THE GOD OF FORCES

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"And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision , and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie; though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith." [Habakkuk 2:2-4]

IN THE END IT WILL SPEAK & NOT LIE:

The concern was voiced to me, over why we'd not seen national revival as a result of the Trade Center Tragedy. Revival is a relative term. You may not visibly see a national revival as a result of the September 11, 2001 crisis, due to ism. In Habakkuk's day, there was serious crisis, yet a superficial revival. Yet, I read articles throughout the 911 time, and have continued to read the reports of the long term spiritual impact of 911. There was certainly one in my own life, which will never be the same!

For five years--since about 1996-7 in fact, I knew God had called me to a ministry of warning America. Prior to 911, God spoke to me personally and through a number of witnesses, that America was in for a crisis of this magnitude or greater. In September 1998, in Chatham, Ontario; I received a prophetic vision regarding "Islam at the gates of America." While there, I called churches in that area and told them of this, asking for prayer at that time, and that when this came to pass, they would pray for America. We came home, and published this in our ministry newsletter.

In fall of 1998, we were receiving newsletter reports of jihad threats from the Islamic community, toward both Europe and Britain, from various sources. I've also been aware that the assault asainst our nation has not lessened so much as it's become much more stealthy, hidden and subversive. Again, between 1999-2000, we received a prophecy for Kingston, NY--. We did not fully understand the word at this time, thinking it may be Y2K related.

The Prophet Daniel warns of an end time battle, in which military will honour, "the god of forces." This reveals that they look to demonic power, for victory. Constantine the Great, together with his army, worshipped a warlord principality demon or territorial spirit which the Romans called "the god of forces." (Dan. 11:38)

This principality spirit anointed Constantine with the demonic anointing of the world ruler, that he himself was.

Constantine, with a strategy which came from the KOSMOKRATOR itself, said: We will not make Christianity the state religion under the teaching of Jesus Christ, which Jesus taught was the first and greatst commandment, saying: "Hear O Israel, the Lord your God is one Lord," and you shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart, and with all of your mind, and with all of your soul and with all of your strength." (Mark 12:29-30) Rather, Constantine found it to far greater advantage to unite his fragmented, predominently pagan kingdom with a compromised gospel over which a godhead ruled, patterned after trinities of the pagan societies, and called the blessed "three in one." This would align Christianity with the tri-theistic gods of paganism. In this way Constantine bowed the knee to the spirit of accomodation.

In the Netherlands, in 1997; fragments of a Roman soldiers helmet was discovered, and estimated to be from the time of Constantine. This discovery furnished proof that the Romans fought under this ancient "god of forces" symbol whose emblem was symbolic of the Sun god.

The emblem on the helmet itself, was made from silver chloride, a light sensitive material and silver amalgamate. The helmet and the crest, to which the emblem was affixed, was gold with silver studs. Experts say, this helmet must have looked like a radiant beacon of light as the sun shone upon it.

It's said that the ancient sun worship called Mithrasism, "disappeared" in the Near East with the tion of Islam. Did one KOSMOKRATOR or world ruler, or warlord displace another at that junction in time? It appears that this was a transitional point, with regard to John's prophecy of the 7 Heads, found in John 17:10. "Five are fallen," he said. "One is," which was Rome and "one is yet to come." Rome as a world government moved out of that dominent position, that the next world government might be ushered in.

Then the angel said to me: "Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come." (Rev. 17:8-10

Did the Islamic "god of forces," arise to depose Roman rule under the guise of paganized Christianity, as Islamic mercenaries infiltrated ranks of the Roman armies, till this "god of forces" was worshipped as the bringer of victory? History records that many such mercenaries joined the Roman legions. The Greek historian Plutarch, (46 - 125AD.), wrote that the cult god Mithra was introduced into Rome by pirates from Ciliciain clan in eastern Turkey, after being captured by the Roman General Pompey.

An inscription in the Mithraeum under the Church of Santa Prisca in Rome referred to Mithras saving men by shedding the eternal blood of the bull. On the very spot on which the last Taurobolium took place at the end of the fourth century, in the Phrygianum, today stands the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica.

FROM APOSTOLIC CHRISTIANITY TO CATHOLICIZED-CHRISTIAN

The early Pentecostal church which was born on the Day of Pentecost; was apostolic, having been discipled by the 12 apostles of the Lamb and other Christian apostles within the fledgling church. They practiced water baptism in Jesus name as seen in Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, Acts 10:46-48, Acts 19:5. Rome was the ruling world government at this time, and the religion of Mithraism was popular particularly with Roman legionnaires, and the men of Rome. Mithras was the ancient Indo-Iranian god of light and protector of oaths, symbolized by an emblem of the sun.

