Fire On The Mountain

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1 Fire On The Mountain Newsletter #21 November 3, 2015 The Coming King Foundation A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Art Museum Established May 6, 2004 P.O. Box , (830) office@thecomingkingfoundation.org Trustees: Max Greiner, Jr. (President), Johnny Sharp (Vice President), Carol Reinhard (Secretary), Cliff McCalley (Treasurer), Sherry Greiner, Louada Raschke, Jack Turner, Richard Reinhard, Karl Jack, Javier Campos M.D., Lisa Corbin-Scarpa, Judy Sharp, Office: Nancy Redhead, P.R. Director: Bob Glover, Websites: Summer Holt, Publicist: Vicki Johnson, God s Gardeners: Kathy Lyles HUNDREDS WITNESS MIRACLES AT DEDICATION OF LAST DAYS TABERNACLE IN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY ON 9/13/15! Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and nations shall flow to it. Many people shall come and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk His paths. ISAIAH 2: 2 3 On September 13, 2015, Rosh Hashanah, Feast of Trumpets, Shemitah and Jubilee, many miraculous signs and wonders were witnessed by hundreds of people at the dedication of a type of end times, spiritual Tabernacle, built in the Texas Hill Country to honor the Messiah of the Jews. The Coming King Sculpture Prayer Garden is located at the entrance of, 60 miles northwest of San Antonio on IH-10. About 1,500 people, from eight states and four countries attended the eight hour spiritual art event. The Coming King Foundation (TCKF), a non-profit art museum, was founded on May , to bring glory and honor to God using monumental Christian sculptures and Bible scriptures. The 24.5 acre park exhibits over 2.5 million dollars worth of donated contemporary sculptures, in bronze and Cor-ten steel by various Christian artists. A 300 cross-shaped garden, at the top of a 1,930 hill, displays 77 Bible verses (in three languages) in a Path To Heaven. The Bible verses are etched into 231 ceramic, 16 Scripture Tiles. Tourists from all 50 states and at least 52 countries have visited the spiritual art garden, which is still under construction. The free, multimillion dollar garden park is being built on faith in God without debt, public tax money or professional fundraisers. TCKF is still raising money to install lights, handicapped parking lots, roads, restrooms, a Chapel and Visitors Center. After being called by God 14 years ago to build a Sculpture Prayer Garden for Jesus Christ, Sherry and Max Greiner Jr. were overjoyed that the original Tabernacle vision given by God was finally completed, despite years of opposition and challenges. 1

2 The non-denominational, The Coming King Sculpture Prayer Garden is located at the same latitude as Israel, approximately half way between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on IH-10. Between January 1st and October 31, 2015, 31,484 vehicles entered the garden, with an estimated 81,855 passengers, making the garden Kerrville s top year-round tourist attraction. During the eight hour dedication event, supernatural phenomena repeatedly occurred at the spiritual park. The Shekinah Glory dust (Ex 34: 29, Isa 60:1, Acts 7:55) materialized out of thin air, in the form of thousands of tiny sparkling particles, which suddenly appeared on the hands, faces and clothing of hundreds of people attending the service. (The strange particles resemble fine glitter and are an unknown substance, according to scientists at Texas A&M University.) The unexplainable sparkling particles mentioned in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, started appearing about 4:00 p.m., when the presence of God was invoked by artist/ evangelist, Max Greiner, Jr. (63). Max is the President The Coming King Foundation and a graduate of the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University, Class of Hundreds of people at the Dedication also claimed they experienced the manifest presence and power of God, including instant physical healings, prophetic words and Tongues. At the dedication on Sunday I too, walked around the crowd calling on the Lord to show us the proof of His presence, wrote Carol Coates of Kerrville in an a few days later. Immediately, they would begin to see the Glory Dust! At least 19 people I spoke to received it!!! The one who grinned the widest was my pastor!!! Prior to his own sparkling experience on Sunday, he had looked skeptically at me, when I talked about it. Now he smiles radiantly and tells it himself. Yesterday he told me he had his baby grandson at our church alter with him and was blessed to see the baby s head shining with Glory Dust!! Everything points to