Dear Family and Friends, Season’s Greetings!
2008 was an eventful year for us the body of Christ, the United States and the earth in general. God continued to give to us an open door in Latin America. Several successful meetings were held in Brazil and Argentina and some of them were carried live on the internet. Other meetings were held in other parts of Latin America by the Latin Team as the Lord continues to give us an open door to declare his word in this continent.
The October conference in Cape Town was a significant event as the Lord enabled us to gather some of the significant individuals in the family around the earth. Many desired to come but were hindered by one things or another. Nevertheless, it was an important event as many had the opportunity to meet those who formerly were just names to them. There was and yet continues to be a sensing that the Lord has given us a significant and important function to fulfill in the earth, and for the most part it yet remains to be fulfilled. Many renewed their commitments to our mandate and to one other to work together to see that we do not fail to fill every corner of the earth to which the Lord has sent us, with the gospel of the kingdom.
The U.S. elections made significant headlines all over the earth. The unprecedented election of an American Black to become the president of the U.S.A. and thus presumably the most significant politician in the world bypassed the prophets. None could see it on the horizon. Many Christians prayed against it whilst blacks from everywhere made a cause célèbre out of Mr. Obama. The dream of Dr. Martin Luther King is now said by some to have become a reality, while others drool over him with messianic undertones. Some on the other hand have begun to declare that he is “The Antichrist”. Time will tell if he is the “Celebrated One” that some say he is.
Yet it is an undisputed fact that we have reached to a historic point in political history, when one who represents a people who had been slaves, no-class citizens, and people who were not expected to be contributors to the development of a productive society, has now bridged the gap and has come full circle from pauper to “king”. Predicted or not, accepted or not, it is now the reality.
There is an order and a pattern in God that has been clearly stated that causes us to take note of these proceedings, since they might signal important divine parallels that we cannot afford to miss. When such significant events occur in the natural there is often a spiritual counterpart, for which the natural is but a fading shadow, pointing us to the reality. At times the spiritual is already ongoing when the natural becomes publicly known or revealed, yet there is a definite correlation. Therefore we must declare without equivocation that the events of this past year have a spiritual counterpart that is already a present reality.
“39 Then again, all flesh is not identical. There is a difference in the flesh of human beings, animals, birds and fish. 40 There are bodies which exist in the heavens, and bodies which exist in this world. The splendor of an earthly body is quite a different thing from the splendor of a heavenly body. 41 The sun, the moon and the stars all have their own particular splendor; and one star differs from another in splendor. 42 There are illustrations here of the raising of the dead. The body is “sown” in corruption; it is raised beyond the reach of corruption. 43 It is “sown” in dishonour; it is raised in splendor. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. As there is a natural body so will there be a spiritual body. 45 It is written, moreover, that: The first man Adam became a living soul. So the last Adam is a life-giving Spirit. 46 But we should notice that the “spiritual” does not come first: the order is “natural” first and then “spiritual”. 47 The first man came out of the earth, a material creature; the second man came from heaven.” (1Co 15:39-47 Philips)
Interestingly also, we are told that there is a definite correlation between some of these types or models and their message to a people who are at the end of one age and the beginning of another.
“Now these things which happened to our ancestors are illustrations of the way in which God works, and they were written down to be a warning to us who are living in the final days of the present order.” (1Co 10:11 Philips)
“These things continued to befall them as warnings to others, and they were written down for the purpose of instructing us, in whose lives the climax of the ages has been reached.” (1Co 10:11 Williams)
Every shadow is imperfect in comparison to the reality, yet it is clear that we are at a point in the unfolding of the divine plan, where several ages have reached their climax. The old order of things spiritually is passing away and is being replaced by a new order that has been reserved in heaven for this time. A people who have been held in captivity and slavery to the systems of religion have now begun to make a transition. Just like Joseph, they have been put on the short track from the prison to the throne.
