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"Britain, Arise,
Shine, For Your Light Has Come!"
by Clemy Gilmore
www.caterhamcommunitychurch.org.uk
I've not shared this word
publicly before, but feel the time is near for what the Lord wants to do in
Great Britain. I hope it confirms things and contributes positively to the pool
of prophetic voices concerning Britain.
Blessings,
Clemy
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February 27, 2001, I was praying and found myself in a vision in the heavens
looking down at the British Isles below. I could see a wind was blowing from the
northeast towards the southwest across Britain and I heard these words:
"Prophesy to these islands." "What shall I prophesy?" I asked. Again I heard the
words, "Prophesy to these islands." Again I asked for the words to prophesy.
This happened a few times (I can't remember now how many times) and each time
the love I felt in my heart for Great Britain increased until I felt I was going
to burst!
Then I saw an open window in the heavens over the British Isles and golden light
was pouring out of this heavenly window onto the British Isles. I heard the
words: "Say to these Islands, 'Arise shine, for your light has come. No stone
will be left unturned, no corner will be left in darkness. All will be brought
into glorious light!'"
Isaiah 60:1-3
"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory
of the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to
your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn."
Clemy Gilmore
Accountable to the leadership of Caterham Community Church
Surrey, U.K.
www.caterhamcommunitychurch.org.uk |
A Note From Jim Goll
 "Easily
understood, yet profoundly deep, The Ancient Language of
Eden is one of the clearest portrayals of God's love relationship with
man -- the crown of His creation -- that I have ever read. If you are in search
of food that will satisfy your soul, like that of an evening enjoying a
delightful seven course meal with your most intimate friend, then you will
devour this feast. Written from a pen of a transparent life, Don Milam breaks
the bread of the master and of his own life that will compel you to come running
into the arms of our Father's embrace." - Jim W. Goll, Cofounder of Ministry
to the Nations, Author of
The Lost Art of
Intercession and
Wasted on Jesus
"What Was the
Ancient Language of Eden...and How Do We Get it Back?"
(From the Book "The Ancient Language of Eden")
by Don Milam
www.radicalgrace.org
 Injection
of the "Self" Virus
By eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, by willing other than
what God willed, man became unholy. Dying to the holy, heavenly image, he now
lived in the awakened bestial image of the serpent. The animal being had
swallowed up the celestial being, and Adam and Eve then had common flesh,
brittle bones, bestial members, and needed bestial clothing.
Man was now separated from God: Lusting after the earthly, the holy anointing
oil given of Christ, was dried up; he became shut up in a gross, bestial image,
for his flesh now belonged to the earth and to death; the dominion of this world
now dwelt within him.
(Jacob Boehme)
As the virus released by their actions permeated their beings, the light of the
most holy place within the spirit of man grew dim. In the inner man, the power
of the soul gradually began to subordinate the rule of the spirit. Cataclysmic
shifts in the nature of man were set in motion that would not be set right till
the coming of the Second Adam.
Critically Wounded
In the beginning there was only one will -- the will of Father -- and all
creation lived in harmony under this solitary rule. The rebellious action of man
now introduced another will into the universe -- the will of the flesh. As
Adam's will supplanted Father's will, an eerie echo sounded throughout Father's
created world. For the first time there was more than one will in the universe,
and all nature began to groan. All creation immediately felt the impact of man's
treason. Nature's silent sobbing sounds will not cease until man returns to the
ancient garden and the many wills are once more merged into glorious union with
the Father's will.
Critically wounded by the injection of the "self" virus, man became spiritually
disabled. The focus of his life became inverted as he began to dwell on his
needs and desires. The true direction of spiritual life was meant to be upward
toward the heavenly atmosphere, but now man's life was turning inward and
downward. As the memory of Father's presence began to slowly fade, man's
spiritual energies irresistibly declined.
Scrambled in a maze of linguistic disorder, the spiritual speech patterns and
heavenly grammar of the ancient language were disappearing. Sadly, the words of
the old love language began to sink into a sea of forgetfulness. With a dulling
of the ears and blurring of the spiritual perceptions, the language of Father
was ultimately replaced by another language -- the language of self.
