The Elijah Season

I was first introduced to the Pentecostal church environment during the early 1990’s. It was fun, vibrant, and exciting…you could feel God doing things and it was SO different than the church environment I grew up in. Finally, I thought I’ll find my destiny that God gave me when I was 7 years old.

During this decade and beyond it seems that everyone was a prophet…there are even lines in songs about it. This was ok as God’s abundance was splashing on everyone and besides Paul tells us that we should all prophecy – right?

Then one weekend I had three different leaders come up to me and call me a Prophet – to be honest I wasn’t sure what the heck they were talking about because Papa had shown me this was only one facet of what He had set in place for me…but what the heck and it was a great learning season for me…

But as many have noticed when He pours out there is a “correction” that almost immediately comes from the main stream denominations…some of it well deserved – but more of it was due to a power and control issue…can’t have anyone but the Pastor hearing from God you know…

So there has been a noticeable drop-off, a quiet almost in the prophetic. It hasn’t stopped for there are still those that God continues to speak through and they continue to share – but it’s been “different” for almost 12 – 15 years.

So yesterday afternoon Holy Spirit and I were chatting and I was reminiscing on some of the past times and He took me in a vision to the creek and cave Elijah was in following his battle with the priests of Ahab and his escape from Jezebel…it was a time in the land following a great demonstration of God’s power that the push-back from the leadership caused many to flee (sound familiar?)…

But it was also a season of great preparation for the coming power demonstration of God…

Then God shared with me:

“This Elijah Season that has been upon my prophets is ending and soon it will be like a volcano of truth of the Word of the Lord – as it flows forth with power and might and fire it will be like nothing ever seen or heard on this planet before…for the times of hiding are over and the times of preparation are over and the times of testing are over now the times of battle in the truth of my love have begun…and watch as MY LOVE moves MY Prophets as never before…

Selah.

Martin Best

Whirlwind Ministries.

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Prophetic Word for the Northwest: Johnny Enlow

As I was in Tacoma, Washington the first week of October, the Lord spoke to my spirit. I could perceive the region being pregnant with destiny and there has been a generational build-up that is now ready to be manifested in this age of the restoration of all things. I saw that the Northwest was poised as a pull-tab to open up the nation to a fresh wind of healing. This was not just on the US side of the border but encompasses a large area with the US cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Portland and the Canadian cities of Vancouver, Abbotsford and Kelowna – and all areas in between – being part of this, where the breath of God will now blow.
   

I believe the archangel Raphael, meaning “God heals,” is the great angel of the mountain of family, and is presently very active over this region with literally millions of newly released angels. This region has historically had seasons of great healing ministries and movements but this next wind is something that will go beyond that. The region will now host and release that which heals people, families, cities and nations. 

Oaks of righteousness will arise from this area and the leaves on their trees will be for the healing of the nations. The spirit of Elijah that turns the hearts of the sons to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to their sons, will be greatly released from this area. In the spirit realm this northwest region is one giant eagles nest and this will now begin to be revealed more and more. Eagles will gather and eagles will be released. The eagles have been hindered by Jezebel and the Religious Spirit but with the new angelic help will they will now arise and shake off the disorientation, confusion and gloom that has affected them from the demonic realm.
  

The spirit of Elijah restores and brings healing at every level. We can see that healing only bodies from natural illnesses is not a thorough enough level of healing. Bodies continue to get sick as long as family structures remain primarily fractured. New revelation on how to heal families and on how to heal emotional wounds brought on by broken families will come to and from this region. However, it will not only be new healing information but it will really be revelation from heaven that in an instant set’s the captives free. 
   
Family wounds will no longer take years of counseling and digging to find healing- but this spirit of Elijah will carry such a new measure of the Father’s love that it will be as in the days of Jesus – where He could touch the most broken in society and almost overnight have them functioning in destiny.

The spirit of Elijah will show up in a wide range of manners but its purpose in every manifestation will be to bring healing. It will be released by the laying on of hands, through books, through government family structures, through counseling centers and a new music will arise that will carry great healing. ‘Pied Pipers’ of society will arise out of this region carrying a sound that will reach deep into the hearts of the listeners. Some of this music will not be considered ‘Christian’ but will still carry the Father’s healing heart and power.

I saw also great swirls of creativity over the region and a new wave is coming in that will impact all the mountains of society. New ways of doing things will explode all over. New trends will start and go national and many will go global. New music. New fashions. New technologies. New church models. New eateries and coffee houses. New ways of doing business. Something about all this creativity will still be connected to the spirit of Elijah and so it will be that which serves the purpose of connectivedness and community and the societal healing that is brought on via this means.

