DAD'S HEAVENLY WELCOME!--Prayer and Prophecy After Dad's Homegoing!      10/94
From a WS unit

Prayer:
         1. We are gathered in Your Name, Lord, and we come before You--and maybe even before Dad as well, who we believe is witnessing these events from the Heavenlies. We thank You for our precious prophet, our wonderful father in the Lord, who has now gone on to his reward. Thank You Jesus! We know it is a day of rejoicing "when they ring those golden bells in that Land beyond the River." We thank You, Jesus, that Dad was faithful in all his house, and that You have no doubt already proclaimed and all Heaven has heard, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!"
         2. Thank You Jesus that we know him so well, so intimately, so personally. He's given us his life and his heart and his Words, lo, these many years, and we thank You that he has now gone to his reward. We thank You also for Mama's precious attitude and wonderful spirit and encouraging faith--not letting us know of Dad's departure as if it were tragic news and "the sorrow of this world which worketh death," but conveying it through the eyes of real faith and definite solid assurance in You, knowing that You and Your Word and Your promises of the world to come and Life Eternal are a reality.
         3. Thank You that we rest so assured in this, and we are not as others who have no hope, but we have the blessed hope of mansions in Heaven where You have prepared a place for us, and where we know You have prepared a glorious abode for Thy shepherd and Thy precious prophet who is now with You. We thank You for it and we rejoice in it, Jesus!
         4. We pray that You would now speak words of comfort and encouragement and whatever You have for Your children. We know that Dad is with us in spirit and we know that he is now one of Thy saints who compass us about. So we ask You now to please give us whatever message You have for us. Help us to have very clear channels. Rebuke the Enemy from clouding our minds with any sorrow of this world, and give us Thy Words, Thy pure clear messages, in Your Name we pray.

Prophecies:
         5. Rejoice! Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is his reward in Heaven! Great is that which I have prepared for your father!--The shepherd of the lame who has gathered My little lambs unto his bosom and hath succored many. I now have gathered him unto My bosom and I Myself do succor him and reward him greatly with that which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man, that which I have prepared for him. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is his reward in Heaven!
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         6. Behold, the bells in Heaven do toll and the angels sing and rejoice, and the saints are gathered together in a celebration! The children of David do wait, and they do rejoice in great anticipation and great celebration at the arrival of their father! And behold, at this moment do I embrace him in My arms of love! By My side is the Queen of Heaven, and we do bestow upon him great love and great honor, and a mighty reward, for great is the reward of your father David! For great love hath he shown unto his children in that he has laid down his life. And he has laid down his life now in final victory, as he has gone on to his very great reward.
         7. I have prepared a place for him that is beyond words! The beauty and the magnificence is beyond your comprehension. Therefore I say unto you, weep not, but rejoice! For your father David is happy and young and doth laugh and rejoice with great joy! And he is now free--free from the bondage of the flesh, free to love, free to fly, free to eat, free to experience, free to go wherever he chooses, as My king and My prophet! All the angels in Heaven do rejoice at the arrival of thy king and prophet.
         8. And behold, there is a great, great multitude of those who were won because of this one man's life. Because of this one man's obedience, there is a multitude who do kneel at his feet in appreciation, that do kiss his hands and his feet, and those who do say, "If it were not for you, we would not have known. If it were not for you, we would not be in this glorious place!"
         9. Behold the great multitude who do honor and thank your father David! And for this, I say, great is his reward in Heaven! Great is the honor that I pour upon him! Beautiful and glorious is the crown upon his head! His face doth glow with joy! His heart is strong, his body is young! He is renewed like the eagle! His spirit doth soar!
         10. Now does the mantle of your father David fall upon your queen. And he will be ever so close to her, speaking to her in her ear, whispering words of love and encouragement and counsel, and guiding her with his own hand. Therefore, be not sad, and weep not, for he is not distant. He is not gone from you. He is even closer than before, and he shall never leave you. He shall never leave the side of his queen. He shall ever be present, comforting her, leading and guiding her and protecting her. I shall anoint your queen with a great anointing of wisdom and power and courage. And the queen of My David shall grow in power and shall grow in anointing, and ye shall see that I have done a great thing.
