Weekly Prayer (12/29)

Father, we know that righteousness and justice are the foundations of Your throne. We also know that these foundations are based on truth, which is found in You and Your Word. And we believe that as our Framers sought You for wisdom, You answered their prayers as they wrote our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Leftists and despots continuously rebel against and twist this wisdom and Your truth. We ask for Your supernatural help in stopping their efforts. We ask that You give President Trump’s team and righteous members of Congress understanding and wisdom as they work against attempts to turn our nation away from the Judeo-Christian principles upon which America was founded. Release Your sovereign and all-powerful hand to dismantle evil structures and systems created by those who resist truth in America. Break off from us the tyranny of evil and dishonest judges.

Help us rebuild a strong America that can serve Your purposes throughout the world. Give us wisdom to mend our flaws, building back an even stronger and more righteous nation. Shake out evil and do a deep work of cleansing. Revive and restore us.

We decree that righteousness will prevail in the courts of America.

All of this we ask in Yeshua’s name. Amen.

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Pray for America: Joel’s Army Prayer Points (12/7)

Editor’s note: This article is the focus of the “World for Christ” ministry led by Nita Johnson to pray for the United States on December 7th for your reference and prayer.

1. Worship God, pray for revival and awakening, youth, new breed of warriors, and bring communism down.
2. Pray for Trump Admin/Cabinet, Elon Musk protection, wisdom, discernment, in each step God has given him to Make America Great Again. Pray for grace and unity for the nation in this time of uprooting corruption. One Nation Under God!
3. economy- something is restraining it, it should’ve picked up by now, pray for the release. Pray over blackrock and what that represents, deep state power and control via wars.
4. Pray for media – legacy media and tech. Pray for restraints on the tech revolution, this weight must fall, and they are only advancing it toward an ungodly globalist agenda.
5. Pray for Academia – pray for an eradication of communism, cultural Marxist ideology from educational system. Pray for school choice, 1776 curriculum, resurgence of patriotism.
6. Repent for bloodletting and call in a culture of life. Include abortion all 50 states and human trafficking.
7. Pray for ongoing wars – WW3 efforts via Russia/ukraine & Israel/Middle East, Middle East – Islamic world dominion machine expose and bring it down. Pray against planned chaos by Islamic extremists.
8. Pray against Chaos– pray against sleeper agents here in America. Pray for complete exposure of them as well as their funding. Pay against no kings protests/riots. Pray against false flags and weather manipulation.
9. Pray for this generation (give special attention to youth) to rise up in the fire of God. Pray for pure streams of revival to prepare and equip this generation for their destiny in God.
10. Pray for the protection of ICE (Mexican cartels have placed bounties on them) and conservatives.
11. Political realignment. Pray for exposure of the rainbow coalition. Minorities who Chinese/Marxist rally to get out the vote. They will use them to try to flip seats in 2026 and 2028. We need to thwart their plans.

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Pray for Israel: This Week’s Current Events and Prayer Focus(12/6)

Editor’s Note: The current events background for this article is reprinted from the December 7tht post by the Kingdom Inheritance ministry. The prayer points are reprinted from the December 6th prayer focus by Kingdom Inheritance, provided solely for the reference and prayer of intercessors.

【 Israel & Nations 】

【Prayer Points 】​

• Prayer for Government and Society
  • May God transform political and military leaders into the “sons of Zion” described in Scripture—trembling before Him, recognizing Him as King and Helper, and receiving heavenly wisdom and protection.
  • Pray for unity within Israel’s government, that it may not be deceived. May leaders be guided by God, uphold biblical principles, and fulfill His will.
  • Israel’s diplomatic isolation is God’s guidance, turning the nation toward Him. May God purify the government, lead judicial reform, correct groups reluctant to serve, and stir the people to pursue justice and truth.
• Pray for Diplomatic Relations
  • The curses and betrayals of nations reflect their hostility toward God; may Israel respond biblically, revealing God’s glory. May God anoint Bibi and officials to uphold truth in interactions with the US, UN, and nations.
  • May any plan to recognize a Palestinian state fail; turn curses from international media and NGOs into blessings.
  • Pray the Lord halts subsequent phases of Trump’s ceasefire plan and prevents any foreign forces (like ISF) from entering God’s land.
  • Protect Israeli soldiers; grant the IDF divine strategy, swift action, and the ability to unexpectedly dismantle Hamas’ capabilities (including tunnels).
  • Thank God for Israel’s steadfast refusal to allow Hamas or the Palestinian Authority to control Gaza; pray Israel recognizes Gaza as the original inheritance of the tribe of Judah and incorporates it into post-war plans.
• Pray for External Security
  • Israel faces a multifaceted threat from regional powers and militant groups: Qatar, Turkey, Iran, Hezbollah, and others collectively escalate Israel’s security risks; international political alliances (e.g., U.S. with Qatar/Turkey) may also harm Israel.
  • Pray for God to protect Israel, disintegrate enemy forces, and sow confusion among adversaries: including safeguarding borders, preventing hostile factions from rebuilding, instilling mutual suspicion among Middle Eastern enemies, securing Israel’s victory in multi-front conflicts, and sending heavenly armies with His judgment against evil schemes (especially Iran’s).
• Pray for Aliyah/Salvation/The Messianic Body
  • Pray that God removes economic, political, and psychological barriers; transforms their misperceptions about Israel’s security; and helps them understand that nations still connect them to Israel. Pray that God prepares Israel to welcome new immigrants and accelerates the absorption process.
  • God’s will is to increase the “remnant” and bring more Jews to salvation: reveal to Jews that Jesus fulfilled prophecies of resurrection and redemption, and heal their spiritual wounds and isolation.
  • Believers need to restore the correct theological understanding of “blessing Israel and the nations”: including the Abrahamic Covenant, the promise of Genesis 28:14, and the connection between the blessing of the Gentiles and Israel’s restoration. Pray that God would purify the Body of Messiah, freeing it from anti-Semitism and replacement theology.
  • May God raise up believers who discern the times and stand courageously in support of Israel: including more sons and daughters of Issachar, voices openly confronting lies, restoring the church’s courage and missionary calling, and understanding that the eternal destiny of Gentile believers is bound up with Israel.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen!

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Praying for Israel: Isaiah 62 Prayer Movement  – Prayer Letter  for December 2025

【Background/Event: As we step into the month of December, or Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, we are reminded that this is the season of Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication. .. Click for details 】

• Dan 11:32b “…but the people who know their God will act with strength.”

【Prayer Focus】

• Pray for the diplomatic relations between Israel and the United States: We implore the Lord to daily confirm in the life of U.S. President Donald Trump that he is God’s appointed modern-day King Cyrus, placed by the Lord in a position of authority for this era. May the Lord grant him wisdom and discernment to distinguish right from wrong in every decision concerning Israel. May the Lord also guard his heart, aligning it with God’s current plan for Israel, and enabling him to resist all pressures seeking to weaken U.S.-Israel relations. “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
• Pray for the Lord to uproot old foundations and replant in Gaza: May God break Hamas’s grip on Gaza and uproot all extremist organizations that bring destruction. May the Lord raise up new leaders in Gaza who are willing to bring hope to the people and seek peace with Israel. “See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” (Jeremiah 1:10)
• Pray for hostages who encountered the Lord during their captivity: May God continue drawing their hearts to Him, and may their testimonies inspire all Israel to seek the Lord wholeheartedly. Pray that these released men and women may gain influence to inspire a new generation to arise, shine, and turn wholly to God. “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1-2)
• Pray that the rising tide of anti-Semitism across nations may be halted and subdued: New leaders in many regions are openly targeting Jewish communities and instilling fear. As hostility intensifies, the urgency to return to Israel grows. May the Lord Himself become the shield and protector of the Jewish people, watching over them even under oppressive rule. Simultaneously, pray for the Lord to provide the financial resources, infrastructure, and every open door needed for the impending wave of mass return, enabling Jews scattered across the globe to return home smoothly. “I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.” (Ezekiel 36:24)

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Critical Event: The Middle East Enters a New Era of Revival and Last Harvest

【Current Affairs Background:  Prophet Cindy Jacobs invited her husband, Dr. Chuck Pierce, along with intercessors and apostles from various nations, to discuss the recent situation in the Middle East and encourage Christians to persevere in prayer. They received the message that the Middle East “Board of Peace” will bring revival and a great harvest in the end times. ...Detailed Reading】

[Key Points of Prayer]

• We pray that the Lord will deliver the people of Egypt, that they will remain steadfast in the local churches and among Christians, and that the message of peace and healing will spread throughout the Middle East.
• We pray that the Lord will raise up more Christians in the United States and around the world to pray for the situation in the Middle East, to seize the window of opportunity, to lead the nation into God’s will, and to pave the way for the great harvest in the end times.
• We pray that the Lord will bring renewal so that our brothers and sisters may smoothly enter the next stage of great harvest.
• We pray that the Lord will change our minds, let go of our prejudices and hatred, fight the good fight according to God’s promise, witness the revival coming to the Middle East, and welcome the great harvest of the end times.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Critical Event: Anti-Christian Sentiment Is Growing in the West – Time for Christians to  Wake Up

【Background:  The government openly suppresses Christianity, arresting Christians during prayer and even allowing widespread attacks on Christian churches. …Detailed Reading】

• 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
• Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
  John 15:18-19 If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. Therefore the world hates you.
• 2 Tim 3:1,12 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days… All who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
• Eph 6:18 Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

【Prayer】

• Lord, we ask You to forgive our nation for its sins of reckless abandon, for shedding innocent blood, for failing to acknowledge You as the one true God, and for neglecting the authority You gave us to pray. These sins have plunged our nation and the cities we inhabit into unrighteousness. Lord! We repent before You today. Arise, we pray, and raise up Your people to reign with You on earth through prayer.
• Lord! Grant Your people hearts of courage and strength, that in this final generation they may stand firm for You, arise, and shine.
• Lord, raise up a suitable people to enter the seven mountains of society. At critical moments and in pivotal places, let them stand for You. Anoint them with the anointing of Joseph and Daniel, so that all may know the Most High God reigns over the kingdoms of men. (Daniel 4:17)

In the holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Pray for FirstNations: Observe Holy Communion for America – Witness the Moment of Unity between Native Americans and Nations in Washington, D.C.

