ACPE Word of the Lord for 2012

The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders met in late November to seek a word of the Lord for the coming year, as they have since 1999. Due to world-wide shaking, this was probably the most sobering council gathering to date. Many prophets around the world believe that the United States must make a major shift toward reformation in 2012 and that it will be a "do-or-die" year for the country to be re-established on the course of becoming the "city set on a hill" envisioned by our Founders.

Twelve in scripture represents government. This presidential election cycle will determine where we stand as a nation. The United States has already lost a measure of its greatness but, without a shift, will lose even more in the coming days.  In the Word for 2011, we felt it would either be a "tipping point year" or the year of the "perfect storm". Internationally, this seems to have been very accurate, as it was quite literally the perfect storm for Japan, much to our sorrow.
  
However, there was a sense that 2011's shaking was nothing like we'll see in the coming world-wide shaking. In the coming season, the whole Body of Christ must find her voice and authority in the nations of the earth and learn to "occupy" until He comes. The Council does not believe, however, that the end of the world will come in 2012, as some predict.

Shaking

There was a sense that Hebrews 12:27-29 was pertinent, as well as Revelation 12:10-12.
  
27 Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire. Heb 12:27-29 NKJV

Remember, our reality is that we live in a kingdom that cannot be shaken.  We must hold fast to the unshakable one.  What do we have in our lives that cannot be shaken"  Find out.  Those things that have shifted in this past season of purging and pruning will take us to a new and higher place in our lives and faith.

"10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time." Rev 12:10-12 NKJV

There is a coming shift where the Body of Christ will rise up as the "ekklesia" or legislative authority. Many pastors will throw off the bondages of political correctness and find their voice. Preachers will thunder from the pulpits and not compromise scripture. This will cause many politicians to realize that they have gone too far by standing in the place of the "accuser of the brethren" and the fear of the Lord will fall upon many.
  
This ekklesial shift will, for a time, cause the enemies' wrath towards believers, but they will find they have gone too far. The pastors of the United States and Europe will become the mouth pieces for both an awakening and a reformation. A new generation of Wesleys and Wilberforces will stand together and once again call for the church to rise as a moral authority.
  
This is an Acts chapter four season, where the enemy will persecute, but the church will counter in prayer like in days of old. Signs and wonders will break out and many will be saved.  Religious systems will fall and what remains will be God"s remnant. We must hold our positions without wavering.

Counter-attacks against reformers will be fierce, as Satan fights back with great wrath. This will happen in the media, but those who attack will find themselves under fire as God takes up the battle. Out of this will arise the ekklesia as a shining light that cannot be shaken!
  
Do not be intimidated by these attacks and you will win. The church will find her voice. The liberal media will particularly come against those who are pro-life and pro-biblical defense of marriage. Hate crimes will be tolerated and called acts of justice.

First, a holiness movement will come to the church and sin will not be tolerated. Those who will not repent will be exposed, because the Lord will remove those who are in sexual sin and pornography from His pulpits.

Economies Will Shake

Several additional scriptures were given that point to global economic shaking.

"34 You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth." Dan 2:34-35 NKJV

This will be the time when God"s kingdom will become that which fills the whole earth. The ekklesia will be the mountain that fills the whole earth. It was not given to us what this all means, but we had a surety that He has a plan. As the mountains crumble, God has prepared His people in banking, economics, education and governments who will have the answers. Even the military will change its systems.

Europe is going to shake, shake, shake. The EU, who felt they could leave God out of their government and even imprison pastors for preaching the gospel, is going to be dealt with by God, Himself. In the midst of the shaking, God is going to awaken the church as never before seen in history. Other nations such as Russia and parts of Asia will shake as well. In some nations, dictators will topple who have seemingly had such a deep hold on their nations that they have been considered immovable.

Many nations will experience rioting in the midst of the economic shakings. God will use this season to uproot the anti-Christ spirit, as many who were formerly favorable to "isms", such as Islam, will see it for what it truly is and turn to Christ. Turkey and Egypt will try to intimidate Israel. Again, the Lord spoke to us that we must stand with Israel.
  
Egypt will have its own Isaiah 19 season as God awakens the church in the squeeze and a great move of God will prevail in the end, even though for a season it will seem like the devil has the upper hand.

Even the United Nations will be shaken in this hour as never before and its agenda against Israel will be revealed.

Things are going to "crack open" financially. There will be a shaking of economic systems across the face of the earth. However, during this time, God will raise up his Josephs who have been prepared for this hour. The Lord was clear to us that we were not to get into fear.

We asked how to prepare and He said that we must have "crisis preparedness". This, we felt, meant that it was good to have some sort of provision, such as one would have in the event of an earthquake or some other disaster. While storing some amount of provisions was felt wise, there was a caution against hoarding motivated by fear.

"10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 'Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD  your God is giving you to possess.'" Josh 1:10-11 NKJV

There were three important things to remember in this season:

1. Face your fears.
2. Prepare provisions
3. Realize that the Kingdom of Heaven cannot be shaken.

Israel will continue prospering in the midst of this shaking and many will go there for advice about how to establish their banking systems. Israel is in an Isaiah 60 season.

Shut the Door

It was sensed from Isaiah 22:15-22 that God wants His church "shut the door" to those who will try to stand in the highest offices of the nations who do not have a father"s heart for the people. Dramatic shifts will take place in election cycles. Some politicians are in the balance and will either vote righteously or go into a deep darkness.

In the United States elections, God is going to "blow away" the covering of some people and reveal the truly righteous and conservative. We are calling for a year of prayer and fasting for the nation. The United States has one year to shift or be seriously shaken.

Three Mountains of Influence

"25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark." Acts 12:25 NKJV

"1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." 3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away."  Acts 13:1-3 NKJV

It is a new season for the prophets and the teachers to function together. The teaching gift and a strong foundation in the word of God must team up to keep deception out of the church. We need to recognize those who are in the office of the teacher and "set them in" just like we do the other ministry gifts.

This is especially important this year as the three most important mountains this year will be the church/religion, the family, and the government. God told us that He is bringing families back together and that we should place a focus on them. He is going to heal and restore family relations.

Also, the local church, functioning as the ekklesia of God will change nations in a greater way than we have seen in America since revolutionary days, when pastors went to war for freedom. The spirit of religion will be exposed in the places where it has operated with political correctness.

As the above scripture shows, with Barnabus, Saul and Mark, this is a time of God connecting the generations for ministry. It is a season of mentoring. The Elijah's and Elisha's will stand together. Mantles will shift, as from Moses to Joshua and from the John the Baptist's who have been preparing the way for a new Jesus People generation.

We will see a new missions move where many will hear the call of God to go to the ends of the earth in a measure that we have not seen since the Student Volunteer Movement with J.R. Mott. Many new women will arise in leadership as God raises up a great company of women. It's a Psalm 68:11 season: "The Lord giveth the word: the women that publish the tidings are a great host."

A rising movement of compassion ministries who will fight human trafficking will give the church a voice in society as never before. A plumb line from heaven will drop against sex traffickers. Revelations will come out, even about the involvement of top political leaders who are in sexual sin and it will shock the world. (Note: subsequent to our meeting, a world-wide exposure of sex trafficking made the news)

The Year of the House

"12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.'" 14 Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them." Matt 21:12-14 NKJV

This is the year of the house. The family represents the house as well as the church.  The ekklesia will become the house of prayer for all nations. This will purge those who have not shifted away from all political correctness. We will be able to see where the true wheat is and where the tares have grown up alongside. This is in God"s purpose so we will be able to see on what side people are standing. We must even be willing to sacrifice our not-for-profit status to speak the truth.

