1 Corinthians 14:3

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

Acts 9:31

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

To edify is to speak the truth with the right kind of witness (Ephesians 4:16), to exhort is to warn or to admonish urgently. When I combined the words edify and exhort I got challenged. The other word is comfort; thus my title Challenged yet Comforted.

The first thing you will notice about these interpretations is that I really don’t teach much. This is on purpose. My goal is not to teach in these interpretations, my goal is to reveal and at most expound on what God has revealed through His Bible and then arrange an interpretation that is both easy and challenging to read. Revelations from God interpreted edify the church and are His prophetic word to us (Acts 10). Although what I have written are indeed interpretations of the Bible, they are not teachings. They are prophetic interpretations of the scriptures. In other words, a teacher grabs a Bible, interprets, and then teaches. I grab a Bible, interpret, and then prophesy. It is the same method but just utilizing different gifts. I have the prophetic gifts to:

1. Abide in the mystery of Christ (Colossians 4:3).

2. Receive revelation from God (Romans 16:25).

3. Interpret and expound on revelation (Ephesians 3:4).

4. Edify, exhort and comfort the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 14:3).

What I have done with these interpretations has been easier because I haven’t had to do the first two, to abide in the mystery of Christ and then receive revelation from God. God spoke to me directly from His already revealed Word. As a result, all I had to do was interpret and expound on the Bible’s revelation (because the Bible’s revelation satisfied the first two steps), and then mercifully exhort, edify and comfort the body of Christ with an arranged interpretation.

So this is what I did:

BIBLE

3. Interpret and expound on the revelation from the Bible.

4. Edify, exhort and comfort the body of Christ.

The Bible’s revelation satisfied the first two steps already, so I utilized steps 3 and 4 on the Bible’s already revealed Word and got my prophetic interpretations of the Bible.

Just for edification, you will notice occasionally that some interpretations are not so much based on the Bible’s revelation, although they are backed by the Bible. These interpretations are based on revelation I received as I abode in the mystery of Christ. For this reason, they should not be called prophetic interpretations of the Bible; they should be called prophecy for the church. I don’t have a specific section or volume where I place these interpretations so you will occasionally see these interpretations scattered throughout the volumes. You will notice them, they focus less on interpretation of the scriptures and more on prophetic utterances for the church today. The reason I haven’t created a specific volume for these prophecies is because much of the work I do is seasonal based on a certain push and focus from God. Whether I am in the Bible during this push or abiding in the mystery of Christ, I believe the word the Lord wants to speak during these seasons should be contained in a timeline. I believe this allows the reader to receive the spirit of the messages as well as the prophecies in conjunction. The Website is called, Challenged yet Comforted, based on the prophetic word. Some of the prophecies are interpretations of the Bible and others are revelations backed by the Bible but not necessarily originating from the Bible. These revelations originated from my ministry of abiding in the mystery of Christ, receiving revelation, expounding and interpreting (working out knowledge) within the revelation and then presenting a word to exhort, edify and comfort the body of Christ.

As of June 2010, all 42 interpretations listed on this website have undergone a rewrite. I wrote the first volume in 2003. I wrote the second in 2004 and 2005. I wrote the last volume in 2008. None of the interpretations have changed, but I have added much knowledge to the already existing interpretations. The interpretations are now sturdier, and I have reinforced the interpretations and the website as a whole. I wanted to take what was written and make it cleaner. I wanted to make these interpretations speak for themselves… so I wouldn’t have to back up my work via answering questions. After the 2010 rewrite, I believe many of the interpretations stand alone.

Sally

Sally is a 428 page fiction novel about a woman prophetess. You can purchase Sally by going to www.sallybook.com, the link is on the homepage. I am not going to speak in-depth regarding Sally because there is no need. As yet, not many people have read Sally. As soon as people begin reading and asking questions, I will attempt to answer FAQ questions using this website as a forum. If you have already read Sally and want to talk about it, you could email me. You also have the option of placing a review on my Amazon.com homepage.