Weekly Prayer (5/12)

Critical Event: Prophetic Insights into the New Pope

【Background: American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the evening of May 8th local time. His name is ” Pope Leo XIV” and he became the first American Pope..…Detailed Reading】

• Matthew 24:4-5   Jesus answered and said to them, “Take heed that no one deceives you.” For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
• 1 John 4:1   Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
• 1 Peter 4:7   The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be sober-minded and watchful toward prayer.

【Prayer】

• Enhance the Church’s Spiritual Discernment : Heavenly Father, in this age filled with deception, please give the church a clean heart and sharp spiritual vision, so that it will not be lost due to political correctness, religious forms, or worldly values, and will be able to faithfully uphold the truth of Your words.
• Raise Up Global Intercessors And Watchmen : Heavenly Father, the nations are shaking and the peoples are wailing. Please turn the nations to You, and may there be true repentance and revival! Arise a new generation of intercessors and watchmen! Don’t sleep, don’t be silent, don’t retreat! Let Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
• Mass Exodus of Catholics : Father, let Catholicism be struck by the baptism of fire! Open the eyes of Catholics so they can see the truth and be free! Let them see Jesus, see His work on the cross, see the path He created to the Father, break the lies that have deceived them, and many Catholics will begin to know Jesus as Lord and Savior!
• We Declare In the Name of the Lord Jesus :
  • God controls the hearts of all rulers and authorities!
  • We denounce all deceptions and dark schemes from hell, and we cannot enter the world stage through high religious positions!
  • Any plan that is not from God will fail, and anyone who exalts himself above God will be destroyed!
  • This is a time of spiritual awakening, and the fire of prayer will burn across the nations until the glory of the Lord fills the earth like the waters cover the sea!
  • The nations will repent, the peoples will return, and Jesus Christ will receive the inheritance of His kingdom!

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Pray for the Indigenous People:Determination in the Fire of War – The Earthly Firstborn and the Spiritual Firstborn Stand Together

【Current events/Background: We reported here that the “Indigenous Embassy of Jerusalem” (IEJ) was established in Israel on February 1 this year, and held a simple opening ceremony (to read related reports, please click here ), and planned The grand opening of the “Jerusalem Aboriginal Embassy” to be held on October 27 this year. Indigenous people from all over the world were invited to wear their own outfits and bring gifts to Israel, stand with Israel, speak for Israel, and support God’s chosen people.…Detailed Reading 】

• Isaiah 40:1-2 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.  2 Speak comfort to Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her days of war are fulfilled and her sins are forgiven her. You will receive double punishment from the hand of the Lord for all your sins!”
• Jeremiah 55:5 They will visit Zion and face it and say, Come, join yourself to the LORD for a covenant that will never be forgotten. 』

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• The earthly firstborn and the spiritual firstborn stand together:　Heavenly Father, the indigenous people represent the Gentiles of the nations, who came to Jerusalem to stand with the Judahs during Israel’s difficult times. They comfort and comfort Your people! They are to visit Zion and enter into the covenant of union with Your Beloved. May your heart also be comforted! When the indigenous people (the earthly firstborn) and the Jews (the spiritual firstborn) stand together in Jerusalem, worshiping and praising together, the two become one, and the glory of heaven will fill the entire holy city. Peace is no longer just a luxury, the Lord His ways will be taught to all nations.
• We declare in the name of Jesus Christ,
  • There is no lack or fear in love. This journey of love to Israel for the indigenous people will be filled with your loving presence, abundant supply, complete peace, and great joy.
  • The arrival of the earthly firstborn natives will bring breakthroughs in the spiritual world and the natural world, and all things on earth will be revived.
  • The earthly firstborn Aboriginal people share the joys and sorrows of the spiritual firstborn Israel and will bring the nations into alignment with God’s will.
  • Next year, more indigenous peoples and remnants from all nations will come to Israel to prepare the way for the glorious King!

In the name of Christ Jesus, Amen!

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Pray For Church

Pray for Participating Churches and Pastors on Regional 24/7 Prayer Walls

【Editor’s Note: The 24/7 prayer walls listed here are especially for local churches and pastors. If you are committed to watch on the regional walls, simply click on the link listed below to connect to the local prayer wall. 】

• East Coast 24/7 Prayer Wall – Prayers for Local Churches & Leaders
• Bread Of Life Christian Church in ShiLin
• NZ Awaken the Dawn

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editorial Special Section: Veronika West: A Great Wealth Transfer and an Unprecedented Harvest!

Message: Veronika West   Date:  May 7, 2025   Source: Elijah List

I had a powerful open vision that I believe speaks to a great wealth transfer and an unprecedented harvest that is coming!

A Silver Fish and Deep Waters

On the morning of April 7, 2025, I was suddenly taken into an open vision where I saw a very large silver fish that had been caught and was lying on the banks of a beautiful river. I saw that the silver fish was opening and closing its mouth when suddenly the vision shifted, and my attention was immediately drawn to a boat in the deeper waters of the river.

The boat had an extremely large net that had been cranked up into the air. I saw that the net was full of silver fish and was at a breaking point! As I looked at the bulging net of silver fish, I heard the word “Inter-NET,” and I knew by revelation that what I was seeing in the vision was not just speaking of a great harvest of souls but of the great wealth transfer, backed by silver and gold. I was being shown the coming great redistribution of wealth for Kingdom transformation and reformation. I was being shown the birthing of a new era of digital currency!

A Great Catch and Heavy Gold Coins

Now, as the vision continued unfolding, my eyes were drawn back to the large silver fish still lying on the ground, which began to flap vigorously. Suddenly, with its mouth wide open, the silver fish began to bring forth large and heavy gold coins. I watched as the gold coins poured forth from its mouth!

