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Barbara Doyle's avatar

"What They Buried" they needed to bury to continue to control and profit. All along, the present has been in the present. So much love to your fellowman in this reveal which validates the instinctive nature God gave us. Thank you EKO, hugely uplifting.

Russell Schierling's avatar

Spot on EKO - I've been shouting from the rooftops for over two decades. Despite being raised under Darby's model. Thanks!

Savvy Sue's avatar

I spent many years fearing for my children after reading those books-left behind- hoping we wouldn’t be. In one way they helped, spurred on my pursuit of knowing Jesus, and taking some comfort in the word issued by the church, but always worried that I wasn’t good enough, didn’t give enough, etc. Since the plandemic, my eyes have been opened and we have dispensed with the church. We are finding Jesus through many alternative means and coming to enjoy him and his teachings immensely. Your writing makes us question and is fascinating to ponder. Thank you!

Deborah Schlichting's avatar

I bought the book and two others as a bundle. What I found was a freedom I’ve never had before. All my life I knew something was wrong and I put all blame on myself and I knew I was never going to go to heaven because I couldn’t understand why I felt so empty and why I lacked understanding. You’re responsible for my soul to be renewed and I am grateful I was led to your writings. When raised in a culture of fire and brimstone preaching as a child I was going to go to hell. I was broken beyond repair…..if revaluation was a road map, I was never going to find my way.

The symbolism in Revaluation was written for Johns timeline. The symbolism was for the people who lived in that time period because they could make sense of it all. I remember watching video after video on YouTube where people who knew far more than I did always made it clear it was a future event. Soon. It was end time versus for us because they could point out what we were/are experiencing means it’s close at hand…..it was terrible and a mind-fu** and so I continued reading and searching and praying for answers that never came. Until I read this “The Kingdom of God Lives in you” He has been before I came to be. It was so profound and I knew I had to read more. It’s changed my entire world view and I am so very grateful. He answered my prayers. It wasn’t by happenstance that I stumbled upon your article that’s led to your books.

I told you in my first response to you that you had no idea what you were unlocking inside of me. It’s been life changing. You see, He spoke to me in a time when I needed Him. My existence was in jeopardy because I was dealing with a disease that had more control over me and I was so lost. I had lost my desire to live because I couldn’t stop using drugs. I was so full of guilt because I had forgotten how life was before the drugs. I was placed into a psychiatric institution on a three day police hold after a suicide attempt. I woke up in a straight jacket restrained to a bed. It was initially for three days so they could assess my mental health. I wasn’t mental, I just had a bad addiction and I would be free to leave when the police hold was over. I knew, with every being in my body that if I left there I would be successful in my next attempt. So I stayed. Waiting for a bed to open in an in house drug rehabilitation program. Five weeks. I waited in that awful place for five weeks.

Then it happened. The most amazing thunderstorm I’ve ever experienced happened. You know the kind that the sky darkens and the wind blows and the windows rattle. I was laying down, reading from the Big Book. Alcoholics anonymous. I prayed for the first time in years. I told God I was scared. I didn’t know if I could do this. I asked for His help, for strength I didn’t know I had. All of a sudden the wind stopped. Everything was so quiet. That’s when God responded. I heard his voice. He said “I’m here” That was it. A sense of peace went through me. A peace I had never felt before. It wasn’t as if I heard Him through my ears but all through my body. My soul felt Him. I knew then that I would be okay. I knew He was going to be with me every step of the way.

My biggest mistake was sharing this with others who told me in a way that made me doubt my experience. I stopped sharing it and over time, I began to question myself because these were people in the church. Who was I to think I was worthy enough. All because of my drug usage and where I was when it happened. The same kind of feelings I had when I attended church as a child and teenage girl. Deep down I knew I had felt and heard His presence. In ME. So with that said, I know where He lives! Not over head floating around the heavens but in me.

I told you it was profound and not by accident that I was led to your books. Thank you. 🙏 I have almost 21 years of sobriety and I surely didn’t do that in my own free will. He was there then and He is with me now. Every day I’m clean is a miracle. A blessing and I didn’t find what I needed in a church. I walked away from the structural church and found salvation in rooms with awful coffee and a desire to stay clean. It’s because I’m supposed to be here living my quiet life with a good husband who loves God too.

My children suffered from a mother who wasn’t the mother she should have been. My gift to them is that my grandchildren have never seen me loaded. That’s my amends to my daughters!

Forgive me. I had no idea that was going to happen today. It’s something personal to me. I just wanted you to know that there will always be haters. Please don’t ever stop sharing your gift with others because you may never know how many people you have helped…❤️‍🩹❤️💕🙏

EKO's avatar

Deborah. This is why i write.

The kingdom was in you in that room, in the storm, in the straight jacket. it was in you before the drugs and during the drugs and it was in you when you heard Him say ‘i'm here.’ The church told you that experience wasn't valid because of where it happened and who you were when it happened. Toll booth BS. The Father doesn't check credentials at the door.