Editor’s Note: This article is written by an intercessor from Zion Church in Canada.  She shares her experiences attending meetings such as “Communion America” ​​with Indigenous people in Washington, D.C., from a different perspective. (Click here to read related reports about the Taiwanese Indigenous delegation’s participation in these services .)

【Current events/Background:   More than a decade later, I returned to Washington, D.C., to attend two gatherings, “All Tribes DC” and “Communion America.” This all began with a prayer request from a Native American leader a few weeks earlier. …Detailed Reading 】

• Psalm 24:7-8    Lift up your heads, you gates, your eternal doors, for the King of glory will enter—the Lord, mighty and victorious in battle! 

【Prayer】

In the name of Christ Jesus, Amen!

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Pray for First Nations: Are Jews Indigenous to the Land of Israel?

【Current events/Background:  As an indigenous activist—I am a Métis from the Paddle Prairie Metis settlement in Alberta, Canada—there is one question I am most often asked by the public, one that can instantly divide a community due to its intense and arduous subject matter. …Detailed Reading 】

• Ezekiel 37:14   I will put my Spirit within you, and you will live; I will place you in your own land, and you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done so.
• Genesis 12:2-3 I will make you into a great nation and bless you, and make your name great; and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and curse whoever curses you; and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed. 
• Isa 37:31  The remnant of the house of Judah who have escaped will once again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
  
• Isa 27:6  In the future Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and bud, and the world will be filled with their fruit.

【prayer】

• The Jewish people’s indigenous identity is recognized:  Heavenly Father, please enable the nations of the world to understand the truth, respect the Jewish people’s history and spiritual heritage, and see their inseparable connection to the Land of Israel. May those in power no longer oppose your plan but instead bless Israel and be blessed through Israel. May truth prevail over false narratives, and may the foundations of history remain unshaken by lies. May you strengthen the identity of the people of Israel, allowing them to enjoy honor and peace in their ancestral land.
• Awaken the Jewish people’s longing for their cultural and spiritual heritage:   Heavenly Father, awaken the Jewish people’s longing for their cultural and spiritual heritage, so that they may not be obscured by worldly definitions but see themselves through Your eyes as Your covenant people. May Israel, from generation to generation, take root and bear fruit in the land where You have placed them, flourishing and flourishing. We declare: Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom, and their fruit will fill the earth. (Isaiah 27:6)
  

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Pray for Participating Churches and Pastors on Regional 24/7 Prayer Walls

【Editor’s Note: The 24/7 prayer walls listed here are especially for local churches and pastors. If you are committed to watch on the regional walls, simply click on the link listed below to connect to the local prayer wall. 】

• East Coast 24/7 Prayer Wall – Prayers for Local Churches & Leaders
• Bread Of Life Christian Church in ShiLin
• NZ Awaken the Dawn

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Related Events and Prayer Background

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Editorial Special Section: Marc Dupont: Taiwan Will Have an Overflowing River of Fire in 2026

Message: Marc Dupont Date: December 27, 2025  Source: GoodTV YouTube video

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Editorial Special Section: Pray for the recovery of Roland & Heidi Baker

Date: December 24, 2025  Source: Elisha Baker, daughter of Rolland & Heidi Baker

I am writing again on behalf of my parents, Rolland and Heidi Baker, as Lisa Baker.

As some of you know, my mother, Heidi Baker, underwent a series of spinal surgeries about three months ago. She has been recovering for some time and has made great progress. She has recently started speaking again and is very much looking forward to attending more churches soon. She loves to worship wholeheartedly in the community.

Unfortunately, my father, Roland, returned to the United States for Christmas and was recently hospitalized due to a heart attack. He is now in stable condition, but for us, this Christmas will involve spending some time at Providence Mission Viejo Hospital. They are now closely together and fully focused on their recovery.

On behalf of our families, we sincerely wish you all a Merry Christmas. We are all in the Lord’s hands, and we forever long to rejoice and celebrate with the Body of Christ in all things.

Thank you for your prayers, greetings, and concern, whether through social media, in person, or in the many glorious churches around the world. I hope we can express our gratitude to each and every one of you even more fully, and I believe that one day in eternity when we have time to do so.

This is the Holy Night, when Christ was born.

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Editorial Special Section: Yvon Attia: God Says, “I Will Shut the Mouths of Lions”

Message: Yvon Attia  Date: December 5, 2025  Source: Elijah List

The Rise of the Daniels

As I was in prayer, I heard the Lord say, “I will shut the mouths of the lions.”

The moment He spoke it, I knew He was pointing me to the story of Daniel—a man raised by God into the highest levels of governmental authority yet was violently opposed, not because he did anything wrong, but because he did everything right.

As I prayed and looked at the world around us, I asked the Lord, “Where are the Daniels You are raising in this hour?” Immediately I sensed that the Daniels are rising, but at the same time, the den is being prepared; the enemy is plotting to silence and destroy those whom God is elevating.

The Lord spoke again: “I, the Lion of Judah, the Alpha, will step into the den before them. And when I enter, I will shut the mouths of the lions.”

Daniel’s rise was supernatural. Scripture says, “Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm” (Daniel 6:3 NKJV). Before this, “It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one” (Daniel 6:1–2 NKJV).

Daniel was God’s governmental voice, and that favor drew demonic hostility. His enemies grew jealous, conspiring to destroy him. “He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy” (Daniel 6:4 NLT). When they could find no fault, they said, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion” (Daniel 6:5 NLT).

This was not just political opposition; it was spiritual. There was a spirit of jealousy, a spirit of sabotage, a python spirit attacking prayer, and a principality weaponizing government to destroy the righteous. Yet in the midst of this demonic assault, Daniel’s response was unwavering.

“When Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.” (Daniel 6:10 NLT)

Daniel did not panic. Daniel did not hide. Daniel simply continued what he had always done. Prayer wasn’t his reaction; it was his lifestyle.
(Photo via Unsplash)

Spiritual Alignment and Prophetic Posture

As I meditated on this verse, the Lord began to reveal something deeper. Daniel didn’t just pray; he opened his windows toward Jerusalem. Those windows were more than a direction; they were a spiritual alignment, a prophetic posture connecting earth to Heaven.

I remembered Solomon’s dedication prayer: “When they pray to You toward this city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, then hear from Heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause (2 Chronicles 6:34–35 NKJV). Daniel was standing on that covenant promise. But in Daniel’s day, Jerusalem and the Temple were reduced to rubble—no building, no altar, and no visible city. So what was Daniel looking toward? As I was praying, the Lord opened my eyes. Daniel wasn’t looking at earthly ruins; he was seeing the heavenly Jerusalem.

Scripture describes this eternal city:

• “You have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering.” (Hebrews 12:22 NLT)
• “And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven … the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of Heaven from God.” (Revelation 21:2, 10 NLT)

Daniel’s eyes were fixed on what could never be destroyed, and because of that revelation, he feared no lions.

Then came the den. “So at last the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the den of lions” (Daniel 6:16 NLT).

The True Head of the Pride

And then the Lord gave me a heavenly encounter. As I was reading Daniel 6, the Lord opened my eyes and showed me why the mouths of the lions were shut. In the vision, I saw the Lord manifesting in the den as the Lion of Judah—the Alpha, the true head over the pride.

The lions were not merely silent; they were waiting. I saw them standing still in absolute submission, watching the Alpha who had entered their territory. And when the Lion of Judah—standing as the supreme Alpha—did NOT devour Daniel, every lion instantly submitted. Their mouths were shut because the true Head had taken His place, and no lion can act until the Alpha gives the command. (Photo via Unsplash)

After this encounter, I began studying the behavior of lions, and everything the Lord showed me matched perfectly. Every lion in the pride instinctively submits to the alpha male. The entire pride waits for the head’s action before they act. And in the den, the Lord Himself stood as the Alpha. Because He did not strike; they could not strike.

God did not keep Daniel out of the den; He entered the den with him. Just as He promised, “when you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God” (Isaiah 43:2–3 NLT). The lions were not removed; their ability to harm was removed.

In the morning, the king cried out, “Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?” (Daniel 6:20 NLT).

Daniel answered, “My God sent His angel to shut the lions’ mouths” (Daniel 6:22 NLT).

The king then issued a decree to the whole world: “He is the living God, and He will endure forever. His Kingdom will never be destroyed, and His rule will never end. He rescues and saves His people” (Daniel 6:26–27 NLT).

And the chapter ends with victory: “So Daniel prospered…” (Daniel 6:28 NLT).

