If You Let Go Of That Picket Key—You Will Fall. So Many Have Fallen, Simply Because They Let Go Of Their Faith—When Faith Was All That Was Holding Them To The Mountain.
All prophecies in italics are taken from “Faith Now and Forever” (PDF) ML3699.
Jesus: There is no easy answer to the question of why I don’t always answer your prayers as you wish‚ My loves. There are so many beautiful, wonderful, satisfying, encouraging perspectives that you can take when you are faced with these situations in which everything seems to be going wrong and you wonder why I’m not answering or intervening and it seems I’m not doing what I’ve promised in My Word, but in the end it all comes down to faith.
In order to have strong faith, it must be sorely tested, refined, and purified. It’s the testing and refining and purifying that is hard—so hard to endure, so hard to understand, so hard to accept.
I am just. I keep My Word. I am faithful. But My ways are so much higher than your ways (Isaiah.55:9). My priorities are so different from your priorities. You want quick answers, visible results. I’m almost always after something deeper, even more precious and long-lasting—the kind of results that take time.
This Earth and your short life here is a testing ground, there are no two ways about it. There’s no way to come to Earth, learn what you need to learn, grow in the ways your spirit needs to grow, experience what you need to experience, and accomplish what you need to accomplish without this sore‚ painful testing. That’s the Earth life. That’s life experience on Earth, and that’s why what you learn during your life on Earth is so valuable—irreplaceable, really—because it’s so hard earned.
Jesus speaking in prophecy: What many of you are not doing is placing all your trust in the Keys and the Seven Thunders—these Words that I have given you through David and Maria. You must put the Keys right out in front of you. They are those climbing pickets set in the rock of My will. I’ve set them on your key ring, but if you don’t use them as they are intended to be used, then you will not make it to the summit—the rock face is too sheer, and I’ve made it deliberately so, for the express purpose of forcing you to use the Keys.
I know you’re using the Keys, but what I’m saying is you’re not using them as the only option.
A look at how far we’ve come
I’m going to take you to the bottom of the mountain for a bit, just to help you understand the absolute necessity of the Keys, My Word, and Me. When I say “My Word,” I’m referring to the Words of David—you are Children of David—and My Word has told you that you are not to be making a habit of reading other material. You can gain a few encouraging and faith-building snippets here and there, just as you are doing right now with your studies on the da’at and the smartphone’s fake blue frequency.
But if those studies lead you away from the Words of David and My New, New Wine, then you should immediately focus on the picket Keys hanging on your key ring. The Seven Thunders, which the Keys are a part of, are My specially prepared mountain-climbing equipment pack. When you began your climb, whether recently or many years ago, it was My Word through David that gave you the incentive to leave the valley and get on up the trail that led to the foot of the mountain.
It wasn’t church, it wasn’t some famous evangelist, it wasn’t even the Bible; it was the way David presented the Bible that grabbed your interest. He brought the Bible to life for you. If it wasn’t for him, you would not have even left the system. To begin with, the church doesn’t teach leaving the system. For another, although you weren’t even interested in going to church, you were interested in leaving the system. And that desire is still very strong in you today. You want to keep going. You don’t want to turn around, no matter how steep the climb gets.
There are lots of shops and DIY books that specialize in living off-grid. They may teach you all sorts of neat ways to live off the land. Do you remember the old Survival Sam book? Remember all the neat, fun survival tricks? Remember the little survival packs you’d put together in the hope that one day…it was neatly packed in the corner of that flee bag, ready for that one day. But the shops, the experts, the DIY books, the Survival Sams never had a chapter on how to enter or survive in the spiritual wilderness, or how to climb a sheer cliff face with no foot or toe holds, let alone how to fly off the mountain.
The truth is, no one can really leave the physical system. Everyone on earth is attached, in some way, to the system (Video). Only a hermit living like a bear on berries and wild animals could say they’ve left the system. But what earthly good is a hermit? Who is he helping but himself, and only while his body is strong and healthy?
You know as well as I that Revelation 12 is not talking about your lives as hermits. You know that the Keys to the wilderness (Video) are not about how to survive off berries and wild honey. You’ve grown out of Survival Sam; you haven’t gone off into the bush, all geared up and ready to survive these final days hiding and evading the Antichrist forces.
