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Prayers Hitting the Target

I saw an image in my spirit that had me stop and take notice. I saw a round fired from a rifle that traveled a great distance finally arriving at its intended target and punching a hole in the 10-ring. The image was very familiar to me.

Back in the day, I was a Combat Firearms Instructor. I watched thousands of rounds fired from handguns, shotguns, and rifles punch holes through paper targets at a variety of distances. Pulling the trigger and seeing a hit on a range target was a distinct and immediate experience. What I saw this morning was different.

The round I saw carried the bullet of a prayer of faith that had navigated a great distance over time and space through a variety of spiritual meteorological conditions. It never wavered in its course. As the trigger of that single prayer was pulled the bullet began its journey carried by the precise balance of proper bullet weight and construction and the powder load of God’s faithfulness. It was fired like a sniper who had worked up the dope of a single shot firing from a great distance and striking a target with lethal accuracy.

In the coming days, we will see Spirit-guided rounds of fulfilled prayer arrive and strike with precise accuracy inflicting fatal wounds to the plans of hell. Individuals and families will wake up in the morning free from a generational hostage situation that held the family line in a place of captivity. Over-confident dark spiritual forces that have taken control of governments and institutions of culture will be dropped by these incoming rounds.

Some of these prayers were fired from great distances, even centuries ago, not knowing their intended targets. At the time, the prayers seemed odd and unreal to the ones praying because they lacked a known context, but they prayed anyway. We will see and experience the results of their obedience.

Not every prayer promises an immediate strike in our lifetime. Some prayers must travel through vast expanses of time and space for a scheduled arrival somewhere in the future. Their impact will surprise all who are present to witness their unannounced arrivals. 

Garris Elkins
Jacksonville, Oregon
garriselkins@gmail.com



Praying for the Inauguration. God is Releasing His Goodness.

Prophetic perspective, from a prophetic voice in the Northwest, about the upcoming presidential inauguration.

This is a good word. There is necessarily some political content here (this is a prophetic word about a political event, after all). I'm neither endorsing nor commenting on the politics. You can agree or ignore the politics as you like.

I'm commenting on the prophetic content: this is a pretty clear and succinct summary of some of the things that God is saying in the Northwest about the nation as a whole. This is brilliant direction for saints' prayer. And it's a worthy investment of 20 minutes.


 

If you can't see this video here, then watch it on YouTube: http://nwp.link/2jzfREy.

Michael King
http://www.thekingsofeden.com/fast-pray-america/
https://www.facebook.com/kingdomwarrior612/videos/10112674314868294/

Northwest Prayer Assignment, 2015

Report for April/May of 2015
By Rachel Hickson and her team.
  
INTRODUCTION

In November 2014, as Rachel was preaching at Destiny Life Center, the Holy Spirit spoke to her and reminded her of her mandate to pray “from Washington to Washington.”  For several years Rachel and various team members have gathered in Washington DC to pray, but now we feel there is a shift in the spirit and it is time to stir the Northwest and Washington State

Again and again Rachel has been impacted by the number of people who were stirred to pray for a spiritual awakening in the Northwest as a result of the Northwest Intercessors conference held in Portland during the 1990’s. Many times people have said those times of prayer changed their life. So at the end of last year Rachel felt God challenge her to call the remnant of prayer warriors who love the Northwest and begin to pray specifically for this area of America again. Ahead of the election year we need to cry out to God and see an awakening of the government of Jesus in the Northwest!

The purpose of our Prayer Strike was threefold:
  1. To reestablish right lines of government and order in the state.
  2. To unlock the pioneer spirit of the Northwest: we visited areas where the origins of the spiritual life of the Northwest were forged, where commerce was born, and the birthplace of the significant cities of the Northwest region.
  3. To awaken the right spiritual atmosphere over the Northwest.

The scripture God quickened to Rachel was from II Samuel 11:1 “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.”

OUTLINE OF PRAYER DAYS

On April 25, 2015, the Strike began as Rachel and Helen and several members of Rainier Hills Christian Center visited a monument erected to commemorate a place of injustice during the Indian War fought in 1855 at Connell’s Prairie, 6 miles west of Buckley. Rachel represented the British army officers as Gordon’s family has a strong history of military service in the British army.  They prayed to cleanse the land of bloodshed and injustice, and declared a new covenant of God over this area.  It was discovered that after this conflict, many of the Native American tribes moved to Alki Point and thus founded the city of Seattle, where we were planning to pray later in the week.

Monday, April 27, a team of 14 seasoned intercessors gathered in Bellevue to strategize and plan the Prayer Strike over the Northwest region. We prayed and took communion together and we then discussed and identified the key areas that should be our prayer focus for this time.  We dedicated oil, salt and wine as spiritual tools that we would use in our prayer journey to establish cleansing, represent the anointing of God and God’s covenant blood. 

We felt God saying that He wanted to release a new sound in the region, and realized that the word “Bell” kept coming up.  Our first meeting was in BELLvue, our second day in BELLingham and our third day in BELLtown.  As we prayed in Spokane on the fourth day, we were gathered around the Clock/BELL tower and it began to strike the chimes for 11 AM.  On our last day, as we prayed at the monument erected to commemorate the birthplace of Seattle, one of the women listed had the surname BELL.  Many times as we prayed throughout the week, we heard bells or chimes ringing, almost as if God was endorsing our prayer.

Some of the key senses that we felt as a team were that Washington State is at a pivotal point in history. This area of the Northwest has been called to pioneer and be the Northwest cornerstone for the nation. We prayed that there would be a turnaround beginning in the west and moving to the east.  We prayed - let them pioneer to bring the glory and establishment of God rather than the liberal ways. Many prophetic words spoken over the last two decades have spoken of God’s glory falling in the Northwest and then moving to the east of our nation.  Chuck Pierce prophesied that this is a whirlwind state. JH heard the words “Appoint and Disappoint” and shared that God is looking for whistle blowers who will pay the price.  RZ heard the words “tuning fork”, bringing a new sound of resonance with God, and “pruning” - a cutting back to bring a more healthy harvest.

On Tuesday, April 28, the team met at Light of the World Prayer Center in Bellingham.  We drove to the Peace Arch and had an amazing time of prayer disconnecting the old covenants of bloodshed. We began declaring the covenant of God over this strategic border. We particularly prayed for the border to be protected from every malicious spirit wanting to cause harm to America. We secured the boundaries in the spirit as we stood in the gates.  JH had a stone taken from the land of the Lummi Tribe and as he held it, we anointed it with oil, wine and corn (Hosea 2:22), prayed a blessing and placed it as a representative of the true cornerstone, Jesus, to establish a new covenant in that region.  

