Weekly Prayer (12/8)

Weekly Prayer (12/8)

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Editor’s Note
Prayer Declaration
Pray For United States
Pray For Israel
Pray for Global Critical Events
Pray for First People and Native Americans

Editorial Special Section: Hank Kunneman: The Season of the New!

Message: Hank Kunneman   Date: December 4th, 2025 Source:Elijiah List

The Season of the New: God’s Pruning Through Removals, Reversals, and Resets

Intro: A powerful prophetic word was released by Pastor Hank Kunneman on November 2, 2025 concerning what the Spirit of the Lord has declared as the “season of the new”! This is a critical moment in time in the midst of God’s divine reset, where He has stated that there are divine setups and divine traps that He has established to bring judgment against Hell’s agenda, according to His righteousness and justice that have invaded the earth.

…Detailed Reading

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Editorial Special Section: Jane Hamon: Breaking the Assignment Against Your Voice!

Message: Jane Hamon  Date: December 1, 2025 Source: Elijah List

Word released on November 14, 2025:

Introduction: I want to speak to you from my heart for a moment. As I ministered this message, I could feel the weight of what God is saying in this hour: the battle over our voices is real. Many of you have walked through it too: pressure, resistance, even physical attacks on your voice. I’ve felt some of that myself tonight.

…Detailed Reading

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Editorial Special Section: Andrew Towe: This Is the Season of Voice-Activated Miracles

Message: Andrew Towe Date: December 2, 2025 Source: Elijah List

I heard the Lord say, “There are voice-activated miracles that are being released to you in this season.” You have promises that will only come through the prophetic waves of sound. As you begin to speak with the authority that God has given to you, you will see mountains move, blessings come forth, and angels dispatched on your behalf. Open your mouth and begin to decree the Word of God over your circumstances.

…Detailed Reading

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Editorial Special Section: Cheryl Sacks: Racing into Acceleration

Messsage: Cheryl Sacks   Date: December 3, 2025  Source : GiveHim15

I was seated in a bobsled at the top of a gleaming ice-carved track, poised at the edge of impossibility. The course shone brilliantly white, majestic, and alive with activity. Endless bobsleds stretched before us—filled with athletes, all waiting for the race to begin. Then, without warning, we were catapulted forward.

…Detailed Reading

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Editorial Special Section: Nathaniel Chow: The Formation and Stature of “Oneness”

Message: Nathaniel Chow  Date : December 2, 2025

Yesterday we held two post-disaster worship and prayer gatherings at Hualien’s Mate’an Presbyterian Church.

We have walked alongside our indigenous spiritual family for over 20 years, and we have also promoted the “Indigenous-Han-Hakka” fellowship and unity in prayer for more than a decade!

…Detailed Reading

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Declaration Prayer: For President Trump and His Team [Update]

We declare in the name of Jesus :

  • God will continue to bless and protect President Trump and his family, as well as the “scepter of justice” that God has raised up to support him in his government.
  • The blood of Jesus covers them and those close to President Trump, bind and drive away any witchcraft or spells cast on them.
  • The Holy Spirit continues to pour out and personally guide President Trump. He grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God. ( Lu 2:52 )
  • The seven spirits of God are manifested in President Trump’s life ( Isaiah 11:1-3 ), giving him keen insight and discernment, judging the situation, and resolutely continuing to fulfill his call.

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Declaration Prayer: Declaration for the Month of Kislev

Editor’s note: Kislev – the ninth month of the Hebrew sacred calendar, the third month of the civil year 5786, corresponds to November 21, 2025 to December 20  in the Gregorian calendar.

Declare in the name of Jesus :

  • God bless thos who bless Israel; we bless Israel, and we will be blessed by God. (Genesis 12:3)
  • Kislev is the month of prophetic revelation, and we receive God-given strategies of warfare.
  • God reigns and watches over what we entrust in Him, and He is leading us to a new level of faith and rest.
  • The old negative cycles and patterns have been broken, and we are entering the cycle of God’s promise for those who trust in Him.
  • We will be watchful and alertful , and in our endeavors to enter into rest, we will not accept any accusation from Satan. (Rev 12:10)
  • Though we stumble, we will not fall, for God will uphold us with His hands. (Psalm 37:24)
  • God grant sleep to us who are His beloved. (Psalm 127:2)
  • The closer we are to the Lord our God, the deeper  and greater living water will flow out of our belly, bringing the healing and transformation to our  life.
  • We give our lives completely to God, and He will ensure that we will never run out of  Holy Spirit’s  anointing oil  and that our lamps will shine forever.

