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Ecclesiastes 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief:

and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Jeremiah 9:6 Your habitation is in the midst of deceit;

through deceit they refuse to know me, says the LORD.

"IN THE AGE OF UNIVERSAL DECEIT,

TELLING THE TRUTH IS A REVOLUTIONARY ACT"

George Orwell

Some of the documents written have resulted in the question:

What is Rhema?

It is a Greek work – Strongs number 4487.

Definition of Rhema.

It is the direct spoken word.

When we say Rhema we are meaning the direct spoken word of God.

Rhema is for the building up of the whole body of Christ.

You will find a technical exposition at the bottom of this document.

We can take it to be the Holy Spirit speaking directly to our human spirit,

as it takes spirit to communicate with Spirit.

John 4:24 God is a Spirit:

and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth

The following verse is very interesting in that it first of all speaks about

the written word, and secondly it speaks about the spoken word.

According to this, ‘proceeds’ is not past tense but rather present and continuous.

It is an error to think that the Eternal does not speak to us today.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said,

It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone,

but by every word <4487> that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

When you consider it practically, you will have to admit that a living dynamic God

would want to speak to his children, His literal sons and daughters,

just as any parent does.

However, what we prefer is a set of rules and regulations to follow.

This has been the case for thousands of years.

It is a rare thing for someone to want the Eternal to speak to them directly.

However, we have to have a word of caution.

In my experience I have many times been told by others that they were

acting under the direct instruction of the Holy Spirit.

The problem was that these claims were easily proven lies because their

words and deeds were directly contradicted by the clear word of scripture.

This does not mean that we should therefore throw out the baby with

the bath water and say that the Eternal does not speak to us today.

It is not true, He does speak to us.

Most times we choose not to listen.

Not only does the Eternal speak to us today,

He earnestly desires that we listen and not spend all our time

in one way conversation, making demands.

The fact that we are being told that the end time gospel is the matter

of telling people about Rhema

simply means that we have to realise that when we are saved,

which is born anew, the Godhead takes up residence in us and requires

that we listen to him and obey.

This is the ‘good news’.

If we do not do this we are no different to the other billions on planet earth.

1 Kings 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire:

and after the fire a still small voice.

13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle,

and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave.

And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Some think that the goal is their intellectual understanding of some minute

scriptural detail and law keeping of one sort or another.

This is not true.

John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life:

and they are they which testify of me.

40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

We, therefore need to be aware that the enemy would use our minds and our emotions

to try to confuse us.

If we are operating in the body of Christ, as we should, then sharing of Rhema

will help to ensure that what we are doing is really of the Eternal

and not simply our opinions.

At this critical time in earth’s history we need the direct word of God

just to survive.

We will not find this written in the bible.

For example:

The people who did not go to work in the Twin Towers on Sept 11,

due to the still small voice which told them not to go, survived.

Those who went perished.

This is going to become more pertinent as the days pass.

Listening to and obeying the voice of the Holy Spirit,

who is none other than Christ is critical.

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is,

there is liberty.

B.B.E. 1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is said, The first man Adam was a living soul.

The last Adam (Christ as the context shows) is a life-giving spirit.

We will be guided and transformed if we do listen.

This is how the Bride of Christ will be prepared.

From the beginning God has always wanted to speak to people.

The problem is that most times we have not wanted Him to speak to us,

as we might not want to hear what He is telling us.

Before anything was written God’s spoke to man and this is recorded for us.

The bible is essentially the recording of Rhema.

The Eternal spoke to Adam, Eve, Cain, Moses, Noah Isaiah, Ezekiel, etc. etc.

At the time of the Exodus the commandments which the Eternal spoke

were heard by the people before they were ever written.

Exodus 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying,

2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt,

out of the house of bondage.

3 You shall have no other gods before me………….

The commandments give to were at first verbal commands that

the whole nation could hear.

They were subsequently written on tablets of stone by the hand of the Eternal.

All the writing of the prophets came first as direct words from God and then

they were written in books.

Exodus 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings,

and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking:

and when the people saw it,

they removed, and stood afar off.

19 And they said unto Moses, You speak with us, and we will hear:

but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you,

and that his fear may be before your faces, that you sin not.

We are the ones who did not and still do not want the Eternal to speak to us.

Today He wants this situation corrected.

It is impossible to have a relationship without communication.

Communication is a two way process.

The written word of God is complete and should not be added

to or have anything taken from it.

Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that hears the words

of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,

God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,

God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city,

and from the things which are written in this book.

Let it be noted that we do not claim that we are the only people who have Rhema.

Neither do we claim to be infallible.

It is a new discipline for us and we will mistakes.

This will help to keep us humble instead of proud and arrogant.

The Eternal will deal with our mistakes.

The main point which we are making is that

Rhema is for all believers and not a select privileged few.

It also has to be shared for the growth of the whole body of Christ.

The New Testament Greek Lexicon.

1. that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word

any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning

speech, discourse

what one has said

a series of words joined together into a sentence

(a declaration of one's mind made in words)

an utterance

a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative 1c

concerning some occurrence

subject matter of speech, thing spoken of

so far forth as it is a matter of narration

so far as it is a matter of command

a matter of dispute, case at law

Strong's Number:  4487

rºh=ma

Original Word		Word Origin
	rºh=ma		from (4483)
Transliterated Word		Phonetic Spelling
	Rhema		hray'-mah
Parts of Speech		TDNT
	Noun Neuter		4:69,505

KJV (70) - no thing + (3756), 1; not tr, 1; saying, 9; thing, 3; word, 56;

NAS (67) - charge, 1; discourse, 1; fact, 2; matters, 1; message, 2; nothing, 1; remark, 1;

say, 1; say say, 1; saying, 1; sayings, 3; statement, 6; thing, 2; things, 4; word, 18; words, 22;

The only way out of this dilemma is Jesus Christ.

He is the only way of escape.

Praise the Lord.

Come soon Lord Jesus.

Amen.

Messages By Peter James

(Bible Explanations, Messages of Life, Hope & Encouragement)