UPDATE on Ronnie Patterson

(Mailing on October 18, 2001)

Dear friends:

Here is an update on Ronnie Patterson, the 19-year-old who had a powerful visitation from the Lord in September 2000, when the Lord told him that He was coming soon, and in context, extremely soon.

I shared Ronnie's experience on August 13 and 15, 2001. In case you are new to the mailing list or have forgotten, I am repeating the story below, after this update.

Last night I spoke with Ronnie's father, Pastor Ron Patterson. He said that Ronnie's excitement about seeing the Lord soon and the rapture has not decreased but has continued to grow. He said that before the experience in September 2000 Ronnie was depressed but that his life has totally changed. He now stays positive, joyful and excited. Seeing Jesus soon is all he thinks and talks about, and he witnesses to everyone he meets. If anyone is not saved, he witnesses salvation to them; if they are saved, he urges them to get ready to meet the Lord, who is coming soon, and then he wants them to study the Bible with him. He even witnessed to his doctor.

I reminded Ron that this is not natural, but supernatural, and confirmation that Ronnie had a real experience and not just an imagined one, which would never have such a powerful and lasting impact.

Pastor Ron believes the rapture is extremely soon and through prayer believes the Lord has confirmed it in his spirit.

Before I repeat Ronnie's experience, I want to mention to those new on the mailing list that my Web site is at http://www.oocities.org/bramlett2000

Also, I want to mention that friend Mike Moskau has recently completed a book titled, "Solid Black and White Answers to Life's Questions." The book is designed to help Christians who do not know the Bible, or non-Christians who do not know anything about truth. The book available at www.blackandwhiteanswers.com.

See Ronnie's story below.

God bless you,

Jim

August 13, 2001

Friend John Barone of California sent me the below amazing testimony of 19-year-old Ronnie Patterson, son of Pastor Ron Patterson. John says, "I am sincerely convinced that his testimony is genuine, as I met the family while at a prayer gathering with Dr. Richard Eby in Victorville, California about three weeks ago."

Here are Pastor Patterson's own words about his son, Ronnie, which I have in writing, with permission to share:

"Ronnie was walking his dog Sandy and singing praise to the Lord on a warm September 2000 day after school. Suddenly, he was in the spirit in the presence of the Lord. Ronnie saw a huge field of beautiful flowers in heaven, each one perfect and without flaw. Then he saw a big wall with a large gate made of solid white pearl columns. On each side, outside the gate, was huge warrior-like angel about twice the size of a normal man. Ronnie said it took very powerful beings to open the enormous gate.

"Next, Ronnie saw past the gate into the beautiful city on the other side. Every building was made of some material that was as clear as pure water. In the middle of the city, he saw two giant chairs or thrones in an indescribable throne room. Ronnie could not see clearly the figures on the seats as they were engulfed in a cloud-like spirit similar to a force field or a glowing mist of energy.

"Ronnie was absolutely certain by the power and the presence that these were the thrones of Almighty God, the Father, and Jesus Christ, the Son, surrounded by an unmistakable manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Ronnie was also amazed at a smooth, peaceful, beautiful music that seemed to be all over heaven but was most noticeable in the fields of flowers.

"After seeing all of this, Ronnie for the first time during this experience, heard a voice speaking directly to him saying, 'Son, look over here.' Ronnie then saw a long series of horse stables as far as he could see to the right and to the left made up of individual horse stalls. Each stall contained a magnificent white horse with angels standing with the horses as caretakers. (One angel per about 20 horses). The Lord told Ronnie that after He removes His people from the earth, Jesus will remain with them in heaven a short time and then lead them back to the earth riding these white horses. He said Jesus will put an end to all who oppose Him and will establish His kingdom in the earth.

"As the vision concluded, the voice of God continued to speak to Ronnie. The Lord told Ronnie not to listen to the devil any longer. He said that the devil had been condemning Ronnie with lies trying to make him believe that Ronnie was worthless, helpless, without value, and on his way to hell. God told Ronnie that Ronnie is His child, 'a child of God,' and that He was well pleased with him.

"Next the Lord told Ronnie to stop grieving over being 18 years old and not being able to drive a car as Ronnie had driven himself almost crazy with disappointment over this. The Lord said to Ronnie, 'I AM COMING SO SOON FOR YOU AND MY PEOPLE THAT THERE IS NOT TIME FOR YOU TO DRIVE ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY LEARNING' (emphasis supplied).

