April 2016
There is a cry of the Spirit to rise up to TAKE AUTHORITY through our partnering with the angels. This is something we must now really understand and really engage in. There are many things the enemy is getting away with- not just because God is "allowing" it -but because we are not stepping up with the partnering authority we have been given. As much as we need to enter into increased unity with each other we must also now enter into increased unity with the angel armies of God. These are now among us in an unprecedented way. They are fully armed, equipped, and prepared- totally battle-ready for this specific time of kingdom advancement on planet earth. They have been ordered to stomp and romp. We allow them to fully do this by doing our part.
The way we do that is by inviting the angel armies into every kingdom activity we have and by being sensitive to the Holy Spirit as to what the angels are available to do. It is all-out war between kingdoms right now but our Father has orchestrated events so that our side crushes the enemy at almost every turn. Believe me, the enemy is being surprised and is going to be further surprised at what firepower is being released on our behalf. Yes, the devil and his kingdom are very active right now, but you need to know it is a desperate activity.
When the devil gets desperate he increases his taunts and his lies- because that is how his advanced weaponry works. He has very little firepower beyond that. The worst way to assist the devil at this time is to pick up on his desperate taunts and "plans" and release them to the Body of Christ - or anywhere as significant revelation. The most insignificant "revelation" to share right now is whatever the enemy is saying he is going to do. He is desperately undercapitalized in real power right now and so he is looking to find agreement from the very army of God on earth that is here to crush him. DON'T HELP HIM!
There are now going to be increased consequences to those leaders in the Body of Christ who serve as the enemy's advertising agency. You will experience a divine unplugging of your ministry if you continue to serve to dishearten or frighten the King's kids. If you are seeing visions and dreams of the enemy's activities it is for one of two reasons. #1 - You have through a wrong discernment of the times developed a stronghold of negative expectations that are now feeding you delusion in your dreams and visions. Or #2- you have the authority to see a plan of the enemy so that you quickly release the angelic antidote to that plan. This is something for all revelatory ones to be aware of. You see to take care of- not spread.
I am viewed at times as one who doesn't see what the enemy is doing- but only releases "positive words". The truth is I see a lot of what the enemy is attempting to do- but as I am shown that- I stop it! If one is really shown a plan of the enemy, it is almost never to broadcast it to the Body of Christ. The authority to see gives the authority to do something about it. This is where working with the angel armies comes in.
How many of you know that the devil would love to interrupt, disrupt or otherwise mar what the Holy Spirit is doing through this huge catalytic convergence at the Azusa Now event April 9, here in LA? (as well as DC) He would like to cause a huge earthquake or a terrorist event, or in some way devastate or distract. If you have been seeing ANY of that- IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! In the name of Jesus that will not happen! This is how you respond to that idea. "Angel armies of God be released over this event and ensure that the demonic counterpunch cannot even breathe. Make it 100 times worse for the dark side than they even have a grid for. Mighty angels, sent at this time- Suffocate EVERY demonic resistance and every demonic countermeasure. Be stirred to stomp and romp over every platform of resistance to that which the Holy Spirit is now releasing." Now get ready for Show Time.
I was overwhelmed as I woke up this morning and I felt the Lord's heart for a special set of His kids. He showed me a group of you who have deeply touched His heart. These were those who have nothing to hold out for other than a fresh baptism in His fiery love. This is your heart's one desire at this time. You have been those who life has taken its toll on. You have suffered great losses and most of your dreams and desired destinies have not gone as projected. From the outside, your life doesn't look like success. So much has not gone right. I saw some of you went through a devastating divorce. Others suffered a close death. There were other heavy hits and heavy losses.
You actually have no idea how to resurrect your life's track or your destiny. Yet you are totally His and you have no other loyalty. Though many observers have looked down on you with either disdain, misunderstanding, or pity- you have touched His heart. I heard the Lord say that you were going to experience the baptism in fire that you were longing for. A baptism in the love of His liquid fire is coming to you and it really is going to be worth it. You are going to be His living torches, His divine arsonists- and He will now use your intercession and obedience for great things. Because you have held out for Him, and only Him, He is coming to you- and it is all going to be stronger and better than you imagined. He is going to pour out of His Holy Spirit on you in this season- and this time you will, in fact, get the added baptism in fire that you have desired. A very awesome day of the Lord is on us now.
Two days away from Azusa Now here at the Los Angeles Coliseum and the excitement I have is not just natural. For a change, this is not just a large church event where we are hoping for heaven to join in. This is a heaven event and we were finally sensitive enough to recognize it and host it. There are now over 100,000 registered to come to this event! Thousands are coming from other nations. 600 Brazilian pastors just from one association we know about. Scores of Korean pastors as well. Over 50,000 from outside the state. This all speaks into divine recognition that the Holy Spirit is orchestrating something big. Furthermore what is already taking place in LA through the preliminary activities is almost the book of Acts caliber. Our daughter Grace is part of the 2000 or so contingent of Bethel students that came down from Redding for this event. They came a week early and have been invading the streets and have some truly phenomenal testimonies. Go to the BSSM FLOOD LA 2016 page for that - or just go over to my wife's (Elizabeth Enlow) page for some of it. Quite amazing things on video.
