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Stand Your Ground – Neil Mackereth

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My End-times writing partner Neil Mackereth offers further thoughts and insights which strongly remind me that this topic not only proves the Bible is prophetic, both before and since Jesus’ life and ministry, but also affects everyone living today by predicting a 20th Century event that is focal – as though ‘ground-zero’ – to kick-starting the End-times. Thus, I underscore Neil’s opening paragraph…

STANDING YOUR GROUND

Introduction

In the last couple of years, it has often been the case that when I start to write an article on a particular topic, God changes my direction. Today is no exception: while drafting a paper on some general principles of prophecy, God guided me to a specific prophetic fulfilment, and to some related Biblical imperatives, that are being under-appreciated or ignored.

The Prophetic Fulfilment

The re-establishment of the state of Israel in a day, on 14 May 1948, was supernatural, extraordinary and the fulfilment of many prophecies; as in the accompanying Annex.

The detail in those prophecies is mind-blowing and their significance, describing a key turning point in the history of God’s people and a major stepping-stone in the accomplishment of His plans for the world, is seriously undervalued by the church.

Biblical Imperatives

The imperative that trumps all imperatives is that if the Jews were taken out of history there would be no Bible, no prophets, no Judaism, no Jesus, no Christianity etc. Obviously, that is not where we are. But think about it; if Israel were to cease to exist, the Bible would not be true.

Moving on, Israel is a land about which God repeatedly says: “This is MY land” (Joel 1:6; Zech. 2:5-7; Gen. 35:10-15).

God’s call to Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3): ”Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Isaiah 62:1: “For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory;”

Psalm 122:6: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem”

The Outworking

It is time to take the Word of God seriously, speak out, tell the truth, bless Israel, pray without ceasing, preach the Gospel and lift up our hands in Holy and joyful praise: we have a mighty God.

The Challenge

There can be few who would not agree that the “Palestinians” have been cursing Israel for at least 20 years, and probably for 77. The Bible shows there are consequences: I believe Gaza is under judgement. That does not mean that we should not pray for them and seek their wellbeing. There is no place for hatred in our faith,

What are the roots of this demonically driven desire to see Israel overrun, and the Jewish people eradicated? That question was answered in part in an earlier paper: Israel in the End Times. It is all part of Satan’s plan to ensure that there is no Nation of Israel, no land and no people, for Jesus to return to as King. In other words, Satan believes he can prevent the fulfilment of Biblical prophecy.

With few exceptions, the founding fathers of the church were Jews, and that remained the case until the Gospel began to spread. Paul defines and describes the Jews’ role in God’s purposes, in Romans 9-11: the passage explains the theology of God’s covenants with the Jews. Scripture explains that, spiritually speaking, Christians are grafted into the Jewish legacy (Rom. 2:28-29, Gal. 3:26-29) – the church does not replace them!

It would be anomalous for a Bible-believing Christian to take a passive position toward the Jews and Israel. As Christians, we stand with Israel, because they are forever linked with the spiritual promises of God, and we owe them an immeasurable debt of gratitude.

Ezekiel 37 confirms God’s commitment to make the land of Israel theirs forever.

Notwithstanding Israel’s clear Biblical entitlement to the land, the 1917 Balfour declaration to assign it to them, and the confirmation of the United Nations Assembly in 1948, Israel is portrayed as the aggressor for defending her land from relentless genocidal attacks. The Palestinian goal is not to secure a homeland but to drive Israel out altogether. The relentless animosity of parts of the Arab world is not politically motivated. As mentioned above, there are demonic powers that will not be satisfied until Israel ceases to exist.

Stand With Israel

Scripture says a time is coming when all the nations of the world will turn against Israel (Zech. 12:1-14). Do you see it is happening? The very influential main stream media have become agents of Satan’ propaganda machine and are leading people astray: antisemitism has reached epidemic proportions (eg. as in latest on the BBC as below).

There seems every likelihood that we are the end times generation. Our calling is to stand with Israel. As Ephesians 6:13 says:

“Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

Continue reading Niel’s ‘Annex’ in next post >>

RB Footnote:

‘Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, refused anti-Semitism training for the broadcaster, the Government’s adviser on anti-Jewish hatred has revealed.

Lord Mann, Sir Keir Starmer’s independent adviser on anti-Semitism, said he had visited BBC bosses to offer training on three occasions since taking up his role in 2019. However, he said senior figures, including Mr Davie himself, turned down his repeated offers despite growing fears of an anti-Semitism problem at the BBC.

In a strongly worded condemnation of the broadcaster, Lord Mann accused it of failing to take seriously allegations of anti-Semitism and alleged anti-Israel bias in its reporting, saying there was an “arrogance at the top”.

He called for senior executives of the news corporation to be sacked for signing off on a controversial documentary….’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/29/bbc-refused-anti-semitism-training-lord-mann-tim-davie/

The above comes as no surprise in view of this blog’s dozens of postings on BBC, and regarding it as ‘Brussels’ Broadcasting Club’ and ‘Britain’s Brainwashing Cult’…and this screen-shot’s timing acts as confirmation in again showing my birthday number!

President Trump publicly gives glory to and thanks Jesus Christ!

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“Therefore, whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” 

First published 20 October 2020, now updated with new video:

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New Year, New Focus: praying in the Spirit – Neil Mackereth

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During Monday morning catch up with emails and responding to a discussion I was pleased to receive from dear Neil an urgent email, “…as it is time-critical for the New Year”. Therefore, please consider what the Lord has led our humble brother to share about strategic praying:

NEW YEAR, NEW FOCUS – PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT

About 3 weeks ago, I started writing an article on how to pray in a time of national crisis. I opened with: “Watching the world spiralling downwards in disarray, and feeling overwhelmed by the evil influences that appear to be controlling most aspects of society, I have felt totally inadequate. Where do we turn when we discover that those organisations, once thought to be bastions of truth, justice and good governance, turn out to be biased, corrupt and venal?”

Then, unexpectedly, the Lord led me in a different direction (sort of!). The Lord told me to examine the root causes of today’s dysfunctional society, before considering how to pray.

However, I pressed on with researching what the Bible has to say about prayer. I soon realised that the Bible contains so much Scripture relating to prayer that a full analysis would take years! Pondering this, I came to the conclusion that my approach and commitment to prayer lacked direction, seriousness, urgency and, above all, that I was ignoring the guidance God was trying to give me, i.e., that I should study why society is so polarised.