You actually went off, many years ago, into all the world with nothing but your faith in the Words of David, and you’re still going…
You’ve scaled rough and rugged mountains, swum through raging currents, and made it through many difficulties. What you have accomplished so far is tremendous and worthy of praise—but what will be said of you tomorrow? Will you hold true to your calling? Will you cling to your faith? Will you boldly proclaim the truth? Will you receive with open arms your commission for the future? Will you live, breathe, and speak the Revolution? Will you carry on for Me?
prophecy continues: And this is where you are now: the point of decision, the point of no return, really. You know in your heart of hearts there is no other choice but forward. You can’t blame anyone for the predicament you are in. Blaming David for extracting you from the system those many years ago would be silly. You knew he was speaking the truth then. That’s why you followed him, and you know it’s still the truth today. It’s only in your weakness that you’re tempted to blame him, or Me, or My Words for a decision you knew was right then and still know is right today.
Just because you are hanging off this cliff face by your fingernails, with nothing but thin air under your feet, doesn’t mean David was wrong, or that the RnR and Reboot were because My Word failed. Nor does it mean that because the End isn’t shaping up like you thought it would, or because April 4 didn’t turn out how you thought it would, that I have left you all in the lurch and now you have to figure your way out of the mess you’re in.
The fact is, you’re not in a mess, but you will be if you let go of that picket Key you have in your hand. Look behind you. See that line of picket Keys trailing right up the mountain, right up to where you are now. How do you think they got there? I’ll tell you: you put them there. Yes, it was your faith in them that put them there. And it was the Words of David that put that idea into your head. It was that very first line of Words that sparked that dormant faith in you and got you on the path to where you are now.
If you let go of that picket Key—you will fall. So many have fallen, simply because they let go of their faith—when faith was all that was holding them to the mountain. Faith isn’t just faith; faith is having faith in something. Look how far the world has come, just by having faith in money (PDF). Look how far you’ve come, just by having faith in My Word.
Faith in My Word is what inspired you to begin this journey, and it will be faith in My Word that will get you the rest of the way. And My Word is saying to you right now, at this point, that the picket Key of faith is the only way you are going to make forward progress. The Keys on your utility belt are like the widow of Zarephath’s cruise of oil and barrel of flour; they will never run out. There will always be another one on your key ring just when you need it. But you must have faith. You must not lose your faith. You must know beyond a shadow of a doubt that only the Keys will get you the rest of the way up this mountain. (End)
You’re living in the Last Days on Earth, and the battles are raging and the fire is hot. But the rewards that come with your service to Me are so valuable, eternal‚ and beyond compare. I can’t spare you from all the difficulty or it wouldn’t be a test—or a testimony. You would be cheated out of what you signed up to come to Earth for in the first place.
Review Hebrews 11. It’s not called “the faith chapter” for nothing. It’s about the great men and women who gave their lives for their faith. They didn’t just endure for a space and then get rescued. They endured, and endured, and endured, and in the end they gave their lives. “They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, were slain with the sword.
They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented. Of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and in mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. These all, having received a good report through faith, received not the promise; God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect” (Hebrews 11:37-40).
And the very next verses go on to say, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2).
BIOS—Stands for the Basic In-Out System (Nov 10, 2025 )
Jesus speaking in prophecy: One by one you must let go of or push away those things in your life that stop you from giving yourself completely to Me. As those obstacles to gold come up in your life, you let go or push them away. The Keys are there to assist you when the road gets tough and impassable for the flesh. If you are determined, you will push forward with Keys in hand, with your eyes on that gold waiting for you at the end of the climb.
Being fully committed to Me is simply finding out what My will is for your life at this time and fully yielding to it. A conscious choice to not yield to Me is a choice to yield to the enemy. The Key of Surrender will give you power to yield to My spirit, to yield to My will, to yield to My way. As has been said since the beginning of time, I cannot force you to do My will; it must come through the path of the Blue Angel, the path of humility.
I Myself came to earth to show you this path. I know the temptation. I’ve been tried and tested. I know it is not possible without the Keys and Spirit helpers and the other five Thunders. Those that would win a medal hear these words and understand.
It is My great desire that all My brides cross the line as victors. However, in what condition My brides cross the line is their choice alone. I deliberately set the benchmark high at this crucial time in history because of the Final Key. The Children of David are called to not only cross the line having avoided the snare and temptation, but to be those that hold the final key to man’s history and to herald in My return.
It is not possible to enter the wilderness without the Keys and an extremely close connection to Me. In addition, it is not possible to fight and overcome the enemy and guide the Final Key into the barrier when outside the cave. This is spiritual warfare at its fiercest, and to win you must fight it behind the veil with the weapons of the spirit. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to My remnant.” (End of post excerpt)
My loves, there’s no “secret answer” that I can give you that is going to see you through the tough times you’re experiencing now, or the ones you’re going to go through in the future. But what will see you through is faith—faith that never lets go, that never gives up.
You don’t have to feel like you have great faith. You don’t have to feel like a spiritual giant. All you have to do is stick it out, clinging to the anchor of My Word no matter what things look like around you, and eventually you will win the reward of the promise.