Then my eyes were drawn back to the large net, where I saw all the silver fish within also begin to flap vigorously, and gold coins started to pour forth out of their mouths too! Now the net, which was already full of fish and close to breaking, began to fill with the heavy gold coins. And as the gold coins filled the net, I saw many other boats arrive, and the silver fish (which were still bringing forth gold coins) were then shared amongst many of the other boats.

Again, I knew by revelation that what I was being shown was the coming of a great distribution of wealth to the righteous. I believe the vision speaks of a great harvest—a deep cleansing and purification—as well as salvation and redemption that are coming to the nations on a scale never seen before. (Photo via Piqsels)

The size and weight of the gold coins that poured from the silver fishes’ mouths also speaks to the weight of the coming glory. It speaks of supernatural change that is coming—a changing of the guard in the nations! It speaks of a great outpouring of supernatural miracles, of increase and multiplication, and unparalleled signs and wonders! It is a great wealth transfer and a great harvest that will bring unprecedented breakthrough. It is a great transfer of wealth not just in the economic and financial worlds but of souls across the nations, which will be brought from darkness into light!

“When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.’

“Simon answered, ‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.'” (Luke 5:4–5 NIV)

They fished all night and caught nothing (Luke 5:5), for now many will come into the light!

The Rise of Prophetic Eagles and Oaks of Righteousness

Suddenly the vision shifted, and I heard a sound, a sound which was all too familiar to me as a child — the loud, piercing cry of the great fish eagle! As my eyes shifted upwards toward the skies, there I saw fish eagles gathering and circling above the nets and boats. Suddenly, I saw the great fish eagles fly down to the nets and begin to take up the silver fish in their sharp talons. Then all of a sudden one of the fish eagles came toward me in the vision and took up the large silver fish that was still on the ground at my feet — the silver fish that was still flapping and bringing forth gold coins from its mouth, gold coins which now covered the ground!

I watched as the great fish eagle, with the silver fish in its talons, flew toward and then into the branches of a mighty oak tree. It was made known to me again, by the Spirit of revelation, that the oak tree in this vision speaks of oaks of righteousness (Isaiah 61:3), of the mighty righteous remnant planted by rivers of living waters (Psalm 1:3).

The great fish eagle speaks to a rise of the prophetic eagles/evangelists, and to a new movement of powerful prophetic evangelism that will begin to come to the fore, in even greater power and glory, to bring in the great harvest of souls. I saw a powerful prophetic movement of mighty eagle reformers that will begin to rise! I knew by the Spirit of revelation that a time of greater purification, separation, and redemption was coming to the five-fold.

The vision speaks of the restorative and redemptive plans and purposes of God being made manifest in the days ahead. A divine purification and distinction is going to begin to take place within the prophetic movement and the Body of Christ. (Photo via Pexels)

Now, as I stayed watching, I saw the great fish eagle in the branches of the oak tree, sitting and eating the silver fish, and again, by revelation, it was made known to me that the fish represents the “marked ones,” the “chosen ones.”

But it also speaks of prophetic revelation (the living scrolls of revelation that will bring forth greater prophetic illumination and understanding of the times), which will bring to birth divine transformation and Kingdom reformation on the earth.

A “Spiritual Metamorphosis,” the Golden Eagle, a New Golden Age, and a Harvest of Souls

Now as I watched intently as the silver fish was consumed, suddenly I saw the fish eagle begin to change, and I watched as a powerful “spiritual metamorphosis” began to take place, and I watched as a radical change and transformation unfolded before me. The great fish eagle was transformed into a mighty golden eagle that suddenly took flight!

Then I heard these words: “Watch and pray, for a great harvest of souls and of silver and gold shall come forth in these days that will be known as the birthing of a new golden age! Yes! For I tell you, the birthing of a new golden age shall now herald a divine exchange and a great transfer of wealth from the hands of the wicked into the hands of the righteous; for no longer will the nets be broken, but the boats will overflow! For I tell you, a great coming harvest of souls and a wealth transfer of silver and gold have surely begun. So I say ‘Change! Change!’ is now coming upon the nations, but watch and pray, for at a time of birthing, the great serpent spirit is now circling!”

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Editorial Special Section: Ricci Johnson-Wilson: The Inner Workings of America’s Red Sea Moment

Message: Ricci Johnson-Wilson Date: May 6, 2025   Source: World for Jesus Ministries

America on the Lord’s Operating Table

In the summer of 2020, I the Lord gave me a vision of our nation. It was in the form of a woman, and it had been in a catastrophic accident. It was placed on an operating table before the Lord. Every part of the body had been impacted by this accident. The Lord was working feverishly to heal it, His hands moved so quickly, they were a blur in front of my natural eyes. I could however, through the Spirit, see particular parts He was concentrating on:

• •  The Head (thoughts left Him, we sought the desires of the flesh, embraced false doctrines, social justice ideologies)
  • The Heart (our hearts waxed cold toward Him; we carried bitterness and unforgiveness toward our fellow man)
  • The Stomach (appetite for deception/compromising the soul)
  • The Womb (left wounded and scarred by abortion)
  • The Knees (bowed to idols: self, technology, greed)
  • The Feet (the nation has turned from God and walked into deception)

I watched the Lord operate on our Nation. As He did, I the wounds lifted off the body and He healed and sealed the wounded areas.  Throughout this surgery, a golden hue rested upon the woman. In His mercy, He really was healing the soul of the nation.

I remember thinking that it seemed like such a monumental task, one only the Lord could perform.  He replied to my thoughts: “As the rising of the sun draws the dew from the soil, I AM drawing the trauma up and out of the soul of the nation. Watch and see.”

I believe this is where we are today; God is dealing with our nation. He’s addressing the sin, and He’s healing the wounds caused by that sin. As intercessors, it is our responsibility to continue to pray for the stability of the nation during the greatest shaking we’ve seen in our lifetimes.

How Did We Get Here?