As it happens, I was also trying to trace my family tree, which was proving a diverse and complicated exercise. In a flash of insight, the Lord gave me a glimpse (an impression) of two immense family trees, both emanating from Abraham, one through the line of Isaac and the other through Ishmael. For a few moments, I felt the pain, the bitterness and resentment of the “un-chosen”, the rejected, those who perceived themselves as having been dispossessed. Fertile ground for demonic influence. I saw the spiritual reality of deep-rooted hatred, and understood that killing the perpetrators of evil in the worldly realm does not stop the evil threads of disaffection and alienation from growing, from generation to generation. Rather the opposite, it increases the hostility.

For example, you might think that after the revelations of the holocaust, the defeat of the Nazis, and the execution of Nazi leaders, the spirit of antisemitism would be dead. Not so, it has returned with a vengeance! In the same vein, a missionary who witnessed the execution of Mau Mau leaders, was convinced that the defiant shouts by the men being led to the gallows: “I’ll come back, I’ll come back” were manifestations of the demons that possessed them, rather than from the men themselves.

What is my point? As Paul says in Ephesians 6: “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” and “pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests”. In other words, we are to pray in the real but unseen “heavenly places”, against the demonic hordes in the kingdom of darkness, where Satan rules. We catch glimpses of warfare, and the “rulers” and “authorities”, in the “heavenly places”, in scripture, e.g., in Daniel 10, Revelation 12, 2 Corinthians 10.

So, in seeking to determine what might be undermining the effectiveness of my prayers, the Lord has made it clear to me that my efforts have not been focused in the spiritual realm (“heavenly places”), and I have not sought to know (understand) my enemy. Time spent gathering information (“intelligence”), and seeking to recognise the enemy’s aim, is seldom wasted! Lucifer’s pride and ambition led to his seeking to exalt himself above God (Ezekiel 28:11-19) and to his downfall (Isaiah 14:12-14) Now known as Satan (the adversary), he seeks to undermine God’s plans for the redemption of mankind, and the second coming of Jesus. He roams the world sowing seeds of hatred and dissention through deception, deceit, envy, pride, unforgiveness, selfishness, etc. His aim is to so polarise society that God’s people become isolated, demoralised and ineffectual.

Paul and the NT disciples understood the essential nature of prayer as a weapon of spiritual warfare, and I’m sure many prayer warriors since (e.g., Rees Howells) have, and are today, fully effective in their intercession. I, however, recognise that I have under-appreciated the value of praying in the spirit, rather than in the flesh.

The Lord encouraged me to revisit, and study carefully, 2 Chronicles 7:14:

“ If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

This is a conditional promise of God, requiring 4 actions on my/our part as believers – “God’s people”.

If we fulfil God’s guidance, the 4 conditions i.e., humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and stop our wicked ways, then God promises to hear, forgive us and heal our land. It sounds straight forward, so why is our land in such a mess? First, I suggest that humbling ourselves (God won’t do it for us!) requires much more focus and determination, and it is something I have not addressed earnestly enough. Humility requires an act of the will, a determination to submit ourselves to God and to His word. Love and obey God, love our neighbours as ourselves, submit to one another. It should never be below my dignity to lie flat on my face before the Lord (yes really, not just thinking about doing it!).

The second and third stages are prayer and seeking God’s face. I believe the first stage is foundational, i.e., humility is necessary before prayer. We then seek to be in God’s presence, to talk to Him to hear from Him and, in the process, we should not be trying to impress others who may be praying with us.

The last requirement is to turn from our wicked ways. Surely that can’t mean me! Well, it is not addressed to non-believers, prostitutes, drug addicts, atheists, thieves etc., it is addressed to us, God’s people. Judgement begins at the house of God (1Peter 4:17) – I do not take the gospel of God, His precepts and statutes, anywhere near seriously enough. I continually “err and stray” from His ways. I can be opinionated, resentful, critical, dismissive, judgemental, unsupportive, hurtful, disrespectful and generally disobedient in all sorts of ways. I tell you the truth, the closer I come to God, the more I recognise my wicked ways. For me, conviction of sin and repentance is an ongoing process.

Clearly, the 4 conditions are challenging, but if we succeed, God promises to hear, forgive our sin and heal our land. Looking at this the other way round – if our land is not healed, it follows that we, God’s people, are not praying appropriately (James 4:3). We must diligently persevere in requesting the healing of our land.

God always keeps His promises: “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20). We can see examples of His absolute trustworthiness, expressed in the promises to (covenants with) His people Israel, and their survival over thousands of years (see recent article “Israel in the End Times”). Also, the incredible fulfilment, in accurate detail, of vast numbers of Biblical prophecies (about 85% so far). However, while I believe it appropriate to point these things out in prayer, I don’t think it right for us to “claim” or “demand” anything because of God’s promises.

Lastly, never quench the Spirit by ignoring an impulse to pray.

May the Lord bless, guide and encourage us all in our prayer life this coming year.

Amen

Footnote:

Neil Mackereth is author of SIGNS The Significance of Bible Prophecy, whose inspiring evening classes on End-times I attended twelve years ago at Winchester Vineyard church. So you  may wish to Meet Neil Mackereth, author of ‘SIGNS’

I’m reminded of Apostle Paul’s strategic insight at 2 Cor 2:11 “for we are not ignorant of satan’s devices”!

May you and your dear ones be most blessed in celebrating Jesus’ birth

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Christmas card

Then the angel said to the shepherds keeping watch over their flocks at night,

“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the City of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord…” (Luke 2:8-14)

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My dear friends, may our Lord and Saviour bless you and those dear to you with a revelatory and ‘Mega-merry’ Christmas, as implied by the OT Hebrew word ashar (Strong’s #833, as in Proverbs 31:28 on the virtuous wife):

‘happy, blessed, prosperous, successful, from original root ‘be straight, upright’.’

Better still is New Testament Greek’s makarios (Strong’s #3107), which means:

‘from root mak, indicating large, or of long duration…happy, supremely blessed, a condition in which congratulations are in order. It is a grace word that expresses the special joys and satisfaction granted the person who experiences salvation.’

This ‘Blessed’ is used in The Beatitudes, or the Sermon on the Mount, as recorded in Matthew 5. (Details New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Executive editor. Dr Jack Hayford.)

May Christmas Eve, night and day be an especially blessed occasion of spiritual silence and insight for everyone.

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht is an old favourite, always sending shivvers down my spine!

The above Graz choir’s version is ‘dedicated to all those who are not able to spend Christmas with their loved ones‘.

It was first sung in 1818 in Oberndorf bie Salzburg chapel. My father must have heard it during his residence in Stalag IIIA, near Dresden. Austria looked very attractive, even as seen en-route as a captive transported from the Battle for Crete (1941). So mid-1950s, we took many holidays ‘im Tyrol’ west of Salzburg, often motoring through there later.