Pride will be revealed and a new humility will come to Christian leaders. The result will be that those willing to become a house of prayer will see great signs and wonders. Mass deliverance will break out and many will be supernaturally set free of deep bondages. There will be another Jesus People movement.

We received the word that the Lord wants a "prayer saturated church" and that He wants the whole church to pray - not just a select few. This word led us to see that God wants us to pray that the prayer movement in the United States would be restored. He reminded us of our prayer history:

1980's - A great move of God with an emphasis in the local church of early morning prayer and of praying the Lord's Prayer.
1990's - The prayer movement became mainly para-church and much was accomplished through initiatives such as AD2000 and Praying Through the Window.  This opened many nations for the gospel as they had never been opened before.  Also, Dr. Bill Bright led a movement of fasting and prayer.
2000's - God raised up the house of prayer movement on campuses.  This will continue and escalate, but prayer is going to return to local churches in a measure that we have not seen, until the whole church is praying.  The zeal for His house of prayer is going to return.  (John 2:17)

Children and Youth

"42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it;  44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day's journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. 46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. 48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have you done this to us" Look, your father and I have sought You anxiously." 49 And He said to them, "Why did you seek me" Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business""  Luke 2:42-49 NKJV

Even the children and youth will be affected by this coming prayer movement. Awakenings of both children and youth will sweep the earth. Jesus was twelve when he astounded the wise. There will be a generation of children and youth, especially the "tweens" who will arise in this hour like at no other time.

The prophetic promise to Jesus of Psalm 110:3 will be manifest, "Your people shall be volunteers in the day of your power.  In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of your youth."

Lou Engle puts it this way, "In the dark hours before dawn, the youth begin to collect.  The ground that was dry before now sparkles as far as the eye can see.  It is the enemies' worst nightmare to go to sleep, only to awake the next morning surrounded by an army that materialized out of thin air!  What had been an empty field is now filled with soldiers whose weapons glint in the sunrise.  Literally overnight, an army of devoted young people is going to arise out of this present darkness.  This vast youth army is already mobilizing.  Invisible now - Invincible later."

Cindy Jacobs adds, "This is God's breaker-of-the-dawn army! Fresh troops for the battle, burning with holiness and fiery with passion for the Lord! They are beautiful in holiness, and have the anointing to throw off the shackles of abortion, poverty, pornography, and sexual sins of all kinds, including homosexuality."

"Extreme holiness will be the order of the day. Counter-culture warriors who love God more than sleeping in, who give up the thrill of entertainment because they are enamored with the beauty of holiness. There is nothing more beautiful than holiness.  The seduction of the world cannot hold a candle to it. It is lovely beyond description.  No poet can use human words to describe its essence. They have fallen in love with the Lord Jesus Christ and He is beautiful beyond description."

via Generals International.

The Great Turning - Get Ready for an Explosion of Glory in 2009 in Miracles of Restoration

You would have thought seven years of war was enough. I know I did. But the glory of God is increasing with greater frequency and bigger waves. So it stands to reason that, according to Isaiah 60, as the light of His glory is arising, so is the darkness. But this is becoming the Church's finest hour in spite of outward circumstances and conditions. We are entering into the blessings of the Kingdom of Heaven more and more.

I was surprised by what the Lord impressed upon my heart for 2009. When we came to the annual ElijahList conference, "What is God Saying for 2009?" I actually had little initially that God had spoken to me for the year. But it was an amazing weekend filled with revelation and hope. Jesus has been working on me for some time to change my paradigm.

I have believed, like many others, that there is a reformation coming to the Body of Christ that will propel us into Christlikeness and a release of the fullness of His redemptive power, but I never thought it would be so fundamental and so deep. Here is what I believe is happening to us and how we should cooperate to see it hastened.

"The Key to Revival is the Restoration of Family"

I heard the Lord say, "The key to revival is the restoration of family." I will never forget coming down a hill into a poor neighborhood outside of Sao Paulo, Brazil. There were families, individuals all over the streets making drug deals, drunks, kids, and general mayhem, but the compassion of the Lord fell on me when I heard Him speak those words to me.

That word has exploded inside of me to mean the fullness of restoration of humanity on every level. When introduced with our team from the School of the Supernatural that Wesley and Stacey Campbell put on with Kelry Green, the only thing I could think of to say was, "God wants to restore your families."

The people cheered, and soon all Heaven came down. We saw healing fall on a woman with HIV, blindness and devils come out as the love of God moved in the people we came to minister to. America needs this kind of revival just as much. We need a national awakening of the love and power of God to hit our families, communities and nation on every level.

It Must Start With the Church

Useless religious fervor, tradition and thinking must fall by the wayside and be replaced with radical love and grace that flows from the foot of the Cross of Christ. Until we realize that we are in need of redemption and begin to build cultures of grace and love in our Christian families and churches, we cannot hope to bring freedom to the masses needing to get a revelation of Jesus' redemptive power.

It's time for a new wineskin. I don't mean just new structures and networks but a covering that can contain a new level of love and grace that will embrace the broken of the broken—in and out of the Church.

God's Covenant Will Meet More than Just Our Needs

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is a covenant-making God. God made a covenant with Abraham to bless him so much that all the nations of the earth would be blessed through his seed. Jesus made a covenant with all who put their trust in Him and follow Him into a new life in the Spirit that surpasses anything humanity has ever been offered. He will never leave or forsake us.

The love and grace that saved us can bless us so much that we have more than enough to bless others in the same way. No matter what happens in this present world or in our personal lives, we are blessed and made to be a blessing.

This year is a time to discover how to move into covenant blessing and see miracles of redemption more than ever before. Let it start with our nuclear families and spill over into our communities of faith and into the world. Need is temporary, but God's blessings are eternal. Don't settle for getting your needs met, reach for His covenant blessings.

God Wants to Birth a New Culture and Mindset in the Church This Year

In December of 2008, I saw in a vision a baby in breach position in the womb. God wants to birth a new culture and mindset in the Church this year that will release His love and compassion at a new level. Therefore it is a time to seek His face and let Him turn our hearts so He can bring to birth an awakening of His love and redemptive power in the world.

During the ElijahList conference "What is God Saying for 2009?" I saw this vision again, but the baby turned in the right position. I take this to mean that God is giving great grace to turn things the right direction in the Church so we can display His love, His power, and His glory to the nation.

Our wineskin must be more flexible, forgiving, loving, and accepting if we are to be as Jesus is in this present world. Dead religion still looks for a legal remedy for life's problems. But the Kingdom of the Son of His love looks for a redemptive solution. A great turning is coming to us. Let's pray—even travail—till it's birthed.

Unity Will Come from the Joining of Generations

I believe the unity we have been longing for in the Body of Christ will come from the joining of generations. The younger generation is not that impressed or concerned with doctrinal distinctions. In fact, they are looking for fathers and mothers—not just denominational structures—to bring stability and security to their lives.

This is exactly where we need to be - to begin to focus on being sons and daughters of God instead of ministers with a title. It's not wrong to identify that one is an apostle, prophet, etc, but what we really need is community and a loving family of people who understand and live in covenant love.

The Holy Spirit is turning hearts and restoring the main and plain to take us to a level of the manifestation of the Kingdom far beyond what we have ever seen just through faith in our faith. We are about to encounter the Father. And when we do, like sons of God and sons of man, we will see the glory of God manifest in signs and wonders more than what we have ever fasted and prayed for.

The love Jesus spoke about in John 17 will release a glory that makes the impossible possible and will draw people to Jesus who would never have considered Him before. We will suddenly begin to love each other in the Body of Christ and wonder how it could be after all of our vain efforts to tolerate each other.

Get ready for an explosion of glory in 2009 in miracles of restoration.