We slipped into compromise. This is certainly a fact; however, we must ask ourselves “why didn’t the Church stand against the compromise as it entered our nation? Where were we when the sex, drugs, and rock n roll swept up our youth in its tidal wave of decadence? Where were we when those blatant crimes against our precious pre-born began?”

We were lulled to sleep. Was this by design? I’ve addressed this in part, some time ago, but as we watch the Lord working on our nation, I think it’s important we dig deeper. We need to get to the roots of this situation so we can both pray more effectively and be aware of what led us down this path to begin with. The awareness helps get us back on the right path and prevent reentry to this state of compromise.

Compromise can be such a tricky word: we want kids to compromise when playing together. One wants to ride bikes and the other wants to play basketball. They compromise by splitting their playtime by riding bikes for the first portion and then playing basketball for the second portion of their time. That’s a solid compromise.  I’m referring to a compromise that can lead the masses straight to hell. When we compromise on the Word of God, when we compromise on truth, or if we compromise our values all of which should be born from the precepts found in the Word of God, then we begin the slow decent from truth into deception and that is an eternally fatal mistake.

Perfect examples are found in the social justice movement or liberation theology. Let me explain further:

The Plagues that Plague Us

For several weeks I’ve spoken on America’s Red Sea Moment. This is from a word the Lord gave me back in 2020 which dealt with the corruption that is within the Church. This week, Mom and I were talking about the Catholic Church and its influence. We went back and forth in discussion. Just before our call Wednesday, she called and said, “one of the key issues within the Catholic Church is called ‘liberation theology’ and it’s influencing the church today as a whole.” She asked me to pray over it that night! Never having heard that terminology before, and in a bit of a panic, I sought clarification.

However, as we talked, I realized I knew those issues as social justice issues that I’ve addressed in the messages on “America’s Red Sea Moment Approaches” are from Liberation Theology! They are both in the nation and today, running rampant within the Church. I also shared with her that they are considered “Cultural Marxism” which taken directly from Marxist ideology.

I’ll quickly review those social justice issues, or our plagues, in a moment, but a little background:

Marx knew he could not take a nation as long as the Church stood strong. He had to infiltrate the Church but with men like the 19^th Century preacher, Charles Spurgeon in place, teaching the purity of the Word of God, he simply could not succeed in places like England.

However, in the 20^th Century, along came Antonio Gramsci, an Italian philosopher, who realized, if you wanted to conquer a nation, you needed to influence both the culture and the Church. We see this in the communist manifesto as well: they weaken the Church while influencing the culture with compromised values.

Not long after, we saw the Catholic Church begin to roll out their liberation theology.  Pope Francis, with the roll out of his social justice platform, was often accused of being a Marxist. I looked this up and there are articles identifying Pope Francis’ liberation theology of being influenced by Marxist ideology! Yet, I cannot help but wonder if Marx himself was influenced by Liberation Theology for it began centuries earlier.

Again, she asked me to clarify this and review the issues we are dealing with so we can pray more effectively.

Specific Plagues or Compromised Values that Have Infiltrated the Church Today

America’s Red Sea Moment and the specific plagues or compromised values that have infiltrated the Church today are as follows:

1. 1. Black Lives Matter or BLM
   2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or DEI
   3. LGTBQ+
   4. Critical Race Theory or CRT
   5. Climate Crisis
   6. Bloodletting: Abortion and Human Trafficking
   7. AI

These plagues influence both the Church and the Nation. However, if we are to truly see them removed from the nation, we must extract them from the Church first. There are three plagues which are specifically in the nation, and which impact us negatively as a nation. While they certainly influence the Church’s behaviors, we do not necessarily see them within the Church, they are as follows:

8. 8. Corrupt Government Agencies or FBI, CIA, State Department
   9. Media
   10. Academia

The Jesuit Order – “Liberation Theology”

We have likely heard these issues referred to as Social Justice Issues, Cultural Marxist Ideology, but they began as “Liberation Theology”. They were brought in by the Jesuit Priests through the Catholic Church centuries ago. The Jesuit Order has as their primary focus, Social Justice Issues also known as Liberation Theology.

The Jesuit Order was founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540. However, there were Popes as early as 300 AD who were considered Jesuits. Jesuits are known for their commitment to education, social justice and missions. They often work in schools, universities and outreach programs. They take a vow of absolute obedience to the Pope.

When a nation is formed, the Jesuits are released into that nation to influence the nation both ecclesiastically and politically.

Men are recruited from universities to partner with this agenda, with the goal to ensure that that nation bows to a higher power, that power being the Pope himself.

It’s that two-headed snake in the dream I shared last week.

The Influence of the Jesuit Order

What does this type of influence look like?

Politically speaking: every member of Obama’s cabinet was a Jesuit. Biden had 12 of the same 16 cabinet members that Obama did. Consider the liberation theology or social justice issues they unleashed upon our nation. The Jesuit endgame is to bring a nation to its knees for state capture, without bloodshed (arms). They use the youth as their social justice mouth pieces while at the same time, activating their corporate lobbyists to force legislative changes within the nation.

Ecclesiastically speaking: Jesuits entered our churches long ago to implement a watered-down social Gospel message so the Church would not be capable of recognizing the infiltration into the nation and raise up a resistance.

In the 1600-1700s we had what we often refer to as the Black Robe Regiment. These were godly men who understood the destiny of America and fought hard to educate their congregations on the issues at hand so they could have a solid Biblical worldview.

However, in the southwest, a group known as the Jesuit Order entered the scene, setting up missions along the western coastline. By the mid-1960s understanding how influential the Church in America was in the nation, they slowly branched out, infiltrating various denominations as “pastors” to prepare it for submission to the Pope. Once established, they unleashed a wave of this Liberation Theology upon the masses. 

What is Liberation Theology?

