Jane Hamon: "Get Ready to Move From Survival to Revival!" - The Elijah List

Jane Hamon: "Get Ready to Move From Survival to Revival!"

The Elijah List Apr 24, 2019

From the desk of Steve Shultz:

I always look forward to all Jane Hamon releases in her prophetic words, and especially concerning this fresh year we are in.

As you delve into this article, you will learn more about the new season we are in...the ninth hour...AND how God is taking us out of survival and into revival!

Here's a taste of what we are to expect as Jane shares:

Wow...and we're in the ninth hour! God is going to answer by fire and show who really is God, I'm telling you! I hope that this excites you as much as it excites me, because I believe the things that we've been praying for, things that we've been praying to see overturned, things that we've been praying to see God move in and things that we've been asking God about, He will answer this year.

What an exciting time we are in! I believe this truly is a season where our Father in Heaven will answer Earth in miraculous ways...Read on to find out more of what God has in store! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

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"Get Ready to Move From Survival to Revival!"

Jane Hamon, Santa Rosa Beach, FL

One of the exciting things that the Lord has said to me about this year is that it's a year where we're going to go from survival to revival. Now, in order to do that, we're going to have to learn how to enter into prayer on a whole new level and in a whole new place of power than what we've ever experienced before.

Ninth Hour of Prayer & the Time of the Evening Sacrifice

"Now, I've never had an angel come and interpret a dream for me, but I'm telling you, we're living in a day when anything is possible."

As I began to study the Scriptures regarding this new year (as you know, this is the year 2019 or 5779, both which end with nine), I found something very interesting referred to in the New Testament as the ninth hour of prayer. In the Old Testament, it's referred to as the time of the evening sacrifice. But in both of these cases, it is a time when Heaven and Earth begin to come together; when Heaven literally responds to the prayers that are being prayed from the earth realm.

Let me give you a couple of examples from the Old Testament, from 1 Kings chapters 18 and 19, when Elijah was on Mount Carmel. (Most of us know the whole story about Elijah saying, "Choose you this day whom you're going to serve" and how the prophets of Baal had their false offering and were cutting themselves and giving their false prophecies, trying to get it to rain.)

Remember how there was a drought in the land and Elijah basically said, "I'm going to show you who's God"? The Bible says that at the time of the evening sacrifice (which we have come to find out is actually the ninth hour of the day or 3 o'clock in the afternoon) Elijah said, "Stop all this nonsense" and he began to prepare his offering. He told the people with him to go and get pitchers full of water, in the time of drought, and pour water all over the sacrifice. After this was done, he called on God from Heaven, and Heaven answered by fire in the ninth hour.

There Is No One Like Our God

Wow...and we're in the ninth hour! God is going to answer by fire and show who really is God, I'm telling you! I hope that this excites you as much as it excites me, because I believe the things that we've been praying for, things that we've been praying to see overturned, things that we've been praying to see God move in and things that we've been asking God about, He will answer this year. (Photo via Flickr)

God, shut the mouths of those people who are lying – those prognosticators – wherever they're coming from, from the Church, from the world; whatever it is, wherever they're coming from, shut their mouths. Let me just say, God wants to shut their mouths by showing who the true God is, and He will answer by fire from Heaven in miraculous ways this year.

In the Old Testament, we see that Ezra was crying out to God, praying and crying for revival in the land because the Jewish people had lost their identity, they'd lost their purpose; but, at the time of the evening sacrifice, the spirit of revival broke out. We read in Ezra chapter 9 and 10 that a spirit of holiness fell on the people in the ninth hour.

I want you to have an expectation that God's going to stir, and revival is actually going to bring a greater fear of the Lord. It's going to bring a greater level of desiring to be pure and holy before God and to be the separate people that He has called us to be. I believe that we see this in the book of Ezra.