This version by ‘Celtic Woman’ is also sublime…

Read/watch this song’s story in “Silent Night! Holy Night!” A Song for the World.

A New Dawn theme may confirm focus on The Day of the LORD

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We continue from Memorable motifs on Mark 13..., which led into The Lord hands out FIVE jigsaw pieces on Daniel 9 with three confirmations on Dan 9:27, then to a footnote on the Bible’s first references to ‘The Day of the LORD’ in Obadiah 15.

Last Sunday evening’s Carols by Candlelight at 3Counties Vineyard was hosted by Helena and Andrew Carter, and to which he’d already announced,

‘We are theming the evening around “A New Dawn”. That the coming of Jesus marks a new dawn for the world and that as we welcome His gift of eternal life and come to Him, we enter a new dawn, a fresh start, a new birth.

This year we are focusing on Malachi 4:2: “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.”

Andrew begins speaking briefly at 38:30 minutes citing the first two verses of the last chapter of the last book of the Old Testament at Malachi 4 (quotation provides the whole for context, NIV, emphases mine):

“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. 3 Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.

Thus, the Lord foretells an especially significant time when all evil will be removed from the earth. It will be global, whereas the day He describes to Obadiah specifically relates initially to His dealing with Israel’s enemies, not only in ancient times but also currently :

“The day of the Lord is near for all nations.
As you have done, it will be done to you;
your deeds will return upon your own head.
16 Just as you drank on my holy hill,
so all the nations will drink continually;
they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been.
17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;
it will be holy, and Jacob will possess his inheritance.
18 Jacob will be a fire and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble, and they will set him on fire and destroy him.
There will be no survivors from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

Jesus confirms that prophecy a few centuries later in His parable of the wheat and tares sown by Him and by satan respectively, as explained at Matthew 13:40-43:

“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”

All this takes us full circle from 16 years ago when sensing the Lord saying, as recounted in my email The Endgame Is Now In Play:

“This is ALL about to be fulfilled”!

Memorable motifs on Mark 13, Jesus’ command to “Watch!” – His Return!

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Throughout this year’s studying of the Gospel of Mark at 3Counties Vineyard church in Hammer, Haslemere, I’d been looking forward to how our leadership would teach upon Chapter 13 ‘The Destruction of the Temple & Signs of the End of The Age’ (NIV).

Last Sunday, 8th December, it was a delight how team leader Dave Wright not only taught but also finished of with a most apposite, serious question to consider. Pens and paper were handed out for us to jot our thoughts, and use for later discussion at house groups, as shown below:

Dave shared photos of Jerusalem taken during his and Rowena’s pre-war visit to Israel and which made his tackling eschatology personally poignant.

His closing emphasis upon Jesus’ instruction to all His followers about the signs of the End-times and repeated injunction to “Watch!” echoes what I shared 15 years ago to friends and a few church leaders by email, as herein.

Moreover, it acts to confirm a few thoughts in recent months to reboot my prime focus and take it up a level – then the very next day by way of God-incidental confirmation our sister in Northern Ireland receives a Vision over Manhattan relating to harvesting and judgement, which I link in the previous post to Matthew 13’s wheat and tares parable!

Therefore, I encourage you to carve out twenty minutes to play the above video as well as muse upon the meditational ‘mind-map’ of sermon notes provided by courtesy of Adam Harding Willis:

Acknowledgement:

Adam Harding Willis has always been passionate about creativity. His journey began as a teenager, freelancing in design for his home church, The Coign, in Woking. He later studied Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins in London, specializing in animation. After a challenging personal experience in his late teens, Adam recommitted to his faith, which continues to guide him today. After graduation, Adam worked at a London marketing agency, where he honed his motion design skills.

Consequently, he founded Wonderstory® as a Christian animation studio specialising in creating explainer-animations for Christian organizations and ministries worldwide. Some examples are to be found at https://wonderstory.net/

The LORD calls “TIME!” Veronika West’s vision of judgemental harvesting tares from the wheat!

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I’d intended blogging this right after breakfast, but other matters delayed me – yet I note, as ever, it’s all in the Lord’s timing for my ’22’ has God-incidentally turned up! The next post will cover points of significance herein, meanwhile from my Fbk yesterday:

URGENT PRAYER SUBMISSION – THE NINTH HOUR: A DREAM/VISION OF HARVEST AND JUDGEMENT

So in the early hours of the mornings of December 9, 2024, I had a powerful and vivid Dream/ Vision in which I found myself standing and watching above a vast city, and instantly, by the Spirit of Revelation, I recognized the city as Manhattan, in New York City.

Suddenly, in the Dream, I saw two powerful Angelic beings. Both Angels were clad in heavy armour and were mounted upon mighty War Horses.

It was made clear to me by The Spirit, that these were Warring Angels, riding Warring Steeds prepared for battle.

The first Angel grasped a Sharp Sickle in one hand, while the second Warring Angel carried a Sword.

Now, as I looked at these two formidable Angels, I noticed that the backs of their horses were touching, yet each horse and rider faced in a different direction.

Please bear with me. The Angel with the Sharp Sickle faced the land, while the one with the Sword was turned towards the seas.

The Dream/ Vision suddenly shifted, and I saw a clock hovering over the City, and the positions of the War Horses and their Riders were aligned with the hands of the clock.

The hour hand pointed to nine, and the minute hand pointed to twelve, indicating the time: “Nine o’clock.”

In that moment I heard these words, ”I say again, the Horse and its Rider shall go forth upon The Nations, for a simultaneous move of My Spirit shall be seen, as the Sickle flies and the Sword falls.

Listen! The hour of Great Harvest and Judgement has come upon The Nations of the Earth.

Pay attention! Watch and Pray — for the writing is on the wall.

Nations have been weighed in the balance and found wanting!

I say again, for this is the Ninth Hour! Yes! Daniel 9 — For a Stitch in time shall save nine!”

As I heard those Words echo loudly in the Dream, I felt a wave of urgency come over me.

The atmosphere in the Dream dramatically shifted and a weight of The Spirit of The Fear of The LORD and Intercession came upon me.

In my Spirit, I could hear a loud Clarion Call to Arms.

We no longer have the luxury to be mere spectators and observers, but we are being Called to “Come up Higher”, to “Go up to Higher Ground” and to take our places and positions as Divine Partakers in God’s unfolding Plan on the Earth.