In 67 a.d. the first congregation of Mithras-worshipping soldiers was placed under the command of General Pompey. From 67 to 70 a.d. the Fifteenth Appolonian Legion, initiates of Mithraism, took part in suppressing the Jewish uprising in Palestine, the sacking and burning of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the capture of the Ark of the Covenant.

In history, this new-pagan "god of forces," dawned, on the Roman Empire in approximately 70 a.d. with the Roman soldiers who fought against Persia or were recruited from middle eastern areas where Mithraism was actively practiced. It was set into position as an "anti-Christ" principality, sent to oppose Jesus Christ, and to oppose the spread of the gospel.

Mithras was regarded as a sun-god, a god of light whose birth was celebrated on the winter solstice, December 25th.

Mithras was said to have been born in a stable with animals and shepherds present. But was this a later development, an anti-christ belief to mimic or counterfeit that of Jesus Christ? Mithras had other rituals such as the consumption of flesh from sacrificed bulls, sprinkling of holy bull's blood on congregants, breaking and eating loaves of bread with the shape of a cross (a Mithraic symbol) impressed on them, drinking wine mixed with water, altars with crosses, and priests with vestment symbols which were similar to some Catholic and Orthodox priestly symbols.

Mithras went through somewhat of a metamorphosis, till it took on what we see today as Roman Catholicism, with it's church fathers.

THE TRINITARIAN KOSMOKRATOR:

What about the evolution of the doctrine of the trinity? Tertullian felt that the trinity referred to:

• (a)God,
• (b)His word,
• (c)His wisdom.

Origen said that it refers to the One (the father), intelligence (Logos, meaning the son), and soul (the holy spirit). Origen also did not believe in hell: Like Plato, he thought that all souls will eventually return to the One. These ideas came from the neo-Platonists, and it's believed that Origen and the great neo-Platonist Plotinus had the same teacher -- a dock worker/philosopher by the name of Ammonius Saccus.

The god of forces," a KOSMOKRATOR worshipped by Constantine, was a star cult, the sun-worship of whoich came into vogue in the third century a.d, with the formulating of an official creed, and preparing the way for the ultimate triumph over the monotheistic beliefs of the Christian church.

The New Testament term for such demonic rulers is the Greek word kosmokrator, meaning a ruler of this world, specifically, a world-ruler, in the sense of one who wields control over a vast region, such as Constantine did.

The Emporer's devotion to his belief in the Invincible Sun god, (Sol Invictus) caused him to see his religion as perfectly compatible with pro-Christian sympathies. He portrayed himself as Helios. This official solar worship, was not the traditional Roman-Greek religion of Jupiter, Apollo, Venus, and the other Olympian deities, but a mingling of Hellenistic-Oriental elements, as seen in Aurelian’s establishment of Eastern Sun worship at Rome as the official religion of the empire. And in his newly erected temple enshrining Syrian statues of Bel and the sun, Bel, the god of Babylon fame, rose to power in the official imperial temple of Rome, the center of the imperial religion.

What emerged with the Nician Council, was a mixture, which scripture calls "Belial." It was apostate, it was against Christ, and it was anti-christ, insofar as it propagated in many ways a "pseudo Christ." Much of this was spawned because teachers lacked revelation, through the centuries, yet were well versed in Greek and Latin.

THE MANY FACES OF THE GOD OF FORCES:

The accomodation of the pagan "god of forces," yet mingled with Christian beliefs, is in the churchworld still, accomodating false eccumenicism. Those who fear the return to the once pure "one God" form of Christianity, do so after years of having been endoctrinated with the Constantine-Nician god of three persons." Moreso, since the vacuum left by widespread polytheistic sounding beliefs has caused Islam to spread with great rapidity. But now as ever, the return to pure Judeo Christianity, with it's focus upon Jesus Christ alone, in whom the fulness of deity dwells in bodily form is the answer for the whole world. He is the only wise God as scripture testifies. (I Tim. 1:17) The blessed and only potentate, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, who only has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power forever. (I Tim. 6:15)

WHEN TERRITORIAL SPIRITS MOVE IN:

But the (demonic) prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me 21 days. But Michael, one of the chief celestial princes, (of God) came to help me, and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Then the angel said: Know then, why I come to you. Now I will return to fight with the (demonic) prince of Persia. When I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia will come. (Daniel 10:13-20)

When Daniel prayed for the people of God to come out of captivity, God sent an angel who gave him pertinent information concerning the working of territorial spirits. This literally took place in Old Testament history, that the demon prince of Persia was displaced by the principality of Greece.

