Unity in God's Kingdom

By Sara Hunter

The following is a prophetic vision the Lord gave to Sara Hunter, a dear member of our church, in 2026. We would encourage you to read this through a biblical lens, following Paul's instructions in 1 Thessalonians 5:19–21: “Do not quench the Spirit / Do not despise prophecies. / Test all things; hold fast what is good.” Sara's writing gives us a beautiful view into the heart of Jesus for the flourishing of His people.

INTRODUCTION

As I was starting to pray one morning, I felt the Spirit take over and felt a powerful urge to listen to the message that was coming. I heard the word “unity.” Then I heard that the whole church (i.e. the global church, all believers) needs to be unified in the mission of preparing for Jesus’ return. The disagreements about doctrines, the scandals, and the finger pointing that plague the church are all distractions from our ultimate goal which is to be fully ready for His return.

Paul describes the church as one body, even though it has many members, in I Corinthians 12:12-14. Paul also speaks to the Corinthians in chapter 1:10, “Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” In Paul’s time, people were separated into different groups of believers, but Paul tells them to focus on the fact that they are all following Jesus Christ and that they should be united in that. We are still separating ourselves as a church body and disagreeing on many things. But the most important thing that unites Christians is Jesus Christ. We need to stay focused on Him and His return. 

Then I heard that we need to be fully ready and alert. Jesus tells His believers to always be ready and alert when He speaks of His return. Jesus says when He returns, it will be like Noah’s time when people were still eating and sleeping and going about their business when the flood came (Matthew 24:36-39 and Luke 17:26-33). He also says that we will not know when He will return so we can not be caught sleeping (Matthew 24:42-51 and Mark 13:32:37). 

I also heard that we need to keep “oil in our lamps” (Matthew 25:1-13) and that the oil in the lamps that we need is God Himself. We need to keep our hearts with Him at all times. I personally have felt a strong urge this past year to rest and walk away from the busyness. Even in our Christian walk, we can become so addicted to busyness and “doing” things for God, that we forget He just wants us to spend time with Him and abide in Him (John 15:4). Spending time with God fills our lamps with oil. I also heard that we need to stay faithful until the end. Jesus mentions this many times to His disciples. He speaks this in Revelation 2:10, Matthew 24:13, Revelation 3:12, II Timothy 4:7-8, and Hebrews 12:1-3. In short, the body of Christ needs to be united, ready and faithful to the end. The glorious kingdom of God is coming soon!

THE SECOND BIGGEST PROJECT

Zechariah 2:10 “Sing and rejoice O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” says the Lord. 

One night, I was falling asleep and I felt myself rising up as if into Heaven. I heard Him say, “I’m working on my second biggest project.” I saw a gigantic wall, similar to the Great Wall of China. So I asked, “Is the second biggest project Your Earthly Kingdom?”  He replied,“Yes.” Then I asked, “Is the Heavenly Kingdom your biggest project?”  Again He replied,“Yes.” I continued, “Will the earthly kingdom start in Israel?” He replied,“Yes.” Finally, He told me it would be glorious and would belong to all who seek it. He told me that I needed to write about this and tell people about His Earthly Kingdom. I asked, “what about the people who don’t seek it?” I heard Him say, “Isaiah 65”.  

I woke up and pulled up Isaiah 65. Isaiah 65:17-19 reads, “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.”

There are two major ideas that I see in these verses. The first is that the heavens and earth referenced are new. In my vision, God was building and working on a new kingdom and so it could not be the current Heaven, and He called the kingdom a project. This implies to me that this will be a new kingdom and it is not finished, so it must be a future kingdom. This idea of a future and new kingdom is also echoed in Revelation chapter 21:1: “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.”

The second idea is God’s Love. If we read the Bible through the lens of Love and see the major theme of the Bible as God’s Love for us, then this is a spectacular promise from Him. Because God desires to be with us, He is willing to create a new Heaven and a New Earth so that He can live in communion with us. He specifically says to Isaiah, “I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people.” The creator delights in His creation! 

