What's Inside

• Dear Friends
• Inside the County Hotel
• Higher Authorities
• Who is above the law?
• Letter to Stranger's Court
• Christian Radio Talk Show
• Church leader jailed, vows fast
• State Imprisons Heaven Citizens
• Prisoners take the Cleanse
• For the Children's Sake
• Readers Respond

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Dear Friends,

Grace and Peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ who delivers us out of the hands of our enemies. Once again God called me to minister inside the Marion County jail. I was arrested on June 30th on an alleged arrest warrant stemming from my failure to appear in court last February. I was picked up at a grocery store in Sublimity and spent the next 14 days in fasting and prayer until released from jail on July 13th. But I am not yet finished with them. The court has ordered me to appear for a hearing on August 5th. They know I won't appear voluntarily so the court said when I do not appear, they would come out to arrest me. We're headed for round number three and the Lord is in control.

What is happening is that Marion County jail is running a lucrative business marketing the bodies and souls of men. This very profitable business goes out and grabs individuals who are just barely making it. All the earnings of these individuals are going toward rent and food. Then all of a sudden, they are captured and hauled to jail for a week.

I want you to meet some of the people I met in jail. I want you to see their lives and how they have been destroyed. Often these people have been in trouble with "the law" sometime in the past and they never can get their lives back together. Just when they are beginning to make a new start, they are captured by the State and entangled again in the court system.

What kind of men were in jail with me? The majority were parole violators. It is simple to violate parole. If they miss an appointment or cannot come up with enough money to pay the parole officer, a warrant is issued and the police come out and arrest them. Day and night the police pick up these men - it is big business.

Once the man spends a week in jail, he loses his job. He often loses his wife and family. His wife accuses him of being a common criminal. She complains that he cannot put food on the table. Meanwhile, the State offers the wife food stamps and low-income housing. The State becomes a better provider than the husband. Because of this activity, the State is a primary force in the destruction of families.

The State is trying to be our god. They are trying to be our lord, as if what we do is their business. What we do is none of their business, as long as we are not doing evil.

The solution is separation. "Come out from among them." (2 Corinthians 6:17) God ordains separation. If the State wants to go out and play "cops and robbers," then let them. But for us, they have no work to do and they should leave us alone.

The State has gone beyond "cops and robbers." They have now set up a business which involves monitoring everybody, whether you are a robber or not. The cops and robbers should stay away from those who are not hurting anybody.

In war, the army is supposed to leave the civilians alone because they are not part of the conflict. But now they bomb civilians. Why? Because the civilians are the government. All these countries are democracies. The people are the State and the State makes war. Therefore, when you bomb the civilians, you are actually bombing the State. If the people would have stayed separate from the State, as God has ordained, the people would be out of the State's jurisdiction and it would be unlawful to bomb them.

We all agree that man should not hurt man. But what the State has done is gone beyond one man hurting another man. They have become gods themselves, writing laws and demanding that we conform. The solution: "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues." Revelation 18:4

Paul Revere, Pastor

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Wilderness Retreat

Again this year we are inviting all seekers of the Kingdom to join us for Heaven's last retreat before winter. Be with us for fellowship, music, songs and campfire chats.

The retreat begins informally on Thursday afternoon and ends Sunday afternoon. Simple, wholesome meals and campsites are provided. Donations are appreciated.

• WHEN: September 15 through 18

• WHERE: Embassy of Heaven campgrounds near Sublimity, Oregon

• THEME: Who are the Higher Authorities?

Mark your calendar and plan to fellowship with us in the woods. Speakers and programs are being prepared. For further information, write for "RETREAT BROCHURE."

Inside the County Hotel

About 6:30 p.m., on June 30th, 1994, I looked up from bagging our groceries and noticed two Stayton Policemen standing at the door, just a few feet away. I looked at Rachel and quietly said, "I'm going to jail tonight."

Someone had apparently seen us at the store and phoned the police. I was grateful no car was involved in the incident. Rachel and the children rode back to the Embassy with a neighbor who was shopping at the store.

When I arrived at the jail, they put me in the drunk tank with only a hard bench to sleep on. The next morning four different jailers tried to persuade me to go to court. They threatened to "bugger up my face" if I did not go. I told the jailer, "My Kingdom is not of your world. Authorization denied," and each time he walked away.

