Meeting Jesus in the midst of the Storm

By DN Hoets

Foundational text: Matt 14: 22-36

The economic storm has worsened. In the forth watch (3am until sunrise), Jesus went to them walking on the sea. Expect the Final Move of the Holy Spirit to break out shortly. Some will think it is of Satan (a ghost) when the miraculous breaks out. Others are willing to step out of the boat and to walk with Jesus on the water.

I believe that those who have been in the wilderness will spearhead the coming move of God. Remember that Jesus set us the example by going up on the mountain to pray and He was alone there. Selah. Pause. Think about this.

When Jesus got into the boat the wind ceased. Is Jesus really in our boat? Are we headed for Tarshish? Has fear gripped our hearts as we hear the continual reports of the ever-worsening storm. Let us repent for rejecting the prophetic word from trusted servants such as David Wilkerson and Leonard Ravenhill. Their word concerning these events is truly being fulfilled before our eyes.

Consider the context. Jesus fed the 5000 before this scene takes place. His financial provision is there if we walk with Him. Fear will go. Calmness will come in the midst of the storm - when Jesus is in our boat and we are walking in His plan and His purpose.

I personally have seen His miraculous provision in the midst of the storm. Truly, His people need not fear if they dwell in the secret place of the Most High. However, His people will suffer if they have not heeded the warnings of His servants to prepare in the years of plenty which preceded the years of famine.

Many know the Scriptures but do not know Jesus intimately. Actually He is not in their boat. We experientially know Jesus by abiding in Him and His love. We sense when He is grieved. We begin to know Him through His Presence. We grow to know His character - what He approves and displeases Him. This is not the same as simply reading the Scriptures. More is needed. He desires a close walk with His children and that we know Him deeply. Being a student of His Word is not sufficient. We need to know Him personally through His Presence and to walk with Him and in His love continually.

Healing is also prominent in this passage (verse 35-36). Healing will be central in the coming move of the Holy Spirit. Kathryn Kuhlman believed that a day is coming when all the saints would be healed.

Will America cross over and become powerful once again?

No. America will become weaker and weaker. Europe will become stronger and stronger. The Antichrist comes forth out of Europe and that is nearer than many realize.

Judgment has settled on America. The curses of Deuteronomy 28 are at work. Although Jesus has a remnant in America, the nation as a whole has "the writing on the wall." Judgment has already been pronounced and has been unfolding over the past few years.

The Birth of a New World Order

Obama's change in foreign policy from the Christian position of strong support for Israel to negotiation (after negotiations had failed and sanctions imposed) and a softer approach with Israel's enemies together with the global financial crises could well be the beginnings of the new world order which will ultimately be ruled by the Antichrist.

Morally there is a shift away from godly policies. Abortion and gay marriages are promoted by the new administration. There is also a shift from free market policies to a more state-controlled and socialist nation.

1. Kim Clement - Let us go to the other side

2. Lee Grady - Charismatic Meltdown (refer back to Senate Investigation)

3. Robert Holmes - The End of Empire America

4. Hal Lindsay Report 14th November

5. Dale Garris - Elijah and the Famine

6. Ex Word of Faith (refer back to Senate Investigation)

7. Ministry Watch ... document 1 document 2 (refer back to Senate Investigation)

8. Kenneth Copeland Blog Contents (refer back to Senate Investigation)

9. The Coming Perfect Storm

10. Prosperity Gospel - Cause of Subprime Mess
[The Prosperity Gospel played a role in the housing and credit implosion]

I see this prophetic word (below) being true for the coming worldwide revival in the kingdom of God but not true of a national recovery of a nation, although in the past, sometimes, the two have been together.

Kim Clement - We have Entered into the Era of the Seventh Sight, the Seventh Watch

Judgment still rests on America. Consider Robert Holmes's prophecy above [3]. Consider Habakkuk. I see the reason for the judgment is given in the passage below:

Habakkuk 2:4:

Then the Lord answered me and said:

Write the vision
And make it plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it,
For the vision is yet for an appointed
time;
But at the end, it will speak, and it will
not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry.

Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the just shall live by his faith.

I believe that the nations will judge America as the nations judged Israel in Habakkuk's day. They will come in as described in Robert Holme's vision above. But I also see the vision as a double reference to the coming worldwide outpouring of the Holy Spirit - the latter rain. Although many have waited a long time for the coming worldwide revival, it will come. Though it tarries wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.

The verse

Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the just shall live by his faith.

is very significant.

Proud (aphal) speaks of presumption. The faith that has been coming forth from America through the Prosperity Word-Faith Movement is a presumptuous faith and not a waiting faith. It is one in which the flesh predominates. Do the Scriptures not say that judgment comes to the proud? The faith coming forth is different to that of Hudson Taylor and the spiritual giants of the past. I believe that this is the central reason for the judgment that is resting on America. Let us not continue down this road of presumptuous faith but look to Him for the vision of the coming revival because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

China's Revival

Consider the faith of those who lay the foundations of this revival in China - Hudson Taylor, Watchman Nee.