The recent record rains in the Seattle area are a sign that He will now arise through the “Noahs” and the “arks” that have been in preparatory process for such a time as this. The rising ‘waters’ will not be destruction but it will be that which is designed to raise the level of living. Even as the ark rested on Mt. Ararat (“the curse reversed”) so too, will this all tend towards reversing curses and restoring a higher level of living.

Let the Northwest Gate be fully opened to Heaven!

Johnny Enlow

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www.northwestprophetic.com

Elisha Rising—What Do You Have that the Next Generation Needs?

By Denny Cline

Remember the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal? What an amazing encounter and kingdom confrontation. It was clearly one of Elijah's most memorable feats and what many see as the high point of his ministry. Yet, when John the Baptist comes on the scene as a forerunner to the ministry of Jesus, he was said to have come in the spirit of Elijah. What was the purpose? It was to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers. This turning was seen as essential to the release of the ministry of Jesus Christ who would both teach and demonstrate the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

After his great victory at Mount Carmel, Elijah experienced a demonic attack, sending him running in fear and despair to a cave with a death threat over his life. In his state of mind, Elijah felt alone, finished and hopeless. But God finally opened his heart to see that the most important influence he would have was yet to come. Elijah would then go on to form four schools of the prophets, and in particular, mentor a young man named Elisha. I believe this story represents something very important for the Church—the Body of Christ today. Jesus is leading many sons and daughters to glory as it says in Hebrews 2:10, and He is doing it in partnership with fathers and mothers in the faith who have been experiencing the glory of God in this present generation.

The Ministry of Elijah and the Ministry of Elisha

More was accomplished by Elijah pouring into the next generation than his own personal ministry exploits had recorded. So too, will more be accomplished by fathers and mothers in the Church by pouring into the next generation—helping them step into their calling with wisdom, support, and loving relationships to fall back on.

In this day and age of so much "fatherlessness" it is ever so crucial for the Church not to mirror our modern-day culture in this regard. So, here are some questions we must ask:

• What are some of the things we can do to help young leaders emerge and succeed?

• Is the Body of Christ aware of how many young leaders are already stepping into their callings with a great deal to offer now—not just in the future?

• Are we ready to put our money and time where we say our hearts are?

• Do we realize what a double portion really represents?

Although both Elijah and Elisha worked signs and wonders, Elisha was more prolific. Further, Jehu, a spiritual son of Elijah's ministry, brought down Jezebel—something Elijah was unable to do on his own. By the time Elisha came on the scene many other prophets were rising up into their callings—unlike Elijah, who was recorded as feeling all alone (although, in fact, he wasn't), showing us just how few relationships there were between Elijah and his contemporaries.

This was not so by the time Elisha received the mantle of Elijah and began to move in power and influence in the nation. Elisha was the most prominent of the spiritual sons of Elijah, and we notice that when Elijah was taken up, Elisha and many of the other prophets who received mentoring in Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho, and Jordan seemed to know each other. Elisha was clearly respected and already recognized as a leader in his generation—moving quickly into a ministry which carried double the miraculous power of Elijah.

I would liken the ministry of Elijah to that of John the Baptist, and the ministry of Elisha to that of Jesus. And it is the ministry of Jesus that we are really after—isn't it? There will always be a need for the forerunner ministry to call people to the next level. But as much as we love, thank God for, and honor the ministries of the saints of the past, we need to reach for the ministry of Jesus in His Body—in the fullness of redemptive character and power today. The entire earth is groaning in anticipation to see this type of ministry in the sons and daughters of God.

We can talk all about the next generation and tell them what they should become until we are blue in the face, but unless we commit ourselves to them and the cause that faces them today (not in the future), they will continue to be held back—or like many of us, try it alone. It's a long, lonely journey without fathers and mothers in the Church who really love and are committed to help you rise up into your calling. I am not suggesting this is not going on now to some degree, but I do believe it is certainly a now priority.

Tell the Youth "Elijah has Come"

I had a spiritual encounter in Germany while doing a conference with Steve Shultz for the first German ElijahList Ministries conference in 2005. My wife Ann and I were resting between sessions on Saturday afternoon. She was reading and I was soaking to worship music in our little room. Suddenly I sat straight up in bed thinking I had just awakened, and said, "Why did you wake me up?" Ann's response was, "I didn't wake you up." And then suddenly the vision I was in came right back at and into me. In the vision a man walked up to me and said, "Tell the youth, 'Elijah has come!'" It exploded in my spirit, awakening something within me.

