Answers from our Lover concerning
the Loving Jesus revelation

By Maria

Maria #524 CM 3282 12/99

For age 16 and up

Dear Family,

1. I love each of you dearly. I'm so thankful that you're taking steps to draw closer to Jesus by faithfully spending time in His Word and also loving Him intimately.

2. It's been over four years now since the Loving Jesus revelation was published. Most of the Family has learned to practice it, and for many‚ loving Jesus intimately has become a natural part of life. Peter and I have received beautiful testimonies from many of you, expressing how you've been strengthened and refreshed through your intimate times with our wonderful Lover and Husband.

3. There are some of you, however, who are still struggling with accepting this revelation‚ or practicing it at all. Some of these struggles are due to questions you have about this revelation, some of which you have sent in, and so we have taken those to the Lord and have received His beautiful answers in ­reply. I pray these will be a help to those of you who are still finding it difficult to express your love for the Lord in this more intimate way.

4. The first GN of this series is directed primarily toward those who are not yet practicing the Loving Jesus revelation. The Lord lovingly ad­dresses your questions and concerns and urges you to take a step of faith in this area.

5. In later GNs in this series, there are questions and answers which I believe will be helpful for the entire Family—those of you who are quite experienced in practicing the Loving Jesus revelation, as well as those of you who are just beginning to take baby steps in loving Him intimately. I pray that this series will inspire you, revitalize your relationship with the Lord, and draw you closer to Him, as you more fully realize how much He loves and desires each of you—His precious bride!

Is more needed on the subject

of Loving Jesus?

6. (Mama:) Before starting on this GN ­series, I asked the Lord whether you, our precious Family, needed more material on the subject of Loving Jesus. The Loving Jesus series was very extensive, and many of the questions that we've received from you on this topic over the past few years are actually covered in the original Loving Jesus GNs (ML #3024–25, Lifelines 22; ML #3029-33, Lifelines 25) as well as "Loving Jesus Jewels" (ML #3045, Lifelines 23) and "What a Husband and Lover" (ML #3098, Lifelines 25). But since some specific questions have been brought up repeatedly, and we've prayed about them and passed on the Lord's counsel to various people, I felt led to share the answers He's given with you.

7. Here's the message the Lord gave when I asked Him if He wanted me to share with you the additional counsel and answers He's given us about our uniquely intimate relationship with Him.

8. (Jesus speaking:) Give what I have poured forth on this subject in answer to their questions and needs. For some need strengthening of faith, strengthening of spirit, because although many have accepted this revelation and the answers that have been put forth in the GNs on this subject‚ the Family will benefit greatly from having fresh input and fresh vision.

9. Feed the Family all that you can now, while there is still time. These are the days of pumping out My Words like never before, of strengthen­ing the Family in all areas, of giving them the Words of Heaven to prepare for the days ahead.

10. So yes, give to them on the subject of loving Me, for this is an important foundation stone, and one that is well worth strengthening. It will be time well spent, for it will bring forth good fruit in their lives and help those who have questions to find My answers and be strengthened. (End of message from Jesus)

11. (Mama:) I pray that these GNs will be a blessing to you, and that as you carefully study them with an open mind and heart, you'll find answers to your questions and be strengthened in this area which the Lord called "an important foundation stone."

12. In another message about this GN ­series, the Lord promised: "I will fill the ­hungry with good things. I will fill the vacuum created for My Words. I will pour out to those who seek the answers in humility‚ yieldedness and receptivity." Those few lines of prophecy contain the keys to getting the most possible out of these GNs. I'll list them in point form:

1. Ask the Lord to make you hungry for His Words, to create a vacuum in your heart.
2. Seek the answers in humility and yielded­ness.
3. Be receptive.

13. Having said that‚ I'd like to remind those of you who are struggling with Loving Jesus that, as the Lord said when He first gave us the revelation, practicing the Loving Jesus revelation is entirely your choice. It's voluntary. You won't lose your CM status if you choose not to practice loving Jesus. However, Peter and I certainly have encouraged it in the Letters, and we'll continue to do so. That's because as one of the new weapons‚ it's imperative that each of us is able to benefit from the strength, power, anointing and closeness to the Lord and each other that it gives. It's not that Peter and I are trying to say you simply must love Jesus in this way; rather we don't want you to miss out on the many blessings and benefits!

Why keep promoting Loving Jesus?

14. Q: Why is it that the new Letters continue to highlight loving Jesus when it's not a Charter requirement? It puts pressure on those people who have chosen not to apply the Loving Jesus revelation in their lives and makes it difficult for them.

15. (Jesus speaking:) To do good and to communicate, forget not, for I am well pleased with such sacrifices. I am well pleased when you communicate with others, and I am well pleased and happy when you communicate with Me. I am so happy when My brides come to Me and express their love for Me in this way, whether it be by love words, by masturbating and making love to Me in the spirit, or by loving Me with another.

16. Though it is a sacrifice, is it such a great sacrifice? You who have done such things do not consider it a sacrifice, though it was in the beginning for many of you. But now it has become a joy and a delight for many‚ and a time of pleasure both for you and Me.

17. Yet there are those who do not wish to try it. They have gone so far‚ and have decided they will go no farther. Like the little child with the vegetables‚ they have looked at it and decided they know they don't want it because they've never had it before.

18. All who come to Me must come to Me willingly, and all who love Me must love Me willingly‚ so I do not make it mandatory. I cannot legislate righteousness. But neither can those who do not wish to partake of intimacy with Me dictate what I pour out in the Word to My Family, to My children of David, to My many other brides. So I use these words to goad them slightly‚ to prick their consciences. And oh, how great this goad is for some, who know they should follow this move of the Spirit, who feel the tugging and conviction in their heart, but kick at it like the ox at the ox goad! Some struggle against it so strongly for this very reason, because they feel the conviction so strongly!

19. I work to win My brides over little by little, in Letter after Letter. And as time passes I woo them more strongly, because their need for this intimate connection with Me is greater as the days grow darker. (End of message from Jesus)

20. (Mama:) I'm sorry that this is a point of discomfort for those of you who have chosen to not apply the Loving Jesus revelation in your lives. If you feel the conviction of the Spirit pricking your heart every time the subject comes up, please don't just brush it aside. Ask the Lord if He's trying to speak to you or convict your heart to make some progress in this area.

21. The Lord is bringing this up over and over because He wants each of you to fully under­stand why it's so important for you to voluntarily get on board with this particular move of the Spirit—so that you'll be well prepared in the troublous days ahead.

22. On this subject, Dad had the following to say:

23. (Dad speaking: ) It's been made clear to the Family within the original Loving Jesus series that if they don't want to believe it, they don't have to. But the fact is that the Lord wants the Family to use the new weapons of the Spirit, and those who don't will be left behind in some areas.

24. Some people do need a little more time, and especially at the start, a lot of people needed time to adjust. Not everyone was able to jump in with both feet immediately. But by now most people are with it‚ at least taking small steps. The ones who aren't will find themselves lacking, because they won't have as much power as those who go all the way with Him. The Lord has promised us special power in the Endtime, but how much we receive of it depends on how much we're willing to give of ourselves. So it's important to encourage people in loving Jesus. (End of message from Dad.)

What qualifies as "practicing

the Loving Jesus revelation"?

25. (Mama:) I've gotten a number of personal letters from some of you dear ones that state how you haven't been able to put the Loving Jesus revelation into practice in your life. Yet you go on to say, "I say love words to the Lord, and I praise and thank Him for His love during my times with others…." Peter has also heard similar comments on his visits to various Homes and areas.

26. This made me wonder whether some of you have the mistaken impression that in order to be practicing the Loving Jesus revelation, you have to be engaging in every way possible to love Jesus intimately—saying love words to the Lord, masturbating in a private session with the Lord‚ including Him on your dates with ­others, etc.

27. The Lord is more than happy to be included in every intimate moment you have or share with another person. But in order to be able to say, "Yes, I'm practicing the Loving Jesus revela­tion, as part of the Lord's Bride‚ and therefore am being prepared and outfitted for the Last Days‚" you need only be loving Jesus intimately by saying love words to Him, and striving to make progress and continuing to grow in your love relationship with Him.

28. Hearing that some of you who are taking steps to love Jesus intimately feel that you're not practicing the Loving Jesus revelation just be­cause you're not yet implementing every avenue of it concerned me. You should feel encouraged that you're making steps, and that the Lord is happy that you're saying love words to Him! Saying love words to Jesus is loving Jesus intimately as His bride, and you will reap the results and blessings and protection as a result of your yieldedness and willingness to obey.

