The 12th seven years begins after the 77th year, birthday, or anniversary. If you have marked the 77th year, completing the 11th seven years, then, you are welcome to the 12th seven years (78-84)! The 12th seven years is the fifth seven years in the second 49 years (50-98). The Bible key for understanding the twelfth prophetic or 12th seven years is the fifth day of creation, the 12th book of the Bible, the 12th chapters of the Bible, Exodus 25-30 (fifth 6 chapters of the second book of the Bible), and the first 9 books of the New Testament.
The 12th seven years is a fifth day of creation season. On the fifth day, God filled the empty waters with abundance of living (moving) creatures; and created the birds to fly over the earth. The fifth day of creation was unique for the following reasons: it is –
1. The beginning of movement on the earth – birds and sea creatures.
2. The beginning of flesh and blood in God’s creation.
3. The beginning of verbal communication – chirping and singing birds.
4. The beginning of seeing and sensing and breathing.
5. The beginning of blessings. God blessed His creation with fruitfulness and multiplication for the first time.
6. The beginning of life in the waters.
7. The beginning of prey-predator relationships. That is the reason for oppression in fifth seasons.
8. The beginning of think-ability in creation.
9. The beginning of mating (sex) and egg production.
10. The beginning of creatures of balance – swimming with fins and flying with wings.
From the account of the fifth day of creation, we learn that the fifth season is a season of life, movement, freedom, equity, abundance, blessings, sensibility, visions and revelations, and of reaching depths and heights. This 12th seven years is a season of radical new beginnings. It is a season of departure from the norm and the conventional.
The 12th seven years is a book-of-Second-Kings season. The book of Second Kings is the twelfth book of the Bible and is applicable to all 12th seasons. This is the only book of the Bible that ends in the 25th chapter. It is a story of revival and relapse. Elijah’s ministry experienced a revival and he ended up leaving the earth without dying. The first time a man left the earth without dying was in the fifth chapter of Genesis. That man was Enoch. The fifth season is flight-time. In the 12th book of the Bible, Elisha’s ministry of power and intervention began in this book. The 12th season is a season of adversities in which God, in His mercy, intervenes to bring help to men. The 12th season is a season of crying out God for salvation, healing, sustenance, and restoration. Elisha was the answer in the 12th book of the Bible. God used Elisha to move people into new levels by delivering them from afflictions, distresses, destruction, and death. The ministry of Elisha culminated in the anointing of Jehu for destruction of the house of Ahab. The twelfth season is a season of revival. There were reformations of religion in the 12th book of the Bible; but the book sadly ended with the fall and captivity of Judah and Jerusalem. The fifth season is an up-down season if God is disregarded; but if God is honored, it is a down-up season. May this 12th seven years be a season of powerful spiritual movements; a week of demonstrations and manifestations of God’s power; a week of great deliverance, and salvation; a week of inexplicable triumphs over death.
The 12th seven years is a twelfth-chapters-of-the-Bible season. The twelfth chapters of the Bible reveal that the 12th season is a season of departures and a new beginning. It is also a season of escapes from death and distress. In Genesis 12, Abraham departed his country and family; and also escaped the scourge of famine in the new land. In Exodus 12, the Passover happened; and the firstborn of Israelites escaped death on the night of Passover. In First Samuel 12, Samuel gave His farewell address before Israel and departed active service as Judge after he had presented Saul to Israel. In First Kings 12, ten tribes seceded from the United Kingdom of Israel. In John 12, the Jews planned to kill Lazarus and Jesus, after Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead, but they could not. In Acts 12, Peter escaped death at the hands of Herod – after Herod had beheaded James. Herod died mysteriously in this chapter. In Revelation 12, the Man-child, whom the dragon wanted to devour, was caught up to heaven and escaped death. Death comes in the 12th season, but God also grants escape from death in the same season. Proverbs 12:28 says, “In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death”. Zachary Taylor, the anti-slavery, anti-secession, 12th president of the United States, died after 16 months in office; and after 5 days of illness. ‘Bleeding Kansas’, a series of violent civil confrontations arising from ideological debates about the legality of slavery in proposed Kansas State, happened in the 12th seven years of the United States. The ‘unsinkable’ Titanic sank in 1912; on April 14-15. Over 1500 people (many of whom were famous) died in the disaster. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was delivered from death and imprisonment to become the 12th leader of Nigerian government. There were several deaths in that season including the death of the First Lady. The spirit of death is very active in the twelfth season; but so also the spirit of life and preservation. The 12th season is ordained for deliverance and departures. It is a time to move up to the next level. The 12th season favors freedom and liberty. In the 12th seven years of the United States (1853-1860), the anti-slavery Republican Party was formed; paving way for Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation.