In the name of Jesus, Amen!

(Adapted from The Blessings of the Month of Kislev by Ron Sawka )

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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 post in “Give Him 15 .”

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:  …Detailed Reading

【 Prayer

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/EventAs 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

Lord, raise up the native people, raise up the young; in the days of Your reign, may Your people adorn themselves with holiness and offer themselves willingly. Prepare the bride to welcome the Lamb’s wedding feast, until Your glorious return.

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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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. 】

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Editorial Special Section: Hank Kunneman: The Season of the New!

Message: Hank Kunneman   Date: December 4th, 2025 Source:Elijiah List

The Season of the New: God’s Pruning Through Removals, Reversals, and Resets

Intro: A powerful prophetic word was released by Pastor Hank Kunneman on November 2, 2025 concerning what the Spirit of the Lord has declared as the “season of the new”! This is a critical moment in time in the midst of God’s divine reset, where He has stated that there are divine setups and divine traps that He has established to bring judgment against Hell’s agenda, according to His righteousness and justice that have invaded the earth.

The Lord of Hosts is dealing with the false worship, false rhetoric, and false politicians that have sought to assert themselves among the nations. And so there is a window of pruning through removals, resets, and reversals to cut off the “rot” so that the redemptive plan of the Lord may bloom and grow.

Key signs of this divine pruning include the following:

  • Removals in the Supreme Court,
  • New York City appearing rotten to its core, but being in a season of pruning,
  • Reversals of terms in New York City, New Jersey, and New Hampshire as conservative values are restored,
  • A divine surprise springing forth into the midterms.

The prophetic word of the Lord has said to not be in fear and has given warning to watch our words during this critical time. But if we will be led by the Spirit, the degree that we continue to fast, pray, and vote will be the degree that the consuming fire of the Lord will bring destruction to wipe out the plans of the enemy!

Word of the Lord released by Pastor Hank Kunneman at Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, NE, on November 2, 2025:

“I come at this time to reveal Myself to the earth—that I am the God who lives, the God who is alive, and who is not dead. I have come to reveal to the earth at this time that I am the one and true and only God! For there is much false; there is much that has been spoken about and worshiped in the earth that is false, yet I have come to reveal Myself at this time.

As I said in the days of Moses, when I delivered a nation, ‘I will get My honor upon Pharaoh.’ And I speak this once again in the deliverance not only of this nation, the United States, but of the nations of the earth. And, yes, I speak of Canada, Australia—the nations of the earth at this time. For I have spoken and I have declared in My Word that when My judgments are in the earth, men shall learn righteousness; and it is why men have looked to Me in the hour of My goodness that passes before the earth but also to reveal My judgments.

“And I speak this at this time because you are not to fear what is about to take place, even in the coming days and weeks, and even through your new year. For it will look as though there are setbacks and trouble and trials. And you will say, ‘Surely, I thought that we were going forth and we were winning.’ Do you understand that the God who parted the Red Sea allowed certain things to look impossible? For the enemy in its pride and ignorance would walk right into My setups that were My traps.

“I speak this so that you will understand what I have declared. And it is My pronouncement for this season. And as you enter into your new year, I have said to behold, I have said to look and to pay attention, and I have not changed My mind. For I have and I do, even at this time, remind you that I have said I am doing new things. This is a new season, and old things are and shall and will continue to pass away in the season of the new.

“Therefore, do not be troubled over New York. For it shall be said and they will say, ‘What has happened to New York City? The Apple, the Big Apple, has become rotten to its core.’ Yet I say this is a setup—My setup—so that you may understand that I am dealing as I did in the days of Elijah. I am dealing with the false. (Photo via Pexels)

“I am and will continue to deal with your false media, as I did with the false prophets of Baal. But now I shall deal with the false politicians of Baal, and I will allow them, for a season, to think that they have their term. But you will see something happen if you will continue to pray. A red line shall be drawn of justice that shall cause an assembling of a House, of a Senate, of a Branch—an Executive Branch—that shall have the power of My restraint, My reversals, My reset, that shall even cause the Judicial Branch to have judgment come to the judges that will cause a shaking and a removal of those who said, ‘We cannot be removed from our bench, for we are supreme.’ You have touched the supreme God. Therefore, watch the new.