29. There are other intimate and more humbling ways in which you can love the Lord‚ such as when masturbating or having a date with someone else. However, you don't have to be doing all of that in order to be living the Loving Jesus revelation. Simply saying love words to Him is fulfilling His request to love Him intimately.

Has the Loving Jesus revelation

changed?

30. In many messages that the Lord has given on the subject of loving Him intimately and becoming His bride, He has encouraged those who have chosen to practice Loving Jesus to go beyond just saying love words to Him. He has challenged them to stretch their faith and show their humility by loving Him with others‚ by masturbating while loving Him, etc. In short, He's personally asked many individuals to love Him to the limit, above the minimum put forth in the original Loving Jesus series, and expressed His desire to be loved in a deeper way.

31. It seemed natural to me that the Lord wants as much love as we can possibly give Him, but I wondered how these challenges from the Lord and the now stronger calls to love Him intimately fit in with the original revelation, which was presented on a voluntary basis. I wondered if the Lord is now expecting more of us, since we've had some time to get used to the Loving Jesus revelation.

32. I asked the Lord if He could please explain these things to us and give us His wonderful answers to the following questions:

33. How does the Loving Jesus revelation being voluntary fit in with how You're urging us to love You more and more? Do You now expect those of us who have been loving You intimately to take another step and do more than just say love words to You, such as to also love You with others if we aren't already? Are You expecting those who haven't yet accepted the basic concept of saying love words to You to jump on board wholeheartedly, embracing all forms of loving You intimately? Or can they just say the love words as has been an option for the last four years?

34. Does the Loving Jesus revelation still hold true today exactly as it was originally given? We know that You're a moving and changing God. You don't always show us every­thing at once; You take us one step at a time. Are You showing us a new step now? Are we moving into a new grade? Now that we've had time to get used to loving You in this way, in order to keep progressing do we need to love You intimately in private, with our partners, and say more erotic love words to You? Or is it still the case that people only have to say the love words to be living this revelation?

35. (Jesus speaking: ) Explaining the many facets of My love is a very difficult thing, because your human, finite minds cannot understand the depth and the breadth of it. There will always be slight inconsistencies to you‚ things that you will not understand until you come Here to My Heavenly Kingdom, where all will be revealed in time and made plain to you. This is the world where the true nature of love can be understood.

36. But I will make it as simple as possible for you. I call those who are not yet loving Me for whatever reason to begin to do so now. I encourage those who already are loving Me, who have a deep relationship with Me, to go even deeper. I will not hold back just because some of My children choose not to live this revelation. That is their choice, and within this ­series I have given words that clearly spell out the loss that they will experience if they do not choose to use the new weapons of today. And I will continue to encourage all My brides to not only use the minimum of the Loving Jesus revelation, but to use it all!

37. It is still true that I am happy and pleased with My children when they choose to love Me by saying love words to Me. By doing this, they are living this revelation and will receive My blessings. I am happy with their intimate love for Me‚ expressed through saying sexy and intimate words to Me. Yet they can also go further, and in doing so, they will shed more of their pride, gain more humility, and in the process, more blessings will be added to them. Why would I not continue to encourage My children to move forward? I know that the more they give of themselves to Me the more I will be able to bless them, so why would I hold back and say that they should only say the words—do the minimum to receive My blessings?

38. I am grateful for the love they show Me through saying love words to Me, and this is a close and intimate thing that we share, but if they would receive it, there is more and deeper love that we can experience together. I put forth saying the love words as the first step, and it is enough to receive My blessings and to please Me. But there is a second step and a third step, and those who wish to draw nearer and closer can continue to come ever closer to Me‚ and in this I greatly delight.

39. So do not be confused when I encourage My children to step out and to give more of them­selves by humbling themselves and loving Me in the bed of love‚ both in private and with others. This does not contradict the original revela­tion which I gave, saying that I was content with My children speaking the words only to Me, and that the other forms of loving Me were optional. They are still optional. The entire revelation is optional. However, just as I have encouraged My children to partake of the revelation by at least saying love words to Me in order to receive a multitude of blessings at My hand‚ I will also encourage My children to step out and to receive yet more blessings, to be drawn closer to My side.

40. I call those who have not yet begun to love Me to begin by saying the words, and then to progress according to their faith, heeding My call and My whispers to move forward. Those who are already loving Me intimately, I also call to ask Me whether there is more they can be giving Me‚ if they are truly letting Me love them in every way, and if they are letting Me fully empower them through our times together in the bed of love.

41. I am not changing this revelation or saying that what was once true is no longer true. Rather, I am revealing more steps in front of you, and lighting the pathway so that you see that you have not come to the end of the pathway of loving Me and being My bride, but that there are more steps to take, and that, if you will, you can receive more blessings and increased satisfaction and fulfillment from yielding yourself to Me in this way. (End of message from Jesus.)

42. (Mama:) Thank You, precious Lover‚ for explaining these things to us! You make it so easy for us to understand.

43. In summary, the Loving Jesus revelation hasn't changed. It's still optional, voluntary. Just saying love words to the Lord is still living the Loving Jesus revelation, and He will bless you for it. At the same time, the Lord is giving us more of the picture; He's showing us that there are further steps that we can take to love Him more intimately and fully. He loves us so much that He's going to continue to encourage us to make progress and to step out, so that we can benefit from more blessings and rewards as we do so.

44. So please remember as you read through this series that when the Lord is challenging you to let go of your pride, to love Him more‚ and to step out and do the humble thing by loving Him intimately with someone else or in a way that you haven't yet tried, He's urging you forward out of love. He's not forcing, requiring or demanding. This doesn't contradict the original revelation; it's an expansion of it. Praise the Lord!

45. For those of you who are just beginning, please don't feel overwhelmed. The Lord says that you can take it one step at a time. Begin by saying love words to Jesus, and He'll help you to become more intimate and loving as time goes on. The Enemy will try to discourage you by making you think that you have to jump into the deep end right off the bat, therefore you might as well quit before you start. That's not the case. If you want to jump right into the deep end, that's fine too! But if you feel more comfortable taking it slower‚ the Lord will guide you along, and He's happy with your every step of progress.

The "obedience" factor

46. I also asked the Lord about some mess­ages in which He uses the words "obey" or "obedience" in reference to the Loving Jesus revelation. Since the Loving Jesus revelation remains voluntary, how do the words "obey" or "obedience" then apply? I also asked for more details about how important Loving Jesus is or will be in the Endtime as one of the new weapons that the Lord has given us, and whether or not those who choose not to partake of the Loving Jesus revelation will lose out on some of His blessings, power or protection in the Last Days. Here's what the Lord said:

47. (Jesus speaking: ) When I use the word "obey" or make reference to "obeying the Loving Jesus revelation" or what I am asking of you, I do not speak of the letter of the law, but the spirit. I am not forcing you to love Me intimately. Again, this is your choice. Yet you might wonder why I would use such a strong word as "obey." If the Loving Jesus revelation is truly voluntary, then how can you be asked to obey it?

48. I am asking you to obey the call of My Spirit in your heart, urging you to come closer to Me, to leave your pride behind, to shed the weights, and to yield to what I am asking of you. For the most part, My children have accepted this revelation of loving Me intimately and have invited Me into their bed. As I continue to work in each one's heart and life, I call them to make further progress, and when a person's love for Me begins to grow stale or stops burning‚ I call them to stir themselves up and to once more be a lover of Mine. I know others need to continue moving forward, and I call them clearly to love Me in a more passionate or intimate way; this will help them to progress and they feel My call in their heart and life.

49. If someone has chosen to love Me intimately, then as their Husband‚ I do call them to continue to heed and obey My voice in all ­areas, including that of loving Me. I know that if they do obey, even though I have not forced them or required this of them, they will gain many blessings.

50. Those who are not loving Me intimately, I also call. I beg them to obey My Words‚ to follow after them, to include Me in their love life, to let Me into their inner chambers, to let Me be one with them, for I know that as long as they hold back, they will be without some of My blessings and power. As the days of the End draw closer, the strength that you gain from loving Me intimately will become more and more vital; so yes, I do call you to obey, for I love you and I wish to protect you as My Own wife and lover. This special protection and blessing which comes from loving Me intimately can only be given to you when you are My bride, My wife, My lover.

51. In this new day, to have the full anointing, power and blessing of My Spirit, you must be using the new weapons, and loving Me intimately is one of them. Times have changed, and because of this, I plead with you to heed My call and to obey. Not to obey out of duty or out of force, but out of love. This is the context in which I use this word "obey." It is because I wish to stress the importance of loving Me, and the great need that you, My children, have for it in this new day, as the days of darkness fast approach. You will need the beacon of loving Me intimately to help light your way. (End of message from Jesus)

52. (Mama:) The Lord makes a pretty good case for the need to love Him intimately, doesn't He? After reading that message‚ you may feel that you don't have much choice left, and that if you want to have all the power, protection and strength available to you in the Endtime, you're going to need to love Jesus intimately! That's true; it's what the Lord is saying. But it's entirely your choice as to how much you want to avail yourself of the Lord's help and power.

