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The Stage Is Being Set… See What God Has Planned Next

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An end-time shift has begun. Church as we have known it is coming to an end. A major shift that will change how the Church looks, functions, and operates in the end times. Drawing from Chapter 1 of "Rise of the Glorious Church," this episode unveils the bigger picture of what God is preparing to do next...
 
In episode three, Darrel and Cindy reveal:
• A prophetic picture that will change how you see the end times
• Two major paradigm shifts to help you see God's next-level plans.
• Why Church as usual is ending—and what's coming next 
• A new kind of Church is coming—what will it look like?
• Two paradigm shifts that will redefine how the end-time Church operates
• The one thing you and the Church must have to be ready for what's coming
• Why the real "Gospel of the Kingdom" is far greater than you've been told
• And much more!

God is preparing His people to rise, to build, and to carry His presence, power, and glory in a way that will impact the world. The question is—will you be ready?

Episode 3 Timecode Chapters
00:00 Introduction – The Stage Is Being Set
03:02 An End-Time Glimpse – What’s Coming Next?
05:16 What Should Our End-Time Focus Be?
07:12 A New Kind of Church Is Coming—What Will It Look Like?
10:54 An End-Time Shift Begins—God Is Setting the Stage
13:56 Why Church as Usual Is Coming to an End
19:24 The One Thing We Must Have to Go to the Next Level
23:25 A Key Question for You
24:24 Break: An Invitation

25:06 Act 3 – A New Era for the Church
27:00 A Great Kingdom Transition Has Begun
28:16 Major Church Paradigm Shift #1 
31:16 A Warning & Imagine One United Vision
32:55 Major Church Paradigm Shift #2 
38:54 What Is the Real “Gospel of the Kingdom”?
41:07 The Best End-Time News List! 
44:09 Satan's End-Time Plan vs God’s Plan
45:28 Episode Review – Seeing the Big Picture
46:49 Next Episode Preview & Final Thoughts

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Introduction – The Stage Is Being Set

Speaker 6

An end-time shift has begun. In this episode, we reveal an end-time picture that will change how you see the future. Also, a new kind of church is coming. What will that look like? We'll also share two major paradigm shifts that will redefine how the church operates in the days ahead. Then stay with us for the one thing every believer must have to be ready for what's coming. Welcome back to the Shekinah Today podcast. We're your hosts, Daryl and Cindy deVille.

Speaker 3

Well, hello everyone. This is Cindy, and we are so excited about walking through this journey with you as we go chapter by chapter through rise of the glorious church.

Speaker 6

Yes, amen. We've been waiting for this, and now it's here.

Speaker 3

Yes, what an exciting adventure.

Speaker 6

It is. And so if you watched episode two, you'll see the journey begins with part one that talks about an end-time shift has begun.

Speaker 3

Yes.

Speaker 6

And that starts with chapter one, the stage is being set.

Speaker 3

Oh, I just want to say this is the stage is being set. God is putting all the players in place, and he has the timing. He knows when the curtain's going to be open and he's ready. But we see in Isaiah 60 this scripture, and many of you are familiar with this. It says, Arise and shine. And we're just speaking this to you, your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is rising upon you. We declare this over the church. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and a deep darkness the people. But the Lord, he will rise over you, and his glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning. So in the midst of what we're seeing going on in the earth, there is a new kind of church God is raising up. But I want to say this that whether it is dark or light outside, we should always be shining the light of Christ. And in this book, as we go through the chapters, we begin to reveal and walk you through how can there be more of Christ in me? Because if it is Christ in you, the hope of glory, then we want more of Him and less of us. As John the Baptist said, I must decrease.

Speaker 6

Yes, I want to start by reading this from the book, this part. It says, God is setting the stage for his glorious church to arise upon the earth. It's evident that a new day has dawned and an end time shift has begun. Church as usual is coming to an end. Everything's about to change. Will you be ready for what's coming?

An End-Time Glimpse – What’s Coming Next?

Speaker 3

Amen. That's a good question. God wants to help you get ready for the days we're in, again, whether it's light or dark outside, whether there's great conflict or whether there's peace, he wants you walking in his presence, in his glory. He wants you to be carriers and bearers of his glory.

Speaker 6

And many are looking at the world right now, seeing what's going on in Iran and the Middle East and America and all the nations of the earth. There's a lot going on, and many believe Jesus could be coming back at any moment, but we believe there's still some things to be done that he wants to do. And one of those things he wants to do is if you've seen our trailer, you know what we're about to say. God is about to reintroduce himself to his people and to the world on a whole new level. His manifest kingdom, power, presence, and glory are coming at a level we've not seen in modern times, we believe. And it will dramatically change the landscape of the church.

Speaker 3

Amen. You know, when you talk about Iran and what's going on in the Middle East and the end times, there's a lot of people that have come to different conclusions. And they're looking at it, you see conflicting reports, conflicting ideologies, conflicting things going on. But we need to remember God's ways are higher than our ways. And we have to tap in to the heart of God, the spirit of God. This is a time where, like never before, we need to really be discerning. We cannot go by what we're hearing on this news station or this news station. We need to hear what's from heaven and to help us navigate through these days.

