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Contents

Acknowledgments..................................................................7

Preface.......................................................................................9@ars !re !l$ays Unfolding

Introduction............................................................................15he Changing tru"tures of @ar

Chapter 1.................................................................................31Be"oming a @arrior in a eason of @ar

Chapter 2.................................................................................51he 1ind @arCriti"al imes Re#uire Criti"al hinking

Chapter 3.................................................................................73he Blood @ar4mpo$ered in oul and pirit

Chapter .................................................................................97he ime @arPraying to Reorder our 5ay

Chapter 5...............................................................................125he Presen"e2and2Glory @ars our Lampstand Burning

Chapter !...............................................................................1!1he Po$er @ar@ho !re ou in !greement @ith

Chapter 7...............................................................................195he @ealth @ar5efining our Boundaries

Chapter "...............................................................................217he @ar of the -ations@ill the Real Ruling -ation Please Rise

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Chapter 9...............................................................................251he 3ar/est @ar<eep Praying and ProphesyingH

#ndnotes................................................................................2!7

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proIe"t like this is ne/er done independentlybe"ause God didnAt make us to do anythingindependently. First, $e depend on 3im. e"ond,

$e depend on others.!

!mong these, $ant to thank my $ife, Pam, and my

"hildren, $ho allo$ me to gi/e so mu"h of my time to theBody of Christ. hey kno$ that my heart is that of a$arrior and that am dri/en to see us $alk in /i"tory.

$ant to thank Peter and 5oris @agner for being anen"ouragement to my life and a "o/ering for our ministry.

$ant to thank Brian <ooiman, Robert and Linda

3eidler, and =ohn 5i"kson, $ho assisted me in $riting. ha/e su"h a $onderful staff at Glory of 8ion nternational1inistries, and bless them all.

$ant to thank Bea =ohnson, a lifelong friend fromanta Fe, -e$ 1e9i"o, $ho played a /ery great role inhelping me resear"h this book.

Finally, $ant to gi/e a spe"ial thanks to all of the

Body of Christ $ho in/est in my propheti" ministry.@ithout your prayers and support, "ould ne/er$ithstand the $ar unfolding around me.

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Wars Are Always Unfolding

ha/e a dear friend in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, named

!postle Larry Bi;ette. @e first met in +**: $hile $ason a tour of all 7* states to rally the Body of Christ to

pray, and ha/e sin"e returned to his "hur"h se/eral timesto minister. Larry is a General George C. Patton fanati">and for good reason. 3is father, Larry r., fought forPatton in the -ormandy in/asion and $as $ounded at t.Lo, Fran"e, $here he sa/ed a friendAs life during a battle.

Larry r. also fought in the Battle of the Bulge and after the$ar $as honored $ith the Purple 3eart, the Four2LeafCluster, four Battle tars, the Bron;e tar and the GoodCondu"t 1edal. 3e is no$ an a"ti/e member andhonorary elder in his sonAs "hur"h in Baton Rouge.

Larry has al$ays admired his father for laying his lifeon the line for his "ountry. !nd $hen the si9tieth

anni/ersary of the -ormandy in/asion took pla"e, hetra/eled $ith him to Fran"e to honor those $ho "hangedthe "ourse of the $orld. he trip pro/ed to be moremeaningful than he e9pe"ted, ho$e/er. 3ere is LarryAsa""ount of $hat his father re/ealed to him $hile there

0n the night of =une &+, &'??, my father and his"ompany, $ith the +'th nfantry 5i/ision, arri/ed at

0maha Bea"h. hey mo/ed about one mile inland andset up "amp at appro9imately &* p.m. !round midnight,German for"es atta"ked his "ompany of nearly +** men.he battle raged on through the night until Iust beforedaybreak. !s the sun "ame up, the "asualties be"amemore /isible here $ere only +: men of his "ompanyleft. ome of his best friends had been killed.

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4/en though he $asnAt a Christian at the time, mydad "ried out to the Lord and asked 3im $hy he $as

still li/ing $hile others had died. @hat had he done toes"ape death t didnAt make sense $hy he $ould bespared. For years this "ry to the Lord stayed $ith him,though he ne/er re"ei/ed any understanding about $hyhe sur/i/ed that night in -ormandy.

ears later, in &'(), my father $as sa/ed and filled$ith the 3oly pirit. !bout three months after hissal/ation e9perien"e, he had a dream. n it, he $as

brought ba"k to that s"ene in -ormandy, on =une &+,&'??. 3e $itnessed the bodies s"attered around. 3e sa$himself "rying out to God after the battle. But thensomething mira"ulous o""urred 3e sa$ =esus standingthere near his fo9hole. he Lord spoke to my father andtold him the reason he $as spared that night $hileothers $ere sa"rifi"ed for the "ause of freedom Jn yourloins $as an apostleHJ =esus said. J sa/ed you be"ause kne$ that this leader $ould go to the nations of the$orld and ad/an"e 1y kingdomHJ

hat, of "ourse, $as me>La$ren"e DLarryE Bi;ette =r., born on =uly +6, &'?). GloryH

here is mu"h in $ar that $e do not understand. @aral$ays in/ol/es "asualties, and, at the same time, di/ine

inter/entions of $hi"h $eAre una$are. ometimes $armakes no sense to us. et $ar is a part of life. !nd as $efa"e the unfolding $ar that lies ahead in both the naturaland spiritual realms, it is "ru"ial that $e adhere to PaulAs$ords to the people of 4phesus

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and inthe po$er of 3is might. Put on the $hole armor of God,

that you may be able to stand against the $iles of thede/il. For $e do not $restle against flesh and blood, butagainst prin"ipalities, against po$ers, against the rulersof the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of$i"kedness in the hea/enly pla"es. herefore take up the$hole armor of God, that you may be able to $ithstandin the e/il day, and ha/ing done all, to stand. tand

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therefore, ha/ing girded your $aist $ith truth, ha/ingput on the breastplate of righteousness, and ha/ing shod

your feet $ith the preparation of the gospel of pea"eD4ph. 6&*2&7E.

n the midst of "onfli"t, $e must learn to stand Iust asLarryAs father did on the ro"ky shoreline of -ormandy. @emust stand until $e see pea"e, until the perfe"t plan ofGod is manifest. @e must stand until e/il for"es thatoppose GodAs $ill are pushed ba"k. !s long as the pirit of

God is still in the earth realm, 3e $ill use 3is people tostand against the e/il that attempts to rule our $orld.

! Battle Plan from 3ea/en

$as in a "ar dri/ing to -e$ 0rleans $ith Larry $henhe told me his fatherAs story. @e $ere on our $ay to prayfor a "ity left in ruins by a $ar of another sort. he $arsmost of us fa"e today are not bet$een !9is or !llies,-orth or outh, terrorists or di"tators. hey are oftene9pressed in the earthly realm, yet their origin is al$ays inthe spiritual. n fa"t, as $as dri/ing $ith Larry, heardthe pirit of God say to me, )#here will always be wars andrumors o* war. #here will be many battle*ields that un*old in thedays ahead. 'our *uture will be determined by how you trust

+e on the battle*ield. "ean not on your own understanding. nthe midst o* your con*lict, ha&e a lan- #here are some thingsthat are still hidden *rom you. #rust +e so that in +y er*ecttiming can mani*est why called you to stand.)

!s you read this book, let faith arise in you to stand.God has a plan for 3is people to triumph in these timesDsee 5an. (E. 3is kingdom is e/erlasting, and 3e has astrong people $ho $ill do great e9ploitsH

Granted, this book is not meant to gi/e you all theans$ers. n the midst of $arfare $e ne/er ha/e all theans$ers. 3o$e/er, $e do kno$ that if $e $ill stand andbe faithful to the LordAs purposes, $e $ill e/entuallyunderstand the J$hysJ of life.

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hroughout these pages ha/e attempted to "apturesome key issues $e $ill be $arring $ith in the days

ahead. By the end of your reading, you shouldunderstand

&. How to de&elo an identity and wholeness in hristthat allows you to withstand e&ery looming loy o*the enemy. his $ill in"lude ho$ to prote"t andse"ure the uni#ue portion that God has for youthrough 3is "o/enant blessings.

+. #he great ower o* hrist(s blood that cleanses us.he $ar o/er blood is one of the great "onfli"tsthe Body of Christ must understand in the"oming days.

:. #he dichotomy o* good and e&il that is *orming. @eare entering a season of polari;ation in $hi"h

$e must be trained to dis"ern good and e/ilDsee 3eb. 7&?E.

?. How the hurch will *ellowshi in this shi*tingseason. hough $e are mo/ing into a season ofde"entrali;ed fello$ship, $e $ill need to "ometogether to re"ei/e GodAs building plan andmodel for the future.

7. #he continuing wars between the lines o* shmael,saac/Jacob and 0sau. 3o$ do $e make sense ofthe ongoing "onfli"ts in the 1iddle 4ast and ofour "onne"ting roots to that "ru"ial land

6. #he world trade systems that will emerge undersatanic in*luences. Lu"iferAs "asting out fromhea/en in/ol/ed Jthe ini#uity of Khis tradingJD4;ek. +)&)E. 3o$ are $e to deal $ith Jtradeini#uitiesJ that ha/e ne/er been o/erthro$n

(. #he disciline o* ruling by night. By keeping anight $at"h throughout our spheres ofauthority, our day $ill be ordered and light$ill be e9tended to us.

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). Satan(s strategies to maniulate times and laws.here is a la$ Jma"hineJ and an ungodly

handshake that GodAs people must understand.

'. How to low so that we de&elo and culti&ate the *ields *or true har&est. 0ur har/est fields ha/e"hanged drasti"ally, yet $e are still "alled toreap.

&*. #he concet o* the lamstand. s yours burning

brightly1y prayer is that as you del/e into these pages your

eyes $ill be opened to the looming "onfli"ts $e $illen"ounter in days ahead. 1ay you find both strategy andan assuran"e of /i"tory for the unfolding $ar ahead.

5r. Chu"k 5. Pier"e

Glory of 8ion nternational

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The Changing Structures of War

ike it or not, $e are at $ar. !lmost a year before the

tragi" e/ents of '&& unfolded, began prophesyingthroughout this nation that $e as a "hur"h $ere

entering into a se/en2year season of $arfare like none $ehad seen before. t $as not a popular message, yet afterthat fateful day it be"ame "learer God $as re#uiring 3ispeople to fa"e battles that $ent beyond retaliating againstterrorist atta"ks or liberating the ra#i people from a

tyrant. hese $ere spiritual battles, to be fought byspiritual $arriors. ome $ars $ere to be $aged inside ouro$n borders, others on foreign soil.

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@e are no$ at the tail end of that se/en2year period,and the $arfare has "ontinued to es"alate in intensity. etthe #uestion is still the same as it $as $hen this seasonbegan Are we reared1

o $age $ar>and $in>$e must ha/e a battle plan.1ore than +* years ago God began preparing me for thistime of $ar and re/ealing to me 3is plan for the unfoldingdays. $as not hea/ily a"ti/e in propheti" ministry at thetime, nor $as looking for some di/ine strategy from God.But the /ision re"ei/ed from the Lord on 5e"ember :&,&')7, fore/er "hanged my life. ha/e $ritten about it

before in #he 2uture 3ar o* the hurch, but feel this /isionstill remains so appli"able that it is $orth sharing for those$ho ha/e not heard it.

0n -e$ earAs 4/e, opened my Bible to read andpray in preparation for the "oming year. !s $entbefore the Lord, felt a nudging to "lose my Bible, lay

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aside my prayer list, and Iust $ait for God to speak tome. !s $aited, God indeed began re/ealing many

things to me. felt 3e $as sho$ing me ho$ the Chur"h$as to prepare for the future.

3e began by saying that $ithin &+ years from thattime, the go/ernment of the Chur"h $ould "hange torefle"t the pattern gi/en to us $hen =esus as"ended tohea/en. he Lord then said 3e $ould release re/elationand gifting for ne$ administrati/e methods that $ould"ause 3is people to be"ome influential and /i"torious in

the ne9t season of history. n this /isitation God sho$edme three distin"t go/ernmental stru"tures on this earthand their importan"e for the future of so"iety.

&. #he 04isting hurch Structure

God first sho$ed me the "hur"h as kne$ it. !t thetime, $as a member of a mainline denomination and really didnAt kno$ any other method of doing "hur"h.

had al$ays been open to a mo/e of God, but as far as"hur"h go/ernment $as "on"erned, kne$ only thedemo"rati", "ongregational form of de"ision2making in"hur"h matters. n my /ision, that form of "hur"happeared to me as a large building of about 7* stories.4a"h room in the building $as brightly lit and thestru"ture $ell built, though the building $as alsofle9ible. et as $at"hed, the building be"ame more and

more rigid and un"hangeable. !s it gre$ rigid, the lightsgre$ dim, e/en though there $as still some lightemanating from the rooms. he stru"ture began to lookmore like a prison than a fle9ible organism of "hange.!nd God said, ) will ha&e an oortune time when manywill come out o* this church go&ernment and begin to *lowinto another go&ernment structure that will arise.)

+. Ad&erse Antichrist 5o&ernments

God then sho$ed me t$o other buildings rising up.he first building $as labeled 1ilitant ReligiousGo/ernments Dthe J2smsJE. his building $as being"onstru"ted rapidly and had great strength. sa$ roomsthat represented religious systems from nations aroundthe $orld, in"luding the United tates. he Lord sho$ed

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me the effe"ts these religious systems $ould ha/e on ourso"iety in the days ahead. sa$ strategy rooms $here

plans for terrorist a"ti/ity $ere being de/ised. heproposed a"ts of terrorism $ere designed to "reate greatfear in the target areas, meant to "ause people to "on/ertto these religious systems and to "ause $ealth that Godintended for 3is kingdom to be $ithheld and "ontrolledby other religions. then sa$ the LordAs heart for thoseensnared by and $orking in these religious systems>3elonged to see them released and their trapped gifts

liberated for <ingdom purposes.0ne key religious system God sho$ed me $as

slam, $hi"h $ill ha/e great influen"e on 4arth in thedays ahead. D0ne important note on this point @hen refer to slam, am not talking about the 1uslim peopleper se, $hom God lo/es and for $hom =esus died. amreferring, rather, to the religious stru"ture of slam,$hi"h is "ontrolled by satani" prin"ipalities and po$ers.E sa$ that slami" religious for"es $ould be positioned inkey pla"es throughout the $orld. he slami" religionunderstands the spiritual prin"iple of treading to gainterritory Dsee =osh. &:E. First, they mar"h militantly togain "ontrol of territories. hen they establish theirauthority through $ar, bloodshed or $hate/er else maybe ne"essary to maintain and se"ure the ground theyA/egained.

n this portion of the /ision, there $as anothersmaller building lo"ated in front of the 2sms. hesmaller building $as "alled La$lessness. n thisbuilding, there $ere hidden la$less for"es linked $ithse"ret so"ieties su"h as the <u <lu9 <lan andFreemasonry. sa$ the influen"e of this building beginto result in a"ts of /iolen"e and murder taking pla"e in

s"hools, "hur"hes, shopping malls and supermarkets.he building of La$lessness $as a"tually "onne"ted

in form and administration to the religious systemslo"ated in the 2sms building behind it. thought thispe"uliar at first, but the Lord began to sho$ me that thesame type of religious spirit "ontrolled both of theseentities. then sa$ ho$ the go/ernments of the earth

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$ere being influen"ed by these stru"tures and ho$ someof these go/ernments $ere trying in /ain to resist them

$ith their o$n strength.he Lord then sho$ed me $hat the foundations of

these t$o buildings $ere made of. @ords appeared ontheir foundations mammon, Ashteroth, Je6ebel, Ahab,Babylon and Baal. -e9t to these $ere anti2emiti" slogansand 3indu philosophies, among others. God said that if$e "ould understand ho$ these stru"tures operated, $e$ould ha/e keys for /i"tory in the future $hen the

stru"tures of the 2sms and La$lessness $ould rise upand attempt to gain "ontrol.

:. #he hurch o* the 2uture

God then sho$ed me a third pi"ture, of a buildingfilled $ith light. he Lord "alled it J1y Future <ingdom!uthority.J he building $as /ery small. t $as Iustbeginning to form and $as still la"king in si;e and

shape. 4/en so, the stru"ture $as nothing but lightDsimilar to a hologramE and glory.

e/eral $ords appeared on its foundation. hey$ere the fi/e as"ension gifts listed in 4phesians ?&& thatmake up the go/ernment of God apostles, prophets,e/angelists, pastors and tea"hers. God $as bringingorder to these fi/e gifts and pla"ing them in thefoundation. 4a"h time one gift $as set in order, the light

$ould in"rease tremendously.

3e said that this order $ould be"ome /ery /isibleo/er the ne9t &+ years. 0n"e the proper order had beenestablished, 3e $ould rapidly transfer 3is people to thene$ stru"ture. sa$ many leaders from the firstbuilding Dthe 49isting Chur"h tru"tureE mo/e theiroffi"es from the old building to this ne$ stru"ture. !s

they turned out the lights of their offi"es in the oldstru"ture, that building gre$ darker and mu"h morerigid, and it $as unable to $ithstand the 2sms andLa$lessness. 3o$e/er, the LordAs ne$ stru"ture beganto arise, and it had the ability to resist the 2sms andLa$lessness stru"tures and "ould o/er"ome theirgo/ernments.

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God then said to me )#his is the go&ernment o* thehurch o* the *uture that will arise and sread +y light

throughout the world in the latter days. #his go&ernment willo&ercome all other go&ernments. 3hen this go&ernment is inorder, you can then command go&ernments o* the earth tocome into order. #his will be the go&ernment that +y latter7day blessings will rest on. #his will be the go&ernment inwhich +y glory will be seen. #his will be the go&ernment thatcomes into a double7ortion anointing and will dethrone thesystems o* Babylon on this earth. #his go&ernment will not be

one o* comromise but o* determined commitment to +y uroses.)8

! ?*2ear Plan in &*2ear nter/als

!s you "an tell by this /ision, God $as preparing me>and the rest of the Chur"h>for the future. he pre"ision$ith $hi"h 3e sho$ed me things $as remarkable. his

detailed re/elation "ame in &*2year in"rements, beginning$ith the "oming year, &')6, and in"luding JsignpostsJ that$ould o""ur in &''6, +**6, +*&6 and +*+6. do not kno$$hy God only sho$ed me through +*+6, but that is ho$re/elation $orks ou only see $hat 3e is ready to re/ealto you.

For instan"e, the Lord sho$ed me in =anuary &')6 that

by the end of =anuary &''6, the go/ernment of God $ouldbegin to "hange. ou "an go ba"k and reread that /isionand ho$ it progressed from building to building. hen 3esho$ed me that by the end of +**6, 3is go/ernment$ould be in a ne$ mature state. his meant that a ne$$ineskin $ould be operating, and the $ay "hur"h hadbeen done from &'66 to +**6 $ould "ome to an end. @e

are seeing this happen. "ould do"ument page after pageof "hanges from /arious authors, but anyone $ho readsthis book $ill kno$ $e are li/ing in a different "hur"h era.Peter @agner has "alled it the -e$ !postoli"Reformation.

he Lord sho$ed me that by +**6, la$lessness $ould

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ha/e many a/enues of operation throughout the $orld.!nd indeed, $e ha/e seen la$lessness arise greatly. By

+*&6, in an effort to "ontrol this "haos, many la$s $illha/e been established that $ill se/erely restri"t ourfreedom.

1u"h of $hat $ill "o/er in "hapter ) regarding thefuture of spe"ifi" nations $as also re/ealed to me in this/ision. he Lord sho$ed me that there $ould be a great"hange in Russia by +**(, and that the Russians $ould

begin to rede/elop their plan of $orld domination. !t thetime, had a solid understanding of the former o/iet blo""ountries be"ause of my $ork there throughout the &')*s.et sa$ that this time they $ould ha/e to realign $ithother nations, predominately those in the 1iddle 4ast. 3ega/e me insight into 4ngland and sho$ed me ho$ theone2time dri/ing for"e of the $orld $ould be JboughtJ by

other nations be"ause of its o$n "ompromise. here$ould be a manifestation of this by +*&6. DLet me reiteratethat do belie/e any of this "an "hange by prayer.E

3e ga/e me the greatest understanding about thenation of China. n &')6, 3e sho$ed me ho$ China $ouldrise to po$er. 3e said that by +**6 it $ould ha/e a greaterinfluen"e and the eyes of the $orld $ould start turning

to$ard this nation. China has no$ been "hosen as the hostfor the +**) ummer 0lympi" Games. 3e re/ealed to methat by +*&6 this $ould be the most finan"ially influentialnation in the $orld. By +*+6, the Chinese "ould a"tuallyrule the $orld and Russia $ould begin to submit to theirleading.

@hen re"ei/ed this first /ision, $as on staff at adenominational "hur"h as pastor of Prayer andBene/olen"e. $ent to my pastor and shared $hat hadhappened to me. J really donAt understand all of this,J heresponded, Jbut think you should prepare to tea"h GodAspeople about ho$ to pray so that they are ready to meetthe future head2on.J had ne/er really thought about ho$

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$ould tea"h a /ision. -o$ it has be"ome a $ay of life forme.

! e"ond Vision of the Coming @ars

am an early riser. n 1ay &''', got up early as usualand $ent do$nstairs to pray. !ll of the sudden, it $as asif the Lord dropped a bla"kboard in front of my eyes. 0nthis bla"kboard 3e began to $rite /arious phrases $ith3is finger Anti7Semitism. +ilitant slam. 3omen arising inthe *uture. ncreased terrorism. 9rayers that outwit the enemy.9reare *or war- asked 3im $hat 3e $as sho$ing me. 3esaid, )#his is the *uture war o* the hurch.)

3is $ords prompted me to $rite the pre#uel to thisbook, #he 2uture 3ar o* the hurch, in +**&. in"e then, $eha/e already entered into a season $hen more re/elation

is needed>thus, the spark behind the book you are no$reading. @e may be nearing the "on"lusion of a se/en2yearperiod of $ar, but our need to prepare for $ar is greaterthan e/er.

Part of that preparation is understanding $hat liesahead for us both as a "orporate Chur"h and asindi/iduals. Be"ause $e prophesy in part and prophe"y is

a pro"ess, many times $e see a portion of GodAs re/elationand then 3e begins to refine $hat $e ha/e seen. belie/ethat is no$ the "ase $ith understanding GodAs unfoldingbattle plan for these times. @hat $as deli/ered to me inpart more than t$o de"ades ago is no$ being refined.herefore, let me present $hat belie/e is a more detailedunderstanding of the $ars $e $ill $age in "oming days.

$ill go into full detail on many of these in the "oming"hapters of this book. For no$, it is important to get asense of Iust $hat $e $ill be standing against as $ede"lare GodAs reign in this $orld.

$he %ind &ar

his is essentially a $ar for eace. 3o$ $e de/elop our

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identity in God, ho$ $e represent GodAs kingdom plan inthe earth realm, ho$ $e strategi;e for the future a""ording

to the 3oly piritAs guidan"e, ho$ $e establish pea"e andse"urity in the midst of $ar ... /i"tory in this $ar stemsfrom the Lord ha/ing full "ontrol o/er our minds. heyare also issues that $ill "reate great "onfli"t $ith so"ietaland philosophi"al stru"tures, as $e $ill dis"o/er in"hapter +. he "hallenge of todayAs Chur"h is to transformits $ay of thinking so that it truly represents GodAs

kingdom in an es"alating "onfli"t $ith the kingdom ofdarkness. Phrased another $ay, $ill the Bride put on her$ar garment and pla"e her Jarmy bootsJ on the headshipof the enemy in e/ery area of so"iety Remember, Romans&6&'2+* says, J $ant you to be $ise in $hat is good, andsimple "on"erning e/il. !nd the God of pea"e $ill "rushatan under your feet shortly.J

here is a di"hotomy of good and e/il that is formingin almost e/ery arena of life. here $ill be a fine line o/erho$ $e dis"ern. @e must train our senses to dis"ern goodand e/il. 3ebre$s 7&? says, JBut solid food belongs tothose $ho are of full age, that is, those $ho by reason ofuse ha/e their senses e9er"ised to dis"ern both good ande/il.J @e dis"ern by the @ord and the pirit. hat means

that the @ord of God must "ome ali/e again for many ofusH his is my greatest "on"ern for the generations that arearising. do not see the foundation of the @ord built$ithin the ne9t generation. herefore, the enemy $illattempt to "ounterfeit spiritual dynami"s. also see thatthose $ho ha/e been in/ol/ed in "essation theologyD$hi"h says that God stopped demonstrating 3is po$er

"enturies ba"kE $ill ha/e a diffi"ult time in days ahead.here $ill be "ir"umstan"es that $e $ill only be able tokno$, see and dis"ern by the pirit.

!llo$ me to share a dream that one of my mentors,La"elia 3enderson, had many years ago. he dream hasstu"k $ith me through the years, probably be"ause it

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seems more rele/ant no$ than e/erH

n the dream, had gone $ith friends DCharles andCharleneE to a "abin they had in the $oods. @e $eredressed for bed $hen someone kno"ked at the door.Charlene started to ans$er the door and $aited in thebedroom. said $ould hide ba"k there $hile sheans$ered the door. f it $as a friend $ould "ome out,and if $as not $ould Iump out the $indo$ and run forhelp.

@hen she opened the door, these men "ame in $ho$ere dressed in army fatigues. hey "ame in like theGestapo and took the pla"e by storm K"aptured it. n themeantime, Iumped out of the $indo$ in mynightgo$n. @hen they sa$ the open $indo$, theykne$ that had es"aped. ome of them ran outside andgot in a /ehi"le like a =eep to look for me.

t $as /ery, /ery dark. $as alone and /ulnerable inmy nightgo$n. heir eyes $ere pier"ing as they s"annedto and fro trying to spot me. @hen they $ere not lookingmy $ay, $ould run from tree to tree. t $as all /eryintense, and had little time to get behind the ne9t treebefore they looked ba"k my $ay ea"h time.

Finally, "ame to a "learing and sa$ some houses.But kne$ that had to "hoose the house ran to

"arefully. t had to be someone $ho kne$ me andtrusted me. kne$ that on"e stepped out into the"learing that $ould be spotted. also kne$ that $hen ran to a house to use the telephone to "all for help, $ould not ha/e time to e9plain the situation to getpermission to use the telephone. f took time to e9plain, $ould be "aught and stopped by the enemy. 0n"e gotto the house had to be able to run straight to the phone

to make the "all for help.+

his dream re/eals to us the $ar ahead o/erdis"ernment. @e $ill ha/e to kno$ $hen to hideoursel/es, $hen to boldly "ome forth $ith a $ord, $hento run, $hen to fall, $hen to stand, $hen to make our $aythrough a "ro$d, $hen to embra"e re/elation Dand $hen

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not toHE, $hen to be #uiet and $hen to loudly release thesound of the Lord.

$he 'lood &ar

n the Chur"hAs #uest to be re"ei/ed by so"iety, thepo$er of the "ross and the o/er"oming dynami" of =esusAblood are no longer prea"hed in their fullness. Re/i/al anda$akening o""ur $hen the pirit of God "omes ali/e inour blood system, produ"ing a "leansed "ons"ien"e. he

enemy $ars $ith all of his might to keep the "ons"ien"esof GodAs people blinded. f he "an do this, he "an blo"k theanointing that $ill break his yoke in the earth realm.Be"ause of the $orldAs influen"es, our "ons"ien"e strugglesto stay pure so that $e "an see God. hat means that in themidst of the $ar, $e must be fer/ent and dis"iplined inthe battle o/er our "ons"ien"e. his is key to our o/erall

/i"toryHn "hapter :, $ill address the /arious issues

surrounding the $ar o/er our blood. see a ne$breakthrough "oming in the spirit realm that $ill "ause the"ons"ien"es of GodAs people to be "leansed. hat, in turn,$ill spark many breakthroughs in the realm of healing.his $ill ha/e to o""ur be"ause the health "are system

throughout the $orld is be"oming more "orrupted and"ontrolling.

$he $ime &ar

1ost of us end our day by "ollapsing on the "ou"h and"at"hing up on our fa/orite sho$s, reading a good book orsimply "hilling out. @eA/e trained oursel/es to $ind do$n

after an e9hausting $orkday. Unfortunately, most of usha/e forgotten GodAs definition of a day>$hi"h, in 3isterms, begins $ith the e/ening. @e ha/e gi/en up thedomain of the night by rendering it as the time $hendarkness of all sorts emerges. belie/e the $at"hes of thenight are key to re"laiming this time in $hi"h God often

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"alls 3is $arriors to stand guard $ith 3im. Chapter ?e9plains the "on"ept of the night $at"h and ho$ it allo$s

God to reorder our day. @hen $e allo$ 3is light to shinethrough e/ery form of darkness, $e $ill see ne$breakthrough $ith e/ery da$n. 3o$ $e learn thedis"ipline of ruling by night $ill determine ho$ $e $alkin 3is presen"e throughout the day.

$he Presence(and()lor* &ar

@ithout the presen"e of God going before us, $e areunable to $in any $ar in the earth realm. @e must learnho$ to usher in the presen"e of God and in/ite 3im totake o/er our atmosphere. he more $e $orship, the more$e sense the atmosphere of hea/en around us, $hi"hushers in GodAs life2"hanging glory.

hat, in turn, brings so"ietal transformation. he best

understanding of ho$ to transform so"iety "omes fromanaly;ing the se/en "hur"hes that are presented in thebook of Re/elation. do Iust that in detail in "hapter 7.@hat $e $ill see emerge in the future are territorialstrategies that refle"t this model.

@e must go beyond trendy Jspiritual mapping.J @emust see ho$ the go/ernment of God in a territory is

being established. !re key an"hor "hur"hes "onne"tingtogether o "hange so"iety, belie/e $e must do threethings First, $e ha/e to define our indi/idual or "orporatetarget field or realm of authority. e"ond, $e ha/e toidentify the stru"ture of the enemy that is holding thatarea. hird, $e ha/e to define ho$ our authority orgo/ernment "an influen"e this territory. f a "hur"h is

/ibrant in its assigned arena, it should be the mostinfluen"ing stru"ture in that region. his is a maIor $ar forour future.

$he Power &ar

@e read in Genesis &+62+) that God J"reated man in

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3is o$n imageM in the image of God 3e "reated himM maleand female 3e "reated them. hen God blessed them, and

God said to them, ABe fruitful and multiplyM fill the earthand subdue itM ha/e dominion o/er the fish of the sea, o/erthe birds of the air, and o/er e/ery li/ing thing that mo/eson the earth.AJ

GodAs plan $as for humans to take authority and rulein the earth realm. think $e all belie/e this, but most ofus hate the thought of being responsible for ho$ a

territory prospers or a land fails. tAs hard enough beingresponsible for our o$n familiesH

God is so/ereign. 3o$e/er, in 3is so/ereignty 3e$at"hes for us to respond to 3im. his is ho$ $e e9er"iseour faith @e act rather than sit passi/ely. am not here todis"uss theology or philosophy, but do belie/e that in themidst of this season of $ar $e "annot ha/e a ):ue sera,sera, $hate/er $ill be, $ill beJ mentality. @e must bepassionate and a"ti/e in seeking God so that 3e "anempo$er us to o/erthro$ our enemy. Romans 6&? "learlysays, Jin shall not ha/e dominion o/er you.J But do $etruly belie/e that his /erse means that God ne/erplanned for e/il to rule and reign o/er my life andterritory. his also says that am ne/er to fall into

agreement $ith the anti"hrist spirit by failing to take aproa"ti/e stand against him. am to take dominion o/ermy enemyH

!n interesting note he anti"hrist system seems to beforming a great di"hotomy bet$een Christians andmilitant slam. hose $ho $orship !llah and re/ere1ohammed belie/e in the "on"ept of taking dominion. nfa"t, most ha/e a better understanding of this than those inthe Chur"h. Belie/ers, $e must "hange our /ie$s aboutho$ the go/ernment of the Chur"h is meant to be so that$e "an ha/e a greater influen"e against e/il in the $orld.f $e donAt, and if $e fail to a"t, $e $ill be gi/ing o/ere/ery nation to an anti"hrist for"e.

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$he &ealth &ar

he goal here in $inning this $ar is not to a"#uireri"hes for trendier "hur"h buildings, ni"er "ars or fatter$allets. his is for <ingdom ad/an"ementH he $orldAse"onomi" system is not Iust based on @all treet or 5o$ =ones>there are spiritual for"es at $ork that forgenerations ha/e su""essfully "ut off the supply lines forGodAs people. n "hapter (, $ill e9plain ho$ the treasurerof this $orld, 1ammon, holds s$ay o/er nationsAe"onomies. belie/e one of the biggest "atalysts for $ar inthe "oming times $ill re/ol/e around the transfer of$ealth. @ill 1ammon rule 0r $ill the people of Godunderstand 3is plan and position themsel/es to re"ei/ethe $ealth transfer in the future

$he &ar of the +ations

Chapter ) del/es into one of the fier"est $ars that lieahead, the $ar that $e $ill see shifting a"ross the globe.Go/ernments $ill "ontinue to /ie for po$er. -ationalboundaries $ill be "ontested and altered. trategi"alignments $ill be made a""ording to nationsArelationships $ith srael. @ars and "onfli"ts $ill "ontinueto rage, yet $e must remember, abo/e all else, that $e are

<ingdom people. @hile the earthly kingdoms $e li/e inmay rise and fall, our purpose is to establish GodAskingdom abo/e all else. @e $ill do $ell to keep thee9ample of 5aniel in mind as $e fa"e the days ahead,ser/ing our "ountries yet depending on the higherpurposes and "alling of God.

Go/ernments of the $orld "annot fully "hange until

the go/ernment of God here on 4arth aligns itself andrepresents the order of God. hat means leaders in theChur"h must get their a"t togetherH see manydenominations or $ineskins of the past fading andbe"oming irrele/ant by +*&6. here ha/e already beenmany "hanges. @e ha/e be"ome a$are of GodAs

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foundational plan of apostles, prophets, e/angelists,pastors and tea"hers. @e are learning ho$ to intera"t $ith

ea"h other. @e are letting go of old methods of operationand embra"ing ne$ $ays of $orship.

he real $ar in days ahead $ill "ome o/er ho$ $efello$ship. @e $ill ha/e to learn ho$ to operate inde"entrali;ed fello$ship. n other $ords, $e $onAt all begoing to "hur"h e/ery unday. hat form of $orship is"hanging rapidly. !t the same time, "orporate $orship

gatherings in "ertain territories $ill break through intone$ le/els of re/elation. am not talking about e9tra2bibli"al re/elation>the Bible has been "anoni;edM it is theestablished @ord of God. 3o$e/er, belie/e there isre/elation "oming that $ill "ause the @ord to be"omee/en more appli"able for this age, $hile also gi/ing usstrategies to defeat the enemy. 1any of $hat are no$

"orporate $arfare $orship gatherings $ill turn into timesof tra/ail and the result $ill be "hanged nations. !s $e"ome together and $orship in su"h settings, $e $ill gainne$ strategies for ho$ to go/ern in our spheres ofauthority.

$he ,ar-est &ar

he final theater of $ar $ill be the $ar of har/est.3ar/est time is $hen $e are at the end of a season, the"rops ha/e matured and no$ there must be a gathering.Re/elation &?&72&6 says, J!nd another angel "ame out ofthe temple, "rying $ith a loud /oi"e to 3im $ho sat on the"loud, Ahrust in our si"kle and reap, for the time has"ome for ou to reap, for the har/est of the earth is ripe.A

o 3e $ho sat on the "loud thrust in 3is si"kle on theearth, and the earth $as reaped.J

3ar/est is a pro"ess. he grain must be "ut $ith asi"kle. @hat has been "ut is then gathered into shea/esand taken to the threshing floor, $here tools or animalsare used for the threshing. he grain is $inno$ed, tossed

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into the air, $here the $ind separates and blo$s a$ay the"haff from the hea/ier kernels of the har/est.

he last phase of har/est is $hen the kernels areshaken in a sie/e so that the har/est "an be stored. his isthe point of the pro"ess $here the $ar dynami" of har/estis maturing at this time. @e are in a shaking pro"ess. @hat"an be shaken $ill be shaken. he Lord is shaking a$aythe ini#uities in our li/es, "orporate gatherings, "ities andnations that $ould make us less Jmarketable.J

he key to our har/est is the $eight of 3is glory. nthe $inno$ing stage, the $eightier kernels do not blo$a$ay. n the season ahead there $ill be many issues that"ause us to be tossed to and fro. @ithout the $eight of 3isglory resting upon us, 3is people, $e $ill be blo$n a$ayand $ill not "omplete the har/esting pro"ess that God hasreleased into the earth.

he har/est is a pi"ture of GodAs Iudgment. =esus usedthis as a metaphor to make us reali;e that there $ill "omea time $hen 3e gathers those $ho belie/e. he har/esthas already begun. t began $hen =esus first "ame andno$ is maturing rapidly. et there is a Jtug2of2$arJ inhea/enly pla"es o/er $ho $ill "ontrol the har/est and

bring the resour"es into the storehouse. Luke &*+ says,Jherefore pray the Lord of the har/est to send outlaborers into 3is har/est.J

-ot only are $e being har/ested, $e are the har/estersfor the futureH

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of War

uring a re"ent trip to 4urope, $as able to /isitmy motherAs familyAs homeland of Lu9embourg.

3er family des"ended from the 3uguenots, thes"rutini;ed and perse"uted Protestant reformers $hodared #uestion the Roman Catholi" Chur"h during thetumultuous si9teenth "entury in Fran"e. n fa"t, one of mymotherAs an"estors married the daughter of the <ing ofFran"e. !t the time, the Roman Catholi" Chur"h despisedthe 3uguenots for their harsh opposition and pointed

"riti"ism of papal hypo"risy. he "onfli"t $as so bad thatthere $as a strategy to kill this prin"e during his $edding"elebration. 3e es"aped from Fran"e and settled inLu9embourg, and then later, $hile seeking freedom fromperse"ution, emigrated to the Carolinas here in !meri"a.

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his $as Iust one of the fas"inating pie"es of history dis"o/ered $hile in Lu9embourg. t turns out that my

motherAs royal lineage is full of feuds, s"andals, "onfli"tsand $ars. 3undreds of years marked by hundreds of$ars. et $ith ea"h ne$ story, $as stru"k by the notionthat all of us ha/e similar bloodlines. @e all, $hetherdes"ended from royalty or not, ha/e a history of $ar inour blood. @e are a /iolent ra"e fore/er standing on the

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pre"ipi"e of "onfli"t. n fa"t, a group of a"ademi"s andhistorians released a report in the early &''*s stating,

Jin"e :6** BC, the $orld has kno$n only +'+ years ofpea"e. 5uring this period there ha/e been &?,:7& $ars,large and small, in $hi"h :,6?*,***,*** people $ere killed.he /alue of the destru"tion infli"ted $ould pay for agolden belt around the earth K'(.+ miles in $idth and K::feet thi"k.

in"e 67* BC, there ha/e also been &,676 arms ra"es,

only &6 of $hi"h ha/e not ended in $ar. he remainderended in e"onomi" "ollapse.J& =esus said that there $illal$ays be $ars and rumors of $ar until 3e returns for a&,***2year earthly reign.

@ar is "onfli"t. !nd in the midst of "onfli"t andseasons of $ar, $arriors must arise. et as anyone $hohas e/er fought in battle "an attest, simply being a $arriordoes not guarantee /i"tory against the opponent. t takesskilled $arriors to $in. @e are "urrently in a season $henskilled <ingdom $arriors must arise to stand in the gaps$here e/il reigns in the earth. hese $arriors must"ontend for pea"e and $holeness as the for"es of darkness"lose in $ith in"reasing strength and skill.

n su"h a time of dire"t "onfli"t, ho$ are $e to pro"essthe $ars and rumors of $ar that surround us 3o$ do $edeal $ith the $arfare of one kingdom against another>both spiritual and physi"al @ith the $orld around us"hanging so rapidly, $hat $ill the $ar look like in thefuture 3o$ "an $e be"ome mighty $arriors in a<ingdom abo/e all earthly kingdoms so that $e mightestablish that <ingdom on 4arth hese are Iust some ofthe #uestions $e must ask as $e mo/e for$ard andestablish GodAs presen"e in the days ahead. hey are alsothe #uestions $e $ill begin to ans$er throughout thisbook.

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@hile $as in Lu9embourg, also /isited the areagi/en by that nation to !meri"a to bury its dead from

@orld @ar . he memorial site dedi"ated to those $hoga/e their li/es $as simultaneously sobering, inspirationaland re/elatory. et for me, one thing stood out.

0n this site $as the gra/e of General George . Patton,one of the greatest leaders among the !llied for"es of@orld @ar $o. J0ld Blood and Guts,J as he $asni"knamed, $as reno$ned for being harsh in both

language and a"tion. 3e $as "ertainly not the mostpopular "ommander among his troops, $ho under hisleadership $ere for"ed to adhere to a stri"t grooming "ode.!nd yet these soldiers ultimately respe"ted the hard,humorless general and preferred ser/ing under someone$ho they belie/ed ga/e them a better "han"e of returninghome.

!s knelt at PattonAs gra/e, the Lord began re/ealingto me the "onne"tion bet$een su"h reno$ned past"ommanders and our future season of $ar. 3e ga/e me aglimpse of $hat it $ould take to $in the spiritual $ar indays ahead, of the types of $arriors, the types of leadersand the strategi" assignments ne"essary to defeat theenemies of the future.

@e are in a different time than PattonAs. @e are adifferent generation. @ar has "hanged and the $ay $ebattle is "ompletely different. et $hat still remains thesame is the importan"e of strategy. Patton did not enterinto any en"ounter $ithout ha/ing a "arefully formed planof atta"k. n the same manner, $e "annot e9pe"t to be/i"torious $arriors in the spirit realm>no matter ho$skilled $e are>$ithout first kno$ing GodAs plans. hehea/enly battlegrounds are no pla"e for lone rangers.

$rote this book to offer $hat belie/e is the LordAsstrategy for fa"ing the unfolding $ar ahead. @e, as GodAs"hildren, are the de"iding fa"tor in this $ar, and $e mustunderstand the times. e"ond imothy +:2? says, Jou

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our role in the midst of the $arfare $e en"ounter on adaily basis

he truth is, $e are fully engaged in a "o/enant"onfli"t, $hi"h means that $e are $arring to see theblessings of a holy, supreme God spread throughout theearthly realm. Psalm +?& de"lares that the Jearth is theLordAs, and the fullness thereofJ $KJV%. God has a plan offullness for the earth. 3is desire is for $holeness. et the$ar bet$een God and e/il is unfolding, $hi"h $ill

determine ho$ 3is fullness $ill be manifested in the earthin our generations and those to "ome.

<no$ our 4nemy

tAs "ru"ial to kno$ $hose side youAre on $henengaged in a battle. But thereAs another element to $arfare

thatAs Iust as important @ho are you fighting againstPaul ans$ers this #uestion in 4phesians 6&+ JFor $e donot $restle against flesh and blood, but againstprin"ipalities, against po$ers, against the rulers of thedarkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of $i"kednessin the hea/enly pla"es.J 0ur $ar is and $ill "ontinue to be$ith

&. Satan Dsee Gen. :&7M + Cor. +llM =as. ?(M l Pet.7)Ml =ohn :)M Re/. &+&(E

+. 2lesh Dsee =ohn )??M Rom. (+:M & Cor. '+72+(M +Cor. &+(M Gal. 7&(M & Pet. +&&E

:. #hose who delight in e&il Dsee Pss. :)&'M 76+M7':E

?. #he world Dsee =ohn &6::M & =ohn 7?27E

7. ;eath Dsee & Cor. &7+6M 3eb. +&?2&7E

@e already kno$ that the headship of atan has beenbroken fore/er. 3e $as defeated the moment Christ rosefrom the dead and "on#uered death. Ultimately, $e arefighting a $ar in $hi"h $e are destined for /i"tory. @hy

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bother, you ask Be"ause $e must "ontend $ith the$orldly po$ers, prin"ipalities and dominions that

"ontinue to $ithhold the manifest blessings of this age.atan may be defeated, but he is "ertainly not going do$n$ithout a fight. !s ChristAs representati/es on this earth, itis our "alling to see 3is /i"tory through. !nd that means$arH

f $e $in the $ar in this generation, the generationthat follo$s $ill e9perien"e blessings. he enemy still

belie/es he has a right to shut the portals of hea/en so that$e, as GodAs "hildren, $ill be "onfined to a de"aying earthrealm $here death attempts to "ast a shado$. -ot soH Godhas made all $isdom a/ailable for 3is "hildren. @e "ana""ess that $isdom today. @e "an as"end into hea/enlypla"es and gain $hat is ne"essary to release in the earth.!s blood2bought, redeemed "hildren of a 3oly God, $e

"an $ield the s$ord of the pirit in the earth and de"lare,J0n earth as it is in hea/enHJ hough the enemy hasattempted to pre/ent GodAs blessings from manifesting inthe earth, $e "an prepare a $ay for those blessings to bere/ealed.

his is a "ru"ial time for belie/ers. @e ha/e theopportunity to be as J$ise as serpentsJ D1att. &*&6E by

being like the sons of ssa"har. hese $ere men from thereno$ned tribe in srael $ho ser/ed as "ounselors to <ing5a/id. "ripture re"ords that they $ere a group J$ho hadunderstanding of the timesJ D& Chron. &+:+E. n the same$ay, $e must dis"ern the times, taking full ad/antage ofthe other$orldly $isdom God offers us. @hen $e do, $e$ill be prepared for the unfolding $ars of our time.

4ntering nto a eason of @ar

!s e/iden"ed by the title, this book is all aboutdis"erning the times and, more important, understandingGodAs unfolding plan for the "oming days. @e $ill spendse/eral "hapters del/ing into the details of $hat belie/e

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is di/ine, de"isi/e re/elation for belie/ers. But for no$, itis important that $e look to the near past and re"ogni;e

the greatest emerging for"e in the end times the anti"hristsystem.

n 0"tober +***, prophesied throughout the nationthat $e $ere embarking on a season of spiritual $arfarelike ne/er before. added that a physi"al $ar $asimminent and $ould o""ur by eptember +**&. @hen "ommuni"ated this, met some resistan"e be"ause it $as

diffi"ult for people to understand the relationship bet$eenspiritual $ar and physi"al $ar.

1any times, $hat goes on in a spiritual $ar manifestsnaturally. Later on, $e $ill dis"uss this Re/elation &+prin"iple more in2depth. For no$, understand that $henthe Body of Christ at large engages in spiritual $arfare, itaffe"ts e/ery aspe"t of natural so"iety religion, politi"sDlegal and militaryE, e"onomi"s and edu"ation. herefore,God raises up worshiing intercessors in ea"h one of thesearenas of po$er. belie/e so"iety is shifting be"ause morepeople are no$ inter"eding. God is raising up an army ofinter"essors $ho $ill "ontend in the hea/enly realm>butmany more must be enlisted.

$ent on to share that $e had entered into a se/en2year $ar season. !t the end of that period, $e $ould beprepared to enter all the "onfli"ts ahead $ith a mind for/i"tory. his is a season in $hi"h the Lord is tougheningus up. ometimes $e do not understand that the tough"ir"umstan"es $e are in are simply the training tools ofGod. hese "ir"umstan"es produ"e a reality of 3ispresen"e in our li/es. hey in"rease spiritual strength$ithin us as $e fight against the destru"ti/e plans of theenemy to $eaken us in the midst of our trials. estingprodu"es a testimony, and a testimony o/er"omes DseeRe/. &+&&E. 5uring trying "ir"umstan"es, God longs for usto dra$ strength from 3is greatness. 3e $ants to be ourshield of defense no$ and fore/ermore.

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saiah ?&&* in the Amli*ied Bible says, JFear not Kthereis nothing to fear, for am $ith youM do not look around

you in terror and be dismayed, for am your God. $illstrengthen and harden you to diffi"ulties, yes, $ill helpyouM yes, $ill hold you up and retain you $ith 1yK/i"torious right hand of rightness and Iusti"e.J ndeed,$hat ha/e $e to fear $hen it is God $ho "ommissions usto fight

/irect Attack

@hen prophesied in +*** about the "oming $arseason, kne$ that physi"al atta"ks $ere ahead. sharedpubli"ly that felt the first atta"k $ould be in -e$ orkbe"ause of its large =e$ish population. D!t that time, more =e$s li/ed in -e$ ork City than in srael. in"e then,srael no$ has more =e$ish inhabitants than any other

pla"e in the $orld.Ehe atta"k in -e$ ork City $as a physi"al

manifestation of the ne$ season $e entered into. ! ne$type of $ar had begun, using e/eryday tools as $eapons.ome $ould e/en be $illing to lay do$n their li/es for$hat they belie/ed. he $ar of faith had begunH

!s three "ommer"ial airplanes $ith sui"ide pilots

approa"hed the @orld rade Center and the PentagonD$ith a fourth di/erted plane landing in a Pennsyl/aniafieldE, the $orld as $e kne$ it "hanged. he resulting"rashes and disintegration of the t$o to$ers and the lossof appro9imately :,*** li/es propelled the United tates>and the rest of the $orld>into an unpre"edented seasonof "onfli"t that has es"alated o/er the past se/en years.

#0posing the Antichrist *stem

@e all kno$ no$ that the atta"ks of '&& did not Iusthappen o/ernight. 5o"umentaries, "ommission reportsand /arious other resear"h pro/e that the e/ents of thattragi" day $ere long in the $orks. et $hat most of these

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fail to "onsider is the spiritual for"e that has beenoperating behind the s"enes for generations. he anti"hrist

system, $hile present on this earth for hundreds of years,is no$ establishing itself through distin"t leaders, nations,e"onomi" giants and other influen"es.

$rote e9tensi/ely about the anti"hrist system in #he2uture 3ar o* the hurch, and highly re"ommend it fordigging deeper into understanding this end2timesopposition. For no$, All summari;e some of the main

points for the sake of "o/ering ne$ material in this"hapter.

@hen $e speak of the anti"hrist system, am notreferring to the person of the !nti"hrist. nstead, theanti"hrist system is the demoni"2based stru"ture that holdsas its main mission the destru"tion of the Body of Christ.@hether or not those in/ol/ed in this system are a$are, itis established to dire"tly atta"k the Chur"h and pre/ent3er from ad/an"ing the kingdom of God. DFor moreinsight, read & =ohn and + =ohn.E ! "ouple of "lear modern2day e9amples of the anti"hrist system are -a;ism andCommunism, $hi"h ha/e seen their rise and fall, yet stilllinger in our $orld.

he anti"hrist system "an "urrently be defined by fi/edistin"t operations, ea"h of $hi"h has been used to "reatea la"k of blessing $ithin the Chur"hAs domain. !s statedin #he 2uture 3ar o* the hurch, Jatan kno$s full $ell thatthe blessings of God "annot rest on a region that is"ontrolled by any of these. he Chur"h, therefore, is goingto ha/e to de/elop a strategy to gain /i"tory o/er thesethings in the days ahead if $e are to make progress in$inning the $ar for souls.J+ hese fi/e elements are

&. Anti7Semitism. !s Gentiles, $e ha/e beengrafted through Christ into the holy lineage ofGodAs "o/enant nation, srael. he anti"hristsystem attempts to "reate a di/ision>a baselesshatred>bet$een the =e$ish people and all

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others $ho $ould other$ise stand besidethem. srael is not only GodAs "hosen people,

but she also fore/er stands as a propheti"pi"ture of the Body of Christ. s it any $onder,then, that atan abhors this ra"e and has triedto destroy them throughout history hey are,after all, a reminder of his imminent defeatH !tthe "ore of the anti"hrist spirit is a spirit of anti2emitism.

