ODYSSEY OF THE ARK

Brenda Dukes

Odyssey of the Ark

Email: ArkMinistries50@yahoo.com

Website: www.ArkMinistries50.com

March 19, 2024

Originally this article was a chapter called “X Marks the Spot” in the book I’m writing called The War for PEACE: Discovering Peace in the Midst of Chaos. The pathway of the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 traversed seven towns named Salem, which means peace. Six years prior to this eclipse, I had a detailed dream that included many “coincidences” between the pathways of the eclipses of 2017 and 2024. I encourage you to seek the Lord for wisdom, discernment, and counsel as to what to do with the following information.

Blessings! Brenda Dukes, Founder/Instructor of Odyssey of the ARK, Columbia, SC

DREAM MARKS THE SPOT

Matthew 7:7-8

‘Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;”’ Genesis 1:14 NKJV 

I was thrilled to witness the total solar eclipse that went across the United States, from Oregon to South Carolina, on August 21, 2017. Amazingly, another total solar eclipse will traverse across America in the opposite direction, southwest to the northeast, on April 8th, 2024. The two pathways will cross over and form an X in the Midwest. The nexus point is very close to Cairo, Illinois in an area called Little Egypt which is located on the northern edge of the New Madrid Fault Line. These details were reflected in a dream I had six years earlier on January 4, 2011. In dream like fashion, I saw a map, which wasn’t exactly accurate, and the route on which I was traveling upon. I went through Arkansas with Tennessee and Kentucky on the right then continued by heading north to Illinois, my home state. I was going up through the tip of the state and traveled east on the border, with Illinois being on my left and Indiana on my right. Accompanying me on this interesting route were two of my granddaughters whose names represent “the generational promises for God’s people” (Isaiah 44) and “insight”. As I drove my grands in the car, our attention turned to the east side of the road, which reminded me of Las Vegas. On the left were several small smoldering volcanoes which made me think “ring of fire”. Two very large statues stood on the right side of the volcanoes, with a couple of high-rise buildings located behind them. My eldest granddaughter and I point to one of the statues to the youngest and she sees the Donald Duck one. I think she also said, “Donald Duck”. It was as huge as one of the balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The second monument statue was just as big but looked like a stone sphinx. 

Originally, I wasn’t going to write this dream down. However, after I woke up that morning, I was on the phone with a friend and she says “Hey, did you hear about all the birds dropping out of the sky in Arkansas?” Shocked, I said “No, but I had a dream about Arkansas!” I immediately wrote the dream in my journal and began to do some “dream mapping”. Dream mapping consists of praying and researching information based on the details of the dream, and journaling all the details, hints, connections, and interpretation. My journal pages looked like a map with connect the dots in a coloring book. I researched the route and discovered I was on the New Madrid Fault line. I had never heard of this fault line before this dream.  I continued to seek the Lord about what He was saying. 

One detail that stood out on the map of the route we were taking was the tip of Illinois. There is a town called Cairo. Immediately I said, “Something’s up with Cairo!” I knew it was about Cairo, Egypt. Realizing there was an Egyptian sphinx in the dream was another connected hint that I hadn’t thought of until after the following event took place.

On January 25, 2011, twenty-one days after I had this dream, an intense uprising, also called a revolution, in Cairo, Egypt began. Demonstrations began that lead to rioting and destruction of property including ancient artifacts and buildings. An awareness of the Muslim Brotherhood was coming to the world’s attention due to their involvement in the uprising. According to the Oxford Languages Dictionary, the Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic religious and political organization dedicated to the establishment of a nation based on Islamic principles. Founded in Egypt in 1928, it has become a radical underground force in Egypt and other Sunni countries, promoting strict moral discipline and opposing Western influence, often by violence. In my dream mapping I kept wondering what the Lord was saying about the smoldering volcanoes. A few weeks after the start of the uprising in Cairo, I ran across an article that said the Muslim Brotherhood was like “smoldering volcanos”. What?!? That was certainly an interpretation piece of the puzzle added to this complex dream.