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         11. Behold, I do prepare a great feast, and I do summon captains and princes and kings and prophets and the wise men of old, that we may rejoice at the arrival of your father David! But say not, "Our father David is gone from us," for he has not gone from you; he is with you more than ever. While in the flesh, he was bound by the flesh, but now in the Spirit, he is bound no more! For now in the Spirit, he is able to be with you so much more than before in the flesh. I shall speak unto him words of counsel for you, which he shall pass on to you through your Queen Maria.
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         12. His spirit and his Words remain with you, for My Spirit permeated his life and his Words. And he will always be with you, for ye are the children of David. Bear your shield and your sword and your armor, and stand strong and proud to be in the armies of David! Remember that he will always be with you and he expects you to give your all, to do your best, in sickness and in health.
         13. And this day will I abundantly strengthen My Queen Maria. Upon her crown are many more stars, and she shall lead you and guide you. Be strong and be of good courage and I shall strengthen your hearts! For David hath faithfully trained you and gathered you into this fold! Time is short and the hour is near when time as ye know it shall be no more. Hold that fast which ye have and let no man steal your crown, and great shall be your reward in Heaven.
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         14. Hearken unto me, children, for I am sent as a herald with a message to you from your father! For he says unto you, "Weep not, but rejoice! Rejoice with me, that all that I have told you has come to pass, and I have found a great reward that I had never even begun to imagine! Weep not for me, neither weep for yourselves, for great shall be your reward that I have seen, which your eyes cannot see; and that I have heard, which your ears cannot hear. I have marveled at the greatness and the beauty and the stupendousness of what is before you!
         15. "Rejoice, I say! Rejoice, I say again! For all that I have said, and all that I have taught only scratched the surface of all that is before you! Great is your reward!
         16. "Rejoice, that now I can be with you as I have never been before! I am free to do great and mighty things which I have but desired to do before! Oh, how much I have to tell you! Oh, how much I will tell you! For I shall whisper it in your ears, and I shall be with you as never before. And lo, I rejoice! I rejoice!
         17. "Oh, how I longed to be able to teach you and instruct you as I did before. Oh, how I wanted to share more with you, but I could not, because my strength had failed and my old body could not do what I wanted it to. But now I am free! Now I have power, I have strength, I have life, I have freedom, I have liberty! I can go where I want to! I don't have to be stuck behind the scenes somewhere! I can go where I want to and do what I want to do, and fly from here to there, and all over the place! And by golly, I will do it too!
         18. "Oh, what great things I have for you, what great things I shall whisper to you. Hearken unto all that I have said before. Look into those Words, for in them you will find direction and guidance and light. And I shall be with my dear Maria as never before, just as I told her and just as I told you in all those stories ('Heaven's Children'). I shall be whispering in her ear, telling her things to come and things to do. Behold, this is my heart's desire that I have been granted."
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         19. This is the day that David longed for! This is the day that he prepared your hearts for! This is the day of rejoicing that he wished for! Do not cry and weep, although a broken and a contrite heart I will not despise. But rather rejoice! Rejoice that he has found his reward! He was faithful unto death, and he hath now received the crown of righteousness that was laid up for him. I have said unto him, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant!" And he hath entered into My joy!
         20. So weep not, for he is still with you, and even closer. As his pen radiates all over the world, ye can now all share him equally. For lo, he is neither here nor there, but he is in your hearts, he is in your mind; and the Words that he spoke unto you, they are spirit and they are life--they are his spirit that will live with you forever.
         21. So go and speak to the people in every house all the Words of his pen. Give them to every soul that hath need of them. Do not hold back! Weep for those who have not yet heard the Words of David. Help this to be the impetus, the victory that will propel you forward to bring this message to the waiting world.
         22. Had I not said that I would spare David from the Great Tribulation? Ye now have need of him above in these troublesome days ahead; ye have need of his guidance and his help from on high in fighting the spiritual battles at hand. For he has joined with the Heavenly forces to lead this Family into victory, the great Family of God.
