Downward Journey of the Spirit of Stupor

THE DOWNWARD JOURNEY OF THE SPIRIT OF STUPOR

QUICKENED SCRIPTURE: THE SPIRIT OF STUPOR 6/01/12

Rom 11:8 NKJV

"God has given them a spirit of stupor,{2659} eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this very day."

This was really quickened to me as I had been praying about why some people don’t receive prophetic Words nor see or hear how the Words apply to their lives, even though the Spirit of Prophesy is so available. I began to pray about what causes the spirit of stupor and saw that it is like a downward spiral of conditions of the heart.

SIDE BAR

The word stupor means the prickling sensation like when one’s limbs falling asleep when the blood flow gets cut off from a limb. They translate it lethargy. The word is connected with Greek words meaning to nod at midnight. That caught my attention, because I had also been praying about the 10 virgins who fall asleep and then wake up at midnight.

NT:2659 STUPOR

katanuxis (kat-an'-oox-is); from NT:2660; a prickling (sensation, as of the limbs asleep), i.e. (by implication [perhaps by some confusion with NT:3506 or even with NT:3571]) stupor (lethargy):

KJV - slumber.

Rom 11:8 NKJV

"God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day."

NT:3506 TO NOD

neuo (nyoo'-o); apparently a primary verb; to "nod", i.e. (by analogy,) signal:

KJV - beckon.

NT:3571 MIDNIGHT

nux (noox); a primary word; "night" (literally or figuratively):

KJV - (mid-) night.

Matt 25:6-12 KJV

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

THE DOWNWARD JOURNEY OF THE SPIRIT OF STUPOR 6/01/12
The following characteristics are conditions of ones heart in how they relate to the Word of God. They are a check list showing the downward journey on the consequences for our choices in not obeying God’s Word. The Word of God is primarily His Truth as spoken in scripture and also rhema Words spoken by His Spirit.

QUESTIONS:

Do we believe His Word?

Do we change our life in order to agree with His Word? (repent)

Do we fear the Lord when we reap the consequences of not believing and obeying His Word? (His Word promises we reap what we sow and we are accountable for our choices to obey.)

UNDERSTANDING THE JOURNEY OF

THE SPIRIT OF STUPOR

CHARACTERISTIC

DEFINITION

SCRIPTURES

Don’t believe

Unbelief

Doubt

Rom 11:8 & 20

"God has given them a spirit of stupor…Because of unbelief they were broken off.

Mark 16:14-15

He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

Not repentant

Will not change

Will not obey scripture

Rebellion

Ps 55:19

Because they do not change,

Therefore they do not fear God.

Rev 2:21

And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.

Ezek 12:1-2

Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2 "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house.

Jer 8:6

I listened and heard, But they do not speak aright. No man repented of his wickedness,

Saying, 'What have I done?' Everyone turned to his own course, As the horse rushes into the battle.

Don’t fear the Lord

Haughty

No humble

Rom 11:8 & 20

"God has given them a spirit of stupor… Do not be haughty, but fear.

Isa 29:10,13

For the Lord has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep…And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men…

Don’t hear

Don’t listen

Hard of hearing

Not teachable

Rom 11:8

"God has given them a spirit of stupor… And ears that they should not hear.

Matt 13:13,14

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables… hearing they do not hear… 14 Their ears are hard of hearing…

Don’t see

Eyes darkened

Dark light

Deception

Defiled eye gates

Lust

Covet

Counterfeit visions and dreams

Violence

Greed

Rom 11:8 & 10

God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see … 10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see.

Matt 6:23

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Don’t understand

Ignorant

Illiterate

Futile thinking

Unable to read a sealed book.

Parables

Mysteries

Isa 29:10,11

For the Lord has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep, And has closed your eyes…, "Read this, please." And he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed." 12 Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, "Read this, please." And he says, "I am not literate."

Matt 13:13,15

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.. 15 Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,

So that I should heal them.'

Dull

Heavy

Weighty

Grievous

Burdensome

Obligation

Duty

Religion

Dull in the Greek: dull, grievous, heavy, weightier. From weighty, burdensome, grave, going down, weight.

Mat 13:15

For the hearts of this people have grown dull.

Their ears are hard of hearing,

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Matt 23:4

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders

Lethargic

Stupor

Numb

Asleep

Don’t ask questions

Not curious

Don’t seek answers

Rom 11:8 NKJV

"God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day."

Stupor in the Greek: a prickling sensation, as in limbs asleep, stupor, lethargy,

slumber.

Not grateful

Not thankful

Familiarity

Take the Word for granted

Take God’s grace for granted

Rom 1:21,22

… although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,

Hard heart

Unbending opinions, mindsets, beliefs

Heart like flint

Darkened heart

Disobedience

Hearts far from the Lord

Zech 7:11-12

11 But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. 12 Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit

Heb 4:2,3,6,7

2 … but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. 3… So I swore in My wrath,

'They shall not enter My rest…6…did not enter because of disobedience, 7 …"Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts."

Left out

Cut off

Jealous

The become jealous in order to save some so they may be grafted in again

Rom 11:8 & 20

"God has given them a spirit of stupor…Because of unbelief they were broken off…

Rom 11:1-24

8"God has given them a spirit of stupor…11 But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy…14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. ..23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

WORD TO PONDER: BE WARE OF THE SPIRIT OF STUPOR 6/01/12

Dear ones, be very careful as to your level of obedience to My Word. I do not change, nor is there any shadow of turning. I AM the same yesterday, today and forever. My Word is Who I AM. I have given you My Word as your plumbline for your lives. Do all you can to eradicate unbelief in My Word. Do all you can to obey My Word and fear My ways.

Ask dear ones, ask Me to remove all unbelief from your heart, least you grow dull and finally develop a hard heart, and be given over to the inability to change your minds, attitudes, thoughts, beliefs about Me, yourselves and others. If you are unable to hear, see and understand My Word it is My warning that you have been given over to a spirit of stupor and need to wake up.

I love the world so very much, that in the last days I AM doing everything possible to give a strong wake up call to all who are in a spirit of stupor. I AM calling all to Myself and will touch lives in startling ways, both sobering and wondrous, to knock on the doors of those who are asleep. Dear hearts, My ways of knocking on sleeping doors may be strong meat and hard to swallow, but it is much better to hear Me knocking then to hear silence. There is a day coming when I will no longer knock and those whose hearts are so hardened against Me will not even know the tragedy of such an event.

Rev 3:14-22 NKJV

"And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' — and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked — 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."'"