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ThePeopleofthePresencePart1
ByPastorShaneVaughn,FirstHarvestMinistries
PraisetheLord!We’vegotapowerfulservicetonight.Thepresenceofthe
Lordistrulyhere.
Exodus16:10AndasAaronspoketothewholecongregationof
thechildrenofIsrayl,theylookedtowardthewilderness,and
behold,thegloryofYahwehappearedinacloud.
DidyouallknowthatisourgrandparentsHe’stalkingabout?Ourgreat,
great,great,great,great.We’rethesamecongregation.We’retheir
children.WearethechildrenofIsrael.
Exodus24:16AndthegloryofYahwehresteduponMountSinai
andthecloudcovereditsixdays.AndontheSeventhDay
YahwehcalledtoMoshehoutofthemidstofthecloud.
TheSeventhDay,whichwastheSabbath,YahwehcalledMosestocometo
church.Didyouhearme?OntheSeventhDay,YahwehcalledMosesto
cometochurch.Sixdaysyou’regoingtobedownthereworking,butwhen
theSeventhDaygetshereyouneedtocometochurch.HalleluYah!
17TotheeyesofthechildrenofIsrayl,thesightofthegloryof
Yahwehlookedlikeaconsumingfireontopofthemountain.
IwanttopreachtonightasubjectthattheLordhastrulyputonmyheart
forthisevening:ThePeopleofthePresence.Iwantyoutosay:thepeople.
thepeople.of.of.thepresence.thepresence.Ourforefatherswerepeopleof
thepresence.TheyknewthepresenceofYahweh.
Ihavehadaburdenonmyheartforalongtime,andI’venothadtimeto
preachonitthisyearbecauseI’vebeenpreachingfromTheSongof
Solomon.Thathasended,andnowIwanttogivetoyoutheright-nowword
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fornotonlythislocalcongregation,butforthenationaloneaswell.Ifwe
donotbecomepeoplethatlongforthepresenceofYahweh,wewillbecome
religiousandpharisaical.
I’mafraidthatwearelivinginanagewherethepresenceofYahweh—I’m
talkingaboutwhatwecalltheaugustpresenceofYahweh—hasbeen
missingintheChurchforsolong,thatnobodyevenmissesit.I’mafraid
thatourpeoplehavebecomesohungryforknowledgethatwehavetraded
thepresenceofYahwehfortheknowledgeofYahweh.
I’mnotheretopreachagainstknowledge,butI’mheretotellyouwhenall
youwanttodoisknowaboutYahweh,ratherthanexperiencingYahweh,
you’vegonetoabadplace.Therearepeopleinourmovement,the
MessianicHebrewRootsmovement,thathavebecomesuchstrangersto
themovingofYahweh,thattheydon’tevenknowhowtorespondinthe
presenceofYahweh.It’sworsethanthat.Theydon’tevendesireit.They
desiretohaveaBiblestudy.
There’satimeandaplaceforaBiblestudy,It’scalledSaturdaymorningsat
teno’clockZoom.There’satimeandaplaceforBiblestudy,butinthe
congregation,thatisnotwheretheBiblestudyhappens.That’swherethe
PRESENCEcomes!Thatiswhatismissinginsomeofyourhearts:adesire
forHismanifestpresence,thatyoucanexperience.
SomeofyouinhereknowallabouttheSabbathDay.Goodforyou.But
untilyou’veexperiencedtheLordoftheSabbathinyourlife,inyour
presence—untilHehasengulfedyoubyHisHolySpirit,untilyouhavebeen
baptizedinHisSpirit—thenyouhavemissedoutonthepurposeofallthis
knowledge.Amen.
IworryaboutsomeofyoubecauseIseeyoucome,andIloveyourloveof
knowledge.Iloveit.Butwhenit’stimetolaytheBookdown,andwhenit’s
timetowalkintotheglorycloud,youlooklost.Amen.AndIwanttotell
youtonight,ifyouarenotexperiencingtheglorycloud,you’renotthe
childrenofIsrael.
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BrotherVaughn,I’manIsraelite.Iwearmytallit.I’manIsraelite.My
friend,ifyouareanIsraelite,you’llbewellacquaintedwiththemanifest
presenceofYahweh.You’llexperienceHiminthepoweroftheHolyGhost.
You’llknowwhatitfeelslikeforyourbodytotrembleinHispresence.
You’llknowwhatthatfirefeelslikewhenittouchesyourhead.Ifyou’vegot
aGodyoucan’tfeel,youdon’thavetheGodofIsrael!Youmust
EXPERIENCEHIM!
Youmustwalkintothatglorycloud,notevenknowingwhat’sinthere,but
knowingthatsomethingisdrawingyoutodomorethanstudyHim,butto
experienceHim,toknowHim,tofeelHishanduponyourbrow,toKNOW
HiminthePoweroftheResurrection.Ifearthatwegofromoneextremeto
theother.Wegofromsuperspiritualtosuperstudiers.Thenwebecome
suchsuperstudiersthatwedon’twalkthroughthosedoorssaying,“I
wonderwhattheLordisgoingtodotonight.”
IwonderwhoHe’sgoingtohealtonight.Iwonderwho’sgoingtohavethe
giftoftheHolyGhosttonight.Iwonderwhatgiftswe’regoingtosee
tonight.IwonderwhatHe’sgoingtosaytoustonight.Iknowthat,
becauseyourresponsetothismessageshowsmethatyou’remissinga
desireforthepresenceofYahweh.
DidyouknowthattheHebrewRootsChurchandtheMessianicChurch,
I’mproudtosayI’mnotpartof?I’mnotHebrewRoots.Theyareasdeadas
aBaptistChurchI’mnotMessianic;that’samess.NoMa’am.I’mApostolic
fromthetopofmyheadtothesolesofmyfeet.I’mliketheapostles.They
experiencedHispresenceontheDayofPentecost.
WhenyougointotheseHebrewRootsmeetings,theywon’tletthepresence
ofYahwehinthere.Theywon’tletHisSpiritmove.Wearenotthose
people.Doyouhearme?Wearenotthosepeople.Wearebaptizedinthe
HolyGhost!WehaveexperiencedtheGodthatwehavestudiedabout.We
haveknownHisPRESENCE.WehaveSEENHimfacetoface.WeKNOW
HIM!HalleluYah!Glory!
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OH,thatImayknowHim!!Idon’tjustpullascripture.LeadmeintoHis
Presence!Iwantyoutonoticewhentheysawtheglorycloud:whenthey
becamethecongregation.Thepurposeofourgatheringsisnotforstudy.It
istoEXPERIENCEwhatwe’vestudied.WereadandstudiedthatHeheals
allourdiseases,butweneedtoexperiencethat.We’vestudiedthatHe’sa
friendlikenoother.Youneedtoknowwhatthatfriendfeelslike.Youneed
tounderstandwhatHefeelslikeinyourlife,andinthecongregation.
Iamdeterminedasyourpastor,thatnevereverwillwegiveupourzealfor
thegloryofYahweh.Becausewhenyoudon’tdesireit,itnolongerdesires
you.Amen.IwanttotalktoyouaboutexperiencingYahwehforyourself.If
youhaveneverfeltHispresence,thesaddestthingintheworldistomeet
SabbathkeeperswhohavenevermettheLordoftheSabbath.Idon’tknow
aboutyou.Somebodysaid,“BrotherVaughn,itdoesn’ttakeallofthat.It
doesn’ttakemetrembling.Itdoesn’ttakewhatyoualldo.”
