The world is a stage on which we reveal our choices before God. He who exists in eternity paused eternity itself and created “time” — a brief window in which we may freely choose our eternal destiny. In the Garden of Eden, everything was easy. God’s perfection surrounded Adam and Eve; every option was good except one, the Tree of Good and Evil.
Adam and Eve in the Garden
Today, the situation is reversed. Humanity continually mars God’s perfect creation. The knowledge of evil is everywhere, and opportunities to do wrong seem limitless. But there is still one good choice left: the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ.
Every day, we must deliberately choose good and reject evil. We must ask ourselves:
Do we love or hate?
Speak truth or lie?
Save life or destroy it?
Act as friend or enemy?
Help others or serve only ourselves?
Live for God or serve the devil?
Making these daily choices is the evidence we present to the spiritual realm of heaven. Choosing to follow the good choices Jesus has given us is the narrow road, the path less traveled. The world cannot understand this goodness any more than darkness can comprehend light.
Yet this is the path of genuine pursuit — a lifelong quest for a deeper relationship with God, a desire to walk the road that leads to His door, to do His will, and to become like Him is the path that leads to everlasting life in heaven. As we fall more deeply in love with Jesus, we become one with Him, as a bride becomes one with her bridegroom.
Our years on earth are for one great purpose: to prepare the way for His second return, just as John the Baptist prepared the way for His first coming. That is why, in the posts that follow, we will seek to know Jesus together. Our aim is simple but life-changing: to help you become more like Him. We will explore who He truly is, present a model of Christian living that both challenges and inspires you, and invite you to measure your choices against His. Along the way, you will gain fresh insight into:
the actions of Jesus,
the supporting work of the Father,
the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, and
the ministry of His angels.
We will discover the steps that draw us closer to God, the different levels of relationship we can enjoy with Him, and why those levels matter for fulfilling His calling on our lives. My prayer is that you will join me — heart, soul, mind, and strength — in seeking Jesus with everything we are. Let’s begin the journey.
In this vision, I saw a star in the vastness of space emitting light beams at a high rate, and in seemingly random directions. Each projected photon is of a different color, while some of them are sharp and penetrate the Earth. After emitting these beams for a considerable time, the star began to expand in size and illumination, growing vastly larger until it drew close to the Earth. The consequence of the star’s nearness is that its heat and light scorched the Earth. Eventually, however, the star’s light dissipates into a soft, cloud-like glow that surrounds the Earth, completely protecting it.
My Interpretation of the Bright Morning Star Vision
I believe that this message is prophetic of the events that must occur before the attainment of God’s plan. Here is my understanding of what I saw:
At first, the Word of God reached His people from a distance and was pointed and focused on God’s intention. However, a time will come when the people of the Earth will realize that God is moving closer to us than ever before. His words and presence will become much more apparent, igniting greater love and devotion among His people. The Word of God will become known to everyone on Earth. The surviving people will be those whose roots have grown deep into the Earth, reaching the living waters of life, and they will flourish, but all others will be scorched and die.
Afterward, God’s love will cover and protect the Earth, and His people will flourish under His soft and gentle love. The following posting will unveil what happens to the Earth next: A VISION OF A JESUS-FILLED WORLD COMING TO PASS.
Scriptural Validation of the Enlarging Star Scorching the Wicked
See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 4:1-3
Therefore, reaching down to the living waters of God protects the saints from the scorching:
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life”. John 4:13-14
The Bright Morning Star will judge the people of the Earth:
“See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” Revelation 22:12-16
Therefore, only God’s people will survive this scorching because their roots go down into the living waters of the Lord.
The Actions Necessary for the Bright Morning Star to Rise in Your Hearts
To conclude this post, I have included portions of Peter’s second epistle to illustrate the necessary steps to enter the eternal kingdom of Jesus and have the Morning Star rise in your hearts.
The Christian’s Call and Election
3 His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and may become participants of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. 8 For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For anyone who lacks these things is short-sighted and blind, and is forgetful of the cleansing of past sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. 11 For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you. 12 Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you know them already and are established in the truth that has come to you. 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to refresh your memory, 14 since I know that my death will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory
Jesus is Transfigured into Light
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” 18 We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
This post presents a prophetic message that conveys the bride of Christ’s words, surroundings, and actions at the time leading up to her marriage to Jesus, the Lamb. Near the end of this prophetic message, and after the bride’s marriage to Jesus, a new Sun rises, illuminating the New Jerusalem with a soft, warming light that remains fixed in a single position in the morning sky. It is Jesus, the Bright and Morning Star.
The passages below reflect my experience of being one of the souls that comprise the bride of Christ:
Being One with the Bride of Christ
We were alone in a beautiful room. It was a quiet time, a time of preparedness, for there was a great event to which none can compare. There is joy and happiness. There is anticipation, for we are the source of celebration. We are the focus of attention. There is no sound in the room, just the song of rustling linen.
The quiet time is good for reflection upon the images of the old world. There were trials, tribulations, and threats of war. Looking back, I see wars, earthquakes, storms, floods, disease, famine, pestilence, and sin. The earth was fouled. There was the war with Satan and then the victory of souls. Eventually, confrontation came with the beast, and the final victory—the deliverance and unity of the saved.
We are a new creation! We are the culmination of saved souls. We are one, comprised of many in God’s perfect image and likeness, assembled like the atoms of the bodies we once knew. There is great unity and power in the new creation. There is ecstasy in the bride. Every soul in the bride shouts with joy, for we all know that we confessed Him. We all know that we changed our sinful ways for Him. We all obeyed His commandments, and we all loved Him. We are so united when we think of Him.
How many times did He forgive us? How many times did He heal us? How many times did He save us from evil or keep us from harm? How endless is His love? Indeed, this is our hour. The preparation is complete.
Someone knocks at the door. It is the Father, and He is beaming. He holds out His arm, and we take it and walk arm in arm. We enter the great hall, where the floor appears to be a single dark green emerald. In this room, the pews are crystal, the walls are gold, and there is no ceiling, just the sky. Winged angels dressed in white fill the seats. They are all gazing at us while singing the wedding song in seven-part harmony. We look for Him, but the aisle is too long to see the end. We walk, and we walk. We see Him! JOY! JOY! He is very handsome, and He smiles a big smile, and we see heaven in His eyes. We keep walking, and then we are there. The Father presents the bride. Jesus holds out His hand. Our heart sings as we take His hand. The angel, Gabrielle, conducts the ceremony, but we can think of nothing but Him. We say, I do. We hear You may kiss the bride. Anticipation! He comes closer, facing us. He lifts the veil, draws closer, and embraces us. Cheers and celebrations! We turn to face the assembly. We walk down the aisle. The angels are delirious. They sing, they fly, and they cause great explosions in the sky. A new, larger sun rises over the altar behind us. A new world awaits
Here is a link to the entire post: (THE-BRIDE-OF-CHRIST-AND-HER-VISION). In it, you will also find scriptural references to what I heard and saw as a part of this experience.
The primary focus of this vision is the unity of the saints, who are components of her body, like cells in our own bodies. This oneness emanates from their love for Jesus, for all His blessings, including the victory in the spiritual war against Satan.
Scriptural Foundations
I have included a few references that support the validity of the vision presented above:
The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. Revelation 21:23
But, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all things into Him who is the head, Christ; from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:15-16
I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.John 15:20-23
I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. Revelation 22:16-17
This phrase, “take the water of life freely”, becomes especially important, as we will find in the next posting, The Bright Morning Star Scorches the Earth, and reveals the destiny of the bride of Christ and all living things on Earth.
SEEKING JESUS 