53. It's just like obeying the Lord in any other area of your life. The Lord doesn't really force us to do anything. He asks us to obey, He reasons with us, and He sometimes begs and pleads with us to obey. He wants us to obey, and He's very sorry when we won't, because He knows we'll miss the blessings that come with obedience. But we have the final choice in whether or not we heed His voice and His calls. For example, if you're proud and feel it's just too hard to do the humble thing, then you'll lose out on the blessings that come from humility. Or if you're unwilling to reach out and talk to others and give of yourself, then you'll miss out on the love and fellowship that you could otherwise enjoy.

54. It's the same with the Loving Jesus revelation. The Lord has set before us another spiritual principle, which is the fact that if we're willing to lay aside our pride, carnal reasoning and whatever other hindrances may hold us back from loving Him intimately, then we'll receive a great measure of blessings from Him. As the Last Days approach and the days darken, the power and strength that the Lord promises we'll gain from our intimate love relationship with Him will increase. So He's calling us to love Him to the full, in every way possible, to become com­fortable with being His bride now so that we'll have the added power, strength and protection to sustain us in the days ahead.

55. If you want that, then you have to do your part and obey what the Lord has asked of you—which is to love Him intimately. He expects us to continue to progress as well‚ and wants us to ask Him how we're doing in this area and how we need to improve or progress.

56. You may feel the Lord is asking a lot of you, but what He's giving you in return is more than worth it, wouldn't you say? Loving Jesus is one of the new weapons that He's given us, and as such, He expects us to practice now so that we'll be able to use it skillfully in the Endtime. He says that we'll need the beacon of loving Him intimately to help light our way! Still, the choice is ultimately yours as to whether or not you want the returns He gives on the time you spend loving Him, including Him in your life intimately and being His yielded bride.

How to get accustomed to

the wine of Loving Jesus!

57. Q: I'm still struggling with Loving Jesus. I just can't seem to accept it. I battle with thoughts about why it's really necessary. It seems that other Christians in the world are doing fine without it‚ and the great men and women of God in the past didn't love Jesus intimately, so why do we need to? I know the Enemy's fighting me, but this New Wine of loving Jesus intimately doesn't taste so good to me. How can I get over it?

58. (Jesus speaking:) My dear ones, I know some of you have had a hard time accepting this revelation of loving Me intimately. It's strong New Wine and something that you have to get accustomed to drinking, otherwise it can cause you some indigestion and upset your system.

59. The key is to accept it. If you take a mouthful and try to spit it out‚ it won't do you any good or give you any pleasure. Then others see you do this and they think, "Oh, it must not be very good, because he or she is rejecting it." But as you slowly sip it, you'll start feeling its good effect. As you accept it, it will affect your body and spirit in a positive way. It'll make you feel good, and you'll want more and more.

60. It all comes down to how much love you have for Me, how willing you are to do anything for Me. When you're in love with someone, you want to do anything for them and with them. So it is with this revelation. As you love Me‚ you'll want to follow Me wherever I take you and lead you. If I am asking you to love Me out loud and make love to Me‚ you'll want to. You only have to take small steps at first. Just put aside any influences of others around you and any concerns about what others think‚ and concentrate on Me. If you think first and foremost of the One you are in love with, you won't even care about what others around you might think. That won't matter anymore.

61. The Enemy really hates this revelation. He tries to hinder you in any way he can to discourage and frustrate you and lead you to believe that it's all a hoax and not necessary in order to love Me. He will try to dampen your convictions by saying that other Christians get along just fine without the Loving Jesus revelation. But you must understand that the calling to which I have called you, My Endtime Bride and Family, cannot be compared to the callings of other Christians in the world, not even to the great men and women of faith throughout the ages. Many Christians of old have done great things for Me and have been used mightily of Me, yet the Last Days, the time of the End, is different. All the prophets have dreamed of this day. It will be unlike any other time in history, and will require a different set of strengths and different training than any other Christian in history has had to have.

62. I know best, and I know what you will need in order to make it through the Endtime‚ not merely scraping by and existing, but fulfilling the role that I have laid out for you, being mighty witnesses and testimonies for Me. In order to do this, and in order to have the strength and power that you will need‚ you must love Me intimately. From this you will gain strength, wisdom and power. So if you want full power, anointing and blessing for today, and training for the days to come, this is the way. I call My children to practice now, to embrace this revelation now, so that they will be able to fully utilize it in the days to come.

63. This Family, this revolution‚ is built on principles that the traditional church people of today reject, as they have rejected much of the truth throughout the years. So don't listen to the Devil when he brings up doubts, fears and criticisms. Start accepting My way by saying‚ "Yes, I want to do anything that pleases You, whatever it may be. Please free me from wrong attitudes, anything that is not pleasing You. Help me to love You freely and fully." As you do this, I will bring you into new dimensions in our life of love together. You will have new power and strength that you have not experienced before. I will give you more love for others and will help you to forsake your wrong attitudes. I will make you a good sample that others will want to follow as they see the good effect that this revelation has on you.

64. So won't you forsake the old ways now? Don't reject the new truths that I have to give. I'm calling you to be a soldier for Me. A good soldier doesn't follow some requests from his officer while rejecting others. He accepts them all and obeys, both the requests and the commands. This is how you will find happiness. Fighting against Me and My messages to you leads to a harder and more difficult path, one of unhappiness, rather than a fruitful‚ blessed, happy life.

65. Don't delay! Put away your old garments and make room for the new ones that I want to clothe you with! I will make you into a new creature as you accept and partake of the Loving Jesus revelation, as you embrace it with your whole heart and being. It takes faith, but it's worth it all! (End of message from Jesus.)

Encouragement to

someone struggling

66. (Mama:) The following message was given for a dear man who struggled a great deal with the Loving Jesus revelation. This made him feel very discouraged and condemned. In this message, the Lord comforted him and encouraged him to relax and to stop worrying about what aspect he didn't have the faith to accept or put into practice. Our wonderful Lover explained that he should not feel condemned, and instead encouraged him to put all that aside and to love Him in the ways which he did feel comfortable with. The Lord promised him that He would bring him along and make this new revelation comfortable‚ relaxed, and his heart's desire.

67. (Jesus speaking:) Oh‚ My beautiful children, discouragement need not come and enter into your hearts! For can you not see that I love you so? Can you not see that I admire and appreciate your efforts and the giving of your hearts and lives to Me—and that I will abundantly bless and bestow great riches and treasures upon you for how you have given your lives to My service? For you have loved Me greatly‚ and have not lacked in this.

68. But even now, the Enemy, the Devourer, the Destroyer‚ comes around you, seeking to tear down, to cast doubt in your heart, to undo the good, to render you useless, and to stop up the flow of your love to others through this dis­couragement which he has placed in your heart, this condemnation‚ this feeling of hopelessness.

69. My dear son, we have walked a long road together. Have I not held your hand and guided you all the way? Has anything that you have ever done caused you to lose My love or My care for you? I say no, for over the years I have only grown to love you more, and has it not been the same for you?

70. It is true, I have placed before you and given through your queen and king new treasures, new gifts, and unique avenues through which one may choose to pass and enter, if they wish to love Me more intimately and in a new way. I understand the difficulty and the sacrifice that this costs for many, and for you, My son. But this is not a requirement. This is not something which I demand of you or force or push you into. It is an option, a gift‚ a choice to be made only by your own choosing.

71. There is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus. My son, you are in Me, and I am in you, and therefore there is no condemnation given unto you. Set your fears aside, and set the feelings of condemnation behind you. Accept this release from condemnation and from battling such discourage­ment, and open your heart toward Me and toward My love. Read the Words that I give in a spirit of acceptance and openness, yielding your heart and mind to Me, and proceed in faith as you feel comfortable.

72. Do not worry about what you do not have the faith for or feel uncomfortable with, but relax and rest in My Spirit, and let My Spirit carry you along. I will lead you into all truth, and if you will but stay open and yielded and tender in your heart toward Me—loving Me and spending time with Me in whatever way you feel comfortable—I will lead you along by the hand‚ and will bring you into a closer relationship with Me, one which you desire and one which I desire.

73. Fear not and worry not, for it will not be a struggle. It will not be forced; it will not be pressured. It will be comfortable; it will be relaxed; and it will be your heart's desire.