Letmeexplainsomethingtoyou.Paul,Saulatthattime,wasridingdown
theDamascusroad,andhegotintroducedtotheLordoftheSabbath.He
camedownandsaid,“Paul,Paul,whydoyoupersecuteMe?”Themoment
heexperiencedChrist,theBiblesaidthathefellbacklikeadeadman.
Don’tyouevertellmethatfallingoutisn’tintheBible.TheBiblesaidthat
PaulfelloffhishorsewhenheexperiencedYahweh.
Thereasonyoudon’tbelieveinitisthatyouneverexperiencedYahweh.
Youcan’texplainthis.Youhavetoexperienceit.Youcan’texplainit.You’ve
gottoexperienceit.Ican’tteachyouthis.You’vegottowalkintothatcloud
withyoureyesclosed,andwhateverhappensinthere,staysinthere.You’ve
gottogetinthecloud!
TheBiblesaidwhenthecongregationcametogether,thecloudshowedup.
Ifyouevercometochurchandtheclouddidn’tshowup,thenyoudidn’t
cometochurch.No,no,no.Youneedtoknowwhoweare.Wearepeopleof
thecloud.Wearethepeopleofthepresence.HalleluYah!
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Youknow,therearemanyatmospheresthatIdon’tenjoy.I’mnotattracted
tocertainatmospheres.Idon’tlikethem.Therearecertainconversations
thatdon’tinterestme.Ifallyouwanttodoislistentorapmusicandact
likethugsdownfromtheothersideofthetracks,Idon’tcaretobearound
that.I’magentleman,notathug.Idon’twalkaroundwithmypantsdown
mybehind.I’mnotathug;I’magentleman.Therearecertainatmospheres
Idon’twanttobearound.Idon’t.Atmospheresthatdonotconnectwith
whatisinsideofmewillnotattractmetowhat’soutside.Yourinnerman
willdeterminewhatyou’reattractedto.Atmosphereiseverything!
TheatmospherethatIloveistheonethatIamtrulyattachedto.Formeto
comeandpresentmyselfintoyourworld,ifyouwantmetohangoutwith
you,IsuggestyoucreateanatmospherethatIcanenjoy.Youdon’tneedto
beplayinglittlesoldierandallthat.I’mnotgoingtoenjoythat.Youdon’t
needtohaveaboogie-woogieparty.I’mnotgoingtoenjoythat.Idon’t
attachtothat.
Butifyouwantmetohangaroundwithyou,youmightwanttostarttalking
positively.YoumightwanttostarttalkingabouttheWord.Youmightwant
tostartpraisingtheLordeverytimeyouopenyourmouth.Andthen,what
willbegintohappen,isyouwillcreateanatmospherethatdemandsmy
presencetostepintoit.Nobodyislisteningtometonight.Icannotcome
intoanatmospherethatIdon’tbelongin.Amen.
AndIwanttoteachyoutonightthatyouhavetoPREPAREforthepresence
ofYahweh.IfIknowyou’recomingtomyhouse,I’mgoingtopreparefor
yourpresence.Amen.I’mprobablygoingtolightafewcandlestomakemy
homefeelmorecomfortableforyou.I’mgoingtomakesurethatit’s
welcomingandinviting.Ifyou’recomingtospendthenight,I’mprobably
goingtoputafreshblanketonyourbed.I’mnotgoingtoletyouwalkintoa
bedroomwithamattresswithnosheetsornoblanketonit.Thatwon’t
makeyoufeelwelcome.
ButwhenwelearntoprepareforthepresenceofYahweh,thenthe
presenceofYahwehwillcometousautomatically.Itwillcomebyaccident.
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Itwillcomebyhappenstance,whenyouprepareyourselfforthepresence.
Youmustprepare!YoumustINVITEMEtocome.Thisworldhasbeen
turnedovertoSatan.Iwantyoutolistentome.Yahwehgavethisworldto
SataninthebookofEzekiel.He’snevertakenitbackyet.Thatwillhappen
whenyoucomeupintheResurrection.We’llgetitallbacktoHim.
Sowhatdoesthatmean—theatmosphereofthisworld?BrotherVaughn,
whydoesGodallowwhatHeallowsinthisworld:girlstogetraped,boys
togetmolested,andforpsychwardstobefilled?WhywouldGodallowit?
I’mgoingtoexplainsomethingtoyou.BecauseHispresenceisnot
welcomeinthisworld.HeisHOLY.WetoldHiminthegarden,“We’vegot
this.We’llhandlethis,we’lltakecareofthis,”soHedismissedHisPresence
fromtheearth.
Therefore,anythingthatYahwehisgoingtodoinyourlife,thereasonthe
congregationissopowerfulandsospecialisbecauseit’sahotspot.Inallof
Wavelandtonight,Yahwehisnotwelcome.Ipromiseyou;He’snot
welcomeanywhereinthiscommunity.Butthere’salittlehotspotonthe
cornerwherewehavemadeawelcomeforHim:wherewehaveinvited
Him;whereHispresenceisneeded,loved,wanted.Andnowoutofallof
Waveland,Heknowsit’stheSabbathDayandthere’sagroupofpeoplethat
cameinandbegantodoitthewayHesaidtodoit.
Theybegantopreparethesanctuarybyvacuumingitwiththeirfeet.Then
theybegantoliftupholyhands,andallofasuddentheatmospherebegins
tochange.Allofasudden,whatwasonceanoldbuildingbecomesa
hotspot.WhatwasonceanoldbuildingbecomesahabitationfortheKing
ofKingsandtheLordofLords!Hedoesnotcomeuntiltherehasbeena
presenceprepared.InordertoexperienceHim,youmustmakeroomfor
Him.We’relivinginanagewherewehaveeverythinginchurchbutthe
presenceoftheLord.There’sareasonforthis.Wehavelostthe
understandingthatYahwehwantstodomorethanyoujustknowabout
Him.
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BrotherVaughn,I’msogladyoutaughtmeHisName.Metoo.Oh,butif
youeverexperiencetheName!IknowyoucansayYahwehandYahshua,
andthankGodyoucan;butuntilyouhavewalkedinthefrontofthis
congregation,thrownthosehandsintheairandsaid,IloveYouAlmighty
Yahweh.ImagnifyYourHolyName—untilthen,witheyesclosedand
handsmovingaboveyouintheair,you’veonlylearnedhowtopronounce
theName,butyou’veneverEXPERIENCEDtheBREATHoftheNAME!
Oh,thatyouwouldhearmetonight!Youdesireknowledge,butnothing
else!I’mgoingtotellyousaintssomething.Youallreadmorebooksabout
Yahweh,thanyoudostandinginHisPresence,andit’snotgoingtowork
outforyou.Ohno!Youcannotjusttakenotes.Whentheworshipstarts,
you’vegottothrowyournotebookdown.You’vegottothrowyourstudies
down,andyou’vegottostepintothecloud!!You’vegottoexperiencethat
GLORYthatisforthechildrenofIsrael.Itbelongstoyou!
Doyouknowtheonlyoneswhohaveeverseentheglorycloud?The
childrenofIsrael.Nooneelsehaseverseenit.Why?Nooneelsehasever
lovedit.Nooneelsehaseverdesiredit.Nooneelseeverwantedit.Noone
elseeverlongedforit!Untilyoustepintothecloud,you’vegotabunchof
knowledge,butnopower.We’relivinginatimewhereyou’vegottoget
delivered.TheApostlePaulsaid,“Muchlearninghasmadeyoumad.”In
otherwords,whateveryou’velearned,takeitinthecloudwithyouuntilyou
TREMBLE,untilyouFALLonyourface,untilHisGloryfallsonyou,until
yourbodycannotmove,untilyou’reBEHOLDENtotheGLORYof
Yahweh!!
