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Comment on Prophetic Issues and News
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Comment & News Index
* Drugs - rooted in the Opium wars
* Dream - An attack on "salvation" doctrine
* Understanding the flooding - July 2007
* Christian magistrate loses freedom of conscience case - Feb 2007
* Welsh Christian Party Launched March 2007
* BBC anti-Christian policies
* Abortion - Will we see a total ban? Prophetic Declarations
* Heather Butler and Jerry Bowers - Pulling Down the Alters
* Martin Scott - Flood Update
* Springer the Opera - Audiences are are staying away.
* Flooding in London - Uzoamaka Ejiogu
* Warning over London - Victor Lorenzo
* Guardian Newspaper on the Thames whale
SOWING & REAPING - the Opium Wars
We bring to your attention the drug problem in our nations. It is even labelled the "drug culture", so deeply imbedded into our way of life. In this article "Sowing and Reaping" we ask the question, "Is this not a result of our various governments and merchants, forcing the Chinese nation against their will, in the 1840's, to accept the drug "Opium"?
May we ask you as to bring this matter before the Lord through prayer and confession.
Kind regards,
Bob and Kathleen Lynn
Nov 04,2007
Before 1842 A.D, British merchants, along with other European countries, and even the USA, were regularly transporting from India, a vast quantity of the drug, Opium. The destination for this addictive drug was China. The Chinese rightly objected to this unhealthy trade, but to no avail. They tried to express their concern for their people and eventually, took drastic action. A boarding party of Chinese, took charge of a British merchantman and dumped, its cargo, into the harbour of Canton; a huge
quantity of opium, valued at £6 million.
When news of this reached London, the British Government employed its usual gun-boat policy and sent warships to the area. The result was the Opium War of 1842.
Opium is an addictive narcotic drug extracted from the seed capsules of the opium poppy and is used in medicine as an analgesic and hypnotic. It was grown in India, a colony of the British Empire. The Chinese coastal regions were flooded with it. They, however, refused access to foreign merchants into the interior of the country.
One may read of this more fully, on the internet. See Opium Wars.
The result was an uneven battle which the Chinese had no hope of winning. When it came to setting the terms of peace, the British Government enforced savage terms. The £6m was to be repaid, Hong Kong and another small island
off China's coast came under British control for 155 years. (This control ended in 1997). Not only that, but the Chinese were forced to open up their interior markets to British and foreign traders. Such was the misuse of British power.
Now, I believe we are paying for this aggression and greed. Throughout the UK, drugs are everywhere. No matter how vigilant the customs and excise authorities and coast guards, Britain continues to be flooded with drugs, as
does the USA and continental Europe.
Might it not be the muliplied reaping of what was sown in the 1840's in China? Are we not being devoured by this curse and many other curses?
But has not God said in Malachi that He would rebuke the devourer? Yes, He did but that was for covenant keepers and this nation has for too long been a covenant breaker. God's covenant protection is not available those who break covenant. It will not be available to us until we repent, get right with Him and sincerely enter into covenant relationship with Him, through Jesus.
The only positive outcome of the opium wars, was that British missionaries took advantage of the opening up of the interior of China and took the gospel inland.
There may be some of you who wonder why this generation should suffer for the sins of passed generations. Isn't God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness? Yes, He is. Yet read on in Exodus 34:5-7. He is indeed the God who will keep steadfast (covenant) love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgressions and
sin, but (He is also the God) who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the (unconfessed) iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.
Consider King David, a man after God's own heart. Here was a man who kept covenant. He broke it too and had to repent. But also, in the latter part of his reign long after King Saul's death, God caused a famine to plague the
land for three years.
The first year was ignored as no doubt, they had plenty of grain in store cities and plenty of water in reservoirs. They had learned much since Joseph's day. Even the second year they managed to survive. Yet when the third year came along and God still withheld His blessing, David realised he needed to seek an answer.
The answer from God was that Israel, through Saul, had broken covenant with the Gibeonites. During his reign Israel's first king had tried to destroy this Caananite people, who were assimilated into the Israeli population.
Even though they tricked Joshua and the leaders of Israel into making a covenant with them, the covenant still existed and Israel was committed to protect them as their own. God upheld the Gibeonites rights under that covenant. It was a long time before God raised the issue, yet raise it He did. The famine was only lifted when the Gibeonites were satisfied with the death of 7 of Sauls offspring.
Let us cease to glory in the Cecil Rhodes of the empire days. Such men did not do good for Britain but brought a curse upon us, as did the merchants in the 1840's. They left us an evil and cursed legacy.
Yet, some may ask, "Didn't we do good during empire rule? Yes we did! There was much benefit for people within the British Empire. Certainly the gospel was preached.
Men and women sacrificed much to take the good news of God's covenant of grace to the Chinese people. Yet if the sins of empire days are not
accepted, confessed and restitution made, to the satisfaction of almighy God, we as a nation will continue to live outside of His covenant blessings in Jesus. Any blessing we receive is by the mercy of God and will be limited by unconfessed sin, whether we be ignorant of it or not.
Heavenly Father, we accept that as a nation we have sinned against You throughout history especially when, as an empire, we misused our power, authority and influence. We ruthlessly exploited and at times destroyed people for the sake of material gain. Please have mercy on us, and forgive us. We humbly ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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DREAM - ATTACK ON SALVATION DOCTRINE
Julian of Southend
I had two dreams in one night from the Lord early in 2003. I just discovered this site and I put the prophecy here as it seems to speak of the church in the UK an USA.