We also see, very interestingly, in Daniel chapter 9, Daniel crying out because he's had a vision that he does not understand. He's crying out as he's seeking the Lord. It says at the time of the evening sacrifice, or again the ninth hour, God sent Gabriel from Heaven to answer him. Remember, the ninth hour is considered to be a time frame of when Heaven answers Earth. God sent Gabriel from Heaven to begin to explain the mystery of the dreams and the visions that Daniel had.

Time for a Strategy and a Miracle!

Now, I've never had an angel come and interpret a dream for me, but I'm telling you, we're living in a day when anything is possible. As a matter of fact, it's really interesting that angelic interaction is a part of this ninth hour. We see this in the New Testament when Cornelius, the gentile, Roman centurion, is crying out to God saying, "God, what must I do to be saved?" And it actually says that in the ninth hour an angel visited him and told him, "Cornelius, go send for Peter. Peter will tell you what to do to be saved" (see Act 10:1-6). So that was the entrance story to the first gentile and his household coming to know Jesus. It brought tremendous revival, and entire nations ended up being open to the Gospel because God answered from Heaven, came down and began to interact with man and give them a plan and a strategy.

"God is going to answer by fire and show who really is God, I'm telling you!"

Some of you need a plan and a strategy; don't be surprised if God even sends an angel to give you a plan and to give you a strategy. The ninth hour is a miracle time. We see in Acts chapter 3, Peter and John walking by the gate called Beautiful. They're going to the time of prayer, to the time of the evening sacrifice; again, the ninth hour. As they are walking in, they see the lame man who was begging alms. We know the story...they say, "We don't have any silver and gold, but what we do have we give you in the name of Jesus, rise and walk." And in the ninth hour, that man who was lame at the city gate for decades suddenly leapt to his feet and went walking and leaping and praising God (see Acts 3:1-10).

I'm telling you, this is the time for suddenlies, this is the time for miracles, this is the time for people to start walking and leaping and praising God, coming out of death, coming out of survival, coming into revival!

It Is Finished!

Now let me tell you one last story about the ninth hour. The most famous and important ninth hour reference that we find in Scripture is when Jesus hung on the Cross. After hanging there for hours, it says that in the ninth hour, Jesus cried out and said, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" And then He said, "It is finished." He didn't say, "I am finished." He said, "It is finished." He finished the work God gave Him to do, and at that moment the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom and a whole new era came to Earth.

When Jesus died, He paid the price for our sins so that we can come out of a place of just surviving in Earth, and into a place where we can be revived, where we can experience new life; where we can experience the miracles that He's promised us. I'm telling you, we are in the ninth hour. God is going to answer from Heaven the prayers that are being prayed from Earth, but let me admonish you: You've got to pray the prayers from Earth to have Heaven answer. This is a time to press in, in prayer, as never before and to watch and see what God will do. You're going to have a suddenly. You're going to have a miracle. You're going to have a change that's going to transform your life from this point forward. (Photo via Flickr)

We're so excited to see what God's going to do. I hope that your faith and your expectation are ready to see what God's going to do for you in the ninth hour. God bless you. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

Jane Hamon
Vision Church @ Christian International
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Website: www.visionchurchci.org

Tom and Jane Hamon are the senior pastors of Vision Church @ Christian International in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Their ministry together is an example to the Body of Christ of a husband and wife team working in tandem and unity to accomplish God's purposes. Their ministry is characterized by a rich deposit of God's wisdom to provide apostolic covering for the Church, prophetic teaching and ministry, and demonstration of Kingdom anointing and power. They travel as an apostolic/prophetic team to the nations, imparting both the spirit of wisdom and revelation to establish the Church and break open territories through spiritual warfare for the Kingdom of God to be experienced in a powerful and practical way. Jane has also written several books, including her very practical work on Dreams and Visions, her call to marketplace ministers called The Cyrus Decree, and her proclamation over women in the Church to arise and be The Deborah Company.

