LIGHT A CANDLE OF HOPE: A NATIONAL CALL TO PRAYER IN THE MIDST OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
This Mothering Sunday, 22 March, we are calling all churches to a National Day of Prayer and Action. At such a time as this, when so many are fearful and there is great uncertainty, we are reminded of our dependence on our loving Heavenly Father and the future that he holds.
“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
For wisdom and might are His.
21 And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 He reveals deep and secret things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
And light dwells with Him.” (Daniel 2:20-22)
Today I began to pray about the Coronavirus pandemic and its effect upon my nation and the world, and as I prayed, I vividly saw God’s throne standing strong over a dark ocean of fearful global events. Immediately I was led to the verse: “The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned…
Continue reading at What I sense God is saying about the Coronavirus: — JarrodCooper.net
Catching up with weekend emails I note in his blog As we face this crisis, the President has asked us to pray… American author and blogger Joel Rosenberg quotes an official proclamation issued on Saturday in full. I’m referring to it here for information in order to contrast the leadership of a Christian-led federation of individual states with a once-Christian united kingdom of four nations…(all emphases mine):
THE UNITED STATES
POTUS Donald Trump even quotes scriptures, and embraces devotees of all religions, in his opening paragraphs:
‘In our times of greatest need, Americans have always turned to prayer to help guide us through trials and periods of uncertainty. As we continue to face the unique challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans are unable to gather in their churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship. But in this time we must not cease asking God for added wisdom, comfort, and strength, and we must especially pray for those who have suffered harm or who have lost loved ones. I ask you to join me in a day of prayer for all people who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and to pray for God’s healing hand to be placed on the people of our Nation.
‘As your President, I ask you to pray for the health and well-being of your fellow Americans and to remember that no problem is too big for God to handle. We should all take to heart the holy words found in 1 Peter 5:7: “Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you.” Let us pray that all those affected by the virus will feel the presence of our Lord’s protection and love during this time. With God’s help, we will overcome this threat….’
NOTE how this ‘newbie’ Christian draws his short proclamation to a conclusion:
‘As we come to our Father in prayer, we remember the words found in Psalm 91: “He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”
‘As we unite in prayer, we are reminded that there is no burden too heavy for God to lift or for this country to bear with His help. Luke 1:37 promises that “For with God nothing shall be impossible,” and those words are just as true today as they have ever been..’.
THE UNITED KINGDOM
That makes a HUGE contrast with ‘Great’ Britain where no Head of State or national leader – secular or spiritual – has done anything similar to unite the nation in prayer!!!
In A nation confronting its own mortality needs spiritual leadership. So where is Justin Welby? journalist Simon Heffer reminds readers,
‘With an absence of word-mincing unusual in his office, the Prime Minister has warned that some of our loved ones will die because of the coronavirus. He has urged individuals to rally round and do what the state cannot, and ensure those in isolation are looked after. Our political leadership has not concealed just how fundamentally life could change for all of us. It amounts to little less than a recalibration of our existence…’
Heffer then points out and asks:
Mr Johnson began to articulate this; but the crisis takes us into philosophical questions about the nature of society and our place in it that go beyond the training or experience of a politician. They border on spiritual matters. The Prime Minister would presumably be the first to admit he lacks the authority required of a divine spokesman. When faced with matters of life and death, especially on this potential scale, our culture – even if we are not religious ourselves – demands something more elevated. And that brings us to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
‘As deaths rose and coronavirus cases multiplied last week, the Primate of All England, spiritual leader of the Established Church, was notably silent. Given we were being warned of a possible death toll that would remove a higher proportion of our population than at any time since the Great War, did the Almighty’s Anglican vicar on earth have something to say? He did not. Perhaps Justin Welby has been saving up a grand pronouncement for the Lord’s Day. If so, it may prove welcome, but would have come far too late…’
It makes a notably deep contrast with Welby’s call a year ago to a national day of prayer over leaving the EU, albeit unaware of the dozens of prophecies in this regard!!
PS >> http://anglican.ink/2020/03/14/archbishop-of-canterbury-message-on-the-wuhan-virus-pandemic/
[Hand With News Icon by Watcharakun, courtesy Freedigitalphotos.net]
This morning Veronika posted this on her Facebook and in His Kingdom Prophecy’s The Key and the Crown Will Break the Code: AND she hears about the cursing of the nations by the ‘prince of the air’ as shown and heard in printed and spoken media…
In a dream I had two nights ago I heard these words, “THE KEY AND THE CROWN WILL BREAK THE CODE OF THE CROWNED VIRUS”… “…..I DECLARE THE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY OF THE KING WILL BE LIFTED UP OVER THE NATIONS AND EVERY COUNTERFEIT CROWN WILL BE CAST DOWN”….I will share dream soon…;
But in early hours of the morning I got caught up in a vision/dream where I saw a mighty swirling in the realm of the Spirit over the nations and as I looked at the swirling it was like a whirlwind of heavy dark and white light clouds all intermingled and the winds in the dream were very powerful and, as I looked at this swirling and whirling that was taking place, the Spirit of Revelation spoke to me saying,
“WATCH AND PRAY FOE THE DEMONS SPIRITS OF AIR ARE WARRING AGAINST THE DECLARATIONS OF THE SAINTS IN THIS HOUR…”, and as I heard that I saw the words, “DEMONIC MEDIA”…! And I opened my eyes.