74. I do not look down on you or judge or condemn. Your struggle and battling has only made Me love you more, and has caused Me to pick you up and to pull you close to My bosom, to help and to minister unto you. I wish to give you reassurance of My unconditional love for you, and free you from condemnation and fear.

75. So accept‚ My son, My great love for you, and love Me in return. Thank you for your faithfulness and for your love. For your gentleness has made you great, and your meekness has kept you close to My heart. (End of mess­age from Jesus.)

76. (Mama:) Isn't that encouraging? So if you're struggling and finding yourself overwhelmed with discouragement or condemnation over your inability to practice the Loving Jesus revelation fully, rebuke the Enemy! Our wonderful Husband says that you don't need to be condemned; He doesn't condemn or judge you. He doesn't love you less.

77. Do what you can and ask the Lord to help you with the rest. But that doesn't mean doing nothing, or feeling that just because you don't feel like you can fully accept or practice the Loving Jesus revelation right now that you're never going to be able to! That's not what the Lord is saying.

78. Even if you are struggling, your part is to remain open and yielded and tender in your heart toward the Lord, loving Him and spending time with Him as much as you're able, and continuing to ask Him to help you move forward. That means doing what you're able to, as well as staying open, yielded and tender—allow­ing the Lord to work in your heart, speak to you through the Word‚ increase your faith, and motivate you to keep making progress, even if your steps are ever so small.

79. You'll be happy to know that this dear brother won a terrific victory and has testified that the good that the Loving Jesus revelation has brought about in his life was worth all the trials and testings it took to get there. Praise the Lord!

80. So don't give up just because you feel there's no hope in sight. Hope is just around the corner—with the Lord's help!

Young people saying the words

81. Q: I'm a young person and I love Jesus very much‚ but I have a difficult time actually saying love words to Him. Why isn't it enough just to love Jesus? Why do we have to say the words if we already love Him in our heart?

82. (Dad speaking: ) The Lord didn't promise us an easy life, but He did say that His yoke is easy and His burden is light if we come unto Him. That's the only way our service and obedi­ence to the Lord becomes easy and light and a pleasure. That goes for everything in your service for Jesus; it's still the same formula—you have to trust and obey. Trust and obedience come first, then He answers your prayer and gives you the anointing and faith you need to do His will.

83. Why did the Lord ask us to say love words to Him? Why is it so important to love Jesus in this way? If you look at it in the natural, it doesn't make much sense. After all, the great God of the universe is all-powerful, all-knowing, so why does He want you to say love words to Him? Why can't we just love Him like Christians have for thousands of years—by loving His Word and loving Him in our hearts?

84. The simple reason is because Jesus has asked it of you. He's bared His heart to you and told you of His need for your love—the love of each of His brides and each Family member. He's requested this love, this deeper and more intimate relationship with you‚ and just as He first loved us and saved us, we should in turn love Him in the way He asks, and do so gladly. He knows that it's a difficult thing and a sacrifice for some, but He's still asking it of you. Don't worry, though; He'll more than repay. There are other reasons too which I'll get into, but the primary reason why we should love Jesus intimately is because He's asked it of us. How can we not give the One Who has given His life for us the love that He asks for?

85. Another reason is because this is the Endtime and the Lord has promised that "greater things than these will you do" in the Endtime. Not only will He use you to do greater things, to be great witnesses, to even do miracles and wonders in the Endtime, but He's also asking you to do some things that He's never asked of you before. He knows it's going to be difficult for some, especially the younger generation, and a real pride killer. But it's part of His plan‚ and even if you don't understand it or even like it, the key is the same—trust and obey. Then you'll reap the rewards of your obedience.

86. The Lord is using this as part of your preparation for the Endtime, part of your preparation to be the witnesses He wants you to be. He's using it to draw you closer to Him, to strengthen your connection with Him, to deepen your relationship in the spirit, so that He can use you more mightily. If you try to operate with only the weapons of the past and you don't try to use the new weapons of the spirit, you won't be prepared in spirit for the days to come and you'll fall away when the going gets tough. But if you've been faithful to cultivate your relation­ship with Jesus and deepen it through loving Him intimately, then when the heat is on, your connection with Him will be so strong that it will hold through any test.

87. You have to have faith in what the Lord has revealed to the Family‚ and choose to trust and obey by faith, even if it's difficult for you and you don't particularly like saying love words to Jesus. You have to trust that He likes it, that He wants you to say love words to Him, and that He will bless you for it. He'll use it to strengthen your relationship with Him, to draw you closer to Him and to mature you in spirit. He'll use it to cause your love for Him to grow so that you can be an even better witness and sample of His love to others.

88. The Lord has asked the Family to do many radical things before, things that other Christians weren't doing and didn't want to do, and now He's asking the Family to set the standard in this area as well. He's our Lover, our closest and most intimate friend, so naturally you should want to develop as close a relationship as possible with Him, and saying love words to Him is a vehicle for deepening your relationship with your Lover. (End of message from Dad.)

89. (Mama:) I'm very proud of you young people who have been willing to love Jesus intimately, even if it has been difficult for you to see the need or understand why the Lord has asked this of us. I hope that Dad's message will help you to have the conviction to continue to love Jesus, or to begin if you haven't started yet.

90. The Lord has promised to do some pretty mighty things through you in the days to come, and as Dad said‚ it's not too much in exchange that He would ask you to do something you've never done before or that you might not see the need for, is it?

Mild or graphic words—does It

make a difference to the Lord?

91. One reason that some people—both FGAs and SGAs—are not partaking of the Loving Jesus revelation is because they don't feel comfortable saying the more graphic love words to the Lord. They figure that if they don't want to say those, then they just won't bother saying any of the love words, because they feel they're not doing the Lord's highest will anyway.

92. I'm sure all of you will be interested to hear the Lord's answer to the questions I asked Him on this topic:

93. Q: How much leeway is there in applying the Loving Jesus revelation on a personal basis? Some people who don't feel comfortable saying certain love words have left the whole revelation on the shelf. How do You look at this, Lord? Is it worth it to even say simple Loving Jesus words if you're not comfortable with saying the more graphic words?

94. Do the specific words that we say make a difference to You? Can we say whatever words turn us on, or are there certain words that You like better than others and want us to be willing to say just out of love for You? You've said be­fore that we can call You whatever we like or fantasize You to be. But it also seems that You want us to say certain words during our times of loving You, as You've given them over and over again in prophecy.

95. (Jesus speaking:) What matters most to Me is the position of your heart. The love words are a declaration of your love, which I value and treasure, knowing that you are not ashamed of Me, that you are willing to love Me in the way I want to be loved, because you want to make Me happy. But I did not give the Loving Jesus revelation as a punish­ment, to see who would be willing to say those words, even if they really didn't like them. Rather it was a gift, a treasure, a token of intimacy that I would open My heart to you in that way and tell you that I wanted to be loved as you love the one dearest to you on Earth.

96. I am all things to all men. I delight not only to feel your love for Me because I have asked you to love Me, but I also delight to please you in the way you like to be pleased‚ and so it is with any love relationship. There must be give and take, and often both mates eventually begin to enjoy the same things, the same forms of lovemaking, because they realize how much the other person enjoys it. With time they become more used to it and enjoy giving pleasure to the other and learn to find pleasure in it themselves.

97. So it is with this revelation that I have given to you. I opened My bed and My heart to you—I let Myself become vulnerable. I showed you My feelings for you and My desire to be loved in return. Those who have made the effort to love Me as I originally put forth have grown to enjoy it and to be turned on by it. Those who did not see the need in their lives at the time and held back are still turned off by some of those words and expressions of lovemaking.

98. I would that all My children find pleasure in their times of loving Me. There is much variety in sex, which I have created‚ and there is also variety in the ways to describe sex. Different people desire different forms of sex‚ and every­one has their favorite settings, their favorite partners, their favorite pos­itions. At the same time‚ they discover new things which they enjoy, and sometimes with time they find that something new takes the place of one of their old favorites. So it is with My relationship with you, My darling brides.

99. Those of you who have been loving Me intimately for a while now, I know well—I know what turns you on‚ I know how to give you great pleasure, and you know Me well also. We have learned each other's wants and desires, and so our lovemaking can be very natural and casual, or very adventurous, depending on the mood. There are others of My brides who have held back for different reasons—being unsure of themselves, being bound by pride, or wondering if they will find pleasure in loving Me.

100. It is always a step of faith, and for some it con­tinues to be a step of faith each time they make love to Me in the spirit. I count that as a great treasure—that those who are naturally more reserved‚ or for whom it is more of an effort, still make that effort to please Me and love Me intimately. I, in turn, reward them greatly, and shower upon them My love.

