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Day 58: The Mystery of February 27

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Nkem Okemiri
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Welcome to the 58th day of the year. This is the second day of the ninth week of the year; and the ninth day in the second 49 days of the year. Day 58 is a core second-season day. It is the second day of the second week in the second 49 days of the year. The Bible patterns for understanding the 58th day are 1) the second day of creation narrative; 2) the 58th book of the Bible; 3) the 58th chapters of the Bible; 4) the second four chapters of First Samuel, the 9th book of the Bible.

Day 58 is a second-day-of-creation day. On the second day of creation, God created the firmament to divide the waters and break its monopolies. The firmament fought the waters and made room for everything else existing today. This day is a season to war against monopolies. 

Day 58 is a First Samuel 6-10 day. The second 5 chapters (6-10) of the ninth book of the Bible is applicable to the second day of the ninth week of the year. Day 58 is like a book of Exodus day in a First Samuel week. As Israel demanded freedom from Pharaoh and Egypt in the book of Exodus, that was how Israel demanded change from Prophet Samuel in this second section of First Samuel. In this section, while Israel mourned the loss of the Ark of God, the Philistines were compelled, by divine judgment, to return the Ark. They did! Day 58 is for mounting pressure on circumstances for change. In the seventh chapter, as the Philistines came up against Israel, Samuel called Israel to return to God. He prayed to God against the Philistines:and heaven released frightening thunder in the camp of the Philistines. They were defeated and never dared to return to Israel in the active days of Samuel. In the eighth chapter, Samuel made his sons, Joel and Abijah, judges in Israel but Israel rejected them for corruption and asked for a king instead. Samuel was disappointed and wanted Israel to reconsider her request; but the people prevailed and God accepted their request. This was the beginning of political change (from theocracy to monarchy) in Israel. In the ninth chapter, Saul, searching for his father’s lost donkeys without success, came in contact with Samuel the Seer. Samuel, who had been waiting to see Saul (not knowing who he was) told him the donkey’s had been found; and also told him that God had chosen him to be the first king of Israel. Day 58 is the Seeker’s day and the Seer’s day. The seer could be physical, spiritual, or technological. The satellite is a seer! Intelligence Agents are seers. In the tenth chapter, Samuel anointed Saul and sent him away with confirming signs. Day 58 is a day of change! 

Day 58 is a book of Hebrews day. Hebrews, the 58th book of the Bible began with “God, who at various times and in various ways SPOKE in time past to the fathers by the prophets, [2] has in these last days SPOKEN to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds”.

The book of Hebrews addresses the backsliding of those who were turning from Jesus to Moses, from faith to works, from the priesthood of Christ to Levitical priesthood, from the finished work of Christ to the endless sacrificing of rams and bulls, from the new covenant to the old covenant. This 58th day is for addressing backsliding in the affairs of men; and for taking steps to correct what needs to be corrected..

LESSONS FROM THE BOOK HEBREWS APPLICABLE TO THE 58TH SEASON

1. It is a season to speak. God who spoke through the prophets has spoken by His Son; and we need to hear.

2. It is a season of change and redefinition. God changed His channel of communication. Pattern of communication changes in the 58th season – from shadow to concrete reality; from temporaries to permanence; from what does not work to what works.

1-2: Jesus versus prophets and angels

3: Jesus versus Moses 

4: Jesus versus Joshua

5-7: Jesus versus Levitical Priesthood 

8: Jesus versus the Old Covenant

9: Jesus versus the Sanctuary 

10: Jesus versus the sacrifices

11-12: Jesus versus the fathers; Faith versus works; Zion versus Sinai

13. Mouth-love versus Active love.

3. It is a season of giving and receiving aid. Jesus is our aid from God and we need to believe Him. It is a season of practical faith.

Day 58 is a 58th-chapters-of-the-Bible day. The 58th chapters of the Bible reveal that the 58th season is for speaking out LOUD. It is not a season to keep silent about things that need to be corrected. It is for addressing the obsolete, the troubles, and the hindrances in our lives. Psalms 58 opens with “Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?” This chapter of the Bible is an outcry against wickedness. “Break their teeth in their mouth, O God! Break out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD! [7] Let them flow away as waters which run continually; When he bends his bow, Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces. [8] Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun”. Isaiah 58:1 bids us to “Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins”. Isaiah 58 gives the key to receiving answers to prayers. It shows that it isn’t just praying that secures what we desire from God but doing what God wants. Isaiah 58:9-12 says, “…If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, [10] If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. [11] The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. [12] Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell in”. We take delight in approaching God through prayer and fasting but we do not seem to be getting answers that correspond to our prayer efforts. The 58th season is for making corrections and adjustments that open doors for prayers to be answered. It is a season for removing obstacles and roadblocks to answered prayers. This day is for removing hindrances to prayers through repentance. If we want God to undo burdens and destroy yokes in our nation, we must begin by undoing the burdens and yokes of people around us – in our local churches, neighborhood, and families. This day is about ACTION – not preaching or praying. Why do we want God to change things in our nation when we are unwilling to change the little things we have the power and resources to change around us? 

LESSONS FROM THE 58TH CHAPTERS APPLICABLE TO THE 58TH SEASON

1. Day 58 is not a season to keep silent. It is a season to speak out. It is a season to confront unrighteousness and wickedness and backsliding in your life and around you (Psalm 58:1-2; Isaiah 58:1-5; Hebrews 1:1-3). This 58th day, lift up your voice like a trumpet. In First Samuel 8, Israel spoke out and requested a king from Samuel.

2. Day 58 is not a season to play religion and perform rituals; but a season to engage in practical expressions of faith and a season to enjoy the benefits of authentic faith and godliness. It is a season to fight for, and reach out to the needy (Isaiah 58: 6-12). This 58th day, give attention to charity. Minister to the poor and needy.

3. Day 58 is not a season to watch the wicked but a time to crush them. It is a season to pray for vengeance against wickedness (Psalm 58: 3-9; First Samuel 5-8). The 58th day, you must war against wickedness. Pray fervently against the wicked and the spirit of wickedness. In First Samuel 5-8, God did not watch the Philistines desecrate the Ark. He reacted.

4. Day 58 is a season to pursue divine pleasure and also enjoy the benefits (Isaiah 58: 13-14). This 58th day, you must put God First and pursue His pleasure.

5. Day 58 is a season to show that God judges in the earth; and that there’s a reward for righteousness (Psalm 58: 10-11). This 58th day, you must believe for, and expect, divine intervention and vindication.

Day 58 is First Kings – Proverbs day in the 9th week of the year. It is the second day in the Old Testament side of the week; and has its guiding light in the second 10 books of the Old Testament. They are about exploits and struggle for survival. From building the magnificent temple of God, Israel degenerated into open idolatry, split into two kingdoms, went into captivity, and experienced God’s mercy to return. Day 58 is a season of conflict for change in the spirit. It is a day to fight through barriers to become who and what God wants you to be. The second 10 books of the Bible (ending with Psalms and Proverbs) teach that unreserved faith in God and the pursuit of His will is the key to triumph in the 58th season; and that idolatry (alternatives to faith in God) is a trap in this season.

DECREE AND DECLARE: God made us in His image and likeness to rule, have dominion, and impose His will on seasons; as He did with the seven days of creation. He decreed what He wanted for each day. We are to decree what is revealed concerning each day. Today, declare that your faith will not fail; and that the faithful will triumph. Decree the downfall of those who disregard God and trust in themselves or idols, Today, prophesy against evil controlling powers and overthrow them by the word of the Lord. Mercy makes a way where there is no way. Today is a day of divine intervention and mercy. Today, release the word of the Lord against oppressive mountains in your life and in your world. Raise a cry to God against the proud and wicked in the land. Today, trust God to make a way where there is no way. Proclaim His word, Pray to Him. Praise Him.

Today, there is a cry for change from the womb of the earth; and Heaven is rising with intense pressure against oppressive and dysfunctional monopolies. As there was change on the second day of creation, the second book of the Bible, in the second four chapters of First Samuel, the second 10 books of the Old Testament, and in the 58th book and chapters of the Bible, so let there be change today. Happy 58th day of the year!

PRAYERS:

1. O Lord, lift your hand against my mockers and adversary. Terrify them with your mighty.

2. O Lord, harass my adversary until they surrender and release everything of mine in their hands.

3. O Lord, let my change come. I do not want to be like anyone. Restore my glory and let me be what you made me to be.

On this day in 2019, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission declared President Buhari winner of the 2019 Presidential Election held five days earlier. While ‘the winner’ celebrated, the people seemed not excited but mourned silently as though robbed.

Learn more about this day in history: http://timelines.ws/days/02_27.HTML

NIGERIA AND THE 2027 DREAM

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Nkem Okemiri
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Ngerians are known to be very resilient people. Many Nigerians have put the sad outcome of the 2023 Presidential Election behind them and are now dreaming and thinking about 2027. But things are changing in Nigeria. Life is getting harder and people can no longer keep quiet.

One question we should be asking is if there will be a presidential election in Nigeria in 2027? What is going to happen in 2027? Ecclesiastes 1:9 has a clue: “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun”. Does that mean we should not expect change in 2027 or that 2027 will be a repeat of 2023? Not at all. It simply means that every season of man has a pattern that can help us to understand it. Seasons are cyclical and follow patterns. 2027 in Nigeria has a pattern.

It is possible to know what will happen in 2027 by the things we see happening in 2025 – Nigeria’s 65th year. We’ve been here before.Pay attention to this: In 1965, the Western Region was boiling. It was about the conflict between Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola. In our 65th year, Rivers State is boiling; and it is about conflict between Nyesom Wike and his successor Similaiye Fubara. Nigeria is at war and we need to understand the nature of this war. We are at war with the Jebusites who are occupying the STRONGHOLD and proudly believe they cannot be conquered. We are also at war with the Philistines – strangers who want to possess what is not theirs. Why Jebusites and Philistines? We are journeying through the 10th seven years of our independence and the 10th book of the Bible (2 Samuel) is our guiding light. In our 65th, we are in 2 Samuel 5-8.

Could it be that what happened in Nigeria in 1965 contributed to what happened in 1966? I believe it did. So, it is important to ask if the things happening in the 65th year of Nigeria shape or affect our 66th year? I also believe it will.

People who do not know their seasons are in danger of becoming victims of their seasons. Ecclesiastes 9:12 says, “For man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them”.

In 1966, Nigeria experienced two bloody coups and the end of her first Republic. Will the fourth Republic survive our 66th year? If what we experienced in 1965 has returned in our 65th year, we need to watch carefully so that what happened in 1966 will not return in our 66th year. Let us also pray that what happened in Nigeria in 1967 will not return in 2027 – our 67th year. Seasons follow patterns.

Why should we be concerned about the 66th year of Nigeria? Here are 6 reasons:

  1. It’s very close. It begins October 1, 2025.
  2. It will be a game-changing year in our 10th seven years.
  3. It will be a season of intense spiritual warfare between the forces of good and evil.
  4. The spirit of death will be on rampage in Nigeria.
  5. It will be a year of judgmental overthrows.
  6. It is a book of Revelation year in Nigeria and will seek to make an end of the OLD and cause the birthing of somerhing NEW.

How should we pray?