21 years CLEAN is the kingdom breathing through you. your grandchildren have never seen you loaded. that's not sobriety. that's resurrection.

Thank you for trusting me with this. Keep singing.

<3 EKO

Deborah Schlichting's avatar

I thank you for your kind remarks. I would like you to know that it wasn’t my doing. The glory is His. I had to surrender my will and my life to Him. I simply had the desire and our Father provided the gift of sobriety. I’m a work in progress.

Recovery today has been stripped down and gutted. They have removed God from the program. They call it harm reduction. Put your faith in anything other than God. And they wonder why so many are dying from addiction. There aren’t too many old timers left who can share their experiences, strength and hope. I’m most grateful to be one of them.

Thank you for your feedback. I haven’t found too many people who have the gift of writing so intimately. It’s as if I am there witnessing it. I look forward to reading your work and I hope you are able to continue to do so. I believe that’s your calling.

Dena's avatar

Thanks for sharing your story Deborah. And congratulations 🙏

Oaf's avatar

I ain't ever doubted God the Father or Jesus the Son or the Holy Spirit of their Presence. BUT from the first instant I heard of "the rapture" until right now, being flown away from Satan's evil made no sense. Jesus entered the human race making way for humans to not only SURVIVE Satan's evil but to CONQUER it, "not by might, not by power, but by my spirit says the LORD of hosts." (Zechariah 4:6) Fighting the good fight of faith does not end with being magically flown away at the very moment when Christ's Faith is to be shown at its best. Don't back down, ever!

Joanne Horlbogen's avatar

Every time I browse my emails and see those three letters 'E' 'K' 'O' my heart jumps with anticipation knowing that the message it contains will not only feed my soul and confirm my own hard-won Truth, but most gloriously, expand upon it! With abundant appreciation and love...xo

Conscious Observer's avatar

Jesus did not create this bookish religion; there were no books. Jesus did not create an exclusive club; those who came afterwards did. He did point to the gift within, the Kingdom of God is inside. It is contradictory that one of the most often repeated phrases in the texts is "Do not be afraid," period, must be completely ignored to make use of all of the instances of fear-based control traditional "Christian" sects use continuously.

Dr. Joe P.'s avatar

“The kingdom of God is at hand” always seemed pretty clear to me.

It’s troubling that so many acolytes of the Rapture are feverishly waiting for the blood to spill in the Levant so the Temple can be rebuilt and The Christ can return. I can only think of “Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the test.” I read that somewhere. 🤔

Linda's avatar

“What they Buried” resonated through my soul. Thank you!

Janet's avatar

“A population organized around the end of the world is the easiest population on earth to manage. You don’t revolt if God is about to intervene. You don’t question the framework if the framework holds the decoder ring. You wait.”

True. I belonged to a prophecy driven church for over 25 years. 3 tithes were required plus other kinds of scripture mishmash and obedience checks. Before I joined, people had their bags packed and money ready to go 🤣. They ran their lives thinking what’s the point of doing important things of life. Looking back it was nuts. The denomination did a 180 eventually and demolished all that and sought repentance and the grace of God and Jesus. Of course, 2/3 of members left to hold on to their surety that they were the only true people of God. I stayed for the transformation because I discerned Gods Hand in this. You could see people wake up every month. The church that resulted glowed in love. It dwindled in time as people left to join other denominations.

Thanks for that history.

82menacetroop's avatar

The church needs to come to grips with the possibility of having held the WRONG views/ eschatology for a very long time…TY Eko

Carolyn's avatar

The one who wrote Revelation is John the apostle. That is not disputed. The tribulation has been going on for a long time and we are coming to the end of this age. John is told what was, is and will be. He also identified himself as a fellow person in tribulation. The spirit of the FATHER lives within us, it is our conscience. If we follow GOD'S instructions, HE will heal our lands. So far we haven't. HE has told us how we are supposed to conduct ourselves and live. YESHUA came first to bring the house of Israel back to GOD. They rejected HIM. HE paid the death penalty of sin. HE also tore the curtain separating the people from the FATHER. We are now able to approach the FATHER directly by praying in YESHUA'S name. YESHUA will rule the world after HIS return. There is no fear in knowing what will happen. Follow the WAY which is YESHUA. Believe in GOD. Trust HIM. Have faith in HIM. GOD is fulfilling HIS promises of exposing things done in the dark to the light which is truth. Let HIM do HIS works.

Richie_F.'s avatar

Brilliant work, EKO. Thank you! Much love to you, friend.

Jim's avatar

Yes the Kingdom is within us. Read the Nag Hammadi scrolls of the Gnostics discovered in 1945.

KarenElaine's avatar

One of the best things I've read this week. Thank you!! Praise God.

Dawid Roux's avatar

This article only impresses you if you don't know the scriptures.

Everyone tries to claim Jesus for themselves.

But I know the Word dear brother. The scriptures speak for themselves.

Revelation links to so much else in scripture, old and new testament.

John stepped off that island and appeared again before many.

Try again.