Liberation theology emphasizes the liberation of the oppressed and the poor through political and social activism. It interprets Christian teachings through the lens of those experiencing the oppression, advocating for social justice and challenging oppressive systems.

It reinterprets Biblical narratives and teachings to highlight their relevance to the struggle for liberation and social justice.

It emphasizes the concept of “social sin” recognizing that structures of oppression are not simply individual actions but collective sins that require systemic change. The idea that the color of your skin excused you from your sin, or crimes against your oppressor became the prevailing narrative embraced by both the world and many within the Church.

This certainly lifts the burden of accountability off the masses, doesn’t it?

We saw the collapse of Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist and many others as they split over supposed “doctrinal” issues, however, most of these were rooted in Liberation Theology and one party’s unwillingness to compromise the Word of God to justify or condone the sin of various social issues such as homosexuality or woman’s rights.

While the Church was distracted and really crumbled around us under this deception, the enemy installed his men and women who would take the political lead and drive the final nails into the coffin that encompassed our nation. Those installations were Obama and Biden. Hillary would have been the final nail but God intercepted their plans by bringing in Trump.

Modern Day Example of Liberation Theology:

I’m going to provide just one, very significant example of how serious this is and how deeply it has impacted various churches today.

The foundation of the Lutheran Church was based on the separation from the will and the ways of the Catholic Church. Martin Luthur nailed his 95 Thesis containing his criticism of the Catholic Church, which he nailed on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517. He did so, “out of love and zeal for truth and the desire to bring it to light.”

In this thesis, he detailed the errors within the Catholic Church, his desire to bring truth to deception and open up discussion with the leadership.

The three primary topics are as follows:

1. 1. The first three theses statements are for discussion on the importance of God’s Word in the Holy Bible for the Christian’s life.
      • When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent” [Matthew 4:17], he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.
      • This word cannot be understood as referring to the sacrament of penance, that is confession and satisfaction, as administered by the clergy.
      • Yet it does not mean solely inner repentance; such inner repentance is worthless unless it produces various outward mortifications of the flesh
   2. Theses #4-14 address the power of the pope, challenge the teachings of purgatory, address the corruption of the clergy, and the source of the forgiveness of sins as a direct act from God. The Catholic Church teaches that the power to forgive rests in the hand of the clergy with the Pope himself as the head.
      • Purgatory:  This belief is linked to the Catholic concept of purgatory, a state of purification after death where souls are cleansed before entering heaven. Catholics believe that prayers from living members of the Church can help those in purgatory. This belief is linked to 2 Maccabees 12:43-46 where Judah Maccabee and his men offer sacrifices for fallen soldiers who had been killed while wearing pagan amulets, indicating a belief that their sins could be atoned through prayer.  This contradicts what the Word of God says about salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
   3. Theses #15 – 82 are the core arguments by Martin Luther against indulgences and the tactics of the preachers who are selling letters of indulgence in Germany.

Luther was persecuted greatly for this and had to flee because a bounty was placed upon his head by the Catholic Church. The Reformation had begun however, and that was a catalyst for the Protestant movement today. Among those Protestant Churches was the Lutheran Church.

Today, from the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own website we read the foundation of their belief system:

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) emphasizes social justice as a core part of its faith and ministry, viewing it as a direct consequence of God’s grace and love. This commitment manifests in various forms, including political advocacy, direct services, and educational initiatives focused on addressing systemic inequalities and promoting justice. The ELCA works on issues such as gender justice, racial justice, environmental justice, and human rights.

Key aspects of the ELCA’s commitment to social justice:

• • • Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment: The ELCA actively works to end gender-based violence and address its root causes, including sexism and patriarchy.
    • Racial Justice:  The ELCA recognizes and confronts racial, ethnic, and cultural barriers that lead to unjust treatment and inequalities, and it works to create a multiracial and multicultural church.
    • Environmental Justice:  The ELCA’s “Caring for Creation” statement emphasizes the responsibility of humans as stewards of God’s creation and the need to pursue justice for the environment.
    • Human Rights: The ELCA actively supports human rights and works for freedom, justice, peace, and good order in public life.
    • Social Ministry Organizations: The ELCA supports a network of social ministry organizations that provide a wide range of services to those in need, including health and human care, disaster response, and advocacy.
    • Specific programs and initiatives:
      • Political Advocacy: The ELCA engages in political advocacy to influence public policy and promote social justice.
      • Educational Initiatives: The ELCA provides educational resources and training to equip leaders and congregations to address social justice issues.
      • Direct Services: The ELCA supports social ministry organizations that provide direct services to individuals and communities in need.
    • Social Statements: The ELCA develops and endorses social statements that articulate its teachings and policy positions on various social issues, according to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
    • Theological Basis: The ELCA’s commitment to social justice is rooted in its understanding of Lutheran theology, which emphasizes God’s grace, faith, and love. Lutherans believe that because they are redeemed by Christ, they are called to care for their neighbors and work for justice in all areas of life.

This is directly from their website, and this is liberation theology at its finest.  But God!

In 1999, the Lord called Mom to begin the work of the Gathering of the Eagles, and slowly but surely, through the repentance and intercessory work accomplished in the last 25 years, the cabal have been exposed, the corruption of this Marxist/Liberation theology, the plagues that sought to consume our nation are being thrust from our shores and God is healing our land. Of course, we’ve shared in great detail the work of the Gatherings and the fruit of our intercession, today I’m simply reminding us of God’s work through His obedient servants.

We have made tremendous headway, and I believe these plagues becoming mainstream is actually a sign that they are being uprooted. They were hidden before, deceitfully woven into the fabric of our society. Now, there are a bunch of loose threads the Lord is about to pull out. Don’t worry though, God will replace them with His truths if we continue to follow His plan and pray.

