Received by Henry Gruver

January, 1990

St. Johns, North Portland, Oregon

From the manuscript of Henry's forthcoming book:

CROSS-Wise—The Visions of a Walker

SCRIPTURE BASIS: 1 Samuel 14:1-16; Isaiah 29:6; Amos 1:1; Matthew 27:50-54; Revelation 6:12; 11:13 & 19; 16:18; Isaiah 31:2-9; Ezekiel 14:12-14; Isaiah 30:32.

I was crying out to the Lord; and I said, “Lord, I need, to see something that will encourage Your people.”And He gave me this vision.Then He began to speak to me through the scriptures cited above.It was simply me, searching out the Word to see if the vision was of God.I had never seen the context of these things before in the Word.I had never heard them preached.So, the Scriptures I have given to you are given as verification, through the Word, of what I will now relate to you.(If you find it difficult to accept this word, please search these Scriptures.Be a Berean.Search these things to see if they be true.)

In vision, I saw missiles coming out of the waters of the Pacific Ocean.I saw airplanes coming in and they were heading towards certain cities along the Northwest.When it looked like they would come and do their devastation, all of a sudden, I heard a voice speak from heaven, like thunder.It said these words: “Watch what I will do!”

As the word was spoken, the mountains along the coastal range began to shake and tremble and puffs of smoke shot out of them—they reminded me of Indian smoke signals.However, they shot out in all directions; and hit into the paths of the missiles and the planes.Suddenly the missiles just went, “Z-o-o-o-o-o-m!”Then they hit the ground, but didn’t explode.They were duds.The “smoke signals” had destroyed the missiles ability to navigate.It destroyed their ability to fly through the air; and they didn’t hit their targets.

It was also like shields or domes came over certain cities.Even the contaminated air couldn’t go into those areas.It went around them.

I saw massive amounts of vehicles just coming in on our waters They were like ships opened up in the front, and all these personnel, carrying things, came out armored.Here they came, right up on our beaches, and all these thousands of people began to head out.I saw the proud look on the faces of those that were driving the vehicles.I heard, again, the thunderous voice from the heavens, “Watch what I will do!”

Suddenly, mountains puffed out smoke, and rivers of golden lava began flowing down a path—right across the beaches in front of the invaders.Terror came on their faces, and they turned back and headed to the sea, fleeing for their lives, as the waters behind them turned to steam.

And the Lord said, “I have people in this land that I will not let them touch—for they are Mine! They are My chosen; and I will keep My chosen safe!For I have a work for them to do yet in this land, and in many lands.”

Joyful Sound Ministries, Inc. & Henry Gruver

P.O. Box 144; Woodbine, IA51579-0144

LET IT NOT TROUBLE THY HEART

MY STRENGTH SHALL BE REVEALED

The Word of the Lord

Received by Henry Gruver

June 3, 1982

From the manuscript of Henry’s forthcoming book:

CROSS-Wise—The Visions of a Walker

My people are a people upon whom

I have kept Mine eyes;

And if all the kings of the earth set themselves in

array against My anointed… My children, I would

admonish thee this night, concerning the things

that are soon to come upon the earth.

Let it not trouble thy heart.

Let it not trouble thy spirit.

Let it not cause thee to despair.

Let it not cause thee to enter

into fear or into dismay; but

Let it cause thy heart to rejoice,

in that I have revealed unto thee beforehand,

the things that are coming upon the earth,

that thy heart might be prepared.

No, not to prepare thyself and brace thyself in the flesh;

But to prepare thyself, and brace thyself in the spirit.

Behold thy armor about thee.

Behold thy shield before thee.

Hold thy sword about in thy hand.

Be ready to wield it and yield it powerfully in Me.

For I will move mightily through thee.

It is My desire to move through thy hand.

It is my desire to move by My Spirit

through the might that I will pour into thy spirit.

For My children, the days that are ahead—in thyself and in thine

own spirit and own flesh—thou wouldst fall to the earth—

weak and trembling—so weak that thou wouldst sit and

lay in dismay day and night, saying,

‘I never thought it would be this way.’

