The First Reality (DCLC – July ’86, Part 1)

Thank you very much. Now, there is a really good earthy answer that we can get a hold of. Right. Now then, I’m going to really confuse you. Someone over here, tell me what wine is? Say it really loudly. Jesus Christ is wine. Don’t give me this life and spirit stuff. Forget that. Let’s get it as basic as grape juice is to earth. So basic is this answer to other realms. What is wine? Jesus Christ is wine. Now you tell me which one is the real wine. Say it, brother. Jesus Christ is the real wine. And that stuff you drink out of that punch bowl and buy in that bottle and sipping after dinner, that stuff doesn’t exist. It’s not real. Well, it exists in that it is a symbol of reality. And she said, “They’re out of wine.” He knew that they were out of wine. They’ve been out of wine since the day of the fall. Up until the day of the fall, they had had wine with them, and there had been no wine since then, and wine was on its way, but it was still about a year or two off, about three years off. He said, “It’s not ready. I’m not ready. I’m not ready to bring wine back to this earth. It’s not my hour yet. I’m not ready to be wine again.” Praise the Lord. He’s, no, no, mama, don’t rush me. Do you see how sensitive He was to reality? I mean, to real reality, and how sensitive she was to human things. Well, brothers and sisters, I would really like to lift you up to His reality.

Alright, we’re going to go now to that place, which was a lot here a lot longer than creation, where there is a vocabulary that matches things that really are, whereas our vocabulary matches things that aren’t just shadows. I want you to look in that realm, and I want to tell you just unbelievable things.

There is only God. There is nothing else. No abyss, no angels, no nothingness, no eternity even to get in the way. There is God, and He is all. And within Him dwells all reality. Now then, what is it that you can name that exists there in God? Let’s make a list and see what we can come up with that you’re absolutely certain about. I’ll start off. There’s light. What else? Life. Alright, what else? Love. What else? Wisdom. Wonderful. What else? Fellowship. What else? Power. What else? Sufficiency. Faith…no faith. No faith. Faith will fade away. Faith is a temporal thing. Only love’s going to outlast it, though. Alright, here we go, what else? We had love. Truth; that’s good. Alright, is that enough for a moment? And one third of us, one third of each of us is in there. Which third? I’ll tell you which third. The only third that matters. Say, “Praise the Lord.” Say, “Amen.” Say, “Hallelujah.” Amen. The only part of you that really matters. The sinful part? No. No. No. The part of you that is flawless, by the way, the only part of you God can see. And that’s what’s out there. Therefore, real love, real light, real life is there. These are the things you’ve mentioned. By the way, there’s no forgiveness there. Isn’t that wonderful? This is what’s out there.

Let’s just take the word life. There’s only one life. Everything else is a symbol of that life. Through His eyes, when He saw human beings, He saw dead men walking. And when He said, “I’ve come to give you life and give it to you abundantly,” He did not mean what some of you Pentecostals think He meant. He came to give me life. I’m gonna have an abundant life. I’m going to have a big Cadillac. I’m going to have a big house. I’m not going to have any worries. My plumbing won’t leak. My bills will all get paid. I’ll never be sick. That is abundance. No. He said, “I will give you that life, and I’m not going to give you a little bitty piece of it. I’m going to give you a great big hook up with that life.”

So, when the Lord spoke of life, He was speaking of the only life He understood; He was speaking of the life that existed long before our little symbols and pictures got put on this planet. I’ve come to give you life. What kind of life, Lord? Eternal was the best word He could come up with. It’s been there forever. It’s going to be there forever. He came to give you life. Can you begin to just a little bit hear Him speaking now? He is speaking on this planet, but if you could raise the curtain that is right behind Him, you could see whole worlds and realms out there of which He’s speaking as He talks, and as He talks, and as He speaks, He has at this present moment while He’s standing in Galilee the sense of all those things there going on. He really sees that all of God, He really sees that life of His Father that is eternal, that He is about to dispense to this planet, to fallen men. Boy, what an event. He knows that’s an incredible event. And He’s going to take that precious, holy, perfect, eternal, divine life and give it to a lower life form and give it to a fallen life form. He is impressed with what is taking place.