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Dr. Lance Wallnau - Feast of Purim, Glenn Beck, Guatemala, Joe Biden

Dr. Lance Wallnau - Feast of Purim, Glenn Beck, 
Guatemala, Joe Biden

Lance Wallnau

 Published on Mar 26, 2019

The moon is the brightest it's going to be all year and it's the Feast of Purim! Purim is when Esther and the Jews were able to defend themselves from the Anti-Christ Haman that were politically out to kill them.

It's also the time last year that Billy Graham was laid out in the state capitol, in Washington D.C. ------------------------- Like what you see? Give us a like and subscribe to my channel here: https://www.lancewallnau.com/youtube Learn more about where I am, what I'm working on, and how you can be involved: https://www.lancewallnau.com https://www.7mu.com https://www.facebook.com/lancewallnau Thanks for watching! "As One!"

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Johnny Enlow: "A Super Bowl Message For Our Day" The Elijah List

Johnny Enlow: "A Super Bowl Message For Our Day"

The Elijah List Feb 15, 2019

From the desk of Steve Shultz:

I really enjoyed having Elizabeth and Johnny Enlow at our recent annual conference last month. There was so much prophetic revelation released from them.

Johnny is one who truly understands the day in which we live as God gives him many prophetic signs that happen in current events.

Johnny shares some profound revelation from the recent 53rd Super Bowl:

This was the 53rd Super Bowl. Psalm 53:1 starts with, "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works..." This is the scenario that is being visibly played out in front of our nation. There is a godless and evil agenda being exposed as it has never been before. 

It is going to a place described in Psalm 53:5, "...For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; you have put them to shame, because God has despised them." The exposure is going to include those even dead and gone who were initial building blocks of the "abominable iniquity" now being revealed.

God is cleaning house, so to speak, across the earth. We are going to see much more of this on a large scale. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

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"A Super Bowl Message For Our Day"

Johnny Enlow, Santa Clarita, CA

Once again, I believe there is an encouraging word for us from this past Super Bowl result, where the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. I find it always best to wait for the results as almost every detail has an accompanying message for us. I will point out some of the main ones that I have seen. For those who have followed my previous prophetic words, you will see the synchronicity with what has been said. To put the puzzle together, here are the following names and numbers that have significance: 53, Patriots, Rams, Tom Brady, 12, Julian Edelman, Robert Kraft, 13-3.

The 53rd Super Bowl & Psalm 53

"The Lord is bringing us out of bondage from a previously hidden agenda of death that is being progressively exposed."

This was the 53rd Super Bowl. Psalm 53:1 starts with, "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works..." This is the scenario that is being visibly played out in front of our nation. There is a godless and evil agenda being exposed as it has never been before. It is going to a place described in Psalm 53:5, "...For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; you have put them to shame, because God has despised them." The exposure is going to include those even dead and gone who were initial building blocks of the "abominable iniquity" now being revealed.

Psalm 53:6 ends with, "...let Jacob rejoice and let Israel be glad." As we follow the Super Bowl story we see that both the owner of the winning team as well as the game's MVP (Most Valuable Player) are both Jews. Though evil is also being exposed of corrupt men and women of Jewish descent, do not let that jade you toward antisemitism as there is a great "next chapter" in Israel's restoration being advanced. We honor Israel because they are the original root for the Savior of the world. There has also never been a retraction from God on His original pronouncement over Israel through Abraham in Genesis 12:3, "I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse..."

The Patriots

The Patriots winning is no surprise as they have been in the Super Bowl all three "Trump" years. The red, white and blue colors, of course, match the colors of our flag and there really is a heavenly intention to make America great for the sake of a world Kingdom breakthrough. A repeat pattern is seen here with the World Series baseball result, where the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers. The city that represents original patriotism defeats the city that presently is known for being the bastion of far left and socialist politics.

I have repeatedly pointed out the color red representing an empowering by the Blood of Jesus. It also happens to be the color advanced by President Trump and his MAGA (Make America Great Again) hats. Trump is a gift from God to this nation and the world, and that will be progressively seen. It is not at all that God is red Republican, but at present, this party is the party carrying the agenda of God through the Cyrus mandate on Donald J. Trump.

