Heads Up! A Vision and Revelation for the Warrior Bride by Ben R. Peters

South Beloit, IL

A Vision and Revelation of the Warrior Bride

On the evening of February 8, 2016, God visited me with an unusual revelation regarding His plans to set free, empower, equip and beautify His Warrior Bride. It started while I was reading a news article on my computer. Next, I felt impressed to open my Bible and read what was in front of me from the book of Isaiah.

Finally, I felt nudged to open my phone app Bible and read where I had last left off reading in the book of Luke. It was one news story, one Old Testament passage and one New Testament passage, and they were like a three-fold cord, speaking the same message, loud and clear.

The news story was about Yazidi women, who had been captured and sold as sex slaves to ISIS fighters. Many of them escaped, thanks partially to US airstrikes in the region, and have since chosen to train themselves to fight their former ISIS captors. Here are a few quotes from the Fox News article:

"Some 2,000 Yazidi women who were captured in the brutal August 2014 attack on their mountain stronghold have escaped and have taken up arms against their former tormentors. Driven by the fresh memories of unspeakable atrocities and the survival of their people, hundreds have signed up to fight the black-clad terrorist army."

"Now we are defending ourselves from the evil; we are defending all the minorities in the region," Capt. Khatoon Khider told FoxNews.com. "We will do whatever is asked of us." (Photo via Fox News: The Yazidi women are fighting for their people, and for revenge against the terrorists who enslaved them.)

Of the number of Yazidi women who have been trained and are fighting alongside their male counterparts, Khider is one of 123. Their ages range from 17 to 37, and there are at least another 500 awaiting their training.

"Women were throwing their children from the mountains and then jumping themselves because it was a faster way to die," Khider said. "Our hands were all tied. We couldn't do anything about it.

"Our elite force is a model for other women in the region," she said. "We want to thank all the other countries who help us in this difficult time, we want everyone to take up weapons and know how to protect themselves from the evil."

After reading this story, I opened my Bible to Isaiah 52 and immediately read:

Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bond of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion! Isaiah 52:2

After a little meditation on this verse and the verses before and after, I felt nudged to read from my Bible app on my phone. Here's the story which followed where I had last left off reading:

And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. Luke 13:11-13

In verse 14, we are told the ruler of the synagogue objected to Jesus healing on the Sabbath day. Jesus responds:

"Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom satan has bound – think of it – for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?" Luke 13:15-16

Fearless Fighters!

I have been meditating on these three stories for several days, knowing that God was speaking a prophetic word to me for His Bride, His Church. I don't feel I have yet fully mined the prophetic treasure hidden in these stories, but this is what I know that God is speaking to us all:

1. We have a vicious enemy, who wants to victimize us, torment us and take away all hope of freedom or fulfillment of dreams or destinies. He wants to put chains around our neck, keep us bent over with our heads down and fill us with feelings of shame and worthlessness.

2. We have a God who loves us and has the power to set us free and rebuke every physical, spiritual and emotional spirit of infirmity.

3. Those who have suffered most under the diabolical enslavement of our evil enemy, will become the most determined and fearless fighters against him, in order to free others still living under his insidious control.

Understanding the Problem

The harvest is ripe, but the laborers are few. The reason for that is that so many potential laborers are all bent over, feeling unusable to God because of either secret or not-so-secret spiritual, physical or emotional bondages.

When people are all bent over and cannot lift their heads up, they will always be looking down. You don't get a great perspective on the future, when you can see nothing but dirt. Your eyes are not on the horizon or on the heavens. You are seeing nothing but the same old dirt day after day.

The sex slaves in Iraq had been feeling like dirt every day that they were held captive. We can't imagine their anguish and sorrow, knowing family members had been murdered or tortured, etc., and that they have nothing to look forward to but being repeatedly raped by evil men.

Like the Yazidi women, millions of Christians, and others who would become Christians, who would otherwise love to serve God and help bring in the harvest, are hopelessly held in chains of addiction to alcohol, drugs and sexual perversion.