“Watch New York, as it shall be said, ‘They have become rotten,’ but yet I speak of the new. You are the branch of My pruning, New York. Therefore, you shall blossom, New York City, in the hour that shall come after My fire falls to judge those who shall rejoice over their term. I will prune, that the rotten apple shall fall to the ground in its season, and something new shall come out of New York, New York City, that shall be not only the branch of My pruning but shall look red for the apple—not in this season, but in a new season that will come of My shaking that will make the Big Apple red in the new.

“New York, your state shall be red. And I speak of you, New Hampshire—you shall wear red; for a new jersey shall come to you, New Jersey. For there will come conservative values restored, but not until the rotten, the corrupt, and those who think that they stand in a place of power [are] cut down. And you will say, ‘But we thought that it would be longer.’ Ha! Whose terms is it? It is Mine, and I have come to judge at this time.

“And I say to you lastly, you’ve been in an hour where the enemy has turned up the heat seven times hotter, like in the days of the fiery furnace of affliction of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. But something shifted it, and this is what I speak of. It looked as though it was their terms, their term, their season, until I showed up and I extinguished the fire. You will see this spring forth, and you’ll see it carry you to the time of your midterms. The degree that you pray, you fast, you assemble, you vote will be the ‘decree’ that My fire will consume the false and bring great destruction to those who thought that their tower, their agenda, their seats would be held onto or acclaimed.

“Draw a line, and I will take My finger, and I will bring a division that will cause My justice to reign.

“There are some things that we’re about to see. Be very wise with your words, for the enemy has come to mock you by your words. I’ve told you these things ahead of time so you will not come into agreement with what you think is taking place or will be the permanent future, or even a prolonged season.

“Listen carefully Canada, Australia; it’s your season too.”

A Shutdown that Leads to Divine Victory

Intro: On November 9, 2025, the prophetic word of the Lord was released by Pastor Hank Kunneman regarding the government shutdown in the United States of America. The Spirit of the Lord revealed that this government shutdown prophetically represents what was written in 1 Corinthians 15:45–46, which says, “And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual” (NKJV).

What has been shut down in the natural by way of man’s government will be reflected in the spirit by God Almighty, as He shuts down the efforts, the plans, the agenda, the intent, the chaos, the division, the strife, and the purposeful intent to harm the innocent of this nation! He has said that He is shutting down the principalities and powers that thought they could continue with their agenda of darkness, and God’s victory over the enemy will shift laws and legislation, schools and universities, and affect an acceleration in the nation’s economy!

Rejoice, as this is NOT the time of the enemy prevailing, but it’s the time of celebrating divine victory, as the Lord of Hosts has shut down the plans of the enemy!

Word of the Lord released by Pastor Hank Kunneman at Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, NE, on November 9, 2025:

“I speak to you at this time,” says the Living God, “for there are men who listen with their ears, but they listen wrong. For I said in My Word, be wise on how you hear, and let those who have ears to hear hear what the Spirit of God would say unto this and to this hour. For there is a proverb in your land, United States, and there is a government shutdown. I laugh, I mock, and I wait with great anticipation of what I have planned and what shall come and fill the earth and this nation. (Photo via Wikimedia)

“You watch and you see, or you shall see. For it is and it shall be as in the days when Goliath stood before a nation—Israel—that paralyzed with fear the king, the warriors, and those who governed, and they were shut down with fear. And for forty days and for forty nights things were shut down, and it looked as though there was no victory in sight. Why is this your perspective in the earth? Do you think those in their foolishness have the power, in their foolishness and limited understanding, to stop or to shut down what I have purposed and what I have ordained to answer—the prayers of a few who have prayed in this time?