Both losing Los Angeles teams carried a primary blue color. This doesn't have to always be a negative, nor does this condemn these teams to never win again. It is just in the light of today's realities that the blue is associated with a horrible socialistic agenda of death that at present is being exposed in the Democratic Party. There are good people and even worthy policies in the party – but it is in the valley of decision right now whether they can coexist with the extreme elements that have hijacked this party.

The Rams

The Rams losing has a double message for us. Beginning with the story of Abraham and Isaac we see that it was a ram that was provided for the sacrifice instead of Isaac (Genesis 22:13). Then multiple times throughout Leviticus the ram's role as a redemptive sacrifice was mentioned. In this Super Bowl story the Ram's sacrificed for the Patriots to be champions. The Rams scored 3 and this speaks of the Trinity working together to allow the Patriots to win. Father, Son and Holy Spirit are again all active in a great intervention on planet Earth. (Photo via Unsplash)

A second message from the Rams losing is that they represent a blue and yellow (the Ram's colors) agenda being defeated. Blue is associated with where the Democrat Party presently is at and yellow represents Hollywood as it is the color we (my wife and I) associate in our Rainbow God book with the Mountain of Celebration (arts and entertainment) which is headquartered in Hollywood/LA. The blue and yellow have been working together to be on the wrong side at this time.

The Scripture, Daniel 8:20, when isolated just for this occasion, gives an amazing message for today. It says, "The ram which you saw, having the two horns – they are the kings of Media and Persia." If you watched the Super Bowl you know that the Ram's helmet has a yellow horn against a blue background on each side. If you read this passage directly to apply to the Super Bowl (yes, I know that is not the full intended meaning and application of this Scripture, but God is amazing to hide real-time revelation in this kind of way), you see that it speaks of a ram having two horns which are kings of Media and Persia.

"There is a godless and evil agenda being exposed as it has never been before."

Also, another things that is of interest is that if you read Daniel 8 you know that in this part it is the archangel Gabriel who is saying these words to Daniel. I have previously identified Gabriel as the archangel over the Mountain of Media and I find this fascinating. The ram's two horns represent the kings of Media and Persia. It is quite significant that the great battle President Trump faces is with the dominant "fake news" media and that they are presently totally aligned and empowered by a not-yet-transformed Hollywood (the yellow). The king of Persia speaks of the "prince of Persia" principality that presently operates as the ruling god of Islam. Both sinister "kings" are in the process of being defeated.

Tom Brady #12

The name Tom/Thomas means "twin" or "double." The greatest quarterback in history won yet another Super Bowl. Appropriately enough, he wears 12 which is the number of government. Tom was taking all kinds of heat on Super Bowl week for daring to wear a red MAGA hat. He is a known supporter of President Trump – a fact which riles the soon-to-be-defeated bad "kings" of Media. I believe he represents Trump's present quarterback position in America, and the fact that his name means "twin" speaks of Trump winning another four year term as president of the United States. Even Tom's marriage to a Brazilian mirrors the recent election of Bolsonaro as president of Brazil. He is called the "Trump of the Tropics" and I believe he and Trump will greatly strengthen each other as they are of the same "family."

MVP Julian Edelman

Though I personally thought Tom Brady deserved the MVP of the game, I believe there is a message here as well. Edelman is the first Jewish MVP of a Super Bowl ever. He is often noted for being little, but tough, a key player and always starring in the big games. This basically describes Israel, who continues to hold a central place in the great storytelling God is doing on planet Earth. If Brady represents Trump, then Edelman represents Israel, and it is the tandem that works for victory. Of interest, Brazil's president, Bolsonaro, has led Brazil and joined the United States as the only large nations to endorse Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (note that Guatemala has also done this).