"Many other groups and movements have been influenced by the writings of Jeanne Guyon, but one of the greatest influences this book (Experiencing the depths of Jesus Christ) has ever had was during the 1920's in China. At that time this book reached a young man destined by God to be one of the best known of His servants in this century. The book fell into the hands of Watchman Nee....it constituted one of the major influences in his life; and as a result, the book became an indirect influence on the lives of many of his co-workers. Hudson Taylor also highly recommended it to the believers of his day."

Understanding the Wilderness

Many have been called by God into the wilderness over the past decades. The purpose of this has been to restore the true faith - the same as possessed by Hudson Taylor, Watchman Nee and Jeanne Guyon - to His people. This is a necessary prerequisite for the coming worldwide revival.

 

 

We are living in the day when God is about to release His Glory.

Kathie Walters

 

ChuckPierce, founder of Glory of

Zion Ministries, believes God gave him the word below to share in this season. In it, God says He is going to restructure the world's government, economic and spiritual systems and to lead people out of bondage who learn to listen to His voice above all others.
I am brooding over many areas in the earth--government, economic and spiritual structures--and changing the structures of how these systems have operated in past seasons.

OtherProphecies...

The Great Shaking

By DN Hoets

A great shaking will take place.
Afterwards there will be a shaking in the kingdom of God;
Then the end will come.

Words spoken by the Holy Spirit years ago.

I clearly remember the time when I uttered these words and knew at the time that they were significant. It was one of those moments when the Presence of God manifested unusually and such an eternal moment is never forgotten. The fullness of the shaking is upon us now! The great shaking precedes the coming tsunami of God - sovereignty brought about by His hand in the core - the depths of Jesus Christ - in His remnant waiting in the wilderness.

HAGGAI  2:   v6-9: 

"For thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Once more (it is a little while) I will SHAKE heaven and earth the sea and dry land;
and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations,
and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord of hosts.
'The silver is Mine, and the GOLD is Mine,' says the Lord of hosts.
The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,'
says the Lord of hosts.
'And in this place I will give PEACE,' says the Lord of hosts.'

First, the WORLD is shaken. This occurs in the (1) natural. There is a significant exponential increase in the birth pangs which Jesus spoke of which will precede His coming for His people, with a special emphasis in the natural.

In the heavens - strong winds, hurricanes (2005 record year in US - 26 storms surpassing the record of 21 set in 1933, including Hurricane Katrina - the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history).
On the earth - fires (California Fires), heat wave (SE Europe 26/07/2007), floods (2007 - the year of floods: South Asia - India, Bangladesh and Nepal - the current floods across South Asia are being considered as the worst floods in living memory, Southern Pakistan, Jakarta floods - Indonesia, Intense rain in Central and Southern South America has caused flooding to occur in Argentina, Bolivia (February), US (Texas), UK & Wales (July 2007), Australia - Gippsland, China (June, July), Korea (August), Africa - massive flooding in a third of Africa : August, September 2007, the worst in decades, Mexico - "not just the worst natural catastrophe in the state's history but, I would venture to say, one of the worst in the country's recent history"), South Africa.
Under the earth - earthquakes, tsunamis (Thailand, India, Indonesia 26/12/2004 Measured in lives lost, this is one of the ten worst earthquakes in recorded history, as well as the single worst tsunami in history).

(2) The nations will be shaken. Wars and rumors of wars will increase. Terrorism (11/9/2001). Watch Iran.

ISAIAH 59:19, 60:1-3

So shall they fear
The name of the Lord from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the
sun;
[worldwide demonstration of the God's glory
- causing awe and wonder among the nations]

When the enemy comes in like a FLOOD,
The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a
STANDARD against him.

Arise, shine;
For your light has come!
And the glory of the Lord is risen
upon you.
For behold, the darkness shall cover the
earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will rise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your
rising.

Note: Both (1) and (2) have occurred simultaneously in Africa recently (August-September). The countries torn apart by civil war and rumors of war have been worst affected by severe flooding, the worst flooding in decades. Much of Africa's harvest has been destroyed by the floods. Some predict that 2008 is be a year of disaster without compare as famine, war and death grips most of Africa.

Many intercessors have sensed that the coming worldwide outpouring of the Holy Spirit (tidal wave) to be concentrated in the regions where the floods have come i.e. first-world nations. The natural precedes the spiritual. What of Africa? The floods in Africa have been far far more severe than that of Europe and the US. Does the recent catastrophic floods indicate Africa's central role in the coming worldwide move of God?

