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July 21, 2006
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Reuven and
Mary Lou Doron: "STATE OF EMERGENCY PRAYER FOR ISRAEL"
 GOD
HAS BUT ONE BODY
The Spirit of the Lord is stirring up
vigilant prayers all over the world among those who are tuned to the magnitude
of the crisis and to the Lord's agenda. Crisis spells opportunity for those with
vision and courage, and if anyone has these virtues, it's the praying saints of
the Most High God.
Friends and intercessors have asked us for continual prayer reports and
situational analysis as the crisis enters its third week. Since the media and
other ministries provide detailed news as the events unfold from day to day,
we'll limit our contribution to addressing the prophetic perspective and prayer
objectives as they relate to these events.
WHAT IS HAPPENING? KEEP THE BIG PICTURE IN MIND
Simply put, the prince of darkness is raising hell to oppose the inevitable and
glorious coming of the Lord Jesus. Israel's national resurrection and return to
the land promised by covenant to the Patriarchs, signaled the beginning of the
end of this age. The devil, who knows the word of God, recognizes that his time
is nearing its end, and is coming down with great wrath to discourage, deceive,
and ruin as many lives as he can. He knows that the land of Israel is the Lord's
"landing strip," where the Lord's Kingdom shall soon be anchored.
Ever since Jewish pioneers (including my late grandparents), placed their feet
upon the ancient soil more than a century ago, hell's fury has risen against
them time and again. Loving and cultivating the land as a husband does a bride,
they cleansed it from abuse, restored it from centuries of neglect, and rebuilt
it again according to the prophetic word. However, with every miraculous
progressive step of restoration, the enemy responded with fierce counter
attacks.
These intensifying cycles of redemption, greater restoration, and conflict
are not
able to slow down the nearing of the Lord with His glorious
Kingdom, and are in fact, the very "birth-pains of the Messiah"--the incredible
contractions of the Kingdom of God's Son coming to the earth. As in a natural
birth, the contractions will increase in intensity and in frequency, as we draw near
to the end. God's promise is that He will shorten those days for the sake of the
elect.
ROOTS AND FRUITS IN THE ONE OLIVE TREE
Keeping this perspective in mind, the intercessor is resolute in his/her mind
that God is not only on the battlefield, but that He is carrying out His will,
and is executing His plan accordingly. All the doubter needs to do is reflect
upon past times of crisis in Israel's modern history, and examine the
accompanying results in the earth. The roots and the fruits of the Olive Tree
spoken of in Romans 11, are always connected in God, as Israel and the Church are
One Body in His purpose.
As it is written, "...if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a
wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of
the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But
if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root
supports you." Romans 11:17-18
EXAMPLES OF RESTORATION PATTERNS--FIRST THE NATURAL, THEN THE SPIRITUAL
1) 1900. The humble early waves of Jewish immigrants into the Promised Land at
the turn of the 20th century, were met with increasing Islamic hostilities as the
two spiritual movements first clashed. Greatly outnumbered and ill equipped,
Jewish farming communities sank roots in mostly deserted and neglected (often
swamp) lands purchased from local landowners, and began the great work of
redemption.
What was God accomplishing through the Church at this same time? His Spirit
settled with power upon the Azusa Street revival in 1903, and that Pentecostal
presence has been sweeping the earth ever since. We all are a living testimony
of that spiritual outpouring that occurred simultaneously with the opening of
the natural gates of Israel's return to the land. The natural and spiritual were
released together!
2) 1948. Israel's recognition as a sovereign nation by the United Nations and
her consequent declaration of Independence in 1948, were met (within 24 hours)
with an all out Arab military assault. Five neighboring Arab armies, plus
volunteers from other hostile nations, closed in on the fledgling state of
Israel in a death grip. The War of Independence lasted for eight long months,
Israel prevailed, and the territory was secured.
What was God accomplishing through the Church at this same time? Powerful
mantles of anointing were given to many during the late 1940's and early 1950's
known as the "Healing Evangelists" (Billy Graham being the best known and most
enduring one). Evangelism rose to a higher level world-wide, bringing in the
harvest with power when Israel's sovereignty and territory were established.
3) 1967. The miraculous Six-Day War was forced upon Israel in June of 1967.
Launching pre-emptive air and ground campaigns on all three fronts, Israel
secured an overwhelming victory within six days of fierce fighting. Not only was
the Sinai Peninsula (which was later returned to Egypt) and the Golan Heights
captured, but Jerusalem's Old City and Temple Mount were liberated and, for the
first time in nearly 2,000 years, came under Jewish sovereignty.