The first dream
In my dream I was alone, driving an open top car going down a winding road in the countryside. I was vaguely aware of passing an old stone built Anglican church in the distance to my left. I was coming up to a T junction, when I put the radio on to BBC radio 4 (or I heard an announcement on the radio, I cant remember). It was the 'Today Program', (a top news and current affairs program) and a well known BBC presenter who does the Today program (and also Mastermind on TV) was talking. He was saying that there was a dispute or controversy in the church over the Alexandrian creed, concerning whether people believed in not only the grace and salvation of Jesus, but also as to whether those who rejected it, would be condemned to hell or not.
The next scene in my dream cut immediately from this to a street battle, and I had a gun. I was behind some sand bags in the street, and was coming under fire for a building rooftop. There were also other armed Christians (as I recognised them) crouching behind packing cases and empty oil drums in the street to take shelter from the fire from above. Some Christians with weapons were taking shelter by pressing themselves right up against the side of the building from where we were all coming under fire, from the rooftop above. They were unsuccessfully trying to get close enough to the entrance to get in the building where the people from the rooftop were firing. I felt a little insecure in my position because the people above were so much higher they could almost shoot over my cover. But when I peered above the top of the sandbags I could see several things. One was that the people above were church people firing at us! I recognised them! The other thing was that those pressed against the side of the building were trying to run out of cover every so often and fire up and attack those hiding behind the roof parapet, but they keep being beaten back.it was stalemate. Some of the attacks were very half hearted by these people. I didn't see anybody get killed but both sides were stuck in our positions. Suddenly a car drove up behind my position, and I thought "Oh no they are going to kill us now!", but when the window came down, it was a South American Christian, and he was on our side, and he handed over his gun to us, and offered to help us. I think the car had other Christians from the third world, from Asia and Africa.
Interpretation. I awoke from the dream quite early in the morning and the dream was very vivid in my mind, quite distinct from ordinary dreams or even nightmares. The Lord gave me the interpretation for most of it almost immediately after waking up, however I remember thinking straight away, 'I don't know what the Alexandrian creed is!!!' (I had to go down stairs and look it up in a history book which I did straight away) I don't think much about historic creeds as I am not from a High church background, although I know about the Nicene and Apostles creed. I had to do some research on it. The Alexandrian creed was attributed to Athanasius, an early church father, who had a battle within the church with Arius, another leading bishop of the time, over the doctrine of the trinity. Arius, amongst other things said that the doctrine of the trinity was false and that Jesus wasn't divine. Athanasius was Bishop of Alexandria at this time, and he lead the opposition to Arius. Over a third of the bishops in the entire church in Europe at this time followed Arius and his apostasy, so it was a very serious threat to the true gospel .and if the struggle had been lost then most of the church would have gone into apostasy Athanasius won the debate and the struggle within the church over the disputed doctrines, and Arius, and the other bishops who argued against the Trinity were put out of the church. The tenants of the faith in the Apostles creed and Nicene Creed were largely secured for many years, although to this day the devil uses organisations like the Jehovah witnesses to continue to fight against them from outside the church. (they dispute the trinity like Arius did). However I think the Lord was showing me that the devil wants to increase the battle within the church over the issue of the message of salvation. Some of the church doesn't want to talk about hell, or even believes that men may go there, and are inclusive of other religions tolerant of other religious beliefs. Because of this, they are ripping the heart out of what Christ was sent to do, and his message to mankind. This is a section I took from my Bible program about the Alexandrian creed;
The other creeds set forth the mercies of Revelation; this (creed) adds the danger of rejecting them. The others declare the faith; this insists also on its necessity. This, also, alone insists upon the necessity of good works .
The closing warning is based on Christ's own words: "Depart from me," etc. (Matthew 25:41, 46). If this creed is solemn in its admonitions, we must remember that so also are the Gospels. On the whole it is a comprehensive summary of truth, laying down the rule of faith as a foundation, following out its issues of good or evil. True belief is closely connected with right action.
Back to the dream interpretation;
The people on the rooftops the lord showed me where those in 'high church', more traditional or long established churches, or the proud. This is the church which is more prominent on the media. We were in the 'low church' or evangelical movement. We were at a disadvantage because we had less media coverage and did not hold the position of the established church in society.
The dream was a call to prayer against apostasy coming into the church, through the high church, (Anglicans, Catholics, very traditional churches) which due to TV coverage non christians are much more aware of than the low church (evangelicals)
Back to the earlier part of my dream, the open top car meant I was hearing the Lord, the voice on the radio meant that this was being talked about by the undecided (non Christians) and was a matter of national importance. I looked over to the old stone traditional church across the field on my left - that told me that the dream was about the traditional established or high church. The coming to the T junction in the car meant that a time of decision was coming to people in the church; were they going to follow the truth or turn to deception and apostasy?
The second dream
Ok so after I had read the stuff about the Alexandrian creed, I still felt tired (it was early in the morning) So I decided to go back to bed. I went to sleep again after getting up and looking up that stuff about the creed and I had a second dream, and it was all about the first dream!! I was at a party in my house and there were maybe sixty Christian people there. I started to tell individuals and small groups this dream, but each time half way through they lost interest, and started turning away to laugh and joke and talk with other people around them. I started to feel angry and frustrated. I felt this was the heart of Jesus. He is saying that his true message on Salvation is being challenged and perverted by part of the people who call themselves Christians, many of whom are in prominent positions. But that but that those who really believe the true message are only half concerned about it, and apathetic about this situation, even although this is putting our country in grave danger. We must pray and intercede that the true gospel will prevail and be announced with urgency and that the church will shake off its complacency, and that the enemy will not be seen to bring internal warfare into the church through a group who don't believe the scriptures fully.
