DAD'S GLORIOUS GRADUATION!-- And How We'll Carry On!     DFO 2946         Comp.10/94
(This Letter is a compilation of quotations from Dad's Letters on the subject of his Heavenly Homegoing. By Apollos.)

         1. It's done! It's finished! I've fought a good fight, I've kept the faith. I finished the course. Thank the Lord for the treasures laid up for me! Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus!
         2. (Prophecy:) "For all these [trying and sorrowful] things shall pass away and shall seem like a dream in the night seasons, when I have received [David] into the glories of the everlasting Kingdom and the joys that shall be forever! I shall recompense unto him all of this pain and all of these sorrows, and the things that he hath lost shall be preserved forever in the Heavenly Kingdom that I have laid up in store for him where he shall rejoice forever!
         3. "And the former things shall be no more and forgotten. The pain, the sorrow, the death, the dying, the tears shall all be wiped away, and there shall be no more pain nor crying nor sorrow, for all these things shall be forgotten in the glories that are to come!" Thank You Jesus!
         4. "If thou couldst see that which is in store for thee, the things I have prepared for thee, if thou couldst feel that which I feel for thee, the joy thou shouldst know in time to come, thou shouldst be overjoyed for that which is to come! For thou shalt experience joys which thou hast never known! This shall be a compensation unto thee and a recompense, and thou shalt be rewarded!--For it hath not entered into thy mind, neither hath thine eye seen, nor hath thine ear heard, the glories that shall be, that I have laid up for thee, My Own, My beloved, My beloved one!" Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus!

"Death"?--Or Eternal Life?
         5. For us who love the Lord, death is our relief, release, freedom, promotion, graduation and passing on to a better realm, the next step, the next grade! Our spirits are immediately freed to go to be with the Lord, so it's not really death for us in the same way it is for those who aren't saved. We don't die in the sense that they die.
         6. That's why I don't even like to call it "dying" or "death!" I prefer to call it graduation, passing on, or promotion. It's our graduation! And just like the world celebrates when someone graduates from school or college, so we should rejoice when someone we love graduates from this old life. They've finished their schooling in this earthly grade and are passing on to the next grade--the Heavenly grade!
         7. It's just like passing from one room to another, or simply going upstairs, and as you have read in testimonies from those who passed on and were allowed to come back, it's a very beautiful experience for those who know and love the Lord. So I don't even like that word "die" because He Himself said we don't really die! It's not death, we don't die! The Lord said it! "Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die!" (Jn.11:26). In other words, if you're really alive in the Spirit, "he that liveth and believeth in Me shall never die!" And the Lord also says, "If a man keep My saying, he shall never see death" (Jn.8:51).
         8. So why should we call it death? Let's call it graduation, glorification, exhilaration, exaltation, ecstasy, when we will explode into the terrific pleasure of the Heavenly world, the world of the Spirit! Thank You Lord! Hallelujah!
         9. The Lord delivers us out of the very jaws of death. "O grave, where is thy victory? Death, where is thy sting?" (1Cor. 15:55). We pass through it, but without sting--through the grave with victory for us, not the grave! Thank You Lord! Our death will be a victory over the grave and a victory over sin and a victory over the Devil!--A glorious victory and a glorious entry into the Heavenlies! Thank You Jesus!
         10. It's our Homegoing, our graduation day, our promotion day! It's when the Lord releases you and relieves you of your present responsibilities, and when you go Home to your reward. Sudden death, sudden glory! Like my grandmother said when she died, it's your coronation day!
         11. (Prophecy:) "Oh what a day that shall be when thou shalt join with Me in My Kingdom to reign with Me for evermore! Thou shalt have such joy that thou hast never known and thou shalt see such glories that thou hast never seen, and thou shalt know that it has been worth it all, all that thou hast suffered and all that thou shalt yet go through!" Praise the Lord!

"The Happiest Day of My Life!"--Rejoice with Dad!
         12. That'll be the happiest day of my life! I know it might be a little bit sad for some of you, at least at first, but you'll get over it. The moment of death for a Christian is a joyful relief of release, a graduation and promotion. School is out and all over and you finally made it!
         13. I think for a Christian, the time of death should be a happy time. You should have rejoicing, sing happy songs, be happy, amen? Please, talk about the good things, and praise and thank God that I once lived, and that I still live, amen?
         14. Don't feel sorry for those who go on. I know we do feel a little sorry for ourselves sometimes because we have lost them from here and we miss them and we miss their smiling, shining, encouraging faces and help, fellowship and love. But surely you wouldn't feel so sorry for yourself that you'd want them to have to come back to this old world and all of its troubles and sorrows and hardships and hard work just to please you and cheer you up a bit, would you?
         15. You can't feel sorry for anybody that goes There! "We sorrow not as those who have no hope" (1Th.4:13). In the world's funerals, people are crying for themselves, not for the departed! We ought to be rejoicing for them!

