Spirit of Prophecy

Renewal: "They will soar on wings like eagles" (Isaiah 40)

"'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty."(Zechariah 4:6b)

Hey friends :) I have some really urgent news to share with you guys. In this post: Spirit of Prophecy. Spirit of Elijah. Upcoming Judgement and Covenant Renewal. Please pay attention. Thanks for reading! :)

Spirit of Prophecy-The Testimony of Jesus Christ

"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days." (Joel 2:28-29)

Class 5J hahaha

Hey NPCArians :) Miss you guys! Wish I was there for the reunion. You're probably wondering what's going on with me from judging my facebook activities... Yeah we have a lot of catching up to do lol. Remember in class 6 (Mr. Chege's class) there was a time we had "Free Lesson" and sometimes "Double Free Lesson" when the teacher didn't show up and we had free time to do our homework? Well during that free time I started reading the Bible for myself. Yeah we always read the Bible at church and I memorized Scripture in Sunday School (for candy and other rewards lol)  but that was the year I started reading it just because I wanted to. And when I did, I was like "Wow! This is sooo good! I didn't know all this stuff was in here!" and I was hooked lol. Most people start with the New Testament but I started with the Old Testament. I like mysteries so I would read Genesis and then I spent a lot of time on prophetic books then I went to Revelation then eventually Acts, the letters and the gospels. When I started with the prophetic books I found it interesting so I would share stuff with my deskie then slowly more people gathered and then we kinda formed our own Bible study. Remember that?  I don't know remember what I was telling you guys because I didn't know what the prophecies were talking about lol but it was fun and interesting to talk about (all the different symbols and possible meanings and other spiritual stuff). But then something changed, I shared with you my story at the InterVarsity leaders retreat (post: Hello Africans). So after God set me free I went back to being myself and sharing things I was learning. But the difference was when I was reading some prophecies they were actually making sense which was really cool. So yes God opened my eyes to see things differently but at the same time the prophecies that were sealed have been unsealed!!!! He replied, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. (Daniel 12:9) This is so exciting friends!!! We are at the brink of the endtimes! The dawn of a new season. So what's the Spirit of prophecy? First...

*Gift of Prophecy= (Definition from: Spiritual gift test analysis) The special ability God gives to some to proclaim the Word of God with clarity and to apply it fearlessly with a view to the strengthening, encouragement, and comfort of believers and the convincing of unbelievers. The special gift whereby the Spirit empowers certain Christians to interpret and apply God's revelation in a given situation. The divine enablement to reveal truth and proclaim it in a timely and relevant manner for understanding, correction, repentance, or edification. There may be immediate or future implications. People with this gift: 

- expose sin or deception in others for the purpose of reconciliation 

- speak a timely word from God causing conviction, repentance, and edification 

- see truth that others often fail to see and challenge them to respond 

- warn of God's immediate or future judgment if there is no repentance 

- understand God's heart and mind through experiences He takes them through.

*Dreams and Visions* ♫ I can show you the world... I can open your eyes... ♫
One time I went to the prayer shed on D.P. for their prayer and prophecy night (Monday nights). So when they prayed for me one of them asked me, "Are you resisting the prophetic?" And I was like, "No. I'd love to have visions and supernatural experiences. That would be fun!" but he told me he still felt like I was resisting the prophetic. I was confused but later on I figured out what he meant. He had also asked me about the last time I dreamt and I told him that I couldn't remember. And that was the problem. You see when I was younger I used to dream a lot but I found it be annoying lol. I thought I would get better sleep without those "insignificant" random dreams. So one day I decided that I didn't want to dream again lol so I didn't from then on. (Yeah I know we still dream but we don't remember them all. So yeah I stopped remembering my dreams). So that was the problem. Dreams are one way through which God speaks (sends messages) so I was blocking it since I didn't think my dreams had any meaning. So when I realized that I prayed and I told God "Okay I want to dream again." And yeah I started dreaming again (remembering my dreams) but really faint dreams but I could get the gist of the message. I shared some of my dreams in my posts and I'll share some more later.

"Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." (Revelation 19:10)

"The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant  John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. (Revelation 1: 1-3)

So yeah, from the definition of prophecy above some of you can see that you have the gift so now God wants to pour out more of His Spirit. The Spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. Jesus is going to fill us up with more of His Spirit so that we can know Him better (the Spirit reveals Jesus to us. post: Eyes Wide Open) so that we can have a testimony of who He really is (both Lord and Christ) to share with others and to have fun with Him. "God is going to deliver us from boredom into the beauty of the revelation of Jesus Christ"- Corey Russell. "Only Jesus, His person, His presence, and His power can satisfy the longings of a generation for love, pleasure, and impact." #FascinateConference. Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”(Revelation 21:5) His renewal work starts within us from the moment we believe but it doesn't end there. He is yet to show us more of His salvation. We are going into a new season (more of His Spirit= more Love, more Power, more Glory) when we'll actually live like Jesus and his disciples in the Bible did and Jesus said we will do even greater things than He did (related post: Pimp my ride) ♫ Let me share this whole new world with you♫ -Love Jesus. :-) Check out this video lol.

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Spirit of Elijah- Ministry of Preparation: Repentance and Reconciliation

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. (Matthew 11: 10-15)

Elijah didn't die; he was taken up to heaven with chariots of fire. So in the verse above Jesus says that John the baptist is the Elijah who was to return. So what I mean by "spirit of Elijah" is his mantle. The ministry of preparation. The urgency to prepare the way for Jesus, the soon returning Messiah (His second coming). Check out this video (Yohanna is John in Swahili. My sister and I were playing around trying to imitate my grandma's singing lol. It's a Kikuyu song about John the baptist we didn't know all the words so yeah haha).

*Judgment and Covenant Renewal*

There's an urgency that comes with the spirit of Elijah (ministry of preparation). Yes because Jesus is coming back soon but also because there will be judgement upon the earth in the endtimes before Jesus 2nd coming (the great tribulation period). Personally, ever since my experience at prefall (baptism of the Holy Spirit) I feel that urgency (the urgent need for everyone to repent and to reconcile). God is about to shake things up pretty soon! Prophecies are just about to unfold!

"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts."(Read all of Malachi 3)
*Malachi 4* “Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty. “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.

PROPHECY By Freddy Hayler

Thus says the LORD of Host, My Spirit will not always strive with man, For the sins of the Nations have kindled the fire of My wrath. Therefore My people humble yourselves and pray, and repent of your wicked Ways. And seek My Face that you may be hid in the day of My Vengeance upon all those who do evil and despise my law and persecute my prophets. But you who walk holy and blameless in this hour, you who hear my voice and who know Me. You shall grow strong in the Spirit of Elijah and shall accomplish great exploits in these coming days. For you shall call upon Me for fire and I will answer you with fire and will send a true revival to my people. A revival of holiness and power, that will shake the nations. PREPARE YE! PREPARE YE! PREPARE YE!
(He gave this prophecy at the end of his prophetic song: Spirit of Elijah)

*2012 & Rosh Hashanah*

In the 70's Katherine Kuhlman prophesied that one day a great revival would come out of Santa Barbara and would spread to the whole world. Yes there will be a great awakening but also great shaking especially in America (details later). This is the year of the Lord's favor and The day of vengeance of our God. (Isaiah 61). God is a God of Love and Justice. Next week is Rosh Hashanah, the head of  Jewish New Year, or Feast of Trumpets (the evening of Sunday, September 16, 2012, and ends in the evening of Tuesday, September 18, 2012). So yeah 2012 is the year but following the Jewish calender so starts in Septemer and overlaps into 2013.

"Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."(Isaiah 40: 30-31) Let's choose to wait for the Lord! Let's choose to soar! :) Listen to this really encouraging prophetic song. God is calling us to Himself to His peace, love and rest. We don't have to fear anything.  Let's run to Him! He is everything we need and He has so many blessings in store for us this new season! =) Related posts: Grace, Taste and see, Hiding Place, Shelter) Let's choose to soar with Him! It's gonna be exciting!!! Jesus we surrender our all to you! Come in and fill us with more of You!

♫ We feel the rains of Your Love. We feel the winds of Your Spirit. Now the heartbeat of heaven Let us hear. Open the floodgates of heaven and Let it rain! Let it rain! ♫ Amen! =)

Related posts:  Fall Fast (let's seek God's face and also interceed for others), Prepare the way and Sound the alarm!  and Real Identity. I have a lot more that I haven't yet shared-  more of the bigger picture that may make more sense of what I've just shared and some more application (how to prepare for this stuff- putting on the full armor of God) and my personal stories. Sorry I've been busy and distracted. So stay tuned! I'll get on that this weekend. America, I have more bipolar news for you.  I share because I care for all of you and I want us to be prepared. Feel free to share your questions or comments. Love, Charlene :)