"Single
Mom's Faith in God Helps Bring Atlanta Manhunt to Peaceful End, 'That's the Only
Person Who Helped Me Through'"
March 14, 2005
by Aimee Herd :
Fox News
Ashley Smith, a Georgia woman
whose husband was stabbed to death 4 years ago, credits her faith in God as the
source of her amazing strength and clear-minded thinking while being held
hostage this weekend by a man who allegedly killed four people in his escape
from a courthouse on Friday.
Smith, having returned from the
store at 2am on Saturday morning, was in the parking lot of her apartment when
Brian Nichols took her hostage at gunpoint. Nichols bound her to a chair with
tape and extension cord, but after Smith, a born-again Christian, began to talk
to him about God and the purpose for his life, he untied her. "You're here in my
apartment for some reason," Smith said to Nichols, reading to him from Rick
Warren's Purpose Driven Life, and adding that his purpose might be to be
caught so he can spread the Word of God in prison. She suggested that if he
didn't give himself up, "Lots more people are probably going get hurt and you're
probably going to die." He told her he didn't want to hurt anyone else . . .
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March 14, 2005
"Greater
Opportunity than Any Prior Generation to Access God's Mysteries and Secrets
Hidden in Christ Jesus"
by Paul Keith & Wanda Davis
WhiteDove Ministries
www.WhiteDoveMinistries.org
The
end of 2003 provided one of the richest and thoroughly rewarding revelations I
have received from the Lord. It was an incredible journey into Heaven's treasury
room. I have written about this encounter in detail in
Books of Destiny.
The apostle Paul, in his epistle to the Colossians, records an encouragement
regarding the great wealth we have as our inheritance in Christ. He hoped,
"that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit
together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full
assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that
is Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge." (Colossians 2:2-3, NASB)
This wealth, however, is not the riches of this world but priceless treasures of
wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ. It is our privilege and prerogative to
explore the depths of His heart by the spirit of revelation to ascertain the
immense value of these riches.
Greater opportunity exists today than any prior generation to access God's
mysteries and secrets hidden in Christ Jesus. The prophet Daniel foresaw this
privilege and wrote of it in Daniel 12. He recorded,
"Those who have insight will shine brightly like the
brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to
righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. But as for you, Daniel, conceal
these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and
forth, and knowledge will increase." Daniel 12:3-4, NASB
The end of days will be characterized by great revelation of God's kingdom and
tremendous truth restored to the body of Christ. The time of the end will be a
period of revealing and re-instating truth as well as exposing the hidden
devices of darkness.
How Will These Truths be Communicated?
These truths will be cultivated from God's word and communicated in a variety of
ways. The arts and literature will be marked by God's sons and daughters who
live in the revelatory realm of Heaven. Painting and poetry will be taken to
greater heights by anointed artists accessing the Creator's heart. Engineering
blueprints will be diagrammed by Christian architects who access the ingenuity
of Heaven.
Tremendous advancement is going to be achieved in the sciences. The cellular and
molecular structure of creation will be understood in this generation with
greater clarity than any before.
Inspired teachers who have encountered the Teacher will bring to the Church
revelatory truth that will separate the precious from the profane according to
Ezekiel 44. Great mysteries of the Kingdom are reserved in God's heart to be
examined and explored by the end-time Church.
Such is the heritage of God's people in this crucial juncture of Church history.
This generation has broached a "fullness of time" moment in God's timeline. This
is indeed a kairos season.
Most importantly, the goodness and glory of God will be revealed in the earth in
tangible ways. Christ in us is our hope of glory. Who can measure the immense
value of a life yielded to God or the spiritual wealth ascertained by possessing
the nature of Christ?
An Affirmation
When I shared about the Colossians 2 treasury room during a conference in Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho, I received a wonderful affirmation from Gene Niederkleine,
Executive Director of Elijah House ministries. After hearing my message he wrote
and included a newspaper article highlighting the life of a young 10-year-old
girl considered by experts as the world's only child binary genius in both
painting and poetry.
Her name is Akiane and her testimony began at the age of 4 when she was
supernaturally taken to heaven to meet the Lord and receive from Him the gift of
art. She is quoted in the article saying, "I met God and He took me to heaven."
Immediately following the experience, the young girl began drawing portraits and
sketches that greatly transcended natural abilities. She constructed detailed
pictures of angels and transcribed incredible poetry to reflect spiritual truth.
