This Word is Submitted by Jim Paul [jimpaul@cogeco.ca]

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                            The Wedding Dowry

        On November 2 at 10 PM I had a life impacting encounter with the
        audible voice of God in my house in Hamilton, Ontario. I had just
        returned from ministering at the "Savoring His Presence" and
        "Catch the Fire" conferences in Chicago and I saw the precious
        stones that had been received and I was jealous. I wanted to see
        the Lord manifest these glory realms in our local church and I
        felt that we had missed our opportunity, so I spent the day in
        prayer to hear from God. At 10 PM that night the audible voice
        of God thundered in my house. I yelled and staggered in the power
        of the Spirit right into my bedroom where my wife pleaded with me
        to explain what was happening.

        This is what the voice of God said to me:

"I AM the Father of the bride, and I released the love and joy anointing
on My bride, the Church, to beautify her for the lost and the Bridegroom.
You saw that anointing released in 1994 and it will not lift off the earth
until the Bridegroom comes.

"But now, I AM releasing an additional anointing called "The Wedding Dowry."
My bride will not be poor as she approaches the soon coming wedding with
My Son.  I myself will supply her The wedding dowry. The precious stones
that you have seen falling in North America are a sign of this new season.
My bride will begin to see a new release in finances so she can love a lost
world and become a BIG bride. She will not go into the wedding feast empty
handed. The wedding dowry is a glory preparation. I will soon add to this
hope chest the "true riches" of Luke 16:11 - the apostolic signs and wonders
that will be manifesting over the whole Church.

"Do not say that you have missed your chance and that this season of blessing
has passed you by. The wedding dowry anointing has just begun, and it will
be laid on the continuing foundation of love and joy."