Whenever the jailers wanted anything from me, I just said, "My Kingdom is not of your world. Authorization denied." That is all I said. A guard would say, "Step over here, we are going to take your picture." I would answer, "Authorization denied." When they wanted my fingerprints I said, "Authorization denied." One jailer said, "Are you disobeying a direct order?" I said, "If you were my master, then I would have to obey you. But since you are a stranger, I have an obligation to flee from you." And the jailer dropped the issue. They never did take my fingerprints or picture.

During my 14-day stay in the county hotel, I ate no food and drank only tap water. During the first few days, I had no Bible. I had neither paper nor pencil during the entire jail stay. I did not want to ask the jailers for anything.

Because I had been taken away from my usual responsibilities and my family, I had many uninterrupted hours to talk with our Father. This time my jail stay was easier. I didn't suffer depression.

I realized the Lord Jesus Christ is all I need. As I believe on Him, He provides the Way. A proper heart makes everything ready.

On the eighth day of jail, I was laying in bed when two jailers stormed into the cell and cried, "It's time to go to court, and this time you're going whether you like it or not." They threw off the bed covers and exposed my naked body. They could not find the jail clothes so they sent someone out to find clean ones. The jailers forced the jail uniform on me, chained my waist, handcuffed my wrists and shackled my ankles. Then they grabbed my upper arms and dragged me out of the cell, pulling me through several rooms and numerous halls and into the courtroom. In court, two guys picked me up and leaned my chest against the counter. My feet were left dangling in the air.

Though I was weak from fasting, my voice boomed out to the female judge, "My Kingdom is not of your world. I have no need to build a defense."

She tried to persuade me to move the case to a higher court. "I will not seek out the courts of men for God is my Judge, only Him will I seek for deliverance. Whether God delivers me or not, I will stand and remain in His Kingdom."

I told the judge, "The reason you don't understand the Kingdom of Heaven is because you have not been reborn. If you had been reborn, then you would understand what I speak. But as it is, it is all foolishness to you. The dark cannot perceive the light. Check out John 3:3 and you will understand what I am saying."

The court tried to claim I was a resident of Oregon because of an Oregon address. "I have no place to lay my head and that does not make me a resident of the State of Oregon. I am a citizen of Heaven and you know it. My passport, which is in the jail locker, contains my introductory papers and everything you need to know about my citizenship and mission."

According to their own laws, they have a duty to bring me expediently before the magistrate. It took them seven days to get me into a courtroom. When I arrived, they had charged me with two more "Failure to Appears" because I had not voluntarily gone to court while in their custody.

They attempted to assign a court-appointed attorney, but I refused her assistance. "I only have one Lawyer, one Counselor and one Advocate, that is the Lord Jesus Christ."

After the court session, I was dragged back to my cell. I told the jailers, "May the Peace of Christ be with you. I forgive you for your trespasses." As one of the jailers took off the chains from my legs, his hands started trembling. It reminded me of the day I was arrested. Chris Edin's hands had also been shaking as he held my upper arm while escorting me to the police car.

Back in the cell, I noticed they had taken some skin off my toes and I had burns on my knees. On my upper arms, bruises developed showing the marks of four fingers where they had grabbed me. Despite the minor discomfort, I felt at total peace. I prayed God would speak through me in the courtroom and my prayers were answered.

On the tenth day of my jail stay, I awoke out of a deep sleep, where I had received a message. The voice said, "Paul, you are not here to get out of jail. You are here to stand. And by standing until the end, you shall be saved." The dream really helped me surrender my body. I didn't have to struggle so much.

On the last day when a jailer was unable to take my finger prints, he said to me, "Jesus would not act this way. He would obey the higher authorities."

I said, "You are referring to Romans 13, be subject to the 'higher authorities.' The civil authorities are not the higher authorities."

"Oh yes they are."

"No, it was the civil authorities who put my Lord to death. Your forefathers crucified my Lord. Jesus said, `You cannot obey two masters.' (Matthew 6:24) A master is an authority. You cannot obey two authorities. I can only obey Jesus. I don't even know who you are. You may be an authority, but you are not an authority over me."

Another jailer said, "I am on duty. I am merely a Marion County Employee. I simply want to do my job. Please don't get me involved." He did not want to be affected emotionally, yet God was working on his conscience.

Higher Authorities

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Who is above the law?