Speaker 6

That's right. And we're going to be talking about this just as in biblical times, the Ark of the Covenant representing God's presence, power, and glory that miraculously led the children of Israel into the promised land, into a new day, a new era, that that's happening once again.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

God is preparing his people to carry the ark of his presence, we believe, into an end time battlefield of stunning light and darkness. And in the midst of great shaking, God's going to raise up a new kind of church, the glorious church, and she will do wonders in the earth. And the church is going to play a vital end-time role in bringing forth God's glory and a great harvest that is coming. And we believe God has spoken to us and said that his glory is going to be a major part, a major end time story.

Speaker 3

Amen. Amen. A lot of people, when they focus on the end times, they want to talk about all the terrible things that are going to be happening. And yes, it's going to be intense as we move forward. And whether you believe God's going to take us out now, pre-trib or post-trib or whatever, the thing is, is God wants us ready. That's right. And he wants us to be armored up. He wants us to stand firm in our faith. He wants us to be ready to give an answer for our hope. So it's so important in how we see things.

Speaker 6

As the saying goes, you want to be ready as if he's coming today, but plan as if he's coming not for another 100 years. And if he's not coming for another 100 years, what should we be doing? We should be occupying, we should be advancing the kingdom of God and rescuing souls and displaying the kingdom of God in us and through us. Amen. That is our focus. Not about what's the timing of our escape or what's the timing of getting out of here. Our whole focus is about the kingdom of God. That's right. Advancing his kingdom, doing his will in the earth.

Speaker 3

Well, you know, Jesus' heartfelt prayer, I love this prayer. He said, Pray, thy kingdom come. That's right. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. So many times we're just thinking about heaven, heaven, heaven. And we should be, but it should be about bringing heaven to earth, the kingdom of God to earth. And as we're here, whether again it's a day or a century away, we need to have that focus.

Speaker 6

That's right. And as you'll see in this book, we believe the church is not just a people, it's a place. God wants a church that will carry the blueprints of heaven to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth now. That doesn't mean we're going to take everything over, but you can imagine, imagine outposts or pockets of the kingdom of heaven throughout the earth, preparing the way for the coming of the king to ultimately come, eradicate evil, and set up his kingdom.

A New Kind of Church Is Coming—What Will It Look Like?

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

So God is going to be raising up a new kind of church, the glorious church.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

And you may ask, what does this new glorious church look like? First, the glorious church is a people being conformed to the image of Christ.

Speaker 1

That's right.

Speaker 6

As you'll see in part two of this book. But you'll also see that the church is not just a people, it's a place. Amen. It's a place that carries the blueprints of heaven. Yes. To build kingdom of heaven-like realms on earth that host the ark of God's presence. Amen. Where Christ takes center stage, where the King of glory dwells, reigns, shines, and transforms.

Speaker

That's so good.

Speaker 6

This is a place where people encounter God as never seen before. A place where God's presence, power, and Shekinah glory dwell.

Speaker 1

That's right.

Speaker 6

A place of healing, refuge, training, and equipping for supernatural deployment as part of God's grand end-time rescue mission to save multitudes.

Speaker 2

Yes. Amen.

Speaker 6

We see the glorious church as shaking the gates of hell. Yes. And impacting communities, cities, governments, and every area of society with the gospel of the kingdom and the power of Christ.

Speaker 3

Amen. Amen.

Speaker 6

It will be like a shining city on a hill, just as Jesus foretold in Matthew 5 14. Amen. God has truly saved the best for last. This will be the church's finest hour.

Speaker 2

Yes. Amen.

Speaker 6

So when you see the end-time storm start to roll in, the glorious church will not be looking to hide or escape, but rather to arise and shine, as foretold in Isaiah 60, 1 to 5.

Speaker 1

That's right.

Speaker 6

And the glorious church will prepare the way of the Lord as prophesied in Isaiah 40, 1 to 5.

Speaker 2

Yes, amen.

Speaker 6

We believe the glorious church, as we will show in this book and throughout the chapters, is going to operate on a whole another level of unity, power, glory, and authority, where the unprecedented will become normal.

Speaker 3

Amen. Amen. And you know, some people will hear what you just said and say, oh, that sounds all great, but is can that be real? Absolutely. God is, you know, Ephesians 5.27 tells us, it declares that he will present to himself a glorious church. That's right. That he's coming for a glorious church, not a defeated, broken down, half-hearted, compromising bride. He's coming for a glorious church. And then we see in Matthew 16, 18, it says, the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church. That's right. But that's the church that God builds, not the church that man builds. It has to be built by the Spirit of God, according to his specifications, according to his guidelines, his blueprint, not our own.

Speaker 6

That's right. And we show actually in the book the amazing process of how he is going to be building his glorious church. We'll see that especially in chapter two and chapter three. And then there's heavenly blueprints, we believe God has revealed how the church is to function and operate in the days ahead, later in the book, in part three of the book.

Speaker 3

You know, I think of the scripture, I think it's in 1 Corinthians 2 9. I has not seen and neither has ear heard. That's right. Things that God has prepared for those who love him. And I believe it goes on to say, and called according to his purpose. We need to understand God thinks big, as we have said, because he is big. He talks big, he believes big. He wants us to come up higher in our faith. And that's that's really a big thing. It is because we can say, Oh, I doubt it. Well, let's see what happens. Either he's the Almighty, either all things are possible with him, and to those who believe, or not. And so God is looking for those. He says, when he comes to the earth, when he returns back, will he find faith in the earth?