I didn’t know much about the Ring of Fire when I had this dream. In my research I discovered it’s a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes containing up to 900 active and dormant volcanoes. They create a line that borders different countries, including the USA, surrounding the Pacific Ocean, almost like a ring. But this ring is open on the bottom. The Lord pointed out that the shape of the Ring of Fire has a similar shape as the shape of the United Nation’s circular table in the security council chamber located in New York City. This circular table is where the world’s diplomats gather for their meetings. Here was another puzzle piece.

Also, there was an annular solar eclipse across the USA on October 14, 2023, called the Ring of Fire Eclipse. This eclipse, added to the X, creates the Hebrew letter Aleph meaning “the beginning”. AND Ring of Fire is also a term that refers to an Iranian missile project throughout the Middle East to build a ring of fire around the State of Israel. The war in Israel starting on Oct 7, 2023, has been called the “Ring of Fire War” by some news media outlets. Donald Trump and finances came to mind when thinking about Donald Duck and High-Rise buildings like Trump Tower. This was years before he ran for president. Also, New York seems to be another puzzle piece. It is where the Macy’s Day Parade takes place each Thanksgiving and the location of the headquarters for the UN which includes “High Rise buildings”.

Here are some of the things I thought could be interpretation hints I wrote on my dream map. I have underlined the details that were in the dream. I have continued to add details since that year. See * next to the details that have been added in the last few weeks.

New Madrid Fault Line – map

New Madrid Fault Line - Earthquake? 

New Madrid Fault Line - in center of USA, Division of our country? 

Ring of Fire in the Pacific - Similar shape of the United Nations? – 

Ring of Fire - Pacific Ocean? - 

Ring of Fire – It’s what the ring around the earth if you stand on the moon during blood moon is

called. *

Ring of Fire - The ring that is seen during an annular eclipse such as happened on October 14,

2023, dubbed the “Ring of Fire Eclipse.” *

Ring of Fire – name of war on Oct 7, 2023*

Ring of Fire – Iranian missile project around Israel*

Ring of Fire - Name of Solar Eclipse of 1811, months before earthquake on New Madrid

Fault Line

Sphinx – Cairo, Egypt? 

Cairo. Illinois - Cairo, Egypt?

21 – It was 21 days between the dream and Cairo uprising

Agenda 21? -UN?

Volcanoes - explosion?”

Donald Duck - Disney? 

California? – Disney? Earthquake?

Arkansas Razor Backs?

Super Bowl? Pigs (Arkansas Razor Backs)? Ohio Buckeyes?

Shriners hospital in Ohio? Freemasons?

Vegas

Large Balloon - Full of hot air? 

Kentucky - Abe Lincoln born in 

Illinois- Abe Lincoln lived in

High Rise, Donald Duck - Donald Trump? 

High Rise - Finances? New York City? 

Macy’s Day Parade, High Rise, location of UN - New York City? 

smoldering volcanos - Muslim Brotherhood 

Illinois – State President Barack Obama was senator in.

and so much more

I’ve taken note that this year in 2024 the Kansas City Chiefs won the Superbowl in Vegas. These were themes or mapping hints from the dream. Kansas is within the name Arkansas. I continued seeking the Lord about the dream from time to time over the years. Then came the intense night of the presidential election on November 8, 2016, between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Before we knew the results, the Lord brought that dream to mind. He pointed out the smoldering volcanos representing Hillary Clinton on one side and the tall high-rise buildings and Donald Duck representing Donald Trump on the other side. Then He brought my attention to the New Madrid Fault Line and showed me that this was the nation shaking and splitting! Crazy huh? I didn’t expect that! And there’s more about the dream connections to Donald Trump.

