Friday night Michael went to the barn about 10 p.m. and while there he was praying but he did not feel that God was there anymore, as though God had left it. What he thought of were the images that Ashley Sayer saw there. I think what she saw was dead people all over the place. In the morning he got a letter from Ephraim which said that when Ephraim woke up that day he felt like God had left, and he began praying, "I cannot live this way." Michael wrote to him, and in the letter he just told him to trust that all was well. And when Ephraim read it he said that all of that went away.

Michael sensed that there was no God in the land anymore - not that He wasn't in the people, He just wasn't in the land. It was like God was lifting off, leaving, and the people were going to go with Him. He said that when he began his fast it was an act of God. God caused him to pray for the change. That was the beginning of our whole change and our leaving, and now it seemed like Father was carrying that process through with these different tokens.

Michael had gone to his bookshelf and pulled out the Pseudepigrapha and opened it and began reading about Enoch, how he was going through all these devil kingdoms and having all of these difficulties. And then he was being assured by Michael the Archangel that all was well.

Then in chapter 22 of the second book of Enoch, fragment J, he read this (I will reword this a little bit as I have two versions before me and I will choose the best of them):

In the tenth heaven the archangel Michael led Enoch to stand before the Lord's face

1 On the tenth heaven I saw the appearance of the Lord's face, like iron made to glow in fire, and brought out, emitting sparks as it burns.

2 Thus in a moment of eternity I saw the Lord's face, but the face of the Lord is not to be talked about. It is so very marvelous and supremely awesome, and frightening.

3 And who am I to give an account of the Lord and of His very wonderful face? And I cannot tell the quantity of his many instructions, and various voices. The Lord's throne is very great and not made with hands. And the choir stalls all around Him, the cherubim and the seraphim armies and their never silent singing. Who can give an account of His beautiful appearance, never changing and indescribable, and His great glory?

4 And I fell down flat before the Lord, and the Lord with His own mouth said to me:

5 Have courage, Enoch, do not fear, arise and stand before my face forever.

6 And Michael the Archangel lifted me up, and brought me in front of the Lord's face.

7 And the Lord said to His servants: Let Enoch stand before My face into eternity, and the glorious ones bowed down to the Lord, and said: Let Enoch go according to Your word.

8 And the Lord said to Michael: Go and extract (take) Enoch from out of his earthly clothing, and anoint him with My delightful oil, and put him into the clothes of My glory.

(Michael has been extracting us from our "animal skins" so that we might have a new body. Our "animal skins" could be our earth view, our earthly covering, or our character change.)

9 And Michael did as the Lord told him. He anointed me, and dressed me, and the appearance of that ointment is more than the greatest light, and his ointment is like sweet dew, and its smell like myrrh, shining like the sun's ray, and I looked at myself, and I had become like one of his glorious ones and there was no observable difference.

Anaiah said that the interesting thing is, that Father had him open the book and read it at this time. Michael replied that Ellen White said, "Don't study the Bible that way." Esther said, "I do that all the time."

He said that the Pseudepigrapha speaks of the sons of Hagar, who are the Muslims and Palestinians. He then compared some historical facts with the book of Revelation. Which gave a different outcome of the prophecies written there. He pointed out that Papal Rome ruled the world and destroyed whoever would not yield to her. And during that period of the Papal rule, those prophecies that John wrote were actually being fulfilled, like the devil being bound for a thousand years. There was a thousand years of “peace”, for the adversary was bound (so to speak). From the earth's picture of things, Rome was an indisputable leader for a thousand years. The Khazars kept the sons of Hagar out of Europe. That historical time period was five times longer than the history of the United States. It is true that the Roman Catholics were apostate, but they had the oracles of God and it was from them that we got our Bible, and people like Madame Guyon.

It was the same for us. The Seventh-day Adventists gave us the writings of Ellen White. These were the oracles of God. But the SDA's are apostate, too. In the book of Revelation it says, "when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog. . .(These are the Khazars now the New World Order, atheistic Zionists set on world domination) And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever." - Revelation 20:8-10

And since the Reformation this has occurred. Michael said, "I'm not discounting Ellen White's view of this, but prophecy is like a flower which has many petals. This is just another way to see the interpretation. The idea of Enoch, or the people of God, getting a new body would be like fire coming down and destroying the wicked." Michael thought that this "fire" of our change would be the vindication of what God has done here. That along with the resurrection of the dead and our leaving may burn them for some time after we leave. He said Jesus probably read the Book of Enoch and in there "Son of Man" is capitalized, which is "God with us". And the Jews of His time knew what "Son of Man" really meant, which is why they were so mad at him.

Gabriel brought out the point that when Jesus healed the blind man, Jesus asked him if he believed on the Son of Man. And the blind man said, "Who is he that I may believe on him?" The Pharisees understood this to mean more than just any man who is born of man.

