TONIGHT! Jon & Jolene speak at Women on the Frontlines DC, the Gate DC/ Whole Word, Oakton VA. More info at http://thegatedc.com/events.html
Last night the worship at Women on the Frontlines literally brought us before the Throne. Thank you Lord! And great job, Heather Clark. Many times I’ve felt the weight of God’s presence coming down in our midst. But I don’t recall ever having the sense that the entire room ascended!
It was as though we were together summoned before God to receive a verdict resounding within His heart. And I heard the phrase, “Jesus riots.”
As I prayed over this, I felt like the Lord spoke to me, “Riots are coming to cities in America this summer! Which will you choose—race riots, or Jesus riots?”
Of course we together chose Jesus riots! But I believe this verdict for our land was largely already sealed, by the mouths of family members who had suffered this sudden, violent loss of loved ones. So simple yet so extraordinary, even President Obama noted its power.
“I forgive you.” As with Stephen of old, this simple phrase turned a travesty of justice into a martyr’s harvest.
Last summer during the Glory Procession the Lord highlighted Charleston SC to us in an incredible way. We have long been aware of an occult structure in the city, tied to slavery and subjugation, that wielded strong influence even over Washington DC. As we sought the Lord on this in the city, the Lord thundered His verdict. “The scepter of the wicked must no longer remain from the land allotted to the righteous!” (Ps. 125:3).
The nation immediately pivoted from Charleston. Even electing the first black Senator since the days of reconstruction! We saw by the Spirit how Charleston was now positioned by God to lead the nation in freedom.
And with the vicious attack at a black Charleston church this week, I was very aware that the enemy was seeking to stop this freedom move. Yes this murder was racially motivated—the perpetrator even told authorities he was seeking to provoke race riots. But there’s more to it.
I don’t believe it was any coincidence that just the weekend before, Governor Nikki Haley helped lead a statewide prayer meeting in Charleston to repent of root strongholds and ask God to save their state and nation. Darkness was losing its hold. Whether the killer even knows, the senseless murder—during another prayer meeting—was first a retaliation triggered by the occult.
By this sacrifice, the enemy sought to re-empower the idolatrous structure in the city tied to hatred and subjugation. As Charleston is a gate to the nation, the sacrifice at this gate was meant even to provoke race riots throughout the land.
But here’s Heaven’s verdict. These precious saints belong to Jesus Christ. Like their Savior, in their dying moments they literally breathed out prayer. And like Stephen in Acts, as they followed their Savior to the grave, the Lord stood to receive them and reward them a martyrs crown. And He vows to them and to us a Martyr’s harvest for a martyr’s seed.
Suddenly the Court of Heaven rules, and the covenant with death is annulled! And the enemy is restrained from accessing the unjust bloodshed to empower his evil reign.
And as the verdict is conveyed, riots have indeed been mandated for America. Whole cities will be caught on fire! But it’s not the fire of hatred, nor is it the sword of division and destruction. Instead we’ll see the manifestation of the fire of God, the love of God, sweeping through our communities.
Body of Christ, light your lamps and take your stand! It’s time for open defiance of our common enemy in the spirit realm. Time to declare your freedom from his claims of ownership over your family, your church, your city. Let every tongue and tribe get out of your homes and take to the streets! Stand with your brothers and sisters in prayer and revival. Because the Lord is indeed opening the gates for a summer of riots—JESUS RIOTS!
And you just watch how Charleston leaders move our nation into freedom. Like the move of God in Acts, it’s time once again to turn the world upside down.
hallelujah
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I’m beside myself with praise as I read thru this posting online. http://www.bizpacreview.com/2015/06/21/no-obama-no-sharpton-charleston-rejects-racial-hatemongers-with-gohomederay-campaign-216392
‘A Message to the Demons in Hell’ — Charleston Church Reopens Doors Days After Deadly Shooting
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/06/21/charleston-church-reopens-doors-with-message-of-hope-and-faith-days-after-shooting/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons
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“We have shown the world how we as a group of people can come together and pray,” Rev. Norvel Goff said Sunday morning. Goff, a presiding elder of the 7th District AME Church in South Carolina, stepped up to fill in as pastor of Emanuel temporarily in the place of senior pastor Rev. Clementa Pinckney who was among those killed Wednesday.
“A lot of folk expected us to do something strange and break out in a riot. Well, they just don’t know us,” Goff said to the congregation. “They just don’t know us because we are a people of faith, and we believe that when we put our forces and our heads together, working for a common good, there is nothing we cannot accomplish together in the name of Jesus.”
“So let’s don’t get it twisted. We’re going to pursue justice, and we’re going to be vigilant, and we are going to hold our elected officials and others accountable to do the right thing,” he continued. “The blood of the Mother Emanuel nine requires us to work not only for justice in this case, but for those who are still living in the margin of life, those who are less fortunate than ourselves.”
The pastor said the fact that doors of the church opened Sunday morning sends a “message to the demons in Hell.”
The Holy Spirit gave me the following message on May 28, 2015: “There will be riots in the cities throughout the land this summer, because the people are tired of police brutality, racism, and injustice. Pray for the end of police brutality, racism, and injustice. Pray that there will be peace, love, and harmony among all people in this land.”