Then we split into two teams: one team went to the Fairhaven district, where prostitution and human trafficking has been a long-standing stronghold.  We prayed to break those chains.  We also prayed at the location of a home held by the Masonic Lodge, which was reportedly being sold to an Islamic organization.  We prayed that those ungodly contracts would be broken and that land be used for God’s purposes.

A second team went up to the Sehome tower over the WWU campus and prayed for revival to come to this generation of students.  Each time we prayed to release a new sound, a train nearby would blow its whistle!  AMEN!

We concluded the day at the Light of the World Center in prayer.  HA declared, in Arabic, a blessing over the US and Israel in a powerful demonstration with the Israeli flag and the US flag.   Many prophetic words were released and an atmosphere of great joy was present.

On Wednesday, April 29, the team gathered in Belltown and walked up to the Gates Foundation.  On our way, we had a significant prayer time at the Memorial Stadium, where in 1951 and 1962 Billy Graham held great crusades.  Rachel saw the names of some servicemen who had been lost in war written on the wall, and just saw them representing the names of many who would get saved in this generation.   NC led us to a Board Room at the Gates Foundation and we were privileged to hear about the work being done to feed and bring healthcare to needy nations and people groups.  Then, once again, we split up into smaller groups to strike various locations in the city.

One group went to the Columbia Tower observatory, 73 stories up, which is the highest place in the city.  From there we were able to see many strategic communities and landmarks and pray for revival, declare the covenant of God, and call in God’s heart for the city. 

Another team went to the waterfront and prayed for the cleansing of the waters, removal of the atmosphere of suicide and depression from downtown Seattle and for the godly influence of Seattle to the nations from the city.  They also went up to the top of the Space Needle.   Rachel had had a word as she prayed earlier in the day that God was leading us back to the same point but at a different level of influence and authority; that although we may feel we are going round and round in circles we are shifting and changing our geography. As we walked up the Space needle suddenly this word had a perfect illustration, as each time we walked around the entrance of the Space Needle we came back to the same point and same view of the city but at a higher elevation and the perspective changed.  God spoke to us that even though it seems we have come around to the same place as we have prayed before, we need to have a new perspective because we are at a higher level.

A third team went to the City Hall and prayed at the Mayor’s office, even as the city council was meeting.

We concluded the day with a divine appointment at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Ballard.   This is where the charismatic movement really began with Dennis Bennett in the 1960’s.  We met with their current priest, Canon Brit Olson, who had just 2 months earlier taken this parish in a “Big Yes” response to God who asked her to move there.  She shared how she has been prayer walking the community, how desperate the need is to help restore this sanctuary and how they feed over 1,000 meals every month to the homeless.  Brit took us to the old historic chapel and as we sang in the Spirit, we soaked in God’s presence there.  We were able to bless Brit with some cash and know that this was a divine appointment from God.

On Thursday, April 30, Rachel, Helen and Glenda flew to Spokane to prayer strike on the east side of the state.  Rachel shared the prophetic and biblical significance of the east gate.  Pastors Barry and Kay Hill met us with several other pastors from the area.  We walked the university district, where there are now 6 universities all sharing this area.  Even the flags were declaring to “think big” and so we declared all over that campus that God would make Himself known to the students.  We had a particularly powerful prayer time in a gazebo that had blades on top of it that whirled in the wind.  As we prayed for the wind of God, the wind in the natural began to blow.

We then went to pray at the birthplace of Spokane, also the site of the 1974 World’s Fair.    As we prayed, the clock tower began to strike the hour of 11 AM with loud chimes. The bells rang for 12 minutes, as least three different bells in the city each after one another and the time was not on the hour – it was 11:16 when the last bell started chiming! Rachel shared how it may seem we are at the same location as we have prayed before, but God has elevated us to a new position for better perspective.   We then walked to the City Hall, where we were given opportunity to pray in the council chambers for the government and governing officials of the city.    Helen shared a word she had prepared regarding the 6 cities of refuge in Israel and how the original meaning of each city’s name had significance for Spokane as a city of refuge. 

Thursday evening we concluded the day with a powerful service at Victory Faith Fellowship with Pastors Craig and Moni Lotze.  The worship was powerful and there was electricity in the air as Rachel shared a message of giving a “Big Yes” to God and “Bold No” to those things that are not giving Him glory.  Many people came forward for prayer and it was a glorious time in the presence of God.  We know that sovereign Kingdom connections were made in this strategic time.

Friday, May 1, we flew back to Seattle and stopped at the Birthplace of Seattle monument on Alki Beach.  There were 5 women on our team and, significantly, 5 women listed on this monument; one of them was called Sarah BELL. Again the new sound of bells was ringing!

Then a team of 9 women met on the Interstate 90 bridge.  This is the only highway that stretches from the west coast to the east coast, so it is a significant roadway.  We prayed for God’s glory to go from Washington, to Washington DC to Jerusalem!    The team concluded at the Jewish synagogue on Mercer Island, calling God’s people back to salvation and to the knowledge of their heritage.  We broke any assignments to attack the Jewish people and blessed Israel and those of Jewish heritage. 

The glorious conclusion of the day was our first Northwest Regional Prayer Meeting held at Sonrise Christian Center in Everett.  There was a full house and you could sense the excitement as intercessors came together from all over the region to pray.   It was like a reunion as many greeted each other after long absences.  Rachel again preached a powerful message, calling the intercessors back to a life of prayer (you can listen to the message here).  The altars were completely filled with men and women crying out to God, recommitting themselves to pray.

TESTIMONIES

Heard from some inside sources (key believer who works at the border) that a few days after we prayed they discovered and shut down an Isis training cell in Canada just eight miles from the border.

So that is an overview of the time of prayer we had for the Northwest part of this amazing nation called America. During this time the UK elections were held and everyone expected these elections to have no clear outcome and lead to a time of compromised government for Britain. But God did a miracle and against all the odds we have a clear leader and secure government. All the media called it a miracle TURNAROUND – I believe that as we enter 2016 we need to see a turnaround for the American people too.
Let it be, God – establish your Kingdom!



"Remember My Promises In 2015"

Patricia King, Maricopa, AZ

My husband and I were recently on a cruise when three rainbows appeared and the cruise ship traveled through them. My husband and I were sitting at a table next to the window and saw it vividly. The end of the rainbow was directly to the left of us and went up and over the ship. What a sign!

The Lord spoke to me concerning 2015 through this sign. He said:

"This coming year is a year to remember My promises, no matter what you see happening around you – My promises are sure and they will prevail for those who believe.

"Tumult, shakings, and turmoil will fill the earth, and the Word and ways of God will be challenged on many fronts. But those who stand on My Word and live by My promises will be blessed beyond measure.

"I am inviting you to make a quality decision to live ONLY by My Word and promises. If you choose this direction, I will bring you into an abundant place and you will stand secure and blessed in the midst of an evil day. I will lead you into fields that are white with harvest. I will lead you into fruitfulness.