Dad's Having a Great Time! Praise the Lord!
         16. So I sure hope you don't cry too much, because I'm going to be having a great time where I'm going! It's a beautiful place to be, full of beautiful people having a beautiful time! And they're trying to help you all they can with their prayers and with all the help they can, thank the Lord!
         17. Everything in Heaven is as wonderful as all of our delightful experiences and fellowship and love on Earth, only it's much more magnified, multiplied, amplified! The life hereafter for us, God's saved children, is like an extension or an amplification, a multiplication of the joy and the thrilling, exciting lives we lead on Earth! Our present happiness is multiplied many times over!
         18. And just think, I'll never be sick again! I won't hurt anymore, I won't have any more troubles! That's the best healing of all! When you die, that's the final healing--permanent healing forever! Thank You Jesus!
         19. I will have gone on to be with the Lord and all of our Family and friends who have gone on before. I'll be rid of this old body, and I'll be absolutely free--out of our enemies' reach forever! Praise the Lord! So how can you cry or be sad? I won't have to be sick anymore! I won't have to hurt anymore and I won't have the threat of being killed anymore. Our enemies can't bother me anymore and nobody can hurt me anymore because I'll be in my spiritual body, my new model!
         20. And of course, I'm sure looking forward to actually seeing the Lord and meeting Him visibly firsthand! I shall see Him as He is, and be literally like Him, face to face (1Jn.3:2), actually experiencing the fullness of the realities of God and the world to come! Hallelujah!
         21. I'll try to find out all I can and let you know all I can. I've got so many questions. I've been storing them up in my head, a lot of things I want to ask when I get There.--Questions that the Lord didn't answer here, perhaps because we didn't really need to know the answers here, but I think He's going to satisfy our curiosity. That's going to be the next grade in our education, so I'm looking forward to it!
         22. And I'll be praying for you and working for you all I can in the halls of Heaven to promote your cause, the Lord's cause, amen? I believe it! I know it!

Who Will Lead the Family?
         23. Of course, the big question a lot of people wonder about is, "Who is going to lead us after you're gone?" Well, after Jesus died, what did they do? Who became and Who was always the true leader of the Church?--The Holy Spirit, right?
         24. Jesus will still lead you after I'm gone. Don't worry about it. The same One that's at the head of us right now is still going to be the head of you, and that's Jesus! If you've got your eyes on me as being the only head, God help you, you are in a hell of a mess, because when I die you're going to flunk out like some of the disciples did after Jesus was crucified!
         25. "Yeah, yeah," some may say, "sure, Jesus is going to be the leader. But through whom?" Well, who is the most logical instrument that God is going to use when I am gone? Who of all our people around the world would you naturally, normally and spiritually expect and look to for guidance when I'm gone?--Maria, of course! The Lord has even said so several times, that she is going to become a great prophetess of the Lord!
         26. Besides Jesus, she has always been the power behind the throne! She's the one who got me started, she's the one who got me rolling, she's the one who had the faith in me to get going in the first place! She's the one who had the faith in me in the beginning, that I could do whatever I was supposed to do. So if it was her faith to begin with, what do you have to worry about even after I leave?
         27. (Prophecy:) "The Word will come to her and be quickened to her (tongues) in greater power and with greater signs and greater wonders than even under her father!" Isn't that beautiful?
         28. She will seek the Lord, and God will manifest Himself! God is going to do greater and mightier works under her than He has under me!