I had no idea what this could mean at the time and asked Stacey Campbell that afternoon. She said, "Well, the Bible indicates he has come, and he will come. But I am not sure either." Over the next couple of years I watched young men and women intentionally looking and asking for mentoring—father and mother-type relationships in the Body of Christ. They want what Elisha had—relationship with those who have experience in their calling to help them step up and into theirs. They honor and want the experience of mothers and fathers.

They also want to go further than we have gone—but not without a safety net. It's amazing to me the quality and heart of these young leaders—not just their giftedness, which is also incredible. One of the saddest messages I ever saw was on the back of an RV. It said, "We are Spending our Kid's Inheritance!" How heartbreaking and unbiblical. Parents are to lay up for their children—not the other way around.

Freely You Have Received, Freely Give

My prayer for this year and the next few years is this: I pray that fathers and mothers will recognize the emerging leaders in the Body of Christ and reach out to them like Elijah did to Elisha.

Elijah made a commitment to help Elisha rise up into his calling, and Elisha stuck close to Elijah for as long as he could—serving, gleaning, and ministering alongside of him—and then received a double portion. It's time for the next generation to rise up and begin to step into their inheritance. If we do it right, perhaps they will do the same for the next generation. Sadly, Elisha did not. The result was his anointing went to the grave with him instead of being imparted to the next generation. Each generation has its own particular calling and anointing—but the next one needs what the former has.

What do you have that the next generation needs? Is it wisdom in business, a prophetic mantle, gifts of worship or a deep understanding of the Kingdom, etc.? Whatever it is, give it away and insure that it will multiply until we see the fullness of Jesus in His Body.


Denny Cline, Senior Leader
Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Albany
Email: denny@vcfalbany.org

The Prophets of Antelope Valley

The Spirit of the Lord says hear the prophet and hear the prophets that speak from this territory from desert which carries water beneath it. They say the antelope valley had a gathering of prophets that the enemy was able to come in and disburse them. God said heaven is watching for you have caught its attention. You have caught heavens attention. Why? Can I bring water from the desert? Yes! The Spirit of God says this is a day of new beginnings. Men have said numerically it could not be possible. God said forget about what men say I’m giving you a brand new start. I’m causing the earth to tremble. You say we don’t want to hear about trembling of the earth, God said it is only a sign that there is a shaking in hell and that heaven is about to celebrate the saints of the Most High God for the prosperity of the Lord that is about to come upon you.

The Spirit of the Lord is working the miraculous. There is a supernatural intervention that is coming, for God says look to the sky. There will be a sign in the sky again over California, over Oregon, over Washington it shall continue north into Canada for the Spirit of God says this sign shall cause people to tremble and be afraid. Do not worry for the wind will come says the Lord. There is an experience that is similar to what took place on the day of Pentecost that is about to take place. What took place, the heavens opened up for they were united together, the day had fully come. The Spirit of God says the day has fully come. What day? The day says the Lord that you’ve been waiting for, the day of the Lord. Men shall say, shall we be caught away and be taken into the heavens? You are going to experience a different kind of rapture, it is a rapture that will take you into a new dimension of God’s authority and God’s power says the Spirit of God.

Let there be no fear of this calamity for the Spirit of God says men I’ve told you there will be political upheaval and I will not take sides with any party in this nation, but I will rule with a rod of iron in this next election. This is will be a rod of iron and a rod of correction that shall come from My people and shall come from those that have been anointed and shall be known as the elect of the Lord. My elect are about to arise to the occasion and there is a baptism of fire that is coming to the people, get ready and rejoice says the Lord.

The Spirit of God says, hear these words before you take your seat because you know it is not time to walk, it is time to run. Acceleration has taken place, your enemy has stood up against you like never before but the rod of correction it shall be upon this nation. No, not judgment, I said the rod of correction. What is this; would a father chastise his son without loving him? I’m about to show you the greatest love that I have for this nation and how I will take from the desert and bring oil, oil, oil and water says the Spirit of the Lord. There will be a combination, out of the water shall come the oil. They shall say why, why would these things happen? Because I own the earth. Watch the watermelon, for my prophet ate the watermelon today and there shall be a strange thing that will take place on the earth and they will say scientifically it cannot be correct. I’m seeing something very strange right now. God said they’ll say it shall contain no water because of such and such a place and such and such a thing. I don’t even know what I’m talking about, but geologically. God said I will prove them wrong, why because I created the earth. I know what to do and I know how to change it and I know what it can yield from the water will come the oil says the Spirit of God. Americarejoice this is your day.