The Birth of Moralism
Religion became a partner in crime, seeking to control its members by moral
legislation rather than helping, or at least releasing, them to find their own
way back to the ancient garden and the empowering Presence.
Coupled with the emergence of this new and deadly language was the development
of an evil and darkened consciousness. The serpent's promise became a reality,
but not with the results the man and woman had hoped for. The shortcut down the
dark back streets of self-will resulted in a new awareness of themselves. The
result was immediately obvious. They had not become gods. In fact, they were
being reshaped into a lower creation, their unique personalities damaged, and
their consciousness coming under the domination of a new fleshly law.
A crippled consciousness would now be the rudder of man's darkened soul. For the
first time, man knew good, and he knew evil. This knowledge would inexorably
replace the loving voice of Father. On that day morality was born. Moralism
became the substitute for spirituality. Living in the presence of Father, man
had been sustained by Father's breath. His life had been based upon the power of
the Presence; now it would be based upon the enforcement of the law -- the law
of good and evil. He would now be defined by doing good and avoiding evil.
This new law would be the means of judging and evaluating oneself and others.
Rather then seeing each other in the light of God's image, mankind would value
and judge one another in the light of performance and conformity to the new
fleshly law.
The Law
of the Spirit vs. The Law of the Flesh
Man would forever experience the conflict between these two opposing laws -- the
law of the Spirit and the law of the flesh. The law of the Spirit would always
be reminding him, though dimly, of the ancient language and the Presence of
Father. The law of the flesh would insidiously obscure that memory as it
enforced its own rules of procedure. These laws of behavior and procedure would
become the basis of all future religions.
Seeking to enforce this homespun morality on others, all future cultures would
emphasize the need for humanity to live by imposed rules from without rather
than being motivated by the inward life of the Spirit. In some ways these
outward laws would serve as a temporary protection for man until a new law could
come -- the law of grace and mercy resident in Jesus.
Religion became a partner in crime, seeking to control its members by moral
legislation rather than helping, or at least releasing, them to find their own
way back to the ancient garden and the empowering Presence. Presuming to be
mouthpieces for the Father, religious leaders would arise to establish
themselves as the authority in the community of God. Tradition and legalism
would replace the life of the Spirit.
Father Has a Question for Adam
Meanwhile, back in the garden Adam and Eve stood rooted to the spot where they
had thrown it all away, lost in the solitude of a frightening awareness of what
they had done. Rewinding and replaying their actions again and again in their
dazed minds, Adam and Eve trembled with fear of the consequences of their
actions. Never had they felt such overwhelming terror. Retreating inwardly into
their darkened deliberations, they experienced a deep sense of loneliness
permeating their very souls. Meanwhile, a voice was attempting to break through
the deep musings of their minds. Suddenly, they were arrested by the penetrating
voice as it finally reached into the depths of their inner retreat. Rushing for
the nearest tree, they attempted to hide from the voice.
"Adam, where art thou?"
"Who told you that you were naked?"
"Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
Questions are powerful tools to probe inward parts. The technique of
psychological questioning is used in the psychiatrist's office as well as in the
courtroom to find out the truth of a matter. Searching questions pierce the
darkness of obfuscation, forcing man to confront the realities of his life. They
compel us to examine our shame and our guilt, the destructive results of our
wayward actions.
Father is the Master of the probing question, and as we will see in a later
chapter, His Son also had the powerful gift of asking just the right question.
It is of extreme importance that you understand the essential difference between
the interrogations of man and the insightful searching questions of Father.
Man's investigations are undertaken to expose and condemn. Father's questions
come to reveal and heal.
The Mysterious Work of
Forgiveness and Grace
Trembling at the sound of Father's voice, Adam and Eve attempted to hide
themselves physically as well as psychologically. Hiding is man's perfected
reaction to the horror of his actions and a natural response to the negative
experiences of his life. Pulling the proverbial blanket over our heads gives us
a sense of protection and security, albeit false. Through the years, man would
refine this inward flight, creating great psychological impairment to his inner
being. His only chance for healing is to remove the emotional coverings and in
open honesty expose himself to the loving eyes of Father.