HalleluYah!HalleluYAH!Yahwehdidn’tteachyouaboutthisSabbathfor
youtoknowwhatdayit’son.HetaughtittoyoubecauseitmeansREST.If
youwantarest,you’vegottogointheCLOUD.You’vegottogetinthe
cloudandfallonyourback,fallonyourface,laydown,dowhateveryou’ve
gottodo.FallintheCloud!Doyouknowwhatsomepeopledo?Theysee
mecomingtowardsthemandtheysay,“He’snotgoingtoknockmedown.”
You’reright.You’reright,becauseyou’renotacandidateforwhatI’vegot.
You’renotgoingtogetme!That’sbecauseyoucan’tgetgot.It’sbecause
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youdon’twanttogetgot.It’sbecauseyou’velearnedsomuch,butyou
haven’tlearnedthebasicsofitall,whichisthePRESENCEoftheLord;
knowingthebasisofitall:HismanifestGLORY!
Youdon’tneedtodebateandargueovertheScriptureswithpeople.Listen
tome.Ifyou’llgetinthepresenceoftheLord,Ipromiseyou,inone
moment,bitternessleavesyou.Inonemoment,unforgivenessleavesyou.
Inonemoment,everythingthatwasbindingyouletsyougointhepresence
oftheLord!WeneedHisPresence!Weareapeopleofthepresenceof
Yahweh!Glory!You’vegottoWANTit!Thenyou’vegottoprepareforit.
You’vegottoknowwhentheSabbathDayrollsaround.
Fridaymorningyou’vegottojumpoutofbed:It’salmosttime!Iknow
we’regoingtohaveagoodstudy,butYahwehisgoingtodosomething!
YahwehisgoingtotakesomebodylikeBrotherLarry,andhealthebottom
ofhisfeettonight.Yahwehisgoingtodosomething!TheGodIservedoes
stuff!
Yahwehdoesstuff!HemakesthingsNEW!HeHEALS!HeSETSFREE,He
DELIVERS,HeTURNSITAROUND!YouneedtoknowHim!Glory!
What’sYahwehgoingtodotonight?Idon’tknow,butI’mgoingtofindout!
HalleluYah!Brother,hecangiveyouajobintheglorycloud.You’vegotto
jumpinthatcloudandsay,“Idon’tunderstanditall,andIdon’tevenknow
whatI’mdoing,buthereIcome:I’mjumpinginthecloud!”You’vegotto
getinthecloud.
Yahwehhasreallychallengedmethatwecanneverallowthisministrytogo
eitherway.Itcan’tgoallcloudandallWord.You’vegottomixtheCloud
withtheWord.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butifI’mnotseeingmiracles,then
IcanscreamthatI’mIsraelallIwantto,butanIsraeliteseesmiracles.An
IsraeliteservestheGodofmiracles!IfHehasnotchanged,whydoyou
expectanyless?WeneedtheCloud!WeneedtheCLOUD!
Youhavepeoplelyingtoyou,tellingyouthedaysofmiraclesareover.I
wanttoexplainsomethingtoyou.Ifthosedaysareover,thatGodisover.
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WhendidHeeverchange?Heneverdidchange.WhendidHeeversay,
“I’mnotlikethatanymore.”?WhendidHeeverstopshowingup?When
youstoppedmakingitanatmospherethatHewouldshowupin!
HalleluYah!Hedoesn’tlikeeverybody’scompany.
IfHisangelspassbybeforeservicetimeandyouareallsittingaround
talkingtoeachother,thatwon’tdoit.ButifHepassesbyandthereis
somebodyatthealtarcryingouttoHim,Hesays,“LetMecreateacloud
rightthere.That’swhereI’mwelcome.That’swhereI’mwanted.That’s
whereI’mdesired.That’swhereI’mcomfortable:inthepraisesofMy
peopleatthealtar!”
Someofyouactlikeyou’rescaredtodeathofthealtar.Youmakecloudsat
thealtar!Doyouunderstand?Youstirupdustcloudsatthealtar.Yahweh
hearsyourcry.TheBiblesaysthattheangelsoftheLordcan’tgetaround
thosewhofearYawheh.TheBiblealsosaysthattheylistentoyour
conversations,andwhentheyhearyoupraisingYahweh,moreangels
come.DidyouknowyourBiblesaidthat?Didyouknowthatit’stheangels
thatbringtheglory?Didyouknowthattheyareheretonighttostirupa
cloudbyyourpraise?Glory!
I’mtiredofacloudlesschurch!Weshouldnevergatherwithoutamiracle,
ever.BrotherVaughn,I’manIsraelite.Takeyourtallitoffifyou’renotin
thecloud.Why?BecauseYahwehalwaysbroughtIsraelthecloud.Andit
alwayshadfiremixedinwithit.BrotherVaughn,Idon’twanttogotoa
churchwherethereisabunchoffire.Thenyoudon’twanttocometo
Israel.Everywheretheywent,therewasacloudbydayandafirebynight.
WEAREPEOPLEOFTHEFIRE!HalleluYAH!Whathashappenedtoyour
desireforthecloud,forthefire?
It’samazinghowIsraeliteswanttheSabbath,theywanttheHolyDays,they
wanttheMenorahtobelit,andtheycouldcarelessabouttheCloud.They
couldcarelessabouttheCloud!Let’shurryalong.Let’sgetthroughthat
partoftheservice.Youdon’tunderstand.You’remissingoutontheCloud!!
Thatisyourinheritance!It’stheGloryofYahweh!Yahwehsaid,“Iwantto
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giveyouallthecloud,butIneedyoutogiveMetheatmosphere.”Ohyeah.
Ifyoudon'thaveapassionforthepresence;thepresenceofYahweh,the
cloudwillnotcome.Ifyouhaveapassionforthepresence,thecloudwill
come.
TheSabbathDayGathering.Iwanttotalktoyouaboutwhywe’rehere
tonight.TheSabbathDaygatheringisasacredtime,withasacredpeople,
forasacredexperience.Theearthhasneverseenanythinglikewhat
happensinthesanctityofaSabbathgathering.Doyouknowwhypeople
havebecomeboredwiththeSabbathDay?Becauseithasbecomeboring.
Churcheshavemadeitboring:NowreadtomewhatMoses’prayerwas:
blahblahblah,soundthelittletrumpet.Oh,butnotinthelandofIsrael!
WhentheSabbathcame,theCloudcame.I’mtellingyouthatwemusthave
theexperienceofthePowerofYahweh!
Wemusthaveit!Wemustlongforit!Thisworldknowsnothingaboutit.
WehavetocreateaHOMEforHispresence.Wehavetocreateit!Brother
Vaughn,IwantHispresence,butIdon’tknowwhattodo.Yes,youdo.
You’rejusttoorebellioustodoit.HalleluYah!Youknowwhattodo.You’ve
gottoabandonyourself.You’vegottolooklikeafool.You’vegottolayyour
prideonthealtar.You’vegottolaywhatyoulooklikeontheside,andjump
in!You’vegottojumpin!You’vegottoJUMPINTOTHECLOUD!Ican’t
tellyouwhat’sgoingtohappenwhenyougetinthere,butyouneedtogetin
there!Glory!