Further notes
Several months after having this dream, an incident happened which seemed to confirm what the dream was saying. It hit the news that there was an issue with gay bishops in the Anglican church. The Anglican church in the USA and Canada wanted to be free to appoint homosexual bishops. This nearly split the Anglican church in half, with the third world Anglican churches opposing this move nearly leaving the Anglican communion because they disapproved, and the UK Anglican church trying to mediate between the US church and the others. (In Europe and the USA the Anglican church is shrinking in size, in the rest of the world it is growing)
News pages about Gay Bishop split from 2003 -months after I had the dream
look at these webpages:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3237911.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3235937.stm
Alexandria was also a place of trouble for the gospel. It had a large Jewish population and many opposed the gospel. Some gave trouble to Stephen in as we see in Acts.
Julian Reddihough
JULY 2007 - Understanding the Flooding
Where rain falls in the natural - the rain of heaven - a flood of the Holy Spirit will follow
The Holy Spirit has spoken through His prophets, and He is releasing a new cleansing move of holiness across the face of the earth. We are preparing for 2008, the year of the open gates.
During October 2006, Chuck Pierce prophesied: "This will be the year the RIVERS will rise! Watch where the heavens open and floods (physical) reach the earth, and document those places! Those are places targeted for a Holy Spirit invasion. Rising flood waters will cause you to move to higher ground. As the River of Holy Spirit rises, you will find yourself moving to the high places." Go to the prophecy.
Kim Clement also prophesied about the rain, saying that the season was changing and there would be no more drought. Clement stated that the change in season will lead to multiplication. "'No more drought,' says the Spirit of the Lord...The season of subtraction, the season of drought has come to an end. And the season of multiplication has begun. It has begun." Go to the prophecy.
Geoff - Editor/webmaster Prophetic anointing
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"http://www.christianconcernforournation.co.uk/Press/20nov6.php"
CHRISTIAN MAGISTRATE LOSES FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE CASE
2nd March 2007
SUMMARY
Christian Magistrate Andrew McClintock has lost his case to have his freedom of conscience recognised when practising as a Justice of the Peace. The Sheffield Employment Tribunal handed down their judgment on 28th February.
The decision of the court means that Mr McClintock, a committed Christian who became a Justice of the Peace in Sheffield in 1988, will not be able to serve on the Family Panel, even though the Tribunal recognised that “he has an unblemished record and is well regarded by fellow magistrates and by the Department of Constitutional Affairs”.
Difficulties first arose for Mr McClintock when he considered the implications of same-sex adoption, arising from the Civil Partnerships Act 2002. He became concerned that a tension existed between his Christian beliefs in the Biblical model of the family and his work as a Magistrate sitting on the Family Panel. In March 2004, Mr McClintock raised his difficulties with the Chairman of the Family Panel at Sheffield. Mr McClintock was not asking for a change in the law, rather he was requesting that his religious conscience should be accommodated, and that he should be “screened” from cases which might require him to adopt children in to same-sex households. He also expressed his concern that children could be put at risk by the untried social experiment of same-sex adoption, in which vulnerable children were being used as “guinea pigs”.
The Employment Tribunal rejected Mr McClintock’s claim that he had been discriminated against because of his religious beliefs, and that his right to religious freedom was infringed.
Commenting on the judgment, Andrea Williams of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship said:
“This case is a clear picture of how Christian faith is becoming privatised in society. It is yet another example of the repression of Christian conscience and signals the prevalence of a secular ‘new morality’ and the erosion of Christian values at the expense of our children’s welfare.”
“Andrew McClintock believes that the best interests of the child are served by placing them in a situation where they would have both a mother and a father and therefore he could not agree to participate in gay adoption. Andrew McClintock’s case demonstrates what will happen as greater numbers of men and women of integrity (as the court described Mr McClintock) are forced to choose between applying a law which runs contrary to their fundamental Christian belief or obeying their conscience. The imposition of secular values in every aspect of our lives will force those who hold Christian beliefs out of jobs. It will be to the detriment of the whole of society.”
Andrew McClintock commented:-
"This ruling is going to make it harder for many conscientious people: whether they are JPs in the family court, or otherwise involved with children, or maybe with different matters of conscience. Anyone who holds seriously to the traditional morals and family values of Jews, Christians or Muslims will think twice before taking on such a job. It is like a re-imposition of a Test Act, such as that abolished in 1828, and will diminish the pool of people willing to do such work, both in numbers and diversity".
"There will be more children now whom the courts remove from one kind of harm, but only to face another hazard. The expert witness in the case, Professor Byrd from the USA, said there was little research into the effect of same-sex nurture on children’s development, and that what had been established was worrying. This view of the scientific facts was unchallenged by the other side. So, more needy children will be fuelling this experiment in social science, and suffering what the experts call mother-hunger or father-hunger."
Link - press release about the judgment can be found at http://www.lawcf.org/index.asp?page=Christian+Magistrate+loses+freedom+of+conscience+case
Coverage of the story in the Daily Mail, can be found at
http://www.lawcf.org/CMS/uploads/535/documents/McClintock%20Daily%20Mail%20%20%202nd%20March%202007.jpg
Welsh Christian Party Launched
Welsh Christian Party Launched with The Raising of the Flag of St. David.