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Editorial Special Section: Gina Gholston: He Takes My Breath Away

Messsage: Gina Gholston   Date: December 23, 2025  Source : Elijah List

Several years ago, a couple of days before Christmas, I was rushing around, doing some last-minute shopping. I went inside one of those stores where everything costs a dollar.  While looking for gift bags near the front of the store, I heard the doorbell ring, announcing that another customer had entered the already over-crowded shop. The aisles were packed with shoppers who were in a hurry to get things done and get home. The joy and reason for the season seemed to have been lost in the rush, but that was all about to change!

There was really no need for a doorbell to give an alert for this family’s entrance, for from them rang out the voice of a very excited little boy, accompanied by his grandmother and brother. The quiet and reserved older boy appeared to be around eight years old. The smaller one was about six, and he was far from quiet and reserved. He had one speed: fast! His voice had one volume: loud! We would soon discover that the grandmother had brought them there to buy presents for their family.

While bending over slightly and grasping the small boy’s arm, I overheard Grandmother explain to the children, “Now, you each have only ten dollars. That’s all you have, so spend it wisely.”

“TEN DOLLARS! We can buy EVERYBODY a gift for TEN DOLLARS!”

You guessed it… The little guy had been informed that, in his understanding, he had just won the lottery. His eyes were wide with wonder and his feet were ready to run! It was all the grandmother and brother could do to keep him calm.

Suddenly, my gift bags didn’t matter quite as much. I was totally intrigued by this scene before me. Up and down the aisles they went. The older boy quietly put his selected gifts into the cart, with Grandmother’s smile of approval. The little guy… well, he was announcing to the world his selections and who they were for. With a gleam in his eye, he reached to get a selection of fake flowers, saying very loudly, “THIS IS FOR MOMMY!” and “THIS CUP IS FOR GRANDPA. He needs a new cup!” On and on he bounced through the store, to the chagrin of some other shoppers, but they didn’t deter him, not one bit. He was on a mission!

After about an hour, the boys found their treasures. I could tell that Grandmother was tired, but there was a twinkle in her eyes for the joy she knew this little trip to the dollar store was bringing her grandchildren. (Photo via StockCake)

They got into the very long line. There was only one cashier and another lady helping bag the items. I was standing by the gift bags, captivated by this joyous mission I had watched. The little boy was fidgety, and the line just wasn’t moving fast enough for him. Finally, the time came for their purchases to be made. “I have TEN DOLLARS!” he announced to the cashier. She smiled graciously.

The older boy placed all his items on the counter. The cashier rang up his purchases, and then it was the little one’s turn. There were at least ten people in the long line behind them, obviously growing more and more impatient, looking at their watches, and rolling their eyes. You get the picture. But the little guy was oblivious to the world around him. He had captured the joy of the season and wasn’t about to let a few scrooges ruin his moment!

Placing one item at a time on the counter, he announced to the clerk and the whole store once again who would be receiving each item: “THIS ONE’S FOR MOMMY! THIS ONE’S FOR GRANDPA…” On and on he went, until each gift was broadcast to all.

As he was placing the last gift on the counter, the lady behind the cashier stepped aside for a moment, exposing a shelf on the wall behind her. On that shelf were thick glass trinkets with carvings inside them. One of the carvings held an image of the face of Jesus.

Suddenly, when the little boy saw the glass trinket with Jesus inside, he gasped so deeply it felt as if he had sucked all the air out of the room. Then he adamantly declared, “I WANT JESUS! I’VE GOT TO HAVE THAT JESUS!” Grandma explained to him, “Honey, you’ve already spent your money. You made your choices.”

His response in that moment shifted the atmosphere in the entire store and took my breath away.

“I’ll put it ALL back if I can just have that Jesus! Please, Grandma, I’ve got to have that Jesus!” As much effort as he put into searching for his treasures, none of that mattered now. He was willing to go without them if it meant he could have Jesus.

Suddenly, through the voice of a small child, we were all touched, even jolted back into proper perspective regarding what the season was actually about. I could see through the tears in my own eyes that many of the other patrons had also been deeply touched by what had just happened. Everyone was quiet, then the man in line behind Grandmother and the boys told the cashier to give the trinket to the boy, and he would pay for it. (Photo via Flickr)

I was so moved by what I had just seen that I abandoned my quest for gift bags and went back to my car, collecting my thoughts. As I sat there, quietly reflecting on what had just happened, I heard the Lord say, “That touched Me, too.”

Then this question flooded my being: “When was the last time Jesus took your breath away?”

In our fast-paced hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, we often lose sight of the One who is the reason for the season. Born in that manger was the Son of God who came to live and die for each of us, taking on Himself the sins of the world. Our sacrificial Lamb completed His assignment, and through our acceptance of Him as Savior, we, who were in the world without hope and without God, can be reconciled unto God, grafted in to His family. Yeshua! Savior! May we all truly behold Him this season. And may the treasures that were most valuable pale in comparison to the beauty of the One who has made us His own!

In all the craziness of this world today, I pray that each of us will find that place and moment when Jesus recaptures our attention. As we truly behold Him, may everything else fade away as we once again see the beauty of the One our soul loves. It is my sincere prayer that during this Christmas season, we will see Him again. Spend time with Him. Allow Him to take your breath away, as if seeing Him for the very first time!

Our Prayer and Decree

Pray with me: Jesus, may we experience You as You recapture our attention. May everything be moved aside that is hindering us from truly seeing You, and may we stand in awe as we behold You. May we see You as that little boy saw You, with wide-eyed wonder and child-like faith, causing everything else to pale in comparison to the reality of who You are! This is how America will be saved! This is how the world will be changed: when we acknowledge You and bring You back to the center of our focus. May our eyes be opened to truly see You, and may the reality of Your splendor take our breath away!

Our decree: Jesus is our most valuable Treasure, our Pearl of Great Price. We decree that obstacles are being removed, enabling us to see Him as we stand in awe of who He is!

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Editorial Special Section: Operation Ark of the Covenant: 25-Hour Unceasing Worship – Glory Takes Over to Ignite the Flame of Revival in All Places

Message: Wang Shiyu  Date : December 11, 2025

From December 12th to 13th, “Operation Ark of the Covenant” will take place in Puli, Nantou, the heart of Taiwan. This event will gather over 200 worship and intercessory prayer pioneers from all over Taiwan and various countries, divided into 12 worship shifts, offering worship and prayer continuously for 25 hours before the throne. The hope is to welcome God’s glorious presence to the heart of Taiwan, igniting the fire of revival and preparing the way for Christ to enter the nations, journey to the Middle East, and return to Jerusalem.

The origins of the Operation Ark of the Covenant

This prophetic action signals that the East Coast of the United States has opened its doors, and Taiwan’s East Coast will also open its doors soon!

This “Ark of the Covenant Action” actually stemmed from a series of spiritual confirmations and receptions. Pastor Rongren Peng from the First Presbyterian Church in New Jersey shared that in 2022 , a gathering called “Open the Gate” was held at the church in New Jersey, which opened the vision of “the spiritual Far East”.

According to Ezekiel chapters 8-11 , the Ark of the Covenant, representing God’s presence, gradually departs from God’s people, from the Holy of Holies to the threshold, then to the East Gate, and finally to the Mount of Olives, foreshadowing God’s swift return from the east, with glory filling the new temple in an instant. New Jersey in the United States and Toronto in Canada are located at the easternmost edge of Jerusalem and are known as the “spiritual Far East,” spiritual gateways that “see” God’s return “fastest.”

In 2023,  David Peng met with pastors from China, Japan, and South Korea in Taimali, Taitung, to prophetically announce that just as the East Coast of the United States had opened its doors, so too would the east coast of Taiwan! Representatives of the indigenous people shot arrows north and south, symbolizing the sending of blessings to Japan and South Korea in the north, and Thailand and Myanmar in the south. Notably, from dawn until daybreak, they witnessed numerous flashes of lightning in the distance without thunder. An indigenous pastor explained that the lightning represented the presence of the Lord .

Notably, during the prophetic act of “opening the east gate” in Taitung, two magnitude 6 earthquakes occurred in succession, and the earthquake numbers were “111111” and “111”, which represent the meaning of “alignment”.

2024: On December 12, under God’s revelation, a 12-hour worship service will begin in Asia, following the 12-hour worship service in North America, for a total of 24 hours of sacrifice. The date 1212 represents alignment with the 24 elders in heaven.

2025: In May, Pastor Peng Rongren visited Pastor Gao Wang Daqing in Taiwan. During their conversation, they learned two things:

First, Reverend Mark Dupont, who predicted the Great Revival of Toronto, made a prophetic declaration to Taiwan that in the heart of Taiwan, a glorious river of fire, like volcanic lava, is erupting from the earth and flowing in all directions. Second, traditional Taiwanese folk sea deities have for the first time made a pilgrimage into Nantou County, which is not on the coast (twice, in May and September).

Pastor Peng Rongren immediately sensed that this was a “confrontation” in the spiritual realm. Jade Mountain is a relatively clean place in the spiritual realm, and it is also a place where enemies constantly try to attack and seize territory.

” This is the highest point, a strategic location, and the last piece of land. This is a hill that we must seize. ” The next morning, as he was preparing to leave Taiwan, there were two consecutive earthquakes lasting two minutes each. God moved him, because Nepal had experienced great changes after two major earthquakes in the past, and he felt that this year’s 1212 gathering should be moved to Taiwan.

Jehovah longs to return and dwell among God’s people.

“All of this is about the Father’s desire, to accomplish this beautiful thing in Taiwan!” Pastor Gao Wang Daqing of God’s House Church shared that God sent his whole family to Puli to build a church. On their way to church in the mornings, they would always see many prominent temples, while the church seemed to be hidden in a corner. A question welled up in their hearts: “Where is the glory of the Lord?”