"Your life is in My hands. I am the Captain of your ship and I will lead you through the channel of promises into a glorious place. Remember My promises in 2015."

2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.

Prayer Directives For 2015:

1. Pray for the Body of Christ to consecrate themselves unto God and His ways in 2015.

2. Pray for Believers to remember the promises God has given them and to meditate afresh on them and believe them.

3. Pray for the Body of Christ to stand firm in the days that are coming with unshakable commitment to the Lord.

4. Pray for a harvest of fulfilled promises to be received by God's people in 2015.

5. Pray for fruitfulness in Believer's lives and spiritual journeys in 2015.

Patricia King
Founder and Director of XPMEDIA.COM INC
Email: info@xpmedia.com
Website: xpmedia.com

Living the Dream in 2015

2014 was the year of “Recovery and Discovery,” and the Lost was being Found. The Church and the people were being positioned for the Blessings and the Battles, and the Victories that await them in 2015. Yes, 2014 was preparational for 2015. Much was restored and recovered in 2014, personally, financially, and spiritually. The Spirit of The Lord was busy restoring, recovering and preparing, for it was a time of internal preparation.  It was a fruitful year indeed.  The transition continues into 2015.  But 2015 will be the Year of Victories.  

2015 is more about “external manifestation” to possess the promises of God over your life. Yes, the Glory of the Lord will be revealed in 2015 and many will be Living out their Dreams.  As the prophetic drama unfolds, they will live out their parts that were scripted by Abba for them before the foundations of the world. Divine Strategies will come and Explosive Growth will result. This is a time of much activity in the Spirit realm and upon the Earth.  It is much about positioning, for battles always precede victories. Time to take the land, which represents truth and the promises of God over your life, city or nation.

Lean and Mean in 2015
Yes, the Joy of the Lord is your strength, and the Power of Praise and Prayer will play an important role in the Possessing of the Promises in 2015.  But, we must put “our game face on” like a boxer who enters the ring or a soldier who is on maneuvers. You must have a winning and a fighting mindset. As a soldier, you must be lean and mean, that is a Mindset. The Spirit of the Lord told me that Mindsets much change in 2015.  Example: after 40 years in the wilderness the Children of Israel crossed the Jordan River. They had a “Wilderness Mindset” But you cannot Possess the Promises with a Wilderness Mindset.  You must have a Warrior Mindset, that is why Jesus appeared to Joshua as a Mighty Warrior, the Commander of the armies of God. Joshua 5:11-15. So revelation will come in 2015 that will give you a New Mindset.

Many Christians will also lose weight in 2015.  Yes the pounds will come off so you can be in your best shape both Naturally and Spiritually for the Battles and the Victories. Yes, and whatever else is weighing you down shall be laid aside in 2015.  Hebrews12:1  There will be  “Fireworks” in 2015, the Fireworks of Warfare and the Fireworks of Celebration. The Lord is appearing as a Mighty Man of War to lead you into Battles and Victories. And what He spoke to Joshua in Joshua 6:2 ... “See I have given ________into your hand... “ (Fill in the blank is for you.)  Yes, It is time to fill in the blanks, and boldly move in the direction of your destiny with a shout of praise unto God.

The “Prevailing” Winds will Blow in 2015
The wind of the Holy Spirit will blow in 2015.  This wind of God is like a trade wind, it is a favorable wind, and it will blow like a tail wind taking you forth into your destiny, it will guide you into victory.  This wind will empower you and it will prevail over your enemies. Many will actually feel this “Wind of God” as a sign.  Natural winds will also blow as a sign. The word “Prevail” is a key word to describe 2015.

Praise Encounters and Prayer Encounters in 2015
Divine Encounters will happen more frequently, especially during times of praise and prayer.  These will be special times of meeting with God. Yes, God Inhabits praise. Ps.22:3   And this will be so much more evident as these times of praise will become encounters with God, yes praise encounters and prayer encounters.  You will see it, and many of you will experience this. Key Verses for 2015 are Psalm 149:6-9  “Glory Storms” will also come and they will be a phenomena that is the result of prayer and praise unto the Lord. I am not sure what the term “Glory Storms” means, but when it happens we will know and be amazed!

With the understanding that “Judah means praise” Gen. 29:35, the Believers will demonstrate and experience the “Prevailing Power of Praise,” in 2015.    “Yet Judah Prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph’s.” I Chr. 5:2  Yes, I declare over you that you will experience the Power of Praise unto God in 2015 and receive your breakthrough. Judah ended up with the birthright because Judah prevailed. If you will boldly take on a “Judah Mindset” then you also will prevail.

Home-Coming Celebrations
Also there will be “Home-Coming Celebrations” and a feeling of “Homecoming” in the atmosphere. This is the beginning of a new mindset, a transition into the time of His return. The Home-Coming has to do with three things: to celebrate Church Heritage; to celebrate or welcome back former members; and to begin to celebrate the Occasion of the Lord’s return. Yes, Jesus is coming back with a Shout! 

I declare that you will live your Dream in 2015, that you will position yourself for battles and victories and be lean and mean in 2015.   As you yield to the prevailing winds of the Holy Spirit you shall be propelled forth into your destiny.  Shouting unto God with the voice of triumph, you shall experience victories in every area of your life and ministry and finance,   and be a blessing to many people as God will also prosper you in all things.

Mucho Agape,



Word for the Yakima Valley and Beyond


When I died on the cross, my blood created a covering for you. A covering of
Protection. A covering of Blessing. A covering of Unity. Many are the attacks that have
come against this covering. Many are those that have tried to damage my protection
and to destroy my blessings. But remember this my children, this is my blood that
Covers. This is my power that Blesses. This is my power that Unifies.

Though the stones that come from the depths of the earth are strong and mighty in
the sight of many, know that my blood—liquid, moving, and life-giving—is many times
stronger. It is my blood that unifies and weaves my Church together. It is my blood that
purifies and sustains the life of my children. It is the strands of my blood-soaked Love,
that are woven together, as a net of protection, over my people and over their land;
over their cities and over their families; over their homes and over their hearts. It is my
passion, “The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies [that] will make
this happen!” (Isaiah 9:7b)

In this time and in this place I am moving. As a housewife will shake the crumbs off a
tablecloth after the meal is over, so to I am moving. And just as a housewife can easily
shake off the debris of the former meal, this task is also easy for me to do. Why would
you put a limit on my power? Do I not sustain the entire universe? Did I not defeat
darkness upon the cross?

I am removing the lies and distortions that have held the children of my house in
bondage. Listen for the wind of my Spirit! I am washing my children in the life-giving
water of my Spirit. I am removing their stains with my blood. I am encompassing them
with the warmth of my eternal Love. I am mending the holes that darkness has torn
and chewed into the hearts of my children. I am preparing them to be a table, fit for the
presence of the King of Glory.