THE 12TH WEEK OF THE YEAR (MARCH 19-25)

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Nkem Okemiri
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“Ask the LORD for rain In the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, Grass in the field for everyone” (Zechariah 10:1 NKJV).

What is the season of the 12th week about and how should we pray? Here are 8 things the 12th book and chapters of the Bible indicate concerning the season:

  1. A SEASON OF DEPARTURES:

God called Abraham to depart his native land for a new place in Genesis 12. Benjamin was the 12th and last son of Jacob. The Passover took place in Exodus 12. Samuel gave his farewell speech to Israel in First Samuel 12. In First Kings 12, ten tribes of Israel left Rehoboam (the house of David) to form a separate kingdom. In First Chronicles 12, mighty men defected to David. Elijah departed the earth by a Chariot of Fire in the 12th book of the Bible. The 12th book of the Bible was a departure from the preceding 11 books. The 12th chapters of the Bible are departure-chapters. In John 12: 23-24, Jesus confirmed that the 12th season is a departure time when He said “…The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain”. The day shifts after the 12th hour and the year shifts after the 12th month. This 12th season is for departing or shifting to a higher ground and realm.

Modern history bears witness to this. The US Republican Party was founded in the 12th week of 1854 (March 20) and within the 12th seven years of the United States; leading eventually to Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the Emancipation Proclamation. Queen Elizabeth II was the 12th Monarch of the United Kingdom. She was in many ways a departure from what used to be.

As in the 12th book of the Bible where God used Elijah, Elisha, Jehu and Jehoiada to call Israel to move on to a higher ground and used Isaiah, Hezekiah, Jeremiah and Josiah to call Judah to a higher ground, the Lord is calling us to move up higher this week. May our hearts be so stirred.

PRAYER: Pray that God’s people in the nations will respond to the prophetic call to advance and move up higher – as the Holy Spirit prompts us.

  1. A SEASON OF SUPERNATURAL INTERVENTIONS AND ANSWERS TO PRAYERS

God intervened to rescue Sarah from the hand of the king of Egypt in Genesis 12:17-20. God intervened to save His people in Exodus 12 by the blood of the Passover lamb. God intervened to save the Jews in the book of Esther in the 12th month, Adar. God saved Peter from the hand of Herod in Acts 12 as the Church prayed. God used Elisha to intervene in the lives of many people in 12th book of the Bible.

PRAYER: Pray for God’s intervention in nations against disasters, wars, oppression and hardship. Your intercession is intervention.

  1. A SEASON OF ESCAPE FROM DEATH:

The spirit of death and destruction hovers around the 12th season. Egypt experienced mass destruction in Exodus 12. Haman picked the 12th month for killing the Jews by casting lot. Herod beheaded James in Acts 12. The ‘unsinkable’ Titanic sank in 1912 (April 14) and over 1500 lives were lost. The 12th US President died in the second year of his presidency (1850). ‘Bleeding Kansas’ (1854-1859) happened in the 12th seven years of the United States. Sandy Hook elementary school shooting took place in the 12th month of 2012 (on December 14).

Although the 12th season is associated with all kinds of death, it is also a season of escape from death. Israel escaped death in Exodus 12. Elijah escaped death in the 12th book of the Bible. Elisha raised the son of the Shunemite woman from the dead in the 12th book of the Bible. In the book of Esther, Haman wanted the Jews destroyed in the 12th month but they escaped death. Peter escaped death in Acts 12. The Man-child escaped death in Revelation 12. Proverbs 12:28 says, “In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death”.

PRAYER: Pray against the spirit of death this season but especially that the Lord will grant escapes from death.

  1. A SEASON OF JUDGMENTAL DEATHS:

The killing of the first born of Egyptians in Exodus 12 was judgment. The first child David had with Bathsheba died in Second Samuel 12. An angel of God killed Herod in Acts 12. The 12th book of the Bible is full of judgmental deaths (2 Kings 1: 1-17; 2: 23-24; 7: 1-3, 17-20; chapters 9-11).

PRAYER: Pray to release judgment against the wicked who run heedlessly against God’s purposes. Release judgment against ‘Pharaoh’ ‘Herod’ and ‘the house of Ahab’ in the nations. Pray also for God’s mercy in a season of judgment.

  1. A SEASON OF PROPHETIC DECREES AND ACTIONS

The miracles Elisha performed in the 12th book of the Bible were done by the Word. He said it and it was done. Whether he cursed or blessed, he did all by the Word of the Lord.

PRAYER: Pray that Elisha-type prophetic mantle will be on the Ekklesia in the nations this week

  1. A SEASON OF FATHERS AND SONS

God’s intention is the raising of sons in the 12th season. That is the reason evil arrows target the younger generation in the 12th season (Exodus 12; 2 Kings 2; Revelation 12). The title ‘the sons of the prophets’ is used 10 times in the 12th book of the Bible. No other book of the Bible has as much mention of this title. Elisha called Elijah “my father, my father” in the 12th book of the Bible (2 Kings 2: 12). The Double Portion’ he received from Elijah was the portion of a firstborn son. Kings called Elisha ‘father’ in the 12th book of the Bible (2 Kings 6:21; 8: 7-9; 13:14). The 12th seven Psalms (78 – 84) are full of history passing from fathers to children (Psalm 78: 1ff).

PRAYER: Pray that Malachi 4:5-6 will find fulfillment this week: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. [6] And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

Pray also for the preservation of fathers (with mothers) and the younger generation this week.

  1. A ‘MAN (WOMAN) OF GOD’ SEASON

The title, ‘Man of God’ is used 36 times in the 12th book of the Bible. It is not used that much in any other book of the Bible. The other major ‘Man of God’ passage in the Bible is First Kings 13 – where the title is used about 27 times. First Kings 13 is about a man separated from men for God. In the 12th book of the Bible, Elisha was a man sent from God to bring God to men. God used Elisha to move people into new levels by delivering them from afflictions, distresses, destruction and death. God needs Elisha-type men of God and women of God who have received grace to help and have ears for the cry of the needy this season.

PRAYER: Pray that the Lord will multiply ‘Elishas’ this week for the individuals, families, communities and nations needing help. Pray that the Lord will use you to answer prayers this week. Pray that the Lord will connect you to an ‘Elisha’ if you need one.

  1. A SEASON OF REVIVALS:

In the 12th book of the Bible, Israel (the Northern Kingdom) experienced a great move of God through the ministry of Elisha. In the days of Elisha, God came close to the people and they experienced His power and glory. In the Southern kingdom, Judah experienced revivals through Jehoiada and Joash, Isaiah and Hezekiah and through Jeremiah and Josiah. The 12th book of the Bible speaks of repairs in the temple. This week, we should give attention to the temple we are. D L Moody was converted within the 12th seven years of the United States (1855). He was then a Tabernacle in the making. Within the same 12th seven years (in 1857), Jeremiah Lamphire took a step of faith to start a one hour noon prayer meeting that eventually led to the Businessman’s Revival or Prayer Meeting Revival. The market crash and panic of 1857 made people seek God through this laymen’s revival that saw over 1 million souls saved. Problems drive people to God in the 12th season!

PRAYER: Pray that God will stir the hearts of revival-agents; and that people will be driven to God with their troubles and burdens this week. Pray also that the Lord will revive and strengthen our prayer watches this week.

BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE 12TH WEEK:

Going through the 12th week (Days 78-84) of the year is like taking a prophetic journey through the 12th seven Psalms (78-84) and the 12th book of the Bible (Second Kings). So, Psalms 78-84 and Second Kings 1-25 are great guiding lights for the week. This is the season of freedom from oppression and limitations. This week is for the execution of the Word of the Lord concerning ‘the house of Ahab’. This is a week of miraculous Interventions. It is a week of repairing the temple we are; so that people can meet God in us.

You may want to read the suggested passages as follows:

March 19: Psalm 78 & 2 Kings 1-4.

March 20: Psalm 79 & 2 Kings 5-8.

March 21: Psalm 80 & 2 Kings 9-12.

March 22: Psalm 81 & 2 Kings 13-16

March 23: Psalm 82 & 2 Kings 17-19

March 24: Psalm 83 & 2 Kings 20-22

March 25: Psalm 84 & 2 Kings 23-25

VERSE OF THE WEEK

Psalm 12: 5
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

Happy 12th week of the year.

2025: BRIDGE TO ‘THE OTHER SIDE’

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Nkem Okemiri
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Time is a gate that purposes must pass through to find expression on earth. The year 2025 is destined to open its gates to certain purposes – both good and evil. As co-labourers with God, who are watchmen and gatekeepers on earth, we have the privilege to open or shut time-gates to certain purposes depending on what the Lord wants and what the enemy is planning. There are 3 questions we should ask in any season:

1. What is Heaven’s agenda for the season?

2. What is Satan’s plan for the season?

3. What should we do in the season?

Focusing only on what God wants to do will leave you surprised and asking questions if the enemy strikes. Focusing on what Satan is planning will leave you fearful and anxious. You will not know what you ought to do unless you know what God wants and what the enemy wants. Having the right answers to those 3 questions will give you a balanced understanding of the season and guide you to take right action.

The Lord has left us patterns in His Word for all seasons. That is the reason Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 says, “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. [10] Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us”. Biblical patterns for seasons help us to understand, broadly, the nature of each season and how God wants us to operate in the season. The more biblical patterns you have for a season, the clearer you see the season.

FOUR PROPHETIC DESCRIPTIONS OF THE YEAR

Here are 4 descriptions of the year 2025 that will help you understand the mystery of the year.

1. 2025 is a core fourth-season year. It is the fourth of the fourth. It is the fourth year in the fourth seven years of the 21st century (2022-2028). The fourth book of the Bible (Numbers) and the fourth chapters of the Bible (with the fourth-day-of-creation narrative) are key to understanding 2025 as a fourth-season year. The fourth is the midpoint in every seven. The fourth is a bridge. The fourth book of the Bible was Israel’s bridge to the Promised Land. The fourth chapters of the Bible are also bridges to new experiences. The year 2025 is a bridge-year. It is the bridge connecting 2022-2024 and 2026-2028. This is the year that will determine the direction of the years 2026-2028 and beyond. That’s how important and strategic 2025 is. The fourth book and fourth chapters of the Bible are also the ‘pressure-passages’ in the Bible. As a fourth season year, 2025 is a year of temptations, tests and trials. It is a spiritual hot season. The wise will treat 2025 as a promotion-examination year. The enemy will come against our world with distractions to deceive, confuse and intimidate – to make people stumble – but God’s people must arm themselves with truth, divine direction and faith to triumph in the season. This is a season in which we’ll need heavenly light to overcome temptations and trials. God made the luminaries on the fourth day of creation.

2. 2025 is a Book of Lamentations year. The Book of Lamentations is the 25th book of the Bible and is guiding light for the year 2025. The 25th book of the Bible shows us what we would not want The year to become. The 5-chapter Book of Lamentations has something to do with the number ’22’. The first two chapters have 22 verses each. The last two chapters have 22 verses each. The third chapter has 66 (22×3) verses. What does that mean for us? There are two books of the Bible that end at the 22nd chapter and they are apocalyptic in nature. They are the Book of First Kings and the Book of Revelation. The Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters; and the last letter ‘tav’ relates to judgment. 2025 is a year of judgments. It is an ‘end time’ for some people and things. It is year of lamentations for the rebellious and a year of laughter for the faithful.