Others suffer the torment of depression, fear and anxiety, as well as many other forms of addiction. These bondages are real. They are not easily cured by people preaching at them or quoting trite slogans. They need a strong and anointed word and touch from Jesus, Himself, to break the chains that keep them in bondage.

It was heart-breaking to hear the news during the New Hampshire primary season, about how many people were dying from drug overdoses in that state. It was of more concern, for many people, than the economy or personal security. Certainly, addictions are a powerful means of enslavement, both in the world and in the Church.

Probably, the greatest addictions in the Church, especially among men, are the many forms of sexual addiction. The evil spirit of seduction is so emboldened in western society today, that its victims must continually find more perverted ways of expression. Like drug addiction, what was cutting-edge before is now too mild to adequately stimulate. The bondages of addictions are leading our culture into a death spiral.

Understanding God's Powerful and Amazing Solution

Yes, our enemy is bad to the bone and has a lot of things working for him today. BUT GOD!!! What God was and is speaking to me about this situation is this:

"I AM RELEASING A FRESH ANOINTING ON ISAIAH 61 FOR MY CHURCH, MY BODY, ON THE EARTH."

What Jesus read in His hometown synagogue about Himself, He is now proclaiming from Heaven and pouring out the anointing oil on His own Body, His Church. Here is the passage the Holy Spirit is highlighting to me right now:

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion.

To give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. And they shall rebuild the old ruins; They shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. Isaiah 61:1-4

This was the job description the Father gave to Jesus to fulfill on His mission to Planet Earth. He faithfully fulfilled His Father's assignment. Today, Jesus is giving us, His Body on the earth, the same job description. But He is not asking us to do it in our own giftings, or our own strength. No, He is pouring out the same Holy Spirit on us today, that was poured into Him at His baptism.

We, His Church, His Body and His Bride, will feel that surge of supernatural energy within our spirits to take down principalities, powers and spiritual wickedness in high places. We will not do this in foolish presumption, but together with other members of His Body, we will hear His voice, feel His anointing power, and proclaim, touch and break chains. (Photo by Jennifer Page"Warrior's Heart" via elijahshopper.com)

As we begin to bring freedom to those both inside and outside the Church, we will observe the "fearless passion of those who have been liberated". They will boldly enlist in the army of the Lord. They will learn how to use spiritual weapons of warfare, which are not carnal, but mighty in God for the pulling down of strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4).

They will take the power of freedom to those still enslaved by the chains of bondage and there will be an incredible domino effect created. We are about to see this unfold over the next couple of years.

The power of the testimony of delivered people cannot be overestimated. Since satan has done such a thorough job of bringing people into captivity, it creates an amazing opportunity for those who bring keys to unlock their prison doors.Captives will be crying out for their own freedom when they hear the testimony of others. The result will be countless conversions to Christ. Hope will arise and the excitement will spread like a prairie fire in dry stubble.

Our Assignment

We must cooperate with God in this strategic plan to prepare His harvesters. So what must we then do?

1. Humble ourselves before God, confessing our need for His touch and His anointing.

2. Read the passages quoted in this article over and over, and if possible, memorizing them.

3. Pray earnestly for the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit to be empowered in our lives.

4. Pray for and diligently seek for unity in the Body of Christ, for His sake.

5. Identify our own bondages, small or great, and present them before God.

6. For purposes of prayer, ask the Holy Spirit to identify bondages in others, whom you want to experience freedom.

7. Commit to obey God, no matter what He asks you to do, and listen to His still small voice.

8. Lift up your head and look forward to your future in His Kingdom!

I also hear God speaking to me now as I write:

"Fear not! There is nothing that can separate you from My love and protection, as long as you abide under the shadow of My wing. I don't just want to use you to build My Kingdom, I want to know you intimately and for you to know Me, that I am a God who is full of compassion, love and mercy. Your sins, which you have confessed to Me, are hidden in the Sea of Forgetfulness, never to be remembered again. I did this for you. Now, I'm asking you to share this good news with others, so they too can know My goodness." (Photo via Pixabay)

Isaiah 61:4 talks about restoring and rebuilding what was destroyed in former generations. I believe we will see that both in the Church and in the life of our society. The Church will be restored to the place of intimacy, unity and love that was so manifest in the early Church. For America and other nations, who once had a Biblical foundation, there is coming a reformation and restoration to Biblical values, which will change all mountains of society.