Feb 23, 2009, Denny Cline, Albany Oregon USA
Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Albany
denny@vcfalbany.org

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Marriages Under Attack

This word is not specifically for or about the Northwest region, but I recognize the issues that it addresses in our region. I have seen too many of these attacks in our region, among our warriors, our brothers & sisters.

Last summer, the Lord revealed that a demonic floodgate had been opened and many marriages would be assaulted and destroyed if we did not rise and fight. He said that many would easily give up on relationships. I was made aware by the Lord that the bar had now been lowered on covenant relationships, specifically marriage relationships. There are many reasons for this that I will not touch on right now, except to say that every individual's choices affect the whole Body and ultimately influences the spiritual climate of the entire world.

We are in a massive battle for marriage and family, and we must win. People are hurting. Children are hurting. The Body is hurting. Marriage failures are love failures and love failures hurt everyone involved. Love is to be our greatest aim. We must fight for love's sake. We must raise the bar again.

I am not suggesting that there are not legitimate terms for separation and divorce. If someone is not safe in a marriage due to the level of abuse and maltreatment or painful marital unfaithfulness, then it is often important for them to find a place of safety in order for healing and alignment to take place. Sometimes such a separation is temporary but, unfortunately, sometimes it requires a permanent decision.

With this in mind, I say, in great sobriety, that too many are jumping ship instead of fighting the love war. Too many are breaking covenant not only in marriage but in family, friendships, and in the Body of Christ. Large battles bring large victories when finally won, and we CAN win if we persist in love and faith. God always leads us in triumph; love never fails (see 2 Corinthians 2:14 and 1 Corinthians 13:8). Love is not selfish but always fights for the freedom and well-being of another. Love lays itself down for others.

Fight with Love as a Weapon

I have seen individuals in very difficult situations in their marriages. These scenarios affected their emotional and sometimes even their physical well-being. Instead of jumping ship, they decided to fight with love as their weapon. They humbled themselves and found a safe place to stand in Christ. In faith and humility, they went to war with LOVE.

Their situation did not change right away, but they did. They were committed to their marriage vows: for better or worse; for richer or poorer; in sickness and in health. They have a depth of character now that I have seen in few others. It is refreshing and rare. They are believing for their spouse to come all the way through, but in the meantime they have their place to stand... to fight... to live.

Recently, I received a prophetic word in prayer when I was interceding for a particular individual who was struggling in their marriage. I believe it might be for many others who are struggling at this time. May it encourage you! Breakthrough is on its way! All things are possible to those who believe. Let us believe for miracles of restoration! I know that God never usurps a person's will, and sometimes you cannot do anything about the choices of another, but there is a place for you to stand that is safe and pure.

For those of you who fought, stood, and kept love and faith in your battle, yet did not see your partner make right choices that provided restoration, I want to bless you and commend you for your walk. A reward of honor is yours. Wear it well. Even though you might not have seen a victorious outcome in the marriage itself, you are victorious in your journey in Christ. Move on and experience the goodness of the Lord as He leads you in new beginnings.

Word From the Lord for Those in Marriage Battles

The word of the Lord is for you to pass all your love tests in this season. This is your time to sow love, and you WILL reap...beyond your wildest dreams. This is your personal opportunity to go deep into understanding "love" as Jesus loved.

This is your time to find your place to stand in Christ and live in the heavenly realm that He pours out around you – the realm that you will be hidden in, the realm that you will be safe in, the realm in which you will find your protection, provision, and covering. This realm IS Christ and He is all you need.

During this season, you will be perfected in love and in faith. Do not allow love or faith to weaken, but strengthen that which remains. Love perfectly now. Sow love bountifully now and you will reap bountifully, and you will be loved perfectly by MANY, not just a few, in the days to come.

Right now you see through a glass dimly, but soon you will see clearly. A day will come when you will fully understand. In that day, you will rejoice in the goodness of your God and thank Him for the way He has led you.

Patricia King
Extreme Prophetic Ministries
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Kim Clement from Seattle, WA, April 4, 2009

4/4/2009 From Seattle, WA April 4, 2009

America is on the verge of a change, America is on the doorstep. A brand new door is about to open for this nation, a door we never expected. We are on the verge of something. People have not seen it. Men have cried, men have complained. But God said, while they are complaining and while there is blindness in the church and blindness from the people, I am already calling you, “come up here, come up here, come up here to a higher place, and I will show you the things that will take place after t
his.”

For the Spirit of the Lord says there shall be a sign that I will send to you, says the Spirit, there will be a sign in the heavens. It will look and it shall be likened unto a woman that is about to give birth, that she is in labor. For God said, there shall be a sign, for even in the Book of Revelation, even as I said there was a sign in the heavens, so in this nation I shall bring a sign in the heavens. And it shall look as if it is a woman, it shall be as a woman that is in labor and about to give birth, says the Spirit of God, to a son.

For God said, there is a birth taking place. And America is suffering the labor pains, America is suffering the last hours before the birth of this child. Did you not know that during your labor, did you not know during your pain that there will be something birthed, says the Spirit of the Living God. It’s about to be born. It’s about to be born for this nation, a move of My Spirit that shall shake the church, that shall shake the gates of the cities. Listen to the Word of the Lord. It’s about to be born, your travail must come to an end, says the Lord!

We’ve heard all the best and the greatest sermons, knowledge has been divided where men have begun to regurgitate for too much knowledge. The Spirit of God said, let the Spirit speak, let the Spirit bring visions. Let the Spirit bring dreams, let the Spirit bring trances, and let them put you in trances that you may see and that you may dream the dreams of God and not have the nightmares of Satan. For God said there have been too many nightmares and there has been too much fear and this has come from the dispersing that has come from a chest that has been opened up by the powers of hell.

But yet God said there is a treasure chest that is about to be opened up, and a provision that will come to this nation which people will say “it is impossible.” Some will even say “it is evil.” But God says, fear not, for the shaking that you are about to experience is coming because this that you have been laboring is a child that is about to be born, a move of the Spirit that is about to be birthed. Even as you have fasted and you have prayed and you have called out to God, and you have said, where is the God of Elijah, where is the God of Elijah? God said, even as Elisha stood at the water and he struck it and said, where is the God of Elijah, so God says, I will show you the God of Elijah, I will show you the God of Daniel. I will show you the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. I will show you the God of Ezekiel, I will show you the God of Elijah. I will show you the God of Moses. I will show you the God of Enoch who walked with God, I will show you Him!

Yes I will, says the Spirit of God. I will show you Him. I will show you the same visions that Ezekiel had, I will show you the wheel in the middle of the wheel. I will show the same that Jeremiah saw as he saw a tree and he saw the budding of the branches, so I will show it to you, says the Lord. Even as Daniel saw the kingdom that would be received and the kingdom that would be obtained by the people and the saints of the Most High God, I will show you the same visions, I will show you the same dreams.

Your children, do not reject them for they are going to dream the dreams of God, and they are going to have the visions of Christ. And God says, they will wake up and they will come to your beds and they will say, “Daddy or Granddad, can you please help me. I saw something.” For even as Samuel stood and he was before the presence of Eli, and God spoke to him, so I will speak to your children in the presence of evil. I will speak to your children in the presence of religion. I will speak to your children, says the Lord, for it is only the children that can bring about this thing, says the Lord!

Listen America, listen to the child that is about to be born. Listen to the sound of this child, for even as God says, and even as people have said “we cannot take it anymore, the church is redundant, the church no longer has the life that is had.” Do not be fooled, God said, for that which is invisible I am going to make visible. That which is unseen I am going to make seen. That which has been in the womb is going to come forth and be shown to you, says the Lord. So that pride will be given back to the church, so that joy will be given back to the church.