3. 2025 is a Numbers 17-21 year. What does the 25th year of the 21st century have to do with Numbers 17-21? The fourth book of the Bible (Numbers) is Guiding Light for the fourth 7 years of the 21st century (2022 – 2028). Each year of this seven-year season has a pattern in the fourth book of the Bible.

2022 was a Numbers 1-6 year. It was a year of recruitment of the Lord’s army.
2023 was a Numbers 7-11 year. It was a year of the trumpets.
2024 is a Numbers 12-16 year. It’s a year of overthrows
2025 is a Numbers 17-21 year. It is a year of vindication and judgment.
2026 is a Numbers 22-26 year.
2027 is a Numbers 27-31 year.
2028 is a Numbers 32-36 year.

In Numbers 17, God vindicated Aaron and distinguished him from those competing with him. Numbers 20 is about the death of Miriam, the error of Moses and the death of Aaron. Numbers 21 is about the judgment of the fiery serpent and the defeat of Og and Sihon. This year is for the judgment of leaders and the fall of kingdoms resisting the moves of God. 2025 is a year of resounding exploits. Numbers 18 is about the duties of priests; and shows that the priestly ministry of intercession would be much needed in this season. Numbers 19 is about the laws of purification and shows that we should strive to live clean and pure in this season.

4. 2025 is a 25th chapters of the Bible year. There are seventeen 25th chapters in the Bible and they indicate as follows:

(i) 2025 is a season for the manifestation of identity. The year will reveal who people are indeed. In Genesis 25, Esau and Jacob received their names and Jacob began to manifest his name in the chapter. In 1 Samuel 25, Nabal manifested his name. In Matthew 25, the wise and foolish virgins manifested themselves. In the same chapter, the goat and sheep nations manifested what was in them. How will you be seen in 2025? Will you be a Jacob or an Esau? Will you be a David, a Nabal or an Abigail? Will you be one of the wise or one of the fools? Will you be among the goats or among the sheep?

(ii) 2025 will be the terminus of some great names – father figures – in different fields and spheres. Abraham and Ishmael died in Genesis 25. Samuel and Nabal died in 1 Samuel 25. Zedekiah, the last king of Judah and Gamaliel, the Governor of Judah died in 2 Kings 25. The three friends of Job did not speak again after Job 25. Isaiah 25: 1-2 speaks of the fall of a city that will never be rebuilt. Jesus end his teachings in Matthew 25. The year 2025 will be a year of lamentations for the fall of men and cities. Paul would have been killed in Acts 25 if he had wisely appealed to Caesar. The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, died in office. The 32nd President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, died in office at the beginning of the 25th seven years of the United States in 1945. Adolf Hitler died in 1945 – the 25th year of his rise to fame. Bashar Al Assad fell from power in the 25th year of his reign.

(iii) 2025 will be a year of hunger and distress in many quarters. Esau was hungry in Genesis 25 and bought a bowl of food with his birthright. In 1 Samuel 25, David and his men were hungry and needed help from Nabal. Proverbs 25 says, “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat”. In the 25th book of the Bible, there are lamentations for the hungry and starving. In Matthew 25, the Lord said to one group, “I was hungry and you gave me food”; and to another group, “I was hungry and you did not give me food”. The hunger situation in 2025 will test the generosity of many. Will you be among the hungry, among those feeding the hungry or among those ignoring the hungry.

(iv) 2025 is a year of mobilizing for the House of God on earth. In 2025 a functioning sanctuary, built of consecrated men and women, for God from will be a great need. The distress on earth will make it necessary. In Exodus 25, God commanded Moses to take a free-will offering from the people and build a sanctuary for Him to dwell among the people. In 2 Kings 25, the king of Babylon burnt the house of God. In 2025, God will want His church to be a living sanctuary that brings Him close to people and communities. The house of God will also be one of Satan’s targets in 2025. The church will come under intense pressure in this season – to stretch His people for His purpose and glory.

(v) 2025 is a year of comfort and wiping away tears. God will end tears by removing the cause of tears (Isaiah 25:1-3, 5, 7-12). God will show Himself to be Strength to the poor. Isaiah 25:4 says, “For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall”. God wants to give His people a treat in 2025. Isaiah 25:6 says, “And in this mountain The LORD of hosts will make for all people A feast of choice pieces, A feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of well-refined wines on the lees”. Welcome to the party.

(vi) 2025 is a year of crossing to the other side. It is Cross-over year. In Genesis 25, Isaac and Rebekah crossed over to parenting. In Exodus 25, Israel crossed from ‘receiving from God’ to ‘giving to God’. In Leviticus 25, God spoke of the year of Jubilee and about people returning to their possessions and families. In Numbers 25, Phinehas crossed over to blessings through his zeal for God. In First Samuel 25, Abigail crossed over to David via marriage. In 2 Kings 25, Judah went from freedom to captivity. In Isaiah 25, God promises to wipe tears away and move people into joy and celebration. Ezekiel began to receive visions of the New Jerusalem in the 25th year of the captivity. In Matthew 25, those who received talents and used it went from trading to ruling and those who cared for the distressed inherited kingdoms. In Acts 25, Paul made the decision to cross over to Caesar via his appeal. 2025 is transition-year. Besides being the bridge to eternity for some, 2025 is a year of crossing over to new realms and grounds. It will bring opportunities promotion, growth and enlargement; but the enemy will fight. What will you be crossing over to in 2025?

TRUMP PRESIDENCY AND 2025

In November 2024, Donald Trump was elected for a second non-consecutive term as President of the United States. He served as the 45th US President (2017-2021) and will be inaugurated the 47th US President on January 20, 2025. Literally, the world is waiting for Trump in 2025. Why do I need to mention Donald Trump in this post? His presidency will, to a large extent, shape the direction of nations and the world in 2025. Trump, a fourth-born and world-shaker should be leading the world for four years from the fourth year of the volatile fourth 7 years of the 21st century. Donald Trump, the third of America’s 7th seven presidents is returning as the 5th of America’s 7th seven presidents. In his first term, he was a Gideon but now should be a Samson without the Delilah part. In 2025, he will run with zeal of Phinehas in Numbers 25. Immigrants in America are waiting. The LGBTQ community is waiting. The Middle East is waiting. Europe is waiting. Africa is waiting. Asia is waiting. May the Lord guide, protect and preserve him as he leads America in this critical season.

SEVEN WAYS TO NAVIGATE THE YEAR 2025

1. Prayer and seeking guidance (Psalm 25: 4-14). 2025 is a year to handle with prayers.

2. Generosity and Kindness (Exodus 25; Matthew 25; Ezekiel 25). The world will need generous people in 2025. Generosity will save lives and promote people in 2025.

3. Wisdom (Matthew 25). Do not go through 2025 like the foolish virgins. You need extra oil.

4. Praise (Isaiah 25). Do not murmur or complain. Praise God like you are living in Isaiah 25.

5. Humility (Isaiah 25). Pride is a killer in 2025 (Matthew 25 – the parable of talents. Be ready to learn and change in 2025. The year will change the world you know.

6. Repentance (Jeremiah 25). It is repentance that will deliver our world from experiencing Jeremiah 25.

7. Discernment (2 Kings 25). Be careful who you trust or run with in 2025. Proverbs 25:19 says, “Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint”. Gedaliah wouldn’t have died if he was discerning. Discernment saved Paul’s life in Acts 25.

FIVE IMPORTANT PRAYERS FOR 2025 FROM PSALM 25

A. PRAYER AGAINST SHAME

O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. [3] Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

B. PRAYER FOR DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE

Psalm 25:4-5 NKJV
Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. [5] Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.

C. PRAYER FOR MERCY

[6] Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old. [7] Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD. [11] For Your name’s sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great. [16] Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.

D. PRAYER FOR VISITATION AND DELIVERANCE

[17] The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses! [18] Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins. [19] Consider my enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred. [20] Keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You. [21] Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.

E. PRAYER FOR ISRAEL

[22] Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all their trouble.

May the year 2025 be a year of laughter for you. Have a happy and prosperous year!

LINKS TO OTHER MESSAGES ON 2025

2025: A BOWL OF FOOD FOR A BIRTHRIGHT

2025: BUILD CAPACITY TO STAND IN THE GAP

PROPHETIC WISDOM FOR 2025 (3)

PROPHETIC WISDOM FOR 2025 (4)

PROPHETIC WISDOM FOR 2025 (5)

PROPHETIC WISDOM FOR 2025 (6)

PROPHETIC WISDOM FOR 2025 (7)

KISLEV: The Mystery of the Biblical 9th Month

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In the Hebrew calendar, the ninth month is the 30/29-day month of Kislev that corresponds to November/December. The month of Kislev is the third month in the Hebrew civil calendar. Nations, states, organizations, families, and individuals are to count their ninth months from the day of their birth. All ninth months have common characteristics. Biblical patterns for understanding the ninth month are the second day of creation narrative, the 9th book and chapters of the Bible, and Bible passages mentioning the ninth month.

A, The month of Kislev is a second day of creation season. This is so because the ninth is the second in the second-seven. On the second of creation, the Creator made the firmament to divide and thwart the monopoly of the dominating waters. God created space on the second day. The dividing of the waters and the creation of space made rain and the existence of other things possible. The ninth month is for battling opposition, resistance, and barriers to life and progress. The ninth month is a season of giving room and space to people and things that have no room or space. It is a month of making way where there is no way. Those born in the ninth month are supposed to be way-makers, deliverers and change agents.

B. The month of Kislev is a Deuteronomy 34 – Joshua 15 season. The last two days of the 35th week and the fifth 49 days (September 1-2) is part of the ninth month. The following four weeks in the ninth month (the 36th-39th) are part of the 6th seven weeks of the year. The sixth 7 weeks of the year expresses the sixth book of the Bible (Joshua). So September 3-30 is a Joshua 1-15 season (by sharing the 24 chapters of Joshua to seven weeks).. It is a season to advance into, and take over, the Promised Land of the year. The ninth month is a time to fight to possess your possessions for the year. It is the time to cross the Jordan of the year, bring down the Jericho wall of the year and subdue the Amorites contending for your inheritance in the year. The ninth month is the time to go for outstanding promises in the year. This month, you will conquer and possess.

C. The month of Kislev is a Book of First Samuel season. The book of First Samuel is the ninth book of the Bible and is applicable to the ninth month of the year. In the book of First Samuel, God raised new leaders to deliver Israel from an old enemy – the Philistines. The new leaders were Samuel, Saul, and David. Israel became a monarchy in the ninth book of the Bible. The ninth book of the Bible indicates that the ninth month is a season of exploits by the Spirit and power of God. The ninth chapters of the Bible are also applicable to the ninth month. They indicate that the ninth month is a month of change. New things are expected to happen and closed doors are expected to open in this month. This is a month to overthrow evil monopolies and oppressors. Prayer is vital to breakthroughs in this season.

The month of Kislev is a ninth chapters of the Bible season. The ninth month is a month of change. The rainbow of peace appeared first in Genesis 9 and God said, “”…The waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh”. The Gibeonites became part of Israel in Joshua 9. Israel became a monarchy in the ninth book of the Bible. Hannah, Samuel, Saul, and David experienced turnarounds in the same book. Jehu became king in Second Kings 9. Jesus experienced transfiguration in the ninth chapters of Mark and Luke. The ninth is also a month of overthrows and rescues. In this month, God frustrates killers and delivers those appointed to death. He overthrew Abimelech in Judges 9 and overthrew Jezebel in Second Kings 9. He overturned the plans of Haman in Esther 9. He arrested Saul of Tarsus in Acts 9. He rescued David from plots of death in the ninth book of the Bible. This will be a month of change, rescue, and covenant-activation, for you!