“For I have said in My Word, I take away the old to establish the new, and this is what I have planned. And I have proclaimed in My Scriptures a principle, speaking of the flesh and the resurrection of the dead. But let those who are in fear and limited in understanding hear what the Spirit of God says: first the natural, then the spiritual. Why do I speak this? Because they say your government of forty days, they will say, has been shut down. I say, first the natural, just like in the days of Israel. But forty days and nights—first the natural—until I arose in the spirit, and the head of Goliath was cut off, not by man’s might or power but by My Spirit.

“And there was a fiery furnace when the door was shut, and they were shut in and seven times hotter; the fire was great. Surely, there would be no good outcome. And so this is the proverb of some in this land. But what did I do? First the natural, but then [as] the fourth man I arose, and I quenched the fire and opened up that which was shut down of the furnace.

“I speak this, because while you say, ‘A shutdown—we are finished; where do we go from here?’ First, your natural. Now I, in the spirit,” says the Living God, “shall shut down the efforts, the plans, the agenda, the intent, the chaos, the division, the strife, the purposeful intent to harm the innocent of this nation. I will shut it down as things will begin to shift in 2026 of what many have proclaimed as ‘the fix.’ You watch; first, the natural. Now I shall arise in the spirit, and I will shut down the principalities and powers who thought that this would continue their agenda.

Watch how things will shift towards victory, towards the new and that which will open. And you will see it in your laws, your legislation. You will see it in your schools, your universities. You will see it in your economy—an acceleration—as things will not be shut down or hindered, but they will open. And there will be a fresh breath that will blow of My breath of grace, as My goodness passes over the earth. But do not be fooled, for as I pass over the earth and over this nation, My judgments are in the earth. And you will see while things open, others and other things will be shut down and exposed, as My judgment shall come and My righteousness will be seen,” says the Spirit of God.

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Editorial Special Section: Jane Hamon: Breaking the Assignment Against Your Voice!

Message: Jane Hamon  Date: December 1, 2025 Source: Elijah List

Word released on November 14, 2025:

Introduction: I want to speak to you from my heart for a moment. As I ministered this message, I could feel the weight of what God is saying in this hour: the battle over our voices is real. Many of you have walked through it too: pressure, resistance, even physical attacks on your voice. I’ve felt some of that myself tonight.

The Lord has been speaking to me about the “Voice Wars” we’ve entered in this decade—a war over who is worshiped, a war over who shapes culture, a war over the supply lines and the power structures, and, most importantly, a war over the sound coming from God’s people.

I believe with everything in me that God is breaking that assignment. He is restoring strength to your voice. He is releasing a fresh prophetic mantle. And He is calling His people to release a sound that shakes the atmosphere.

If any of this resonates with what you’ve been feeling, I want to invite you to watch this message (see the link at the bottom of this article). I believe the Holy Spirit will speak to you just as strongly as He spoke to us in the room. Stand strong. Lift your voice. This is your moment to decree, to prophesy, and to rise.

The Decade of the “Voice Wars”: Warfare in Five Different Areas

The following is a transcription of the prophetic word released by Jane Hamon on November 14, 2025:

“At the beginning of this decade, the Lord spoke to me and said that we were entering the decade of the ‘Voice Wars.’ And really what we’ve been going through and what we’ve been seeing in the news in nations, as well as this nation, really is a manifestation of the Voice Wars. And the Lord spoke to me and said that our warfare was going to be in five different areas:

Number one, it was going to be a war over souls. And the question is, who is going to be saved? How many are contending for some people to be saved?

Number two, it’s a war over worship. A lot of what we’re seeing today is all about who is being worshiped, who is being exalted. Even in New York City, we see that ideologies and different philosophies are being exalted over the Lord Jesus Christ. So, we understand that in the atmosphere, there is a contending over who is being worshiped.

The third aspect of war that we’re in right now is that there is a war over power structures. Power structures are who is making the decisions, who is setting the agenda. That’s why elections are so important. And I just really feel like the Lord’s saying that now is the time to actually start contending over next year’s midterm elections. If we wait until midway through next year, we’ve waited too long. So now is the time to start releasing our voices over next year’s midterm elections. (Photo via Rawpixel)

The fourth aspect of war is that there is a war over the supply lines. How are they spending money? Who is spending money? Where is money going? How are your resources being supplied or being resisted? How many have felt the war over supply lines in recent days? I’m telling you, it’s part of our warfare. That’s why we’ve seen DOGE. That’s why we’re seeing a government shutdown. The Church must have a voice to see these things broken free.