My children, do not just look back at the cross, the cross where I was broken and given
for you in Holy Communion. Look ahead to the table of blessing it has become! Come
dwell in my house. Come eat at my table. Come, take my Word, my Communion of
Love, to all those who dwell on this earth.

But my children, you cannot do this alone. No one people, no one group can do this
alone. Only in godly and God-purchased unity can you do this. Do you not know that
my death on the cross paid for the unification of my people into one body? One body
in Me, one body in Holiness. One body in Light. One body in Love. It is my desire and
joy that you seek this unity. Know that I too join with you in this prayer—do not discount
the value of your prayers!

And do not discount the prayers and supplications of the Women of God. Did I not
make human beings in my own image? “In the image of God I created them; male and
female I created them.” (Genesis 1:27b.) The fullness of God contains both; that which
is considered masculine and that which is considered feminine. Am I not the All in
All? Do not discount the strength of your maternal Love, your maternal Courage, your
maternal Hope. I hear the prayers of all my children! I seek and respond to the hearts
of all who desire to do my will. All are worthy to serve in my house. All are worthy to
stand before my throne as priests and as rulers. “My Kingdom come, My will be
done. On Earth as it is in Heaven!”

Joan Monteith, 9/3/12

What Is This Revival Going to Look Like?


Compiled by Don Deskins, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Before Lou and I moved to Canada, I was looking for the Third Great Awakening to start at any time in the US. I didn't know what it was going to look like, but I felt that something really big was going to happen. After being in Canada awhile, I started doing a bit of research on revivals and what they looked like. Canada has never had a nationwide revival, although there have been several pockets of a real Move of God. In my research, I found a few prophecies that stated Canada was headed for a great awakening, or Move of God, and that through this (or at the same time), the US and other nations would have a revival.

The following is a list of characteristics of what I believe will happen in this Move of God.

1. This revival will be different from anything that has happened in the past. Do not look for God to do what He did in the US during the Great Awakening or the Second Great Awakening. If you do, you will miss what God has for you. (confirmed by Charlie Robison on 03/22/2011 in Kelowna).

2. The revival will be led by lay people, not pastors, preachers or evangelists. The lay people will be those that are in tune with the Holy Spirit and have a heart for God. Those gifts that were intended for use outside "the church", will be used in a dramatic way. People will be healed, and eyes will be opened with words of wisdom and knowledge from "normal" people. People will suddenly feel the Spirit of God move within them, and they will speak as if God Himself were speaking. The lay people will "naturally" do what is right, being led by the Holy Spirit. This is not to say that pastors, etc. won't have a role, but the main thrust will be through lay people.

3. There will be a God ordained "civil war" within the church. In the same way that Paul had to rebuke Peter for compromising the Gospel through his actions with the Judaizers, there will be a desire to get back to the pure truth of the Gospel: that is, that there is no way to the Father except by a confession of faith in the Lord Jesus. We are not talking about doctrinal differences. Those that get into a fight over doctrinal differences will be left behind in this revival (or may find themselves in a fight with God). Instead, we are talking about any "gospel" that is preached distorts who God (the Father, the Son or the Holy Spirit) is and teaches any other way to the Father than through Jesus. (this has already started)

4. Related to the items above, the Lord will use the people who have been rejected by "the church" in the past. These include those that have sinned greatly, but have been miraculously transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Just as the Apostle Paul was transformed from a murderer to a warrior for God, so shall these days be. As people are being saved, God will transform them into soldiers for God. God is going to use ex-drug dealers and addicts, ex-gang members, ex-prostitutes, etc.... those people who "many sins have been forgiven," will love much (Luke 7:47).

5. Because some in the current church do not understand what is happening, because some will take offense at the outcasts that are coming to salvation, and because there is a split over the True Gospel, many will leave the church, but many more will be moved into the Body of Christ. Those that take offense and don't repent will start mocking, and then move to persecuting the Body of Christ. This may very well include those the are true children of God, but don't accept what is happening in the church.

6. The Body of Christ will become "spotless and without blemish," i.e., she will move into the Righteousness and Holiness that God intended.

7. Any Move of God also includes a great Move within the youth - the very young through the college age. This will be from the very beginning (and may have already started). This will, of course, include the outcasts, but also include the youth from our mainline churches who just "catch fire." The youth will move in the gifts of the Holy Spirit in a mighty way, so much so that it will astound the older generations.

8. This Move of God will cross all denominational boundaries. This is not about who is right doctrinally, but who God is! Those that deny the Move of God as legitimate because it didn't come from their church or denomination will be left unchanged. Those that claim that the Move of God started with their denomination or church, or lead by their denomination or church, will be left unchanged through this Move because of their hard hearts - they may even open themselves up to the judgment of God. There will be attempts for some to lead this movement, but if they have personal motives, they will crash as an example to others. This movement will truly be lead by the Holy Spirit. He will raise up "leaders" that do not want to be recognized but want the Kingdom to be advanced. Individuals in the Body will just "do" what they are supposed to do.

9. There will be a 24/7 prayer movement in major regions or cities across denominational and church boundaries. (this has already started)

10. There will be a restoration of David's Tabernacle, that is, there will be a movement for 24/7 praise and worship in major cities and regions across denominational and church boundaries.

11. There will be a Move of God to promote justice across all boundaries (socio-economic, racial, etc.). Please note that there is a false "social justice" movement in place at this time that will not get (and will not even try to get) justice. You will recognize the difference in the two by their results.

12. There will be a move by the Body of Christ to secure a place in society for the "fatherless." This includes the UNBORN. Today's trend of abortion on demand will be reversed by the Spirit of God. The Body will make every attempt to empty the orphanages and adopt the fatherless.

13. The Body of Christ will become the New Testament church once more. As the church walks in Holiness and Righteousness, the miracles of Acts will be seen once more. It will be both glorious and terrifying.

14. As the Body of Christ sees what Jesus means to her, individuals will live sacrificially with their finances and their time. Material possessions will become meaningless to the "alive" church. Seeing people added to the Body of Christ will be the church's main focus.

15. The revival will cover all (or most all) nations. Jews, Muslims, Hindus, etc. (that is, people from all religions) will have their eyes opened to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and be converted.

16. The Body of Christ will learn to truly "walk in the Spirit" and walk in the authority that God has given her.

17. There will be great conflicts and disasters during this time - but for those of us who are focused on Jesus Christ, it will not matter. These troubling events will only strengthen our resolve to do what God has called us to do.

18. This last revival will remain in place until the Lord's return.

Compiled by Don Deskins, Kelowna, BC, Canada




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.