In a similar manner, in 1998, God began to open my own spiritual eyes, to a territorial demon attempting to displace ruling spirits in Europe, Britain and America. One report received in 1998 concerning the spirit of Islam endeavoring to advance his territory, involved a full page ad placed in a London paper, demanding the royal family and all Britain convert to Islam, "or their blood be on their own heads." Church Planters Dawn sent us the entire article published in the paper. We received a email post from Vatican City, stating that the pope was favoring Islam and the Italian communists.

That year we took an evangelism trip across the upper part of America and to the Canadian provinces. One night, early in the trip, as we were in a motel in Chatham, Ontario, where my mother was born; I was awakened and given a serious prophetic word: Islam was at the gates! Does it surprise you that one KOSMOKRATOR of the sun-god type, would move to displace that Constantine brought in, through the power of the "god of forces" which he worshipped? Jesus asked: Does Satan cast out Satan? One thing we know from the Prophet Daniel, these demons displace one another, like sentries relieving another of his command post.

The prophetic word and vision I received in Chatham, were lengthy. I knew it was real, but may seem far-fetched to many. Nevertheless, we published it in our ministry newsletter at that time, which was Nov-Dec 98.

I personally thought the attack on America would be more like a takeover, from the ground, using plain clothes infantrymen, who have been pouring through our gates for years. Many Islamics do not look mid-eastern. God even gave me a very specific word for New York, and I did not connect it with Islam at the time--though I should have.

But it was close to Y2k, so I thought God was talking of this. What I did think, was that Islamics might use the Y2k thing to launch an attack! When they didn't, I returned from adopting our baby in Europe, and I was perplexed. I believed I'd heard God. Pray for your city, and as you go about your life, don't discount what God shows you. Don't depend on sense evidence to verify what God shows you. Know and believe God.

SUPERFICIAL REVIVAL:

As far as the corporate church goes, I do feel and have been writing for the past 7 years, that we have been in a time similar to Habakkuks. There was a shallow revival in his day, but not enough to stave off the coming judgment. So through this past few years, I have prayed for my nation and others, prophesied as God has given me words, and hung onto the promises of the book of Habakkuk. One word for Israel, "The Sons of Issachar" burns in my heart. At the time I received it, I did not know what all this was about. As it turns out, it was based on a prophetic event yet to come.

I read a good article by Chuck Missler about Israel fleeing into Edom, and this helped me to understand this. Concerning the prophetic--God said to Habakkuk, to stand on his watch, to see what the Lord would speak to him. There would be a fulfillment, and even if it tarried, at the end it would speak! Prophecies are better understood, the closer it gets to their fulfillment.

Catching 11 flights during Y2k, after mos of God sending people with these "Islamic assault coming" mesages, and receiving the warnings myself in my own human spirit, was difficult. When we finally returned home, I wanted to kiss the ground of our beloved America. Not out of idolatry, for first of all, I knew we'd been kept by the sovereign power of God, throughout the trip, and brought home under God's divine protection. And Because God Himself has given me a love for this land.\ We will continue to believe for revival to spread. Lets pray that Thanksgiving, people will be reminded of all we have to be thankful for, and that we must retain God in our knowledge, as Romans 1 exhorts!

NOT SUPPRESSING TRUTH IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS:

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them…so that they are without excuse."

Romans 1:18-20

Speaking of Romans chapter 1, theres a warning about holding or suppressing truth in unrighteousness. For some time, I have been aware that the Spirit of the Lord has been dealing with me, to listen more carefully, and to do ALL that He tells me. It is too easy for discouragment to come in, and for us as believers to not see how enticing the spirit of discouragment is, and the way in which we can begin to hold back because of it.

"I will stand upon my watch, and sit me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved." (Habakkuk 2:1)

We were having these partial victories, and God would say to me: Well...Did you do this part of the word I gave? Oops! I missed that part. Either forgot, or felt it was unimportant enough to postpone and not take action on immediately. Or I planned to get back to it, later. So much warfare was coming at us during this time, that I became discouraged. As I initially took action in obedience to the Lord, there would be another demonic attack, this time from another direction. I'd be holding off the last five attacks which were still in progress. One day God said to me: BASILICA! I realized that this was majorly sin, to discount any part of the word God gave me personally as He dealt with me as His child. (Hebrews 12) God is wanting to show you and us portals in our communities, through which revival can come! So I am working on this...And I hope that you are too. That we will all be endeavoring to make straight pathes for our feet. So that which is lame will not need to be turned out of the way! It is a discipline thing--Learning to be still and to hear very carefully. Our lives can depend on hearing accurately!

