Prophets
have been seeing this image of a wave coming
from God for decades. Here are some things the prophets are discerning
about the wave. This is not an exhaustive list.
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The wave is a metaphor for a move of God, a revival, a
renewal, an outpouring.
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This is an answer to our prayers. This is what we’ve asked for. This
tidal wave is God’s answer to our desperate prayers.
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We’ve experienced waves in the past. They were small ones,
preparations, so that we had the opportunity to not be overwhelmed by the one
coming, so we would not respond in fear.
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The key to being part of this wave (as opposed to being
damaged by it) is Matthew 5:3 (“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.”). Unless we are poor in spirit, the Kingdom of Heaven
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The tools that we’ve developed in previous years, whether we’re
describing networks or organizations, understandings, giftings, anointings,
study tools, even much of our knowledge about God (our “theology”) will not
serve us in the coming outpouring. Years of experience in God is not an
advantage to being part of this wave.
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In this wave, signs and wonders will be commonplace, and not
considered remarkable. The power of God will be more present in this wave than
in the training waves that have come before.
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The enemy fears this move of God, and will do all he can to
distract both saints and sinners from the work of God. There will be more “war
against the saints” than there will be “false signs and wonders.” For those paying attention, it will not be
hard to discern the work of God from the work of the devil; fear is not called
for. For those who are not paying attention, this discernment will not be the greatest
difficulty they face.
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This wave, this outpouring of God, will not be limited to
only a few locations, or only a few meetings. This outpouring will be equally
available to individuals inside the churches and individuals outside of them. It
will be a mistake to say, “You must come to this meeting, you must do this or
that, in order to experience the move of God.”
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Relationships will be a key in this move of God:
relationships with other believers, relationships with community, relationship
with God himself. Much of the power and the favor of this outpouring will be
through the vehicle of relationships. Guard your relationships.
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This “tidal wave” outpouring has already begun. Currently,
it is hard to see in the natural, like a tidal wave is hard to see in the open
ocean, where it’s just a larger-than-average ripple in the surface of the deep.
It’s only when it reaches the shore does it rise up and display the power in
it, and it has only begun to rise up.
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Because it is so small, because it is unfamiliar, because we
think we’re ready, most people can’t recognize it yet. But our inability to
recognize it does not limit the power or breadth of this tidal wave outpouring.
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We cannot stop the wave, and we can no longer delay it. We
cannot escape it. We can only ride with the wave, or we can be overwhelmed by
it.
Summarized by Nor’west Prophetic,
with input from many others, both online and off.