Praying for People in Authority

Editor's Note: This word is neither from nor to the Northwest, but the admonition (and warning) it contains is for us. The day that this word was released was the very day that pastor and apostle Elvin Gladney, father and mentor to many in the Northwest, was rushed by wide-eyed medics to the hospital's ICU unite was "promoted to glory" two days later. We have entered a day where lives depend on prayer. James' words are very timely for us in the Northwest.


James W. Goll
"...I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:1-4 (NASB)

Prayers for people who are in positions of authority have high priority in the heart of God. You could even say that 1 Timothy 2:1-4 is an apostolic admonition for prayer. Yes, the prayers that Christians pray for those in authority matter; they are essential to the advancement of the Kingdom. We cannot afford to leave them up to others. Prayer for leaders must become one of the features of our lives as intercessors. Many other Scriptures help us understand how to pray for people who are in positions of authority. Let's look at a few of them:

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 1 Peter 2:17 (NKJV)

Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious, for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? Proverbs 24:21-22 (NIV)

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29:2 (NKJV)

Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil.

Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience' sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. Romans 13:1-7 (NASB)

Why Should We Pray?

Why should we pray for those who are in authority? I see two reasons in 1 Timothy 2:1-4: (1) "so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity" and (2) so that God can bring those in authority – as well as those under their authority – to Himself. (He "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.")

I once heard the late international Bible teacher Derek Prince expand on this. He said that it doesn't matter what plans, systems, or programs you devise. If you bypass prayer, you will not have power to carry them out. He compared prayer-less intentions to a building that is wired for electricity – but if it's not connected to a power source, nothing will work, even if the wires are in good order and the light fixtures are beautiful.

Our power-source is prayer, and we are enjoined in the Bible to pray in particular for "kings and all in authority," for good government and wise leadership. Why? So that: (1) we might have peace and order, (2) for the propagation of the Gospel, and (3) because God desires all men to be saved.

Whom Should You Pray For?

Don't limit your thinking to only governmental leaders when you talk about praying for people who are in authority. Of course, from a United States government perspective, you should pray for the sixteen individuals who make most of the key governmental decisions in the United States: our President, the nine justices of the Supreme Court, the two senators from your state, the U.S. congressperson from your district, the governor of your state, your state senator, your state representative, and also for others who work on those levels of government. Each of us has an obligation to pray for these men and women, by name, on a regular basis.
But you can apply these same principles to your prayers for spiritual leaders on all levels – from your local pastor and church staff members to regional leaders, national leaders, and anyone who oversees an aspect of spiritual life in the Church. And you can also pray for marketplace leaders, for the "elders" who "sit at the gates" of your city, for those who drive the commerce where you live.

In ancient Middle Eastern cities, this was literally the case. A city would have more than one gate, and they were connected by broad walls (which you could compare to the "walls of salvation"). At least three offices would be represented or contained at the gateways of a city: Commercial, judicial, and prophetic. Actual real estate transactions were handled at the gateway; deeds were transferred, signatures were collected. Court cases and judicial hearings were held right in the gate and decisions would be announced right there. In addition, prophetic words, the word of the Lord, would be delivered to the priests in the gate (see Proverbs 1:21; Jeremiah 17:19-20; 26:10, 13). So there at the gate, a person would find commerce moving, the justice system operating, and spiritual dynamics taking place.

When you pray for "those in authority," you are selecting, by name if possible, people who oversee certain spheres and assignments. You have to keep in mind the fact that the spheres of authority are different from each other. If you're praying that an election will be handled with integrity, you'll be praying for the election officials as much as you will the candidates. But those prayers will have little to do with the policies in your local school system – which are decided by school officials. If you want to pray for your local schools, pray for the authorities over the school system.

Stick with the right "fields" and pray with the level of faith that God has granted to you (see Romans 12:3) so that you can bring in a bigger harvest in prayer. Also, our participation in the voting process is an adjunct to our prayers in a very real way. Voting can be our "works" that are supposed to match our faith. The book of James tells us that faith without works is dead.

Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17, NKJV

Praying is vital, but it can't stand alone.


What Should You Pray For?

We learn from many Scriptures that God exalts rulers and people in authority if they exercise their authority with righteousness. Proverbs expresses it best: "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people" (Proverbs 14:34, NASB), and "If a king judges the poor with truth, his throne will be established forever" (Proverbs 29:14, NASB). So one of the first things we should pray for is that the authority figure we are praying for will become righteous and will express righteousness, wisdom, and justice in all that he or she does. I pray for those in authority (by name) that they will have God's heart.

Often, I use Scripture passages as the basis for my prayers, something like this: "Lord, make the President's heart like a channel of water in Your hand. Turn it where You wish" (based on Proverbs 21:1). "Lord, help ____ judge the poor with truth and integrity and compassion" (based on Proverbs 29:14, Psalm 25:21, and 2 Corinthians 1:3-4). "Father, make it possible for ____ to humble himself and turn to You and become righteous, for the sake of [the area of the leader's oversight]" (based on 2 Chronicles 7:14). The following points will give you some basic understanding on what to pray.

Proverbs 28:2 (NIV): When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order. See also Isaiah 11:1-3. (Pray for leaders to have knowledge and understanding, which is more than mere information; it includes a grasp of history, and roles, and cultures, and God's will.)
2 Kings 19:27-28 (NASB): "...Because of your raging against Me, and because your arrogance has come up to My ears, therefore I will put My hook in your nose, and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way which you came." (Pray that God will deal with tyrants for the sake of His people. Pray that He will hedge in such leaders with limits and boundaries.)

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) "He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Pray that leaders will govern honestly, humbly, and with mercy.)

Effective Prayers for Those in Authority

While we each have special prayer assignments, we are all called to pray for people who are in authority (review 1 Timothy 2:1-4). It is God's heart! It is God's Word! It is God's command! So why don't we just stop and tune in to God's heart, praying for leaders and issues that concern them?
Father, in accordance with Your Word we pause and pray for kings and for those in authority. We bring before You the one who is the President of the United States at this time. We pray that You will raise up godly counsel around the President's life and we pray that the voices of advisors that are based on an unbiblical framework will be silenced. We ask You to provide wisdom like that of Solomon, as well as purity, protection, and safety. We release the knowledge of God's will with all spiritual wisdom and understanding. We also pray for our governors and for our members of congress on the national and state levels.

We pray for those in authority in the judicial system, especially the nine Supreme Court Justices of the United States. We bless them in the name of the Lord of Hosts. We pray that all of those in authority would realize and recognize their personal inadequacy to fulfill their role and that You would release to them a revelation of dependency upon God. We pray that You would reverse the trends of socialism and humanism in this nation, all trends that deify man rather than God. Lord, as this nation and different nations go into critical times, we call forth those who are truly appointed by You. Let them rise to the top with favor, as cream rises to the top of the milk. Give them a voice that will be heard. Release favor to righteous men and women and to those who are humble, to those who are wise and have revelatory activity upon their lives – release them into positions of influence, and impact, and authority.