An End-Time Shift Begins—God Is Setting the Stage

Speaker 6

That's right. That's right. So we believe an end-time shift has begun. God is setting things up. What do we mean by that? You know, 2020, when COVID-19 hit, it was a hard year for a lot of people. And people were wondering, is this the end? Is this it? You know, are we about to enter into the tribulations? Jesus coming back any moment. And we wrote in a blog very early that year what we believe was happening, that this was not the end, but rather this was an end time shift.

Speaker 3

Yes.

Speaker 6

An end-time shift into a whole next level and phase.

Speaker 3

And when you think about everything that happened during that time, we had the riots going on, cities being burned, we had lockdowns, we had it was um, I mean, the kingdom of darkness on multiple levels was pushing, advancing, pushing forward. And for many of you that have walked through that time, some of you have even lost loved ones, it was a hard time. And as we say here, that we realized during that time the church was not ready. So much of the church was not ready for all it had been thrust into.

Speaker 6

Yes, the church was not ready. And so it it really helped wake the church up, I believe. And you know, there was also a lot of people were saying the globalists were trying to start a global reset. Well, you know what? We believe God was using it. He can use the bad things for good and using it for a divine reset in his church.

Speaker 3

Well, you know, when God's people are praying and obeying, because you can't just pray, living in sin and all of that, you need to be surrendered, praying, obeying. But when God's people pray, God will come in. It's like inviting him into the situation, and then he begins to take what Satan and the kingdom of darkness mean for evil, for destruction. God comes in and begins to transform and work it all together for good. But that's only if we as the church and as the nation invite him in.

Speaker 6

That's right. Ultimately is positioning his church for the grand finale for what's coming and for what he wants to do in the earth.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

And while it may be getting a little stormy and many may be looking for an escape, we believe the glorious church God is preparing will arise and come into alignment with his magnificent end-time plans. And we believe his end-time plans includes a great rescue.

Speaker 3

So we believe right now God is positioning the church for its finest hour. As you said, the grand finale. What God is doing and what he's positioning the church for, when we talk about her rising up glorious and victorious in the earth, it's just not so, you know, oh, look at me, I'm glorious, I'm victorious. That's not what it's about. God wants to position the church for the greatest rescue mission ever.

Speaker 4

That's right.

Speaker 3

God is about the souls, he so loved the world, and so that is his entire thing. That's right. That's a big deal.

Speaker 6

That's a big thing. So it's not about the church. We don't see it about the church. If he was to tarry, for example, running and hiding, we see the church arising and shining and rescuing souls and with the glorious gospel of the kingdom.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Why Church as Usual Is Coming to an End

Speaker 6

Amen. Well, that leads us to some good news. The past few years, this shaking that's been happening has caused many Christians and churches to start waking up and see that if the Lord tarries, they're not ready for what they're about to be thrust into.

Speaker 3

Exactly. Is even during the COVID thing and all that was happening during that kind of trial global reset. People were not ready. The church was not ready. Many people fell away, many people gave up because they didn't have the right paradigm. They didn't have the foundations were not strong.

Speaker 6

That's right. These paradigms we're going to be sharing in this episode and especially in the next episode, are really foundational and important to see correctly the end times. Not just see it differently, but see it correctly. And that'll help you navigate the days ahead in great faith, hope, peace, and even what we call a grand sense of destiny.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

Amen. Because, see, right now the truth is the modern Western church, in its current state as it has been, cannot take us where we need to go. Church as usual will be coming to an end because God's preparing a people for what lies ahead.

Speaker 3

Yes, this reminds me of what we shared in the previous episode about Wayne Greske and what he said is that he goes to where the puck will be. That's right. Not to where it is, but where it will be. And that's what a leader does. That's what God does. That's why he says, without a vision, my people perish. You have to have a vision of where are we going. That is very important.

Speaker 6

That's right. God wants to position his people to be ready for what's coming, to be in the right position. And you know, when we look at the kingdom of darkness, it's gone to a whole other level itself, especially in the media.

Speaker 3

Yes, we're seeing it everywhere. I mean, whatever it is, it's pretty dark. And so that's why we have taken, and this is a the call of God on our life. That's right. And the Lord has told us, I want you to use absolutely every form of media you have to send forth my word and my truth. We have to take these things back and we have to use them to advance the kingdom of God. And we have to take ground.

Speaker 6

That's right. That's why we're creating special videos and images and shorts and all these things using imagery to help communicate the gospel of the kingdom and this glorious church message.

Speaker 3

And it's amazing because that's what the DNA God has put in you. I remember years back, we did a had a business called Graphics for His Glory. We created worship banners that were put in churches all over the country and it and in other countries. So that gift set has been there and God wants to use it. Just like in you, God has planted and put gifts inside of you and columns. And he wants you to use them for the advancement of his kingdom. You may even be in a secular job, but God can still use those gifts. He can use them. And so the main thing is to surrender and give what he's given you. That's right.