Somebodysay,TOTALADORATION.That’swhatbringsthecloud.Idon’t
knowaboutyou,butyoumayhaveheardpeoplesayDon’tgowhereyou’re
tolerated;gowhereyou’recelebrated.Listentome.Yahwehwillnevergo
whereHeistolerated.Never.HewillonlygowhereHeiscelebrated,where
Heiswelcome,whereyouhavecalledonHim,whereyouhaveobeyedHim
andcreatedaspaceforHim!AndnowyoumightknowwhyIfightsohard
togetyoutocelebrate.Youthinkit’sbecauseIlikeseeingyoudance?Some
ofyoucan’tdance.HalleluYah.ButIwanttogetyouinacelebrationofwhy
wearehere.
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WeareinacelebrationbecauseourGodisaboveallothergods.Heisgood.
Hismercyiseverlasting.It’sneweverymorning,andwhenIwalkintothis
placeIwantHimtoknowthatevenoverattheKnockKnockwherethey’re
notwelcomingHim,andeventhoughHe’snotwelcomeoverthere,inhere,
thereisacelebrationofthegoodnessoftheLord!Heiswelcomeinthis
buildingandinthisHouse.Someoftheearliestmemoriesofmychildhood
wereofthepresenceoftheLord.
Iwanttotellyouallsomethingtonight.Don’teverfeelsorryforhowstrictI
grewup.Don’teverfeelsorryforthatplease.Igrewupinachurchcalled
PleasantHill.Youallwenttoitformygrandmother’sfuneral.That’sthe
churchIgrewupin.AllIrememberisthattherewassuchanexpectation
onSundayafternoon.Wedidn’tlettheglorycomeSundaymorning.We
justletthemanteach,andwewentbackhome.Wewouldeatlunch,andit
wasalwayspotroast.Thenwe’dtakeaquicknapbecauseweknewthatGod
wasgoingtodosomethingtonight!WeknewGodwasgoingtoshowup
tonight!Wefellinlovewiththepresence.Wedidn’tjustgotochurch.We
wentlookingfortheCLOUD!
Asalittleboy,Irememberwewouldwalkinthechurch.Churchstartedat
six,butatfiveo’clockwewouldcome.Wehadtworoomsinthefrontofthe
church.Ifyouhadwalkedinthesanctuarytherewouldhavebeennobody
inthere.Doyouknowwhy?Menwereontheright,andwomenwereonthe
left.Butwhenyouwalkedinthedoors,youheardthissound:Ohhhhhh
Lord!!Ohhhhh,wemagnifyYou!OhhhhLord,haveYourWayhere
tonight!Showuptonightinamightyway!WeneedYoutonightLord!
That’sallweheard.Thatsoundisgone.Andyouwonderedwhathappened
tothecloud.
BeforeyouallcamehereandIcouldcontrolthesound,Icontrolled
everything.TheysayIstillamincontrol;I’macultleader,butIcontrolled
everything.BackthenIusedtohavethisauditoriumsetwithlightsdown
lowbeforechurch,andworshipmusicplaying.Youdidn’tcomeinhere
talking.No,notthewayIusedtodoit.Iquitdoingit,butIusedtohaveit
soyou’dwalkinandheartheworshipmusic.Youdidn'tsay,Howareyou
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doing?Howareyoudoing?Youmighthavesaid,I’llseeyouinthecloudin
aminute.YoucamedowntothealtarandbegantocryouttotheLord,We
needYoutonightLord!YouMusthaveapassionforit!
Ipromiseyou,dancingwillnotdowhatprayerwilldo.Dancingwillnotdo
whatcryingouttotheLordwilldo.Ilovedancing,andweneedit,butmore
thanthat,weneedtocomeinherecreatinganatmospherecryingouttothe
Lordsaying,WeneedYouheretonight.You’rewelcomeheretonight.We
needamoveoftheHolyGhosttonight!That’sthesoundsIgrewupwith.I
willneverforgetthattherewasnotellingwhatwouldhappen.They’dgetto
singingasong,andtheydidn’thaveallthefancystuffwehavenow.They’d
startsinging:
Somegladmorning,weshallseeJesusintheair;
Comingafteryouandme;joyisourstoshare.
Whatrejoicingtherewillbewhenthesaintsshallrise;
HeadedforthatJubileeyonderinthesky.
Bythetimewegottothechorus,thepeoplestartedthinkingaboutthat.
TheybeganthinkingaboutthatJubilee,andtheybegantocelebrateit.
ThenthepowerofGodwouldfall!!
BrotherVaughn,Idon’tthinkI’deveractliketheydid.I’mnotgoingtoget
upthereandjerkandjump.Iknowyouwon’t.That’swhyitwon’tever
happentoyou.Theonlywayitwon’thappentoyouisifyouwon’tgetin
thatcloud,butifyougetintothatcloud,itwill.Igrewuphearingthese
sounds.They’regonetoday.That’swhywecomeintothesemegachurches
andtheyhavetohavesmoke,andtheyhavetohaveallofthatbecausethey
wantthepeopletoforgetthere’snocloudthere,sotheytryandcreate
clouds.
IfyoudesireTruthwithoutdesiringSpirit,itwon’tbelongbeforeyou’llbe
aPharisee.Youneedboth.Yahwehdealtwithmetoday.Hesaid,“My
peopledon’tevenwantMycloud.”Theydon’tdesireit.ThenYahwehsaid,
“TellMypeopletobegintoprepareMeaplace.”TheLordspoketome
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aboutwhyHe’stakensomanypeopleoutofhere:sothefirstthingwecan
haveisUNITYsoHecanprepareaplaceforthecloud.Yahwehwillnot
settleuponachurchthatisnotinunity;achurchthatisnotthereforthe
samepurposeandthesamereason.YouMUSThavethecloud!
Mylittlegrandma,Imisshersomuch,andI’llneverforgetwhenI’dbe
standingintheserviceonSundaynight.Youwouldn'thavelikedmy
grandmabecauseshecouldn’tcarelessifyoulikedherornot.Youwouldn’t
havelikedher,becauseifshelookedacrosstheaudienceandyouweren’t
gettinginthecloud,I’lltellyouwhatwouldhappen.She’dcomeandtake
herlittleskirtupandholdit,andcomedownthestairs,andshe’dtakeyour
handandliftituphighandjiggleitupanddownandgo,Whoooooo!She
woulddothatuntilyougotinthecloud.
Shewoulddothatbecausesometimesyouneedhelpgettinginthecloud.
Wehadsomefolkswhowouldn’tcometochurchbecausetheyknewshe
wasgoingtogetthem.Buttheydidn’tneedtobethere,becauseallthey
weredoingwasmessingeverythingup.Doyouunderstand?Yahwehneeds
aunifiedchurchthatishungryforthesamething.HalleluYah!Ifyouwant
tounderstandthecloud,you’vegottounderstandtheThirdTemple.Turn
toMalachichapterthree.
Pastor,I’mnotemotionallikeyouare.You’realiar.Findmeahammeror
something.Whoisnotemotional?Okay,ifyou’renotemotionalcomeput
yourhandrighthereonthealtar(underhishandholdingahammer).
You’renotemotional?(thehammerdescendsswiftlyandhard)!Now,
what’sthefirstthingyou’regoingtodo?See?You’reemotionalwhenyou
wanttobeemotional.Yourespondtowhat’sattractivetoyou.Yourespond
towhatyouidentifywith.Everybodyinthisroomisemotional,butyou’re
justemotionaltodifferentthings.