The Lord’s Jack Hammer

On Thursday, May 1^st, the National Day of Prayer, while in prayer, I had a vision of a jackhammer being wielded by the hand of the Lord. It was not what one might think, but it certainly had the same effect. This jackhammer was none other than President Trump, and he was secured in the hands of our Lord. He (the Lord) with His jackhammer specifically designed for this purpose, was hammering away at the bedrock over DC so he could access the swamp within and effectively drain it. I know that a portion of DC was built on marshy land, much like a swamp, but this particular swamp that the Lord is using President Trump to expose and drain, runs deep, it’s got both political and religious influence, it’s full of swamp creatures like bureaucrats and lobbyists who rake in millions of dollars courtesy of the American tax payer, to pad their pockets.

Trump was created for this hour, and if we are to see America set free from the Cabal, we are going to need to stand with him, and continue to pray for wisdom, knowledge, discernment and understanding to reign in his life.

We are going to need to, as a Church, pray and stand against:

• •  Liberation Theology
  • Communist Manifesto
  • Those items listed in the America’s Red Sea Moment under the Plagues that Plague us section
  • Pray against bloodletting: Abortion, Human Trafficking, Wars

Do not be discouraged, do not listen to mainstream media, but stay grounded and founded in the Word of God and prayer.

The Tree Burl

I want to close by sharing a vision I had this week. I was walking and praying in the spirit, and I had an open vision of a huge tree. It was tall, very thick, and majestic. About two feet off the ground there was a massive lump. It was so large, I don’t think I would be able to extend my arms around the mass.

I asked the Lord what I was seeing, and He replied, “it is the nation, and that lump you see will be the scar closing around the traumatic wound from the season it is coming out of right now. It’s going to take time for the bark to be completely shored up, but this will be a valuable lesson for the days ahead.”

I was so concerned about that lump, but He assured me, “it will be okay. This will one day serve as a marker of what occurs when the heart of a nation turns from Me.”

The tree suddenly began to grow; it grew so rapidly from where I stood, I could barely see that lump any more.

I felt the Lord standing next to me and we stood together looking up at that tree lump. After a few minutes He said, “It will also serve as a marker for what I will do in terms of blessings and expansion when the heart of the nation repents and returns to Me.”

When I arrived home, I looked this up because I remember seeing something about these lumps on trees a while back. They are called ‘tree burls’ and they form when a tree is under great stress, when it has been damaged by insects, viruses or even a fungus. The stress of this event causes the tree to put on growth quickly to encase the wound and protect the tree. Some tree burls can be enormous and burl poachers will seek them out because they have such unique swirls and abnormal patterns. They are often used in very high-end woodworking products. However, cutting them off can leave an open wound on the tree and cause serious problems.

The Lord does not want the burl removed. He wants to seal it and let this part of our history stand as a memorial to us. He wants us to see the value of this season and then teach the next generation our history.

Just like the Israelites would tell their children the story of their heritage, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers and how their actions with Joseph landed them in Egypt. Joseph would tell them God used this to provide for them in a world-wide famine. When Jacob died in Egypt, he told them to return to the Covenant land. They didn’t, and in the end, they were enslaved by the Egyptians. Obedience is key. Yet, God raised up a deliverer, Moses who set the captives free from this bondage and oppression, and in the process, Israel arriving at their Red Sea Moment, they had to face the Plagues within their own people. No details were left out of these multi-generational conversations because the lessons of successes and failures were valuable instructions for the next generation that they might remain true to God. It also admonishes to refuse to engage in atrocities that offend Him such as slavery and infanticide (abortion).  It warns them to reject compromise that slowly draws us away from God. It exhorts us to maintain a life of pursuing Him through His Word and a life of prayer. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Today, we can certainly see our nation on the Operating Table today. In a spiritual sense, the Lord is working on the heart, the mind, the appetite (stomach), the knees and feet to extract the corruption within. At the same time, that Jack Hammer the Lord showed me, is securely held in the Lord’s hands, and he’s at work on a political level, extracting the corruption that has been built up because the Church turned from Him.

In the end, if we stay the course, we will see the promises of God fulfilled both in the natural and in the spiritual.

The Jesuits sought to destroy the nation, but God, His plans will prevail!!

As Americans, our commission is to never forget the lessons of this season, the next generation needs these critical lessons we’ve learned as God uproots the plagues within.

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Editorial Special Section: Bobby Conner: How to Cultivate a Spiritual Mind

Message: Bobby Conner  Date:  May 5, 2025   Source: Elijah List

Editor’s Note: This repost is an excerpt adapted from a word originally published by the Elijah List in 2012, which Bobby Conner felt was a word for now. Please read through it and enjoy!

Embrace the Holy Fire of God’s Presence!

There is an old gospel hymn that says, “Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid? Your heart, does the Spirit control? You can only be blest, and have peace and sweet rest, as you yield Him your body and soul.”

It is time for us to lay everything on the altar and embrace the holy fire of God’s presence! We must present a mind that is clean and wholly consecrated to Him. Like David, our cry must be “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10 NKJV). When we do, we will discover that the Lord transforms our worldly mind into a spiritual mind—His mind, the spiritual mind.

The Natural Mind vs. the Spiritual Mind

The apostle Paul contrasts the natural mind with the spiritual mind.

The natural mind, corrupted by sin, is dulled and darkened to spiritual things, however brilliant it may be in its own natural sphere. There are many intellectually brilliant people who haven’t a clue regarding spiritual realities. They are “always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 3:7 NKJV).

It takes a spiritual mind to comprehend spiritual truths. Paul goes so far as to say that it is impossible for the natural mind to comprehend the things of the Spirit:

“But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Corinthians 2:14 NKJV) (Photo via PickPik)

As contradictory as it may seem, many true children of God remain dominated, for the most part, by the laws of their natural or carnal minds. One reason the Church struggles so much today is because many Christians still think like the world, and thoughts give birth to actions.