The Spirit of God says why do you wonder what has been spoken? Shall the prophets re-prophesy what has been prophesied before? No! The Lord has spoken who can but prophesy, you have to for I have sent My Word into the atmosphere, therefore prophets rise up, open your mouth and prophesy says the Lord.

So there! We will prophesy for He has spoken. Who can but prophesy? A Lion has roared who shall not be afraid. God has spoken, prophesy!

God wanted David to be acquainted with what was on the earth to use it against the enemy. If you could just catch what I’m saying to you right now. God saidAmerica you don’t need what they are providing for you. Out of your own soil you will destroy the giant of the Middle East. Your energy will come from sticks and stones, your energy will come from the water of the earth. God spoke tonight about the watermelon. Most of you are saying what in the world are you talking about? I’m talking about God sharing secrets. If you’ve got enough intestinal fortitude you’d say I believe if Moses could speak to the rock and it could bring forth water and you could strike the rock, then God can bring out energy from anywhere He likes, even a watermelon.

Prophecy is something that allows us to do in order to break the power of prognosis. The spirit of prognostication is the most powerful influencing force on the earth at this very moment. Bad news, a relentless flow of bad news is causing the hearts of men to fail them and so we require an open heaven. There is an open heaven that is coming to us, the day has fully come. The Word of the Lord is, your day has fully come, therefore suddenly is about to happen and the heavens have opened up and something is going to rest upon your head.

And there appeared to them tongues of fire and one sat upon each, one sat upon each of them, there is an expression that is sitting and resting upon each one of you right now. That day 120 people gathered in the upper room and were one accord, one place, one mind and suddenly, suddenly the house was filled with the sound as of a mighty rushing wind. There appeared to them tongues of fire and one sat upon each of them. I have read that so many times, but when I read that I realized that God has a unique expression for every individual in the house. In other words they were going to have an expression of God that no one else had. You have an individual expression that has rested upon you for the purpose of speaking and prophesying. The prophetic is you going to the future and brining it back. You bring back the presence of that event. You are a witness to an event that you are involved with and when you return you bring back the presence of that event called destiny.

Kim Clement, from his website.
August 8, 2008 - Lancaster, CA

September 9, 2005 - Portland, OR

Let no man fool you and say that I am the one that destroys. For the destroyer comes to destroy the land. I speak it out, for there are many that need purging. Do you understand that the blood of innocent ones cry out? And even so they cried out before what took place in Louisiana, in Alabama and in Mississippi. I said that I would unbuckle the Bible Belt, and for this reason many say that they are the ones that brought so much joy through salvation. But religion ruled, and this Nation is divided. Therefore it shall not be divided for long. I am tired of the squabbling that is taking place between democrats and republicans. This is enough!

Let my Church arise. Let my people arise. Let them become the voice. Let them become the voice of this Nation as they were before. Let them become the voice that they were. I shall not allow the enemy to take what is Mine. This Nation does not belong to Allah; this Nation does not belong to Buddha. This Nation belongs to the Lord Most High, the God of the universe. Your forefathers spoke these words. They said it shall be established on the principles that were given to us by Christ. This Nation belongs to Christ. This Nation belongs to the son of the Living God. And I'm looking to My people to bring the unity. If you do not do this then it shall continue.

For there shall be fights between (political) parties and solutions shall come and answers shall come. And those that are corrupt will be brought to the surface. God said this a few months ago, that I would bring forth to the surface the corruption that exists in the political arenas. I will bring it to the forefront. When they speak against an innocent man, I will bring forth the corruption and I will expose their nakedness. Therefore let the voice of the parties not be the voice of the Lord. Let My prophets arise and let them speak while the opportunity is at hand. Do you understand that the prophets could have a voice into the ears of those that matter?

I will predict again and again and they will eventually say we must listen to the prophets of the Lord. We must listen for they are warning, and the warning shall come. For I will do nothing unless I reveal My secret to my servants the prophets. No not My prophets, but to My servants the prophets. There are many prophets who are not servants. I will not reveal My secrets to those who are not servants. I look for faithfulness, I look for humility and I would not use measures to bring humility. Humble yourself before Me and I will raise you up.