And, of course, number five is what I mentioned: the ‘Voice Wars.’ God has always listened for the voice. And as we know, this is the decade of pey. Everybody say ‘pey.’ Amen! So we are in the decade of pey and in the year of vav.

God Is Listening for a Sound from His People

“God has always listened for a sound from His people. He has always listened for a sound from His prophets. And I believe, in this season of time, it’s just like at the time of Jericho, when God was listening for a shout. It was at the time of Gideon, where God listened for the sound of swords being withdrawn from the sheath, and the people of God said, ‘The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!’ and released a sound into the atmosphere. It was the sound of prayer that was going up in Acts, when the Church was under persecution, and there was a sound that went up to Heaven, and God began to shake the very place that they were in.

“God is saying today, ‘Can My people release a sound? Is there not a war cry that I am raising up for My people? Is there not a voice of victory that I am releasing over My Bride?’

The Marriage of Two Anointings and the Unlocking of Blueprints for the New Day

“I feel like what we’ve witnessed, honestly, with the death of Charlie Kirk—Charlie Kirk was a voice of one crying in the wilderness on the college campuses; he was a voice, and we saw the warfare that went on. And I just hear this—just lift your hands for just a moment… I hear the Spirit of the Lord saying that even as He is listening for a sound among His people, He is declaring, ‘Now is the time that I am marrying together the anointings of fire-breathing revivalists with strategic, wise, apostolic reformers!’ And the Lord says, ‘As I marry these two together, the winds of change are blowing, and I would have you prophesy and decree the shift. For it is your voice that will unlock the blueprints for the new day!’ says the Lord.

“The Lord says, ‘If My prophets understood, if My prophetic people understood the power in their voice, if My people understood what happened when they opened their mouth to make decrees, if they could see it from the heavenly perspective, they would understand that you—it is you that causes atmospheres to shift! It is you that changes nations and generations! And it is My voice through your lips that causes the enemy to be shattered!

Lift Up a Shout! This Is Your New Day!

“‘So,’ the Lord says, ‘do not be silent. [You] cannot afford to be silent,’ says the Lord. ‘For I’m going to release a fresh prophetic mantle in this day,’ says the Lord. ‘I’m releasing a fresh wind of My spirit, and you will prophesy, you will make decrees, you will have dreams, you will have visions!’ The Lord says, ‘Some of you have felt like you’ve been in a dry season,’ but the Lord says, ‘it’s because I’m getting you ready for a fresh mantle.

‘So, lift up your hands, lift up a shout!’ The Lord says, ‘It is your new day. It is your new mantle!’

Breaking the Assignments of the Enemy Against Your Voice

“Now, just one more moment. The Lord reminded me something during worship today. Years ago, I was at Marty Layton’s church (he’s a prophet). I was up at his church, and we were in an amazing time of worship, when all of a sudden, in front of my face, appeared a demonic entity. And I was kind of ticked off about it, because I was in the middle of worship. But this demon looked like Ursula the sea witch from The Little Mermaid cartoon… (How many remember seeing Ursula the sea witch? Very, very ugly.) And I thought, ‘I’m here worshiping. Why in the world am I seeing Ursula?’ And then I remembered in the story line that Ursula the sea witch stole the little mermaid’s voice. And there has been an assignment to steal the voice of God’s prophets, God’s revivalists, God’s reformers. And I felt like that when I came in here tonight, the Lord said two things:

  1. “Number one, we’re going to break the physical assignment against the voice. Come on! Some of you have been under a physical attack in your voice. Wave your hand up if you’ve been under a physical attack in your voice! We’re going to break the physical assignment. (Photo via Freerange Stock)
  2. “But the Lord said that the enemy has been on a concerted effort to steal the voice of influence from His reformers and His prophets. How many of you feel like you’ve been under that assignment?

“So, if you’ve been under either one of those assignments, lift your hands up and we are going to release a mighty shout, because it says we are to shout unto God with a voice of triumph! Come on, let’s release it now! We declare it now, in Jesus mighty name!

We thank You for healing, we thank You for release, we thank You for victory, we thank You for prophets! We thank You for open doors, we thank You for a new day, we thank You for victory, Jesus! We thank You, God, that we will not be silent!