the obvious--god was pleased with the celebration! The eight hour, outdoor service began with the blowing of the Jewish Shofar ram horns, followed by worship music. One of the original TCKF Trustees, Pastor Jack Rothenflue introduced founders, Max and Sherry Greiner. Max then invited 14 living witnesses to testify to the supernatural miracles that have occurred during the 14 year spiritual journey. Shofar trumpet blowers started the service at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Vice-President Johnny Sharp welcomed the crowd. Founding Trustee, Pastor Jack Rothenflue gave the Invocation and introduced, TCKF Founders, Max and Sherry Greiner. Max felt God wanted him to ask 14 key witnesses to share their own amazing testimony, related to the garden project. Kerrville Church of Christ Choir Pastor Jack Rothenflue Max & Sherry Greiner Pastor James Wilson Pastor Ryan Barnett Pastor David Danielson Pastor Stockton Williams Pastor Jimmy Sportsman Unity in the Body of Christ was demonstrated as local pastors from different denominations dedicated the artwork, the Baptismal fountain and the entire 24.5 acre garden. 2

3 TCKF Trustee, Louada Raschke, evangelist and worship leader of A Cross Generation Band, urged Believers to stand for Christian values in our culture and oppose the schemes of the devil. Louada and former TCKF Trustee, Jim McKnight led the crowd in prayers for repentance for our nation. Messianic Jewish evangelist, Dr. Randy Weiss of Dallas, TX led prayers for Israel and provided a traditional Jewish Rosh Hashanah service at sunset. Approximately 1,500 people, from 8 states and 4 countries, celebrated the completion of the original vision given to Max and Sherry Greiner almost 14 years before. The artist/evangelist began by thanking supporters and explained how the spiritual adventure began on December 9, 2001 when a stranger and guest evangelist asked Max and Sherry to stand during a church service at Cathedral Of Praise church in Austin, TX. When they stood, the couple received an unexpected, modern day prophetic word from Dr. Mahesh Chavda. The Pastor from Charlotte, NC proclaimed that God was calling the Greiners to Restore the Tabernacle (Amos 9:11, Isaiah 2:2 & Micah 4:1) with the help of other Christians. The actual vision of the garden came eight months later. The garden, the artwork and the Living Water Baptismal Fountain were dedicated and consecrated to God by Pastors James Wilson, Kerrville Christian Center; Ryan Barnett, United Methodist Church; Stockton Williams, St. Peters Episcopal Church; Jimmy Sportsman, Kerrville Church of Christ; and David Danielson, Impact Christian Fellowship. Musical worship from numerous Christian denominations followed the testimonies and dedications. Evangelist and worship leader, Louada Raschke led the crowd in prayer for America to reverse disastrous trends, and again embrace our Judeo-Christian heritage which made the country great. Raschke cried out for mercy for America, which has removed God, prayer, the Ten Commandments and crosses from public view, while condoning the redefining of marriage and sanctioning the killing of millions of young Americans in the womb, through abortion. Next, Messianic Jew, and respected international Christian leader, Dr. Randy Weiss of Dallas, explained the perils facing America and Israel today, at this unparalleled time in world history. Weiss prayed that Christians and Jews would unite in love for Israel, and the Messiah of the Jews. Later at sunset, the Messianic evangelist led a traditional Rosh Hashanah service. As Dr. Weiss spoke and prayed over the crowd at sunset, strange balls of light began to fill photographs taken by onlookers. The spheres of light appeared to surround the Jewish Rabi, and the 25 tall, life-size bronze sculpture of Jesus Christ returning in glory on a white horse (Rev 19:11). Many Christians believe these Angel Orbs are a type of spiritual creature described thousands of years ago by the Jewish prophet Ezekiel (Ezk 1:15). The translucent and transparent spheres are round and often look like wheels within wheels. Usually they appear to be about 3 to 3 in diameter. The spheres have been videotaped moving and photographed half hidden, behind objects and people. The orbs have also been photographed around the giant 77 7 cross sculpture at night without a flash, using time lapse photography. The Empty Cross is promoted by TCKF as the most spiritually symbolic cross sculpture in the world. The reddish brown, 70 ton, Cor-tin steel cross represents the Blood, the Door, the Way, the Strong Tower, the Mighty Fortress, the Light of the World and Resurrection. People came to the Dedication from across Texas, the USA and world. Guests came from eight states and four countries. One lady rode a bus for over 20 hours from Phoenix, AZ. 3

