A Prophetic Perspective On Y2K and the New Millennium

At the turn of the century as I watched millennium celebrations all over the world, I saw several things that truly gripped my heart. For the first time in mankind's history, the world witnessed a most incredible 24 hour period: 1. In cities all over the world, seas of faces joined massive gatherings. 2. Whether in public events or watching TV, the masses gathered to celebrate. 3. With so much potential for evil and tragedy, the gatherings were peaceful and joyous. 4. Within a 24 hour period, there has never been such a massive display of united celebration in all of the world's history. 5. The world has never been so populated--6 billion souls.

HOW WAS THIS POSSIBLE?

Behind the scenes, how did this incredible event take place? The simple answer is two fold; warnings were advertised and people responded. The celebration was certain to happen. The calendar needed no advertisement, as everyone knew of the turnover. But to make this one day a true celebration with no tragedy, it had to be coupled with warnings. The world warned of Y2K. The prophets warned of coming judgments. The warnings crossed world wide barriers of language and religion and it was enough to get the masses attention. As a result, one by one, people from all walks to life, joined in purpose and turned their focus towards fixing potential problems.

NEVER BEFORE HAS THERE BEEN SO MUCH PRAYER

One of the efforts became prayer. Never in history has there been so much prayer over the turnover of one day on the calendar. People started praying and preparing over a year ahead of time. No one had to tell people to pray. They prayed because suddenly their very existence became threatened. People voluntarily talked to God about Y2K and the turn of millennium.

In another effort, businesses, industries and governments all over the world turned their efforts towards fixing problems. This took massive money, man hours, planning and follow through.

I would like to thank all those who had the courage to give warnings. Without the warnings, their advertisement and the belief in such, the celebrations could have become worldwide tragedy on a massive level. I would like to thank all who played their part, from prayer to planning to implementing. Within a short 24 hour period, world-wide history witnessed an unprecedented miracle.

THE STORY OF JOSHUA

As I watched city after city pass over in peace I could see the fulfillment of the prophetic scriptures in Joshua 3 & 4. To save space, these are excerpts of the story from The Living Bible. Bracketed sidebars are my comments:

"Early the next morning Joshua and all the people of Israel left Acacia and arrived that evening at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped for a few days before crossing." [We were camping, waiting on the banks of the Jordan for a few years, waiting upon the Lord to occupy our promises, our inheritances.]

THE THIRD DAY

"On the third day officers went through the camp giving these instructions: "When you see the priests carrying the Ark of God, follow them. You have never before been where we are going now, so they will guide you." [Historically, we are now in the 3rd day. We are going to experience new things and events that history has never recorded before. If you do a Bible study on the 3rd day, you will see almost every place that 3 days is recorded is a prophetic Word from the Lord about the parable of coming 3rd day events.]

"Then Joshua told the people to purify themselves. "For tomorrow," he said, "the Lord will do a great miracle." In the morning Joshua ordered the priests, "Take up the Ark and lead us across the river!" And so they started out." [The prophets gave warning, calling for repentance and holiness. They went before the masses, obeying His command to move forward and stand against the floods.]

NOW YOU'LL KNOW FOR SURE ABOUT GOD BEING WITH YOU!

"Then Joshua summoned all the people and told them, "Come and listen to what the Lord your God has said. Today you are going to know for sure that the living God is among you and that he will, without fail, drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites-all the people who now live in the land you will soon occupy. Think of it! The Ark of God, who is Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the river!" [When we inherit our promises, we will do so by warfare, overcoming and driving out God's enemies.]

"When the priests who are carrying the Ark touch the water with their feet, the river will stop flowing as though held back by a dam, and will pile up as though against an invisible wall!" Now it was the harvest season and the Jordan was overflowing all its banks; but as the people set out to cross the river and as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river's edge, suddenly, far up the river at the city of Adam, near Zarethan, the water began piling up as though against a dam! And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was empty.

THE JORDAN AND JERICHO

Then all the people crossed at a spot where the river was close to the city of Jericho, and the priests who were carrying the Ark stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan and waited as all the people passed by." [Now in the season, we have never been so close to the Great Harvest as we are now, neither have we been so vulnerable to enemy floods. For a brief time in history, intercession has stood in the gap, causing the demonic floods to roll back even as far as Adam giving us a brief glimpse that what Adam lost will become manifest.]

"Meanwhile, the people had hurried across the riverbed, and when everyone was over, the people watched the priests carry the Ark up out of the riverbed ."Come up from the riverbed," the Lord now told him to command them. So Joshua issued the order. And as soon as the priests came out, the water poured down again as usual and overflowed the banks of the river as before! This miracle occurred on the 25th of March. That day the entire nation crossed the Jordan River and camped in Gilgal at the eastern edge of the city of Jericho "

WHAT GILGAL IS ALL ABOUT

[Gilgal will now be our home for a while. At Gilgal, we will experience: 1) The circumcision of the flesh of the spiritual children, as bought and paid for by Christ Jesus. (Josh 5:7 & Col 2: 11-15) 2) Abiding until all recover from this. (Joshua 5:8) 3) The rolling away of the shame and guilt caused by generational & personal sins and the rolling away of the reproach and condemnation from our enemies. (Josh 5:9) 4) Finishing the last of the old bread. Old prophesies of God's future promises will have become old bread. God's children will have become manifest to the world, and will be walking in signs and wonders as He rains His Spirit upon all flesh. (Josh 5:12, Joel 2:28, Rom 8:18,19) 5) New promises, new food in a new land will be gathered and eaten. 6) Preparations for war - moving out to encircle Jericho, and the returning to Gilgal each day. (Josh 6:11) 7) The first conquest in warfare as the walls of Jericho fall and a return to Gilgal. 7) Gilgal is the headquarters for war (Josh 9:3, 10:6, 10:15, 14:6) until the move to Shiloh (Josh 18:1)

THE LORD'S ACT OF MERCY

When I first heard of the Y2K bug and the potential "meltdown" of society, I understood that it was an act of mercy from the Lord. This so shook the world that for those who believed the warnings, whether righteous or unrighteous, they prepared for coming hard times. I knew that no matter what the outcome of Y2K, God had mercifully prepared the people. For you see, those who did not follow the priests and cross over the Jordan, they are still on the other side. The flood waters will rise once again. They must now pass through the floods to find the promised land.

THE FIRE DRILL

A week before Y2K the Lord gave me a dream where He had taken His people on a fire drill and they were practicing their preparations and training. For those Christians who gathered supplies you have obeyed the Lord. Historically, we are now walking out the story of Joshua. If you remember, waiting to cross the river Jordan while they camped for 3 days, the scripture says, "Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, "Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.' " (Josh 1:10-11)

A MEMORIAL STONE

I write this letter as a memorial stone, to be passed down to the children of promise. One day they will hear the story of how so many people in so many lands, gathered together to celebrate a day in passing, with joy & peace and without tragedy. As I watched the multitude of faces gathered in so many cites, I wept. I said, "Lord You LOVE all those people." I became jealous for God, that one day these same multitudes will celebrate Jesus. (Isaiah 11:9)

Sandy Warner is the author of the book, "101+ Ways God Speaks" and other writings. Her site may be found at: http://member.aol.com/swauthor/webpage/