I could go into more depth on the Satanic assaults which have been leveled against my family, and how I began to back off of things, where God wanted me to be bold. The attack at first, seemed like everyday warfare. There was a battle here, a battle there.

I frequently see prophetically the things to come, spoken of in John 16:13. Prior to our son Gabriel, who lives out of state-- being in a car accident, in which his wife was killed, I saw the accident in a vision. The vision was so detailed, that the Lord showed me the car skid out of control in gravel on a remote road. God said: Pray that he will not be permanently blinded. At the time I said: Honey will you please be careful, because I believe the Lord showed me that you could be in an auto accident. He later said: As the car was careening out of control, he had perfet peace. He said he knew he would not die, because I saw him alive in the vision. Perhaps I was tired, and not praying as much as I should. There were other things which began to accumulate.

STAND, HAVING DONE ALL TO STAND:

At some point in the stradegy against me, I became aware that no matter how hard I tried, I was not seeing a total victory. I was also aware that there was a distortion of truth, that made it difficult to deal with people. Individuals who seemed to have the normal capacity of intelligence, were perceiving things in twisted ways. One day a woman was telling me that she and her husband were buying a house. As she described a multitude of problems, one of which was that the realtor quit his job. They had no way to get credit for the money paid. He hadn't filed the papers. she said: We paid the realtor "under the table." I said: Under the table? If you do dishonest things, God can't bless what you set your hand to. Go back to that company and tell them that their agent is asking for "money under the table." She retorted with: I've noticed that you are critcal. Nobody likes you.

This was the way in which I saw a "reprobate mind" and this type of spirit in which people would accuse us falsely during this time was on this person or that. They were listening to divination spirits, imagining, and not using "righteous judgment" that comes from God. I wondered why they could not hear me? They were devious, and dishonest in dealings with us . I questioned the Lord as to is this were a mind blinding demon, or heart attitude causing us to experience problems. There's been an awareness that God does allow things to blow up in our faces at times, as this draws people into the picture that God wants us to interact with, for the sake of the gospel. One instance is a repair job that doesn't seem to work, after the repairman leaves. So he has to return once or twice more. I like to see things fixed! God is focusing on souls being restored. He wants us to have the greater picture in view. . I wanted to know if what we were experiencing was the result of sin in my life? Was God using this as a scourge to bring me to a place of obedience?

Jesus told me to do exactly what He said. (Acts 9:5) At times this involved giving a specific word of knowledge to a person, or the gospel to professional people we came in contact with locally, as well as those of foreign nations. It might be signs and wonders. These did not always seem like wonders to me. God gave me open visions of these people Satan was working through. I saw actual conversations. God wanted me to speak to the mountain. To bind and loose, and this I began to do...amazed that I'd been observing this warfare against me in a mezmerized fashion, as if held captive by it. I became more aware that I'd been missing portions of what God said to me. I would retrace my steps and say: Oh yes, I was supposed to do this. To add that. God showed me this event in a vision. I saw what they did. What was it the Lord said to do about it? Oh yes! And as I would speak forth what I'd seen, then I began to sense a breaking of the demonic power. As I would speak to this one in this way, or that one as the Lord told me to do, and to not draw back! To not be intimidated!

AS OVERCOMERS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST:

It suffices to say, God does not expect us to cow-tow to demons, and does not excuse subjection of this sort, though He knows our frame that we are but dust, and has compassion.

The Lord desires for each of us, a higher life--a higher dimension on which we should life--life in the Spirit. Jesus came to show us the way! It does help to see Him as a pattern. I love the Lord, and this growing up in Him in all things as the bible says, is a daily task. We often think we are more grown up than we are~or so it is with me sometimes.

When I speak of the warfare of deep disparaging discouragment, I believe that many times, this stems from the Python Spirit--A religious principality demon very prevelent in America and across this world. Perhaps wherever we even subtly can be wrested from off of our stand on God's word, this spiritual force, seeks and often finds a portal in our lives. When we feel a sense of discouragment, we frequently feel "self pity," and dejection. Elijah, prayed to God to die, when confronted by Jezebel, a similar principality demon. Suddenly the victory just recently experienced on Mt Carmel, against the 850 prophets of Baal, was eclipsed by the deep discouragment he felt.

