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CATHERINE BROWN: "The Messiah and the Tears of the First Nations People"
from Catherine Brown
Oct 24, 2003
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"The Messiah and the Tears of the First
Nations People"
A VISION RECEIVED ON YOM KIPPUR (6.10.3)
by Catherine Brown
Gatekeepers Prayer & Mission
www.gatekeepers.org.uk |
"This is what the Lord, the God of
your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I
will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
In a vision I saw Native American men and women. Their heads were bowed low
as they wept tears, which fell like crystal droplets to the ground where
they lay on the soil like tiny diamonds, a seemingly eternal reminder of the
pain and heartache of the First Nations - a trail of tears.
Jesus appeared and began to walk along this trail. Picking up each
individual teardrop he carefully placed them one by one in the folds of his
garment. As the Lord's hand touched the ground, I noticed afresh the scars
on his hands and that droplets of his blood replaced each of the teardrops.
This speaks of healing of the broken hearts and memories of the First
Nations people through the Blood of Christ.
A Silent Corridor
As Jesus ministered to them, the First Nations people began to raise their
heads. They formed a silent corridor through with the Lord ascended in their
midst to be seated in glory on his throne. The corridor represented many
generations and tribes of Native Americans. In the holy presence of Christ
there was acceptance and affirmation. The mighty One released a wind of
restoration and a great wave of joy broke upon the Native Americans.
The Lord then stepped from his throne. He was robed in a prayer shawl
adorned with the Star of David. As King of the Jews, Messiah began to dance
with the Native Americans. One by one, other nations entered the dance as
the First Nations led the way in worship. I saw tartan clad dancers, Irish
dancers, Jews and Muslims too. The Celtic nations were dancing reels and
jigs with the Native Americans. As these nations danced and celebrated,
praising the Lord, more nations joined them until the dance and celebration
of the One True Messiah was over the whole earth.
Dance of Reclamation of Inheritance
This was a dance of reclamation of inheritance and an expression of bridal
intimacy. It is not a historical echo of the Ghost Dance of the Lakota
Sioux, which belongs to the past. The Lord says to the First Nations people,
"You are beautiful and part of the apple of my eye.
I will never leave you or forsake you, and my heart has ached for each one
of the tears you have shed. I am coming to you with a visitation of my
presence, and I will reveal my glory and my compassionate love to you and
heal this trail of tears. You will discover I have given you great favor in
the earth as you receive healing from my hand. You are destined to know
victory in me, and I say to you my beloved that you are not condemned to a
lifestyle of survival through slavery. For I have created to you to be a
passionate people, full of integrity and courage. I have created you to be
prophetic vessels of honor. I have called you to liberty and to life in all
its fullness. You have a place within my army that is reserved for you
alone. No other can take your place. I have prepared a resting place in my
heart for the First Nations. You are a part of my bride and as such, you
have a legitimate inheritance in me. There will be no further massacre or
atrocities committed against the First Nations connected or related to
creative expression. This dance of celebration will not be stolen from you
and neither will it be used as a political pawn against you. It is a glory
dance of celebration and liberty. It is a dance of healing and restoration
and a dance of joy. Take your tears and lay them before Me and I will heal
you of all that this world has wounded you off. I thought of you at Calvary
and carry you in my heart for all eternity. You are beautiful in me and
deeply loved." Amen
The Spirit of the Lord began to speak the names of various places within the
US and Canada to me. The Appalachian mountains, Milwaukee, Hudson Bay
(Canada), the Blue Ridge Mountains, Chicago, the Yellow River Basin, Canada
and Dakota (west coast) were just a few of the names that I heard the Spirit
of the Lord speak of as I prayed. This is not an exhaustive list, but I felt
these were places where there may still need to be repentance and
restoration with respect to the First Nations. I was shown that Tennessee is
a key in this process. I heard the Spirit of the Lord say that there has to
be a shift in the seat of government in Tennessee. The South will see
increased prosperity after repentance towards the First Nations. The Lord is
going to keep sending winds and physical weather disruptions to the South,
until there is significant breakthrough in the area of repentance.
This Vision Embraces All First
Nations People
This vision embraces the Cherokee and all other First nations people too. It
highlights the pain suffered by the First Nations (of which the "trail of
tears" is a part, but not the whole) and Jesus' desire, indeed, his
intention to heal the First Nations of all that this world has wounded them
of in the past and to bring them to a place of complete healing and
restoration.
Furthermore, the vision clearly portrays the First Nations are an integral
part of the Bride of Christ, and indicates they are carrying a significant
breakthrough anointing in the area of worship and dance. The vision revealed
a coming together of many people groups including Celts and First Nations to
celebrate the One True Messiah. The vision endorses Kingdom creative
expression in the First Nations, and in particular in the area of dance. I
dearly love the Native Americans and have wept many tears for their pain. I
look forward to rejoicing with them also, as we dance together to honor
Christ our Savior.
Historical Background to the
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears in terms of
history represents an eternal memory of the four thousand Cherokee who died
from hunger, exposure and disease due to the displacement of native people
by the white Americans during the mid 19th century.
Under orders from President Jackson, the U.S. Army began enforcement of the
Removal Act. Around 3000 Cherokees were round up in the summer of 1838 and
loaded onto boats that traveled the Tennessee, Ohio, Mississippi, and the
Arkansas Rivers into Indian Territory. Many were held in prison camps
awaiting their fate. In the winder of 1838-39, 14,000 were marched 1,200
miles through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas into
rugged Indian Territory.
An estimated 4,000 died from hunger, exposure and disease. The journey
became an eternal memory as the "trail where they cried" for the Cherokees
and other removed tribes - the Creeks, the Choctaw, the Chickasaw and the
Seminole. Today it is remembered as the Trail of Tears.
Furthermore, when the pre-removal Cherokee leaders (about 100 off) signed
that treaty of New Echota in 1835, they also signed their own death
warrants. The Cherokee National Council earlier had passed a law that called
for the death penalty for anyone who agreed to give up tribal land. The
signing and removal led to bitter factionalism and the deaths of most of the
Treaty Party leaders in Indian Territory. (Source:
Cherokee Nation)
by Catherine Brown
Gatekeepers Prayer & Mission
www.gatekeepers.org.uk
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