God said, let the prophet prophesy tonight. Let the dead bones in the valley come to life. Let the dead bones of your children come to life. Let the dead bones of your family come to life as you prophesy, says the Lord.

Look at the sign that is coming in the sky. For God said would you call for God to show you? For is it not told, says the Spirit of God, that this woman that brought and gave birth to this child is likened unto a generation, the bride of Christ that gives birth to this great move, this end time move, men have cried out for it. In the early 17th century they saw your day. In the early 1800’s they saw your day and prayed for it. Abraham saw your day and prayed for this day. Daniel saw this day and he prayed for it. For the Spirit of God said, David saw this day and sang for it. Everyone saw this day, even as early as the early century they saw this day and said “what day is this that the earth would yield its produce to the sons of men? What is this day that even the earth will save the woman that has run away as a flood has come and spewed out of the mouth of the serpent?”

So the Spirit of God says, it is so and it is this day that I speak of for many don’t understand that there has been a war in the heavens for the United States of America. There has been a war in the heavens for these United States. Do you understand that this is not a battle against the economy? This is not a battle against a Democrat or Republican. This is not a battle against a ruler. This is a battle that has been taking place in the heavens, but God said I have expelled those that have tried to interpret incorrectly and I’ve taken them out of the heavens and expelled them to the earth. For the Spirit of God says, this generation, you that have birthed this child, and about to give birth to this move of the Spirit, Satan shall chase after you, but God said, I will give you two wings. I will give you the wings of eagles so that you will be taken to a place that I have kept just for you, says the Lord. I will take you to a place that I have kept just for you. I will give you two wings, the wings of eagles says the Spirit of God, and you shall be carried to a place of safety while the enemy tries to find you, and you will not be able to find this generation and they will not be able to destroy the child.

When the child is born, he will immediately try to kill this move. When this movement is born, he will immediately try to kill it, just like they tried to kill Christ when he was born, just like they tried to kill Moses when a deliverer was about to come forth. This movement is a movement of deliverance, says the Lord, this movement is a movement of deliverance. But I will deliver the earth from the curse. And God said, I will do exactly what I said. He said, for even as I spoke in Exodus 23, and I said these words: if they would just hearken unto my voice, if they would just hearken unto my voice, God said, and they would obey my voice, there shall be no sickness. I will take sickness from amongst you. I did not say that you will not be sick. I said I will take sickness from amongst you, I will take it out. There shall be no more miscarriages, and there will be none that will be barren amongst you, says the Lord. But I will bless your hands, I will bless your womb. I will bless your businesses, I will bless your churches, says the Spirit of God.

This is a word for the United States of America. I’ve been caught up into a spirit world. I cannot move from there now. For God says, there is a sign, there is a sign that is coming from the heavens and you will see it. It is as a woman that holds a child, the child that has been born. And God said, the enemy shall say, “I must spew out of my mouth the waters so that there will be a flood, and so the flood will take this generation and take this child.” But the Spirit of God said, and hear the word of the Lord: the earth shall save the woman, the earth shall save the child, the earth shall swallow up the water and there shall be no flood of evil nor iniquity. There shall be no flood of evil nor iniquity, says the Spirit of God. They shall not take this that is about to be born and cause that to happen that happened in the previous generation and the previous move. There shall not be barrenness, there shall not be any miscarriages, there shall be no dues paid. God said there shall be no divorce, and there shall be no people that shall say it is okay to do these things. For God said this that is about to be born is one of the holiest moves of My Spirit and it shall be done with the most unholy people that are alive today, says the Lord.

America, hear the word!

I’m seeing all kinds of things, I see a spider web and I see a spider and this thing that the spider has caught, God said, is a necessity. Why? Because the Spirit of God says, this has weaved its web in the palaces, the spider has weaved its web in the palaces, says the Lord, even in the greatest of royalty in my kingdom, the chosen generation. We have found spiders and we have found cobwebs, and God said, this has to be removed. For the Spirit of God says, even as America has prayed and the people have called out, this vision that has been caught has been brought to your attention is so that you will understood something is being born, a movement is being born, and the un-holiest shall become the holiest. And those that are of much iniquity shall become the saints of the Most High God. Those who have rejected him shall fall on their knees, and they shall become as the Davids of this day.

You don’t understand that God said, I will open your eyes with the knowledge that is given tonight. The earth is crying for the manifestation of the sons of God. The earth is crying out for the manifestation of this movement that is about to be born in the United States of America, in New Zealand, in Australia, in Africa, in South Africa. God says, in England, in Scandinavia, in Greece there shall be a very unusual move.

In Italy even the Roman Catholics shall say, Abba Father, and they shall say, there is only one Christ, and they shall embrace this thing, says the Lord. For the present Pope that I have given shall be washed in the blood of Christ in a way that they have never seen before, millions and millions of Roman Catholics will cry out and they will speak with a new language with stammering lips, they will prophesy. For a prophetic movement shall come upon the Roman Catholic church and the Protestants shall say, this is not right, but God says, it shall be right, for I will join their hands together and they shall be as one and it shall come to pass. It shall come to pass that the dream of Martin Luther and the dream of those that took on Protestants and their movement, God said, they will see the joining of hands.

And God said, it shall then move into Russia, and it shall move into Indonesia. It shall move then into China. It shall move, God says, into places never dreamed of, but one place that it shall certain shake shall be the Middle East, says the Spirit of God. For the Middle shall defy the spirit of rage. It shall despise the spirit of murder and hated religion and begin to embrace the Christ who shall walk their streets.

America, you did not go there in vain to Iraq. You did not go to the Middle East in vain. I needed the soldiers’ feet to be on that soil. As I told Joshua, wherever you put your feet I will give it to you. This war was not in vain. The blood that was shed was not in vain. That blood shall cry out and Christ’s blood shall cry out in the Middle East, says the Lord!

South Korea, North Korea shall become one, says the Lord. North Korea, your President is dead, he is already dead, I have already written on the wall “mene, mene, tekel, parsin.” God said, your days are numbered, you have been counted in the balances. Therefore, Kim, it is now time now for you to face this that you have done has been iniquitous. You are no longer alive, you are a vegetable, you are brain dead. And God said, because of that, I will cause that to bring about unity in South and North Korea and the greatest move of the Spirit shall come from there.

America shall look and say, “what is this happening? We thought we could make peace through the United Nations.” Hey, what is the United Nations? It is an evil force, says the Lord, that is a stench to my nostrils. They are not what I have called. God said, my church shall arise and invade the kingdoms of this world and the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our God and His Christ, says the Lord!!

There is angelic visitation, you may not believe it. They didn’t believe it in Ezekiel’s day, they didn’t believe it in Isaiah’s day. They didn’t believe it when David stood and watched the angel as he spoke to God and said I would rather you slay me, but don’t slay these people. And so, the judgment, says the Lord shall be stayed, and the plague shall be stayed, says the Spirit of God. Because the David of this hour and the prophets of this hour have stood outside the cities of this nation and they have said, “God, hold back the plague, hold back the plague and save your people.”

Do not fall for this that they have said, “I will judge you and destroy you.” For God said, it shall not be so. For the movement that is about to be born shall bring holiness and bring life and sanctity and this nation shall be shaken to the core because of this night and because of what the word of the Lord has said to every one of you.

Kim Clement, prophesied April 4, 2009, Seattle, WA

THE RELEASE OF BREAKTHROUGH IN CALIFORNIA (Not another cliché breakthrough word)

INTRODUCTION

Since January something has been up in California. Recently one of our friends, Liz Jones, came to California on a month-long prayer journey. She began to go into deep intercession for our ministry with one of our team members, Dr. Ayoade Alakija. Days and days of intercession went by and one day they had a power encounter. Liz Jones, saw an angel, and said the angel’s name was “Breakthrough”. He had come to bring revival to California and breakthrough to us, our city, and the State.