Regrettably, much of my life was spent on the pathway of this inward flight, as
I sought to hide from the pain of what I perceived as my negative existence.
Fearing to face the reality of my failures, I sought refuge in concealment. I
lived under a false assumption that what others did not know would somehow
protect me from increased pain and guilt. Fear of exposure hounded me,
paralyzing much of my spiritual life. I did not understand that exposure was the
only sure path to spiritual and emotional healing. Fear of exposure led me to
the door of falsehood. When caught in a wrong action, I would simply lie to
myself and others rather than expose myself.
To heal man, Father must expose man. Man's deep fear is that exposure will lead
to even more emotional pain and condemnation. Man has good reason to fear
unveiling himself. Self-disclosure more often than not leads to condemnation and
judgment by others, even in the Church. But Father's questions are posed in
order to enable us to see what He already knows. His questions help us arrive at
a safe place of self-realization, where forgiveness and grace can do their
mysterious and majestic work.
Hiding and Blaming -- Man's Answers to Father's
Questions
The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with
me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate."
...The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 3:12-13
The couple had now lost all control of the situation. They could not get a grip
on reality and moved blindly, it seems, from one sin to another. A chain
reaction of deception and denial that had been set in motion was establishing
future patterns of behavior for man. Rather than deal with his sin, man now
introduced two very powerful psychological tools for attempting to avoid the
consequences of his failures in life -- hiding and blaming.
In hiding and blaming, man fashioned a whole new vocabulary, as it were, to
replace the spiritual vernacular of honesty and openness that characterized the
ancient language of Eden. This dark form of communication was developed in an
effort to protect man from facing the consequences of the horrible realities of
his life. Thus began the dialect of blame shifting, rationalization, deception,
lies, coded language, irresponsibility and shame-speech.
And Eve originated what would become the classic copout: "The devil made me do
it." Enter the world of recrimination, injustice, scapegoating, and
irresponsibility.
(John Shea)
The old mother tongue began to disappear as self-talk took greater control of
man's speech patterns. Self-love, self-defense, and self-advancement were
becoming the rule of the interior life of man. The image of self was replacing
the image of God.
Now let us weep together as we examine the deterioration of the ancient language
of Eden and the developing dialects of the language of self.
Language of Doubt
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of
the field which the Lord God made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God
said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?"
Genesis 3:1
The matrix of the garden was an environment of total, loving trust and obedience
to the spoken words of God. Love and trust were the root grammatical structures
of the mother tongue. They constituted the framework of man's outer environment
as well as the structure for his inner world. All things were held together by
Father's word -- the outer world and man's inner space.
Having carefully followed this developing structure, the evil one knew the only
way to break it down was to create a fracture in man's trust in the words of
God. With subtlety, he carefully planted a seed of doubt in the thought
processes of the woman. Man and woman were only accustomed to honesty and open
communication, never having experienced any other language in Father's company.
But then the evil one introduced a new form of speech -- deception and
insinuation.
The cunning of satan opens a mortal chasm in the soul of man. As the woman
pondered the serpent's words, a hint of doubt began to take shape -- doubt that
would eventually grow into an act of betrayal and a breakdown in man's trust in
Father.
Trust, so essential to the language of Eden, was shattered in that moment. That
one small entertainment of doubt would eventually mushroom into a whole system
of unbelief. The new language of that system would express this doubt in myriad
streams of human thought -- skepticism, cynicism, atheism, and humanism. Man
began to not only doubt Father's words, but also to question His love,
misinterpret His actions, and even move to the point of questioning His very
existence.