101. And those who are yet timid and bound by their attitudes and pride, and have not yet even stuck their toes in, I will make it easy for them to do so by telling them that I don't mind what they say to Me, as long as they have faith to love Me. I love and cherish all their love for Me—and however they choose to express their love, I treasure and appreciate it. If they would only start to express their love to Me in some way, no matter how mild it may seem‚ I would be pleased with it and in time they would grow in their lovemaking skills and would become freer in My Spirit.

102. Different people have different desires when they make love, and as a doting, tender and sensitive Husband‚ I want to make each of My brides happy in the way that pleases them. I do not force Myself upon you; I wait for you to make the first move. In giving you this revelation, I gave you many ideas of words that were sexy to Me—words that required you to lay aside your pride, words that broke your bottle to hear them spoken, because they were hot and passionate and graphic. Those words turn Me on! They excite Me and move Me!

103. But, as any loving Husband would do, if one of My brides does not enjoy saying those words, I will not force her to. I will love her in the way that she wants to be loved, and she can love Me with the words that she feels comfortable with. With her every effort and desire to love Me, I am happy and satisfied. And in time, as she becomes more comfortable and grows in her intimate love for Me, she will find that she is able to say other words of love and to engage in other forms of loving. The more we love, the more we will find our perfect balance in loving.

104. I have opened up this opportunity for you to be My intimate brides‚ and as such to enter into the protection of My intimate household, under My name and with the seal of My protection. Those of you who linger outside the gates, waiting to see if you want to be My ­lovers and wives, will soon find yourselves surrounded by troubles too strong for you. You're still My children, still loved dearly and greatly by Me, and I have offered you a place as My intimate bride, My queen, My handmaiden and the one dear to My heart. This is up to you to take. But if you don't take it, if you are not willing to put forth the effort to love Me intimately in some way, then you will soon find that you are not covered with the same protection as if you had chosen to be one of My intimate brides.

105. I say this not as a threat‚ but only as forewarning. I have offered you My hand, darling one—I have set a ring upon your finger, and promised you support and protection during the coming difficult days. But in order to receive the full protection I can give, you must enter into My intimate family and become one of My brides. I love you, and thus I have offered you this great honor‚ but it's up to you to accept it.

106. My dearest ones, I love your love for Me. I love your expressions of passion. I love the words you say which tell Me how you want Me, how you desire Me, how you enjoy My company. These words are all precious to Me—however you express them. But you must be willing to lay aside your pride and be humble in your love for Me, in your words to Me. There is a difference between not enjoying the words because you have different tastes in sex and different desires, and letting your pride hold you back.

107. There are some who could say much more‚ who hold back because of their pride, and this is hurtful to Me, for I know that if they loved Me more they would say the words that I put in their heart to say to Me. There are others who appear to be very mild in their expressions of love, but I see their heart and know that those are the very things they say to their loved one, the dearest on Earth to them, in their moments of passion—they are the deepest ex­pressions of love that they give‚ and they come with much love and desire and all of their heart. These are so precious to Me that they bring tears to My eyes and great, great joy to My heart.

108. It is not the outward appearance that I judge‚ but the heart. I am not asking that you feel great emotion when you say love words to Me. Your words of love are just as valuable to Me as those who say them with great feelings of emotion. I judge by the same scale—how much you give Me out of your love.

109. If you hold back from saying love words to Me because you do not experience the feelings, then pray that I will set you free in the spirit to give Me your expressions of love by faith. If you hold back because of your pride, then I say break free, and do it now—for time is running out! If you choose to let your pride stand between us, you'll soon find yourself weakened and left behind, without the great protection I have offered and promised you as My brides.

110. If you have not yet stepped out to love Me intimately because you were turned off by certain love words, and thus you felt that it was not for you, then begin now to say words to Me that express your love in the way that is most personal and intimate to you. Say to Me the words you say to your lover, to the one you cherish. If you do not say sweet words to your lover either‚ then I say that pride is holding you back, for to express love and passion is godly. It is the way of Heaven to give appreciation, to express love and desire, and it is the way of pride to hold back.

111. Even those who do not have a special lover can say words of love and appreciation, for that is a major part of having a date and filling the other's need for love and comfort. To have a date and merely go through the motions of sex without having communication and expressing appreciation is only filling a portion of the need that My Law of Love was intended to fill. So even if you do not have a special loved one that you share the bed of love with, you can still express words of love and appreciation and thankfulness to the one you're with, and at the same time express words of love to Me, your Husband. Expressing these words of love and humility and thankfulness will add a whole new dimension to your times in the bed of love—even if they were not exceptional before.

112. So, My loves‚ I open the doors wide, that you might walk in as you will. But do walk in, for the time is coming that you will be thankful that you are within the gates, that you bear My name as one of My intimate brides, that you know Me so intimately and are fully assured of My favor and protection. You will be thankful that you sacrificed your pride in order to love Me fully, for only through loving Me fully will you have the strength and protection you need in the days to come.

113. Come, My loves, let us begin to love! (End of message from Jesus.)

114. (Mama:) Thank You‚ sweet Lover, for that very clear and beautiful explanation of how You look at the love words we say to You. Thank You for placing rings on our fingers and bidding us to enter into Your intimate household, so that You can fully protect us as Your intimate brides.

115. The Lord says that He didn't give the Loving Jesus revelation and those specific examples of love words that we could say to Him as a punishment or to make it difficult for us. Rather, He was opening His heart and becoming vulnerable before us by telling us how much He needs and wants our love. He gave us those examples because those are some of the words that move Him, that excite Him, that turn Him on!

116. The explanation He gave of a married couple or two lovers learning to adjust to each other's sexual likes and preferences is certainly relatable to any of you who've ever had a love relationship. And that's just how you can look at your relationship with the Lord. He's told you some of the words that He likes to hear you say to Him, but if those words are too difficult for you to begin with, then He's happy to hear whatever expressions of love you're more comfortable with.

117. So you don't need to feel bad if you have a hard time with some of the specific words or phrases, or if they turn you off; use others that express your personal love to the Lord ­until you feel more comfortable with them or have more faith to say them to the Lord.

118. But you have to do your part and choose to love Him in some way, however mild. Just because you feel uncomfortable saying the more graphic love words to the Lord doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with them, nor does it mean that you should throw the whole revelation out! As our precious Husband explained, you have to take some steps to say mild love words to Him so that you can become part of His intimate family under the seal of His full protection. Each of us will desperately need this support and care in the days to come‚ so please take this message to heart and step out by faith to love the Lord intimately in whatever way and using whatever words you feel most comfortable with.

Why use sexual words that the

System considers dirty or lewd?

119. Q: Some people are stumbled by the more graphic Loving Jesus expressions, and consider them dirty or profane. There are ­others who wish they felt freer to express their love and feelings in this way‚ but they still have difficulty with it because of their conservative back­grounds. Even if someone's background is relatively free and open sexually, these types of erotic words are often still not part of one's vocabulary, but are considered porno-type of talk and on the dirty or lewd side.

120. Since such sexy language isn't used by "decent" people, but is often looked on as pornographic‚ why does the Lord want us to use it?

121. (Jesus speaking:) I have given man not only the beauties of sex, but also the words used to describe and accompany sex for man's pleasure. But Satan has sought to twist one of the greatest beauties of My creation into an abomination. He has warped the minds of those who know Me not, and he has adulterated and perverted their ways of looking at sex, of talking about sex, of reacting to sexuality and sexy words. So for many people in the world‚ the utterance of such sexy words has become evil or is a sin. For some it truly is a sin because the words and the terms they use are perverted and evil, for they have allowed the Devil to twist My creation; for others it is evil because they've been duped into believing that sex is sinful, and they believe that speaking of it so openly cannot be good or godly.

122. But you‚ My children, should not be afraid to speak the truth in love and to share My loving sexy words. I have given unto you and taught you the beauties of clean and pure sex and loving. The loving which you partake of has no evil attached to it, no perversion, no stigmas. Unto those who are pure, all things are pure. But unto those who are impure and unclean, the beauties of sex and the words which describe sex have often become impure and adulterated.

123. These sexy words and these terms and these expressions of My love are not demeaning but endearing‚ exciting and thrilling and cause My children to get hot and excited and sexy and ready for Me. Great power and exhil­aration come to those who have this personal, intimate, sexy, thrilling relation­ship with Me. It strengthens them and gives them power, boldness, humility, and many more gifts of My Spirit.