“Listen, when God was raising up Esther—come on—in those days there was a king, a ‘Ahasuerus.’ (I know that’s not the right way to say it in Hebraic culture, but we all know him as a Ahasuerus.) You know what his name means? It means ‘I will keep you poor and silent.’ And I believe that the Lord is saying, ‘I am breaking My people free from that assignment so that you can begin to build and reform again.’ Amen!”

(To watch this prophetic word, click here.)

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Editorial Special Section: Andrew Towe: This Is the Season of Voice-Activated Miracles

Message: Andrew Towe Date: December 2, 2025 Source: Elijah List

I heard the Lord say, “There are voice-activated miracles that are being released to you in this season.” You have promises that will only come through the prophetic waves of sound. As you begin to speak with the authority that God has given to you, you will see mountains move, blessings come forth, and angels dispatched on your behalf. Open your mouth and begin to decree the Word of God over your circumstances.

“You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.” (Job 22:28 AMP)

What has been held back is being poured out. Doors that have been locked are now swinging open as you declare, “This is my time of unlocking. The light of God’s favor is shining upon my ways.”

Use Your Tongue to Prophesy

The Bible says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21 KJV). Your tongue is a prophetic instrument. It can be used as a vessel of God to speak life, or it can come into agreement with the enemy and speak death. Have you been rehearsing adverse circumstances in your life? Have you inadvertently become a mouthpiece for the enemy to prophesy his report?

As I was meditating on this, I turned to a familiar passage of Scripture, where the hand of the Lord carried Ezekiel in the midst of a valley that was full of dry bones. The Bible describes them as being “very dry.” Have you ever had the Spirit of the Lord bring you to a place that was dead and hopeless? You may be there right now, saying, “God, why am I here?” It may seem like the finality of your situation, but be prepared, because it is actually God’s opportunity to move for you! (Photo via Pexels)

“Again He said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.” (Ezekiel 37:4–5 KJV)

Note that Ezekiel prophesied to the dry bones “Thus saith the Lord,” rather than saying, “You’re dead and dry. I guess it’s over for you.” He did not speak out about the current circumstances; he was given a prophetic instruction, and he followed God’s order.

“So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.” (Ezekiel 37:7 KJV)

The Noise and the Shaking: It’s the Sound of Your Breakthrough!

First, there came a noise. When God moves, things can sometimes get loud! Don’t get intimidated by the sound, for it’s not a bad thing; instead, it’s a good sign that God is moving! It means something is happening. You just continue to speak the Word of God.

Furthermore, there was a shaking. Don’t be afraid when your foundation is shaking and everything feels unstable. You just keep speaking. Heaven is standing at attention as you begin to obey the prophetic instruction of the Lord.

Everything Is Coming Together

“…And the bones came together…”

I heard the Lord say, “Begin to declare that everything is coming together.” I know you’re looking at hopeless situations in the natural, but keep prophesying, “The Lord says, ‘It is coming together.'” Make it personal: “My marriage is coming together. My finances are coming together. My career is coming together.” (Photo via Pexels)

“Then said He unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

“So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.” (Ezekiel 37:9–10 KJV)

Begin to prophesy to the Spirit wind to breathe upon the dry bones of your life, and as you do, God is going to breathe upon your dead situation. God is breathing upon your assignment. There is a coming resurrection and resuscitation in your life. IT IS NOT OVER! God is going to receive the glory.

Stand Up: He Is Moving Quickly!

One day I was praying in my prayer room, lying on the floor, when the Lord told me to stand up. He said to me, “That is how quickly I can move for you. I can take you from a dead and scattered state to order and everything coming together in your favor.”

I prophesy to you today, it’s all coming together, and you are getting back on your feet. The enemy may have knocked the wind out of you, BUT GOD says to you today, “‘O dry bones,’ thus saith the Lord, ‘you shall live!'”

My friend, as you speak, miracles are being activated in the spirit realm, and everything is coming together. What has been lifeless, dry, and scattered is being resurrected by the breath of God. Use your mouth! Obey this prophetic instruction and watch what God will do this last part of 2025, not only in your life but also in all that is connected to you.