C. Bible passages mentioning ‘the second month’. The ‘ninth month’ is mentioned six times in the Bible; and those passages reveal three things about the ninth month:

1. It is a month of encounter with God’s word.

2. It is a month of blessings.

3. It is a month of praying and seeking God.

1. MONTH OF ENCOUNTER WITH THE WORD

Ezra 10:9-11: So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain. [10] Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel. [11] Now therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives.”

Jeremiah 36:9-10: Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem. [10] Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shap Huhan the scribe, in the upper court at the entry of the New Gate of the LORD’s house, in the hearing of all the people.

Jeremiah 36:22-23: Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him. [23] And it happened, when Jehudi had read three or four columns, that the king cut it with the scribe’s knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

2. THE MONTH OF BLESSING

Haggai 2:10-19: On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying, [11] “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying, [12] “If one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?”‘” Then the priests answered and said, “No.” [13] And Haggai said, “If one who is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?” So the priests answered and said, “It shall be unclean.” [14] Then Haggai answered and said, “‘So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,’ says the LORD, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. [15] ‘And now, carefully consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the LORD- [16] since those days, when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, there were but twenty. [17] I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me,’ says the LORD. [18] ‘Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid-consider it: [19] Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will bless you.’”

3. MONTH OF PRAYING AND SEEKING GOD

Zechariah 7:1-3: Now in the fourth year of King Darius it came to pass that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Chislev, [2] when the people sent Sherezer, with Regem-Melech and his men, to the house of God, to pray before the LORD, [3] and to ask the priests who were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month and fast as I have done for so many years?”

9 PRAYER POINTS FOR THE NINTH MONTH

1. O Lord as you made a way for Hannah, Samuel, Saul, and David, in the ninth book of the Bible, make a way for your people in this ninth month of the year. 

2. O Lord, as you overthrew Abimelech in the 9th chapter of Judges, overthrew Goliath in the 9th book of the Bible, overthrew Jezebel in the 9th chapter of Second Kings, overturned the plans of Haman in the 9th chapter of Esther, and overthrew Saul of Tarsus in the 9th chapter of Acts, overthrow the enemies of your people in this ninth month of the year.

3. O Lord, as you promised to bless your obedient people in the ninth month in the book of Haggai, let this month be a month of blessing to me and to all who are returning to obey your word in this ninth month of the year.

4. O Lord, as kings began to rule Israel in the ninth book of the Bible, and as Jesus was transfigured in the ninth chapters of Mark and Luke, and as You gave the poor, blind, hungry, sick, and dead, new beginnings in the ninth chapters of the Bible, make this ninth month of the year a month of change in the nation, in the Church, and in the lives of your people.

5. O Lord, you made a covenant with Noah in Genesis 9 and gave him the Rainbow sign; David and Jonathan made a covenant in the ninth book of the Bible, and David kept the covenant in the ninth chapter of Second Samuel, let this ninth month of the year be a season of activating covenants and remembering promises in favor of your people. O Lord, remember your word to your people in this ninth month of the year.

6. O Lord, let this ninth month of the year be a month of encounter with truth for your people as in Ezra 10:9-11; Jeremiah 36:9-10, 22-23.

7. O Lord, let this ninth month be a season of escape from destruction and death as Jotham escaped death in Judges 9, as David escaped death in the ninth book of the Bible, as Jews escaped death in Esther 9, as the dead were raised in the ninth chapters of Matthew and Acts, and as the saints were sealed from harm in Revelation 9.

8. O Lord, let this month be a season of opening blind eyes. In the 9th book of the Bible, Eli was blind but Samuel was a seer. Jesus healed the blind in the 9th chapters of Matthew and John. Ananias prayed for Paul (Saul of Tarsus) to receive his sight in Acts 9.

9. O Lord, as Israel crossed the Jordan, subdued the Canaanites and possessed the Promised Land in the sixth book of the Bible, let the season of the sixth 7 weeks that falls to the 9th month be a season of triumphs and possessing possessions for your people.

REDEEM THE MONTH: God designed time to be filled with the interests and purposes of God. The biblical creation story reveals that. There was no room for evil at creation. All things were good. It was the fall of man that gave evil access to time. The Lord Jesus Christ accomplished redemption for all things affected by the fall – including time – and were called to enforce redemption on earth – including the redemption of time (Ephesians 5: 16).

So, in the name of Jesus, we loose this month from the clutches of barrenness, wickedness, death. Let this ninth month be aligned with the divine purposes of fruitfulness, multiplication and positive change.

THE MYSTERY OF THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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Nkem Okemiri
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After serving as the 45th US President and losing election to the 46th President, Donald J Trump has bounced back to become the 47th President of the United States. He will be the second US President to serve two non-consecutive terms following Grover Cleveland, the 22nd President who lost election to the 23rd President but bounced back to become the 24th President in the 1890s. The 24th season is bounce-back season! Jesus bounced back from the dead in Luke 24!

What is the significance of Trump becoming the 47th President of the United States? What can we expect in the season of the 47th President of the United States?

The Bibllical patterns for the 47th season indicate six things we must apply to the season of the 47th President of the United States:

  1. IT IS A SEASON TO CELEBRATE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 US election to become the 47th President is a clear message that the earth belongs to God as Psalm 24 says; and that He is the King and Lord as Psalm 47 declares. Psalm 47 draws our attention to the kingship of God and calls us to engage in triumphant celebration to praise Him. Psalms 47 says, “Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! [2] For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. [3] He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet. [4] He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah [5] God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet. [6] Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! [7] For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding. [8] God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. [9] The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted”.

Here are three things that Psalm 47 calls us to do that are applicable to this season of the 47th President:

i. Clap your hands (applaud God)

ii. Shout to God with the voice of triumph

iii. Sing praises to God

This is a call to praise God for the victory. A lot went into this election to make Trump victorious – manpower, money, methodology – but all glory must go to God. This prophetic celebration is an acknowledgement of God’s majesty in this season of the United States. It is also Heaven’s weapon and prescription against all that the enemy will want to do the season of the 47th President. Praising God and celebrating His majesty are keys to winning battles of this season. The 47th season is for acknowledging the Lord as Sovereign and King over America and all the earth. It is a time to celebrate God as the Lord and Owner of all things. As Pharaoh became the owner of, and had claim to, all Egypt in Genesis 47, that is how Psalms 47 shows that America belongs to God. He can put one down and raise another up.

  1. THIS IS A SEASON TO FOCUS ON THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF THINGS

The season of the 47th US President will express the 47th book of the Bible (2 Corinthians). This book is a call to focus on God and on the God-side of things – faith, the invisible, the inner man, the spirit, and so on. It is a season to enthrone the spiritual over and above the material; the spirit above flesh, the invisible above the visible, heaven above the earth, the supernatural above the natural, and God above man. Americans should focus more on the spiritual side of another Trump presidency. What are the possible spiritual benefits of Trump presidency in this season of the United States? The things that happen in a 47th season come to draw the attention of men, from themselves and things around them, to God – the Creator, Sovereign Ruler, and Sustainer, of the Universe (2 Corinthians 1: 8-9). The season of the 47th President should be a time to look at people and things from a spiritual perspective. This is a season to exalt the word of God, and the will of God, above all other considerations in America. We should give God the room He deserves in this season by interpreting all things from God’s perspective. The 47th book of the Bible says we do not look at the things that are seen but at the unseen things. It says we walk by faith and not by sight. The Church in America ought to have the 47th book and 47th chapters of the Bible handy in this season.They are the guiding lights for the season of the 47th US President.

  1. IT IS SEASON TO COUNTER ‘DRYNESS’ WITH HEAVENLY WISDOM AND POWER

The 47th season is a time of war against dryness. It is time to address dryness – spiritually, materially (economically), socially and politically.

In Genesis 47, the famine in the land became very severe. Money failed in Egypt. The people were in great need and sold themselves to Pharaoh to have food. Joseph was prepared for the season. Donald Trump is supposed to be a Joseph to America and all nations in the four years from January 2025 to January 2029 when the world will go through a famine and will need food more than money.

In the 47th chapter of Ezekiel, water flowed from the threshold of the temple and healed whatever it touched in the land. The 47th season is a season of healing and restoration when God judges disease, distress and death in the land. Ezekiel 47 is about the healing waters that flowed from under the threshold of the temple; and brought healing to waters in the seas and whatever else it touches except the swamps. The healed waters caused the multiplication of fish and fishermen and the growing of trees used for food and medicine. Water is refreshing; and people need refreshing in the 47th season. This chapter also speaks of the distribution of land to the twelve tribes of Israel. The waters of Ezekiel 47 flowed from 1947 when both Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the Voice of Healing Movement kicked off in America. Let us pray that healing and revival streams will flow again in America in the season of the 47th President.

  1. IT IS A SEASON TO SHOW GREAT RESILIENCE

The 47th book of the Bible shows that the 47th season is a time to stand up to adversity and refuse to go down. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 says, “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; [9] persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed- [10] always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.” This is not a season to day-dream but a time to prepare to stand.

  1. IT’S A SEASON OF JUDGMENT AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF BABYLON

In the 47th season, God demonstrates His sovereignty in abasing the proud and exalting the humble. Isaiah 47 Is about the humiliation of Babylon. The spirit of Babylon has risen in our world. It will reach it’s zenith by 2027 and then go down . The imperial spirit of Babylon seeks to push nations to swallow up nations. This spirit has possessed Russia, Iran and China. The season of the 47th President is for crushing modern ‘Babylon Imperialism’. The 47th season is a time of vengeance against the proud, wicked and arrogant. This is a time when the mighty and ungodly are brought low. Isaiah 47:1 says, “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate”.

Think of 1947 and the British Empire. In this year, India won independence by non-violent resistance and humbled Great Britain. The British empire began to lose power and to decolonize territories. She did not prove to be a good custodian of the nations God gave her. The independence of India in 1947 was a statement that the great empire shall go down without the force of arms – though she and her allies won WW2 by military might. We have come to another 47th season!

  1. THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL GO IN THE SPIRIT AND POWER OF SAMSON.

The United States is going through the season of her 7th seven Presidents. This season began in 2001 with Bush ’43. This season of the 7th seven Presidents is a Book of Judges season in the United States. The 7th seven Presidents are like the judges in the 7th book of the Bible. They are raised and called to fight for America as the judges fought for Israel in the 7th book of the Bible. A major part of their calling is to fight terrorist enemies of America – push them back, secure the land against infiltration and recover whatever the enemies have taken. Donald Trump is privileged to have two slots in this season – as the 45th and 47th President. As the 45th President, he was Gideon to America. Like Gideon in Judges 7-9, America turned against him after he had helped America. As the 47th President, Trump is Samson (Judges 13-15). Like Samson, Trump is called to fight the modern ‘Philistine’ enemies of America. This agrees with the Jeremiah 47 pattern for the 47th season. Jeremiah 47 is about God’s counsel against the Philistines. It’s about God’s season of plundering the Philistines. Jeremiah 47:1-4 says, “The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. [2] Thus says the LORD: “Behold, waters rise out of the north, And shall be an overflowing flood; They shall overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell within; Then the men shall cry, And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. [3] At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, At the rushing of his chariots, At the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers will not look back for their children, Lacking courage, [4] Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the LORD shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor”.