124. These erotic words and these ways of loving Me intimately are not for the lowlifes and the vile and the filthy minded, but they are for My children—My clean, pure, decent‚ loving children. It is perfectly fine to use these words with Me and with each other in the bed of love, and I will improve your love lives like you've never known possible. So throw off these mental taboos, and any hesitations, fears or doubts you have, as well as any lies the System has implanted in you. Regardless of what the System has taught you, or continues to teach, regard­less of any media portrayals or outside influences, these are good words and expressions of My love and they will bear good fruit in your lives. (End of message from Jesus)

125. (Mama:) The sexy and loving words that we say to the Lord and each other cannot be compared to the way the System uses such words. They use these terms to curse and to express lust, anger, hatred, and all manner of uncleanness. We use them to express love for the Lord and for others. Much depends on the heart and intent of the user. As the Lord says, "Unto the pure all things are pure. But unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure, but even their mind and conscience is defiled" (Tit.1:15). The Enemy has twisted the Lord's beautiful creation of sex in the minds of so many who don't know the Lord, and even those who do often think it's a sin or evil! For the most part, the way novels and movies portray sex or people talking about sex is not godly. The Enemy tries to get his bad attitudes and perversions in wherever he can—subtly, without you even realizing. Be sure to ask the Lord to cleanse you and keep you pure, and avoid giving any place to the Enemy.

Young people imagining

Jesus as an older man

126. Q: As a YA‚ I have difficulty loving Jesus and saying love words to Him because I imagine Jesus to be an older man. What can I do about this?

127. (Jesus speaking:) They that worship Me must worship Me in spirit and in truth. All I am asking of My children is that they say these words of love to Me, that in their times of intimate prayer they say words of love to Me from their hearts. I understand how some of the younger ones have difficulty with this. It takes time to get used to the idea. It takes time to get accustomed to saying these words of love and endearment, these intimate words to Me.

128. This is difficult enough for some without having to cope with the idea in their mind that I am an older man. Saying intimate and sexy words is foreign to some of them, something that they have not learned about or experienced or been accus­tomed to. I understand how it can make their trials even more difficult when first saying these love words that they're not accustomed to, and on top of it, to Someone older than them.

129. These, My younger ones‚ may look upon Me as one of them. Of course, they will see Me as being wiser, more understanding‚ more mature, and perhaps a little older, but they don't have to picture Me as being so much older. They can picture Me in their minds at an age that they feel comfortable with, for it's all the same to Me. I'm very flexible and adaptable. I can become all things to all men. If it helps these to see Me as being younger in flesh, then this is perfectly acceptable to Me.

130. I know that as they say the words, as they commune with Me, as our relationship grows‚ these initial feelings will fade away, they will fall by the wayside; My young ones will see Me in spirit and we two will be so close and so intimate that these other concerns will melt away. But for now, while they are getting comfortable with saying these love words to Me, it's fine for them to picture Me as being younger in flesh, if this will make things easier. (End of message from Jesus.)

131. (Mama:) Isn't that understanding of the Lord? So you younger ones—or any of us, for that matter—are free to picture the Lord during your times of loving Him as whatever age you feel most comfortable with. He's willing to adapt and change for our sakes, just to receive our love and fellowship.

If you're having a hard time

accepting the Loving Jesus

revelation, are you in trouble?

132. Q: Is refusal to accept the Loving Jesus revelation a symptom of bigger spiritual problems, or an indication that a person is generally in a bad spiritual state? Or is it possible that some people, who perhaps have yielded in all other areas, just have a hard time with this? Would it be detrimental to them not to implement it, or is it an area that the Enemy would use to attack them in, like a Huddersfield in their heart?

133. (Jesus speaking: ) I have not made this gift a requirement, so you must not make or use this as a requirement. Yet you can use it as an indication that those who believe in and practice this gift have great faith and great obedience to do what My Words say. You can know that they are yielding their body and heart to Me in intimacy, and therefore are desirous to remain close to Me and do what I ask, for they wish to be strong and ready to fulfill whatever I would ask of them.

134. In some cases it may be that those who have difficulty accepting this gift may also have other, more serious spiritual problems. However‚ their acceptance and use of this one gift, or lack of it‚ is not the yardstick by which to judge their spiritual condition in other matters. For some it may indeed be indicative of greater unyieldedness, but for others it is simply a matter of time before they, too, will come to learn and appreciate these secrets of My bed­chamber.

135. And to those who have not yet learned to use this gift of My love, I say: Don't let the Enemy seek to condemn you, or persuade you that because you have not accepted this gift, that you are now undesirable in My sight‚ that there is no hope for you, that you may as well quit listening to My Words and revelations and visions and moves altogether. This is not so! Nothing can separate you from My love.

136. If these questions or doubts from the Enemy weigh heavily on your mind, come before Me. Acknowledge that My ways are higher than your ways, and that My thoughts are above your thoughts. Acknowledge Me, seek Me‚ and you will be found of Me, and I will give you the answers. Read My Words in faith‚ that your faith may grow‚ so that you too can reach out and enjoy this gift, which I have given for your pleasure—and for Mine. (End of message from Jesus)

137. (Mama:) That prophecy brings out a very good point‚ one which I hope none of you has forgotten—that the Lord loves each of us un­con­ditionally, and that will never ever change! Just because you haven't been able to love Jesus intimately yet doesn't mean that the Lord finds you undesirable, or that because you haven't been able to say love words to Him, that He's given up on you. That's not the case at all! To the contrary, He wants all the more to welcome you into His arms and love you fully and completely.

138. The Lord explained earlier that there are blessings and benefits that a person forfeits when they choose not to love Him intimately. But He also says that just because someone is not putting the Loving Jesus revelation into practice doesn't necessarily mean that there's a big spiritual problem in their life, or that they're heading down the wrong road, out of the Family, or that it's just the tip of the iceberg, with a host of other problems hiding underneath the surface.

139. Each person who is struggling with the Loving Jesus revelation has a different reason why they haven't put it into practice in their personal life. With some people, it is indicative or a manifestation of other more serious problems, such as pride, a lack of yieldedness, doubts about the Word, prophecy‚ or the direction the Family is headed in; unwillingness to humble themselves before the Lord and others, etc. Yet for others, as the Lord brought out, it's just a matter of time. They're still young and inexperienced and need a little more time to grow into loving the Lord intimately.

140. There is a difference, however, between these two types of people. The first person is definitely holding something back from the Lord, struggling over whether or not to yield, and in some cases, in more than one area. Whereas with the second person, their heart is right with the Lord and they're trying to move ahead with the new moves of the spirit, they're in agreement with the New Wine and are trying their best, but they just need more time. In most cases, they believe in the Loving Jesus revelation in theory, but they're finding it hard to put it into practice.

141. Only the Lord can shine the light of His truth into each of our hearts and tell us how we're really doing deep inside. So if you're struggling with putting the Loving Jesus revelation into practice, please take the time to ask the Lord to tell you personally in prophecy how you're doing, and how He looks at your situation. Pour out your heart to Him and let your ever–loving and understanding Husband tell you what you can do to make progress and continue gaining victories day by day.

Is practicing the Loving Jesus

revelation vital to your

spiritual life?

142. Q: It's clearly not a Charter requirement to practice the Loving Jesus revelation, yet most of the New Wine coming out highlights the need for and the benefits of using the new weapons‚ one of which is Loving Jesus. With all that the Word says about the Loving Jesus revelation and how this intimate relationship with Jesus is going to give us the strength that we need in the Last Days, etc., it infers that people who don't practice the Loving Jesus revelation won't survive the Last Days, or at least won't survive as well as those who do. If that's the case and the Loving Jesus revelation is really going to make such a difference, then why isn't it a Charter require­ment? Or is it just a matter of "take the blessings or leave them," without it making a significant difference in your spiritual state or ability to be used in the future?

143. (Mama:) That's a good question. What the Lord has said in the Word on the subject of Loving Jesus and its benefits certainly sounds like it's pretty vital to our spiritual life and the new way in which He's leading the Family.

144. The deeper and closer relationship that Loving Jesus provides us with is part of our lifeline and connection with Him. In order to be His close Endtime Bride in the Last Days, it's imperative that we are more finely attuned to His voice and leadings, which He's explained will come from sharing this more intimate re­lationship with Him now.

145. My responsibility to give the Family the Lord's Words and what He shows Peter and me also includes trying to inspire and challenge each of you to put it into practice. Ultimately this choice is yours, of course, but the reason I've highlighted the Loving Jesus revelation time and again, encouraging each of you to use it, is because it's a powerful spiritual weapon and the Lord is really hoping that we'll all put it into practice.

146. However‚ when we've brought the question of making it a Fundamental Family Rule before the Lord, He's explained that He wishes for it to remain voluntary. It's not that Loving Jesus is not important enough to be made a Family rule; to the contrary, it's very important—in fact, it probably outranks a number of our current Fundamental Family Rules. But it's a very personal and intimate matter, and it has to be put into practice out of love—love which manifests itself through obedience to become the intimate bride that the Lord is asking of each Family member.