We pray for priorities to be released, revelation to come of the honor of being a public servant. We pray that there would be a reliance upon the Word of God, the will of God, and the ways of God as the source of daily strength and wisdom and courage. We pray that there would be a restoration of dignity and honor, trustworthiness and righteousness in the land. We pray for our spiritual leaders. We pray for our pastors, our apostles, our prophets, our evangelists, our pastors, and our teachers. We pray blessings and protection over them. We pray for purity. We pray for the quality of life in their families. We bless those in authority this day and we declare that this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who desires all men and women to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.

We thank You in Yeshua's great name. Amen.

Blessings to each of you!
James W. Goll

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Great Change Coming – Winds of Change

Lisa AJ CookeDoyle

Steve Shultz and I have had many emails back and forth this year in reference to the favor of God that is being extended this year to His Beloved Bride. Below, I have gleaned prophetic conversation out of emails we have shared, and many of these things are in the teachings I have prepared as led by God over the last two years or so. Since then it seems that God has now redefined and narrowed things down to not just a general time period but to a "now" time period.

The Importance of Prayer and Intercession

God has been and is pouring out His Spirit upon His Bride, His Church, in a very powerful way, much like the Day of Pentecost – except redefined for today! It is time to run, and run well within your calls and destines to help people and release them to help as we all seek His face in intimacy. In this place of intimacy, we will all be like early warning devices for God in ways that lead us to intercession. We will be like warning devices for the Lord – with anointing to help lessen the severity of both spiritual and earthly storms, in many circumstances and situations. Now is the time to run our races and to run them well.

Joel 2:28-32 "And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved..."

At the first of this year, God said to run for Him, and that it was time to go, teach, impart and release others to become "Early Warning Devices" for the Lord themselves as God is pouring out His Spirit on all flesh. If we stay in divine intimacy with God and allow Him to impart His wisdom and His understanding, then we can be led just as Elijah demonstrated (see James 5) by withholding rain and then releasing rain once again upon the earth. As he "was a man with a nature like ours," we can take faith by those demonstrations to help pray to lessen the severity of earthly storms, and yet glean through God's wisdom, the understanding of the parallel spiritual significance of such storms as they are coming and will continue to come.

These "Early Warning Devices" are all of you, the saints of God, moving into prophetic intercession with anointing to stop the raging seas, to dissipate the violent winds, to help lessen the seismic activity, and so much more. Also, it is important to yield at this time to the "still small voice of the Lord" and allow His voice to guide each of us so we may stay in His protected care, even in times of war, tribulations and extreme weather patterns that are only growing in severity. Do not be alarmed, stay in peace and remember back to 9/11: As you research, you will find miraculous stories of God's grace interworking in individual lives that day that kept many from their daily routines, whether work or play.

God has told me to continue to pray to lessen the extreme forces of the impending natural disasters and to continue in a heightened manner to pray to shield, protect and seal the saints of God in God's arms of love and in His protection through the Passover Blood of Christ.

The days of preparation are over, things have shifted and the time has come where this is now about true life and death issues and learning to listen to God, to be still and know that He is God, and then to know when to stay or when to go, which will come in peace with divine wisdom and in God's perfect timing. (I know God is speaking at those levels, His Word clearly says so in Joel 2 and Acts 2.)

Stay true to God, and know that His Word tells us that He does nothing unless He reveals it through His prophets. Friends, please understand that as I write this it is not to offend anyone but to enhance one's thinking about how to manage the words of calamity that are everywhere about destruction and not guidance. My job is not to just foretell tragedy, natural disasters, rumors of wars, etc., but to reveal these things with the intent of hope, to help each of you to pray to help lessen the degree of loss, and to encourage each of you to seek out what God would say to you individually, as God is pouring out His Spirit to not just a few but to all those that say "yes" to the call.

So I try, as I write of these things, to still bring a "message of hope" in the times we are in. We are all in need of peace with understanding of the times and seasons we are in, and God's wisdom to guide and the ability to know His instruction. I believe in the days ahead that God's direction will come quickly, and He will provoke us into action if we allow Him to. That can save our lives, or with a call to partner in prayer, can save the lives of many. The "prayers of the saints" can and have withheld tsunami waters back, lessened seismic activity, and have caused divine intervention to be given to those within a danger path – divine grace shifting them to another place of safety at the right time so they should live and not die.

So yes, I believe in the power of prayer and in the divine guidance of the Lord, and I believe today in the workings of the covenant of grace here on earth. I believe this nation is still in God's good graces in so many ways. I believe that God has said that we are entering into a time of extended favor of God, and that translates to us (His children), who have answered His call and said "yes" to the invitation of the Lord.

This invitation, as we accept it, will allow us to enter into what God has told me is the "The Beginning." What we need to know right now is that we have the opportunity of choosing to "partner" with God during this most unprecedented time of favor that He is extending to His saints that will allow us (the United States) to become a part of "history in the making."

Great Change Coming – Winds of Change

In this article, I speak directly about a time upon the earth where God extends His blessing and the miraculous, which brings "Great Change – the Winds of Change"; this includes unprecedented favor, healing, deliverance and anointing to overcome the hardships of the yesteryears, and the ability to enter into the goodness of God in the tomorrows that are to come and also in the presents/presence of today.

My intent is to bring hope that God is on the Throne and that the "tears and the cries of the saints" are and have been heard by God and that the time of the evil taskmasters in many ways is coming to an abrupt end (doors open that no one can shut, as God's exposure is being unveiled all over the earth). Here I share specific revelations and the dates I received them:

Revelation received April 23, 2011: The other night, as I was abruptly awoken and stirred to rise, I tried to get up, but when I did I began falling side to side and back and forth. If you would have seen me on camera you would have thought that I was in the middle of an earthquake falling back and forth from one wall to another. Believe me, I have been heavily praying that God would significantly lessen the seismic activity and also tame the tornadoes. God told me tornadoes in the natural are a supernatural sign, specifically this year, that would mark the beginning of the "Great Winds of Change." Those tornadoes would be a sign in the natural that would be a parallel in the spirit and would mark a definite, strategic signpost on the prophetic timetable.

Revelation received April 4, 2011: In those "Winds of Change," God's justice will be SWIFT, and it will come and is coming like a raging fire. I see a fire hail storm. I see large, very large, tornadoes that are both black and white and carry these GREAT WINDS OF CHANGE. Yes, there will be harm and there will be devastation, but this time period will also carry a message of hope to God's children that it is time for sudden, sovereign change.

