The 25th week is the fourth week in the fourth seven weeks (fourth 49 days) of the year. Week 25 is a core fourth-season week. It is the 4th of the 4th. There are four Biblical patterns for understanding this season. They are the fourth day of creation narrative, the 5 chapters in the 4th division of the 4th book of the Bible (Numbers 17-21), the 25th book of the Bible, and the 25th chapters of the Bible. .
FOUR THINGS ABOUT THE 25TH SEASON:
Time is a gate that purposes must pass through to find expression. So, spiritual watchmen and gatekeepers must watch over gates of time to block or give access to purposes. Here are 4 things to note about the 25th season:
1. MERCY: This is a season when Perfection reacts against iniquity. This is the season when inadequacy stands before Completeness and Comprehensiveness for judgment. The number of God’s perfection, completeness, and comprehensiveness is 22. The book of Lamentations, the 25th book of the Bible, has 5 chapters and 154 (22×7) verses. The first 2 chapters and the last 2 chapters have 22 verses each. The third chapter has 66 verses. Every day of the week has a share of 22 verses. Mercy is very precious in this season because it is a season of judgment. This season has zero tolerance for rebellion. It does not spare the rebellious. Moses committed his fatal error in the fourth division chapters of the book of Numbers (Numbers 20).. God commanded him to give the people water by speaking to the rock. Moses struck the rock with his rod instead. God was displeased and said he would not enter the Promised Land. In Numbers 21, many Israelites died in the plague of the fiery serpents for rebellion against God. Three kings of the Amorites also fell in this section of the fourth book of the Bible – for resisting the purpose of God. In Numbers 25, twenty-four thousand Israelites perished at Baal-peor because of sin. The 25th book of the Bible is about the judgment that befell Judah and Jerusalem because of rebellion against God. Mercy is a great need in the 25th season. In Psalm 25, the Psalmist prays for mercy. The 25th book of the Bible is a song of God’s mercy. Lamentations 3:22-23 says, “Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. [23] They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness” .
PRAYER: Pray for the repentance and salvation of people living in rebellion against God. Pray that the Lord will keep you from walking the path of rebellion this week. Pray to be in alignment with heaven in the steps you take this week. Pray that God’s mercy will destabilize the wicked and save the godly and needy
2. WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT: This season does not smile at, or sympathize with, foolishness. In Genesis 25, Esau gave his birthright to Jacob in exchange for a bowl of food. That was a costly price for any kind of food. May the Lord keep from throwing the future away because of present pressures or pleasures. First Samuel 25 reveals the wisdom of Abigail in her time]y intervention to stop bloodshed and save her foolish husband. Matthew 25 tells the story of the ten virgin; five of whom were foolish. The other two parables in Matthew 25 also show how people miss great opportunities through lack of wisdom and discernment. Paul’s discerning appeal to Caesar in Acts 25 saved his life. Wisdom is a lifeline in the 25th season.
PRAYER: Pray that the Lord will shield your heart from foolishness in every form. Pray to walk in Proverbs 25 wisdom in the 25th week. Pray to be delivered from making wrong decisions that would bring tears, sorrow, or unnecessary pains. Pray for all who occupy strategic positions of leadership to be kept from erroneous and costly decisions or policies.
3. END OF TEARS: The 25th book and chapters of the Bible indicate that there is a spirit that seeks to push people into weeping and mourning in the 25th season. That evil spirit accomplishes this by causing destructions, losses, and death. The 25th book of the Bible is called Lamentations. This week, we should watch against choices, decisions, and steps that could lead to lamentations. The US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happened within the 25th seven years of the US. That was the first use of atomic bomb in world history. It brought lamentations to Japan. The will of God is that 25th season should be a season feasting and wiping tears away. Isaiah 25:6-9 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. [7] And He will destroy on this mountain The surface of the covering cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations. [8] He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken. [9] And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”
PRAYER: Pray that this week will be a season of joy; not lamentations. Pray against sudden disasters, surprise attacks, mass death, and wasteful destruction. Pray that murders who seek to kill and destroy, in this week, will run out of mercy and be frustrated. Pray Psalm 25:2-3 – “O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause”.
4. THE END OF AN ERA: The 25th season is the end of an era. The arrival of a 25th season is the arrival of the end of a phase of life. Abraham and Ishmael died in Genesis 25; where Isaac and Rebecca had their sons. That marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new season. Miriam and Aaron died in the fourth division chapters of the fourth book of the Bible (Numbers 20). Eleazar became the new high priest. Samuel died in First Samuel 25. The death of Samuel ended an era in Israel. Gedaliah, Governor of Judah was murdered in Second Kings 25 – the last chapter of the book. The 25th book of the Bible, Lamentations, is about the end of the era of the first temple in Jerusalem. This week in 1865, the Juneteenth proclamation was made in Texas, on June 19, to establish the freedom of blacks and mark the end of slavery. William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States was assassinated in 1901. He was the last of US Presidents that served in the American Civil War. That was the end of an era. Sun Yat-sen, the Provisional President of the Republic of China died in 1925 (March 12) at the age of 58. It was the end of an era in China. Benito Mussolini became dictator in Italy in January 1925. Adolf Hitler became leader of the Nazi Party in February 1925. In 1945, at the beginning of the 25th seven years of the United States, both Mussolini and Hitler died to end end the era they initiated in their countries. In the same 1945, the longest serving US President, Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12; at the beginning of his 4th term. He was the first and last US president to serve more than two terms. His death ended an era. It was in the 25th seven years of the US that the Second World War ended. That was also the first time the atomic bomb was used in a war. In 985, the 25th year of Nigeria, War Against Indiscipline in Nigeria ended win the overthrow of the Buhari-Idiagbon government. That was the end of an era. This 25th week of the year will mark the opening of a new page in the year. Be glad!!!
PRAYER: Pray that the Lord will protect and preserve His own who occupy positions of power and authority (in different spheres) in the nations. Prophesy and declare that this 25th week of the year is the end of a season and the beginning of a new season in the year.
Happy 25th week!
This week in 2022, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan killing over 1000 people and injured over 1500. A week of lamentation for Afghans. This week in the USA, the Supreme Court overturned Roe Vs Wade by a 6-3 vote. This is the end of an era.
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