The newly formed Welsh Christian Party was launched today 1st March – St David’s Day 2007 –the 3 candidates alongside Rev. George Hargreaves officially started the party by planting a 6 meter flag pole and by flying the St. David’s flag as the symbol of the Party’s aim to restore the Christian heritage back to Wales
One of the things that happens when we put prayer agreement over a geographical area or an institution is that God exposes the darkness and the enemies strongholds. I pray with you that God will continue to do this with the BBC until the public demands change. Let's also pray that the change will include a new envusion of conservative leadership who will begin to shift it back to the original foundation. I pray with you that God will shift this institution. I pray that its current leadership would lose favor and be exposed. May the our Creator God of heaven and earth shift this institution and shine the light of His truth upon it and into every cornor. I see Him lifting a cover off of this institution to expose what is really inside of it. We say, "Yes, Lord! Lift the cover!
Blessings,
Jerry Bowers
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Editor's Note
THE ONE EYED MAN
"In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. (Desiderius Erasmus Born 1466-1536)
In the United Kingdom 2006, he is castigated for his out-of-step views and in some recent cases prosecuted for speaking out against the prevailing climate of opinion"
Some sane voices still remain:
At a recent Stop the West rally (yes, I know, but that’s their real agenda) demonstrators waved placards proclaiming ‘We’re all Hezbollah now’. Really? If so, why were they allowed to parade in Trafalgar Square? In a sane society, they should surely all have been arrested as a self-proclaimed army of holy warriors whose explicit aim was to murder untold numbers of innocents, destroy Britain, America and the free world and subjugate them to the dictatorship of the ayatollahs.
http://www.melaniephillips.com/articles-new/?p=443
Spectator, 5 August 2006
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In the UK, Aborting Baby is Legal, Depicting it is a Crime
http://chp.skeenabulkley.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=34
Tim Cook - Abortion: Prophetic declaration ...
April 2006
Jesus says I will turn the hearts of the Parents back to their unborn children again ...
I came before Jesus and our eyes both shared the same tears, and our stomachs both shared the same incredible pain and sadness. The flood of abortions here in Britain was coming to such a head that I knew something had to change soon. Thats why Jesus had called me in ... He was standing behind a desk, looking at a pile of papers. He took one - this was the unrighteous Abortion law currently in operation. He ripped it to shreds and threw it on the ground. Then He stamped on it. He took a pen and carefully wrote a new Law, and handed it to me. He commanded me to speak it. "In 5-7 years time Abortion will be totally illegal in Britain."
Added 25th April
"Abortion to become obsolete in 12 years time" (people will not want it)
(Added May 2006) Tim Cook
So Jesus looked at me and said that I must issue this decree about Abortion being made illegal within 5-7 years in Britain. But later he called me back to this "Governmental Office" of his - and showed me that for some reason this decree was being fought over and contested by various demonic entities. In fact Jesus urged us to gather and focus all the Intercessors on this one issue as much as possible - and add sway to this Heavenly debate. He started talking about 8 to 15 years in fact if we didn't win this.
I saw Satan stride into the Throneroom with this paper; "What's this!?" he demanded, "no-one cares about Abortion - it's a done deal - the Nation has handed me their unborns and I have given them Materialism and Independence instead." He scoffed and snarled at me. "Ha! No-one is praying anyway - he has no leg to stand on. Your people have given up."
I started crying and Jesus held my hand; "Not true", I protested,"We will win this" But I turned and cried on Jesus, a little boy, in need of His advice and support. He crouched and dried my tears and hugged me and looked seriously into my eyes.
"Tim, beloved intercessor and watchman for your people, listen. Some prophetic decrees are carried forth with the full power and backing of Father and Heaven. They are sealed and immobile. Like your word that Britain is Sanctuary and will receive such Divine Protection from His Throne that there will be no major national disasters for 5 years. For reasons I have explained to you this is now extended to a 12 year word, a 12 year Sanctuary promise.
However, some prophetic decrees you make are a declaration of War, son, and will be violently contested as such. You will understand more of this as you grow older in My service.
He released me from the Throneroom and told me to; "tell your people to pray through this - and break through on this one - to pray through this contest for the next 6 months. At this time abortion prayers in particular are very precious and valuable to Me. Now go!"
Previous revivals have been catalysts of profound social change - abolition of slavery - and many initiatives for the common good - the world fast forgets the role that living Christianity has played in the better social advances. (Geoff - Editor)
More on Abortion
LORD GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN
Dave Hood - Added April 2006
A Christian friend of mine recently shared some thoughts he had received in his time with the Lord. In particular how the cry of the unborn foetuses come up before Him, in the same way as did the cries from the ground of the blood of Abel. He also outlined what he felt our response needed to be. This act, was a minimum response, and necessitated our agreement in heaven with the Lord as to how He felt about this. We need to recognise our part, be it positive or negative. We, at the very least, need to cast our vote alongside His, stating our acknowledgement and our agreement with Him on the matter. Here at least our individual declaration can be registered. (see Words from Bob Lynn below)
As my friend unfolded his case, I was given a picture. It was of a mountain, in particular its summit. Here I saw that our individual acknowledgement with God on the matter was each as a single grain of soil being deposited on the mountain top. This was then added to the soil that already existed there. I then saw something remarkable happen. Other individual grains of soil were added, one by one, to the number of those already sown. There then began a shift on the surface of the summit. A small landslide began, however it quickly gathered force, being added to, as it began picking up parts of the landscape of the mountain as it progressed downhill.