Can you begin to sense there’s a door right behind Him that leads to other realms and that He is speaking of that realm and for that realm when He speaks, and that when He talks to us, He is also at that moment hearing the very voice of Almighty God. And my purpose this week for you is to get you to enter into that fellowship and into that sense of that realm and get away from you coming with your big old bucket. Good morning, God. This is Mary Sue. I’m a big sinner. My husband’s been mean to me, and I’ve been so needy. Lord, fill it up, but if you can’t fill it up, at least put a cup full there or an eye dropper. Lord, one little drop from heaven, please. And here I am. Here you are. Here we are, beggars. Why not just give that up, and just forget you, and just forget you and come and open your eyes to another realm and go and watch the living God in fellowship with Himself. And then you can cease that and walk away, and I’ll tell you, you’ll be a lot better off than coming to the Lord with your prayer lists and your needs. Can you comprehend what I’m saying to you? Alright.

Now, I want to talk to you just a little bit more about what’s out there in that realm. Life was out there in that realm. Do you understand what life is? I promised Nancy I was going to pick on her last night. She promised she’s going to sit in the back. Nancy, what is life? Your Father is Life. I love that. That’s wonderful. That’s just great. Does anyone else have a definition? That’s wonderful, sister. Does anyone else have a definition of life? Yes.

Audience: Eternal life that you may know the Father and Jesus Christ. He is sent.

Alright. Wonderful. Alright, has anybody else got one? That’s great, he quoted the Bible. Has anybody else got a definition of life? Well, I’ll give you another one. The Lord Jesus said, “I am Life.” So, I’m going to give you another definition of life. Jesus Christ is Life. Well, how can Jesus Christ be life and the Father be life? I don’t know, but I’ll tell you this: that life is confined to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the Godhead. And life is in Him who is, and that is life. That’s what’s out there. Ain’t that wonderful? And we already figured out that power and love’s out there, and it’s real, and there is no other life in existence. There never has been. There never will be. They’re only reflections and symbols and miniatures and pictures and types of that life.

Now listen to what else is out there. Now, are there angels there? Not yet. Are worlds, universes, creations? Okay, what else is there? I’m going to tell you what else is there. This is quite remarkable. There is a festival there. Come on, Gene, you’ve got to be kidding. I’m not kidding. There is a festival there. It’s a real festival. It’s a holiday. There’s a holiday. Donna, did you know that there is a real holiday out there in reality? You believe it? Alright. Praise the Lord. There’s a holiday out there. There is a festival out there. You’re having a hard time believing that, aren’t you? A little bit. The Lord Jesus Christ when He came to earth knew as He stood there on earth that there was a festival and a holiday that was real. That’s right. And He knew that if there was any other festival or holiday, it was a picture of that which was real.

Do you know something else? And this is incredible, and I don’t understand this, but I’m going to tell you it’s true. Did you know there was food there in the All of God? Food. Food to eat. Well, who on earth would eat it? God would eat it. And what would it nourish? It would nourish God. The food of God for the nourishment of God. There is food that is real in Him. It is the nourishment of that which He is, and He is Spirit, and His spirit needs nourishment. And His nourishment is Himself, and that nourishment is His food, and that food is the nourishment of Himself. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But I’m telling you, there is food in God, and that food is Him. Praise the Lord.

There is a drink over there, too. Praise the Lord. There’s a drink. Now, I know you’ve never thought about this, but I’m telling you that there is something to drink in God, and it is real, and there’s no other real drink. There will never be another real drink. The only real drink you’re ever going to have is the drink you will take from that One. And if you do not drink the drink that is in Him and that is Him, you will forever have one part of you eternally thirsty. But I’ll tell you something else about that drink: that drink is effervescent. Do you ever buy the water, and down at the bottom, it says sparkling water? You unscrew the top, and it goes? Well, this is water that bubbles. This is a drink that springs up out of and into, can you finish the sentence? Eternal life. There is a real honest to goodness drink in Him.