Speaker 6

That's right. So we see the again, the kingdom of darkness is going to a whole nother level. You see it in society, you see it in the media, you see it in the entertainment, you see it also in the bookstores, for example. I we I like to frequent bookstores once in a week, maybe go to a bookstore, like Barnes and Noble's, just kind of hang out, look at all the latest books and such. And over the years, I've seen the books about witchcraft and that whole section growing and growing and getting bigger and bigger and more bolder and bolder, talking about all kinds of witchcraft and spells. And a lot of it's targeted to the youth.

Speaker 3

The youth and the teens. And that's why you have them at such high level. Just think suicide rates, depression, meditating. Then also, you know, as is I was sharing with you about how I walked in because I love to read, I like leadership books, books on business and things like that. I'd always enjoyed those. And so I won't remember walking into that section about three to four years ago, and I looked across the span of the books, and it seemed like every other book, the title in big letters, had the F word. Of course, the U was marked out with an asterisk. So it had an F and then the rest of the word. And I'm standing there going, wow, this is leadership today. And so this is what our society is. It's a sad state. And see, the church, we we need to be like, okay, it's game on. This we have got to go. The kingdom of darkness has gone to a whole new level and pulled out all the stops. It's time for the church to come to a whole new level. It's time for us to pull out the stops and say, enough is enough. And you know, when you do that as the church, you need to be prepared for conflict because you're you are coming against the kingdom of darkness.

Speaker 6

And so the kingdom of darkness has gone to a whole nother level, and now the church should be going to a whole nother level.

Speaker 3

Yes.

Speaker 6

After all, Jesus said he came to destroy the works of the evil one, right?

Speaker 3

Amen. The truth is we've entered a time where a little dab won't do. The world desperately needs an encounter with the true and the living God, not a stripped-down version of what we think the church might like. They need God. That's right. And we have to bring him.

Speaker 6

That's right. And that's one reason why God is raising up a new kind of church, the glorious church.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

We believe the church God is going to build is going to be ready to rise and shine, roar and soar.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

She'll roar like a lion and soar like an eagle.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

That's right.

Speaker 3

We got to build on the rock.

The One Thing We Must Have to Go to the Next Level

Speaker 6

Now we want to switch gears a little bit. What is the one thing the church must have in order to move forward in the days ahead into a whole new era, into a whole new level, and be ready for what's coming? What is the one thing the church must have? Moses had it, Joshua had it, it helped lead them into the promised land. What is it? It was the Ark of the Lord, the Ark of the Covenant, the Ark of God representing his presence, his power, and his glory.

Speaker 3

Amen. When we think of the Ark of the Covenant, it was a power symbol. And it did represent Christ. It represented God with us, that dwelling, the divine presence of God, but going before us. And that is one thing that we pray as a ministry, and that's why we have the symbol of the ark on a lot of our stuff. That's right. Is our prayer is, Lord, we lift you up, you and the ark of your might before your people, before this ministry, before your church, God, we lift you up. You and the ark of your might go and fight for us. And we know if God is before us and he's going before us, we're following him. And and that's right, he's we will win the fight. But we cannot. If we we have to fight, and I've said this many times, if we're gonna fight, we have to fight right. And that has to be Christ. He's got to be the lifted high.

Speaker 6

That's right. The ark is a power symbol that represents Christ Himself, also represents his kingdom, his power, his glory. Yes. And that's why, like you said, we have it as one of our symbols on the logos of the podcast. And also it's on the front of our book.

Speaker 2

Yes.

Speaker 6

Because Christ is the center of the rise of the glorious church. Amen. That's what the glorious church is centered and built upon, is Christ Himself.

Speaker 3

Yeah.

Speaker 6

That's what's causing her to rise up glorious.

Speaker 3

Well, see, what we're doing, when you realize what Christ has already done, he said he spoiled principalities and powers. He made a public show of them, in other words, a laughing stock, kind of like Elijah did with the prophets of Baal, right? And so he has won this war, but it's up to us as the church in the earth, the body of Christ in the earth, to take that victory and to carry it forward. But many are afraid to, they don't want to pay the price. That's right.

Speaker 6

So the one thing we need as the church is the ark of his presence leading the way into a new day for the church, for his people. Just like in Joshua's day, they were about to cross over into the promised land. It was going to be a new day. A whole new normal for them was about to begin. And what did God instruct Joshua to tell the people to do? Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

And that's what God is saying. Sanctify yourselves. Get ready, because I'm coming to do something that you've never seen before.

Speaker 3

The fact is, when they had sanctified themselves, right? That's right. And the Ark of the Covenant went out before Israel, God went before them. The power, the resurrection, and the life. They began to destroy themselves. He just wiped out it was right. They were always victorious. Yes. And that is a type and shadow of, you know, spiritually, we see that applying that spiritually against the kingdom of darkness. But we have to do this according to God's blueprint.

Speaker 6

That's right. Amen. And Joshua spoke to the priests, the spiritual leaders, saying, take up the Ark of the Covenant, cross over before the people. And they were crossing over into a new day, a new era.

Speaker 3

Amen. You know, you hear in the world and even on news, you say people talking about, you know, all these things going on. It's oh, well, this is the new normal we all have to deal with. No, the church needs to find a new normal. That's right. We need to, and that's coming up higher.