David's Mantle Falls Upon Maria
         29. When I'm gone, the Lord's going to cast His mantle and the anointing on her, and she's going to be able to continue to give you the Word. I'm sure that my mantle will fall on her and she'll continue to lead and guide and counsel you right on through until you all join me, praise the Lord!
         30. My mantle and His Spirit will fall on Maria then. She's kind of squelched now because I'm still around and I kind of outshine her, because the anointing is on me and the mantle is on me. But when I go, like Elijah, I'll cast it on her.
         31. She's my Elisha, and she'll carry on right where I left off, there won't be any difference! You'll still be getting the Words. She loves to hear from the Lord, and if she can't hear through me, I'm sure she'll get it straight from the Lord.
         32. (Prophecy:) "The anointing of the Lord will fall upon you, and the mantle of David shall drape about thy shoulders, and thou shalt speak the Words of the Lord to My people, and they shall listen unto thee and heed thee and know that thou art the Word of the Lord.
         33. "And you will give them food and you will feed My sheep as a good shepherdess. For I will put the Words of the Lord in thy mouth, and thou shalt speak them unto My people, and they shall heed thy voice and they shall listen unto thee, and they shall devour every Word that thou shalt speak unto them, and thou shalt shade My sheep and lead them and guide them unto a new world till I shall come!
         34. "It shall be a day for women, and they shall rule my people with a kind hand and gentle staff and such words of love, so precious, so beautiful! They shall love thee even more than they have loved David, for thou shalt be a light and their staff and their food of sustenance, and thou shalt be a guide to them in darkness!
         35. "Thou shalt be the shepherdess of the sheep, to encourage them and guide them and lead them in the way, when they are so puzzled and they are so confused. You shall remind them of the Words of David, and you shall give them the Words and feed them, because you bind up the Words of God's prophet."

The Same Anointing, but a Unique Ministry--"Greater Works!"
         36. When the time comes, she'll have the same anointing and the same Lord and you'll get the same messages, probably telling you to do the same things I'm telling you to do now, and you'll still be having to do'm! Praise the Lord!
         37. God is no respecter of persons in that sense. There's no male or female in Christ Jesus, and there's no reason why she shouldn't hear from the Lord when I'm out of the way, just like I do now. Well, maybe not exactly the same way, because I think the character, nature and personality of the prophet in a sense colors his ministry. Mine's been quite colorful, ha!
         38. So she'll have her ministry then, and it'll be her ministry, not my ministry! She will be anointed for that hour, and she will have the victory and the anointing and the power and the leading and the guidance and the revelations that will be hers, uniquely hers, but the same Spirit, same God, same Family!
         39. What did Jesus tell His disciples just before His departure? "Greater works than these shall ye do, because I go unto My Father" (Jn.14:12). When they first heard that, do you suppose they believed it? They probably thought, "The Lord doesn't know what He's talking about! He may know other things, but He doesn't know us very well! You know, He's our crazy prophet, and on a few things He could be wrong, and that's one thing He must be wrong about!"
         40. But what happened? His disciples went to more countries, they won more souls, they preached more Gospel, they healed more people, they did far more than Jesus ever did in that one little rinky-dink country of Israel!
         41. So I'm convinced that Maria is going to do far more than I have ever done!--And that you will too! The Lord said that the Word would "come to her in greater power and with greater signs and greater wonders than even under her father!" I believe it!
         42. I'm convinced that you're going to accomplish more for the Lord, you're going to do more miracles--because you're going to have to in the Last Days, for there's going to be such opposition. In fact, the Lord told me that we're going to be like those last Two Witnesses (Rev.11), able to call down fire out of Heaven to devour our enemies and work all kinds of miracles!
         43. So don't worry, God will be in control, just like He is now! Jesus is still going to be the head of this outfit, and Maria is still going to run things just like she does now, so you don't have to worry about that.
         44. Don't think that my death is going to kill the movement! That's what the poor ignorant early disciples thought too. You're not going to be worse off by any means. You are going to do better than ever, because you're still going to have the same spiritual leadership that you had before: Jesus Christ and dear little Maria, my little spark!