This was quite a feat for a toddler raised in an atheistic home without any
previous exposure to God.
A Token of Those to Come
In reality, Akiane is a token of those who are being invited into Heaven's
treasury room to experience the riches of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ.
According to her testimony, "God gives me a vision, I just paint it. It comes to
me like a dream."
Very often she receives inspiration for her paintings during prayer, which she
does every day. Many of her paintings have allegorical meaning, conveying
significant truth reflecting the present day spiritual climate.
She reports that God instructed her to paint all the human faces. As a result,
two of her most striking portraits have been of a young Asian girl and an
African brother and sister. Her story and her art are so phenomenal that she has
appeared on the Oprah Winfrey program and CNN. Her goal is to "draw people to
God through her art and keep their attention to God through her poetry."
Lou Dobbs of CNN commented on Akiane and her gift saying, "Now what sets Akiane
apart from other child prodigies is that her paintings are so realistic and so
full of emotion. It is much more common for child prodigies to produce abstract
art. Realism of this quality in a child is quite unusual. To see this kind of
detail, the flair is just incredible! It is a gift! Amazing gift! What a
remarkable young lady!"
A Russian television commentator had this to say of the art, "There are no words
to describe how a little 8-year-old girl could portray such wisdom, compassion,
and love in the eyes she painted. The technical and emotional details along with
the visual strength in her paintings are astounding and stupendous! When I have
a difficult day, all I need to do is to look at her paintings. In her striking
self-portrait the light literally comes forth from her . . . What a mission on
earth she carries! Bravo!"
The quality that Lou Dobbs and others in the world struggle to identify and
articulate involving Akiane's art is the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes
words like "charisma" or "personal magnetism" are utilized to describe the
unseen quality that sets certain individuals apart who know the Lord. It is
simply the favor of God and His anointing. This quality should characterize
God's awakening army who will revolutionize and reform present understanding of
the arts, literature, music, engineering, and even finance.
A gallery of her art can be viewed at
www.artakiane.com.
Meeting Akiane
I shared the testimony of this young girl throughout the remainder of 2004 in
various conferences across the country. As a result, someone arranged for Wanda
and I and two of our friends to meet this young girl and her mother at an art
gallery in Charlotte, NC. It was quite a blessing on multiple levels.
We were amazed at the spiritual maturity of this young 10-year-old girl and her
devotion to the Lord. Additionally, the art itself carried significant spiritual
impartation.
We observed many people weeping as they stood in front of the portraits she has
created of the Lord. Her most recent project reflects the Lord Jesus in His
missing years.
The portrait is based upon a vision that she saw of the Lord as a young
teenager. It portrays the Lord spending considerable hours in prayer receiving
from His Father instruction and insight involving His life. It is quite
impacting!
Akiane shared with us how the Lord will give her an open vision of an image
which she then prepares on canvas. Her sole objective is to draw people's
attention to the Lord Jesus.
Rejected By the Church
We discovered something amazing in our visit with Akiane and her mother.
Surprisingly, most of the Church world has rejected her art and the testimony of
her supernatural encounter with the Lord.
They shared with us how they presently receive over 100 e-mails a day from
people claiming to be Christians, most of which are critical of her testimony.
On the other hand, the secular media and commercial art galleries have embraced
Akiane, although they have no spiritual comprehension of her art. They primarily
see a child prodigy and an opportunity for profit.
As a result, we have attempted to make as many people aware of her testimony as
possible, hoping that the Church will recognize this incredible gift and cover
them through prayer. We cannot afford to allow another tremendous gift of God to
slip from our grasp into the clutches of the spirit of this world.
What is needed most is a healthy spiritual environment in which she can grow and
develop personally, as well as her gift. Historically, the Church has not
effectively stewarded individuals with creative genius. We tend to either
ostracize them or overly market the individuals and their gifting.
It is our prayer for Akiane that neither occurs. Instead, we are hoping to
mobilize a body of praying saints who will protect her and allow her spiritual
maturity to develop in unison with her gift.
We assured Akiane and her mother that there is a receptive audience in the
Church who understands her testimony and her gift. We offered as much
encouragement as possible.
