Bob Neumann: The First Thunder (10/1998)

Preface
to whomever may read this WORD....
It seems a long time ago since I called on HIS NAME and found not only
forgiveness but reconciliation and purpose. Many would try to speak of
''ministry'' and ''office'' when it is nothing more than ''obedience'' and
''duty''; to stand forth in the congregation and speak the WORD as an oracle
or to sit at pen and paper and to transcribe what is literally the same. We
can play games with semantics but it matters little when THE LION ROARS. The
issue has never changed. GOD IS FAITHFULL and HIS NAME IS JEALOUS.
Hear the words of a woman whose prayer and supplication were heard by the
MOST HIGH
THE SONG OF HANNAH.
1 Samuel 2:1-11 , 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart
rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is
enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside
thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come
out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions
are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled
are girded with strength. 5 They that were full have hired out themselves
for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born
seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 6 The LORD killeth,
and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7 The LORD
maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth
up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to
set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for
the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon
them.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall
be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 10 The
adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he
thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall
give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And
Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD
before Eli the priest.
Habakkuk 2:2-3 , 2 And the LORD answered me, and said,
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that
readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it
shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will
surely come, it will not tarry. (KJV)
There are many in the land today who speak of ''their'' dreams and visions.
Likewise there are many who say 'I have heard the LORD' and demand an
audience. They proclaim their words, dreams, visions and challenge any
questions and comments.
Instead of dialogue they move from diatribe to curses...all 'in the name of
the lord'. My only question is who is their lord? There are many voices now
in the heavenlies. Many claims that do not measure with the LOGOS. Little
revelation is coming from those who spit curses in response to civil
questions. False brethren are plentiful and quick to trap and trip up any
who have a TRUE WORD. What is becoming more plentiful are the false prophets
and teachers that speak 'old rhema' over and over when THE MOST HIGH speaks
of new things. Those who speak the new and timely will be put aside or even
attacked to stop the release of what THE LORD now does.
Isaiah 30:7-14 , 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and
to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to
sit still. 8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a
book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: 9 That this is
a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of
the LORD: 10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy
not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause
the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 12 Wherefore thus saith the
Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression
and perverseness, and stay thereon: 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to
you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking
cometh suddenly at an instant. 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of
the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that
there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the
hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. (KJV)
The vision I will begin to speak of is not mine, nor did I ask for it. The
''fullness'' of it still is beyond my grasp. At first I thought it to
enclose the FIRST THUNDER. Yet this is but one ''storm'' that will bring
forth all SEVEN THUNDERS. As I pray and travail within what I have been
shown I see more THUNDERS awaiting within the vision. How they will present
themselves I will wait upon my LORD for it is HE WHO NOW DECREES HIS
JUDGMENT AGAINST THOSE WHO USE AND ABUSE HIS MOST HOLY NAME.

''A WATCHER"
Job 7:17-21 , 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify
him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? 18 And that thou
shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? 19 How long
wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my
spittle? 20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of
men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to
myself? 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine
iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the
morning, but I shall not be. (KJV)
When I first heard HIS VOICE and in ''the night'' answered ''here am I'' I
did not know or understand the future steps choreographed that I now must
dance to, even if I am the only one who hears the melody. To be HIS SERVANT
is all I asked without any preconceptions or hidden agendas. To sit in the
shadows and to do battle or intercede is easy, takes little more than being
willing and obedient.
But to go forth and proclaim requires that you make yourself visible
briefly. In that time you become a target and the blows must be taken. The
reality of counting the cost comes full circle when you are wounded and
mocked by those you had called family, by those you thought as friend. It is
the price required.
Such is the calling of HIS WATCHMEN.
And then one day THE KING calls you to stand and not to walk away; to stand
without speaking; to simply listen and to come into an agreement with THE
MOST HOLY SPIRIT; to acknowledge and to bear witness to what has been
spoken; to give the testimony before the ETERNAL JUDGE that which was done
against HIS HOUSE by those who were called to serve HIM.
To be a WATCHER, and bear WITNESS not only to the offenses but to WITNESS
the verdict of JUDGMENT by THE MOST HOLY HIMSELF.
So today I stand and hand to you THE DECREE that THE MOST HOLY gives, as HE
now DEMANDS....
Daniel 4:13
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a
watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; (KJV)
Now it begins....
Habakkuk 3:1-3
1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD,
revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make
known; in wrath remember mercy.
Selah