Ronnie had been upset by a friend who believes Jesus has no father. The Lord said that teaching was false. There is one God in three portions, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He also told Ronnie that His fury was at a maximum over the way that His people Israel are being persecuted.

"The last thing He spoke to Ronnie was a request. He told Ronnie to comfort his dad and to tell him to continue the radio and television broadcasting. He said to keep preaching the soon call of Jesus for His people to come up to heaven. He also said that He was pleased with Brother Mike Yocum and all the help he was to the ministry. Ronnie told the Lord that there was only one other thing bothering him. He was heart-broken at the thought of going to heaven and leaving Sandy behind (Sandy is Ronnie's dog). The Lord told Ronnie not to worry because she is coming with us. I love animals and people (not in quotes, but presumably said by the Lord).

"Ronnie wanted to distribute this to as many people as possible, especially his family so that he can warn them to give their lives completely to Jesus Christ and won't have to be left behind when the Lord calls His people home."

Follow up report, August 15, 2001

On August 13, I shared about 19-year-old Ronnie Patterson's amazing vision and visitation from the Lord in September 2000.

Since sending it, a couple of readers have questioned the words Ronnie reported from the Lord almost a year ago, "I am coming so soon for you and my people that there is not enough time for you to drive enough to justify learning." At first glance, there appears to have been enough time.

When I sent the message, I was aware that Ronnie had a learning disability but since the father, Pastor Ron, did not include it in his description of the experience, I did not feel a liberty to include it. However, I spoke on the telephone with Pastor Ron this morning and received his permission.

He said that Ronnie has a problem with concentration, and that he needs special attention. He said it is somewhat different from the well-known attention deficit disorder in that Ronnie is not hyper. He just has a concentration problem and is a slow learner. He said that by the time Ronnie had studied for and passed the written part to get his learner's permit, then driven long enough to get his regular permit would be many months. In fact, he said it is interesting that the amount of time taken would be to about now -- about a year later. Pastor Ron takes this timing as another sign of the extreme nearness of the rapture.

Pastor Ron says that Ronnie had never had an experience like that before or since. He said it was so real and dramatic that it totally changed his life. Before, he was depressed that he did not have his drivers license, especially because his younger brother already had his license. Now, Ronnie just doesn't care about his license because he is so caught up in the reality of the Lord's soon return. He has lost all desire to drive a car. The father says that he believes it another confirmation of the experience and the Lord's soon return is that the effect of it on Ronnie has increased over time, not decreased. I spoke with Ronnie, and about the Lord's return, and he excitedly exclaimed, "I can't wait to see Him!" He is intensely excited about the Lord's soon return and the personal confirmation he received. The father says Ronnie has not been the same since the experience.

Ronnie was overwhelmed about what the Lord said about his dog. When Ronnie was expressing his feelings to the Lord about his dog, the Lord said something to the effect, "You saw all those horses, didn't you? If I can have horses, I can have dogs. I love people and animals." (We know from Revelation that horses are in heaven. As far as I know, the Bible is silent about other animals, as it is silent about a lot of things, especially about heaven, about which we will surely be surprised. But the Bible does not rule out other animals.) It is interesting that Ronnie's experience happened while he was walking his dog.

Pastor Ron Patterson is a good friend of Dr. Richard Eby, whom many of you know about. Dr. Eby had a clinical death experience about 25 or so years ago, was taken to heaven, sent back by the Lord to communicate his experience and the gospel, and told Dr. Eby that He would return before he died. Dr. Eby is about age 90 now. Pastor Ron says he believes it another sign from the Lord that Dr. Eby has been under great attack the past couple of years and has some serious physical problems. In the natural, his time seems very short. Pastor Ron says that this is another way of the Lord telling us that the time is very short to the rapture. By the way, at his expense, Dr. Eby flies Pastor Ron out from Kentucky to California once a month to teach to his group. I hope this clarification is helpful. Again, below is a repeat of the August 13, 2001 message.

(Added note on October 18, 2001.  A report from a friend of Dr. Eby on October 16 reveals that now he is very infirm, now in a wheel chair, losing his faculties, and without much time. If Dr. Eby did, indeed, hear from the Lord, we don’t have any more time than he does ourselves!)

God bless you,

Jim