Suddenly, I saw the Angel with the Sharp Sickle in its hand point towards the land — and in an instant — past Visions and Dreams of great Revival and Restoration came up before me in the Dream and I was shown a great Harvest is waiting, ripe for the picking — yet the labourers are few and the soil lays fallow in need of the sharp blades of the harvesters’ ploughs.

But I hear these Words, “Prepare the Harvesters!” and suddenly I saw the Sickle in the Angel’s hand fly across the sky, and it pierced through the darkness.

Then I began to Prophesy, ”For the Veil of deception shall be removed, and the scales from their eyes shall fall, and many shall come forth from their caves and from the shadows of darkness and find their place in the Kingdom of Light!”

Now, as I prophesied in the Dream, suddenly I saw the Sword fall, and as I looked at the second Angel, I saw that his face was turned towards the churning waters of the Seas.

I saw that the waters of the Seas had grown tumultuous. Waves crashing against one another — and as I looked at the Waves, I could hear the desperate cries of many Nations rising.

Then I heard these Words ”Watch for the clash of kingdoms! The fall of mighty Titans shall be seen in the days ahead!”

As I heard The Spirit Speak, ”Judgement is at hand!” I saw as the Warring Rider raised his Sword high over the Seas.

I then Prophesied again saying, ”The Waves shall rise and the tides shall now begin to shift and turn over The Nations.  For the works of the wicked will be exposed and overturned, and the House of the Righteous Remnant shall Rise and Rule over the Earth!”

Suddenly, the sound of the Clock above the City began to tick louder, and each tick carried a strong vibration and heavenly frequency that resonated like a heartbeat.

I felt my own heart being quickened in the Dream and I could feel that a mighty acceleration over TIME was taking place! There was an urgency in the Dream that touched both the heavens and the earth.

Then, as my focus was turned again towards the Clock, I saw the hour hand of the Clock jerking towards the TEN (10), while the minute hand remained steadfast on twelve (12).

I then heard these Words, ”Watch and pray — for a Divine Order and Reset has now begun over The Nations!”

Again for a moment, the Dream suddenly shifted. It was as if I was looking at an hourglass that was draining, and with each grain of sand that fell, the weight of TIME grew heavier and more urgent in The Realm of The Spirit….

I then heard these Words again, ”Pay Attention! Watch and Pray! For the writing is on the wall!

Nations have been weighed in the balance and found wanting!

I say again, for this is the Ninth Hour! Yes! Daniel 9 — For a Stitch in time shall save nine!”

I woke up!

Friends, I hear a Clarion Call to True Repentance and to the place of Fervent Prayer and Intercession.

And for those who intercede in this hour, they shall have hearts that burn with an unquenchable Fire — hearts that will be filled with Prophetic Revelation — and an Understanding of the Times and Seasons and an unwavering intent in the days ahead.

It is TIME — to Call forth the Mighty Intercessors — to Gather the Holy Watchmen, for they hold the Keys to the Gates of Mercy.

The power of their Prayers shall shift and turn the tides of The Nations in the days ahead!

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

[Finished at 11:22]

PS as I re-read the published version and get to closing paragraphs’ “And for those who intercede in this hour, they shall have hearts that burn with an unquenchable Fire’… this song plays on my desk pc  “My heart is burning for You”!

The Book of Revelation and the ‘Endgame’ parable – Rick Joyner

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Since the Lord stunned me by dropping “This is ALL about to be fulfilled!” into my mind and spirit sixteen years ago upon opening my Bible to check what Jesus said about the parable of wheat and tares in Matthew 13 – as recounted in my first email on eschatology The Endgame is Now in Play – it’s been rare to read or hear anyone who  plugs that parable into End-times teaching, unless maybe within group discussion.  

Could that be because it may contradict claims about the ‘Rapture’ or ‘snatching up’ of believers upon Jesus’ Second Advent, as outlined in Paul’s first letter to the early church in Thessalonica? (1Thess 4 13-18)

However, Rick Joyner, founder/director of Morning Star Ministries, refers to it specifically in his latest message on his examining the Book of Revelation.

First, a reminder of Jesus’ explanation to His disciples about the purpose of parables after they’d asked, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” (Matthew 13 NKJV) He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.”

Then, when the gathered multitudes had left, His disciples needed to know what the parable of wheat and tares means and Jesus specifically relates it to the far distant future, the end of the Age (emphases mine):

“He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the Age, and the reapers are the angels.40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this Age.41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Rick Joyner in his Word for the Week: The Book of Revelation, Part 9 not only refers to that parable but also likening it to today’s returning to the depraved Days of Noah, The Tower of Babel and ‘Mystery Babylon’. His brief study begins:

‘We have been talking about the Lord restoring mankind and the earth. In Revelation, mankind falls to its deepest depravity before the Lord comes to rule and restore. He said it would be like “the days of Noah,” which saw the worst corruption and evil the world would experience until the end of this age. In His parable about the wheat and the tares, Jesus said, “the end of the age is the harvest” (see Matthew 13:39).

In this parable, Jesus was speaking of how the wheat and tares would grow up together. The harvest is when all the seeds that have been sown will come to full maturity, so both the good and evil sown into man will come to full maturity at the end of this age. Then, we will experience evil in its fullness—the full maturity of the sin of man personified in “the man of sin”—and the full maturity of the nature of Christ will be manifested in His people. This is predicted in Isaiah 60:1-3: “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you. And nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” …’  (continue reading here)

As with Johnny Enlow’s Embracing the Golden Age, It is most encouraging to read a learned leader’s analysis that’s independent of overarching doctrinal direction.

URGENT Warning to the Church against hatred: Matthew 5:22 and Donald Trump

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URGENT WARNING TO THE CHURCH:

DONALD TRUMP & THE MATTHEW 5:22 HATRED PRINCIPLE

1. Introduction:

Time For Hard Truths – So We Can Look Beyond The Politics & Return To Biblical Truth

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, greetings to you in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. May He grant you the grace to both read and respond to this urgent message for the church. Continue reading →

Today’s ‘Gideon’ receives an urgent warning to the Church against hatred!!

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The PostScript within Jesus warns of false prophets… reads ‘This has been in my mind many days and my intention was for it to draw a line to the matter of recent posts, BUT the Lord is drawing a line with an in-depth revelation that must follow next…’  

SO I must explain how that implicit action by the Lord relates to my blogging. Also, I’m heartened to find confirmation of what I’d discerned four years ago in my spirit – but without so saying, thus far – as being the root-cause of the false prophecy issue!