May God help us to cooperate fully with His plans and may we be blessed to see it fulfilled in our day. Amen!

HEADS UP, EVERYONE!

Ben R. Peters
Kingdom Sending Center
Email: ohmint@gmail.com
Website: www.kingdomsendingcenter.org

Your Father Has Another Special Gift For You by Ben R. Peters

South Beloit, IL

While the enemy of our souls uses his brainwashed and evil-spirit-controlled captives to terrorize and to take away our freedoms, our peace of mind, and even our very lives, our ultimate gift-giving Father is using His renewed-minded, spirit-filled lovers of Jesus to bring comfort and to give freedom, the peace of God, and eternal life to desperate souls everywhere. The way that our Father in Heaven is able to accomplish this is through His incredible gift-giving generosity to His servants on earth, not just at Christmas, but all year long. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

God began to download His heart concerning spiritual gifts and ministries in a very clear and strong way in the past two or three years. It started when Brenda and I were ministering to an apostolic training center in Washington State. There were several pastors attending, and a strong anointing was flowing as we spoke and prophesied over them. Then the Lord gave me a clear and instructive word for them all. It went something like this:

God's Strong Word to Ministry Leaders

"It's time to take a look at your team and make sure you don't have any major weaknesses that the enemy can exploit. Use the football analogy and see if you have a strong defensive line and backfield, as well as the offensive line, wisdom-filled quarterbacks, and gifted ball carriers and receivers. These positions can only be filled by those who have received and developed their spiritual gifts and ministries."

The important point the Holy Spirit was making was that we need every single gift and gift-ministry properly functioning on our ministry teams, or the enemy will continue to mess with us and defeat us in our battles against him. The positions on a football team can be easily compared with the five-fold ministry gifts mentioned in Ephesians 4, and their use of the spiritual gifts listed in Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12-14. God was using American football as an object lesson that most of us could understand. For more information, read my book Folding Five Ministries Into One Powerful Team. (Photo via Pixabay)

Here are the gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:

"For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues" (1 Corinthians 12:8-10).

At that point, the Lord clearly highlighted the gift of discerning of spirits. There had been very little focus on this gift, but the need for it was extremely obvious. Church ministry teams everywhere had suffered incredibly from the enemy's attacks. These attacks were successful to such a large degree because nobody was discerning the enemy's diabolical influence and subtle methods of warfare.

I began preaching and teaching the Body of Christ everywhere I could, challenging people to ask God to increase this gift in its purest form in every ministry team to prevent the enemy from taking away what God had given. Satan still comes to steal, kill, and destroy. His favorite target is your ministry team. If he can bring misunderstanding, strife, selfish ambition, and jealousy in your ministry team, he can steal, kill, and destroy the effectiveness of your ministry or church. Tragically, we've seen this scenario repeated over and over and over again.

God's Special Christmas Gift for 2014

Late last year, well before Christmas 2014, I heard the Lord say that He wanted to give His people an increase in the gift of faith. I shared this with as many as possible, both in writing and speaking, as well as with impartation of laying on of hands. I believe God said He was giving an increase in the gift of faith so people would walk through the doors that He was opening for them. They would need faith, because they were going where they had never gone before, and were leaving their comfort zones behind them. To enter a new place, you have to leave the old behind. (Photo via Flickr)

God's Special Christmas Gift for 2015

I actually wasn't expecting God to highlight another gift for this Christmas and the New Year, but while I was ministering to someone on the telephone, the words flew out of my mouth, and I knew it was a word for the Body of Christ.The Holy Spirit is going to especially empower people with gifts of healings (see 1 Corinthians 12:9).