During this time, God has and is sealing His saints in protection, bringing divine order, blessing them financially, while supplying divine safety nets for those that have gone astray and yet are lassoed by God through prayers of family members to protect, shield and bring the prodigal sons, daughters, wives and husbands home and to set the captives free. There are armies of angelic hosts all around the world, occupying around us to protect us, to shield us, as Psalm 91 states.

There is also a call and an announcement of the Lord upon the earth at this time, and that call says this: "Amnesty." In that amnesty, there is given to us God's signet ring, which gives us the authority to pray and remove and to invalidate the prior decrees that are not of God and are not of good report that have been placed upon individuals, churches, ministries, businesses, governments, geographic areas, etc. – and to now exchange those prior decrees with new decrees that release the saints who are sealed "for such a time as this."

The Time of Justice Has Come

Revelation received April 23, 2011: For it is now time for God's justice to fall upon the earth, and for His kids and His warrior Bride to be accompanied by the armies of the Lord, for they are being sent to fix all things that must be fixed and finish all things that must be finished. For the gavel of the Lord has been raised and brought down, and it is time for justice so that God's children will be released, healed up, resourced, prepared and sent. It is time for God to clean house and to weed out the bad and replace with what is good, right and pure.

The time has also come where God is intervening and opening the Books of Remembrance of His Church and His saints. He is divinely intervening so that the fulfillment can come for His Kingdom and for each of us, through fulfillment of dreams, visions and realization of purpose and destiny. You are in God's Book of Remembrance, and it is time for those "suddenlies" of the Lord to come to those that have been sacrificed in many ways as modern-day martyrs, to those who have been champions of faith, and to those that have championed God's love and His truth.

The Time of Exposure Has Come

Revelation received April 23, 2011: A positive thing that parallels the shattering truth of the violent wind that has raged throughout our country is that God said He was coming with "His Winds of Change" – and He is exposing the truth that has been hidden, and He is bringing exoneration and help to His kids. He has said to me that the time of the harsh taskmasters is over. Even with these current and violent army of twisters that are occurring today, God is also working parallel in the Spirit to loose the saints from the grasp of the enemy. He told me, "The sleeper has awakened," meaning His Church at large.

It is time for the Church to arise and take her rightful place. No longer will God tolerate the abuse of those that oppose His children, and no longer will the ruthless and the proud hurt those who cannot fight. Vengeance is the Lord's, and we must posture ourselves in a way to let God champion us. In doing so, we must find that safe place in intimacy with the Lord and humbly go to Him, and say, "Here I am, Lord. I submit to You all these things that have gone unresolved because of the extreme opposition that we have faced."

Yes, this nation is still very much so under the covenant of grace, yet the winds of change are here and there is no going back.

In prayer, God said to me the word "Enough." We must look at our lives and see where there are relationship issues and purposely ask the Lord what to do; we must ask Him to intervene, to help rebuild what is good, pure, true and holy. The rebuilding that is coming is after the shaking. The shaking must come so that the rebuilding can follow, and no man, woman or child is exempt. We have entered into a time in the prophetic age of the Church where, yes, there is still grace working within those who have accepted Christ, but the government of God has dropped the gavel and what was open has closed or is about to close for good.

As other prophetic voices have stated along with myself, and even the scientific community is beginning to warn, we are to expect more earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activity, tornadoes, hurricanes and perhaps early flooding this year; more mine-collapsing, more bridge-collapsing, and perhaps further nuclear issues will result from the things that are coming, in order to shake things up so that truth can be known and exposed. These things are coming, and this is a wake-up call from Heaven; we need to pray for this nation and our governmental leaders and other world leaders as well, because the King of Glory is coming. It is time that we as individuals and those that are leaders, recognize the divinity and providence of the Lord and of our King of Kings.

Those who are the evil taskmasters and have abused God's sheep (His kids) and killed for sport and so much more, those are the "veils of deception" that are coming down; God is avenging His kids and the world is taking notice at all levels. We all are coming out of the "Age of Slumber" and into the beginning of the end. Now, I do not speculate on what that end is, as there are many chapters in God's book, so I will not read into that, but I will take note at the severity of the word and what in the natural we do know. We do know this: "The Church and the sleepers are awakening for such a time as this."

During this time, the shaking will break free what previously was not exposed, and no one right now can escape the divinity of God and His sovereignty. I believe that the Holy Spirit has said that those who are guilty of crimes, whether war crimes or corporate crimes, will be exposed. I see serial killers and those evil warmongers who oppress the weak and like to torture innocent victims exposed. I know God is coming, and He is avenging the innocent that have been hurt, harmed and violated.

The Gavel Has Been Slammed Down

Revelation received April 23, 2011: God's wrath has been loosed and we will begin to see more fully the unveiled truth that was once shielded but now known. I believe God said that we will see the exposure of "the evilness and true motives of individual hearts." There are those things that are right that the enemy has tried to bring down, but has not been successful against, that will come into a sudden, sovereign favor of God almost overnight. Those ministries and or businesses lost, as once so thought, will be resurrected and made right and whole once again through God's justice and His providence.

I pray often for a hedge of protection around God's kids and to seal them for such a time as this. I say prayers to free those who are imprisoned within bodies that do not work or minds that do not think right. I pray that MIAs would be found, released and divinely healed in their prison cells so that they come out of imprisonment and tell the stories of how the Lord came with His glory and brought peace and healing and helped keep them safe from further harm or neglect.

I pray that our enemies would be found, like Bin Laden (more on him below) and his allies, and that God would expose those who are not as they seem they are. The enemy has tried to close God's Churches and His parachurch ministries, and the enemy has tried to kill, steal and destroy covenant relationships within marriages, within leadership teams, within families, and within non-profits that set out to help the "greater good." He has loosed a great spirit of Civil War within this nation where brother is against brother and sister is against sister.

Those who have been the harsh taskmasters, the evil rulers and the heads of state worldwide, who have abused God's sheep and killed for sport, who have spilled innocent blood for play, who have lied purposely for personal gain, seduced and killed and so many other things so that they may have greater riches, control and power that bring with it oil, diamonds, and mineral rights – they are put on alert by God the Father, and the heavenly hosts are waiting and watching for the command of the Lord, for the gavel has come down and God has said, "Enough!" Those are the veils of deception that are coming down. God is avenging His kids, and the world would do well to take notice at all levels of those things transpiring in the natural through war, extreme weather patterns, celestial events, etc.

God said to me boldly and in a tone that shook me, "This is the end of the beginning." I hear these things to pray for and to watch out for, so as not to lose covenant relationships, nor be duped in investments, and then I pray specifically for these key places that God has put within my heart: individuals, corporations (business, investments and banking with true values stated and no things omitted), families (brothers and sisters in the Lord included), friends, loved ones, marriages, alliances. Praying for government is huge, and those who lie will be found out here in this country, and in England, Egypt, Costa Rica, Brazil, and in Spanish-speaking agencies and countries.