Spiritual Communication Between Dad and Maria
         45. After I'm gone, I'm sure I'll be getting plenty more from the Lord up There, and I wouldn't be surprised if I'll be the one who's passing it on to Mama! We've made a good team thus far, haven't we? Why shouldn't we continue to be a team after I'm gone? I think the Lord's indicated quite a few times that I'm going to continue to minister to her, whisper in her ear, continue to help her take care of you.
         46. I believe the Lord's going to let me work with you and help you all that I can, like other ministering spirits help us now. So I'm going to be very near to you and very dear to you, and as the Lord has revealed to us time and again, if you'll just listen to that still small soft voice, I'll be whispering in your ear! I believe Jesus will let me, because He knows I love you, and that you love me and you need me.
         47. (Prophecy:) "When thy David is taken from thee, thou shalt be known as a prophetess, and thou shalt be heeded as the oracles of God, for thou shalt speak that which I shall speak unto thee in that day when he shall be gone from thee, and they shall listen to thy Words. They shall heed My Spirit, and thou shalt become as another one--as the prophetess of God!
         48. "They shall look unto thee for the Words of Moses and of David. They shall look unto thee for the Words of God. For they shall be more precious than gold, yea, more precious than fine silver, for thou shalt hear the voice of My Spirit and speak the Words of My Mouth and lead My sheep as a shepherdess, and feed them in green pastures!
         49. "For thy David shall watch over thee and commune with thee in spirit, and thy Moses shall speak unto thee the Words of God, and thou shalt hearken unto Me and give all the sheep the Words that I have given unto thee--for thou shalt give unto them the Words of Jesus--the Words of God.
         50. "For the flesh of David shall be taken from thee and thou shalt no longer feel him with thy body, but thy spirit shall know he is nigh unto thee. And ye shall be one in the spirit--and the Spirit and the power of David and of Moses and of David of old and of Jesus shall rest upon thee and thou shalt speak as the voice of God, as the prophetess of old, to these My people and My sheep! All shall hearken unto thee and follow thee and thou shalt lead them whithersoever I go. For thou art the prophetess of God!"

The Lord and Maria Will See Us Through to the End!
         51. When I'm gone, you couldn't have a better queen than Maria, and I'm expecting her to be a terrific prophetess for the Lord! She doesn't see how she's ever going to do it, but I know it! God said so, so I know it! I'm not the slightest bit worried about it. And I'm not worried about your love either, because I know you love her and I know that you'll take good care of her and you'll continue to follow God as He speaks through her, which I know He will.
         52. And of course, she's got oodles and oodles of things God has already given us, still in the pipeline, in her grainbags, which she has yet to get to you, because the Lord always promised that He'd give us more than we were able to contain, and that's what He's done.
         53. I'm also assured that she is going to be a real flame of fire to light your way in the dark days ahead when I'm gone! The Lord has told us this numerous times.
         54. (Prophecy to Maria:) "Fear not, little one, for I the Lord thy God shall be with thee whithersoever thou goest, and I will lead thee into the pastures of the mountains. I shall lead thy flock unto the valleys of the mountains that they may find pure water and green pastures that shall sustain them until the hour of My Coming. And thou shalt go with them and lead them and they will follow thee, for they will remember that thou wast the voice of Moses and David--but thou shalt become My voice unto them!
         55. "Be not afraid, but be strong in the courage of My might! For when thou art weak, then thou shalt be strong, and My strength shall be made perfect in thy weakness. Be not afraid to speak the words of Moses and of David and of My Spirit. For I, Jesus, have led thee, and I, Jesus, have spoken unto thee, and I, Jesus, have ordained thee for this task, and thou shalt be strong like Deborah of old. Thou art but a weak woman, but the world shall hear thee, for thou shalt speak the Words of the Lord thy God and thou shalt lead the children of Israel into great victory, because thou shalt commune with My Spirit and thou shalt speak the Words of God unto them. And they will follow thee even unto the uttermost parts of the Earth because thou dost believe and thou hast faith and thou dost obey and thou dost speak all the Words that I give unto thee to feed My children, to sustain My sheep.
         56. "For thou shalt become the spirit of David, the voice of Moses, the shepherdess of Israel, the leader of My people in that day! For thy Jesus shall empower thee, and shall make thee as another one, more than thyself, when the flesh of David is gone from thee, and his audible voice thou shalt hear no more, but thou shalt hear Me as David hears Me!
         57. "Thou shalt not falter, neither shalt thou go astray, and His hand shall keep thee and His eye shall guide thee in that day." Hallelujah! Thank You Lord! Isn't that beautiful?
         58. She's your faithful shepherdess, always concerned about her sheep--you! God bless you! I love you! And I know she'll take good care of you when I'm gone! Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus! Jesus never fails! And He won't fail you then, just as He hasn't failed you now! Hallelujah!--In Jesus' name, amen!
         59. Please remember to pray for her! She carries the weight of the world on her tiny shoulders! She's concerned about you! Thanks! I love you!

