5:14

Prophetic word on crossing over.

This post is very much a continuation of the last one. As a quick reminder, I believe that we are in a specific time, on the edges of  something very new in the body of Christ. The Lord had told me He was ‘BREAKING DEFAULT’ and He led me to the book of Joshua, in particular the scripture that declares: The Commander of the Army of the Lord has now come. He has come in response to a people who have separated themselves from Egypt, who have allowed the discomfort of the awareness of their default sins to drive them to a deeper place of repentance. He stands before us to wage war on our behalf. He has come as The Lord Almighty, Jehovah Sabaoth to break our defaults… our Jerichos, those seemingly insurmountable foes, (our signature fears doubts and unbeliefs), that stand between us and the new, between us and the promises the Lord has given us. 

To occupy the new land, we must consecrate ourselves afresh and wait for the strategy of the Lord. Like Joshua we are in a season where we must take off our shoes for the ground we are on is Holy; this enforced Sabbath is an invitation into divine rest and into a deeper level of holiness.

We cannot go in to occupy and take possession of the promised land without holiness and without waiting on Him. We can't go in in our own strength.

When I was writing the breaking default post, I felt the Lord highlight the scripture reference for ‘As commander of the Armies of the Lord I Have now come’. It was Joshua 5:14. I couldn't get 5:14 out of my head, then one morning, as I was sitting with the Lord and asking Him about 5:14, I sensed Him saying ‘it's a date… look up the date':

05.14 / 14th May.

2 specific dates appeared straight away; both highly significant for very different reasons.

The first date was 14 May 1948. On this day, David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of a Jewish state, to be called Israel. This was the day that the Jews officially took possession of the land that had been promised to them. It was the fulfilment of many biblical prophecies and  It marked the end of a 2000 year exile. 

Thus said the Lord God: ...you, O mountains of Israel, shall yield your produce and bear your fruit for My people Israel, for their return is near. For I will care for you: I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown. I will settle a large population on you, the whole House of Israel; the towns shall be resettled, and the ruined sites rebuilt. I will multiply men and beasts upon you, and they shall increase and be fertile, and I will resettle you as you were formerly, and will make you more prosperous than you were at first. And you shall know that I am the Lord. I will lead... My people Israel to you, and they shall possess you. You shall be their heritage, and you shall not again cause them to be bereaved. (Ezekial 36:8-12)

To me this was amazing confirmation that we have indeed crossed over into the promised land. Also, as the Lord was highlighting this to me, for 2 nights in a row, I woke up and glanced at my phone to see what the time was. Both times it was 00.00 (I go to bed early!) I knew the Lord was speaking and saying that it is the midnight hour; (it was at MIDNIGHT on May 14 1948 that the Provisional Government of Israel proclaimed a new State of Israel). I sensed that the Lord was again confirming that the old day had ended and a new day had begun but I questioned why I had seen this number twice….and the Lord said because 2 days have ended and a third has begun... He highlighted this scripture to me:

After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. Hosea 6:2

What is the third day? It is the day of resurrection / the day of being revived and of being restored to life. I heard another prophet speak on this verse recently and she exposited that in the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day, (2 Peter 3:8-9) and that the 2 days represent the two thousand years of the church age, but we are crossing over into a new day.. (a new millennium!) which represents the kingdom age. Hallelujah!!! The Commander of theArmy of the Lord has now come. Jehovah Sabaoth is His name.

The Lord is gathering the diaspora (the remnant) of the church, just as He gathered the Jews. He is gathering up His sheep, from where they have been scattered, and He is appointing His servant David as shepherd over them (which is Messiah) (Ezekial 34). His sheep will follow Him, for His sheep know His voice.  

We are in crossover right now.. From the old era to the new… from the church age to the kingdom age. I feel this very strongly in my spirit. It is the time to put old, besetting sins and habits away. It is time to circumcise our hearts. It is time to partner with the Lord in breaking default sins; to say NO to our flesh and yes to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The Lord has really been disciplining me and bringing me to a new level of consecration as He positions me in a deeper way in the fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom. I have been crying out continually in my spirit, Lord bend me to your ways, Lord do whatever it takes to bring me into alignment with your original intent, with YOUR blueprint for my life.  Please send your fire to burn any chaff that is still within me. These are serious days we live in and again, as I said in my last post, we will be unable to survive unless we are walking in humility and brokenness before the Lord. 

We are crossing over into the promises of God, in a way we have never seen but this will also be a place of warfare and deep darkness. We must walk in the light and stay in the light.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

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A second date the the Lord highlighted...was 14.05.20  

(NOTE… obviously this date has gone. I don't know if the event still took place on a digital platform or if it will be re-scheduled. I do know that what the Lord highlighted is of the utmost significance as it will be a prime factor in the days ahead).

'The Pope launches a global event for 14 May, 2020:

POPE FRANCIS: “AN EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR A NEW HUMANISM”

From a commitment to guard our "common house”, declared in Laudato Si’, to a declaration to eliminate discrimination, signed in Abu Dhabi. Challenges that can be overcome by focusing on education. By Pope Francis 9.12.2019'

reference: CLonline: https://english.clonline.org/news/church/2019/09/12/pope-francis-an-educational-alliance-for-a-new-humanism

Some background: Laudato Si mentioned above is the second Encyclical  of Pope Francis. (An encyclical is pastoral letter written by the pope for the whole Roman Catholic church on matters of doctrine, morals, or discipline, for those who don't know… I didnt). Laudato Si literally means 'Praise be to you', with the subtitle 'on care of our common home' In it, the pope critiques 'consumerism and irresponsible development, laments environmental degradation and global warming, and calls all people of the world to take "swift and unified global action.'