+. Abuse o* the rohetic gi*t. =ust as the Lord hasbeen restoring the propheti" gift to 3is peoplein re"ent years, atan has raised up a"ounterfeit to "onfuse, alienate and destroy. ne/ery region of the $orld, people turn toJpropheti"J /oi"es for guidan"e. he sad truthis that false prophets no$ "ontrol entire people

groups and regions that on"e adhered to GodAs/oi"e. he anti"hrist spirit "ontrolling theseprophets is responsible for leading peoplefurther from the truth of the gospel. But Godhas a remnant of propheti" people $ho need torise up against the /oi"e of the anti"hrist andpro"laim the truth.

:. <ression o* women. @e "annot fulfill the GreatCommission $ithout men and $omen $orkingside by side. !s prophetess Cindy =a"obs$rites, Jatan "annot afford to ha/e 4denrestored and man and $oman standingtogether as they did in the Garden. his $ouldbring order to the home and order to the

Chur"h.J: !s su"h, the enemyAs ta"ti" to keepthe Chur"h from $inning the $ar is to "ausedi/ision bet$een genders. @hile $e argue o/er$hat titles $omen "an and "annot ha/e inministry, the anti"hrist spirit renders the Bodyineffe"ti/e for "omplete /i"tory.

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?. 0thnic domination. @here/er one ethni" group isbeing dominated by another, the anti"hrist

spirit is in operation. et $here/er ra"ialre"on"iliation is o""urring, there God is at$ork. hrough 3is kindness, $e are led torepentan"e Dsee Rom. +?E, e/en for the sins ofgenerations long past. !nd repentan"e, $hi"hstokes the fires of re/i/al, "reates a spirit indire"t opposition to that of oppression and

domination, $hi"h are energi;ed by ananti"hrist system.

7. Se4ual er&ersion. Point to any so"ietythroughout history that has allo$ed se9ualimmorality to run rampant and you $ill findthe anti"hrist system at $ork. he enemyAsdesire is to lead people into $illful rebellion,

$i"kedness and "orruption>all "hara"teristi"sof per/ersion. !s per/ersion be"omes thestandard in !meri"an so"iety, $e mustunderstand this is not a pri/ate issueM this is ademoni" stru"ture established to in/ade e/eryfa"et of our "ulture $hile pre/enting GodAs $illfrom being done.?

A &ar for #-er* )eneration

@e $itnessed the fruits of the anti"hrist system on'&& and ha/e "ontinued to see it at $ork sin"e. his is theprimary "ause behind the es"alation of $ars both physi"aland spiritual. he truth is, there has been $ar in e/erygeneration. ome ha/e li/ed through t$o @orld @ars.

hey kno$ the pain and glory of /i"tory. 0thers ha/eli/ed through "onfli"ts su"h as <orea and Vietnam. heykno$ the pain and po$er of defeat.

@e no$ ha/e a generation that has kno$n the $ar ofthe desert. n &''&, the Gulf @ar be"ame a reality and atyrant $as e9posed. 1y "hildren $ere small then, and

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still remember them "rying as $e $at"hed the Baghdadbombings on tele/ision. Jra#J has sin"e be"ome a

household $ord. 0peration Freedom has no$ raged onfor se/eral years. he tyrant has been remo/ed, but the"onfli"t still rages. n fa"t, it is a rare day that some portionof the 1iddle 4ast isnAt the top story in the ne$s.

@e are at a uni#ue stage in our $orldAs history. !t thistime, e/eryone in !meri"a has e9perien"ed and been partof some "onfli"t that falls under the definition of $ar. f

you are reading this book and li/e in another nation, youlikely ha/e a similar $ar2influen"ed history. Remember,$ar is in our bloodline.

3o$e/er, am still not sure that the Body of Christunderstands the real $ar around us. !fter a "ouple ofde"ades spent a$akening from our slumber, $e no$ ha/ean a$areness of the need for spiritual $arfare. ettragi"ally, $e often are "lueless $hen it "omes to who orwhat $e are fighting.

Be"ause you are reading this book, itAs safe to say youare not "lueless as to the enemy of our times. 1ost likelyyou ha/e done your part in "ontending against the po$ersof our age for years, and your desire in reading this book

is to in"rease your understanding. f that is the "ase, honor you as an astute $arrior. et e/ery $arrior, nomatter ho$ skilled or kno$ledgeable, kno$s his or herlimitations. @e "annot fight this battle>and $in>$ithout the entire Body of Christ alongside us. For thatreason, it is "ru"ial that $e all understand the real $ar that$e are fighting.

Life 1atters

5espite $hat the media and "ulture say, the ultimate$ar of our times is not about oil, land or nu"lear po$er. tis not about terrorism and homeland se"urity. he real $arof our time "on"erns one thing li*e.

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God pla"es ea"h of us in a spe"ifi" time and spa"e$here $e are meant to e9perien"e life to its fullest. !"ts

&(+?2+( puts it this $ay

God, $ho made the $orld and e/erything in it, sin"e3e is Lord of hea/en and earth, does not d$ell intemples made $ith hands. -or is 3e $orshiped $ithmenAs hands, as though 3e needed anything, sin"e 3egi/es to all life, breath, and all things. !nd 3e has madefrom one blood e/ery nation of men to d$ell on all the

fa"e of the earth, and has determined their preappointedtimes and the boundaries of their d$ellings, so that theyshould seek the Lord, in the hope that they might gropefor 3im and find 3im, though 3e is not far from ea"hone of us.

n this age $e must fight to keep those God2appointedtimes and boundaries. 4a"h day $e li/e is a life2or2death

matter. kno$ that sounds dramati", but it is true. 4/eryday $e fight against the for"es that seek to steal pie"es ofour e9isten"e bit by bit. ome days the battle seems minorMon others $e $ar for our /ery ne9t breath. 0ur "ulture$ould ha/e us belie/e that life "an be "ompartmentali;edand ordered>some areas are $orth dying for, $hileothers "an fall by the $ayside if they do not meet our

moral "riteria of importan"e. his is $hy people "an fightfor en/ironmentalism, stem "ell resear"h or human rightsyet turn around and Iustify abortion. @e /alue life>atleast $hen it is "on/enient for us.

But life in/ol/es the $hole person. Life is not Iust ourphysi"al surroundings or our emotional $ell2beingM it is aspiritual matter as $ell, for e/ery human being. -atural

life has a beginning, but it really has no end. By that mean that our 1aker has established us as eternal beings.es, our natural bodies $ill pass a$ay $ith the $itheringof the trees. But our spiritual beings $ill remain.

here are three aspe"ts to our spiritual beings. he firstand most important is endless communion $ith the God

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$ho "reated us and ga/e us 3is on to redeem us fromour self2imposed prison. J3e $ho has the on has lifeM he

$ho does not ha/e the on of God does not ha/e lifeJ D& =ohn 7&+E. hrough =esus $e "an enter boldly into GodAsd$elling pla"e. @e ha/e dire"t a""ess to 3is throne room.here is often, ho$e/er, a $ar to get into this pla"e, $hi"h$e $ill dis"uss later.

he se"ond dynami" of our spiritual being is ourtestimony. 3o$ $e o/er"ome our tests in life produ"es a

testimony that has impa"t not only in the natural realm,but e/en more so in the spiritual. !s $e rely on the mindof Christ rather than on our o$n understanding, $e "antestify to 3is truth. !s $e find strength in 3im rather thanour o$n abilities or fortitude, $e bear $itness to 3ispo$er. !bundant life in/ol/es dis"o/ering the infiniteattributes of God and aligning $ith them through our

testimony. !nd ea"h time $e speak out our testimony, $eo/er"ome the enemy and seal our abundant life Dsee Re/.&+&&E.

ntuition is the third fa"et of our spiritual e9isten"e. @eare shaped in the spiritual realm a""ording to ho$ $eper"ei/e or dis"ern good and e/il. @hen $e intuiti/elydisplay the mind of God, $e $alk in /i"tory. !s our

intuition alerts us to the s"hemes of atan before they"ome to pass, $e ha/e the opportunity to th$art theenemy and "on#uer territory both in the hea/ens and on4arth.

hat is $hy there is su"h a $ar both o/er and aroundus. @e are "reated to ha/e endless union and fello$ship$ith God. atan $ants to "reate eternal separation fromGod. herefore, he $ars daily to separate us from God and"ause our "ommunion $ith our 1aker to "ease.

trategies for @ar

-ot only is there a $ar o/er our /ery e9isten"e, but

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there is also a $ar o/er the manner of life $e li/e. 3o$ $eli/e in the pla"e and time in $hi"h $e ha/e been

established determines our manner of life. atan $ants tokeep us in po/erty and infirmity. 3e $ants to relegate ourspiritual e9isten"e to barren religion, and he $ants to steale/ery oun"e of Ioy and purpose $e ha/e in life. f it $ereup to him, $e $ould ne/er kno$ abundan"e, health orfreedom in $orship.

But 5od- 0ur 1aker has another plan for us, a destiny

in 3im. =esus e9presses this in =ohn &*&* J ha/e "omethat they may ha/e life, and that they may ha/e it moreabundantly.J Considering that $e li/e in a time of $ar, isthis abundan"e e/en possible !nd if so, ho$

hroughout the rest of this book, $e $ill unfold $hat belie/e is GodAs plan for belie/ers to li/e abundantly in themidst of the storm. For no$, allo$ me to offer threegeneral strategies as our ans$er to these $arring times

1. Praise our &a* $hrough #-er* 4stacle

@ar is /iolent. he mere mention of the $ord in/okesthoughts of artillery and bloodshed. By the same token, $eare "alled by God to be /iolent in the spirit realm.1atthe$ &&&+ says, J!nd from the days of =ohn the

Baptist until no$ the kingdom of hea/en suffers /iolen"e,and the /iolent take it by for"e.J o ho$ are $e to be/iolent in the spirit

Praise. 1erely de"laring the name of God "auses a/iolent rea"tion from the enemy. @hen $e praise, $eyield a mighty $eapon in the hea/enlies. @e are li/ing in/iolent times, so praise /iolentlyH @orshiping $arriors$ill o/er"ome mountainous obsta"les during these timessimply by pressing into the high pla"es that the enemy hasere"ted. !bortion, pornography, human sla/e traffi"king,di/or"e>these are the demoni" establishments broughtdo$n in part by the double2edged s$ord of praise Dsee Ps.&?'6E.

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he -V translation of =esusA $ords in 1atthe$ reads,Jhe kingdom of hea/en has been for"efully ad/an"ing,

and for"eful men lay hold of it.J he American ;ictionary o*the 0nglish "anguage des"ribes J/iolen"eJ as a J/ehement,for"ible, or destru"ti/e a"tion, often in/ol/inginfringement, outrage, or assault.J7 @e are to be /iolent$ith our praise, assaulting and destroying the $orks ofthe enemy in the pro"ess. alk about $arfareH

here is more to the re/elation of /iolent praise,

though. JPraiseJ "omes from a Latin $ord meaning J/alueJor Jpri"e.J o gi/e praise to God is to pro"laim 3is merit or$orth in e/ery situation. ou "an shout JGloryHJ ou "anrelease blessingH our heart "an e9press thanksgi/ingH Bythe =e$ish "alendar, 7(67 is the year of Sameh= Hei, $hi"hembodies the e9pression of JhalleluIahJ or Jpraise theLord.J n other $ords, this is the year $e must bring

praise and the a"kno$ledgment of God into e/ery"ir"umstan"e of our li/es. f $e do this, God $ill enthrone3imself in the midst of our "ir"umstan"es, and 3e $illtake on any strategy the enemy uses to bind, blo"k and"apti/ate us.

Praise "an be gi/en through many means, as long as itis a natural heart e9pression and not an out$ard sho$ Dsee

1att. &7)E. he most "ommon in a modern2day "hur"hsetting is through musi", both instrumental and /o"al DseePs. &7*:27E. Paul spe"ifi"ally mentions singing psalms,hymns and spiritual songs in the "orporate $orshipsetting Dsee Col. :&6E. et $orshiping $arriors kno$ thereare many other e/eryday $ays to de"lare the name of theLord offering sa"rifi"es Dsee Le/. (&:E, physi"al

mo/ement Dsee + am. 6&?E, silen"e and meditation DseePs. ((&&2&+E, testimony Dsee Ps. 66&6E, prayer Dsee Phil.?6E and li/ing a holy life Dsee & Pet. &:2'E. Praise alsoin"ludes spontaneous outbursts of thanksgi/ing inresponse to a redempti/e a"t of God Dsee 49od. &7M =udg. 7M& am. +M Luke &?6277,6(2('E. 4a"h of these e9pressions of

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praise "an be"ome /iolent $hen you are determined toad/an"e in GodAs kingdom plan.

0ne final note "on"erning praise 5uring this season of$ar, many of us ha/e gone through /arious trials so that$e "ould learn ho$ to bring GodAs /i"torious sound fromhea/en into our atmospheres. 3o$ $e establish thisatmosphere of /i"tory around us sets our "ourse for thefuture. his is a season of /i"torious sound. <eep in mind,ne$ songs and sounds $ill break old "y"les and "ause us

to ad/an"e, enlarge and define our boundaries for daysahead.

2. 'e e +ot Passi-e

his goes hand in hand $ith /iolent praise. oo manyChristians ha/e resigned to li/ing defeated li/es be"auseof their misunderstanding of $hat it means to lo/e pea"e.

hey e#uate pea"efulness $ith passi/ity and a/oid stirringthe $aters at any "ost. =esus "ommanded us to turn the"heek, but 3e ne/er on"e told us to be passi/e. Passi/ityand pea"efulness are t$o different things. Passi/ity "ausesus to ass u the God2appointed opportunity to de"lare3im /i"torious o/er the enemy. Ultimately, it renders usineffe"ti/e to $ar against the enemies of God>$hi"h $e

are "alled to doHhe opposite of being passi/e is praising /iolently.

!nd throughout "ripture $e see e9amples of GodAs"hosen people, the sraelites, spurning a passi/e responsein fa/or of e9pressing /iolent praise. 1oses and 1iriamboth sang and dan"ed $hen they passed out of 4gypt.D1iriam $as '* years old $hen she led the "ongregation

in dan"ingHE he sraelites e9pressed /iolent praise at =eri"ho, resulting in the demolition of an entire "ity.Gideon e9pressed /iolent praise o/er the 1idianites. Pauland ilas e9pressed /iolent praise that broke them out ofprison.

ou ha/e the opportunity to take the same a"tions>

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5id you kno$ that you ha/e a portion spe"ifi"allyallotted to you from God he $ord Jinheritan"eJ means

Jmy portion.J @e all ha/e a portion. @e ha/e all beengi/en a spa"e, territory or arena in $hi"h $e ha/e beengranted authority. 3o$ $e ste$ard that spa"e is key toour su""ess in the spirit realm. n fa"t, the "limate of ourdomain refle"ts our relationship $ith the Lord. herefore,our "hief desire should be for the presen"e of the 3olyGod to o""upy our inheritan"e.

n 5euteronomy &) and )&, $e read Jee, ha/e setthe land before youM go in and possess the land $hi"h theLord s$ore to your fathers>to !braham, saa", and =a"ob>to gi/e to them and their des"endants after them ...4/ery "ommandment $hi"h "ommand you today youmust be "areful to obser/e, that you may li/e andmultiply, and go in and possess the land of $hi"h the Lord

s$ore to your fathers.J@hen $e o""upy something, $e take possession of it

or keep it in our possession. n Luke +&&' $e are "alled topossess our souls. n $arring against the enemies of thisage, $e must learn ho$ to o""upy and possess. @hen $epossess the portion that God has for ea"h of us, $e be"ome$hole, fulfilled and full of pea"e. his is $hat $e are

a"tually $arring to a""omplishH @e must be a people $hosettle for nothing less than the abundan"e the Lord has forus.

@age @ar on Both Fronts

@e $ar as an army, as the people of God. et $e also

$ar as indi/idual soldiers, "ommissioned by our hea/enlyFather to possess the land 3e has gi/en ea"h of us. nthese "ru"ial times, you $ill find it ne"essary to kno$ ho$to $age $ar on both fronts. Let /iolent praise be astandard. Resist the enemyAs plans to dra$ you intopassi/ity. !nd learn ho$ to enter into any situation andallo$ the high praises of God to "hange the atmosphere.

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3e has a battle plan that $ill pa/e the $ay for you topossess your inheritan"e.

o take a deep breath, and letAs enter into the unfolding$ar ahead. ou are GodAs $arrior for the futureH

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Critical Times Require Critical Thining

/ery family has its JthingJ>that pastime or e/entthat dra$s its members together. happen to ha/e ahouse full of bo$lers. in"e they $ere young, ha/e

taken ea"h of my sons to the alley and en"ouraged them tobo$l. @e ha/e "ountless stories of "lassi" "lashes on thelanes. tAs al$ays been a fun thing that $eA/e done as afamily.

4But thereAs a problem. 1y sons ha/e all e9"elled $ay

beyond my ability. 0ne of them is a pro bo$ler, and a"ouple of the others ha/e $on key bo$ling tournaments. ha/e been bo$ling for ?* years. But re"ently $hen"omparing one sonAs ++* a/erage $ith my &7* a/erage, had to ask, 3hat does he =now that don(t1 0b/iously $hathe is doing is $orking better than $hat A/e done for fourde"ades. @ould be $illing to learn in a ne$ $ay totransform my game Better yet, am too old to learnsomething ne$ Can the $ay ha/e thro$n the ball for ?*years a"tually "hange

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$hen applied beyond bo$ling. For e/ery pro"ess ofmo/ing into a ne$ dimension, "hange is ne"essary.

1indsets ha/e to be altered. 0ld patterns must make $ayfor ne$ ones. Ultimately, $e need to think differently. nthe last "hapter, $e identified the "urrent season of $arthat the Body of Christ is in. !s $arriors "alled by God,$e are to "ontend $ith the enemies of our time that seekto th$art any ad/an"ement of the kingdom of God. !s $eunfold GodAs battle plan for these days, $e "an apply

di/ine strategy to enfor"e the /i"tory.@ith e/ery strategy "omes ta"ti"s. !nd in this "hapter,

$e $ill "o/er one of the primary ta"ti"s that must beapplied by any belie/er $ho desires to mo/e into greater/i"tory "riti"al thinking.

ime to hink

f e/er hope to be"ome a bo$ler on a par $ith mysons, $ill ha/e to "hange my approa"h to the game. ure, "an t$eak my te"hni#ues, alter my form a bit and seeimmediate results. But if truly $ant to enter their league,All need an o/erhaul on ho$ see the game. 1y outlookhas been great for ?* years, yet to get e/en better like mysons, must adopt a ne$ perspe"ti/e. he same is true forour approa"h to the $ar ahead of us as belie/ers. he $aris unfolding, but are $e e9panding the $ay $e thinkContrary to popular belief, you can tea"h an old dog ne$tri"ks. DAm li/ing proof of thisHE

Re"ently the Lord /isited me $hile $as in my offi"epreparing to speak at our "hur"hAs Feast of the aberna"les

"elebration.)n these critical times, you must thin= critically,)

3e said. he statement left a profound mark on me. kne$ a fe$ things about the pro"ess of "riti"al thinking,but the Lord intended to take me to ne$ depths.

hrough the years, ha/e learned that if you $ant totea"h "hildren to think "riti"ally, you do not gi/e them the

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ans$ersM rather, you gi/e them the #uestions. @hen theLord /isited me in my offi"e that day, it $as as if $ere

do$nloading a file full of #uestions. hey "ame #ui"klyand in abundan"e. $rote as #ui"kly as 3e impressedthem upon me. 3o$e/er, did not gi/e an ans$er to anyof 3is #uestions. Iust re"ei/ed them.

!s "ommuned $ith 3im, 3e sho$ed me that there$as an ans$er for ea"h #uestion, but in order to get theans$ers, had to think the $ay that He thought about the

#uestions. f trusted my o$n kno$ledge, $ould missthe mark. But if had His thoughts, $ould be in harmony$ith 3im and my spirit $ould bear $itness to 3is piritof life.

)etting Critical

n the last "hapter $e re/ealed that the emerging $ar

is not about earthly things su"h as oil or $eapons, butabout life. @e are fighting both for our e9isten"e and forabundant life. t is a "riti"al time, one in $hi"h $e find theenemy ad/an"ing on e/ery fa"et of "ulture. et $e shouldkeep in mind that God has a "ompletely differentperspe"ti/e. he !uthor of all time pla"es ea"h generationin spe"ifi" periods to bring about 3is $ill on the earth. n

doing so, 3e looks for those $ho $ill inter"ede or stand inthe gap and mediate bet$een man, the demoni" $orldand 3imself. his is our time to do Iust that. Can $e be"ounted on

@hen $e are in the JrightJ time at the JrightJ pla"e,God e9tends our hori;on line so that $e "an see into ourfuture. !nd, thankfully, e/en $hen $e miss the mark, the

Bible says $e "an Jredeem the timeJ D4ph. 7&6E. t isapparent that time is important to God, yet 3e pla"es agreat responsibility on our interpretation of time. 0urability to read the times "an be the differen"e bet$eenmeeting and missing a di/ine appointment. t also "an bethe de"iding fa"tor in $hether $e sei;e the moment to

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gain /i"tory in a "onfli"t $e are fa"ing.

@hen $e fa"e a "riti"al time>su"h as no$>$e must"losely e9amine e/ery situation before pro"eeding $itha"tion. @e must think differently. Ultimately, $e must becritical, $hi"h is defined as ha/ing J"areful and e9a"te/aluation and Iudgment.J& Colonel tephen =. Gerras,Ph5, the 5ire"tor of Leadership and Commandnstru"tion at the U !rmy @ar College, has $ritten apaper "on"erning "riti"al thinking for strategi" leaders. 3e

opens the paper $ith a statement that is ne"essary for theBody of Christ to grasp on a deeper le/el during thisseason of $ar Je"hnologi"al ad/an"es alone do not"onstitute "hange. he most dramati" ad/an"es in militaryoperations o/er history ha/e been borne of ideas>ideasabout $ar fighting, organi;ation and do"trine. he !rmyAsmost "riti"al asset $ill not be te"hnology. t $ill be "riti"al

thinking.J+

@hat Gerras $ants the reader to understand is thatthis season of $ar is not the same as $hat $e fa"ed duringthe Cold @ar, or e/en 0peration 5esert torm for thatmatter. t is a different time that re#uires differentthinking. @hen #he 2uture 3ar o* the hurch $as releasedbefore the tragedy of '&&, it Iarred the Chur"h to alter its

thinking about the $ar ahead. !fter '&&, the book $aseasier to understand be"ause the time had "hanged. he"onfli"t that on"e $as imminent had be"ome a reality.Con"epts that $rote about in those pages hadtransitioned from future to present.

GerrasAs $ords ob/iously apply to soldiers. hose $hoare fighting in this season, parti"ularly in the 1iddle 4ast,need to be thoroughly "ons"ientious and painstakingly"areful, using all a/ailable resour"es to think through anda""omplish the task at hand. But his $ords go beyond themilitary. belie/e the Body of Christ must also e/aluatee/ery resour"e a/ailable to us and think in a different $ay.his is a time for leadership to adopt "riti"al thinking

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methods into their leadership strategies. n fa"t, $e allmust grasp the po$er of e9panding our brains through

"riti"al thinking.

'rain Power

n a spe"ial feature in ;isco&er +aga6ine, $riter<athleen 1"!uliffe makes this fas"inating obser/ation

!t Iust a puny three pounds, the adult brain en"odesour kno$ledge and skills, Ioys and regrets, plans for thefuture ... e/en our sense of self. But this is not the samebrain $ith $hi"h $e first glimpsed the $orld. hemental lands"ape of an infant differs strikingly from thatof a teenager or an adult. -e$ dis"o/eries shed light onthe e9oti" $orld of the ne$born, e9plaining $hy teensare so impulsi/e, re/ealing the re$iring that "ontinues$ell into adulthood and the ne$ neutrons that keeppopping up e/en into our (*s.:

0ur brain is "onstantly updating itself. @e $ould be$ise to follo$ its lead and adapt a more fle9ible andanalyti"al mindset to interpret the times. !llo$ me for Iusta moment to e9pand on this idea. t is important for us tounderstand the physiologi"al aspe"t of "riti"al thinkingbe"ause our brain ob/iously plays a "ru"ial role in

dis"erning the times. et there is more than Iust pro"essingne$ information in/ol/ed here.

!meri"an bio"hemist !lbert /on ;ent2Gyorgyi on"esaid, J@hate/er a man does, he must first do in his mind.Jhis isnAt Iust an elo#uent #uote. "ien"e pro/es that thesimplest mo/ement in a personAs body re#uires ane9plosion of a"ti/ity in the brain. -eurons pass ele"tri"al

messages do$n our spinal "ord and feed information toour ner/ous system. his information, in turn, triggersmus"le "ells to "ontra"t and "reate an a"tion.

Vi"toria "hlesinger, another "ontributor to ;isco&er +aga6ine, $rites

he brain "onsumes +* per"ent of the bodyAs o9ygen,

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$ithout $hi"h nothing is possible>not e/en a breath, letalone a mo/ement. @ith ea"h inhalation, the lungs pull

o9ygen into the bloodstream and the heart speeds itto$ard the brain, parti"ularly to areas of a"ti/ity $henthey need e9tra o9ygen. Blood rushes to the "erebellum,for e9ample, $hen a person prepares to s$ing a baseballbat, a motion that re#uires mus"le and Ioint"oordination. ransported through a fine net of"apillaries, o9ygen mole"ules pass from the blood intothe sterile gray matter, rea"hing the neurons $ith the

help of tiny attending glial "ells, $hi"h outnumber theneurons ten to one.... Like a baton in a relay ra"e, theinstru"tions to mo/e must be handed from neuron toneuron. pidery tenta"les "alled dendrites ... e9tend fromea"h neuron body and fun"tion like "ondu"ti/e"omputer "ables.?

@o$H his is ho$ "omple9 $e are. he $ay $e think

is dire"tly "onne"ted to the $ay $e a"t. 0ur bodyresponds to our thoughts. tated another $ay, our a"tionsrefle"t our thinking. 5oesnAt this inspire you to be"omepassionate in Christ so that your a"tions refle"t yourthinking about 3im and 3is lo/e for you t is ana$esome "on"ept.

t is be"ause of this thinking2into2a"tion reality that the

enemy tries to de/elop strongholds $ithin our thinkingpro"ess to blo"k us from a"ting like Christ D$e $ill e9plorethis "on"ept later in the "hapterE. !nd thatAs e9a"tly $hy itis essential for us to de/elop "riti"al thinking, to dis"ern$ho or $hat is attempting to influen"e our thoughts>andtherefore our a"tions.

Profile of a $hinker

o $hat e9a"tly is "riti"al thinking @hat does it meanto be a "riti"al thinker ! "riti"al thinker pro"essesinformation through a system of filters. !s belie/ers, ourprimary filter should al$ays be the 3oly pirit, $hotestifies to and perfe"tly aligns $ith the $ritten @ord of

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God. 0ther filters in"lude our o$n e9perien"es, feelings,memories, intuition and insights gathered from the past.

hinking "riti"ally in/ol/es keeping both an open mind tone$ re/elation and adhering to the established safeguardsof the mind that ha/e been "onstru"ted throughout ouryears of li/ing. t is, as Colonel Gerras says, a Jpurposeful,refle"ti/e and "areful e/aluation of information as a $ayto impro/e oneAs Iudgment.J7 Ri"hard Paul and Linda4lder, $ho are authors and internationally reno$ned

e9perts in the field of "riti"al thinking, offer a"omprehensi/e des"ription of a "riti"al thinker

! $ell2"ulti/ated "riti"al thinker raises /ital#uestions and problems, gathers and assesses rele/antinformation, and "an effe"ti/ely interpret itM "omes to$ell2reasoned "on"lusions and solutions, testing themagainst rele/ant "riteria and standardsM thinks open2

mindedly $ithin alternati/e systems of thought,re"ogni;ing and assessing as need be, their assumptions,impli"ations and pra"ti"al "onse#uen"esM and"ommuni"ates effe"ti/ely $ith others in figuring outsolutions to "omple9 problems.6

he people of God must be"ome "riti"al thinkers ofthis high "aliber to su""eed in the days ahead. @e must be

able to hear the Lord as 3e asks us /ital #uestions that $ill"hange the $ay $e think. t is through "riti"al thinkingthat the Lord $ill do$nload key strategies to 3is people.herefore, the Body of Christ must ha/e the ability toe/aluate the rele/ant data "oming from God as 3e speaksto us from the @ord, from re/elation and from e/ents inthe earth. @e must spend time rea"hing godly reasoned

"on"lusions about these days and then taking theappropriate a"tions. he Chur"h must ha/e e9"ellent Iudgment in this hour. he "hildren of ssa"harunderstood the times and kne$ $hat srael $as to do Dsee& Chron. &+:+E. o must GodAs people today.

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1ost people might assume that "riti"al thinking is allabout arri/ing at the right ans$ers. @e ha/e an image of

$hat "riti"al thinkers look like masterminds sittingaround a table, bre$ing o/er the piles of data stre$ne/ery$here, $hen>&oila-—a J"riti"al thoughtJ arri/es inthe form of an ans$er to all the $orldAs problems.

-ot so. he heart of "riti"al thinking is not in the"on"lusions but in the pro"ess of asking #uestions. 0ne$ay in $hi"h the Lord "auses us to think differently is by

asking #uestions. Consider the many pla"es in "ripture$here God asked 3is ser/ants a #uestion

• God to !dam

— J@here are youJ DGen. :'E

— J@ho told you that you $ere nakedJ DGen. :&&E

— J3a/e you eaten from the tree of $hi"h "ommanded you that you should not eatJ DGen.:&&E

• God to 4/e

— J@hat is this you ha/e doneJ DGen. :&:E

• God to Cain

— J@hy are you angry !nd $hy has your"ountenan"e fallenJ DGen. ?6E

• he !ngel of the Lord to 3agar

— J@here ha/e you "ome from, and $here are yougoingJ DGen. &6)E

• God to !braham

—

J@here is arah your $ifeJ DGen. &)'E— J@hy did arah laugh, saying, Ahall surely bear

a "hild, sin"e am oldA s anything too hard forthe LordJ DGen. &)&:E

• God to 1oses

— J3o$ long $ill these people reIe"t 1e !nd ho$

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long $ill they not belie/e 1e, $ith all the signs$hi"h ha/e performed among themJ D-um.

&?&&E

• God to =oshua after the defeat at !i

— J@hy do you lie thus on your fa"eJ D=osh. (&*E

• God to srael Iust before =oshuaAs death

— JBut you ha/e not obeyed 1y /oi"e. @hy ha/eyou done thisJ D=udg. ++E

• God to Gideon

— J3a/e not sent youJ D=udg. 6&?E

• God to 4li

— J@hy do you ki"k at 1y sa"rifi"e and 1y offering$hi"h ha/e "ommanded in 1y d$elling pla"e,and honor your sons more than 1e, to makeyoursel/es fat $ith the best of all the offerings ofsrael 1y peopleJ D& am. ++'E

• God Dthrough the prophet amuelE to aul $hen hemade a sa"rifi"e unla$fully

— J@hat ha/e you done D& am. &:&&E

— J3as the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings

and sa"rifi"es, as in obeying the /oi"e of theLordJ D& am. &7++E

• God Dthrough the prophet -athanE to 5a/id

— J@ould you build a house for 1e to d$ell inJ D+am. (7E

— J@hy ha/e you despised the "ommandment of the

Lord, to do e/il in 3is sightJ D+ am. &+'E• God Dthrough GadE to 5a/id after numbering the

people

— Jhall se/en years of famine "ome to you in yourland 0r shall you flee three months before yourenemies, $hile they pursue you 0r shall there be

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three daysA plague in your landJ D+ am. +?&:E

• God to olomon in a dream at Gibeon

— J!skH @hat shall gi/e youJ D& <ings :7E

• God to 4liIah in a "a/e Dt$i"eE

— J@hat are you doing here, 4liIahJ D& <ings&'',&:E

• God to =ob Da sample of many #uestions 3e askedE

— J@ould you indeed annul 1y Iudgment @ouldyou "ondemn 1e that you may be Iustified 3a/eyou an arm like God 0r "an you thunder $ith a/oi"e like 3isJ D=ob ?*(2'E

— J@ho has pre"eded 1e, that should pay himJD=ob ?&&&E

• God in hea/en, heard by saiah

— J@hom shall send, and $ho $ill go for UsJ Dsa.6)E

• God to the priests

— Jf then am the Father, $here is 1y honor f am a 1aster, $here is 1y re/eren"eJ D1al. &6E

— J@ill a man rob GodJ D1al. :)E

• =esus to the multitudes

— Jou are the salt of the earthM but if the salt losesits fla/or, ho$ shall it be seasonedJ D1att. 7&:E

— Js not life more than food and the body morethan "lothingJ D1att. 6+7E

—

J!re you not of more /alue than Kthe birds@hi"h of you by $orrying "an add one "ubit tohis statuteJ D1att. 6+62+(E

— J!nd $hy do you look at the spe"k in yourbrotherAs eye, but do not "onsider the plank inyour o$n eyeJ D1att. (:E

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— J0r $hat man is there among you $ho, if his sonasks for bread, $ill he gi/e him a stone 0r if he

asks for a fish, $ill he gi/e him a serpentJ D1att.('E

• =esus to 3is dis"iples

— J@hy are you fearful, 0 you of little faithJ D1att.)+6E

• =esus to the s"ribes

— J@hy do you think e/il in your heartsJ D1att. '?E

• =esus to the t$o blind men

— J5o you belie/e that am able to do thisJ D1att.'+)E

• =esus to Peter

— J!re you also still $ithout understandingJ D1att.&7&6E

— J@ho do you say that amJ D1att. &6&7E

— J5o you lo/e 1eJ D=ohn +&&72&(E

• =esus to aulPaul

— J@hy are you perse"uting 1eJ D!"ts '?E

@hen $e e9amine the tea"hings and ministry of =esus,isnAt it interesting that 3e, ha/ing all kno$ledge as the onof God, "hose to ask #uestions rather than Iust supply allthe ans$ers he Lord asks us #uestions to "ause us tothink differently and "riti"ally. 3e stirs our minds andprompts us so that $e $ill seek 3is $ay.

belie/e the Body of Christ is "urrently being

prompted. 0ur hearts and minds are being stirred to ask a#uestion that e"hoes through both 3aggai & and 1atthe$&6 3hat time is it1 5o $e truly understand the season of$ar $e are in !nd Iust as important, $hat should $e bedoing in response

#-er* 6uestion /emands a esponse

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@hen $e look at all of the #uestions abo/e>$hi"h areonly a portion of $hat is found in the Bible>$e "an

surmise that ea"h one demanded a response. God is stilldemanding a response today. his is $hat makes God soreal. he Lord has ne/er "eased intera"ting $ith 3ispeople, and 3e desires a people $illing to gather Histhoughts, assess His $ays>and then align $ith Hisstrategies.

hat is the essen"e of "riti"al thinking for the astute

belie/er aligning $ith GodAs thoughts. belie/e there aresteps ea"h of us "an take to get to that point. Follo$ing area fe$ keys to sharpen your mind and de/elop "riti"althinking skills

&. 5efine your problem and "larify your real"on"ern.

+. 4/aluate all the information you ha/e and thenpinpoint the missing pie"es so that you "ande/elop a "omplete thought pro"ess.

:. 5efine your traps and biases.

?. Clarify your position and authority.

7. dentify the root "auses of the problem you areaddressing.

6. 5etermine $hat point of /ie$ you are using inyour analysis.

(. Be $illing to shift your perspe"ti/e at any time.

). !sk yourself, Am limiting my thought rocessesto only what =now1 Limited thought pro"essesare synonymous $ith self2righteousness.

'. dentify anything that you are taking forgranted in your analysis. 5o not allo$ yourassumptions to "ause you to be foolish.

&*. Che"k to make sure that you are not makingintelle"tual Iudgments based on partial truths.

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&&. !sk yourself, Ha&e simli*ied things to the ointthat (m missing out on the ma>or comonent here1

&+. !/oid being biased or preIudi"ed in the $ayyou re"ei/e, per"ei/e and release information.

ha/e "hosen the Bible as the absolute authority thatshapes my entire belief system. 1any people adhere toprin"iples in the Bible, but the Bible is far more thanprin"iples>it is the @ord of lifeH he Bible is a li/ing Book

that helps us understand the e9isten"e of God. -ot only"an $e get to =now God through the @ord, $e "an hear3im. 3is 3oly pirit speaks to us dire"tly through 3isli/ing, a"ti/e $ords. his is our foundation for "riti"althinking.

@ith su"h a foundation, $e are able to base e/eryans$er to e/ery #uestion $eAre e/er asked on this li/ing

Book. 4/en the ultimate #uestion about $hy $e e9ist "anbe ans$ered for a relationship to a lo/ing God in pursuitof us, $ho is displayed throughout "ripture. @e "anapproa"h problems based on ho$ $e see Godapproa"hing problems in "ripture. n fa"t, it is by basingour beliefs on the @ord that $e "an agree $ith 3ebre$s&&: JBy faith $e understand that the $orlds Kduring the

su""essi/e ages $ere framed Dfashioned, put in order, ande#uipped for their intended purposeE by the $ord of God,so that $hat $e see $as not made out of things $hi"h are/isibleJ $A+9%. -o matter ho$ "riti"al things be"ome, $e"an be a people $ho think the $ay God thinks and see our$ay into /i"tory.

he @ar 0/er our 1ind

f $e hope to mo/e for$ard in "omplete /i"tory, $emust transform our minds to think the $ay God thinks.@e must adopt 3is thoughts for today rather than ouro$n. am "on/in"ed that one of the greatest "oming $ars$ill take pla"e on the battlefield of the mind. @e must

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de"lare 3is reign on the earth through our personalrene$al, starting $ith our minds.

!s you might e9pe"t, this rene$al al$ays meetsopposition. atan $ould like nothing more than to keepyou in old thought patterns, stale mindsets and $orn2outmentalities. n his book Authority in 9rayer? 9raying with9ower and 9urose, 5ut"h heets shares the nature of this"onfrontation

0ur $ar is not physi"al. hough atan uses peopleto ad/an"e his "auses, the -e$ estament makes "learthat $e are not $arring against flesh and blood.Unbelie/ers, atheists and those $ho disagreetheologi"ally are not our enemies. hey are all lo/ed byGod, and 3e $ants ea"h of them to be sa/ed. 0ur realenemies are the po$ers of darkness $aging $ar againstGodAs kingdom, trying to hinder 3is purposes on the

earth. 1ake no mistake 0ur $ar $ith these for"es is a$ar for the soul of a nation and the destinies of millionsof people.(

he real $ar is o/er the transformation of our thoughtpro"esses. f you are reading this book, your desire isprobably to ha/e the mind of God. ou $ant to see 3iskingdom reign throughout the earth, $hi"h means you

$ant to see it in your life and thought pro"esses. !nd yet$e are all on the battlefield ea"h day $hen it "omes to$inning the $ar o/er our minds. 3o$ e9a"tly, then, doesthe enemy "ontinue to influen"e us @hat are his ta"ti"s

3is most po$erful means of influen"e and atta"k arethrough strongholds. n PaulAs se"ond letter to theCorinthians, the apostle re/eals this potent de/i"e of

atan, $hile also mapping out the spiritual $arfare that is Iust as rele/ant today as it $as during his time

For though $e $alk in the flesh, $e do not $ara""ording to the flesh. For the $eapons of our $arfareare not "arnal but mighty in God for pulling do$nstrongholds, "asting do$n arguments and e/ery high

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thing that e9alts itself against the kno$ledge of God,bringing e/ery thought into "apti/ity to the obedien"e of

Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedien"e $henyour obedien"e is fulfilled D+ Cor. &*:26E.

suggest that you study all of + Corinthians &*. PaulAsinstru"tions to the Corinthians are the key to /i"tory in ouro$n battles of the mind. @hen $e "apture a thought andmake it obedient to Christ, $e are simply transformingthat thought into the $ay Christ $ould think. Paul goes

on to tell the Corinthians that if they do not bring theirthoughts into "apti/ity, their minds $ill be affe"ted by$rong philosophies and a stronghold $ill be de/eloped.imply stated, a stronghold is a thought pro"ess that hasbeen "onstru"ted and allo$ed to take up residen"e.trongholds "an be either good or bad>5a/id oftenreferred to the Lord as his Jstronghold.J 3o$e/er, $hen

$e allo$ atan to establish a stronghold in our minds, $eprote"t his $ay of operation in our li/es.

his is not a book about strongholds. uffi"e it to saythey are one of atanAs most po$erful means to renderboth indi/iduals and entire parts of the Body of Christineffe"ti/e for $ar. o ho$ do $e pre/ent them and a/oidbeing another soldier taken out of the fight Paul lets us

kno$ in Romans &+&2+

appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in/ie$ of Kall the mer"ies of God, to make a de"isi/ededi"ation of your bodies Kpresenting all your membersand fa"ulties as a li/ing sa"rifi"e, holy Dde/oted,"onse"ratedE and $ell pleasing to God, $hi"h is yourreasonable Drational, intelligentE ser/i"e and spiritual

$orship. 5o not be "onformed to this $orld Dthis ageE,Kfashioned after and adapted to its e9ternal, superfi"ial"ustoms, but be transformed D"hangedE by the Kentirerene$al of your mind Kby its ne$ ideals and its ne$attitude, so that you may pro/e Kfor yoursel/es $hat isthe good and a""eptable and perfe"t $ill of God, e/enthe thing $hi"h is good and a""eptable and perfe"t Kin

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3is sight for you $A+9%.

PaulAs statement to the "hur"h in Rome is Iust as /alidtoday as it $as nearly +,*** years ago. @e "an be"ome"onformed to the $orld in a heartbeat. n our sinfulnature, $e are instin"ti/ely $ired to take on the blueprintof the $orldAs plans, methods and philosophies. Romans)62( says, Jo be "arnally minded is death, but to bespiritually minded is life and pea"e. Be"ause the "arnalmind is enmity against God.J 0ur mind inherently $arsagainst the kno$ledge and thinking pro"esses of God. hesad truth is that $e are more likely to "ome into agreement$ith anti2God thoughts and anti"hrist systems than $e areto "hoose GodAs $ay.

3o$e/er, the Lord offers a solution /ia PaulAs $ordsto the Romans. @e are "alled to be transformed. he $ord

JtransformationJ essentially means to break out of that"onfined plan and blueprint and enter into ametamorphosis of thinking the same $ay God thinks.3o$ do $e transform @e be"ome more like 3im,thinking His thoughts and follo$ing His strategies, by theJrene$ing of your mindJ DRom. &++E.

Be fore$arned =ust as /iolent praise e/okes imminent

"onfli"t Das $e dis"ussed in the pre/ious "hapterE, so toodoes this spiritual rene$al of the mind stir up $arfare.0ur mind resists re"ei/ing ne$ re/elation. 1any peoplea/oid propheti" re/elation entirely. his typi"ally "omesthrough religious spirits "on/in"ing us that $e donAt needto kno$ anything ne$ or that $e ha/e alreadye9perien"ed $hat God has for us. et $ithout propheti"re/elation $e a"tually go ba"k$ard. !gain, this isprobably the most diffi"ult battle $e fa"e on an indi/idualle/el. @ill $e re"ei/e ne$ thoughts that refle"t GodAs $ayof thinking in this age, or $ill $e settle for our o$nkno$ledge and adhere to the $orldAs mindsets

he en"ouraging truth is this f you make it past this

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$ar, you "an $alk in /i"tory in e/ery $ar ahead.

)od Can Change our %ind!t this "riti"al Iun"ture in history, the Chur"h is in

transition. @e must e/aluate the present Jappointed timeJand a"t appropriately. o do that, belie/e God is "ausingour minds to shift in a ne$ $ay. t reminds me of $hatGod did to =eremiah. n "hapter +7 of the book of =eremiah,$e find =eremiah prophesying (* years of desolation for

the sraelites be"ause they $ould not listen, heed the $ordof God and "hange. 3e didnAt bother to temper his $ordsas he foretold =erusalemAs "omplete destru"tion. heresult =eremiah $as thro$n in prison.

n the ne9t /erse DdonAt you lo/e those gaps of time in"riptureE, $e read that the Lord told the prophet to goand buy a pie"e of land at !nathoth, the /ery pla"e o/er

$hi"h he had prophesied destru"tion. Be"ause Godinstru"ted =eremiah to do this, the prophet had to think ina ne$ $ay J!h, Lord GodH Behold, ou ha/e made thehea/ens and the earth by our great po$er andoutstret"hed arm. here is nothing too hard for ouJ D=er.:+&(E. 0beying a "ommand that $as so "ontrary to =eremiahAs o$n thought pro"ess "alled for some /iolent

praiseHFast for$ard a fe$ /erses in this same "hapter and $e

find God turning the tables on =eremiah JBehold, am theLord, the God of all flesh. s there anything too hard for1eJ D/. +(E. tAs one thing for you to tell God that there isnothing too hard for 3im>itAs another thing for God toask if you really belie/e itH 0ur thought pro"esses "an

de"ei/e us, but they "annot es"ape the reality of God. hisis ho$ "riti"al thinking $orks t "auses us to be"omeresponsi/e to a purpose or goal. f $e align our thoughts$ith GodAs thoughts, $e are assured su""ess in the future.

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hat leads us to the ob/ious #uestion =ust ho$ do $ealign our thoughts $ith GodAs @e ha/e already dis"ussed

the ta"ti" of rene$ing our minds, $hi"h sets us up for asho$do$n against our natural, $orldly mindset. hereare plenty of opponents $ho $ould rather not see us$alking in union $ith GodAs thoughts and plans>atanand his earthly a""ompli"es, for starters. et there isanother for"e at $ork against us, one that "omes from$ithin ea"h of us our o$n emotions.

o think differently $e must realign our desires andallo$ the 3oly pirit to rule our emotions. ! desire is afun"tion of our emotions. n other $ords, our desires arebirthed out of our emotions. Remember that desire, fueledby emotion, is $hat "aused 4/e to stray from the mind ofGod. atan "on/in"ed her that God $as holding out on herby not offering her the fruit of e/ery tree in the garden.

he $as not "ontent $ith ha/ing a""ess to ''.' per"ent ofthe trees in 4den>she $anted them all. his shifted herdesire from God to something that God had forbidden.

5esire "auses you to seek $hat is most pre"ious to you,often $ithout regard to the "ost. his "an be both goodand bad. !ll prayer and "ommunion is a result of desire.5esire is linked $ith passion>$e all burn to embra"e

something. 5esire is also linked $ith praise and delight.@hen you feel spiritually dry and are unable to praise,most likely your emotions ha/e been blo"ked in some $ayand your desire fun"tion is not in operation. f $e donAtallo$ the 3oly pirit to o/ertake our desires, our minds$ill not fun"tion right.

0n the negati/e side, unrestrained desire leads to"o/etousness, presumption, d$indling /ision and o/erallde"ay. @hen desire is not fun"tioning healthily, $e enterinto hope deferred. !nd as Pro/erbs &:&+ says, J3opedeferred $ill make the heart si"k.J @hen the heart is si"k,the mind be"omes infe"ted. !nd if $e lose our e9pe"tationfor God to mo/e in our li/es, $hi"h is a fun"tion of desire,

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$e begin to think $ith a mindset "ontrary to the $ay Godthinks.

Pictures of Alignment

n "riti"al, stressful times, our emotions "an oftenbe"ome bruised and our desires tainted, "ausing us to losethe strength ne"essary to resist the enemyAs plan.3o$e/er, God is al$ays in the pro"ess of restoring andstrengthening. @hen $e rely on 3is strength and not our

o$n>on His thoughts and strategies, not ours>then $e"an perse/ere. 0ne of my fa/orite passages that e9emplifythis is Genesis &?, $hi"h tells the story of !braham and hisnephe$, Lot. Lot found himself in a state of "risis 3e $as"aptured by fi/e kings. 4/en though Lot and !brahamhad gone their separate $ays, !braham $ent to $ar to getLot ba"k in pla"e and repositioned. !braham defeated the

fi/e kings, res"ued Lot and "olle"ted the spoils from battle.3e then met 1el"hi;edek, the king of alem and a highpriest, $ho blessed him JBlessed be !bram of God 1ost3igh, possessor of hea/en and earthM and blessed be God1ost 3igh, $ho has deli/ered your enemies into yourhandJ D//. &'2+*E. n reply, !braham ga/e him a tithe of allof the spoils of $ar.

0ne of the $ays to align $ith GodAs thoughts isthrough gi/ing. -oti"e that immediately after !brahamga/e, God "alled 3imself !brahamAs Je9"eedingly greatre$ardJ DGen. &7&E and then made a "o/enant $ith!braham that set the "ourse for the future of all nations.God did not take lightly !brahamAs gi/ing to 1el"hi;edekDa symboli" pre"ursor to =esusE, nor does 3e take lightly

our gi/ing today. @hen $e align oursel/es $ith GodAsstrategies to go to $ar and regain $hat $e ha/e lost, and$hen our response to /i"tory is to gi/e ba"k to the Lord,$e begin to see our future ordered.

!nother great e9ample of "riti"al thinking inalignment $ith the LordAs thoughts "omes from the life of

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5a/id. he prophet amuel anointed 5a/id as king o/erall srael, yet it $as years before the young $arrior

as"ended the throne. n fa"t, from that point for$ard,5a/id had to hide from aul in the $ilderness and seemedto fa"e more "onfli"t than anything else. et afterremaining faithful and in step $ith GodAs destiny for him,5a/id $as made king &+ years later. 3is first reign $aso/er t$o tribesM se/en years later, he $as made king of allthe tribes of srael.

ou might think that after all 5a/id had been through,his first assignment might be to get a robe and a throneand rest for a "ouple of years. But be"ause he $as a "riti"althinker, 5a/id $as more interested in the LordAs plansthan he $as in resting on his laurels. !nd the Lord hadbigger plans. 5a/idAs first mo/e as king $as to o/erthro$the =ebusites, a people $ho had ne/er been o/erthro$n

before. hey had established a stronghold in =erusalemthat had ne/er been dealt $ith from the time Godestablished "o/enant boundaries $ith !braham.

5a/id in#uired of the Lord>a "hara"teristi" of "riti"althinking that he displayed throughout his life>andreali;ed that 8ion $as to finally be the LordAs on"e more.his $as no small feat. Generations before, =oshua and the

people of srael had been "ommanded by God toannihilate all those $ho $ere in their $ay as they tookpossession of their promised inheritan"e. But =oshua &76:points out that Jas for the =ebusites, the inhabitants of =erusalem, the "hildren of =udah "ould not dri/e themout.J his ini#uitous people had kept their stronghold foreight generations. !nd in 5a/idAs Dand GodAsE eyes, that

$as eight generations too many.he Bible "ondenses the re"laiming of this long2

standing stronghold into one brief senten"e J-e/ertheless5a/id took the stronghold of 8ionJ D+ am. 7(E.

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@ithout re"ei/ing both instru"tion and strategy fromthe Lord, 5a/id likely $ould not ha/e had su""ess against

the =ebusites. !t least four pre/ious generations had triedand met failure. et be"ause 5a/id sought the LordAsmindset, kno$ing that /i"tory lies in His plans, the Biblebarely e/en des"ribes it as a battle.

f $e hope to follo$ 5a/idAs e9ample and $in the$ars of our time>no matter ho$ fortified or long2standing they are>$e $ould be $ise to keep in mind the

follo$ing elements

&. @e must "apture our thoughts and think the$ay God thinks.

+. @e must not allo$ strongholds or thoughtpro"esses "ontrary to GodAs kingdom plans tode/elop $ithin us.