It gathered in volume and momentum until it exploded across the main access road which ran west to east at the base of the mountain, blocking it. This road carried towards the mountain heavy laden tipper lorries. Which on their return to the inhabited towns and cities, were empty. For this road continued upward, spiralling around the mountain, until it reached it top. It was here at the summit, that these lorries, tipped and deposited their cargoes.
The mountain gained its height due to the many numbers of deposited cargoes the lorries had taken up the mountain day and night for many a long year. The cargoes they carried and deposited seemed as the rubble of humanity. In reality these trucks transported the deceased bodies of already aborted foetuses, human foetuses. The mountain was the result of the aeons of deposits of once living, conceived, once loved lives, unborn, of those now unable to live and love and learn of the love of their Creator, and to give glory in life to Him, at least upon this present earthly sphere. These deposits seemed to “INFILL” a mouth, rather like that of a volcano that formed, the top of the summit, like that of an inverted crown.
This summit had no snow, only a bareness and coldness, shared only with the skies hostile winds and darkened grey cloud canopy. A place of bleakness, darkness, ruggedness and desolation. A place where no warmth exuded or bird sang or living thing moved. A place of dying and not living. A place that birthed hatred and death and not life nor love. Above all, the lack of a snow capped peak screamed back at me - NO MERCY.
As I looked and saw the activity that the individual grains of soil caused. I began to realise that, dawning IN the darkness at the top of this peak was the beginning of the source of the landslide, the point from and at which all other activity commenced. It was a single grain of soil, like all the other grains, but somehow different and all those other specks of agreements, flowed from this one beginning.
You see at the very summit, the very place where the mountain of man rose to its highest, was the very place where God the Father, had FIRST and LASTLY deposited the carcass of his own son, his own child, in fact IN humanity conceived the very embryonic Life of Heaven – the life of his own, the Lord Jesus Christ. You see, it is not so much from our deposit that the landslide flows and grows, but from His, from Jesus, from the place of Gods son and very own sacrifice. We acknowledge that we due to his mercy, have not ended up here with the millions of other lost lives, for he not only paid the price for us, he has already paid the price for them. Then these scriptures came to mind.
Is. 9:6-7
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and for ever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
(from The Holy Bible: New International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible Society)
From Jesus, the first grain, the first seed, the firstborn of the Almighty, all life flows. As we each acknowledge with and before Him the truth and reality of this mountain and its expression – he will cause his slide to begin. That which he begins, he will also finish. Only I believe this is to be accomplished IN THIS AGE and not just the age to come… for NOW faith is being sure...
Mark 4:26-29
26 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces corn - first the stalk, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come." We know THE WHO, we often know not THE HOW, but we KNOW that God has spoken.
At the feeding of the 5,000, we know that Jesus cared about the multitudes that He was travelling with towards the drawing close of the day. We also knew without His help, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE IT SAFELY to a place of rest and shelter. He knew they needed His help to complete the journey upon the way. (Mk.6:30-44), and that he wanted them to be party to His expression of love both to the MULTITUDES and THEMSELVES. When God speaks, it is His way of providing bread for those WHO ARE UNLIKELY TO MAKE IT and for those who need his bread, knowledge of his will, sustaining us and Him in the work. Both fuelling and feeding the hunger of our Father in heaven. Why is this important – because He is showing us….WHAT IT IS HE IS GOING TO DO (John 6:6). For we know if we ask according to his will, we know we HAVE, what we ask for. For there are many conceived lives that have and unless we intervene with Him, will also not make it even to the end of their first day.
As these “votes” came forth in agreement, they grew in number and volume and in density and intensity, until it, the landslide, cut across, in a straight line, from the summit, through every aspect of the winding road – even unto the base of the mountain, cutting off the route of the lorries and stopping them, blocking the path from any more journeys being able to be made upward to the summit. Also trapping those that were either ascending or descending upon the winding path.
God wants the victory, it’s started with Jesus, His victory is complete, his aim is total and complete – I heard the Holy Spirit say – I don’t just want a victory – I want a LANDSLIDE victory – I AM going to win it by a LANDSLIDE. We KNOW what it is he wants us to do. We do our part. HE will do HIS, HIM, being both the AUTHOR and the FINISHER of our faith. He wants our vote, and our vote NOW in heaven, will we cast it down alongside His.
He seeks to bring TO CEASE, to bring not just to a STOP, but to AN END, the traffic of unborn souls and lives destined for the dumping ground of humanity. Thereby ceasing the feeding, the fuelling and the filling, of its evil and hungry mouth. Instead starving it and choking it with the fed will of God, the knowledge of the Lord, Jesus Christ, and the bread of heaven Himself. To God is the Glory, both now and evermore. Amen. There is a violence in heaven and the violent take it and press into it. Lord give us this mountain.
Dec 2004 – Feb 2005
10th. April 2006-04-10
Dave Hood and Bob Lynn.
Ps. When sharing this vision with a member within an United Nation Organisation representing UK, concerned with Life Issues in 2005. He told me that though he had never prophesied before, something happened. While in 2004 he was with people concerned about the whole abortion issue. He suddenly and inexplicable was led to say aloud… ” within my lifetime you will see the end of abortion in this country.” This gentleman is in his 50’s and is alive to this day…and so to is the Hope that is Our Lord. Amen. There is a violence in heaven…and the violent will and fall upon it…and seize it. Hallelujah.