For example, some say, “I won’t believe it until I see it.” This is the exact opposite of a spiritual mindset. When Martha warned Jesus of the stench that would result if Lazarus’ tomb were opened, Jesus declared, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” (John 11:40). Martha was looking and thinking from a carnal perspective. Jesus changed her viewpoint by raising her brother from the dead.

The natural mind says, “If I see, I will believe.” The spiritual mind says, “If I believe, I will see.” Paul clearly recognized our desperate need for a Spirit-enlightened mind, praying, “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power” (Ephesians 1:17–19 NKJV).

Only in His light can we see light.

“For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light do we see light.” (Psalm 36:9 ESV)

How to Cultivate a Spiritual Mind

We should cry out to God for spiritual eyes to see what we believe even as we seek each day to walk in the light of His revealed Word.

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105 NKJV)

No matter how intellectually brilliant we may be, we cannot understand even the simplest concepts of God without the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit.

“A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26 AMPC)

The knowledge of spiritual things does not come by intellectual effort; rather, it comes only by divine revelation. This is why, when Peter declared to Jesus, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven” (Matthew 16:16–17 NKJV).

God’s desire is for all His children to possess a spiritual mind, and He has given us the capacity through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

“You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.” (Nehemiah 9:20 NKJV)

What Jesus said to His disciples applies also to us: “[B]lessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear” (Matthew 13:16 NKJV).

Do you want to cultivate your spiritual mind? Then immerse yourself in God’s Word.

“How shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed and keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to it]. (Photo via Unsplash)

“With my whole heart have I sought You, inquiring for and of You and yearning for You; oh, let me not wander or step aside [either in ignorance or willfully] from Your commandments.

“Your word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:9–11 AMPC)

Pray for revelation and ask the Spirit of God to open your eyes to behold awesome things from heavenly realms.

“And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” (2 Kings 6:17 KJV)

There is nothing wrong with intellectual knowledge and pursuit. God gave us our mind and expects us to use it. However, we should never depend upon mere human intellectual wisdom to advance us in the realm of the Holy Spirit.

“But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].” (John 16:13 AMPC)

“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.” (Isaiah 26:3–4 NKJV)

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Editorial Special Section:Gina Gholston: Release the Sound

Message:  Gina Gholston  Date: May 6, 2025 Source: Elijah List

Word released on April 29, 2025.

Introduction from Dutch Sheets: I have often written about the importance and power of our words. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21 KJV); with it we bless and curse (James 3:9), release our faith (Romans 10:10) and the sword of God’s Word (Ephesians 6:17). What sound are you releasing?

Power and purpose are released through the sound of our voices:

• Shouts of triumph
• Worship
• Thanksgiving to the Lord
• Testimonies
• Prayers
• Faith agreement
• Decrees
• Declarations
• Proclamations of the Word of God
• Forerunning declarations that move mountains, raise valleys, and make crooked places straight, preparing the way for what is to follow. (Photo of Gina Gholston)

God told Jeremiah that he would be His voice on the earth (Jeremiah 1:4–12). If Jeremiah would speak what He told him to speak, things would be rooted out, pulled down, and built and planted. As we consecrate ourselves and listen to the Lord, He fills our mouths. Then, as we release the sound of His words, He sends them forth to accomplish His purposes.

Psalm 47:1 exhorts us to “shout unto God with the voice of triumph” (KJV). The key to triumph is often in our mouths. Releasing our voices inserts the key to unlock and initiate the power of God. Movement in the invisible realm follows the release of our sound!

America Shall Be Saved, Not Just Improve

Through a dream earlier this year, the Lord instructed us to release a unified shout of triumph. Our obedience to do so, He said, would “shatter, dismantle, and cause evil agendas to fall and crumble, giving us access to this land.”

We are in a time of great political excitement. Things that needed to happen within our government are beginning to happen, and for that we are thankful! But God promises that America shall be saved, not just improve. That salvation will not come just by way of governmental realignment. It will come from the Lord as He works through His awakened Ekklesia to invoke revival, truth, and awakening, shattering demonic strongholds and piercing through the darkness of deception, turning the hearts of many.

A Powerful Vision: Sound Preceded the Glory

The Lord recently reminded me of a vision I had many years ago in which I saw a wide expanse of land. A black dome that appeared to be thick and impenetrable completely covered the land. The dome blocked out the light, so everything seemed dead and desolate.

Suddenly, I saw many single shafts of fire shoot up from the ground. People were inside those shafts of fire—one person in each shaft. I recognized some of them as five-fold ministers, intercessors, musicians, and worship leaders. (Photo via Pexels)

The ministers and intercessors wore intense facial expressions and continuously released a loud, powerful roar. The same expressions were on the faces of the musicians as they played, and the worshipers as they sang repeatedly, “Open up, open up the door to Your presence! Come dwell with us! Come dwell with us!” Each person was marching in place, their faces turned upward and their hands raised toward the heavens, making motions as if pounding on a door.

Then the roar, the movements, the music, and the song somehow blended into one powerful sound that arose like a battering ram against the dome, causing pieces of it to break loose and float down. I could see that each piece was thin, like an eggshell. I thought, “This is not as hard and impossible as we had assumed. It just requires the sound to break it loose!”

Shafts of light then began radiating through the holes that had been created in the dome, and I could hear voices from above saying in unison, “HEAVEN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR SOUND! HEAVEN IS RESPONDING TO YOUR SOUND!”

The sound from beneath then began to blend with the sound from above. The two sounds formed a huge whirlwind that swept back and forth across the dome until it completely shattered. Shackles and chains fell out of the dome as it was being obliterated, which I knew represented planned attacks of Satan, broken before they could be implemented. As the dome shattered, light broke through, and the land was instantly transformed.

