". . . The destruction of the World Trade Centre does not mean that God is angry with the U.S.A. and is judging the nation and calling it BABYLON. NO...not at all. Babylon is a spirit and a system that is influencing ALL nations and ALL kings."
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PAT COCKING THE WAR ROOM From: http://www.the-war-room.com

Pat’s email: cocking@telus.net Rev 19:11-17

Yesterday as our WAR ROOM prayer team was praying for world leaders and for the emergence of righteousness in the nations, the Lord visited us with His glory presence. When I entered the room I could actually see the "glory cloud". The following scripture came to me:

"Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, O ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! Who is the King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory" Ps 24:7,8,10

Let us worship Him with fervent and violent love and passion today!! He is ruler over the nations and over all peoples.

PROPHETIC CLARIFICATION:

I have had some posted prophetic insights concerning this season but I wanted to bring some clarity. I do ask forgiveness for any way that I was not clear in representing what was on my heart. I hope the following read-out will help. It is my desire to call the church to prayer at this hour. I love you all dearly.
============================== NOT A "FLESH AND BLOOD" BATTLE
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The battle we are facing right now is not a battle of "flesh and blood". It is spiritual and it must be spiritually discerned. There are many questions in people's hearts right now: Is this the enemy attacking or is it God judging? In the midst of the chaos and confusion let us keep a clear focus on the Lord and His goodness and mercy.

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GOD JUDGING? OR THE ENEMY ATTACKING?
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1. There is NO doubt that the enemy is attacking. "The thief comes to steal, to kill and to destroy. I came that they would have life and have it in it's abundance." John 10:10

It is the devil that destroys but we must also acknowledge that he does not have a landing strip unless we give him one. Sin is his landing strip. Unrepented of sin is his legal right to prevail and to overcome. We have ALL (every person and every nation) sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, therefore the enemy always has rights...UNLESS...God's people stand in identificational repentance and proclaim the power of the Lord's merciful, forgiving blood and forgiveness. That is the function of the royal priesthood. It is important that we take our place as priests in this hour as Daniel did. In Daniel 9 you will see Daniel interceding and repenting on behalf of his sins and the sins of his people. In Daniel 10 you see him fasting and praying. You also see that Jesus (or a high ranking angel) responded to his prayers and repentance and came from heaven to Daniel in response to his posture. The principality of Babylon (prince of Persia) withstood Jesus (or the high-ranking angel) for 21 days in the heavenly realm. How? I believe it was because this principality was accusing God's people because of their sin. The prince of Persia might have been saying, "you cannot visit Your people Jesus, because they have sinned with the sin of idolatry...this is my legal right to brass over the heavens and keep Your people in captivity". Jesus probably responded and said, "yes, but my servant Daniel has repented and secured forgiveness and therefore that sin is no longer legal ground for you". I believe that this accusation and clearance process persisted for 21 days until the "accuser of the brethren who accuses the saints day and night" was depleted of his accusations. The power of Daniel's repentance and proclaimed forgiveness prevailed and cleared the heavens and Jesus was able to visit Daniel with a powerful visitation of His word and presence.

This position of priesthood is offered to us today. Let us stand in the gap for all men.

======================================= DEMON POWERS CONTENDING FOR WORLD POWER
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There are demon powers behind this terrorist attack. The enemy's strategy is much bigger than simply destroying a couple of buildings. His strategy is to contend for world power and to bring nations into captivity to deception and evil control.

We MUST discern this and turn to the Lord with all of our hearts with repentance both for our personal sins and for the sins of men. We are contending for a massive global outpouring of the spirit and glory of God.

======================================= POSITIONING OURSELVES HUMBLY BEFORE GOD
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2. These are treacherous times that we are in and we must position ourselves in humility before God. He is stronger than any force, than any rule, than any king. He is the ALMIGHTY, SOVEREIGN RULER of all the universe. He has always prevailed on behalf of His people when His people were tracking with Him. Let us walk in fresh and complete consecration before Him at this time. We must live separated lives unto Him and cannot and must not adhere to the mindsets of the world. If we track with Jesus, no matter what the enemy tries to do, we will stand and taste of His glory. We cannot afford for a moment in this hour to sit on the fence with one foot in His kingdom and one foot in the world. This is all or nothing!

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"THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DOES NOT MEAN THAT GOD IS ANGRY WITH THE U.S.A. AND IS JUDGING THE NATION AND CALLING IT BABYLON. NO...NOT AT ALL."
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3. The Babylonian spirit and system will be confronted at this time. Revelation 18:4 calls God's people out from the midst of Babylon so that they will not receive of her plagues. This chapter talks about God's judgment against Babylon. It is extremely important to not apply this scriptural principle to a nation or a people. For example: The destruction of the World Trade Centre does not mean that God is angry with the U.S.A. and is judging the nation and calling it BABYLON. NO...not at all. Babylon is a spirit and a system that is influencing ALL nations and ALL kings. The Lord in His mercy will eventually cause the whole system to collapse so that people will look to Him who is the true PROVIDER and RULER of all things. He is a LOVE God and will confront the powers of deception that influence the nations and hold them captive to lies.

