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In
Luke 17:20-21 the Lord stated, “The kingdom of God is not coming with
signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it
is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” This past week will go down in
history as one of the most important weeks in the spiritual history of the
world. There were major signs of this, but few observed them. As the above
verse says, most are looking for physical signs, and this causes them to miss
some of the most important events that are taking place. The real signs are
happening in the hearts of men instead of events that make the news. What
happened that was so dramatic that it will make last week one of the most
important in history? A subtle resolve was released in Christians around the
world. They will begin to refuse to give any more ground to the devil. A
turning has begun that will ultimately reveal that in many nations the devil
reached his “high water mark” last week and he will not advance any further.
Christians in many nations will take their stand for righteousness and truth,
and the darkness will be turned back. There was a
sign in the natural of this major turning—the blackout over the Northeastern
United States. They may come up with other explanations of this event, but
what happened was a reversal of the current, or a reversal of the power. The
reason that they will probably come up with other explanations for this is
because what happened is technically impossible. This was just a little token
from the Lord that the power which has been flowing one way for so long,
corrupting the morals of our nation, and releasing perversion and deception,
are now going to reverse. As this happens, you can count on it being
disruptive and unsettling in a multitude of ways, but overall it will be
handled very well, and the end result will be the deliverance of a nation from
destruction. The death
of Edi Amin was another sign that few observed or understood. This man
represented a kind of ruthless demonic power for slaughtering Christians and
Jews. A prophecy came forth in 1975 from Bob Jones, saying this man would be
demonically protected and kept alive for many years, but when he died it
would be because these demonic powers were being weakened. Now we can expect
others who operate by the same power to start losing their protection as
well. Other areas where we will start to see a reversal
are: The
Removal of God From Our Schools and Public Places. God is coming back. The defiance of the judge in
Alabama to remove the Ten Commandments from his court has the kind of
prophetic power behind it to begin turning back the tragic loss of freedom of
religion and freedom of speech that has been working for decades to undermine
our basic liberties. Many others have defied such orders for a time, but they
did not have the kind of prophetic power that this event does. When I
speak of prophetic power in an event, one of the great examples of this in
history was when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of
the church in Wittenburg. Many others had taken similar stands, but when
Martin Luther took his stand for his convictions, even though he was an
obscure person in an obscure village, it set off a chain of events that
changed the world more than any conqueror in history. This is the
kind of prophetic power that the courageous act of Rosa Parks demonstrated
when she took her stand against the humiliation and injustice of segregation
by refusing to move to the back of a bus. Who would have thought such an act
would spark the revolution that it did? Many others had done similar things
without the same kind of results. The only
way to explain it is that it had prophetic authority. God cares so deeply
about injustice that we are told that righteousness and justice are the
foundation of His throne (see Psalm 89:14). He is only looking for someone to
stand in the gap that He can use to intervene in the affairs of men. I am not
saying by this that this one event in Alabama will be as big an event as that
of Martin Luther, but it has prophetic power behind it and will accomplish
much—far more than we would think such an event could. As a
footnote, there are gates of hell and gates of heaven. These are places where
either heaven or hell gain entry. It is no accident that Montgomery, Alabama
is a place where two such prophetic events have taken place. The
Homosexual Onslaught Of Perversion and Immorality Has Reached Its High Water
Mark and Will Be Turned Back. Homosexuality is not only clearly and
repeatedly stated to be a sin in Scripture, but it is called “a sin against nature,” and “an abomination” (Leviticus 18:22). It is a perversion that leads to a
depravity that God will not tolerate long, and will lead to the destruction
of a nation. The things that are done in public at gay parades and
demonstrations are becoming such a demeaning outrage to the rest of the human
race that a huge backlash is beginning. It is
incomprehensible but true that today, in the United States of America, it is
against the law to even mention God in schools and public places, except to
take His name in vain, while homosexuality is not only flaunted, but
promoted. This is not only done in the public schools of the nation, it is
being promoted even to young children. Homosexuals,
who are demanding tolerance from all others, are now seen to be the most
intolerant of all in threatening and attacking those who they perceive to
stand in the way of their drive to dominate only the political, public,
private, and even the religious life of the nation. This has gone as far as
it will, and will be turned back. In this
there is a real danger for Christians. Satan will not cast out Satan. Anger,
bitterness, and violence will not cast out perversion. God does love every
single homosexual and desires for them to be saved and come to the knowledge
of the truth. Every human being should be treated with the utmost respect and
dignity by Christians—regardless of their religion or sexual orientation. We
should be outraged and take a stand against injustice inflicted upon
homosexuals. Do not forget Abraham, who interceded the way he did for God to,
if possible, spare Sodom. Because they may have overreacted to the
intolerance and injustices that they have been subject to does not mean that
we should. Our goal or desire should not be the destruction or even injury to
any human being, regardless of the grip that sin now has on their life, but
rather their salvation and true freedom. Even so, sin is a choice, not a biological
condition. True religion cannot be imposed on others. What needs to be pushed
back is the imposing and even militant flaunting of this perversion and
immorality on others, but we should care and work for the civil rights of
every person to be preserved. Great
Lights Are Being Sent to Break the Oppression and Bondage Off of “The Dark Continent.”
The “dark continent” I am talking about here is not Africa, but
Europe. Missionaries from Africa are going to help save Europe from the veil
of deep darkness that now grips this continent. This is the bread that was
cast upon the waters by the European nations who sacrificed so much to send
missionaries all over the world with the gospel. Now, for the sake of the
fathers, missionaries from the nations they sent them to are returning as
grace from the Lord to help save Europe. This is
another “reversal” but it is from the Lord, and it will turn back the tide of
darkness in many of these nations. Even so, some, such as The Netherlands,
are in danger of natural disasters soon washing them away if the turning of
repentance does not come soon. Pray especially for The Netherlands, Sweden,
Belgium, and France. There are
other areas, such as abortion and the regard for life that we will begin to
see light prevail over the darkness after many decades of retreat. Many
nations that have been poor and oppressed will begin to prosper because of
turning to the Light. Many nations that have been prosperous, but have turned
to the darkness, will begin to slide economically. This is because Satan is
losing his power to give the kingdoms of this world to those who bow to him.
He may become even more enraged, and will yet do much damage as he loses his
exalted place in the affairs of men, as he is “cast out of heaven,” but his
time is short, and the reversal has begun. It may take years to be able to
see it clearly, but last week marked the beginning of this turning. |
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The Turning By
Rick Joyner |