:. @e must be $illing to address issues that ha/ene/er been addressed and o/er"ome.

?. @e must ha/e "reati/e leadership methods sothat $e "an enter into areas that ha/e ne/erbeen penetrated.

7. @e must understand our boundaries ande9er"ise our authority $ithin those boundaries.

6. @e must kno$ $here and $ith $hom $e arebuilding.

(. @e must be aligned properly. 0ur fun"tionalauthority is enhan"ed $hen $e Ioin $ithsomeone $ho has more authority than $e do inthe operation of our gift. his is foundational to

the transformation in our territory Dsee 4ph. ?E.). @e must re/ie$ ho$ $e are to build for the

future. @hat re/elation got us started @hatemotions ha/e hindered us s anything toohard for the Lord

'. @e must "onsider $ho is gi/ing us "ounsel and

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$ho $e are gi/ing "ounsel to.

@ars are not Iust $on $ith $eapons. !ny soldier $hopointlessly barrels his $ay through the battlefield $ithguns bla;ing $ill likely find himself another number onthe "asualty list. trategy is essential. 0n the other side ofthe "oin, ho$e/er, the greatest masterminds behind e/ery$ar "an a""omplish nothing $ithout those $ho $ield the$eapons of $ar.

!s Christians, $e ha/e both $eapons and strategy>and both are found in the Lord. n this "riti"al time, one ofthe greatest $eapons 3e has gi/en 3is Body is "riti"althinking. @e "an do more than Iust rea"t to e/ery situationfrom an emotional le/elM $e "an assess and pro"ess using"riti"al thinking. et on our o$n, this amounts to nothingin our fight against the po$ers of darkness. @e must findthe LordAs strategy by aligning our minds $ith 3is. 0nlythen "an $e fa"e>$ith assured /i"tory>the $ars ahead.

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!The Blood War

"m#owered in Soul and S#irit

a/e you e/er heard someone say, Jhat person Iust has bad bloodJ tAs as if $e e9plain a$aysomeoneAs misfortunes, poor "hoi"es, addi"tions,

sins or o/erall $eaknesses by "halking it up to geneti"s.J3is father $as an al"oholi", so $hat else $ould youe9pe"t from himJ J3er mother di/or"ed $hen she $asyoung> gi/e their marriage a "ouple of years at themost.J J0h, sheAs al$ays $orrying, Iust like her grandma.J@hether intentional or not, $e speak of Jbad bloodJ as a"urse.

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remember $hen $e adopted our first "hild, 5aniel.3e $as meant for us. =ust as Psalm 6)6 says, JGod sets thesolitary in families,J 5aniel $as ordained by God to "omeinto our family. 1aybe thatAs $hy it hit me so hard $henmy aunt asked me, J@hy are you adopting ou ha/e noidea $hat bad blood and problems you are going to get byadopting this "hild.J

mmediately felt the Lord lead me to respond to herby saying, J!untie, his blood "anAt be any $orse than ours.

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!nd he sure "anAt ha/e any more problems than ourfamily has had. he Lord "an "hange him Iust like 3eAs

"hanged me.J

5i/ine nter/ention

am one of those $ho "ome from Jbad blood.J 0urhome life $as filled $ith one traumati" e/ent afteranother, resulting in death and destru"tion. @e $ere afamily that had great potential. 1y father a"#uired landfrom his family, and the future looked bright>but 5ad$as ensnared by the enemy and lost his life prematurelyat age :'. Conse#uently, the land and three generationsA$orth of blessings $ere lost. his left great $ounds inboth my soul and spirit. !nd yet as told my aunt, theLord performed a mira"le in my life.

@hen $as &), God so/ereignly /isited me. $as in ahospital bed on o9ygen, ha/ing been diagnosed $ithdouble pneumonia and an enlarged heart. By GodAsmasterful design, 3e pla"ed me in a room $ith aPente"ostal pastor $ho introdu"ed me to a Person didnot kno$ the 3oly pirit. had a""epted Christ yearsbefore, and yet through this pastor, the Person of Christsuddenly be"ame ali/e to me. -ot only did the Lord seemso real and near to me, but so did 3is @ord. began tode/our "ripture like ne/er before. remember t$opassages in parti"ular that spoke to me during those t$o$eeks in the hospital. he first $as Pro/erbs :72&*

Lean on, trust in, and be "onfident in the Lord $ithall your heart and mind and do not rely on your o$ninsight or understanding. n all your $ays kno$,re"ogni;e, and a"kno$ledge 3im, and 3e $ill dire"tand make straight and plain your paths. Be not $ise inyour o$n eyesM re/erently fear and $orship the Lordand turn Kentirely a$ay from e/il. t shall be health toyour ner/es and sine$s, and marro$ and moistening toyour bones. 3onor the Lord $ith your "apital and

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suffi"ien"y Kfrom righteous labors and $ith thefirstfruits of all your in"ome. o shall your storage pla"es

be filled $ith plenty, and your /ats shall be o/erflo$ing$ith ne$ $ine $A+9%.

"hose to belie/e $hat the Bible said f $ould nottrust in my o$n mind, thoughts and $isdom, then myner/es "ould be healed and my bones and marro$ "ouldbe filled $ith life. D also sa$ the "onne"tion this /ersemakes bet$een health and gi/ing.E

he ne9t /erse God spoke to me $as Pro/erbs &)&?,$hi"h says, Jhe strong spirit of a man sustains him inbodily pain or trouble, but a $eak and broken spirit $ho"an raise up or bearJ $A+9%. @o$H 1y eyes suddenlyopened to a ne$ understanding. @ith a fresh re/elation ofho$ my mind, spirit, health and healing $ere all"onne"ted, sa$ that it $as possible to $ithstand the

si"kness $as fa"ing. f allo$ed God to heal me from theinside, "ould o/er"ome si"knesses in my body.

n that meeting at the hospital, the Lord sho$ed methe $ar that $as going on inside of me. here $as a $ar$ith my e/il nature. here $as a $ar $ith sin domination.here $as a $ar "on"erning my family and all itsdo$nfalls and failings. here $as a $ar $ith myinheritan"e. here $as e/en a $ar $ith my faith>did really belie/e the @ord of God

n that di/ine time heard the /oi"e of God. !s ifre/erberating through a mountainous "a/ern, 3is $ordsrang inside me ) can restore what you ha&e lost.J heye"hoed throughout my entire being, be"oming my lifeline.

3is $ords e/en began a pro"ess in my re"reation. !lmostinstantly "ould sense a breaking of the po$er of loss that$as being held $ithin my geneti" stru"ture. his $as the/ery po$er "reating infirmity and disease $ithin mybody.

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ne/er turned ba"k from follo$ing the Lord after 3emet me so po$erfully. !nd yet there $as another in"ident

se/eral years later that brought me understandingregarding $hat $e $ill dis"uss in this "hapter.

Pam and had been married for fi/e years. $astea"hing a Bible study at my pla"e of employment. n theBible study $ere fi/e sisters in the Lord $ho $orked forme. 0ne of the $omen pulled me aside and said there $asan indi/idual $ho she noti"ed $as dra$n to me, and that

needed to be "areful $ith my relationship $ith her. $asnAt a$are of anything that $as going on, but $hen shared this $ith Pam after getting home from $ork, sheinformed me that during our fi/e years of marriage shehad noti"ed had a stronghold in this area. $as not sureat that time $hat she meant by stronghold, but listenedto $hat she $as saying.

Pam e9plained that if fell to any temptation su"h as$hat des"ribed to her that she $ould take "are of meherself. !"tually, her e9a"t $ords $ere J $ill Iust killyou.J

hinking she $as Ioking, laughed it off and replied,Jure, and ho$ $ill you re"on"ile that before the LordJ

@ith a dead2serious tone, she said, JhatAs not the best$ay, so suggest you get before the Lord and ask 3im toremo/e anything in your life that atan "ould get atoehold in.J

-o$ that spoke to me. $ent and got before the Lordin the bathroom.

0ne of the things ha/e al$ays done is read the Bibleout loud to the Lord. here in the bathroom beganreading Romans 6 and got to /erse &? JFor sin shall notha/e dominion o/er you ...J stopped abruptly and askedthe Lord a #uestion JLord, is this a true statementJ

heard a /oi"e so loudly that thought there $as aperson standing in the room $ith me. J'es,) the /oi"e said.

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ei;ing the opportunity, asked another #uestionJLord, is this Book "ompletely trueJ

3is reply $as simply, Jes, obey 1y @ord.J

!t that moment kne$ did not ha/e to submit to sinanymore. t did not ha/e to be my master. 4/en though had ne/er been taught this before in any of the "hur"hser/i"es had attended, it resonated $ithin me as truth.!nd at that moment, a po$er that had held "ontrol o/er

my family $as broken. kne$ that ne/er had to do $hatmy dad had done. kne$ that didnAt ha/e to fall to thesame strategies atan had used to enti"e my grandfathera$ay from GodAs best. kne$ that "ould $alk faithfullybefore the Lord and remain in faithful "o/enant $ith my$ife. @hat had been in my bloodline for generations hadno$ been dete"ted, addressed and broken. 1y life took adrasti" turn from that moment.

$he &ar of the &ord

Follo$ing that en"ounter $ith the pirit of God, mydaily Bible readings and time of prayer took on ne$meaning. "ontinued to read the @ord Iust as hadal$ays done sin"e $as &), "o/ering three to four "haptersa day. et $hen began to read the ne9t morning, the

3oly pirit spoke to me );on(t go to the ne4t &erse untilyou belie&e the one you >ust read.) God $as going to makeme a man of faith Iust like those read about in 3ebre$s&&. 3e $as going to make sure 3is @ord penetrated deepinto me and brought all my thought pro"esses intoalignment $ith 3is. 3ebre$s ?&+ says

For the @ord that God speaks is ali/e and full ofpo$er Kmaking it a"ti/e, operati/e, energi;ing, andeffe"ti/eM it is sharper than any t$o2edged s$ord,penetrating to the di/iding line of the breath of life DsoulEand Kthe immortal spirit, and of Ioints and marro$ Kofthe deepest parts of our nature, e9posing and siftingand analy;ing and Iudging the /ery thoughts and

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purposes of the heart $A+9%.

his is one of the most in"redible truths ha/e e/eren"ountered. he @ord of God is ali/e. t is full of po$erand, like a s$ord, "an di/ide a personAs soul from his orher eternal part, the spirit. !s a result of this in"rediblepo$er, the @ord "auses our hearts to "hange. belie/e this"hange is both spiritual and physi"al. Romans &*&( says,Jo then faith "omes by hearing, and hearing by the $ordof God.J atanAs greatest strategy is to stop you fromhearing $hat God has to say to you. 3e kno$s that $henthe /oi"e of God penetrates you, it goes deep into yourbone marro$ and rearranges the "ell stru"tures $ithinyour body. 3e kno$s it has a po$erful effe"t on the bloodflo$ $ithin your body. @hen the @ord of Godsu""essfully penetrates us, $hen $e allo$ it to be storedin our hearts and de/elop the $ay $e think, our blood

system begins to be purified. he pirit of God literallybegins to in/ade blood stru"tures.

@e $ill dis"uss $hy this is so important in Iust a bitMfor no$, it is key to re"ogni;e that there is a $ar going ono/er "ommand of our bloodline. he for"es of darkness are"onstantly $orking to pre/ent spiritual life from enteringinto our physi"al being. belie/e the enemyAs greateststrategy is to separate us from the @ord and the lo/e ofGod. f he "an separate us from the @ord of God, $e losethe po$er of life $orking through our life2gi/ing bloodsystem.

@hat is so important about our blood !nd $hat doesit ha/e to do $ith the 3oly piritAs $ork in our life

!llo$ me to take a moment to e9plain some thingsthat $ill be foundational for the rest of this "hapter. @ekno$ that God is spirit, and yet 3e is also the designer ofe/ery element $ithin our physi"al $orld. herefore, it issafe to say 3is $orks tra/erse e/ery realm of life>physi"al, spiritual, mental, emotional, and so on. @hen

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"onsidering the physi"al and spiritual elements of blood,the same is true. apologi;e in ad/an"e if some of this

brings ba"k memories of suffering through biology "lass.But trust me, you $ill soon see ho$ /aluable thatinformation is in relation to the $ars>physi"al andspiritual>that $e fa"e today.

Understanding the Blood

Life is in blood. t "ir"ulates through the body,supplying life2gi/ing nutrients to ea"h part. hrough the"ir"ulatory or "ardio/as"ular system, blood is pro/ided tothe organs of the body from "ell to "ell. he heart, lungsand blood /essels, $hi"h in"lude arteries, /eins and"apillaries, all $ork together $ith about fi/e liters of bloodDin the a/erage adult bodyE to "reate this "ir"le of life flo$.

@hat is important for us to note is that this blood doesmore than supply physi"al life. Le/iti"us &(&& says, JForthe life of the flesh is in the blood . . . the blood makesatonement for the soul.J @e "an already see that bloodtakes on a spiritual signifi"an"e for our /ery soul. But thereis still more. Pro/erbs +:( says, JFor as he thinks in hisheart, so is he.J @ithout taking this /erse out of "onte9t,$e "an see that the heart is at least asso"iated $ith>if notthe "ontroller of>our thought pro"esses. 0b/iously, thebrain is $here our kno$ledge is stored, yet this /erseindi"ates that it is not the brain that thinks, but the heartH

suggest that if the heart thinks, it in/ol/es both ourde/eloped belief systems and the informationa""umulated and "ategori;ed in our brains. !nd if that is

the "ase, then our "ardio/as"ular system>$hi"h "y"lesblood to and from the heart>is responsible for thetransportation of our thoughts. @hen the heart pumpsblood, it "arries a thought system throughout the entirebody. n essen"e, all of our organs are responding to the$ay our heart thinks.

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LetAs take this a bit further. !s $e kno$, blood "an bebroken do$n to a more mi"ros"opi" le/el>$ithin ea"h

drop of blood are millions of "ells, $hi"h are the basi"building blo"ks of life. 0n the outside of ea"h "ell is $hatAs"alled a "ell membrane. his is a barrier or boundary thatensures that the information $ithin that "ell is "ontainedproperly. hink of the "ell membrane as a gatekeeper thatallo$s helpful substan"es to pass inside, $hile reIe"tingharmful substan"es that should not enter the gates of our

de/elopment.n the nu"leus of ea"h "ell are "hromosomes, the rod2

like stru"tures that "ontain the main /ehi"les of geneti"s>genes. @here these genes originated is a maIor fa"tor in$hat kind of "ell is produ"ed. For instan"e, a gene "an bedominant, meaning that it $ill al$ays appear in the ne9tgeneration, e/en if only one "opy of that gene is passed on.

0n the other hand, a recessi&e gene $ill only appear in thene9t generation if both reprodu"ing "ells share that samere"essi/e gene.

f ha/e already lost those of you $ho skipped out onbiology "lass, letAs simplify things using the e9"ellentanalogy of authors Linda agliaferro and 1ark V. BloomJf a "ell is like the $orld, then a "hromosome is like a

"ountry, a se"tion of a "hromosome is like a state, a gene islike a small to$n, and base pairs D!s, Cs, s and GsE arelike people and houses.J& hese Jbase pairsJ are in fa"t the"ornerstone of e/ery "ellAs life be"ause $hen boundtogether, they make up the most /aluable information"arried in e/ery "ell 5-!. imply put, 5-!Ddeo9yribonu"lei" a"idE is the "ode of life. t is the

mole"ular JstuffJ that holds hereditary information passedfrom one generation to another. t is $hat "auses us tolook like our family members and links us into themysteries of heredity.

@hen "ells reprodu"e, the most "ru"ial thing they passalong is 5-!. ! single "ell be"omes t$o ne$ "ells, yet

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those t$o ne$ "ells "arry bits and pie"es of the original"ellAs 5-!. his repli"ation pro"ess is "ontinually

o""urring and is essential to the $ell2being of our entirebody. 4/erything in a good "ell must be repli"ated into ane$ "ell for larger stru"tures or organs to "ontinue inhealth.

'attles for 'lood

For those of you $ho use the elements of biology on a

daily basis, my simplisti" e9planation of "ell life may ha/ebeen offensi/e. rust me, ho$e/er>it has a point. t is"ru"ial for us to understand the intri"ate "onne"tions thate9ist $ithin ea"h drop of blood be"ause $e must notforget that e/ery "onne"tion fa"tors into the $ar o/er ourblood.

@hat $ar !nd why is there a $ar o/er our blood @e

ha/e already established that blood "ontains life. !s itstems from the heart, the blood holds the key to ourthought pro"esses. -o$ "onsider the "on"ept of $ar onepeople group desiring to impress its life for"e ontoanotherM one nation desiring to be the JdominantJ gene topass on its Jinformation.J f $e "an see this in the naturalrealm on a grand s"ale, then $hy $ould it not be so on the

mi"ro2"osmi" s"ale0ur blood shapes the $ay our minds think. f the

mind is not pure, $e "annot per"ei/e the $ill of God and$e fall into lust, pride and other elements of sin.0b/iously, this is e9a"tly $hat the enemy $ants, $hi"h is$hy he $ages $ar in the first pla"e. @hen pride entersour bloodstream and $e e9alt our thoughts abo/e GodAs,

$e find oursel/es on the side of the enemy rather than onour 1akerAs side.

<eep in mind that the $ar is $ithin the blood, but itoften pro"eeds out of our mouths. he $ar in our hearts$ill release $ords that $ill al$ays "reate strife in the earthrealm. =ames ?&27 says

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@here do $ars and fights "ome from among you5o they not "ome from your desires for pleasure that

$ar in your members ou lust and do not ha/e. oumurder and "o/et and "annot obtain. ou fight and $ar.et you do not ha/e be"ause you do not ask. ou askand do not re"ei/e, be"ause you ask amiss, that you mayspend it on your pleasures. !dulterers and adulteressesH5o you not kno$ that friendship $ith the $orld isenmity $ith God @hoe/er therefore $ants to be afriend of the $orld makes himself an enemy of God. 0r

do you think that the "ripture says in /ain, Jhe pirit$ho d$ells in us yearns IealouslyJ

he $ar that is $ithin us $ill manifest outside of us. t"an "ause families to enter into "onfli"t that spansgenerations. t "an lead entire nations to $ar, resulting inblood spilled a"ross the earth. herefore, the $hole earthis "rying out for God to redeem it.

@hen Cain and !bel brought their sa"rifi"es beforeGod in Genesis ?, blood $as the primary issue. !belbrought a sa"rifi"e of blood, $hile Cain brought a sa"rifi"eof the land. he latterAs $as una""eptable. 0nly through asa"rifi"e of blood "an $e please God Dthus, the fulfillmentof =esusE. God reasoned $ith Cain o/er the offering of thefruit of the ground. 3o$e/er, Cain "ontinued to allo$ hisemotions to rule him. 3is anger and Iealousy "aused himto open a door of ini#uity, $hi"h began to rule his future.!nger and Iealousy led to murder, and !bel be"ame CainAssa"rifi"e. !belAs blood then began to "ry from the ground.

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hroughout history, $e see blood al$ays "onne"ted

$ith $ar>and for good reason. !ll fragmentation in yoursoul "omes from the $ar that has entered into your 5-!.atan Jspeaks from his o$n resour"esJ D=ohn )??E. f hekno$s that there is something in you that has not "omeinto alignment $ith GodAs $ay of thinking, he $illattempt to take that resour"e ba"k under his domination.

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3is ultimate goal is to /e9 your spirit so that GodAsanointing "annot be released through you to "hange the

$orld around you. For this reason, you must guardagainst a negati/e perspe"ti/e that is the result of aJhardenedJ D+ Cor. :&?E, JblindedJ D+ Cor. ??E, J"orruptJ D+im. :)E or JdebasedJ DRom. &+)E heart or mind.

hink about perpetually negati/e people. hey seee/erything from a pessimisti" standpoint. 4ssentially, thatmeans there is something in their blood that has ne/er

been energi;ed by GodAs perspe"ti/e. Fortunately,"ripture pro/es that the heart or mind "an be rene$edDsee Rom. &++E, made pure Dsee + Pet. :&E, filled $ith thelo/e of God Dsee 1att. ++:(M 1ark &+:*M Luke &*+(E, andimplanted $ith 3is la$, $hi"h "reates boundaries for ourli/es Dsee 3eb. )&*E. 3o$e/er, this re#uires the 3olypiritAs a"ting upon our minds, $hi"h means that $e must

allo$ 3im to "on#uer $ithin our /ery blood stream.@e must rely moment by moment on the 3oly pirit

to "lear the path for us and redeem our hearts and minds.he diagram belo$ sho$s ho$ GodAs pirit, flo$ingthrough our spirits, in/ades our blood systems to "reate a"lear "ons"ien"e $ithin us. Perhaps this $ill gi/e you api"ture of ho$, as =esus said in 1atthe$ 7), the pure in

heart "an see God.

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belie/e the Lord ga/e me this diagram to sho$ ho$the pirit of God gi/es us re/elation from hea/en and

"onne"ts through the spirit into our o$n blood system.1atthe$ 6++2+: says, Jhe lamp of the body is the eye. ftherefore your eye is good, your $hole body $ill be full oflight. But if your eye is bad, your $hole body $ill be fullof darkness. f therefore the light that is in you is darkness,ho$ great is that darknessHJ @hen you look at thisdiagram, you "an see that God has de/eloped an JeyeJ$ithin us.

@hen the 3oly pirit flo$s through our blood system,3e begins to "leanse our "ons"ien"e. he "ons"ien"e is likea $indo$ bet$een our soul and spirit. f this $indo$ getsdirty, our heart does not per"ei/e the $ill of God "orre"tly.n the same $ay, if our "ons"ien"e is not "lear, our spiritdoes not operate properly.

@hen $e do not allo$ the 3oly pirit to engage in the$ar o/er our flo$ of blood, our spirit la"ks the truth in our/ery 5-! and $e $ill remain in a darkened state.4ssentially, $e $ill limit oursel/es to the kno$ledge that$e per"ei/e naturally. et if our "ons"ien"e is pure and/ibrant before God, $e $ill be able to see God all around

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us in operation.

@e must understand that there is a great $ar o/er our"ons"ien"e. he enemy $ould lo/e to hold your"ons"ien"e "apti/e. f he "an stop your "ons"ien"e DorJeyeJE from seeing God, he "an /e9 your spirit and allo$darkness to $ork $ithin your soul. nstead of you being alight to the $orld, the $orld $ill "onform you to itspattern of operation.

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f you are still $ondering $hy am putting su"hhea/y emphasis on blood, look no farther than the @ordof God. here $e find this mysterious life2gi/ing li#uidbeing the "enterpie"e of "ountless passages of "ripture,partially be"ause it played su"h a maIor role in the =e$ish

"ulture. Blood is the Ioining element bet$een God andhumanity. 3ebre$s &:+* says, J-o$ may the God ofpea"e $ho brought up our Lord =esus from the dead, thatgreat hepherd of the sheep, through the blood o* thee&erlasting co&enant, make you "omplete in e/ery good$ork to do 3is $illJ Demphasis addedE.

hroughout "ripture, blood is "losely "onne"ted $ith

the "on"ept of the "o/enant. ! "o/enant $asnAt Iust ahapha;ard promise. n the =e$ish "ulture, this $as abinding "ontra"t that established a lifelong bond offello$ship. n the 4arly Chur"h, the blood "o/enant"onne"ted you to someone $ho $as not related to you bybirth. our possessions be"ame their possessions Dsee !"ts?E. ou "ommitted your all to them, e/en /o$ing to die for

them if ne"essary.n the same $ay that "o/enants $ere made bet$een

people, they "ould also be established bet$een indi/idualsand God. n both "ases, the "o/enant $as sealed by the"utting of a sa"rifi"ial animal into t$o parts, ase9emplified through GodAs "o/enant $ith !braham in

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Genesis &7. n many "ases, both parties $ould $alkbet$een the split "ar"asses, signifying the ne$ blood

union bet$een the t$o. n the !brahami" "o/enant, God3imself passed through Dsee /. &(E>a symboli" pre"ursorof the ultimate fulfillment of this promise through =esusChrist. ears later, =eremiah prophesied about the ne$"o/enant Dsee =er. :&E and spoke of a spiritual "utting that$ould o""ur in our hearts, $hi"h $ould allo$ the pirit ofGod to enter our bloodstream, rene$ our spirit and gi/e

us a ne$ spirit. 0n"e again, GodAs pirit $ould go beforeus and Jseal the dealJ by $alking through the symboli"allysplit pie"es of flesh.

Perhaps the greatest>and "ertainly the mostfas"inating>thread among these and e/ery "o/enantmade bet$een God and man is this =esus Christ $as theultimate fulfillment. Point to any maIor "o/enant>God

and -oah, God and !braham, God and 1oses, God and5a/id>and you $ill find Christ as the a""omplishment ofe/ery promise. 3is blood triumphs o/er all.

!nd to think that blood no$ "leanses us from theinside outH n #he 9ower o* the Blood, 3. !. 1a9$ell @hyte$rites

=esus $as the only begotten of the Father D=ohn &&?Eand 3is body $as formed and fashioned $onderfully inthe $omb of 1ary 3is motherM but the li*e that $as in =esus Christ "ame alone from the Father by the 3olypirit. herefore, this life $hi"h flo$ed in the /eins ofthe Lord =esus Christ "ame from God. -o $onder 3esaid J am the "i*e.) God imparted 3is o$n life into thebloodstream of =esus... . f $e "an "learly understand

the meaning of the $ord atonement, $e ha/e dis"o/eredtremendous truth. God has pro/ided a substan"e by$hi"h $e "an "o/er things $e no longer $antM Godguarantees not e/en to see our sins after $e re"kon byfaith that the blood of =esus has "o/ered them @hen Godsees blood, 3e does not see sin.+

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ChristAs blood is our ultimate atonement. t is thesurest sign of /i"tory o/er e/ery po$er of darkness. s it

any $onder, then, $hy atan and his for"es $ork so hardto $ar o/er our blood 3e kno$s that $ith one drop of =esusA "leansing blood, our /ery 5-! $ill begin to de"lare3is /i"tory.

!t times throughout history, the enemy has e/en$arred o/er belie/ersA "elebration of that sa"red blood atPasso/er. Constantine forbade this "elebration, kno$ing

that it $as fine for Christians to ha/e the JnameJ but notthe empo$erment of the blood of the 0ne they $orshiped.@hy $ould su"h a "elebration matter to the enemy 0nereason is be"ause he understands GodAs name as Jeho&ah7@ohe, the God @ho 3eals. 5uring the =e$ish e9odus from4gypt, our hea/enly Father said 3e $ould put none of thediseases from 4gypt upon 3is people Dsee 5eut. (&7E.

@hen you look at this /erse in "onte9t, you find that 3e$as sho$ing 3is people a /ital truth f they relied on thePasso/er lamb "ompletely, disease $ould not be able too/ertake them.

his is $hy it is important that $e al$ays "elebrate thePasso/er lamb. 4/ery time $e remember ho$ Godbrought 3is people out of 4gypt and ho$ =esus redeemed

us through 3is obedien"e and the shedding of 3is blood, belie/e our "ells "ry out in "elebration. @orshiping "ellsare important to our bodily health. @hen our "ells"elebrate, they mimi" the "elebrating nature of theo/er"oming blood of the Lord =esus Christ.

Let us not forget, the $ar $ill al$ays be o/er the bloodof our Lord and ho$ $e $orship 3im. his threatens anenemy that $ill "ontinue to gain po$er in the earth realm.he anti"hrist for"e is al$ays against the blood of the Lord =esus Christ. !s the $ar es"alates, $e must dis"ern thisfor"e and de"lare the /i"tory of our Lord through 3is$ondrous blood. !s =ohn said, J3e must in"rease, but must de"reaseJ D=ohn ::*E. 3is pirit must in"rease in our

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bloodH

he reason for su"h opposition against ChristAs bloodreigning in us is simple t reminds atan of his defeat atthe "ross, and it reminds him of his imminent defeat uponthe LordAs return. @e must ne/er treat the phrase as "li"he#here is ower in the blood- !s one Bible "ommentary says

=esusA blood $as entirely Jpoured outJ of 3is bodyby the /arious $ays in $hi"h it $as shed>3is bloody

s$eat, the "ro$n of thorns, the s"ourging, the nails, andafter death the spear, Iust as the blood $as entirelypoured out and e9tra/asated Kfor"ed from the animalsa"rifi"es of the la$. t $as incorrutible D& Pet. &&)2&'E.-o "ripture states it $as again put into the LordAsbody.... he blood itself, therefore, "ontinues still inhea/en before God, the perpetual ransom pri"e of Jtheeternal "o/enantJ D3eb. &:+*E.:

atan hates to be reminded of our blood "o/enant $ithGod, so as anti"hrist for"es in"rease in the blood ofhumans, they $ill attempt to $ar $ith anyone $ho is"arrying the life for"e of =esus Christ $ithin them. 1akeno mistake @e are about to see a maIor shift in $ar. @eare mo/ing from an imperialisti" $arfare, in $hi"hnations and leaders /ie for "ontrol o/er land, to a blood

$arfare that finds people groups and nations trying to"ontrol ho$ ea"h other $orships. his goes hand in hand$ith Re/elation &+&*, $hi"h says, Jhen heard a loud/oi"e saying in hea/en, A-o$ sal/ation, and strength, andthe kingdom of our God, and the po$er of 3is Christ ha/e"ome, for the a""user of our brethren, $ho a""used thembefore our God day and night, has been "ast do$n.AJ he

a""user of the brethren must $ork $ith humans, yet Goddesigned us for 3is redempti/e plan. hat means the onlyhope the enemy has is to turn us against ea"h other. @henthis happens and people "ome into agreement $ith thea""user, he "an attempt to o/er"ome entire people groups,dominating all those $ho "ome under his thought pro"ess.

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0b/iously, atan detests the atoning #uality of =esusAblood. hrough it, $e are fore/er redeemed and sa/edfrom his fatal senten"e upon us. et there is anotherreason the blood $ill al$ays meet su"h opposition thealsH =esus said that atanAs desire is Jto steal, and to kill,and to destroyJ D=ohn &*&*E, $hi"h is the opposite of being$hole. he enemy of our soul $ould like nothing better

than to see us "rippled $ith si"kness.adly, belie/ers often seem to forget the re/itali;ing

attribute of the blood and instead gi/e into atanAs atta"ks.he Bible says that if $e submit oursel/es to God $e "anresist the de/il and he $ill flee Dsee =as. ?(E. et one of thebiggest problems $e ha/e is learning to $ithstand$eakness and infirmity in our li/es, both of $hi"h "an be

tools of atan. 4/en though =esus took stripes for ourinfirmity, $eAre often "aught $earing the prison garb ofde"aying health and si"kness. @e must remo/e theimpurities in our li/es so that $e "an $alk in di/inehealth. @e must learn to break any cycle of infirmity thathas de/eloped in our bloodline.

n 5od(s Now #ime, Rebe""a @agner ytsema and

$rote e9tensi/ely about the "y"les of infirmity, po/ertyand religion that atan infli"ts on GodAs people. ! cycle isan inter/al during $hi"h a re"urring se#uen"e of e/entshappens. ! "y"le "an also be a periodi"ally repeatedse#uen"e of e/ents, something that happens o/er and o/erat a "ertain time. t "an be linked $ith a spe"ifi" time ore/ent and or"hestrated supernaturally so that a repeating

$ound or inIusti"e o""urs from generation to generation.atan lo/es to keep us going around the same mountain orheld in a "y"li"al pattern. But God has a remedy forini#uityH By embra"ing the blood and redempti/e sa"rifi"eof the Lord =esus Christ, $e "an break out of any oldpatterns.

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JnfirmityJ is a term that en"ompasses more than Iustsi"kness and diseaseM it is also related to suffering and

sorro$. 1atthe$ )&62&( states that =esus J"ast out thespirits $ith a $ord, and healed all $ho $ere si"k, that itmight be fulfilled $hi"h $as spoken by saiah the prophet,saying A3e 3imself took our infirmities and bore oursi"knessesAJ Dsee also sa. 7:?E. nfirmity "an also refer to adisability of one kind or another. t "an o""ur as a result ofmoral or spiritual defe"ts that "ause our $ill to stray from

God, or from the influen"e of an e/il spirit Dsee Luke&:&&E.

nfirmity "an also be linked to an o/erall $eakness inour bodies or $ith anything that "reated the $eakness,su"h as grief. Romans &7& states that those J$ho arestrong ought to bear the $eaknesses of those $ithoutstrengthJ $NASB%. his $eakness is infirmity. -ot only did

Christ bear our $eaknesses and infirmities, but $e arealso "alled to bear the $eaknesses and infirmities of ourbrothers and sisters in the Lord. his is "alled inter"ession.Romans )+6 says, JLike$ise the pirit also helpeth ourinfirmities for $e kno$ not $hat $e should pray for as$e ought but the pirit itself maketh inter"ession for us$ith groanings $hi"h "annot be utteredJ $KJV%. @e ha/e

been "alled to inter"ede for the si"k, $hi"h allo$s us tobring someone $eaker than oursel/es before the Lord.!gain, is it any $onder $hy atan $ars so /iolentlyagainst the blood

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he Gospels are full of stories about =esus healing si"k

people. 3e dealt $ith many organi" "auses of illness,along $ith those affe"ted by madness, birth defe"ts andinfe"tions. he blind, the deaf, the lame and others $hosuffered approa"hed 3im for help, and 3is response tothem $as nothing short of re/olutionary. ou see, in the3ebrai" "ulture of the day, most people belie/ed that

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illness $as the dire"t "onse#uen"e of sin Dsee =ohn '&2:E.3o$e/er, =esus shifted this "on"ept by healing a blind

man $ho had been si"k sin"e birth. @hen =esusA dis"iplesasked, J@ho sinned, this man or his parents, that he $asborn blindJ =esus ans$ered that the si"kness $as notrelated to the man or his parents, Jbut that the $orks ofGod should be re/ealed in himJ D=ohn ':E. @hat anans$erH @e kno$ that many $rong "hoi"es produ"e"onse#uen"es that affe"t our bodies, yet =esusA reply

reiterated 3is mission of mer"y. n essen"e, 3e "ame toe9tend gra"e and bring us out from the bondage of sinAspunishment and into healing and $holeness. 3e has thepo$er both to forgi/e sin and to heal its reper"ussions Dsee1att. '&2)M 1ark +&2&+M Luke 7&(2+6E.

=esus healed those $ho suffered from mental illnessesand epilepsy>si"knesses usually asso"iated $ith demoni"

po$ers Dsee 1ark '&)E. he Lord addressed issues offe/er and dysentery Dsee 1att. )&?2&7E. terility andbarrenness $ere also maIor issues in bibli"al times. 0nse/eral o""asions, =esus used 3is o$n sali/a as anointment or anointing Dsee 1ark (:+2:7M )++2+7M =ohn '62(E. find this fas"inating be"ause one of the primary $ays5-! is "olle"ted for testing is through sali/a samples.

=esus took 3is o$n sali/a, pla"ed it on the eyes of theblind and $at"hed their eyes be"ome $hole.

Regardless of the "ause of their distress, people foundthat =esus "ould truly help. !nd today 3e e9tends thesame healing po$er through 3is healing blood, no$found in the /ery 5-! of e/ery belie/er.

/raw a 'loodlineo far in this "hapter $e ha/e e9plored my

understanding of the $ar $ithin our bloodstream. @eha/e identified ho$ the real $ar is o/er GodAs piritflo$ing through our blood, $hi"h then transforms ourminds. f you $ill re"all, $e learned in the last "hapter

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ho$ "ru"ial it is in these times to align our minds $ithChristAs. aking both $ars into "onsideration, it be"omes

"lear that the enemy is engaged in a fier"e battle o/er ourminds, $hi"h are "ontrolled by $hose 5-! is in usChristAs or the $orldAs. @e take on the 5-! of Christ bybeing transformed by the piritAs blood flo$ing throughus, by the @ord of God "hanging our belief systems andby the pirit of God bringing us into unity $ith the mindof Christ so that $e "an do the FatherAs $ill.

3o$e/er, in this "ru"ial blood $ar there is a ta"ti"aloffensi/e position $e "an take. =ust as troops must dra$ aline on the battlefield, $e must learn to dra$ a bloodlineso that the enemy "annot "ross o/er and enti"e us to do his$ill Dsee + im. ++6E. ea"her and author Billye Brime9plains $hat this bloodline is all about in her book #heBlood and the 5lory?

he bloodline began in hea/en.... Kt $as"onsummated $hen the manifested Lamb poured out3is life in 3is blood on Cal/aryAs altar. he "ir"le of theblood turned up$ard again on the third day. 0ur Lord =esus Christ arose>triumphant o/er death, hell and thegra/e>and "arried 3is o$n pre"ious blood into the3ea/enly 3oly of 3olies $here it $as a""epted for man.

he resurre"ted Lamb "losed the "ir"le gi/ing glory toGod the Father. he po$erful, redempti/e blood isreturned to its hea/enly terminal. here before thethrone of the Li/ing God, the blood e/er speaks Jmer"yJfor man D3eb. &++?E.?

atanAs goal is to break the "ir"le or "y"le of life that theFather offers us from 3is throne. =esus re"on"iled us ba"k

to the Father and has gi/en us a""ess to go boldly into thethrone room. et through $ar, atan tries to break that"y"le of life that is offered to ea"h one of us. @hen he doesthat, he "reates his o$n "y"le by operating in infirmity,po/erty and religion.

But as Christians, $e ha/e an all2po$erful $eapon.

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@hen $e use the name of =esus and rely on the po$er of3is blood, $e dra$ a bloodline that says to the enemy,

Jou ha/e no right to "rossHJ @e must learn this type of$arfare in days ahead. t $ill not only prote"t our familiesand homes, but it $ill also shelter our bodies from disease. =esus dre$ a bloodline $hen 3e $ent to the "ross andpoured out 3is blood. @e must not forget that 3is samepo$er is a"ti/e in us today Dsee 4ph. &2+E.

Breakthroughs on the 3ori;onhe blood $ar that is no$ being $aged is a timeless

$ar. in"e the moment he $as thro$n from the splendorsof hea/en, atan has been trying to enti"e the blood ofhumans to$ard his darkness. 3is efforts ha/e onlyintensified sin"e ChristAs /i"tory on the "ross, and today$e find him determined to rule the earth.

For that reason, feel it fitting that $rite briefly about$hat belie/e the Lord has sho$n me "on"erning theblood $ar ahead.

&. #he war with cancer will shi*t. he Lord $ill gi/e3is Body a ne$ understanding of "ar"inogens,$hi"h are detrimental to our health. @e $ill

better understand ho$ to rely on 3im to resistthe aggression and destru"ti/e for"es setagainst our blood systems. @ith $ar es"alatingin the earth realm, peopleAs adrenal glands $illbe o/er$orked, and "hroni" an9iety "ouldbe"ome an epidemi" throughout the earth.tress and an9iety "reate many "an"erous

in/asions in our bodies, but $e $ill see a dropin breast and prostate "an"er be"ause of a mo/eof purity in the Body of Christ in days ahead.GodAs people $ill begin to re"ogni;e the stressof the $orld. @e $ill de/elop a pea"e in themidst of the storm and rise abo/e this stress.

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+. #he *ear o* andemic &iruses and biological war*arewill continue to increase in the world, but GodAs

people $ill ha/e "onfiden"e that 3e "an "leanseand filter our blood in ne$ $ays. belie/e thatGod $ill ha/e people $ho "reate filteringpro"esses that "an "leanse a personAs blood inless than an hour. hings su"h as the !R/irus $ill not "reate fear $orld$ide. -ot only$ill God "reate natural $ays to "leanse blood,

but 3e $ill supernaturally set a blood barrierfor 3is people so that these /iruses "annotenter them.

:. An anointing *or healing is going to enter the Bodyo* hrist. $as ministering in a ser/i"e re"entlyand it $as as if had O2ray /ision. sa$ $herediseases $ere in the bodies of those $ho $ere

sitting in the "ongregation. $ish that $ouldhappen e/ery dayH his kind of anointing $illbe"ome more and more "ommon among thepeople of God.

?. #he blood7brain barrier will shi*t in days ahead.here $ill be a "hange in the $ay the brainoperates. -ot only $ill there be breakthroughs

in the area of brain te"hnology and progress in!l;heimerAs resear"h, but $e $ill also ha/emaIor breakthrough on ho$ thoughts ha/ebeen blo"ked by strongholds. he po$er ofmeditation $ill return to the Body of Christ.his $ill "reate a ne$ mo/e of su""ess in theChur"h.

7. #here is going to be a return to the )natural.J hereis already an in"redible mo/e in the area ofhomeopathi" healing. !s $e ha/e de/elopedso"iety, $e ha/e lost mu"h understandingabout the use of the elements of the land. heLord $ill return us to natural $ays of healing.

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0ur bodies $ill respond better to things theLord put here naturally than to the syntheti"

drug stru"ture $e ha/e depended on.

6. Because o* increased technology in healing we mustbe care*ul not to try to create a )er*ect race.) heanti"hrist system operates out of a humanisti"standpoint that seeks perfe"tion in humanity.1any of the same te"hni#ues $e $ill seeemerge $ere used in @orld @ar $o. @e must

$at"h for similar patterns on"e again. GodAspeople must "ome to a pla"e $here they trust3im>and only 3im>to in"rease their strengthand /itality.

(. 3ith war escalating casualties will escalate.5espite a greater number of deaths, belie/ethere $ill be great de/elopment in GodAspeople "oming into a re/elation of 3is Body.he gift of healing $ill be released as thego/ernment of God and the Body of Christmatures into the $ineskin for this generation.@e must e9pe"t God to mo/e through 3ispeople as 3e tou"hes humanity and brings usinto an a$areness of 3is reality.

-o matter $hat the future holds, $e must al$aysremember ChristAs blood o/er"omesH

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tra/el "onstantly. ypi"ally, Am a$ay from homeabout +** days out of the year. @hile getting afirsthand look at $hat God is doing in this nation and

around the globe has its ob/ious upsides, and $hile relish my "alling to minister to the nations, there is oneattribute of my JIob des"riptionJ that Am less than "ra;yabout Ietlag. ha/e lost "ount of the number of times mybodyAs "lo"k has had to be set and reset. 1ost fre#uentflyers and hard"ore business tra/elers find $ays to adIustto the "onstant time "hanges and ho$ that affe"ts theirbiologi"al "lo"k. !nd to a degree, so ha/e >but there aretimes $hen my body is stu"k in another time ;one . . . onethatAs miles and miles a$ayH

!ll of our bodies ha/e a biologi"al "lo"k. 0ur entirephysi"al being>our inner mo/ements, the rise and fall ofbody temperature, blood pressure, hormones, our sleepand $ake "y"le>is "onne"ted to this biologi"al "lo"k.Be"ause our "ells keep time, our bodies operate in "y"lesand loops. For the most part, our fast2pa"ed modernso"iety tends to ignore these "ir"adian rhythms in an effort

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to be Jmore produ"ti/e.J But thankfully, more people areno$ returning to the art of listening to the bodyAs natural

signals and seasons. n fa"t, the entire medi"al field of"hronobiology, $hi"h treats patients a""ording to their"oordinating biologi"al rhythms, is be"oming morepre/alent.

! re"ent arti"le in Science ;aily highlighted thedis"o/eries being made in using "ir"adian rhythms tofurther treatment of diseases JFor e9ample, heart and

asthma atta"ks are more likely to o""ur at "ertain times ofthe day. !nd "ertain medi"ations ha/e greater effi"ien"yand lo$er to9i"ity depending on $hat hour they aregi/en.J& n pre/ious "hapters ha/e mentioned our need tobe"ome like the sons of ssa"har today, paying attention toand understanding the times Dsee & Chron. &+:+E. belie/eGod is raising up ssa"har prophets no$ $ho $ill

understand the importan"e of ho$ God designed ourbodies and set $ithin us an internal "lo"k. @e mustunderstand that the bodyAs sense of time matters in e/eryphase of life. 0ur bodiesA "lo"ks affe"t our physi"alrea"tions and mental ability. hey determine the $ay $esleep and rise. @hen $e do "ertain things at a parti"ulartime in the day affe"ts our profi"ien"y and produ"ti/ity.

=ust as plants respond to day and night, our bodies take"ues from the rotation of the planet as it shifts from nightto day and one season to another.

!s our 1aker, God designed us intentionally $ith abody "lo"k. 3e kno$s our most produ"ti/e times. 1oreimportant, 3e kno$s the best time for us to seek 3im, and3e kno$s ho$ to get us in 3is perfe"t timing. But

unfortunately, $hen humanity sinned in the Garden andbrought the Fall, it affe"ted more than Iust our spiritualalignment $ith the Father. 0ur bodies $ere thro$n aske$as $ell. -o$ $e find a body that resists "hanges and aninternal "lo"k that struggles to "ontrol us.

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that $e "an seek 3im. =esus displayed this prin"iple $hendealing $ith 3is dis"iples during a "ru"ial time in 3is life.

n 1atthe$ +6?*2?&, =esus asked 3is dis"iples a #uestionJhen 3e "ame to the dis"iples and found them sleeping,and said to Peter, A@hatH Could you not $at"h $ith 1eone hour @at"h and pray, lest you enter into temptation.he spirit indeed is $illing, but the flesh is $eak.AJ ndeed,our flesh is /ery $eak. 0n"e a "y"le of time begins to"ontrol our bodyAs "lo"k, it is diffi"ult to "hange. @e are no

different from the dis"iples.he thing $e must remember, ho$e/er, is that =esus

fa"ed the same human struggles, temptations, feelings andbodily desires $e do. Gi/en the "onte9t of 3is #uestion,$e see that 3e must ha/e been past e9haustion. 3e $as intra/ail o/er the redemption of all humanity to the point ofs$eating blood Dsee Luke ++??E. t $as the middle of the

night in the Garden of Gethsemane, and Christ $as in thethrongs of anguish o/er our "ondition and 3is need to goto the "ross for us. 1any of us $ould ha/e prayed for a$hile and then Ioined the dis"iples for a snoo;e. 0thers$ould ha/e slept through the $hole night. !fter all, =esuskne$ $hat $as "oming>if anyone had a right to "at"h upon some sleep before the horrible day that $ould follo$, it

$as 3e.et Christ ignored 3is bodyAs "lo"k. 3e set aside the

desires of 3is o$n flesh to align $ith GodAs $ill. =esusA#uestion is Iust as /alid today as it $as for the dis"iples. ntimes of $ar and intensity, "an your bodyAs "lo"k shift tooperate on GodAs timetable @e are entering into intensetimes. t is essential to kno$ ho$ to respond to the Father

$hen 3e "alls us to prayer in days ahead. =esus respondedand $anted to kno$ $hy 3is dis"iples "ould not respondthe same $ay to $at"h $ith 3im. hat is the #uestion belie/e 3e is asking ea"h one of us. @e are all "alled to$at"h and pray. 3o$e/er, there is something inside usand in the atmosphere that stands against our Ioining 3im

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for e/en that one hour 3e desires. 0b/iously, $e shouldpra"ti"e the presen"e of God all day long. But the real issue

for ea"h of us is this )an you watch with +e one hour1) belie/e the Lord is "alling us to reorder our day to do Iustthis.

Reordering 0ur 5ay

!s $e order our prayers, the Lord $ill order our steps.!s $e spend time in the $at"h $ith 3im DAll e9plain thisin a bitE, 3e $ill begin to reorder the timeframe of our day.J0rderJ is a mathemati"al and military term. t is theopposite of "onfusion. <rder. . .

• 1eans Jto set in a straight ro$J

• s a fi9ed or definite plan

• s linked $ith the la$ of arrangement and the

se#uen"ing of e/ents

• s a state or "ondition in $hi"h e/erything is in itsright pla"e and fun"tioning properly

• s a "ommand, dire"tion or instru"tion

• s a re#uest or "ommission

!ll the fun"tions of so"iety are linked $ith order

ar"hite"ture, finan"e, military, s"ien"e, theology, grades ofangels, ranks of "lergy, politi"s, and the list goes on.@ithout order, these stru"tural "omponents of so"iety$ould not $ork properly nor a""omplish their purpose.@e need order for e/ery element of life. !nd as $e stand$at"h as God has "alled us, 3e $ill reorder our day.

$he +ight &atchesoldiers keep $at"h. Bodyguards, boun"ers and

se"urity guards keep $at"h. Poli"e offi"ers, FB agents andother go/ernment offi"ials all keep $at"h. !ll of thesee9amples in/ol/e a similar posture @hen $e keep $at"h,$e are on high alert. @e patrol, prote"t, keep post and

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the right "ounsel $e need for our future. 1ost important,$e $ill de/elop 3is mind for in"rease and multipli"ation.

1ark &::7 is e9pli"it in e9plaining the reason behindour $at"h, as $ell as pointing out the /arious times of$at"h J@at"h ye therefore for ye kno$ not $hen themaster of the house "ometh, at e/ening, or at midnight, orat the "o"k"ro$ing, or in the morningJ $KJV%. #he "i&ingBible puts it this $ay J<eep a sharp lookoutH For you donot kno$ $hen $ill "ome, at e/ening, at midnight, early

da$n or late daybreak.J

@e must be a people $ho allo$ the burden of God toguide ho$ $e seek 3im. 0ur times are in 3is hands. @emust not be a people $ho simply seek God $hen it is"on/enient for us. ! $at"hman has an assignment fromGod and a burden to seek 3is moment2by2moment"ommand. 3e or she is "alled to obser/e ho$ to se"ureGodAs purposes in the earth. @e must be like the$at"hmen on the $all des"ribed in the Bible, $at"hing forthe enemy and announ"ing $hat $e see.

estoration of the &atch

1atthe$ +??: says, JBut kno$ this, if the goodman ofthe house had kno$n in $hat $at"h the thief $ould "ome,

he $ould ha/e $at"hed, and $ould not ha/e suffered hishouse to be broken upJ D<=VE. belie/e these $ords of =esus are some of the most important for us to understandtoday. Let me paraphrase this "ripture * we watch, wewill understand the time o* &isitation o* the "ord. 3e will alsorecogni6e the thie* when he comes. * we watch, we will not ha&eto be scattered in all directions. 3e will remain whole.

his /erse has a dispensational "onnotation, but also areality for today. LetAs briefly e9amine the meaningsbehind ea"h $at"h and ho$ they apply to us no$ D$eAllgo into further detail later in the "hapterE.

he *irst $e&ening% watch is linked $ith the "all of Godon the life of srael. his is synonymous $ith GodAs "all on

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our o$n li/es. f $e $ill enter into the $at"h, then $e $illbe alert for 3is time of /isitation. 4/ery nation has this

open $indo$ of /isitation from the Lord, Iust as there is atime of /isitation for ea"h one of us. he point is not tomiss 3is "alling, no matter $hat the hour or season.

he second $midnight% watch "omes $hen $e gets"attered. n the /erse abo/e, $e see that if $e do not$at"h, then $e get s"attered. f you ne/er de/elop apersonal dis"ipline of $at"hing, then you $ill find your

life being s"attered instead of being ordered. he se"ond$at"h also represents times of sraelAs s"attering.

he third $coc=crowing% watch is linked $ith the "on"eptof PeterAs denial. nstead of $at"hing, Peter hid in fear.he Lord $arned Peter that he $ould deny him threetimes before the "o"k "ro$ed. here ha/e been times sraelas a nation has denied the 1essiahAs "oming, and yet theLord desires that 3is people be restored to the truth. 0n amore personal le/el, if $e $ill $at"h prior to the "ro$ingof the "o"k, our faith $ill be made strong. his third $at"hrepresents the trial of our faith.

he *ourth $morning% watch is the time the Lord re/eals3is glory. here is a breaking of a ne$ day, an ultimate

returning of GodAs glory to srael. 4/en $ith all of sraelAsproblems throughout history, she has a $onderful futureas a nation. he is GodAs "hosen nation of e9ample. 0neday all nations $ill fa"e the de"ision $hether or not toalign $ith and re"on"ile their relationship $ith srael>$ith eternal "onse#uen"es. 0n an indi/idual le/el, this$at"h also represents the po$er of resurre"tion as $e$at"h $ith the Lord. f you $ill "ontinue to $at"h $ith3im, then you $ill e9perien"e 3is glory. our future $illbe established.

easons for estoration

God is restoring the apostoli"2propheti" alignment ofspiritual gifts in the Body of Christ. n 4phesians ?&&2&6

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"an "all ba"k our losses at up to a se/enfold in"rease Dsee49od. ++&M =ob ?+&*M Pro/. 6:&E.+

@ithout keeping $at"h, $e miss the signifi"antseasons of the Lord in our li/es. 3e /isits, but $e donAtre"ogni;e 3im. @e get s"attered and donAt kno$ $hy. @ego through times of trial $herein the "onfession of ourfaith is "ru"ial, yet $e fail to pass the test, Iust as Peter did.he "o"k "ro$s and $e hide in shame. @e are a$akenedduring the night $ith God attempting to "ommuni"ate 3is

$ill for the ne$ day, but in our tiredness $e "hoose tosleep rather than seek.