During worship and prayer at church, I recalled the passage in Samuel chapter 4 of the Bible, where the Ark of the Covenant was taken captive and God’s glory departed. At that moment, the Holy Spirit said in my heart, ” The Lord longs to return and dwell among God’s people. ” Then I remembered the verse that had been swirling in my mind— Exodus 25:8: “Make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.”

In May of this year, while watching the news, he learned that a certain sea deity had suddenly turned to Nantou during a pilgrimage, marking the first time in two hundred years that it had entered Nantou . He then invited a team of pastors to Puli to carry out a prophetic act, burying the Temple Mount stone, the key to the Kingdom of Heaven, and the ring that the Israelites had given him last year at the location indicated by God.

He and Peng Rongren shared the same feeling that God’s presence should return to Asia. Last year, the 1212 worship service was held online in North America, and this year, the 1212 worship service will be held in Nantou, the central point of Taiwan.

A miraculous arrangement was made to abduct the enemy from the highest point of Jade Mountain.

During the preparation process for the Taiwanese team, Pastor Zhang Haoyu of the Holy Kingdom Ministry received the message that ” God will send us to plunder our enemies. ” To welcome back “God’s glory” on December 12th, they must first reach the highest point of Jade Mountain on September 9th to break down the dark powers that had historically entrenched themselves there. This required two days of hiking and registering to stay at “Paiyun Villa,” the closest hotel to the summit of Jade Mountain. Because they hadn’t registered for the lottery a month in advance, they were not selected.

However, God reminded Gao Wang Daqing that on the first day Daniel prayed in the Bible, God heard him and sent an angel. It wasn’t until the 21st day that Daniel received God’s message. Based on this understanding, even though many said it was impossible, they still stood in line in faith, and sure enough, on the 21st day, they successfully filled their positions.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Republic of China’s acceptance of Japan’s surrender. The surrender document was to be handed over at 9:00 AM, and they decided to announce it at 9:00 AM on September 9th. The mountain guide had originally predicted bad weather and strong winds, but the day of the summit was surprisingly sunny and clear.

After the worship and prayer, a group of people carrying the idol of the sea deity were seen preparing to come up. It was as if God was revealing to them: ” I am sending you up first to lay a net to capture our enemies. ” After the group finished offering sacrifices to the idol, they learned that “their god” had specified that the ceremony would be held at 8 o’clock on September 9th, and that they had come up for ten consecutive years, with the largest number of people this year.

This was a wondrous arrangement by God, allowing His people to first dedicate this land to Him, and then, after the group descended the mountain, to pray for its purification. It also testifies that after the raid on Jade Mountain on September 9th, the registration for the 1212 group saw a significant breakthrough.

The Operation Ark of the Covenant  represents a longing for God’s presence.

Why is this operation named “Operation Ark of the Covenant”? Peng Rongren shared that in the Bible, God told Nathan: ” I never dwell in a man-made house. “ Heaven and earth belong to God, and God’s tabernacle can be set up at any time, unlike idols and deities who are confined in temples. King David loved God and longed for His presence, welcoming the Ark of the Covenant back to God’s tabernacle.

The act of “carrying the Ark of the Covenant” represents a longing for God’s presence to return to us, for brothers to live together in harmony, and for welcoming God’s presence back to our nation and people.

• Psalm 32:1: “Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven and whose sins are covered.”
• Psalm 33:12: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!”
• Psalm 51:10-11: “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a upright spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, nor take your Holy Spirit from me.”

When we receive forgiveness, our nation must also receive forgiveness, for idolatry in Taiwan is a sin that greatly angers God. Taiwan is an outpost for Israel, like a spark. I believe that when Taiwan is reclaimed, Asia will experience a great revival, and the Chinese people will return to the Middle East to complete the final page of the gospel.

Gao Wang Daqing shared that the “Ark of the Covenant Action” longs for God to return to us, so that people can see God’s glory, and longs to see the heavens of Taiwan open, allowing God’s messengers to freely go up and down, and for God’s fire to descend.

I firmly believe that when God’s presence comes, everyone will awaken and be transformed by God’s Spirit. The history of revival will be repeated in Taiwan. Those whose hearts and minds have been blinded by the gods of the world will see the light of the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ and will come to serve this true and living God!

I believe God will open the heavenly gate at the center of Taiwan.

Gao Wang Daqing stated that God has designated the central point of Taiwan (Puli, Nantou) to reclaim the spiritual high ground and resist the spirit of Jezebel from taking over. God will first open the heavens here before beginning other works that God wants to accomplish in Taiwan.

Peng Rongren responded that Gao Wang Daqing regained his Seediq identity five years ago, came to the Shuitoushanzhuang spiritual retreat site, took over God’s house church, moved from Pingtung to this place to build a prayer altar, and faithfully kept it. At the same time, he received a prompting – God wants to send a large army here.

Why choose 25 hours of fasting and prayer this time? It is to emulate the Jewish practice of fasting all day on Yom Kippur, asking the Lord to forgive each person’s sins. They would add an extra hour after the 24 hours of the day to express their deep repentance to God.

God Himself summoned the nations to come.

Currently, over 200 members of God’s nation from 15 countries (Taiwan, Israel, Thailand, Nepal, Canada and its Indigenous communities, the United States and its Indigenous communities, the Maori people of New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Myanmar, India, France, Hainan Island, Singapore, and mainland China) have registered to participate. Gao Wang Daqing stated that the initial inspiration was for God’s hand to personally gather them; there will be no extensive publicity for this gathering. Registration forms will be distributed internally by our staff, allowing those who feel the inspiration to come on their own.

Amazingly, God Himself inspired many people from all nations to participate at a cost . Coincidentally, the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast Meeting was held in Taipei from December 7th to 9th, which led even more people to the 1212 Ark of the Covenant Action.

Ignite the Mother Flame, and let it burn like a miracle in the temple.

” The Lord moves our hearts to be simple and humble, to rekindle the Mother Fire! ” Peng Rongren responded. In the legend of Hanukkah, when the temple was desolate, they finally found a jar of holy oil to restore the temple. They kept praying that the fire would burn longer and that the fire on the altar would not go out. Unexpectedly, it really lasted for eight days, and they were able to make new oil in time.

In the past, during the great revival in Toronto prophesied by Mark Dupont, many servants experienced the Mother Fire. Recognizing this as a crucial moment for God to use Taiwan, many brothers and sisters from various nations first lit the Mother Fire, while local Taiwanese intercessors continued to expand it, spreading it throughout Taiwan and welcoming God’s presence back to every region until a full revival is achieved. This encourages the members of Christ to be as fervent to God as King David, humble and self-purifying, carrying the Ark of the Covenant personally without relying on others, confessing and repenting of idolatry in Taiwan, and continually rekindling the Mother Fire in faith, preparing Taiwan to be a blessing to the nations!

Kao Wang-Ching anticipates God’s revival to descend upon the entire land of Taiwan, believing that only with God dwelling among us can this revival continue until the day of Jesus Christ’s return. This is the most desired outcome of this campaign, like setting off the first domino, a desire to preserve God’s glory.

The “Ballad of Glory” cleverly connects with Hanukkah, continuing the tradition of the New Fire Altar.

Following the 25-hour sacrifice during “Operation Ark of the Covenant” on December 12-13, and cleverly connected with Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, from December 13-19, Taiwanese intercessors initiated “The Pass of Glory,” continuing the new fire altar on the original site, hoping that the miracle of “oil that never runs out” would also occur, so that the flame of the new fire would continue to burn, bringing forth a river of fire that purifies the vessels, renews life, and flows to the nations.

Pastor Zhang Haoyu of the Holy Kingdom Ministry, the initiator of the initiative, participated in the preparation and verification team for “Operation Ark of the Covenant.” During prayer, God moved him to continue gathering for worship for seven days after the 25-hour sacrifice period. At the same time, God revealed a historical timeline related to “1212”:

• On December 12, 1915, Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor. He believed that the prayers gathered on December 12 were meant to break the dragon’s power over the imperial system.
• The Xi’an Incident of December 12, 1936, saw the Kuomintang and the Communist Party unite against Japan and ultimately win the war. The current international situation has created a sense of antagonism between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. However, setting aside the political situation, from God’s perspective, when the Chinese nation is united, God releases authority to counter the powers of darkness; otherwise, there would be many attacks in the spiritual realm.
• On December 12, 1949, the Republic of China government relocated to Taiwan. The regime symbolized God’s glory and the Ark of the Covenant. This was an alignment, welcoming God’s glory and the Ark of the Covenant to Taiwan on December 12.

I firmly believe that these are all spiritual prefigurements, signifying the redemption of God’s ordination for the Republic of China, and the dedication of the Republic of China to God, set apart as holy. Nantou is the heart of Taiwan, a key place to break through the forces of darkness, and must be realigned with God’s Kingdom.

Taiwan needs to prepare enough oil to welcome the groom god back.

When the Jewish people fled after the destruction of the Second Temple, seeking to redeem Jerusalem and rekindle sacrifices for the nation, the miracle of Hanukkah, with its lights burning for eight days, occurred.

From the continuation of “Operation Ark of the Covenant” to “Passing on the Glory,” a total of seven days of worship were held. Seven days in the Bible prefigures the meaning of “completeness.” The people declared that Taiwan should prepare enough oil to welcome the Bridegroom God’s return. This oil is the Holy Spirit, which will ignite God’s fire.