A Key Question for You

Speaker 6

That's right. And so the ark of God's presence represents God's kingdom, power, and glory. Once again, God's calling his leaders and his people to get ready to carry his ark, the ark of his presence, into a new day, a new era. It will be unlike anything we've ever seen before, both on a personal level and a corporate level, which we cover in this. So my question is for you, listeners, will you be one of the carriers of the ark of God's presence? Power and glory? All right. Well, listen, we're going to take a short break. And when we come back, we'll reveal the two paradigm shifts that we believe many are missing in being able to see the bigger picture of what God is doing and about to do. Then we'll be talking about the gospel of the kingdom that Jesus said will be preached to the whole world, and then the end shall come. Well, question: has that happened yet? And if not, is the gospel of the kingdom maybe different than most people think?

Speaker 3

That's a good question. And we will be answering that on the other side of this break.

Speaker 6

That's right.

Break: An Invitation

Speaker 5

We'll be right back. Decades ago, God began shaping within Daryl and Cindy a grand vision, revealing his end-time plans and blueprints for what he's about to do in his church and in the nations. And now the time has come to share these from their new book, Rise of the Glorious Church. To learn more about all this, we invite you to watch our engaging and prophetic trailers and inspiring shorts on our new Shekinah Today YouTube channel. Then subscribe, share, and see more details on our website at shekinatoday.org.

Speaker 6

All right, welcome back.

Speaker 3

Yes, it's so good to be back.

Speaker 6

Now we're going to get into the next part of chapter one that we call Act Three, A New Church for a New Era. So, what does that mean? Many books, movies, and theatrical productions use what they call the three-act structure for the narrative of the story. Act one sets up the story and then ends up leading to the main event. Act two is the main event itself, the main heart of the story. And then act three is like the grand finale, the thing that brings the conclusion and resolution to the story.

Speaker 3

Yes, it's such a great analogy. I just think of Jesus, who was an amazing storyteller.

Speaker 6

That's right. And think about this. We see that same structure played out in biblical history and prophecy. Think about it like this: Act one was the setup, God's original plan, and everything that led up to the main event, Jesus' first coming.

Speaker 2

Yes.

Speaker 6

His birth, his life, his death, his resurrection, and his ascension.

Speaker 4

Yes.

Speaker 6

Then that literally led to Acts 2, the great visitation, the great outpouring, right?

Speaker 4

Yes, yes.

Speaker 6

That helped to birth the church, the New Testament church. And then we believe Act Two also includes the extension of that church history, modern church history, and even up to probably maybe close to today. Now we believe everything is shaping up and preparing for Act Three, the grand finale, a new era of the church, what we call the rise of the glorious church, that will help prepare the way and bring closure with a second coming of Jesus and setting up his grand millennial kingdom on the earth.

Speaker 3

How exciting is that!

Speaker 6

That's right.

Speaker 3

I mean, he thinks so big and plans big. And the fact that we he invites us, all humanity, to come and be a part of this amazing adventure.

Speaker 6

So overall, God is repositioning the church to pave the way for a new day, a great kingdom transition.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

We believe a great kingdom transition has already begun.

Speaker 2

Yes.

Speaker 6

Really, we see it as a shift between two ages. It's the sunset of this current age and the dawning of the new glorious age when Christ returns and sets up his millennial kingdom, right?

Speaker 3

Amen. You know, Jesus himself foretold in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, the signs are evident as we draw ever closer to the second coming.

Speaker 4

That's right.

Speaker 3

And it's interesting because we've shared this several times is that many have been concerned, they have concerns about extreme weather and what some are calling climate change, but it's not really, it's not climate change. It's a sign of a coming kingdom change.

Speaker 6

That's right. It's not climate change. These are all signs pointing to a kingdom change.

Speaker 3

Yes. The earth is in the birth. That's right. Birth pains. Birth pains are not fun, right?

Speaker 6

No, they're not. But I will be talking about that more on the next episode about the three right end-time paradigms. But right now, the earth is preparing for a kingdom transition that God's putting all things in position for that, right?

Speaker 1

Yes, he is.

Major Church Paradigm Shift #1

Speaker 6

And so there's two major paradigm shifts needed to see the bigger picture. It's a bigger picture we believe many are missing and not seeing. And it's really important to be able to see this because listen, before the world begins to see the church differently, we the church need to see ourselves differently. Amen. Right?

Speaker 1

Yes.

Speaker 6

We need to see ourselves. It requires at least two major paradigm shifts that will redefine how the end-time church sees and operates. The first paradigm shift is that we need to see that a shift has begun from the church age to a kingdom age.

Speaker 3

That's right. That's so important.

Speaker 6

The focus for the next level, Glorious Church, will be building the kingdom of God.

Speaker 3

Yes.

Speaker 1

Yes.

Speaker 6

What does that look like on earth? What does the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God, look like on earth?

Speaker 1

That's right.

Speaker 6

And we believe what God's going to be doing, as you will see as we unfold the chapters of this book, is going to be revolutionary. It will take things to a whole other level.

Speaker 3

Amen. And it'll build, not only will it rebuild and strengthen the foundations, but then it's going to take us up very high, high levels where we have to be in the days we're in.

Speaker 6

That's right. And we'll be going more into that, what that looks like in part two, three, and four of the book.

Speaker 1

Yes.

Speaker 6

All right. So a shift from a church age to a kingdom-age paradigm is what this is all about. It's the glorious church will play a significant role in preparing the way for the arrival of the Lord and his kingdom.

