Amos 3:7
7 Surely the Lord God does nothing,
Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. (NKJV)7 Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything
until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets. (NLT)
“secret or plans” – Hebrew סוד – “implies intimacy, consultation, a secret:–assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).”
In 1 Samuel, the Bible speaks of a time where “the Word of the Lord was rare.”
1 Samuel 3:1
3 Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. (NKJV)
“ministered” – שרת a primitive root; to attend as a (menial unskilled, lowly, humble, low-grade, low status, degrading, inferior, unworthy) servant or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to:–minister (unto), (do) serve(- ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.”
It is out of that humble place of intimacy that the Lord is calling forth a New Prophetic Generation. So many want the grandeur of the spotlight, the stage, the fame…but real prophets are born out of the secret menial, servant place of worship and intimacy. It is the secret place of prayer and fasting that ignites the Word of the Lord to the humble servant who faithfully day in and day out is ministering before the Lord.
Mercy Triumphs Over Judgement
Luke 6:37
37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. (NKJV)
James 2:13
13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. (NKJV)
The First Great Awakening Proceeded the American Revolutionary War
The American Revolution began April 19, 1775 and lasted until September 3, 1783. Eight long years our forefathers struggled and fought for independence.
“Throughout the course of the war, an estimated 6,800 Americans were killed in action, 6,100 wounded, and upwards of 20,000 were taken prisoner. Historians believe that at least an additional 17,000 deaths were the result of disease, including about 8,000–12,000 who died while prisoners of war. (https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/american-revolution-faqs)
Before the world was rocked by war and famine and disease, there was a merciful move of the Spirit of God across the American Colonies and England.
The first Great Awakening – 1730’s – 1770’s
The First Great Awakening swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s. That revival was part of a much broader movement, an evangelical upsurge taking place simultaneously on the other side of the Atlantic, most notably in England, Scotland, and Germany. In all these Protestant cultures during the middle decades of the eighteenth century, a new Age of Faith rose to counter the currents of the Age of Enlightenment, to reaffirm the view that being truly religious meant trusting the heart rather than the head, prizing feeling more than thinking, and relying on biblical revelation rather than human reason. (https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/grawaken.htm)
The Second Great Awakening Proceeded the American Civil War.
The Civil war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The war ended in Spring, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. (https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/civil-war-facts)
The number of soldiers who died between 1861 and 1865, generally estimated at 620,000, is approximately equal to the total of American fatalities in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, combined. (https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/death.html)
One of the earliest and largest revivals of the Second Great Awakening occurred in Cane Ridge, Kentucky, over a one-week period in August 1801. The Cane Ridge Revival drew between 10,000 to 20,000 people, possibly as many as one in every ten residents of Kentucky. (https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-ushistory1/chapter/the-second-great-awakening/)
Thousands and thousands of Americans turned from sin and accepted Jesus as their savior as the breath of Holy Spirit blew across the nation.
Charles Finney was one of the great leaders of the 2nd Great Awakening. Finney believed the gospel did not just get people saved, but it was also a means of cleaning up society. He and his followers worked to make the United States a Christian nation. Finney himself was a strong abolitionist and encouraged Christians to become involved in the antislavery movement. Christians became the leaders in many other social concerns such as education, prison reform, temperance, Sabbath observance, and women’s rights. The large numbers of Christian workers for social reform became so influential they and the organizations they founded became known as the Benevolent Empire. The Second Great Awakening had a greater effect on society than any other revival in America.(https://www.christianity.com/church/the-2nd-great-awakening-11630336.html)
The Asusa Street Outpouring preceded WWII.
Estimates for the total death count of the Second World War generally range somewhere between 70 and 85 million people. The Soviet Union suffered the highest number of fatalities of any single nation, with estimates mostly falling between 22 and 27 million deaths. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293510/second-world-war-fatalities-per-country/)
Approximately six million Jew were exterminated in Nazi death camps such as Auchowitz. “An estimated 5,800,000 Poles died, which represents about 20 percent of Poland’s prewar population. About 4,200,000 Germans died, and about 1,972,000 Japanese died. In all, the scale of human losses during World War II was vast.” (https://www.britannica.com/question/How-many-people-died-during-World-War-II)
312 Asusa Street in Los Angeles California became the birthing chamber of the great pentecostal revival that swept the nation beginning in 1906 until 1909. Thousands and thousands of people, white, black, and hispanic flooded Los Angeles California as Holy Spirit breathed on America. Missionaries were commissioned and sent out all over the world. Revival fire spread to cover the entire nation. Through the outpouring of Holy Spirit, God was erasing racial and ethnic barriers. (Historical resource: https://www.apostolicarchives.com/articles/article/8801925/173190.htm)
I remember attending a meeting where Jack Hayford was the featured speaker. In this meeting he pointed out how the Asusa Street Revival ended. According to Hayford, some of the white people attending the meetings got together and stated that “it is not fitting for black hands to be laid on white heads.” From this revival came the Church of God in Christ and the Assemblies of God – the two largest pentecostal denominations – one black and one white. Because of this racial division was not uprooted and we went through the correction of the 1960’s.
“Surely the Lord God does nothing,
Unless He reveals His secret (plans) to His servants the prophets.”
Where are the servants God is speaking to today? What I am seeing in the Spirit: I am seeing overwhelming darkness of Biblical proportions. Corruption dominates every mountain of societal influence. As this darkness pervades the earth, I see famine in many parts of the world. People will become more an more desperate. There will be war – many types of of war. There will be conventional warfare but there is an ever increasing dominance of warfare in the spirit realm around us.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age (ESV -“the god of this world”) has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. (NKJV)
Ephesians 2:1-2
2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, (NKJV)
“prince” – ἄρχων – “a first (in rank or power):–chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.
Ephesians 1:20-22
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. (NKJV)
22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
A New Generation of Prophets is Arising Today!
However, I also see in the Spirit, Light is bursting forth in the midst of the darkness. I see that in the midst of despair, HOPE is bursting forth. God is raising up Next Gen Prophets to confront the darkness, to challenge and confront Kings, Kingdoms, and Governing authorities.
I see in the Spirit God is raising up a Next Gen group of Elijahs to confront and utterly destroy the prophets of Baal. I see a Next Gen group of Jehu’s arising. Jezebel is being confronted and Ahab’s days are numbered. God is raising up a generation of prophetic warriors who will carry the Sword of the Spirit and will take no prisoners in this fight. We have coddled and mollified the demonic invaders too long.
I see in the Spirit anointed, cleansed, sanctified Eunuchs arising to topple the spirit of Jezebel. Lying deceiving spirits are being exposed. Truth is being revealed. The veil is being lifted.
The Spirit is asking:
1 Kings 18:21
21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. (NKJV)
The line has been drawn. You have to choose upon which mountain will you live. Will you on Mt Gerizim or will you live on Mt Ebal? Will you live on the Mountain of Blessings or the Mountain of Curses?
Deuteronomy 27:11-13
11 And Moses commanded the people on the same day, saying, 12 “These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin; 13 and these shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. (NKJV)
Are you a sheep or a goat?
Masks have come off. Open your eyes.