Praise God for se"ond, third and fourth "han"esH 3isgra"e "ontinues to be e9tended for us to enter in to a ne$dimension of "ommunion. hat is ho$ mu"h 3e desires tostand $ith us during the $at"h.

5o @e Really Understand the 5ays

o fully understand the $at"h, $e must "ome to grips$ith ho$ mu"h it redefines our "on"ept of the day. Formost of us, a normal day goes by $ith us getting up,rushing to $ork, dealing $ith all the "ares of the $orldthat "ome into our path and then "oming home to fall

e9haustedly and passi/ely into a pla"e of rest. But God hasa different plan for our day. !"tually, the day begins $iththe $at"h.

God ordered the day to begin at 6 P.M. $ith meditationDsee Gen. &M +?6:E. 3e $ants us to seek 3is $ill and beready to ad/an"e at 6 A.M. into $hat 3e is breaking forth inour li/es. n other $ords, from sunset to t$ilight $e

should be $at"hing>$hi"h in"ludes resting>so that $eare ready to prosper throughout our time of light.

he first o""urren"e of the term JdayJ in "ripture is inthe story of Creation. J-ightJ $as then added to helpdistinguish the time of light from the time of dark. etnoti"e in the follo$ing passages $hat the defining

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markers of ea"h JdayJ are J!nd God "alled the light 5ay,and the darkness 3e "alled -ight. !nd the e/ening and

the morning $ere the first day ... !nd God "alled thefirmament 3ea/en. !nd the e/ening and the morning$ere the se"ond day . . . !nd the e/ening and themorning $ere the third day ... !nd the e/ening and themorning $ere the fourth day . . . !nd the e/ening and themorning $ere the fifth day. . . !nd God sa$ e/ery thingthat 3e had made, and, behold, it $as /ery good. !nd the

e/ening and the morning $ere the si9th dayJ DGen.&7,),&:,&',+:,:&E.

n @estern "ulture, $e think the day begins $hen $eget up and enter into the light. DFor some of us, thatAs 6 A.M.For others, itAs &* A.M.HE et the bibli"al "on"ept of the day$as the +?2hour period from sunset to sunset. Psalm&*?+: says, J1an goes forth unto his $ork and to his labor

until the e/ening.J 4/ening is $hen the bibli"al daybegins. hat is a foreign "on"ept for most of us, yet it isde"lared so by GodAs appointed time.

belie/e in our "ulture $e ha/e /ie$ed JnightJdifferently from GodAs plan of e/ening till morning, and$e ha/e therefore missed re"koning the day andredeeming time so that $e o/er"ome e/il and effi"iently

and effe"ti/ely prosper. Psalm '*? says, JFor a thousandyears in our sight are like yesterday $hen it is past, andlike a $at"h in the night.J By understanding GodAstimeframe a""ording to 3is @ord, $e $ill be moreeffi"ient as $e go through the time se#uen"e of $hat $e"all a day. he truth is that God has a plan for ea"hrotation of the earth. 3o$ $e rea"t during ea"h rotation

Jsums upJ 3is benefits and blessings on our behalf. 3o$$e seek 3im determines ho$ $e fill the bo$ls of in"ensefrom our prayers that are poured out into the earth realmDsee Re/. 7)2&*E.

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0f "ourse, there is more to the =e$ish sense of timethan a single day from sunset to sunset. in"e Creation,

days ha/e made up the $eekly di/ision of time, $hi"h is ase/en2day period>si9 days for man and the se/enth forthe Lord, "alled Shabbat Dsee 1att. +)&M Le/. +:&7M +7)MLuke +:7?E. 1y good friend Robert 3eidler has $ritten abook "alled #he +essianic hurch Arising? @estoring thehurch to our o&enant @oots, $hi"h addresses thefundamental need $e all ha/e for this God2appointed day.

3e $rites

nterestingly, e/en though GodAs instru"tion"on"erning Shabbat Kabbath is $idely ignored andmisunderstood by Christians, it is a blessing deseratelyneeded by all of us in our modern $orld. @e need to seethat abbath has nothing to do $ith $hat day $e go to"hur"h. he early Christians met daily. But the se/enth

day $as still their abbath.:

@eeks make up a month, and months, of "ourse, arelinked $ith the moon and its "hanges in relationship to theearth.? 4a"h month there is a blessing to re"ei/e. hebeginning of the month, hodesh, begins $ith a Firstfruits"elebration, $hi"h "auses the hea/enly2planned blessingto be released Dsee -um. &*&*M + <ings ?+:M Ps. )&:2(M sa.

66+:E.1onths make up a year, yet this year is different from

our modern2day Gregorian "alendar year. he Bible $as$ritten in alignment $ith the 3ebre$ year, $hi"h is"omposed of &+ or &: months, depending on the lunar"orresponden"e $ith the solar year. his timeframe islinked $ith GodAs pre2appointed feast times, as laid out in

49odus +: D$hi"h, by the $ay, is an important "hapter tounderstand be"ause God said the feasts should beunderstood from generation to generationE. he offi"ialbeginning of the year is "alled @osh Hashanah, $hi"hmeans Jthe head of the year.J his is usually in the se/enthmonth of the =e$ish "alendar year. he first month of that

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year re/ol/es around Passo/er time. he Feast ofngathering, better kno$n as Pente"ost, is the ne9t

signifi"ant feast, $hile the Feast of aberna"les, $hi"h isin the Rosh 3ashanah timeframe, is a propheti" feast that$ill be fulfilled in all nations Dsee 8e"h. &+2&?E.

f you ha/enAt already gathered, the "on"ept of time inthe Bible differs /astly from our modern2daymeasurements. belie/e that if $e be"ome morea"#uainted $ith GodAs order of time, our prayers $ill not

only be more effi"ient, but $e $ill also understand $hyGod is "alling us to "ome near to 3im and /isit $ith 3imat "ertain times. hat is $hy $e find 5a/id in Psalm 77&(saying, J4/ening, and morning, and at noon, $ill pray,and "ry aloud and 3e shall hear my /oi"e.J 3e kne$ hemust order his prayers in "onIun"tion $ith GodAstimeframe. f he did this, he $ould al$ays ha/e the

anointing to break the yoke upon him and o/erthro$ hisenemies.

Let Light 0/ertake 5arkness

=ust as the Bible is filled $ith referen"es to /arioustimes, GodAs @ord often uses the imagery of light anddarkness. Light is a po$erful for"eM so is the dark. 3a/eyou e/er been afraid of the dark 1any of us $ere as"hildren, but $e outgre$ that fear. et many of us ha/eyet to o/er"ome our fears asso"iated $ith the darkness of atroubled past. @e ha/e little hope of e/er ha/ing "omplete/i"tory o/er $hat has already happened yet "ontinues torule us today. o let me ask you 3a/e you "hosen to lea/ethe darkness of your past and enter into the light of your

future !re you a$are that you ha/e a JyetJ time to "omein your life, and that it really doesnAt matter ho$ old youare !re you a$are that there is a hope $aiting for you tograb hold of

!"ts &(+6 says, J!nd 3e has made from one bloode/ery nation of men to d$ell on all the fa"e of the earth,

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and has determined their preappointed times and theboundaries of their d$ellings.J God has a pre2appointed

time and boundary for you. 5o not fear the dark that is inyour boundary, $hether that darkness lies ahead or is inthe past.

J5arknessJ "an be defined as Jthe absen"e of light,error, e/il, bad lu"k or affli"tion.J7 t is a term synonymous$ith "haos, disorder, "ondemnation, ignoran"e or spiritualblindness. ometimes, $hen $e e9perien"e gloom, sorro$

and distress, $e say that it is a day of darkness. !nd then,of "ourse, the Bible uses the $ord JdarknessJ to refer to$orks of atan and the anti"hrist system of unfruitfuldeeds. snAt it interesting, ho$e/er, that in the Bible nightis ne/er dire"tly "onne"ted to darkness other than thephysi"al aspe"t of a time de/oid of light. herefore, thereis no need for us to fear the night. n fa"t, the night is our

opportunity to seek God the most. t is the period $hen$e are not $orking by daylight, but instead "an "ommune$ith our Lord and seek 3is $ays. Be $illing to seek Godin the night so that you "an bring the true Light into a timeof darkness. Light is the opposite of darkness. Light issynonymous $ith illumination, "learness or glory. t ise#uated $ith kno$ledge and the release of re/elation.

Light is also likened $ith purity. n spiritual terms, $e "anne/er forget that the light of God d$ells $ithin us. 3is@ord is a light for our path Dsee Ps. &&'&*7E. hat meansour path $ill be e/er illuminated, no matter $hatdarkness $e ha/e to $alk through.

=ohn )&+ says, Jhen =esus spoke to them again,saying, A am the light of the $orld. 3e $ho follo$s 1e

shall not $alk in darkness, but ha/e the light of life.AJhroughout GodAs @ord, light is dire"tly linked $ith God."ripture tells us that light. . .

• Came into e9isten"e at the de"ree of God

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on inter"ession, ntercessory 9rayer, he e9plains the "on"eptof arach, $hi"h means Jto break forth and a$ay from.J

@hen $e inter"ede $aga%, $e literally strike or light upona spiritual dimension. t is an a"t of breaking forth $ithlight.(

n the same $ay, our faith must break forth. @hen itdoes, the light of God breaks through any darkness. Faitho/er"omes. !s the promised bearers of su"h po$erfullight, $e $ould be $ise to ask God on a regular basis to

fill us $ith 3is breaking light. !nd as $e heed 3is "all toenter into the $at"hes from this day forth, $e $ill find thelight of God radiating through us in a ne$ $ay.

here is another $ord, Jda$n,J $hi"h is linked $iththe breaking of light. 3o$ $e approa"h the breaking of ane$ day is e9tremely important. 5o $e approa"h it $ithpraise !nti"ipation !n9iety Fatigue Resistan"e his iskey. f our day is ordered and $e ha/e $at"hed $ith theLord as 3e has "alled us to, then $e $ill break forth into ane$ day $ith 3is order. @hen $e break forth into a ne$day, our light $ill gro$ brighter and brighter throughoutthe day Dsee Pro/. ?&)M + Pet. &&'E.

Nelson(s llustrated Bible ;ictionary referen"es this

breaking of da$n as it appears in "ripturehe first appearan"e of light is in the morning as the

sun rises D=ob (?M sa. 7)&*M !"ts +(::E. 1atthe$Asa""ount of the resurre"tion of Christ begins $ith these$ords J-o$ after the abbath, as the first day of the$eek began to da$n, 1ary 1agdalene and the other1ary "ame to see the tombJ D+)&E. 1atthe$ also #uotesthe prophet saiah using the figure of the da$n as the

beginning of a $onderful ne$ era of hope and promiseJhe people $ho sat in darkness sa$ a great lightJD?&6E.)

@hen $e $at"h $ith the Lord, da$n takes on anentirely ne$ meaning. he sunrise be"omes simply ane9tension of the Light that has already been present

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through the nightH

4ntering nto the @at"hes0/er the years, God has trained me in the prayer

room. enIoy being there as mu"h as any pla"e. ha/efound God /ery "reati/e in ho$ 3e leads us to pray,de"ree and seek 3im. By the same token, there is a uni#uepo$er and anointing $hen the "orporate Body gatherstogether spe"ifi"ally to $at"h $ith the Lord. n fa"t,leading "orporate prayer $at"hes is my fa/oriteassignment from the Lord.

he remainder of this "hapter deals $ith the spe"ifi"sof the four $at"hes, but feel it $ould be helpful todes"ribe $hat goes on during a $at"h. 1any of youreading this may be unfamiliar $ith $hat a $at"h is. !s

an e9ample of $hat goes on during a $at"h, here are somenotes taken by Linda 3eidler during a se/en2$eek"orporate prayer $at"h. Linda is one of the ministers andprayer leaders of our "hur"h

n eptember +**:, Chu"k "alled us to se/en $eeksof prayer during the morning $at"h, at : A.M. to 6 A.M.@e met e/ery Friday morning beginning eptember &'

and ending 0"tober :&. Chu"k said that by prayingduring this time, $e "ould order the day before theenemy ordered his day. his $as an ama;ing time ofre/elation as $e met $ith the Lord for those se/en$eeks.

From the /ery first meeting, $e kne$ that $e $erein a different time and pla"e of re/elation. 0ne of thefirst passages the Lord dire"ted us to $as =ob :)(, $hi"h

talks about the morning stars singing together andshouting for Ioy $ith the sons of God. @e sa$ that there$ere "ertain sounds of hea/en and "ertain songs ofhea/en that "ould only be heard in the early morninghours $hen the morning stars $ould still be /isible.

he Lord began to unfold re/elation about ho$ thestars a"tually release sounds>essentially /ibrations that

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"an be heard. hese sounds form a song of praise to Godas the day breaks. @e began to Ioin in $ith this sound

and song, releasing spontaneous praise to God. Fromthere, the Lord opened up a ne$ realm of re/elationfrom Psalm ++: about ho$ our praises enthrone 3im.!s $e enthrone 3im, 3is glory "omes do$n among usand "reates a "o/ering o/er us Dsee sa. ?7E. From4;ekiel +) $e sa$ that Lu"ifer $as the J"o/eringJ "herubthat Jsealed the pattern of perfe"tion.J @e related this tothe t$o "herubs on the !rk of the Co/enant. here $ere

"herubs on either side of the !rk, but there $as noJ"o/eringJ "herub. @here there should ha/e been aperfe"t pattern of three, there $ere only t$o. he "herub$ho $as to lead "reation in $orship and form the"o/ering of glory $as not there. nstead, God "reatedman and ga/e him the pla"e of "reating a "o/ering ofglory o/er the land in $orship. his "o/ering of 3isglory $as to make our land like the Garden of 4den. he

sound of our praises Ioined $ith the song of the morningstars $ould so "hange the atmosphere of our territorythat the land $ould flourish. Psalm 6(72( sho$ed ho$the land $ould flourish $hen GodAs people praised3im.

5uring these days of morning $at"h prayer, Rosh3ashanah began. 0n Rosh 3ashanah, the onlyre#uirement is to hear the sound of the sho*ar. his is a"all to attention. t is a "all to assemble and get yourinstru"tions for the ne9t season. t is a "all to $ar and a"all to $orship. he Lord began to speak to us about theeffe"t of sound on solid obIe"ts and ho$ sound $illre/eal things. @e sa$ that sonar $ould re/eal ships inthe $ater. ! sonogram $ould re/eal a baby in the$omb. !nything that resisted the path of the sound

$a/es $ould be re/ealed.he Lord said that the sound of the sho*ar $ould

resonate $ith the sound of hea/en, the /oi"e of the Lord.@hen this sound penetrated into our inner man, it$ould re/eal anything in us that resisted the /oi"e of theLord. hrough this, God $ould re/eal any pla"es in usthat $ould hold us ba"k, $eigh us do$n or other$ise

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stop us from mo/ing for$ard in the ne9t year. !s $ere"ei/ed the sound, it $ould "ause things that $ere out

of alignment to "ome into alignment $ith God.he sound of the shofar $ould also release hidden

$isdom by the /oi"e of the Lord. he sound $ouldre/eal deep things of God into our inner man, $isdom to$hi"h the po$ers of darkness "ould not gain a""ess. t isa sound that "auses our spirit man to a$aken and hear$hat God is saying.

he sound of the sho*ar $ould also re/eal stru"turesof the enemy that opposed the plans of God. t $ouldre/eal obsta"les on our path so that $e "ould find our$ay through $ithout getting snared. =eri"ho $as api"ture of ho$ the sound of the sho*ar brought do$n anenemy stru"ture that opposed the plan of God.

he sound of the sho*ar is also a sound of $orship.!s $e heard the sound of the sho*ar and began to

resonate $ith it, $e $ould enter into a ne$ realm ofhea/enly $orship.

!s $e mo/ed from Rosh 3ashanah into the Feast ofaberna"les, in addition to ha/ing early prayer $e $ereha/ing nightly meetings. !s $e looked at the s"hedule,$e began to ask the Lord ho$ $e $ere to ha/e thestrength to do this. 3e reminded us of se/eral o""asionsin "ripture $here 3is people mar"hed all night, then

fought all day in order to re"o/er $hat had been takenfrom them. n Genesis &?, !bram took the $arriors fromhis household and pursued those $ho had "aptured Lot.hey mar"hed all night and fought all day andre"o/ered not only Lot, but also all those $ho had been"aptured, as $ell as additional plunder.

n =oshua &*, the sraelites mar"hed all night and

fought all day to res"ue the Gibeonites. =oshua"ommanded the sun to stand still so that they "ould take"omplete /i"tory. 5a/id and his men mar"hed all nightto o/ertake the !malekites, $ho had sa"ked and burned8iklag in & amuel :*. hey re"o/ered e/erything thathad been taken and took plunder from the !malekites.he last e9ample of this that $e sa$ $as =esus 3e

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prayed through the night so that 3e "ould fight all dayto gain 3is inheritan"e ba"k from the enemy. his

"aught the de/il by surprise $ith a strategy and $isdomof $hi"h he had no kno$ledge.

he Lord said to position oursel/es during the nightso that $e "ould fight during the day. f $e $ouldposition oursel/es during the night, then $e $ould be atthe right pla"e at the right time for /i"tory in themorning. 5uring this $at"h, =ohn K5i"kson got the songJ@e 1ar"hed !ll -ight.J !lso during these $eeks of

prayer, the slami" "elebration of Ramadan $as takingpla"e. @e noted that 1uslims had many "alls to prayerduring the day, but none through the night. @ede"lared, Jhis hour does not belong to the po$ers ofdarkness. @e $ill a$aken the da$n $ith $orshipHJ

@e prayed to bind the spirit of fear that slamreleases. @e prayed against the spirits of legalism and

la$lessness that $ork together to resist the 3oly pirit.@e "ompleted these $eeks of prayer by dri/ing aroundour $hole "ity, en"ir"ling it $ith praise as $e $ent. @eprinted up sheets $ith the names of God and $ith the3ebre$ $ords for Jpraise,J and $e praised the name ofthe Lord all around our "ity. @e also had psalms ofpraise that $e read o/er our "ity.

hese $ere $eeks that none of us $ill e/er forget.

@e "ame into a realm of re/elation that $as Iustin"redible. hrough the $hole time, $e had greatparti"ipation. he number of people did not drop off as$e $ent through it. God met us e/ery $eek and it $as$ell $orth getting up to hear $hat 3e had to say to us$eek by $eek.

t is one thing to talk to you about the po$er of the

night $at"h and try to "on/in"e you that it truly $illreorder your life. t is another to ha/e someone else testifyabout Iust ho$ life2"hanging it is. n Candi 1a"!lpineAsbook #a=e Bac= the Night, she $rites the follo$ing

0ne day, during my morning time $ith the Lord, heard 3im say, Jake ba"k the nightM it belongs to 1e.J

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did not think too mu"h of it at the moment, but almost ayear later, in my #uiet time, $as reading Psalm (?. n

/erse &6 read, JBoth day and night belong to youM youmade the starlight and the sunJ $N"#%. t really attra"tedmy attention. !fter repenting for my disobedien"e to the$ord had pre/iously re"ei/ed from the Lord, beganto resear"h the subIe"t of the night. $as utterly ama;edat $hat treasures began to unfold before my eyes. Fromthis point began $alking through e9perien"es thatsho$ed me the /alue and importan"e of the entire

season of the night. he Lord $anted to redeem 3ispurposes, as stated in 3is @ord. t is from this Iourneythat $e begin this Iourney into the night and into 3islight. pray 3is light $ill be shed abroad in your heartsand minds, and that you too $ill take up the "all of Godin this hour.'

ou "an take ba"k the nightH Remember, the day

begins at sunset at the first $at"h. Let the Lord lead youon a Iourney of $at"hing as you $itness all darkness beginto goH 4nter into the $at"h of the Lord.

et )od eorder our /a*;and our teps

Belo$ you $ill find details about signifi"ant e/entsthat o""urred during ea"h $at"h presented in the Bible. t

is "ru"ial during these times that you understand $hatea"h $at"h means and ho$ ea"h ser/es a uni#ue purpose.his $ill help you understand $hy you are feeling the tugof the 3oly pirit to pray at a "ertain time.

0b/iously, $e should pray $ithout "easing. But thereare times $hen the Lord $ants to meet $ith us for aspe"ifi" reason. here are times $hen 3e $akes us up for

an assignment, or simply to be $ith us. !s you reorderyour day and pray

• 49pe"t ama;ing turns of e/ents in your lifeH

• Look at issues that ha/e gone before you and e9pe"ta &)*2degree turnaround.

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• 5e"ree that the enemy $ho has plundered you $illbe plundered.

• 5e"ree that the po$er of loss breaks and that youe9perien"e a re/ersal of fortune.

• Get ready to "ountera"t Jfaith destroyersJ that ha/eheld you in unbelief.

• 5e"lare that the enemy $ill not su""eed in anyattempt to make your faith empty.

• @at"h the strategies that ha/e "aptured you andheld you in hard labor break.

he Four @at"hes

he transition of day to night begins before sunset andlasts till after sunset. he "hange of night to day begins

before sunrise and "ontinues until after sunrise. Be"ause ofthese t$o fa"ts, the four $at"hes e9tend from 6 P.M. to 6A.M. Dsee 1att. &?+7M 1ark &::7E. !"ts &+? speaks aboutfour parties of four Roman soldiers $:uaternions%, ea"h of$hom had to keep guard during one $at"h of the night. nthe same $ay, pray the Lord uses your ne$understanding of ea"h $at"h to make you a good soldierin 3is army.

$he :irst &atch<

$he #-ening &atch =! P.M. to 9 P.M.)

5uring the e/ening $at"h, $e regroup. 1ost of usha/e $orked all day and $ould lo/e to Iust to "hill outduring this time. @e like eating $ith our family, perhaps

reading a book or $at"hing a V program>any $ay $e"an es"ape from the dayAs a"ti/ity. 3o$e/er, this is a timethat $e need to JstillJ oursel/es from the $orld. he oft2"ited Psalm ?6&* says, JBe still and kno$ that am God.Jhere must be a time before $e sleep $hen $e #uiet ourhearts. he e/ening $at"h is that time for meditation. ry

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to find at least :* minutes $hen you "an meditate beforegoing to bed. From your meditation, find time to release

your an9ieties to the Lord in prayer.

Genesis +?6: says, Jsaa" $ent out to meditate in thefield in the e/ening. 3e lifted his eyes and looked, andthere, the "amels $ere "oming.J n his pla"e of meditation,saa" sa$ his future @hen he lifted his eyes, there $as4lie;er bringing Rebekah ba"k to be his bride. his "reatedthe e9tension of the "o/enant of !braham in the earth.

@hen $e meditate, $e get fo"used on GodAs "o/enantplan. =oshua & tells us to Jmeditate day and night on the$ords of 3is mouthJ and $e $ill be assured of su""ess. like to "all the e/ening $at"h my time of fo"us, $hi"hallo$s me to start my day $ith a mentality for su""ess. ha/e had many an9ieties in my past, yet the Lord has usedthe e/ening $at"h to purge me of the fears that $ould

keep me from ad/an"ing into 3is perfe"t plan. his is the$at"h that =esus also pulled aside into, to find 3is pla"e of#uietness. ry to do this before you go to bed ea"h day.&*

$he econd &atch<

$he %idnight &atch =9 P.%. to %idnight>

Psalms &&'6+ says, J!t midnight $ill rise to gi/ethanks to ou, be"ause of our righteous Iudgments.J hisis a time for thanksgi/ing. his is also a time of /isitation.he midnight $at"h begins at ' P.M. and goes to the middleof the night, spe"ifi"ally &+ oA"lo"k. he $ord JmidnightJ isoften used symboli"ally of a period of time of intensedarkness or e9tended gloom. 1any times $e try to sleepduring this hour, yet sleep es"apes us be"ause of ouran9iety. Be sure to remember the po$er of prayer duringthis $at"h.

his is also a time $hen God deals $ith our enemiesthat are trying to keep us from entering into 3is perfe"tplan for our li/es. t $as at midnight that the Lord stru"k

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do$n all the firstborn in the land of 4gypt Dsee 49od. &&?M&++'E. 0b/iously, midnight "an also refer to the Jhalf of

the night.J tAs interesting to reali;e that in the periodbefore sraelAs e9ile, it seems midnight $as not a""uratelydetermined. he night $as di/ided into three $at"hes, themiddle one of $hi"h in"luded midnight. n -e$estament times, ho$e/er, people used the four2$at"hdi/ision, at $hi"h point midnight $as a""uratelydetermined. n essen"e, midnight is a defining point.

$he $hird &atch<

$he 'reaking of /a* =Cockcrowing> &atch =%idnight to3 a.m.>

@hat you entered into during the last $at"h "an "arryinto the third $at"h. his is a $at"h $hen there is mu"h

spiritual a"ti/ity o""urring. belie/e the maIority ofdreams from God o""ur during this rime. 1ost of use#uate this $at"h to PeterAs trial that led him to deny 3isrelationship $ith the Lord. f you are ha/ing trouble $ithdoubt, unbelief or the dire"tion of your path, suggest thatyou do this $at"h for +& days. espe"ially $ant to suggestthis $at"h if there is a "o/enant2breaking spirit in theregion $here you li/e Dfor e9ample, a high fre#uen"y ofdi/or"e, "hur"h splits, unethi"al business dealings, and thelikeE. @hy +& days his is the time it took 5aniel to breakthrough in prayer and for a prin"ipality to let go of there/elation God $as releasing to him Dsee 5an. &*&:2&?E. do not ha/e a spe"ifi" prayer fo"us for this $at"h, but thefollo$ing $ill help you better understand the signifi"an"ebehind the J"o"k"ro$ingJ $at"h.

n the 4ast it $as "ommon for a rooster to "ro$ duringthe night at regular times. his ga/e rise to the e9pressionJ"o"k"ro$ingJ to indi"ate a definite portion of time, asseen in 1ark &::7. he Romans "alled this the last $at"hof the night. his $at"h "ould also be e#uated to Jthebreak of day,J $hi"h o""urs at about three oA"lo"k, or $hat

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is kno$n as gallicinium. he 3ebre$s designated the"o"k"ro$ing period $ith a phrase meaning Jthe singing of

the "o"k.J @ithin =e$ish history, $e find no mention ofthe flight of the hours of the night e9"ept the "ro$ing ofthe "o"k.&& JCo"k"ro$ingJ $as an indefinite hour of thenight bet$een midnight and morning, referred to by allthe e/angelists in their a""ount of PeterAs denial Dsee 1att.+6:?,(?M 1ark &?:*M Luke ++:?M =ohn &::)E. !ll other-e$ estament referen"es, ho$e/er, des"ribe an a"tual

rooster that "ro$ed. he "ro$ing of a rooster remindedPeter ho$ easy it is to deny the a/ior.&+

$he :ourth &atch<

$he %orning &atch =3 A.%. to ! A.%.>

his $at"h is linked $ith morning light approa"hing

and the day breaking. "ripture "ontains se/eral referen"esto the time of this $at"h

• $ilight of the morning Dsee =ob (?M Ps. &&'&?(E

• he "hange from darkness to light Dsee =ob &(&+E

• he approa"hing of the morning Dsee =udg. &'+6E

• he eyelids of the morning Dsee =ob :'M ?&&), ASV%

• he as"ent or rise of the morning Dsee =osh. 6&7,'"#%

• he approa"h of the da$n Dsee 1att. +)&M Luke +?&E

1any of sraelAs $at"hes re"orded in the Bible $erede/eloped so that prote"tion $ould be established forGodAs people, and possibly none $ere more important forthis reason than the fourth $at"h. DFor a great study onthis $at"h, read + <ings &&.E he fourth $at"h is the lastportion of the night, so $e al$ays need to be ready toarise and $at"h. he $ord JmorningJ generally refers tothe day and means the hour of da$n or soon after DseeGen. &'+M + Chron. :6&7M 3os. 6?M Luke +?++E. !sk theLord to meet you early so that you are prepared for the

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day ahead.

Prayers of !nother <indn a physi"al "onte9t, a $at"h in/ol/es remaining alert

for any potential intruders, atta"kers or signs of harm. hesame is true $hen keeping $at"h in the spiritual realm.3o$e/er, this does not al$ays dire"tly in/ol/e JenemiesJof any sort, but rather spiritual for"es that stand againstthe ad/an"ement of GodAs kingdom.

@ith the "onfli"t of "o/enants o""urring in the earthtoday, belie/e it is important to kno$ the slami" prayertimes as the ne"essity for $at"hes be"omes more ob/ious.1uslims pray at the follo$ing fi/e times ea"h day $iththe purpose of "onstantly being reminded of !llah

• 2a>r Dpre2da$nE>performed before sunrise

• ;huhr DnoonE>in the middle of the $orkday

• (Asr DafternoonE>before the end of the $orkday

• +aghrib DsunsetE>as the day begins to "ome to a"lose

• sha(a De/eningE>prior to sleeping

n 1uslim "ommunities, people are reminded of the

daily prayer times through the J"alling of the adhan,)$hi"h is an inspirational "all to prayer. !s one slami"$ebsite states, Jn an"ient times, one merely looked at thesun to determine the /arious times of day for prayer. nmore modern times, daily prayer s"hedules are oftenprinted $hi"h pre"isely pinpoint the beginning of ea"hprayer time.J&:

@e must understand that the people of slam aree9tremely de/oted. 1any $ould rather pray than sleep.his is $hy they respond to the "all of prayer beforesunrise. his is also $hy they are mo/ing $ith greatauthority in the earth realm. @ake up, ChristiansH @erepresent the one true God $ho longs to "all us to 3imself

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so that 3is purposes "an already be in order before the sun"omes up.

=ust as slam is a primary for"e that belie/ers must bea$are of during a $at"h, so too are the dark po$ers of$it"h"raft. For instan"e, thousands, if not millions, ofspells are "ast around the $orld during the night hours,parti"ularly $ith the onset of /arious lunar seasons. 1any$it"h"raft "eremonies and e9pressions stem from thedifferent phases of the moon Dsu"h as ne$ moon, $a9ing

moon, $aning moon, full moonE. Rather than Iust ta"kingit up to another Jatta"k of the enemy,J $e $ould be $iseto re"ogni;e the spe"ifi" "ause behind an in"rease inspiritual $arfare during "ertain lunar "y"les. 1any thingsgo on during the night, so $e must learn to rely on the3oly pirit. f $e are a$akened and $at"h $ith 3im, $e$ill see $hat $e need to "ountera"t $ith our prayers.

tay !$ake and !lert

his gi/es you an understanding of $hy the $at"hesare so important and $hy the Lord asked the #uestion,)an you not watch with me *or one hour1) Remember, inaddition to the spiritual for"es opposing our $at"h, ourbodies naturally resist our responding to God. @ith somu"h pushing against our keeping $at"h $ith the Lord,$e need 3is help. @e need to re"ogni;e the po$er of"ommunion. en"ourage you to make a simple re#uest tothe Lord J3elp me to respond to ou $hen ou "all me.Js God our Creator not greater than the $ill of our bodies!s a Chur"h, letAs get to the point $here $e "an ans$er3is #uestion, )an you not watch with me *or one hour1)

$ith a definite yes-

belie/e that if $e $ill allo$ the Lord to reorder ourday, and if $e $ill get our bodies in syn" $ith 3im, thenmany blessings, in"luding healing and prosperity, $illbegin to break forth in our li/es. also belie/e that $e $illgain kno$ledge in the night that $e need to rule during

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+s &our ,am#stand Burning-

ha/e al$ays been an irregular sleeper. ome peopleuse the term Jlight sleeper,J but that doesnAt e9a"tly fitme. A/e ne/er de/eloped good sleep patterns be"ause

of the turmoil and trauma that gre$ up in. his has hadsome negati/e effe"ts on my health, but on the positi/eside, itAs also allo$ed me to "ommune $ith the Lord andkeep $at"h $hile most people are fast asleep. All ne/erforget one night in parti"ular.

Pam had gone to bed at our normal time of && P.M., but "ontinued to stay up to read the Bible and pray. $asimmersed in the @ord, ha/ing a $onderful time $ith theLord, $hen suddenly felt the pirit of God "ome do$ninto the room of our home $here $as praying. 3ispresen"e $as tangible. then heard 3is /oi"e say aninteresting thing to me )'ou can turn Satan into his own

*ire. 3hen his *iery darts come against you, reel those dartsand return them against him.)

Like most anyone $ould ha/e rea"ted in that samesituation, $as a little stunned. $asnAt e9a"tly sure $hat

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GodAs $ords meant, but kne$ by the pirit that they haddone something $ithin me. !t the time, Pam and $ere

seeing great breakthroughs in our li/es personally and inother areas in $hi"h $e $ere seeking 3im. had beenpraying for lost people in our "hur"h and they $eregetting sa/ed. $as being fa/ored in the $orkpla"e.0/erall, $as learning to pre/ail in prayer. o e/enthough $asnAt too sure about the meaning of GodAs$ords, kne$ for "ertain that 3e $ould re/eal $hat

needed to kno$ in time. !t about t$o in the morning, turned off the lights and $ent to bed.

0nly an hour later, Pam and $ere suddenlya$akened by our dog, =osh, $ho had Iumped into bed$ith us and $as yapping as if there $ere a burglar in thehouse. @e sat up and dis"o/ered the real sour"e ofdistress tanding ne9t to our bed $as a presen"eH o me,

the presen"e had a distin"t physi"al form, dressed like a$oman $ith a manAs /oi"e. Pam, ho$e/er, sa$ itdifferently. he said it $as a green2like slime form $ithfiery eyes. DLooking ba"k, this is yet another reminder ofho$ most of us see into the spirit realm but per"ei/ethings differently, e/en though $hat $e per"ei/e isa"tually the same.E

!lmost immediately said, J@ho are you and $hatgi/es you the right to be hereJ

J am !shteroth,J the presen"e replied, Jand ha/e"ome to take your "hildren.J -ot your a/erage houseguest,thatAs for sureH

!t that moment, Pam and had the "hoi"e to be

gripped $ith fear o/er this /isitorAs presen"e and itsmena"ing $ords, or turn to the Lord. @e "hose 3is truth. instantly stood up and said, Jn the name of =esus, youha/e to lea/e this houseHJ Pam and then began to "lapand shout, o/er$helmed $ith Ioy.

ou see, up to that point in our li/es, $e $ere barren.

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@e had been seeking God for "hildren but $ere unable to"on"ei/e. t $as disheartening, yet $e trusted the Lord.

his for"e had "ome and announ"ed the $ill of darknessto take our "hildren. But instead of us falling to the ploy ofthe enemy and submitting in fear and "onfusion, $ereIoi"ed. @hy $ould $e be happy o/er this presen"eBe"ause $hat this e/il for"e $as really announ"ing $asthat $e $ere going to ha/e "hildrenH es, there $ould be a$ar o/er the "hildren, but kne$ the Lord $ell enough to

kno$ that on"e $e had "hildren "ould trust 3im to keep$hat 3e had blessed us $ith.

here $as another element to this en"ounter thatdramati"ally "hanged our li/es. @hen "ommanded thisfor"e to lea/e our house, $as also de"laring that anyfamilial spirit that had been in our bloodlines and hadbeen sent against us $ould no$ ha/e to fully let go and

remo/e itself from our sphere of authority. he "hange$as instant>as "ra;y as it sounds, the room a"tually litup. GodAs presen"e so flooded our bedroom that it be"ameas bright as day. @hen $e resisted e/il, 3is glory "ame inand o/ertook our atmosphere.

take our Claim

he in"ident that night re/ealed a le/el of $arfare $ehad ne/er been in before, but that $as not the mostimportant thing. he main point $as that GodAs manifestpresen"e $as no$ free to rule this parti"ular area of ourli/es. !nd $hat $as re/ealed $as a truth that is key tothis "hapter 0n"e e/il is "onfronted in our atmosphere,then GodAs presen"e has the liberty to repla"e e/il $ith

glory.

5id you "at"h that @eAll dis"uss it further throughoutthis "hapter, but for no$ $ant to make sure youunderstand the basi" "on"ept. GodAs desire is to flood thisearth $ith 3is glory. 3abakkuk +&? says, JFor the earth$ill be filled $ith the kno$ledge of the glory of the Lord,

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as the $aters "o/er the sea.J he thing that pre/ents GodAsglory from doing so is the e/il in this $orld, and this is the

essen"e of the presen"e2and2glory $ar $e $ill dis"uss inthis "hapter. here is a fier"e $ar that $ages o/ero""upying the atmosphere of this earth. -eighborhoods,"ities, regions, nations, "ontinents>ea"h has atmospheri"boundaries that ha/e either been de"lared for the purposesof darkness or for housing GodAs glory. f $e read3abakkuk +&? $ith this understanding, $e see that the

Lord already has a plan to remo/e e/il that is blo"king 3ispresen"e and glory from in/ading the entire earth realm.3is @ord de"lares that Jthe earth will be filledJ DemphasisaddedE, $hi"h means that the plan of fullness 3e has forthe earth must be manifested.

t also means that in the midst of our "onfli"ts, $emust ne/er forget that God has a plan for our li/es. 1any

times darkness $ants to rule through fear to stop us fromentering into the ultimate plan the Lord has for us. @emust ne/er forget that 3is plan is good. n "hapter +, $edis"ussed the a""ount from the book of =eremiah in $hi"hGod asked the prophet to stake his "laim on the future bybuying a field that $as about to go into desolation. @hat didnAt mention $as ho$ in the midst of all the darkness

that $as surrounding =erusalem, =eremiah prophesied thatGod $ould e/entually restore srael and =udah, and aremnant $ould be sa/ed. f $e stray from the Lord, 3eoffers a $ay to bring us ba"k and restore 3is plan for us.3e has a future of prosperity for us. =eremiah :&+:2::says

hus says the Lord of hosts, the God of srael Jhey

shall again use this spee"h in the land of =udah and in its"ities, $hen bring ba"k their "apti/ity Ahe Lord blessyou, 0 home of Iusti"e, and mountain of holinessHA !ndthere shall d$ell in =udah itself, and in all its "itiestogether, farmers and those going out $ith flo"ks. For ha/e satiated the $eary soul, and ha/e replenishede/ery sorro$ful soul.J !fter this a$oke and looked

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around, and my sleep $as s$eet to me. JBehold, thedays are "oming, says the Lord, that $ill so$ the house

of srael and the house of =udah $ith the seed of manand the seed of beast. !nd it shall "ome to pass, that as ha/e $at"hed o/er them to plu"k up, to break do$n, tothro$ do$n, to destroy, and to affli"t, so $ill $at"ho/er them to build and to plant... Behold, the days are"oming that $ill make a ne$ "o/enant... not a""ordingto the "o/enant made $ith their fathers ... but this is the"o/enant that $ill make $ith the house of srael... $ill

put 1y la$ in their minds and $rite on their hearts and $ill be their God and they shall be 1y people.J

0n"e =eremiah staked his "laim on the future, it reallydidnAt matter that there $as darkness that $ould attemptto o/er"ome his land>be"ause God had a plan. f $e trust3im in the midst of our $arfare and obey 3im to do thefaith a"ts 3e re#uires of us, God $ill se"ure our future

e/en in the midst of $ar. =eremiah ::: says, JCall to 1eand $ill ans$er you and sho$ you great and mightythings, fen"ed in and hidden, $hi"h you do not kno$ Kdonot distinguish and re"ogni;e, ha/e kno$ledge of andunderstandJ $A+9%. Be"ause God has a great future forus, $e "an shout loudly and get 3is attention in the midstof our $arfare so that 3e sho$s us things $e "ould not

normally see. n the midst of $hate/er ha;iness presentsitself in the no$, 3e $ill sho$ us our future. 1ost of usare used to $at"hing out for $hat $e presently ha/e and$hat is dear to us. But $e must also $at"h after ourfuture.

&ith ,is Presence Comes ?ision

@e "an neither $at"h a*ter nor *or the future if $e donot ha/e the presen"e of the Lord. t is 3is presen"e thatallo$s us to see into our future. adly, many Christians getner/ous $hen talking about seeing into the future. @egi/e this the same stigma asso"iated $ith fortune2tellersand palm readers. Let me say this as "learly as kno$

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ho$ GodAs people must ha/e foresightH @e must ha/e/ision for $hat lies ahead, or $e $ill be unprepared. !nd

in these times, preparation and readiness are essential.

he enemy "an only mimi" the truth. his has al$aysbeen the "ase. @e find plenty of people in the Bible $ho$ere able to predi"t the future, yet they had alignedthemsel/es $ith the enemy. 3o$ mu"h more, then, is theGod of all truth $illing to re/eal 3is plans for the future to3is o$n "hildren Prophe"y>$hi"h is simply the

testimony of =esusA reign in the "oming days>is all about/ision. !nd in the presen"e of God, there is perfe"t /ision.3abakkuk +&2? says

$ill stand my $at"h and set myself on the rampart,and $at"h to see $hat 3e $ill say to me, and $hat $illans$er $hen am "orre"ted. hen the Lord ans$eredme and said J@rite the /ision and make it plain on

tablets, that he may run $ho reads it. For the /ision isyet for an appointed timeM but at the end it $ill speak,and it $ill not lie. hough it tarries, $ait for itM be"ause it$ill surely "ome, it $ill not tarry. Behold the proud, hissoul is not upright in himM but the Iust shall li/e by hisfaith.J

@hen $e li/e in the pirit and see by the pirit, $e

gain /ision for our future. -ot only does God reorder ourtime, but 3e also positions us in a pla"e so that 3e "ane9tend the hori;on line of hea/en and "ause us to JseeJ$hat 3e sees. his is $hat makes us a propheti" people.!"ts &(+?2+( says

God, $ho made the $orld and e/erything in it, sin"e3e is Lord of hea/en and earth, does not d$ell in

temples made $ith hands. -or is 3e $orshiped $ithmens hands, as though 3e needed anything, sin"e 3egi/es to all life, breath, and all things. !nd 3e has madefrom one blood e/ery nation of men to d$ell on all thefa"e of the earth, and has determined their preappointedtimes and the boundaries of their d$ellings, so that theyshould seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope

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for 3im and find 3im, though 3e is not far from ea"hone of us.

@hen $e are at the right pla"e at the right time, theLord Qprohori;ons us, or e9tends our hori;on line so that$e "an see farther than e/er before. @e are not a peoplelimited to the finite spa"e that $e are in. @e are a peoplefilled $ith /ision. @e "an sense 3is presen"e, feel 3ispresen"e, see 3is presen"e and mo&e in 3is presen"e.

!s mentioned before, God has promised to "o/er theearth $ith 3is glory Dsee 3ab. +&?E. belie/e this $as 3isoriginal intent $hen 3e planted the Garden and ga/e it tothe human ra"e. 3e $anted us to "ulti/ate that garden andli/e in "ommunion $ith 3im so that 3e "ould gi/e us a/ision of ho$ to effe"ti/ely in/ade the $hole earth $ith3is presen"e. 3o$e/er, $hen $e listened to the enemy,our perfe"t "ommunion $as broken $ith God and our/ision be"ame hindered.

he same prin"iple applies today. f $e adhere to theplans of atan rather than listening to Gods /oi"e, $elimit Gods presen"e from mo/ing through us andin"reasing our boundaries. Be"ause of this, there is a huge$ar raging o/er 3is presen"e. he enemy does all he "an

to pre/ent us from seeing $hat the Lord $ants us to see.atan longs for us not to ha/e /ision for our future.Remember, $ithout a /ision, $e perish Dsee Pro/. +'&)E.

eeing &hat Is on the ,ori@on

@hen Pam and had our en"ounter $ith the enemysfor"es that night, it left us $ith a /ision for the future. @ekne$ that $hat the enemy had planned for harm, Godmeant for good Dsee 49od. 7*+*E.

!nd so $e began to "ry out for our "hildren. $oyears later, $e re"ei/ed our first "hild, 5aniel. $o yearsafter that, Pam $as healed and $e "on"ei/ed our se"ond"hild, Rebekah.

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strategy.

?. ;on(t allow your ast to rule you. God "an takesituations from the past and bring them intothe present so that you "an re"on"ile your o$nmistakes and failures. @hen your past isre"on"iled, your future is unlo"ked.

7. Belie&e that you can de*eat your enemy- ee yourenemy. ee his headship broken o/er your life.

5o not be afraid to dis"o/er ho$ his /oi"e hasruled your bloodline. Remember =esusH he"ross broke the headship of atan. 5ri/e a stakethrough his headship and you $ill begin tohear $hat God has for your future.

6. Ne&er *orget that you ha&e been gi&en the ability toconnect hea&en and 0arth. Let the Lord tea"h you

to pray today, Jhy $ill in hea/en, "ome toearthHJ

(. 3atch *or your di&ine connections. hey are onyour path already. u""ess means that the Lordhas positioned help on the $ay ahead. @henyou see a di/ine "onne"tion that God haspla"ed on your path, $at"h 3im de/elop that

"o/enant relationship to help you establishyour future.

hese se/en points are "ru"ial to our su""ess in the"oming $ars. hey also emphasi;e the need for GodAspresen"e to be stronger than e/er in our li/es. Remember,$hen $e establish 3is presen"e, $e for"e out e/ery po$erof darkness. 3is glory al$ays o/er"omesH

! Change in the !ir

5o $e really understand this presen"e2and2glory $arthat is being fought ! better $ay to approa"h this may befrom an understanding of the atmosphere. !""ording tothe American ;ictionary o* the 0nglish "anguage, the

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atmosphere is the $hole mass of fluid, "onsisting of air,a#ueous and other /apors, that surrounds 4arth.

he $ord is rooted in the intera"tion bet$een /aporand 4arthAs sphere. Vapor "onsists of the fumes, moistfloating substan"e or in/isible elasti" fluid thaten"ompasses 4arthAs sphere. he Bible e/en refers to thisin Psalm :'7 $hen it says, JCertainly e/ery man at hisbest state is but /apor.J et $hen most of us speak of Jtheatmosphere,J $eAre referring to a generi" sense of an

airborne aura surrounding us.

@hat does the atmosphere ha/e to do $ith a $ar o/erGodAs presen"e !"tually, e/erything. @e ha/e anatmosphere about us that affe"ts the $ay the earthoperates. he atmosphere $e "arry affe"ts the land $e$alk on. he more $e are in union $ith God and 3ispurpose for the earth, the more $e "reate a rightatmosphere around us.

o usher in GodAs presen"e re#uires a "hange in theatmosphere, and $e are assigned the task of bringing thisaboutH he Bible establishes that atan is the god of this$orld, the Jprin"e of the po$er of the airJ D4ph. ++E. etho$ is this so if Psalm +?& says, Jhe earth is the LordAs,

and all its fullnessJ First, $e must understand the termsused in those t$o /erses. he Greek $ord for JearthJ istoos, $hile the $ord for J$orldJ is cosmos. his meansthat any stru"ture that protrudes or is abo/e the toos issubIe"t to $arfare. e"ond, $e must reali;e the Bibleestablishes that there are three hea/ens. God and all 3ishea/enly beings d$ell in the third hea/en. atan, as theruler of the air, attempts to rule from the se"ond hea/en toillegally legislate in the first hea/en>that pla"e $here $ephysi"ally stand abo/e the earth.

!postle <im 5aniels, in her book 5i&e t Bac=, e9plainsit this $ay

4phesians ++ des"ribes the assignment of the prin"e

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of the po$er of the air. 0ne name for the Greek god ofthe se"ond hea/en is 8eus. he se"ond hea/en is the

demoni" head#uarters that is strategi"ally set up to"ontrol people like puppets on a string. n the spirit, thatis e9a"tly ho$ it looks>like a puppet sho$H 4/eryhuman being is "onne"ted to either the se"ond or thirdhea/en. People $ho are bound by se"ond hea/ena"ti/ity are "onne"ted to the se"ond hea/en by demoni"stings. he hydra is the god of re"urring "urses and isalso seated in the hea/ens. t is one of the "onstellations

or groups of stars that abide in the hea/ens. he po$erof the air Dor un"ons"ious "y"lesE is a subliminalbondage, $hi"h is "ontrolled from the air. his spirithides behind the "o/er of natural habits, and its /i"timsne/er suspe"t that they are under its "ontrol. Beforepeople are deli/ered from addi"tions and habits,demoni" strings must be "ut in the spirit to se/er theirallian"es $ith the se"ond hea/en. !fter this, ground2

le/el deli/eran"e "an take pla"e.+

@e must determine $ho is in "harge of ouratmosphere. !re $e going to legislate GodAs rule in ouratmosphere or $ill our enemy "ontrol it his is one of ourgreatest $arfare dynami"s to understand. n Authority in9rayer, 5ut"h heets $rites

@here God and atan are "on"erned, the issue hasne/er been po$er, in"luding "ontrol of the earth. God isall2po$erful . . . it is al$ays a #uestion of authority. hesame is true $ith us and our struggle $ith the kingdomof darkness. atan didnAt gain any po$er at the Fall anddidnAt lose any at the "ross. 3is po$er or ability didnAt"hange at either e/ent. 3is authority, or the right to usehis po$er, did. n fa"t, though Christians often state

other$ise, "ripture no$here says that Christ deli/eredus from or dealt $ith atanAs po$er at Cal/ary. 3e dealt$ith atanAs authority.:

@e must learn to legislate our realm of authority,$hile understanding that it is not the same thing as$ielding po$er. 0ur realm of authority in"ludes both

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hea/en and 4arth. hat is $hat makes up our atmosphere. =esus broke atanAs headship and remo/ed his legal

authority at the "ross. 3e then o/er"ame death, hell andthe gra/e. 3e liberated the "apti/es. 3o$e/er, $e mustkeep atanAs po$er neutrali;ed and defeated in the pla"ein the earth $here God has "alled us to be 3is ste$ards.hat is $hat 4liIah did $hen he "ommanded the hea/ensto $ithhold rain for three and a half years Dsee & <ings &(E.hen, kno$ing it $as GodAs perfe"t time for rain, he

birthed a "loud into his atmosphere. he atmosphere $asthen filled $ith rain.