What an amazing picture of the power of our sound! A biblical illustration of this can be found in 2 Chronicles 5:13–14: “It came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying: ‘For He is good, for His mercy endures forever,’ that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God” (KJV). The sound of praise preceded the entrance of the glory! Heaven responds to our sound!

The Lord once said to me, “I will reveal My sent-ahead ones, and they will release My strategy and power for days ahead! I will make their voices like the sound of trumpets—each trumpet releasing a unique sound. My Spirit will instruct them for movement! I’ll work a work, and none will stop what I do!”

God is presently calling forerunners to run with the sound! Those who respond to this call will be sent forth as His mouthpiece, releasing words that prepare the way for His glory to follow. The Ekklesia will be mobilized. As we release our shout, our worship, our prayers, our decrees, our sounds marching to the rhythms of Heaven, joining with the hosts of Heaven, that dome of iniquitous influence will completely shatter! Chains will be broken, light will overtake the darkness, and righteous transformation will occur. (Photo via Pexels)

Pray with me:

Father, we feel the urgency of this time. Awakening has begun. The timing of prophetic words and promises is intersecting, and You are calling us to take our place as Your forerunning voices. It is a call to rise and run with courageous faith and fervency as engaged co-laborers with Christ. We hear and respond to Your call. Our eyes are upon You.

We consecrate ourselves to You. Here we are, Lord; send us! Fill us with Your words, and we will lift our voices to declare them. Work through us with power and wisdom to invoke revival and awakening, shattering demonic strongholds, piercing the darkness of deception, and preparing the way for Your glory to turn hearts back to You.

And finally, we agree with the prayers released by Intercessors For America:

• We pray that the United States and Israel trust the Lord and take the opportunity to deny Iran their nuclear weapons.
• We pray that the Lord removes unrighteous judges and reins in our out-of-control judiciary.And we ask that the spirit of lawlessness be broken off our land.

In Jesus’ name we pray these things, amen.

Our Decree:

We decree that the voice of the Lord will be heard in our land, permeating the culture and reestablishing an atmosphere for the glory of God to be released.

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Editorial Special Section: Nita Johnson: Psalm 23 And Union – Part 3

Message: Nita Johnson   Date: March, 2024   Source: World for Jesus

THE BUBBLE. SEVERING CONTACT WITH THE SPIRIT WORLD OF THE EVIL ONE

When He took me into Union, He showed me that I was placed in a Bubble, not unlike the sac in the expectant mother’s womb where the baby grows. In that sac is the provision of the amniotic fluid – it’s the still waters. These still waters inside the spiritual womb you have been placed in are gently caressing your spirit and soul 24/7, nurturing, cleansing the soul, keeping life pure, holy, and unadulterated, creating an ambiance of Heavenly bliss.

How do I know this? He took me there.

You can’t see or feel the Bubble, but the spiritual world knows it is there. They can see it. Everyone who goes into Union is put into one of these spiritual bubbles. Why? Because of what He is doing by taking you into Union. When He crucifies your Sinful Nature, He is severing your contact with the spirit world of the evil one.

You, as a Christian, unless you have gone into Union, don’t understand how much you are still connected to the temporal world and are easily deceived to run after it – because it feels familiar.

You get saved and feel the whole world has changed as a result, but then you find out you are still connected to it by your Sinful Nature. You also realize that it is not the world that has changed but you who are undergoing a metamorphosis.

In the New Testament, in almost every Book, you will see terminology relating to this nature of sin. The Spirit begins a process in you the minute you get saved wherein He can obliterate the Sinful Nature. The Lord must do it. You cannot do it. All you can do is work with Him by turning away from the temptation to sin every time you have the opportunity. To destroy the Sinful Nature – you cannot do it, you cannot cast it out – only He can do it for you, and He will do it for you if you obey.

CO-CRUCIFIXION – THE ERADICATION OF THE SINFUL NATURE

The Sinful Nature has to be eradicated before you go into UNION. You have the whole teaching on it in Romans 6-8. It is called the co-crucifixion, where the Sinful Nature is crucified as though you had gone to the Cross with Jesus. He has crucified and removed it from you, and with it, this little umbilical cord that never got severed – it is finally severed. The minute it is severed, our Savior wraps you in the Kingdom Bubble because now you have been totally delivered from the spirit of the world.

I can tell you it feels different. It is so incredible. There is a purity about life that is restored. There is an innocence about life that is restored. Temper problems are taken care of. Every sin listed by Christ and Paul is taken care of with the eradication of the Sinful Nature.

Things that satan used to be able to do by speaking into your ear, most temptations get shut off because you are in this Bubble. Does it mean no more problems? No, but you will have it from within the Bubble and not from the lake of the spirit of the world. There are many spirits of the world that keep the satanic ambiance flowing to those not protected by this amazing source of protection. So your soul is never groping for the things you used to love. Though Satan’s spirit of darkness keeps the eyes of the sinner looking for the world, looking for satisfaction from the passions of the flesh. He has a tough time enticing those who have entered this kind of protection. When our Father puts you in His Bubble,  Satan’s mischief is all but cut off.

Satan can still tempt you, but it is different. Because you live in this Bubble, you live in an environment that is pure, holy, righteous, and filled with the love of God. So when Satan tempts you, it is super obvious. Whereas before, you didn’t know if you were being tempted or if it was your hungry flesh. NOW YOU KNOW. When you are in the Bubble. Satan’s world becomes very painful as it accosts the pure soul of one made into Christ’s image.

You HAVE BECOME THE NEW CREATION:

This New Creation is all purified man and the Spirit of God. You are now a mature son/daughter of God because you have gone through the maturing process to be rid of the last vestige of the world so that you can walk with God in purity.

Anyone can live here. Anyone can have it. A child can have it, but you have to pay the price. You have to say no to the world.