What was God accomplishing through the Church at this same time? What is known
today as the Charismatic Movement, gained momentum in the late 1960's and early
1970's. Not only was the Spirit of God "invading" mainline, denominational
strongholds, but the Jesus Movement took off with power among the flower
children and the counter-culture generation. A great harvest of souls were
maturing in the fertile fields of both the traditional church and the youth
culture, when Israel expanded her natural territory in battle.
Time and space limited further reflection about other crisis' in Israel's modern
history that yielded spiritual fruit, or setbacks for the Church, such as the
1973 Yom-Kippur War (abortion was legalized in 1973 in the USA), and more. We
have no doubt that, in looking back at 2006 from a future perspective, the
spiritual observer will be able to connect the dots, and draw the inevitable
connection between God's work in Israel and in the Church. These birth-pains are
unstoppable, as should be our intercession.
EMERGING FACTS LEADING TO WHAT END?
As the conflict broadens and intensifies with Israel "taking off its gloves" and
the enemy responding in-kind, hundreds of Hizbullah rockets and mortar shells
are hitting towns and villages throughout the Galilee. For the first time in
Israel's history, enemy artillery struck as deep as the coastal city of Haifa.
Israel's official stance remains--it holds Hizbullah, and the government of
Lebanon, responsible for the ongoing long-term terror that is supported and
funded by Syria and Iran. Israel is committed to uprooting it entirely this
time, after six years of tolerance and restraint. Meanwhile, the presence of
Iranian "military advisors" in Lebanon, has been confirmed. The involvement of
Iranian soldiers in this crisis is a matter of urgent prayer.
At the same time, the various Islamic militant factions operating in the region,
both in Gaza and in Lebanon, openly unveiled their cooperation and partnership
in their sworn war against the "Zionist enemy." Hizbullah is thought to have
over 13,000 missiles, including Iranian rockets capable of striking deep within
Israel's population centers. Still, the enemy's camp is also riddled with
confusion and rivalry, and violent clashes between Palestinian units broke out
recently at the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Pray for confusion and
division to increase in the enemy's camp.
Apart from the northern front, the campaign of terror continues on the southern
front, with Kassam rockets continually fired on Israeli towns from Gaza. Israel's
challenge in Gaza, is Palestinian militants staging their launchings from
densely populated areas, which Israeli forces aren't willing to hit, in
consideration of civilian casualties. Throughout Judea and Samaria (the West
Bank), Arab militants were throwing rocks and firebombs at Israeli targets, and
fired at soldiers. Thankfully, Israeli security forces have been able to stop a
number of terror operations against civilians before they were carried out. Pray
for the enemy's plans inside Israel's center to be exposed and thwarted.
We advise the intercessors and those personally involved, to brace for the long
haul. Pray for a harvest and protection among the Lebanese civilian population caught in the cross fire.
Thousands of international visitors in Beirut cannot depart the besieged city
and need prayer as well.
With the dark shadow of Syria and Iran on Israel's eastern horizon, an all out regional war is always a dire possibility. If and when
such a war erupts, and should Israel find itself backed into a corner (which is
not hard to imagine given her small territorial depth), nuclear weapons may be
introduced into the arena and reshape the Middle East forever.
PROPHETIC WORDS OF BATTLE AND COMFORT
A number of intercessors from around the world have reported meaningful
visitations and visions. Two of these are being shared below as, we believe,
they capture the heart of what the Spirit is saying:
Jane Pickering wrote: "I was praying for protection for military personnel and
those who were in danger, and soon came to the point where I had no words left. I
asked God to show me what He wanted me to pray. Suddenly I was weeping and
had a sense of deep grief. All I could do was cry out, 'Yeshua, Yeshua,' again
and again (I'm not Jewish). Then, added to the grief, was a powerful sense of
purpose. I had my shofar in my hands and asked if there was anything I could
blow for. The Lord said to blow for His people to be sustained.
The next moment, in the Spirit, I was standing on top of a building on a hill. I
asked where I was, and was told I was on top of the Dome of the Rock (in
Jerusalem). I've only seen pictures of it, but even from those, I didn't
recognize it because the dome was no longer glowing gold, but a dull and
weather-beaten blue.