This hour it shall come to pass, in the next two months, that there shall be more purging. But listen to Me; at the end of October America shall come to rest. I shall bring you to a Halloween and they shall say we will celebrate our Halloween again. God said you will celebrate nothing of the sort, because before it, I will bring Myself to this Nation and you will go into November and I will bring victory, upon victory, upon victory, upon victory!

Legislation, legislation, they say you cannot legislate unity. You cannot bring unity through the United Nations. The United Nations is abolished. The United Nations has no more say. For I will take care of the refugee Nations. I will take care of those that have become refugees in this Nation. For now I call to the Nations of this earth. America helped you, where are you now? Kuwait, America helped you but where are you now? Yes I see that you have delivered and you have given to this Nation. But now this Nation has what they call refugees. Where are the Nations that we have helped? Where are the Nations that I stretched My hand out to through this Nation? I command you to give and if you do not help this Nation I will see that you suffocate and that you do not prosper. For I have looked upon this Nation and the suffering that is taking place and enough is enough. I will cause vindication to come. I will cause the Middle Eastern Nations to give to this Nation. I will cause the Middle Eastern Nations to say we will help America. I'll use third world countries to give to this Nation. Why? Because I will prove what you have sown over the years and the decades will be given back to you America. This is your day!

The people said to Moses, give us water for we need water to drink. They looked for the obvious, they looked to the wind and they looked to the clouds. They looked for rain but I did not send it through rain. I sent it through a rock. I sent it from the earth not from the sky. They are saying, Oh, you said the oil and the economy shall be revived. Are you looking to oil when I already have something else that I shall use from your rocks and from your earth? Do you realize that America is being forced to embark upon a new energy source? America has been forced to go as pioneers again and create a new form of energy. And it's already there, it's right under your feet. It's not coming from anywhere else. It's not coming from the Middle East. It's coming from the soil of this Nation!

An unusual thing shall take place. For even as the kings came to Elisha they said give us a prophet to prophesy in our earth. Give us a prophet who will prophesy in our famine. Give us a prophet who will say something. This Nation is now crying out for the voice of the Lord. Your President is crying out for the voice of the Lord, and you shall not have it from the obvious. Even Elisha told the Kings. God said I shall send you rain, I will do it because of the King of Judah. I will do it because of the King of praise. I will do it because of the people who have praised Me and said though he slay me I will yet praise Him. I will yet serve Him. The people that said, even though many have spoken against the Lord God we will yet serve him. The prophetic words will come forth. I will send you rain in your valley America. I will send you water into your valley. Not through the rain but through some other source. It shall come from the least obvious thing. This day I will send you what you need and they will say oh how obvious it was. It was right before our very eyes. I am forcing you to go on the journey with the big "E". I will not let My prophet say, for this is not for him to know. There is a big "E" and it shall come forth through this Nation. How did we not realize that this will take place? You will not need the Middle East. I will promise you this, I will send you a new and a fresh thing that will come from the soil of this Nation. Rejoice America and people of God!

Enough of the fighting. Enough of this destructive words against each other. Forget not my prayer when I prayed to the Father in John 17 that they may be one as we are one then the world will know. If there is not unity that I demand from the gatekeepers of America, if there is not unity that I demand from the Pastors and the leaders of the church in this Nation, I will strike them down one at a time. And I will raise up a new breed. I will strike them down one at a time. There shall be one death after the other. And you say, why would God kill? For enough is enough! I've had enough of this. The stench of division has come before me for too long. The stench of lethargy and laziness and lack of prayer and no more fasting and riches beyond measure. Enough is enough! Do you not know that you are naked before My eyes? And therefore because you say you are rich but yet you are naked I will have to take you one side and show you. Enough of this pomp and ceremony! Where are the true men and women of God give that would scrape their hands on the ground and say oh God give us a revival, give us a move of your Spirit. I'm calling for My people to do that and if you do it I will give you the greatest move of the Spirit that you have ever seen.

I will bring back miracles, greater miracles than Kathryn Kuhlman ever had. Greater miracles than Jack Coe. There will be no question that this was the Lord God Almighty. There will be no questionable miracles. They will be proven time and time and time again. These unusual miracles will take place when My men and My women say we will do it, we will humble ourselves and we will pray. And this Nation shall be healed. I raised up Larry Lee to bring a Nation to prayer and then God said away and no more prayer. I will raise up others that will bring this Nation to a place of prayer again. I'm not talking about prayer that is lengthy and that has too much wind. I'm talking about the prayer that shakes hell and that moves heavens within a minute. Just one minute of prayer can do that. This that they call spiritual warfare, screaming for hours, God said enough of this! My Son looked at a lunatic and said today you are the missionary to this region and cast out a legion of spirits. There are going to be mass demonic expulsions that will take place. And you won't even know it.