THE ANGEL OF BREAKTHROUGH REVIVAL

When she told me I was encouraged, but it did not fully register. In the past ministry I was involved in, WhiteDove Ministries, we did a series of conferences on a similar encounter that Bob Jones and Randy Demain had reported having about an angel of breakthrough who is instrumental in revival. Much happened but I was not personally impacted at the time, at least in a visible way. I was not discouraged because I saw other people, places, and regions impacted. I just did not personally have a breakthrough. I thought that perhaps Liz was just picking up on these encounters and applying them to us. However, I found out that Liz Jones who is from England had not heard of these encounters and that her encounter was completely separate from the others.

REAL BREAKTHROUGH STARTED HAPPENING

What got my attention was that many things we have been praying for during the two years that we have been in Los Angeles started to happen in the two weeks following the encounter. We had break through with our 501C3 filing; I sold my house in an impossible market that I had left in Alabama; and was given the money to pay the significant loss that resulted as a result of the sale; and, several of our team members have had breaks in the entertainment industry, while others seem to be going nowhere.
We knew something was up!

I recently went to a conference with Randy Demain who had had an encounter with what he also called the angel of breakthrough in Nigeria while on a ministry trip in 2004. This angel had been involved with Benson Idahosa during the great Nigerian revivals of the 1990’s. Bob Jones had a similar encounter a few months later with similar details about this angel of breakthrough being released in America (see www.bobjones.org for article). I told Randy about Liz Jones’ encounter when I was with him during a conference held on Valentines weekend in Idaho. He looked surprised. He said that the presence of the angel had left him, and that the Lord told him that he was taking breakthrough somewhere else for a while. However, the angel of breakthrough would be back with Randy in the future! Randy said “So, that is where he is!”

Randy began to unravel what he has seen happen when he prays for breakthrough in a church, city, or region. I believe it can be summed up in the following process: 1.) consecration/purification of believers; 2.) breaking through of promises given to believers and the purposes for their lives, as well, as for the harvesting of the harvesters; and, 3.) the release of believers into all the world to bring the Kingdom and give Jesus His reward! Our church has been in phase one, and partially in the second phases of this word (although there has been evangelism and placement into the secular arena lately that has been beautiful).

LOU ENGLE AND THE CALL

On Tuesday, February 24th, two significant things happened to us. Lou Engle and approximately fifty members of his “The Call” team came to my house to pray. We prayed over Hollywood and California. During this time I felt led to talk to them about the angel of breakthrough. I began to see that Lou Engle, who has been an intercessor for California for over 20 years, was about to see a breakthrough in the answers to his many prayers. We were also reminded together of a word he gave me at Harvest Rock in 2003. He had prophesied the following to me: “Son of California! Come home! You will be one of the main inheritors of my prayers for the last 17 years of revival in California!” This was three years before I moved out to California. As we reminisced about the word that day, Lou and the Call team prayed again for us to inherit the prayers that went before us.I knew I was not only standing for myself; but, for believers in the land who have hoped such radical things could happen in their lifetimes, and that California would again be ripe for revival.

Liz Jones and I shared about this breakthrough angel the same night with our body at our Tuesday night service in Studio City, California. I loved the language because it put total emphasis on this angel being empowered to release a breakthrough so we can see Jesus and bring HIM everything HE deserves! The fullness of HIS reward! What if God is about to break through again in a historic revival? Bob Jones had prophesied to us that by 2010 we would begin to see a measure of revival, and by 2012 that revival would be historic! When I was with Lou Engle and his team, I realized that makes 2009 a countdown year towards promise. I really felt that was for them personally but now I also see a corporate dimension to this prophetic parable. We are in a countdown year.

THE DREAM (FEBRUARY 25)

On February 25th, I had a dream that I believe is significant and specific to California (but, feel free to take it if you are from another region). In the dream I went to the store and bought 22 stakes. I painted the word “breakthrough” on eleven of the stakes, and also painted images of keys and crowns. I left the other eleven plain.

In the dream I went to eleven regions in California during 2009 with emphasis on the March through June time frame. I presented a stake to different pastors/ministry leaders throughout California to stake the land out for breakthrough to happen for them and for their region. The painted stake was kept for their ministry; but, the plain stake was taken to a significant place in their region. I had the ministry leader pound the stake into the ground to mark a covenant declaring that in our lifetime in there would be historic breakthrough in politics, entertainment, business, education, family, and church throughout the State of California.

In the dream I asked the pastors to begin to release stories of breakthrough on the Internet that happen here! I knew it was the Hebrews 10:24 principle: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” It was important that believers in California hear from each other to spur each other on towards the love of Christ as a State. We are about to have historic breakthrough revival reports from our very State! I saw as we did this that God would release a strategy as contained in Hebrews 10:25. “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the day approaching.”

When I woke up I knew that God was marking out territory in California to inherit for His purposes. I knew that we were entering into a season of consecration and a measure of breakthrough that is a preparation season. I also knew that it was going to be easier than ever to find unity among the churches that are centered around the desire of the love of God to visit our State.

WALKING OUT MY DREAM

I was excited when I awoke from the dream that the 22 stakes also represented Isaiah 22:22 which we had prayed as a release over California while with Lou Engle and The Call team the day before. I also felt that they were divided into two groups of eleven because God wants to release the Spirit of Revelation over California (Ephesians 1:17) which is summed up by the attributes contained in Isaiah 11:1-4. He is also going to reclaim his purpose in this land one more time. Isaiah 11:11 states the following: “In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people...” This passage represents the bringing together for purpose, God's people.

THE TIME AND SEASON

Whenever an area faces crises such as California is facing at this time it is normally a set up for God to shine such a great and marvelous light. At this time our economy is threatened, our politics are failing, our education system is in turmoil, and, our families are in crises. But, there is a God of breakthrough who has a Kingdom that is higher then what we see. The strategy of Heaven is to release the GOOD NEWS of who Jesus is, and of His Kingdom, to cause us not to fail but to THRIVE in love and good works. THE KINGDOM OF CHRISTIANS IS THE ANSWER FOR THIS SEASON IN CALIFORNIA!

YOU ARE CALIFORNIA'S BREAKTHROUGH!

I encourage that pastors, business owners, entertainers, politicians, educators, and families come into prayer agreement of the scriptures just mentioned: Ephesians 1:17, Isaiah 22:22, Isaiah 11:1-3, and, Isaiah 11:11, over your family, occupation, and the land itself. One of the names of God in Hebrew is Baal-Perazim which means “Master of the Breakthrough”. This is seen in 2 Samuel 5 when David defeated his enemies in a land he named after this mighty principle. Pray for the God of breakthrough to come!

I will be going throughout the State during the rest of the year walking out my dream in the natural. I don't know if we will be doing this publicly or privately; but, we would love to report on what is happening as we walk this out; and, also, we would like to hear about some of the breakthrough testimonies of what happens with you. If you are a pastor and want to respond to this word please contact my office at office@expression58.org (or if you have my personal email feel free to contact me there). If you have had a testimony of breakthrough since January 2009, please share it with us! We will be trying to go to all eleven places, which as of yet have not been identified, during the next few months.

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Shepherd's Rod 2009 - Bob Jones

Shepherd's Rod 2009 - The Year of Fire - Bob Jones
website: www.bobjones.org
Nov 2 2008 07:29AM

THIS IS A YEAR OF FIRE

This is a year of fire. Godly fire to the righteous; destructive fire to the wicked. It will be set by the peace pipe of the prophet. Peace will be the fire that will prepare the land to break up unproductive land. To those who stay in peace, understanding will be piped down to them but the wicked are like the restless sea; they will find no answer or rest. Fire will come before the plowing! This is a year of plowing. We will either plow in peace or in judgment but we will plow.