4 Most Christians denominations were represented on the mountain at the Dedication, all united by their love for Jesus Christ, the cross and the coming Messiah. These people included Jews, Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, the Church of Christ, Pentecostals, Assembly of God and the non-denominational Charismatic churches. Well known Christian leaders who have prayed for the Kerrville garden in the past include Mike Huckabee, Franklin Graham, James Dobson, Rick Warren, Max Lucado, John Hagee, Pat Robertson, Rodney Howard-Brown, Paul Crouch, Oral Roberts, Bill and Vonette Bright, John Arnott, Randy Clark, Sid Roth, Tony Perkins, June Hunt, Hal Lindsey, Peter and Doris Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Luis Palau, Michael Brown, Bill Johnson, Steve Hill, Steve Strang, Jesse Duplantis, Charles Stanley, Rick Joyner, Jerry Johnson, General William Boykin, to name a few. However, the 9/13/15 dedication of The Coming King Sculpture Prayer Garden almost didn t happen. Due to years of organized opposition to the cross and Christian garden, many thought the project would never happen. When plans were first announced publically in a 5/5/06 newspaper article, efforts immediately began to derail the Christian project. Opponents in Kerrville alerted atheists groups across America about the planned giant cross on IH-10. They initiated a critical letter writing campaign to Kerrville City officials, local newspapers and the San Antonio TV stations. When this strategy of slander failed, a series of dirty tricks were initiated which included contacting state agencies with false accusations, generating deceptive News Releases for the media, and bombarding TCKF with pornography. Threats of vandalism and destruction were posted online. Finally, an IRS audit was triggered by the false claims of atheists. TCKF passed the audit with flying colors! When all efforts failed to stop the cross, TCKF was sued in 2008 by neighbors living in an unapproved rural subdivision north of the garden. The 14 month lawsuit, eventually costing the non-profit art organization $200,000, was finally settled in February of As a result of the Settlement, the two million dollar donated cross sculpture was finally raised on July 27, Today, the free Kerrville garden is recognized a major tourist attraction, art attraction, and spiritual attraction. It is a major financial boon to the local economy. Today, the cross of Christ, Christianity and Christians are constantly being attacked. Many believe this garden Tabernacle was established by God to boldly lift up Jesus and draw Believers together. Old Testament Jewish prophets predicted that in the last days, a new Tabernacle would be built on a hill by the Gentiles, to bring honor and people to the God of the Jews. This last days Tabernacle will welcome the return of the Jewish Messiah, Jesus Christ! SPECIAL NOTE: The end times Tabernacle should not be confused with the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, which will also be restored in the last days, according to the Bible. Johnny Sharp Hershal Reid Rebecca Jons Jim Beard Bill Lewis Robby Carpenter Jeff Anderson Chris Daniel Bobby Cason Randy Choat Jim McKnight Bobby Dendy 4

5 Jesus said to judge the tree by its fruit. During the 8 hour Dedication, the Gospel was preached, testimony was given, souls were Saved, and people were Baptized in the Spirit and in water. People were physically healed and spoke in Tongues. Signs and Wonders appeared in the form of Angel Orbs and the Shekinah Glory. A Cross Generation Band provided worship music. Ryan & Nicole Huff worshipped the Lord. People were Saved & 19 were Water Baptized Dr. Bill Morrill was instantly healed Hundreds of people experienced the visible Shekinah Glory dust on their hands, face & clothing. Zion Lutheran Church provided worship. Angel Orbs appeared as Dr. Randy Weiss began the Rosh Hashanah Service Impact Christian Fellowship Youth Worship Band provided music. Extravagent worship of the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit continued late into the night. Lives were transformed forever at the non-denominational, Christian garden, where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is presented 365 days a year to visitors. 5