As the 47th President of the United States, Trump will prove to be the strongest of the 7th seven Presidents. God will protect him and help him greatly. He had been anointed and preserved “for such a time as this”. He will not have an easy time but he will record great exploits. He will succeed no matter who supports or does not support him but he will by no means fully deliver America from her Philistine enemies. The two presidents who will come after Trump to complete the season of the 7th seven Presidents must be received from the Altar – if America will be saved from leadership vacuum, spiritual bankruptcy and civil war. While we celebrate Trump’s victory and season as the 47th US President, let us go to work to secure the future. There is no time to wait or waste!

PRAYER POINTS

1. Pray that God will save Trump from people and countries who hate him.

2. Pray that Trump will fully trust in God, stay committed to Him and depend on the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit.

3. Pray that God will help Trump to pick the right people who will help him fulfill God’s purposes this season.

4. Pray that the spirit, wisdom and strength of Joseph be upon Trump to save Americans and many nations from economic distress this season.

5. Pray that the captive-making spirit of Babylon harassing the world at this time will lick the dust this season.

6. Pray that streams of healing, revival and restoration will throughout America and become “a river that cannot be passed” in this season of the 47th US President.

God bless America!

CHESHVAN: The Mystery of the Biblical 8th Month

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Nkem Okemiri
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In the Hebrew calendar, the eighth month is the 29/30 day month of Cheshvan (Marcheshvan or Heshvan). This Biblical 8th month falls between October and November in the Gregorian calendar. It’s also called the month of ‘Bul’ (1 Kings 6:38). It is the second month of the civil year that began with creation and the 8th month of the ecclesiastical year that started with the first Passover.

Biblical patterns for understanding the 8th month are the first day of creation narrative, the 8th book and chapters of the Bible, the Bible books and chapters corresponding to the weeks and days in the  8th month (Obadiah and 31st chapters, Jonah and 32nd chapters, Micah and 33rd chapters, Nahum and 34th chapters, Habakkuk and 35th chapters) and Bible passages mentioning the 8th month. The 8th month is the second month in the second half of the year.

The 8th Month is a first day of creation month. God ended His work on the seventh and last day of the creation-week. The day following the seventh day of creation (the 8th day) was the beginning of a new week. So, the 8th is a new beginning. It is the beginning of the second seven. It is a season to be guided by light. God released light against darkness on the first day of creation. Light shows the way and directs.

The 8th month is a Book of Ruth month. Going through the 8th month of the year can be like journeying through the 8th book of the Bible. It is also like journeying through the 8th chapters of the Bible. In the 8th book of the Bible, a family (man, wife and two sons) relocated from Judah to Moab because of famine. Disaster befell them at Moab. The man died leaving his wife and their two sons. The young men took Moabite wives. They also died leaving their mother and wives. When life improved back home, the mother of the house, Naomi, decided to return to Judah. Her daughters in-law moved to follow her. She discouraged them. One of her daughters in-law, Orpah, returned to her people. The other one, Ruth, insisted on following her mother in-law to Judah. So, they went together. Ruth eventually married a kinsman of Naomi’s husband named Boaz. Together, they became great grandparents of King David. 

To the traditional Jew, the month of Cheshvan is a bitter month. It is believed that this was the month of Methuselah’s death, the flood of Noah’s day (Genesis 7:11), Sarah’s death, and Rachel’s death. Some traditional Jews will not schedule celebrations like marriage this month. This nickname of ‘bitter month’s agrees with Naomi’s experience in the 8th book of the Bible. She told the people to call her Marah (bitter) instead of Naomi (pleasant). This is the month of rain in Israel and if the rain doesn’t come by the 17th of the month, the people will begin to pray for rain. There are also no special observances in this month. It’s like an ’empty month.’

How can we apply the 8th book of the Bible to the 8th month of the year? In the 8th month, it is important to be guided by God. We should not make decisions on our own in this season. God guided Noah in Genesis 8. God guided Moses in Exodus 8. Joshua received guidance from God to defeat Ai in Joshua 8. Elisha guided the Shunemite woman in the 8th chapter of Second Kings. Israel did not not seek guidance from God in their demand for a king in First Samuel 8. The Holy Spirit directed Philip’s movements in Acts 8. The 8th month does not have to be a month of disasters and misfortunes. Perhaps, the story in the 8th book of the Bible would have read differently if Elimelech and his family began by seeking God for direction. Don’t miss divine guidance in this 8th month. Acknowledging God in the 8th month yields positive results. Disregarding God in the 8th month opens the door to woes in the 8th month. When Noah acknowledged God in the 8th chapter of Genesis, he received a blessing. Genesis 8:20-22 says, “Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. [21] And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. [22] “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”

The 8th month of the year is an 8th-seven-books-of-the-Bible month. Going through the 8th month is like going through the 8th seven books of the Bible in experiences. The 8th seven books of the Bible are Philippians, Colossians, First Thessalonians, Second Thessalonians, First Timothy, Second Timothy and Titus. The 8th seven books of the Bible are mentoring books. They are books of instructions, counsel and guidance. The 8th month is a time to receive instructions humbly from the Word of God, the Holy Spirit, and wise people.

BIBLE PASSAGES THAT MENTION THE EIGHTH MONTH

The Bible passages mentioning the 8th month reveal three things about the season:

1. It is for the finishing and full completion of purposes.

2. It is for a positive or negative new beginning

3. It is for revival and returning to the original blueprint

1. THE FINISHING AND FULL COMPLETION OF PURPOSES

1 Kings 6:38: “And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished IN ALL ITS DETAILS AND ACCORDING TO ALL ITS PLANS. So he was seven years in building it”.

This is a month of completing tasks that will launch you into a new beginning. What tasks will you be completing this month?

2. MONTH OF POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE NEW BEGINNING

1 Kings 12:32-33: “Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made. [33] So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense”.

A new beginning means the end of one phase of work. End one thing before you begin another. A new beginning may also mean a departure from what used to be to what ought to be. Jeroboam made a negative new beginning in this passage. He paid dearly for it. Let this month be a month of a positive new beginning in your life.

3. MONTH OF REVIVAL AND RETURNING TO THE ORIGINAL BLUEPRINT 

Zechariah 1:1-4: “In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, [2] “The LORD has been very angry with your fathers. [3] Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Return to Me,” says the LORD of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the LORD of hosts. [4] “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.”‘ But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the LORD”.

The 8th month is for making a new beginning with God. It is a time to return to God. It is a month of revival. In the passage above, God told the prophet to tell the people to return to Him. The greatest new beginning one can make in the 8th month is to return to God with zeal.

PRAYERS FOR THE 8TH MONTH:

  1. 1. O Lord, help me to hear and follow the Voice of Wisdom in this 8th month of the year.

2. O Lord, delver me in this 8th month, from making decisions and moves that you have not originated or endorsed.

3. O Lord, keep me far from the disasters and destructions that come in the 8th month or season. Let this 8th month be redeemed from bitterness. Let it be a month of joy.

4. O Lord, let this month be a season of positive new beginnings in my life

5. O Lord, use me this month to lead or call others into a positive new beginning.

6. O Lord, deliver your people from forced relocations and from becoming refugees in this 8th month.

7. O Lord, save me this month from being misplaced, displaced, or replaced unduly.

BORN IN THE MONTH OF CHESHVAN? You were born for a joyful new beginning! It could be to start what had not been or to return to what used to be. Your arrival in the eighth month was a prophetic announcement that a joyful new beginning has come. It is also an announcement that someone who will call or lead people into a joyful new beginning has been born. You are like in the 8th book of the Bible. The enemy of joyful new beginnings will be your enemy and will do everything to stop you by weapons of deception and wickedness. As a new-beginning-person, the key to your life is listening to God Who is the Beginning of all things. Every positive new beginning starts with Him. Your life should be one of listening to and following divine instructions. You were wired to move or make decisions by divine guidance. Your life must be built on divine wisdom because you arrived in the month of Wisdom and Counsel. See Proverbs 8: 1-36.

TISHRI: THE MYSTERY OF THE BIBLICAL 7TH MONTH

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Nkem Okemiri
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In the Biblical calendar, the seventh month is the 30-day month of Tishri that falls September – October in the Gregorian calendar.

A. The seventh month is a seventh day of creation month. It is impossible to understand the significance of the seventh Biblical month without reference to what God did on the seventh day of creation. God did not create anything on the seventh day.

FIVE THINGS MAKE THE SEVENTH DAY OF CREATION VERY SPECIAL.

The first is that the account is separated from the accounts of the previous six days. The account of the first six days of creation is in Genesis 1. The account of the seventh day is in Genesis 2. The seventh is distinguished and special.

Secondly, God ended His work of creation on the seventh day. The seventh season is an end-point. It is stop-time. It is finishing time. It is a season of completion and conclusion. He did not create anything on the seventh day. He made it a no-more-work day. The seventh month Isa time to say, “It is done”. “It is Finished”.

Thirdly, God rested on the seventh day. He rested from work and refreshed. The seventh month is a season of resting and refreshing. The rest of the seventh is more about getting rest from troubles and afflictions than it is about sitting or lying down to sleep. Jesus healed many people on the Sabbath (seventh day).

Fourthly, God blessed the seventh day. That was the first and last day He blessed. The blessing of the seventh day is also on the seventh month.

Fifthly, God sanctified the seventh day. He made it holy. The seventh Hebrew month is a month of religious festivals (Leviticus 23: 23-44).

B. The seventh month is a Book of Judges month. Going through the seventh month of the year is like journeying through the seventh book of the Bible. The book of Judges is the seventh book of the Bible and is applicable to the seventh month of the year. In the seventh book of Judges, God often handed Israel over to her enemies because of sin. Alignment with God in the seventh season is the surest key to safety and peace in the season. In the seventh book of the Bible, God also raised Judges to deliver Israel from her enemies when they repent and cry out to Him.

The seventh month is a time to secure divine intervention through repentance and prayer. In 2 Chronicles 7:13-14, God says, “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, [14] if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land”.

C. The seventh month of the year is a seventh-seven-books-of-the-Bible month. Going through the seventh month is like going through the 7th seven books of the Bible in experiences. The 7th seven nooks of the Bible are John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians and Ephesians.

BIBLE PASSAGES THAT MENTION THE SEVENTH MONTH

The seventh month is mentioned 27 times in the Bible (NKJV). The passages indicate eight things about the seventh month:

  1. It is the month of settlement
  2. It is season of purification and peace
  3. It is a month of feasts and celebrations
  4. It is a season of watchfulness
  5. It is a season of completion
  6. It is a season judgment on the wicked
  7. It is a season of comfort
  8. It is a season of fasting for to break yokes.
  10. 1. THE MONTH OF SETTLEMENT

NOAH’S ARK

Genesis 8:4: Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.

THE ARK OF GOD

1 Kings 8:1-4: Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion. [2] Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month. [3] So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. [4] Then they brought up the ark of the LORD, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up.