Speaker 3

Amen. And one of my favorite scriptures, and this is really what God's doing, and what he's calling you to, what he's calling his church to, first preparing ourselves, the bride, making herself ready, right? That's right. But Isaiah 43 through 5, it says, prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. For the glory of the Lord, Yahweh shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it. It's time to prepare, prepare everywhere for what God's about to do in you, in his church, and then through you.

Speaker 6

That's right. Amen. And you know, we're reminded of John the Baptist. He prepared the way for Jesus' first coming. The church, especially the glorious church, is going to be preparing the way for Jesus' second coming.

Speaker 3

Well, just think of that. Because Jesus, he was the Christ, the Son of the Living God. He was here upon the earth as one. But when he resurrected, he brought in many sons and daughters. And now Christ is multiplied across the nations of the earth. That's right. He's not just in one place anymore. And so he wants this is the grand finale.

A Warning & Imagine One United Vision

Speaker 6

That's right. That's part of it. So exciting. As we move forward, our focus is not simply going to be building churches anymore, I believe. The focus for the next level glorious church will be building the kingdom of God. Yes. All right. Now, one warning. Remember in Moses' day, a cloud of God's glory covered them and led them.

Speaker 1

Yes.

Speaker 6

When the cloud moved, they moved with it. That's right. If they didn't, they got left behind. That's right. And when I say right now, the warning is this the cloud is moving. Don't get left behind.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

If churches and pastors do not adopt what we are calling this next level glorious church kingdom mindset and this glorious church message, we believe they're going to miss out on what God's going to be doing.

Speaker 3

You know, and there are churches out there we know that are incorporating me some of these things at a certain level. But what God wants is He wants the church united, one vision. He wants the unity, He wants the corporate body. I mean, imagine as we talk about this a little earlier, I think, of those churches. The church is not just a people, it is a place. But imagine this heavenly hubs, in other words, churches that are hosting the gates of heaven, pushing back the gates of hell, not just in one place, but in every city, every community across the nations of the earth. Imagine what that would look like. The atmosphere over our cities would change. Lives, families, cities, and nations would be transformed. That's right. And that's where he wants to take us. But the church has to get, we got to get hold of the vision. We have to see it before we can walk in it.

Speaker 6

That's right. And more details about that in part three of the book in future episodes.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Major Church Paradigm Shift #2

Speaker 6

So this first paradigm is a shift from church age to kingdom age. And that sets up the next one. We need to shift from a Pentecost to a tabernacles paradigm.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

For years, people have been praying for revival, and that's all been good. But you know what? The glorious church wants to go to the next level. What's the next level? The church must shift from a revival focus to a habitation focus.

Speaker

That's so good.

Speaker 6

Yes. The glorious church will shift from a visitation, a Pentecost paradigm, to habitation, a feast of tabernacles paradigm.

Speaker 1

That's right.

Speaker 6

Becoming God's dwelling place on the earth, both in us and among us.

Speaker 3

Amen. Well, I have to share this because years ago, I think it might have been around 2010 when we had launched the Pray America Pray Campaign, I remember hearing about a revival that was kind of breaking out. I don't know if it was in Florida or somewhere. And it was amazing because I was, you know, great to hear about it. But all of a sudden, I just felt the father's heart. I felt God's heart. And it almost, it just kind of brought me to my knees. It did to cry out. And I felt God's heart. He says, like Cindy, I don't want to move in just one place. I want to move everywhere across this nation. I want to move in every city. I want to move. And and my heart was almost broken in grief because I saw all these people. I saw the church and people that were just hurting and broken and so needed the breath and the life of God that would come with a, let's say, a visitation, a revival initially, but he wanted it everywhere. And when you get the heart of God, the Father, and you start seeing through his eyes, you see the nations, you see souls, you see lives, you see the church, and he wants to touch every life. That's why he died. He didn't just die for one revival taking place in you know some city. He wants to move everywhere.

Speaker 6

That's right. And he doesn't want to just move temporarily as a revival for a couple weeks. He wants to stay there. That's right. He wants habitation.

Speaker 3

And that's up to us. That's up to the church and pastors across the nation to create an atmosphere where the presence of God, that God, Christ, Him, and the Ark of His might will come as David prayed, come and make this your resting place.

Speaker 6

That's right.

Speaker 3

That him and the Ark of His might become a dwelling place. And make every city, every community. Oh God, make this your resting place. Come here. So the children in this man in this city and community. So our government is changed. So this is where he wants to take the church. This is where the puck is going. That's where the puck is. That's where it's going to be God's taking us.

Speaker 6

So the glorious church will shift from visitation, Pentecost paradigm to a habitation feast of tabernacles paradigm. That's the key to remember. Pentecost represented a visitation. It was a temporary thing that happened. It's powerful, wonderful. Tabernacles represents the glory of God abiding there, staying there, inhabiting there, and then changing everything.

Speaker 3

Yes. Amen. And it really is. It's up to pastors.

Speaker 6

That's right.

Speaker 3

It's up to the leaders in the church to say, okay, we are making this a place where God and the ark of his might are going to come and rest.