Friends, I submit the enemy is using the media in a powerful way to COMPLETELY SATURATE THE ATMOSPHERE WITH FEAR AND TERROR. We must continue pray fervently, and continue releasing decrees of LIFE over the airwaves, many Nations have come under a HEAVY DARK CLOUD OF DEMONIC DECLARATIONS AND ITS HAVING A GREAT EFFECT…!
Let’s Decree; “THE KEY AND CROWN WHEN LIFTED UP OVER THE NATIONS WILL SHIFT THE ATMOSPHERE OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AND EVERY COUNTERFEIT CROWN AND EVERY DEMONIC VOICE WILL BE CAST DOWN AND SILENCED”.
‘The key and the Crown’….the (CROWN) Kingly/Highpriests’ Mantle carries the (KEY OF DAVID; Isaiah 22:22) Power and Governmental Authority to SHIFT, TRANSFORM, HEAL AND REFORM A NATION…!
“EVERY DEMONIC CROWN WILL BE CAST DOWN IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME”…!
“The key of the house of David
I will lay on his shoulder;
So he shall open, and no one shall shut;
And he shall shut, and no one shall open,” Isaiah 22:22.
Opening today’s DT my attention got immediately drawn to Nicholas Kamm’s fine photo and its juxta-positioning against headline on yesterday’s men. It reminds me of the time Reuters cut the video feed as presidential candidate Trump received a standing ovation at a black church and praise from an Afro-American bishop in Detroit (details herein with video link).
Caption: ‘African-American religious and political leaders lay their hands on Donald Trump as they pray for him at a White House reception to mark Black History month. The US president vowed to deliver ‘abundant’ equal opportunities for all.’
PS. To clarify in view of Facebook remark, in over 12 years monitoring the incumbent POTUS and working of their administration and policies, the above contrast is notable reading.
(Click/tap photo for newsfeed)
“Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
Fridays start our long weekend but I’m interrupting the break to post today’s (28th Feb) headline news in the light of the word received by Leisa Ebere yesterday, and amending the title of a blog scheduled for posting tomorrow. This afternoon’s news reports “When asked how close the UK was to cancelling big events due to the the virus, Health Minister Jo Churchill said. “We are taking the advice of the Chief Medical Officer and assessing the situation on a day-by-day basis. Any decision to cancel events or mass gatherings have to be assessed at the time, based on clinical guidance and based on risk.” [UPDATE 12 Mar: World Health Organization in Europe declares global pandemic, at phase 6 level.]
The scheduled item and its original title reads: Continue reading
In my humble opinion this by David Robertson is essential reading for ALL who claim to follow Jesus Christ, and especially for church leaders…
This months EN article…. 1 Chronicles 12:32 is a fascinating verse. It speaks of ‘men who understood the times and knew what to do’. In an age of confusion it’s clearly something that we need today. The devil’s tactic as the father of lies is to sow discord, create confusion and magnify division. It appears…
Continue reading at UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES & WRITING TO THE GUARDIAN – EN Article — TheWeeFlea.com
Democracy’s Resurgence & Restoration of Sovereignty 23 June 2016 (credit+link to Archbishop Cranmer)
Guess it’s been a long month with my referring only now to the celebration of Britain’s Independence Day of leaving the European Union on 31st January 2020. However, and absolutely without any engineering on my part! – today’s date neatly fits this post into the earlier Yet again ’22’ pops up and Veronika West brings an insight on 02.02.2020!
LOL! Upon searching for that blog in my archive I see the number posted so far this month…22!
It’s been busy time on top of all those blogs. So my only action in regard to our leaving the EU was to re-publish Veronika’s vision of two days earlier of her being on-board a ship turning and heading into a New Day and New Dawn, as told below. I’m re-publishing with my added emphases to draw attention to the details and the way the vision was mirrored five days later by the Prime Minister in his speech on 3rd February – in a location deeply redolent with British naval history; the Royal Naval College in Greenwich!
‘For about a week now I have been hearing in the spirit a DEEP, DEEP sound of WOOD, LIKE WET WOOD that you would hear on the DECKS OF AN OLD SHIP, a deep sound of CREAKING, CRACKING AND MOVING…. it has come to me over and over and over again and every time I heard it I would see so clearly a MASSIVE SHIP MADE OF BEAUTIFUL WOOD, it was OLD AND BATTLE-WORN BUT I COULD FEEL THE GREAT POWER AND STRENGTH THAT LAY DEEP WITHIN ITS FRAME, this ship had seen many things in its time, fought many battles, some defeats but many VICTORIES, I could almost tangibly feel the wind and the moisture in the air and I could almost taste the salt on my lips, but as I stopped to give it my full attention yesterday I said, “Lord what is this?”, and the Spirit said…”THE NATION IS NOW TURNING TO FACE A NEW DAY AND A NEW DAWN”
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….those words hit me hard and I felt such a rise within me and I could then tangibly feel the MOVEMENT AND ACCELERATION THAT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE, but as the old ship was TURNING IT WAS SLOW AND VERY PRECISE, IT WAS FINDING ITS BEARINGS, FINDING TRUE-NORTH, the MOVEMENT FELT SLOW… BUT IT WAS TURNING!…I COULD FEEL THE GREAT WEIGHT AND POWER OF THIS ANCIENT SHIP AND THE WATERS OF THE SEA WERE CHURNING, WAVES WERE BEATING HARD AGAINST THE SIDES….BUT WE WERE TURNING!..then suddenly the sound of CREAKING AND CRACKING WOOD changed, and I could hear the sound of howling winds and the sound of voices many voices, COMMANDS WERE BEING GIVEN, and then I heard “RAISE THE SAILS, RAISE THE SAILS”, and then I could hear the sound of RIPPING, RINGING AND WHISTLING AND THEN THE SOUND OF A FAINT FLAPPING which quickly turned to the sound of A MIGHTY BLOWING AND I COULD SUDDENLY FEEL AN ACCELERATION AS THE MIGHTY SHIP TURNED AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD…’(continue reading here).