"All the earth is the Lord's and the fullness of it, all it contains and all that dwell therein". Ps 24:1

He who judges the Kingdom of Babylon is strong and we will see it's structures diminished and destroyed. Revelation 18 is a very significant portion of scripture to meditate on right now. The World Trade Centre represents in the natural-- the trade systems of the world which are under that spirit. The building itself is not evil and neither are those who work in it. We are talking about a spirit that influences ALL the buying and selling in the earth...in every nation.

==================== DON'T EVEN GO THERE
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It is an unseen force that will be reckoned with by God in the fullness of time. The collapsing of the center this week through the terrorist assault (demonic assault) is prophetic of the ultimate collapse of the system. The collapse and destruction of the buildings is NOT to be interpreted as the Lord being angry with the U.S.A. and proclaiming the USA as Babylon. Don't even go there. Revelation 18 must be meditated on at this time. It IS extremely significant BUT it must not be applied wrongly. This portion will give us keys to understand the way this spiritual kingdom influences the world and will enable us to hear the Lord's word "Come out from the midst of her My people."

We have a long ways to go before we see the ultimate judging of that system by the mighty hand of God. There are many events that must transpire yet. There will still be a raising up of a one-world ruler and of a one-world monetary system. There is much to be unfolded yet, but the events of this week were definitely prophetic of the ultimate collapse of the whole system. BE PREPARED. STAND FAST IN YOUR FAITH.

====================== U.S.A. FAVORED BY GOD
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The U.S.A. is favored by God. As a nation, it has strongly proclaimed faith in Christ, His Word, and His power. They have been strong in the advancement of the Kingdom of God in the earth. They have befriended, blessed and supported Israel. The Lord WILL stand with the U.S.A. His favor IS towards them. Is there a need for repentance in that nation? YES. Is there a need for humility before God? YES. THIS IS THE CASE IN ALL NATIONS. Let us cry mercy over the U.S.A. for any area that needs clearance of the enemy's landing strip. In this way, the strength of the Lord will rest mightily on that nation in the days to come. The U.S.A. ultimately WILL be assaulted though, regardless. It must find it's support from God in this hour and not lean to it's own understanding and/or resources. Let's believe for the cloak of humility and dependency on the Lord.

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4. It is all about Israel. I will not say much concerning this at this time except to say we must pray for Israel and to believe for Christian nations to stand and support Israel. A division line is going to be set in the days to come.

5. We must believe for harvest. It is God's desire for ALL MEN to be saved. That means Moslems, Hindu's, Buddhists...and yes...even terrorists. Let us pray for the souls of men. In Revelation 18 you will find that one of the merchandise items of the spirit of Babylon is the souls of men. We must claim them for Jesus and call them out of bondage and deception into His Kingdom. He desires ALL men to be saved. There are demonic spirits behind all false religions and systems. We must recognize this for sure but at the same time we must NEVER lose our love for all men. We need to be discerning and yet maintain love and passion for all men to be saved. We will see the spirit force behind Islam rise up in this hour to contend for a place of world rule. That spirit will attempt to deceive nations and peoples to do it's bidding. Those nations and those peoples need to be rescued by truth. This is NOT a battle against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers. Let us not confuse the two. Let us maintain love for all men and yet be watchful in the spirit.

PRAYER DIRECTIVES

1. Pray repentance prayers (personal and identificational prayers).

2. Pray prayers of consecration. We MUST set apart our lives whole-heartedly for God in this hour.

3. Pray for all men but especially for leaders and for those in authority (both in the Kingdom and in the world).

4. Pray for God's Kingdom to come and for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven."

5. Pray for the exaltation of Jesus Christ.

6. Pray for Israel's salvation and for Jerusalem's peace.

7. Pray much for President Bush.

8. Cover the United Nations in prayer and believe for "wisdom from above."

9. Pray for the Body of Christ to "Come out of Babylon."

10. Pray for the glory of the Lord to be revealed to His people and to visit us at this time.

11. Pray for all the families and the victims of the recent tragedy.

12. Pray for protection over the Moslems in the U.S.A. who are innocent and not part of this atrocity.

13. Pray for unity in the church and for clear and accurate prophetic voices to be raised up.

14. Believe for a massive release of evangelism and empowerment for miracles.

15. Intercede for children and teens -- for their futures. Call forth a Daniel generation.

Contending with you for the exaltation of Christ and His righteousness in the earth. Please feel free to send us your feed-back.

PAT COCKING
THE WAR ROOM Rev 19:11-17