147. Even though practicing the Loving Jesus revelation remains voluntary, that doesn't mean that if you choose not to practice it‚ that you'll stay right on par in the spirit with those who are Loving Jesus and yielding themselves to Him in this way. Our wonderful Husband has given us quite a long list of the benefits that loving Him intimately brings, and if you're not loving Him intimately, then you are choosing to forfeit those blessings. You'll be missing out on some of the strength, power and preparation for the Last Days that the Lord wants to give you.

148. I don't want to make anyone who isn't practicing the Loving Jesus revelation feel bad. I understand that some of you have had a very difficult time with it‚ and I know that for some of you, it's been a step of faith to accept it. The Lord sees every step that you've made, every effort to believe, and He's going to continue to help you and strengthen you in this area if you say to Him, "I believe. Lord, help Thou mine unbelief."

149. It's not too late to step out and begin loving Jesus as His bride if you haven't been doing so up until this point. Or maybe you've tried it a few times when the revelation was first given, but haven't for a while. You can start again now. I pray that this next message from the Lord will answer the questions you've had along this line, and at the same time challenge you to partake of this deeper and more intimate relationship which is so rewarding.

150. Here's what the Lord said when I asked Him specifically about whether those who do not practice the Loving Jesus revelation will have a more difficult time both now and in the days to come, and whether the choice to not participate in this new move of His Spirit would affect a person's spiritual state and ability to be used of Him in the future.

151. (Jesus speaking:) As I have told you before, I am as a man who waits for a woman to give him the love he longs for. I have gently spoken to you of My love for you, My deep need for you, My desire for you. I wait for your love, the love of My Bride, to be given willingly. I do continue to tell you how much I love you, how I long for you while I wait. I do woo you and try to win you. Yet I choose to wait patiently and to receive your love willingly, from your heart, given to Me out of love for Me‚ because I have asked this of you.

152. I have put this revelation before you as a matter of choice because it is strong meat. I knew that not all would initially be ready or able to embrace it fully. Presenting it as a matter of choice enabled Me to more richly bless those who stepped out by faith to partake of it. This gift is one of love. It was given to you from Me in great love, and it must be accepted in love and in faith. This is why I continue to leave it before each individual as a matter of choice. If you choose to accept this gift now, you too will be richly blessed for partaking of it in faith‚ out of love.

153. It is true that a person who loves Me intimately as My bride will receive the many blessings that I have promised. Those who choose to not love Me in this way forfeit the particular blessings that come from being My lover. But they can still be desperate for Me in other ways, and they can still be close by My side and receive My protection and care. It's just on a different level; it's not as intimate or close. They can still be used of Me in the future, and their spiritual condition can still be strong; but without the assurance that comes from knowing Me very intimately and deeply, they are limiting our relationship together. By choosing to stay at arm's length from the heat of My love, they do not benefit from the sweet words that I would tell them while in the bed of love, and the particular instruction or training that I would give them during those precious moments.

154. (Mama:) I asked the Lord what He meant in the above paragraph when He said, "By choosing to stay at arm's length from the heat of My love‚ they do not benefit from the sweet words that I would tell them while in the bed of love, and the particular instruction or training that I would give them during those precious moments."

155. We know that receiving the Lord's Words in prophecy is not dependent on loving Jesus intimately‚ because we've been hearing from the Lord for many years now, prior to receiving the Loving Jesus revelation. But is there a difference in how the Lord speaks to those who love Him intimately as compared to those who don't? Here are the Lord's answers to the above questions:

156. (Jesus speaking:) I pour out My Words abundantly to those who ask and seek and are open to receive, desirous of My living Word. I pour forth in prophecy to anyone who is willing to receive, who opens their channel and desires to hear My voice. Even if they are not willing to be intimate with Me and lie in the bed of love with Me, I am still more than willing to speak to them, to love them and to care for them. I am able to instruct them and train them through My Words, as much as they are willing to receive.

157. The difference between those who do not love Me intimately and those who do, as far as training and the other blessings, can be ­easily compared to two friends vs. two lovers. With those who do not love Me intimately‚ who have not accepted their place in My bed of love, I am like a Friend. I am a Father, a Companion, a Guide, a Comfort, a Strength—anything they wish for Me to be. As two very good friends, I am honest with them‚ I help them however I can, I protect them as much as they let Me‚ and I am more than willing to speak to them on any subject they wish to hear My counsel on. It can be very close, very deep, very fulfilling‚ very assur­ing, yet it's still a friendship-based relationship.

158. The two lovers have the same friendship and communication, but they also have an added benefit of intimacy, closeness and sexual desire that the two friends do not have. Though the two friends and the two lovers may share the same basic love‚ the two lovers have the advantage of knowing each other a little bit better, being deeper and closer, because they are sharing more of themselves with the other. There are some things that are only made known in the bed of love, some things that are only shared in such intimacy and closeness.

159. That's how it is with My relationship with you. Those who choose to come into My bed of love benefit from that increased closeness, tenderness‚ the words spoken during those intimate moments. They can know Me better and receive more love at My hand because they're putting themselves in a position to receive.

160. I love everyone equally, friend or lover. My capacity and desire to love is perfect and includes everyone equally. I wish to give each of My children the full blessings that I have available for them, but I am bound by the faith and requests and desires of My children. I am also bound by their obedience. Certain obediences bring down certain blessings, and I have outlined to you in great detail the blessings that come from loving Me intimately, in the hope that My children would desire these blessings and meet the conditions that will in turn open the windows of Heaven and allow Me to pour down upon them the great riches and blessings that come as a result.

161. Just as loving Me intimately allows Me to shower My intimate brides with blessings, My children must also be made aware of the fact that those who do not choose to love Me intimately forfeit these particular blessings. Those who spend time with Me in the bed of love, receiving and sucking My seeds, are strength­ened, and the seeds that they absorb are manifested again through prophecy. The strength and beauty that comes from loving Me is made manifest through a clear and yielded channel, which I give you when you love Me intimately.

162. I will still speak to those who do not love Me intimately if their hearts are open‚ and I will abundantly pour out My love on them. I can train and teach them through My voice, but they will lack the additional help that I could give them in the bed of love, the infilling and the spiritual strength that they would derive from times of loving Me intimately. Thus they will not benefit from the sweet words that I would tell them while they are in the bed of love with Me, and all that I would share with them during those precious moments.

163. My words of love, encouragement and training are not reserved only for the bed of love. I share them with as many as will receive them. But I do reserve the lover's blessing for those who choose to be My lovers. I reserve the lover's training for those who choose to lie with Me in the bed of love. This is the difference between a friend and a lover.

164. (Mama:) That's a pretty clear and easy to understand description of the difference between Jesus' relationship with those who love Him intimately and those who don't. There's just something that changes in your relationship with someone when you become lovers, when you make love, and when you spend intimate time together on a regular basis. That's how it is with us and the Lord.

165. (Message from Jesus continues:) You ask whether those who do not love Me intimately will have a more difficult time in the dark days to come‚ and in answer to this I will tell you a story which parallels the magical benefits and power that loving Me intimately brings.

166. Picture yourself inside a fantastical world—a land where kings and queens rule, where good reigns predominantly and sinister evil lurks in the shadows, where every boy and girl is a prince or princess in their mind, where every heart dreams of love, where the forests are alive and enchanted, where animals talk when humans are not present‚ where surprises pop out at every turn, but where ultimately all things are designed to have a happy ending.

167. You—a prince or princess—have been sent upon a mission. It's a dangerous task, but you have accepted because there are great rewards to be collected at the completion of your goal. The benevolent Master who has instructed you as to the objectives of your mission has outfitted you with the clothing and materials that you will need. He has warned you that you will encounter many obstacles, and that in order to win the prize, you will have to pass through rain, hail, storm, wind and fire. Then you must survive the final test; what it is, you do not know.

168. As time wears on and your journey lengthens, you're confronted with obstacles, setbacks and phenomena that you do not under­stand. At each turn you hear the voice of the Master speak to your heart, instructing you. His voice often tells you to follow the path that looks least promising, yet as you obey, the path clears and you find that you're on the right road.

169. At length you have passed through the rain‚ hail, storm and wind. Then the fire greets you with heat that you've never felt before and you shrink back. You had the strength to face each of the other obstacles, but this one seems too hot, too hard to bear. With the rain‚ hail, storm and wind, there were easier ways to pass through the testing. They simply had to be waited out‚ to be endured. You could continue trudging through the storm or you could seek shelter for a while, and once the tempest was past, you could proceed. But this tunnel of fire looks impassable. You feel that certainly there must be a mistake in the course the Master planned for your journey.