But I will rid this Nation of the one thing that destroyed My friend President Ronald Reagan, for it shall come to an end. Alzheimer's shall come to an end. Dementia shall come to an end. Do not say that it cannot be done, for it has already been discovered. Portland, Oregon you have embraced the prophets and therefore I will reward you. Oregon and Washington you have embraced the prophets and because you have done this I will do what I did for Obadiah. I will send you Elijah. I will send you the spirit of Elijah. And the hearts of the sons and the hearts of the fathers shall return to each other. And the hearts of the daughters shall return to their mothers and mothers shall be mothers again and fathers shall be fathers again. There will be massive breakthrough in the families of this Nation, for I am putting My prophet in the midst of a pornographic head and a pornographic place that I may rid it of the prophets of Baal, that I may rid it of the false pleasures of this hour. Enough is enough! Get ready the prophets are coming because of you. I'm sending it through this Nation. Watch, watch, watch and pray for great shall be the display of resurrection from the dead.

Would there be a man and a woman that would fall half-way their size, and on a knee they would say God you have spared us and you have kept us. Yet there are those that are crying out by the tens of thousands in Louisiana. My heart has wept but what will come out of it will be a grace upon this Nation. A grace that shall cause your prisons to be less filled. I will cause people that have said we will never come back or darken the door of a church, but they will.

For the Church, as it has been, has officially been abolished. The structure and the system as it has controlled has officially been destroyed. And this means that unless My Son has preeminence, and unless I have My total way that shall no longer be called the Church of Jesus Christ. The system that has controlled and religion that has dictated to your children shall no longer flourish. I will take those in the caves, and I will take those at Gilgal. I will take those that are in the caves of Adullah. I will take those that have praised me as the Sauls have used as his hobby to destroy David.

God said no more! For the David's that I called are arising to the surface and they shall dance before the Lord and they will lose their clothes. And they will say you think I'm undignified now, you watch how undignified I will be. For Zion is calling you to a higher place. Is there somebody that would get on their knees with me and say God I'm going to pray a prayer for this Nation? I'm going to pray a pray for the grace of God. God said if you will do that today I will raise up a brand new and fresh intercessory prayer group. A group of people that will intercede the way my Son did. He said to the disciples, could you not tarry with me just for one hour? And God said that's all it would have taken. It didn't take days. It is not necessary for another Gethsemane prayer. My Son already did it. My Son did what He had to do at Gethsemane and therefore the Hero of Golgotha is now standing in your midst saying unto you, Call for this Nation for I will listen to you and I will hearken to your prayer.

And as you pray to Me there shall be an abundance that will come and I will bring unity into the Church. And once that takes place, My Spirit shall come upon it, and I will raise up those out of chaos and make them great men. I will raise princes out of the dust. I will take those who have nothing and give them something. And you will hear these words, let the weak say I am strong. And the weak shall say I am strong, and the poor shall say I am rich. For My Son became poor so that you could become rich. Is this not the truth, says the Lord? Now pray out loud. For as you pray out loud, I will listen to your cry, and I will hear it from heaven, and I will bring upon your homes and your children, your husbands and your wives, your grandparents. I will bring a fresh thing that will raise them up and cause them to know the Lord and do exploits in his name.

Kim Clement, September 9, 2005; From his website; emphasis in the original. Northwest highlight added.
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"IN 2007 I WILL CALL MANY ELIJAHS OUT OF THEIR CAVE"

[Note: This word is not specifically about the Northwest, but it is a theme that resonates strongly among many of us in the Northwest as a key theme for this season. -Ed.]

AS I PRAYED ABOUT THE YEAR 2007, I SAW A VISION OF A PERSON IN A CAVE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ELIJAH (1 Kings 19:9). BUT IT WASN'T...."

God said: "I HAVE MANY PROPHETS HIDDEN IN CAVES" (1 Kings 18:4)

"For some of you, your cave is the job you have, or a hopeless circumstance. For others, it is a ministry that doesn't seem to have the impact you thought it would. Some are in the cave of depression. These 'tucked away' ones have been given revelation that many do not understand or receive" (Daniel 12:10).