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         23. As the anointing of Elijah fell two-fold on Elisha, so shall the anointing fall upon Maria. And yea, not on Maria only, but upon all My children! Now ye are free to tell the world and to show the world My David--to show what he was like, how he lived, for there shall be a vacuum to hear more, not only of the Words of David, but to see David.
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         24. Arise, shine, for his light has come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon him. He has been faithful in all My house. He has been called and chosen and faithful, and this is his coronation day, his graduation.
         25. I have gathered him unto Myself that I may also enjoy his fellowship. As I enjoyed the fellowship of My disciples when I was on Earth, so do I enjoy his fellowship now. And he will be able to seek those that he would like to fellowship with Here, and ask them the questions that he has stored up. And he will be passing his wisdom on to you.
         26. You will hear his voice whispering to you in the night seasons, and in your dreams. He will speak to you in your thoughts and he will lead and guide you. For he is not taken from you, but he will be with you more than he has ever been, closer than words on paper, closer to you in spirit, just as he promised. For the Spirit doth transcend the flesh, and in the Spirit he is closer to you than ever before, and he can fulfill his love for you better than he ever has! For now you are more closely attuned. Now you are more receptive to the Spirit. Now you know how to listen more and you will be able to hear him speak to you.
         27. And his queen has been anointed as never before, and she will rise up as the mighty prophetess and leader that I have proclaimed she would be. She will be fearless, brave and courageous in the face of her enemies and My enemies. She will not falter, for I have ordained her for this task, and she will fulfill it. She is My handiwork, and My creation that I have ordained for this time, and she will not fail in the purpose that I have ordained and created her for. For she is My handmaiden and My queen and My prophetess for this time, and you are called to lift up her hands, as you have lifted up the hands of David, and to assist her and strengthen her as David's mighty men and mighty women. Ye are called for this task, and together ye are a mighty army that will not fail Me, but will accomplish the purpose that I have called you for.
         28. This is a new anointing and a new day! Therefore, do not hesitate or draw back, for you will feel My power flowing through you as never before. And the anointing that I have for you will not fail, as you stay close to Me and close to the Words of your father and close to your queen. I will anoint and I will do it through you, and I will not fail you, for I am always there with you.
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         29. My beloved children, set your affections on things above and not on things of the Earth. And as My father David has set an example for you, keep your eyes on Heaven, keep your thoughts toward Heaven. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
         30. Fear not what shall lie ahead. Fear not the thing unknown; as I was with Moses, so shall I be with thee. I will not fail you and I will not forsake you. And as My Spirit went from Moses of old to Joshua, it shall go from Moses to Maria. And she shall lead you as Joshua to the promised land, and ye shall fight the battles and ye shall win! And the whole world shall tremble.
         31. Keep your eyes upon Me. Look not at man, look not at the waves. Open not the door to doubt, for I have willed and I have done as I have promised. I have raised up My Maria and I have taught her and I have trained her, and she shall bear the torch and lead you forth.
         32. Fear not who shall teach you or who shall lead you or who shall guide you. Look to Me, look to My Word, look at what I have written already. There is more there than ye can receive or absorb. And as ye look to My Word ye shall be strengthened and ye shall be empowered, for it is a new day. Ye shall go forth and fight My battles with a new strength and with a new vigor, and I shall lead you and guide you.

Mama's Comments After Hearing the Above Prophecies:
         33. (From Mama:) There is just no way to adequately describe these Heavenly Words and what I feel about them. I am just overwhelmed! The Lord did the most amazing job of portraying in poor human language the excitement and thrill of this glorious day, and helping us to catch a little of the exhilaration of that Heavenly experience that Dad is now partaking of! The fact that we could look right into Heaven and see what was going on There is just amazing!
         34. Not only are the Heavenly inhabitants rejoicing, but we earthly mortals are also honored and privileged to share in the glory and festivities and excitement of David's Heavenly welcome! It just makes you feel that you're There, and the excitement is contagious and you're just thrilled along with all of Heaven at what wonders God has done for our dear prophet and king, and for us, his followers, who rejoice for him. The doors of Heaven have been opened and we have been able to hear and see the Heavenly happenings! It's electrifying, awesome, marvelous, wonderful!