“3 Then I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “See! God’s dwelling place is with men, and He will live with them, 4 and He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no death any longer, no sorrow, no crying, no pain. The first order of things has passed away.”” (Re 21:3-4 Williams)
“3 ¶ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him 10 with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, [that is,] the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him 11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of [God’s own] possession, to the praise of His glory.” (Eph 1:3-14 NAS95)
Let us declare it clearly and boldly to you: All of the old order of religion is passing away. All of the systems of men and their self worship and personal kingdom buildings are about to be confronted, shaken and removed by the word of the Lord. They will be replaced by something of more enduring substance.
In the midst of all of this there yet remains the present realities of a world economy that is in the midst of its greatest shaking in recent history. Something spiritual has happened that has caused things that were secret and without little visible effect upon the monetary institutions of the world to now become public, together with the clear evidence of their impact upon international finance. Many of these things had gone on unchallenged for centuries with many of the powerful ones being party to them, yet now the covers are being pulled off so that the true state of the economies might become visible. There are more revelations coming soon!
The minds of men have no answer for the problems that are the direct result of demonic spirits and principalities that have ruled over this area just as the giants ruled over Canaan until the coming of the Lord and His People with power. All of the attempts at fixing the problem are at best band aids covering a deep festering wound that cries out for a solution. The solution is not in some new program by the World Bank but in A MAN carrying the anointing of God and the wisdom of God into the situation. As with the church the Lord does not simply give gifts to man and then send him, rather the Lord anoints a man and gives the man. His very presence brings solution to the problem because he is GOD’S ANOINTED for the task. He carries in his very DNA the solution, having been prepared from before the foundation of the earth for this mission. He, just like Cyrus is God’s anointed (MESSIAH) (Isa.44:23-45:7).
“1 ¶ But look! A king will rule in the right way, and his leaders will carry out justice. 2 Each one will stand as a shelter from high winds, provide safe cover in stormy weather. Each will be cool running water in parched land, a huge granite outcrop giving shade in the desert. 3 Anyone who looks will see, anyone who listens will hear. 4 The impulsive will make sound decisions, the tongue-tied will speak with eloquence. 5 No more will fools become celebrities, nor crooks be rewarded with fame. 6 For fools are fools and that’s that, thinking up new ways to do mischief. They leave a wake of wrecked lives and lies about GOD, Turning their backs on the homeless hungry, ignoring those dying of thirst in the streets. 7 And the crooks? Underhanded sneaks they are, inventive in sin and scandal, Exploiting the poor with scams and lies, unmoved by the victimized poor. 8 But those who are noble make noble plans, and stand for what is noble.” (Isa 32:1-8 Message)
A change must be declared in the nations and the long era of rogues and oppressors who have ruled over the nations and have raped them of their precious treasures that the Creator has invested in them for his benefits must now come to an end. Righteous rulers out of the house of the Lord must now be raised up and trained as leaders in every dimension of the kingdom. Heavenly messengers carrying an opened book have already begun to set their feet upon both the land and the sea declaring with thunders that there should be no more delay because the time was come for the mystery to be fulfilled.
“1 ¶ I saw another powerful Angel coming down out of Heaven wrapped in a cloud. There was a rainbow over his head, his face was sun-radiant, his legs pillars of fire. 2 He had a small book open in his hand. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on land, 3 then called out thunderously, a lion roar. When he called out, the Seven Thunders called back. 4 When the Seven Thunders spoke, I started to write it all down, but a voice out of Heaven stopped me, saying, “Seal with silence the Seven Thunders; don’t write a word.” 5 Then the Angel I saw astride sea and land lifted his right hand to Heaven 6 and swore by the One Living Forever and Ever, who created Heaven and everything in it, earth and everything in it, sea and everything in it, that time was up— 7 that when the seventh Angel blew his trumpet, which he was about to do, the Mystery of God, all the plans he had revealed to his servants, the prophets, would be completed.” (Re 10:1-7 Message)
This is not the season for aimless wanderings. The watchers on the earth have spoken into the heavens and both the heavens and the earth are in symphony. Counterfeit religion has paraded itself on the stage for too long. All the meanwhile the cloud of witnesses have been watching and longing for the kingdom of God to come to earth so they too can return to rule and reign on earth (Rev.5:6-10). They now declare that it is now time for the saints to take over the kingdoms of the earth (Dan.7:13-18). They also call upon the Lord to bring a complete end to the long age of Pentecost and to release fully the precious FEAST OF TABERNACLES upon the saints of the Most High and also upon the whole earth.