This fire will cleanse the land so this entire year is a preparation for plowing the land for sowing to be fruitful next year. 2010 will be a year of sowing, but not this year. When the ox plows, he sees nothing he can eat; he can only see the burned off ground with no purpose. He only plows in drudgery; but there will be no seeding or harvest without the plowing. Intercession is the ox that will bring the eagle, which will reveal how to pray, what to pray for and how to get our prayers answered.

Many shall come forth out of the fire with tried and proven faith and they will have the answer. And His name is JESUS! It is their council to agree or disagree; fire or no fire!” Flames or no flames! Man’s flame or His flame!

They shall come forth in the baptism of fire and they shall have authority over infirmities. They shall stretch forth their hands to do mighty signs and wonders and great grace shall be with them. Acts 4:30-33 While You stretch out Your hand to cure and to perform signs and wonders through the authority and by the power of the name of Your holy Child and Servant Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak the Word of God with freedom and boldness and courage. Now the company of believers was of one heart and soul, and not one of them claimed that anything which he possessed was [exclusively] his own, but everything they had was in common and for the use of all. And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all.

God is an all consuming Fire. Anything that is not of Him will be burned away; He is a purifying fire. Many shall come forth out of the fire of affliction as did the Hebrew children chosen by God.

Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried and chosen you in the furnace of affliction. In Daniel 3 King Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury when the three sons of righteousness would not bow down and worship his idol. They were thrown into the fiery furnace; seven times hotter than it was usually heated. The flame and sparks from the fire killed those men who handled Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. But this fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed; neither were their garments scorched nor the smell of smoke cling to them. We do the choosing; how long we stay in the furnace. If you remain faithful to it you come out chosen; pure! That which is of God in you will not burn but be revealed. It is a great testing for sincerity.

SIGNS AND WONDERS

This should be a year of great signs and wonders because there will be great need, and great grace shall be there for those who believe. The cord that has been around the baby’s neck, which is the fear of man, will be removed so the Father will hear the cry of the babies. It is not still born but alive in Me says God. It will breathe and give living substance to those who will only believe.

They will cry out in your judgment remember mercy. Habakkuk 3:2 O Lord, I have heard the report of You and was afraid. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make [Yourself] known! In wrath [earnestly] remember love, pity, and mercy. Mercy shall be the inspired word that comes out of the mouth of the Father. Matthew 4:4 But He replied, it has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

Deuteronomy 8:3 And He humbled you and allowed you to hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you recognize and personally know that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord. When a baby cries, the parent responds quickly so His children can meet every challenge VICTORIOUSLY. There shall be songs of praise of angels mixing with the songs of praise of saints. Some times they will continue to sing when our praise stops. Common grace will no longer fall upon the wicked and righteous alike. For this is the year of separation of the wicked and the righteous. And the righteous shall come forth with divine grace which is the nine gifts of God. It shall bring forth free grace which is great salvation. 1 Corinthians 12:4 Now there are distinctive varieties and distributions of endowments (gifts, extraordinary powers distinguishing certain Christians, due to the power of divine grace operating in their souls by the Holy Spirit) and they vary, but the [Holy] Spirit remains the same.

This divine grace is the signs and wonders to bring about free grace which is power evangelism. Ephesians 2:7 He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus. Great grace will be revealed in the righteous this year as they stretch forth their hands to heal. Acts 4:33 And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all.

NARROW STONE WATERFALL

In a vision Bonnie saw a narrow stone waterfall on the side of a green mountain; it had gone dry. Mercy for the wicked has come to an end.

Ezekiel 47:1-2 The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was flowing from the south side. This flow from the temple will cease for the unbeliever but will not for those who believe and intercede. Ezekiel 9:1-61 [THE SPIRIT] cried in my ears [in the vision] with a loud voice, saying, Cause those to draw near who have charge over the city [as executioners], every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. 2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, every man with his battle-ax in his hand; and one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's ink bottle at his side. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar. 3 And the glory of the God of Israel [the Shekinah, cloud] had gone up from the cherubim upon which it had rested to [stand above] the threshold of the [Lord's] house. And [the Lord] called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink bottle at his side. 4 And the Lord said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in the midst of it. 5 And to the others He said in my hearing, Follow [the man with the ink bottle] through the city and smite; let not your eye spare, neither have any pity. 6 Slay outright the elderly, the young man and the virgin, the infant and the women; but do not touch or go near anyone on whom is the mark. Begin at My sanctuary. So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple [who did not have the Lord's mark on their foreheads]

CRACKS IN OUR FOUNDATION

In a trance, Bonnie was traveling through time and space in a green orb. Millions of stars were visible and flashes of lightening shot through the essence of space. There were several small green orbs moving near and far; however, the large green orb that surrounded her was scanning the earth. From far above, I could see the foundation of the earth. The Orb was searching for cracks where He might be able to fill them with His presence. As the enemy is coming to destroy by division the family unit, God is looking for a few good people who will not be lifted up in pride when He exalts them in ministry. We must be sealed in Him by the oil of the Holy Spirit. Cracks in our foundation appear when we get things out of order. How would you honor God? You would honor God by spending time with Him; for in ministry we must first spend time with God in relationship. That is our first priority. Our second priority is honoring our spouse. Third priority is honoring our children. Fourth priority is our relationship with His church. And our fifth priority is you and your ministry. If you keep these priorities in proper order, you will not fall.

THE APOSTOLIC

The Apostles shall teach the truth and the truth will begin to set the church free. (Eph. 2:20) It’s the year many things the righteous has wanted to do; they have a list which was given them by inspiration that will be checked off – done! However, the wicked will have an X (or an ax) instead of a check mark for they will be cut off. The foundation is Apostles and Prophets and the Apostles will have great wisdom. I Corinthians 2:6 Yet when we are among the full-grown (spiritually mature Christians who are ripe in understanding), we do impart a [higher] wisdom (the knowledge of the divine plan previously hidden); but it is indeed not a wisdom of this present age or of this world nor of the leaders and rulers of this age, who are being brought to nothing and are doomed to pass away.

GREAT TRAGEDIES IN AMERICA

The flag of this nation shall hang low but it will recover in the next four years. America has lost her innocence so the testing shall be this year to see who is sincere and who is not. And your faith will fail you this year if it’s not in Jesus Christ. Daniel 11:34-35 Now when they fall, they shall receive a little help. Many shall join themselves to them with flatteries and hypocrisies. 35 And some of those who are wise, prudent, and understanding shall be weakened and fall, [thus, then, the insincere among the people will lose courage and become deserters. It will be a test] to refine, to purify, and to make those among [God's people] white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time [God] appointed. There shall be reefs in the wicked’s love feasts. Bob saw gang rapes increasing on the streets. Both women and men being gang raped and not enough policemen to stop them.
He saw great tragedies in the families; totally breaking apart with neither father or mother protecting their children.

He saw women that do not know Christ easily led into prostitution and the increase of venereal diseases. He saw riots in the streets. They’ll need to call in the National Guard to squelch the rioting. At different times there will be anarchy in the streets. This was not so with the Lord’s children because crying grandmothers cried out day and night for mercy, and their daughters and grand daughters joined them in intercession for this nation. Many large businesses will fail and small businesses will replace them.

OUR WALK WITH GOD

And this year the walk shall be hard to begin with. We shall walk through the sewers of man and begin to discern what is God and what is of man. Then we shall put our shoes on and follow God the rest of the year.