I blew my shofar for a long time, and a column of angels descended down over the
dome, but they didn't touch it. The column broke, some way above my head, and the
angels spread out over the land. They were taking strength, courage, and comfort
to wherever they were needed, and all the time they were saying, 'Yeshua, Yeshua.'
I felt that they were specially linked to Him, and that, in all they were
bringing, they would be stirring up a yearning for Him." End of quote.
We hear the Spirit indicating not only the Lord's nearness and comfort in the
heart of the crisis, but also that those ministering angels are sent to draw the
people to their Savior at the same time. Crisis can serve God's highest purposes
since the harvest is not brought in by the harp, but by the sickle! Let the
intercessors work in prayer with those angels, and ask for the opening of blind
eyes and the turning of many hearts toward Jesus.
Stephen Bennett from Awesome City Music in
Australia wrote: "In early June, we went into an unusual time of intercession and
prayer for Israel. The presence of the Lord was very powerful, and many had
prayers and words from the Lord. I personally had a vision of the Lord sitting
on a big throne 'over' the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem--the throne was so big
it completely covered it. Jesus was releasing His presence, glory, and protection
over the city with waves of power from His arms.
We prayed for her peace as the Bible calls us to. I also saw a 'swarm' of dark
demonic hordes. A huge dark wall of evil suddenly filled the sky, swooping into
Israel and Jerusalem from the east, hell bent on her destruction, and demise in
any way possible. It was vehement and looked very ugly. That night, there was an
urgency of the Holy Spirit that the Lord was calling believers all around the
world to pray for Israel and Jerusalem. The war was intensifying for that nation,
and will continue to do so as it has for decades." End of quote.
WHAT IS THE SPIRIT SAYING TO THE CHURCH?
Scripture instructs us to prayerfully discern what the Spirit is saying.
Given the double witness of the appearance of the Lord's angels and authority
over the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem (Islam's crucial spiritual claim in the
land), we believe that the Spirit of the Lord is saying that not only is the battle
going to be hard, but its primary "hot spot" and determining factor
will be the unseating of the demonic aspects of Islam, which energizes and activates the
blinded Arab masses. Pray for the strength of the Lord to command this battle
and wage this warfare!
As we wrote in the past, the sooner this militant demonic world principality is
broken in battle, the better off the Arab masses will be who are presently in
bondage under its dark shadow. Israel, it appears, may soon be called to fulfill
yet another of her end-time purposes--that of bringing down Islam.
Prophesying of the glorious Kingdom that is coming at the end of this age, the
word of God sets the volatile context, saying, "Now also many nations have
gathered against you, who say, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon
Zion.' But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, nor do they understand His
counsel; for He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor. Arise and
thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your
hooves bronze; you shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their
gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth" Micah
4:11-13. Pray the word!
IS ISRAEL ALONE?
Never! Not only is God ever present, watching over His interests and covenant
promises, but myriads of angels and intercessors are watching, praying, and
waging spiritual war. You may be called to be one of them.
In addition, if you take a look at your map and examine the lands northeast of
Israel, from which the main demonic thrust is issuing--Iran and Syria, you'll
find Iraq lodged right in between them. An American force of roughly 100,000
battle ready troops, plus forces from other coalition nations, is stationed in
Iraq at present. We have previously called attention to this unique fact, openly
pondering the possibility that the Lord may have a different purpose for those
coalition forces beyond the Iraqi mission--"for such a time as this."
Will the USA, Israel, and possibly other coalition nations, join efforts to subdue
a fierce Islamic threat that is driven by demonic hatred to flood the world with
Jihad? Islam's primary objective is to annihilate Israel, but that is only the
beginning of its global intent of world domination. Without Israel taking a
stand against it, Islamic terror will continue to flood westward, uninterrupted
as it has already begun. However, the final wars will be fought, "May God help
the nation that turns her back on Israel in her hour of need."
Watch and pray. The battle is the Lord's, yet the folks on the battle fields
carry the brunt of the campaign. "Bein Hameitzarim" recently started
and is the three week season of distress on the Jewish calendar.
During this window of time, the Jewish nation suffered repeated historic
disasters, including the destructions of both Temples. This period of extreme
danger ends on August 3, and is a time of urgent heightened prayer for Israel
and her survival.
In grace,
Reuven and Mary Lou Doron
Reuven Doron
One New Man Call
P.O. Box 164
Hayfield, MN 55940 USA
OneNewManMail@aol.comÂÂ
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