As I have meditated on this word, I can see the divine logic in this order. First, we need to discern spirits, so we don't allow false gifts to operate and deceive the Church. Next, we need a stronger gift of faith, not only to walk through new doors, but to help us believe for the healings we are called to release through the power of the Holy Spirit.

An Extremely Necessary Gift for the Church and for Kingdom Expansion

A. In the Church

The need for a greater healing anointing should be very obvious. Churches are not only filled with people who are physically sick, but the majority of Christians are just beginning to become aware of the need for emotional healing in order for them to function to their full potential. Without the healing of their soul, they have real openings for the enemy to cause more pain to themselves and to others. (Photo via Pixabay)

Without that healing, we can never have real, deep unity, which we desperately need in order to bring in God's great harvest. Unhealed emotional pain prevents us from seeing others through God's loving eyes, because past pain invites the constant fear that the pain will be repeated again. Fear causes defense mechanisms to be set up and opens the door for contention, anger, and bitterness.

God certainly wants us healed physically, but His priority is the healing of our soul and spirit. Our priorities are usually the physical healing, because we can bury the emotional pain easier than we can the physical pain or disability. But God will always prioritize the eternal over the temporal.

B. Outside the Church

There is no doubt that God wants His people healthy in every way. He loves us and does not wish pain upon us. But God knows this life is short and eternity is forever. Thus, there is no doubt that He is more concerned with the spiritual health of every person in the world that He created than with their physical health.

The great and wonderful news is that the gifts (plural) of healing not only bless people with a better quality of life on earth, but God loves to use these gifts to transform the hearts and souls of men and connect them with the eternal source of Life Himself. This is an overwhelmingly wonderful truth that should touch our hearts with deep gratitude to God.He really does want us to have a full and joyful experience in this life, and He also wants us to help others to experience it both here and in Heaven. (Photo via Pixabay)

God is giving us His amazing spiritual gifts to use for both purposes, but the greatest blessing is that we can use these gifts to reveal God's love and transform the hearts of people to give them eternal life. Healing bodies is one of God's preferred ways to reveal His love to the lost, and I believe He is asking us, "Do you want this gift?"

I've seen how this gift works in powerful ways to bring the lost to Christ. I've seen it in Canada, Argentina, India, Africa, South Korea, and America. I've seen it under the ministry of other men and women of God as well as our own ministry. A number of years ago, I did extensive research in Scripture and Church history and discovered that over 90% of conversions have resulted from supernatural occurrences, of which most of them were physical healings.

A Prophetic Challenge

I believe God wants me to challenge people all over the world at this season – the season in which we remember the greatest gift ever given to the human race – the gift of a Savior, Jesus Christ, who was born in a humble stable, but has been highly exalted as King of kings and Lord of lords.

God is speaking to me that He is now inviting us to join His medical team.He is preparing to send us out to do clinics, house calls, and stadium healing events. He will empower us as individuals, but even more powerfully when we form divinely orchestrated medical teams who will carry the various gifts of healings. These gifts include pretty much every other spiritual gift God has given us.

Sometimes words of knowledge and/or words of wisdom are released to bring healing. The gift of faith is, of course, a very frequent contributor to the healing ministry. Many times the healing comes through the gift of miracles. Other times, a prophetic word can open the mind and heart to the fact that God knows and cares. As Jesus demonstrated, the gift of discerning of spirits can also be frequently used to bring the miracle healing. Tongues and interpretation of tongues can also be used like prophecy, so we can see why Paul wrote it was the "gifts of healings." (Photo via Pixabay)

Do you want to join God's medical team? Are you willing to leave your comfort zone and take up the Heavenly challenge to do house calls, clinics, and/or stadium healing events? If so, here are some practical ideas to prepare.