When Michael Beach of the Stayton Police transported me to the Marion County jail, he violated their own laws by traveling 76 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. When I asked him why he was not wearing a seat belt, he said the police were exempt from the seat belt law. "You load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers." Luke 11:46

Letter to Stranger's Court

Christian Radio Talk Show

KHPE Christian Radio

Lifetime Ministries
Albany, Oregon
Talk Show Host: Rod Mills
6:30 p.m. July 7, 1994

While I was in jail, my wife, Rachel, was a guest on Lifetime Ministries talk show. During the first part of the 30-minute interview, they discussed the reasons for my jail fast and why we do not obtain Caesar's licenses. Then the topic turned to why we consider most churches harlots:

Rod	Rachel, a lot of us may not fully understand or even agree with what you and your husband are doing. But I think we do have to respect you because you have made a lot of sacrifice for what you believe in, I think a lot more than what I have made for what I believe in, so I appreciate this stand that you are taking.
	Can you tell us a little about your Church, the Embassy of Heaven Church? How is it different from say, the Baptist Church on the corner?
Rachel	We don't emphasize so much that we are a church, but that we are a government. And that may help you understand a little bit better. We get our authority to exist directly from Jesus Christ. He bestowed a Kingdom upon the apostles. It's recorded in Luke, Chapter 22, and we are executing His government on earth. His government is based on the Golden Rule, love God and love your neighbor as yourself.
	Now the typical churches in America today will tell you they get their authority to exist from Jesus Christ. But in reality they get their authority from the State because they have gone to the State and become incorporated. We feel we must be separate from the State. We cannot incorporate with the State because we are called not to yoke ourselves with unbelievers.
Rod	What about your doctrine? Who is Jesus Christ in the Embassy of Heaven?
Rachel	He is the Son of God. He is the Center, the entire focus of our lives.
Rod	But to you, is He God incarnate? God in the flesh?
Rachel	Yes. You won't find a lot of strange doctrines here. We are trying to return to the basic teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He preached on the Kingdom of Heaven. He announced the Kingdom and urged people to repent, and that is the same thing we are doing. Our emphasis is on living in the Kingdom of Heaven now.
Rod	So you believe that He is, of course, the Son of God, that He is God incarnate and that we are saved by His blood.
Rachel	That's right.
Rod	It sounds like you folks are just brothers and sisters in the Lord with us.
Rachel	I pray we are brothers and sisters. The problem we have with the State Christian Churches --
Rod	You're talking about Assembly of God, or Baptist, or Methodist?
Rachel	Right. I urge those who are members of those churches to find out why their church leaders have incorporated with the State because we are called to be separate, we are the "called-out ones."
Rod	We do it to save a buck anywhere we can. I mean, that seems legitimate.
Rachel	If you ask most churches the reason they incorporate, it is for liability, for insurance purposes. God is our insurance, He is going to protect us. There is no better insurance than the Rock of Jesus Christ.
Rod	Would you tell us just a little bit more about your belief of the State churches.
Rachel	It may seem rather insulting for those that are members of those churches.
Rod	That's OK, because most of us just aren't sure, you know, what's going on with the State churches, a lot of goofy stuff is going on. So maybe you can . . .
Rachel	We believe the state incorporated churches are harlots.
Rod	I didn't know we were that goofy, but continue.
Rachel	The church should be exclusively under the authority of the Kingdom of Heaven. As the State shows its position stronger and stronger, it becomes obvious they are against Christ everywhere you turn - in the schools and in the courts. I would not want to be a member of a church that was a State corporation. They are beholden to the State. In fact, you can't be a State corporation unless you agree to abide by all the laws of the State. I think the State Christian churches must come out from among them - come out of the beast system.
Rod	But right now I don't really see where those restrictions are hurting us. But is that irrelevant? I think every pastor that is listening is going to just bail out of the State system once they stop them from preaching the Gospel.
Rachel	You know what? The pastors are going to have a log in their eye because they are getting benefits from the State. That log will keep them from seeing what the State is doing. The State is encroaching right now with more and more little things.
Rod	I don't see it in my church. All it has to do with is income tax deductions and that kind of stuff. I don't really see where they are stopping us from doing what Jesus has told us to do and in some aspects it might be helping us.
Rachel	How do you think it's helping you?
Rod	As far as making church income, I don't understand it because I've never incorporated the church, but a church doesn't have to pay income tax on the income that comes to it. Just the pastor does on his salary, but the church is free from that. What's wrong with that?
Rachel	Are you serving God or money?
Rod	The more money you have the more Bible tracts you can get out and the more radio time you can buy, at least that's the way I look at it.
Rachel	If the means aren't correct, you're not going to get correct results.
Rod	Rachel, we have to go. This was a fun interview. And thanks for calling, and say "Hi" to your husband for us, OK?
Rachel	OK. And may His peace be upon you and your audience.