Is a Curse &orking in our %idst

atan has a million different $ays in $hi"h he tries toe9tend his dominion of the air. his "hapter is notdedi"ated to identifying all those opposing ta"ti"s, but do

feel it ne"essary to highlight one in parti"ular "urses.Passed do$n through time, "urses $ork $ith ini#uitouspatterns that ha/e de/eloped in our bloodline. LetAs look atho$ "urses play a maIor role in our re"laiming theatmosphere around us.

hough it seems almost too simple, one of the $aysthat you "an dete"t a "urse is by re"ogni;ing the absen"e of

GodAs glory or presen"e. !""ording to #he 0ncycloedia o* Jewish +yth, +agic and +ysticism, a "urse is a J/erbalin/o"ation to bring harm, e/il or detriment on another.1ore than a threat or a $ish, a "urse is assumed to ha/ethe po$er to make the desired harm a reality.J ? Cursesresult from not hearing GodAs /oi"e or from re"ei/inganother /oi"e that is "ontrary to GodAs plan for your life.

Curses $ill agree $ith internal defi"ien"ies $ithin us, su"has rebellion, lust or any other sin of the flesh. 5erek Prin"e$rote a $onderful book "alled Blessings or urses? 'ou anhoose. n his analysis of 5euteronomy +), he says thereare se/en main "ategories that "urses deal $ith. hey are

&. 1ental andor emotional breakdo$n

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+. Repeated or "hroni" si"knesses Despe"ially ifhereditaryE

:. Barrenness, a tenden"y to mis"arry or relatedfemale problems

?. Breakdo$n of marriage or family alienation

7. Continuing finan"ial insuffi"ien"y

6. Being Ja""ident2proneJ

(. ! history of sui"ides and unnatural or untimelydeaths7

Be"ause tea"h so mu"h on breaking old "y"les, $antto be sure that you re"ogni;e that "urses "an be timed andse#uen"ed so that they reo""ur from generation togeneration. his $ill "ontinue to take pla"e until theini#uitous pattern in a bloodline or the ini#uitous

/iolation on a pie"e of land has been addressed. ha/emu"h e9perien"e $ith both of these patterns. n fa"t, my$ife Iokes that Am #ualified to tea"h on demoni" po$ersall o/er the $orld be"ause my family had all of them inoperationH 1any of those "urses operated on the land that$e o$ned. $onAt tell all of those stories here, but $illsay this he Lord took me through a :*2year pro"essgoing ba"k and forth to pla"es $here ini#uitousdefilements o""urred in our family. 3e then $ould ha/eme repent and release 3is presen"e to repla"e the $orkingof e/il. read many books on "leansing the land anddis"o/ered that there are four maIor areas of ini#uity that"ause "urses to ha/e a right to operate in a land "o/enantbreaking, idolatry or blood sa"rifi"e, illegal bloodshed, andse9ual immorality.

1any Christian leaders make light of the "on"ept of"urses. do not $ant to do that. do belie/e that "urses are"onditional. am $ell a$are that they "an "ome through$ords, timing and astrologi"al influen"es, or magi"alin"antations and a"tions. 1ore important, ho$e/er, "urses"an be broken.

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! man on"e approa"hed me $ho $as from adenominational ba"kground. he group he $orked $ith

had bought a ne$ pie"e of land to build a s"hool andministry on. @hen he and some of his "o$orkers $ere$alking on the land, they got to a pla"e $here e/eryoneimmediately sensed a "hange in the atmosphere. 4/eryhair on his body seemed to stand up. 3e asked me $hatthat meant.

J@hen that happens, it means you ha/e dis"erned a

presen"e of e/il,J ans$ered. Jt is the 3oly piritmanifesting in you $ith the gift of dis"erning e/il spirits.J3e then asked me $hat he should do and ho$ he shouldpray. said, J@ell, first of all, you pray until all the hair onyour body goes do$nH hat means you ha/e "ommandedthe presen"e of e/il to let go of the pla"e $here you arestanding and the atmosphere has been "leansed.J he

group later found se/eral pla"es $here satani" sa"rifi"eshad been made on their land.

Planning for the Presence

1any of us need to re"laim territories Iust like thisgroup did. @hile this "an "ertainly in/ol/e "laiming/i"tory o/er the dark history behind a pie"e of physi"al

land, more often than not it in/ol/es "leaning out areas ofour li/es in $hi"h GodAs glory is not fully seen. @e mustbe"ome people of 3is presen"e, "onsumed $ith 3ishabitation throughout e/ery in"h of our atmosphere.

<ing 5a/id $as su"h a person. 5espite making somemaIor mistakes during his reign, 5a/id lo/ed the presen"eof God and had a heart that $as turned after God. 3e $as

al$ays $illing to rely on God to sal/age his failures andrestore him.

n + amuel 6, $e find an a""ount of ho$ 5a/id firstattempted to bring the !rk of the Co/enant into =erusalem, $here he li/ed. 3is desire $as pure 3e$anted the presen"e of God to surround his life. et his

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e9e"ution $as fla$ed and left one of his men dead. !s aresult, 5a/id feared transporting the !rk to his house and

instead left it at the home of 0bed24dom. "ripture says,J!nd the Lord blessed 0bed24dom and all his household,Jand this $as relayed to 5a/id.

@hat is interesting is that this 3ebre$ $ord forJblessedJ is bara=, $hi"h at its root means Jto kneel.J =eff !.Benner, on his !n"ient 3ebre$ Resear"h Center $ebsite,gi/es an understanding of this $ord as, Jah$eh Dhe $ho

e9istsE $ill kneel before you presenting gifts.J6 he !rk$as only $ith 0bed24dom for three months, yet there $asa dis"ernible "hange in his situation that "aused others tore"ogni;e that he $as being blessed, that ah$eh $aspresenting him $ith gifts>all be"ause of the presen"e ofthe !rkH

he mistake $asnAt in 5a/idAs heart or in his la"k ofpreparation. 5a/id had already built a site for the !rk. 3ehad established a spe"ial pla"e for GodAs presen"e tod$ell. -o, the lesson 5a/id learned $as simply this Howwe in&ite the resence o* 5od and how we honor His resenceare &ery imortant. 5a/id ser/es as a $onderful e9amplebe"ause although he made a great mistake, he dis"o/eredho$ to properly bring the !rk to the City of 5a/id. 3e

then entered a Jseries of "on#uests $hi"h greatly e9tendedand strengthened his kingdom D+ am. )E. n a fe$ years,the $hole territory from the 4uphrates to the ri/er of4gypt, and from Ga;a on the $est to hapsa"us on theeast, $as under his s$ay D+ am. ):2&:M &*E.J(

!""ording to Leen and <athleen Ritmeyer in 2romSinai to Jerusalem? #he 3anderings o* the Holy Ar=, the !rk$as pla"ed right ne9t to 5a/idAs pala"e, in his yard.)

Li/ing on his property, in his bac=yard, $as the God $hobrought him giftsH he aberna"le of 5a/id $ould ha/eremained there for about :* years. belie/e this is $hatga/e 5a/id great "redibility in $ar. @hat an in"redibleprin"ipleH @hen $e ha/e the presen"e of God in our

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homes, the gifts of God are besto$ed abundantly on ourli/es and $e are su""essful in $ar.

3o$e/er, also belie/e this is $hy 5a/id $as Iudgedso se/erely $hen he didnAt go to $ar and fell intopassi/ity, lust, manipulation and murder after "o/etingBathsheba. @hen $e "ommit open sin $hile in GodAspresen"e, our problems es"alate. his is $hy it is moredisastrous $hen a minister hides a lifestyle of sin than foran e/eryday Christian to do so. 0b/iously, sin is sin, but

the influen"e that $e ha/e from the presen"e of God in ourmidst is not to be taken lightly. belie/e $e are morea""ountable $hen $e are a$are of GodAs presen"e in ourmidst and $e do not a"t a""ordingly.

=ohn 5i"kson, a fello$ minister and friend of mine$ho "o2authored #he 3orshi 3arrior $ith me, $rites thefollo$ing about 5a/id

@hat $as uni#ue about the aberna"le of 5a/id $asthat it $as a hea/enly paradigm in an earthly setting.@hen 5a/id brought in the !rk, there $as already aaberna"le spe"ifi"ally designed to house it hetaberna"le of 1oses $as Iust do$n the road in GibeonDsee + Chron. &?27E. But God said of 5a/id that 3e$ould J"arry out 1y program fullyJ D!"ts &:++, A+9%

and so $e find 5a/id setting up a different kind of tenton 8ionAs hill $ith no bra;en altar, no la/er, nolampstand, no altar of in"ense, no table of sho$ breadand>most importantly>no /eil. he $orshippersentered the /ery presen"e of God fa"e2to2fa"e, Iust likethey did in hea/en. he $ay they $orshipped $as also Iust like in hea/en @ith no forms or rituals, they sangand dan"ed and prophesied and $arred before the Lord

as the minions of hea/en are seen doing in the book ofRe/elation.

here in that aberna"le on 8ionAs hill, Godenthroned 3imself on their praises Dsee Ps. ++:E andfrom that throne 3e stret"hed forth 3is s"epter Dsee Ps.&&*&2:E, issued 3is "ommands Dsee Ps. &:::E, de"lared

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3is blessings Dsee Ps. &+)7M &:?:E, heard the prayers ofthe destitute Dsee Ps. &*+&(E and punished 3is enemies

Dsee sa 666E. hat $ord enthroned implies in the 3ebre$that God not only "ame to sit as Iudge, but also to stay orto d$ell>e/en to marry. God $as not going to lea/eon"e 3is J$orkJ $as done. 3e had found a suitabled$elling pla"e for 3is presen"e to "ontinually d$ell onearth. Psalm &:+ says JFor the LORD has "hosen 8ionM 3ehas desired it for 3is habitation. his is 1y resting pla"efore/erM here $ill d$ell, for ha/e desired itJ DPs.

&:+&:2&?, NASB%. n 5a/idAs aberna"le, God $as in themidst of "ontinual praises. t $as Iust like 3is holy hill,by the same name, in hea/en. !s a matter of fa"t, Psalm() says that God built 3is san"tuary on 1ount 8ion Jlikethe heightsJ DPs. ()6(26'E or Iust like it $as built inhea/en. GodAs presen"e, $hi"h $as "ontinuallymanifested in hea/en, $as no$ "ontinually manifestedon the earth. 3is people "ould "ome into that small tent

and e9perien"e that presen"e Iust like the inhabitants ofhea/en. 3o$ $onderfulH'

hroughout the Bible, $e see that God is enthroned inpraise. @e glorify 3im through our $orship. hat is $hypraise and $orship are essential to e9perien"ing GodAsglory. Praise is that element of "elebration that "antransport us into the throne room of God. 0n"e $e are inthe throne room at 3is feet, the only suitable response is to$orship and adore 3im. !s $e $orship 3im in thatintimate pla"e, 3e begins to re/eal 3is glory to us. God islooking for true $orshipers $ho $ill $orship Jin spiritand truthJ D=ohn ?+?E, and as 3e finds those $orshipers,they are able to e9perien"e the reality of hea/en, $hi"h isGodAs glory.

he Lights @ent 0ut, But the Lamp @as LitH

hroughout the Bible, GodAs glory is often seen interms of radiant light. n his $ell2kno$n introdu"tion,Gospel2$riter =ohn des"ribes Christ as Jthe Light $hi"hgi/es light to e/ery man "oming into the $orldJ D&'E. n

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Re/elation, the same apostle des"ribes the -e$ =erusalemas ha/ing Jno need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it,

for the glory of God illuminated it. he Lamb is its lightJD+&+:E. =esus de"lared 3imself Jthe light of the $orldJD=ohn )&+E.

@hat is often Iust as interesting to me is that Christ"ro$ned those of us $ho follo$ 3im $ith the /ery sametitle. n 1atthe$ 7&?2&7, 3e said of belie/ers, Jou are thelight of the $orld. ! "ity that is set on a hill "annot be

hidden. -or do they light a lamp and put it under abasket, but on a lampstand, and it gi/es light to all $hoare in the house.J n the remainder of this "hapter, $antto del/e into the deeper meaning of this /i/id imagery oflights and lampstands. !llo$ me to start by offering a$onderful illustration of the importan"e God pla"es on3is on>and us>being the light of the $orld.

tra/el all o/er the "ountry and usually find myself in3ouston se/eral times a year. n -o/ember +**+, $asministering at the @orship Con/i/ium in 3ouston, hostedby Lora !llison. had been sharing a message on my heartfrom =eremiah &&&2&+, $hi"h is part of =eremiahAsinitiation as a $at"hman prophet. n those /erses, the Lordasks =eremiah an important #uestion )3hat do you see1)

his $ould be "ru"ial to our meetings that $eek.

Friday morning $hen $e "ame to the meeting, shared $ith Lora that felt the Lord $as going to dosomething ne$ and $e $ould ha/e to follo$ 3im toe9perien"e $hat 3e $anted. !fter the first song in$orship, felt $as to stand up and gi/e a tea"hinginstru"tion o/er $hat God $as saying and ho$ it relatedto $hat $e $ere singing. then made a de"laration thatGod $as going to transform 3ouston, but it $ould be in3is $ay.

sat do$n after about &7 minutes of speaking and $estarted to $orship again. uddenly, the $hole pla"e $entpit"h bla"k, $ith no ele"tri"ity for instruments, lights,

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sound or anything else plugged in. D! trans*ormer hadblo$n in the 3ouston area $here $e $ere ha/ing the

meeting.E !lmost immediately the Lord said, )"et +e leadyou into the sound ha&e.)

stood up and asked the #uestion to the $hole groupJ@hat do you seeJ 0f "ourse, $e sa$ darkness. hensomeone brought in a lampstand or menorah $ith se/en"andles lit. responded by saying to the Lord, JLord, seeyour lampstand in the midst of the darkness.J

o the Lord said, )'es, dar=ness is coming uon the earth,but am lighting a lam in the midst o* the dar=ness. #his willbe a season where those with +y light will shine brightly. #hiswill also be a season o* remo&ing. will remo&e +y lamstand

*rom certain churches, cities, states and nations.)

$ent on and prophesied for another hour. 5uring

this time, God added ea"h sound that 3e $anted to bringforth. t $as one of the most in"redible gatherings A/e e/erbeen in. t $as as if the $hole pla"e kne$ $hen to dan"e.he /iolin kne$ e9a"tly $hen to play, the drums $hen tobeat, the horns $hen to resound and the singers $hen to"ome out front and sing propheti"ally. t $as definitely aJtransformingJ time.

et the $ords $e re"ei/ed that day still ring truetoday he Lord $ill "ontinue to mo/e us out of thesoulish realm of $orship that $e are presently operatingin. he methods and mindsets "on"erning $orship are"hanging. !nd in the midst of our darkness, the Lord $illsend for the light that $ill guide us.

Is our ampstand 'urning

Propheti"ally, belie/e it is "ru"ial for us tounderstand the lampstand. his simple de/i"e is one of thekey items that God is using to tea"h us about both thegeneral future as $ell as the spe"ifi" $arfare $e fa"eahead $ith the po$ers of darkness. n the book 5od(s"am, +an(s "ight, theologian =ohn 5. Garr states

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Be"ause of the e9treme attention to detail gi/en tothe design of the menorah, it is "lear that it is more a

symboli" form, a $ork of art, rather than a mere "ulti"apparatus. 1oses $as instru"ted by God to Jmake alampstand of pure gold. he lampstand and its base andits share are to be made of hammered $ork. . . si9bran"hes shall go out from its sidesM three bran"hes ofthe lampstand from its one side, and three bran"hes ofthe lampstand from its other side.J he menorah is a"on"rete symbol of God himself, the sour"e of light. ts

"entral lamp is "alled by the =e$s ner 0lohim Dthe lamp ofGodE. 5a/id e9"laimed, Jou are my lamp, 0 LordM theLord turns my darkness into light,J thereby identifyingGod $ith the menorah as 3e $ho illuminates thedarkness. he Psalmist obser/ed that God J$rapshimself in light as $ith a garment.J Rather than bede"k3imself in the brilliant "olors asso"iated $ith the pagandeities of the an"ient $orld, God "lothes 3imself in pure

$hite light as a mantle. GodAs di/ine presen"e, theShe=inah, $as manifested as a Jfiery light.J @hen 4;ekielsa$ the temple, the earth shone $ith GodAs glory, thesame glory that the prophets sa$ as Jfire.J GodAs maIestyilluminated the temple as the fiery light of a goldenlamp. he sages noted that the J3oly one, blessed be he,$as "onstrained to d$ell $ith mortals in the light of alamp . . . and so a Apure menorahA "ame do$n from

hea/en.J&*

adly, many Christians donAt understand thesignifi"an"e of the menorah. n our modern $orld, $eha/e lost mu"h of the understanding of artifa"ts in theBible, along $ith its sa"red symbols and elements. Be"auseof this, $e ha/e lost spiritual understanding as $ell. Garr

goes on to sayhe truth is that the menorah is GodAs lamp, as

"ripture "learly de"lares Jhe lamp of God . . . in thetemple of the Lord, $here the ark of God $as.J hemenorah is not merely the =e$ish "andlesti"k or thetaberna"le lampstand or the temple "andelabrum. t isJGodAs lamp.J t belongs to all of GodAs people, both =e$s

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and Christians. ts ri"h symbolism is appropriate to bothfaith "ommunities, representing GodAs light radiating

into manAs $orld, the po$er of /ision and insight that"omes to belie/ers in God, both =e$ and Gentile,through GodAs @ord. he @ord of God is like a lightthat shines in a dark pla"e, "learly pointing the $ay. t"hannels the path of the Iust to$ard the Jday starJ $hoarises in the hearts of belie/ers. t dispels the darkness,the "onfusion, the ignoran"e, the fear, the superstitionand the dangers inherent in human e9isten"e. n spite of

the ominous obs"urity of the human situation, one smallray from the 4ternal @ord dispels the darkness, brings"larity of purpose and unmistakably marks the $ay tothe tree of life so "learly that no one $ho $alks in thatlight $ill stumble.&&

he lampstand or menorah a"tually symboli;essal/ation through the @ord of God. 3is se/enfold pirit Da

menorah has se/en "andlesE is offered to us to bring usstability into our li/es and link us into the eternal flamethat is burning in 3is throne room. @hen $e fail tounderstand this "on"ept of the lampstand, $e roboursel/es of GodAs glory as $e $ar against po$ers andprin"ipalities.

Psalm &&'&*7 says the J$ord of God is a lamp to Kour

feet.J !s the li/ing @ord, the anointed 0ne and the1essiah, =esus "an do nothing less than refle"t GodAs glory.Both =esus and GodAs $ritten @ord illuminate our lamp.!nd $hen our lamp is illuminated, $e "annot beo/er"ome by prin"ipalities and po$ers. @hen the @ord ofGod is manifesting $ithin our li/es, the light of Godshines through us and dispels the darkness.

@ith GodAs lampstand burning in us, $e truly be"omea light to the $orld. 1any mountains "ome into our pathas $e $alk through this life. 1u"h $arfare o""urs aroundus, but $e need to keep our lamp burning brightly. f $edo that, $e $ill be able to shout JGra"eH Gra"eHJ to e/erymountain, and the po$er of light in the sound of our

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/oi"es $ill "ause the mountain to fall.

he e/en Chur"hes of Re/elationhe Lord has gi/en us keys to /i"tory during these

times of darkness. belie/e one of those keys is found inRe/elation &. here, the apostle =ohn sees a /ision of se/engolden lampstands. n "onte9t, belie/e these are se/enmenorahs, that is, these are se/en Jse/en2bran"hedJlampstands. he Lord then tells =ohn that these se/enlampstands represent se/en "hur"hes.

@hat are these se/en "hur"hes First, $e kno$ thatthey $ere literal "hur"hes. =ohn lists se/en of the "hur"hesthat e9isted in his day in the Roman pro/in"e of !sia. ButitAs "lear that these "hur"hes are more than Iust se/en"hur"hes "hosen at random. hey are "alled the se/en

"hur"hes>in some $ay, these se/en "hur"hes representall of the Chur"hH ome ha/e suggested that these se/en"hur"hes represent se/en eras of Chur"h history, that ea"hof the se/en "hur"hes pi"tures a different histori"al timeperiod, beginning $ith 4phesus as the 4arly Chur"h andending $ith luke$arm Laodi"ea as the Chur"h today. heproblem $ith that interpretation is that it doesnAt $ork.

he Jeras of Chur"h historyJ interpretation mightsound "on/in"ing to Christians li/ing in !meri"a, $heremany "hur"hes mat"h the des"ription of the luke$armLaodi"eans. But the !meri"an Chur"h is only a fra"tion ofthe Chur"h $orld$ide. n pla"es su"h as China or !fri"a,maIor segments of the Chur"h today are filled $ith lifeand po$er in the midst of se/ere perse"ution. he fa"t is,

the maIority of the Chur"h today $orld$ide is notLaodi"ean.

belie/e a better e9planation of these se/en "hur"hes isthat they represent se/en =inds of "hur"hes. hese "hur"htypes e9ist in e/ery age of history, although at "ertaintimes and in "ertain pla"es, ea"h tends to be more

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representati/e than the others. hat means that e&ery"hur"h>and e&ery Christian>is to be found some$here

among these se/en "hur"hes. n these se/en "hur"hes, $esee all the different strategies atan uses to keep GodAspeople from fulfilling their "all. But in ea"h $e also hear a$ord from =esus. 3e is $alking among the lampstands,tending to ea"h one, and offering instru"tions to ea"h"hur"h for ho$ to be"ome a brightly burning lampstand.

am fortunate enough to minister $ith Robert 3eidler,

one of the most profoundly straightfor$ard theologians kno$. belie/e RobertAs in"redible tea"hing on the se/en"hur"hes of Re/elation is /ital for us today if $e are to"ontinue to pray for transformation in our regions. hese/en "hur"hes represent regions>they are lampstands ina region, the menorah lights of a region. 4a"h has an arrayof "hara"teristi"s>some good, some bad. hat is $hy the

Lord "ommended ea"h "hur"h and then re/ealed any$eak point that needed to be addressed for these"hur"hes. Belo$ is an analysis of ea"h "hur"h, "ompiledfrom RobertAs audio series, How s 'our "amstand Burning?nderstanding the Se&en hurches o* @e&elation. Re/ie$ yourregion and see ho$ the lamp of God is burning.

Ephesus: $he Church $hat ost Its :er-ent o-e

he first "hur"h is the "hur"h at 4phesus, $hi"hrepresents the "hur"h that has departed from its first lo/e.4phesus had been a brightly burning lampstand. =esus"ommended those in the 4phesian "hur"h for se/enthings.

• heir li/ing faith Dtheir deedsE

• heir diligen"e Dtheir toilE

• heir standards Dthey did not tolerate e/ilE

• heir dis"ernment Dthey tested apostles to see $ho$as trueE

• heir perse/eran"e Dthey kept going despite

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oppositionE

• heir enduran"e Dthey $ere in it for the long haulE

• heir strength Dthey had not gro$n $earyE

But the 4phesian "hur"h had a problem omeho$, inthe midst of all their $ork, they had lost the lo&e of Godthey had on"e kno$n. hey still did a lot of good things,but the fer/ent lo/e that on"e moti/ated them $as nolonger there. he result $as that their lampstand had

begun to go outH Be"ause of this, =esus ga/e them a$arning JRepentH... 0r $ill "ome and remo/e yourlampstand out of its pla"e.J !ll the $ork in the $orld"ounts for nothing if youA/e lost your lo/eH

=esus then sho$ed them the path to restoration. oregain $hat they had lost, they needed to do three things

&. Remember from $here they had fallen.

+. Repent to "hange their dire"tion.

:. 5o the deeds they did at first.

Smyrna: $he Persecuted Church

myrna $as a large and prosperous "ity, a seat oflearning and "ulture. he myrnans $ere proud of their

"ity and had a fanati"al loyalty to Rome. @ithin this"ulture, the highest form of $orship $as $orshiping theRoman 4mperor, and the myrnans had no toleran"e forthose $ho $ould not $orship the 4mperor. !s a result,the "hur"h there suffered for its faith. n 1ark &*+'2:*, =esus promised that along $ith many blessings, $e $ouldre"ei/e perse"utions. he "hur"h at myrna had

e9perien"ed that perse"ution and $as about to go throughmore.

But =esus had a promise for 3is perse"uted "hur"hJ5o not fear any of those things $hi"h you are about tosuffer.... 3e $ho o/er"omes shall not be hurt by these"ond deathJ DRe/. +&*2&&E. =esus assured them that

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$hile they may fa"e suffering and e/en physi"al death,they had eternal life. 4ssentially, 3is message to myrna

$as, Jn the midst of perse"ution, be *aith*ul-) Jesusidentified 3imself to them as the 0ne J$ho $as dead, and"ame to lifeJ D/. )E. 3e $as reminding them that death isnot the end>if you are faithful, you $ill re"ei/e a /i"torAs"ro$nH 4/en if you suffer in this life, itAs $orth it to follo$ =esus. 4/en if you die for your faith, you still ha/e $onH

Pergamos: $he Bnfaithful Church

Pergamos $as a "enter of paganism. 0n the hill abo/ethe "ity $as the Pergamos a"ropolis, "ro$ded $ith pagantemples. he most striking feature of the a"ropolis $as ahuge temple, shaped like a giant throne. t $as the altar to8eus, ruler of all the Greek gods.

=esusA message to the "hur"h in Pergamos began $ith

J kno$ your $orks, and $here you d$ell, $here atanAsthrone isJ D/. &:E. False gods are demons, $hi"h means the$orship of false gods is the $orship of demons. 8eus, asthe ruler of false gods, represented the head of all demons,atan>$hi"h means that abo/e the "ity of Pergamos $asa huge throne dedi"ated to the de/ilH =esus later added thattheir "ity $as J$here atan d$ells.J !s the $orship of

God brings GodAs presen"e, so the $orship of 8eus had"aused Pergamos to be a pla"e $here atanAs presen"ed$elt in a dis"ernable $ay. his "hur"h $as "alled tostand in a hard pla"e, and =esus immediatelya"kno$ledged that they had held fast to 3is -ame.

Unfortunately for them, =esus also had some issues$ith their "urrent state. 3e told them that they had fallen

into the trap of the -i"olaitans. hese $ere false tea"hers$ho per/erted the idea of freedom in Christ. hey taughtthat sin"e $e are free in Christ, $hy should $e in/iteperse"ution by being legalisti" heir /ie$ $as, JPagangods are nothingH hey donAt e9istH t doesnAt hurt to eat ata pagan feast. t doesnAt hurt to put in"ense on an altar.J

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he Christians at Pergamos had been sedu"ed by thistea"hing. hey "ompromised $ith the pagan $orld, e/en

Ioining in feasts gi/en to honor demonsH =esus "omparedthis to the trap set for srael by Balaam Dsee -um. ++2+?E. f Ioining in pagan feasts $as the e#ui/alent of forni"ation,to be sedu"ed by the $orld is adultery. !s a result, =esusga/e this "hur"h a harsh $arning JRepent, or else $ill"ome to you #ui"kly and $ill fight against them $ith thes$ord of 1y mouthJ D/. &6E. hankfully, =esus also

promised a re$ard to those $ho $ould repent.

Thyatira: $he Church In-aded 4* a eligious pirit

hyatira $as a "ity kno$n for its purple dye andfabri"s. t $as home to "orporate guilds of potters, tanners,$ea/ers, dyers and robe makers. o hold membership inthese guilds, it $as ne"essary to feast at the temple of

!pollo. Guild business dinners $ere held there and $ereusually follo$ed by orgies. 0b/iously, this made itdiffi"ult for Christians to prosper in hyatira.

=esusA issue $ith the "hur"h $as this Jou allo$ that$oman =e;ebel, $ho "alls herself a prophetess, to tea"hand sedu"e 1y ser/ants to "ommit se9ual immorality andeat things sa"rifi"ed to idolsJ D/. +*E. he main problem at

hyatira $as that the "hur"h tolerated the tea"hings of afalse prophetess. !n influential $oman in the "hur"h hadidentified herself as a prophet and Iustified the pra"ti"e offorni"ation, idol $orship and eating of meat sa"rifi"ed toidols. @e "an presume this false tea"hing $as $el"omedbe"ause it allo$ed "hur"h members to Ioin the guilds. etit is interesting that =esus ne/er said e9a"tly what this

$omanAs tea"hing $as, 3e simply identified the spiritbehind it>that of =e;ebelH

n "ertain "hur"h "ir"les, the term J=e;ebelJ is tossedaround fre#uently no$adays. he problem is, manybelie/ers do not a""urately understand the =e;ebel spirit. ! =e;ebel spirit is not a JfemaleJ spirit>in fa"t, many men

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ha/e a =e;ebel spirit. t does not al$ays $ork behind thes"enes. @hat a"tually "hara"teri;es a =e;ebel spirit is that it

is al$ays religious. ! =e;ebel spirit seeks a position ofinfluen"e among GodAs people so that it "an promote afalse system of religion. 3ere are some "hara"teristi"s

• ! =e;ebel spirit seeks to dra$ GodAs people into *alsereligion—any kindH

• t operates through "ontrol, false tea"hing,

manipulation and intimidation.• t often identifies itself as a defender of the faith and

promotes false prophets.

• t opposes the 3oly pirit and all of 3ismanifestations.

• t hates the true propheti" $ord and perse"utesGodAs prophets.

! =e;ebel spirit is a mean spirit. t sho$s no mer"y. nthis passage, =esus personally de"reed Iudgment on =e;ebel. o those $ho had not follo$ed her, 3e had a$ord of en"ouragement J3old fast until "omeHJ hyatira$as a good "hur"h. t did not ha/e a lot of problems>apart from =e;ebelH imply put, =esus $as saying, J5eal$ith her and youAll do greatH <eep mo/ing for$ardHJ

Sardis: $he Comforta4le Church

ardis $as one of the most pleasant pla"es to li/e inthe an"ient $orld. t $as a "enter of $orld$ide trade andone of the most affluent "ities in the $orld. Life $as easyin ardis. 4/en in the pagan $orld, ardis had areputation for materialism and de"aden"e. he pagansthere $ere e9tremely a""epting and didnAt "are if you$orshiped their gods or not>they Iust $anted to makemoney and ha/e a good time.

he "hur"h in ardis $as also "omfortable. here is nomention of perse"ution or opposition $hatsoe/er, no issueof false tea"hing or heresy. hey $ere "ontented and $ell2

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off>yet =esus had nothing good to say about this "hur"hH3e told them, J kno$ your $orks, that you ha/e a name

that you are ali/e, but you are deadJ D:&E. 0u"hH n other$ords, =esus $as saying, Jou ha/e an appearan"e of lifeMyou loo= good. ou are doing lots of good things>butthereAs no li*e-)

he "hur"h at ardis $as the Chur"h of the Li/ing5ead. hey had be"ome too atta"hed to the $orld. heylo/ed all the lu9uries ardis had to offer and their hearts

$ere "aptured by the affluen"e of the "ity. =esusAe9hortation to the "hur"h at ardis $as to wa=e u- Dardis$as not all dead, but it $as losing strength fast.EJtrengthen the things $hi"h remain, that are ready to die,for ha/e not found your $orks perfe"t before GodJ D/. +E.3e then told the people, JRemember therefore ho$ youha/e re"ei/ed and heardM hold fast and repentJ D/. :E. hey

didnAt need a ne$ messageM they needed to hold on to$hat they re"ei/ed, turn ba"k and get on the right path.

=esus $arned the ardites that 3e $ould "ome toe9amine 3is "hur"h. he $ord 3e used a"tually suggestsan audit. f they $ould stay as they $ere, they $ouldforfeit their destiny. But if they $oke up and o/er"ame,they $ould take their part in ministry among 3is priests,

and 3e $ould "onfess them before the Father and all theangels.

Philadelphia: $he Church of )od8s :a-or

Philadelphia $as lo"ated on the Royal Road, the maineast2$est trade route into the interior of !sia. Be"ause ofthis, it $as built as a missionary "ity. t $as designed as a

sho$pla"e for Greek "i/ili;ation in !sia to spread Greeklanguage, "ulture and religion to the barbarians of the4ast. n fa"t, it had so many temples it $as kno$n as Jlittle!thens.J

n AD &(, a massi/e earth#uake stru"k and the "ity $asliterally destroyed o/ernight. 4mperor iberius rebuilt the

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"ity and restored its beauty, but massi/e aftersho"ks"ontinued to hit the "ity for de"ades. he result $as that

the maIority of its people li/ed in the surrounding"ountryside. Fe$ $ere bra/e enough to li/e in the shaky"ity.

he Philadelphia "hur"h had e9perien"ed shaking also.hey had been through seasons of perse"ution. hey hadbeen through a hard season, and they felt $eakened. But =esus had a $ord for them>the most positi/e $ord gi/en

to any of the se/en "hur"hes. 3e told them, Jou ha/esuffered for your faith, but you perse/ered ... and thatAssomething /ery important to God. ou kept 1y @ord anddid not deny 1y -ame. ou endured patiently. !ndbe"ause you ha/e remained steadfast, God has opened upa door for you that no one "an "lose.J n short,Philadelphia had passed the test and, as a result, no$ had

a golden opportunity.For the Philadelphians, this in"luded an open door to

their "ity. hey had been falsely a""used, and theirreputation in the "ity had been tarnished. et =esuspromised /indi"ation. 3e said that e/en their enemies$ould a"kno$ledge that God $as $ith them. heir opendoor $as also one to the entire $orld. Philadelphia $as

"alled to be a missionary "ity. hrough the Chur"h,Philadelphia $ould begin to fulfill its destiny as a gate$ayto the $orld.

Philadelphia indeed be"ame a gate$ay "ity for thegospel. @e kno$ from history that missionaries $ent outon the Royal Road that ran through Philadelphia andestablished thri/ing "hur"hes in Persia, ndia and e/en asfar as China.

Laodicea: $he ukewarm Church

Laodi"ea $as a maIor trade "enter and banking "apital.t $as built on the "rossroads of se/eral trade routes, andits banking system and the many "ara/ans that "ame

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those $ho are "old. @hen they see $ho 3e really is, they"an #ui"kly "hange from "old to hot. 0n the other e9treme,

to be hot is to be on fire for =esus. 1adly and passionatelyin lo/e. hatAs $hat =esus is looking forH hatAs $hat 3edeser/esH 3e ga/e 3imself "ompletely for us, and 3e$ants us to gi/e our hearts "ompletely to 3im.

he Laodi"eans $ere neither "old nor hot. hey $ereluke$arm>about as middle2of2the2road as you "an get.hey didnAt oppose =esus, but they $erenAt e9"ited about

3im either. hey $ere indifferent to the 0ne $ho ga/e3is life for them.

o that attitude, =esusA response $as harsher than anyof 3is others to the "hur"hes J $ill /omit you out of 1ymouthJ D:&6E.

Vomiting is a /iolent in/oluntary rea"tion to

something that is totally unpalatable. t is a knee2Ierk,natural response that re#uires no thinking. !nd here =esusis saying, JLuke$arm Christianity makes me $ant topukeHJ hatAs $hat kept the door "losed for =esus. 3e"ouldnAt "ome into a "hur"h like that.

But =esus did not gi/e up on Laodi"ea. 3e $as stillkno"king at the door, "alling out for someone to open it. n

fa"t, the Lord had high hopes for it Jf you $ill open thedoor, $ill "ome inHJ heir solution $as to gain a ne$perspe"ti/e on life. hey thought they $ere ri"h andneeded nothing. =esusA response JKou do not kno$ thatyou are $ret"hed, miserable, poor, blind and naked>"ounsel you to buy from 1e gold refined in the fire, thatyou may be ri"hM and $hite garments, that you may be

"lothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not bere/ealedM and anoint your eyes $ith eye sal/e, that youmay seeJ D//. &(2&)E.

=esus $anted the Laodi"eans to see their need and"ome to 3im as their sour"e. 3e promised that if they$ould open the door to 3is presen"e, 3e $ould be

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faithful to "ome in. hey $ould feast $ith 3imH -ot only$ould they feast $ith 3im, but Re/elation :+& guarantees

that if they $ould o/er"ome in the battle before them, they$ould also gain a pla"e on 3is throne.

=esusA $ord to Laodi"ea $as simply this JtAs a battle tobreak out of the luke$arm. But if you o/er"ome, ou $illgain great authority in the earth. 'ou will reign with +e-)8

@hen "annot hear God, or re/elation seems to be

blo"ked, ha/e learned to do t$o things. First, al$aysask God $hat should gi/e. find that if obey God ingi/ing after the pattern 3e "reated for us in redemption,then things around me $ill begin to mo/e in a ne$ $ay.Faith $ill begin to rise, and $ill see $hat need to see.

e"ond, read =ohnAs Re/elation of the se/en "hur"hesand ask God, J@hat "hur"h am J f am in inter"ession,

then ask, J@hat "hur"h am dealing $ithJ his al$ayspoints me to my lampstand first to see if it is burningbrightly. Remember, =esus said that before $e deal $ithour brotherAs sin, $e must first e9amine our o$nshort"omings Dsee 1att. (:E. o it is $hen $e sear"h for areason behind the absen"e of 3is /oi"e or re/elation.

his also allo$s me to see ho$ po$erful the fire is

burning in the atmosphere of the group $ith $hi"h am$orshiping. al$ays feel that the group or ministry $here ha/e been assigned refle"ts one of the "hur"hesmentioned abo/e. his gi/es me great insight for ho$ topray.

@ar s Coming into 1y !tmosphere

0n aturday, !pril &?, +**(, ri"ia 1iller, a friend ofmine from yler, e9as, sent me the details of a dream thatshe felt $as a $ord from the Lord. -ot only do agree$ith her, but also "anAt think of a better $ay to "apturethe heart of this "hapter than sharing it as "on"lude mythoughts on the presen"e2and2glory $ar. he dream began

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had reali;ed that the reason $as feeling this $ay $asbe"ause the 3oly pirit $as sho$ing me $hat $as

"oming. $ent ba"k outside and $as $at"hing thebombing $hen the planes turned and started to$ard us. $as going to run ba"k into the building but reali;ed if did, they $ould see me and shoot me. o "rou"heddo$n $hile they fle$ o/er. then ran in the building totell e/eryone to get out. !t this point $oke up from mydream.

!s A/e said throughout this book, the Body of Christhas entered into a season of $ar. @eA/e dis"ussed the $arso/er our minds, our blood and our time. -o$ $eA/ee9amined the "ru"ial fight that is o""urring o/er theatmosphere. @ill the for"es of darkness o""upy ourterritories, or $ill GodAs glory finally flood the earth

adly, the Body of Christ is also in a pla"e of

frustration. @e ha/e the appearan"e of getting manythings a""omplished, yet in reality $e are not gettinganything done be"ause things are "hanging so #ui"kly.0ur busyness, if $e do not keep it in "he"k, is "ro$dingout our efforts to see GodAs presen"e established in ourterritories. 0n an indi/idual le/el, it has be"ome morediffi"ult to find our abiding pla"e in 3im be"ause people

keep interrupting our time of preparation.his season, see the glory of God getting released in

the marketpla"e before 3e manifests 3imself in theChur"h. But noti"e in this dream that the har/est fields$ere being atta"ked. @e ha/e not defined our har/estfields, nor ha/e $e gathered the har/est that is before us.herefore, the enemy is atta"king the har/est field. his

dream e/en seems to imply the reason he "urrent Bodyof Christ, as $ell as its leadership, is gathering $ithoutunderstanding the atmosphere around us. @e are failingto re"ogni;e both the har/est fields in our rea"h and ho$the $ar is es"alating in our midst.

belie/e that the leaders of todayAs Chur"h, if they

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$ere fully a$are of the $ar that is at hand, $ould beready to "all the Body to prayer. 3o$e/er, it is almost as if

$e ha/e to be under atta"k before $e "all the spiritualarmy into battle. @e must be preparedH -e/ertheless, theLord is telling those $ho are 3is propheti" $at"hmen forthis hour to be a prote"tion to the present gathering. @emust stand $at"h in 3is perfe"t timing, a$aiting 3issignal. !nd $hen $e see those for"es approa"hing, $emust "ry loudly, signaling the battle "ry, so that the Body

$ill be alerted to the $ar in the har/est fields.

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.The %ower War

Who Are &ou in Agreement With-

like po$er. am sure you enIoy a bit of it, too. n our$orld, ha/ing po$er is seen as a good thing>it meansthat you are not $eak, that you ha/e "ontrol o/er

"ertain things. in"e the beginning of time, the #uest forpo$er has been at the heart of /irtually e/ery "onfli"t.atan fell be"ause he $anted more of GodAs po$er forhimself. 3umanity fell for basi"ally the same reason.-ations ha/e fallen and "ontinue to fall in the e/er2shifting balan"e of po$er throughout this $orld.

!s an all2po$erful God, our hea/enly Father is theauthor and "reator of po$er. herefore, it is perfe"t andgood $ithin itself. he problem $ith po$er is $hen it fallsinto the $rong hands>or hands that be"ome "orrupted byits allure. @e "hara"teri;e su"h people as Jdrunk $ithpo$er,J Jpo$er2hungryJ or ha/ing an Jinsatiable lust forpo$er.J et these are often the people $ho "hange the"ourse of history.

@e are "urrently in a time in our nation $hen "ertainindi/iduals are /ying for the po$er to shape our history.

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kept separate. he fa"t of the matter is that our nationAsforefathers "onsistently melded the t$o. Jhe

4stablishment Clause of the First !mendment $asdesigned to, among other things, re&ent the new *ederal

go&ernment *rom inter*ering $ith the religious pra"ti"es ofthe state and lo"al go/ernments,J utton $rites. Jn. &'?(,the 4stablishment Clause $as altered to mean, in manyrespe"ts, the opposite of $hat $as originally meant.!""ording to the U.. upreme Court, the 4stablishment

Clause no$ means that the *ederal go&ernment must inter*ere$ith most interfa"es bet$een religion and statego/ernments.J+

his is Iust one e9ample of ho$ la$s ha/e drifted fromGodAs purpose and been used against GodAs kingdomplans. 0ur so"iety has almost remo/ed the "on"ept ofGod2"ons"iousness from its midst through "hanging la$s

in this time. !s frightening as this sounds, it reminds meof GodAs $ords in saiah &

our "ountry is desolate, your "ities are burned $ithfireM strangers de/our your land in your presen"eM and itis desolate, as o/erthro$n by strangers. o the daughterof 8ion is left as a booth in a /ineyard, as a hut in agarden of "u"umbers, as a besieged "ity. Unless the Lord

of hosts had left to us a /ery small remnant, $e $ouldha/e be"ome like odom, $e $ould ha/e been made likeGomorrah.... Jo $hat purpose is the multitude of yoursa"rifi"es to 1e ... Come no$, and let us reasontogether,J says the Lord.... J $ill restore your Iudges asat the first, and your "ounselors as at the beginningJ D//.(2',&&,&),+6E.

his is not a gloom2and2doom "hapter, though it mightfeel that $ay from ho$ it has begun. 1y point is not todis"ourage you, but to emphasi;e the rele/an"e andimmedia"y of the $ar that $e $ill dis"uss in this "hapter. belie/e that one of the greatest battles in this and manyother nations is for Iudges $ho rule the Iudi"ial system toha/e an a$akening of $ho the ultimate =udge of the earth

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is.

!nd yet that fight, as "ru"ial as it is, is but one of thebattles in a $ar that has raged for millennia. his is thepo$er $ar. 0r stated a better $ay, this is the $ar o&erpo$er. in"e the Fall, atan has used his limited po$er toenti"e "ountless people into fighting this $ar. 3istory hassho$n us "lima"ti" glimpses of this through su"hanti"hrist figures as 3itler and 3erod. et possibly themost destru"ti/e $eapon the enemy has used is religion.

Later in this "hapter $e $ill dis"uss ho$ religion haspartnered $ith go/ernments to "ome against GodAs plans.

God is represented by us, 3is people. herefore, the$ay $e e9er"ise our authority in God and demonstrate3is po$er through us determines ho$ 3e rules in theearth. 1ost of us are fully a$are that there is a relentlessopposition that stands against us taking su"h dominion,yet it is "riti"al for e/ery belie/er to grasp Iust ho$ strongthis fight is>and $hy. @e are not only fighting forauthority, po$er, "ities or e/en nationsM $e are fighting forsouls, for a hea/enly <ingdom. 3o$ $e take dominion inthe future and influen"e the $orld $ith our <ingdomperspe"ti/e is key to unlo"king the har/est.

Find the !n"ient Path re"ently had a dream. n it, the !n"ient of 5ays took

me by the hand and led me to a three2by2fi/e2foot bo9made of a pearl2like substan"e that shimmered like gold.n the bo9 $ere appro9imately :** tightly rolled maps orblueprints standing on end. he Lord told me to "hoose

the ones $anted. "hose three, and $hen unfurledthem, found that they $ere an"ient maps of pla"es in theearth realm. 0ne $as a blueprint of my an"estral lineage>$here my family "ame from and the lands that theybelonged to. he !n"ient of 5ays then spoke to me andsaid, ) am ready to unseal re&elation that ha&e been holdingsince ancient times. 3hen you return to the ancient aths, you

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will mo&e *orward to unloc= treasures *or your *uture.)

@hen a$oke, thought of t$o passages. he first$as =eremiah &)&7 Jet 1y people ha/e forgotten 1eMthey burn in"ense to false gods, they ha/e been "aused tostumble in their $ays and in the an"ient roads, to $alk inbypaths, in a $ay not graded and built up Knot on ahigh$ayJ $A+9%. n the "onte9t of this /erse $e find thatthe people of God had forsaken the li/ing $aters offeredthem, and their "isterns had begun to leak. his $ould

keep them from ha/ing $ater in the desert. herefore,they $ere pre/ented from un"o/ering the desert treasuresthey other$ise "ould ha/e had a""ess to. he Lord $as"alling them to return to the an"ient paths from $hi"hthey had lost their $ay, the high$ays that held all of theblessings 3e had for them.

belie/e the !n"ient of 5ays $as saying the samething to me J am returning +y eole to a lace o* reco&ery.#hey will reco&er what they missed when they de&iated *rom

+y aths and +y highway. am remembering now what hasne&er been accomlished. am o**ering +y eole the bluerintto return, unco&er and reco&er the hidden treasures that theyha&e ne&er gained access to.)

he an"ient paths $ill lead us into the future.

&isdom from the Ancient of /a*s

he se"ond passage thought of after $aking from mydream $as 5aniel (. n this key "hapter for our times, $efind that 5aniel had a re/elation of GodAs e/erlastingreigning po$er. J $at"hed till thrones $ere put in pla"e,and the !n"ient of 5ays $as seated.... and behold, 0nelike the on of 1an, "oming $ith the "louds of hea/enH 3e"ame to the !n"ient of 5ays ... hen to 3im $as gi/endominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples,nations, and languages should ser/e 3im. 3is dominion isan e/erlasting dominion, $hi"h shall not pass a$ay, and3is kingdom the one $hi"h shall not be destroyedJ D//.

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',&:2&?E.

GodAs po$er "an ne/er be in doubt. he !n"ient of5ays is named so for 3is rule o/er all time. 3is nameimplies dignity, enduran"e, Iudgment and $isdom. !s the!n"ient of 5ays, 3e releases an"ient $isdom for present2day /i"tory. First Corinthians +62&*, a passage that hasre/olutioni;ed my prayer life, speaks of this

@e speak $isdom among those $ho are mature, yet

not the $isdom of the age, nor the rulers of this age, $hoare "oming to nothing. But $e speak the $isdom of Godin a mystery, the hidden $isdom $hi"h God ordainedbefore the ages for our glory, $hi"h none of the rulers ofthis age kne$, for had they kno$n, they $ould not ha/e"ru"ified the Lord of Glory. But as it is $ritten J4ye hasnot seen or ear heard, nor ha/e entered into the heart ofman the things prepared for those $ho lo/e 3im.J But

God has re/ealed them to us through the pirit.

3ere are Iust some of the details about the Jhidden$isdomJ re/ealed to us as $e pray in 3is pirit

• God has $isdom greater than any $orldly $isdom$e see.

• Po$ers and prin"ipalities do not ha/e a""ess to this

$isdom.• he authority of demoni" for"es is limited.

• here is $isdom that has been hidden sin"e thebeginning of time, for 3is glory.

• hrough the redempti/e "ross of =esus Christ, $eha/e a""ess to this $isdom.

•

God is prepared to release this $isdom to us as $eget to kno$ 3im intimately through prayer.

• his $isdom $ill o/erthro$ high pla"es and release"apti/es.

• @isdom dismantles demoni" stru"tures anddethrones thrones of ini#uity.

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@hen the Lord sho$ed this to me, kne$ anydemoni" for"e holding a territory "apti/e "ould not

$ithstand the $isdom that God $ill release to 3is people. kne$ that if the pirit of the Lord burdened me to prayfor a "ity, had authority to gain the keys for the release ofits inhabitants. his is a day $hen the Lord is e9tending afresh "all of prayer to 3is people. here is a purpose2filledurgen"y. 3e $ill sho$ us a spe"ifi" territory to "on#uer asit really is and say to us, )<&ercome e&ery obstacle that is

=eeing these eole *rom coming to =now +e. <en the door *or +y House to be built within them so that they maye4erience +y "o&e throughout eternity. #hrough rayer, gainwisdom that will dethrone the thrones o* ini:uity where&er theyha&e been established. #hen establish +y #hrone that manymay worshi +e and gain li*e e&erlasting-)

his is ho$ entire "ities $ill e9perien"e sal/ation. his

is ho$ $e $ill o/erthro$ thrones of ini#uity and seeGodAs "o/enant plan for $hole territories flourish in daysahead. n 5aniel &*, $e find 5aniel seeking God $ithintensity for +& days. !t that point, the !n"ient of 5ayssent the aid of 1i"hael, the !r"hangel. Re/elation $asthen released into the earth realm>re/elation that $e are$alking in today.

5anielAs /ision is re"orded in (+&2++ J $as $at"hingMand the same horn $as making $ar against the saints, andpre/ailing against them, until the !n"ient of 5ays "ame,and a Iudgment $as made in fa/or of the saints of the1ost 3igh, and the time "ame for the saints to possess thekingdom.J n this passage $e see that the !n"ient of 5aysis going to fa/or us Dthe saintsE in days ahead. 1ake no

mistake, the time will "ome for the saints to possess thekingdom. hat means $e will take dominion, go/ern,pre/ail and dominate the $orld po$ers around us.

3o$e/er, in /erses +? and +7 $e find this

he ten horns are ten kings $ho shall arise from thiskingdom. !nd another shall rise after them, 3e shall be

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different from the first ones, and shall subdue threekings. 3e shall speak pompous $ords against the 1ost

3igh, shall perse"ute the saints of the 1ost 3igh, andshall intend to "hange times and la$. hen the saintsshall be gi/en into his hand for a time and times and halfa time.