1. Educate yourself in the realm of healing. The Bible is your chief textbook. Read about the healings in the Old and New Testament. Then read stories of more recent revivals and healing ministries. Grow your faith in prayer and worship and deeper intimacy with Jesus. Attend healing services and listen to the teachings offered live or on electronic media. Learn about all the gifts, especially those you are the strongest in.

2. Take the first steps as God opens doors for you. Pray for everyone you can. Learn about spiritual treasure hunts – asking God for words of knowledge about people He wants you to minister to.

3. Join a ministry team in your church or ministry or neighborhood. Practice develops your gifts.

4. Give God all the glory and stay humble when you see people healed.

It's time to get excited about the opportunities God is opening up to us. We have been given the ability to give the gift of hope to people living in fear and anxiety over the threat of radical terrorists who want to destroy us. Instead, we have the supernatural power of God given through His Spirit-empowered gifts, with which we can expose and defeat every attack of our enemy. It's the Church's privilege and the Church's responsibility. Will we take up the challenge, or will we cringe in fear? It's time to embrace our destiny and God's amazing adventures prepared for us, His beloved children.

Shalom!

Ben R. Peters
Kingdom Sending Center
Email: ohmint@gmail.com
Website: www.kingdomsendingcenter.org

A New Generation of Deliverers Will Declare the Works of the Lord by Ben R. Peters

South Beloit, IL

On a recent morning, God downloaded a strong prophetic message to me as I read the first few chapters of Matthew. Then the morning I wrote this, I stayed home with the plan to write an article on this prophetic revelation. I planned on using the story of my niece, Jessica Zylstra, and her daughter, Samantha, as an illustration in the message.

To my surprise, when I checked my Facebook news feed, I saw Samantha's photo from when she was three days old. After I wrote a comment, I called Jessica and asked for permission to use her story.

Why the Enemy is Again Trying to Take Out Our Children

Matthew's second chapter tells the story of the magi, or "wise men," who came to worship Jesus, bringing their treasures appropriate for a king. I had memorized this chapter for a Christmas program when I was about 11 years old, so I am very familiar with it. However, my meditation quickly focused on the murder of all of Bethlehem's children two years old and younger.

Joseph had been told by the angel of the Lord that Jesus would be a Savior, or Deliverer. He would save His people from their sins. (Photo via Wikipedia)

Like Pharaoh, in the days of Baby Moses, Herod felt threatened and felt his best option was to kill all the baby boys to make sure nobody could take away his throne. But as in Moses' story, God had a plan to preserve His chosen Deliverer. Through ministering angels, God directed Joseph and Mary to a place of safety.

Moses was a prophet, and he prophesied of Jesus, who would also be a prophet like him. Moses would bring forth the Law and the Old Covenant. Jesus would bring forth God's grace and the New Covenant.

No matter how thorough both Pharaoh's and Herod's henchmen were, God found a way for His baby deliverers to be protected from the assassin's sword. Whether His people were in slavery to Egypt, to the Romans, or to their own sinful nature, God always knows the plans of His enemy and He uses that knowledge (superior intelligence gathering) to thwart the enemy's plans to kill the deliverer and preempt the deliverance.

So therefore, people of God – His chosen, His elect, His Bride, His holy temple – take courage. When it looks like there is no way out and the forces of atheism, secular humanism, godless government agencies, corrupt business and financial institutions, and even more are all arrayed against you, against your nation, and against your people – do not despair.

Your Deliverer is alive and powerful, and He has heard your cries for help. He is moving in your direction and will use the power and authority at His disposal to bring you the freedom you have sought for.

As others before me have pointed out, the enemy today is desperately trying to take out those who would deliver a people out of his wicked hands of torment and slavery. We are well aware of the attacks on Christians by extremists of other religions, but one of the biggest weapons of our enemy is the "sword" of abortions.