As the number of participants for the 1212 event gradually filled up, Zhang Haoyu once again passed on the burden of continuing worship, and soon gathered representatives from various places: Northern Taiwan (Kingdom Vanguard Prayer Hall), Western Taiwan (Yunlin Prayer Hall), Southern Taiwan (GMI Kaohsiung Rongmei Church), Central Taiwan (God’s House Church), Eastern Taiwan (Holy Kingdom Ministry), and the “Singing God’s Name” team led by Teacher Li Zhen, a total of six teams, each taking on 24 hours of worship a day.

” For me, this is God’s timing, and He quickly put everyone in place, ” said Chang Hao-yu. Li Zhen also shared a dream in which she attended a large gathering and God told her to “continue the party.” Therefore, she, who was originally in seclusion writing a book, decided to respond to this glorious invitation to take over.

Calling worshippers to unite and restore David’s tabernacle.

The “Mobile Tabernacle – 777 Around Taiwan” project, which began two years ago, uses a golden lampstand to represent the tabernacle. It has visited several cities, and ultimately, through divine revelation, the tabernacle remained in Yilan for two years. Chang Hao-yu believes this stay has a special purpose from God, as every land has its promises and destiny. He also believes that Yilan represents “the mouth of God” and “the voice of God,” and when Yilan utters a voice of worship, prayer, and holiness, other cities will rise up in response. This time, the tabernacle will move to Puli, Nantou, to begin its journey in glory.

Chang Hao-yu deeply feels that God is calling these watchmen in Taiwan who thirst for worship and prayer, calling all to unite in the temple of prayer and gather in the heart of Taiwan to truly restore the Tabernacle of David. If the Tabernacle is not established, God’s Kingdom will be difficult to manifest. Now there is a real urgency to work together to restore God’s 24-hour worship.

Once this core is established, the Kingdom Council and the fivefold ministry will be united, and the Kingdom’s government will be established, bringing about transformation in all gifts and industries. This is the revival blueprint and strategy given by God.

The River of Fire, receiving the glory of the mother fire gathering and converging.

Chang Hao-yu also responded to Pastor Mark Dupont’s prophecy last year (2024), which mentioned that God’s glorious river of fire would flow from the center of Taiwan and flow in the east, west, south, and north directions. This action is also a response, bringing the flame that God has placed in God’s people to the center of Taiwan, offering it again, igniting a new flame, and after gathering and flowing together, it will flow to various places again.

This river symbolizes Christ’s authority, majesty, holiness, glory, power, revelation, and revival. This is a spiritual awakening, a fulfillment of God’s calling for Taiwan by the body of Christ in Taiwan. Finally, Chang Hao-yu encouraged everyone to offer their precious share, to prepare to receive the Mother Fire, to keep it burning, to prepare for the final harvest, and to welcome the day of the Lord Jesus Christ’s return!

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Pray for America: Justice comes to the judicial system

Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted from Dutch Sheets’ October 6th  posting of “Give Him 15 Minutes.”

【 Current Events/Background:  A despot is a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. Despotism, then, is absolute power or control, or tyranny. With these definitions in mind, consider the following statement from Thomas Jefferson, who said on September 28, 1820, in a letter to Diplomat William Jarvis:

“You seem…to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the DESPOTISM of an oligarchy…

“Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more so…and their power (is) the more dangerous, as they are in office for life and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to the elective control…The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with corruptions of time and party, its members would become DESPOTS” (Stated in a letter to William Jarvis, Sept. 28, 1820).

Jefferson once said, “The great object of my fear is the Federal Judiciary” (Letter to Judge Spencer Roane, 1821). In a letter to Abigail Adams, September 11, 1804, “prophet” Jefferson warned of giving judges too much control:

“Nothing in the Constitution has given them [the federal judges] a right to decide for the Executive, more than to the Executive to decide for them. . . . The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch.”

In a letter to Judge Roane dated September 6, 1819, Jefferson restated his concerns regarding the judiciary, contending that the Constitution did not give them control over the other two branches. Had it done so, Jefferson contended that:

“The Constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.”

America should have listened, and at the risk of boring you with Jeffersonian wisdom, eloquence, and accurate predictions, here is one more statement referencing the judiciary as the “most dangerous” branch of our government:

“At the establishment of our constitution, the judiciary bodies were supposed to be the most helpless and harmless members of the government. Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous; that the insufficiency of the means provided for their removal gave them a freehold and irresponsibility in office; that their decisions, seeming to concern individual suitors only, pass silent and unheeded by the public at large; that these decisions, nevertheless, become law by precedent…” (Letter to A. Coray, October 31, 1823).

Unfortunately, Jefferson’s warnings proved to be all too accurate. Sixty-plus years ago, the progressive, liberal left in America decided that the best way–possibly the only way–to impose their will on the American people was not at the ballot box or through Congress; it was through the Supreme Court. The inappropriate belief that the Supreme Court had supreme power over all would allow only five unelected people on the bench to impose and enforce their will over 300,000,000 Americans.

Five people.

Only five out of nine individuals were needed to remove God and His principles from American schools, government, and the public square. They could trample on constitutional rights, make the right to murder babies the law of the land, and overrule the will of the people in 30 states, who agreed with God that marriage was between one man and one woman. No entity or group has allowed more evil into America than the Supreme Court. Despotism, indeed.

On June 26, 2015, five unelected Justices, in one of the most arrogant defiances of God in history, decided they had the right to redefine this 6,000-year-old covenant of marriage. Just let that sink in: five people (two of whom had participated in gay wedding ceremonies, yet refused to recuse themselves), arrogantly granted themselves the “authority” to overrule God…and the American people. The deception and arrogance of this is mind-numbing. (The names of the five are Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.)

Regarding this evil ruling, Justice Alito said:

“Today’s decision usurps the constitutional right of the people to decide whether to keep or alter the traditional understanding of marriage…All Americans, whatever they’re thinking on that issue, should worry about what the majority’s claim of power portends.”

The late, great Justice Scalia said:

“I write separately to call attention to this Court’s threat to American democracy… Today’s decree says that my Ruler, and the Ruler of 320 million Americans coast-to-coast, is a majority of the nine lawyers on the Supreme Court…

“This practice of constitutional revision by an unelected committee of nine, always accompanied (as it is today) by extravagant praise of liberty, robs the People of the most important liberty they asserted in the Declaration of Independence and won in the Revolution of 1776 – the freedom to govern themselves…To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation.”

Praying for the Supreme Court

On my first visit to the Supreme Court 30 years ago, I heard Holy Spirit say, as clearly as I have ever heard Him speak to me, “Now I am going to show you where the strong man over America lives.” The words “strong man” were taken from the passage of Scripture in Matthew 12:29 and Mark 3:27. This did not mean that all of the Justices were evil, or that the institution itself was evil. It meant that satan had established a stronghold there from which to implement his plans and control our nation. Part of my assignment since that day has been to see the stronghold broken.

I’m back in Washington, D.C. today, praying for the Supreme Court. We are making headway in expelling this “strong man” and restoring the Court to God and its purpose. The Dobbs decision on June 24, 2022, overturning Roe vs Wade, is but one indicator. Please agree with us today as we stand in the Capital and appeal to heaven for the completion of this shift. Let’s pray now.

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Pray for Israel: This Week’s Current Events and Prayer Focus(12/1)

Editor’s Note: The current events background for this article is reprinted from the December 7tht post by the Kingdom Inheritance ministry. The prayer points are reprinted from the December 6th prayer focus by Kingdom Inheritance, provided solely for the reference and prayer of intercessors.

Israel & Other Nations

Israel

• Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with President Trump, emphasizing the importance and determination to disarm Hamas and demilitarize Gaza, and discussing the expansion of the peace agreement. President Trump invited Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House.
• Fifth Visit in a Year: Netanyahu’s official visit to the United States will commence on December 28, when he will meet with President Trump in Florida.
• After over two years of conflict, the OECD expresses optimism about Israel’s economic outlook: growth will return to “normal” levels this year at 3.3% and continue expanding. Forecasts project economic growth will surge to 4.9% by 2026, exceeding the long-term trend of 4.6% projected for 2027.
• Mainstream Left-Wing Media: 40% of Israeli citizens believe in the internal betrayal theory, attributing the October 7 invasion and massacre to influence from Israel’s left wing. Public dissent and intense protests by the left are seen as reinforcing Hamas’s belief in Israel’s weakness and instability, a view corroborated by Hamas intelligence documents seized in Gaza.
• Netanyahu is countering internal “deep state” forces through a series of key appointments: including the appointment of Major General David Zini as the new head of the National Security Agency (Shin Bet) several months ago, and now the appointment of a new Mossad director, who will take office in June 2026. He praised incoming Mossad Director Roma as a proactive, communicative officer possessing exceptional leadership, creativity, wisdom, and global strategic vision.
• During an inspection of counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria, IDF Chief of Staff Zamir reaffirmed the policy of sustained preemptive counterterrorism actions, eliminating threats early through planned offensive operations.