-oti"e $hat "ripture says the enemy does. 3e $illattempt to "hange both times and law. here $ill be a greatstruggle in days ahead as atan attempts to perse"ute the

saints by getting us out of GodAs timing or "ontrolling usso that $e "anAt enter into GodAs timing. 0ne of his ta"ti"s$ill be to "hange the la$s around us. 1any la$s are beingand $ill be de/eloped to stop or "onstri"t GodAs "hildrenfrom operating in freedom. his is $hy it is so "riti"al forus to understand GodAs timing and the spiritualboundaries 3e has gi/en us through 3is la$, not the

$orldAs. f not, de"eption $ill easily enter into our li/es.$rial 4* :ire;and ions

5aniel tea"hes us another important lesson through hisre/elation e9perien"e $ith the !n"ient of 5ays. -oti"ethat prior to his grand /ision "ame his lionsA dene9perien"e. he thing most like about 5aniel is his

"onsisten"y in praying and seeking the Lord in the midstof ad/ersity. n truth, $hat often got him in that hard andtrying pla"e $as his "onsistent prayer life. 3e prayed threetimes a day. @hen de"rees and go/ernmental shiftso""urred that forbade seeking a 3igher our"e, he did not"hange his "ommunion $ith God but kept his "onsisten"yin seeking re/elation. @hen Iealousy and de/ised e/il"ame against him, he "onsistently prayed. @hen he $as inthe lionsA den, do not think he "hanged his "onsistentpraying. herefore, God sustained him in the fa"e of $hat"ould ha/e been "atastrophe. Consistent prayingo/er"omes our ad/ersaryH

5anielAs lionsA den e9perien"e sho$s us the $ar that all

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of GodAs saints $ill ha/e in days ahead. @e $ill ha/e tomaneu/er our $ay past ungodly de"rees that attempt to

stop our "ommuni"ation $ith a holy God. belie/e itAsimportant to understand that 5aniel did not defy thego/ernmental de"ree. he de"ree a"tually stated that"iti;ens "ould not pray in publi" or re#uest a spe"ifi"blessing from another god. 5aniel $ent to his room andprayed. he ungodly authorities then $orked this againsthim in an attempt to o/erthro$ GodAs "o/enant man $ho

had been positioned for a time su"h as this. a"tuallybelie/e God "ame do$n as the Lion of =udah and shut themouth of the other lions that "ould ha/e martyred 5anielfor his faith. 5anielAs faith o/er"ame in the pit. herefore,God ga/e him a""ess to a greater re/elation of 3imself. 3ealso sho$ed him in "hapter ( that all of GodAs people$ould be perse"uted in the future and the enemy $ould

try to J$ear do$n their minds.J But e/entually, $e $ouldpre/ail.

he Politi"al2Religious 3andshake

5aniel $as an influen"er in the politi"al arena. 3isfaith ne/er on"e kept him deta"hed from his go/ernmentalduties. belie/e GodAs people "an follo$ his e9ample. @e

should be right in the middle of politi"s and shouldinfluen"e the go/ernment. @ith the $isdom of God at ourdisposal, $e "an look at the past to understand thepresent. et $e must al$ays understand that $e are froma <ingdom abo/e all kingdoms. !lthough earthlykingdoms "an refle"t the kingdom of God, $e as 3ispeople must al$ays demonstrate our <ingdom identity no

matter $hat earthly "iti;enship $e hold. Ultimately, $eser/e a higher purpose.

=udas had a maIor problem $ith this. 3e $anted =esusto "hange the earthly kingdom to benefit the people of thatday. =esus kept saying, JBut 1y kingdom is not like thiskingdom.J =udas "ould not grasp this, and as a result, his

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politi"al ambition and unrestrained ;ealous attitude"aused him to betray the 0ne $ho "ame to redeem him

from the prison of this $orld. =udas $as the perfe"te9ample of $hat term Jthe handshake bet$een thepoliti"al and religious arenas.J 3is desire $as to usereligious po$er for politi"al means, and /i"e /ersa.

belie/e this is $hy =esus said, Jake heed, be$are ofthe lea/en of the Pharisees and the lea/en of 3erodJ D1ark)&7E. his $as one of =esusA maIor $arnings to us as 3is

"hildrenH here is a fine line bet$een taking dominion inthe sphere of authority that God has pla"ed us in andfalling into the snare of the ruling system of the day. =udasfell into this trap, as ha/e "ountless others.

3o$ do politi"s and religion "ome together to stop thekingdom of God from freely ad/an"ing in the earth hatis the heart of this "hapter. he ungodly union of politi"sand religion is one of the greatest $ars $e fa"e. @e mustal$ays remember that =esus ne/er on"e gratified thePharisees $ho longed for 3im to /alidate 3is identity$ith signs and mira"les. heir moti/e $as impure be"ausetheir ultimate goal $as to ensnare 3im. Religious for"eslong to ensnare the mo/e of God in the earth. hey $antto ha/e "ontrol o/er it rather than yielding po$er to an

unseen, higher for"e. =esus $as grie/ed o/er the hardenedhearts of these people. Religion hardens our heart. @hen areligious group of leaders refuses to keep mo/ing in $hatGod is doing, they be"ome politi"al. n this "ase, 3erod$as also desirous to see mira"les $rought by Christ. @hen =esus did not satisfy either side, the t$o for"es Ioinedtogether to stop $hat Christ $as doing.

=esus $as trying to present the FatherAs plan to thepeople. 3e $anted to sho$ them the $onderful kingdomof God that turns e/ery earthly reign upside do$n. But doubt the dis"iples of =esusA day understood $hat 3e $asreally trying to tea"h them. Like$ise, am not sure todayAsdis"iples understand the prin"iple of ho$ religion $ill

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al$ays "ome dangerously into agreement $ithgo/ernmental for"es to stop the mo/e of God.

$he Church oses Power 4* ielding to )o-ernment

his handshake bet$een religion and politi"s al$ays"reates a loss of po$er in the earth. n =une +**7, sa$ thisfirsthand $hen tra/eled to the Jhree RomesJ 1os"o$,stanbulConstantinople and Rome. he purpose of thistrip $as to retra"e, pray and break the stru"tures

asso"iated $ith the lost po$er of the histori"al Chur"h sothat the Chur"h today "an enter into a ne$ po$er. n1os"o$, the Russian 0rthodo9 Chur"h "alled itself theJhird Rome.J he "hur"h embellished its status as thehird Rome and brought all Christianity into the realm ofRussian "ontrol. he belief $as that 1os"o$ $as "hosenby God.

he se"ond leg of our Iourney led us to stanbul, thee"ond Rome. stanbul is a beautiful "ity that blendsse/eral "ultures. 0n"e kno$n as Constantinople, stanbul$as de"lared the J-e$ RomeJ $hen Constantineestablished the "ity as the head#uarters of the Roman4mpire in the fourth "entury. n its early history, thestreets of the "apital $ere sometimes de"ked $ith flo$ers

and dren"hed $ith blood on the same day. u"h "lashes$ere usually a result of "onfli"ts bet$een religious andgo/ernmental stru"tures. Constantine, $ho be"ame thesole master of the Roman 4mpire, determined to make this"ity the future "apital of the $orld by produ"ing a unity ofreligion and blending $orship $ith "ulture. !s you enterthe "ity today, you see mos#ues surrounded by minarets

a"ross the skyline. !ltogether there are +,?** mos#uesaround the "ity, some of $hi"h are the largest in the$orld. et our guide informed us that although thepopulation of the "ity a""epts the religion of slam, the/ast maIority does not pra"ti"e this Dor perhaps anyE formof organi;ed $orship. 1ost do not gather as ritually

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pres"ribed.

t $as from Constantinople that the offi"ialJpagani;ationJ of the Chur"h $as "arried out, resulting inhundreds of thousands of belie/ers dying for their faith.For this reason, one of the main pla"es $e purposed to/isit $as the Chur"h of 3agia ophia D3oly @isdomE,$hi"h $as a perfe"t pi"ture of $hat happened in theChur"h during this time. his enormous stru"ture $asoriginally built by Constantine as the sho$pla"e of his

ne$ "hur"h, and $as later re"onstru"ted by =ustinian. Forits "onstru"tion, the builders used huge marble "olumnsfrom the temple of 5iana in 4phesus, along $ith otheritems from a pagan temple in Pergamum D$hi"h =ohn"alled Jthe seat of atanJE. his $as a physi"al pi"ture ofho$ elements of paganism $ere in"orporated into theChur"h, resulting in a ne$ religion that had $orldly

po$er but la"ked the presen"e and po$er of God.he domed 3agia ofia is physi"ally impressi/e,

standing &(7 feet high $ith a dome of &*+ feet in diameter.n fa"t, this $as the largest "hur"h in the $orld for almost&,*** years. =ustinian hoped this immense "hur"h $ouldturn a ne$ page for the Chur"h in that region. 3o$e/er,$e dis"o/ered that the "hur"h ended up as a mi9ture of

/arious religions. n &?7:, the 3agia ophia $as "on/ertedto a mos#ue $ith the arri/al of the urks. n fa"t, most ofthe other mos#ues in the "ity $ere patterned after this$orld2reno$ned JChristianJ stru"ture.

A oss $hrough Bnit*

!s the ar"hite"t behind this "ityAs fusion of religions,

Constantine $as arguably the most influential figure inthe Chur"hAs in"lusion into politi"s. ! history shaper, hemade Christianity, $hi"h had suffered bloody perse"utionuntil that time, the religion of the empire. 3is goal $as toblend the monotheisti" $orship systems of =udaism andChristianity $ith the $orship of the sun, the /eneration of

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the earth. @hat e9a"tly $as lost

• he ability of Christians to gather in /ibrant $orship

• he 3ebrai" attitude to$ard God

• he 3ebrai" attitude to$ard "ripture

• ! loss of the emphasis on the home

• ! loss of the 3ebrai" approa"h to life

• ! Ioyful Christianity, as instead po/erty and

suffering $ere seen as /irtues• ! loss in the bibli"al "y"le of life

he God2gi/en =e$ish "elebrations $ere designed totea"h GodAs "hildren the prin"iples of life $ith 3im. Godinstituted the feasts so that 3is "o/enant people $ouldal$ays be reminded of $ho 3e $as and $hat 3e haddone in the past. hese feasts $ere also gi/en to rememberGodAs great a"ts of sal/ation, deli/eran"e and healinggra"e. 3e kne$ that if $e $ould remember 3is po$erdisplays of the past, $e $ould ha/e faith to see 3im mo/etoday and in the future. By parti"ipating in the pres"ribedfeasts DPasso/er, Pente"ost and aberna"lesE, sraelAs$orship $ould remain fresh, /ibrant and properly aligned$ith its 1aker.

0ut$ardly the Chur"h as an institution "ontinued togro$. Con/ersions had on"e been pro/en throughmanifestations of GodAs po$er. Beginning $ithConstantine, "on/ersions $ere no$ obtained throughe"onomi" in"enti/es, as $ell as go/ernmental and militarypo$er and alignment. his brought entire nations intoJChristendom.J he Chur"h gained $ealth and prestige,

but lost its true identity.

Rome he 0riginal hift !$ay from GodAs Best fConstantinople sa$ a perse"ution2less yet dilutedChristianity, Rome $as $here the Chur"hAs JGreatCompromiseJ $as made under Constantine. 0ne of themost interesting pla"es $e /isited during our tra/el to the

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Jhree RomesJ $as the Cathedral of an Clemente. n thebasement of this "hur"h, e9"a/ators ha/e dis"o/ered a

1ithras temple. 1ithras $as the god $orshiped byConstantine, and it $as from 1ithraism that many pagan"on"epts $ere brought into the Chur"h. n the Basili"a ofan Clemente, the 1ithras temple $as literally thefoundation of the "hur"h. @hat a pi"ture of $hathappened to the Chur"h in Rome in the fourth "enturyHConstantine di/or"ed the Chur"h from its bibli"al

foundation and married it to a pagan one>and theChur"h a""epted this to a/oid perse"ution. et as long asthe Chur"h had been $illing to endure perse"ution, itmo/ed $ith great spiritual po$er and had o/er"ome theRoman system. @hen the Chur"h "ompromised, itimmediately "ame under the Roman system, "hanging itsmakeup from that time on.

share this be"ause of the lesson $e find in 5anielAslife. 5aniel endured perse"ution from three other leaders$ho de/ised a la$ to rob him of religious freedom. !s heperse/ered and held fast to his "on/i"tions, the !n"ient of5ays re/ealed 3imself to him. Perse"ution entails the$earing do$n of our minds and emotions by the enemy.his is e9a"tly $hat $ill o""ur and begin to intensify in the

future. he snare for us $ill be to Ioin in a politi"alhandshake $ith go/ernment /ersus "ontinuing to be onthe "utting edge of GodAs reformation plan in the earth.

Breaking the Fear of Perse"ution

5uring our time in Rome, $e kne$ that to re/erse$hat had been done and break the Chur"hAs "ompromise

$ith pagan religions, $e needed to identify $ith pla"es$here perse"ution and imprisonment had o""urred. @easked the Lord to order our steps, to send us to key pla"es$here $e "ould unbraid the religious "ord that seems tobe "hoking out the po$er for GodAs Chur"h today.ometimes $e are una$are of ho$ religious influen"es of

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our past keep us from being free in the present to $orshipand operate in boldness. @e also remain in the dark as to

ho$ prin"ipalities hold religious stru"tures in pla"e. 0urgoal $as to "hange that.

@e began our first day by /isiting the 1amertinePrison. his is a ro"k2he$n, "a/e2like underground prison$here both Peter and Paul $ere likely held for their faith.@hile there, $e prayed for an anointing to be released tothe Body to perse/ere under perse"ution and to finish the

"ourse in /i"torious faith. @e began to "lap, sing andpraise. 5espite the offi"ialsA protest, $e "ontinued. in"erepraise is al$ays hated by the religious2politi"al stru"ture.

@e then $ent to Cir"us 1a9imus, $here mu"h of themartyrdom of the 4arly Chur"h took pla"e. @e asked theLord to redeem the blood in this earth through $orship,and to tea"h us ho$ to partner $ith the blood of themartyrs. "et the sound that is in the ground recede us so thatthe sound o* hea&en is released- !s ha/e $ritten in otherbooks, e/ery time perse"ution of faith results inbloodshed, the ground "ries out until the earth isre"on"iled ba"k to God and the enemies of the gospel aredealt $ith.

!s you /isit many of the "hur"hes in Rome, it be"omeseasy to spot the po$er of religion in operation. 0ne pla"ethat stands out in my mind is anta 1aria 1aggiore. he"eiling of this building is "o/ered in gold patterns, and inthe front #uadrantAs "eiling se"tion, there is an image of abull. t is no "oin"iden"e that the bull god, or !ipes, $as a1ithrai" image. @e stood under that image and de"laredthat the influen"e of 1ithraism in the foundation of theChur"h $ould be broken. @e also broke lines of"ommuni"ation bet$een the li/ing and the dead.hroughout the building you "ould see symbols ofspiritism that $ere aligned to hold the Chur"h "apti/e. @easked the pirit of God to "onfuse the "ommuni"ationbet$een the Nueen of 3ea/en and religious systems of the

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earth, and $e de"lared that many $ho are held "apti/e bythese "onfused religious forms $ould be set free.

@e also /isited the baptismal room, $hi"h features thesymbol of the e/il eye o/erlooking the baptismal. n frontof the baptismal is the skull and "ross bones aligned $iththe head of a "obra. hese $ere all symbols used toprodu"e fear in indi/iduals so that they $ould repent. @easked God to unlo"k the defilement that holds indi/iduals"apti/e e/en from infant baptism and that keeps them

from e/er e9perien"ing a true relationship $ith the li/ingGod.

!nother strategi" pla"e $e /isited $as the Cathedralof t. =ohn Laterano. !s $e entered this large stru"ture, $enoti"ed that the ins"ription dire"tly abo/e the entran"eread JChrist the a/ior Chur"h.J his $as the same nameof the large "athedral re"ently built in 1os"o$. heCathedral of t. =ohn Laterano $as originally built byConstantine and is still the Basili"a of the Pope. his"athedral has statues of ea"h of the original apostles. @ebegan to de"ree that a restored true apostoli" foundation$ould arise in the Chur"h. @e also asked the 3oly piritto mo/e mightily on the Catholi" leadership, $hi"h $illprodu"e great "onfusion and di/ision. 1any times the

Lord brings the s$ord of di/ision to produ"e 3is $ill.here at t. =ohn Laterano, prophesied of a maIordi/ision in the Catholi" leadership that $ould be in thene$s by 0"tober +**7. DPope =ohn Paul died on !pril +,+**7, $hi"h "alled for a ne$ pope to be ele"ted.E

!s $e left, $e noti"ed a tile mosai" in the floorpi"turing the do/e returning to -oah in the ark $ith anoli/e bran"h in its mouth. his $as the "ripture referen"efrom Genesis that the Lord had gi/en me at the beginningof the year>that by the tenth month $e $ould begin tosee the ne$ foundation. !ll &* of us "ir"led around thatdo/e and de"reed that at the end of 0"tober there $ouldbe a noti"eable "hange in the Catholi" religious stru"ture.

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@e /entured to the famous t. PeterAs #uare, $herethe Pope "omes out to speak before massi/e "ro$ds. n the

"enter of this grand s#uare is an obelisk, $hi"h has4gyptian origins. @hen the Pope "omes out to speak,many times the shado$ of this obelisk o/ershado$s himas he "ommuni"ates. find it interesting that saiah :*&2:says, AJ@oe to the rebellious "hildren,A says the LORD, A$hotake "ounsel but not of 1e, and $ho de/ise plans, but notof 1y pirit, that they may add sin to sinM $ho $alk to go

do$n to 4gypt, and ha/e not asked 1y ad/i"e ... and trustin the shado$ of 4gyptHAJ he PopeAs /oi"e is heardthroughout the $orld.

his produ"es a system of "ommuni"ation that holds"ountless people "apti/ated to a $rong stru"ture of$orship.

@e de"lared that the shado$ linked $ith 4gyptianidolatrous $orship $ould be remo/ed from the"ommuni"ation system of the Catholi" Chur"h. @e felt likethis $as the pla"e for true "ommunion to be restored, andso $e stood around the obelisk, took "ommunion andde"lared that the lines of "ommuni"ation that produ"efalse $orship around the $orld $ould begin to be brokenand "onfused. here is also a pla"e in t. PeterAs #uare

$here you "an stand and, no matter $hat point you lookat, all the "olumns on that side of the s#uare are perfe"tlyaligned. @e ea"h stood on that spot and made ade"laration of realignment "on"erning the authority of theChur"h. his $as a po$erful time of inter"ession.

A :oundation of %ithraism

0ur last pla"e to /isit $as the Basili"a of t. Clemente.!s mentioned abo/e, this parti"ular "athedral $as builton the ruins of the "ult of 1ithras. he Christian Chur"h"ompromised and, as part of ConstantineAs Junity ofreligion,J allo$ed mu"h of this "ultAs beliefs to infiltratethe minds of belie/ers. Be"ause it has su"h a stronghold in

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the history of the Chur"h, feel itAs important that $eunderstand the beliefs in/ol/ed in 1ithraism to e9pose

the "ounterfeit attempts of the enemy.

1ithraism $as a foundation of ConstantineAs $orship,as it $as for thousands of his $arriors $ho spread theirbeliefs as they e9panded the Roman 4mpire. he god1ithras $as originally a Persian deity "onsidered to be themediator bet$een humanity and !hura 1a;da, the god oflight. 1ithras o/er"ame e/il and brought life, both animal

and /egetable, to humankind. tatues of this god"hara"teristi"ally sho$ him holding a bull by the nostrils$hile plunging a knife into its ne"k. he Romansidentified 1ithras $ith the sun god and held three"onfli"ting theories related to his birth D&E 3e $as born ofan in"estuous relationship bet$een !hura 1a;da and hiso$n motherM D+E he $as born of an ordinary mortalM D:E he

$as born from a ro"k. 0nly males $ere allo$ed to$orship this god, and those $ho $ere initiated formedasso"iations bound together by se"ret rites and symbolspe"uliar to their "ult. hese asso"iations met regularly$ith a designated leader, sometimes in houses. 1ore oftenthan not, ho$e/er, the $orshipers of 1ithras met in astru"ture "alled a 1ithraeum, designed to imitate the "a/e

in $hi"h 1ithras killed the bull, $hi"h $as the "entral a"tof this "ultAs mythology.

3a/ing no professional "lergy to "ondu"t "eremonies,the "ult $ould initiate ne$ belie/ers through se/en stagesthat supposedly prepared the initiate for as"ent to the godof light. D1ale "hildren $ere e/en allo$ed to parti"ipate inthe lo$er stages.E n an"ient rural settings, part of this

initiation a"tually in"luded slaying a bull. he initiate $aspla"ed in a pit "o/ered by an iron grate. he bull $as thenslain on the grate, $hile the initiate attempted to "at"h itssa"red blood $ith his tongue.:

0f all the Jmystery religions,J as they are "lassified,1ithraism be"ame the strongest ri/al to Christianity. his

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$as primarily be"ause of the /irtual mimi"ry of1ithraismAs maIor belief "omponents to those of

Christianity. Like Christ, 1ithras $as supposedly born ofa /irgin Dob/iously pro/ing t$o of the birth theories$rongE in a stable around the time of the $inter solsti"e,and $as attended by shepherds $ho brought gifts.nterestingly enough, the emperor !urelian de"lared5e"ember +7 to be the offi"ial birthday of 1ithras around+(* AD. 3o$e/er, in :&: AD, Constantine, despite being a

follo$er of 1ithras, de"lared 5e"ember +7 the offi"ialbirthday of Jesus and adopted the J"ultJ of Christianity asthe state religion.

unday $as the holy day of 1ithraism, and follo$ersate a sa"red meal on the day. !fter his redempti/e $orkon 4arth $as finished, 1ithras partook of a last supper$ith some of his de/otees and then as"ended to hea/en,

$here he "ontinues to assist the faithful in their struggleagainst demons. 1ithraism also held a belief in a final Iudgment. hose $ho $orshiped 1ithras belie/ed ineternal life for the righteous and punishment for the$i"ked. he $orld $ould finally be destroyed by fire. hebelief $as that 1ithras did not die, but instead as"endedto hea/en. From there he $ould return at the end of time

to raise the dead in a physi"al resurre"tion for a final Iudgment, sending the good to hea/en and the $i"ked tohell. 0ften in artisti" renderings 1ithras is sho$n $ith animbus, or halo, around his head. he head leader of1ithraism $as "alled a JpapaJ DpopeE, $ho ruled fromVati"an 3ill in Rome. hey also "elebrated sacramenta Da"onse"rated meal of bread and $ineE, in remembran"e of

the last supper of 1ithras.?

@hy am sharing this and fo"using on so manydetails Be"ause $e must reali;e the degree to $hi"h falsereligions $ill try to dupli"ate the po$er of God that isfound in 3is people. @hen $e lose the po$er of God and"hoose form, $e de/elop a foundation of operation that is

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"ontrary to the $ill of God and instead embra"e demoni"hosts that lead us astray from GodAs purpose. First

imothy ?&27 e9pli"itly states

-o$ the pirit e9pressly says that in latter timessome $ill depart from the faith, gi/ing heed to de"ei/ingspirits and do"trines of demons, speaking lies inhypo"risy, ha/ing their o$n "ons"ien"e seared $ith ahot iron, forbidding to marry, and "ommanding toabstain from foods $hi"h God "reated to be re"ei/ed

$ith thanksgi/ing by those $ho belie/e and kno$ thetruth. For e/ery "reature of God is good, and nothing isto be refused if it is re"ei/ed $ith thanksgi/ingM for it issan"tified by the $ord of God and prayer.

First =ohn +&),++ states

Little "hildren, it is the last hourM and as you ha/eheard that the !nti"hrist is "oming, e/en no$ manyanti"hrists ha/e "ome, by $hi"h $e kno$ that it is thelast hour.... @ho is a liar but he $ho denies that =esus isthe Christ 3e is anti"hrist $ho denies the Father andthe on.

!nd & =ohn ?: says

4/ery spirit that does not "onfess that =esus Christ

has "ome in the flesh is not of God. !nd this is the spiritof the !nti"hrist, $hi"h you ha/e heard $as "oming,and is no$ already in the $orld.

By looking deeper into the an"ient 1ithras "ult, manyalarms should go off in our spirits about our $orshipforms today. he Roman "ult shifted the Chur"h far a$ayfrom GodAs original intent of po$er and 3is as"ended life

for us in the earth. @hen $e mo/e from 3is plan ofgo/erning 3is people and "hoose an earthly form, $e losepo$er and enter into "apti/ity. @e shift from a hea/enlypattern to an earthly pattern that refle"ts an earthlygo/ernment. @e lose the po$er of God and are left $ithform in/aded by demoni" hostsH

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his is not a ne$ ploy of the enemy. !"tually, this isthe same thing that happened to the sraelites $hen they

"ame out of 4gypt and $ere un$illing to $ait for the Lordto establish 3is la$ as their guiding $orship boundary.hey made the golden "alf and $ent $ith a different form.@e must $ait "arefully for the LordAs Iusti"e this hour. 0urproblem is that $e ha/e gi/en o/er so mu"h po$er to theenemy that $e are no longer being ruled in a so"ietygo/erned by GodAs authority.

@hi"h @ay s t

Go/ernments are shifting. @e "urrently find anongoing $orld$ide politi"al battle o/er $hi"h $ayadministrations $ill lean left or right. he Britannicaoncise 0ncycloedia links the politi"al left to egalitarianismin its desire for the people to "ontrol e/ery maIor state

institution. JLeftists tend to be hostile to the interests oftraditional elites, in"luding the $ealthy and members ofthe aristo"ra"y, and to fa/or the interests of the $orking"lass. hey tend to regard so"ial $elfare as the mostimportant goal of go/ernment.J7 0n the other e9treme isthe right, $hi"h in the United tates is synonymous $ith"onser/atism. !s #he olumbia 0ncycloedia e9plains,

JConser/ati/es /alue the $isdom of the past and aregenerally opposed to $idespread reform of so"iety.J 6 heygenerally prefer a limited means of so"ial $elfare.

o $hi"h is right>correct, that is>and $hi"h is$rong Left or right @hi"h $ay should $e lean @emust remember, the nation of !meri"a $as not birthed outof "onser/atism, despite $hat many Christians belie/e.

-or $as our faith birthed out of a "onser/ati/ephilosophy. Leftist go/ernments usually fall into rebellionand drift from the moral Iusti"e of God. et gi/en thehistory of both sides, am not sure that either of these isright or $rong in pra"ti"e. !nd here is $here <ingdompeople many times get mi9ed up hey model GodAs

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merely pra"ti"ing righteousness, i.e., performing a deed of Iusti"e.J) n other $ords, the 0mnipresent 0ne e9pe"ts 3is

"hildren to "are for the needs of those around them.

n the -e$ estament, =esus dis"usses doing "haritabledeeds in the ermon on the 1ount Dsee 1att. 6&2?E. 3ismain point in this te9t $as to sho$ that gi/ing $as to bedone in se"ret. f you gi/e in se"ret $ithout ostentation,the Father $ill re$ard you openly. =esus also "hided =udasby reminding him that the poor $ill al$ays be $ith us

Dsee 1att. +6&&E. belie/e 3e $as also re/ealing theFatherAs heart to us o/er the need for e9tra/agan"e attimes.

he key to the 4arly Chur"h $as that its go/ernmentruled their gatherings, and from their gatherings theyinfluen"ed so"iety. heir apostoli" rule that $e find in!"ts +??2?7 refle"ted the $ay they operated in theirdeeds. hat Body of belie/ers pro/ided for all $ho $ere inneed in their assemblies. t appears that they made a"on"erted effort to pro/ide for the poor.

A ean to the eft

hroughout history there ha/e been "ountries $hereso"ial mo/ements, /oting or re/olution ha/e "hanged the

go/ernment. 1any of these "hanges ha/e been born out ofe"onomi" depri/ation and "ollapsing e"onomies. 5uringthe last "entury there $ere numerous instan"es $hennations mo/ed to the left as a result of national leaders$ho brought great harm to their nation.

0ne su"h "ountry $here this o""urred $as Germany.!fter @orld @ar 0ne, the German e"onomy e9perien"edmany finan"ial diffi"ulties. Fran"e in/aded a part of thenation to sei;e "oal deposits and "o/er unpaid reparations.o pay the $orkers at these mines, the Germango/ernment de/alued the Rei"hsmark.

his ba"kfired dramati"ally, as from =uly &'++ to theend of &'+:, the mark $ent from ?': to the dollar to ?.+

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trillion to the dollarH he go/ernment e/entually stabili;edthe e"onomy, only to ha/e the Great 5epression of the

&':*s hit. he German people soon be"ame disillusioned$ith the status #uo and turned to the -ational o"ialistGerman @orkers Party, other$ise kno$n as he -a;iParty. 3itler be"ame Chan"ellor of Germany in &'::, andthe rest is history.' hrough him, the anti"hrist systemsei;ed "ontrol of the "ountry and attempted not Iust toannihilate GodAs "o/enant people, the =e$s, and sei;e their

resour"es, but to take "ontrol of the $orld. t $as not histime.

n the last fe$ de"ades, Latin !meri"a has seen a mo/eto$ard the left. -ations su"h as Vene;uela, Uruguay andBoli/ia ha/e all mo/ed to$ard more so"ialistgo/ernments. n an arti"le "on"erning the shift to the leftin this area of the $orld, Iournalist BenIamin 5angl $rites,

Jhese leaders, $hose /i"tory in offi"e is due largely tothese so"ial mo/ements in the street, ha/e pledged to fightpo/erty and prioriti;e the needs of the people o/er theinterests of @ashington and international "orporations.J&*

Leaders su"h as 3ugo Cha/e; and 4/o 1orales arepromising to help the poor. n fa"t, Vene;uelaAs Cha/e;has e/en offered to assist the poor in the United tates

$ith "heap heating oil.J

Change Can 'e )ood

am not a politi"al analyst, and donAt intend for this"hapter to disse"t the /arious go/ernmental mo/ements ofthe $orld. 1y point is simply this Go/ernments "hange.ome go/ernments "an e/en take a radi"al, stru"tural, &)*2

degree turn $ithin a matter of years gi/en an e9treme"ondition. 0ften those "hanges are ne"essary for thesur/i/al of the "ountry. et the main problem does not liein poli"ies, presidents or politi"al stru"turesM it is in a"ontinual disregard for the hea/enly go/ernment of the!n"ient of 5ays.

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srael $ent through its share of go/ernmental "hangesin the Bible. 0ne reason for these "hanges $as the

"hara"ter and performan"e of the leadership, as $as the"ase during the transition from 4li to amuel to aul. his$as also true during the "hangeo/er from olomon toRehoboam=eroboam, $hen the kingdom $as split intothe &* northern tribes DsraelE and the t$o southern tribesD=udahE.

n the early "hapters of & amuel, $e find 4li ser/ing

srael as both priest and Iudge Dsee & am. ++(2:*M ?&)E.4liAs sons $ere gi/en authority as priestsM ho$e/er, they$ere found to be "orrupt before the Lord, and 4li did not"orre"t them. God spoke to 4li through a ser/ant and said,J@hy do you ki"k at 1y sa"rifi"e and 1y offering $hi"h ha/e "ommanded in 1y d$elling pla"e, and honor yoursons more than 1e, to make yoursel/es fat $ith the best of

all the offerings of srael 1y peopleJ D& am. ++'E.hese sons of 4li are des"ribed as not kno$ing the

Lord Dsee +&+E, taking offerings meant for the Lord and forthe people Dsee //. &:2&(E, and ha/ing relations $ith the$omen $ho ser/ed at the entran"e to the ent of 1eetingDsee /. ++E. n "hapter + /erse &+, these priests are referredto as Jsons of BelialJ $KJV%, though some translations

simply say they $ere J"orrupt.J he term Belial meansJ$ithout profit, $orthlessnessM by e9tension destru"tion,$i"kedness.J&+ #he nterlinear Bible translates the phrase asJsons of $orthlessness.J&: hese sons did not kno$ the5i/ine and had no re/eren"e for 3im. hey $ere greedyand took that $hi"h $as dedi"ated to the Lord and that$hi"h the Lord had determined $as the property of the

one gi/ing an offering. 4liAs sons $ere not "ontent $ith theshare pres"ribed for them. t is not surprising, then, thatthe "ripture states, J-e/ertheless, they did not heed the/oi"e of their father, be"ause the Lord desired to kill themJD& am. ++7E. 5uring times of transition, godly leadership,$ith a mind to holiness, is imperati/e. Go/erning

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authorities should al$ays be "ons"ious of the needs ofthose they are shepherding, as $ell as the re#uirements

the Lord has pla"ed upon the flo"k.

God sent t$o propheti" $ords of $arning to 4li. 0ne"ame in the person of a man of God and the other throughamuel. n the first, the man of God prophesied to 4li and"aused him to understand that he $as about to lose bothof his sons in a day, his lineage $ould be "ut off from thepriesthood, God $ould raise up a faithful priest for

3imself, and those left in his house $ould "ome and bo$do$n to this ne$ anointed priest Dsee & am. ++(2:6E.

n a se"ond $arning that "onfirmed the first propheti"$ord, the Lord spoke to amuel JFor ha/e told him that $ill Iudge his house fore/er for the ini#uity $hi"h hekno$s, be"ause his sons made themsel/es /ile, and he didnot restrain them. !nd therefore ha/e s$orn to the houseof 4li that the ini#uity of 4liAs house shall not be atoned forby sa"rifi"e or offering fore/erJ D& am. :&:2&?E. in"e 4likne$ $hat his sons $ere doing and did not "orre"t them,his family suffered the "onse#uen"es fore/er. he nationtransitioned to a go/ernment ruled by a Iudgeprophetpriest DamuelE, and 4liAs family did notparti"ipate in that leadership.

eadership Issues

adly, amuel repeated the "y"le $ith his o$n"hildren. n & amuel ), $e read that amuelAs sons, =oeland !biIah, desired Jdishonest gain, took bribes, andper/erted Iusti"eJ D/. :E. !""ording to one 0ld estamentdi"tionary, Jdishonest gainJ means to Jtake a "ut. . .

greased palms and e9penses padded.J? amuelAs sonsla"ked the moral "hara"ter #ualities re#uired forpriesthood. he $riter of & amuel relates the follo$ingimmediately after the des"ription of the sons J!ll theelders of srael assembled and "ame to amuel at Ramah,and they said to him, Aou ha/e gro$n old, and your sons

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his prophe"y $as fulfilled by the hand of God. 3esent a propheti" $ord to =eroboam. !hiIah re/ealed to him

that he $ould be the leader of the &* tribes being takena$ay from olomonAs son, so =eroboam $aited in 4gyptuntil the death of olomon. !fter olomonAs son,Rehoboam, as"ended the throne, =eroboam led the peopleof srael to Rehoboam and asked him to relie/e them ofthe burdensome ser/i"e that his father had pla"ed on themthrough all of his building proIe"ts. Rather than listening

to the $ise "ounsel of the elders $ho spoke to his father,Rehoboam listened to Jthe young men $ho had gro$n up$ith him, $ho stood before himJ D& <ings &+)E.Rehoboam denied their re#uest, $hi"h "aused the peopleto rebel and thro$ off his leadership. he tribes $ereadamant about their de"ision J-o$ $hen all srael sa$that the king did not listen to them, the people ans$ered

the king, saying A@hat share ha/e $e in 5a/id @e ha/eno inheritan"e in the son of =esse. o your tents, 0 sraelH-o$, see to your o$n house, 0 5a/idHA o srael departedto their tentsJ D& <ings &+&6E.

he &* northern tribes "ast off the entire 5a/idi"dynasty be"ause Rehoboam refused to lighten theirburden. hus, $hat God had spoken propheti"ally $as

a""omplished in the earth. he Lord $as not pleased $henthe leadership of the nation stepped a$ay from 3is La$.n fa"t, the king $as to "opy the La$ $ith the impli"ationthat it $as a guide to rule by. 3e remo/ed leaders fromtheir positions of authority $hen there $as a maIor/iolation of 3is @ord. his remo/al manifested in suddendeath D4liAs sonsE, in a re#uest for a "hange in go/ernment

Din the "ase of amuelE, and in a refusal to be go/erned bythe 5a/idi" dynasty Din the "ase of =eroboam and the &*northern tribesE.

t is interesting that in ea"h of these "ases, the generalpubli" disliked leadership that did not ha/e godly"hara"ter. his "hara"ter $as e/ident in their treatment of

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understand if $e are going to affe"t a territory.

4/ery kingdom has a king. his king has ultimateauthority o/er the rule of his kingdom. et through theLordAs di/ine plan, $e as 3is subIe"ts ha/e been gi/en<ingdom po$er. @e "an enter and rule with 3im. @e findthis uni#ue system of go/ernmental rule e9pounded uponin 4phesians ?&&2&6

!nd 3e 3imself ga/e some to be apostles, some

prophets, some e/angelists, and some pastors andtea"hers, for the e#uipping of the saints for the $ork ofministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till $e all"ome to the unity of the faith and of the kno$ledge ofthe on of God, to a perfe"t man, to the measure of thestature of the fullness of ChristM that $e should no longerbe "hildren, tossed to and fro and "arried about $ithe/ery $ind of do"trine, by the tri"kery of men, in the

"unning "raftiness of de"eitful plotting, but, speaking thetruth in lo/e, may gro$ up in all things into 3im $ho isthe head>Christ>from $hom the $hole body, Ioinedand knit together by $hat e/ery Ioint supplies, a""ordingto the effe"ti/e $orking by $hi"h e/ery part does itsshare, "auses gro$th of the body for the edifying of itselfin lo/e.

@e also find the order of GodAs kingdom listed in &Corinthians &++) J!nd God has appointed these in the"hur"h first apostles, se"ond prophets, third tea"hers, afterthat mira"les, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations,/arieties of tongues.J n 4phesians ++*, the foundation ofthis <ingdom go/ernment is on"e again mentioned asJha/ing been built on the foundation of the apostles andprophets, =esus Christ 3imself being the "hief"ornerstone.J

he <ingdom is made up of people $ho ha/esubmitted themsel/es to be ruled by God. 3is kingdom isnot made up of la$ but is go/erned by gra"e. 3is kingdomhas an administration. here are $ays that 3e JdoesministryJ in 3is kingdom. 4/ery kingdom has a "ultureM so

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does this <ingdom ha/e a "ulture. belie/e this is the mostdiffi"ult "on"ept for us to understand. 1any times $e

be"ome a part of the <ing of kingsA kingdom, yet $e"ontinue to operate in the "ulture of this $orld. -oH

he LordAs kingdom is not based Iust on needs. 3e has$ays to take "are of all the needs in 3is kingdom. t is notbased on $orldly patterns. @hen <ing 5a/id de/iatedfrom the LordAs pattern, he found himself in trouble or"reating trouble. t $as the same $ay $ith 1osesM $hen

he stru"k the ro"k the se"ond time instead of speaking toit, he de/iated from the pattern of hea/en. his "ausedhim to lose the right to enter into the promise that he $aspressing and leading the people to$ard. @e "an ne/erforget that GodAs kingdom "annot be "omprehended bythe natural mind. 0ur mind is in transition until it is fullyo/er"ome by the pirit of gra"e. Until then, the "arnal

mind remains in enmity $ith God Dsee Rom. )72)E.0ne final thought on GodAs kingdom t "annot be

obtained by ambition. his is $hat =udas had to learn. t iseasy to point the "ondes"ending finger at =udas, but $emust remember that =ohn and =ames, the ons of hunder,had to learn the same lesson. =esus said to them, Jou donot kno$ $hat manner of spirit you are ofJ DLuke '77E.

he <ingdom "annot be postponed. t is here and no$$ithin those $ho ha/e submitted to the <ing. t is filled$ith glory. !nd it is GodAs intent for the ambassadors ofthat <ingdom to "arry 3is glory throughout the $orlduntil the $hole $orld has e9perien"ed true transformation>the kind that brings real life and freedom to allH

Be Like 5anielHConsidering all that $eA/e talked about in this "hapter

>the fight for po$er, the inter$ea/ing of religion andpoliti"s, the shifting of go/ernments, the basis for realearthly authority>most readers $ill probably be left $ithone #uestion 3hat is my role in all this1 tAs a great

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#uestion, one that $e must al$ays ask of our <ing. "ord,what would 'ou ha&e me do *or 'ou1

0ne of the best e9amples "an think of to ans$er this#uestion is on"e again 5aniel. his young man, $hopossessed $isdom far beyond his years, li/ed in a "i/ilkingdom but represented another <ingdom. 3eministered to the king of Babylon, yet he ser/ed the <ingof the =e$s. 3e ruled in the midst of e9ile and "apti/ity.4arlier in this "hapter, talked about the !n"ient of 5ays.

5aniel de"lared of the Lord, J3e re/eals deep and se"retthings . . . light d$ells $ith himJ D5an. +++E. t is no"oin"iden"e that $hen this prophet /ie$ed the !n"ient of5ays, he obser/ed that Jhis eyes $ere like tor"hes of fireJD&*6E. @hen the apostle =ohn sa$ the throne of God andthe Lamb, the apostle obser/ed one $ith Jse/en eyesJ thathe identified more than on"e as Ja flame of fire.J 8e"hariah

de"lared that these se/en flames of fire are the Jeyes of theLord, $hi"h s"an to and fro throughout the $hole earthJD8e"h. ?&*E.

@hen $e look into the eyes of the <ing, that $hi"h is"arnal $ithin us melts a$ay. @hen $e look through theeyes of the <ing, $e see the $orld as 3e sees the $orld.@e see the nations as 3e sees the nations. @e see our

assignments differently. @hen $e look through 3is eyes,$e see ho$ to rule and take dominion.

@e need to be like 5aniel if $e are going to make it indays ahead. 5aniel had an e9"ellent spirit. @e de/elope9"ellent spirits by allo$ing our minds to be transformedto refle"t the <ingdom "ulture that $e are a part of. 5anielallo$ed his "hara"ter to be tested. 3e understood ho$ the<ingdom that he $as a part of operated in re/elation andinformation. !nd he de/eloped propheti" interpretationskills that ga/e him a greater understanding than anyonein the earthly kingdom around him. n other $ords, here"ei/ed <ingdom re/elation. 3e $as separated unto God.herefore, the supernatural atmosphere around him $as

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not a threat to him. 3e kne$ that he "ould gain re/elationfrom God and triumph o/er the o""ult. 3e understood

past prophe"y so that he "ould prophesy into the future.3e had an un"ompromising, dis"iplined prayer life. 3edid not fear the future but simply predi"ted it. 3e sa$ intoa different spiritual dimension and then re"orded $hat$as being re/ealed to him. 3e had a <ingdomunderstanding. 3e understood ho$ to operate in theearthly kingdom he $as a part of, "alled BabylonM but he

operated from a holy God $ho ruled hea/en and 4arth.f $e desire to represent the Lord $ell in this earthly

$ar o/er po$er, $e must gain a <ingdom perspe"ti/e Iustas 5aniel did. God is greater than any earthly king orkingdom. 3e sees the hearts of religious leaders $homanipulate their flo"ks for politi"al purposes. 3e is a$areof go/ernmental shifts and is far abo/e the latest politi"al

leaning. 3e establishes thrones and brings them do$n.!nd in 3is glorious $isdom, 3e has in/ited 3is people torule and reign on this earth $ith 3imH

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a$ry and remains un"he"ked, there e9ists an open doorfor manipulation and "ompromise. @arfare is soon to

follo$. @ithout godly desire, $e $ill remain in "onfli"t$ith God, Iust as !dam and 4/e "ame to be in the Garden.

1ention the $ord JdesireJ in a room full of people andyou $ill undoubtedly get a /aried response of asso"iated$ords Jambition,J Jlust,J Jpo$er,J Jse9, J$ant.J et $hathas been the one "ommon thread through the maIority ofhistoryAs $ars, di/or"es, arguments, "onfli"ts and

s"andals 1oney. he desire for material goods. n short,wealth.

t is human nature to $ant more. et in !meri"a, $eha/e rea"hed an all2time materialisti" high>or should say lo$ For de"ades, !meri"an "ulture has kno$nnothing but plenty. @e are a nation bursting at the seams$ith a belief in the almighty dollar>and $hy not hose$ho "an re"all the lean years of the Great 5epression areliterally a dying generation. @e ha/e enIoyed abundan"efor so long that $e no$ e#uate happiness $ith a fullyloaded ?*&DkE and a di/ersified finan"ial portfolio. hat, of"ourse, and a "omfortable pie"e of real estate, the latestshiny UV and all the high2te"h gadgets a "redit "ard "anhold.

Clearly, our desire is out of alignment.

he Root of !ll 4/il

@hat is the Chur"h to do in a "ulture enamored $ithpossessions Christ e9pli"itly and repeatedly taught aboutthe dangers of the lo/e of money. n fa"t, $e ha/e all

probably sat through enough sermons on tithing, gi/ing orfinan"ial ste$ardship to kno$ that money is a big deal toGod. t is the one subIe"t =esus spoke about more than anyother. !nd yet, as Christians, $e ha/e typi"ally respondedone of t$o $ays to money throughout history @e ha/eeither looked do$n on it, holding up po/erty and

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meagerness as the higher path to <ingdom li/ing, or $eha/e fallen in lo/e $ith it, using an assortment of bibli"al

misinterpretations to Iustify a lifestyle of e9"ess.

t is time for us to align $ith GodAs thoughts on moneyand $ealth. @e must reformat our beliefs $ith 3is truth,not our o$n stigmas and mis"on"eptions. hough it hasbe"ome almost "li"he to say this, $e seem to forget againand again +oney is not the root of all kinds of e/il>thelo&e of money is Dsee & im. 6&*E. belie/e $ealth is an

essential element to the kingdom of God. !nd $hy not3e is, after all, the Creator Dand therefore the 0$nerE of allthings. 3e is the 1aster, the Gi/er, the upplierM $e aresimply ste$ards. !s Psalm 7*&* says, 3e o$ns Jthe "attleon a thousand hillsJ>and then someH

o $hy is $ealth su"h a tough subIe"t for the Chur"hto grasp f it is essential as a tool to e9pand influen"e andeffe"ti/eness>and ultimately to bring the har/est in>$hy are there so many "onfli"ting thoughts and theories@ill the people of God finally understand 3is plan andposition themsel/es to re"ei/e the $ealth transfer in thefuture @hy ha/e so many $ho at one time kept a properperspe"ti/e on money no$ fallen into its trap @hat kindof po$er lies behind this undeniable for"e

hese are the #uestions $eAll address in this "hapter.Understand that am merely s"raping the tip of thei"eberg in this "hapter $hen it "omes to addressing theissue of $ealth and the Chur"h. n fa"t, it is su"h a deepsubIe"t that plan to $rite another book to go $ith thisseries that is primarily about the $ar o/er $ealth. Forno$, ho$e/er, $e must grasp "ertain elements toade#uately prepare oursel/es for that $ar, $hi"h belie/e$ill be one of the fier"est battles in the future.

Let the Boundary @ars BeginH

gre$ up among the oil millionaires of e9as. 1y

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father $as ne/er one of these men, but $e $eresurrounded by those $ho had hit the oil Ia"kpot. 0ne of

the first things you learned $hen you li/ed around landthat potentially held oil $as the "on"ept of boundaries.0$ners took the boundaries of their land &ery seriously>and $hy $ouldnAt they, gi/en the potential it held for"hanging their li/es o/ernight !n established, legalboundary made the differen"e bet$een $ho got ri"h and$ho didnAt. From a more bibli"al perspe"ti/e, it de"lared

dominion and authority to both sides o/er their respe"ti/eproperties>$hi"h ob/iously be"ame a bigger deal $henoil or gas $as dis"o/ered.

0n the land my family o$ned, $e not only hadpossession of the land, $e also had the rights to theminerals of that land. f our land $as e/er sold, $e stillkept the mineral rights inside those boundaries. his $as

not un"ommon in our area, $hi"h meant not only $erethere boundary $ars, but there $ere $ars to maintain therights of $hat $as underneath the surfa"e of the land.hough our family lost the boundaries that en"ompassedthe land $e on"e o$ned, still ha/e the rights to many ofthe minerals underneath the land and inside thoseboundaries.

5ominion is al$ays linked $ith boundaries. he#uestion is, 3o$ $ill you o""upy and rule in your sphereof authority ou see, boundaries are the personalproperty lines that ea"h of us has been gi/en. hese "omein all different forms. 3enry Cloud and =ohn o$nsend, intheir book Boundaries, share $ith us that boundaries "an bephysi"al hese help us to determine $ho may tou"h us

and under $hat "ir"umstan"es. Boundaries "an be mentalhese gi/e us freedom to ha/e our o$n thoughts andopinions. hey "an be emotional, helping us deal $ith ouro$n feelings, attitudes, beliefs, beha/iors, "hoi"es, /alues,limits, talents, thoughts and desires, and allo$ing us todisengage from the manipulati/e emotions of others.

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Boundaries "an also be spiritual hese help us todistinguish GodAs $ill from our o$n and gi/e us a

rene$ed a$e for our Creator. piritual boundaries alsoprote"t our beliefs and faith.+

here is and $ill "ontinue to be a great $ar o/erboundaries. ndi/iduals, people groups and entire nations$ill be Iostling for authority through e9pansion of theirboundaries. et $hat $e must reali;e is that most oftenthe greatest impetus behind this is not a need for morelandF it is the $ant of greater suly. t is easy to gro$dissatisfied $ith the supply lines established $ithin ouro$n boundaries and de"ide that $e $ant to takesomething from someone elseAs boundary. his is ho$dominion $ars began ages ago, and ho$ they $ill"ontinue to rage in the "oming days.

!s mentioned earlier in this "hapter, desire, if notsan"tified, manifests as "o/etousness and leads us into lustand $ar, espe"ially o/er $hat belongs to our neighbors.5esire is linked $ith the deepest longing $e ha/e. @hat$e $ish for and $hat a"ti/ates our appetites are linked$ith desire. 4/en $hat begins as a godly pursuit ofsomething "an be"ome e/il if $e ignore GodAs $ill for ourli/es. hat desire turns into lust. Lust leads to

"o/etousness. Co/etousness leads to delusion. 5elusionleads to murder. 1urder leads to death and ungodly rule.-ot only ha/e $e seen indi/iduals go do$n thisdestru"ti/e path of mispla"ed desire, but also nations dothe same.

he desire for material $ealth dri/es the human ra"e.3o$e/er, this desire "an be"ome a destru"ti/e for"e in theearth if not "hanneled and submitted to GodAs rule. 4/en$ithin the Chur"h, if this "urrent message of $ealthtransfer is not "ommuni"ated properly, there $ill be manypitfalls that o""ur.

n days ahead, $e $ill see many "hanging boundariesin the earth. here $ill be an attempt to illegally rearrange

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the boundaries of nations. Go/ernments $ill align too/ertake lands that $ere ne/er destined to be o/ertaken.

@e must $at"h these $ars "arefully in the natural earthrealm be"ause they are linked $ith a #uest for $ealth.

!n 4ye for 4/ery 5ollar

3a/e you e/er really e9amined a dollar bill Rightthere, on the flip side of e/ery George @ashington, is ane/il eye imbedded in the paper. o fully tra"e the historybehind this $ould be diffi"ult. 3o$e/er, there is a threadthat goes from -imrod to 3orus to the "ontra"tor ofolomonAs emple, 3iram. his thread then $ea/es intothe fabri" of our nationAs history /ia the royal so"iety of4nglish s"ientists and engineers dedi"ated to the $onders"reated by the JGreat !r"hite"t of the Uni/erse.J n"olonial a/annah, Georgia, $e find the pra"ti"es and

order of the Grand Lodge making their $ay onto!meri"an soil. hese $ere then propagated through theFreemason2dominated Founding Fathers of our nation andthose asso"iated $ith them. !s the United tates matured,this Jse"ret so"ietyJ based upon an"ient 4gyptian $aysbegan to manifest its philosophy $ithin !meri"an "ulture.