Now, yesterday I received this excited email from Margaret H entitled the Ship Cartoons’ Extra Relevance:
‘Thank you for posting the cartoons and Veronika’s comment…The extra bit which I thought of straight away is the relevance to Boris’s speech in Greenwich on 3.2.20 (so hours after the cartoons and Veronika’s word about seeing the date of 02.02.2020) where he talked with passion about sovereignty, freedom and global free trade in particular.
Right at the end, he had the nation personified as a ship:
“There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail…the wind sits in the mast. We are embarked now on a great voyage, a project that no one thought in the international community that this country would have the guts to undertake, but if we are brave and if we truly commit to the logic of our mission – open, outward-looking – generous, welcoming, engaged with the world, championing global free trade now when global free trade needs a global champion, I believe we can make a huge success of this venture, for Britain, for our European friends, and for the world.”
‘His reference to ‘there’ follows from what he’d just said about a ‘global perspective’, by which he clearly means something which is the opposite of globalism. It’s part of the taking us back to our ancient ways and true foundations as prophesied universally. He didn’t use those words, but the whole thing is implicit in the setting at Greenwich, looking up at the ceiling, his references to our maritime past, the freedom from tyranny etc. He stage-managed it in true Boris-style. I looked at the transcript of the whole speech on the government website as well as watching it.
‘Veronika saw the ship before Boris described it!
Margaret trusts her contribution “will cause others to rejoice as well”. The PM began his speech in the famous ‘Painted Hall’ of the Old Royal Naval College (known as ‘Britain’s Sistine chapel’) by directing his audience towards its ceiling (emphases added for ease-of-comparison with Veronika’s vision):
“It is great to welcome everyone here to Greenwich and I invite you first to raise your eyes to the heavens.
“The Vatican has Michelangelo. Greenwich has Thornhill who spent 20 years flat on his back on top of the scaffolding, so rigid that his arm became permanently wonky, and he’s left us this gorgeous and slightly bonkers symbolic scene that captures the spirit of the United Kingdom in the early 18th century.
“This painting above you was started in 1707, the very year when the union with Scotland was agreed – and does it not speak of supreme national self-confidence?
“Look at these well-fed nymphs and cupids and what have you. They are not just celebrating the Triumph of Liberty and Peace over Tyranny – the official title of the scene. This is the settlement of a long and divisive political question about who gets to sit on the throne of England.
“And it is visibly resolved as you can see in favour of William and Mary and the result is stability and certainty and optimism and an explosion of global trade propelled by new maritime technology.
“And above and around us you can see the anchors, cables, rudders, sails, oars, ensigns, powder barrels, sextants, the compasses and the grappling irons.
“In fact the only important bit of kit that is missing is Harrison’s sea clock – also exhibited close-by here in Greenwich and also commissioned in the same era, that allowed every ship in the world to determine how far they were from this Meridian.
“So this is it. This is the newly forged United Kingdom on the slipway: this is the moment when it all took off…” (Read in full here).
Therefore, we thank the Lord that once again a prophecy is validated not only by a news item but also through the location and content of our Prime Minister’s inspired speech. The prophetic vision’s final fulfillment lies in the implementation of the PM’s plans for our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Ever since David Noakes brought that word in November 2015 from the Lord urging Britain to “Come out” of the EU, we’ve been monitoring reports indicative of progress towards the fulfillment of the reason behind the Lord’s admonition (emphases mine):
“Rather than rely on Me and My faithfulness to you, you chose, for worldly purposes, to join yourself to an institution which has denied My Name and refused to acknowledge Me in its councils. My fierce anger is upon that institution on account of its rebellion, its defiant rejection of Me and its hardness of heart towards My ancient people Israel…I warn you now that the European institution will not repent, even though I bring disaster and destruction upon it. I urge you, O Britain still beloved by Me for the sake of your godly forefathers, come out of her, so that you may not be caught up in that same destruction, for I am even now arising in judgment to bring to nothing what she has sought to achieve….”
So, here’s Michael Smith on The Bruges Group’s Facebook, as posted on Saturday:
I understand that, as below, organisers are considering suing the stadiums for breach of contract in cancelling the Franklin Graham events. Simultaneous cancellations point to well-organised opposition behind them. Moreover, they’ve achieved other cancellations on the grounds of what MIGHT BE SAID by a Christian !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEREFORE, there comes a time when CHRISTIANS MUST STAND AGAINST these strategies of satan and its stooges AS WELL AS STAND UP for freedom of speech. Otherwise, we dishonour our forebears who lost their lives fighting similar fascism and defending our now lost freedom!