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Editorial Special Section: Cheryl Sacks: Racing into Acceleration

Messsage: Cheryl Sacks   Date: December 3, 2025  Source : GiveHim15

I was seated in a bobsled at the top of a gleaming ice-carved track, poised at the edge of impossibility. The course shone brilliantly white, majestic, and alive with activity. Endless bobsleds stretched before us—filled with athletes, all waiting for the race to begin. Then, without warning, we were catapulted forward.

The acceleration was instantaneous—a breathtaking surge that tore the air from my lungs. We hurtled down the track, slashing around razor-sharp curves, plunging into valleys, then shooting up blinding inclines. The sled tilted and lifted, threatening to break free from the ice. My heart pounded, caught between exhilaration and sheer terror.

It was a dream the Lord gave me thirty years ago—one He has brought back to me with an urgency I cannot ignore—because the acceleration I saw then is what we are entering now.

In the dream, we weren’t steering; we were being carried—drawn by a power far greater than human strength. The wind roared, the ice shook beneath us, and it felt as though creation itself was trembling. This wasn’t just speed—it was divine momentum. Heaven’s purposes were racing toward fulfillment.

Then I woke up. Instantly, I knew the Lord was unveiling a time of divine acceleration—when events on earth would unfold with breathtaking speed. You and I are stepping into a spiritual hour unlike anything this generation has ever witnessed. We are living in the fulfillment of what the prophet Amos described:

“Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up.” Amos 9:13 (MSG)

Yes, darkness is spiraling quickly, but God’s movement is advancing even faster. What looks like chaos is actually divine momentum. This is the hour when shaking and awakening collide—when disruption jolts the Church awake and draws multitudes to the Truth. We must be ready.

I hear the Lord saying, “What you have now cannot contain the magnitude of what is coming. Now is the time to prepare for the masses of lost people who will run toward truth in this shaking hour.”

The Time Is Now

If you want to see what divine acceleration looks like in real time, let me share the story of my friend Des Wadsworth, pastor of Grace Community Church. Once a thriving megachurch, the congregation had dwindled through five pastoral transitions. When Des moved from the U.K. to take the reins, he found a faithful but weary flock—mostly older believers—and only fifty students in the college ministry, despite being located beside a major university.

After five years of laboring with little fruit, Des came to the end of himself. He cried out to the Lord for direction. Just before the New Year, the Lord answered with a single word: “PRAY!”

Des realized he had been a man who prayed but was not yet a praying man. And Grace was a church that prayed, but not yet a praying church. That revelation pierced him. Everything was about to change.

He announced to his elders, “We are going to become a praying church!” From that moment, things shifted. Every meeting—children’s classes, board meetings, worship rehearsals, Sunday services—was preceded by prayer. Des began leading the Monday night prayer meeting, and every church leader started attending.

Almost overnight, the prayer meeting surged—from a handful of intercessors to ninety—and then climbed past 350. The college ministry began to grow, too—fifty students became five hundred. Then it grew by five hundred every week. Students filled the 1,200-seat sanctuary every Thursday night for worship, prayer, and Bible study. They packed every inch of standing room, then filled two overflow buildings, linked by livestream.

Des’s son, who leads the college ministry, said, “Dad, students won’t think watching a livestream in another building is cool.” But there was no option—the hunger was too great.

That night, when they gave a simple, old-fashioned call to accept Christ—inviting students to stand and come forward—young people rose to their feet everywhere, even in the overflow buildings. There is no elaborate setup. No big-name speakers. No hype—and yet they keep coming. Last week, 1,800 Gen Z-ers poured in—desperate for God.

Des said they never asked God for a larger church or a bigger college ministry. They simply prayed the Lord would bring in the lost. And that He did—so powerfully they can’t contain the numbers coming.

Today, the church that was aging and dwindling is alive—bursting at the seams with young people passionately pursuing God. The older generation isn’t just sitting in pews—they’re discipling the younger ones.

What’s happening at Grace Community Church is not an isolated story—it’s a prophetic picture of what God is releasing across the land. Nowhere is this more visible than in Gen Z. A generation once lost in confusion is running toward truth. The same move of the Spirit transforming Grace is breaking out on university campuses. And it’s spreading nationwide. Large-scale ‘UniteUS’ college gatherings are igniting worship, prayer, and the proclamation of the Gospel. Thousands of students are accepting Christ and being baptized.