First, I must tell how my plans for yesterday’s blogging got changed by two emails sent early this week. I intended publishing Neil Mackereth’s latest on Israel in End-times after having ‘drawn the line’ on the ACPE matter by looking at its scriptural aspect, as done yesterday.  However, in accidentally misreading his reply to me, I jumped to the entirely mistaken conclusion to ‘Hold horses!’ on his piece.

Nevertheless, in that catching up with email yesterday morning I found another friend  had submitted a revelation on the danger of Christians expressing hatred – AND it thus expands in depth upon the brief scriptural blog I’d had in mind. … SO, the Lord’s again using His own GPS (Global Prophecy Signals)!!

I’m honoured that a prophetic preacher kindly offered for publication that extensive word from the Lord to His ‘Anonymous Messenger’ – who notes the direct relevance of biblical Gideon’s experience – and emails as follows,

“Dear Richard, I trust you are well in the Lord. We live in an extra-ordinary moment in history and so much going on it is hard to keep track. You have consistently shared about Donald Trump even in the midst of the huge division and pushback. As I recently mentioned to you, the Lord had given me an extensive word and revelation about this, but I was too reluctant to share it, due to its controversial nature.

However, the Lord has instructed me to share it, but for it to be done anonymously. I believe you are the right person to share on my behalf, so would be a great blessing for it to be shared. It is very long, but the most important message the Lord has ever given me and believe it is urgent for the Body of Christ to read and help bring clarity on this issue and unity. So we can all draw a line with this and move forward beyond the hate and division, in order to be Christ-like in our fellowship with each other and prepare for the harvest that is at hand.” (Emphasis mine)

Therefore in the next post, we must consider and weigh the Lord’s Urgent Warning based upon Matthew 5.22 about all hatred expressed towards Donald Trump.

It is personally poignant in recalling that when prepping the previous post I was nudged to include a fuller section of Matthew 7’s Sermon of the Mount to include the warning about disciples’ possible loss of salvation!!

By the way, regarding the timing 16:06 plus specific verses Matthew 7.22 and 24:23 in the first warning and Matthew 5.22 of second warning (next post), it’s humbling that my birthday number 22  keeps turning up, as though not only to confirm significance of an item but also to stress, “Pay attention!”

Moreover, it so happens that the Anonymous Messenger’s paper is in 10-point fount and thus too small to read on this blog. I’ve Increased it to 12-pt but found this makes the article 17 pages of A4 print (Office software not WordPress). Coincidental? The 17th letter of the alphabet ‘Q’ is reputed to be the code-signature used by Donald Trump in communications.

[Digital Globe with Hand by Watcharakun, courtesy Freedigitalphotos.net]

Jesus warns of false prophets; End-times sign and the great shaking!

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Yet again birthday number 22…add up these time digits 16:06…and note Rachel’s further comment before we consider a reminder of Jesus’ instructions:

“Just like many Kingdoms have been built many will topple over and fall. We not pray for such demise, we rather pray for repentance and restoration.It’s not about this Ministry and that Ministry and who has 25k followers and who has 500. It is this — are you led by God? Do you follow His leading. He does not need perfect vessels. He chooses the ordinary and plain, the broken and those who suffer for His name sake. Polished up cookie cutter is NOT IT. Woke is NOT IT. Compromised is NOT it.

It is those who are led by His Spirit in every faucet of their lives. We know His voice because we are intimate with Him. The days of numbers and and fame, greed and fortune will topple. Let us pray for those caught in the webs of deception and let us pray for hearts to turn back to the Father. ~ Rachel”   [Facebook official timeline]

JESUS’ & PETER’S INSTRUCTIONS 

“Do not judge and criticize and condemn others, so that you may not be judged and criticized and condemned yourselves. 2 For just as you judge and criticize and  condemn others, you will be judged and criticized and condemned, and in accordance with the measure you [use to] deal out to others, it will be dealt out again to you. 3 Why do you [a]stare from without at the [b]very small particle that is in your brother’s eye but do not become aware of and consider the beam [c]of timber that is in your own eye?” (Matthew 7 AMP BibleGateway.com)

17 For the time [has arrived] for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will [be] the end of those who do not respect or believe or obey the good news (the Gospel) of God? 18 And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the godless and wicked? (1 Peter 4 Amplified Bible)

JESUS FORETELLS FALSE PROPHETS

The Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 7 (Amplified Bible)

“Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it.

14 But the gate is narrow (contracted [k]by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.16 You will [l]fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

17 Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [[m]worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit. 18 A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear [n]excellent fruit [worthy of admiration]. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. 20 Therefore, you will [o]fully know them by their fruits.

21 Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.

22 Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?

23 And then I will say to them openly (publicly), “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]”…..”

28 When Jesus had finished these sayings [the Sermon on the Mount], the crowds were astonished and overwhelmed with bewildered wonder at His teaching, 29 For He was teaching as One Who had [and was] authority, and not as [did] the scribes. (Matt 7)

The Olivet Discourse – Matthew 24

“And then many will be offended and repelled and will [e]begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred.

11 And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error.

12 And the love of [f]the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity, 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.”….

…21 For then there will be great tribulation (affliction, distress, and oppression) such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now—no, and never will be [again]. 22 And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and  survive, but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.

23 If anyone says to you then, Behold, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, There He is!—do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God’s chosen ones). 25 See, I have warned you beforehand.”

Lastly for now, a reminder of the word that got dropped into my mind like a rock over 25 years ago from Hebrews 12 (NKJV):

Hear the Heavenly Voice

25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I [k]shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”  

27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we [l]may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.

PS. This has been in my mind many days and my intention was for it to draw a line to the matter of recent posts, BUT the Lord is drawing a line with an in-depth revelation that must follow next...

Reasons Prophetic Elders did not name ministry of wrong prophecies

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Further to his previous message about Johnny Enlow on Embracing The Golden Age and comments on ACPE’s Statement, Chris Moyler brought this welcome update of Saturday:

“Dear Friends, More about ACPE’s correction of Emma Stark’s prophecy concerning President Trump. Personally, I am v pleased that this v sad matter is being given a thorough airing. Chris”

When watching this 13-minute video and seeing a replay of Emma bringing the curse I realised why my spirit had a sharp sense of grieving upon her boast of four years ago. Also, her attitude reminded me of their influence behind another’s gross lie two years later in public defamation and accusation of my practising witchcraft, contrary to their dictat, of which I was unaware – all because of posting prophecies about Donald Trump, monitoring news and thus recording accurate prophecies being fulfilled…!!!