Also, failure to take a stand dishonours all those saved during Billy Graham missions to Great Britain.
AS the enemy is well-organised, then why can’t Christians act? Muslims won’t tolerate it, so why should we? Have you signed the petition yet???
“They said his message that Jesus Christ can change lives might incite hate and put the gay community in danger. So they launched a campaign to bully and badger government leaders into silencing the American evangelist … If we do nothing they will be successful in silencing Christians in the public marketplace. And once that happens—you’d better believe they will come for our church houses.” – Todd Starnes (author, broadcaster)
Breaking Christian News reports,
“Since the original venues have broken our legal contract with them, we are pursuing appropriate actions based on grounds of religious discrimination and freedom of speech. The Gospel always faces opposition, so we will prayerfully and boldly continue to press forward so that the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness will be proclaimed in all of the cities we have planned to visit,” the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) spokesman told CBN News.
‘Graham is not the only preacher to be banned in the UK. The Times reports Larry Stockstill, a Louisiana-based evangelist, also had his appearance in Edinburgh, Scotland canceled after complaints were received over his Biblical views on homosexuality.
‘Despite the reports in the British media, the BGEA spokesman told CBN News they plan to go ahead with the tour.
“The planned Graham Tour is going ahead and is certainly not canceled in any of the cities as some press reports have indicated. The momentum for the Tour is growing throughout the UK by the day. We are continuing to finalize sites for the Tour to determine where the events will take place. In the meantime, all of the preparation events and training programs are continuing as planned,” the spokesman said.’
See also ‘The Wee Flea’ David Robertson’s The Cancellation of Franklin Graham Tour is a Seminal Moment for UK, which opens (emphasis mine),
‘This is my latest column for Christian Today – you can read the original here. I am grateful to Christian Today for having the courage to print this. For me this is a really key tipping point in the UK. All those who love liberty, democracy and the freedom we have to proclaim the Gospel – must respond. The time for being silent is over. You can help by sharing this far and wide.The CT article is a follow up to this – The Brave New World of Patrick Harvie and the Tired Old World of Franklin Graham _ It is incredible how quick this is moving. Destiny Church in Edinburgh has been banned from using the Usher hall because of ‘objections received’. This is a seminal moment.’
Previously posted under title Comments Upon The Collapse of Society, this is to draw your attention to an open vision and word from the Lord that shocked me profoundly, and which appears in blue text below. That the vision is proving true is evident from all the upheavals and descent into degradation of recent years, but we are beginning to see changes pointing to a re-emergence of desperately needed Christian values.
NOW, satan’s strategy of lying through its unwitting stooges is exposed but it is time for ALL Christians to stand upon the Rock that is Christ and, for the good our of nations, to speak out against its hatred and lies, as will be provided in the next post!!
Dear Friends, Further to circulating a word received through Lance Lambert on the eve of the London Riots (see email 9 August) and Dr Sharon’s insights 12 August (original email and link n/a but amended Oct 2016), I was reminded Billy Graham’s grandson is coming to stir the youth of Britain in late September.
(HA! Only after having inserted that line to precede my comments written below, have I just noticed its title, Will Graham Set to Rock the UK, alludes exactly to the climax of the event I’m writing about….)
Personally, I’m encouraged that this word (through Revd Dr Stone) confirms the gist of an open vision that came at the opening of worship at the start of a conference in St Albans in October 2004.
Before me I ‘saw’ a map of Britain surrounded by the sea, as though painted on rotten sacking – like old, wet coal-sacks I saw in my youth. It seemed the Lord was saying the fabric of our nation’s so rotten He could tear it apart so easily.
This ‘map’ then began to rip apart in the middle, from about the line of Hadian’s Wall down along the line of the Pennine chain to the Midlands, and I sensed the Lord say, “I’m going to put the backbone back in Britain”. (I recalled that the Pennines are known as the spine of England.)
But out of the tear arose a very long rock, which I understood as meaning the Lord would restore our strong, spiritual backbone when we stand upon Him, The Rock.
[Previously I’d noted, ‘Could the Lord be allowing increased persecutions here for the purpose of putting the spine back into Christians and making us stand up strongly?’… And Parliament has since been, and continues to be, thoroughly shaken and ripped open – do it to the media and elsewhere, Lord…Did you know that mounted, body-armoured police in Manchester interrogated a street preacher just because he was inviting people to an Easter service? Next, a hate-crimes unit visited him at home!!!]
It wasn’t so much the unexpected and unbidden nature of the event that startled me. It was because I thought I heard the Lord say that He would rip the nation apart as easily as an old sack because of its rotten nature!! That troubled me for I considered such to be contrary to his loving nature.
But NT scriptures do speak of judgement and He gives many repeated warnings of such impending action (eg. as given this month through Lance Lambert). Yet, we must plead His remembrance of mercy and of Jesus’ sacrifice, through which comes the fullness of true blessing. All rather a profound mystery. Also, let’s not forget that the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD (Isaiah 11.2) were aspects of the Holy Spirit prophesied for the descendant of King David’s father Jesse: Jesus Christ.
NB > the vision was subsequently offered to several church leaders for weighing yet without any response! However, upon our attending a prophecy school the next year at Bath, I submitted it to Dr Stone who immediately agreed its validity.