THE TEMPTATION TO FALL OUT OF THE RACE:

The spirit of self pity says: What difference does it make? Take a break! You have a right to! Nobody wants to hear what you have to say. People don't appreciate the contribution you're making. It doesn't matter. You won't be missed! You are a small cog in a big wheel! We don't always discern the spirit has been assigned to weaken our grasp on God's word. If we listen, and even slightly loosen our grip, this spirit gains a foot hold!

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."

UNITY IS A KEY

Jesus gives the believer the keys of the kingdom, to shut so none can open and to open so none can shut. Often times, I have bound a thing, only to see the devil re-stradegize and say: We can still beat this thing. We will simply do this or that. I see the renegade demon giving them instructions in a vision, or hear it by the word of the Lord.

You see, the keys to open these heavenly portals God wants unlocked, or the Way is made accessible, by the obedient actions of the human heart. We may be preparing the way for one or millions. What matters is that we serve the Lord with our whole heart. It doesn't matter what God's purpose is. It is not for us to judge, that it is insignificant because it may only effect one soul, instead of 50. At Pentecost, the key to unlocking the door was that believers gathered in one accord, obeyed the words of Jesus to be baptized in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost. But they perceived by revelation, that it was one singular name, and the apostles baptized all into "the name of Jesus Christ." The union with Christ in this hour, will bring healing and the river of life, which will flow into the places. (Ezekiel 47).

Worldwide revival is being released. Not the dull dry services that some have advertized as "revival services," but the awesome presence of Jesus Christ walking in our midst. This will come, as the word of the Lord in the very least of the saints comes to greater and fuller value. The corporate body has been guilty at times of despising God's little ones. Believers will be anointed and empowered to perform even greater works than those Jesus did -- healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the , and proclaiming the Kingdom of God has come to Earth (John 14:12).

Don't be ignorant of Satan's devices. Stand in the gap for one another. Keep unified, in the bond of peace. Don't allow Satan to find a place to cause us as believers to break rank, to fall back, to be wounded by the forces of the adversary!

THE IMPORTANCE OF A GUILELESS HEART FOR AN OPEN HEAVEN

47. When Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him, he saith of him, Behold, one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no deceit. 48. Nathanael saith to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. 49. Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King: of Israel. 50. Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou believest; 1 thou shalt see greater things than these. 51. Then he said to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.

(John 1:47-51)

The day is coming, I do not know how far off it is, when things will change in our environment. They will not be as they are today. I have heard the sounds of war! But like Habakkuk, I am not afraid, because I know that I am to occuppy till God tells me otherwise. If God did not care about us with regard to war, He would not have warned Israel to flee when they saw Jerusalem encompassed with armies.

Mark 13:14b Then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; 15 and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter {into it} to take away anything out of his house; 16 and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment. 17 But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days! 18 And pray that it may not be in winter time; 19 for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since {the} beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be; 20 and if {the} Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days. 21 And then if any one say to you, Lo, here {is} the Christ, or Lo, there, believe {it} not. 22 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

I know by the Spirit that God is warning His church by the Spirit. It's like labor pangs. His voice is gentle at first, then more insistent. We will be wise, to hear Him, and to prepare while there is time. One day, it struck me, the prophetic timing of a thing. God said in His word: Pray that your flight will not be in winter. We can pray as to prophetic seasons, because God cares about things such as the weather conditions, and our comfort and safety. God has not shown me a "sudden catastrophe." I believe this will come gradually. So gradually that many will be unaware that it is even taking place. When they awake, it will just be there, looming large. It is then, that they will be aware that yes, there had been warnings of it. But they were busy, and did not take notice.

Today, as I went about the day, I was aware of believers praying. The only reason we are given an open heaven, is because of God's grace in Christ Jesus, and because we keep our hearts right before God, by appropriating the advocasy of Christ when we sin against God. The sad thing is when spirits of self righteousness deceive people by causing them to compare themselves with others, and not to see the things God wants to deal with in their own lives. For this blinds our eyes to the glory realm. As I looked to the Lord, just enjoying His peace and presence, I was aware of words of knowledge being given to me, with regard to preparing for various things, such as making sure identification for family members is in order, that they have warm clothing.