For the event itself, I have seen a vision of what could be considered a UFO- but since I will be identifying the object I will just call it an IFO (Identified Flying Object) :). In the vision, an enormous vat is coming down from heaven and is going to be pouring liquid fire into the Coliseum. I don't know how many will initially experience its' effect but baptisms in fire are what's coming next. This baptism in fire is so that we carry the three identification marks of this outpouring. Those three marks are Revival, Reformation, and Renaissance. One R will not be enough. A baptism in fire will set you on fire for all three. Revival is what happens generally in our free time, and is what happens to impact individual people. Reformation is what happens to the structures of society (7 Mountains) itself and is in our intentional "9 to 5" life. Renaissance is the fame that God begins to gain in all of society, because of the first two R's as well as the explosion of innovation and creativity. Habakkuk 2:14 takes us to this end game scenario "the whole earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God as the water covers the sea." Get ready for a fresh baptism in the Holy Spirit- AND WITH FIRE- and then get ready to roll with all three R's.
Excited and anticipating. Tomorrow over 100,000 cell phones will be in the Los Angeles Coliseum connecting most of the nations of the world to a historic day of Holy Spirit fire as we celebrate an original outpouring 110 years ago that changed the world forever. Likewise, this day will mark another "changed the world forever" moment. There will be amazing worship, significant healings, salvations, and other God-surprises. If you are hit in the head by an unseen force that knocks you down- then you were most likely commissioned and empowered for harvest by a great angel ("Harvey" for those of you tracking). If you have a gold dust mark on the back of your head be doubly confirmed on that.
Holy Spirit fire is going to be released- and I see it being released through the cell phones as well- so you don't have to be there. Many of you "sleeper cells" of the kingdom are going to be "radicalized" from what takes place tomorrow- and darkness is already shaking. The heavens over us are already opened up with rain because this time heaven is ahead of us. The top of the wave comes in tomorrow and Jesus is riding in on His surfboard. He is smiling, in a good mood, and looking for fun, love, and adventure. Tomorrow is not the culmination of anything. Tomorrow is just the start of something. Whether tomorrow you yourself experience what is coming in- it is coming in- and sooner or later you will feel its effect. Stage 1 of the kingdom age will be on us as we finally connect to the greater WHY the Holy Spirit was initially released 110 years early. A primary well is being reopened in Los Angeles- but it is for the nations and ultimately all about the nations. I have grabbed my own surfboard of expectancy and I will see you tomorrow. I'll be the one looking for Jesus
Azusa Now Thoughts
I had written up a quite extensive report and perspective on the Azusa Now event. In it, I addressed what I thought were the highlights and moments of greatest anointing. After the fact, I felt reticent to release that report as I didn’t want my perspective in any way to encroach on the way so many of you experienced it. I think all who were there or connected via TV know that it was a special event with many amazing moments. It was wonderful to see such a wide representation of races, nations, denominations, movements, genders- all in a fluid flow covering many important matters. Prayer, worship, repentance, reconciliation, prophetic words, words of knowledge, healing, preaching, the cross, prophetic acts of unity, salvations all took place throughout the day. The sweetness of the Lord was in the place and tears were visible all over the place at almost any time. When Bill Johnson asked for all who had been healed of something to wave their hands seemingly 1/3 of the people responded. The man next to me was able to remove his hearing aids and receive complete hearing. I believe I was shown the Harvest Glory angel was there and that he marked many young and many previously unknown- for Harvest. Some will be about traditional revival and souls and some will be more about the reformation of society and the harvest of nations.
So What’s Next? The Triple R’s of Revival, Reformation, and Renaissance
What I see as next is the Revival cried out for and declared. I think that is what most of us have a grid for being passionate about at this time because it is what we have historical precedent for. We know about revivals. We are going to see a dramatic increase in people being won over to Christ- as well as an exuberant Body of Christ wherever revival is embraced. I think that Reformation is also next. Reformation is where the kingdom comes into our intentional 9 to 5 life and showcases the God of all life who has solutions for everything. Reformation brings the kingdom way of doing things- and the kingdom way is always the better way because it is "on earth as it is in heaven". In Reformation, our God becomes known through His kids not just as Savior- but as King (Government), Communicator (Media), Teacher (Education), Papa (Family), Provider (Economy) and Creator (Arts and Entertainment). The kingdom demonstration is incomplete without Him being seen beyond salvations, beyond healings of individuals- and into the healed structures of society itself. We are not yet as passionate about Reformation because we don’t have a historical precedent for it so far. Our passion for it will begin to increase as we see glimpses of it and gain an appetite for it. What is also next is the 3rd R of Renaissance. The first 300 year, Renaissance period was about the relative brilliance of man when unshackled from the clutches of dead religion. It is called humanism. Humanism has remained a stronghold until this day because of that historic period. This Renaissance it will all be about the brilliance of God. We are accelerating towards the end game of Habakkuk 2:14 “and the whole earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God.” God will not just be ethereally in charge and ethereally releasing His glory - but all humanity will know about it. Until He is famous for the good that He is doing on earth we have not finished God’s show-time on earth. At Azusa Now we all got a taste of what it feels like when God’s goodness is properly honored and hosted. Next, it goes global.
Not that we get confidence from Dow Jones reports- but I like good news so here you go from CNN.
"The Dow Jones is flying high again.
The index jumped about 100 points to close above 18,000 on Monday for the first time since July 2015.
It's a pretty sweet milestone considering the Dow plunged to just 15,451 in January, as Wall Street freaked out over the crash in oil prices and China's economic slowdown. Cooler heads eventually prevailed as investors realized the American economy is not collapsing and cheap oil is actually good for most Americans.
"The U.S. economy is not going gangbusters, but it's certainly not going into recession here," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities.
The Dow is now up 16.5% from its 2016 low, and is within striking distance of its all-time record high of 18,351 set last May. The S&P 500 also closed at a fresh 2016 high on Monday.
Even the Nasdaq is closing in on a key level: The tech index is now down just 1% on the year. That's impressive given the fact the Nasdaq was flirting with a bear market back in February."