6 DEDICATION TESTIMONIES & COMMENTS! Max, congratulations on the upcoming opening of the Sculpture Prayer Garden! What a fantastic accomplishment and beautiful culmination of your artistic gifts. We join you in praising God for the tremendous work He is accomplishing through your faithful efforts. It s wonderful to know that so many people will be blessed and their hearts turned to Christ through this lovely garden. Congratulations again, and may the LORD continue to bless your work for His Kingdom! Jerry A. Johnson, Ph.D. President & CEO, NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION Manassas, VA December 9th, 2001 will go down in history as the time when all you see before you began. Little did we know that the prophecy that Dr. Mahesh Chavda gave to Max and Sherry Greiner would have such great impact. We have a saying at Cathedral of Praise in Austin. It says that What Happens Here Impacts the World. The last 14 years have been one of wonder as we have watched how the Greiners, through obedience, faithfulness, sacrifice, and hard work have built a true Tabernacle of His Presence. For them to receive a word from God and then set their whole being to seeing it fulfilled is such a testament to how the LORD can use a few to bless so many. What began that fateful morning almost 14 years ago has now blessed thousands, and ultimately millions, who will come and encounter a living Savior. To all of you who have labored with them, to you that have given time and resources, I applaud you. Great will be your reward in heaven. Pastor Bill & Sue Hart CATHEDRAL OF PRAISE, Austin, TX (Letter read at Dedication) Sunday was awesome. So great to see so many people sharing the good news in many different ways. It was a blessed day! Cindy Danielson, This (Dedication) was a huge milestone in our history with Him. Just know I was with you in spirit as I drove home. Love you. Hershel Reid, Dallas, TX It was our pleasure and the whole family was blessed to be a part of the Garden Dedication! The atmosphere in our home has supernaturally changed since Sunday! We are still feeling God s presence! Summer Holt, Thanks again for the opportunity to participate in such a wonderful Holy Spirit led event. May there be many more and may our expectations be great, because He is in charge! David James I sensed during the(dedication) event JOY of the Lord. Our plans were fine, but God wanted to do things His way....the event was good - real good - all of the planners and workers should be very pleased with the outcome. It was a festive atmosphere. Pastor David (Danielson) described his experiences last Saturday night at Church, that all day at the Garden there was a divine atmosphere that saturated the hill top... If you really want to attack the enemy keep doing events that ask people to come and pray for our Country and Israel. TCKF is a perfect ministry to accomplish this necessary corporate communication to God. Louada has a special gifting and calling to help lead in this offense. TCKF could be one of the leaders in our county where we pray for the USA and Israel. With streaming video and more cameras, people from all over can participate... This can be a modest event without a lot of preparation. Where two or three gather at The Coming King Sculpture Prayer Garden, the schemes of the enemy can be replaced by God s plans. I am so grateful to your faithfulness to the vision God gave you. It was a privilege to try to help out at the September 13 event. Good job good and faithful servant. Jim McKnight Sunday was beyond wonderful for me! I was at the garden from 2:30 to 8:30 pm. and really didn t want to leave...all I can say is that I was so blessed to be a part of the day. I appreciated so much too, being part of the celebration that was being experienced by the Jewish people on His day (Rosh Hashanah) Barbara Sullivan I saw a lady with the Glory Dust all over her face. All of us folks, without any practice working together like a well oiled machine! Many hours in the dry heat and I never saw anybody show anything but love to each other. John 13:35. Karl Jack 6 I was able to see several people come to the LORD when Max prayed for Salvation. Was also able to see several people healed when Max prayed. I assisted in the picking up of the offering and realized that many people were very pleased to give to the ministry. There was a lot of excitement for the (water) Baptisms that were going to be done. I had the honor of baptizing about seven people. Blair Guidry It was an honor to be involved on September 13th with the other Tour Guide Chaplains of The Coming King Foundation. As we ministered to many people throughout the day, I m positive that God s Kingdom advanced and that many were healed. You could see it on the countenance of people s faces. They were touched and changed for the better. All in all, I think Jesus was lifted