But My children, if you will enter into the rest,

And into the strength that I have prepared for thee,

Thou shalt stand—when others are falling.

Thou shalt run—when others cannot even crawl.

Thou shalt leap—when others cannot even stand on their feet.

Thou shalt run and not be weary.

Thou shalt walk and not faint.

My children, wait upon Me and look unto Me;

and I will pour strength into thee, that

thou shalt be able to stand

and be of strength to those that have fallen.

Stand before Me, My children,

and be strong in the power of My might.

For I am ready to unleash before the face of this earth

My strength and My power and My majesty.

For many of the earth have said,

‘There is no longer a God.

There is no God of strength and might

and miracles; for He is dead.’

But I say unto thee, My people,

I am about to stand on the land and on the sea,

and show the power and the might of My Spirit through My people.

And they shall no longer say to themselves,

‘Where is the one that troubled the nation?’

For they shall know where he is;

and they shall no longer say it again

in their hearts, in their spirits, or in their minds;

But they shall tremble and become faint in My power, and;

“MY STRENGTH SHALL BE REVEALED AGAIN,”

saith the LORD.

P.O. Box 144; Woodbine, IA 51579-0144

In these trying times, we pray these words and the vision might be an encouragement and strength for you and yours.

With love and prayers, Henry & Judith Gruver

P. S. We had a web site provided by Bob Phillips of Wichita, KS.

It disappeared when his server was bought out.

More later when we know what will happen

You can find a tape/book catalog listing, sometimes Henry’s itinerary, pictures of past camp meetings, and the Graham Cooke prophetic word, “The Year of Unprecedented, Unparalleled Favor of God.”I will also send these words on to the site.

Since these are not on a web site anymore, if you would like a tape/book catalog or the Graham Cooke prophetic word, just drop us a line at P O Box 144; Woodbine, IA51579-0144; or e-mail: joyfulsoundministry@ hotmail.com

At this time Henry is in Japan.He has shared with me further concerning the Shinto priest that became a Christian just after our prayer walking trip to Miyako Island—a small and the southernmost island in the Japanese chain.He was the 82 years old at the time, and has completely walked away from Shinto and its association with the occultic/shamanistic Utas.The Utas are not common on the main Japanese islands, but are prevalent and very influential in the Japanese islands that were formerly Okinawan.The Shinto priest’s wife has also become a Christian.

This July, after camp meeting, Henry went up to Michigan to teach and do prayer walking.While we were in Hawaii, prior to his going to Japan, he called back to the mainland to get an update from the pastor in Grand Rapids, Michigan.It was a precious report.After the teaching session, Henry and the pastor and others who wanted to go, left the church to start actual prayer walking.

When they got to the intersection by the church, Henry stopped and said this corner really needed prayer.The pastor confirmed it and said there were many accidents on the corner.

They have stopped.

There was much crime, drug use, and prostitution that was addressed as they prayer walked.

A week later, prostitutes were rounded up.I think Henry said 200.

Two weeks later, drug places were raided.I think Henry told me they rounded up 300 people.

Crime is down.

There is church growth.

And the local pastors are getting together on a regular basis.

The world looks like everything is collapsing; but Jesus is still in the business of saving people and bringing them out of darkness and into His marvelous light.This is not the time to faint.This is not the time to give up.

This is the time to wholeheartedly work to see the Kingdom of God advance.The Lord takes no delight in the death of the wicked; and we can’t even calculate the worth He gives to the righteous in Him.This is not the time to major in the world news.This is the time to know that “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon you; because He has anointed you to preach good news!”

If you haven’t received or heard the word from Graham Cooke, please drop us a line and we will get one out to you.I tried making a mass mailing to get it out; but so many came back after we had only gone through the “C’s” and some into the “D’s”, that we stopped.Time and travel also prevented getting back to the mass mailing.

Again, love and prayers, Henry and Judith.

OCTOBER, 2001