Michael pointed out that the way the Eastern mind thinks is very different from the way the western mind works. And when these prophets used these visual images, like the sun becoming dark or the moon turning to blood, they knew what those terms meant. But the Western mind doesn't have a clue. The Eastern writers saw it all very differently. And it has been the same with us here. We apply things as the prophets did. When they spoke of a man coming in the clouds of heaven they were not thinking of a body dangling from a rope up in the sky. They knew what that appearance was. Those born of the Spirit understand these spiritual images that the natural man cannot understand. Although Ellen White wrote using many of these terms by virtue of the visions she saw, yet she may not have understood them in the way that we do. But she did begin to understand, for instance, she said that the three angels flying in the midst of heaven were not heavenly angels, but people with a message.

Michael said the "woman in the wilderness" was given the "wings of an eagle", which mean that she would get there very quickly. And Mother said the escrow (for this land) closed within two weeks. [Just after that was said, the thunder rolled in the sky.]

When John wrote "666" that could be seen then. The Pagan priests in Rome wore amulets around their necks with 666 on them. How much clearer could it be? It said it was a city built on seven hills. All of the imagery used in Revelation clearly speaks of the Rome of John's day. Revelation 18:5-24 describes the destruction of Pagan Rome very clearly. And what rose from those ashes was the Papacy. And Michael referred to this as being God's kingdom being established in the earth when Satan was bound for a thousand years. Then it says that the devil was loosed and there were wars.

The time of Luther could be considered as the beginning of the saints of God standing on the wall, looking at the wicked. He said if it wasn't for Rome, what would Luther have? And if wasn't for the SDA's, what would we have? There is this process of swinging from truth to apostasy, and both the Jews and Rome and the SDA's have all gone through that. They started out relatively pure, and then became very dark. But they all had the oracles of God. Someone said the light shines out of the darkness, inferring that Jesus was the Light that shone out of the darkness of Judaism; the Reformers were the Light that shone out of the darkness of the Papacy; and we are the Light that has shined out of the darkness of the Adventist church.

Michael pointed out that the Jews were in apostasy most of their existence, full of idolatry and paganism. Yet they were still considered God's people because they had the oracles of God. When it came time for the end of the Jews they were given a 490-year period. And when it came time for the end of the Christians, they were given a 490-year period. He said that during the thousand years of peace it could be considered the apocalyptic age. It was the New World Order - the Khazars - who struck the final blow against the Catholics' supremacy in the world in the late 1700. They fomented the French Revolution under the doctrine of "reason". The Papacy was successful in keeping the Bible out of the hands of the common people in France. Therefore they had no standards for right and wrong, which made way for the philosophy of the Revolution. The first to go to the guillotine was the Catholic priesthood, so they opened the way for their own destruction. And since that time the Khazars have been taking control of one nation after another. Michael called the New World Order "the devil's kingdom of war".

Then he read from the first chapter of Revelation, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. . ." And then from the last chapter, "He which testifies these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." And he emphasized the point that these things were supposed to happen right away. This was published by John in 91 A.D. and the people of that time knew that it was Pagan Rome that he was writing about.

Michael commented that in Revelation 9 it talks of these locusts. He said that these were the hordes that came from the North, and over a period of years, attacked Rome. He said they had long hair, which described these people. In 2 Thessalonians 2 Paul speaks in vague terms about the Romans just as John spoke in cryptic language describing Pagan Rome.

Michael then jumped to the fall of the Papacy, saying that the church age is over and this is the age of war. And for us it has become a new heaven and a new earth. It describes the city coming down out of heaven, which is the Bride the Lambs wife, and she has come down from heaven to the earth. And now we're standing on the wall watching the fire. And what would bring that fire more than the "change" and the resurrection of the dead? When they see it happen, and they see our "happy, holy estate", it causes them to burn in torment. Anaiah said the reason they burn is that they know we are not under their power any longer.

Remember again that the Jews were called God's people, yet they were very corrupt. And so the Christian church during those thousand years could have easily been compared with the Jews, full of corruption and idolatry. Yet both of these groups had the oracles of God.

Ami-el pointed out that in Zechariah 3:3,4 it says, "Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment." When Joshua is given new garments, could this be the same as a new body? And Michael said, "Yes." In verse 9 it says, "I will remove the iniquity of the land in one day." And it says that we are changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. He said we'll spend the rest of the day learning to fly.

Mesha asked the question, “If God is not in the land, does that mean that He is in the people and out of the land? Michael answered, "No, He's in you and He is leaving." Then he went on to say that the blessing is no longer in the barn.

Esther and Danielle were waiting outside on the north hill while Michael happened to be praying at the barn Friday night. And she mentioned to Danielle that she could not go back to the barn anymore. A short while before 10:30 Danielle went home and changed her clothes, and when she came out and rejoined Esther they were both wearing all black. Just about that time, Michael returned and saw these two dark figures - at least their clothes were dark, but their faces were bright. Michael had a feeling of an ominous token when he saw the two of them. They said to him, "We've come to tuck you in." But he saw that they were two witnesses - a token - regarding his experience about the barn. It was commented that it was exactly a year ago that these same two witnesses had come to him and they were a token of Father's acceptance of the land. It seemed that they were now a token of Father's work to bring about the "change". No more using the earthly temple or church.

Ami-el brought up Isaiah 61 and said something about verse 10 having to do with the change of garments, which he felt was also a token of the new body. Michael started reading through the chapter and commented.