ABORTION
Bob Lynn
“What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.” (Gen. 4:10) (Lev.18:21; 20:2-5) (Ezekiel 3:16-21; 33:1-16).
“…..Solomon went after Asheroth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. (1 Kings 11:5; 2 Kings 16:3)
Milcom is another name for Molech, the sacrifices to which were children who were cast into the red hot arms of his statue.
“…..in every abominable thing which the Lord hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. (Deut.12:31; Psalms 106:36-38; Jer. 7:31; 19:4-6; 32-35).
Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of God.”(Mark 10:13-16). If the disciples were rebuked by Jesus for hindering the children coming for His blessing, what awaits those who damage, or kill them, even those who abort unrighteously, embryonic life? (Matt.18:10 & 14). IF THE BLOOD OF ABEL IS CRYING OUT TO GOD FROM THE GROUND, HOW MUCH MORE THE BLOOD OF THESE INNOCENTS?
What is to be done? While we wait for God to do something, He is waiting for His Kings on earth to distance OURSELVES from such abominations. As citizens of our respective countries, we will be held responsible for ANYTHING which is perpetrated in our name, if we do nothing.
BY DEFAULT – WE SANCTION
“But” you say, “we are powerless to do anything to combat unrighteous government legislation.” Powerless???? Have we not voted in democratic elections? Were we too powerless to cast a vote for our preferred candidate? Then if nothing else, surely, we can cast many votes in heaven before the Lord, to declare our revulsion against abortion and any other evil. At least let Him know we His people hate evil as much as He does. HAS HE EVER RAISED CHILDREN WHO LOVE SIN AND HATE RIGHTEOUSNESS? Let His Kings arise, and give a massive vote against the slaughter of the innocents. To what extent are our prayers hindered by our failure to tune in to what He is saying in this matter, even His and our desire for revival? Are the screams of these victims drowning out our prayers? Is it not our responsibility as citizens of heaven, citizens of righteousness, to declare our concern to Him? Should not His Kings have His ear more than these unfortunates, who according to some ‘civilized citizens’ of earth, are not worth saving? Will you not cry unto God on their behalf? Give Him clear evidence of your innocence in this matter.
CONSEQUENCES OF OUR INDIFFERENCE
If He is able from stones to raise up children to Abraham, can He not raise up these victims, and even promote them far above any of us? Is not our God in the heavens and does he not do whatever He pleases (Psalms 115:3; 135:6). His government is not democratic but theocratic. His rule is not dependent upon our vote but our positions in His government maybe(Luke 19:13-26). We can at least do the minimum
Bob Lynn – 1st Dec.2004
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Heather Butler and Jerry Bowers - Pulling Down the Alters - 22 March-2006
Jerry
We heard to day that the roof on the new football stadium in London that is to take the place of Wembly was collapsing yesterday. A huge beam fell to the ground, praise God no one was killed it was a miracle really. I believe that there is a pulling down of the alters beginning to happen in our nation. Wembly stadium has long been a building that hosts the biggest and best football matches etc and is world renowned, but many believe it is jinxed as there has been delays and hold-ups and now this.
Its interesting to note that throughout the nations we have instances of roofs falling in, sadly many have been killed, their are at least three instances where huge roofs have fallen in under heavy snow fall, and now this. What do you think, could it be a sign or is it nothing.
I believe that the idols are falling, that the pulling down of the alters in the UK are beginning to happen. Have you any insight into this at all,
Heather,
I sense a confirmation with what you are saying. alters are falling. The enemy is falling. It reminds me of Luke 10:17 where Jesus says, "I saw Satan fall like lightening over the city."
Jerry
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Martin Scott Flood Update 22-March-2006
A little while back (26/2/06) I sent out an email as 'Imminent flood: London'. Here is a copy of what I sent out on 15/3/06 After that personal repsonse enclose a response from the Daniel Watch in the City. I was very impressed by their mature response as they work and pray in such a key place.
Daniel Watch comments:
Thank you so much for sending out the warning recently by email on behalf of the Roundtable. We've been so encouraged and blessed by many of you over time that we felt to send a response which we hope will, in turn, be a blessing and encouragement to you. I'm therefore emailing this on behalf of the Daniel Watch (see foot). I don't have contact details for all in the Roundtable, so please feel free to forward to others as and if you feel appropriate.
We prayed during the 2 weeks after your email and below is a summary of what we felt God show us during our prayer time together:
The response of His Body - heeding the warning, praying into it, being obedient and preparing - was one of God's purposes of such words being released, and not just the actual warning of the flood. It was like a test of whether Christians would listen to God via the Prophets and how they would respond to the word.
An example of a poor response w as on 22/06/06; we felt God speak to us regarding His anger that Chuck Pierce's warning at the Awaken conference in London from 2 weeks beforehand had gone out into the nation and had largely been ignored, as not many people responded and prayed. He gave us a clear warning that these were not days in which the UK could afford to ignore what He says through His Prophets. Two weeks after 22/06/06 the 7/7 bombs happened, which was the 40th day as prophesied by Chuck Pierce.