STILL WATERS: THE FLUID:

It offers protection but also nurtures and feeds you inside this Bubble all the time. I only know of one other person in the States who has that. (I am not saying there is only one other person, I just know of one other.) It is absolutely common and necessary for you to have this protection, or you would be vulnerable. In Union, you now become an instrument, a tool of God to wreak havoc, damage, and devastation to satan’s world. Satan will try to pull you out of that sacred place.

YOU CAN BE LURED OUT – but you won’t live much longer:

³ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Did you know your soul needed to be restored? Did you know your soul needed to be restored, NOW? Do you think a restored soul will be different from a soul that is not? The Fruits of the Spirit are the Fruits of God’s Spirit that have matured in YOU. That is the person you become when the Sinful Nature is eradicated. You don’t live in fear, confusion, and restlessness. I tell you the Truth. It is a different life, and you have become a different person – He owns you completely.

In Union, when you talk to the Lord, you don’t feel like you are talking to Him at the threshold of Heaven. Christ is IN YOU, and you feel it. I am not talking about Christ having a corner of your soul. Jesus owns every part of you. When you think, He is thinking through you. When you speak, He is speaking through you. That is what Paul meant when he said, “You have the mind of Christ.”

A Christian who is always causing strife, has a bad temper, or has a problem with jealousy, do you think they have the mind of Christ? No. They have access to the mind of Christ because they are Christians. You will misunderstand the whole message if you think a Christian can live and walk and display the mind of the flesh and be in Union with Christ.

When you enter into Union, you are in Union with the Holy One. What you will display on your person and in your soul is the Holy One, and then you and all who know you will know you have the mind of Christ.

When the Father wants to talk to you, He speaks to you. You may hear His voice two or three times a day. You may not. But when He needs to talk to you, He will speak to you. You, in turn, will give the message to whomever. It is not like it is when you are just a Christian, and you do whatever you want to do six days a week as long as you go to church on Sunday. It isn’t the same. Do you hear me? I am asking for you to believe really fantastic things, but they are true.

If you have ever wanted anything in your life, WANT THIS WITH ALL YOUR HEART. ALL OF YOUR MIND. ALL OF YOUR SOUL. ALL OF YOUR STRENGTH.

So, the Lord begins the process of restoring your soul. One of those things Jesus does in this process is the removal of the Sinful Nature. As long as the nature of sin is inside of you, your soul is being corrupted. You may spend much time in the Word and prayer every week. But wherever the Sinful Nature controls, your soul is being corrupted. It can even leave a maimed soul behind if it is corrupted badly enough.

This is why someone can go into beautiful things with the Lord after salvation, but the next thing you hear about them, they are living on the streets. Because sin corrupted their soul, and that was never healed. Do you understand what I am saying? It is true. If the Church understood these principles, we would have a lot more success in converting the sinner. Amen.

THE PRE-FALL INNOCENCE:

The pre-fall innocence. Only God can do that. He is the only holy and righteous One. Some may wonder why they haven’t heard of this before. I don’t know. Maybe it is because now is the time and season like when the Baptists came on the scene, it was time for that theology to come and touch the Church with that Truth. So He has brought the Church up step-by-step, line upon line, and precept upon precept. All I know is that He is in a hurry to get you sold on this, get you running after it, and He will help you get it if you will do what you need to do.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

In Israel, there is a Valley of the Shadow of Death, and sheep have been lost there – the ridges they walk on are limited.

The Holy Spirit is trying to say – we are walking in the Valley of the Shadow of Death as long as the fire of God has not consumed the world. The Valley is this world.

One visit I had with the Lord, He called the world an IRON FURNACE. He knows how rough it is here. Why is this place called the Valley of the Shadow of Death? Because hell abounds here, not just below in hell, but above with evil spirits galore. On earth, there are many more evil spirits than there are human beings. It is dark. It’s the Shadow of Death because evil will take you into death.

Two words in the Bible that speak of death concerning a Christian are death, which is the separation from God (apostasy). A non-Christian lives there all the time. The second word for death literally means the death of the whole being. So, every place you go whether to the ocean or the mountains, it is the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Wherever you go, that is what you are dealing with in every sphere of the earth. Do you believe me? Unless the place has been wholly sanctified and God has set up a bubble around that place so that no devils can get through, you are in the Valley no matter where you go. You get on a rocket to the moon. You are in the Valley of the Shadow of Death. You can’t escape it.

HEAVEN ON EARTH

FEAR NO EVIL:

We, through Him, have conquered death. Now I am telling you that you can so conquer death through this process of coming into Union with Christ that while you are on this earth, you are living in Heaven at the same time. I am telling you the Truth. People don’t teach it because they don’t know it. When God wants you to know it because He wants to use you in this manner, He will teach you so that you don’t get hurt. You don’t have to be brought to spiritual death or total death. Fear no evil because God is with us. He will guide us. He will direct us. He will help us to have adequate spiritual food. Whatever we need to know and understand, He will give it to us to get us through the Valley of the Shadow of Death.

I will fear no evil

I love that!

for thou art with me;

thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

I think we know the rod and staff speak of authority and power. They also speak of the Spirit and the Word.

Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me

His Word will comfort us as we move about in the Valley of the Shadow of Death. It will teach us. It will also destroy devils. The spirit, just as strong and important, is used for that purpose also. There is the correcting and convicting of the Holy Spirit. Every time you are convicted of sin and you repent and turn from the sin, there is a healing that has gone on in your soul. I have seen in visions how sin can leave huge scars on your soul like boils. Sin really does do that to your soul. He takes us in and begins restoring and developing our souls and healing them so we can walk in higher places with Him. How does He do it? Through the Spirit and the Word.

So, you can’t do both today for whatever reason, and you think you would like to have some of the Word today. The Word can heal you right on the spot if you let the Word do that, but you do need a regular diet of prayer.

To be continued

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