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Church leader jailed, vows fast

Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore., Sunday, July 3, 1994

The Sublimity minister is held in Marion County on a charge of failing to obtain a driver's license

The Associated Press

Paul Revere, the leader of the Embassy of Heaven Church, vowed Saturday from the Marion County jail that he would "fast until the Lord Jesus Christ releases him."

Revere repeatedly has refused to obtain an Oregon driver's license. "Our authority comes from Jesus Christ rather than the state of Oregon," said Revere's wife, Rachel. "We're not citizens of the state. We're citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. We drive on the king's highways that our father has provided for us."

Revere's church, near the rural town of Sublimity, issues its own driver's licenses and registration plates, which read: "Heaven."

Revere, known in court records as Paul De Revoire, was arrested Thursday night and held under $100,000 bail. He was jailed earlier this year for failing to obtain a driver's license but was released after fasting for 11 days. An arrest warrant was issued when he failed to show up for a court date on the charge.

Revere's wife said she did not worry about her husband's health despite the fast. "His purpose is not to save his life, but preach the gospel," she said. "The state has to decide if this is an issue worthy enough to let him die."

She noted the timing of her husband's arrest: "I think it's rather ironic that Paul Revere's going to be sitting in jail for the Fourth of July where we celebrate freedom from British tyranny."

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Letter to the Editor

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State Imprisons Heaven Citizens

Please pray for our ambassadors who are now suffering in jail because of their allegiance to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Don Christsman was arrested on an alleged warrant on July 9th. His wife Helen writes, "Don's faith is rock-firm, and from all indications he has no inner struggles. He must be about his Father's business, as must we all, and our Heavenly Father determines what that business will be, not us. I feel privileged to be married to a man who is fearless before men and dedicated to being totally subject to the will of Yahweh. Even so, it will be good when he is home again." Write to Don Christsman; c/o Benewah County Jail; St. Maries, Idaho 83861. Also, Bonner County Court; Courthouse; Sandpoint, Idaho 83864.

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Fredrick Gladson has been incarcerated since July 17th. Most of that time he has been fasting and now he has been called to even abstain from water. Fredrick said, "Our Savior has living water and that is exactly what I am living on. For me to cooperate on any level, including drinking water, goes against the will of my Father at this point." Write to Fredrick Gladson; c/o Okanogan County Jail; P. O. Box 32; Okanogan, Washington 98840. Also, Okanogan County Superior Court; PO Box 980; Okanogan, Washington 98840. (Released Aug 4, 1994)

Prisoners take the Cleanse

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For the Children's Sake

What do we tell the children when their Dad goes to jail for his allegiance to the Kingdom of Heaven? The Paul Revere of 1776 risked his life helping to establish a country without a worldly king, a country where all men could be free. He knew if he were caught, he would be shot or hanged. On the night of Paul Revere's most famous ride, he is said to have told his 14-year old, "Son, make the younger children understand. They have more sense than you think. They must understand. What we are doing won't make any sense unless the children remember it. It's not worth doing if they don't understand. I leave you that, as your part of the work. Do it.

"Never forget, it's something to be proud of, all your life - and happy about - that we have the chance to fight for what we think is right. There's something for me to do in this fight. So I'm a happy and a proud man this night - even if I am scared."

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My last two jail stays have been troubling for our 14-year old daughter Brooke. It is not because she does not understand what is happening - it is because she does understand. She knows in a few short years she, too, must count the cost of following in her parents' footsteps. She knows a true citizen of Heaven will probably lose worldly possessions and spend time in jail. All the world will hate her because of her allegiance to Jesus Christ. The cost is high and the decision is not easy.

One of our fellow ambassadors and a dear brother in Christ wrote the following letter of encouragement to Brooke while her Dad was in jail.

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Readers Respond

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