WhenyougetemotionaltothepresenceofYahweh,andHisSpiritcomes
downandtouchesyou,letmetellyou,you’veneverbeentouchedifyou’ve
neverresponded.Hispresenceissostrong.Hispresenceissopowerfulthat
nomancanwithstandit.ButIwanttoshowyousomething.What’sso
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specialabouttonight?It’stheSabbath.I’mgoingtoteachyousomething
rightnow.Ifyouwasteoneserviceofthesemeetingswithoutgettinginthe
cloud,youshouldbeashamed,andI’mgoingtotellyouwhy.Becauseitis
onlyintheTemplewherethegloryhaseverappeared.Youmustgetinthe
ThirdTempleforthecloudtoshowup.Read.
Malakyah3:1Behold,IwillsendMymessengerandhewill
preparethewaybeforeMe.ThensuddenlyHewillcometoHis
temple,theRulerWhomyouareseeking:theMessengerofthe
Covenant,inWhomyoudelight.Behold,Hecomes!saysYahweh
ofhosts.
WheredoesYahwehgo?ToHisTemple.Listentomecarefully.Hedoesnot
gotoindividuals.Hegoestothecongregation.Hewillhearyourprayer,
andHewillloveyou,butHisglorycloudwillonlycomewhenthe
congregationisassembled.I’mgoingtoproveit.Malachijustsaid,“I’m
goingtosendmymessengertopreparetheatmosphere;theway,andthen
suddenlyIwillcometoMyTemple.YouarenottheTemple.Iamnotthe
Temple.Butyouarealivingstoneofthattemple,andwhenthisstone
connectswiththisstone,twoorthreearegatheredinMyName.There
willIbeinthemidstofthem.
That’swhySatangetsyoutostayhomeandhavehomechurch.That’swhy
hekeepsyououtofthecongregation.Iwanttopromiseyousomething.You
cangetmoremiraclesintheTemplethanyou’llevergetonyourown.There
issomethingthathappensintheTemple,inthecongregation,thatyou
cannotcreateonyourown!Youcanbebyyourselfalldayandcan’tgeta
miracle.Letthreeorfourofuscometogetherandwe’llgetamiracle!Why?
ThecloudshowsupwhenthepeopleareinunityandwhentheTempleis
assembledtogether.
That’swhywecometogetherontheShabbat.That’swhywhenyouhearme
ontheplatformsaying,“Yahwehwantstohealthisrightnow,”that’swhy
youhavetomoveinthatmoment.Why?Becausethecloudhascome.The
waterhasbeentroubledinthatmoment,anditwillnotworkafterthat
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moment.WhenIlaidhandsonyoutonightbrother,itwasunlikeanyother
timeIwouldhavelaidhandsonyou,becauseIfeltthecloudpushmeto
prayforyou.There’ssomethingthathappensintheTemplethathappens
nowhereelse!
ThisisawalkoftheTemple.Thisisthebody!Wehavetowalktogetheror
wewillnotwalkatall!HalleluYah.Thecongregationiswhereithappens.
WhydoyouthinkCovid19wasdeterminedtoshutourcongregations
down?Congregationsarewhereithappens!Doyouknowwhenyougoto
theFeastofTabernacleswhythereissomuchglorypower?Becausethere
issomuchTemple.ThereissomuchTemplethere.Yougotocamp
meetings.Why?SomuchoftheTemplehasassembled.
BrotherVaughn,Isn’tthepresenceoftheLordeverywhere?Letmeexplain
thattoyou.Hisgeneralpresenceiseverywhere,butnotHisMANIFEST
presence.I’llexplainit.WhenI’mstandinginthisroomrightnow,my
presenceishere,butmygeneralpresenceisnothelpingyou.Ifyoucome
getinmyfaceandsay,“PastorIneedthisandIneedthat,”nowyou’rein
mymanifestpresence.Nowit’sbenefitingyou.NoweventhoughMy
Presenceisbenefitingthewholeearth,nowMyattentionisnotonthe
wholeearth.YouhavetogainthemanifestpresenceofYahweh.Youhave
togainHisattention.
Whenyoupray,you’regettingHisattention.Whenyou’redancing,andin
worshipyou’regettingHisattention.You’regettingtheattentionofthe
manifestpresenceofYahweh.You’vegottohaveit!Iwanttoshowyou
aboutthisglory.Iwanttoshowyousomethingsabouttheglory.Doanyof
youinthisroomdesirethegloryoftheLord?HalleluYah!Let’sreadafew
thingsabouttheglory.
Genesis3:8Then,onthatdaytheyheardthewayofFather
YahwehaccordingtothewordofYahweh;TheLawandthe
Prophets,beingproclaimedinthegarden.SoAdamandhiswife
hidthemselvesfromthepresenceofYahwehamongthetreesof
thegarden.
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Iwantyoutohearme.ThePresenceALWAYSfindsthepeoplewholoveit.
AdamandEveatonetimelovedthePresence,andaslongastheylovedit,
itcame.Butthemomenttheycounteditasnothing,itnevercameagain.
Thepresencehastocometoyou.Anditcomeswhereit’sattracted.Inan
evilworldwhenonesistertellsanothersisterhowgoodtheLordhasbeen
toyou,itattractsthePresence.Theangelshearitandcomerushingtothe
voiceofthegloryofYahweh.IwanttoshowyousomethinginGenesis4:16
aboutthepresenceoftheLord.
Genesis4:16ThenCainwentoutfromthepresenceofYahweh
anddweltinthelandofNod,ontheeastofEden.
Caindidwhat?HewentoutfromthepresenceofYahweh.Youcanleave
thepresence.Whendoyouleavethepresence?Whenyounolongerhave
passionforthepresence.IwantyoutoseewhatthepresenceoftheLordis
likeinExodus33:14-15.
Exodus33:14-15.Yahwehreplied:MyPresencewillgowithyou,
andIwillgiveyourest.
Whatdoesthatmean?Themanifestpresenceisnoteverywhere.Ithasto
gowithyou.It’snotwhereveryougo.It’swhereveryoutakeit.Ithastogo
withyou.It’snotgoingtobetherejustbecauseyoushowupthere.It’s
goingtobetherebecauseyouloveit.Itgoeswithyou.Butthiswasthe
congregation.Itwasnotfollowingoneman;itwasfollowingthe
congregation.There’stimeswhenthegiftsoftheSpiritworkinmylifeto
callpeopleoutandtellthemthings.Doyouknowtheonlyplacethat
works?Inthecongregation.Why?There’ssomethinginthatcloudthatthe
worldknowsnothingabout.
15ThenMoshehsaidtoHim;IfYourPresencedoesnotgowith
us,donotsendusupfromhere.
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Thisissaying,“IfYourPresenceisn’tgoingtoshowup,Idon’tevenwantto
havechurch;becauseIwantYourPresence.”Iwantyoutoturnto
Leviticus.IwanttoshowyouwhatyouneedtoknowaboutthePresence.It
comestothosewholoveit.
Leviticus22:3Saytothem;Whoeverofallyourdescendents
throughoutyourgenerations,whogoesneartheholythings
whichthechildrenofIsraylconsecrateandsanctifytoYahweh,
whileheisceremoniallyunclean,thatpersonshallbecutoff
fromMyPresence.IamYahweh.
You’llbecutofffromHisPresencewhenyoudon’tloveholythings.That’s
whatHejusttoldhim:Ifyoudon’tloveholythings,you’llbecutofffrom
thecloud.BrotherVaughn,whatdoyoumeanbyholythings?The
Sabbathdayisholy.Thetitheisholy.Thepeopleareholy.Themanof
Yahwehisholy.Wemustlearntoloveholythings,andthenyou’llgetaholy
cloudwhenyouloveholythings.Whatyoulovecomestoyou.Let’sread
againinNumbers.Letmeshowyouwhathappenswhenthegloryshows
up.