Israel and the Middle East

• Netanyahu warned that Iran views Israel as a “springboard for striking the United States with long-range nuclear missiles.” He emphasized, “When we fight, we are not only defending Israel, but also protecting the free world from savagery.”
• Addressing accusations that Israel and its leaders have committed war crimes, Netanyahu stated: You say we committed war crimes—I committed war crimes. Say whatever you want. But no army is more committed than Israel to protecting civilians from harm.”
• Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the acting National Security Advisor to send representatives to Lebanon for meetings with Lebanese government economic officials. This marks the first attempt by Israel and Lebanon to establish a foundation for bilateral relations and economic cooperation.
• Dr. Paul Salim, a Middle East expert and senior fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), has been appointed by the Lebanese President as Lebanon’s first civilian negotiator for border disputes with Israel. Lebanese Foreign Ministry: Negotiations between Lebanon and Israel have entered a new phase—one dominated by diplomatic means, with Dr. Salim leading the Lebanese delegation.
• Since October 7, Israel’s strategic approach has shifted from containment to a proactive preventive strategy: eliminating threats at an early stage to prevent enemy buildup and avert security deterioration. This policy has frequently drawn criticism from regional governments, international organizations, and foreign media, who characterize it as Israeli aggression and recklessness. Returning to a policy of containment would be a mistake. The policy Israel currently implements prevents dangerous escalations and contributes to regional stability.

Nations

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview with Fox News: Venezuela is one of the key pillars of the Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah in Latin America, yet we haven’t paid enough attention to this.
• Iranian currency plunges to new record low: 1 USD = 1.2 million Iranian rials. The Iranian currency has depreciated by approximately 50% in just five months.

 

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Pray for Israel: Isaiah 62 Prayer Movement  – Prayer Letter  for December 2025

【Background/Event: As we step into the month of December, or Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, we are reminded that this is the season of Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication.

Beyond the familiar lights and stories, Hanukkah is one of the most prophetic moments in Scripture. It points back to one of the darkest chapters in Jewish history, and yet reveals how God forms a people who “know their God” and therefore “stand firm and take action” (Daniel 11:32 / NASB) It also is a season historically marked by miracles, a time when God shows Himself faithful in ways far beyond human strength.

In the days of the Seleucid Syrian ruler Antiochus IV, darkness fell suddenly on Israel. He sought to impose Hellenistic culture on the Jewish people and demand worship of the Greek pantheon of gods. What began as an ambition for regional dominance soon turned into targeted hostility toward the Jews. After suffering a military defeat in Egypt, Antiochus turned his frustration toward Israel. Jerusalem was in unrest, the people divided, and Antiochus seized control with brutal force. Innocents were slain, sacred practices like circumcision were banned, Scriptures burned, and obedience to God’s covenant was punished by death. The Temple was desecrated, and everything changed almost overnight.

Yet in that moment, Daniel’s prophecy just centuries earlier unfolded. Those who truly knew their God carried out great exploits. They resisted compromise, remained anchored in covenant truth, and shone like lights in a time of deep spiritual darkness. It was in that very darkness the miracle of Hanukkah happened, when a single cruse of pure oil, enough for only one day, burned for eight days in the Menorah. It was a sign that God Himself sustains His people when human capacity runs out. Hanukkah reminds us that God does not abandon His people in crisis; He multiplies what remains and causes His light to outlast the darkness.

This festival teaches us that the battle between light and darkness is both historic and prophetic. Jesus pointed to these passages in Daniel, urging His disciples to watch, stay alert, and stay faithful. Paul echoed this, warning of coming lawlessness that will again test the people of God. Yet Scripture does not leave us fearful, it promises that pressures refine a people who will shine like stars and turn many to righteousness.

Hanukkah is ultimately about rededication and of cleansing the temple, both the physical one long ago and the spiritual temple we are today. In this season of miracles, we too can expect God to move with unusual grace to sustain what seems lacking, to illuminate what feels hidden, and to strengthen what appears weak.

As we move through this month, let us draw near to the Lord with fresh dedication. Let us pray to truly know Him, to walk in intimacy with Yeshua, and to stand firmly in covenant truth. May the light of His presence push back every darkness around us, and may His people be strengthened for whatever shifts may come quickly among the nations.

May the Lord fill your home and heart with His light in this season of dedication and miracles,

Joshua Gooding
Head of Prayer Department
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem

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Critical Event: The Middle East Enters a New Era of Revival and Last Harvest

【Current background:Prophet Cindy Jacobs invited her husband, Dr. Chuck Pierce, along with intercessors and apostles from various nations, to discuss the recent situation in the Middle East and encourage Christians to persevere in prayer. They received the message that the Middle East “Board of Peace” will bring revival and a great harvest in the end times.

Egypt is key to the revival of the Middle East

Cindy Zhai and her husband, Mike Zhai, recently attended a prophetic meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Mike Zhai received the message that Egypt is key to the revival of the Middle East, and that God has never forgotten Egypt’s kindness to Israel. First, when Egypt suffered famine, Joseph was prime minister and reunited with his family, Pharaoh gave Jacob’s family the best land—Goshen—and Jacob subsequently blessed Pharaoh. Second, when Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt with Jesus to escape King Herod, they were well cared for there until their return to Israel.

On that day there will be a great road from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will enter Egypt, and the Egyptians will enter Assyria; the Egyptians will worship the Lord together with the Assyrians. On that day Israel will be united with Egypt and Assyria, and the people of the earth will be blessed. (Isaiah 19:23-24)

While in Egypt, Zhai Xinti received God’s special anointing of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi and US President Trump, making them children of peace and enabling Israel and Hamas to quickly reach a peace agreement.

Mike Zhai recalled Jesus’ lament for Jerusalem: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who were sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing” (Matthew 23:37). He received God’s embrace of the entire Middle East and believed that peace would expand in the Middle East and more countries would join the Abrahamic Accords.

Cindy Zhai recently read about the Apostle Philip’s journey to Gaza, where he met an Ethiopian eunuch. The Holy Spirit told her , “Though it may seem unbelievable, there will be a revival in Gaza.” God will grant a great revival in the last days, an unstoppable force, and we will witness God’s supernatural workings and save Hamas and other terrorist groups.

Dr. Pierce stated that the Peace Commission has shaped a new landscape in the Middle East, with countries like Egypt and Lebanon beginning to take their places and embark on the holy path outlined in Isaiah 19. This presents a window of opportunity for the Middle East, allowing God’s Kingdom to move forward.

We pray that the Lord will deliver the people of Egypt, that they will remain steadfast in the local churches and among Christians, and that the message of peace and healing will spread throughout the Middle East.

The Middle East Peace Committee paves the way for revival and a great harvest.

Pastor Rick Ridings and his wife Patricia Ridings of the Succat Hallel have been watching over Israel since 1999. He says the ceasefire relieved the Israeli people of their burdens and grief. When the war broke out, he and his team accepted that it would continue, and prayed for the eradication of terrorism. The intercessors also prayed for Trump and the families of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believe that God will build a prayer hall in Gaza .

Pastor Dutch Sheet encourages intercessors to continue praying and to keep watch on the “windows of kairos” in order to drive away the spirit of the Persian devil, promote the Abrahamic Agreement, and pave the way for the great harvest in the end times . God will open people’s hearts, and revival has already begun in Iran.

Mario Bramnick, president of the Latino Coalition for Israel , explained that the Abrahamic Accords opened the door to the Middle East by bringing in members of Congress with a mission. He had previously prayed with Cindy Zaitsyn, Dr. Pierce, and others for Trump’s election, the abolition of the Antichrist and anti-Semitic programs, alignment of the Sheep Nation with the United States, and the spiritual battle against the Amalekites, ultimately leading to the return of the hostages on the eve of Torah.

During Trump’s first term, he saw Trump calling upon God in prayer, signifying that the president would lead the country back to normalcy. By Trump’s second election, he saw a spiritual tsunami sweeping across the United States, and with Charlie Kirk’s testimony, he believed that American reforms would bring about global revival.

We pray that the Lord will raise up more Christians in the United States and around the world to pray for the situation in the Middle East, to seize the window of opportunity, to lead the nation into God’s will, and to pave the way for the great harvest in the end times.

In accordance with the promise in Isaiah 19, Rebecca Greenwood, co-founder of Christian Harvest International, received at the beginning of the year that leaders of nations would gather in Egypt, establish a parliament, liberate Egypt, and bring healing throughout the Middle East.

Apostle Jennifer Leclaire, who mobilized intercessors in 130 countries around the world to watch over the Middle East, encouraged the prayer warriors , saying that the current situation in the Middle East is the result of many years of intercession, which God accomplished in an instant. Therefore, we should not underestimate the power of prayer, but continue to hold fast to prayer and fight the good fight (see 1 Timothy 1:18 ) to shape the destiny of the nation until all the promises about the Middle East are fulfilled . She prayed that the Lord would bring renewal so that brothers and sisters could smoothly enter the next stage of great harvest.

Cindy Jacob concluded by saying that in the great harvest of the last days, brothers and sisters need to change their minds, learn to love their enemies, and let go of all political hatred , especially regarding the “Communion Revival.” For example, last year (2024) Yom Kippur saw 250,000 people gather in Washington, D.C. to pray. She also recently saw on social media that four Roman Catholic leaders were receiving communion together in Gaza.

Cindy Jacob prophesied: “Will I not leave a remnant in Gaza? Will they not shine in Gaza? Is there not Philip preaching the gospel in Gaza today? You will see me supernatural manifestations, and many visions and dreams will occur. Do not regard them as lost. I am the one who laid down 99 sheep to seek the one lost sheep. There will be a revival in Gaza. I will rebuild. People say it is impossible, but am I not I myself? Am I not the eternal God? Am I not greater than all established strongholds? Watch me move! I am the lion, and I will roar in the Middle East.”

We pray that the Lord will change our minds, let go of our prejudices and hatred, fight the good fight according to God’s promise, witness the revival coming to the Middle East, and welcome the great harvest of the end times.