         35. What wonder! What love! What celebration! How can we do less than give Him our best?--The One Who has done all for us! And Who has prepared this wonderful place for David our king, and us, His children, and given us a little peek into the glories that Dad is experiencing right now and that we are looking forward to!
         36. What riches and treasures we have right now that we can communicate with Heaven, and God Himself can open His wonders to us and speak His Words through us! How honored and privileged and favored we are, His pets! How can He love us so much that He can give us all of this and Heaven too--and give us His king to stand beside Him and represent us in the Heavenly courts?
         37. It's just too much for me to say how these beautiful Heavenly messages made me feel. They just overwhelm me! A wonderful victory has been won and a new life has begun!--Not only for our David, but for us! How can we ever be the same? How can we ever be so earthbound? How can we ever forget Heaven and who is There and what awaits us! How can we ever fail to give others the same opportunity to live in that wonderful Place?

Our Commission!--Prophecies Received by the Staff at Dad's House!
         38. (From Mama:) Several hours after Dad had gone to be with the Lord, our staff asked the Lord to speak. Below are the very beautiful and encouraging things that He said. The whole emphasis was on continuing the work that Dad had begun, and all being little Davids to likewise spread the message of God's love to the lost world.
         39. These prophecies, though not as dramatic and vivid about the glories of Heaven, were obviously given by the Lord for a different purpose: That after we have been encouraged and inspired by the prophecies above, we are not supposed to do nothing but continue to revel in all the glories of Heaven, but we are supposed to get up and go out and feed the sheep so they can join us in Heaven when the time comes!
         40. This is our "Call to Arms" to go out and reach the lost and gather them in so that they will be able to enjoy this wonderful Place with us when the time comes--the Place that the Lord and Dad are preparing for us.
         41. In these prophecies the Lord is charging us with the specific job that He wants us to do in order to be able to join Dad and the Lord and our other loved ones when our work is done, and we can come "bringing our sheaves with us"--all the souls that we have won to the Lord and the hearts that we have made glad through His Word.--Unashamed to stand before Him because we have done the job that He gave us to do.
         42. So following, dear Family, is your commission and instruction of what to do now:

Prophecies:
         43. My Words are Spirit and they are life, and I have poured My Words voluminously through David My servant! I have poured them through him into you, and I have called you all little Davids. For now ye are responsible for My Words, and ye are responsible to continue to lift Me up and give those Words and that light to this world. For David was indeed faithful in all his house and has gone on to his eternal reward, and has given the mantle to you and to his precious Family that he gave his life for and labored for all the days of his life.
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         44. My little children, behold, thy father is well pleased with you, for he hath given you much, and ye must give what ye have been given to others. Pour forth freely. Freely ye have received, freely give. Give and it shall be given unto you, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Let the waters flow!
         45. As ye have bathed in the waters of My Word and the jewels from My David, let the rivers of living waters flow from your innermost being unto others to slake the thirst of those who are dying, who are parched, who need the waters.
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         46. (Gary:) Yea, precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His saint. Your saint hath gone to be with Me, and great is his reward in Heaven. For eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, the things that I have prepared for him. And, yea, precious also in My sight is the daily dying of My saints, for ye have borne the Words of David and ye have transported them to those who are in need. And as David My servant has poured out his soul unto death, so do ye likewise. For there is yet a little time until the Prince of Darkness comes, and ye must reach the ends of the Earth.
         47. Ye must speak the Words of David and give them all the Words of this life. Ye must stand and speak in the temples and in the marketplaces all the Words of this life, that ye may warn them of what is to come. For this cause was this movement born, and for this cause has My servant David preached the Word and instilled it in your hearts. And, yea, what I have spoken to him he has spoken to you, and ye must do likewise. Ye must be vessels that are ready to pour forth in season or out of season. And ye who may be weary and faint, consider those who have not yet tasted of this water of life.
         48. For ye must give unto them even if it costs your own life. Ye must pour forth of your life even if your own must suffer. For is not this the will and testament of My servant David? He poured out his soul unto death and was giving, giving, giving till it hurt, and yet he never stopped. And this is the will and the testament of the prophets, and of My saints, those who have gone on before, and of you, My saints of this age.