Numbers20:6-7MoshehandAaronwentfromthepresenceof
thecongregation,totheentranceoftheTentofMeeting,and
theyfelldownwardontheirfaces,andthegloryofYahweh
appearedtothem.
Onceagain,it’sthecongregation.Andwhatdidtheydo?Didtheyjuststand
there?No.Theyfellontheirfaces.Whenwasthelasttimeyoufellonyour
face?Listentome.ThegloryofYahwehdoesnotcometoapeoplewhoare
notontheirfaces.Whenwebegintoworship,thatisnotatimejustforyou
toreceive.Thatisatimeforyoutogive.Yougetonyourfacebefore
Yahweh.That’swhatyourforefathersdid.Theygotontheirfaces.
7YahwehsaidtoMosheh:
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Didyouhearthat?Whentheglorycomes,prophecycomes.Didyouhear
that?You’llhearthevoiceofYahwehwhentheglorycomes.Didyouhear
me?
BrotherVaughn,IwanttohearfromtheLord.Itonlycomesoutofthe
cloud.DoyouknowwhytherearesomefolksIdon’tlayhandson?Icansee
you’renotinthecloud.WhenIseesomebodyinthecloud,Iruntothem
likeamagnetbecauseIwantmylittlelightningrodtotouchtheircloud.
Becausethey’reinthecloud,Iseewheretheyare.That’swhysomeofyou,
I’llcomeinyourearlikeIdidthatnight,SisterPat,whenIsaid,“Iseea
youngladywithadarkcomplexion,”andtheLordbegantospeaktoyou
becauseyouwereinthecloudthatnight.
WheneveryougetinthecloudandIgetinthecloud,you’realwaysgoingto
getthevoiceofYahwehalwaysinthecloud.TheLordwillbegintospeakto
youbecauseyouwereinthecloudthatnight.Wheneveryougetinthe
cloudandIgetinthecloud,you’realwaysgoingtogetthevoiceofYahweh.
Always.IwasinthecloudtheothernightandIheardthevoiceoftheLord
tellmetosendmoneytoamissionarythatwasill.Iwasn’tthinkingabout
thatmissionary.Itwasthelastthingonmymind;especially$2,500.Inthe
cloudtheLordsaid,“Sendittohertonight.”Icametofindoutthatevening
shehadbeenprayingforanemergency.
Listentome.Whenyougetinthecloud,you’llhearthevoiceofYahweh
EVERYTIME!!You’llnevernothearHisVoice!There’sbeentimeswhen
SisterKendrickhascometome,veryfewtimes,butIknowwhenshe’s
heardfromthecloud.Sometimesshe’llpullmeofftothesideandsay,“I
waspraying.Becarefulofthissisterinthechurch,orthisbrother.
Something’snotright.”Ihadn’tevenheardthatyet,butshehearditinthe
cloud.Why?Becauseshelivesinthecloud.
IfyouwanttohearthevoiceofYahweh,youwillnothearittalkingtoyour
friends.Youcanonlyhearitinthecloud.You’llonlyhearitwhenyougetin
thatintimatepresenceofYahweh.There’ssomuchmoreIwanttoread,but
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Idon’thavetimesoI’llenditwiththebookofIKings,andthenJob.Iwant
toshowyouwhathappenswhentheglorycomes.
IKings8:6-11Thenthepriestsbroughtinthearkofthecovenant
ofYahwehtoitsplace:intotheinnersanctuaryoftheHouse,
intotheMostHolyPlace,underthewingsofthecherubim.
Italwaysstartswiththeministry.Iftheministrydoesn’tdesirethecloud,
here’swhattheministrywilldo:they’llwalkinthedoor,they’llcometo
theirseat,they’llletonesistersingasong.They’llletanothersistersinga
song,they’lltakeuptheoffering,andthenthey’llpreachtoyouhowtolive
yourbestlifenow.It’stheministrythatleadsthepeopleintothecloud.
That’swhywhenIcomeinhere,becauseI’mabigolefella,it’snoteasyfor
metodance.Itusedtobe,butit’snotanymore.ButI’veneverevernot
dancedbeforetheLord,becauseit’suptotheministrytobringinclout.It
startswiththemanofYahweh.
I’mgoingtosaytoyouthis:IfyouhadanyloveofYahweh,youwould
thankHimeverydayforapastorthatwillnotletyoubecomfortablein
church.HalleluYah.DoyouknowhowmanytimesIdon’twanttopushyou
all,butIunderstandandknowifIdon’t,we’regoingtohaveanother
wastedservice.Wewouldallgettogetherandlookatoneanotherandnot
havemiracles,wewon’thaveanysigns,nowonders;wewon’thave
anybodygettingtouched.We’vegottoworkintheSpirittogether!
7Thecherubimspreadtheirwingsovertheplaceoftheark,and
thecherubimovershadowedthearkanditspoles.8Thesepoles
weresolongthattheirendscouldbeseenfromtheHolyPlace,
infrontoftheMostHolyPlace;buttheycouldnotbeseenfrom
outsidetheHolyPlace.Theyaretheretothisday.
Doyouknowwhatthey’redoingintheseversesthatmakenosensetoyou?
PreparingforthePresence.They’redoingittotheT.Theyhadinstructions
onhowtotakethepolesout.Weliveinachurchworldwheretheydon’t
believeinaGodofinstruction:Cometochurchhowyouwantto,gotothe
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churchofyourchoice.GodHelpYouifyoudo!Thesepriestsaredoing
thingsexactlythewayYahwehsaidto.Iwantyoutohearmetonight.Ifyou
wouldeverpreparethepresenceexactlylikeHesaidtodoit,He’llnevernot
showup!Ever!Igiveyoumyword.
9Therewasnothinginthearkexceptthetwotabletsofstone,
Holdonnow.Iwanttoshowyousomething.Thearkofthecovenant
originallyhadthreethingsinit:theoriginalengravedtabletsoftheTen
Commandments,Aaron’srodthatbudded,andthegoldenpotthathad
manna.Theyhadjustgottenthearkofthecovenantbackfromthe
Philistines.ThePhilistineshadtakentwothingsout.Theytookthebowlof
mannabecauseitrepresentedthepowerofYahweh.TheytookAaron’srod
outbecauseitrepresentedtheblessingsofYahweh.Theydidn’twantthe
covenant.Theydidn’twantthecovenant,sotheydidjustlikeyourchurch
did.Theyjustwantedthepowerandtheblessings,buttheyleftthe
covenant.
Whentheybroughtthearkofthecovenantback,theylookedinitandthere
wasnothinginitnowexceptwhatmatters.Whenyouareapeopleofthe
covenant,you’llbeapeopleofthecloudeverytime.Everysingletime.
Read.
whichMoshehplacedthereatHoreb,whenYahwehmadea
covenantwiththechildrenofIsraelaftertheycameoutofEgypt.
Nowlisten.Theyhavepreparedthepresence.Theyhavethecovenant
whichistheSabbathDay.Andthey’vegotthepreacherswhoaredoingitby
theBook.Iwantyoutoreadtomewhathappenswhenyoupreparethe
Presence.
10WhenthepriestscameoutoftheHolyPlace,thecloudfilled
TheHouseofYahweh.
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Whentheycameoutbeforethecongregation,theCloudfilledtheHouse.
BrotherVaughn,whathappened?I’lltellyouwhatdidn’thappen.They
didn’tstandthere.ReadwhathappenedwhenthecloudfilledtheHouseof
theLord.