“For he is accomplishing his word and speedily fulfilling it in righteousness; for a speedily fulfilled word will the Lord execute upon the earth.”” (Ro 9:28 Noyes)
Yes, change is everywhere.
There is a clear challenge from God to us now. As usual there are challenges before us and voices telling us that we cannot do it. At the same time the Lord speaks a strong word to us:
“13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 “The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” 15 ¶ And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to GO FORWARD. 16 “BUT LIFT UP YOUR ROD, AND STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea. 17 “And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 “Then the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”” (Ex 14:13-18 NKJV)
The word of the Lord to us is “Go Forward”. There is a grace and an anointing available to us right now to move forward against any and every challenge that stands in our way. When God spoke to Israel the Red Sea was ahead of them, mountains on both sides and the Egyptians behind them. The Lord told them to move forward without considering the things that were besetting them on every side. If they would consider their circumstances then they would be overwhelmed by fear and would turn back. Turning back would only enable the Egyptians to bring them back into captivity and it would mean failure for the purposes of the Lord. In the things that the Lord has spoken to us concerning, we cannot turn back or turn aside. Furthermore, in any area where we had failed to move forward we must now marshal ourselves and move forward boldly.
The Lord also spoke to Moses and reminded him that he was not empty handed. His consecration filled his hands with a rod (Exo.28:41 consecrate Hebrew MALE to fill the hands). He may have forgotten what he had in his hand or maybe he did not know that it could be used in this situation. This rod that the Lord had put in his hand became the instrument of the parting of the Red Sea so that Israel could obey the command of the Lord to move forward.
There is an anointing that is upon us and it is a unique anointing. Our consecration has put a weapon within our hands that is greater than the weapons that are abundant in the religious circles. God has given to us a revelation of his purposes and of his kingdom. There are not many who are equipped in this as we are. God has also given us some other weapons, a company of sons and daughters who, though they may not be among the notables in religious circles, yet they are a people who are for signs and wonders in the earth from the Lord (Isa.8:16-18). They have been hidden by the Lord until their due season, but are now ready to be manifested. There is a great deposit of the Lord among us. These treasures are the weapons of our warfare and the arrows from the Lord of Host against any gate of hindrance that stands in our way. Our sons and daughters are arising and will step into the water, causing the waters to part so that the people of God move forward on dry ground. The people will volunteer freely in the day of the Lord’s power (Psa.110;1-3).
Some important announcements for 2009!
1. There will be two international conferences this year, one in South Africa and the other in Mexico. The Mexico conference will be held in early July and the South Africa conference is scheduled for November 1-8, 2009. Details on both of these meetings will be published on the websites and through other means immediately.
2. Look for information about the Egypt Tour scheduled for November 22-29, 2009
3. Look for significant news coming from Latin America early in the year as the word of the Lord continues to fill the territory
4. Australia Youth Conference? Ask Johanna janna1000@yahoo.com
In this New Year the Lord will do excellent, amazing and new things for us in this spiritual family.
1. The Lord will release, bless and establish us financially
2. The Lord will continue to add to us a company of faithful, loyal and covenanted sons and daughters
3. The Lord will continue to enable us and grant us favor to declare the message of the gospel of the kingdom in all of Latin America and other countries
4. The Lord will establish us in South Florida and we will see adequate facilities for the ministry based there
5. The Lord will cause us to see a resurgence in the work in North America
6. The Lord will cause give us at least three Antioch type churches
7. The Lord will cause several sons and daughters to take their places alongside me in spirit and in practical ways
8. Our sons and daughters will arise and we will move forward and defeat every impediment and obstacle in 2009