high, people felt loved on by God s people. And, in time the testimonies of those who were there, and even those who weren t, but were prayed for, will come to light. Pastor Ryan Huff Congratulations on the dedication of the prayer garden! You have done an incredible job leading people to The Cross. Obviously overcoming many obstacles along the way. Dale Gentry, PRAY AMERICA, Austin, TX I know several folks have said this in other ways, but I need to say so anyway, because it is so very important: I honestly cannot remember a time at the Cross when people wanted to know more about how did all this happen?, nor a time when so many expressed to me how blessed they were to be there...to experience the day s events, yes definitely...but even more so, to overwhelmingly experience the presence of the Lord up on His Mountain... It was wonderful to be able to tell so many folks about how the Lord brought the Cross and Garden to be, and about what He continues to do there... As I know it was for everyone who was able to participate, the time on the Mountain was all God s time, and we were allowed to feel His Holy Spirit s hand on it, in a most special way. There were salvations, there were healings, there were baptisms...both water and Holy Spirit ones...and there was just such a huge blessing in being able to lift people to Jesus. Continuing to thank Him for the privilege. Holding each of you and your loved ones to Father, as always. Bob Glover

7 PAVE THE WAY TO THE CROSS! Would you please help us pave the way to the Cross, so thousands, even millions of people can meet Jesus Christ and discover the power of His Holy Spirit? We need your help to finish the roads, parking lots, lights and restrooms. TCKF is pioneering a new, unique and effective method of bringing people to Jesus using monumental, Christ-honoring sculptures, and the holy Scripture, presented in a garden park format. Visitors read 77 Bible verses, in three languages, on 16 Scripture Tiles, as they stroll down a 300 cross-shaped garden which leads to the most symbolic cross in the world, The Empty Cross. Inside the 7 wide space of the massive 77 7 Resurrection cross, guests can pray to be Born-again, empowered by the Holy Spirit, healed, delivered and blessed with God s miracles. Hundreds of thousands of people have already experienced the presence of God at the free, 24.5 acre park, located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, at the same latitude as Israel. People are coming from all 50 states and at least 52 countries, to date. Many people come multiple times and bring guests to experience God. The Fruit of this garden is very good! Thousands of people have been Born-again and empowered by the Holy Spirit at the garden. Hundreds have been healed, psychologically and physically. As of this date, 18 suicides have been averted, to our knowledge. Thousands of people have experienced supernatural, documented miracles, including the sparkling Glory Dust particles. Some have seen and photographed angels on this holy mountain. This evangelistic project is being built on faith in God, without debt. However, funds are still needed to complete this last days, non-denominational, Christian Tabernacle. It is the proto-type for other soul-winning gardens to be built across the USA and world. The land, art, water well systems and landscaping worth millions of dollars, have all been donated. However, more roads, parking lots, lights, restrooms and a Visitors Center are still needed! Admission to the type of last days Tabernacle will always be free to the public. Hours: 7AM until midnight. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP US? There are many ways to contribute. You can donate your prayers, time, skills and treasure to build this garden for Jesus. You can also become an Ambassador of The Cross. Cash donations are needed and are tax deductible in the USA. TCKF is a 501c3 art museum, not a ministry. WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE FINANICALLY: Prayer Bench 5 Limestone bench: $777 Paver Engraved concrete Pavers, placed in garden patios: $50, $150, $500 & $1,000 Direct Gift One time, monthly, estate or will gift Covenant Partner - $1,000 minimum, annually Business Tithe 10% of profits, monthly gift Naming Opportunities Major garden features Ambassador Of The Cross Annual Membership:$100, Life Membership: $3,000 PRAYER BENCHES PAVERS 12 x 12 (25.4 lb.) 16 x 16 (54 lb.) 8 x 8 (11 lb.) 4 x 8 (4.4 lb.) In the last days the mountain of the Lord s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths. ISAIAH 2:2 (NIV) The Coming King Foundation, P.O. Box , (830) office@thecomingkingfoundation.org