A WHOLE LOT OF 70s GOING ON

The second scene in my dream had a picture frame around the thermostat in my home that my husband and I live in. My dad had used a permanent marker and made a mark above 70° on the frame.  I’ve been waiting and watching for the number 70 to show up. Then on June 14, 2016, five months before Donald Trump won the presidential election, he turned 70 years old. On December 6, 2017, three and a half months after the 2017 eclipse, President Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. On May 14th, 2018, the US Embassy was moved to Jerusalem, 70 years after Israels rebirth! Jerusalem means the city of peace. President Trump moved the United States embassy to a “place of peace”. 

According to NASA’s website, the path of totality is about 70 miles wide. In the last few weeks as I looked at the dream again. When I read “70°” this time the thought of latitude and longitude came to mind. I search for the coordinates. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia is on the 70° Latitude East, 70° Longitude North. This area accounts for more than 90% of the Russia’s natural gas and has large oil reserves as well. With all these things connecting to my dream, one might understand the great interest I had when I found out about the eclipses making an X with Cairo, Illinois in the path of both. As I had suspected all along, I knew the Lord was not done with the unfolding of this dream. 

As I mentioned earlier, during the 2017 total solar eclipse through the USA on August 21, it went through seven towns named Salem. Salem means shalom or peace. Many of these towns were named after Jerusalem. It exited out of the USA through Fort Sumter in South Carolina, the location of where the Civil War started. The nexus of the X of the 2017 and 2024 eclipses is Salem Street! The path of the total eclipse coming through the US on April 8, 2024 starts its trek over the USA in Eagles Pass, Texas, the location with the most drama over the border crisis. It passes over Jonah, Texas and eventually crosses over an area of Illinois called “Little Egypt” where the 2017 eclipse passed as well. Cairo is within the area. It will pass over or near seven cities called Ninevah! There was another time when two eclipses occurred within only a few years of each other making an X with significant prophetic implications. They not only proceeded a shaking to take place in the USA but are tied to my dream as well. But before I share details of these eclipses in the early 1800’s, one must understand the significance of the upcoming eclipse and Ninevah.

Nineveh is an ancient Assyrian city. Before Jonah’s arrival, the people of Ninevah were very wicked. Their specific sins were not mentioned in the book of Jonah. But anyone who has watched the Veggie Tales Movie, Jonah, know that the people of Ninevah were fish slappers! Ha ha! Not really, but in all seriousness, there is probably some truth with the fish theme weaved into the sanitized rendition of Ninevah being warned by an asparagus impersonating Jonah. One of the idols that was worshipped by the Ninevites was Dagon. According to ancient mythology, Dagon was the father of Baal. He was the fish god. Dag in Hebrew means “fish”. Often depicted with the torso of a man and the tail of a fish, he possibly could be the first merman, predating even the merfolk (mermaids and mermen) of Greek mythological legends. In my limited research I couldn’t find specific practices of Dagon worship. However, what is common to idolatry in ancient times and today include, burning incense, witchcraft, divination, cutting of one’s own skin to release blood, blood sacrifices including babies, sexual perversions including prostitution, homosexuality, orgies, and bestiality. 

God gave a message to Jonah, the prophet. “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” Jonah 1:2 KJV After being inside, of all things, a fish, for three days, he was spit out on the land of Ninevah. After reluctantly giving the message from the Lord for the people to repent or their city would be destroyed, a miraculous thing happened! “Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.  And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.   Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.” When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their evil way, then God relented of the disaster which He had declared He would bring on them. So He did not do it.” Jonah 3:5-10

Do you realize the Ninevites were so shaken up that the entire city chose to not eat or drink ANYTHING or give their animals anything to eat or drink? Do you know anyone who has fasted food and liquids including water for even three days?  Not many do. Have you ever wondered why all these wicked people, including the king, chose to repent, turn from their wicked ways, fast and pray in such a drastic way and in return God released peace instead of destruction? For comparison, think about this. Most of the people in the United States of America, including a large percentage of Christians have turned to wickedness. Sexual perversions and witchcraft alone have drastically increased over the last 70 years. Add child sacrifice aka abortions to the list of sins. How many people, including prophets, have warned the citizens of the US to repent? What if the citizens of the USA were warned that their nation would be destroyed like the Ninevites were? Even some Christians would mock at such a warning let alone non-Christians. With that kind of perspective, it should make us wonder what in the world happened to cause these Ninevites to repent? To witness this prophet being spit out of a fish with a word from the Lord might shake some folks up a little. But only a few of them would have seen the arrival of Jonah take place. 