Jennifer LeClaire provides answers to these questions raised on the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders condemnation of some of Emma Stark’s prophecies:

  1. why did you issue the statement publicly?
  2. why didn’t you use Emma Stark’s name in the release?
  3. did you contact Emma and David first?
  4. did Emma and David have their word judged before they issued it?
  5. did Emma and David know you were going to go public to discuss the words?
  6. did you threaten Emma that she would go to Homeland Security to have her banned from the United States?
  7. what gives you the right to call these words false prophecies?
  8. what did you hope to accomplish from your statements from the ACPE?
  9. what are some other concerns that you have with what is happening with the Global Prophetic Alliance headed by Emma and David Stark?
  10. are you willing for there to be dialogue between Emma and David in the ACPE?

The introduction to the ACPE Statement on His Kingdom Prophecy provides Veronika West’s immediate request for removal of the broadcast and, being rebuked, her written reaction: “This is one of the most appalling, disgusting, and defamatory so-called prophetic words concerning President Trump. 

Frankly, I would have hesitated to release such words even over my worst enemy, let alone a man who has survived three assassination attempts and endured relentless abuse, hatred, and violence.

Most people would not have the strength to endure even a fraction of what President Trump has faced. Yet, he has shown incredible courage and bravery, all for freedom, defending life in the womb, supporting Israel, and standing with the Church, despite much of the Church rejecting him….”

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‘Strange fire’ confirms prophecy seven years ago of ‘False Prophet Coming’ – Tony Puccio

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In response to the previous post on Strange Fire ministries arising Tony Puccio asks, “Richard do you recall this dream from a few years back?” and provides a link to his post of 4th July 2017 on My Dreams and Visions, viz: 

WARN MY PEOPLE: FALSE PROPHET COMING

I had a dream where I was standing in the back of I’m guessing was a church. I saw at the pulpit an individual introducing a figure who was supposed to be Jesus but wasn’t! I saw the words, “false prophet”, written across the forehead of the man standing at the pulpit. Remember that this was my observation from the back of the building. Then, I was standing behind the false prophet and was shown those seated in the pews. What I saw was people who looked as though they’d been hypnotized or under a trance. The Word says that the elect cannot be deceived.: Matthew 24:24
“For false Christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”
The elect, as I read it, are those who remain faithful to the end. Matthew 24:11-13
“Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.”
Deception is a scarey place to be being that one who is deceived doesn’t realize it even though one shows him/her through the word that they are in error. Prayer is the only thing that can break this. As to why I was shown this and not the people seated is because the Lord opened my eyes and not because I’m anything special. In these last days it would be foolish to rely on any anointing and/or gifting one thinks that they may have and not on the Lord. The scripture passage from Matthew i quote above follows an extremely important passage that I will post below Matthew 24:10
“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.”
Notice the steps: offence – betrayal – hatred An offense not dealt with festers and then betrayal and hatred follow it afterwards. In verse 11 it says then false prophets will arise and deceive many. Offence, unforgiveness make one vulnerable to hearing the words of the false prophet(s). Remember what Jesus said about forgiveness. If you want to be forgiven you must forgive! In the dream I heard, “Warn My people!”, which is the reason for the dream. [Completed at 16:59, posted at 17:00 – yet again, no coincidence!]

Prophetic elders denounce grievous false prophecy on Trump

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The previous post’s quoting Bishop Dr Bill Hamon was from this most important video  broadcast by the Generals International (prophetic intercession and spiritual warfare):

Thank you Angus MacKillock for courtesy to republish from His Kingdom Prophecy :

STATEMENT FROM APOSTOLIC COUNCIL PROPHETIC ELDERS

” Concerning a False Prophetic Word Targeting President Donald Trump ”

” 1 Corinthians 14:29 (Amplified Bible, AMP): “Let two or three prophets speak (as inspired by Holy Spirit), while the rest pay attention and weigh carefully what is said.”

The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (A.C.P.E.) is a group of sixty seasoned prophets who have been meeting for 25 years. Several of the names on this document are pioneers of the modern-day prophetic movement. The ACPE was initially convened after several questionable national-level words were released — prophetic words that caused great confusion within the Body of Christ.

As a council of prophetic elders, our intent remains to hear the word of the Lord together and seek God’s wisdom to apply 1 Corinthians 14:29 when a questionable word is issued that could bring fear or confusion, neither of which God authors. It is for this purpose that we write this statement.

While we hear various words that seem questionable at best, we have never publicly called out a prophetic word as false in our 25-year history. However, when what is issued is so flagrantly false and carries the potential to incite violence and cause division in the name of God, we feel that we must denounce it as such as a group.

Further, there is a clear pattern of disturbing false prophecies being released by a minister who many identify as a prophet. These prophecies are being released to a global audience via social media. Since these harmful words were publicly released to a global audience, we feel they require a public response.

We will present them one by one:

1. The ‘God Punched Trump’ Prophecy

On November 4th, 2024 — Election Day Eve in the U.S. — a prophetic word regarding Trump’s presidency was issued by this minister. Additionally, on November 5th, 2024 (Election Day), this same minister released a separate word connecting a Trump presidency with God’s judgment on the people of God in America.

Excerpt from the November 4, 2024 posted video:

“God punched Donald Trump in the face and his teeth came out and there was a lot of blood. And that was quite symbolic of what he represented. The word of the Lord is this, that there would be a catastrophic time of him (Trump) leading and then he would be removed by God because he had become the champion of himself and then Trump fell over. His partnership with unredeemed sex, unredeemed power, and unredeemed money had opened the door for all sorts of evil to be released through him.”

2. The Trump Presidency Being God’s Judgment Prophecy

Excerpt from the November 5, 2024 posted video:

During the broadcast, it was also strongly inferred that prayer would not change the outcome of these words. They were settled.

“We, (referring to the minister and their team) believe that Trump is going to be a judgment on the people of God.”

3. The Leviathan Released Because of Trump Prophecy

Other words from within this minister’s group have been issued during this time saying a seven-headed Leviathan had been released across the world and brought chaos because of Trump. We also judge this to be a false prophecy that is based out of a political bias and hatred of President Trump stemming from a political world view that differs from his conservative stances.

Other “prophetic” revelations and declarations presented in the same media broadcast were also very concerning to us, but we will not specifically address them at this time.

4. The Judging the American Church Prophecy

In addition to the “God Punched Trump” statement, this same minister has also written and spoken on other occasions, declaring that the Church of America has exchanged spiritual power for political power. While this might be the case in some instances, no one we know has done that.

Secondly, the inference that the American Church doesn’t need Jesus now because they have Trump is also false. The churches and movements that we know of, and there are many, understand that Trump is only human and God reigns supreme. Trump is not God, and we are not glorifying him as such.

