Posted on 02/10/2005 2:38:29 PM PST by Quix
God Will Level Mountains
Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders
ACPE's Word for 2005: GOD WILL LEVEL MOUNTAINS, (Plus) Word for Colorado, California, and Oregon
by the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders
C. Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Chuck Pierce and others
www.globalharvest.org, www.generals.org, www.glory-of-zion.org
We are moving into a season of tremendous revelation. There will be an increase upon the revelatory gifts mixed with the teaching gift in order to release keys to see nations reformed and transformed.
2005 BREAKTHROUGHS
Revelation will also manifest in the area of keys to release finances and wealth. Isaiah 45 will be a key passage to see breakthroughs in these areas:
1. God will level mountains. We will see the manifested presence of God enter into society in ways that will overcome opposition to the Body of Christ moving into society.
2. Supernatural doors of influence will break down gates of bronze (opposition). Favor will be the key to open these doors. With this we will see a new linking of key Christian leaders to the influencers of society on every level.
3. A time of cutting through the bars of iron. God is going to strengthen the church to persevere in the midst of adversity. We need to be violent in the spirit and not give up in the day of adversity. 2005 will be a violent year, but God wants us to fight back with godly violence in prayer and spiritual warfare. The exhortation given us was that this is a time for faith and not fear. We are in the season of running towards Goliath and we are not to fear him. God said that he would meet us in the fire of Nebuchadnezzar and it will not burn us.
4. There is going to be a new level of authority to break down strongholds that have held families, relationships, and finances for generations. Tremendous deliverances will take place for family members who have been held in bondage for years, and the prodigals are going to be restored and put on the path to their God-given destinies. God will give His people the tenacity and sharpness to stay on the cutting edge.
5. A release of treasures held in darkness. The shakings will reveal all sorts of minerals. With the world-shaking events presently taking place, the Body of Christ is going to step into a new level of financial influence. There will be a supernatural "convergence" that will occur that will call Christians to the forefront in times of crisis. This will manifest by the governments of nations, asking for help from the Christians.
6. The spirit of poverty and greed will be broken off of the prophets. True prophets will not be bought or sold.
COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIPS
It is a time to form new relationships and strengthen those you have walked with for many days. Covenantal relationships will work together in new ways to flow as Josephs and re-distribute seed. In the days of crisis the Lord will re-distribute wealth. Great networking will take place between Christian ministries, and many will turn their hearts to the poor. Great funds will be given, such as the release in the past few years of one billion dollars to the Salvation Army.
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH
The African-American church in America will see a rising up of some leaders and a putting down of others based on their stance on justice and righteousness.
A SEASON OF SHAKINGS
We are in a season of shakings. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken. There will be continued physical disasters where the plates of the earth will shift. In the midst of the shakings, God will raise up regional apostles and prophets who will be able to decree and see the natural disasters stop or be lessened in their city or region.
Tremendous sin is going to be uncovered, including homosexuality in the church. Financial improprieties will also come to light. Leaders will call for more accountability.
MARKETPLACE REVIVAL
God is moving in the earth in order to harvest the earth. This will manifest in a great harvest of souls, as we are entering a decade of harvest in which we will see some of the greatest harvests of souls the earth has ever seen. With this will be a tremendous outpouring of signs and wonders. Prophetic evangelism will be on the rise with signs and wonders accompanying -- especially in the marketplace. A tidal wave of God's glory will come upon the church that will result in great harvest.
A tremendous revival will occur in the marketplace with apostles arising and being set in place who will be people of great influence in their cities and nations. Apostolic leaders in the Marketplace who have been faithful are going to be receiving promotions. This will manifest in these leaders having significant business opportunities supernaturally brought to them without their having sought them. This will happen with such a frequency that these Apostles will have to develop teams to perform due diligence in order to determine which of the opportunities they could undertake. The prophets, in their spheres, will be involved in the project selection, once the due diligence has been developed.