         49. And, yea, precious in My sight is your dying daily, as precious as the death of the flesh, because ye give of yourself.
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         50. David has fought a good fight, he has finished the course, and henceforth there is laid up for him a crown of righteousness. Many are the rewards and glories that I have prepared for David. But I ask you, My children, My Family, that ye be faithful to continue that fight of faith, the fight that David has inspired in you. For I have made him a sample unto you, and this is what he would want, that ye would follow in his steps, holding high the torch. For now the torch is passed on to you, My children, and I would that ye all be little Davids, faithfully passing on My message of love and light.
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         51. (David:) If I have willed that I take him, what is that to thee?--Follow thou Me. Fight the fight and finish the course and keep the faith, just as My servant David has. He hath given you an example of the life that ye shall lead. So fight on and do not be dismayed or discouraged, for I have a great reward for you in Heaven. But keep the faith and be true to the calling that I have for each and every one of you. Have faith in Me that I am able to perform all that I have promised. Stay close to Me, for that is the only way that ye shall survive through these tough and trying times that shall come.
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         52. (Peter:) I have spoken of this time and I have prepared your hearts accordingly. For David has spoken and has given many words to prepare you for this day. Therefore, fear not nor be afraid, for it is I that am in control and by My Spirit I will lead and I will guide and I will strengthen you. Now is the hour to open the chest of gold of My Words and to look again and to be restrengthened from all that David has said and has poured out unto you.
         53. For his Words are My Words, and his Words are Spirit as My Words are Spirit. For the hour is come to gird up your sword and to stand strong and to strengthen yourselves with the Words of David, that ye will be prepared for all that is ahead of you. But I will keep you and I will strengthen you if you will but look unto Me and look unto My Word. For My Words shall never fail you, and they shall lead you and guide you and give you strength unto your souls.
         54. Mourn not and weep not, but rejoice in that your David has gone forth unto a great and plentiful reward. For he is greatly beloved of Me, and he has left behind him thousands and thousands who will pour forth My Words and who will continue on as My children feeding the lost and the hungry, and this is David's greatest reward.
         55. (During my prophecy I had a picture of one of those big treasure chests that are about four or five feet long and two feet deep. Somebody came and opened it and it was just full of all kinds of gold coins and beautiful things. But he reached down below the coins and pulled out a sword and a sheath. It was quite a wide sword, and he put it on.
         56. (I took it to symbolize the Word and us preparing for what's ahead. Here were all the Letters and riches we have in the Word, but we also had to get the sword on. Now is the time to be diligent and vigilant and prepare for the battles ahead, as opposed to worrying and feeling like, "What are we going to do?" We need to realize the Lord means business and this is the time to prepare for what's ahead.)

Verses and Visions:
         57. I had a picture during prayer of a very big group of our young people in the Family, and they were looking rather questioningly, like they were wondering, "What do we do now?" Then I saw Grandpa above them looking down and smiling at them and I heard the words, "Go forth now to fight the battle for your father, as he hath taught you!" As soon as they saw Grandpa smiling at them, they all smiled and beamed, and lifted up their arms with one accord with swords in their hands!
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         58. I was just thinking that after the Lord died and came back, the message that He gave to His disciples was, "Lovest thou Me? Feed My sheep." And now after Dad is gone, that is the main thrust of this message also, to continue to feed the Lord's sheep.
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         59. (Peter:) We'll never know until we get to Heaven the effect of Dad's whole life as far as his words, and the effect that they've had on so many people. They've had an effect upon us, and we have in turn given them to others. And when you consider that there have been about 75 million posters distributed, there have probably been hundreds of millions of pieces of lit that have not returned void. People have read that lit and it has affected them, and people have been saved that we haven't heard about.
         60. There are probably people who are seeing Dad in Heaven now and saying, "Hey, thanks! I read your poster and here I am! I wouldn't have been Here had I not read it."--And things like that! And it'll continue because his words keep going on. His words live! That's the beauty of Dad's ministry, that he wasn't just doing it for personal glory, but he did the right thing and put it all on paper. And now whether he's here in the flesh or not, his words are Spirit and they carry on. They're just as powerful to people who read them today as they were the day he gave them; it makes no difference.


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