George @ashington, our first president, took his oathof offi"e on the 1asoni" Bible. n &('+, @ashington laidthe foundation of the @hite 3ouse. his $as the sameyear the dollar $as adopted as the unit of "urren"y for theUnited tates of !meri"a. n #he Hiram Key? 9haraohs,2reemasons, and the ;isco&ery o* the Secret Scrolls o* Jesus,Christopher <night and Robert Lomas tra"e the lostse"rets of Freemasonry from the beginnings of 4gypt to

and through our "ulture today

he symbol for the dollar is an JJ $ith a double/erti"al strike2through, although, in print, it moreusually appears today $ith a single /erti"al line S. heJJ $as borro$ed from an old panish "oin, but the t$o/erti"al lines $ere the -asorean pillars of J1ishpatJ and

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Jsede#,J better kno$n to the 1asoni" founders of theUnited tates as JBoa;J and J=a"hin,J the pillars of the

por"h$ay to <ing olomonAs emple.oday the dollar bill bears the image of a pyramid

$ith an eye set $ithin it, $hi"h is the most an"ient of allimages in daily use be"ause it has "ome do$n to us frombefore the time of e#enenre ao, es"aping the purge of4gyptian motifs of the king2making "eremony "aused bythe prophet 4;ekiel during the Babylonian "apti/ity ofthe =e$s. t represents God Din the form of !men2ReE

ha/ing an e/er2present eye, "asting 3is ga;e o/er 3ispeople to Iudge e/ery a"tion they make in life, so thatthey $ill re"ei/e their Iust deserts in death. he $holebasis of 1aAat $as a measurement of the goodness donein life as seen by God. 0n the ob/erse of the one dollarbill is Brother George @ashington, and on the no$2defun"t t$o dollar bill $as the image of another famousFreemason, Brother BenIamin Franklin.:

%ammon in the and

o re"laim our nation from the hold of these an"ientspirits, $e $ill ha/e to be like the people of srael $hen it$as time to go into the Promised Land. @e mustre"ogni;e that $e are up against o""ult for"es that areholding the $ealthiest nation of the $orld "apti/e.

n 5euteronomy )&), $e find that as the Lordprepared 3is "o/enant people to enter the land 3epromised, 3e told them that 3e $ould gi/e them thepo$er to get $ealth. 3o$e/er, 3e also kne$ this $ouldentail a spiritual $ar $ith 1ammon. @hen you studyCanaanite history, you find that the ruling god of theCanaanites $as Baal. BaalAs greatest ruling for"e in the

earth $as 1ammon. he assignment or mission that =oshua and the tribes of srael had to a""omplish $astransferring the $ealth from all of the inhabitants of thatregion into GodAs "o/enant, <ingdom plan. herefore,1ammon had to be defeated and the $ealth held by itsfalse $orship transferred.

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here are t$o e"onomi" systems on the earth. God hasone e"onomi" system, and 3e tea"hes the ne"essity of

being a good ste$ard in this system. atan has anothere"onomi" system that is ruled by 1ammon. his god,through demoni" for"es, "ontrols the administration,transfer and distribution of $ealth $ithin this system.1atthe$ 6+? refers to the "omplete differen"e bet$eenthe t$o J-o one "an ser/e t$o mastersM for either he $illhate the one and lo/e the other, or else he $ill be loyal to

the one and despise the other. ou "annot ser/e God andmammon.J

1ammon "ontrols the $orldAs finan"es, espe"ially theissue of suly and distribution. 3e is assisted by otherdemons in the relay of $ealth. Linked $ith the Babylonsystem, 1ammon is both a prin"e of e"onomi"s and ofreligions. !gain, "ripture makes an allusion to the

"onne"tion bet$een these t$o for"es $hen it says that $e"an transfer the chayil of sinners to the righteous Dsee Pro/.&:++E. his 3ebre$ $ord means J$ealthJ or Jri"hes.J !ndyet it also has a militaristi" "onnotation in its meanings ofJarmy,J Jstrength,J Jpo$erJ and>most fittingly for ourfuture times>the spoils of $ar or fruits of $arfare.?

Pla"ing this /erse in the "onte9t of our $ar $ith 1ammon,

$e ha/e a promise that $e $ill gather the spoils of $arafter triumphing o/er this earthly prin"e. here $ill be atransfer of $ealth from his tight grip on the $orldAse"onomy into the hands of GodAs kingdom army.

A-oid the $rap

his transfer of $ealth into the hands of the Chur"h

sounds easier than it is, ho$e/er. -ot be"ause God "annotbring it about D$hi"h 3e $illE, but be"ause $e all must be"areful not to fall into the trap "ountless other belie/ersha/e su""umbed to. here is a subtlety to 1ammonAs$ays, and he is e9"ellent at enti"ing those $ho ha/e ahidden lo/e of $ealth. his $ill be espe"ially true in the

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future for those $ho $ill be handling the finan"ial reapingfrom the transferen"e.

Be"ause the e/il eye is in/ol/ed in our money system,$e must guard oursel/es against the lo&e o* money Dsee 1

im. 6:10). 9hilarguria, the Greek $ord used for the phrasein that /erse, refers to a/ari"e Dan inordinate desire to gainand possess $ealth7E and to "o/etousness Dan eagerness topossess something and an e9treme greed for material$ealth6E. f $e are not "areful, this is the fruit that money

"an produ"e in our hearts.

@e must also be$are of $hat 1ark 4:19 "alls theJde"eitfulness of ri"hes.J his deals primarily $ith theper"ei/ed po$er that "omes $ith money. his produ"es aheart attitude that seeks to manipulate through falsepretenses and appearan"es. 1oney is good $hen it is aser/ant to us. 3o$e/er, $hen $e be"ome a sla/e to itsdominion, $e are in trouble. he @ord highlights se/eralpeople $ho $ere "ursed by $ealth or had impure moti/esto gain $ealth, su"h as =udas, 4sau, Geha;i, !nanias,apphira, Lot and !"han. !ll of these indi/iduals $eretrapped by impure desires. !s $e mo/e for$ard againstthe enemy, $e must renoun"e e/ery issue of "o/ertnessthat is tied to 1ammon.

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0b/iously, $e all need material things. Pro/ision isne"essary for our li/es to be fun"tional in the $orld $e arepart of. 3o$e/er, the Lord says to be in the $orld but noto* the $orld Dsee 1 =ohn 2:15-17). @hen the sraelites left4gypt, God prompted the 4gyptians to gi/e them all kinds

of goods. 49odus 12:36 says, J!nd the LORD had gi/en thepeople fa/or in the sight of the 4gyptians, so that theygranted them $hat they re#uested. hus, they plunderedthe 4gyptians.J magine these former sla/es ha/ing theirhands filled $ith sil/er and gold>from their mastersH hisis an e9ample of $hat the Lord still $ishes to do for 3is

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his is $hat =ames is talking about $hen he says, J@heredo $ars and fights "ome from among you 5o they not

"ome from your desires for pleasure that $ar in yourmembersJ D?&E.

t is essential during these times that $e stay in GodAs"o/enant timing. @hen $e a"#uire $ealth out of GodAstiming and out of 3is $ay, $e $ill get the "urse that is onthat $ealth. 1oney "an often ha/e "urses atta"hed to it. fyou donAt belie/e this, in/ite you to resear"h all the

mega2dollar lottery $inners $ho, after $inning, fa"ednothing but problems. i"kness. Betrayal. Family deaths.5i/or"e. Bankrupt"y. f $e donAt kno$ ho$ to break the"urse before $e get "ursed money, itAs a sure thing that $e$ill $ind up $ith the same "urse that money has "arriedthrough the years. !s 1ala"hi : tells us, one $ay to breakthe "urse off of money is to tithe and gi/e offerings.

Co/etousness and en/y are not to be taken lightly,espe"ially for todayAs belie/ers. @e must pray for the Bodyof Christ in this area. 4n/y is linked $ith the e/il eye.@hen $e look at something or someone else $ith anunholy desire, $e fall into the po$er of this demonAs grip.4n/y is not Iust another form of Iealousy>it is an opendoor for the enemy to $ork in our li/es. Pro/erbs +(?

unders"ores Iust ho$ po$erful en/y is J@rath is "ruel,and anger is outrageousM but $ho is able to stand beforeen/yJ $KJV%. 4n/y "annot be an a"#uaintan"e of anybelie/er. t must be kept out of our li/es at all "osts. @emust san"tify $hat God gi/es us and be satisfied $ith ourportion.

Prospering @ithin the BoundariesBeing satisfied $ith our portion "an be diffi"ult $hen

that portion amounts to barely s"raping by. ha/e kno$nmany belie/ers $ho belie/ed that to Jget "loser to God,Jthey needed to strip themsel/es of all possessions and li/eas the poor do. heir basis, as you might guess, is $hen

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=esus told the ri"h young man, Jf you $ant to be perfe"t,go, sell $hat you ha/e and gi/e to the poor, and you $ill

ha/e treasure in hea/enJ D1att. &'+&E. J=esus al$aysseemed to fa/or the poor,J they add. t hasnAt helped thatsin"e the first monk s$ore off material possessions, theestablished Chur"h has held up the /o$ of po/erty as ahigher "alling.

Let me set the re"ord straight Po/erty $as ne/er in theheart of God, nor $as it in 3is plan for humanity. @hen

the Lord planted the Garden of 4den, 3e pla"ed humans$ithin its boundaries to "ulti/ate and $at"h after thatdomain until it $as multiplying and in"reasing. here $asnot to be any la"k in the land, God "ontinued to e9pressthis mindset in the earth $hen 3e "alled !braham fromUr of the Chaldeans and promised him prosperity.

!braham, in turn, pro/ed himself a faithful ste$ard.@e see this first $hen he defeated those $ho hadkidnapped his nephe$, Lot, and responded by releasinghis booty to 1el"hi;edek the priest. n fa"t, ad/ise you toread the a""ount in Genesis &?, $hi"h is one of the mostimportant transitional "hapters in the Bible. his "hapterintegrates $ar, gi/ing, prosperity and a "o/enantalignment that is perpetuated through the ages.

!braham is a model for belie/ers of $hat to do $ithri"hes. 1ore than on"e, the Bible makes mention of thetremendous e9tent of his $ealth. n the sho$do$n $ithhis nephe$As "aptors, Genesis &?&? relays that he took$ith him :&) of his trained ser/ants>$ho kno$s ho$many total ser/ants he a"tually hadH et !brahamAs $ealthne/er seemed to get in the $ay of his faithfulness to Godand his obedien"e to the LordAs "alling. =ust as important$as that !braham understood the boundaries God hadestablished in his life. @ithin those boundaries, heprospered. @hen he stepped out from those lines Dsu"h as$hen he lied to Pharaoh about arah being his sisterE, hedidnAt prosper.

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God ne/er allo$ed !braham to make a "o/enant $ithPharaoh in 4gypt, yet in Genesis +&, $e see him making a

God2ordained "o/enant $ith !bimele"h of the Philistines.!s e9pe"ted, he prospered in that "o/enant relationship. tis interesting to see ho$ the blessings of this "o/enante/en poured do$n to !brahamAs son, saa", $ho later/entured to Gerar. here, in the midst of famine, saa"stood out $ith his fruitfulness. Jhen saa" so$ed in thatland, and reaped in the same year a hundredfoldM and the

LORD blessed him. he man began to prosper, and"ontinued prospering until he be"ame /ery prosperousJDGen. +6&+2&:E. his $as not the Promised Land $heresaa" $as to prosper, yet it sho$s ho$ God allo$s us toflourish e/en $ithin the boundaries of our "apti/ity, aslong as 3e has determined those boundaries.

!braham transferred his su""ess and prosperity to his

"hildren. n fa"t, many of the prophe"ies linked $ith his"hildren had to do $ith $ealth. Generations later, !sher,the son of =a"ob, re"ei/ed a blessing of abundant $ealth.!""ording to 1osesA $ords, found in 5euteronomy ::+?,!sher $ould dip his feet in oil. n the same "hapter, $esee that he $as to share this $ealth $ith his brothers, andthe family $ould "ontinue a lineage of abundan"e. Verse

+) states, Jo srael $ill li/e in safety aloneM =a"obAs springis se"ure in the land of grain and ne$ $ine $here thehea/ens drop de$J (NIV).

Part of !sherAs prosperity $as his possession of yreand idon, key "ities on maIor trade routes. hese trading"ities $ere filled $ith ini#uity. n fa"t, =esus addressedboth of the "ities be"ause of their ini#uitous patterns. et

$hen you re"ei/e a propheti" blessing from God and yourboundaries ha/e been determined by 3im, you ha/eauthority e/en o/er ini#uity. ou ha/e a right to all thatthe ini#uitous stru"ture is ruling. his is ho$ thetransferen"e of $ealth $ill o""ur in days ahead. God $illha/e indi/iduals take dominion o/er "ities ruled by

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ini#uity.

@e find this promised by =esus in the parable of theminas, found in Luke &'&&2+(. 1any points "ould bemade from this parable, but in terms of understanding the"on"ept of boundaries, the lesson is simply this hose$ho operate in godly ste$ardship $ith $hat $as gi/en inthe boundaries they $ere assigned $ill inherit the rule of"ities. @hat a promise for those $illing to $ar righteouslyin the "oming days o/er dominion, authority and the

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!s $e ha/e already seen, money is not inherently e/il.t is anything but a sin to be $ealthyM in fa"t, in GodAstiming 3e is sear"hing for those pure2hearted ste$ards

$ho "an be sho$ered $ith 3is ri"hes>and kno$ ho$ tohandle them a""ordingly. 3o$e/er, money $ill al$ays be"onne"ted $ith the for"es of e/il as long as it is of this$orld. he reason for this, as $e ha/e mentioned, is1ammon, $ho "ontrols the $orldAs finan"es. et as theearthAs treasurer of sorts, he $orks for someone $ho holdsa higher offi"e atan, the prin"e of the po$er of the airDsee 4ph. ++E.

belie/e it is important for us to understand Iust $hythe $ar o/er $ealth $ill be so fier"e in "oming times. @eare talking about a transfer of ri"hes from earthly minded,pride2filled, demoni"ally influen"ed kings, presidents,C40s and moguls to hea/en2bent belie/ers, many of$hom $ill "ome from a past of modest means. @e "an

e9pe"t more than a little oppositionH !nd $e must reali;ethis opposition $ill not be Iust from the ri"hest men and$omen on the planet, it $ill be from atan himself. heprin"e of darkness $ill do e/erything he "an to th$artGodAs plans on earth>in"luding 3is plan to besto$ on3is "hildren the ri"hes ne"essary to bring in the har/est ofsouls. LetAs look at $hat "ripture has to say about the

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"onne"tion bet$een atan and money. 4;ekiel +)&:2&)says

ou $ere in 4den, the garden of GodM e/erypre"ious stone $as your "o/ering the sardius, topa;,and diamond, beryl, ony9, and Iasper, sapphire,tur#uoise, and emerald $ith gold. he $orkmanship ofyour timbrels and pipes $as prepared for you on theday you $ere "reated. ou $ere the anointed "herub$ho "o/ersM established youM you $ere on the holy

mountain of GodM you $alked ba"k and forth in themidst of fiery stones. ou $ere perfe"t in your $aysfrom the day you $ere "reated, till ini#uity $as found inyou. By the abundan"e of your trading you be"ame filled$ith /iolen"e $ithin, and you sinnedM therefore "astyou as a profane thing out of the mountain of GodM and destroyed you, 0 "o/ering "herub, from the midst of thefiery stones. our heart $as lifted up be"ause of your

beautyM you "orrupted your $isdom for the sake of yoursplendorM "ast you to the ground, laid you beforekings, that they might ga;e at you. ou defiled yoursan"tuaries by the multitude of your ini#uities, by theini#uity of your tradingM therefore brought fire fromyour midstM it de/oured you, and turned you to ashesupon the earth in the sight of all $ho sa$ you.

n this "hapter $e see that yre had a prin"e. he firsthalf of the "hapter is addressed to this prin"e D+)+EM these"ond, to the king of yre D/. &+E. @hile these passages"an "ertainly be read literally as a $ord from the Lord tothese t$o royal figures, the "ommon interpretation"onsiders the prin"e as a false messiah, $hile the king isatan himself. @ith that in mind, $e see that one of the

reasons Lu"ifer $as "ast out of hea/en $as be"ause of Jtheini#uity of Khis tradingJ D/. &)E. !s a sinless angel madeperfe"t for GodAs holy presen"e, atan held the highestposition of anything e/er "reated. his position apparentlyalso in/ol/ed some type of trading. et find it fas"inatingthat God does not "all this mer"enary trait out as his sinMinstead, it $as the fa"t that atan be"ame /iolent and

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en/ious of God Jby the abundance of Khis tradingJ D/. &6,emphasis addedE. atan, the one $ho lures his /i"tims into

the lo&e of money, fell into the /ery trap he no$ sets forothers. t seems he $as ne/er satisfied $ith $hat he had>he al$ays had to ha/e moreH

t $as through this that the seed of ini#uity entered theGarden. he /oi"e of this bad seed influen"ed the $omanto be mo/ed from the spiritual boundaries God had pla"edupon her. 1an D!damE $illfully shifted. he serpent

planted the seed of ini#uity in the $oman and the man sothat they $ould ha/e the "apa"ity to make Iudgments as totheir o$n $elfare. hese "hoi"es $ould be madeindependently of God. in"e then, any time $e defy thela$ and boundaries of God, $e remo/e the path offreedom in our li/es and the li/es of those around us. hisis $hat "reates $ar.

-oti"e also that the issue returns on"e again toboundaries. @hen $e operate $ithin the boundaries andauthority God has gi/en us, $e $ill find su""ess. @hen$e /enture outside those boundaries, $e set oursel/es upfor "onfli"t and failure. his is a uni/ersal prin"iple thatGod established, one that "annot stress enough. n theBible, $e find that $ithin ea"h boundary that is

mentioned there are key so"ietal stru"tures that arede/eloped. hese stru"tures allo$ us to rule and reign inthe "i/ili;ation that $e ha/e been positioned $ithin.@hen $e read Genesis ?, for instan"e, $e "an gain insightinto ho$ "i/ili;ation de/eloped. 1ore spe"ifi"ally, $e seethe order in $hi"h "i/ili;ation de/eloped agri"ulturallyDin"luding the breeding of li/esto"k, sheep and "attleE,

urbanisti"ally, pastorally, musi"ally and religiously. belie/e all $ars attempt to undo the de/elopment of aso"iety in this order as $ell. @ar affe"ts our land, $hat $eeat, our urban de/elopment, the $ay $e are taken "are of,the $ay $e reIoi"e and e9press Ioy through sound, and the$ay $e $orship. Can you see no$ ho$ atan atta"ks

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from ea"h of these angles 3e $ants us roaming outsideour God2appointed boundariesH

tAs !bout the 3ar/estH

he $ar o/er the transfer of $ealth is one of the most"ru"ial of the "oming days. f $e hope to ha/eunpre"edented <ingdom influen"e throughout the $orld,$e must ha/e the ne"essary supply lines. !nd if $e hopeto ha/e a""ess to those supply lines, $e must first takepossession of them. !s $e ha/e dis"ussed, that re#uires anunderstanding of our appointed boundaries>those inboth the earthly realm and the spirit realm.

@e "annot forget, ho$e/er, the ultimate reason behindthis $ar o/er $ealth. t is not to personally gain as mu"hri"hes as possible. es, God desires to bless ea"h one of us,

and 3is infinite abundan"e $ill lea/e us astounded for allof eternity. But in these times, our primary goal has to bethe ad/an"ement of 3is kingdom. @e must ha/e a /isionto see the har/est "ome inH f not>if our /ision is foroursel/es>then $e lose the purpose and blessing of theFather, $ho, as =ames &&( says, is the gi/er of Je/ery goodgift and e/ery perfe"t gift.J

4ssentially, the $ar o/er $ealth is not about $ealth atall. t is about the har/est. People. Souls. @e all kno$ that$e are to pray for the Lord of the 3ar/est to sendhar/esters into the har/est fields. But $e also ha/e tounderstand our o$n har/est fields and "all forthhar/esters $ho are spe"ifi"ally meant for those fields.imes are "hanging. @e "annot send har/esters $ith old

methods into todayAs har/est fields. 1any of the fields arefilled $ith !5 and homose9uality. Per/ersion rules inother fields. ome are "ontrolled by 1ammon, $hileothers ha/e been "aptured by slam, Buddhism or1ormonism. @e must learn to define our har/est fieldsand understand the enemy that is holding ea"h one"apti/e.

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n 1atthe$ &++72:*, the Lord said

4/ery kingdom di/ided against itself is brought todesolation, and e/ery "ity or house di/ided against itself$ill not stand. f atan "asts out atan, he is di/idedagainst himself. 3o$ then $ill his kingdom stand !ndif "ast out demons by Beel;ebub, by $hom do yoursons "ast them out herefore they shall be your Iudges.But if "ast out demons by the pirit of God, surely thekingdom of God has "ome upon you. 0r ho$ "an one

enter a strong manAs house and plunder his goods,unless he first binds the strong man !nd then he $illplunder his house. 3e $ho is not $ith 1e is against 1e,and he $ho does not gather $ith 1e s"atters abroad.

=esus kne$ ho$ the religious $orld thought, so 3ega/e those $ho $ere listening to these $ords a spiritualprin"iple. 3e said that unless you bind the strong man,

you "annot take ba"k his goods. t is no different $henrelating to the "oming har/est on this earth. 0n"e $edefine the har/est fields and understand the strong manthat is guarding and keeping those fields inta"t, $e "anthen bind him and take ba"k the field. 0n"e the field isunder our authority, $e "an begin to plo$ differently,"ulti/ate that field and e/en raise up a ne$ "rop in days

ahead.1andates for Vi"tory

he truth of the matter is that $e $ill o/er"omeHRe/elation &+&*2&+ says, Jhen heard a loud /oi"e sayingin hea/en, A-o$ sal/ation, and strength, and the kingdomof our God, and the po$er of 3is Christ ha/e "ome, for the

a""user of our brethren, $ho a""used them before our Godday and night, has been "ast do$n. !nd they o/er"amehim by the blood of the Lamb and by the $ord of theirtestimony, and they did not lo/e their li/es to the death.herefore reIoi"e, 0 hea/ens, and you $ho d$ell in themH@oe to the inhabitants of the earth and the seaH For the

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de/il has "ome do$n to you, ha/ing great $rath, be"ausehe kno$s that he has a short time.AJ

5aniel &&:+ adds, Jhose $ho do $i"kedly against the"o/enant he shall "orrupt $ith flatteryM but the people $hokno$ their God shall be strong, and "arry out greate9ploits.J 0ur future may be filled $ith "onfli"t, but theLord has de/eloped an o/er"oming anointing in us. define o/er"oming like this #he ability to recei&e asuernatural ower or strength to con:uer or de*eat anything

that is distressing you or attemting to sto you *romad&ancing on your ath. @e all $ant to ad/an"e on ourpath, not only as indi/iduals, but also as a "orporate Body.o do so, here are si9 mandates that belie/e the Lord$ould gi/e us.

&. 3e must understand authority. !uthority is thekey to po$er. -o greater faith had =esus seen inall srael than that of the man $ho understoodauthority Dsee 1att. )72&:E. he Lord sho$edme that if $ould begin to understand andanaly;e e/ery authority that had influen"e inmy life, $ould begin to operate in a ne$ le/elof faith. o the e9tent that $e submit to theauthority God has pla"ed in our li/es, our faith

has the opportunity to be stret"hed andstrengthened. Faith is the o/er"oming agentthat GodAs people ha/e on this earth Dsee =ohn&?&+EM therefore, if the Chur"h is to o/er"ome,$e must understand and submit to properauthority.

+. 3e must deal with our greatest *ears. he spirit offear "reates an unsound mind, $eakens po$erand negates lo/e. he Lord sho$ed me that atthe end of ea"h &*2year period, a ne$ mo/e ofholiness $ould begin to emerge among 3ispeople that $ould unleash a genuine fear of theLord. 3e also sho$ed me that a ne$

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administrati/e mo/e of God had to "ome intoea"h time frame. he fear of the Lord releases

$isdom, and $isdom $ill unlo"k anddismantle demoni" for"es. ou "annot shoutdo$n prin"ipalities and po$ers>they are astru"tured hierar"hy that forms a go/ernment,and go/ernments ha/e to be dismantled.@isdom "auses false go/ernments to topple. f$e $ill tear do$n the spirit of fear that is

hindering us and mo/e into a ne$ fear of theLord, $e $ill topple ini#uitous patterns thatallo$ prin"ipalities and po$ers to blindunrea"hed people groups, "ities and e/en entirenations to the light of the gospel.

:. 3e must increase our discernment. 4/ery time re"ei/e a /ision of the future, the Lord has also

spoken $ords that ha/e gi/en me "ourage. JButLord, do not ha/e the ability to dis"ern at thisle/el,J ha/e often said. !nd ea"h time, it $asas if the Lord said did not ha/e a "hoi"e.);isciline yoursel* in the 3ord and e4ercise +ySirit within your sirit,) 3e said, )*or it will ta=eboth 3ord and Sirit to cause the reality o* +e to

be seen in days ahead.) f $e #uen"h the 3olypirit in our li/es, or if $e do not $ashoursel/es $ith the $ritten @ord, $e fall out ofspiritual balan"e and open oursel/es todelusion. Under those "onditions $e "an ne/errea"h the le/el of dis"ernment $e $ill need forthe "riti"al times ahead.

?. 3e must =now who labors among us and whocomes into our shere o* authority. =une Rana has$orked for me for more than &7 years no$. heis my offi"e manager. 3o$e/er, she is also the$at"hman $ho keeps post at the door to see$ho "omes in and out, $hat they are bringing

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in, and $hat they are attempting to re"ei/eon"e they "ome into my sphere of authority.

@ithout her, our sphere "ould be penetrated byad/erse for"es trying to lead us astray. ha/esaid it pre/iously, but $ill say it again t isimperati/e that GodAs people "ommuni"atene"essary information to one another effi"ientlyduring these times. he Lord sho$ed me that3e $as going to start building true unity of

purpose and fun"tion $ithin 3is Body fromterritory to territory. began to see a net$orkthat $ould form a net. @hen this net $as"ompleted, 3e $ould begin to drag it through"ities and nations, "olle"ting a great har/est. sa$ that e/eryone in the regional Body $ouldneed to be "onne"ted to ea"h other, $ith

e/eryone $orking to a""omplish GodAspurposes for that territory. 0ne reason $e $illneed to kno$ ea"h other and be linked togetheris to help dis"ern $hen infiltrators attempt toundermine GodAs purposes.

7. 3e must not allow the world to con*orm us to itsbluerint. 3o$e/er, $e must not fear the $orld,

either. he prin"e of the po$er of the air rulesthis earth. atan lo/es to find pla"es in ourhuman nature $here he "an ensnare us to dohis $ill. o pre/ent this, Christians oftendistan"e themsel/es from the $orld>theybe"ome separatists, and the root of their a"tionsis fear and religious pride. @hen $e get

"leaned up, $e are al$ays a little afraid that thetemptations of this $orld $ill get us dirty on"eagain. But $e are to be like =esus in the $orldbut not Jof this $orldJ D=ohn )+:E. he Lord isplanning for the glory that 3e is about torelease in 3is Chur"h to permeate the earth.@e "annot spread 3is glory if $e hide out.

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6. 3e must understand this wealth trans*er that isbeing reared *or the =ingdom o* 5od. @e ha/e

talked about this throughout the "hapter, butlet me reiterate that belie/e the Lord isdis"iplining us so that 3e "an send us forth$ithout being trapped by 1ammon. @e mustallo$ purifi"ation to "ome into our li/es$here/er money is "on"erned. God is planninga great transferen"e of $ealth to 3is people.

@ealth does not Iust mean ha/ing money butalso ha/ing strength and the spoils of $ar Dinthis "ase, a har/est of soulsE. belie/e God$ants us to understand money and finan"es sothat $e $ill be good ste$ards to ad/an"e 3iskingdom in the future. f $e allo$ God topurify us and make us holy, 3e $ill then be

able to trust us $ith great $ealth.@hen the Lord is on your side, you "annot be silen"ed

or stopped in your #uest for taking dominion. in $illha/e no authority o/er youH 4/il $ill not be able to reignin your atmosphere. roubles $ill not o/er$helm you$hen you are $alking $ith an o/er"oming strength inyour spirit.

Refuse the enemyAs /oi"e. 5o not allo$ him to $eardo$n your mind and "on/in"e you that you are defeated.3e $ill try many different ploys to oppress you, get youdepressed and pre/ent you from fulfilling your destiny.here $ill be rumors of $ars and /isible "onfli"ts asnations rise against nations and the ungodly attempt togain territorial dominan"e. But GodH 3e has a pre/ailing,

o/er"oming people. @e $ill $in this $ar o/er $ealth,di/ide the enemyAs spoils and be able to agree $ith $hatour Lord said in =ohn &6:: Jhese things ha/e spoken toyou, that in 1e you may ha/e pea"e. n the $orld you $illha/e tribulation but be of good "heer, ha/e o/er"ome the$orld.J

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@hy do $e bother praying for the nations if it seemsthey $ill al$ays rage and $age $ar $ith ea"h other @hy

should $e e/en be "on"erned about the e/er2present"onfli"ts surrounding us he main reason is found inPsalm +. Be"ause of the issues addressed in this "hapter, feel itAs important that $e e9amine the entire te9t

@hy do the nations assemble $ith "ommotionKuproar and "onfusion of /oi"es, and $hy do the peopleimagine Dmeditate upon and de/iseE an empty s"heme

he kings of the earth take their pla"esM the rulers take"ounsel together against the Lord and 3is !nointed oneDthe 1essiah, the ChristE. hey say, Let us break heirbands Kof restraint asunder and "ast heir "ords Kof"ontrol from us. 3e @ho sits in the hea/ens laughsM theLord has them in derision Kand in supreme "ontempt 3emo"ks them. 3e speaks to them in 3is deep anger andtroubles Dterrifies and "onfoundsE them in 3isdispleasure and fury, saying, et ha/e anointedDinstalled and pla"edE 1y <ing Kfirmly on 1y holy hillof 8ion. $ill de"lare the de"ree of the Lord 3e said to1e, ou are 1y onM this day K de"lare ha/e begottenou.

!sk of 1e, and $ill gi/e ou the nations as ourinheritan"e, and the uttermost parts of the earth as our

possession. ou shall break them $ith a rod of ironM oushall dash them in pie"es like pottersA $are. -o$therefore, 0 you kings, a"t $iselyM be instru"ted and$arned, 0 you rulers of the earth. er/e the Lord $ithre/erent a$e and $orshipful fearM reIoi"e and be in highspirits $ith trembling Klest you displease 3im. <iss theon Kpay homage to 3im in purity, lest 3e be angry andyou perish in the $ay, for soon shall 3is $rath be

kindled. 0 blessed Dhappy, fortunate, and to be en/iedEare all those $ho seek refuge and put their trust in 3im$A+9%-

@hy should $e "ontinue to pray for the nations in themidst of their $ars Be"ause they are the LordAsinheritan"eH hat is also $hy the abo/e #uestions must be

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ans$ered.

3aggai, that $onderful restorati/e prophet, portrayedthe Lord as the J5esire of !ll -ations.J ndeed, 3e is more/aluable than all of the /aluable possessions of theheathen. !ll the gold and sil/er in the earth "annot mat"hthe "ost of 3im in our midst. 3e $ill shake the nationsand produ"e 3is desired effe"t in them. 3e $ill do$hate/er is needed until 3is emple is filled $ith glory.3e is the J$ealth of all nationsJ Dsa. 6*7E, and though

they $ar and rage, 3e $ill ha/e the ultimate say in theaffairs of the earth.

! @orld !ligning

n this "hapter, $ill deal spe"ifi"ally $ith the nationsand regions the Lord has spoken to me about. belie/e

there are maIor shifts about to o""ur in the alignment ofpo$er throughout the earth. @e kno$ from the Bible thatnations $ill align and realign themsel/es a""ording to$hom they are ser/ing. 1ore important, ea"h nation $illbe ultimately Iudged by God for its a"tions andalignments.

here are t$o elements that fa"tor into GodAs

Iudgment. First, 1atthe$ &: and +7 make it e/ident thatnations $ill be Iudged by their relationship $ith the 0nerue God. hat Iudgment also fa"tors in the LordAspreeminent "o/enant $ith !braham>a "o/enant that $illprodu"e either a blessing or a "urse in the earth realm.4ssentially, $e $ill be able to put e/ery "ountry on themap into one of t$o "ategories JGoatJ or Jheep.J his is

ho$ the peoples of the earth $ho are grouped in politi"alspheres $ill also be "lassified in days ahead.

e"ond, nations $ill align themsel/es>and be Iudgeda""ordingly>based on their lo/e or hatred for GodAs"hosen people, srael. hese alignments $ill be"omereligious as $ell as politi"al, stirring up the $aters of

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demoni" po$er that $e talked about in "hapter 6.

0ne su"h nation that $ill align $ith others to "omeagainst srael is Russia. he and her "hildren, Gog and1agog, $ill arise $ith ne$ strength in days ahead andattempt to rule. 4;ekiel :):26 says

Behold, am against you, 0 Gog, the prin"e of Rosh,1eshe"h, and ubal. $ill turn you around, put hooksinto your Ia$s, and lead you out, $ith all your army,horses, and horsemen, all splendidly "lothed, a great"ompany $ith bu"klers and shields, all of them handlings$ords. Persia, 4thiopia, and Libya are $ith them, all ofthem $ith shield and helmetM Gomer and all its troopsMthe house of ogarmah from the far north and all itstroops>many people are $ith you.

!s a result of RussiaAs ne$found aggression, theUnited tates and other nations $ill begin to distan"ethemsel/es from Russia. n fa"t, +**) $ill be the definingyear for Russia. For a season, a ne$ fa/or $ill arise andrest upon Russia so that ne$ alignments "an be formed.he nations listed in 4;ekiel Dob/iously $ith theirmodern2day namesE $ill begin to align $ith this po$erfrom the north that is seeking a rene$ed role in $orldinfluen"e. he Cold @ar is o/er, and the tha$ has

o""urred. -o$ these nations $ill be"ome JhotJ in the ne9t&* years. ! ne$ ri/er of terror $ill begin to flo$ from thenorth. But GodH

he 4uropean Union is $ell $orth $at"hing. here$ill be a ne$ rise of anti2emitism among these nations.heir greatest attempt to stop GodAs plan $ill be throughfinan"ial "ontrol. slami" influen"e in these nations $illin"rease, and e/entually they $ill align $ith anti2sraelfor"es in the 1iddle 4ast. For many 4U "ountries, therelian"e on so"ialism $ill ha/e "reated a de"liningbirthrate. By "linging to the attitude of JLet me lo/e my lifeand be se"ure $ith my pension,J older generations $illha/e established a stronghold of selfishness that stops the

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future from being birthed. !s a result, the need for family$ill slo$ly be remo/ed from these "ountriesA so"ieties.

herefore the need to $ar $ill shift. see a full"ompromise $ith anti2God for"es in the ne9t &* years. ButGodH

4ngland is slo$ly being bought and "ontrolled. n fa"t,4ngland $ill ha/e fe$ original 4nglanders before long.For the "ountryAs e"onomi" state to "ontinue and ha/e anymaIor influen"e in the $orld, it must realign itself. London

$ill be"ome a ruling slami" finan"ial "enter. D1ore on thislater.E But GodH

China $ill be"ome the most influential nation in thefuture Dalso "o/ered laterE. he 5ragon and her "hildren,other !sian nations, $ill arise. hey are "reating a so"ietyin dire"t "ompetition $ith GodAs kingdom plan. hesenations $ill ha/e a great mo/e of God, but then theopposing for"e $ill arise and attempt to stop $hat is beingbirthed by the Chur"h. Great perse"ution $ill arise fromthese nations. he perse"ution $ill "ome in the form ofreligious "ontrol. ChinaAs booming e"onomy $ill set thepa"e for the rest of the $orld. belie/e this shift began in+**6, $ill mature by +*&*, $ill influen"e all trade by +*&6,and put China in full "ontrol of other nations by +*+6. But

GodH

!fri"a $ill be"ome a model for shifting rule. -ations$ill "ontinue to $ar, $hile go/ernments fold and are#ui"kly repla"ed. !s the 1iddle 4ast dominates the $orldfinan"ially $ith its influen"e, it $ill seek to "ontrol hiddenri"hes in !fri"a by manipulating the $ars in these nationsin the ne9t +* years. !t the same time, !fri"a $ill bekno$n as a religious hotbed. he greatest influen"ingfor"es in the 4uropean nations $ill be the !fri"ans, andbe"ause of their passion, 4urope $ill look to these nationsto #uen"h its o$n spiritual dryness.

outh and Central !meri"a $ill be"ome finan"ialdisasters and adopt a re/olutionary mentality. he leftist

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go/ernments of these nations $ill align $ith China andRussia. he "onfli"ts throughout these "ontinents $ill

mo/e north. !t the end of +**' and pro"eeding into +*&*,1e9i"o $ill ha/e a great shift and the Jborder $arsJ $ith!meri"a $ill es"alate. -orth !meri"an trade agreements$ill be ree/aluated be"ause of terrorism mo/ing fromborder to border. By +*&6, e9as and California may beginto re2"reate state la$s and appear to lea/e their statehoodsto be"ome nations. But GodH

@hy do make the statement, JBut GodHJ Be"ause Heis in "ontrol and has a Jstrong peopleJ arising in the earth.his people is a Jpe"uliar people,J $hom God has "hosenfor 3imself, a Jnation abo/e all nationsJ D5eut. &?+, KJV%. am not referring e9"lusi/ely to !meri"ans or sraelis orany other spe"ifi" earthly nation>this is a <ingdompeopleH ! people "hosen by God throughout the earth to

e9e"ute 3is plan of "o/ering this planet $ith 3is glory.

he United tates of !meri"a @ill heyRemain o

t has almost be"ome "li"he to say this, but it isnonetheless true !meri"a is at a "rossroads. 0ur "ountry

"ould easily fade from its illustrious glory $ithin the ne9t&* years. @e are "aught in an intense battle in the an"ientarea that $as on"e "alled Babylon, and any Bible s"holar"an tell you that despite the name "hanges andde"onstru"tions o/er the "enturies, Babylon $ill rise tohouse the $orldAs final di"tator, the !nti"hrist. @hether$e are approa"hing that time remains to be seen, but it

does gi/e an indi"ator as to $ith $hom !meri"a isdealing.

!t the same time, $e are standing on the pre"ipi"e of$hat "ould be the greatest spiritual a$akening this"ountry has e/er seen. @hether that o""urs in the nearfuture also remains to be seen. @hat $e do kno$,

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e9e"uted in the earth realm. @hile $as $at"hing fromthis third floor, someone from the se"ond floor began to

approa"h the pu;;le map that $as in pla"e on the lake. began to yell, J-ot yetH -ot yetHJ 3o$e/er, he "ould nothear my /oi"e and pro"eeded $ithout "aution, $hi"h"aused the i"e to break and the entire pu;;le plan to fallinto the lake.

then a$oke, and almost immediately the pirit ofGod began to speak to me and gi/e me a portion of the

interpretation of the dream. 3e said, ) ha&e a clear lan *or America. am calling the Body o* hrist into a new, maturestrength. am calling +y eole into intercession now. #his

lan will roduce &ictory in days ahead and will bring >usticethat will a**ect the world. am calling +y eole to ray *or theci&il go&ernment o* this land. am a 5od who uts leaders in

lace. ha&e ositioned the leadershi o* this nation *or such a

time as this. 0&en though the ci&il go&ernment is gaining aclearer direction o* +y urose, the lan that is *orming andmaturing is on &ery thin ice at this time. #he ci&il go&ernmento* this nation has de&eloed a unity and is gaining timelywisdom. nless my eole ray, this lan will not be in *irm

lace to ad&ance, and much destruction can occur. * +y eole,who are called by +y name, will ray, not only will heal andsecure their land, but *rom their land will touch the world in

an incredible way, re&eal +y glory and call *orth +y inheritancein e&ery nation. can *oil the lans o* the enemy that are setagainst cities in this nation and cause many cities to e4eriencea sweeing mo&e o* +y Sirit. Howe&er, the ci&il go&ernment o*this nation must mo&e in +y er*ect timing.)

belie/e this dream $as linked $ith the @ar on errorthat $e ha/e been propelled into during this se/en2year

$ar season. 4/en though this dream "ould ha/e se/eralmeanings and be applied to se/eral situations in ournation, belie/e it $as most signifi"antly about mo/ingfor$ard in ra# to dethrone a strongman $ho "ould ha/e$orked great destru"tion in the $orld. But after uprootingthat tyrant, our plan to rebuild and restore $as $eak at

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best and non2e9istent at $orst.

Be"ause of ho$ the ra# @ar has progressed, theUnited tates $ill lose "redibility among the nations. his$ill release great politi"al and finan"ial "ompromise indays ahead. Politi"ally, the United tates $ill realignherself $ith the nation that seems to be gaining the most"ontrol and influen"e in the $orld China. he U.. $illnot be trusted by the nations of the 1iddle 4ast. he $illpromote pea"e in an attempt to regain "redibility $ith the

nations of the $orld, and $hile doing this, $ill greatly"ompromise her relationship $ith srael. his $ill also beher do$nfall $ith God, though it $ill not stop thea$akening 3e has planned for this nation.

Veering from the Past

he !meri"a that $as defined by pilgrims, patriotsand pioneers>all of $hom $ere propelled by the"o/enant of God to find a pla"e of freedom to $orship>isnot the same !meri"a $e li/e in today. he multi2ethni"ityof !meri"a has redefined our $ay of operation and thea"tual fruit of our nation. 1any Christians belie/e thesame root of godliness remains, but in a"tuality, so manytolerant belief systems ha/e been grafted into this on"egreat tree that itAs anyoneAs guess as to $hat type of fruit isno$ being produ"ed. he "ultural re/olution of the &'6*s"hanged the thinking pro"ess of our nation, and the fruitof that re/olution has no$ "ome into fullness. Can theprodu"e of that matured generation be har/ested s thisfruit edible and $ill it nurture our future 0nly if a serumof absolute truth is re2inIe"ted, one that "an re/i/e the

original seed of faith that "reated this great land.

@e must remember that moral absolutes "reate faithand establish a demonstration of integrity and "hara"terthat leads to $holeness. @hen a nation loses its moralabsolutes, the a"tions of its people shift. 1orals areredefined. Poor "hoi"es are made. !nd o/erall la$lessness

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rises. o "ontrol la$lessness, therefore, more la$s must beestablished. !nd e/entually, the freedoms that $ere an

original dri/ing for"e of life in the nation must berestri"ted and "ontrolled. his is the dilemma !meri"a $illfa"e.

e9ual freedom "reates an unhealthy $omb. @e as anation ha/e but one "hoi"e at this time in order to sustaina future @e must go and sin no more. his $ill take are/olution that is greater than any re/olution $e ha/e

kno$n. he ne9t se/en years $ill determine $hether ournation be"omes healthy again or loses its /irility toprodu"e a /ibrant generation. But GodH

he female gender, their rights and their leadership arekeys to the future of this nation. 1others nurture. am notproposing that all $omen stay home and ha/e "hildren.3o$e/er, am en"ouraging $omen to be"ome thenurturers of the ne9t generation. 3o$ $omen /ie$families and lead the family unit into the future is "riti"alto the armies of the earth. 3o$ $omen are allo$ed toinfluen"e the kingdom of God $ill be key to $inning the$ar against the for"es of e/il.

also feel that the !fri"an des"ent in !meri"aAs

heritage is key to its future. he "i/il rights mo/ement inthe &'6*s $as pi/otal to the re/ersal of oppression in thisnation. he danger no$ lies in the hands of the youngergenerations @ill they "hoose to make the same mistakes,lash out in re/enge and oppress the ne9t minority group0r $ill they take the lead, "hampion Iusti"e and e#uality,and release the strength of enduran"e that is so key to ournationAs foundation

hese generations may $ell be the serum of faithneeded in this nation. hey represent more than ageneration>they represent the hope of the familystru"ture. ragi"ally, $e ha/e "ome to a time $hen familymust be rein/ented. Be"ause of our ini#uity, our "hildrenno$ fa"e the "hallenge of o/erthro$ing the idols $e ha/e

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ere"ted. Re"ently at an annual gathering of the propheti"prayer mo/ement in 5enton, e9as, 5ut"h heets shared

that he felt the ruling spirit in !meri"a $as that of Baal.Baal $as the demoni" ruler of Canaan, the most prominentidol mentioned throughout the Bible. n =udges $e readabout God "alling Gideon Dprobably at a young ageE todestroy his fatherAs altar to Baal. his $as no small task. oo/erthro$ the altar of Baal in GideonAs day $as not onlyan offense to those $ho $orshiped this god, but it $as

also a dire"t slap in the fa"e to the ruler of that land>$ho,"oin"identally, held authority o/er GideonAs o$n father.5estroying the altar of Baal meant that the ruler of thatland $as dethroned. 4ssentially, Gideon $as putting adeath senten"e on his entire family, in"luding his father.!fter offering a fe$ e9"uses Dand putting out a "ouple offlee"esE, Gideon obeyed and led a people to realign $ith

the God of their father, !braham. he entire nation ofsrael mo/ed ba"k into a pla"e of restoration be"ause of asingle young $arrior.

@e need a generation of Gideons to arise in !meri"atoday. o "hange this nationAs "ourse, the arisinggeneration must ha/e a "ounter2re/olution fueled by thepirit of God. he ini#uities of the father must be

o/erturned for the ne9t generation to ad/an"e. f $e go to$ar against the for"es of darkness $ithout re"ogni;ing ourfathersA ini#uity, $e $ill be $eakened in the heat of battle.

he Chur"h must be on full alert at this time. his is atime of re/elation, and the Lord is "alling togetherspiritual "oun"ils to release $isdom and dire"tion into theearth realm. !postoli" leadership in "ities a"ross our

nation must rise up, and it is essential that these leadersha/e full "ommuni"ation $ith those $alking in GodAsinter"essory propheti" dimension.

@e as a Chur"h "an "ome into agreement $ith thethrone room of hea/en and release re/elation to the earthso that "i/il go/ernment $ill gain "larity of GodAs

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purposes of Iusti"e in the earth realm. hese are times tofully find our footing so that $e $ill kno$ ho$ to stand in

the future. f $e gather the re/elation God is releasingfrom hea/en, $e "an see GodAs plan shifted into pla"e. @emust de/elop a <ingdom mentality.

God also has a plan to release the $at"hman anointingin e/ery key "ity in our nation. see the Chur"h standingHet if the Chur"h does not find its firm footing at this time,$e $ill see "i/il go/ernment "ontinue to mo/e outside of

GodAs timing. mentioned the importan"e of this in"hapter 6, but let me repeat the key /erse 5aniel (+7 says,J3e shall speak pompous $ords against the 1ost 3igh,shall perse"ute the saints of the 1ost 3igh, and shallintend to "hange times and the la$.J God has a perfe"tplan of /i"tory, but $e must re2e/aluate ho$ $e are$at"hing and $hat $e are seeing. @e must surround

GodAs plans $ith prayers and inter"ession. @e must rene$our prayer life for this nation.

he 1iddle 4ast @ill here 4/er Be Pea"e

here is no region of the $orld that re"ei/es moremedia attention than the 1iddle 4ast. !t the same time,there is no area that is in su"h a perpetual state of "onfli"t.@e "ontinue to look for pea"e in the 1iddle 4ast, butpea"e $ill only "ome $hen the purpose of God is"ompletely fulfilled. !round the $orld, people remaindi/ided by their staun"h loyalty to either srael or thePalestinians. Go/ernments remain at odds based on$hether they are pro2 or anti2srael. his perspe"ti/e "ane/en di/ide homes and families.

1any ha/e o/er$helming mer"y to$ard thePalestinians, and for good reason. heir o""upation andso"ietal gro$th $ithin the present2day boundaries of thetate of srael prior to &'?) made them to appear to be anation deser/ing of its o$n land. 1ean$hile, sraelappeared to be nothing but usurpers as they reo""upied

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Regulatory !ffairs, analy;ing "ontra"ts that dealt $ith theFederal 4nergy Regulatory Commission. his agen"y

regulates $hat "rosses boundaries and ho$ harnessedenergy is transferred to destinations that need energy.Pam $ould petition this agen"y on behalf of maIor energy"ompanies for permission to mo/e needed resour"es fromone area to another. Companies "ould a"#uire energy fromone pla"e, but it "ould not "ross a boundary $ithoutpermission.

also dealt $ith physi"al boundaries in the $orkfor"e.Before finished my undergraduate degree in "ollege, pipelined during the summer. -ot only did $e lay ne$lines for gas transportation, but $e also did maintenan"eon an e9tensi/e net$ork of gas lines around the outh.0ne of my Iobs $as to see if anyone had en"roa"hed onthe pipeline right of $ay. $ould report this, $hi"h then

prompted an analysis of the original legal "ontra"t. fneeded, the Js#uatter,J as they $ere kno$n, $ould then beasked to mo/e $hate/er had entered the boundaries of theland. es, it seemed hurtful and heartless at times, but iftrespassers remained $ithin a boundary $here they didnot belong, they $ere in danger.

hese are t$o e9amples of the need for boundaries and

the authority that boundaries bring. God establishesboundaries. 5euteronomy &'&? says, Jou shall notremo/e your neighborAs landmark, $hi"h the men of oldha/e set, in your inheritan"e $hi"h you $ill inherit in theland that the LORD your God is gi/ing you to possess.J0n"e God determines a boundary, that boundary is inta"tin hea/en. 4arth must refle"t the boundaries in hea/en.

@hen 3e planted the Garden in Genesis &, 3e determinedboundaries. @hen 3e made "o/enant $ith !braham, 3edetermined the physi"al boundaries of that "o/enant. 3epromised !braham and his des"endants /i"tory o/ere/ery enemy $ithin that boundary and made themste$ards o/er all the resour"es $ithin those boundaries.

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4/en through the unfaithfulness of these des"endants,God has remained faithful to both 3is established

boundaries and resour"es. 3o$e/er, the earth realm hasbeen in "onfli"t $ith GodAs purposes. !t the "ore of theboundary $ars in the 1iddle 4ast is the #uestion of $horeally has authority.

n &'?), God began to restore 3is boundaries inhea/en ba"k in the earth realm. 3o$e/er, those follo$inga spirit in dire"t opposition to God "ontest these

boundaries, e/en refusing to re"ogni;e the legality ofestablished offi"ial do"uments. !n online ne$sletter from<oinonia 3ouse offered this take on the "onfli"t

n &'?(, $hen both =e$ and !rab $ere offered theiro$n states, only the =e$s a""epted. he original British1andate in"luded land on both sides of the =ordanRi/er, but the area no$ kno$n as =ordan $as gi/en to

the !rabs. By the time the "arnage of the 3olo"austbe"ame fully kno$n, the =e$s and !rabs had beenfighting o/er Palestine for de"ades and British efforts tore"on"ile the sides had not su""eeded. n &'?(, theUnited -ations stepped in and /oted to partitionPalestine into t$o separate states>one Palestinian andone =e$ish. he =e$s $ere not happy $ith the partitionplan but agreed to the "ompromise. he !rabs, ho$e/er,maintained an all2or2nothing position and refused toa""ept the U.-.As plan. 3ad they agreed, the Palestinians$ould ha/e had their state in &'?(. -o$ that $hi"h $asagreed upon and legally a"#uired by the =e$s is longedfor and "o/eted by the !rabs.&

he problem $ith many radi"al slami" groups is thatthey $ill only a""ept pea"eful terms if the nation of srael

is destroyed and the "ity of =erusalem is under their"ontrol. 0b/iously, these are not Jpea"eful "onditions,J yetthe "ondoning of terrorism to "reate and $eaken a peopleis a maIor philosophy upheld in the many e9tremes of the1uslim "ulture. his mindset does not only target sraelbut also anyone $ho blesses and aligns as an ally.