They Will Live and Not Die and They Will Declare the Works of the Lord

This is where my niece and her daughter's story come in. Before Jessica's pregnancy had advanced very far, ultrasounds revealed some problems. They could see that a growth was forming on the side of the baby's face and neck.

Jessica writes: "It was hard on the ultrasound to always tell how big and where exactly the growth was on her. They knew it was on her face but couldn't tell if it went into her brain and/or covered her throat and went into her heart. The doctors thought at first it was Down Syndrome. They realized through the amniocentesis that it wasn't a genetic 'defect.' They couldn't tell if the growth was filled with only fluid or if it was hard also. They were concerned it was growing so fast that it would completely deform her or permanently damage her brain and she would not survive to full term. (Photo via Pixabay)

"We were told the odds of her surviving were not on our side and we had the option to terminate the pregnancy. We saw that specialist a couple of times, and each time she made us aware that terminating Samantha should be a direction for us to look into. Another fear was she would make it to full term but not survive after birth, not knowing if the growth blocked her airway. None of the doctors/specialists we saw could give us an idea of her survival outlook. They said she could live for minutes, days, or months. They had no idea. We did know she would have many surgeries, some being life-threatening. After putting me on bed rest, they did another amniocentesis to make sure her lungs were fully developed and planned a C-section for a couple of days after."

Jessica and her husband, TJ, rejected the idea of an abortion. They knew that their baby was a gift from God and was not to be destroyed. They quickly sent us and others their urgent prayer request. We agreed and encouraged them to do what was right, while we prayed for miracles. As the baby grew in the womb, so did the growth. Jessica and TJ stood firm. We continued to pray.

On June 27, 2006, our precious Samantha (Sam for short) was born. The growth turned out to be a cyst, and although it was quite large, the doctors believed they could surgically remove it. There would be some other medical issues, but Samantha should survive after all. We were very excited and praising God for the miracle. (Photo via Ben R. Peters; Samantha at two days old)

Jessica continues: "It was at the University of Washington. Dr. Jonathan Perkins from Seattle Children's did all of her surgeries. They had my doctors and nurses for my C-section and then had a team of doctors and nurses to be prepared to do surgery right away on Samantha. The C-section went well, and they decided after observation and a couple weeks in the NICU, that they would postpone surgery on Samantha since the lymphangioma wasn't life threatening.

"They had to do the surgery finally at two months old due to the lymphangioma starting to block her airway. That surgery also went a lot better than expected. She has had a total of four surgeries, including one last year, and will have at least another major jaw surgery in her preteens. Dr. Perkins is the specialist at Seattle Children's Hospital in the Otolaryngologist department. He works with this rare lymphangioma that Samantha has. He is the brother of a school teacher that taught TJ and I at Bellevue Christian. Such a small world! Samantha also goes to Bellevue Christian, but at the Woodinville campus. She is very talented in singing, art, and soccer. She has gotten on the Speech team and is far beyond her age group in reading. She is in third grade and reading seventh grade level books."

Today, our nine-year-old Samantha is a very lovely, smart, and gifted young lady with a strong leadership anointing. She is creative, athletic, and has a very outgoing personality. I believe the enemy wanted to take her out, because he knew she would be used by God to set people free and lead an army of her generation into spiritual battles that would devastate the kingdom of darkness. (Photo via Ben R. Peters; a recent photo of Samantha)

Let hope arise, people of God! We have not been forgotten by our loving God. Like with Israel in Egypt, He has heard our groaning and has come to deliver us. Don't forget that He has made a new blood covenant with us. Also, many of the earliest settlers of America made a strong covenant with God. Most of the state's constitutions recognize God and confirm His covenant with His people. Our God is a covenant-keeping God, and when we ask for it, He will restore any covenant that we have broken.

This is the prophetic message I believe God wants me to proclaim. In spite of all the attacks on Christianity in America and around the world, God is raising up not just one deliverer but a whole army of deliverers.They have been born in various places and seasons since the beginning of legal abortion in 1973. Some, like Samantha, survived when doctors wanted to abort them. Others survived suicide attempts or thoughts, and have had encounters with God.