2016 Confirmation: see Britain: Reformation Is Coming With Far Greater Glory
Wanda’s observations make an apposite follow-up to my thoughts on the root issue behind the impeachment plot; upon which discerning readers would note the underlying spiritual dynamics of dealing with the spirits of Jezebel, Death & Hell and Antichrist.
In watching Trump’s defense team this past Saturday, I’m struck with how closely it resembles a believers’ prayer life when dealing with a spiritual attack – especially a spirit of Accusation. How they are approaching this case and presenting evidence is an interesting parallel to how we as believers should deal with accusations, threats, and…
continue reading at Lessons from Trump’s Team: The Art of Presenting our Case — wandaalger.me
“It is my profound honor to be the first president in history to attend the March for Life. We are here for a very simple reason: to defend the right of every child, born and unborn, to fulfill their God-given potential….”
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I strongly encourage you, my reader, to read the full declaration Donald Trump made at Friday’s March For Life in Washington D.C. Also, Breaking Israel News headline notes Trump Invokes ‘God’ Eight Times as First President to Address ‘March For Life’.
After many years of watching American administrations’ ungodly activities (per Obama tag – eg. pretending in Cairo to be a Christian and his war on Trump; William Koenig’s Revealed: Obama’s Legacy), I especially note that this POTUS stresses,
“All of us here understand an eternal truth: Every child is a precious and sacred gift from God. Together, we must protect, cherish, and defend the dignity and the sanctity of every human life…
“When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God’s creation. When we hold a newborn in our arms, we know the endless love that each child brings to a family. When we watch a child grow, we see the splendor that radiates from each human soul. One life changes the world – from my family, and I can tell you, I send love, and I send great, great love – and from the first day in office, I have taken historic action to support America’s families and to protect the unborn…
“I notified Congress that I would veto any legislation that weakens pro-life policy or that encourages the destruction of human life.
“At the United Nations, I made clear global bureaucrats have no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that protect innocent life. Unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House.
“As the Bible tells us, each person is wonderfully made.”
This once pro-abortion businessman, now Christian president, then unequivocally and vociferously attacks the malign activities of politicians who’ve sought to promote what is truly the worship of Molech (the demon-god of child sacrifice).
How radically opposite Trump is to his predecessor Obama who, with Secretary of State Clinton, made distribution of American foreign-aid specifically conditional upon recipient nations enshrining abortion in their laws. This is nothing less than bribery to bring about changes in other nations’ laws in favour of abortion!
So, Donald Trump has reversed Obama’s abortion policy and spoken against his global practice!
And in fact, as Obama along with his VP Biden deliberately withheld American loans – in Biden’s case to the Ukraine – then pretensions that Trump has done the same are surely rank hypocrisy, are they not?
Put aside media coverage on this rigged, unconstitutional impeachment of Trump and let me briefly bring you up to speed from three folk who’s fingers are ‘on the pulse’. If you’re sitting comfortably, then I’ll begin… Continue reading
This Tuesday’s Bicom report (Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre) on Britain and Israel building a new strategic partnership is particularly noteworthy coming as it does hot-on-the-heels of the Genesis 12 blessing of a landslide General Election victory and the vision Veronika West had of the associated Books of Destiny of UK, USA and Israel.
As the strap-line to Jerusalem Post’s article says, ‘The Brexit referendum and ensuing uncertainty has seemingly not dampened the trading spirit, with Israel becoming the first country to sign a post-Brexit continuity trade agreement with the UK.’
PS: As a separate issue, the outburst by French president Macron against Israeli security at the Jerusalem church of St Anne may belie his government’s support for an anti-Israel World Council of Churches BDS group that uses the premises for spying purposes (see The ‘Secret’ behind why France’s president tried to kick Israeli police out of a Crusader church in Jerusalem).
PS: This was reported as Britain’s ‘first international deal’ but one of my Fbk readers comments “Here’s the full list so far – Israel was number 7 or 8 I believe” and provided this link > Trade Agreements with non-EU countries in a no-deal Brexit.
A fascinating read from ‘Jo-Blogs’ in New Zealand:
As a wall of fire reported to be 60 feet high and moving at 90 kilometres an hour bore down from the Mallacoota wharf, where thousands of people huddled for safety, David Jeffery used his faith. Literally. Jeffery, the owner of the Wave Oasis B&B in Mallacoota, and two older “prayer warriors” (along with many […]
continuing reading at Faith and flaming arrows — Red Sky in the morning and note atheist’s claims that prayer saved thousands!
BBC: naval rescue at Mallacoota (click image for link)
Hearing news last Friday of Donald Trump’s decision to decapitate Iran’s evil military head and thereby remove him from the ‘equation’, I immediately thought of two events in the 30-odd years I’ve been watching satan’s strategy in the Middle-East.
First, in view of its leaders’ theological hatred of the state of Israel, the land of Iran ‘coincidentally’ got a ‘supernatural’ warning on modern Israel’s 70th Anniversary through an earthquake near the Bushehr nuclear plant, as told in Thursday 19th’s Prophetical Musing Fulfilled Friday 20th… (2019!!).
A subsequent post considered it a sign from God. Now, I mused it would be well for the ground to open up and swallow all that nation’s nuclear facilities.
A nation-wide geological swarm of earthquakes would make the regime take notice, rather like after Mecca’s Grand Mosque got struck by lightning on 11th Sept 2015 – the 14th anniversary of 9/11 Twin Towers attack!