Owner Robert Kraft

Just in case we missed the vital role of the Israel connection, we find that Robert Kraft is the 77-year-old majority owner of the New England Patriots. Both his age and his ethnicity are speaking important things to us. I have probably covered 7s enough for that to be obvious by now, but let me remind you that Trump won the presidency in the Hebrew year 5777, and his first full day as president he was 70 years, 7 months and 7 days old. Only God can "craft" such a message.

Exodus 13:3 & Psalm 133: Deliverance & Unity

Exodus 13:3 says, "...REMEMBER THIS DAY in which you went out of Egypt, OUT OF THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE; for by strength of hand THE LORD BROUGHT YOU OUT OF THIS PLACE..." (emphasis mine). I believe this speaks directly into the day we live in and it coincides with the day Israel left Egypt. It is a historic day for the ages.

In a previous word, I have shared that we are in a rescue operation from Heaven similar to what Israel experienced, and this is yet another confirmation of that reality. The Lord is bringing us out of bondage from a previously hidden agenda of death that is being progressively exposed. This death agenda has been running many global matters but it is the strength of the Lord, Himself, that is delivering us from that. (Photo via Pixabay)

Psalm 133 is the unity chapter that begins with, "Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity!" (Psalm 133:1). It is no accident that Trump's State of the Union speech was filled with appeals toward unity. This is a huge theme for us this year, even as the Lord fully exposes the dark agendas that have been hiding in government circles. The call is still to be the UNITED States and our president is understanding that high priority more and more. It is also not coincidental that Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the Super Bowl was played, is the home of MLS soccer champions, the Atlanta United.

Let's stay encouraged at what God is doing and let's not flinch or blink as we see the enemy overreact. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

Blessings,

Johnny Enlow
Johnny and Elizabeth
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Johnny Enlow is a social reformer, international speaker, spiritual mentor, and author of The Seven Mountain Prophecy, The Seven Mountain Mantle, and Rainbow God. He and his wife Elizabeth are focused on awakening individuals to their call to provide practical solutions from the heart of God for every problem in society – until the real God of all of life is displayed in the seven primary areas of culture in all nations: Media, Arts and Entertainment, Government, Family, Religion, Economy, and Education.

Lance Wallnau - What Is Happening In The Spirit Realm And America Right Now?

Lance Wallnau

Published on Dec 27, 2018

While I was in Mar-A-Lago recently listening to Rush Limbaugh at the SAS2018 Conference, he shared about the battle our President has been facing. On the one side he has "Sleepy Todd from Meet The Depressed," coming after our President, and then Ann Coulter lambasted him so badly it made him angry enough that he unfollowed her on Twitter!
We need to turn up the juice! We need to understand something here; WE prayed him INTO OFFICE. Our President also listens to the spirit of truth! Are you catching this? He listens to the few prophetic voices who are affirming, the few who are encouraging him, and the few who have a prophetic anointing to expose the left for what it is—a pernicious ideology that is going to destroy America if it isn't arrested.
Don't miss out as I pray for us near the end to have even greater discernment, for a sound mind, and greater peace.
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Lance Wallnau - America’s Civil War and what the churches preached - applies today.

Lance Wallnau

Published on Dec 7, 2018

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Brutal Old World Helped the Pilgrims Shape a Glorious New World - CBN News Paul Strand

Brutal Old World Helped the Pilgrims Shape a Glorious New World

11-21-2018

CBN News Paul Strand

WASHINGTON – When the Pilgrims came to America, their journey was just as much about escaping a brutal Old World as creating a New World. Because Protestants not willing to go along with the established religious order of their home country faced persecution right from the first Protestant on.

There really wasn't that much criticism or disunity in Christianity until Martin Luther kicked off the Protestant Reformation, by literally nailing to the wall the radical doctrine that salvation comes not from priests, but by faith alone."

How Islam Brought Feuding Christians Together

His action shook the world so much, though, it led to bloody religious wars and persecutions between the traditional Catholic faith and the burgeoning Protestant denominations.