These fired-up lovers of Jesus will be sent by the Holy Spirit with strategic assignments. Some will go to individuals living in moral or spiritual bondage. Others will be sent to government officials and law-making bodies to change laws and regulations. Others will go to the various mountains of society and bring justice and righteousness to those spheres of influence. (Photo via Ben R. Peters; Samantha on lower right)

We may, as a society and culture, have been conquered by a secular humanist philosophy or "religion," but the resistance movement has begun and the deliverers are being prepared to overthrow the invaders and occupiers. It's time to prophesy to and support the young spiritual soldiers who are willing to live and die for their King. Tell them how important their destiny is and how much God will bless and use them as His victorious warriors. Help them to get mentored and trained in spiritual gifts and War Room warfare. The Samanthas will live and not die and they will declare the works of the Lord.

Ben R. Peters
Kingdom Sending Center
Email: ohmint@gmail.com
Website: www.kingdomsendingcenter.org

Here Come the Colts – Ready to Serve the Lord by Ben R. Peters

South Beloit, IL

This is not about football, but God has often used team names for a prophetic sign. In the past two years, we've heard prophetic interpretations of the Super Bowl champion teams. The Seahawks were about the rise of the seers with hawk eyes. The Patriots represented those who loved their fatherland or the Christian values of the Founding Fathers. I don't know if this is the year of the football Colts, but I do have a word from the Lord about the colts who will be released to carry the presence of Jesus into the world they live in.

I believe that the prophetic picture the Lord gave me is a very important word for the Church for the great harvest, which has begun on the earth. Here's the Scripture I read when the Lord released this revelation:

And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you loosing it?' Thus you shall say to him, 'Because the Lord has need of it.'"Luke 19:29-31

In order to make application of the story, let's ask two questions:

1. What do we know about this colt?
2. What do we know about Jerusalem?

What Do We Know About This Colt?

The word colt is translated from the Greek word, "polos." It simply means a foal or a young donkey. Donkeys were burden bearers and a common and humble means of transportation, but this colt had never carried a man before. It was untrained and unexperienced. Donkeys are also known for their stubbornness, but this colt or foal was a very obedient servant to Jesus.

Matthew gives us a little more detail. "...Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me..." All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: "Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold your King is coming to you, lowly and sitting on a donkey, a colt the foal of a donkey'" (Matthew 21:2, 4-5). (Photo via Wikimedia)

The disciples actually brought the mother and the foal, or colt, but Jesus rode on the colt into the city of Jerusalem. There were two generations of donkeys that were brought to Jesus, but it was actually the younger generation that carried Him into the city, to the great delight of the people of Jerusalem, and those who had come from all over Israel for the Feast of Passover.

We also know that this colt was in bondage. He was not free to run and do what he wanted to do. He was owned by a master who kept him in bondage. We know his mother was also bound by the same master. He had been born into bondage because his mother was in bondage. However, Jesus' disciples had the authority to loose them both and bring them to Jesus for a special assignment.

What Do We Know About Jerusalem?

For Israel, Jerusalem was the Mountain of the Lord sitting on top of every other mountain of their society. It was the head of the political government as well as the religious center. It was the commerce and business capital and the education capital as well. It would also have been the high place of the arts and entertainment mountain as well as all media and communication of its time. If you wanted to impact a nation and its people, there was no better place to do so than the city of Jerusalem. If a king was to make a claim to the throne of Israel, he would certainly have to make that claim in that great and historic city.

We also know that many people in and around Jerusalem were looking for someone to free them from their bondage to Rome. They were looking for a special King or Messiah to save them and reestablish their sovereignty as a free nation.

What is God Saying Through This Story?