1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD [Michael said that this is the year of rest - the year of favor], and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

[Michael said he always comforted those who mourned- that is to say, those who were repentent and feeling their need, broken and contrite. Always, without exception, he did that, and still would. He said that he has no judgment against anyone who has been an enemy. If someone who had been railing against us showed up mourning over what they had done he would say, "Oh, it was nothing," and he would comfort and accept them as though they had never sinned. And verse 3 and 4 describes what he would do for them.]

3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. . .

7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed. [See Galations 3:16]

10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. [the change]

11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
[Michael related this to our "happy, holy estate"]

Salem said that what he felt like in the early days was that he wished that Michael would have been mean to him so he could have had reason to be offended. Michael responded, "Well, I gave you an opportunity. I told you to get a gun and shoot me." Salem said, "Well, that wasn't what I was looking for." And Michael said, "Father never faults us for our feelings. And he found no fault in Salem. He understands our feelings and He just wants to get us through them."

Joy described a Mockingbird that she was watching that was sitting on top of a pole just singing away. Then it would fly up like it was doing a back flip and land on the pole and sing some more. It was doing this again and again. It flew away and came back and did the same thing again. It seemed to be expressing the joy of our land.

Mesha said something about Father leaving the barn is like Jesus leaving the Holy Place and entering the Most Holy Place, which is us. Then Kelitah pointed out a statement from the Desire of Ages that said Jesus tarried on the earth to give His disciples a chance to “get used to His risen and glorified body”.

Michael was talking about the 9th of Av being 45 days after he started his fast. And the 9th of Av is a symbol of the destruction of the earthly temple. The human body is an apostate image of God. Both of the Jewish temples in Jerusalem were destroyed by fire. Our body temple would be destroyed by a great Light.

Michael said that the three Witnesses have met a lot together in his front room, going over things between them, while he has been along in his bedroom with Father. He said it was like they were still in the fast for the change, and now it seems as though the whole land is involved. They want their consummation of their inheritance.

Michael said that he was responsible for all of it. He did it on purpose so that we would have no other interests. He wanted to give a gift to Father, and that was you. This is what I have done, and I would do it again. Something is going to happen. All of this activity is not wasted. We cannot go back.

Gabriel thought that what has been happening here has been like the "Feast of Booths" (meeting out side under the sky). We can't go back to meet in the barn. And Michael said the "Feast of Booths" is about heaven. Ami-el reflected on the saying, "There are those who are so heavenly minded they are of no earthly good." We all saw that to be true. Someone else said that at the Wedding Feast people are given a wedding garment they don’t make up their own. It's like our new body is given to us. Michael said, "And when it all happens, you'll wonder why you ever resisted it. Father is making you lighter so that you can fly. It's all my fault. I did it on purpose. And I would do it again."

Somebody was reflecting about Healed being in love with Michael, and he said, "That's an act of God. A fifteen year old girl falling in love with God. I did it on purpose and I'd do it again. She is Father's forever. And she will be vindicated soon, along with Tiara and Matthew."

Someone said that the gift that he is giving to Father are his lambs. Michael said, "Yes, I worked for this for seven years. It's like we've been leaving "belief" and going into the life of it, in love with the Spirit. Long ago people like Jeanne Guyon were put in jail for this. Isn't this a wonderful day?"

Ruth related a conversation she had with Tiara. It appears as though Pam and Bill are ready to stop having "church" in their house. And they are tired of having God in their house too. Michael told Pam when she was here that, "this is not going to work out the way you think." Tiara saw very clearly that Pam does not want them there anymore. They never took them anywhere, and the other day Bill said, "When the kids are gone and it's just the two of us again, we'll go somewhere."

When Joy and Seth went to the doctor regarding her breast cancer, just to make sure she doesn't have to go through their requirements when she dies and can just come here and peacefully die (if that ever happens???). Both of the times they have been there they have laughed a lot and the doctor has laughed really hard with them. Seth said something about the doctor could write a book about them, and Joy said, "No, we're not that weird." And the doctor said, "Oh yes you are!"

Ami-el said that the gift that Michael is giving is a gift to the universe, and to all of those who have died since creation. And that gift will affect eternity. Michael agreed, he said everything that we do is for a purpose, whether we are on our bed or in a chair, under the trees. It seems like nothing is happening, but a lot is going on in the Spirit. Gabriel referred to a duck moving across placid water. But if you were to look underneath his feet are just going very quickly. It's all beneath the surface.

Over by the porch we were singing, "When He Cometh":

When He cometh, when He cometh
To make up His jewels,
All His jewels, precious jewels,
His loved and His own.

Refrain
Like the stars of the morning,
His brightness adorning,
They shall shine in their beauty,
Bright gems for His crown.

He will gather, He will gather
The gems for His kingdom;
All the pure ones, all the bright ones,
His loved and His own.

Little children, little children,
Who love their Redeemer,
Are the jewels, precious jewels,
His loved and His own.

Afterward Michael again said something about the Son working out a plan (of salvation) and it worked, He will ot fail.