Language of Pride
"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Genesis 3:5
In his plan to bring down God's beloved creature, the serpent proceeded to his
next strategy -- the appeal to pride. Man had lived contentedly in the humble
place of the creature, understanding that all he was and all he had were a
result of Father's loving power. Man was the creature, and Father was the
Creator. Seeking to disrupt that order, the serpent stroked man's pride. "You
will be like God." Man pondered this. Could it be possible? Could man also be a
god? The beguiling door to divine possibilities cracked upon satan's sly words,
and the man and woman took the bait and slipped through the entryway.
Where his speech once was filled with praise and worship directed toward God,
man's language degenerated into the slutty speech of pride-filled talk -- pride
of accomplishments, pride of knowledge, pride of strength, and pride of life.
The humble language of man was being twisted into a focus upon who he was and
what he could do. Love of self would now dominate his communications with
others. Self-preoccupation quickly grew to overwhelm man's speech habits,
robbing him of the ability and even desire to intimately relate to Father and
effectively communicate with others in the ancient tongue.
Language of Twisted Desire
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food,
and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make
one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with
her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6
In his desire to disrupt the flow of spiritual delight and desire between
Creator and creature, the serpent again shifted the focus of desire away from
Father's will to man's needs and wants. Eyes that were once filled with the
light found in Father's presence were being clouded over with a perverted form
of desire -- lust. The old words of worship and praise were being substituted
with murmurs of selfish pleasure. The desire for momentary gratification was
overwhelming the once content and grateful heart.
A floodgate of all sorts of evil desires rushed through the door opened by the
woman -- inordinate desires for money, power, sex, and possessions would eat
away at all spiritual desire. Rather than becoming gods as hinted at by the
serpent, they unwittingly became slaves -- slaves to their own corrupted
cravings. Rather than ruling over desire, desire would rule over them. The
language of man evolved further, filled with all manner of lustful talk, eroding
even further the pure speech of the love talk of Eden.
Language of Shame
He said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden,
and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself."
Genesis 3:10
Adam had never experienced fear. Totally secure in his belovedness, he
confidently performed his work in the garden paradise. Invigorated by the
freedom he experienced in the presence of Father, Adam joyfully worked on
Father's behalf tending the garden. Clothed with a sense of divine worth, he was
never troubled with thoughts of insignificance or failure. Love of Father
motivated him, not duty or addictions.
The serpent's goal to divide Adam and Father and to destroy the peace in this
ancient place was beginning to be realized. When his seductive work was done,
the serpent needed only to step back and let the chips fall where they may.
In a blinding, horrific realization of what they had done, Adam and Eve recoiled
in shame. Falling to the ground, they groaned deep within their spirits at their
treasonous deed. A penetrating sensation of shame was stripping away the
clothing of personal worth they had worn in the presence of Father. Father! Oh
no! They became paralyzed at the thought of Father. For the very first time
ever, they feared the presence of Father. What would He think? What would He do?
"We have failed Him!" The pain was almost unbearable.
A pervasive sense of shame is the ongoing premise that one is fundamentally bad,
inadequate, defective, unworthy, or not fully valid as a human being.
(Lewis B. Smedes)
Thus, destructive thoughts of shame were introduced into the being and language
of man. At first subtle, eventually they would saturate his psyche to be acted
out in his daily life. Shame would drive mankind in the wrong direction -- away
from the presence of Father. This is the destructive power of shame. Rather than
draw us to the place of healing, it drives us to run and hide from God and
others. Unable to bear the guilt of our actions we hunt for places of seclusion
that result in a numbing sense of loneliness. Enter the language of self-hate,
compulsive comparison with others, unworthiness, and voraciously needing the
approval of others.
Father
Would Provide a Covering for His Still Beloved Children
I know a lot about shame. Much of my life was lived in the house of shame. At
first, it was subtle and mostly unconscious, but I could feel shame's
debilitating presence encroaching on my inner thoughts. I could not have
explained exactly what it was; I just knew that there was something very wrong
with me. Life went on, and the accumulation of years of failure sharply defined
the shame. It began drifting to the surface of my mind more and more.