"Stand by the Principles of David!"
         60. Jesus will be here with you to the End. He says, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world!" (Heb.13:5; Mat.28:20).
         61. And I'm never going to leave you nor forsake you either, if I can help it, even if I have to haunt you afterwards! Ha! I hope the Lord will let me stick around and see what you're doing and see if you're still obeying and doing what He wants you to do, telling folks about Jesus and showing them God's love, amen?
         62. And I'll certainly still be with you through the words I've given you! Just as Jesus said, "The Words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit and they are Life" (Jn.6:63), so I am also with you in spirit through the words that I have spoken unto you. They are my spirit and my life, by His Spirit and His life. And if you will continue to read them, study them, prayerfully, diligently, like you do His Word, you will have more of me than you've ever had before. You will understand me better, know me more intimately, and enjoy my fellowship more purely than ever before--by His Spirit through these words! And the record will be there to remain for posterity--our spiritual children--to encourage, inspire, edify, instruct, rebuke, exhort, feed, comfort, lead and guide in a way that would be impossible in person.
         63. So you don't have to worry, because the Lord is still here and Mama's here and I'll try to be here, and you still have the Words and the Spirit and all that you really need.
         64. Even though I've gone on, you'll just keep right on going and you'll keep right on working and things will hardly be changed at all! Because it's still the Lord's work and we've still got lots to do and lots of people to help and lots of Word still to get out.
         65. Even when you lose me, you will be strong and you will stand in my words and in God's Word. You will be strong! Nothing shall deter you! Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus! Thank God for those who remain steadfast, immovable, loyal, faithful! The faithful are so wonderful, so precious!--The mighty ones, the faithful and the strong shall shine in the Judgment as the stars in the Heavens! Hallelujah!--They who win many to righteousness, the wise who shall shine as the stars!

There's No Stopping Us Now!
         66. I know the Lord will take care of His children, His Kingdom, and you and Maria and your leadership and your guidance and food and revelation and whatever you need! You know the Lord's going to give it to you, you know the Lord's going to inspire her and anoint her--He said so! The Lord's promised that a lot of times!
         67. So when I'm gone, you're going to carry on with Him and my spirit and God's Words in those books (the ML Volumes, Daily Breads, etc.). Praise the Lord! Our enemies can't stop us now! There are too many of us in too many countries--it would be impossible! Besides, God wouldn't let them. It's like the prophecy:
         68. "They can't stop our rain!" We're like the rain coming down from Heaven, and our enemies are so foolish! They're running out here and they're trying to hold up the rain to keep it from raining! That's how silly it is to try to stop us! Thank You Lord! Because it's the truth, it's God's Word, it's God's love, it's Jesus!--And Jesus is the Great Conqueror! Nothing can stop Him!
         69. Love is the greatest force in the world and the Word of God the most powerful truth on Earth! The Spirit of God's love is the most powerful force in all the world, thank God! So we don't have to worry, nobody can stop us! Not even after I'm dead, because I'm going to keep on going and they can't touch me, ha, ha! Whee!
         70. Our foolish foes don't realize that God's Word and Family will go on with or without me, because it's God's Word and it's His Family! It's going to boom more than ever, praise the Lord! "If God be for us, who can be against us?" The Lord is with you, and it's His work, and He's going to prosper it and continue to make it a great blessing!

A Commission from Heaven!
(From the "Heaven's Children" Letters:)
         71. So keep the faith, children! Never stop loving Him and others, and lead as many as you can into His wonderful, glorious love, so that He will rejoice to see you when you come, and say unto you, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant! Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!" (Mat.25:21). If you think you've entered into a lot of joy in the Lord down there, wait until you get Here! There's more to come!
         72. That's one privilege you still have on Earth which we do not have up Here yet, and that is the wonderful, glorious, thrilling experience of witnessing the love of Jesus to others and winning their hearts to Christ for their salvation to Heaven! We know it's hard, it's difficult, sometimes trying, with many tests and trials, but it's wonderful! It's the most wonderful work in the world, and we hope that you're doing a good job of it, for you'll be glad you did when you see all the millions of happy, shining faces here in Heaven, thanking you for loving them and wooing them and winning them to Jesus, to become members of His glorious Kingdom of Heaven! Hallelujah! Are you doing your best? I hope so!
         73. God bless you! I love you and am praying for you, and I'm going to visit you and whisper in your ear how much I love you and how much I care for you and how I'm going to help you all I can!--In Jesus' name, amen! Praise the Lord!
         74. Please be happy and come soon!--When you've finished the great work of love He's given us to do! Bring them all with you when you come! I'll be waiting for you! I love you!--Dad.


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