OFFENDED

The Holy Spirit offends the mind to reveal the heart. If you are offended, the Holy Spirit will not be able to reveal the truth which will set you free. He will not violate your free will. So repent from your sins and seek Jesus and you’ll find Him. Many people have been offended because of the things that have happened and have actually left the church and gone home to sit. Lakeland is a good example of this. This is a thing they need to repent of and this is a sign of lack of faith and not understanding what the Holy Spirit was doing. People were running after signs and wonders not JESUS!

Lakeland was a testing to see if they were running after the fishes and loaves or the signs and wonders. Or were they really running after Jesus Christ? In John 2:23 – 25 Jesus was performing signs and wonders but He did not commit Himself to these people because He knew they were men and when men are lifted up instead of the Lord Jesus Christ, we should not be offended by what man does. But Lakeland’s signs and wonders were real and they were a testing and a preparation for the real thing, which will be the greatest showing on earth that will ever be! So the question will be John 6:67; Will we be offended and sit down in our faith or will we be like the Apostles that had no other place to go? John 6:67 Jesus said to the Twelve, Will you also go away? [And do you too desire to leave Me?] Will you believe the Lord Jesus Christ who loves His church and is raising it up now? Will you be a part of it, for where else will you go? Will you raise Jesus Christ up in your church and will you let the signs and wonders glorify your Father as in John 14:13? And I will do [I Myself will grant] whatever you ask in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], so that the Father may be glorified and extolled in (through) the Son.

Will you trust the Holy Spirit to move through you? For what did you have before Lakeland? So where else would you go? Believe and receive! For when you lift man up, he will come down; but when you lift up the Lord Jesus Christ, you will never come down. Offense is sin on the one offended. If you know who man is, you will never be disappointed or offended in what he does.

THE ALL KNOWING EYE The all knowing, all seeing Eye is upon the righteous to deliver him out of all his fears. (Job 34:21 [God's] eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps. Psalm 34:4 I sought (inquired of) the Lord and required Him [of necessity and on the authority of His Word], and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. The Eye when He sees godly sorrow, will grant repentance. The all consuming fire of God will reduce past sins to ashes. II Timothy 2:25 He must correct his opponents with courtesy and gentleness, in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and come to know the Truth (that they will perceive and recognize and become accurately acquainted with and acknowledge it)

This will be a very, very hard year but the righteous will be given a little help when they look to their Lord. II Corinthians 7:11 For [you can look back now and] observe what this same godly sorrow has done for you and has produced in you: what eagerness and earnest care to explain and clear yourselves [of all complicity in the condoning of incest], what indignation [at the sin], what alarm, what yearning, what zeal [to do justice to all concerned], what readiness to mete out punishment [to the offender]! At every point you have proved yourselves cleared and guiltless in the matter.

JACOB’S GOLD WATCH

In a vision, Bob rolled back the moss on a bank to uncover Jacob’s gold watch and band. It had been lost since 1936. He was surprised to discover it was still running. TIME is not quite yet for the great harvest but it is a time for preparation for the harvest that will begin in four years. Time was created for man NOT man created for time. It is a golden time for the body of Christ.

A 21 jewel gold watch that represents the number of the true Apostles in the New Testament. It had a golden band which represents the band of mankind (women and men) that will be banded together. They who are wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and without falsity) as doves. These will be our new leaders; the new breed. They will have WISDOM of the time to tell the church what to do. They will be as the sons of Issachar and all their Christian brothers will be at their disposal.

1 Chronicles 12:32 And of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs; and all their kinsmen were under their command. Luke 12:56, 57 You play actors (hypocrites)! You know how [intelligently] to discern and interpret and prove the looks of the earth and sky; but how is it that you do not know how to discern and interpret and apply the proof to this present time? 57 And why do you not judge what is just and personally decide what is right? Note: there is a further reference on page #42 to the year 1936 in the section TWO WITNESSES in a later section of the book.

YEAR OF THE GRANDMOTHERS

This is the year of the woman! Those over 50 coming forth to show mothers and sisters how to live successfully through this troubled time. Recently Bonnie had a vision of an old granny driving her old jalopy. She darted in and out of traffic while the police were in hot pursuit of her. Cars and trucks got out of her way, a semi almost overturned to avoid hitting her while she sped on. Quickly she darted onto a side street out of sight from the police. They continue in pursuit never seeing her turn. She brought her jalopy to a screeching halt and quickly turning around looking over her right shoulder put her right thumb up and yelped “tee hee!!” She had out run the law. She knew who she was in Christ and she was no longer under the law but under grace.

The law of man has kept women quiet in the church and this is the year the women come forth; especially the women over 50, the grandmothers and great grandmothers who have faithfully served in silence. Their prayers and intercession have been heard before the throne of God and He’s calling them to step up to the plate and take their rightful position in the body of Christ. Women have birthed this season in the history of mankind. We need wise women to deliver us this year. In 2 Timothy 1, Paul reminds Timothy of the wisdom his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice imparted to him. Grandmothers are leading their sons and grandsons to their knees. There is no answer short of God. 2 Timothy 1:5-6 I am calling up memories of your sincere and unqualified faith (the leaning of your entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness), [a faith] that first lived permanently in [the heart of] your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am [fully] persuaded, [dwells] in you also. 6 That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination].

Only Jesus at His death fully completed all that He was called to do in His life on earth. The rest of us will always fall short of our calling. We all have ancestors who for different reasons never completed their calling in Christ. Their gifts are still available because of bloodline blessings. It’s time to ask God for our spiritual inheritance; that which our ancestors left incomplete. We need to ask God to grant us the wisdom, mercy and grace to walk out that which we were called to.

PSALM 109

In this Psalm, it is David’s Son Jesus crying out to Papa. In return for His Son’s love and majesty, they have turned against Him with evil intent and wickedness of their own hearts. There has been a separation between the wicked and the righteous; common grace is gone. It will no longer rain blessings on the wicked. God will only bless the righteous.

Warning for the wicked
Verse 1-20

If the church doesn’t pray, a wicked man shall reign over this nation. And the curse that comes with wickedness shall come to this nation. 1 O GOD of my praise! Keep not silence, 2 For the mouths of the wicked and the mouth of deceit are opened against me; they have spoken to me and against me with lying tongues. 3 They have compassed me about also with words of hatred and have fought against me without a cause. 4 In return for my love they are my adversaries, but I resort to prayer. 5 And they have rewarded and laid upon me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 6 Set a wicked man over him [as a judge], and let [a malicious] accuser stand at his right hand. 7 When [the wicked] is judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer [for leniency] be turned into a sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office and charge. 9 Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continual vagabonds [as was Cain] and beg; let them seek their bread and be driven far from their ruined homes. This speaks of the housing bubble. 11 Let the creditor and extortioner seize all that he has; and let strangers (barbarians and foreigners) plunder the fruits of his labor. Our enemies are plundering us. Oil and energy is bankrupting this nation. 12 Let there be none to extend or continue mercy and kindness to him, neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following let their names be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the Lord continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth! — 16 Because the man did not [earnestly] remember to show mercy, but pursued and persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart [he was ready] to slay. 17 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came [back] upon him; he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him. Man pronounced a curse over himself and it shall come back on him. 18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, and it seeped into his inward [life] like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be to him as the raiment with which he covers himself and as the girdle with which he is girded continually. 20 Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the Lord, and of those who speak evil against my life.