2 Chronicles 5:2-5: Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD up from the City of David, which is Zion. [3] Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month. [4] So all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark. [5] Then they brought up the ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up.

Nehemiah 7:73: So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.

The Ark of Noah, the Ark of Covenant and the returnees of Nehemiah’s day found settlement in the 7th month.

  1. 2. THE MONTH OF PURIFICATION AND PEACE WITH GOD

Leviticus 16:29-34: “This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells among you. [30] For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. [31] It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. [32] And the priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; [33] then he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. [34] This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as the LORD commanded Moses”.

  1. 3. A MONTH OF FEASTS AND CELEBRATIONS

FEAST OF TRUMPETS

Leviticus 23:23-25: “Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, [24] “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. [25] You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.’”

FEAST OF TABERNACLES

Leviticus 23:33-34, 39, 41: “Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, [34] “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the LORD. [39] ‘Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the LORD for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest. [41] You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month”.

2 Chronicles 7:9-11: And on the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. [10] On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel. [11] Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king’s house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the LORD and in his own house”.

Ezra 3:1-4: “And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. [2] Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God. [3] Though fear had come upon them because of the people of those countries, they set the altar on its bases; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, both the morning and evening burnt offerings. [4] They also kept the Feast of Tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings in the number required by ordinance for each day”.

  1. 4. THE MONTH OF WATCHFULNESS. TIME TO WATCH AGAINST ATTACKS

2 Kings 25:22-26: “Then he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. [23] Now when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah-Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. [24] And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.” [25] But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. [26] And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans”.

This month of Tishri, in 1973, Israel’s enemies attacked her. In 2023, Hamas attacked Israel about the same time of the month. This is a season to keep watch against enemies.

  1. 5. THE MONTH OF COMPLETION

2 Chronicles 31:7-8: “In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. [8] And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel”.

  1. 6. MONTH OF THE JUDGMENT ON THE WICKED

Jeremiah 28:15-17: Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Hear now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie. [16] Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the LORD.’” [17] So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

  1. 7. THE MONTH OF COMFORT

Haggai 2:1-9: “In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying: [2] “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: [3] ‘Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? [4] Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the LORD; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the LORD, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the LORD of hosts. [5] ‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’ [6] “For thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; [7] and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the LORD of hosts. [8] ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the LORD of hosts. [9] ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the LORD of hosts.”

  1. 8. A MONTH OF FASTING

Zechariah 8:18-19: “Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, [19] “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘The fast of the fourth month, The fast of the fifth, The fast of the seventh, And the fast of the tenth, Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.”

THE 32ND WEEK OF THE YEAR (AUGUST 5-11)

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Nkem Okemiri
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The Bible reveals that there is an agenda for every season. The are patterns in the Bible for every year, month, week and day. These patterns give light for the seasons and also guide us to watch and pray.

BIBLICAL PATTERNS FOR THE 32ND WEEK

  1. Week 32 is fourth day of creation week (Genesis 1:14-19). The 32nd is the fourth in the fifth seven (29-35). God made guiding luminaries on the fourth day of creation. This is a week to triumph over darkness through the guiding lights of God. It is also a week to live as one of God’s luminaries. .
  3. Week 32 is a book-of-Jonah week. In Jonah, the 32nd book of the Bible, the prophet was sent to go and cry against Nineveh for her sins. He failed the obedience test and ran from the presence of God; but ran into disaster. He repented in the belly of fish and prayed to God. The fish that swallowed him vomited him and he went to Nineveh and preached as God had commanded him. The 32nd season is a season of submission to divine direction and guidance. It is not a time to do your own thing.
  5. Week 32 is a Deuteronomy 16-20 week. The fourth five chapters of the fifth book of the Bible is applicable to the fourth week in the fifth seven weeks of the year (July 16-September 2).
  6. Week 32 is a 32nd-chapters-of-the-Bible week. Every 32bd chapter of the Bible is applicable to this week.

BIBLE-READING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Going through the 32nd week of the year (August 6 – 12 in a clear year or August 5-11 in a leap year) is like taking a prophetic journey through the 32nd book of the Bible (Jonah) and 32nd chapters of the Bible. So, the Book of Jonah and the 32nd chapters of the Bible are great guiding lights for the week. Jonah is a four-chapter book.

You may want to read the suggested passages as follows but be at liberty to follow the leading of the Spirit:

1. August 6: Jonah 1:1-9; Exod. 32

2. August 7: Jonah 1:10-17; Ge

ugust 8: Jonah 2: 1-9; Psalm

ust 9: Jonah 2:10 – 3:4; Job 32;

August 10: Jonah 3. 5-10; Num. 32;

August 11: Jonah 4: 1-5; 2 Chron. 32; Isaiah 32;

August 12: Jonah 4:6-11; Jer. 32; Ezek. 32

BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEEK

Psalm 32: 8: I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.

Jeremiah 32:27: “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?

THE AGENDA FOR THE WEEK

  1. 1. In the 32nd season, men are tempted to do things that drive them back into stuff they are running from. The 32nd season is a season of tests often leading to questionable actions.

Aaron and Jonah did not act wisely in turning against God in Exodus 32 and in the 32nd book of the Bible respectively. The boasting of Sennacherib in Second Chronicles 32 was stupid and costly. He lost his army, his throne, and his life.

Adolf Hitler declared the Second World War in the season of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. He lost both the war and his life. He and his allies were ill-advised. In the 32nd week of 2019, multi-millionaire, Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in a New York Prison cell.

  1. 2. The 32nd week is a season of mercy, divine intervention, and second chance. Moses interceded for Israel in Exodus 32 after Aaron made the golden calf. God gave Hezekiah second chance in Second Chronicles 32 by extending his life. God gave Jonah a second chance in the 32nd book of the Bible. Nineveh also received mercy and second chance. The 32nd season is the intercessors season. It is a time to plead for mercy as Moses did in Exodus 32.

The Rwanda genocide happened in the 32bd year of Rwanda and within the 32nd seven years of the United States; when Bill Clinton was President. Regrettably, Clinton and the United States could not save Rwanda from the genocide but today, Bill Clinton and Americans are having a second chance to rebuild lives in Rwanda. Bill Clinton also faced impeachment in the Monica Lewinsky scandal but was given a second chance. The House of Representatives favored impeachment but the Senate did not have the majority to ratify it. Clinton was acquitted. Second chance!

  1. The 32nd season is for making timely submission to God. Jonah’s delayed and forced compliance was costly. As soon as he got out the belly of the fish that swallowed him, he went right away into Nineveh and preached. He had learned his lessons. Nineveh’s timely submission to God turned the hand of judgment.
  3. The 32nd season is a high-sensitivity season. Aaron’s step to make a golden calf for Israel was hasty and the result of insensitivity. It was all because of Moses’ delay. The people pressurized him to error. The 32nd season is a time to be heaven-led; not circumstance-led, people-led, or emotion-led. Delay must not drive you to haste in the 32nd week. Moses broke the two tables of the law out of anger in Exodus 32. Beware of hasty actions in the 32nd season. In 1992, the 32nd year of Nigeria’s independence, there were riots, strikes, arrests, detentions, and deaths surrounding transition to civilian rule, ethnic/religious clashes, and economic issues, under President Ibrahim Babangida. In that year, there was anger in the air; and Nigeria and Nigerians were badly hurt by lack of sensitivity.
  5. The 32nd season is a new beginning. It is the beginning of a new beginning. God changed ‘Jacob’ to ‘Israel’ in Genesis 32. Elihu began his speech in Job 32. In the 32nd book of the Bible, Nineveh had a new beginning. The tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh received their inheritance in this chapter. It was a new beginning for them. The 32nd President of the United States was a new beginning in many ways.
  7. 3. The 32nd week is a season to triumph through prayer. Fearful things may happen in this season but faith in God always triumphs. In Genesis 32, Jacob prayed to be delivered from Esau and for a change of story. In Genesis 32:11, he said “Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with the children”. In Genesis 32:26 he said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me”. God changed His name from Jacob to Israel. Identity gives access. Moses prayed in Exodus 32. He told God, “If you will not forgive them, blot me out of your book which you have written”. Hezekiah prayed to be delivered from Sennacherib and from death in Second Chronicles 32. God answered Him. Jonah prayed from the belly of a fish in the 32nd book of the Bible. God commanded the fish to vomit him. As you pray this week, God will hear you!
  9. 4. The 32nd season is a season to be in the presence of God. Although we should always be in the presence of God, some seasons make it mandatory. In Genesis 32, Jacob was alone with God when his name was changed to Israel. Moses was on the mountain with with God in Exodus 32. In Second Chronicles 32, Hezekiah was in the presence of God crying against Sennacherib; and for deliverance from death. In Jeremiah 32, the prophet was in the presence of God praying to understand why God would ask him to buy property in a city the Babylonians would overrun. There, the Lord told him He would give Judah and Benjamin a second chance. In the 32nd book of the Bible, Jonah had problems because he ran from where he should have been in the presence of God. This week, live your life in the presence of the Lord.
  10. This is a time to receive and follow divine direction. Psalm 32:8-9 says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. [9] Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you”. Moses went to the mountain in Exodus 32 to receive the tablets of the Law. Jeremiah received instruction from God in Jeremiah 32. Jonah received the word of the Lord in the 32nd book of the Bible. Be ready to receive and follow divine instructions this week.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE WEEK

1. In the 32nd chapter of Exodus, Aaron was deceived to make a Golden Calf to replace the God of Israel. Israel was plagued for that. In the 32nd book of the Bible, Jonah ran from God’s call and ran into trouble. Pray against rebellion and wrong decisions that could throw you, your family, ministry, church, business, organization or nation into trouble this week. Bind the spirits of error setting traps in different places for God’s people this week.

2. In the 32nd book of the Bible, God commanded the fish to vomit Jonah after he had repented and prayed. Pray this week that the fish that has swallowed some rebellious messengers of God and nations will vomit them. Pray for freedom from abductors and hijackers of the destinies of nations.

3. In Genesis 32, Jacob encountered God and was changed before meeting his brother Esau. He prayed for a change of story. God answered him. God also answered Hezekiah in Second Chronicles 32. In the same spirit of Genesis 32 and Second Chronicles 32, let us cry earnestly to God for a change of story in the nations. Pray that God will deliver nations from strong adversaries and forces as He delivered Hezekiah from Sennacherib and disease.

4. Pray that darkness and death will not invade or overtake families, communities, cities and nations this week.

Have a happy 32nd week of the year.

ISRAEL AT 76…the next 12 months

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Nkem Okemiri
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As we marked the 76th anniversary of the State of Israel and continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, I feel led to share some insights and understanding concerning Israel’s current season and what the Holy Spirit is showing me concerning the next 12 months. What I am going to share here is by no means the whole picture but I believe it’s an important piece of ‘the puzzle’.

SEASON IS A MAJOR REASON

There is a season-reason behind everything we experience on this side of heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 tells us that. The reason for snow is winter and the reason for rainfall is the rainy season. We cannot divorce or isolate our experiences from our seasons.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 says, “…The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all”.

If we do not understand the place of times and seasons, our experiences will be nothing but surprises and we will have questions after questions about the things we are going through. When we do not understand our seasons or respond appropriately to them, we end up like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap when an evil time falls suddenly on us. See Ecclesiastes 9:12.