It’s tough and hard. I’m sorry. I know you struggle sometimes, and it seems like nothing makes sense. I know what each person needs to bring out the best in them, to refine their faith, to make them pure gold. I don’t rejoice to see you in the fire, but I do rejoice when I see your faith stand the test—because then I know that you have gained the reward of the promise, you have endured, and the blessing and honor is yours for all eternity.
It’s hard to fight the battles day after day. Dying daily is so hard, takes so long, and sometimes you lose sight of the goal. If everything was easy, I wouldn’t need you so desperately—because there would be plenty of people willing to serve Me and do what you’re doing. It’s hard, it requires so much sacrifice, faith, and endurance‚ and that’s why you are rare, priceless, extremely valuable—and why I will reward you accordingly, above all you can imagine.
So don’t give up‚ My loves. Don’t be weary in well-doing. Strengthen your faith in My Word. Drink it in. Let it sustain you. If you’re losing perspective, return to your faith, return to the perspective of My Word, and hold on! The victory is coming, and so is the reward, the promise‚ the blessing. (End of post excerpt)
Focus on the Keys (PDF)—it’s a vertical climb
Jesus speaking in prophecy: Always remember that it was your faith in My Word that set your feet on the path you are now on. You could have let go of that faith at any time along the journey, but you didn’t. You held on, and you are now that much closer to the prize. I’m not going to tell you that you have to hold on just a little longer, or that if you could only see your reward, you would hold on.
No, I’m not going to do that, because a promised reward, at this point in time, doesn’t taste that nutritious or sustainable. What I’m going to tell you is what I’ve been telling you all along. Focus on the power of the Keys. Only the Keys have the power to hold you to the course you’re on.
You are going straight up, and it is not humanly possible to go straight up. Your flesh can’t go straight up. This is not a physical wilderness you are in; it is a spiritual wilderness. Your flesh can no more survive the spiritual wilderness than an astronaut can survive a spacewalk without a pressurized spacesuit. (End)
I give you My Word to strengthen you. I give you the keys to do miracles for you. I give you My love to sustain you. But you must endure. That is what you must do, and that is what you are rewarded for—your faith, your endurance.
The Master of Endurance Part 2 (Jul 25, 2026)
I hear your cries for help, and I’m answering with just what you need. Endurance holds in her hand a special Key that is going to be of great help in making the rest of the journey up the slope. I’ll introduce it to you soon, but first I want to share this (prophecy from a young person) with you.
“What you aren’t seeing is that the more you open this door (to worldly input) and neglect your spiritual weapons and the Seven Thunders, the weaker you become. Your faith grows weaker and weaker, and your Light dims. You don’t have—and won’t have—the strength to fight against the endless flood of lies and doubts the enemy sends your way. Suddenly you are questioning why you are believing these crazy things, and the fears start growing and growing. You become frustrated and unable to hold that Light of Israel that has been entrusted into your hands.
That is what you are holding on for. You are keeping these Words alive and refusing to let them be snuffed out by the gross darkness that surrounds you. So even though it’s taking everything you have to be faithful, you know what you really want. You hate this system, and you want the Words of David to come out on top.” (End of post excerpt)
No exceptions
Jesus: Your life is a test of faith. It’s good to realize that there are no exceptions when it comes to some of these tests of life and faith. I test you to strengthen you. I refine your gold to purify it. I allow you to face difficulties because it forces you back onto your foundation of faith and trust in Me and endurance‚ and with time and using your faith you become spiritual bedrock that can stand any test.
Of course, sometimes there are obstacles in your way‚ things standing in the way of My answers, which I wait for you to remove. But it still comes back to faith—believing that I will answer, making sure you’ve done your part, and then continuing to believe and do what I’ve asked you to do for however long it takes until the answer comes.
You need patience. You should pray for patience. You should realize that you are naturally impatient because of the world you live in and the speed at which you are accustomed to things operating. You must realize that I often go slower, because that’s the better way to accomplish My purpose.
Again, it comes back to faith. Strengthen your faith. That’s the bottom line. Faith is the currency of the spiritual realm, and when you’ve really stood your ground with faith and endured, your faith will be the stronger for it.
Endure, hold on, strengthen your faith. Read My Word and cherish it, whether or not it does anything for you on the surface. Learn to value the Word and faith for the treasure that it is in itself, not for what it does in obvious or instant ways. That is a key.
Jesus speaking in prophecy: And that’s the Key—endure, hold on, and strengthen your faith. Read My Word and cherish it. It is your instructional worksheet, your everyday to-do list, your climber’s manual. Even professional mechanics go by the manual when a new model arrives in their workshop—one they’ve never worked on before.