I told Akiane not to back down but to continue to pursue the revelation of God's
heart and her art. She responded by saying, "I cannot stop . . . I must paint
what the Lord shows me."
by Paul Keith & Wanda Davis
WhiteDove Ministries
www.WhiteDoveMinistries.org
"Exercising
Our Authority"
A Fireside Chat with Bob
Jones
by Paul Keith Davis
WhiteDove Ministries
www.WhiteDoveMinistries.org
Periodically,
we find it extremely helpful to release what we have identified as prophetic
sound-bites, highlighting areas of emphasis in the present season. This is
especially fruitful to help arm intercessors and various prayer movements with
strategic insight. It is not our attempt in this forum to elaborate extensively
on the things spoken by the Holy Spirit but, rather, to convey them in a concise
and understandable way.
Movement in the
West Coast
In a dream, Bob was shown a potential calamity along the West Coast that could
have a very damaging effect. It was something to do with the shifting of the
plates within the earth creating a separation of land mass. The admonition in
the revelation was to mobilize the Church in prayer so that this could either be
eliminated or substantially reduced in its impact.
A specific time frame was not given in the dream, but it seemed to imply that it
was something imminent. Much prayer has already ascended from the West Coast for
a day of visitation. We feel this would be very damaging for many people if it
should occur and a distraction from the birthing of God's purposes in
California.
A Release of Glory and Favor
In another dream, Bob saw the Lord releasing a deposit of His glory to the
earth. This was a very specific gift of God's goodness for this next season of
the Spirit.
In the midst of the glory that was coming he saw a golden eagle descending from
heaven with the unfolding of God's favor. Very often prophetic releases of God's
purposes are represented by a bald eagle. However, it was very important to
recognize that this was emblematic of a golden eagle representing a very unique
quality of God's attributes.
The Golden Eagle
In the experience it was clear that the golden eagle was specially equipped to
eradicate the spiritual influences represented by a serpent . . . specifically a
king cobra. Much of the Egyptian mysticism centered on this serpent and the
unholy strongholds it represented. For us, the king cobra has been a symbol of
religious spirits set against the high purposes of Heaven.
The golden eagle has also represented apostolic authority in many of the
revelations the Lord has given to us. This next season of the spirit, beginning
this year, will see a substantially increased measure of apostolic authority to
deal with and eliminate a false anointing that has hindered our quest for the
harvest of the ages.
Jesus Himself identified this spirit in Matthew 24 as one so close to the real
that it would deceive the very elect if it were possible. This is a form of
religious spirit that masquerade's as the Holy Spirit but denies the power of
God and focuses on works rather than grace. God is much more concerned about
what we are becoming than what we are doing. Both are important, however, but
our emphasis is first and foremost placed upon becoming more like Him and a
reflection of His nature and character.
Removing the Curses
This grace and glory that is being released will provide an authority to remove
anointed curses that have been released against churches and fellowships. Very
often these curses are imposed from the pulpit by speakers who unknowingly speak
from a wounded soul. This can give access to a religious spirit whose ultimate
purpose is to frustrate God's plan for the fellowship. Naturally, no one would
knowingly do such a thing. However, this form of deception is so subtle that
well-developed discernment is essential to identify it.
When a curse of this nature is released, it opens the door for demonic
influences to keep things stirred up in a church or fellowship. Very often
divisions, jealousies, strife, and other such attributes are sown to keep the
body from progressing into the high calling of God.
The religious spirit also promotes fear in people's hearts in lieu of faith. The
book of Jude is a clear portrayal of this nemesis and its identifiable fruit. It
will emphasize the enemy's ability to deceive us more so than God's great
ability to empower us. That is not to imply that we are to be ignorant involving
our adversary's plans. We are to be as wise as serpents but as harmless as doves
in this regard.
The Lord is determining to lift these demonic assignments that have provided a
ceiling on churches and fellowships in their quest for God.
Seven - The Number of Completion
The revelations also drew our attention to something that we initially outlined
in the Shepherd's Rod 2004. We will include a portion of those revelations as a
matter of emphasis for the days ahead.
In a visionary experience, Bob saw a map of the United States with the number
seven (7) superimposed over the map. This was to spiritually indicate that a
work of completion had been accomplished in a number of people prepared for a
fresh release from Heaven's throne. The places that the number seven laid across
the map indicated a unique release of the Spirit in those areas.
That is not to indicate that it is the exclusive place in which the Lord is
releasing a deposit of His Spirit. Rather, it is strictly highlighting this area
for an extraordinary expression of God to be demonstrated by those specifically
prepared for this purpose.