In my vision, God said that his earthly kingdom would be “glorious!” The project that God is creating (the new heavens and new earth) is going to be glorious for several reasons. Isaiah 11:10 says, “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.” For those who seek God, they will have a glorious resting place. The root of Jesse is a reference to Jesus, and it states that He will lead His people. God specifically told me in my vision that the new kingdom would be glorious for those who seek it, just as Isaiah mentions here. So we can all seek Him and experience this glorious future. 

In Revelation, the new kingdom is described in detail. John sees the “New Jerusalem” or the earthly kingdom descending out of Heaven from God. There is a great and high wall (just like the wall in my vision), with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates and the names of the twelve tribes of Israel are written on the twelve gates. The wall of the city had twelve foundations and the twelve foundations have the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

In addition, each level of foundation is adorned with all kinds of precious stones – jasper, sapphire, chalcedony, emerald, sardonyx, sardius, chrysolite, beryl, topaz, chrysoprase, jacinth and amethyst (Revelation 21:19-20). It will be a physically beautiful place to live. John goes on to describe the sheer size of the city and it is gigantic (for reference, it will stretch across half of the United States). The construction of the wall was Jasper; and the city itself was pure gold, like clear glass (Revelation 21:17). John goes on to say that the city does not require any light, because the glory of God illuminates the city (Revelation 21:23). So, not only is the city spectacularly beautiful and therefore glorious, but the glory of the Lord will provide the light for the whole city. 

God promises in Revelation 21 that “God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” How glorious it will be to live in the new kingdom with GOD Himself! He will take care of our every need and bring joy, peace and comfort while we live in perfect union with Him.

Isaiah chapter 65 describes the new kingdom as a place of joy and peace. Isaiah chapter 65 also speaks about how children will no longer die in infancy, but will live to one hundred years old and how people shall build their own houses and farm their own fields and they will not labor in vain. He also talks about how God will answer people before they even call, and He will hear them. This all paints such a glorious picture of the future kingdom.

Jeremiah also was given a vision of this future kingdom and he also speaks about God dwelling with us. God specifically says in Jeremiah 31:1, “At the same time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people”. God also tells Jeremiah that He has loved us with an everlasting love and therefore with lovingkindness he has drawn us to Him. He says Israel will be rebuilt and adorned with tambourines and Israel will go forth in the dances of those who rejoice (verse 4). God reiterates that the people will no longer have sorrow, they shall dance and rejoice and God Himself will comfort them (Jeremiah 31:12-13).

I particularly love this promise from God that He tells Jeremiah in 31:12, that “Their souls shall be like a well-watered garden, and they shall sorrow no more at all.” Not only will God provide for our physical needs, as alluded to by our ability to farm for ourselves, but our souls will be well tended to! Because God loves us so much, He will provide for our needs and dwell with us in unity in this future kingdom. It’s hard to fathom in my human mind that an omnipotent, omniscient God loves us this much, but He has demonstrated His love so many times in the Bible and in my own life that I know we can trust in his promise for this glorious future.  

In my vision, I asked God about the people who do not seek the kingdom. God specifically led me to Isaiah 65, and there it says that the consequences for not seeking God are dire. In Isaiah 65:12, God addresses those who forsake Him and make offerings to other gods, “Therefore I will number you for the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter.” He continues on to say that His servants shall eat and drink, but those who do not follow Him "will be hungry and thirsty, they will be ashamed, cry for sorrow of heart and wail for grief of spirit” (Isaiah 65:13-14).

In Revelation 21, John hears a similar message that reiterates that those who do not seek God will not be allowed in the new Kingdom. Instead they “shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8). But God does not desire for this to be the outcome of anybody. He truly loves every person on this earth so much that He only wants them to be able to live in union with Him in this kingdom.

Throughout the centuries, many people have speculated about when Jesus will return and when this new kingdom will arrive. We do not have the answer to this because God does not reveal the timing of this. But in I Peter 3:9, there is an indication that there is a reason that the new kingdom has not arrived yet. Peter says, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” God does not want anyone to perish, but He wants everyone to turn back to Him. Delaying the arrival of the new earthly kingdom to happen within His perfect timing means that as many people as possible will turn back to Him.

We are seeing a major revival in the world right now. My prayer is that God will bring everyone to Him so that everyone can live in this Glorious New Kingdom!