Unlike June 2005, the word below has been taken seriously by those who have received it. Many people in London and across the nation have heeded it & prayed into it, whether they believe it will happen or not. Some who live/work in central London have even made practical preparation, e.g. emergency contingencies in their offices/companies, torches, water, household insurance, etc. in the event that it happens. We concur that there is a danger of a serious physical flood at any point with a potential loss of life, and all the signs are there from many newspaper articles/websites. We have had frequent words, visions, & pictures of tidal waves over the City, water on the streets, water underground, and many other allusions to water in the past two years that we've been meeting. Our aim has been to open up to the Lord to make ourselves available to Him & to grow in the prophetic giftings He's graciously given to us. I ought to emphasise that during this period of gradual maturing we might not have been interpreting the older words & visions accurately, thinking perhaps that they were merely symbolising cleansing and not literally going to happen. (All words are transcribed should you want to see a copy of them).
A sense that God is about to flood London with His Love, mercy, & discipline - we don't know what this will look like yet. This was symbolic and not talking about a literal flood.
God has held his peace and restrained Himself for a long time, but not any longer. This was from Isaiah 42:14 - "I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman…" The UK is coming into a season of discipline as part of the release of His love which is necessary for the growth and change He wants to happen (see Hebrews 12:7). We felt a clear request from God for Christians in the UK to now enter together into a time of repentance and into a season of fasting & prayer to birth the new season that we're coming in to, and the new things that He is wanting to do. There was also a specific request for the spiritual midwives to come before Him to seek His face for how to birth the new. There was also a warning not to underestimate the resistance of the enemy that will come as he tries to devour the new as it's being birthed.
In response to th e last point above, we are putting together a concise 21-day prayer-focus for friends to join in with us and pray for the UK at this time. This will start at the end of March. If anyone is interested in joining in with this (or incorporating it if already fasting/praying during Lent), please email: danielwatch @ tiscali.co.uk and we will send it out by email next week.
Lastly, we wanted to encourage you all by saying thank you for releasing the word corporately. Although not all of the Daniel Watch know all of those in the Prophetic Roundtable, we are all God's children and we love and appreciate you all. Thank you for being obedient and releasing the warning so that people could respond, and they are still responding now, in prayer at least. We look forward to hearing what else God will say to you as you continue to meet and we ask that you please keep us updated?
Blessings,
The Daniel Watch, City of London
(I haven't listed everyone's names as you probably wouldn't know them all, but The Daniel Watch includes: Alex Skinner, Anthony French, & Jill Mclachlan amongst others.)
Personal commments:
March 4th was a key date. In the lead up to that date one of the boroughs put out an unprecedented letter warning of the Thames flooding. Since January 20th I had that date written in my calendar as a significant day. I sensed there would be a sign in the nation - perhaps even a flood. It is always difficult post-the-event because it is possible to declare something as this was the sign. Clearly there was no flood, but for me Tony Blair speaking as he did on Parkinson was a sign. When he spoke of coming under the judgment of the people and being answerable to God that was such a step forward. When the flood was to be a sign (as per Jonah) of redemptio n through judgment I sensed that Blair speaking as PM was being used by the Lord as a sign..
I do believe a flood is imminent - I would be surprised if it is as late as the Spring of next year.
The weather is indicating some reaction to the current season, and the waters remain as a very important aspect to the UK. Britannia does not rule the waves; authority over waters (and weather) is a major marker for prophetic people.
I do not know if there could have been a flood early March and that perhaps the weather (tides, rains and winds) are seeking to mock or not, but there is a shift that has taken place. We have time to continue to pray for the redemptive hand of the Lord.
(Although the above relates to a literal flooding of the Thames, there might be some value also in seeing the current trend of government pressure as a sign of flooding. Not in the sense of being the fulfilment - a literal flood will be the fulfilment; Government and ec onomics seems to me to be the two apsects that the Lord has been highlighting for the church and nation over this past 6 months.)
Martin Scott
March 2006
From the "Stop Springer" Campaign
Springer the Opera appeals only to the sort of person who really likes getting dog-mess on his shoes. Audiences are realising it is a degrading, rubbish show and they are staying away in droves.
"Our campaign is built on prayer and involves lobbying local councils, protesting to theatres and advance leafleting at each venue well before the production actually starts.
"We are then giving Gospel tracts to those attending each showing of Jerry Springer the Opera, and our campaign teams use tally counters so we get an accurate picture of how well our campaign has gone and how badly Jerry Springer the Opera has flopped at each venue.
"For too long Christians have allowed God-haters to walk all over our faith and drag the name of our Lord through the dirt. Jerry Springer the Opera has served as a wake-up call to the Church. Ordinary Christians are getting out on to the streets with the positive message of salvation in Jesus Christ and God is honouring us with success.
"Jerry Springer the Opera is plainly a failing production under a curse. I wonder how long this doomed show will stagger on before it is put out of its misery."
http://www.stopspringer.com/york.html
Revelation about a flood in London
Uzoamaka Ejiogu
This morning (March 8th 2006) I heard on Premier Radio News about the Prophetic Word from Prophetess Cindy Jacobs about the flood in London.
It reminded me of a vision I had on the 5th October 2005 about a flood that will happen in London.
I saw Tower Hill Bridge and the water from the River rose as high as the blue barriers of Tower Hill.
I prayed to God for a confirmation from His Word and subsequently, on the 8th November 2005, the Lord gave me a Scriptural reference about the coming judgement in London - Nahum 2:6-13 and Nahum 3:1-19.
As a result of this confirmation, I informed a Pastor in my church and I was advised to put it in writing, which I did. Few Months later, another Minister I know had a similar vision about the flood in London and it was very devasting.