I propose something very significant must have happened to cause this great fear prompting them to pay attention and listen to this man that reeked of fish, the symbol of their god. According to 2 Kings 14:25, the prophet Jonah lived and prophesied during Jeroboam’s reign. According to history there was a near-total eclipse on 15 June 763 BC called Bur-Sagale. It passed over Nineveh in the middle of the reign of Jeroboam II, who ruled Israel from 786 to 746 B.C. It has been speculated that the eclipse took place right before or when Jonah arrived in Nineveh! Ancient cultures, including Assyria, viewed eclipses as omens of imminent destruction. This could explain the dramatic repentance of the people of Nineveh as described in the Book of Jonah. 

2 Chronicles 7:14 says “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” Notice it says, “If MY PEOPLE who are CALLED BY MY NAME, … and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS???” Wait! What??? His people are doing wicked things? YES! Could it be the moral decline in our country is due to the absence of His people, Christians, humbling themselves, praying, seeking His face, and turning from their wicked ways? I believe it could be. How did this happen? It’s like the frog in the pot of boiling water. Very wicked people have been dropping little morsels of poison into the souls of society for decades, tiny bits at a time. Enchanting us into the sins of witchcraft, sexual perversions and much more. These unsuspecting toxic morsels have been creeping into our homes hiding in the trojan horses called books, television, movies, radio, computers, phones, social media, schools, governments, churches, and so much more. Did anyone sound the alarm? Of course they did. But they were met with accusations from society including Christians of overreacting and being religious. 

And if the Ninevah eclipse connection wasn’t enough of a hint for us to pay attention check this out! The towns of Mt Camel, Illinois and Mt Carmel, Kentucky will experience the totality of the April 8 eclipse. At least 10 other towns named Mt Carmel will experience a partial eclipse experience. Mt Carmel, Illinois also experienced an earthquake on April 18, 2008, measuring a magnitude of 5.2 that was felt in over 16 states. Ironically Mt Carmel, Israel is the location of the standoff between God’s prophet, Elijah, and the prophets of Baal, one of Jezebel’s favorite idols. (1 Kings 18:20-40) In verse 21 Elijah confronts the people of Israel “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” There seem to be too many “coincidences” of these events to be ignored. Most true Christians would agree that the spirit of Jezebel is influencing America and many of the churches today. Unfortunately, there are many people who call themselves Christians and say they love God, but they don’t hate evil. I believe the Lord is about to confront these Christians by asking “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if the gods of this world along with the fleshly sinful desires, follow them.” 

Now let’s go back to the two solar eclipses that occurred in the 1800’s. Together they made an X on the USA. Sound familiar? There was a total solar eclipse on June 16, 1806, and an annular eclipse called the “Ring of Fire” on September 17, 1811. There are a lot of connections that have been made between the late President Abe Lincoln and these eclipses. I won’t go into detail about that here. I knew I needed to find out where the nexus of these two earthquakes was. I was shocked. It was in Cleveland, Ohio. Now let’s go back to my dream. If you recall, in my dream I was heading to my home state of Illinois. In the second scene I was at my current house where I reside with my husband. But my mom and dad were there. The house I grew up in with my mom and dad was on Cleveland Ave! Another confirming puzzle piece that the Lord is speaking.

Sadly, on December 16, 1811, at 2:15 a.m., a magnitude 7.2–8.2 earthquake hit the area of the New Madrid Fault Line. This was only three months after the 2nd eclipse occurred that made the X on the country. A magnitude 7.4 aftershock followed on the same day. Two additional earthquakes of similar magnitude followed on January 23,1812 and February 7, 1812. These three earthquakes were among the largest to strike North America in recorded history. The New Madrid Earthquakes were so strong that they were felt as far away as Charleston, SC. It was reported that the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA was heard ringing. These earthly and celestial events are too many to call coincidental. I haven’t even gone into detail about the planetary alignment and the comet nicknamed “Devil’s Comet” on the same day as the April 8 eclipse. You can research that on your own. 