Well, I’ve delivered a new Key into your hands—the Key of Endurance. It has always been there on your key ring, but I’m now pushing it forward, moving it along the line of Keys and placing it in the front row so it will be within easy reach. This is the Key you need now for what’s up ahead. I introduced Endurance a little while ago in the podcast Endurance Part 2:
The Master of Endurance Part 2 (Jul 25, 2026)
When all else fails, and they just want to slump down in defeat and frustration, Endurance whispers in their ear. Oh, that isn’t just a word I dangle in front of tired, almost beaten climbers. No, Endurance is a staff member in this mountain-climbing school, and she comes in at times like these. Just when you think you’ve reached the top, lo and behold, the fog clears, and you see another mountain range looming out of the mist.
Just because you were born on this mountain does not entitle you to the much-sought-after “Summit Star” award. Endurance has been keeping a close eye on you tenacious few, and she sees the champion buried just below the surface. She is determined to do all in her power to help you make the summit. (End of post excerpt)
prophecy continues: So, the next step is up to you. The Key is there in line, ready to be used at any time. Endurance, the expert wielder of the Key of Endurance, is right beside you, or will come the instant you call on her. Don’t worry; she works with other expert Key wielders, so either Endurance or one of her teammates will be at your side when you call and will not leave you for as long as you need their help—which could be constantly, for we have already entered the most treacherous part of the climb.
So, all is set on our side of the veil. Now it’s up to you to do your part and exercise your faith in the Keys and your spirit helpers. Diligently apply the steps laid out in your manual, and place those Keys out in front of you as you continue to climb. (End)
Overcoming and enduring is part of your testimony
Faith is persevering in My will, even when you don’t see Me answering you. Noah persevered for 120 years in building the Ark, sometimes wondering if he’d gotten something wrong and was failing Me‚ and other times wondering if maybe I’d changed My mind. But he just kept plugging along nevertheless, keeping the faith. Faith was a key part of the witness that I needed him to give to the wicked world. What greater testament of faith could he have than being determined to obey whether it seemed that I was fulfilling My side or not?
Jesus speaking in prophecy: The above paragraph sums up perfectly what I am asking of you now in these days of Noah, which I promised in My Word would return before My Second Coming. I’ve asked you to be those faithful ones found holding the Light of Israel in your hearts at My return. Noah persevered for 120 years, and he was found faithful in his commission. You are being asked to continue building upon the ark that others began, to keep plugging away, to keep the faith, and to be faithful witnesses to this wicked world.
You are My Noahs of the Last Days, faithfully plugging away without seeing any signs of rain. Only those who have passed through what you are passing through fully appreciate the faith it took for Noah to keep going day after day, trusting that what I was telling him was the truth and would come to pass. And it did, and he had the last laugh.
I know that sitting in a cave, which doesn’t look anything like a cave, out in a wilderness, which doesn’t look anything like a wilderness, year after year, is a very great test that very, very few people would even consider doing, much less continue doing, on the strength of a “still small voice” whispering in your ear every day, saying, “This is the way, walk ye in it.” Nobody hears that voice but you—nobody heard My voice but Noah. I called you My Noahs of the Last Days because your lives and Noah’s life are so very similar. That is why I said, “As the days of Noah, so shall also be the coming of the Son of man.”
I’ve asked you to persevere without seeing too much fruit, to just believe that I am working behind the scenes, answering your prayers, even if you never see any fruit in this life. I’ve told you to follow My Word, to look to My Word for your encouragement. I see you struggle with the meaning of it all and with why it has to be this way. I see how you long to see Me coming in the clouds, or to at least see some hint of rain in those dark clouds.
It’s true what I said in this GN so long ago—you really are earning your place beside the faithful in the Great Hall of My Heroes (Video) of the Faith. I know what you are doing for Me doesn’t feel so heroic, or even like it takes great faith to do it. This dying-daily business doesn’t feel glorious or like you are exercising your faith; it feels more like hanging on by your fingernails while the whole world is pulling you by the ankles.
You know you can’t hold on much longer, and I know that too. That is why I keep telling you only the Word is going to save you. There is just no way someone in that scenario I just pictured, not knowing the time of rescue, can hold on for as long as it takes by their own willpower. The enemy is bearing down on you with all his weight. He is willing you to let go. If he were permitted, he would stomp on your fingers, or pry them loose. He’s trying. He’s using all his power to force you to let go. Only My Word stands between his boot and your fingers. (End)
IQ—“The Enemy is very subtle. He doesn’t always hit you over the head with a two-by-four or hit you head-on in such a way that it’s obviously him attacking you. His more common tactic is to gently, slowly…[pry your fingers off the cliff face 😊]…pull you away from the Word, away from your life-source.” (ML 3255:118)