Yesterday, 7th January just before 3pm, Veronika West posts this notice:
NEXT, this morning – note date-stamp’s numbers! – on 08 Jan 2020 02:20 a quake struck! (8 signifies new cycle, fresh start, resurrection) >>>
A prophecy fulfilled the very next day indubitably hints the Hand of God is active!
AND it’s the second truly ‘NOW’ word regarding a ‘sign’ificant earthquake!!
The next post republishes Veronika’s word published this morning….click to read
ESSENTIAL READING: Mark Davidson brings what may be the most important insight you may read on the immediate aftermath of America taking decisive, defensive action against a regime that is actually hell-bent on bringing about the End of the World, as covered here on Richard’s Watch in many postings under the Mahdi tag.
It’s absolutely imperative ALL Christians – especially those in leadership – know about the eschatalogical impulse behind the Iranians engineering such a conflict in order to bring about the return of Shi’ite Islam’s 12th ‘hidden imam’, followed en-train by Jesus!!
For a fuller grasp of this dangerous doctrine browse through the above tag, starting with my blog of nearly 7 years ago Iranian Leader’s End-Times Declaration.
I never thought I would be writing an article like this, for I had never thought one single event could equate to the second horseman being made ready to make men slay one another. There are reports from Twitter and, at this point, only British tabloids such as the Express, Metro, and Sun, that something […]
Continue reading at Red Flag over Mahdi’s Mosque: Second Horseman May Now Have His Great Sword! — THE FOUR SIGNPOSTS
Now a second national event, last week’s General Election, like the unexpected Leave result of the 2016 EU Referendum has also stunned pollsters and pundits and unsettled and confused far too many church leaders! (As religio-political blogger ‘Cranmer’ bangs on about!) Once more the results validate prophecies, thereby vindicating the prophets – they weren’t surprised by either startling event!!
In view of the political nature of this post I reiterate my personal dislike of politics, as the Kingdom of God is paramount. As far as possible my blogs on any political matters are purely from a historical and thus factual basis.
THE PROPHETS ‘JOB’
Yet Bible history records the prophets as declaring the Lord’s mind to rulers and priests with, “Thus saith the Lord.” And so we hear co-director of Glasgow Prophecy Centre, Emma Stark, stressing that doing so “is the prophet’s job description!” in her prophecy on Brexit.
Moreover, as we read in Frank Sui’s paper on his meeting with new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the activity of Jezebel spirit, and the election:
‘…In order for nations to thrive in the way God intended, they must first be delivered from the political chains of Jezebel. This is why virtually all the prophetic voices in Britain and around the world are in total agreement that, in order to see revival, Britain must leave the EU, totally and completely. This is why most prophetic intercessors in the church are Brexiteers. Never in history has there been this level of agreement on any issue. [Emphasis added] God is setting Britain apart, freeing her from Jezebel so that He can pour out His Spirit, make Britain a light to other European nations, and raise up a glorious Church in Europe, and fulfill the statement “Europe Shall Be Saved.”
Later, when Frank and I discussed that claim, we agreed neither of us has yet to learn of any prophecy about UK staying in the EU, or a prophetic perspective on the EU that is pro-Remain. Frank told me when Emma Stark was in Aberdeen last Friday, she said she doesn’t know a single prophet in this nation that does not agree that Brexit is the will of God.
Thus, the totally unexpected results of the General Election failed to take prophets by surprise. Moreover, the events not only vindicated them but also validated two lots of different prophecies by their fulfillment in full view of public and politicians.
Therefore and for the record, this and the next post provide details of those visions and words, along with links to the original postings, plus indicators of their being fulfilled.:
THE DEMOLITION PROPHECIES:
In Call to Pray for UK – Pt 3 I reported Revd Dr Sharon Stone as saying Chuck Pierce and Mike Bickle were at meetings in England and referring to the ‘spiritual synergy’ of those meetings. Immediately, I was struck by an open vision in front of and above me in the hall where we were assembled.
Komatsu; credit Scott Lee, USA
‘Hovering in front of me and ‘through’ the seats, my eyes about level with the top of its track and towards the rear, was a dark blue version of the massive dozer shown above. But this one was much bigger! Its height, width and length were over 3/4 those of the hall and its very tall blade-end stood towards the stage where the team was praying.
‘Within minutes I heard it start up with a deep-throated roar and I could imagine smoke bursting out of its vertical exhaust, like those huge American trucks. (NB: the difference between voluntary mental imagination and involuntary visual/auditory impressions.)’
‘This may signify that, in response to those meetings and prophetic words, declarations and intercessions aligned with His will, the Lord’s host will bulldoze through all demonic opposition. It could mean they’re getting ready to clear away rubble after He has shaken and demolished ungodly human institutions and activities.’
Looking back now, perhaps it signifies a follow-up to my open vision ten years earlier of a map of Britain being torn apart because the fabric of society is absolutely rotten; only for the Rock of Christ to rise up through the massive central rip; as recounted here.
Had I but sought the Lord on the bulldozer vision I may have learnt it wasn’t of heavenly angelic action but of earthly, human action! Nevertheless, confirmations from slightly different aspects were to come four years later…
And a similar one was still to come for the USA – Lance Wallnau’s word before the 2016 elections on the “wrecking ball to demolish political correctness” that is Donald Trump upon unexpectedly becoming President of the US! Wallnau also recognised him having a ‘Cyrus’ anointing (Testing the Spirits on Prophetic Words refers).