170. Again you hear the Master's voice in your heart, and He tells you that this is no mistake. You must pass through the tunnel of fire. Additionally‚ He tells you that each test you have undergone thus far was for your own benefit. It's true. You did notice some magical improvement—however small—either in your mind, heart or physical state each time you weathered one of the obstacles placed before you. But you cannot believe that the tunnel of fire will bring any chance of magic or improvement to you, only death. Yet you have come too far to turn back now, you determine. The Master has never failed you, and though you cannot see a good purpose yourself, you place yourself in His hands, in His wisdom and knowledge, and set off to brave the tunnel of fire.

171. Your journey through the tunnel of fire seemed sometimes long, sometimes short. What took place within its flames you keep locked within your heart. When you emerge, you notice that your traveling clothes have been burned off your body, and in their place is princely attire, fit to appear in the finest courts. A gleaming, glowing sword hangs by your right side. A shield is in your left hand. Your mind feels sharp and your senses rested and alert. Your heart beats with a steadiness and confidence you've never felt before. Magic was born in the tunnel of fire and it now lives inside you.

172. Before you can assimilate just what took place and all the newness and refreshment you feel‚ you see a dark cloud on the horizon, racing toward you. Instinctively, you know that this is your final battle, and you walk forward, calmly trusting. You know that the high cost of enduring the tunnel of fire has repaid itself one thousand times over in preparing and outfitting you for your final battle. So you march on to conquer and win, to defeat the foe. And thus the story reaches its happy conclusion, and the prince or princess lives happily forever after in the Kingdom of the Master.

173. What does this mean? What does it symbolize? Do you feel like this call to love Me is like the tunnel of fire standing before you? This is the last wall of preparation which you must pass through before you are fitted and prepared in heart, mind and spirit to be the soldier of the End that I have called you to be. This rev­elation of loving Me intimately can be ­likened to the last wall of preparation. Putting that wall between you and the Enemy will give you the extra protection that you will need in the days to come. After this will come more strengthening and other aids and tools that will enhance your skills‚ but the Loving Jesus revelation is the last wall of preparation, the last step to your being suited and fitted with the basics that you will have need of in the Last Days. For with these tools, you have the basics needed to withstand the evils that the Enemy will throw against you. It is the consummation of My Bride and Me, and put together with the other new weapons that I've given you which you are learning to use faithfully, it provides you with all that you will need. And yes‚ it will prepare you for the Last Days, and without it, you will lack in some area.

174. I know that now it [the Loving Jesus revelation] may look to you like an impenetrable wall of searing heat‚ one which you cannot bring yourself to pass through, but I promise that once you determine to pass through it, magic will be born within you. Though you may not feel or see the effects of this magic, you will feel it when you see that the Last Days are upon you. You will see the strength that it has provided you with. You will feel the difference. Now it's a matter of faith, but you will feel and see the fruits of it with your very eyes in the days to come.

175. So if you wish to go through the final battle with all the strength and help that you can possibly have‚ embrace the Loving Jesus revelation and partake of it. If you wish to be as close to Me as possible and be privy to all My Words, instructions‚ and the special things I would tell you and teach you, then love Me intimately. For although a person can still make it through the Last Days and be close to Me without doing so‚ the full blessings and benefits only come to those who choose to partake. And as the days wax worse, the benefits will only increase.

176. So practice now even in small ways, for it is the choice and the willingness that I bless. Your faith and desire to step out, even if your step is so very small‚ I will bless and count as righteousness unto you. I will water your seed of faith and cause it to grow. If you put forth the effort and take the first step, then I will guide you and draw you unto Myself. (End of message from Jesus.)

177. (Mama: ) Similar to my question about what difference there is in the messages of prophecy and the training that the Lord gives those who love Him intimately and those who don't, I asked our wonderful Husband for another clarification on the following sentence: "If you wish to be as close to Me as possible and be privy to all My Words, instructions, and the special things I would tell you and teach you, then love Me intimately."

178. To me that sounded like even though some­one is very fluent in their gift of prophecy, unless they're loving the Lord intimately He may not give them as much, as many specifics‚ or as rich an abundance as those who are loving Him intimately. The Lord, as always, was more than willing to explain:

179. (Jesus speaking:) Again, in this instance, I speak of the difference between lover and friend. Those who are fluent and exercised in their gift of prophecy, who have faith that I will speak to them, I can tell much. I can forewarn them and guide them. But those who are intimate with Me are afforded greater protection and are privy to more of My care and instruction‚ for they have given more to Me. Unto those who give more, more will be given. As much faith as you show forth, that measure will be returned unto you.

180. So love Me, that you might partake of all these blessings. Allow Me to fully protect and care for you by coming into My household and being wed to Me‚ loving Me and giving yourself unto Me. I can only protect and care for My friends as much as they allow Me; but I can carefully guard and keep close by My sides My wives, who have given themselves to Me forever. (End of message from Jesus.)

181. (Mama: ) There are a number of specific promises and incentives in that message and story illustration from the Lord in regards to our loving Him that are very encouraging. I'll list them here:

1. Loving Jesus is the last wall of preparation which we must pass through before we're fitted and prepared in heart‚ mind and spirit to be the soldiers of the End that the Lord has called us to be.
2. Put together with the other new weapons that Jesus has given us which we're learning to use faithfully‚ we're provided with all the preparation that we need.
3. Loving Jesus intimately will prepare us for the Last Days. Without it, we'll lack in some area.
4. In the Last Days‚ we'll actually see and feel the benefits of being Jesus' intimate Bride. We'll see the strength He's given us and feel the difference.
5. As the days wax worse, the benefits of loving Jesus will only increase.

182. The Lord's message is so sweet and understanding. He encourages you who haven't yet tried loving Him to take even one teeny step! He promises He'll water the seed of faith that you show in making an effort, and He'll draw you close to Himself. He's just asking for an effort of faith, just a demonstration of your love in this way. Give Him your one little mustard seed of faith and let Him move the mountain of obstacles that the Enemy has set in your path.

The last wall of preparation

183. When I asked the Lord for more details con­cerning Loving Jesus being the final "wall of preparation," as He said in the pre­vious message, He gave the following message. As the Lord explains, just because Loving Jesus is the "last wall of preparation" doesn't mean that He is going to quit speaking to us, or that He's run out of new moves of the Spirit or revelations. To the contrary! Passing through this "last wall of preparation" will enable us to receive all the more from Him, and allows Him to pour more into us and to strengthen us more, because of our increased yieldedness, accept­ance, believing and receiving spirits, which will come as a result of being His intimate brides.

184. (Jesus speaking:) The test of loving Me intimately is just that—the last wall of prep­aration at this stage of the game. After that, you go on to a new level; it is a new era, the era of greater works and miracles. There will be more moves of My Spirit, but this is the last wall of preparation which My children must cross and put between them and the Enemy in order to receive the things I have for them in the future, and to be wholly prepared as I would like them to be.

185. This should encourage people that if they can let go of their pride and yield to Me in this area‚ they have completed the grade and have the basic preparedness in spirit that I require. Of course, there will be more moves of the Spirit that will come along, and other things that will strengthen and enhance their spiritual lives, but as I have said, Loving Jesus is the final wall of preparation. This will encourage many of My children who wonder if they will be able to receive the next new move of My Spirit.

186. The simple truth is that if they are able to embrace the Loving Jesus revelation, and they remain yielded and open to Me‚ as My desirous and simple brides, believing, receiving and accepting in faith, they will easily be able to flow along with the future moves of My Spirit.

187. The Loving Jesus revelation was a great test for many‚ and for that very reason it was part of the final wall of preparation, for I needed a strong and meaty test to try My children with, to see who would prevail into the last blessed days of the Endtime. It is a high calling to be one of My chosen Endtime warriors, and in order to receive My full blessing, anointing and ultimate care and protection, you must be one of My intimate brides by accepting and practicing the Loving Jesus revelation. (End of message from Jesus.)

188. (Mama: ) So once again, I urge those of you who have not yet given it a try, or who have tried a few times but gave up because you didn't see any immediate results, to please try again. Please let Jesus, the One Who loves you more than anyone else in the world, have a closer and deeper relationship with you through this avenue of loving Him.

189. Won't you do it out of love for Him, out of obedience—even if you don't fully understand all the ins and outs, or have it all sorted out in your mind? If you have questions, ask Him to speak to you. Ask Him if He wants you to love Him intimately. If you're struggling, ask Him to strengthen and empower you through His living Words. He's more than willing to help you along step by step, and believe me, the results you'll reap will be more than worth it!