OCTOBER 7 HAMAS ATTACK

About five months after the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel, Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 with a grave evil intention to “steal, kill and destroy”. The result is Israel’s war with Hamas and her allies – Hezbollah and Iran. The war has lasted more than seven months and is still going on. Wasn’t this an attack of satan that just happened? Where is the place of ‘season’ in all of that?

I am going to share how Israel’s season and response to it shaped her experiences in the past six years. I will dig a little into the past to help us picture where we are going.

ISRAEL FROM 2018

The State of Israel turned 70 on May 14, 2018. That was the end of her 10th seven years (64-70) as a state and the beginning of her 11th seven years (71-77). The God of Israel is the Author of times and seasons and the Creator of the mystery of sevens. The Bible opens with the first seven days that were intended to be a pattern for every seven days, seven weeks, seven years or even seven centuries.

Since May 2018, Israel has been journeying through her 11th seven years (2018 – 2025) and has been experiencing ‘11th season’ things. One major ’11th season experience’ Israel went through in this season is disunity. ‘Division’ is an 11th season disease. For Israel, it began with the 2018-2022 political crisis that saw 5 Knesset snap elections in less than 4 years. After PM Benjamin Netanyahu emerged leader of the 37th government of Israel, another disunity-crisis began over his proposed judicial reforms. The Hamas attack and the war that followed ‘rebuked’, and began to quench the fire of, Israel’s disunity. War united Israel against a common foe. This is something to truly repent of.

Is it really true that disunity is associated with the 11th season? Yes. It began with the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 where God confused the language of the people. Israel also had a leadership crisis in the 11th book of the Bible after the 40-year reign of Solomon. That’s when the two-state nation began. Israel was one united Kingdom until the 11th chapter of the 11th book of the Bible. Daniel 11 is another witness to crisis in the 11th season.

Has any other nation experienced such crisis in the 11th seven years? Yes, the United States! Her 11th seven years (1846-1853) was a season of tension between slave states and free states. It was the Compromise of 1850 that helped diffuse this tension and postpone the evil day (the civil war). The Mexican – American War (1846-1848) occurred in this season and that was when James K. Polk served as the 11th US President. Disunity is a common 11th season disease! From the witness of Church history, we know that the Great Schism that broke the communion between the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches occurred in the 11th century (1054).

Even with this war uniting Israel, the enemy is still fanning the flames of division and disunity – about the way the war is going and what some citizens and allies think the leadership of Israel should, or should not, do. As watchmen on the wall, we must continue to sound the alarm and cry out to God against disunity (within Israel and between Israel and her allies) in this season.

THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

What is this war about?

I had set out time to ask the Lord about this war and He dropped three things on my heart. Besides the political reasons (which I am not qualified to speak or write about), let me highlight the three prophetic reasons for the war – as the Lord gave me:

  1. THE WAR CAME IN A TIME OF WAR

“To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven”

How is this a time of war? When did the war begin? The war began in the sixth year of Israel’s 11th seven years and at the beginning of the sixth seven years of Hamas’ existence. The war broke out in a season of war! We know from the accounts of the sixth day of creation (Genesis 1: 24-31), the 6th book of the Bible (Joshua) and the 6th chapters of the Bible (Genesis 6; 2 Kings 6; Esther 6; Daniel 6; Ephesians 6) that the sixth season is a time of conflict between the godly and the ungodly. God dispossesses the ungodly and gives inheritance to the godly in the sixth season. It is wise for any nation stepping into a sixth season (sixth year, sixth 7 years or sixth 49 years) to prepare for conflict one way or another. Israel took the land of the Amorites in the 6th book of the Bible. Many 6th chapters of the Bible are about conflict. WW2 broke out in the middle of the sixth 7 years of the 20th century. Israel fought the 1967 Six-Day War at the beginning of the sixth year in her 3rd seven years – from 1948. The 76th year of the State of Israel (May 14, 2023 – May 13, 2024) was a year of war.

  1. IT IS FOR THE JUDGMENT OF HAMAS AND HER ALLIES

I would never have thought in this direction if the Lord did not show me. Hamas has come into a season of judgment in her history! The world calling for ‘cease fire’ or ‘sanctions’ against Israel is blindly in sympathy with what Heaven wants to destroy.

The October 7 attack was a way of pulling Hamas and her allies out for destruction. See what Hamas has suffered and is suffering. See Psalm 76: 5-10. The attack against Israel occurred in the 36th year of the establishment of Hamas – at the beginning of her 6th seven years (time of war). Hamas was born within the 6th seven years of Israel (in 1987) – in a season of war. Hamas attacked Israel after the pattern of the pompous spirit of the king of Assyria. Sennacherib attacked Judah in Isaiah 36 and perished in Isaiah 37. Hamas’ genocidal attack of Israel happened in the 17th year of Hamas’ control of Gaza. It has a pattern in Goliath’s appearance in 1 Samuel 17, in Ahitophel’s operation in 2 Samuel 17 and in Haman’s plot in the 17th book of the Bible. The ‘decree of the Watchers’ is for Hamas to go down in her 37th year (before the end of 2024) as it happened to Sennacherib in Isaiah 37.

Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran are also at the gates of judgment. Hezbollah was born in 1982 and will end her sixth 7 years in 2024. May the Lord hold her accountable this season. The Islamic Republic of Iran is in her 46th year. See Isaiah 46 and Jeremiah 46. So, Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran are at the gates of vengeance. They have no idea why they are at war with Israel at this time. The wickedness of the wicked will destroy him! As watchmen, we must align with God. If God wants Amalek destroyed, we must not spare Agag or any rams.

  1. THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH IS AT WORK IN ISRAEL

The 11th book of the Bible (1 Kings) is the Biblical pattern for the 11th seven years of Israel and other nations. The part of the book that the 76th year expresses is First Kings 17-19. This means that the spirit of Elijah rose in Israel May 14, 2023. The spirit of Elijah has a three-phase-work to do in the land. It will extend to the 12th seven years of Israel. The first phase (1 Kings 17-19) is over. The 76th anniversary of the state of Israel is the beginning of the second phase of the operation of the spirit of Elijah. The third phase will begin with the 77th anniversary and run into the 80th year.

When Elijah rose in First Kings 17, it was for war against the lawlessness (permissiveness) and idolatry championed by the house of Ahab. Elijah emerged with a spirit of judgment by drought in the land. Ahab called Elijah ‘the troubler of Israel’ because Israel went through troubles at the hands of Elijah. Why did Israel see trouble in the 76th year of her statehood? The spirit of Elijah! Israel is going through purging and cleansing. The attack of October 7 was like the drought Elijah called upon Israel in First Kings 17. The Mount Carmel showdown and “the sound of abundance of rain” (1 Kings 18) is like a foreshadow of the pounding of Hamas in southern and Northern Gaza. Israel has also witnessed the threats of Jezebel (1 Kings 19) in the drone and missile attacks from Iran and in the disagreement over the hostage/cease-fire deals. At the time of this writing, Israel may seem to stand alone like Elijah in First Kings 19 but “the still small voice” has taught Israel to strategize and find a new Jehu-Hazael-Elisha company to ‘finish the work’.

THE 77TH YEAR OF ISRAEL (MAY 14, 2024 – MAY 13, 2025): THE DAYS OF AHAB AND JEZEBEL ARE NUMBERED

The 12-month season following the 76th anniversary of Israel is the 77th year of the State of Israel and the season of the second phase of the operation of the spirit of Elijah in the land. What is the Spirit saying or showing about this season?

A. IT IS A 7TH DAY OF CREATION SEASON.

It is a Sabbath-year. The 77th year is the seventh and last year in the 11th seven years. The other Bible patterns for this season are the 7th book of the Bible and the 7th chapters of the Bible. Three things are needed in this season – as a 7th season year.

  1. UNITY

Watchmen must stand and cry out for unity in Israel. So, must Israel endeavor to be untied in this season. Twice in the 7th book of the Bible (Judges), we read that “In those days, there was no king in Israel and everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6; 21:25). The last hope of the enemy is disunity in Israel (including disunity between Israel and her allies). We must bind the spirit of disunity this season.

  1. REPENTANCE AND PRAYER

In the 7th book of the Bible, God raised judges for Israel after a season of prayer and repentance. God will raise help for Israel this season.

  1. BATTLE FOR REST

This is a year of rest for Israel but warfare must go ahead. It is a year of rest through war. In the seventh book of the Bible, we read that the land had rest after seasons of war (Judges 3:11, 30; 5:31; 8:28).

B. IT IS A FIRST KINGS 20-22 SEASON.

In this last prophetic division of First Kings, Ahab committed three errors and each error carried a sentence of death.

  1. BENHADAD

In First Kings 20, he spared the king of Syria – an enemy he should have killed (1 Kings 20: 35-43). Sparing the defeated enemy in this season because of sentiments is a costly, fatal error. This is 2024. There is pressure on Israel to spare ‘Benhadad’. Germany pardoned and released Hitler from prison in 1924. Fifteen years later, he became a nightmare to the world. Pray for Israel and her Allie’s to stay focused and to also have the backing and favour of Heaven.

  1. NABOTH

In First Kings 21, he caused the death of Naboth (by the help of Jezebel) and took over his vineyard (1 Kings 21: 1-24). The proud and wicked spirit of Jezebel will rise in this season to commit the sacrilege that will finally seal the doom of the house of Ahab. I believe Naboth is something in Israel that is refusing to cede right to the land. The spirit of Jezebel wants ‘Naboth’ dead because of his land. The ancient spirit of Jezebel wants Israel destroyed and her land taken by force and trick. Pray for the ‘Naboth’ in Israel.

  1. MICAIAH

In First Kings 22, he defied the words of Prophet of Micaiah and went to a war that was designed to claim his life (1 Kings 22: 1-38). It was a war to reclaim Ramoth-Gilead. The 77th year of Israel is a season to beware of presumption and deception. We must be guided by the Lord – not sentiments. The Ahab of Israel’s 77th year will perish in the battle field. Ahab will be deceived (by the voice of a multitude of deceived nations) to go to war to take ‘the land’ but he will not return. Pray for the minority Micaiah-nations to continue to stand by the truth.

C. IT IS A PSALM 77 SEASON

It is a season of crying to God and bringing His word before Him (Psalm 77:1 – 12). Pressure will drive Israel and God’s people all over the world to cry out to God in the 77th year of Israel

It is also a season of answers to prayer (Psalm 77:13 – 20). The Lord will answer the prayers of Israel and prayers for Israel in the 77th year.

PRAYER POINTS

1. Pray and rebuke present disunity in Israel. It’s demonic. Pray that all Israel and the allies of Israel will come into alignment with the Divine Intention concerning this war.

2. Pray that Heaven will take vengeance against Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic republic of Iran in this season of their judgment. Pray that Israel will triumph and have dominion in this battle of the seventh year.

3. Pray that the spirit of Elijah will do a thorough work in Israel and bring the nation back to her God.

4. Pray that Israel will not give in to the pressures and intrigues of the house of Ahab in her 77th year.

5. Pray that whatever Ahab represents (for Israel) will collapse and give way in the 77th year of Israel.

6. Pray that the grace for relentless praying will be poured out on God’s people to intercede for Israel in her 77th year.

7. Pray that spirit of the Judges will rest on the leadership of Israel and the commanders of the IDF as it did in the 7th book of the Bible.