God Hears the Prayer of the Righteous
Verse 21 - 31

21 But You deal with me and act for me, O God the Lord, for Your name's sake; because Your mercy and loving-kindness are good, O deliver me. When I cry out to You Lord, I will receive Your mercy and kindness. He hears the cry of the righteous but not the wicked. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded and stricken within me. I am poor in spirit but mine is the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:3)Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous — with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! 23 I am gone like the shadow when it lengthens and declines; I toss up and down and am shaken off as the locust. I am grieved because of the wickedness. 24 My knees are weak and totter from fasting; and my body is gaunt and has no fatness. I am crying out in intercession day and night. 25 I have become also a reproach and a taunt to others; when they see me, they shake their heads. I am mocked and despised like Jesus was because of my love for You Lord God. 26 Help me, O Lord my God; O save me according to Your mercy and loving-kindness! — Help Lord according to Your mercy and loving kindness. 27 That they may know that this is Your hand, that You, Lord, have done it. Lord show Yourself strong on behalf of the righteous. 28 & 29 Let them curse, but do You bless. When adversaries arise, let them be put to shame, but let Your servant rejoice. 29 Let my adversaries be clothed with shame and dishonor, and let them cover themselves with their own disgrace and confusion as with a robe. Let my enemies eat by the words of their own mouth. 30 I will give great praise and thanks to the Lord with my mouth; yes, and I will praise Him among the multitude. With my tongue, I will praise God and my tongue shall bring blessings upon my life. 31 For He will stand at the right hand of the poor and needy, to save him from those who condemn his life. Blessed are the poor and needy for the Lord is their defender and provider.

THE NEW BREED
August 4, 2008

Although the revelation of the New Breed came in August of this year, we felt it was important to include in this year’s Shepherd’s Rod. As the plumb line has been dropped or the line drawn in the sand, there is a calling forth of the holy ones to walk with God. He is a holy God and He is looking for a holy people to dwell not only in His presence occasionally, but to reside in Him. Where fear of man cannot reach, sin cannot dwell and compromise is not an option. God is looking for a people who will not be part time lovers but enveloped in His Love, taking on the divine nature of His Son Jesus. There is a coming forth of the NEW BREED! They are not old and they are not young. They will come forth in the Spirit of Holiness. Romans 1:4 And [as to His divine nature] according to the Spirit of holiness was openly designated the Son of God in power [in a striking, triumphant and miraculous manner] by His resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord (the Messiah, the Anointed One). The Spirit of Holiness coming forth is the divine nature of Christ

2 Peter 1:4-10 By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence), 6 And in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control, and in [exercising] self-control [develop] steadfastness (patience, endurance), and in [exercising] steadfastness [develop] godliness (piety),
7 And in [exercising] godliness [develop] brotherly affection, and in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love. 8 For as these qualities are yours and increasingly abound in you, they will keep [you] from being idle or unfruitful unto the [full personal] knowledge of our Lord Jesus ChristJohn 15:15 I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer; for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. [I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him.] The Spirit of holiness coming forth will have resurrection power in it and this power will bring the obedience of what Christ called us to. (the Messiah, the Anointed One) . 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is blind, [spiritually] shortsighted, seeing only what is near to him, and has become oblivious [to the fact] that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Because of this, brethren, be all the more solicitous and eager to make sure (to ratify, to strengthen, to make steadfast) your calling and election; for if you do this, you will never stumble or fall. The new breed shall be of the divine nature and will be a friend with God.

Mt 10:8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely (without pay) you have received, freely (without charge) give. Most of the people Bob saw were between the ages of 25 & 40. They will be the first of the new breed which others will immediately begin to follow and they will not fall back. The Spirit of Holiness is different than the Holy Spirit although it works by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Holiness is the nature of Christ in you coming forth in maturity. ChristPaul’s prayer will be answered; he travailed until Christ be formed in you. (Gal 4:19) suffering birth pangs until Christ is formed in us. Those who will walk forth in the Spirit of Holiness will be individuals who will represent Christ in a new level of maturity. These will be the first of the great youth leaders which countless numbers will follow. Christ was the first of the new breed coming forth resurrected by the Spirit of Holiness. This new breed will be motivated by the Spirit of God doing nothing of themselves but only doing what they see the Father doing. John 5:19 So Jesus answered them by saying I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, what the Son does in the same way (in His turn). formed in you to a new level of maturity.

TWO WITNESSES
CHARLIE & IRMA
December 3, 2006

As you read this experience that Bob had in December 2006, keep in mind that we do not have much understanding about heavenly beings. Roland Buck referred to them as angels with substance. King Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel both speak of watcher angels; a holy one that came down from Heaven in Daniel 4:13-23. 13 I saw in the visions of my head [as I lay] on my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. 17 This sentence is by the decree of the [heavenly] watchers and the decision is by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High [God] rules the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He will and sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.

23 And whereas the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, Cut the tree down and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field; and let him be wet with the dew of the heavens, and let his portion be with the living creatures of the field until seven times [or years] pass over him — Bob was in a trance. He saw footsteps in the living room so he began cleansing it. He was concerned because the footsteps did not disappear but went all the way to the front door. Bob opened the door commanding the evil spirits to leave but since the footsteps did not, he commanded “if this is from God, manifest yourself.” Immediately a very small thin woman appeared from the north and entered into the house. She was only about three feet tall. She was dressed very plainly, nothing outstanding about her. Then a man manifested and sat in our new gold chair nearest the bedroom door. Bob said they both looked to be about 55 – 60 years old. He was thin and ordinary looking also and was dressed in a suit. Bob asked the man……….”who are you?” He responded………”Charlie” and said they were created by Jesus and were sent to us for this time in history. I stood by the bedroom door with several other women surrounding the small woman and conversing with her. Bob asked Charlie……”do you have a message?” He said the last purpose they both had was 70 years ago (1936). They were both living beings (angels). Her name was Irma. He pointed to the woman; she was now about five feet tall. She was talking to a group of women about coming along side their husbands and giving them hot bread. They said they were released for NOW! They were released for Jacob’s blessings to be fulfilled in them. It’s interesting to note that when Charlie and Irma were removed from the earth in 1936, four evil men rose up and began to take power; Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo and Stalin.

Then they took Bob back in time 6,000 years and showed him the earth and how it was before it was cursed by disobedience. It was the garden. He saw ancient animals and felt extreme peace. In the beginning God!

Charlie said they would return with further instructions! (See section Charlie & the Banker) BobIrma means – exalted one, excellent virtue Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will enrapture me [diffusing my soul with joy] with and in Your presence. Two years ago the word came to begin to call the women to come along side the men and take their rightful place in the body of Christ. **Charlie means – manly, courageous Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. This is the Joshua generation (over 50’s) coming into maturity. heard the Lord say Romans 4:18; he asked what time it was………..4:18 a.m. Whatever you do, no matter how bad it looks don’t give up faith. For the just shall live by faith. Romans 4:18 [For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone, hoped in faith that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been promised, So [numberless] shall your descendants be. **

CHARLIE & THE BANKER

January 24, 2007

Bob had a dream where he and I were in a bank. As we walked up to the teller’s counter, CharlieCharlie said “here’s a man that wants to meet you.” The man said “I really love your mother. He talks to her all the time. I’ve heard of you and wanted to meet you.” Bob knew that this was a heavenly being; his mother has been with the Lord for many years. Then they shook hands; although he did not offer his name. The man stood about six feet tall and bald on top with brown hair around the sides. He had hazel eyes and wore glasses. He was about 55-60 years old. Bob was walking with his cane and said “I feel like Methuselah, all my people have gone home.” The angel said, “don’t worry about that. “ He said he was released to help people bank. He was the Vice President of the International Bank. He had power and might. and another man stood on the other side.

**He was the angel that funneled finances.

**This actually happened October 12, 2008. The international bankers funneled money into the United States to keep us from bankruptcy.

Shepherd's Rod 2009 - The Year of Fire - Bob Jones
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