I saw a child's sweater, dark and nubbly textured, that would be better camoflage. Our own children like colorful clothing. I also saw that grease soldiers wear to camoflage themselves placed on childrens faces, and knew it was to shield from above, such as helicopter or airplane surveillance. In the vision, a mother was putting a dark colored scarf over her child's hair. I was reminded of the children of Kosovo, who had to flee into the forests. I was also strangely enough, reminded of boston brown bread baked in tin cans. Bread can be kept indefinately in this way. What was strange, was that I don't sit around and think up survivalist maneuvers. What does the future of America hold? Nobody knows the entirety of it but God. There are things we can do within our communities that seem prudent. When I was a post-war child, my apostolic parents, who'd experienced war, would teach us children survival and make a game of it.

Always when camping, they showed us s, and edible things in the forest. The camping box was never unpacked and put away. In the 1950's the noon whistle would sound, and remind us of what a civil defence siren sounded like. We were prepared if our family had to flee, but we did not focus on it. Like making a will before you die, we did what was prudent, then went on about life. Proverbs 8 says: I wisdom dwell with prudence--"The practical application of knowledge." Were they just prudent or Spirit led? We never saw a war in our lifetime. They taught us children life-skills. And their grasp of things brought a sense of peace to the household. "The effect of righteousness is peace, and quiet assurance forever!

I'm simply stating that God shows us things at times in our own individual lives. We need to pay attention. Not to ignore it. It's ok, to say: God why are you telling me this? The fact is that He may be preparing us for the future, or enabling us to help others.

We do plenty without always knowing the next move. Don't tell God: I won't obey that until you explain the entire plan to me. Remember Abraham? He was lead step by step. It was not until he obeyed God's sometimes brief commands, that he was given more pieces of the divine plan.

In prayer, I've seen see states with ist cells, like Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Mexico. Cities--such as Newark, New Jersy. News reports speak of these too, but God shows me what He wants me or other intercessors, what to pray about. God distributes prayer needs across the world, giving these words to intercessors who pray. Sometimes I read in the news at a later date, that a ist was apprehended there.

Often I simply look into the Spirit and see all I need to know about a place, or person. God's word indicates that words of knowledge can look into past, present or future. The weapons of our warfare are not , but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Why worry when you can be anointed? Maximize what you have, by having senses that are exercized to discern good and evil, as the book of Hebrews says.

At other times, it's not till we are in a place, that I see into the spirit realm, and discern Satans stradegy there. Or I pray for a plane, and learn a suspicious person was taken into custody, and the plane landed safely.

Recently, a man was caught with razor blades embedded in a bar of soap, or box cutters hidden in a plastic bottle. If we don't pray for authorities to catch these men, they slip though, with biological or chemical warfare. While I don't feel your prayer life should turn from being Spirit led to total focus on terrorists, we should be sensitive to God's direction, and plead the blood of Jesus Christ over our homes. I quote bible verses about protection, such as Pslam 91.

We have Jewish friends living in Israel, and their neighbors regularly poison their livestock, burn their 50 year old olive trees and buildings, and teach their wives and children to curse them. The neighbor says: This is war and I hate you! This is not new, to Christian folks who have awakened to a cross burning on their lawn. But for many, life has been fairly simple and uncomplicated. War is a different story. Enemies are real. And they are constantly plotting and stradegizing to gain ground.

Authorities know of terror cells in major cities like Seattle. The FBI collects information on them. Those involved in Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy, lived in places like Spain or Germany for many monthes or years, planning their stradegy. One thing we cannot afford to be is complacent. We must work for the night is coming when no man can work! In John 16:13, Jesus said: When the Spirit of truth is come, He will show you things to come! None of us sees everything. This is why the many membered body of Christ is so important. If we lack an understanding of just how important it is, persecution will serve the purpose of once again reminding us of the giftedness of each Christian in Christ's church!

God exhorts His people in His word that the violent take the kingdom by force! This strikes terror into the devils camp! We are "special forces," to be reckoned with. It's not a fearful thing, but more like a child preparing to go someplace with his father. I don't know where this is in the near future. It may be in a place God is taking us. How God talks to you, will depend on His will for you, and perhaps your geographical location will determine to some degree the impact all this has upon you. Ultimately, it's that heaven is our final destination that really matters. But day by day, we are being given instructions, and we are being taken nearer to the goal. To that place called the will of God for us.

Moving toward this place is also part of being in the will of the Lord, even though we have not arrived at the final destination yet. Believe! We are not abandoned, nor forsaken; for Jesus said: I will never leave you nor forsake you! But as co-workers together, we must not expect God to do what He has assigned for us to carry out. We are not insignificant simply because we work as a group. Our place in the overall plan of the Almighty is important.