A WHOLE LOT OF 7’s GOING ON

A loved one had a dream about 12 years ago which included themes of one of the Hebrew festivals, the sky going dark and ancient and current world empires being destroyed. Because this troubling dream ended with me declaring “Happy New Year!” I researched and discovered that Israel’s biblical new year, Nasan 1 starts 7 minutes before the eclipse enters the USA passing first through Eagles Pass, Texas. And Israel’s time zone is 7 hours ahead of Eagles Pass, Texas! The biblical interpretation of 7 is completion. What is God completing? I’m not sure but He is certainly speaking “completion”. The eclipses were 7 years apart. They include 7 towns called “Salem” (Peace) and 7 towns in the USA named Ninevah! There’s a whole lot of 7s going on here. One detail of this loved one’s dream revealed the encouragement that Jesus has been preparing His beloved ones for the end times battles to come. “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” Luke 21:25-28 

Could these current events in the sky and on earth be signs from God Almighty? I believe so. Is He pointing to some possible events to come? I believe so. I believe one of the biggest enemies for the people living in the USA is the assumption that we will not lose the comfort and protection we have in our country. We are a very blessed and protected nation. The blessing and protection have been from God Almighty. But we must consider why God’s hand of protection and blessing has been upon us. As I have mentioned earlier in this article, the moral decline has been great. Because of the upcoming and past celestial and earthly events and the dreams I have mentioned and considering that some parts of my dream have already come to pass, I have great concerns of what is to come. I am not saying “Thus says the Lord”. But it is obvious to me and many others that the Lord is speaking. Some of the things I am concerned about possibly happening in the USA and beyond based on these dreams and events are as follows: large earthquakes, especially in the New Madrid fault line area, volcano eruptions, financial collapse, uprisings, and riots, increased political drama, some kind of event with the UN, civil war, terrorism, increased concerns about California, New York City, Israel and Russia. Other Christians and I also have a great concern of persecution of Christians coming to our country. I hope none of this happens!!!  My purpose for sharing these is not to invoke fear but for us to pray and be prepared. We see in scripture there were many times that the Lord would give prophetic insights through signs and prophets of things to come accompanying a message to repent and prepare. If we are frightened, as I am at times, it’s important for us to turn to the Lord and ask for wisdom, discernment, comfort, and peace.

WHAT SHALL WE DO?

“These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NASV “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 NASV

#1 (and most important)

REPENT and be SAVED!

None of us are promised to live tomorrow. You may live on this earth one more hour, 5 more years or 5 more decades. Only the Lord knows. But we will all die one day. Eternity is forever! The decision you make in this short time on earth will determine your eternal destination. Heaven and hell are real! God and Satan are real! The Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness are real. You will choose to follow God through Jesus, or you will choose to follow Satan. Those are the only two choices. To not choose Jesus is to choose to follow Satan. Satan is a liar and deceiver. He comes to kill, steal, and destroy. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and to give abundant life. (John 10:10) To choose Jesus is not just saying a prayer then living like hell. Choosing Jesus is choosing to have a relationship with Him. Believe and confess that Jesus is the son of God and come in the flesh, born of a virgin, suffered, died and was buried and was risen on the third day by the power of the Holy Spirit. Admit that you are a sinner and need His forgiveness and His grace to be free of the power of sin. Receive His love and forgiveness. Surrender to Him completely. Ask His Holy Spirit to fill you. Tell others what has happened. Get baptized in water. Begin your relationship with Him by turning from your old life of sin and following Him and tell others to do the same. Ways to develop your relationship include praying aka talking with Him. Reading His word and doing what it says. Connecting with other believers of Jesus Christ so they can help you in your journey. Discovering His Kingdom Keys to live the abundant life He has come to give you. Praise Him for all He has done for you. 