The emblem of the seven seemed to begin along the Gulf coast and expand at an
angle toward the northeast with the region of New Hampshire forming the upper
most portion of the numerical symbol. From there it extended across the northern
portion of the United States and Canada to the West Coast and made a slight turn
down around Oregon and California.
There is a finished work that has been fulfilled in a body of people who will be
brought close to the Lord and His throne to hear fresh expressions from His
heart. Seven is the number symbolic of completion to indicate the maturing that
has transpired in those to be used by the Holy Spirit.
As the vision continued, Bob also saw another numerical seven; however, this one
was inverted. This was also to indicate the completed and maturing work that has
been accomplished in the realm of darkness through those who oppose the work of
the cross and the Church of the Lord Jesus.
Our adversary has been at work in a body of people to equip them in the realms
of darkness to oppose the fresh dimension of Heaven being unleashed in this
hour. The Lord indicated that His Light will always overcome darkness and we
should not be threatened by this increased opposition. When we submit ourselves
to Him in complete trust, He will go before us in the battle.
Amplified Lust
Unfortunately, the visions continued to illustrate acceleration in the lust of
this world for those who are separated from Christ and the destiny of Heaven.
These would include the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride
of life. The enemy will fuel the passions of the world for "girls, gold, and
glory." Naturally, these three "g's" are a symbolic representation of the snares
of the adversary utilized to entrap man by the spirit of this world.
Wickedness will be elevated to a much higher level than even now present. This
is the inverted seven that was seen in the previous vision involving the
escalation of darkness. The distribution, availability, and communication of
corruption will only grow worse, if that is imaginable. Our commission is to
bring divine light to help lead the many from this overwhelming darkness. It is
our time to begin to shine with the brightness of God in order to respond to the
elevation in darkness.
Exercising Our Authority
The church is being challenged by the Holy Spirit in this hour to take our
position of authority to rebuke influenza and the spread of various other
diseases in our nation. In a vision, Bob saw the enemy's plan to spread fever
and other illnesses through mosquitoes. The day has now arrived when we must
openly, on a regular basis, release the authority of the Lord's blood as a
shield against these onslaughts.
Zechariah 9 depicts a battle between the sons of Zion and the sons of Greece.
This prophetic portrayal is a clear representation of this next season of the
spirit. The storm winds of the South over the past year highlight the
inauguration of this spiritual conflict.
The sons of Zion are called to a place of intimate fellowship with the Lord.
They will possess an anointing like the one that rested upon the sons of Zadok.
Their call will be first to minister unto the Lord and His affection. From that
place of fellowship, this company will begin to sift the clean from the unclean
and separate the precious from the profane.
"They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to
My table to minister to Me and keep My charge . . . Moreover, they shall teach
My people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to
discern between the unclean and the clean." Ezekiel 44:16 & 23
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WhiteDove Ministries
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The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, is recognized
in scripture as one of the most important dates of the year since the time of
Moses. This date continues as a most significant Holy Day even within the
twenty-first century church. For the past decade Bob Jones has received
significant revelations on this date outlining the activities of the Holy Spirit
for the coming years. The accuracy of these revelations have proven to be
extremely profound over the course of those years.
This booklet is a consolidation of his
revelations along with the insight and understanding the Lord has imparted to
us. The term "Shepherd's Rod" comes from Ezekiel 20:37 stating,
"I shall make you pass under the rod. And I shall bring
you into the bond of the covenant." This scripture symbolically
portrays a shepherd extending his rod as his sheep pass under the staff for
evaluation.
In this same way, we, as the Lord's sheep, pass
under His staff during this season as further described in Jeremiah 33:13 and
Leviticus 27:32. The purpose of this booklet is to simply outline the
revelations that were received on that date in order to Biblically convey God's
blueprint to the church.
It is not the intent of this draft to
completely cover all the truth associated with these revelations. It would take
a large book to adequately elaborate on and communicate all the Biblical truth
realized through these revelations. It is our prayer that the believer will
study these revelations during the course of this year to extract all the
understanding the Spirit of Truth will reveal. Much of the Truth given in the
Shepherd's Rod is like seed that, once planted, requires time to develop and
mature. These revelations apply to the year that it is given and the years to
follow as each revelation provides greater clarity and focus for the Lord's
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