11Thepriestcouldnotperformtheirministering,becauseofthe
cloud,becausethegloryofYahwehfilledTheHouseofYahweh.
TheywereallfallingoutintheSpirit!Nobodycouldevenstandupontheir
feet!NobodycouldstandinthepresenceoftheLord.Theywerehittingthe
floorlikecockroaches;fallingalloverthechurch.ButallyouIsraelitesdon’t
believeinthat.ThatisIsrael.TheywerefallingoutintheSpirit.Theywere
likedrunkmen.TheBiblesaidtheycouldn’tevengetup.TheGloryof
YahwehFILLEDtheHouse.Youhearme.WhenthatgloryofYahweh
comesin,youwillactlikeyouhavenosense.Ipromiseyou.
BrotherVaughn,I’mnotgoingtoactlikethat.Iknowyouwon’t.That’s
whyyou’llneverexperienceHim.I’mgoingtobeincontrolofmyself.I
knowyouare.That’swhyyou’llnevergetinthecloud.Here’smyquestion
toyoutallitwearingIsraelites:whenwasthelasttimeyoucouldn’tstandup
intheTemple?Hypocrites!SomeofyouaresobusystudyingtheHebrew
languagethatyoudon’tevenknowhowtostudythepresenceofYahweh.
I’mnotagainstHebrew.I’magainstnotgettinginthePresence.
HalleluYah!
PastorVaughn,howdoweprepareforthepresence?Ithoughtyou’dnever
ask.TurntoPsalm150.BrotherVaughn,Iwanttobelikethosepriests
thatprepareforthepresence.Noyoudon’t,becauseI’mgettingreadyto
showyouhowyou’vegottodoit.Everyoneofyouarethepriestsof
Yahwehareyounot?Doyouknowthateverytimeyouwalkintothe
sanctuaryyouhaveadutytopreparethePresence?Ifyougointoany
churchthatdoesn’tpreparethePresenceaccordingtoPsalm150,therewill
benocloud.Theremightbeabunchofhocuspocus,buttherewillbeno
cloud.Let’sfindoutifyouarepreparingthePresence.
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Psalm150:1HalleluYahweh!PraiseourFatherYahweh!Praise
YahwehinHissanctuary!PraiseYahwehinHismightyheavens!
WheredoesHewantyoutopraiseHim?Inthecongregation.
2PraiseYahweh,forHismightyacts!PraiseYahweh,accordingto
Hisexcellentgreatness!
Youdon’tcomeinsaying,“Ilostmyjobandmydoghasthemange.”There
aresomechurchfolkthatI’mscaredtotalktobeforechurch.Their
husbandhasleftthemforanothermanorwomanorwhatever.Everything
iswrong.Theydon’tknowhowthey’regoingtomakeit.ButIreckonI’m
goingtogetreadytopraisetheLordalittlebit.PraiseHimforHis
GOODNESS!PraiseHimbecausenomatterwhatisgoingon,He’sstill
good!That’showyouprepareforthePresence.
Whenyouwalkthroughthosedoors,say:Hewokemeupthismorning,
andHe’sstartedmeonmyway.He’sbeengoodtome.Idon’thaveajob,
andI’vestillgotfood!Idon’thaveanything,buttherighteousI’venever
seenthemforsakennortheirseedbeggingforbread.PreparethePresence
comingin.
Idon’tthinkanybodyinthischurchreallylikesme;c’mon,we’vegottogo
havechurch.
PastortalkedtoeverybodybutmelastFridaynight.
Howareyoudoingbrother?Mytruckblewupandmywifeisactinglike
herself.
Allthatistwominutesbeforechurchstarts,right?PreparethePresence!
Youmayhavejustgottentheworstphonecallofyourlife,butwhenyou
walkthroughthatdoor:TheLordHeisGOODandHismercyendureth
FOREVER!BlessedbetheNameoftheLord!IfyoupreparethePresence,
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you’llseetheCloud!Igiveyoumyword.Continuetoreadhowtoprepare
thePresence.
PraiseHimaccordingtoHisexcellentGREATNESS,notaccordingtothe
jobyoujustlost.Don’tpraiseHimaccordingtowhatyourdaughterisdoing
ornotdoing.It’sallaboutHIMwhenyoucomeintoHisHouse.Whenyou
comeintothatsanctuary,unlessHe’sdoneyouanythingbutgood,praise
Him!ButifHe’sbeengoodtoyou,youletitbeknown!InTheHouseofthe
Lord,HeisGOOD.Insteadoftellingpeopleyoudon’thaveanymoney,tell
them,“Idon’thaveanymoney,butIhaven’tgonehungryonetime.
Yahwehissogood.”HowdoweprepareforthePresence?Keepreading.
3PraiseYahweh,withthesoundoftheram’shornshofar!Praise
Yahweh,withthelyreandtheharp!
PraiseHimwiththeshofar!Helovestheshofar!Thepianoisthemodern
versionofthelyreandtheharp.Hesaid,“Getonthat.Getonit!”Whydo
youthinkIgoplay,andplayitsoloud?BecauseI’mrunningdevilsout;I’m
saying,“TheLordisgood!”That’showIpraiseHimthewayHesaidtodo
it.HesaidtopraiseHimonthelyreandtheharp,whichisthestring
instrument.Read.
4PraiseYahweh,withthetimbrelanddance!PraiseYahweh,with
stringedinstrumentsandflutes.
PraiseHimwiththetambourinesandwiththewhat?DANCE!Ifyour
churchdoesn’tdance,theyhaveneverpreparedthePresence.It’sright
there.Ifyoudon’tdance,youhaverebelled.Hedidn’ttellyouthatyou
couldcomeintoHisPresenceyourway.YoucomeYah’sway,andit’s
writtenrighttherehowyouaretocome.
BrotherVaughn,I’lldancewhenIfeellikeit.You’rearebelliousdevil!We
don’tneedyouinhere.Idon’twantyouinhereifyou’renotgoingtoflow
withustogetherintothepresenceoftheLord.Why?We’relookingforthe
cloud.Wewantthecloudmorethananythingelse.Wemusthavethis
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cloud.That’showyoupreparethePresence—withdancing.Ifyoueverget
tiredofdancing,doitanyhow.
Onthewaytochurch:Iknowhe’sgoingtomakemedance.Canwerun
twentyminuteslatesowedon’thavetodance?Ifyouwantablessing,get
inthecloudwithus.Findsomebody'shandandsay,“Willyoudancewith
me?IwanttodoitHisway!”WhatelsedidHesaytodo?
PraiseYahweh,withstringedinstrumentsandflutes!
Ido,Ido,IDO.Yahwehlovesanorgan.Didyouknowthat?Thereitisin
theBiblethatHelovesanorgan.OhBrotherVaughn,IthinkHelikesthe
quietBaptistorgankindofmusic.Let’sfindout.
5PraiseYahweh,withloudcymbals!
Yahwehisn’tdeaf.Heisn’tnervouseither.Ihavesomefolkssittinghere
readingitoutoftheirBiblesandsaying,“Idon’tbelievethat.”Yahwehlikes
itLOUD.Ifyouhaveaproblemwithloud,gorewritethatverse.Doyou
knowwhyHewantsitloud?Becausetheworldisloud.Inyourmind,the
worldisloud.Sometimesyou’vegottogetlouderthanloud.Sometimes
you’vegottogetlouderthanthelies.You’vegottogetlouderthanyour
depression.You’vegottogetlouderthanyourdiscouragement.Sometimes
you’vejustgottogetlouderthanloud!HalleluYah!