The 12th seven years is an Exodus 25-30 day in the second 49 days of the year. Within these chapters, Israel gave free-will offerings for the tabernacle. God gave instructions concerning the construction of the tabernacle, the altars, and the garments of the priests. Aaron and his sons were consecrated. What is the reason for the focus on the construction of the tabernacle in the fifth six chapters of Exodus? The Tabernacle was intended to be the Habitation of God among men. From the Tabernacle, men can receive answers from God. The 12th season is a season of great needs that compel men to seek help from God. The 12th is also a season of offerings and sacrifices. This is a season to demonstrate loyalty through devotion, offerings, and sacrifices. The twelfth book of the Bible has several accounts of generosity. In John 12, Mary broke the alabaster and lavishly anointed Jesus with the oil. It was a costly offering. In Acts 12, Paul and Barnabas were in Jerusalem with gifts and offerings from the church at Antioch. Romans 12:1 says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service”. First Corinthians 12 is about the gifts of the Holy Spirit to believers and the church. The twelfth seven years is a season of offerings and sacrifices. It’s a season to offer yourself to God as a living sacrifice. It is a season to lay down the material for a spiritual cause.
The 12th seven years is a Psalm 78-84 season – a psalm for each day of the week. These seven psalms are a desperate plea for intervention and deliverance. The 78th psalm, a 72-verse psalm, reveals how gracious God was to unfaithful Israel through her journeys. Psalm 79 is a cry to deliver and preserve those appointed to die. Psalm 80 says three times, “Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!” Psalm 81 expresses God’s pain for the stubbornness of His people. Psalm 81:13-14 says, “Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! [14] I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries”. Psalm 82 expresses God’s heart for justice in the land. Psalm 82:3-4 says, “Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked”. Psalm 83 is a desperate cry to frustrate conspiracies against Israel. Psalm 84 is about the blessedness of dwelling in the House of God – the house of prayer. The 12th seven years is a season to handle with prayers.
The 12th seven years is a Matthew – Galatians season in the second 49 days of the year. It is the beginning of the New Testament side of the second 49 years. It is a season of wonders and miracles in the second 49 years. Every 49 year season has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first 28 year (in every 49 years) is the Old Testament side of the season. The remaining 21 years is the New Testament side. The 12th seven years is the beginning of the New Testament side of the second 49 years; and has its guiding light in the first 9 books of the New Testament. These books tell the story of Jesus and the Church. The 12th seven years is a new beginning. It is a ‘Jesus season’. It is a season of divine interventions. As the New Testament began with the Gospel, that is how the Lord wants to fill the 12th seven years with good news and miracles.
In these 12th seven years, may the Lord move you and all yours out of disempowering limitations; and move you into empowering freedom and liberty! Welcome to the prophet season of good news: freedom regained; the barren conceive; the hungry fed; the poor made rich; the bound loosed; the sick healed, and the dead revived. Let evil news be far away from you this season. Happy 12th seven years!
PRAYERS FOR THE 12TH SEVEN YEARS
1. In the name of Jesus, et destruction and death pass over me/us.
2. Lord, use me as a channel of deliverance and salvation. Deliver those who are appointed to death and destruction.
3. Let the Herods of this season sink into the pit. Let the strength of the Egypt of this season be broken.
4. Grant me sensitivity of heart to make progressive moves, and advance higher, in your plan and purpose for my life.
5. Let my life be a living sacrifice and an offering to the Lord,
