CHUCK PIERCE and REUVEN DORON: "PRAYER ALERT for the Middle East: Nations Collide and Rosh Hashanah Begins"

Nations Collide: Ramadan Begins Along with Rosh Hashanah on the Night of September 12
A Prayer Initiative from the Middle East

This is a key time for the blood-bought disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ to rise up and pray fervently. We are entering the new Hebraic Year 5768, today--at sundown. However, not only is this the Hebrew new year, but we are also entering into the Islamic month of "Ramadan." Devout Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset as an act of faith and worship toward Allah, suppressing their desires and abstaining from earthly pleasures. This fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised level of closeness to Allah. During Ramadan, Muslims are also expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam as well as refraining from anger, envy, greed, lust, sarcastic reports, backstabbing and gossip.

The word "Ramadan" is an Arabic word meaning intense, scorching heat or dryness, especially toward the ground. Another definition is "sun-baked sand." An additional intent of Ramadan is to scorch out sins with good deeds. Ramadan releases religious zeal among Muslims of all ages.

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I would encourage you to pray for the millions upon millions of Muslims who will be observing the month of Ramadan. As they are striving in an act of devotion, we can intercede that they are met with dreams and visions of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and that the Holy Spirit reveals His truth to them.

I am forwarding a prayer initiative that was just sent to us from a leader in an Arab nation in the Middle East. Rather than writing a focus myself this year, I felt it was important to gain revelation from leaders that actually live in predominately Muslim nations. We will be traveling to meet many of these leaders at the beginning of October.

The initiative below is a focus from those who "dwell in the land" and encourage us to "dig in prayer" with them. We feel that if we do this during Ramadan, then we will come into a "Rehoboth season" for the Kingdom of God. This means the Kingdom of God will advance, and we will all find an enlarged space to dwell in the presence of God with a victory mindset.

Prayer Initiative from an Arab Leader

Loving Greetings in Jesus Name!

It's a great joy to come to you through this prayer initiative during this month beginning from the 13th of September. We would like to pray for our cousins and also very specifically for the Muslim nations around the world--taking one country a day for the next 30 days.

The Middle East region that we are living in now was once upon a time--a hotbed for revival. The Peters and the Pauls of the New Testament, turned these regions upside down for the Lord. Most of the Churches were planted here and the Gospel to the whole world was rung out from here.

But the state today of the same region, which was once visited powerfully by the Lord, is closed to the Gospel. The Lord spoke to me in a time of prayer that this is exactly like the situation in Genesis 26:18, "Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them."

During Isaac's days, the Philistines closed the wells which were springs of water in the days of Abraham. The Lord spoke to Isaac and said to DWELL in the land and not go into Egypt. Then the Bible says that Isaac started to DIG up the wells of his father, Abraham, which the Philistines had closed. There was opposition after he dug the first well. He dug again, and there was opposition even for that. But Isaac kept on digging. Finally, the Lord brought him to REHOBOTH, which means "the Lord has made a large room for us and we will be fruitful in the Land," where he had no contention.

Let us hear what the Spirit says to the Church. In these lands, let us DWELL IN HIM and let us DIG IN PRAYER. We shall soon reach the REHOBOTH for there are SPRINGS OF LIVING WATER waiting to be tapped and to flow out into these nations again.

During this month of Ramadan beginning on September 13, let us join our hearts and faith, and pray collectively (if you could fast that will be very fine). Below this list is a link to a downloadable file that contains details on 30 Muslim nations that will enable you to pray more effectively.

Remember to DWELL AND DIG!