Furthermore, on the 8th of September 2005, during the flood taking place in U.S.A, the Lord gave me Isaiah 24 as the Scriptural reference of what was taking place at that time in New Orleans.
I know there is a flood coming to London, and it will be worse than New Orleans. London is not prepared!
As a result of this revelation, I started informing my family and friends to prepare them. Ever since, I have been praying to God to reveal this vision to more people and I thank God that more and more people are receiving the revelation.
I have also asked God to give me a sign before the flood occurs and upon hearing Cindy Jacobs this morning and subsequently reading prophetic words on your website (especially about the Whale in London) I know the time is near. I have packed my suit cases and began to put things in place to avoid being caught up in the Flood. I pray that people will take heed - NOAH listened, obeyed God and he survived!
People will say it is impossible for a flood to happen in London, but God says "Let Him that think he stands takes heed lets he fall!
From Uzoamaka Ejiogu (Ms)
London
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WARNING OVER LONDON II
Victor Lorenzo
As I promised in my paper “Warning over London”, I’m following through to take responsibility for the word of prophecy concerning the appearance of the whale and the impending judgment over the city of London.First let me explain to you my concept and understanding of prophecy, to give clarity and foundation for the things I want to tell you. Prophecy is usually expressed in two dimensions, namely what and how God is going to do things. This means that God, through the prophets, is revealing what he is going to do, or what is going to happen, and how these events are going to be manifested. In these cases there is no clarity in timing and no conditions, so there is no way to prevent this thing happening. Examples of this are the words of judgment over nations that we can read in many of the prophets in the Bible, the judgments described by Jesus as the signs of the end and the book of Revelation. In this way God is telling us to be prepared and not to be surprised when judgement manifests. (1 Peter 4: 12-19)
Sometimes prophecy is expressed as conditional on the behaviour of people or expresses a third dimension, i.e. time. In these cases we can change the course of events by repenting and changing our behaviour. These opportunities are not only given to God’s people or the church but also to others, nations or individuals. We cannot measure in our understanding what is required to avert these judgments as this is totally in God’s righteousness and justice; he is the one who weighs and judges the hearts of men. So when the prophet is prophesying with conditions or timing, he knows that either the events prophesied are not necessarily going to happen or that the manifestation of them can be lessened.
The what and how of the prophecy that I received concerning London of floods as one of the instruments of judgment that God will use remain as a word that I understand is true, and something that in time is going to happen. I have been giving this word for almost seven years and I stand with it.
This is my explanation of the Warning over London declaration and the things that happened and didn’t happen and my interpretation of what is next, together with my apologies to those who feel offended or confused by this word.
I have no doubt that the sign of the whale was a clear manifestation of God’s will to call his church to be prepared and to understand that the course that this city and this nation have been following is coming close to crossing the line of his great mercy into a manifestation of his temporary wrath.
Although I have a good knowledge and understanding of biblical history, archaeology and anthropology, I decided to approach the timing in the book of Jonah as it is written and not to speculate with the interpretation of scholars about either the time it took Jonah to travel from the location where he was vomited to Nineveh, or if the marine creature that swallowed him was or was not a whale.
There was a wasting of time between the appearance of the whale and the realisation of the warning and I assume my responsibility for this and repent for my delay. As an explanation of this I can say that I was waiting for a manifestation of the prophets of this land and a corporate and unified declaration of things that we have been discussing and sharing over recent years. To some extent part of the purpose that God has with giving a warning is to provoke and to challenge us, the prophets, to boldness and courage.
On the other hand I was sure that something was going to happen, that God would give the small sign that I have been waiting for all these years, a small flood - the river breaking its banks next to the Square Mile. In the year 2005 I received Isaiah 32 as a word of warning and hope to the church in the city and the nation, calling us to come out of complacency and to prepare for the time of harvest. I kept in my heart the words from verses 15 to 20 from the Amplified translation:
“Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is valued as a forest. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) will abide in the fruitful field. And the effect of righteousness will be peace [internal and external], and the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever. My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. But it [the wrath of the Lord] shall hail, coming down overpoweringly on the forest [the army of the Assyrians], and the capital city shall be utterly humbled and laid prostrate. Happy and fortunate are you who cast your seed upon all waters [when the river overflows its banks; for the seed will sink into the mud and when the waters subside, the plant will spring up; you will find it after many days and reap an abundant harvest], you who safely send forth the ox and the donkey [to range freely]”.
The lack of this sign is telling me that the church is still not ready and that we have a lot of work ahead to find the place of unity, the intensity of intercession and the boldness to evangelise that is required for the time of harvest that is promised. However, on the other hand my conviction is that there is not too much time and we need a dramatic acceleration and gearing up.
Looking for signs of repentance in the days after the whale appeared, I found one that was described by the Times to be remarkable and unprecedented, namely the declaration of the Church of England officially repenting for their participation or involvement in the slave trade. Also there was a big mobilisation of prayer for London and the nation and we promoted a vigil between 28th February to 1st March. I don’t know if these actions will prevent things happening, but I am sure that they count in the eyes of God.
I also expressed many times that judgment is constantly manifesting in this city and in the nation. More people are dying every day in condemnation than in salvation, and we need something to turn this tide. I know from experience that change and breakthroughs for salvation are preceded by times of conflict, afflictions and judgment.
Is God ready? Are we ready? Last December 8000 churches worked together in Argentina in a special programme of evangelism. In less than a week nearly 350,000 people came to Christ, the same number that every day come to work in the Square Mile. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Are you ready?
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