THE GREAT DROPS OF BLOOD
March 10, 2009
by Pastor Joey Marinelli – New Castle, PA, USA
A couple of weeks ago the Lord spoke to me and said, “Great Drops of Blood“. Then I knew He was speaking about the increase of His DNA/Character and the greater Mysteries of His Kingdom getting ready to be released for the preparation of the Fathers, and the Apostolic Kingdom to be prepared. We are now seeing our old mind sets being removed, many people are experiencing healing and an increase of anointing in the meetings and an increase of anointing in their lives to become the Word and give it out to others. Many of us are going through great transformation from western thinking to a Hebrew way of thinking as the Word is being brought forth in a deeper measure. I have seen much change and growth in everyone who, with more pressing, is willing to hear and see with more pressing. As the Holy Spirit began to teach and show me through these scripture we can see the process of Death, Burial, and Resurrection of the Apostolic on the Horizon of the New Day!
Let’s look at Luke 22:39-46…
Luke 22:39-40
39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.
40 When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
OLIVES means Garden and is figurative of the Bride, and speaks of a place of learning (Gethsemane = olive press).
PRAY means to Supplicate or Worship.
TEMPTATION (G3986) has two meanings: (1) to be put to the test and proven by trial, or (2) to be lead away through lack of understanding and miss the mark (sin); the condition of the mental state by which we are enticed to lapse into sin.
The Lord has been teaching us much about areas of being prepared in Praise, Worship, and Intercession and warfare. To be ready for battle to remove the “Ites” (the giants) in our land. This is the preparation for the greater things to be received. God is also looking for fruit so He is testing us to see how much Word we have in our account, or in us.
Luke 22:4141 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed,
Jesus, only being a stones throw away from His Disciples, speaks of how close He was to being given fully over to the Fathers will, to the Death process, and be resurrected into the fullness as our Great High Priest and Apostle. The stone also speaks of Christ and the revelation of who He is, as we are coming closer to the fullness of that revelation! The Apostolic is soon to be upon us. And as Prophets Michael and Wayland say, “You haven’t seen anything yet!”
Luke 22:42-43
42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.
In v42 we see Jesus being fully submitted to the Fathers will. We also have to be fully submitted as well “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done on our earth as it is in Heaven”, in order for God to fully abide within us.
In v43, angel means Messengers of the Covenant. It is those who bring the Revelation and the Appearing of the LORD.
Luke 22:4444 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow.
46 Then He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.”
In v44, agony (G74 agonia) means: (1) a struggle for victory: gymnastic exercise, wrestling, and (2) of severe mental struggles and emotions, agony, anguish.
Also in v44, earnestly (G1618 ektenes) means: from G1614; intent, without ceasing, fervent. The Hebrew word for earnestly (H7836 shachar) means: to seek, to seek early or earnestly, to look early or diligently for, a) (Qal) to look for diligently, to seek, b) (Piel) to seek, to seek early. also dawn.
Jesus being in great agony, is a picture of us as we are going through a severe mental and emotional battle or a great mental shaking. We are wrestling with our beastly nature against principalities and powers as overcomers. Jesus then began to pray more earneastly, without ceasing. Also, remember Elijah prayed earnestly (James 5:17-18). This is the time we are in right now, to birth out the Apostolic . We are in the dawn of the new day. Much illumination is now on the horizon as we leave the 6th day and move into the 7th day Sabbath Rest of God. Everything that is not like Jesus has to be removed! It is the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord… who can endure? We can if we can see the Pattern! Jesus’ sweat became as Great Drops of Blood. We know that the sweat speaks of the natural works realm. We are now coming out of that realm, into the Glorious Rest of God. We will see Him as He is, and we will do what the Father does and say what the Father speaks.
In v44, Great means elder or apostolic, and the Blood speaks of God’s DNA or teaching… an Apostolic Bride/Government teaching! Lets not forget the Greater works as the Great drops of Blood are being poured out into our ground. We can see through these scriptures there is a beautiful Prophetic picture of Jesus being fully submitted to the Death of the old nature in the garden right after this He is betrayed by the Son of Perdition (Judas), lead away as a sheep to the slaughter in His Death, completely putting away and making a triumph over principalities and powers in His burial, and fully birthing out His resurrection in Apostolic Dunamis miracle working power. We as His warring Bride are going through the same process! So as we die, we become resurrected. I want to encourage and bless everyone as we go through this death-to-self… count it all joy for on the other side we will fully come into our Inheritance from Glory to Glory!