( Source: Nation Revival Daily post, November 3 )

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Critical Event: Anti-Christian Sentiment Is Growing in the West – Time for Christians to  Wake Up

【Background: The government openly suppresses Christianity, arresting Christians during prayer and even allowing widespread attacks on Christian churches. Yet it stands idly by as Muslims take over the streets, a trend intensifying in formerly Christian-majority European nations like Britain. Coincidentally, in the Canadian Parliament, lawmakers are openly advocating legislation to criminalize references to gender identity in the Bible and Torah. Christians must no longer slumber; now is the hour to awaken.

Anti-Christianity and Pro-Muslim Sentiment Run Rampant in Europe

In 2025, the UK introduced a special bill criminalizing any Christian who silently prays within 150 meters of an abortion clinic, defining it as harassment. In fact, as early as 2024, Scotland had already legislated that Christians praying “in their own homes” for abortion clinics within designated zones would be prosecuted as criminals. Statistics reveal that in 2024, Europe witnessed 2,211 attacks targeting Christians, predominantly occurring in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain. Among these, 94 arson attacks targeted churches and Christian sites—double the previous year’s figure—signaling a surge in anti-Christian hatred!

Yet in stark contrast, in major European cities—particularly in the UK—police proactively close roads and set up barriers during Friday Muslim street prayers to ensure worshippers remain undisturbed.
North America is no exception.

Similarly, Canada’s Parliament recently reviewed Bill C-9 during a parliamentary session, identifying passages in the Bible—including Leviticus, Numbers, and Romans—as containing hateful language toward transgender individuals. Prosecutors will have the authority to bring charges against anyone teaching or quoting these scriptures.

A Moment of Awakening for Christians

Both Europe and North America were once nations founded on Christian principles. The Gospel spread to North America and Asia through the “Empire on which the sun never sets,” Britain. Yet as Christian faith wanes and pagan influences encroach, the spiritual foundations of these nations are crumbling. Most Christians, however, remain asleep in their comfortable surroundings. Under the sugar-coated veneer of political correctness, personal liberty, and religious freedom, their defenses are being eroded step by step.

Christians must awaken and cease hiding within ivory towers. May the Lord grant us sensitivity to the events unfolding in the world. Christians are not forbidden from engaging in politics; rather, we must awaken because we are all called “the people under His name” (2 Chronicles 7:14), entrusted with the responsibility of prayer and the duty of stewardship and governance.

May the Lord raise up His people at this hour, raise up His Ekklesia, to take up the authority of prayer. May we stop all things contrary to God’s will from occurring in the land where we dwell. May He raise up suitable individuals to enter the seven mountains of the workplace, reclaim the inheritance God has given us, and transform the kingdoms of the earth into the kingdom of our Lord and Christ.

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Pray for First Nations:  Observe Holy Communion for America – Witness the Moment of Unity between Native Americans and Nations in Washington, D.C.

Editor’s Note: This article is written by an intercessor from Zion Church in Canada.  She shares her experiences attending meetings such as “Communion America” ​​with Indigenous people in Washington, D.C., from a different perspective. (Click here to read related reports about the Taiwanese Indigenous delegation’s participation in these services .)

【Current events/Background:   More than a decade later, I returned to Washington, D.C., to attend two gatherings, “All Tribes DC” and “Communion America.” This all began with a prayer request from a Native American leader a few weeks earlier.

I. A Call from Indigenous Peoples

At a prayer meeting with Native Americans, Brian LaBounty, a Native American leader from the East Coast of the United States, made a rare appearance. He shared that during Sukkot, he would set up a Teepee in the center of White House Plaza, joining representatives from all fifty states in their own tents to pray and worship. At that moment, I was deeply moved and immediately recalled the scripture: “On that day I will rebuild the fallen tent of David, mend its holes and restore it to its former state” (Amos 9:11).

Before my departure, the Lord miraculously provided funds, enabling me to travel without worry. What delighted me even more was hearing that an indigenous couple from Taiwan were also coming to bless the Native Americans. Unexpectedly, on my very first day, we met each other, along with Pastor Peng and his wife from the Eastern United States. Although it was our first meeting, because of the Lord’s love and our shared mission, we quickly bonded, opening our hearts and sharing our experiences.

Pastor Chiu of Taiwan has pastored the indigenous church for 25 years, weathering storms and tears, yet always shepherding his flock with the love of the Lord. His perseverance has yielded results – a group of young indigenous people have been raised up, possessing fervent hearts and clear spiritual vision, willing to come to the United States to pray with the local indigenous community. They honor their elders, walk with one another, and become a blessing to all.

The group of ten included both adults and children. Due to the high cost of airfare, their leader, Teacher Ahong, had initially not planned to bring the children. However, the children prayed earnestly, and God miraculously provided – donations poured in, ensuring that all expenses were fully covered. This vividly demonstrated that the promises of Isaiah 60:4-5 are being fulfilled step by step – God ensures that His servants, both men and women, will lack nothing in the new season.

II. The Flame of the Younger Generation

On the first night of the gathering on October 9th, the early autumn night air in Washington was crisp and cold. I was surrounded by a group of young people dancing, worshipping, and shouting with abandon. The leader invited everyone to pray for the 56 tents, and the crowd knelt on the cold stone floor in silent prayer. I knelt down as well, hearing soft sobs around me. Then, the crowd entered into prayer of repentance, and worship rose again. The night was deep, but no one left. Many prayed to one another, embraced, and wept – the presence of the Holy Spirit was incredibly strong. Afterward, prayer of repentance and new worship rose again. The gathering continued late into the night, with no one leaving. The atmosphere was filled with the presence of the Holy Spirit; people interceded for one another and supported one another. I met two young girls – no more than twenty years old, yet adorned with the anointing of the Holy Spirit. When they prayed for others, their words flowed like a torrent, precise and powerful; they not only cared for individual souls but also prayed for China and Canada. Their hearts were pure and expansive, radiating an atmosphere of revival.

After the meeting, even though the subway had stopped running, they still insisted on driving us home for forty minutes. At that moment, I witnessed an act of love – “Love is patient, love is kind…it does not seek its own advantage” (1 Corinthians 13) . “In the days of your reign your people will adorn themselves with holiness and will willingly sacrifice themselves; your people will be as abundant as the morning dew” (Psalm 110:3).

Lord, raise up young people who are pure, fervent, interceding for the nations, and willingly dedicating themselves.

III. A Family’s Testimony

On October 10th, we had a family worship gathering in the local area. When Ah-Hong led the worship in the native Taiwanese language, the entire room erupted in cheers, and the Holy Spirit was in great motion. Brothers and sisters served one another, translated for one another, and were of one mind – the indigenous people became vessels of blessing for all churches.

Ah-Hong shared that many years ago, Taiwan’s indigenous people felt inferior due to discrimination and did not identify with their own identity. Today, they are proud of their indigenous identity because they have been healed and restored in Christ. As Psalm 3:3 says, ” The Lord is my glory, that he lifts up my head.” When their identity is restored and their creativity and authority are released, they begin to lead and bless nations.

IV. Observing Holy Communion – A Symbol of Unity

On the morning of October 11, we arrived at the Indigenous tents to present gifts on behalf of Taiwan and Canada, expressing unity and support. Ah-hong declared that just as God revived the Indigenous people of Taiwan, He will also revive the Indigenous people of the United States, enabling them to stand as the “firstborn sons of the land” to bless the nation.

That afternoon, we shared the Lord’s bread and cup together at a 1.5-mile-long table—stretching from Indigenous tents to Capitol Hill. The setting sun cast golden light, and the white tablecloths and olive branches symbolized peace and glory. At that moment, I seemed to see the ” wedding of the Lamb ” described in Revelation 19 , the bride prepared and seated with the Lord.

“Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to Him, for the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has prepared herself.” (Revelation 19:7)

V. Preparing the Bride to Welcome the King

O firstborn son of the earth, rise up and shine! May the glory of God shine upon you, and may all nations turn to the Lord through your light.

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Pray for First Nations: Are Jews Indigenous to the Land of Israel?

【Current events/Background:  As an indigenous activist—I am a Métis from the Paddle Prairie Metis settlement in Alberta, Canada—there is one question I am most often asked by the public, one that can instantly divide a community due to its intense and arduous subject matter.

Yet, regardless of the scenario, each time I hear the words, “Are Jews the indigenous people of Israel?” I’m inclined to answer not only with my heart but with the brutal, honest truth, backed by indisputable, thousands-year-old historical and archaeological fact: yes.

While evidence in favor of this view is overwhelming, activists who oppose Israel’s right to exist and deny the Jewish people’s connection to the land—perhaps before learning where indigenous status stems from and what it means—still have an issue with this claim, supporting a narrative built on falsehoods that today is basically acknowledged as fact.

It is my belief that strengthening Jewish identity is the optimum way to fight against the perpetuation of false narratives and lies. This can be achieved only through an indigenous decolonization of Jewish identity, which would urge Jews to see themselves through a Jewish lens and manifest the indigenous aspects of Jewish identity in a meaningful way.

Now, to understand indigeneity, one must also understand indigenous people, how we see ourselves, and how we see the world. At its simplest, indigenous status stems from the genesis of a culture, language, and traditions in conjunction with its connections to an ancestral land, most commonly derived from ties to pre-colonial peoples. Once a people have such a cultural, linguistic, and spiritual genesis as well as a coalescence as a people, they are generally acknowledged as an indigenous people.