GENERATIONS AND BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE KNIT CLOSER TOGETHER
Angelic activity will increase. Children will experience visitations of angels and proclaim this across the nations. This will be a sign even to unbelievers.
A special season of restoration will take place. There is an escalation of all things taking place and this will manifest in a restoration of relationships that have looked impossible to mend.
Leaders will have a special emphasis on lineage and legacy. The generations will be knit even closer together as one generation mentors another. There will also be special mantles poured out upon new leaders as He raises up a new generation of giants like unto Oral Roberts for evangelism, and Aimee Semple McPherson for healing.
STAND STRONG IN THE VISION THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU
New "Samuel" prophets will come to the forefront who will help nations, and those with vision, transition "Saul-ish" nations to "Davidic" nations who will love God. Prophets will be positioned to help national transformations and anoint new government leaders.
The Lord is calling us into a deeper level of intimacy with Him. God will release a new measure of grace upon His people who seek Him. With this release, His people will thrive and flourish. Those things that have been hard will become easy and stress-free.
The spirit of Jezebel will manifest in a strong way, trying to persecute the prophets and leaders. Stand strong in the vision that God has given you. Don't run from Jezebel. Stand against her and she will run.
WORDS FOR SPECIFIC NATIONS
United States
The United States has been saved from those who would remove God from its borders, but now the nation must be established. There is a four-year window for the intercessors to war for the establishment of morality and righteousness. God is going to raise up a president in 2008 who will reconcile the nations to the United States. Bush has been called to be a man of war, like David, but God is bringing a Solomon to the office in '08 who will make peace with the nations.
England
We felt that Satan knows what an important nation England is for the re-evangelization of Europe, and he is marshalling his forces to try to discourage, destroy, and otherwise stop the Christian leaders of England. There was a call from the prophets to pray for England.
Iraq
Iraq is a nation rich in Biblical significance. It is also a place where Satan has built his strongholds. God wants to use Iraq to "crack open" the Middle East for an in-gathering of souls for the Kingdom.
For this reason we are calling upon the Body of Christ to pray for the upcoming elections. A 21-day fast is being called, beginning January 15th through February 5th, 2005. Special prayer is called for the soldiers of all nations and relief workers, as well as Iraqi nationals who are fighting to see democracy established in the region. Pray to break the demonic powers of witchcraft and the occult who would bring confusion and discouragement, and bind the spirit of babel that would bring confusion on the troops fighting for democracy.
Singapore
God is going to use Singapore as an apostolic city-state to model the convergence of the church with those with philanthropic calls, both believers and unbelievers, to release compassion ministries in the nations of the earth. Singapore is going to be a first-fruits nation that God is going to use to bless the nations. It will be a sign of the release of wealth.
Asian Prophetic Insight
One of the prophets from Asia had prophesied in October that a catastrophe was going to come to Asia that would result in an open door for harvest for the gospel. He also saw that a pandemic would hit where 300,000 could die if prayer and help was not sent.
Syria
There is going to be a revealing of hidden and secrets things that will start in 2005 and continue into the following years. God is going to reach into this nation to create an openness to the gospel.
World
The tsunami in southeast Asia will cause the dollar in the economic structures of the earth to shift, beginning in mid-June.
A vision was given of God holding the spirit of mammon upside down and shaking the things it had in its pockets out for the Josephs of the world to catch.
STATES
Colorado
Colorado is going to see the beginnings of the "unlocking" of treasures of darkness from the mines. New veins of ore and minerals will be discovered in the ground that have been hidden until this season.
California
A dream was given to one of the prophets in November, 2004, that everything began to fall apart in California. In the dream, he was helping to put Christmas ornaments back on the tree. He knew then that he should warn the people that mudslides would come, weather patterns would change drastically (with snow), and an earthquake would come at some time after these drastic weather pattern shifts; and there would be a flood in Los Angeles and then a fire.
Several of the prophets had received that this was a judgment due to the vote to use stem cells for research that was passed in the last election. The word was that they needed to re-align their gifts, or else the whole nation would be changed by the Jezebel spirit that will arise out of California and try to pass similar votes in the rest of the nation. As a result, we are calling for massive prayer for Schwarzenegger. We strongly felt that the intercessors need to go for the ancient roots to heal the land of California.