"I have a word (Proverbs 15:23) for these hidden servants of Mine: 'In 2007, I will bring many of you out of obscurity and into your life calling (1 Thessalonians 5:24).' Did you not know--I have had you hidden like a man hides valuables in a safe?" (Isaiah 45:3).

God said: "JUST LIKE ELIJAH DID, MANY OF YOU FEEL ALL ALONE"

"Many of My children are very zealous for Me, but are mistaken to believe that they are all alone (1 Kings 19:4). I have many other servants 'in the wings' that I have been hiding (1 Kings 19:18). You need to understand that some of the mightiest warriors who ever lived, first had their home in a cave and felt all alone before their king came into power (1 Samuel 22:1; 2 Samuel 23:13). Feeling alone isn't a sin, just a delusion."

God said: "HERE'S HOW TO BEHAVE IN A CAVE"

BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR CAVE: "During this season, your job is to keep the Spirit's flame burning (2 Timothy 1:6), so you can see clearly. Just gather kindling (setting aside time for Me) and I'll do the rest. Many of you feel spiritually cold, and you need the warmth that being close to Me provides."

DO NOT BE ISOLATED: "Just because you are in a cave, doesn't mean you are to shut yourself off from others. When David was in his cave, he gathered other warriors along side of him to prepare for the day when he would leave (1 Samuel 22:2). Isolation is not an option. The enemy wants you to be isolated, feeling sorry for yourself.

As David had his mighty warriors (1 Chronicles 11:10), so do I (2 Samuel 22:35)--You are one of them. I am calling many who are waiting in caves of isolation to come forth and do battle for Me. I want you to gather with other mighty warriors who will encourage you" (1 Chronicles 12:8).

DECORATE YOUR CAVE: "Again, when My servant David was in a cave (1 Samuel 22:1), he prepared his way out by decorating the walls with praise (Psalm 142:7) and putting up drapes of patience (Proverbs 16:32). As you begin to sing high praises to Me, I will set ambushes against your enemies (2 Chronicles 20:22).

Like David, you must not seek vengeance on those who let you down, but trust Me to work out all things for the good, even the most painful things. I will balance the scales (Romans 12:17-21) because I know the hearts of men better than you do (1 Chronicles 28:9). You must not leave your cave with unforgiveness in your heart" (Matthew 6:14-15).

God said: "SOON I WILL BRING MANY OUT OF THEIR CAVE"

"The fullness of time is coming for many in the Church. I have reserved many prophets for these end times. I am calling you to be humble before Me, merciful to all who come into your path, and bold in battle (Proverbs 28:1). I want you to recruit, train, and arm warriors for My Kingdom. Self pity has no room for expression at this time. I am calling you to minister to the lost, confused, and desperate, and then make them ready for war.

As I bring you out of the cave, remember this: I want your entire life to be one long, obedient response to My Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14). To accomplish this, study My Word like you would study a map that was found while lost in the jungle."

God said: "HERE'S HOW TO CONDUCT YOURSELF AS YOU EXIT THE CAVE"

"Before Elijah left the cave, he wrapped himself in his mantle, and as soon as he did, he heard My voice (1 Kings 19:13).

When you leave the cave, do not always look for Me in the dramatic (1 Kings 19:11-12). Instead, like I did with Elijah, I will speak softly to you. Keep in mind that I do not desire you be famous, but faithful (Psalm 101:6), bold, and uncompromising. Rise above a life of double-mindedness (James 1:5-8) and walk in your high calling.

As John the Baptist picked up Elijah's mantle, I have a mantle for you to pick up. Do not simply carry it, but wrap yourself tightly in it. John operated in the 'spirit and power of Elijah' to prepare the coming of the Lord. In like manner, I am calling many out of their cave to prepare for the coming of My Son.

That light you see in front of you is the entrance to the cave, but now...it is turning into an exit. No more cave dwelling for you. It's time for fresh air and a new start. Well, are you coming?"

"ELIJAH TOOK HIS MANTLE, WENT OUT AND STOOD IN THE OPENING OF THE CAVE." 1 Kings 19:13

–Al Thomas, via FireFall Zine

Todd Bentley for Portland

October 19, 2000: There is not just going to be a healing revival, there is not just going to be a release of healings and miracles, there isn't just going to be a release of the healing revival within the city of Portland; but I see that there's going to be a release of the supernatural, there's going to be a release of visitations of angels, there's going to be a release of signs and wonders that are going to happen in the heavens and in the earth of the city. Its not just going to be laying hands on the sick seeing the sick healed, it's not just going to be a healing revival ...