Gen Z’s foundations are shaking. They are searching for something real—something unshakable. Many are discovering the only answer is Jesus. The assassination of Charlie Kirk sent a shockwave through Gen Z, intensifying a movement already stirring and confronting many with the seriousness of the hour. A generation is waking up—right before our eyes. The harvest is massive. How will we disciple them?

The Book of Acts gives us a clear model: believers gathered in the temple and from house to house. Healings and miracles broke out in the streets. Thousands were born again every day, and homes became places of discipleship and encounter. We are seeing this pattern again—believers ignited with holy fire, homes transformed into revival centers because the harvest is so great.

In places such as San Francisco—where many might never set foot inside a church—believers like our daughter and her husband are opening their doors. They are inviting neighbors and families from their kids’ sports teams into their home. As conversations unfold and friendships form, hearts open. People notice God’s peace and presence; they ask questions, and before long, they’re being discipled around the kitchen table. This is the kind of grassroots discipleship that will enable us to steward revival and sustain the harvest.

This is not the hour to retreat or wait for things to settle. The shaking around us is not subsiding—it’s escalating. Comfort zones are being dismantled, and the Church is being summoned to the front lines. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. Every believer is needed—every prayer, every act of courage, every voice that will speak truth and hope into the chaos.

It is no longer a question of if revival will come; revival is here. The real question is: Will we be able to keep pace with what He is doing? We are being carried forward by a move of the Spirit, accelerating with undeniable force. I hear His urgent call: Where are the ones who will rise to contend in prayer for the lost, get ready to disciple the harvest, rebuild the spiritual altars of our homes, our churches, and our nation?

Is it you? Will you say, “Here am I, Lord, send me”?

Pray with me:

Heavenly Father, we say “yes” to Your divine acceleration. Empower us to build altars of prayer in our homes and churches. Pour out Your Spirit upon our campuses and cities. Let revival flow from home to home, heart to heart, until the earth is filled with Your glory.

Our decree:

We decree that this move of God cannot be contained; it cannot be stopped. The harvest will come in. Churches will overflow; college campuses will be aflame. Our homes will become revival centers, our families will burn with holy fire, and the sound of awakening will thunder across this land!

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Editorial Special Section: Nathaniel Chow: The Formation and Stature of “Oneness”

Message: Nathaniel Chow  Date : December 2, 2025

Yesterday we held two post-disaster worship and prayer gatherings at Hualien’s Mate’an Presbyterian Church.

We have walked alongside our indigenous spiritual family for over 20 years, and we have also promoted the “Indigenous-Han-Hakka” fellowship and unity in prayer for more than a decade!

But throughout yesterday’s gathering, from the indigenous elders, the two generations walking together, and of course the participation of other ethnic groups, it was evident that the formation and stature of “oneness”—including its voice—has achieved significant breakthroughs and growth!

In the severely affected area of Guangfu Matian, hundreds of thousands of “shovel superheroes” once came to provide disaster relief, yet unresolved traces of the aftermath remain visible everywhere!

Compared to the multitude of “shovel superheroes,” the churches and spiritual families who came to rescue, pray, and comfort were still few in number!

Yet yesterday, through the worship, sharing, and prayers of this “critical minority united,” one could sense a clear breakthrough in the formation, stature, and voice of the “oneness” among the indigenous elders and the two generations—especially the spiritually connected two generations!

Finally, the senior pastor of Matuan Church stood up and declared: The spiritual realm of Matuan has been restored! Matuan will resume the sound of worship and prayer at 5 a.m. The ministry team will be formed, and he even declared that he himself would no longer be the same! (This is very different from his previously gentle and refined demeanor and style!)

Dear spiritual family concerned about Taiwan’s revival and the rise of the indigenous peoples! Let us continue to pray together, walk together in unity (especially two generations, indigenous and Han walking together in one heart).

As long as we do not lose heart or give up, persevere, hand in hand, heart to heart, shoulder to shoulder on this journey of unity.

“One” will increasingly take shape and grow in stature! It will inevitably bring forth a distinct “royal priesthood” to jointly exercise kingly authority in Maotou, Hualien-Taitung, and throughout Taiwan!

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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/EventAs 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.

news-detailsEditor’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


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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