However, we also know that this election was not only a national election but carries a global impact — in other words, this election had implications that rippled through nations. Hundreds of thousands of people in the world understand the consequence of electing leaders who are for late-term abortion, gender transitioning of children paid for with taxpayers’ money, and other anti-Biblical positions.

5. The Tyranny and the Fall of Democracy in America Prophecy

Excerpt from the November 8, 2024 posted video:

“The Lord says, USA, the days of your greatest instability in your history are here and are now. The Lord says lawlessness, America, has been released upon your shores… There will be chaos. There will be loss of life. There will be riots. This will be the culmination of years, and the Lord says you will see in the natural realm a Romans chapter 1, where there is a giving over to tyranny, a giving over to lawlessness, a giving over to the full force of the moral rot …

“God is pressurizing and allowing a pressurization to come into nations where democracy doesn’t work. Democracy is about to not hold. Democracy is about to fail. It is about to become not the solution that it’s been for many decades. Some of the economic structures are going to fall and fold as God starts to say I will provoke you and your citizens to call on my name.”

The A.C.P.E. Judges these Words as False.

Our concerns are as follows:

  • We believe these words are not inspired by the Holy Spirit and fail to pass the scriptural tests for discerning true New Testament prophetic words (1 Corinthians 14:3; Revelation 19:10b; John 6:63; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 14:1; Galatians 5:22,23 ).
  • We believe the words represent harmful curses (Romans 12:14; Proverbs 18:21).
  • We believe the words, if acted upon by those who are immature or unstable, could incite violent actions against the president of the United States of America. (See example in 1 Kings 21 regarding Jezebel and Naboth’s vineyard, illustrating how an evil word — when spoken and acted upon — can come to pass and bring about severe and fatal consequences.)
  • We believe these words could produce a corporate agreement in a demonic plot, giving the enemy a landing strip and the power to fulfill the curse, thus bringing it to pass (Genesis 11:6; Mark 4:24).

1 Corinthians 13 strongly admonishes us to operate out of love. It is sandwiched between 1 Corinthians 12 and 14. The words in question do not reflect love.

Taking the Matthew 18 Approach

In accordance with Matthew 18, we have approached some of these prophetic voices with our concerns about these words. We asked them to retract these presumptuous and dangerous words, which we have deemed to have been prompted out of the wrong spirit. So far there does not seem to be any willingness to listen to the counsel of the voices that this person not long ago considered to be mothers and fathers in their lives.

Our desire was to address these issues privately and hope for a resolution that will bring healing to the person and the Body of Christ. Unfortunately, those efforts have not yielded fruit.

Due to the serious nature of the words being shared publicly — and how they could be used to either release a curse that one may unwittingly agree with or even inspire one to fulfill its violent rhetoric — we felt it was important to make a public statement about our views of these public proclamations.

We had hoped that there would at least be an acknowledgment that it was not wise to release these words publicly but rather to submit them to mature oversight and perhaps intercession. We are deeply concerned for the members of the Body of Christ who have been hurt, confused, and jarred by the context of the word and the dogmatic tone in which it was delivered. As a result of this grievous concern, and our deep love for this ministry and those who heard the word, the Holy Spirit directed us to issue this statement. In humility and in the fear of the Lord we do so.

Speaking the Truth in Love

We love the prophetic and believe it has the potential to bring God’s purposes into the earth like nothing else can, but we also are zealous for its integrity and ministry to be pure and ministered in proper protocol and wisdom.

We are praying for those involved in releasing these controversial and detrimental words and hope they will move in a rightful and mature way to heal the land and not speak division and destruction. We love them, pray for them, and believe God will move in their lives.

Let’s Pray

Father, we love your voice. We believe you have ordained a new day for America and that you will use newly re-elected President Trump to help bring this to pass. We believe in your mandate to disciple nations and ask you to help us to fulfill this commission! We love you and your kingdom and your people. We know that you love your prophets and need them to speak your word in purity and integrity as never before. We are praying for every nation to turn to you and receive your blessing! God, we ask that You bless us with reformation, revival, awakening, and a great harvest in this hour. Bless America and heal our Land!

Signed,

Mike and Cindy Jacobs | Bishop Bill Hamon | Bishop Joseph Garlington | Tom and Jane Hamon | Sharon Stone-Black and Greg Black | Chuck Pierce | | Dutch Sheets | Barbara Yoder | James Goll | Patricia King | Todd White | Arleen Westerhof | Katherine Ruonala | Matt and Kim Lockett | Michele Jacobs | Tommy and Miriam Evans | Larry Sparks | Matt Sorger | Jon and Jolene Hamill | Anthony and Melissa Medina | Barbie Breathitt | Rebecca Greenwood | Eleanor and Robert Roehl | Faytene Grasseschi | Herman Martir | Mark Gonzales | Mary Glazier | Patricia Bootsma | Rick and Patricia Riddings | Stacey Campbell | Steven and Rene Springer” (© generals.org) ”

PS – Continued in:

Keep watching…not at what…but at Who!

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AN APPROPRIATE REMINDER (whilst we monitor signs of Jesus’ return, as in End-times Briefings) Chris G Bennett posts on his Facebook timeline::

Don’t watch world events
Don’t watch politics
Don’t watch the wind and waves
Don’t watch fire and flood
Don’t watch earthquake and tsunami
Only watch Jesus
Keep your focus on Him
Keep your eyes and ears tuned into Him
Keep your faith and trust only on God
All Glory to Him alone

CGB

DO visit the above video and read pinned post about the circumstances of this famous uplifting song’s composition by Helen Lemme – who was blind!

Chris comments: “It’s all about ‘when’ isn’t it, but as you know Richard, it’s very rare to ‘date’ a prophetic event. As Jesus Himself doesn’t know the date, ‘soon’ means suddenly – ‘in the twinkling of an eye’ even! So His command to watch can only mean for us to keep our spiritual eyes open, watching, and be prepared at any given moment for Him to act. As Jody already said, ‘be in a ready and prepared state’.”

Invisible chains fall off me – am freed from satan!

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Months after that night of destiny in 1989 I trashed my occult and New Age books, yet I kept some items that were very significant to membership in those occult brotherhoods. But very soon, troubles brewed up within my relationships. And they got worse, and worse. So I asked for prayer help and gathered all those remaining things, such as ritualistic items and pictures. Right at the peak of my trouble I heard an almost audible voice instruct me to...“Burn what you’ve collected – NOW!”

Never, ever, would I have believed what was to happen next:

Out in the backyard I piled those membership items onto an area of gravel and, putting a match to them, I sincerely repented.

