNECTING 2 PIECESWHAT DON'T YOU KNOW?

One time I was working a jigsaw puzzle and the scene I wasworking on had 2 large portions already built and I was trying tofind some scattered, smaller pieces to fit to them. I wasnt gettinganywhere very fast.  Suddenly I saw where the sky part wasalready filled on both sides, and if I moved it down, it connectedwith the earth part that was already built. I moved the sky downabout 5” and it connected!!  I KNEW the sky part and the earthparts but I did not know that the missing pieces for each sectionwere in the other section, already in place.  When it “dawned” onmy understanding that they connected, it was an “Ah ha!”moment and the Lord quickened to me that this parable of

connecting was how revelation is to our minds and hearts whenHis Spirit shines His light.

Often when the Lord speaks His Words, He might be helping usbuild parts and pieces in different sections of the same Wordwithout our knowing it.  Then one day, through a simpleconnection, He opens our eyes to see they are all a part of thebigger picture.  The joining of such brings a huge promotion towhat He is saying.

So do you think you know what this puzzle piece is?

If you add another piece, does the face or understanding of itbecome manifest and you KNOW what it is?

THAT'S REVELATION.  When the Lordtakes the blinders off our spiritualunderstanding with connecting piecesof information, suddenly the light ismanifest and we KNOW what washidden is now suddenly in plain view.

Ah hah!  That makes horse sense!

One time I heard, “I want to seeyour face.”  And then I had a visionof a man who I thought was Jesusin disguise, but I wasnt sure. Hehad a beard, and His eyes wereclosed. He wore fishing clothesalong with a fishing hat pulled waydown over His hair as though Hewas partially disguised on a secretmission. The last time Jesusvisited me at my bedside, He waspraying for me and also had Hiseyes closed.  I pondered that if this

was Jesus in disguise like Ithought, then why were His eyesclosed in both visions?  What wasHe saying to me?

Later I turned in the little book,"Children, Can You Hear Me?" (byBrad Jersak).

"Your heart can see my face.What does it look like to you?What expression do you see?When you look at my face,

EXAMPLE THREE:  A PARABLE OF SEEING THE“FACE” OF REVELATION

You will see how much I love you.You will see that I care about howyou are doing. You will see that Ienjoy your company.

Sometimes I look happy. Ask mewhy!! One reason is because Ithink you’re terrific, and I’m gladto be your friend.

Sometimes I look sad. Ask mewhy. Maybe I’m sad because Iknow you are sad. But we cancheer each other up!

Show me your face, let me hearyour voice. Because your voice issweet and your face is full of love.(SS 2:14)

CONFIRMATION; On the otherside of the page is a picture ofJesus sitting on a school benchwith a little girl. They both havetears and His are streaming downHis face and she is drying them.This children’s picture of Jesuswas the EXACT face of the man Isaw that other night in the fishinggear. My perception was accurate,I had seen Jesus in disguise.

REVELATION:  The 2 pieces Iknew: first the perception that theman in my vision was Jesus in

disguise, and then theconfirmation through the book thatit really was Jesus in disguise.

What I did NOT know:  Why wereHis eyes closed?  It was then thatHe brought to my attention thewords, “see” and look” in thepoem.  The word “see” is recorded5 times and the word “look” isrecorded 4 times.  My vision ofseeing Jesus with His eyes closedwas a parable of revelation.  Hewas acting out the parable ofasking us if we can see Him withour hearts.  Our spiritual eyes areclosed until revelation comes, andthen our eyes are opened to seethat He has been there all alongand we finally realize it.

Eph 1:17-19 NKJV...That the God of our Lord JesusChrist, the Father of glory, maygive to you the spirit of wisdomand revelation in the knowledgeof Him, the eyes of yourunderstanding  being en-lightened; that you may knowwhat is the hope of His calling,what are the riches of the glory ofHis inheritance in the saints, andwhat is the exceeding greatnessof His power toward us whobelieve...

THE QUICKENED WORD SCHOOL(HOW GOD SPEAKS)

This teaching is a part of the ministry of The Quickened Word School on How GodSpeaks. In 1984 the Lord Jesus visited Sandy Warner and handed her a solid gold pen.One week later she began writing the book, 101 Ways God Speaks (and How to HearHim.) After years of seeking the Lord and modeling how He speaks,the school was birthed as a multiplied expansion of that book.

If you are hungry for more, you are welcome to go to the school anddownload other teachings as pdf files and also compiled books createdin this same magazine style and colorful format.

Throughout her years of scribing what she sees and hears, she hasshared many Words on her websites to demonstrate His ways. Thankyou for listening and may the Lord bless you!

SCHOOLwww.thequickenedword.info

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