The voice of God is being heard throughout the world regarding the restoration of the presence and glory of God on the earth and on every mountain of society that controls the values and ways of life of its people. As the person and presence of Jesus, the Messiah, was carried into the city of Jerusalem by a humble donkey, so in our generation, the presence and power of Jesus will be carried into the mountains of our society by a younger generation that has mostly never served Jesus before, but is being set free from its bondage and finding real purpose and destiny for the first time. (Photo via Wikipedia)

It won't be the great intellectual theologians that have the leading role in bringing God's glory to every mountain of society. It will be the most humble among us, as Paul declared in 1 Corinthians 1:26-29: "For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence."

The appropriate means of transportation for a king would not be a young donkey. It would be a big white stallion, perhaps, but not an untrained immature colt. But Jesus had a message to proclaim by His example.

Jesus is looking for the weakest and least likely to succeed, so He can prove how powerful He is by using them.

Important Application

Many God-fearing parents have seen their youth go into bondage to drugs, immorality and various seductive devices of the devil. Naturally, we want to see them set free, because we love them and care about their eternal soul, as well as their happiness here on the earth. God is speaking to us today.

He wants us to see how much He loves them and wants to use them for His glory. They have a powerful destiny, no matter how terrible their bondage is. God will give them a purpose and a powerful sense of fulfillment, when they have the privilege of carrying His presence by being filled with His Holy Spirit. They will declare with authority and passion:"BLESSED IS THE KING WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD" (Luke 19:38). (Photo via freeimages)

I believe if we change our focus from their happiness first to the fact that the Master has need of them, we will see quicker results. It's like Hannah, who was barren until she told God that if He gave her a son, she would give him back to God. It worked for her and I believe it will work for us as well.

The fact is that many prophets have been proclaiming that it will be the younger, non-famous, passionate and servant-hearted generation that will carry this great revival more than the older generation, of which I am a part.

Where Do Us Older Generation Folk Fit In?

The mother of the colt was also released from her circumstances that held her back. She was brought to Jesus, along with her colt. Her presence must have been a comforting, stabilizing presence for him. She walked at his side, probably neighing or braying to him to encourage him that she was still there with him.

Those of us who are who are older may not carry the weight we used to carry, but we can certainly be that prophetic voice of encouragement to the younger generation. We have been delivered from many things over our lifetime, and we can encourage the younger generation that God can do even greater miracles for and through them.

It was Jesus' Disciples that Set the Donkey's Free

Thus far, we haven't mentioned the two disciples that Jesus sent. We don't know who they were, so the focus is not on them, but on the fact that His disciples do have the authority to set the captives free with the knowledge that, "The Master has need of them." Disciples are those who have spent time in His presence, serving, following and learning His heart and His thoughts. (Photo by Lillis Boyer"Heart of Fire and Passion" via elijahshopper.com)

Right now, I do declare and decree to all who read these words:

The days are fast approaching for a powerful wave of deliverance from every kind of bondage to sweep over the earth, setting back the devil's agenda of constant perversion and seduction by centuries. Jesus' disciples, those who have known and delighted in the presence of God, will be carrying a passion to release every person they meet who has been taken captive and rendered a slave to sin.

This will especially impact the homosexual community. Those who have been set free will have amazing testimonies of God's power to deliver them and take away their past desires. Their lives will be filled with the delight that God designed for them to enjoy.

The Colts Are Coming

Yes, the Colts are coming, but we, His disciples, must loose them and bring them to Jesus. The fathers and mothers among us must prophesy encouragement to them and walk at their side as they carry all that Jesus carried, for they will be carrying Him. That includes all the gifts and fruit of the Spirit, which God gave Him without measure or limit. They will bring Jesus into the great city. They will carry Him up to the top of every mountain of society and He will rule and reign in many hearts who welcome Him as their own King and Messiah.

Let's get ready to cooperate with God. Let's find those colts and set them free to serve their King!

Ben R. Peters
Kingdom Sending Center
Email: ohmint@gmail.com
Website: www.kingdomsendingcenter.org