Oregon
Oregon will see the ruling governmental structure, along with its influence and liberalism, fall. This will cause structures that are hidden, that are terrorist groups, beginning in 2005, to be exposed. Watch for physical shakings in the natural so spiritual change can come.
by the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders
C. Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Chuck Pierce
www.globalharvest.org, www.generals.org, www.glory-of-zion.org
Aw, shucks. ;)
I understand the fleecing of God's people by greedy "preachers" and "prophets" but the saints should know that Jesus, on the cross, became poor, sick, and sin so we, through faith in this, could be rich, have divine health, and be righteous, all done by faith, not by the works of the Law of Moses.
One last thing, as I understand it, one can prophesy once and not actually be a prophet. It seems to me, God may give prophesy to a person and then they run with it, speaking a vision of their own heart and lusts.
God prophesied from the mouth of an ass and I am sure it was not a prophet.
A relevant and recent word from Rick Joyner, whom I consider to be a prophet:
THERE IS A NEW BREED OF MINISTRY ARISING
I hear about ten negative comments to every encouraging word about the Church today. However, this is coming from those who do not have eyes to see. In 1960 it was estimated that 30 million people had been empowered by the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Today we are approaching one billion! Many of the greatest pastors, teachers, and evangelists in the history of the Church are alive today.
There is an emerging prophetic ministry that is rising to the true biblical standards of that calling with the kind of prophetic gifts which are beginning to rival anything seen in the Old Testament, and will undoubtedly exceed them. There is a new breed of ministry arising that will walk in true apostolic stature, authority, and wisdom.
After every great move of God since the beginning of the Reformation over five hundred years ago, there was a lull before the next one. However, each new move of God would exceed the limits of the previous one by a considerable margin. The much maligned Charismatic Movement actually resulted in more salvations, more churches being planted, more missions being birthed, and more missionaries being sent out than possibly all of the previous moves of God combined!
There has been a seeming lull since the peak of that movement, at least in the West. But the one that is now building is truly going to be something to behold. It may well be the one that the prophets and righteous men of old all desired to see, and have been waiting for as members of the great cloud of witnesses.
Rick Joyner, www.morningstarministries.org
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I'm all for that. I'm a mineral and fossil collector.
Truer words were never spoken.
Thanks for the ping!
www.globalharvest.org
www.generals.org
www.glory-of-zion.org
Quix and All,
Maybe off topic a little bit, but thought it was noteworthy, si vous plait:
God and Evolution
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: February 12, 2005
An "analysis" of Democrats and Republicans from the Ladies' Home Journal in 1962 concluded: "Republicans sleep in twin beds - some even in separate rooms. That is why there are more Democrats."
That biological analysis turns out - surprise! - to have been superficial. Instead, modern science is turning up a possible reason why the religious right is flourishing and secular liberals aren't: instinct. It turns out that our DNA may predispose humans toward religious faith.
Granted, that's not very encouraging news for the secular left. Imagine if many of us are hard-wired to be religious. Imagine if, as a cosmic joke, humans have gradually evolved to leave many of us doubting evolution.
The notion of a genetic inclination toward religion is not new. Edward Wilson, the founder of the field of sociobiology, argued in the 1970's that a predisposition to religion may have had evolutionary advantages.
In recent years evidence has mounted that there may be something to this, and the evidence is explored in "The God Gene," a fascinating book published recently by Dean Hamer, a prominent American geneticist. Dr. Hamer even identifies a particular gene, VMAT2, that he says may be involved. People with one variant of that gene tend to be more spiritual, he found, and those with another variant to be less so.
There's still plenty of reason to be skeptical because Dr. Hamer's work hasn't been replicated, and much of his analysis is speculative. Moreover, any genetic predisposition isn't for becoming an evangelical, but for an openness to spirituality at a much broader level. In Alabama, it may express itself in Pentecostalism; in
California, in astrology or pyramids.