List of Middle East and Islamic Nations and Dates to Pray:

Thursday, September 13 - Afghanistan
Friday, September 14 - Azerbaijan
Saturday, September 15 - Albania
Sunday, September 16 - Algeria
Monday, September 17 - Bahrain
Tuesday, September 18 - Bangladesh
Wednesday, September 19 - Brunei
Thursday, September 20 - Arab Republic of Egypt
Friday, September 21 - Indonesia
Saturday, September 22 - Islamic Republic of Iran
Sunday, September 23 - Republic of Iraq
Monday, September 24 - State of Israel
Tuesday, September 25 - Jordan
Wednesday, September 26 - Republic of Kazakhstan
Thursday, September 27 - State of Kuwait
Friday, September 28 - Lebanon
Saturday, September 29 - Libya
Sunday, September 30 - Malaysia
Monday, October 1 - Morocco
Tuesday, October 2 - Sultanate of Oman
Wednesday, October 3 - Pakistan
Thursday, October 4 - Qatar
Friday, October 5 - Saudi Arabia
Saturday, October 6 - Sudan
Sunday, October 7 - Syria
Monday, October 8 - Tunisia
Tuesday, October 9 - Turkey
Wednesday, October 10 - United Arab Emirates
Thursday, October 11 - Uzbekistan
Friday, October 12 - Yemen

(A detailed list of statistics on these nations is available by clicking here.)

Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion Ministries

Reuven and Mary Lou Doron:
TRUMPETS 2007

"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'In the seventh month on the first of the month, you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.'" Leviticus 23:24-25

According to the Biblical calendar, the Feast of Trumpets this year will start at sunset, September 12. This will be the first day of the seventh Hebrew month, and, according to rabbinical tradition, it is also considered to be the beginning of the new Hebraic civil year, the year 5768, counting from the creation of the world.

The coming weeks will usher in the three Fall Feasts of the Lord. Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and Tabernacles are stacked closely together over a span of 21 intense days, reflecting prophetically the drama unfolding at the closing of this age. This coming year will no doubt bring more turmoil, testing and purging, and this season of feasts presents an invitation for every child of God to reflect, take stock, and gird up our loins for the journey ahead.

Salvation History Prophesied

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The seven Biblical Feasts are grouped in three distinct seasons forecasting our salvation history. The spring feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits announce the coming of the Lamb of God, His suffering, death and resurrection. Fifty days later, follows Pentecost which points to the outpouring of the Spirit, the birthing of the Church, and the beginning of the harvest according to the agricultural cycle in the Middle East.

Lastly, Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and Tabernacles point to the end of this age of grace. These final celebrations speak prophetically of the birth pains, the shaking, the preparations and the coming of the Kingdom of God.

The first four feasts were historically fulfilled in the Lord's first coming and in the outpouring of His Spirit. Likewise, we are confident that the final three feasts of God will also be fulfilled, in due time, in the Lord's return in the glory and power of His Kingdom. Prophetically, the feasts of Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles serve to prepare God's children for the end of the age.

From the blowing of the trumpets on the first day of the seventh month, to the final day of Tabernacles on the 21st day of that month, the Holy Spirit indicates the recurring cycles of alarm, repentance and victory that increasingly characterize our times.

Trumpets Sound the Alarm

The Scriptures tell us in Colossians 2:16-17, that the Feasts of the Lord "are a shadow of things to come." Trumpets, therefore, is an earthly shadow of its Heavenly equivalent, the sounding of an alarm. The blowing of the shofar is like the eerie sound of a siren cutting through the still air with its startling and disturbing wail. It's meant to wake us up!

Whether a call to arms or to a solemn assembly, when ancient Israel heard the trumpet blast, they came to attention! In the same way, the Feast of Trumpets is meant neither to comfort nor console us, rather it is a wake-up call--a strong elbow in our ribs designed to wake us up from the slumbering spirit of this age, jolting us into alertness, repentance, renewal and service.

As we move deeper into the times of the end, we will witness more disturbing trumpet blasts and troubling wake-up calls as this world enters deeper into the birth pains of the Kingdom of God. Be they natural disasters, plagues, wars or social disintegration, what will seem to some a disaster, will be a life-saving and transforming alarm for others.