Following PM May’s agreement in Brussels on 24th November on Britain’s leaving the EU, Revd Chris Wickland, pastor of Living Word Church, brought what he then heard from the Lord, ‘Meme, Mene, Tekel Upharsin’, of which this is an extract:
“This country is going to humbled, and unfortunately the institutions which hold this country up are now going to have to topple. The things that this country feels that it has sure foundations I am now going to take away”, says the Lord. “And I will tear away the veil of lasciviousness so this country will finally wake up and look up and see that I alone am God, and I will save all who call upon the name of the Lord.”
Rick Davis asked the Lord about his vision of a house, “and then I saw it burnt down. Next I saw it rebuilt. I have never seen the house before that I know of. I either knew or was told, when wondering what this meant, that God burned the house down because it was not adequate or right for the future, and in its place He built a new one that WAS adequate; in fact, perfect for the future….I asked the Lord who or what this was about…He answered,
“This is about the UK and Brexit. Brexit is a change of governmental leadership for the UK — the moving of the UK from being ruled in many ways by the kingdom of darkness to being ruled by the Kingdom of Light, the Kingdom of Heaven, the Kingdom of God.
“For the UK to survive and then thrive this seismic shift in government, the old house, being completely inadequate and inappropriate for habitation by the Kingdom of God, must needs be burned down with My Holy Fire, and rebuilt with My foundation, wall and roof, with more adequate room and facilities. Simply tearing it down is not enough, for the house and land MUST be purified by My Holy Fire….” (continue reading here)
Veronika West writes, “As I looked at this picture of Boris Johnson standing on a platform delivering a speech at the JCB Plant, the Spirit of God immediately began to speak to me concerning the Nation. Now as I listened, I began to pray in the Spirit and I was caught up in powerful vision where I saw these words being written over the Nation,
‘CAUTION; EXPLOSIVE DEMOLITION IN PROGRESS; NATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION’,
‘Now as I looked at those words, suddenly I saw DOZENS OF GREAT BIG YELLOW JCBs BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE NATION, as I looked again at the Nation in the vision I watched as these great big machines began to move and clear what looked like years and years of dirt and debris that covered the face of the Nation, I watched intently as these great big YELLOW JCBs were hard at work, moving, removing and clearing the land, now as I stayed watching in the vision, suddenly I began to see what looked like the old and original foundations of a building and as I looked at the bare foundations of the Nation, I heard these words in the realm of the Spirit:”
“WATCH! FOR A WORK OF DIVINE EXCAVATION IS NOW BEGINNING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE NATION, FOR I AM TAKING GREAT BRITAIN BACK TO HER OLD FOUNDATIONS, BACK TO THE PLACE OF TRUE GREATNESS, BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURITY AND MY DIVINE PURPOSE, BACK TO MY ORIGINAL INTENT FOR THIS NATION, BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME, YES! YES! WATCH MY BELOVED AS MY HAND AND SPIRIT MOVES UPON THE FACE OF THIS NATION TO PULL BACK, TO UPROOT, TO DISMANTLE AND TO DESTROY, LISTEN! FOR SOME WILL EVEN SAY ‘A DIVINE AND EXPLOSIVE DEMOLITION IS NOW UNDERWAY IN THE NATION’, TRULY I TELL YOU MY GOVERNMENTAL HAND IS NOW MOVING ACROSS THIS GREAT LAND AND EVERYTHING IS BEING SHIFTED, EVERYTHING IS BEING SHAKEN, BUT FEAR NOT! FOR A SUPERNATURAL RE-ALIGNMENT AND RE-ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS IS NOW TAKING PLACE OVER THE NATION, WATCH! AS MY GREAT EARTHMOVERS BEGIN TO EMERGE TO REBUILD THE ANCIENT RUINS AND TO RESTORE THE PLACES LONG DEVASTATED, YES, THEY WILL RENEW THE RUINED CITIES OF THIS NATION THAT HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED FOR GENERATIONS, HA! WATCH! FOR I AM NOW RESTORING THE LAND AND I AM REVIVING THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT NATION, FOR THERE IS A DIVINE UNEARTHING THAT IS NOW TAKING PLACE IN THIS NATION, I SAY LOOK AND LOOK AGAIN! FOR I WILL GIVE YOU TREASURES HIDDEN IN DARKNESS AND RICHES STORED IN SECRET PLACES, NOW WATCH AND PRAY! AS MY SPIRIT OF RESURRECTION POWER NOW BLOWS FORTH UPON THIS NATION IN THIS HOUR FOR NOW IS THE TIME, NOW IS THE SEASON WHERE I SHALL REVEAL, REVIVE AND REBUILD THIS GREAT NATION,” says the Spirit of God…!
‘PS; I saw a NEHEMIAH ANOINTING come upon BORIS JOHNSON, God has spoken a powerful word to me concerning Boris Johnson and that he is will be strategically positioned by God in the days ahead…(Will share MORE revelation on this soon)
INDICATORS: PRESS HEADLINES
1 > On 17 June (Prophecy Update #5) I drew attention to national press headlines again reiterating terms that had ‘popped up’ in prophecy, this time on Boris Johnson’s bid to lead the Conservative Party and thus become Prime Minister upon Mrs Theresa May’s later resignation.