Speaker 6

Just think about it. When the Ark of the Government dwelt in a place like Obadiem's house, for example, remember it stayed there for a while. Caused everything. It caused everything in his household to be blessed. It changed, it started changing to multiply and increase. Because it's God's presence. Think about this. Where God is, that's where heaven is. That's why heaven's so awesome. It's not because he created it that way, it is, but it's because he's there and his presence and glory is there in an unlimited manner, in an unlimited fashion. And so it's just incredible.

Speaker 3

And that that that's the prayer my heart is, God, I want you to break out everywhere. I want you to unveil yourself for who you are, your amazing presence and love and power.

Speaker 6

And we believe the Lord's giving us a heavenly model blueprint showing how to build this habitation, this tabernacle, this ark of his presence to dwell, this glorious church.

Speaker 3

You know, as we said earlier, little dab won't do, you know, and sometimes we have pastors and leaders. Okay, well, yeah, yeah, we got prayer going on. We got a little bit of prayer over here, and we got some worship here, and we're doing some discipling here. And it's just, but see, God wants us taking it to a whole level.

Speaker 6

That's right, a whole other level. Yeah. So the two major paradigm shifts needed to see God's bigger picture in end-time plan is one, a shift from church age to kingdom age paradigm, and then a shift from Pentecost to tabernacle paradigm. These two paradigm shifts include a process that we unpack throughout this book.

Speaker 3

Yes. And one thing, the power center in that chapter is kind of the chapter seven, yes. Yeah, is is a real foundation here that um before everything else can break out and break forth, that has got to be established. And we talk about this, the church needs the power. We've been having power failures all over the place.

Speaker 6

That's right. If you saw episode two, our previous episode, you got a little glimpse of that, what that looked like a little bit, just a little taste.

Speaker 3

Time to power up and go up, right? That's right.

Speaker 6

That's right. So when we see the glorious church rising, she will truly reflect the nature and power of Christ and demonstrate the kingdom of heaven on earth. And she'll be a habitation for him to dwell personally wherever they go, but also not just in a people, in a place. I believe he's gonna be establishing places like kingdom of heaven hubs that will host the ark of God's presence and allow the kingdom of heaven to be released, and the ark of his presence be released and start changing everything.

Speaker 3

Well, and as you share the blueprint coming up in the chapters I had, the heavenly blueprint, it shows how that will be.

What Is the Real “Gospel of the Kingdom”?

Speaker 6

That's right, it's amazing. And so we believe the glorious church is going to manifest and carry the gospel of the kingdom in so many levels. So that leads us to the gospel of the kingdom. Jesus said that would be preached to all the world as a witness, and then the end shall come.

Speaker 3

And we pray thy kingdom come.

Speaker 6

That's right.

Speaker 3

Kingdom, right?

Speaker 6

That's right. Gospel of the kingdom. Now the question is has the gospel of the kingdom been preached to the whole world yet?

Speaker 2

No.

Speaker 6

No, the answer is no. In fact, do you know what? I don't believe the gospel, the true gospel of the kingdom, has been even being preached to the whole church yet.

Speaker 3

Right. No, it has not. It has not. We're kind of at the place on in many churches, not all, of course, but that you know, I'm saved. I'm in. We're all good. But that's just the beginning. Remember, Christ said that I am He is the door, He is the entryway in. He is He's not, yeah.

Speaker 6

So that leads us to ask: So, what is the gospel of the Kingdom? The gospel of the Kingdom is much more than about the gospel of salvation. I'm saved, I'm going to heaven.

Speaker 1

Right.

Speaker 6

No, it's much more than that. Salvation is just the beginning, the first step of the full gospel of the kingdom message. Because just like you said, Christ is the doorway to enter the kingdom of heaven. There's much more.

Speaker 3

He said, I am the way, he's the way in. I am the truth, I am the life.

Speaker 6

That's right. And think about this: the word gospel means good news. Yep. And the gospel, the good news of the kingdom includes good news of the kingdom of heaven coming to earth. That's right. First in us, his people, and then through us as his church. That's right. And as personal level and local level.

Speaker 3

Yes. And you know, as we share this message about the gospel, the kingdom, you're hearing of it more and more. That's right. And for those in the body of Christ, the five-fold ministry that are listening, that are kind of really in sync with the Spirit of God, you're going to start hearing several things that we're saying and speaking. There's going to be others because the Spirit of God confirms his word through two or three witnesses, and he's going to be speaking the same thing. God's not double-minded.

The Best End-Time News List!

Speaker 6

That's right. So the gospel of the kingdom is good news for all nations to hear. And this includes, we believe, an end-time focus, which is this get ready. The King of Kings, Jesus Christ, is coming back to conquer evil and reclaim the earth.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

He's coming back to remove evil, bring justice, and make all things new. Yes. Just like he said. And he will bring the kingdom of heaven to earth, the peace of God, the healing of God.

Speaker 3

That's why it's so important to, with scripture, we have to compare scripture to scripture. We have to look at the full counsel of God and the word of God. And we have to get the big picture here because some people are like, okay, well, I'm going to die and go to heaven and I'm going to float on clouds. It's like that's not what it's going to look like.

Speaker 6

Yeah, when you look at scripture, the really the big picture here, he's bringing heaven to earth.

Speaker 3

Yeah.

Speaker 6

That's ultimately what's happening when you look at the whole full gospel.

Speaker 3

The whole is a new heaven and new earth.