Laudato Si is an impressive and wholesome document that addresses some very important issues, pretty much all of which I (and most people) would agree with, however this commitment to 'guard our common house', has birthed a declaration to eliminate discrimination by creating AN EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR A NEW HUMANISM, conceived of and signed in Abu Dhabi by both the Pope and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.

This new humanism will come about by: 

‘having the courage to place the human person at the centre’ (!)

reference: MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT ON EDUCATION

http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190912_messaggio-patto-educativo.html

There is an emphasis on:

‘the importance of the role of religions in the construction of world peace’ and

‘The firm conviction that authentic teachings of religions invite us to remain rooted in the values of peace; to defend the values of mutual understanding, human fraternity and harmonious coexistence; to re-establish wisdom, justice and love; and to reawaken religious awareness among young people so that future generations may be protected from the realm of materialistic thinking and from dangerous policies of unbridled greed and indifference that are based on the law of force and not on the force of law'

- Freedom is a right of every person: each individual enjoys the freedom of belief, thought, expression and action. The pluralism and the diversity of religions, colour, sex, race and language are willed by God in His wisdom, through which He created human beings. This divine wisdom is the source from which the right to freedom of belief and the freedom to be different derives. Therefore, the fact that people are forced to adhere to a certain religion or culture must be rejected, as too the imposition of a cultural way of life that others do not accept;

reference: APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (3-5 FEBRUARY 2019) A DOCUMENT ON HUMAN FRATERNITY FOR WORLD PEACE AND LIVING TOGETHER

http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/travels/2019/outside/documents/papa-francesco_20190204_documento-fratellanza-umana.html

The Vatican statement on the above says that:

'The most significant personalities in the world are invited to take part in the proposed initiative, political, cultural and religious, and in particular the young people to whom the future belongs' with the aim of 'nurturing the dream of a humanism rooted in solidarity and responsive both to humanity’s aspirations and to God’s plan'.

From a human point of view this is all quite brilliant and noble. Who doesn't want world peace? Who doesn't want human beings to be nice to each other? 

But I would argue that Laudato Si is being used as a Trojan Horse. It is being wheeled out as a peace offering and a symbol of victory, but within, it contains something quite deadly... 

...It is a call for world peace, which will come from a culture of ‘tolerance’, which will be achieved by side-lining and ignoring the divine wisdom of Jesus Christ and instead ushering in man’s wisdom by putting the human person at the centre.

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 1 Thess. 5:3

It cites justice and mercy as the foundations of prosperity and the cornerstone of faith. Whereas

1 Cor 3:11 says ‘no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid which is Jesus Christ'. 

This is not a declaration that has been issued by a humanistic organisation. This is coming from the Catholic church and Islam.  Two religious bodies… indeed two of the most powerful and ubiquitous religious bodies in the world, putting their respective deities aside to instead lift up and elevate the human person, having the ‘courage’ (!) to put the human person at the centre and in so doing creating a new humanism. Make no mistake, from the co-joining of these two religions a new hybrid religion is being birthed.

This new religion is the new humanism.

The word of God says this:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. That person will be like a bush in the wastelands, they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert,  in a salt land where no one lives. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. IIt does not fear when heat comes;  its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” The (human) heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Jer 17: 5-9

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. Psalm 10:4

Without wishing to be sensational, let’s ponder this scripture for a moment:

Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666 . Revelation 13:18

What do three 6s mean? 6 is widely understood to be man’s number and 3 is representative of divinity and perfection and it is often used to communicate a superlative force to describe the intensity of something. It’s not just holy. It’s holy, holy, holy. I’m not a scholar, but it seems to me that one interpretation of 666 could be man attempting to be God. Its man, unrestrained and following fully and completely the downwards pathway of human reasoning and wisdom that is first earthly then sensual and ultimately demonic, for this is where earthly wisdom will always end up if allowed to come to full flower.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving,considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:13-18

Leanne Payne, in her brilliant book on Listening Prayer, discusses vertical listening (to the Lord) versus horizontal listening (to that which is of the earth) 

She writes this:

"Egoistic subjectivism obviously belongs to the lateral and the horizontal; it is self talking to the self. In such a context, the words of the world (worldly wisdom), the flesh (carnal desire), and finally the evil one himself predominate. Those who listen on a horizontal plane always miss wisdom from the spirit. To develop this power of listening consciously will sooner if not later lead one into the occult and even demonic ways of “knowing”. Wisdom that is generated from the fallen mind - the intellect and imagination - in isolation from God will always miss the mark. This is what the scriptures  refer to as worldly wisdom. As such it differs radically from the wisdom that comes down from above. WORLDLY WISDOM ALWAYS AND FINALLY LEADS TO THE DEMONIC".

Beloved church, this is war between faith and reason, between Christ and Belial. It is nothing new, for it is an ancient war but we will not be able to sit on the fence any longer… the battle lines are being drawn very clearly for those who have eyes to see. We must decide this day who we will serve, for there will be two systems of religion in the earth: two opposing wisdoms and two opposing kingdoms. One is truth, one is error. One is a walk of faith and one is a walk of reason. There will be presented a choice to every person.. Will I follow God’s ways or will I follow man’s ways? Will I worship God or will I worship man? 

In Revelation 12:9 the devil is called the deceiver of the whole world. The degree to which we still belong to the world and worship at the altar of the things of the flesh (our human nature), is the degree to which we will be deceived by the new humanism that is coming on the earth. It will come in the guise of reason, and it will come making a declaration of peace and tolerance, built on foundations of justice and mercy. Humanity is being primed. Only those who are fully consecrated, who have put off the flesh and do not belong to themselves will be able to rightly divide and discern in these coming days.