Still, it's striking how faith is almost irrepressible. While I was living in China in the early 1990's, after religion had been suppressed for decades, drivers suddenly began dangling pictures of Chairman Mao from their rear-view mirrors. The word had spread that Mao's spirit could protect them from car crashes or even bring them sons and wealth. It was a miracle: ordinary Chinese had transformed the great atheist into a god.
One bit of evidence supporting a genetic basis for spirituality is that twins separated at birth tend to have similar levels of spirituality, despite their different upbringings. And identical twins, who have the same DNA, are about twice as likely to share similar levels of spirituality as fraternal twins.
It's not surprising that nature would favor genes that promote an inclination to faith. Many recent studies suggest that religious people may live longer than the less religious. A study of nearly 4,000 people in North Carolina, for example, found that frequent churchgoers had a 46 percent lower risk of dying in a six-year period than those who attended less often. Another study involving nearly 126,000 participants suggested that a 20-year-old churchgoer might live seven years longer than a similar person who does not attend religious services.
Partly that's because the religious seem to adopt healthier lifestyles - they are less likely to smoke, for example. And faith may give people strength to overcome illness - after all, if faith in placebo sugar pills works, why not faith in God?
Another possibility involves brain chemistry. Genes that promote spirituality may do so in part by stimulating chemical messengers in the brain like dopamine, which can make people optimistic and sociable - and perhaps more likely to have children. (Dopamine is very complex, but it appears linked to both spirituality and promiscuity, possibly explaining some church scandals.)
Evolutionary biologists have also suggested that an inclination to spirituality may have made ancient humans more willing to follow witch doctors or other leaders who claimed divine support. The result would have been more cohesive bands of cave men, better able to survive - and to kill off rival cave men.
Of course, none of that answers the question of whether God exists. The faithful can believe that God wired us to appreciate divinity. And atheists can argue that God may simply be a figment of our VMAT2 gene.
But what the research does suggest is that postindustrial society will not easily leave religion behind. Faith may be quiescent in many circles these days, or directed toward meditation or yoga, but it is not something that humans can easily cast off.
A propensity to faith in some form appears to be embedded within us as a profound part of human existence, as inextricable and perhaps inexplicable as the way we love and laugh.
E-mail: nicholas@nytimes.com
Now I know. T.Y.
Well said.
Sadly, a lot of people have been following in the tradition of Baalam's mule . . .
and I don't mean being prophetic.
But then, they don't have a monopoly on that phenomenon.
I think even a lot of good hearted, prayerful, humble, Spirit-led (generally) people still fail to appreciate the process and the training and experience TYPICALLY (not always--that is God can raise the volume of the signal etc. such that it's no longer an issue of the 'still small voice') . . . people still fail to appreciate the process and the training and experience TYPICALLY necessary to learn to discern clearly and accurately that STILL SMALL VOICE from one's own ideas, wants, needs, hopes, biases and the gas rumblings from last night's taco.
I personally believe that was the major purpose of Moses' 40 years on the back side of the desert. . . as well as Paul's wilderness period etc.
Another part of the training for the office of prophet seems to be a seemingly endless array of utter unmitigated, intense, horrid, broad and deep failures in seemingly virtually every area of life at one time or another.
Then we have "the gifts and callings of God are without recall."
I do believe that in our end times era, God is going to be cleaning house within individuals and within the church.
Those who deliberately mislead are going to suffer greatly as will those deliberately throwing rocks at whatever GOD is authentically doing. The misguided will experience training. The truly anointed, called etc. will be supernaturally aided and cleaned up such that their pronouncements will be flawless at some point before Christ returns. just imho.
Thanks. I pondered posting that.
Thanks. I pondered posting that.
Thanks. I pondered posting that.
Certainly.
Would appreciate prayer as well that God . . . continue to affirm His gracious direction for the rest of this year with guidance and provision.
Thanks tons.
Could be interesting. We shall see.
Thanks much, as ever,
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