DoyouknowwhyI’msotoughonthesesoundmen?Soundisimportant.
MotherHeflintaughtusthatifthesoundisnotright,thepeoplewillget
distractedandyouwillmissoutonasendingofthemountain.Yougoall
thewaybackdowntowhereyoustarted,andyoudon’tgetinthecloud.
MotherHeflinwouldnotletuschangethetuneofthemusicorthebeat.
Why?Shedidn’twantanybodytotakeabreak.Shewantedtokeep
climbing;keepclimbinguntilyougetthere.Keepclimbingtogetinthe
cloud.ThecloudisontopofMt.Zion!Keepclimbing!Let’sfinishupwith
that.
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PraiseYahweh,withhighsoundingcymbals!
Amen.Let’scloseoutinJob36:27.BrotherVaughn,howdowecreatethe
cloud?I’mgettingreadytoteachyou.WhatIamgettingreadytoteachyou
rightnowisalessonyouneverneedtoforget.Everybodysayclouds.
Clouds.Don’t.Don’t.Createthemselves.
BrotherVaughn,wewantGodtocomeinthecloud.Hecan’tdoit.He
doesn’tcreatethecloud.I’mgoingtoproveittoyou.ReadJob.
Iyyob36:27-28Hedrawsupdropsofwater,whichdistillasthe
mistfromrain,28Whichdropsdownfromtheclouds,and
poursabundantlyonman.
Thecloudssenddownrainaccordingtothewhat?Cloudsarecreatedfrom
what?Vapor?Andtherainthatfallsisnotdependentuponthecloud?It’s
dependentuponthevaporthatgoesupandformsthecloud.Nobodyis
hearingwhatI’mtryingtotellyourightnow.Rainfallsaccordingtothe
vaporthatitgetsfromtheearth.I’mgoingtoproveittoyou.
Everybodyalwayssays,“GodsentafloodinthedaysofNoah.”No,Yahweh
didn’tsendaflood.GoreadyourBible.TheBiblesaidthatthefountainsof
thedeepcameforthfromtheflesh,orthedirt,andwhenthatwaterbegan
tocomefromundertheground,vaporbegantogoupfromthatwaterand
cloudsbegantoform,andthentherainbegantofall.
Iwantyoutohearmetonight.Yahwehdoesn’tcreatethecloud.Wecreate
thecloud,andtherainfallsaccordingtothevaporthatcomesfromus!
Yahwehsaid,“Doyouwantanotherflood?DoyouwantMetosendaflood
ofMySpirit?”Hesaid,“WhatIneedisthis.”WhenyoureceivedtheHoly
Spirit,theBiblesaid,ariverwasputinyourbelly.That’sthefountainsof
thedeep.Ineedsomebodytohearmenow.Onedayyouwillrealizethat
whatyou’relookingforisnotoutthere.It’sinhere,inyourbelly,andyou’ll
openyourmouthandletitout.Yahwehwillsendthecloud.Yahwehwill
sendtheCLOUD!
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Iwantyoutohearme.Youknowwhatyou’redoingwhenyoudancedon’t
you?You’restirringthingsup.Listentome.Insideyourbelly,inyour
innermostbeingthereisapraise,andthatpraisesays,“Iknowlifeishard,
butYahwehisgood.”ThemomentYahwehisgoodcomesoutofyour
mouth,that’sthefountainsofthedeepbreakingforth.Themomentyou
say,“Idon’thaveanymoneybutIamsoblessed,”youjustreleasedsome
vapor.Whenthecongregationcomestogetherandyourvapormixeswith
yourvapor,andyourswithyours,beforeyouknowit,theriverisgoingUP.
Whentherivergoesup,cloudsbegintoform,andtheglorycloudiscreated
amongthepraisesofHispeople!
Youmustbecometheriverthatthecloudisformedfrom!You’veassembled
ontheSabbathDay,butlockedinsideyou—doyouhearthatrightthere—is
theRIVER.WhenyousingHalleluYah,that’stheRIVER.Itwon’ttakelong
now.You’vebeensogoodtome!You’resowonderful!You’resoglorious!
You’resomarvelous!Alloverthebuilding,getyourhandsintheair.Let
therivercomeoutofyourmouthsalloverthesanctuary.Everybody,use
yourvocalchordsrightnow.BegintoreleasetheriverofYahweh.Beginto
releasetheriverinthisatmosphere!
Letitoutofyourinnermostbeing.Ineedtherestofyoutogetinvolved.
Createsomeclouds!CREATESOMECLOUDS!Everyone,comeforward.
Dimtheselights.Createthecloudinthisbuilding.CREATETHECLOUD!
Createthecloudinthisbuilding!Letitflowforthfromyourinnermost
being.Getyourmouthsopen.Createthatcloud,everyoneofyourightnow!
C’monsaints,c’monsaints!Justlettheriverflow.Lettheriverflowoutof
youtonight!BECOMEPEOPLEOFTHEPRESENCE!
Lettheriverflowoutofyou!Participate!Liftyourvoicesalloverthis
assembly.Lettherivercomeoutofyou!Lettherivercomeoutofyou.Let
thecloudform.Letthecloudform!Createthatcloud.Everybody,
participate!Everybodyliftyourvoicesalloverthisroomtonight!Iwant
everybodyinheretoliftyourvoices.Letthatriverflowoutofyourvocal
chords!Letthatriverformcloudstonight.Createacloud!
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Oh,lettheriverflow.Lettheriverflow.Oh,lettheriverflow.Oh,letthe
riverflow,lettheriverflow.HolySpirit,come.Moveinpower,andletthe
riverflow.Oh,lettheriverflow.
Oh,lettheriverflow.Lettheriverflow.HolySpirit,come;moveinpower,
andlettheriverflow.Oh,lettheriverflow.
Singitagain.
Oh,lettheriverflow.Lettheriverflow.HolySpirit,come.Moveinpower,
andlettheriverflow.Oh,lettheriverflow.Oh,lettheriverflow.Oh,let
theriverflow.
ForIsayuntoyou,insideofMyPresence,iseverythingthat
willsatisfyyou.InsideofMyPresenceiseverythingyoursoul
isthirstyfor.EverythingyouneedisinMyPresence.Foryea,
inMyPresenceyou’llneverbeashamed.InMyPresence,you’ll
neverhaveaworry.ForIsaytoyoutonight,thoseofyouthat
areworriedabouttomorrow,thereisnotomorrowinMy
Presence.Thereisonly‘rightnow’.Yourtomorrowisinyour
now.Yea,yourtomorrowdependsonyournow.Yourresponse
toMyPresencetakescareoftomorrow.YourresponsetoMy
Presencetakescareoftomorrow.Foryoucanonlyseenow,
andthat’sallyouneedtosee.ComeintoMyPresenceandlet
theriverflow.
Singitwithus:LettheRiverFlow.
Oh,lettheriverflow.Lettheriverflow.HolySpirit,come.Moveinpower.
Lettheriverflow.Lettheriverflow.
Whoneedsamiraclebytomorrow?Cometouchmyhand.Justcomeletme
touchyou.Oh,I’minthatcloud.Receiveitrightnow.Fire!Fire!Receiveit,
receiveit,receiveit,receiveit,receiveamiracle,receiveamiracleright
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now.Thatcloudishere.Miraclesarehere!Yahwehisdoingit!Yahwehis
alreadydoingit!WhoevermovedwhenIsaidthat,thatmiracleshallbe
done.Doesanybodybelieveitrightnow?Yahwehisdoingitrightnow!
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