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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

In the Shadow of El Shaddai

Yes, it has been almost a month since I have written anything. My last post described the heart-wrenching transfer of my parents to Illinois - and it has taken me a few weeks to recover from that journey, both emotionally and physically. I wish I could write that they are doing well in their new place, but the truth is they need much prayer, and I hope you will remember them in your prayers in the coming days. It is clear to me that we got them to this new situation with 24/7 nursing care just in the nick of time. Isn't that so like our God? My mother (Patty) is rapidly advancing into much more severe stages of Alzheimer's disease. My dad (Ed) is now full-time in a wheelchair; two bad falls have disintegrated the lower part of his spine, and he is no longer able to walk. However, my sister is with them daily and she is a powerful prayer warrior and compassionate caregiver, who is pouring out her life right to minister life to them.

In the midst of these past few weeks some of the most prophetically important events I have seen in a very long while have occurred. Though I haven't been writing about it, my spiritual antenna has been engaged and I stand in awe at how the words of the biblical prophets are jumping off the page and onto my television screen in real time! When Secretary of State John Kerry announced to the world that Israel and the Palestinian Authority had resumed peace talks, and "this would be a nine-month process," the Spirit within me fairly leaped! Nine months? Any woman would respond to that with the question, "What is being birthed in these nine months?" As I pondered that I realized that for me the bigger question was, "Where will we be nine months from now?" I went to my Hebrew calendar and counted off the days. Exactly nine months from the date of Kerry's announcement is the first day of Passover! This is startling enough, to think that by this Passover we could potentially have the covenant prophesied in Daniel 9:27, which could include the division of the Land and of the Great City of the King, Jerusalem, as prophesied by Zechariah and Joel! But even more startling than that is the fact established by NASA that on the first day of Passover 2014 there will be a blood-red moon - followed by more blood-red moons (total lunar eclipses) on the first day of Feast of Tabernacles 2014, first day of Passover 2015, and first day of Tabernacles 2015! Additionally, there will be total solar eclipses on these dates as well.  Is your heart pounding a little yet?
Joel 3:2: There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.

God is speaking powerfully in these days and only the people who belong to God are listening.  John 8:47: "He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God." I believe that even now, in this very day, God is birthing the True Biblical Israel (or Zion). In 1947-48 there were tetrads of blood-red moons. In that time God regathered His people and birthed the nation of Israel. In this time, I believe He is bringing forth the fulfillment of many end-time prophecies that will birth Biblical Israel - His Kingdom -and this includes the terrible days of labor pains spoken of by Yeshua Himself, as well as Jeremiah and other prophets:
Matthew 24:7: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of BIRTH PAINS.
Jeremiah 13:21: What will you say when the Lord sets over you those you cultivated as your special allies? Will not pain grip you like that of a woman in labor?

Additionally we are watching Isaiah 19 come into view before our very eyes as we pay careful attention to what is happening in Egypt: An oracle concerning Egypt: See YHVH rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before Him and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them. 'I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian - brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists. I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king who will rule over them,' declares El Shaddai.  This is exactly what is transpiring right now in Egypt; but lest we lose heart, we read the rest of the story in Isaiah 19 and we rejoice! Open the pages of Isaiah 19 and read verses 18-25. Though the time of Jacob's trouble (which very well could be unfolding this Passover) will be a time of horrific death and destruction, under the rule of a fierce and cruel master, we know that Master Yeshua will defeat all the enemies of Israel, and the birth of His Kingdom will prevail and be glorious!

Isaiah 66: Hear that uproar from the city, hear that noise from the temple! It is the sound of YHVH repaying his enemies all they deserve. Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such a thing? Can a country be born in a day, or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. "Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says YHVH. Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery?" says your God. "Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her!"

We are in the Hebrew month of Elul, a time of introspection and repentance, just before the great fall feasts begin. Many of us are being greatly tested, both physically and spiritually. May we remain strong and use this time to draw nearer and nearer to our soon-coming King Yeshua. There is nowhere we can run from our enemies - Yeshua Himself tells us "it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth." Then He gives us some very, very valuable instruction: "Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man." (Luke 21:36) How can we escape? Where shall we hide? The answer to that question is found in Psalm 91. Read it, memorize it, take it to your heart. I believe it is our end-time road map to follow:
He who dwells in the shelter of El Eyon (God Most High) will rest in the shadow of El Shaddai. I will say of YHVH, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust. If you make El Elyon your refuge - then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.

John and I are journeying on, in the Shadow of El Shaddai. We still have a firm commitment to travel to Kenya and seek the lost sheep of Israel in Africa, bringing love and encouragement to the orphans there and much teaching of God's Word to the hungry. Thank you so much to all who have sent us donations.  We lack about $2000 to purchase our tickets and are also hoping to bring a financial gift to the orphanage. Please ask the Holy Spirit how you can help us - any amount matters!

Shalom and be strengthened, for our redemption draws near!






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