Speaker 6

That's right. And so you see, the gospel of the kingdom he includes get ready. He's coming. The king's coming to get rid of evil and set up his kingdom. Also, here are the signs of his coming. You see this happening over here? You can tell the world, listen, you see this happening, that happening. Just like Jesus said, these are the signs of his coming. Those signs are listed in Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21, etc. And of course, the book of Revelation, a lot of that are the signs of his coming.

Speaker 2

Yes.

Speaker 6

And so his glorious, magnificent kingdom will rule over all nations.

Speaker 1

That's right.

Speaker 6

And then the other part of the gospel of the kingdom message is that you can be part of his royal family and reign with him. And that he's going to reward his saints. And those rewards are eternal rewards that would be amazing. That's right. And that you can enter his kingdom by submitting to his lordship. And what that all looks like is that he is the door that brings you into the kingdom. See, the gospel of the kingdom will be the best news the world has ever heard.

Speaker 3

That's right. That's right. You know, it's amazing because there's so much to share and so much to this, and so much much of the church is just barely tapped in to all that God has for us. And once you start seeing it and you see the big picture and you see the vision and you see the plan that you're dead, the destiny God has for us, the plan, it's like your whole paradigm, your whole mindset would shift and change. Because no longer are you just grudging through the day to day.

Speaker 4

That's right.

Speaker 3

You have a big vision. It's just like what we share in, I think it's in another chapter where you share about the three different builders and how they saw one was the three-for-yeah, the three different bricklayers, how they saw their job and why their perspective changed everything.

Speaker 6

That's right. It was so incredibly important.

Speaker 3

Yes, and you'll see. That when we share it in chapter four.

Satan's End-Time Plan vs God’s Plan

Speaker 6

So that's right, chapter four. So the gospel of the kingdom is going to be the best news the world has ever heard. But you know what? Satan's not going to just stand by and let that all happen. As the scriptures foretell, Satan and his kingdom of darkness will try to preempt all of this with his own counterfeit plans and kingdom being set up. He wants to bring a global reset and bring his own new world order to the forefront. He wants to have his own false Christ, the Antichrist, ruling for a time. However, ultimately the end-time shaking that's coming is going to produce the real global reset, which is God's new world order, when Christ comes and returns and conquers evil, conquers the Antichrist, and sets up his kingdom fully on earth.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

And when he sets up his kingdom, he's setting it up eventually for the kingdom of heaven to come to earth over a thousand years later.

Speaker 3

Well, this is so exciting because just think of it, and I think we share this in the book. I'm not sure if we've already shared it, but it's worth saying again if we have, is that this is like being in an epic movie of good versus evil. You know, you got the bad guy. And the good thing is, as Christ's followers, we're on the good side, right? That's right. And we're on the winning victorious side. He's already won this war, and our job is just carry out that victory in the nations of the earth. That's right.

Episode Review – Seeing the Big Picture

Speaker 6

Wow, we covered a lot. Yes. We hope this has blessed you and helped you.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

And just a quick review of what we've learned so far. We shared how an end-time shift has begun and how the stage is being set for a new kind of church to rise: the glorious church.

Speaker 2

Yes, amen.

Speaker 6

And why church as usual is coming to an end, how the church needs to be ready for what's coming. Amen. And how the ark of God's presence will lead us into a whole new day, a new level of his kingdom, his power, and his glory.

Speaker 1

That's right. Amen.

Speaker 6

Then we shared about two major paradigm shifts to help redefine how the church will see and operate. Amen. The first paradigm shift is from church age to kingdom age. That we're no longer just building churches, we're building the kingdom of God.

Speaker 1

That's right. Amen.

Speaker 6

Then the second paradigm shift is shifting from a Pentecost visitation focus to a tabernacle's habitation focus.

Speaker

That's so good.

Speaker 6

God's presence and power abiding, not just in us, but among us as never seen before.

Speaker

Yes.

Speaker 6

And you can get a prophetic glimpse of that in one of our recent videos called The Full Prophetic Word About What's Coming Next.

Speaker 3

Amen.

Speaker 6

Then we shared what the real gospel of the kingdom is. It's much more than about the gospel of salvation.

Next Episode Preview & Final Thoughts

Speaker 2

Yes. Amen.

Speaker 6

All right, then you do not want to miss the next episode. We start going deeper into the end times and what that will look like.

Speaker 2

Yes.

Speaker 6

And we're going to be sharing about the three right end time paradigms every believer should have. That's right. To be able to see the end times correctly so that you and your loved ones can navigate the days ahead in great faith, hope, and expectancy.

Speaker 2

Yes, amen.

Speaker 6

Don't want to miss it. We look forward to sharing it.

Speaker 2

Amen.

Speaker 6

So again, thank you for joining us, and together in Christ, let's rise up glorious. And impact lives, families, cities, and nations.

Speaker 1

Amen.

Speaker 5

God bless. We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Shekinah Today podcast with Daryl and Cindy Deville. We invite you to subscribe and leave a review wherever you're listening. And please share to help get this important message out. And if you haven't yet, we encourage you to get a copy of Rise of the Glorious Church. It goes deeper into what Daryl and Cindy are sharing and will help you prepare for what God is doing in the days ahead. Thank you again for joining us. Until next time, let's Rise Up Glorious.