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$he &ar Against Israel

n 2rom ra: to Armageddon, <eith ntrater, a highlyrespe"ted 1essiani" leader and friend of mine, $rites thefollo$ing

he satani" strategy to stop the return of eshua has,by its /ery nature, three lines of atta"k he terrorism ofslami" fundamentalism against srael, the lusts of these"ular humanisti" $orld to $eaken the Chur"h, and the

reIe"tion of eshua by rabbini" =udaism against themo/ement of =e$ish belie/ers in eshua. am notspeaking here of militant slam, liberal humanism orrabbini" =udaism per se, but rather of "ertain spiritualfor"es operating through them. hose three spiritualenemies are sui"ide terrorism, the lusts of this $orld andreligious reIe"tion of eshua.+

@hen $e speak of the physi"al des"endants of!braham, $e must re"ogni;e not only the =e$ish people,but also the other JseedJ of !braham the !rab people.hey are the physi"al des"endants of !braham throughshmael. shmael $as born of 3agar, arahAs ser/ant. ethe and the nation born of him are blessed be"ause theyare also !brahamAs seed.... @e should ha/e a great lo/efor the !rab peoples. !s a =e$, see them as our "ousins

in the 1iddle 4ast. 5espite the horrible "onfli"ts that ourt$o peoples ha/e e9perien"ed in this "entury andthroughout history, $e should maintain the hope ofre"on"iliation and pea"e is a/ailable through eshua ...Both saa" and shmael $ere !brahamAs physi"al seed.Both of them $ere blessed be"ause of GodAs fa/or on!braham. n order to prote"t the lineage of the 1essiani"seed, God had to separate the des"endants of shmael

and saa" Dsee Gen. +&&+E. 3o$e/er, that does notrestri"t GodAs lo/e for the !rab peoples. !ll of theblessings of !braham are for the !rabs, e9"ept for t$ospe"ifi" aspe"ts of the 1essiani" "o/enant he lineage ofeshua and the o$nership of the land of srael... . !llof the spiritual blessings of !braham are a/ailable to!rabs through faith in eshua. -ot all !rabs are

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1uslims. ome of them ha/e maintained their faith ineshua in the midst of a hostile 1uslim $orld.... t is

GodAs $ill for !rab and =e$ to be re"on"iled through the"ross of eshua Dsee 4ph. +&?2&7E. Ultimately, it is GodAsdestiny for srael and the !rab nations to be united in3is kingdomT. Let us pray for a mighty re/i/al of faithin eshua in the !rab nations, Iust as $e pray for sraelto be sa/ed.:

God lo/ed shmael, but 3e hated 4sau Dsee 1al. &+2:E.

here are t$o different spirits dri/ing the 1uslim people.God $ill redeem one stream, and the other $ill "hoosene/er to ser/e 3im. 0ne stream $ill find itself $ithin 3isboundary of gra"e. he other stream $ill be outside ofgra"e, embra"ing hate and greed and al$ays attempting totake ba"k $hat it ga/e up in the beginning.

1any nations $ill "on/erge to en"roa"h on GodAs land

and the resour"es 3e has gi/en !brahamAs seed. n the5ay of the Lord, 3e $ill go forth and fight against thenations that embra"e this attitude. 3e $ill send naturaldisasters to $ork on 3is behalf. his brings us ba"k to the#uestion originally asked @ill there e/er be pea"e in the1iddle 4ast belie/e that 8e"hariah &? offers the ans$er.here $ill be many nations that stream to the 1ount of

the Lord to parti"ipate in the Feast of aberna"les. hosenations $ill be sa/ed in the days ahead. 0thers $ill streamto GodAs "o/enantal boundaries $hile harboring the intentto o/ertake and rule in 3is stead>but they $ill bedestroyed. Pea"e $ill "ome, but at the "ost of agreement$ith GodAs boundaries.

e4anon< &atch for &ar

0n =anuary +', +**6, $as ministering at =ubileeChur"h in Camarillo, California, $hen the Lord began tospeak to me about Lebanon. 0ne of the things they do at =ubilee is pray for the nations ea"h unday. @hen sa$the flag of Lebanon, the Lord began to #ui"ken a propheti"$ord to me. )3atch "ebanon,) 3e said. -ot only $as 3e

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speaking to the people of that "hur"h for them to $at"ho/er the nation of Lebanon, but felt like 3e $as speaking

to all of us as 3is people that Lebanon $ould be"ome areal prayer fo"us and issue this year. $as hesitant tointerrupt the ser/i"e and gi/e this $ord be"ause $as not"onfident if anyone in the ser/i"e $ould understand the"on"ept of Lebanon today. 3o$e/er, am glad that heeded the LordAs /oi"e that 3e $as "alling us to pray forLebanon this year. heard the Lord say the follo$ing

n the midst o* the summer, at the hottest oint, you willbegin to see the snow o* "ebanon melt. 3atch as 9alestine andSyria *orm an ungodly alliance with "ebanon, *or "ebanon isat a *or= in the road o* change *or the +iddle 0ast. "ebanonwill become an issue that causes the +iddle 0ast to go one wayor the other. n the midst o* the beauty and grandeur o* this lace will begin to write a new scrit o&er how the nationswill realign. <ut o* "ebanon a new wines=in will *orm and anew ri&er will begin to rise. will bring con*lict into "ebanonbecause it is the boundary that will deal with this yearconcerning +y romised land o* srael. #he warli=e tribes o*"ebanon will once again arise. But in the end will win thiswar, and the riches that ha&e been withheld *rom +y =ingdom lan will be released. 3atch and see, *or there is a new &ision.2or in the days ahead you will hear a cry arise *rom the deea**liction and mourning that comes out o* "ebanon. <ut o* the

ancient city o* ;amascus, you will see a cara&an arise. , the Ancient o* ;ays, will create a con*lict in ;amascus. +y ower will be dislayed to the world when brea= thecon*ederation o* demonic hosts that are aligned against +yco&enant lan. <ut o* ;amascus will come a new mo&e o* +ySirit. +any con&ersions and miracles will occur in theregion that surrounds ;amascus. 3atch because amrealigning the nations o* this region. will send angelic *orces

to guard +y lan. No matter how Syria arises against that lan at this time, will ha&e warring angelic *orces that willcounteract the lans o* men that are aligned with e&il *orces tocreate ha&oc. Sing the songs o* the Ancient o* ;ays, *or it isthose songs that will create the sound o* &ictory o&er the landso* this region.

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time for the "ountry to arise. n 1ay +**?, the Lorde9horted the 4nglish as follo$s

9rohets in 0ngland, you(&e got your wor= set out be*oreyou. 'ou are in a di**icult time. #his is a season when rohets need to meet together, worshi, cry out and ressinto re&elation. #he enemy has a lan to suress the &ision o*5od in this land. ;o not get discouraged. 'ou need to =eesaying what needs to be said, e&en i* it seems no one in thisland is listening. #here is an unholy alliance being negotiated

now in this nation. #his alliance will be de&astating to thisnation in the days ahead. #his is a &ery *ormati&e time *or the *uture o* this nation. ha&e wor=ed in times ast to re&entthis nation *rom *orming this tye o* alliance. Howe&er, nowit will be your choice whether you align wrongly or align with +e. say to the eole o* 0ngland, you will be contendingconcerning this alliance. 9rohets need to contend.ntercessors need to contend. Aostles need to rise u.

#his is a time o* choice. will ensure that +y message isheard in this land so that the choice is clearly determined. #wo rohets in this land will go into high laces o* go&ernmentalauthority to tell them the dangers o* this wrong alignment.2or i* this alignment ta=es lace, in *i&e years you will beo&erta=en by *alse gods. 'ou are on the &erge o* beingo&erta=en now. Howe&er, there is still time to choose +e. 'ouha&e three years o* choice that will set your course and

determine your direction *or the ne4t se&en years. am raisingu the intercessory call in this nation. 3atchmen must ha&e asingle eye in the land. #his is not a time *or di&ided minds anddouble7mindedness. will o**er an oortunity *or this land toalign with +y co&enant eole, srael. Howe&er, i* they re>ectthis alignment they will *ind another alignment with5ermany and 2rance at their door. Syria will also be a art o*this wrong*ul alliance and coalition.

0ngland, you ha&e a choice ... am calling +y eole inthis nation into a time o* worshi to create ortals that +y glory and *a&or can enter into the nation and bring +y choiceo* li*e. #here is a sound in 0ngland that is li=e none other in +y eole. Join that sound with +y sound *rom hea&en now,and this sound will begin to co&er and ermeate into high laces in this nation. * you will allow worshi to de&elo in a

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new way in this nation, +y resence will begin to rule in anew way throughout the land. Join your resent sound o*

intimacy and e4altation o* +e with +y sound o* war. ;o not >ust sing these songs with your mouth but allow the messageo* these songs to ierce and acti&ate your sirit7man *or war.

am *orming doors in hea&en. As you worshi, thesedoors will mo&e into the earth realm and gi&e you oortunityto enter in and resent +y message to this land. am callingyou to celebrate in a way that your enemies come to +y table. am rearing a table be*ore you and anointing your shield *or

war. ;o not resist in this season o* war. @aise your shield o* *aith high. ;o not become comlacent and symathetic withthe enemy that is in your land. * you do, your land will beo&erta=en. 3atch the =ey ban:uets that are occurring in thisland. 5o&ernmental and social ban:uets should be watchedcare*ully. 9reare the way *or +e to enter in and mo&e duringthese ban:uets. will gi&e rohets and intercessors and thewatchmen o* this land *a&or in these eighteen months. 2rom

the center o* this land a gate is being *ormed. ;etermine atthis gate whether hell will rule or will rule. #he rulershi atthe gate o* 0ngland is being determined now.

$he word in the k*

returned to 4ngland briefly on 1ay +', +**7. !s $as$aiting in London for a flight to -igeria $ith my tra/el

"ompanions, $e looked out the $indo$s and sa$ aninteresting pattern in the "louds. here $as "learly as$ord embla;oned in $hite a"ross the sky. @e kne$ theLord $as "ommuni"ating about the s$ord that had "omeinto the atmosphere o/er London and 4ngland. -ot onlydid $e see this $hen $e $ere "oming through 4nglandon our $ay to -igeria, but also $hen $e arri/ed ba"k inLondon for our o/ernight stay. !nd $hen $e got to ourhotel and looked at a pi"ture o/er the desk in our room,the sky o/er London in this pi"ture $as the formation of as$ord $here t$o Iets had interse"ted their "ontrailsH

haron tone, a dear friend and key propheti" leader in4ngland, initiated a prayer effort similar to $hat 5ut"h

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heets and did in !meri"a as $e $ent from state to statein our nation. God so/ereignly ordained us to be in

4ngland for a layo/er so that $e "ould be a part of thehistori" 1iddlese9 County gathering in London. D@e metin the heart of this area, $hi"h hosts the finan"ial andgo/ernmental "apitals of the United <ingdom.E @hilespeaking to those gathered to pray, said, J see astru"tural $eakness that God is addressing in the systemof go/ernment in the U.<. f God does not inter/ene no$,

4ngland $ill be absorbed by the 4uropean Union.J e9plained that $e Jsa$ a s$ord in the hea/ens o/erLondon and 4ngland.J then led the people to ask God$hat that meant at this time and e9plained propheti"allythat any /ision or supernatural phenomenon must beinterpreted in light of the @ord of God.

n the Bible, a s$ord "an ha/e the follo$ing meanings

$ar, pending Iudgment, a mali"ious tongue bringingdi/ision, the po$er of truth, a $eapon linked $ith thearmor of God or a pie"e of armor used in $arfare toprodu"e /i"tory. shared $ith the group /arious s"enariosfrom the @ord of God linked $ith the s$ord. n 1atthe$&*:?, =esus stated, J5o not think that "ame to bring pea"eon earth. did not "ome to bring pea"e but a s$ord.J

shared that this $as a time that the s$ord $as beinga$akened in the atmosphere o/er London.

0ne "ripture passage of importan"e that began tosurfa"e $as -umbers &?. his is the "hapter in $hi"hsrael refuses to enter Canaan and 1oses begins tointer"ede for the people. "on"entrated on t$o /erses. n-umbers &?:, the "ongregation "ries out, J@hy has the

Lord brought us to this land to fall by the s$ord, that our$i/es and "hildren should be"ome /i"tims @ould it notbe better for us to return to 4gyptJ hey a"tually tried toele"t leadership that $ould take them ba"k to theirfamiliar "apti/ity. he other "ripture $as -umbers &??:JFor the !malekites and Canaanites are there before you,

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and you shall fall by the s$ordM be"ause you ha/e turneda$ay from the LORD, the LORD $ill not be $ith you.J

shared that the Lord $as saying this $as a "riti"altime, that the ne9t ?* days "ould determine the re/ersal ofthe po$er of unbelief that $as holding the Chur"h "apti/ein that nation. his is the "hapter in $hi"h $e read thatthe people $ere punished after they $ere un$illing to goto $ar $hen they sa$ the giants in the land. sensed theLord $anted to take a s$ord and "ut from the British the

po$er of unbelief and passi/ity and the fear to $ar fortheir inheritan"e. ended $ith =oshua 7 and sa$ atremendous pattern that God $as trying to bring forth.his "hapter in"ludes

&. he "on"ept of "rossing o/er to ad/an"e to$ardyour inheritan"e

+. Cir"um"ision, or "utting a$ay, of the reproa"hlinked $ith your past "apti/ity and unbelief

:. he pro/isional "hange from eating manna toeating the produ"e of the ne$ land

?. he /isitation of the 1an of hea/en $ith thedra$n s$ord

@hen $e sa$ the s$ord in the hea/ens o/er London,the hand holding and guiding the s$ord that $oulddetermine the future of this nation $as not seen. belie/ethis is the situation in many nations around the $orldtoday. @hat hand $ill guide and rule ea"h nation his isthe key #uestion for a remnant in ea"h nation to ask theso/ereign Lord $ho rules the nations.

n 4ngland de"reed that tradition $ould not guidethe Chur"h, nor $ould false religion Dthe s$ord of slamEbe able to be"ome the guiding for"e o/er 4ngland. Fromthis passage felt like God $as saying, ) want to ta=echarge o&er 0ngland and "ondon *or this hour. want to be thecommander in chie* o&er how you rogress *orward *rom thisday on. want to trans*er a new ower o&er you so that you can

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*ace that which has been in&incible in your ast. ontend *or +y sword to lead you in &ictory against the giants that you

ha&e been unwilling to *ace in the ast. #his is your time.) de"lared that if the people of 4ngland did not pre/ail no$,the s$ord of slam $ould fall upon the nation.

$he $ime ,as Come

0n =uly (, +**7, $as a$akened at ?:* A.M., unable tobreathe. !round 7 A.M., the Lord told me to turn on the

tele/ision and $at"h the ne$s. had been praying about atrip to 4ngland and $as e9"ited to return there $ith 5ut"hheets and a ministry team. kne$ that the ?*2day periodthat had been prophesied $as no$H

@hen turned on the ne$s, sa$ ony Blair making astatement that London had been atta"ked by terrorists.he underground transportation net$ork and bus

net$ork in "entral London had been suspended due tose/eral bombings. !"tually, one of the buses that had beenatta"ked>the one sho$n on the ne$s>$as dire"tly infront of the hotel that $e $ere s"heduled to stay in. t wasthe *ortieth day- @hen $e arri/ed in 4ngland, the Lordsaid, );o not resist in this season o* war. @aise your shield o*

*aith high. ;o not become comlacent and symathetic with the

enemy that is in your land. * you do, your land will beo&erta=en.) 3e again reminded me that $e needed to keepa "areful eye on go/ernmental and so"ial ban#uets.

n +**(, returned to 4ngland $ith a team and ga/eanother $ord. haron tone, =ulie !nderson and Pastoram 0nyenuforo "o2hosted an in"redible propheti"gathering. hey e9pe"ted ?** people, but almost &,***

"ame. ou "ould feel the atmosphere "hange $hen the$orship began. God began to release a propheti"anointing. talked to the group about ho$ 4ngland $ouldbe"ome an slami" "enter for finan"es, and ho$ situations$ould arise in their nation that $ould "ause them to align$ith the 1uslim $orld in a different $ay. his $ould

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then "reate an opportunity for them to tou"h the 1uslimnations. shared that if they $ere going to redeem their

"all as an apostoli" nation, they must see a shift no$H alsoshared that there $as a differen"e in $hat God $as doingin the nation and ho$ 3e $as "alling forth 3is kingdompeople for this hour. 3ere is the prophe"y

#here is a sound in 0ngland *rom +y eole that mustcome *orth now. will use national situations and *orces tocause your &oice to rise u to +e. am going to reshae the

economic structures and go&ernment systems o* this land. ha&e determined this year to bring you to the end o* the oenwindow that ha&e rested o&er you. #his nation will notsur&i&e without the &oice o* +y eole rising in this land. want to remember +y co&enant with youF want you to sharein +y co&enant blessings with +e, but must hear your&oice.

#he sound o* the &oice o* +y eole must come *orth now.

'ou are carrying that sound within you. ;o not be a*raid toallow a cry to arise in the midst o* this land. am doing onething in this nation and another thing in +y eole. will usead&erse circumstances in this nation to bring *orth theco&enant sound that has been held cati&e. 3hen +y eolewere in 0gyt, they did not cry out to +e while they werebuilding until remo&ed the straw that they were using. #hecircumstances ahead will cause +y eole to arise and come

*orth beyond the olitical correctness that they ha&e wal=ed inthe ast. Knterestingly enough, the ne9t day ne$s brokeabout &7 British troops "aptured for JtrespassingJ inranian $aters.

say to this nation? Alliances, di&ine alliances- How youalign now determines the change in this nation as the world=nows you. Be care*ul not to allow the North, those o* the@ussian go&ernment, to in*luence you wrongly. * you ma=ealliance with the go&ernment o* the North, this will becontrary and wor= ad&ersely to the will o* +y eole in thisland. 3atch &ery care*ully *or hidden meetings with hiddenagendas that could cause this land to be cati&ated andbecome a stronghold o* the antichrist lan. ;o not allow theenemy to threaten you as +y =ingdom eole and ersecuteyou in the *inancial arena.

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'ou ha&e been a land that has used the sword manytimes, but this is the year that +y eye is uon you. =now

your comings and =now your goings. see the sword that isho&ering abo&e you. Howe&er, l am o**ering +y sword to you.* you recei&e +y sword, then +y &oice will be heard in thisland. #here is a generation that has ne&er heard the sound o* +y &oice that is rooted so deely in this land. @each u nowand will cause +y sword to be ut in your mouth, and theworld will hear +y &oice *rom 0ngland.

f you feel like this prophe"y is part of yourinheritan"e, or if it tou"hes a root in you, re"ei/e this $ordfor yourself and pray for 4ngland in a ne$ $ay. Unless4ngland be"omes a $arrior again, it $ill be "ontrolled andinfluen"ed by others.

China he leeping Giant !$akens

n +**6, took a histori" mission trip to China $ithPeter @agner, Che !hn and a $onderful inter"essoryteam. @e met $ith key leaders representing all themo/ements in China. 5uring our time in 3ong <ong, $espoke at a "onferen"e $ith thousands attending the nightrallies. also gathered $ith inter"essors from all o/er the"ity. n BeiIing, $e "on/ened $ith many of the Christian

leaders in that area. here is hunger for God in China. hisis the nation of $orld$ide influen"e in days ahead.

t $as ama;ing to be in this "ountry. had $aitedyears for this moment. @hen the Lord /isited me at thebeginning of &')6 $ith a profound /ision Dthe one sharedin the introdu"tion to this bookE, mu"h of the re/elation3e ga/e me $as about China. Peter asked me to be the

first to speak to the leaders that had assembled from allo/er the nation, and felt led to tell them about the /isionand prophe"y had re"ei/ed in &')6. n this /ision, theLord "learly re/ealed to me $hat $ould happen in thene9t ?* years in &*2year in"rements. 1u"h of $hat 3esho$ed me re/ol/ed around this nation, its leadershipand its people. 3ere are the details from my /ision that

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in/ol/ed China

• 8GE? his $ill be the turning2point year. hego/ernment of the land $ill arise, and from itsoppression mu"h "hange $ill begin to o""ur in thepeople. Dhis $as the year of student re/olutionsforming. he iananmen #uare protests theno""urred in &')', resulting in a massa"re.E

• 8GGE? n this year, the go/ernment of the Chur"h $ill

begin to arise in a ne$ $ay. !n apostoli" a$areness$ill enter the earth, and leadership $ith a mind for"hange $ill arise a"ross the earth. Dhis $as the yearPeter @agner "on/ened the -ational ymposium onthe Post2denominational Chur"h at Fuller eminary.Bishop Bill 3amon regards it as the histori"alturning point for publi" re"ognition of the ne$apostoli" mo/ement, of $hi"h the nternationalCoalition of !postles>leaders from around the$orld aligned in a net$ork to hear $hat the pirit issaying to the Chur"h>is no$ a "entral part of thismo/e. 4/en though God did not sho$ me theapostoli" "hur"h arising in China, feel like the"onte9t of the o/erall /ision timeline in"ludedChina. @hen $e arri/ed in China for our /isit in

+**6, the leadership of the Chur"h there ga/e a loudJ!menHJ as shared the o/erall /ision. hey alsoinformed me that their greatest JleadershiftJ beganin &''6.E

• IIE? China $ill "ome into the $orld pi"ture. his$ill be the year China $ill take its rightful pla"e inthe ne$ season. D!s the trip approa"hed, thosein/ol/ed "ould all see $hy our Chinese ummit $asnot held in +**? or +**7, dates $e had pre/iously$orked on, but in +**6. also shared pri/ately $ithChe !hn that this /ision $ould be sealed $ith aChinese mayor of Los !ngeles. Che mentioned thatin 1ar"h +**6 a Chinese $oman $as ele"ted mayor

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of emple City in Los !ngeles County.E

• I8E? By Rosh 3ashanah Deptember0"toberE,China $ill take its pla"e as the most influentialnation in the $orld e"onomy. ts e"onomy $ill bese"ond to none. !t this point the United tates $illrealign itself $ith China and they $ill be allies.

• IE? he Chinese people $ill be the most dominantand influential people on 4arth, and China $ill ha/e

the prin"ipal role of bringing in the $orld har/est.D5uring our trip, Peter shared $ith me that for someyears he had been prophesying that by +*+7 China$ill be sending more Christian missionaries to other"ountries than any other nation.E

5uring our assembly $ith the Chinese "hur"h leaders,5a/id @ang, a key apostoli" business leader, noted three

signifi"ant obser/ations D&E the de2Christiani;ation of!meri"a, D+E the kingdomi;ation of the Chinese "hur"h,and D:E the Christiani;ation of China.

n +**7, China passed its first la$ regulating ta92free"haritable gi/ing that $ent into effe"t in 1ar"h +**(. 1orere"ently, the Chinese 1inistry of Ci/il !ffairs approa"hed5a/id to ser/e as a go/ernment "onsultant for formulating

the la$s regulating "harities in China 3e has also beenappointed to a go/ernment "ommittee "omprised of &**delegates $ho $ill ad/ise leaders on the lifestyle ofChinaAs youngest generation.

nterestingly enough, 5a/id also shared $ith us fi/eemerging themes among the Chinese people that $ould"ontribute to the histori"al pro"ess had prophesied

&. ! youthful population

+. ! spiritual re/i/al $ith a fo"us on outrea"h

:. 3igher edu"ation

?. 4"onomi" po$er

7. ! strong spirit of /enture

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$he Church Is ising in China

he Christian mo/ement in China has three broadsegments the hree2elf "hur"hes Dthese are the only"hur"hes registered $ith the go/ernmentE, the house"hur"hes Dthose that are unregisteredE and the hirdChur"h Dthose "urrently in formationE. he iananmen#uare massa"re of &')' "aused the hird Chur"h to bebirthed o/ernight. his is a $hite2"ollar, hard2$orking,elite "onstituen"y of businesspersons and professionalsnumbering probably one million families. here are manyhird Chur"h groups a"ross the "ities of China, but theyha/e /irtually no "ommuni"ation among themsel/es.hey, of "ourse, do not meet in formal "hur"h buildings.heir leaders are bright and passionate to ser/e God, butthey ha/e /irtually no understanding of Chur"hgo/ernment. hey ha/e a""ess to enormous #uantities of

material resour"es, but they ha/e no $ay of systemati"allydeploying these resour"es. he hird Chur"h is fo"used one#uipping its leaders and must de"ide if it is to be"ome a"losed "hur"h or an open "hur"h that $ill "hange theso"iety in China.

@hile $e $ere in China, the Lord impressed Peter@agner to "ommission one of the leaders as a hori;ontalapostle to the hird Chur"h. his $as a turning point forthis leader, follo$ed $ith a personal prophe"y. !s Peterbegan to take the authority to release the apostoli"mo/ement on the leaders of that nation, reali;ed that thefulfillment of the /ision God had gi/en me +* years before$as happening. Peter began to de"ree Jhe hird Chur"hin China $ill "ome into unity, not in an e"umeni"al form,

but in an apostoli" form for the transformation of thisnation.J

!t this point, began to prophesy

2or ha&e chosen you *or such a time as this. #he leaderso* the #hird hurch will be li=e the +ordecais at the gates o*city a*ter city a*ter city. 'ou will begin to hear the lots o* the

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enemy that are wor=ing in entire cities. ha&e caused the#hird hurch to arise because this is the third day. 'ou will

be ushered into olitical arenas to oen the gates *or +y gloryto come in. 'ou will understand +y times and seasons. am going to remo&e the trauma o* your birth. 2or the trauma inthe #hird hurch in its birth will now become the *oundationo* its destiny to change the olitical course o* this nation. 2earnot, *or those enemies o* your ast will not become anentryway to your *uture. t is the resource structure o* yourin*luence o* this church that will redirect the course o* the

+iddle 0ast. #his will be the church leadershi that *orms a ath through hostile nations and a&es the way bac= to +ycity, Jerusalem. #oday am utting the anointing o* ;a&iduon you. Sta=e your claim *or the *uture-

America %eets the +ew uperpower

n #he ndeendent, Clifford Coonan pro/ided thefollo$ing assessment in !pril +**6

@hen President 3u =intao of China shakes hands$ith President George Bush in @ashington tomorro$and gi/es one of his fi9ed grins for photographers, it $illnot be Iust another meeting bet$een the leader of a largede/eloping "ountry and the "hief e9e"uti/e of the ri"hestnation on earth.

China is rising fast and is e9pe"ted to e"lipse theUnited tates e"onomi"ally in the future>its grossdomesti" produ"t is tipped to o/ertake that of !meri"aby +*?7. @hile 1r. Bush has only gi/en 1r. 3u an hourof his time for a state lun"h, the global balan"e of po$eris "hanging and in future meetings, the Chinese $ill setthe timetable. he rise of China is posing a$k$ard#uestions for the U.., along $ith the reali;ation that itsdays as the $orldAs e"onomi" superpo$er arenumbered.?

!s !meri"a de"lines e"onomi"ally, thanks in part to adebt2ridden, bloated middle "lass, China has managed tohelp its poor. China has "ontributed more to global gro$ththan any nation o/er the last fe$ years. -o$ the most

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into the Chinese army. here $ere far more of them thanthere $ere of us. 3o$e/er, had a sense of pea"e.

kne$ the army ba"king me "ould defeat them. alsokne$ that $e "ould not mo/e for$ard until the da$nbroke forthH

! ne$ day is breaking in the Chur"h. here arehar/est angels that are being sent to ba"k the army of theLord and 3is "o/enant people. China $ill be Jthe -ationof 5i"hotomy.J t $ill ha/e an army set against the

purposes of God and 3is People. !t the same time, China$ill send forth the greatest army of har/esters the $orldhas e/er kno$n. Be at pea"e>the $ar ahead is already inthe hands of the Lord.

he ime for Fulfillment s 5ra$ing -ighH

@ith e/ery nation and region ha/e mentioned in this"hapter, the same #uestion e9ists 3ho will rule1 @ill"ountries side $ith the po$ers of this $orld, or $ill theyseek the $ill of the Lord @ill the kingdom of darknessad/an"e, or $ill the <ingdom of Light e9pand Psalm +?&tells us that Jthe earth is the LordAs, and all its fullness.JJFullnessJ means that there is a pla"e of abundan"e Dsee =ohn &*&*E. Fullness o""urs $hen something fills up or

"omes to "ompletion Dsee 1att. '&6M 1ark ++&M 6?:M )+*E.n terms of seeing GodAs fullness in the nations, $e mustremember that GodAs definition of this in"ludes aparti"ular number of Gentile sal/ations Dsee Rom. &&+7E.!""ording to Paul, that is part of GodAs re#uirement for"ompleteness.

3a/e no doubt he Lord will "omplete 3is plan of

fullness in the earth. 3o$e/er, mu"h of that plan, as itapplies to today, in/ol/es $ho $ill rule the nations.Go/ernments and leaders $ill al$ays /ie for $orldpo$er, yet =esus promised that the meek $ould inherit theearth Dsee 1att. 77E. God $ill rule, and $e $ill e/entuallyreign. herefore, fear notH 4/en $ith the nations aligning

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and mounting against the God of hea/en and 4arth, 3e$ill rule. 3e $ill see to it that the earth remains 3is, and it

$ill be made full of 3is purpose and plan.

@ill the nations rage he ans$er is yes- 3o$e/er,ne/er forget that there is a God on the throne. 3is onga/e 3is life to sa/e the people of the earth. 3e $ill alwaysha/e the last $ordH LetAs listen and stand "arefully.

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5ee# %raying and %ro#hesying6

ife is full of transition. @e are al$ays Iourneyingfrom one stage to another>from "hildhood toadoles"en"e, from singleness to marriage, from

ine9perien"e to e9pertise. 4a"h transition presents theopportunity for preparation. @hen you pre2 are

something, you get it ready, put it together, frame it. he$ord "an also mean to get ready for a"tion, to gird, tobra"e, to fortify or to strengthen. God belie/es strongly inpreparation. hroughout the Bible, $e find 3im urging3is "hildren to be a people prepared for $hat 3e has"alled us to do.

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t is no different no$. @e are "urrently in a time $hen

preparation is essential. @ars $ill ne/er be $on by those"aught off2guard. he more $e are prepared for theenemies of our time, the more effe"ti/e $e $ill be in ourbattles to further GodAs kingdom. belie/e there are &*$ays $e "an prepare for $ar during this season

&. <no$ $hy $e are at $ar.

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+. <no$ $ho our enemy is and ho$ he operates.

:. <no$ $ho $e are and ho$ God is preparingus for this future $ar.

?. 3a/e a strategy for /i"tory.

7. hink propheti"ally.

6. tay alert to a"ti/ity and anything unusualaround us.

(. <eep our spirits ali/e and a"ti/e so that $edis"ern properly.

). <no$ ho$ to get in tou"h $ith ea"h otherimmediately.

'. Learn to understand ea"h otherAs $ays andmethods of "ommuni"ation.

&*. !/oid letting petty issues distra"t us>theymay be the $ork of religious spirits.

3opefully by no$ you ha/e a grasp of the o/erallpi"ture of the days ahead. @e fa"e a multitude of $ars in/arious dimensions and from e/ery front. n the ne9t +*years, all nations $ill re"on"ile around srael, $hile some$ill arise to be"ome dominant on the $orld s"ene. heUnited tates of !meri"a $ill attempt to find its /oi"e ne$and fresh but $ill not be heard as loudly as in the past.1ammon $ill be the greatest influen"ing for"e of rule inthe $orld. Bloodlines $ill "ontinue to "onfli"t $ith otherbloodlines simply be"ause nations are "omprised of people$ith unredeemed blood. he "arnal mind $ill "ontinue, asal$ays, to be in enmity $ith God and resist 3iskno$ledge. !nti"hrist $ill "ontinue to ha/e a plan to rule

the earth. 3o$e/er, the earth>again, as al$ays>$ill stillbe the LordAs and the fullness thereofH

he Pe"uliar -ation

But then there is our role. hroughout this book ha/edis"ussed our response to these "oming $ars. ha/e tried

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to offer insight and propheti" understanding in hopes that$e, as a Body, $ill be prepared and ready for the times.

trategy is key, but so is a heartfelt passion to see the$orld full of the LordAs glory.

@ith that in mind, let me offer this final "hapter as one"ontinuous $ord of en"ouragement. reat this as a"ommen"ement of sorts. 1ost of us ha/e attended agraduation "eremony. tAs a "ulminating e/ent, a final"lima"ti" moment $hen those $ho ha/e labored for years

finally $alk a"ross the stage $ith heads held high andre"ei/e their diplomas. !nd yet, $hen you think about it,the primary goal of the day is not to ha/e some long"eremony based on an offi"ial pie"e of paper being handedo/er. -o$adays you "an skip the "eremony and Iust ha/eyour diploma sent in the mailH -o, the underlying purposeof a graduation "eremony is to send out those $ho ha/e

passed e/ery test, $ho are ready to step into the ne9trealm, in the spirit of hope, en"ouragement and /i"tory.

Graduation day is a "elebration, a sealing and abreaking>sealing the past and breaking into the unkno$nfuture. t is a day of blessing.

hope these final $ords "ome $ith a similar

$eightiness. @e no$ kno$ the $ars ahead, and $e $ill"ontinue to gain re/elation and understanding in an effortto be prepared. -o$ let the passion for seeing GodAskingdom "ome ali/e e9pand in you. 0ften that starts bybeing reminded of $ho you are.

49odus &'7 in the King James Version says, J-o$therefore, if ye $ill obey my /oi"e indeed, and keep my

"o/enant, then ye shall be a pe"uliar treasure unto meabo/e all people for all the earth is mineHJ Psalm &:7?adds, JFor the LORD hath "hosen =a"ob unto 3imself, andsrael for his pe"uliar treasureJ $KJV%. @e are a people ofGodAs o$n possession. n fa"t, $e are a spe"ial possessionor property that is o$ned and guarded by the <ing of allkings. @e are a pur"hased possession that has been

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group of hea/enly saints. @e ha/e been gi/en great po$erto rule in the earth. @e are a dangerous people that the

$orld must re"kon $ith from generation to generation.@e re"ogni;e $ho $e are and $ho $e represent. @e arenot a people of fear. @e are not unstable or unsound inour representation to so"iety. @e are a people filled $iththe lo/e of God, intera"ting $ith angeli"al for"es andde"reeing the message of God in the earth realm. @e areredeemed $orshipers $ho $ill fulfill the promises of a

holy God. @e $ill gro$ loud as $e shout JesHJ andJ!menHJ to the promises 3e has spoken. he $orld $illhear our /oi"e.

0ur priestly duties "ontinue to unfold from generationto generation. et our obedien"e in fulfilling these duties$ill al$ays "ause $ar in the earth $ith a foe $ho is inrebellion to God and attempting to lead mankind do$n a

similar path. !s $e $orship, $e $ill rule and takedominion in the earth.

&e &ar with ur Prophecies

First imothy &&) says, Jhis "harge "ommit to you. . . a""ording to the prophe"ies pre/iously made"on"erning you, that by them you may $age the good

$arfare.J o be /i"torious, a propheti" people must be aninter"eding, praying band of $arriors $ho kno$ ho$ touse their s$ord. Like =a"obAs son, Gad, $e $ill be a troopthat o/er"omes at the last Dsee Gen. ?'&'E. @e shall "ro$dout the enemyAs plans and in/ade his territories andstrongholds. @e may fall se/en times, but $e $ill arisefrom defeat and "hange into a garment of /i"tory.

!ge $ill not stop this pe"uliar tribe. @e $ill be likeCaleb and "ry, JLet us arise and o/er"omeJ Dsee -um.&::*E. @e are a strong people $ho $ill be able to endureperse"ution and suffering, be tempted yet resist until 3isblood in our /eins is on"e again spilled. @e are a people$ho see that 0ne has broken the "urse that ruled our li/es,

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and $e $ill resist any operation of the "urse from rulingus no$ and fore/erH @e are a people $ho are "oming out

and J"rossing o/er.J @e are mo/ing from /i"tory to/i"tory. @e are re"ei/ing ne$ strength to blossom forth inthe days ahead. @e $ill o/errun our enemies and all thestrategies that are being de/eloped to o/er"ome andentrap us.

Luke &&++ says, JBut $hen someone stronger atta"ksand o/erpo$ers him, he takes a$ay the armor in $hi"h

the man trusted and di/ides up the spoilsJ $NV%. @e will"on#uer, o/er"ome, pre/ail and get the /i"tory $hen"hallenged by the for"es of the $orld that $ould "onformand "ontrol us. @e will take our fields and bind the enemyfrom operating and holding the spoils for kingdomad/an"ement. Romans &++& $ill be our motto J5o not beo/er"ome by e/il, but o/er"ome e/il $ith good.J 0ur latter

end $ill be greater than our former. First =ohn +&:2&?sheds light on $ho $e are

$rite to you, fathers, be"ause you ha/e kno$n 3im$ho is from the beginning. $rite to you, young men,be"ause you ha/e o/er"ome the $i"ked one. $rite toyou, little "hildren, be"ause you ha/e kno$n the Father. ha/e $ritten to you, fathers, be"ause you ha/e kno$n

3im $ho is from the beginning. ha/e $ritten to you,young men, be"ause you are strong, and the $ord ofGod abides in you, and you ha/e o/er"ome the $i"kedone.

!gain, =ohn adds this #ualifier of $ho $e are Jou areof God, little "hildren, and ha/e o/er"ome them, be"ause3e $ho is in you is greater than he $ho is in the $orldJ D&

=ohn ??E. !nd though it has been gi/en unto the de/il tomake $ar $ith the saints and to o/er"ome us, $ith po$ergi/en him o/er all kindreds and tongues and nations, wewill be a strong eole who do e4loits in the earth and re&ailin the end. For, $e, this pe"uliar nation, represent the Lordof lords, and <ing of kings, and they that stand against the

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enemy are "alled, "hosen and faithful. !s Re/elation &+&&says, J!nd they o/er"ame him by the blood of the Lamb

and by the $ord of their testimony, and they did not lo/etheir li/es to the death.J @e $ill o/er"omeH

&e %o-e in the uddenlies

Be"ause $e are a "hosen people, $e must "hoose our$ars "arefully in days ahead. here are many "onfli"tsaround us that "ould trap us as $e try to right e/ery

$rong. @e must allo$ our General to gi/e us a dire"ti/eand then mo/e as skilled $arriors to o/er"ome the enemy#ui"kly.

n #he Art o* 3ar, un ;u says

n general, the method for employing the military isthis Preser/ing the KenemyAs state "apital is best,destroying their state "apital se"ond2best. Preser/ingtheir army is best, destroying their army se"ond2best.Preser/ing their battalions is best, destroying theirbattalions se"ond2best. Preser/ing their "ompanies isbest, destroying their "ompanies se"ond2best. Preser/ingtheir s#uads is best, destroying their s#uads se"ond2best.For this reason attaining one hundred /i"tories in onehundred battles is not the pinna"le of e9"ellen"e.

ubIugating the enemyAs army $ithout fighting is thetrue pinna"le of e9"ellen"e.... hus the highest reali;ationof $arfare is to atta"k the enemyAs plansM ne9t is to atta"ktheir allian"esM ne9t to atta"k their armyM and the lo$estis to atta"k their fortified "ities.&

@e must be a strategi" people, $iser than the serpentand gentler than the lamb. @e must mo/e in thesuddenlies of God, taking our assignments and shifting#ui"kly. @e ea"h ha/e been gi/en a portion of garden to$at"h after, prote"t, "ulti/ate and multiply.

4/en no$, $e are ad/an"ing in 3is glory, and thatglory is in/ading other fields. his is the in/asion that isthreatening the enemyH

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un ;u "ontinues $ith these in"redibly rele/ant andpropheti" $ords

@hen employing them in battle, a /i"tory that islong in "oming $ill blunt their $eapons and dampentheir ardor. f you atta"k "ities, their strength $ill bee9hausted. f you e9pose the army to a prolonged"ampaign, the stateAs resour"es $ill be inade#uate. @henthe $eapons ha/e gro$n dull and spirits depressed,$hen our strength has been e9pended and resour"es

"onsumed, then the feudal lords $ill take ad/antage ofour e9haustion to arise. 4/en though you ha/e $isegenerals, they $ill not be able to a"hie/e a good result.hus in military "ampaigns ha/e heard of a$k$ardspeed but ha/e ne/er seen any skill in lengthy"ampaigns. -o "ountry has e/er profited fromprotra"ted $arfare. hose $ho do not thoroughly"omprehend the dangers inherent in employing the

army are in"apable of truly kno$ing the potentialad/antages of military a"tions. 0ne $ho e9"els inemploying the military does not "ons"ript the peoplet$i"e or transport pro/isions a third time.+

@hen $e e9haust the $ealth of an enemy, the enemymust submit.

@e Pray $ith !ll <inds of Prayer, But !re@e till Praying

am so thankful that the Lord or"hestrated my path tobe $ith Peter and 5oris @agner. he @agners, $henasked by the !5+*** 1o/ement to find leaders in nations$ho "ould mobili;e prayer for the &*?* @indo$,

immediately surrendered to the mission. o pray for thisleast2e/angeli;ed area in the $orld, they began to rely onthe many leaders they had trained in the "hool of @orld1ission at Fuller heologi"al eminary.

his shift laid the ground$ork for ho$ prayer $ouldbe /ie$ed in the global Body of Christ. Global 3ar/est

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"reated $hat be"ame kno$n as Jthe prayer mo/ement.Jndi/iduals and teams $ent on prayer Iourneys to all the

nations inside this $indo$ of the $orld and learned aboutspiritual $arfare, prayer $alking, "onfronting the enemy,and $at"hing and inter"eding for har/est in a ne$ $ay.his "hanged the $ay $e /ie$ed the enemy of God $ho$as "ontrolling the har/est fields of the $orld. 5oris e/entook a team to the highest of high pla"es, 1t. 4/erest, to"ommand the enemies of the gospel to Jlet goJ of the

har/est.his task of praying for the &*?* @indo$ had a

target date of +*** to "omplete the assignment. n theo/erall pro"ess, Peter and 5oris s"heduled an e/entkno$n as Celebration 4phesus to gather a prayer army atthe ruins of the amphitheater in 4phesus for a four2hourpraise and $orship "elebration. 1ore than 7,***

parti"ipants from 6+ nations gathered to $orship andpraise the <ing of kings for all 3e had done during thede"ade. 5uring this prayer mission, the number ofunrea"hed people groups $ent from &,(** to around 7**H!ma;ingH

!t the end of &''', it seemed the prayer mo/ement$as not ending but Iust beginning. Peter and 5oris "alled

us to shift our prayer fo"us from the &*?* @indo$ to the?*(* @indo$, an area that begins in "eland,en"ompasses all of 4urope, "rosses northern !sia andrea"hes to the northern tip of =apan. his "o/ered a region$here the gospel had on"e had an impa"t but that $asno$ "old and gripped by religion. eams entered all 6?nations of this $indo$. 3o$e/er, the prayer mo/ement

had matured from the &''*s. hese teams $ere not Iustprayer $alking, but they $ere no$ also sear"hing and"onne"ting $ith the "hur"hes of the J-e$ !postoli"ReformationJ in the area. he #uestion $as being askedJ@here are the inter"essors, apostles and prophets, and arethey "onne"ted and prayingJ !s if heeding the "all,

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inter"essors $ere suddenly a$akened to the need to"onne"t $ith prophets and apostles in territories. f

prophets and apostles did not e9ist in "ertain territories,the inter"essorsA assignment $as to bring them to birth.

By the end of this assignment in +**7, Global 3ar/esthad matured tremendously. he ministry $as hostingglobal gatherings ea"h year. Peter $as leading the Body ofChrist into a rene$ed understanding of our need forapostles and prophets today. his $as "ausing the prayer

mo/ement to "hange drasti"ally. he ne9t assignment orprayer target $ould be"ome $hat Peter named the '&&@indo$>the area of the $orld $here most 1uslims li/eand the regions $here slam is ad/an"ing rapidly.

5uring this same timeframe, 5ut"h heets and heardthe "all to /isit ea"h state in !meri"a and e/aluate thearmy of God in this nation. ou "an read about thatin"redible Iourney in @eleasing the 9rohetic ;estiny o* aNation, the only kno$n propheti" history book of theentire United tates. he prayer army has made a greatshift. -o longer are $e a group of inter"essors trying tofind our $ayM $e ha/e be"ome prayer $arriors $ho arealigning in a ne$ $ay.

+ew &ine Coming into the &ineskinFrom state to state in our nation, mobili;ation has

begun again. 3o$e/er, this time the "onne"tions aredifferent !postles are praying, prophets are prophesying$ith "larity, and inter"essors are birthing the future.

-ot too long ago, the Lord "learly said to me that )the rayer mo&ement needs to be the wine *or the wines=in that is *orming.) 3e re/ealed to me that as the apostoli"go/ernment of the Chur"h matures, the prayer mo/ementhas to stay fluid and remain ne$ as a drink offering totheir region. 3e sho$ed me ne$ people in e/ery state$ho are to be in/ol/ed. 3e sho$ed me ho$ many of youhad been faithful in the past season, but ho$ you $ill

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need to e9pand your "onne"tions. !n apostoli"go/ernmental anointing in the prayer mo/ement has no$

emerged. !s $e dra$ "loser to the end times and seespiritual $arfare intensify, $e need to pray in su"h a $aythat $e may re"ei/e re/elation for the battle and li/e insu"h a $ay that $e $ithstand the s"hemes of the enemy.

he Lord so/ereignly positioned me $ith 1ike andCindy =a"obs at the beginning of the &''*s. $as a prayer$arrior, and Cindy $as an inter"essor. he has had great

influen"e in my life.

listen "losely $hen she prophesies to the prayermo/ement. Re"ently she spoke the follo$ing )t is time toshi*t the rayer mo&ement. 3e must become aostolic in oure4ression. 3e must *ind the intercessors and the rohets andalign them with the aostles in each state. * each leader o* the

resent mo&ement will shi*t, their state will shi*t. * this shi*tdoes not occur, the "ord(s =ingdom will not be established *romstate to state and a nation will su**er greatly.)

$he Current %o-ement

o $here are $e as a Body Get a sense for the$onderful mo/ement of God through the follo$ing DanditAs only the tip of the i"ebergHE

1ike and Cindy =a"obs are presently leading aninitiati/e to pray for the high$ays of our nation, fo"usingon nterstate :7. !postoli" prayer thrusts are arisingthroughout our nation. 5ut"h heets has de/eloped the-ational Go/ernmental Prayer !llian"e to align thoseinterested in the area of go/ernmental inter"ession fordire"ted, pre"ise prayer. "ontinue to surround our nationas did $hen /isited its maIor port "ities in +**7. D@e areno$ seeing more "learly the reason the Lord said to go toall these key ports.E

0ne of the greatest models of "orporate praying hasde/eloped in 0klahoma, $here =ohn Benefiel and =ay$allo$ ha/e seen a re/i/al among the -ati/e !meri"an

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people as they "onne"t $ith the mo/ement of God for thisseason. <ansas and other states ha/e Ioined $ith

0klahoma to ad/an"e the prayer army in that region.!postles =ohn and =ay, along $ith =ean teffenson, ha/estood faithfully to see the host people of our land restored,and they are trusting the Lord for the Resolution of!pology to the -ati/e Peoples to mo/e for$ard. hisresolution re"ogni;es and honors the importan"e of -ati/e!meri"ans to this land and to our nation>in the past and

today>and offers an offi"ial apology to the -ati/epeoples for the poor and painful past "hoi"es ourgo/ernment sometimes made to disregard its solemn$ord. t is a step to$ard healing the $ounds that ha/edi/ided us for so long>a potential foundation for a ne$era of positi/e relations bet$een tribal go/ernments andthe federal go/ernment.

!nother initiati/e that has begun is to pray for theri/er systems throughout /arious states. Venner and Bill!lston of @is"onsin, Regina hank of 1issouri and manyothers a"ross the nation are pioneering this. =ames -esbittled a group to pray for the Great Lakes. Barbara oder hasled many initiati/es in 1i"higan, in"luding a ?*2day $at"hfor the "ity of 5earborn, $here slam has its greatest

"on"entration in our nation.-e$ ork and -e$ =ersey ha/e t$o of the most

/ibrant territorial mo/ements that are fo"used on prayingthe prophe"ies o/er their states. California has a greatgrassroots mo/ement and has been leading teams to prayfor the distri"t "ourt system. n ennessee and !labama,ammy !lsup de/eloped the first tate !postoli" Coun"ils

to mo/e for$ard and see a region transform. Prayer"enters are de/eloping in Chi"ago and Las Vegas, and $eare establishing a @at"h Center in 5enton, e9as. ruly,the remnant in e/ery state of our nation "ontinues to riseand mature in the midst of the enemyAs raging influen"eo/er our "ulture.

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Changes ha/e been made $ithin the prayermo/ementAs "ommuni"ations. @ith $ars in"reasing and

$arfare intensifying, $e must be"ome more JintenseJ inour praying. God is leading us into ne$ le/els of strategi"praying so that the enemy does not o/ertake and defeat usin days ahead. his is a season of building for our future.@e are maturing into the re/elation that the apostle Peterde"lared>that =esus is the Christ, the 1essiah. 0n"e Petergained that true re/elation, then the Lord "ould say,

JUpon this re/elation $ill build 1y "hur"hJ Dsee 1att.&6&)E. n 3ebre$, the "on"ept of building a"tually meansto add sons and daughters>e9a"tly $hat $e $antH =esusadded, Jhe gates of 3ades shall not pre/ail against it KtheChur"h. !nd $ill gi/e you the keys of the kingdom ofhea/enJ D/. &)E. f the Chur"h is built properly, then $eha/e the authority to unlo"k 3is kingdom purposes in the

earth.Pra*ing for $ransformation

he prayer mo/ement must mo/e into the ne9tdimension of influen"e in ea"h state of this nation andother nations throughout the $orld. !s $e pray, $e mustmake Jso"ial transformationJ more than Iust a bu;;$ord.

t must be"ome a reality. 5i/ine "onne"tions must o""urfor the army to "ommuni"ate effi"iently and effe"ti/ely.Communi"ation "omes from our connections andcommitments. ransformation "omes $hen $e align $iththe mind of Christ and ha/e a "ommon purpose in ea"hterritory to refle"t 3is spe"ifi" $ill for that territory. @emust kno$ $hat "ommuni"ation net$orks are operatingin a region and $hat audien"es $e are influen"ing.

Prophets must mature in their prophesying. 3ere is a#uestion ha/e asked many !re you wine or a wines=in15o you flo$ predominately in the "ategory "alled $ineDre/elationE, or are you de/eloping a $ineskin for others topour into f you are wine, $hat are you being poured

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into @here are you being poured f you are a wines=in,$ho pours into you

God is raising up a <ingdom army full of prayer$arriors $ho kno$ their sphere of authority. @e arebeing sent againH @e must embra"e the shifting paradigmsthat are being "ommuni"ated this hour from hea/en. @emust assist in the de/elopment of strategies to unlo"k thenations of the earth.

God $ill use this pe"uliar people in the earth to "hangethe $ay 3is kingdom ad/an"es. Are we still raying1 heans$er is a loud yes- he army of God is gro$ing strongerand stronger daily.

!sk the Lord to rene$ your prayer life. Pray $ith$ords and pray the @ordH ra/ail and pray $ithout$ords. Pray in the pirit $ith $ords unkno$n. Commune

$ith your 1aker and be bold in the earth realm $here youha/e been positioned as a $itness to 3is lo/e, gra"e andpo$er. peak and de"ree the @ord. @ar $ith yourprophe"ies. 5o not let the "onfusion around you "reate a/eil of darkness that stops you from mo/ing for$ard.

he Veil of 5arkness Can Be 0/er"omeH

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are "alled to those dark nations.J struggled $ith this $ord, but kne$ it $as rightM

$as "alled to pray for those nations. "ould see past themap and noti"e the /eil of darkness o/er those nations andho$ it $as holding ba"k har/est in that part of the $orld.0ut of the mouth of babes . . .

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