It was the Holy Spirit who revealed to me, and then confirmed to the entire pastoral team and their prayer team, six (and then seven) satanists in their church-- satanists who had posed as Christians for fifteen years (four years longer than the pastors had been there) totally undiscovered. Before I came to that church, one or two satanist plants had been discovered and ejected from the church who were new to the church (one of them was a single mother of four who sought to use her need for support to throw wool over the eyes of the sheep); but satanist plants among Christians speak Christianese well and are taught to act like Christians, therefore, the five who had been there fifteen years (one of who lived directly across the street from the church, one who was an usher and had the keys to the church through which they were able to use the church to abuse people when it was not in use, and at least one or two who were on the pastoral board) fit in perfectly with Christians. The Lord tried to reveal their identity to the pastors particularly, but Christians are rarely ever discerning and just want everyone to 'get along' and cannot discern the heart or motives of anyone really, therefore, they often don't know who their friends, co-workers, and Christian brethren really are. But I went there with my ears open to the Holy Spirit and my eyes open. Though I didn't expect to see any of this in that church, the Lord was able to show me because I listen.
So, if I indeed put the input of the Holy Spirit last, in that instance I put it first, and He exposed five entrenched satanist plants/wolves in sheep's clothing as well as two more who came from Germany. Unlike so many others, I have seen and lived the things that I share and do not share simply from reading or studying the Bible. But the Holy Spirit helped me; instead of just revealing this to me alone, He only revealed it to me first. When I shared it with the pastoral team and told them to pray (because He had already spoken to them regarding me before I even got there), in both instances (with the five plants in the church and then with the two plants who came from Germany), He confirmed to them all individually that what He'd shown me was true-- that those seven people were indeed satanists posing as Christians but who were in the church to destroy it. The pastor's wife also reported that they had (unknown to her until I came) caused her and her husband several church splits in the past. Whether the input of the Holy Spirit is first or last, the important thing is that we are wise enough to know that we need His input and not substitute our knowledge of the Bible for the Holy Spirit.