Note Daily Mail headline’s strap-line reads, ‘Bulldozer Boris stunning victory in PM vote’
2 > Upon taking up office in August, the new PM swiftly applied the proverb ‘A new broom sweeps clean’, but I noticed that the Telegraph had described it in terms of my 2014 vision, as published in Fulfilled Prophecy #45.1:
3 > In September an article about the life, objectives and ambitions of PM’s strategist Dominic Cummings reveals that the epithet of ‘bulldozer’ applies to him too! He also fulfills my May 2016 prophecy of the Lord’s exposing rotten politics (#10).
4 > Only days before the General Election we see the PM performing a ‘prophecy in action’ exercise in a JCB by demolishing a high barrier of polystyrene blocks with ‘GRIDLOCK’ written on them.
5 > Over the night of Election Day 12th December itself the prophecies and indicators of approaching fulfillment moved from the realm of theory into the practical reality of political history!
DEMOLITION OF THE ‘RED WALL’
As results of last Thursday’s ‘knife-edge’ General Election were announced the media was stunned. Overnight, the governing of Britain had turned completely around from that morning’s widespread expectation of moving into a hung parliament, to the PM and government being in position of unassailable strength – a ‘landslide’ victory and majority of 80!
It had been attained by many formerly Labour (socialist) constituencies and safest seats turning to the PM’s party – one had been ‘red’ for 101 years!
Thus Mark Francois of the ERG (European Research Group of Tory party Brexiteers) said,
“In 1989 the Berlin Wall came down. In 2019 the Red Wall came down.”
Within days we were to read the the PM proposes to make radical changes within the Civil Service. So once again, a cartoonist reiterates the prophetic picture…
Has ‘Blower’ taken this from Lance Wallnau’s ‘wrecking’ word, implying a Trump link?
Next we’ll look at the prophesied Election results and ‘Churchill’s Chair >>
Now, as in June, August and September, the Press has once again applied, albeit unwittingly, descriptions that had been given in prophetic words about a particular political subject:
Daily Mail headline Wed 11 December 2019
Prime Minister ploughing through wall with ‘GRIDLOCK’ written across it (Credit: Julian Simmonds for Telegraph)
Prophecy Update #5 (June 2019) looked at yet another instance of the Press applying descriptions that had been given in prophetic words. This time the attribute ‘Bulldozer’ was given to Boris Johnson’s actions upon his assuming Prime Ministerial office, which related directly to the prophecy on divine excavations that Veronika West had 5 months earlier upon seeing him standing in front of a JCB. Her prophecy and the press item both connected into the open vision of a mammoth bulldozer I’d been blessed with 5 years ago.
In August it was repeated again (see Fulfilled Prophecy #45.1), and then in September a journalist described his controversial strategist Dominic Cumming’s role without any realisation whatsoever that her terminology precisely fits three prophecies!
So don’t think, like some pastors, that prophecy should shy away from political matters!
Click image for link to Christ For All Nations’ tribute
Many will be aware of the news of renowned Reinhard Bonnke’s going ‘Home’ but may not be aware of what Veronika West had reported only 11 days earlier.
First, in case you may not have read this from Reinhard’s successor:
‘It is with great sadness that I and the entire Christ for All Nations family announces the death of our founder, friend and spiritual father, Reinhard Bonnke.
‘All told, more than 79-million people made Christ their Lord as a result of Evangelist Bonnke’s ministry. Bonnke was best known for his gospel outreach campaigns throughout Africa. It is no exaggeration to say that his work transformed the continent.
‘Evangelist Bonnke drew some of the largest live audiences in history. In November of 2000, at a single meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, 1.6 million attendees heard him preach the truth of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. From big cities to the bush, in deserts, jungles and savannahs, similar crowds assembled in almost every nation in Africa.
‘It wasn’t Reinhard Bonnke’s speaking alone that drew the masses. The multi-day events were always marked by the miracle-working power of God. From the start of his ministry in 1967 to his last gospel campaign in 2017, thousands upon thousands were healed. The creative work of the Holy Spirit dissipated cancers, opened blind eyes, reset broken minds and shook the Church to once again believe for the “greater works” promised by Jesus Himself.
‘Those who knew him off-stage can testify to his personal integrity, genuine kindness and overflowing love for the Lord. His ministry was inspired and sustained by his rich prayer life, his deep understanding of the Word and his unceasing intimacy with the Holy Spirit. As he wrote in Living a Life of Fire (one of more than 30 books he authored).
“In truth, I have done nothing alone. God has called me and has been my pilot. The Holy Spirit has been my comforter, my guide, and my power source… He brought to me the perfect wife. He gave us our beautiful children and extended family. And He has provided a team that has grown with me through decades of working together. Beyond that, He has brought thousands to stand with us. They have supported us in prayer and in partnership. Our rewards in Heaven will be equal.”
‘Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke is survived by his wife, Anni, three adult children, Kai-Uwe, Gabriele, and Susanne and eight grandchildren. We share in their grief – even as we celebrate his profound legacy of faith and joyfully anticipate our heavenly reunion.
‘God bless you, and thank you for your prayers.’
Daniel Kolenda, President, Christ For All Nations
On 26th November Veronika published this prophecy and promise upon Reinhard’s ‘promotion’:
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