#2

CHRISTIANS REPENT!

If you are already a Christian, seek the Lord with your whole heart. Ask Him if there are any sins or ungodly beliefs and attitudes that you need to confess and repent of. This should be a daily prayer. Choose to surrender to Him completely.

#3

PRAY:

“I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster.”Jonah 4:2b

-For mercy for our nation.

-That ALL people in our nation will repent like the Ninevites did.

-That God will strategically place you and your family where you need to be if/when any of this

comes to pass.

-Gather with other believers and pray.

#4

PREPARE: Spiritually. Mentally. Emotionally. Physically.

Read His Word. Fill up with His Truth. Pursue the Lord for emotional and mental healing if it is needed. Be intentional to get in good physical healthy condition that’s within your capability. Get to know Him as Healer and Sustainer. If you haven’t known Him to miraculously heal people on a regular basis, ask Him to teach you. The Lord told me years ago that there will come a time that Christians will either turn to Him for healing or to witchcraft and other occult practices for healing. BEWARE! These occult practices have infiltrated the churches. Educate yourself on what these are.

PREPARE: Practically

Some of you have been prepping for a long time. Some have not. It’s important for you to pray and ask Him for wisdom on this. He knows that some of you don’t have extra money to stock up. Or maybe your spouse is not in agreement in prepping. But possible, I would consider stocking up on some practical things like water, food, life-dependent medicines, and cash if possible. There may come a time that we will have to choose whether we really believe in miracles. Do we believe God still multiplies food?

#5

RESIST FEAR!

I know! I know! That’s easier said than done. There’s a reason the bible is full of scriptures that say, “DO NOT FEAR!” The fear will come. But we can resist! Call on the Prince of Peace. Do you know He is for you and not against you? Do you He will never leave you and your family or abandon you? Do you know that He wants things to work out better for you than you do? Do you know He loves your children more than you do? Trust Him. We don’t know what our future looks like, but He is already there. Worrying won’t help anything but has the potential to cause more issues including health complications. Remember to keep an eternal perspective. When you die, you will be with Him.

#6

GET INFORMED

I recommend watching John Paul Jackson’s YouTube videos:

“The Coming Perfect Storm (Full)”

“Prophetic Headlines”

#7

WORSHIP HIM!

When I enter into God’s presence, worshipping Him, I begin to hear the voice of TRUTH and then all of the noises of fear and confusion disappear. Keep worshipping Him until peace comes. It may take singing the same song ten times before the Truth penetrates to your heart. There are so many distractions in life and in our head. When we turn our focus completely on Him, the other sounds go silent. He is all knowing and all powerful and worthy of all of our praise.

#8

GET EXCITED!

We were born for such a time as this! I believe we could be on the brink of a great harvest for God’s Kingdom! Be intentional about sharing the Good News of God’s Kingdom through Jesus Christ with others. DO NOT DEPEND ON PULPIT PASTORS TO SHARE THE GOSPEL! The unbelievers are not inside the church buildings! They are in the grocery stores, ball fields, doctors’ offices, anywhere you are. Ask Holy Spirit what to say. You can ask them how their relationship is with Jesus. Be ready to give the reason for your hope in Him. Jesus is Lord! By the way… As if there weren’t enough prophetic coincidences already… August 21, the date of the 2017 eclipse is also my twins’ birthday! To me, one twin prophetically represents the “Bride of Christ” and the other prophetically represents “worship”. Maybe this is a sign from God calling His bride, the Church to enter into worshipping the Prince of Peace like we never have before. “For he died for us, sacrificing himself to make us holy and pure, cleansing us through the showering of the pure water of the Word of God. All that he does in us is designed to make us a mature church for his pleasure, until we become a source of praise to him—glorious and radiant, beautiful and holy, without fault or flaw.” Ephesians

5:25b,26,27 TPT