Blessed Birth Pains

Ten days after Trumpets, follows the Day of Atonement--Yom Kippur in the Hebrew, foreshadowing Israel's inevitable encounter with the Savior and the ensuing deep repentance and national redemption (see Zechariah 12). These progressive solemn events will not come easily, and much prayer is needed to accompany this national revival through the final stages of labor.

We need to understand that no amount of prayer can undo or replace the need for contractions, as they, and only they, move the "baby" down the birth canal. All the works of God, whether in the secret of your own heart, family circle, nation, or across the earth, come to pass through the miracle of birth.

A divine seed has to be sown in the soil of faith; gestation follows, slow and hidden, resulting in the birth of a new creation; and that new born has to be nurtured and protected until it is mature enough to survive the hostile world and overcome it.

This is the way the Kingdom of God has always been introduced into this world. Whether through the call of Abraham and the early patriarchs, the forming of the nation of Israel, or the emerging of the Messiah Himself, God's way of introducing His purposes and presence into our realm has always been through birth. Do not despise, therefore, or try to circumvent the birth pains in your life when God is bringing to pass something new in our spirits.

"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4

Final Victory

Last but not least, five days following the Day of Atonement starts the Feast of Tabernacles. This longest and happiest of all of the Feasts of the Lord foreshadows the final and greatest celebration of this age, when the Lord will return to earth and our God will abide and tabernacle among His people following the final harvest of the nations.

"And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them, and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." Revelation 21:3-4

Let the grace of the Lord enrich your spirit as you go through this festive season, pondering and searching out the message of the Feasts.

The Waiting Game

The world can ignore but cannot escape the darkening storm surrounding the tiny State of Israel. Bible prophecy, though still viewed through a glass dimly, indicates that the present predicament Israel is facing will continue to intensify until it erupts into a full scale international crisis that will draw in all nations. The fate of the "God-oriented" nations is still in the balance. Pray for your nation's soul.

To the God-fearing mind, these times are but the inevitable passage forward; the struggle of a new born creation hatching out of its constricting shell. The only solution to the region's predicament is found in God, and those who truly trust in Him are willing to wait on Him while watching and praying and serving His purpose in their own lives and spheres of influence.

The solution to the Middle East, and to the entire world's problems, will not be found by conjuring up more man-made agreements or contracts. It will only be found by a greater concentration on and devotion to Jesus, the Son of God, and His Word.

What Is This Season For You?

As you take stock and reflect on this recent year, do so with the eyes of faith. Remember that the harvest, which is the main theme of the season of the Fall Feasts, is brought in not by the harp, but by the sickle. In other words, the Lord is producing the best treasures in our lives during hard times of testing and endurance, rather than through the pleasant times of ease. Of course we prefer the smooth path, the enjoyable trouble-free leisurely walk, yet that is not where the gold is produced.

Rather, as the Lord said, "I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich, and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.

"Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me. He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne." Revelation 3:18-21

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How to Pray?

Please cover Israel with fervent prayers in light of the grave dangers from without and the great upheaval from within. Should international pressure continue to mount, Israel's population will experience even greater turmoil and civil unrest than it has so far. Couple this with the mounting military tensions on Israel's northern borders and in the Hamas ruled Gaza strip, and the intercessor can begin to appreciate the unbelievable pressure Israel goes through.

Just yesterday, a rocket attack launched from the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip resulted in dozens of Israeli casualties (young military recruits). God, however, is bringing something tremendous to birth through these birth pains, and we must continue to pray according to His promises.

Also, please remember Israel's captured soldiers in your prayers as well as military personnel from other nations who have fallen into Islamic hands. Ask God to visit them by His Spirit and angel, and carry them to His throne in fervent prayer. As the Word says, "Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the Body." Hebrews 13:3

In grace,

Reuven and Mary Lou Doron
One New Man Call
Email: OneNewManMail@aol.com

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