It actually took the threat of Islam to bring the feuding Christians together with a treaty known as the Peace of Augsburg in 1555. But the document contained some costly fine print.

"It has a little Latin phrase in the treaty: 'curios regio eius religio,' which means 'whose is the reign his is the religion,'" William Federer, author of The Treacherous World of the 16th Century, told CBN News. That phrase gave monarchs the right to impose their own religion on entire kingdoms.

"You had to believe the way your king did," Federer said. "If you did not, you were persecuted or you fled."

"The kings believed that they had a divine right from God to rule over their subjects. The subjects had nothing to say about it," stated Dr. Eddie Hyatt, author of Pilgrims and Patriots.

Ruthless Royals

And monarchs took a ruthless approach in stomping out religious dissent.

"The period of time in which they lived was brutal, brutal, brutal, " said David Barton of Wallbuilders. He discussed what it would have been like to be a believer back then.

"If you are a Christian, a professing Christian, but don't have the right doctrine, they will impale you, they will slit you," he said.

Federer added, "You were burned at the stake. You had your face branded as a heretic."

Burned for the Bible

Dr. Jerry Newcombe, author of American Amnesia, explained how in that cruel era even the Bible could endanger your life.

"It was disallowed to read the Bible in those days for yourself," he stated.

Barton said the rulers in those times would warn, "If you just try to put the Bible where other people can read it, we'll burn you at the stake."

Hyatt said, "If you were involved in baptizing an adult, you could be put to death."

Barton recounted how one English monarch dealt with Christians opposing his religion and how it operated.

He explained, "The king said 'I'm tired of you guys criticizing me.' So to 10,000 of them, he chopped off their ears, slit their nose, sliced their tongue, and said 'let's hear you say something now.'"

'You're All Criminals'

All believers were expected to attend services in the state church.

Barton stated, "And every Sunday that they didn't go to church, they were fined."

If instead, believers tried having prayer or worship services or Bible studies on their own, they could lose their freedom.

"Their meetings were raided and broken up," Hyatt said.

Federer stated the authorities might tell you, "'You're all criminals.' They'll bust into the home and arrest everyone."

'Religion can be Mean'

As for England's lawmakers, Barton explained how they could be just as controlling as their monarch.

"Parliament is passing laws saying who can and cannot take Communion," he said. "Parliament is passing laws saying who can and cannot be a preacher of the Gospel."

Hyatt summed it up: "Religion can be mean without Christ."

He suggested, though, that even in the midst of so much death and persecution, religious dissidents could find godly grace, like Anabaptist leader Michael Sadler, found after he was condemned to death.

"Before taking him out to burn him at the stake, they cut off his tongue, and then they took hot pincers and pulled flesh from his body," Hyatt began.

'This Suffering is Bearable'

But he explained how Sadler had agreed to give a sign if the torture he was experiencing was something he or other Christians could bear up under.

Hyatt said as the flames rose around Sadler, "He lifted his hand and made a sign: 'yes, this suffering is bearable.' In other words, God's grace was sufficient."

And these Christian historians told CBN News how even as all these ungodly activities went on, they can trace the hand of God using whatever it took to propel the Christian nations forward and westward. 

Islam's Odd Role in Advancing Christian Nations

Such as when conquering Muslims cut off profitable trading routes overland between Europe and Asia."

"That gave the impetus for Columbus to set sail looking for a sea route," Federer said.

And that led to those Christian nations gaining the New World.

Islamic attacks also ended up sparking both the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe.

When those Muslims invaded Greece, Federer explained, "All the Greek scholars were fleeing to Florence, Italy with their Greek art and architecture. We call this the Renaissance. But they also fled with their Greek New Testaments. And so this re-interest in the original language of the New Testament laid the foundation for the Reformation."

God's Hand in Wind and Storm

Some believe God used nature to alter historical events. For example, during the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, the commanders of Europe's Holy League turned to prayer as a huge Muslim fleet appeared ready to defeat them.