I felt the awful weight of shame for my failures as a son, as a husband, as a
father, and finally, as a preacher. Shame depreciated my every attempt to please
Father. Years of a steady infusion of shame finally left me spiritually disabled
in my mid-life years. Only when I discovered the loving Presence of Father, or
rather, when He found me, did the shame lift from off me.
Man helplessly wallows in the mire of guilt and shame until the coming of Jesus.
In Jesus the filthy clothing of shame is replaced with the clothing of the
Spirit.
The pain that Adam and Eve felt did not begin to compare to the pain of loss
pulsating in Father's heart. Though deeply hurt, He could not leave His children
to wander the world uncovered. He already had a plan in the works that would
take care of everything, but until its appointed time, Father would provide a
covering for His still beloved children.
Language of Rejection
Therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden
of Eden...
Genesis 3:23
Man had only known the Presence of Father. He had never lived a day of his life
without the comforting sense of God all around him. His eyes first opened
beholding the face of God radiant with love, and he had known only the security
of living in that all-encompassing love. Now he was banished from the place of
the Presence. There would be no more daily walks filled with sweet nothings
being spoken in his ear. As the human retreated further into his own dark,
self-absorbed world, he became deeply aware of a bone-chilling feeling of
isolation. While relationship with Father is not totally destroyed, it is
distorted and detached.
This detachment is the source of the profound sense of loneliness. At the
numbing center of this loneliness man experiences a deep ache and longing for
what could have been. This alienation and loneliness is woven into the very warp
of modern man. His guilt and shame have driven him inward into a psychological
alienation and spiritual loneliness. In this hermetically sealed condition he is
prey to all the ongoing lies of worthlessness and shame.
C.S. Lewis said it well when he said he felt like a man brought out under naked
heaven, on the edge of a precipice, into the teeth of a wind that came howling
from the Pole.
The communal memory of what was lost in that ancient garden creates a psychic
ache in the soul of man. Though unaware of its origin, he nevertheless seeks to
fill this vacuum of loneliness and rejection with any and every sort of activity
and relationship, or else he retreats into seclusion. The language of man is
rife with expressions of names for this deep sense of loneliness and spiritual
rejection.
Changed by the
Realization that Father Has Always Pursued
What man does not understand is, he was driven out so that he might be brought
back, changed by the realization that Father had always pursued him. The Tree of
Life was kept from him for a time that it might be kept for him for an eternity.
In the book of Genesis, we see man driven out of Paradise and away from the Tree
of Life. In the Book of Revelation, we see the gate to Eden reopened and man
once again brought into the garden with a special invitation to come eat from
the Tree of Life. The Son of man will be the one to swing open that ancient gate
and help man reclaim the precious ancient language.
by Don Milam
www.radicalgrace.org
(From the Book "The Ancient Language of Eden")
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"This
book weaves together a tapestry of 'scandalous love!' Grace will once again
become no less than amazing as you rediscover 'the ancient language of Eden.'
Get ready to encounter the God of Love and meet Him between the lines. Get ready
to be ruined by His heart!" - Jill Austin, Founder of Master Potter
Ministries, Author of
"This
is a handbook about spiritual rebirth and revival. Not the theory, but the way
into it. From the first page, The Ancient Language of Eden drips with the
Presence that salts the soul's thirst for Him and breathlessly waits for the
encounter! As you read, the encounter begins. It is filled with bursts of
revelation that will astound and overwhelm you, seeding your soul with glimpses
of glory that linger for months. Inspired and intelligent, The Ancient
Language of Eden is a compass for seekers of every age and tongue.
Beautifully done from a heart of experience with a Living God that transcends
religion and touches His glory, The Ancient Language of Eden evokes a
deep-unto-deep opening to God. Don Milam lets us realize we are the ink that
wets the pen of the Greatest Story Teller, and He is inscribing each of us on
the pages of His autobiography. In the same spirit of the mystics, the influence
of The Ancient Language of Eden is a timely masterpiece set to become a
benchmark classic in Christian reflection and disciplines of the spirit that
will extend well beyond our day." - Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda, All
Nations Church
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