8. Pray protection and safety over PM Netanyahu. Pray that he would be clothed with wisdom and strength this season.

Peace to Israel!

THE 21ST WEEK OF THE YEAR (MAY 20-26).

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A. THOUGHTS AND PRAYER POINTS FOR THE WEEK

Here are 12 patterns and prayer points from the 21st book and 21st chapters of the Bible that can guide our prayers before the Lord this 21st week of the year.

1. A time of joy and testimonies for the fulfillment of prophecies and promises

The 21st and the realization of dreams go together. It is a time to realize dreams and receive long awaited promises and expectations. It is a time to go from DREAM to DONE. The birth of Isaac (the 21st from Adam) is recorded in Genesis 21. This is a week of laughter. Israel began to possess the land of her enemies in Numbers 21 (defeating Og, Sihon, and the King of Arad). This is the season to bring down and dispossess giant enemies (2 Samuel 21: 15-22). The tribe of Levi received their inheritance in Joshua 21. In the same chapter, it is recorded that God fulfilled to Israel the promise of land He made to their fathers. Psalm 21 is about a king whose desires the Lord had granted. Revelation 21 records the fulfillment of the promise of a new heaven and a new earth, the manifestation of the tabernacle of God on earth, and the wiping away of tears. The 21st season is a season of dreams coming true. Read Genesis 21: 1ff; Joshua 21:1-3, 43-45; Psalm 21: 1ff; Revelation 21: 1-4). Under the 21st president of the United States,Arthur Chester, the Civil Service reforms that the 18th, 19th, and 20th presidents could not achieve, became reality.

Receiving promises may require the removal of obstacles. So, this season is also for dismantling all barriers to access. In Numbers 21, Israel overthrew three kings that denied them access on their way to Canaan.

PRAYER: Pray that this week would be a season of receiving promises and realizing dreams. Pray that it is not a season of unjust miscarriage of hopes and expectations.

2. The 21st season to demonstrate to people in authority that there is Power above their powers.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 says, “If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them”.

This is the season to tame arrogant rulers and leaders both in the Church and in the Nations (Ahab in First Kings 21; Manasseh in Second Kings 21; David in First Chronicles 21; and Jehoram in Second Chronicles 21). Abraham rebuked Abinelech in Genesis 21: 25-26. This is the season to recover kingdoms and thrones from abusive leaders and rulers. The 21st chapters of Exodus and Deuteronomy reveal that this is a season of justice and responsibility. The governments of this world have become too compromised to stand for justice. The church, by prophetic unction, must rise to this responsibility of enforcing the rule of the Kingdom in the nations.

It is a time to tame the proud and the arrogant. In First Kings 21, Elijah stepped in to confront and curse Ahab and his house – over the case of Naboth. In Second Kings 21, judgment came upon Manasseh and Judah because of the sins and wickedness of Manasseh. In First Chronicles 21, Israel came under a plague for David’s wrong step in numbering Israel. The 21st chapters of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are judgments decreed on nations. Heaven reacts against human pride and arrogance in the 21st season.

PRAYER: Pray that the Lord will visit wickedness and the wicked in our world. Pray that the Lord will hear the cry of the poor and helpless and answer their prayers against wickedness. Pray that the Lord will move the heart of kings and people in authority to do His will this season. Pray that the kings of the earth will humble themselves before the King of kings (Revelation 21: 24, 26).

3. This is the season to separate your Ishmael from Isaac. It’s time to let Ishmael go as in Genesis 21!

Your Ishmael is the fruit your fleshly effort. Your Isaac is the fruit of your total faith in God and His word. It is needless to hold on to the fruit of compromise when the Lord is waiting to fulfill His promises. Your Isaac and your Ishmael cannot go or grow together.

PRAYER: Pray that the Lord would cause a separation between that which is of the Spirit and that which is of the flesh among His people in the nations. Pray that God’s people in the nations will have the courage to stand for godliness and righteousness. Pray for Israel – that Isaac would rest from Ishmael’s trouble.

4. This is a season of refreshing.

The Lord opened Hagar’s eyes to see a well of water from which she and her son were refreshed in Genesis 21:15-19. In Numbers 21:16-18, God led Israel to a place of wells of water. This is a season of wells of refreshing water for Israel and the nations.

PRAYER: Pray that times of resting would come from the presence of the Lord this week and that the thirsty would find wells of refreshing water in the assemblies and congregations of God’s people in the nations. Pray that the eyes of the sons of Ishmael will be opened to see the Well of Living Water – Christ.

5. This is a season of three Rs – recovery, restoration and redirection:

It is a time of recovery and rehabilitation. In Judges 21, Israel came together at Shiloh to solve the problem of finding wives for the men of Benjamin. That step saved the tribe of Benjamin.They recovered Benjamin. In First Chronicles 21, David recovered a holy ground that had become a threshing floor from Araunah (Ornan). In Matthew 21, Jesus cleansed and restored the temple. In Matthew 21: 33-46, the Owner of the Vineyard recovered his property from the wicked vinedresser. In John 21, Peter and the other disciples wanted to return to fishing but Jesus redirected Peter to shepherding. In Acts 21, Paul returned to Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost. The Jews wanted to kill him; but God delivered him and began to make way to take him to Rome.

PRAYER: Pray that the Lord will grant recoveries and cause rehabilitation among His people and in the nations. Pray for the recovery of Holy grounds of faith and wells of living water lost to the world as in Genesis 21 and Second Chronicles 21. Pray that God’s Vineyard will be recovered from unfaithful and wicked caretakers as in Matthew 21. Pray for the restoration of the temple and house of God suffering abuse from self-centered pursuits. Pray that the Lord will redirect His people from returning to the familiar place we used to be; and guide them to move on to to new grounds we’ve never been to.

6. This season is for the manifestation of the Bride.

The 21st season is for the presentation or engagement of the bride. Ishmael got married in Genesis 21:22. Exodus 21 talks about the slave-wife.; Leviticus 21 is about the wife of the priest. Moses addressed the issue of the unloved first wife in Deuteronomy 21. Israel found wives for the men of Benjamin in Judges 21. Jezebel fought for her husband, Ahab, in First Kings 21. The wife of the Lamb is introduced in Revelation 21. A man’s wife makes his dreams and desires reality. Sarah bore a son to Abraham. Jezebel gave Ahab Naboth’s land. The Bride of Christ are those who are connected to Christ by undying LOVE and affection. They go with the Lord wherever He goes. They are not just servants or sons.

PRAYER: Pray that the Bride of Christ will shine forth and be celebrated in the nations this season. Pray that the Bride of Christ in Israel and the nations will be properly positioned to do her work this week.

7. Season of laughter instead of crying. This is the week of the arrival of ‘Isaac‘.

In Genesis 21, Sarah said God had made her laugh; and in Revelation 21, God said “there shall be no more crying or pain”. This season, Gods people are to proclaim “no more death” by the force of truth and enter into laughter by the Spirit.

PRAYER: Pray that this week will be a seasons of joy, laughter and celebration for God’s people – and not a season of sorrow and tears. Pray fervently against the sword that consumes without a cause. Pray against mourning and sorrowing in God’s family this week.

8. Season of finding answers and root causes.

It is a time to gain knowledge and receive answers to questions. Ecclesiastes, the 21st book of the Bible, is about seeking and finding answers to life’s hard questions. In Genesis 21, God showed Hagar a well of water in a critical time of need. In Numbers 21, Moses received an answer from God concerning the plague of the fiery serpent. In Second Samuel 21, David gained insight concerning the three-year famine that afflicted Israel. In First Chronicles 21, David wanted to know the population statistics of Israel; although it got him into trouble. In Luke 21, the disciples of Jesus wanted to understand times and seasons. In John 21, Jesus delivered His disciples from their struggles to catch fish; by telling them what to do. This is a week of answers. Those who seek will find.

PRAYER: Pray that the Lord will lead His people to answers this week. Pray that the Lord will open the eyes of leaders to His answers to plagues in the nations as in Second Samuel 21. Pray for the answer the war in Ukraine. Pray that there will be answers for nations that are plagued by different things.

9. This is a season to pay attention to times and seasons;

The 21st book of the Bible (Ecclesiastes) and the 21st chapter of Luke give prominence to the value of understanding times and seasons. Understanding times and seasons will save individuals, families, the church, and the nations from evil surprises (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; 8: ; 9:12). It is costly to be ignorant of times and seasons in this age.

PRAYER: Pray for a clear understanding of the times to know what God’s people ought to do, this week and to do it. Pray those, among God’s people, who are confused and need direction.

10. This is a season to be guided by love rather than selfishness.

Israel was guided by love in Judges 21 when the tribes came together to seek the welfare of Benjamin..Ahab and Jezebel treated Naboth’s matter selfishly in First Kings 21. Manasseh was a very selfish king. Second Kings 21 bears witness. He shed much innocent blood. Jehoram was selfish in the way he killed his brothers in Second Chronicles 21. The 21st book of the Bible opens with the king and author and his self-centered achievements and pursuits. In John 21, Jesus queried Peter to secure a commitment of love. This is a week to walk in love, project community and emphasize connectivity. Isolation and individualism are killers in the 21st season. Anyone living in the 21st century knows that. The 21st book of the Bible says, “Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12).

PRAYER: Pray for grace to walk in love and for wisdom to go the way of community, collaboration and company. Pray to be deliver from self-centered people and be kept from following selfish ways.

11. It is a season to slay giant foes.

Israel began to possess the land of her enemies, in Numbers 21, by defeating Og, Sihon, and the King of Arad. The news of the defeat of those great kings shook Jericho (Joshua 2: Those three kings denied them access on their way to Canaan. David’s men slew four giants in 2 Samuel 21: 15-22). They killed those who kill David.

PRAYER: Pray that the Lord grant His people access to things, places, and people they desire. Pray that the places the enemy had sealed be opened for God’s people. Pray that the Lord will give His people victory over evil giants and strong enemies.

12. It is a Psalm 141 – 147 season.

Week 21 consists of 141st – 147th days of the year. The 21st seven psalms begin with desperate cries to God for protection and deliverance from enemies and the wicked; and they are guiding light for Days 141-147 in the year. They provide a pattern for prayers in this week. This is a season to pray fervently against the plots, snares and trans of the wicked as in Psalm 141:9-10.

PRAYER: Pray that God’s people in the nations will be prayerful, sensitive and alert against the schemes of the wicked. Decree escapes from the snares of the wicked.

B. BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Going through the 21st week is like taking a prophetic journey through the 21st seven Psalms (141-147) and the 21st book of the Bible (Ecclesiastes) plus the 21st chapters of the Bible.

You may read as follows:

May 20: Psalm 141 & Ecclesiastes 1-2

May 21: Psalm 142 & Ecclesiastes 3-4

May 22: Psalm 143 & Ecclesiastes 5-6

May 23: Psalm 144 & Ecclesiastes 7-8

May 24: Psalm 145 & Ecclesiastes 9-10

May 25: Psalm 146 & Ecclesiastes 11

May 26: Psalm 147 & Ecclesiastes 12

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK

Joshua 21:43-45: “So the LORD gave to Israel ALL the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. [44] The LORD gave them rest ALL around, according to ALL that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of ALL their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered ALL their enemies into their hand. [45] Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. ALL came to pass.

Happy 21st weekend of the year.

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