I also just heard the word "balderdash," which means senseless talking or writing, and nonsense. It reminds me of when God changed the languages because of the tower of Babel.

The Time Has Now Come

Revelation received April 23, 2011: I know this, that a death angel is being loosed, and this one in particular along with those that ride with him are not just about physical death, but death of fortunes, death of relationships, death of family, of those that abuse God's sheep and kill, rob, destroy, etc. There will be death and exposure to those that hate America and who are trying to make her fall.

Revelation received April 23, 2011: Bin Laden's number is up, and I hear exposure to those military types like him who hate America and want to destroy her. Also, that death angel does not show mercy, for it will ride hard and ride until it finds the things that those guilty love the most. That death angel will do away with those relationships or prize possessions as a way to bring fiery coals upon their heads until they repent and change their ways. If they choose "No," it will get uglier for them. Remember, it is God's place to judge; ours is to pray and occupy, to help God as He leads.

On a side note: In 2002, I was watching a hilarious movie with some Christian friends of mine and God interrupted me in a major way. At that time I was always carrying a pen and paper with me as God's revelation was flowing fluently to me; it was a time of revelation and a time of scribing. The revelation came strong, and so I began to write as I was strongly compelled by God and the Holy Spirit was relentless and would not rest until I wrote the vision down.

While in the room with my friends watching a movie, I was translated in the Spirit and I saw a lady dressed much like a Pakistani woman would look I believe, with layered clothing and a veil. She walked the top of a wall that was either a wall around a city or perhaps an area, but as I saw her look to me, I heard God say, "You will find Bin Laden in Pakistan, and he is hidden well. There are those in many governments that know where he is that are on his payroll and they are paid well," the emphasis on "many governments."

That began a birthing of a key component in my own prayer life and in others' as well. The new key component that God called for was this: to pray for exposure, for the truth to come, and to root out our enemies within this nation, abroad and those plants or spies within our government or those of our allies. I prayed for exposure and truth to remove the walls of deception and to bring the truth that will stop innocent bloodshed, remove the harsh taskmasters, and protect this nation against the Judases already here and that are rooted deep within some of our allies.

God also said He was releasing anointing upon the earth to bring suddenlies that would bring wholeness, good health, and prosperity to complete our destinies and purpose; restoration, redemption, and reconciliation of divine and covenant relationships; and new relationships at just the right time that He wants us to be ready for so as not to lose them. This would come accompanied with God's favor and His resources so that we can fulfill His divine call upon our lives, which brings with it protection, position, provision and His signet ring of authority.

I prayed that the United States would carry this anointing He was releasing and that the Judases would be exposed, their evil plans thwarted, hidden agendas found out and stopped, exposure of those that call themselves our allies but are not, and exposure to those that call us friend but are really our foes. This means even within our own government, military, and even in the corporate businesses of America and abroad, and more. God's voice was clear then and is today. No MORE!

God is not a harsh taskmaster, nor does He give His kids bad gifts but only the best – and for some reason that is BIG for His Church today. We can trust God, for He is a good God.

For those of you that have lost your way due to whatever reason, I pray for you that you would have grace to forgive those that may have wounded you in God's government and to restore you to your first love as God divinely guides you.

If there are those of you reading this that have walked away, the word I have for you is "Grace, and be forgiven," and now come unto the Father through the Son and enter back into the family of the Lord. For you I particularly pray for divine intervention, so you may be gently restored and put back into work for God today, in Jesus' name, amen.

God Teaches Us to Pray in These Troubling Times

God still loves America and I know things are happening here too, but we can pray to lessen the air strikes against us and those that fight with us, with Israel and God's people worldwide, and continue to ask God to seal us all in these times of trouble. Teach us to pray, Lord, so we may know what to do and where to go if for some reason something might hit where we live. We must prepare, but I still think we are okay where we are here, for the most part, in the Pacific Northwest.

For those of you who do not have great time to spend with God as you would like, please know this: God gauges action by the intent of the heart. "Do not worry," I hear; God so loves you more then you know. Keep harvesting, as we are all called to bring in the Great Harvest; people are ready to learn, to be blessed and to be comforted in the new found hope of Christ, where their families can find refuge in times of despair and then sojourn with us (the Body of Christ) as we all navigate together in these troubling times.

I truly believe that people, whether backslidden or unsaved, are getting a wake-up call and are beginning to understand the need for God and that there is a gaping hole of despair within them. As things in the world become darker and that of greater light becomes more prevalent, then there is no more room for gray. There is a separation occurring in the natural and in the spiritual at this time. God's light and the Light of Heaven, as it moves into the earth realms, will encroach upon the darkness and cause it to be as unto nothing.

The supremacy of God and His glory cloud has and is descending upon the earth in many places and is multiplying. It is so much more prevalent and beginning to shine more brightly at this time, as it is TIME. When this occurs in the natural, we know that light encroaches upon the darkness and the darkness must retreat, thereby making way for the sunrise (Sonrise).

In writing all this, I am teaching what I can to help the Church prepare and to know what the signs are to look for and how to train yourself to hear God's voice and recognize the times and seasons, including that of what the atmosphere feels like before the extreme weather patterns occur even across the world. You all have been trained and have stored up prophetic promises, and I believe it is time to pull them down off the shelf and get busy. My goal is to help motivate, edify, and encourage you and to provide HOPE amidst today's challenges, that you would first and foremost keep your eyes on the Cross of Christ and remember His commandments to love God and love one another, as the Scripture says that the law of the prophets is based upon that. Love rules.

Be Watchful

Yes, I am watching the Pacific Northwest and other places of the world, as God has called me to be a watchperson on the wall among other things, much like you. Yes, I am sounding the alarm today to each of you and it is this: Will you run for God this year and in the year that follows? Are you ready to discover what it is like to be an ordinary person living an extraordinary life? Are you ready to run in the gifts and the talents that God has given to you? And finally, are you ready to fight the good fight of love – with God's royal, lavish love for His Bride, meaning you and me, and everyone else who is God's child?

Much love and rich blessings for each of you and all whom you represent. Let today be a turnaround day for each of you so that your own lives and those of your families now turn and overcome the obstacles in the miraculous favor of God. "For it is time" for the saints to not only prevail but to enter into the call of unity and to move into extreme discipleship of the Lord where we will be shielded, protected, cared for, resourced, loved, favored, honored and respected. For those behind closed doors that were once shut to the Gospel of God – this is for you, my friends, and for your family, friends and loved ones.

So let us run with God, and let all of us let go AND LET GOD! Bless you, and may God bring you all you need and so much more.

Lisa AJ CookeDoyle,
Head Intercessor, The Elijah List
Email: lisacooke888@aol.com


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