Voice from the Eastern Gate

1. Apostolic mantle in history. The era of Peter is the dimension of the Apostleship. “I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

This is an important aspect of faith - trust, acceptance. This is immersion into the dimension of being one. We are now all in the present moment: we are neither in the past nor in the future. We are in the present moment. This moment is called life. What I lived in the past no longer exists.

First is “learn to be weak”. It is even more than a martial art of the spirit. We all want to be anointed, strong, and especially preachers: they must always be on top - people look up to them, they must always be anointed, but they themselves know that they are not such.

“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:6-13).

The year 2023 has begun, not an easy one. The most important is that we don’t remain in a condition where things are going the old way, we are used to it all and there’s nothing that could surprise us. When a man is getting old he comes into this condition. When the church gets weak, it can’t really feel changes and takes it lightly when things change. We must be on watch.

First stone. The Lord is calling us today to appreciate the grace of God.