"While they are praying, the wind changes 180 degrees. The Muslim sails go limp and the Holy League's sails fill up and they crash in and capture or sink 200 of the 230 Ottoman Turkish ships," Federer recounted. 

That saved Italy and possibly all of Europe from the Muslim warriors.

Then a divine storm came just as the mighty Spanish Armada was about to crush England and likely the rest of the Protestant world.

"A hurricane came and it smashed the Spanish Armada to pieces," Federer recalled.

Even the Spanish king saw it as God aiding Spain's enemies.

"Phillip the Second said 'I sent my Armada to fight England, not God's winds and rains,'" Federer stated.

Clearing the Roadblock to the New World

He explained how Spain had been bullied most of the other Christian nations away from taking any big part in the New World.

But Federer added, "Once the Spanish Armada sunk, the other countries of Europe are not as afraid of Spain as they used to be, and there's this mad dash to settle North America."

Among those settlers: the Pilgrims, who just wanted to serve Christ in their own way and had given up on England ever allowing them the freedom to do so.

"That's really what led to the Pilgrims being here, was that culture in Europe that was so oppressive, so limiting, so secular, and so anti-biblical. And they wanted to pursue God," Barton said of these committed Christians willing to go to any length in the service of that cause.

One entire Pilgrim church volunteered to launch off to North America.

Hyatt said of them, "You know people are committed to one another when an entire congregation will board a ship with their spouse and children and move to a New World, knowing they may never see their other family members in the Old World again."

God's Kind of Government

He pointed out they were determined to form a unique form of government for those times: rule by law, not by earthly kings.

"God was to be the King, and the laws that the people would make were to be what they'd be governed by," Hyatt explained.

Federer said they were following the model laid out by John Wycliffe, Christian leader and Bible translator in the 1300s, who put in the opening notes of the Bible he'd translated, "'for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.'"

No Police Needed if You'll Police Yourself

Federer explained the model for this was Israel, "This idea that goes back to ancient Israel: that the priests' job was to teach everybody in the country the law. And then everybody's accountable to God to follow the law. And then you can get by with no police."

He continued, "It's the people, each individual person having a relationship with God, getting their rights from God, being accountable to God, and then all these people who are equal choosing from among themselves who's going to fix the potholes in the road. They're going to divide responsibilities up among equals."

Barton added, "What the Pilgrims did when they got here was revolutionary compared to what was going on in Europe."

Listening to God's Guiding in Every Realm

 "To my knowledge, no other nation has been formed specifically for the Glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith," Newcombe said.

The Pilgrims determined to study God's Word and listen to His Holy Spirit and then do what He suggested in any arena of life.

"They believed the Bible and they applied it," Barton insisted. "And it wasn't just in church they applied it. They applied it in education and in land purchases and in criminal justice and in civil government, and in everything that went on."

Newcombe's respect for these believers knows no bounds. 

He told CBN News, "I think the Pilgrims are models for all of us today in every single way, in terms of the way they lived their lives for God's glory. They even said in the Mayflower Compact 'we're doing this for the Glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith.'"

'We have National Alzheimer's'

All these historians suggested Americans need to know these roots of America.

Federer quoted special advisor to President John Kennedy, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., who wrote, "History is to the nation what memory is to the individual."

Historian Will Durant wrote, "Civilization is not inherited. It has to be learned and earned by each generation anew."

"We have national Alzheimer's. Here we are, the freest country that the planet has ever seen, and we forgot how we got here. And as a result, we're just letting our freedoms be taken away," Federer warned.

Thank a Pilgrim Today

Newcombe argued Thanksgiving is an excellent time to resolve to study and remember what these Pilgrims initiated in the New World.

He also argued it's the perfect time to be grateful for what the Pilgrims gave America, just as they were grateful for what God gave them.

Newcombe concluded, "They experienced many hardships, and yet, despite all the hardships, when the harvest came, they said 'thank you' to God."

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