I'm just thinking right now of John G. Lake on the top of Mt. Tabor and that even as the angel of the Lord came down and visited him .... what God gave to him through the angel of the Lord about what was going to happen in Portland ... it shall be, but I'm telling you there are going to be visitations just like John G. Lake had on top of Mt Tabor that's what I mean when I say there is going to be an outpouring of the supernatural and not just a healing revival I'm talking visions and revelations of the Lord. I'm talking angelic experiences, there's going to be an increased awareness of spiritual activity.

I see it right over the city and as I was sitting in the chair tonight I was just up over the city of Portland and I saw a cloud, I saw a storm cloud come in and it stopped. It became stationary over the city; it wasn't moving, it wasn't a storm front moving, it became a singular storm cloud like Elijah saw come up out of the water the size of a mans fist. It was a cloud like that, a singular cloud, it set up over the city of Portland and it was like, it was an electric cloud - there was an electric current flowing out of the cloud and the lightnings and the thunderings of God were released into the atmosphere of the whole city of Portland.

Something that God spoke to me yesterday as I was preparing waiting on the Lord for what I was to deliver and what I preached last night ... and what God showed me was this, He reminded me of Maria Woodworth-Etter and how the spirit of God would come in unusual ways and people would be struck down, they would go into trances and they would go into visions of God. That's something that God is about to release in the church, that's something that God is about to release in this place, that's something about what God is going to release right in this city - stuff like the visitation of God with Maria Woodworth-Etter.

As we were driving to the service tonight I was in the car with Les and Clif and all of a sudden just in the car we were fellowshipping and I went into a vision and in this vision I was standing on the edge of a cave in the side of a mountain. In the back of the cave at the end of the cave along side of the back wall it was like a storehouse, the storehouse of heaven, and there were treasures and they were the treasures of the kingdom of heaven and there were pearls and rubies and diamonds and I just saw, once again I just saw the treasure of the Lord inside of this cave and I was standing at the edge of this cave looking out over the face of the mountain all of a sudden the Holy Spirit reminded me about Elijah and the victory of Elijah on top of Mt Carmel and then because of the fear and because of the discouragement that set in because of what Jezebel had released, the onslaught of jezebel against Elijah. Elijah became afraid and Elijah became discouraged, he wanted to lay down his mantle and give up on ministry and he withdrew into the cave and it was in the cave that the word of the Lord came unto Elijah and the word of the Lord was that he was to anoint Elisha as prophet within his place and I believe that the significance of that vision is this, people are about to stumble upon treasure, there is a bout to be release of the spirit of wisdom and knowledge and revelation in Jesus. People are about to stumble on to the hidden truths of the kingdom of heaven, they're about to stumble onto things that eyes have desired to see but they haven't seen, things that ears have desired to hear but they haven't heard; people are about to stumble onto the hidden truths and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.

Even as it was in the cave, the word of the Lord was, that there was a fresh oil and that there was a fresh commission that was being released for Elisha and I believe that this is the day that those that have been in fear and those that have been in discouragement and those that have once walked in the treasures and revelation knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, those that have once walked in the supernatural and in the power of God, those who once walked in ministry, there are even ones in this room and your discouraged, fear, fear is set within your heart because of the onslaught of the spirit of Jezebel and the control that has come against you and come against your ministry.

The spirit of Jezebel has operated within the city of Portland, but that spirit, the spirit of Jezebel right over the city is being rendered powerless in the name of jesus and there is going to be a fresh commission, new ministries are going to spring up ... that's what I'm seeing, I seeing a new breed, new ministries fresh oil, fresh commissions - Elisha's Elishas Elishas, being raised up all over the city and its going to be more than a healing revival its going to be more than the sick being healed, its going to be angels showing up just like with John G Lake on Mt Tabor, its going to be the supernatural, its going to be the visions and revelations of the Lord, its going to be angels, its going to be the hearing of the sounds of heaven, its going to be the manifestations of signs and wonders within the earth; but something is happening in the atmosphere of the whole city and believe that what's happening is God is releasing a fresh oil of commission; there is a new breed of Elisha's that God is going to raise up all over Portland.

Todd Bentley on Oct. 19, 2000 in Portland, Oregon at Shekinah Christian Ministries.
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