Afterwards there will be a shaking in the KINGDOM OF GOD - the coming tsunami of God.

Sovereignty and grace is stamped on this final work of the Lord and is confirmed by the 5 "I will" 's in the closing verses of Haggai.

Then the end will come.

NOTE:

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(1) Kim Clement - The US Earthquake Prophecy
July 28, 2007 — Harrisburg, PA

"In this Nation, yes, there shall be three earthquakes says the Lord. Not earthquakes of judgment but a sign in the earth. The wind has brought the rain. Signs from above. Fires have come on top of the land. Signs on top of the land. Fire consuming religion, consuming witchcraft, consuming control and the synagogues of Satan shall be invaded by the forces of righteousness, says the Lord of hosts. No more reasoning. No more debating. Go and show. Don't go and tell, go and show. For now you have embarked upon a period of manifestation, says the Lord. Now there must be a sign underneath the earth. And surely your earth shall shake saying to you three times and showing you three arenas. The heavens where the wind came and the rain came to America. On the earth the fires that came in the middle of this nation and shall continue in the west. And then underneath the earth - the shaking. And God says, you know why? Because the demonic powers that have held tight are now being released and being taken care of and being completely annihilated, says the Spirit of the Lord. They will never be above you, they will always be beneath you says the Spirit of the God..."

Related News Links:

FOX NEWS: 4.5-Magnitude Quake Rattles Los Angeles- August 9, 2007

During the early part of 2007, God began to deal with me regarding signs that He was sending to the
earth through the disruption of weather patterns. You can read about these on my web site (Kim Clement). God had spoken to me about the fact that this would work in favor of His people and specifically how the weather manifestations in the USA would be a sign of the dawning of a great spiritual era.
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(2) Benny Hinn speaks of this - A Shaking is Taking Place Around the Globe.

"God has been telling me in shocking ways that we are truly in the closing moments of this generation. What we do for Him during these remaining hours will determine where millions, perhaps billions, of souls spend all eternity.

Now, more than ever, we know that judgment is coming. Terrorism, unlike anything we have ever experienced before, is already unfolding. And during this time, God is giving us a window of opportunity unlike anything we have ever dared to imagine! "

"There is a purification moving over our globe. God is causing massive changes.

There is a shift going on in governments all around the world."
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The Purpose of the Shaking

By DN Hoets

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007: I am raising up my chosen vessels sovereignty in this hour of shaking, says the Lord. They have the true foundation deeply established in their natures. A deep personal fellowship with Jesus Christ and the deep work of the cross are central to this foundation.

At the same time, the world is being shaken, its strength weakened. Fear and uncertainly grips the hearts of the people of this world. Their knees knock together in fear. The Lord's intention is that every knee shall bow and that they surrender their lives to His Salvation and Lordship. Every knee shall bow - whether in this day of grace or at the Great White Throne judgment. However, the Lord is gracious and kind and does not desire that any should perish.

The 5 'I wills" emphasize God's sovereign hand in this season:

HAGGAI 2: 21-23:

I will shake heaven and earth.
I will otherthrow the throne of
kingdoms;
I will destroy the strength of the
gentile kingdoms.
I will overthrow the chariots
And those who ride in them;
The horses and their riders shall come
down,
Everyone by the sword of his brother.

'In that day', says the Lord of hosts, 'I
will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the
son of Shealtiel,' says the Lord, 'and I will
make you as a signet ring, for I have chosen
you,' says the Lord of hosts.

My blessing will increase and rest on these vessels of Mine. Many of My people are under My curse HAGGAI 1:6. Many take My plans and My purpose from others, but do not have the true foundation established in their hearts. From this day, I am raising My vessels and My blessing will rest on them alone.

I will make them as a signet ring. Apostolic authority will rest on these vessels and will increase significantly in the days ahead. Their message is 'The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine.' As My people are taken from glory to glory in the coming sovereign move of My Spirit, a sifting and refining will take place. The brass will go. Only the gold - the pure gold - will remain in My temple. Those who heed and welcome My vessels will have My blessing rest on them. Those who choose to go their own way and reject My vessels and their message will remain under My curse.

The curse on today's Laodicean church is given in HAGGAI 1:6:

Now therefore, thus says the Lord of
hosts: "Consider your ways!

You have sown much, and bring in
little;
You eat, but do not have enough;
You drink, but you are not filled with
drink;
You clothe yourselves, but no one is
warm;
And he who earns wages,
Earns wages to put into a bag with
holes."

The way out - HAGGAI 1:7-8:

Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Consider your ways!
Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified," says the Lord.

Spend time alone with Jesus Christ. Prayer. Go up to the mountains. Bring wood - solid wood not melamine - which comes from spending time in His Presence. However, there also needs a shift in the foundations. More that simply spending more time in prayer. The foundations need to be changed!