THE FIRST THUNDER
1) The Prideful Arrogance of HIS FALSE/WICKED SERVANTS
THE ILLUSIONS THAT THEY CLOTHE THEMSELVES IN WILL BE STRIPPED AWAY. NAKED
AND ASHAMED WILL THEY STAND BEFORE THOSE THEY HAVE MANIPULATED AND DECEIVED
FOR THEIR OWN GLORY AND THEIR OWN GAIN. THEIR COVERING WILL BE REMOVED AND
THEIR DEEDS SHALL NOW BE JUDGED.
As in previous visions I was in the place of VISION and wearing a full
hooded cloak as I have seen the MASTER wear. But this time I stood alone in
a great enclosed area. The floor was ''dusty'' and scattered debris covered
the ground. The air smelled rancid and bitter and the taste in my mouth
quickly matched the smell. The ''air'' was hazy and I noticed the dullness
of my vision as I looked out around me was the combination of dull contrived
lighting and this ''hazy air''.
Quietly I began to hear a melody and I began to walk as THE HOLY ONE nudged
me toward the source of the music. As I got closer it became both louder and
I began to recognize snatches of tunes. As I recognized the source of the
discordant music I recognized the melody as a ''march'' I had heard as a
child. And the ''instrument'' as a steam calliope. Like some marches (this
one by Straus) THE RADITZKY March was one danced to more than marched to.
Only there was no one marching or dancing. The ''music'' filled the air just
as the ''haze'' filled the air, to fill in blank areas.
Suddenly I was aware of being in a great circus tent. The haze had prevented
me from seeing the top or the far walls. But now I began to see and hear
most clearly. The covering was not that high and to either side the walls
were much closer than I had thought. In the center was the classic ring and
simple bleachers were on either side, the kind you put up and tear down as
you travel.
As I approached the ring I noticed the lights dim and the music picked up as
I prepared to see ''the show'' begin.
With a fan fare that reminded me of a certain other arena two performers
came into the center of the ring arms raised to the anticipated ''applause''
of the crowd. One was male, the other female.
The male wore a tight fitting suit like costume in bright blue with sequins.
His hair was sculptured and lifted into a pompadour. The makeup he wore
under the lights hid both age and the signs of consumptive disease. The
female wore a flesh tone body suit with stiletto heals and a similar blue
and sequined bodice that was both tight and attempting to be alluring. Like
her counterpart the built up hair and heavy makeup were as much illusion as
possibly camouflage, to create an image presentable. An image in one part
seducing at the same time acceptable and anticipated.
Like all ''good'' theater the moves and dialog were scripted in advance and
performed with exaggerated precision. On cue the act appeared and took it's
prescribed position within the ring. First came the trained Shetland ponies
followed by the dogs of variable sizes, breeds, and ages. Like a precision
instrument the act ran smoothly as each animal exhibited the trick it
learned in the proper sequence. Each trick planned and orchestrated for
optimum effect. As the human performers played to the crowd and feigned the
required emotions for each trick the episodes of ''surprise'', ''humor'',
and even ''anger'' were performed on cue.
As trick followed trick, each task appeared to be harder and less certain,
yet even the ''mistakes'' were orchestrated. And like all good theater the
act ended. And like theater was created to be the act was repeated over and
over.
Then without warning I heard THE WIND blow within the tent as the act played
on. And as the THUNDER roared forth I saw the tent shake and tear loose from
its stakes. As the sides came free the fabric shredded and dissolved as the
lightening illuminated the grounds and the ran came down in torrents
flooding the ''ring'' and washing away the dust and debris. In the
illumination of the PURE LIGHT and the cleansing of this LATTER RAIN the
performers were washed down and what was hidden under the ''hair'' and
''make-up'' was exposed for all to see.
What was a man and women and their performing dogs and ponies was two Great
Princes of Darkness and many assorted demons and foul spirits.
These are the deceivers spoken of in Revelations 2 and 3 that deceive,
pervert, and control the three apostate churches and two deluded churches of
the END TIMES. The FIRST THUNDER which has now begun will expose them and
their works in the world today. The assorted demons and foul spirits that
perform on command are the familiar spirits of the ''serpent seed'' within
the realm of Christianity. The seed whose fruit have been given to the
Children of LIGHT in place of the LIVING WATER and the BREAD OF LIFE.
THE FIRST THUNDER WILL TEAR AWAY THE FALSE LIGHT AND COVERING OF MAJOR
MINISTRIES AS THEIR ''TENT'' IS BLOWN AWAY. THE DEMONIC ''HAZE'' THAT
OBSCURED BOTH VISION AND DISCERNMENT WILL BY CLEARED FOR ALL TO SEE. THE
CONSTANT NOISE THAT PREVENTS MY PEOPLE FROM HEARING ME WILL BE GONE WHEN
THIS 'PEAL' ENDS AND A NEW ''SILENCE'' BEGINS FOR MY CHILDREN.
Isaiah 30:15 , For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of
Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in
confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. (KJV)
I SHALL SILENCE THE SCRIPTED AND THE CONTRIVED. IN THE QUIET I NOW BRING,
THE LOST MAY HEAR MY VOICE. THE HURTING WILL HEAR MY WORDS OF COMFORT. THE
WEAK WILL HEAR MY WORDS THAT STRENGTHEN. THE FEARFULL WILL HEAR ME AND
TRUST. FOR I AM. AND THEY WILL HEAR ME FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THOSE WHO WILL BE EXPOSED IN THEIR DECEPTION WILL FEEL AS IF INUNDATED BY AN
UNSTOPPABLE TIDAL WAVE. THERE ARE MANY NOW WHO CALL THEMSELVES PROPHETS,
PRIESTS, AND INTERCESSORS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING TO REBUKE MY STORM BY INVOKING
MY NAME. WARN THEM NOT TO REBUKE WHAT THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND. WARN THEM THAT
THIS ACT ALONE PROVES THEY DO NOT HEAR MY VOICE OR SERVE ME.
MANY ARE DECEIVED WHO THINK THEY HEAR ME WHEN THEY HEAR THEIR OWN HEARTS.
MANY WHO HEAR DECEIVING SPIRITS MOVE IN POWER AND IN PRIDE THAT ARE NOT OF
ME. THIS NOW I STOP. FOR AS THE FIRST WAVE OF THUNDER OVERWHELMS ALL THE
WORLD THOSE OF ME WILL BE STANDING. THOSE WHO ARE NOT WILL HAVE THEIR
KINGDOMS DESTROYED. THEIR DECEPTIONS EXPOSED AS THEIR ILLUSIONS AND
ALLUREMENTS ARE WASHED AWAY.
Once more I look upon the performers ''hair'' flattened, make-up gone in the
clear light of HIS GLORY. The sequins do not shine and their animals are
washed away. All the hidden trash that littered the tent floor sits open to
all in the bleachers to be seen.
And of those who sat watching the show. That is the SECOND THUNDER and it
will await its appointed time.
selah maranatha hine hu ba
old dog in goshen