Fanning the flames, I apologised deeply to God for all my past rebellious, sinful activity and specifically renounced satan and all evil connected with those occult associations.

As I asked God to forgive me, heavy invisible shackles suddenly dropped off my wrists!

I felt, and was, free, completely free – exactly as is jubilantly sung in Charles Wesley’s great hymn And Can It Be? 

WOW, from despair to jubilation within a split second!  What utter freedom!  Praise Him!

That hymn’s lyrics present the simple yet sublime salvation found in our Father’s good news about Jesus.

How aptly the third verse describes my personal situation and what had just happened – my wonderful liberation from invisible bondage to satan.:

1. And can it be that I should gain
An int’rest in the Saviour’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain?
For me, who Him to death pursued?

Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God shouldst die for me?

2. He left His Father’s throne above,
So free, so infinite His grace!
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam’s helpless race!

‘Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For, O my God, it found out me.

3. Long my imprisoned spirit lay
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night.
Thine eye diffused a quick’ning ray:
I woke the dungeon flamed with light!

My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

4. No condemnation now I dread:
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,

Bold I approach th’ eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

If you’re unfamiliar with Charles Wesley brother of the renowned evangelical founder of Methodism, John Wesley, read here about his equally famous influence as author of many well-known hymns; eg. Love Divine, all love’s excelling, Hark the herald angels…

Listen to one of the greatest hymns as broadcast some years ago in Songs of Praise,   thanks to Fabio Ramsay, as below.:

I will rejoice in the Lord, I will exult in the victorious God of my salvation! (Hab 3:1)

To read my testimony in full go to Jesus Freed Me!  There, you’ll find an overview of my background, two life-changing divine appointments and how the Lord began to instruct me…all to HIS glory. May you be mightily blessed upon following the links therein…

I remain, your brother in Christ

Richard

Next, the Bible’s Author shows me ex-New Agers’ testimonies

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The Father has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in Whom we have our redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. [St Paul’s letter to the Colossians 1:13-14, Amplified Bible.]

To continue my testimony upon my 35th spiritual birthday:

As well as checking out Christians’ claims of hearing God direct and getting astounding personal evidence for that, I wanted to know lots more not only about Him, but also and especially to follow-up on the personally revelatory scriptures about false teachers.

In my great wariness of religious folk I’d assumed none would be able to comprehend my story because they’d be ignorant about those things. Doubtless, none would have been through my kind of bad, meditative ‘trips’ – or so I thought!

But direct help was again at hand from the Bible’s Author…Yet first, there’s one little-suspected aspect of His character that amazingly revealed a very personal thought and thus confirmed He knows all about me. Here’s what had happened many years earlier.: Continue reading →

A new believer’s questions answered by the Bible’s Author!

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Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus, ‘For I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him by having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), and [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when raising Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], far above all rule and authority and power dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come…. [Eph1:17-21, Amplified Bible. We decree that the blindness be removed from the eyes of all the peoples of this land so they may see Jesus Christ is Lord.]

IN CELEBRATING MY SPIRITUAL BIRTHDAY I THANK GOD FOR MY EARTHLY AND ETERNAL LIVES

Lord, help me love everyone, even wrongdoers, with Your awesome, gracious undying love

Life-changing as my ‘rescue’ was in that dream-visitation on 14th September 1989, I did not want to rush off to church. The event’s effect and ramifications upon my philosophy of life needed careful consideration. For example, I needed to check out widespread claims of the Bible having been compiled and modified by Church councils in the 4th Century after Christ, as well as learn about its history from authoritative sources. [Prof F.F. Bruce’s The Books and The Parchments (1991) was very helpful, especially about the ‘Muratorian Fragment’. Drawn up in late 2nd Century in the church at Rome, it lists practically all the canonical New Testament literature.]

So not only did I need to assess those personal implications, but also as possibly a new believer in Jesus Christ I wanted to find well-informed believers who take Him seriously. I soon did so, but then needed to put their claims of hearing direct from God to the test. After all, they believe we have a relationship with Him and so we have but to ask…

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…Jesus sees me from the clouds and swoops down into my room!!

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Upon awaking on 14th September 1989, I was overjoyed to find I’m still alive after having had such a very close call with death in the night!

The previous evening I’d firmly shut the door to hearing any more about God’s Good News! But the night-time had been spent at my childhood home of 212 E___ Rd, Stockport, Cheshire, to undergo a life-changing event. [PS. Number is emphasised in view of God-incidence today! – click to read all about it.] Continue reading →

On the Role and Responsibility of Prophets – Veronika West

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A WORD CONCERNING THE PROPHETS

It’s time!

We must understand that the primary role of Prophets is not to predict outcomes — but rather The Will, Intention and Heart of God in a matter!

The role of Prophets has been pigeon-holed into some type of “new-age soothsayer” or psychic, which has caused horrific damage to The Body and to the credibility of true Prophetic Ministry!

The Prophets’ role in The Body is to bring Vision, Revelation and Understanding of The Heart of God and of the Times and Seasons.

Outcomes are determined by the obedience of the people to God’s Will and to His Instructions.

We must stop looking to Prophets as “fortunetellers” who must predict outcomes, when Prophets are called to Proclaim the Will and Intention of The Father’s Heart!

If ….. My People will humble themselves and pray… and turn from their wicked way… I will heal their land! (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Obedience determines outcomes — not Prophets!

True Prophets bring forth Divine Alignment through revelation of God’s Will.

The true test of a Prophet is not necessarily how accurately they can predict future events, but rather how boldly and faithfully they speak God’s Truth and call people to the place of True Repentance and Obedience!

And — it is time for the Prophets to begin to resist the pressure to perform, because it makes them popular, it massages their egos, and it elevates them above others.

Prophets must guard against becoming puppets on the strings of those that have an addiction to prediction — and no intimacy with God.

Prophets must stop pimping their Prophetic Words to the highest bidders, and start seeking after purity of heart, and take positions of humility and total submission to God above all else!

True Prophetic Voices will bring forth pure Prophetic Words that are not contaminated with the works of the flesh, which brings death in the pot.

True Prophets have broken and contrite hearts and do not seek fame, name or claim.

They are not tempted to dance to the tune of the popular vote, or the pressure of men.

True Prophets know that the power they have been entrusted with is not for sale and cannot be bought — at any price!

It is time for The Body of Christ to truly recognize and honor the purpose and function of Prophets, and to seek God’s Will and Direction above all else.

Let us turn our hearts toward God, listen to His Voice through His Prophets — and walk in Obedience and Faith.

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West