An anthropologist named José Martínez Cobo, who served as the UN’s special rapporteur on discrimination against indigenous populations, developed a simple checklist in order to make indigenous status easier to understand. Even though that checklist has since been adjusted—I would argue, to fit the UN’s anti-Israel agenda—it remains the standard for most anthropologists in the field today:

Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them. They form at present nondominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal system.

This historical continuity may consist of the continuation, for an extended period reaching into the present of one or more of the following factors:

1. Occupation of ancestral lands, or at least of part of them;
2. Common ancestry with the original occupants of these lands;
3. Culture in general, or in specific manifestations (such as religion, living under a tribal system, membership of an indigenous community, dress, means of livelihood, lifestyle, etc.);
4. Language (whether used as the only language, as mother-tongue, as the habitual means of communication at home or in the family, or as the main, preferred, habitual, general or normal language);
5. Residence on certain parts of the country, or in certain regions of the world;
6. Other relevant factors.

As a guideline, the Martínez Cobo study is fairly clear and gives us a way to avoid falling prey to false claims. However, there is one section—which, as far as I can tell, wasn’t in Cobo’s earliest definition—that has been referred to as problematic by many indigenous activists. This section refers to “nondominant sectors of society,” which is directly related to the issue of Jews as an indigenous people. It implies that by being “nondominant,” you have yet to realize self-determination. Ergo, if a group has achieved self-determination (i.e., the Jewish people or the Fijians), they will no longer meet the checklist as indigenous.

Seeing how the goal of all indigenous peoples is to achieve self-determination on their ancestral lands, it’s basically the most egregious example of a Catch-22.

You might be wondering why this seemingly throwaway line about “prevailing societies and non-dominant sectors” was included when it’s so clearly counterintuitive to our goals as indigenous peoples. It is my belief that it was inserted to deny indigenous status to one specific people, in fact, the only people who have actually achieved full self-determination on their ancestral lands: the Jewish people.

Why else would the United Nations include a caveat that basically denies indigenous peoples’ identity if we actually win in our struggle?

Archaeology, genealogy, and history all support the Jewish claim to indigeneity. A debate on this issue only even exists because we’ve been fed a false narrative that Palestinian Arabs also hold a claim to the land of Israel. Not to say that two peoples can’t be indigenous to one land. The Palestinians do indeed have the legitimate “rights of longstanding presence” in Israel, but this does not trump the indigenous status of Jewish people, 90 percent of whom can directly trace their genetics to the Levant. The cultural genesis, spirituality, language, and ancestral ties of Palestinian Arabs, however, trace back to the Hejaz (a region in present-day Saudi Arabia). In the Quran, the Hejaz is where Muhammad was born and where he established a community of followers.

To say that Palestinian Arabs were the first inhabitants of the land of Israel is problematic for actual indigenous people like the Jewish people, the Amazigh, the Copts, the Assyrians, the Samaritans, and others who were forcefully conquered, subsumed, and converted. It would literally be akin to white Europeans in North America making that same claim. Conquering peoples can still become indigenous through cultural genesis and coalescence. They cannot, however, become indigenous simply through conquering indigenous people.

Indigenous status is specific to certain areas, just as in North America, where certain tribes are indigenous to specific regions. The same rules should be applied in the Middle East. Just as the Cree would not claim Mohawk territories, Arabs should not try to claim Jewish, Amazigh, Kurdish, or Assyrian territories. Each of those peoples have clearly defined territories that date to pre-colonial times.

The primary argument promoting the false narrative that Jews are not indigenous to the land of Israel is that they are actually the descendants of European colonizers. This can be easily rebuked. Recent studies support the notion that some 80 percent of Jewish males, and 50 percent of Jewish females, can trace their ancestry to the Middle East. Early population genetics studies also confirm that “most Jewish Diaspora groups originated in the Middle East.”

Another study shows that even the first European Ashkenazi Jews were at least half Middle Eastern.

The next argument against Jews being an indigenous people derives from the fact that Abraham was from Ur. And, while he is considered the father of the Jewish people, they did not become a people in Ur but in the Levant—specifically, in modern-day Judea and Samaria.

According to Jewish tradition and spirituality, the Torah was given to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai, but they had their cultural Genesis in the land of Israel. Of the 613 mitzvot, the vast majority can only be completed in the land of Israel. The Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Jewish people are all buried in the land of Israel. The holiest sites in Judaism are located—you guessed it—in the land of Israel. Abraham was indeed from Ur, but the people who stemmed from him are, without a doubt, from Israel.

This is closely related to the issue of Jerusalem, which both Palestinian Muslims and Israeli Jews claim as their own. One need only look to the Tanakh, where Jerusalem is mentioned an astounding 699 times, and then to the Quran, where Jerusalem is not mentioned even once, to resolve this dispute.

Then there is the Canaanite argument, a relatively newer piece of Palestinian propaganda that argues—because the Torah claims that the Canaanites were driven out by the Israelites—that Jews are therefore not indigenous to Israel. Archaeologists suggest, however, that the Canaanites were in fact not destroyed at all, but subsumed by the ascendant Hebrew people.

It appears that once Palestinian Arabs realized their claim to being descendants of the Philistines was false—as the Philistines, derived from the Hebrew word peleshet, have no connection ethnically, linguistically, or historically to the people of Arabia—they decided that they were descended from Canaanites instead.

In a 2012 speech, a spokesperson for Mahmoud Abbas said, “The nation of Palestine upon the land of Canaan had a 7,000-year history B.C.E. This is the truth, which must be understood, and we have to note it, in order to say: ‘Netanyahu, you are incidental in history. We are the people of history. We are the owners of history.’ ”

This comment from the Abbas camp is complete rubbish, just one on a laundry list of Palestinian misnomers. First, the Canaanites have been extinct for 3,000 years and little is known today about their direct descendants. Second, pre-Islamic Arabs—of whom Palestinians are direct descendants—first appeared only in the 9th century BCE, not in 7000 BCE. Third, in 1946, before the establishment of Modern Israel, Palestinian-Arab leaders themselves only claimed a connection to the land of Israel dating back no further than seventh century CE—when Muhammad’s followers conquered North Africa and the surrounding region. You may also want to ask: What spiritual, cultural, or traditional constructs of the Canaanite people have Palestinian Arabs maintained? The answer is none.

But this should not be surprising. Even the most novice researcher looking into falsehoods perpetrated by Palestinian leaders would quickly find other blatant lies aimed at delegitimizing the history of the Jewish people, like the time Yasser Arafat told Bill Clinton there was never a Jewish temple in Jerusalem, or the time Ekrima Sabri, former Jerusalem mufti and chairman of the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem, said, “After 25 years of digging, archaeologists are unanimous that not a single stone has been found related to Jerusalem’s alleged Jewish history.”

These are the proponents of the false narrative attempting to rebuke the indigenous status of the Jewish people in the land of Israel.

I got involved in this struggle because I was seeing nonindigenous people make arguments that are detrimental to actual indigenous people, arguments that attempt to rewrite our history. The idea that “Palestinian Arab” conquerors could become indigenous through conquering the Jewish people, even though the term “Palestinian” was only used in reference to Jews before 1948, is anathema. While Arabs claim to be related to the descendants of Israel through blood, it’s just another way to say that they acted like all conquerors, raping and pillaging and then settling and subsuming the locals. Native North Americans especially understand that simply conquering indigenous people does not grant one indigenous status.

Building a monument over our sacred places does not make them yours (Mount Rushmore, anyone?) Not any more than UNESCO declaring the Temple Mount to be a Muslim sacred site because they built a mosque over the church that was built over the ruins of the Jewish Temple. It’s a basic tradition in the Western ethos to respect those who came before you; it’s even built into most of our laws to respect prior claim, and that’s what indigenous rights are really all about. Respecting the rights of those who came before you.

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Cleansing And Covering Prayer

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Cleansing Prayers

Dear Heavenly Father, I ________ (put your name in it) come to the throne of grace, through the blood of Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, to receive Your abundant grace and mercy. Lord Jesus, ________ confess You are the Lord of my life. I ask the resurrected power of the Holy Spirit to fill and saturate every part of my being. I surrender all my spirit, soul and body completely to You. Now I ask You to reveal to me, remind me of any sin that I have committed known or unknown, so that I can confess and repent of them accordingly. (Recommendation: quiet yourself, so you can allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to you)

Cleanse me from all the defilement of the world, sanctify me and my family line of any unrighteousness with the blood of Jesus. Now by my own will, I choose to forgive everyone that has offended me or hurt me, I release them into the freedom of my forgiveness. I also release them from the debts they might owe me. I now cast all my burden to You . Your yoke is easy, Your burden is light. I now put on the armor of God that You have given me, gird myself with the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the shield of faith, the sword of the Spirit, my feet fitted with the gospel of peace, so that I can pray and intercede in the Holy Spirit by Your mighty power, and after done all to stand firm.

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Firewall Covering Prayer

Abba Father, I thank you for watching and blessing us coming in and going out, from now and forevermore.
Abba Father, help us to hide under the shadow of the Almighty, and cover us with Your wings. I now plead the blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth on myself, my entire family _________

(speak names of your family, and name the people, things, items, that needs covering, such as : your work, ministries, and everyone that you minister to, your property, finances, friends, pets, vehicles, pastors and small group leaders / members and president )

Abba Father, send the host of angels and chariots of fire, to surround and protect us, I ask that You place the power of the Cross of Jesus Christ, in between everyone and the power of darkness that we might be facing today, to block all ungodly influences and keep us from all spiritual attacks, loss of property and any evil strategy of the enemies. We declare no weapon formed against us shall prosper. Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen!

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