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The Elijah List published Wednesday morning a set of prophecies from Charles Shamp, Kim Clement and Denny Cramerthat speak directly to the current situation with North Korea.
Shamp's, in particular, was very powerful. He wrote:
I have seen a great awakening coming to Korea; one that will shake the land from the south to the far north. I heard the Lord say, "Can a nation be awakened and united in a day?"
I said, "Only You truly know, Father."
Then the Lord said, "I am shaking the Korean government to break corruption that has been there for generations. Yes, this is My doing! For I see the land as one; this division will no longer stand in My sight. In My eyes there has never been a divide, only one land, one people and one nation in My hands.
"I will wipe away the military zone and will remove the one who divides and destroys from his throne. I will remove him by an unseen force, one that many will not believe. I will shake the land in the north to release a great awakening which has been prophesied by My prophets' lips for many generations. This awakening will come with great force, like lightning when it strikes and shakes the ground.
"There will be a rumbling in the north and the crumbling of buildings will be a sign of this crumbling kingdom. I will use an unusual force to break down the walls of division. Yes, the walls will fall along with the north kingdom.
"I will bring freedom to those who have been imprisoned, and they will finally see My Son shining bright. The light of My kingdom will radiate and displace all darkness that has been resting like a canopy for generations.
"The canopy of fear will be shaken out and replaced by My Spirit of peace and prosperity. I will use a power that is unseen, unthinkable and unbelievable by the minds of men to disarm the 'madman' of the north. It will shock many. The masses will see the thunder strike the ground and his kingdom come down.
"There have been strange things, these days, that have come into this madman's dreams. His mind is only filled with destruction, deceit and darkness; he knows his time is short. He has forged a demonic plan, but he will fail to execute it to the fullest extent. For his twisted thinking has him creating a dark future for many, but I have set before him two stumbling blocks: justice and judgment. The mind of this man will fail, and his capacity to retain information and understanding will be his final downfall. A great mistake is to come and he will fall from his place of demonic rule."
For the Lord says, "I have stripped him from his seat of authority among men and will lay waste his kingdom. He has said in his heart that he is a god. Has he not seen what I have done to those who lift themselves up to be gods? He will fall like lightning from the sky never to rise or be seen again.
"This fall will be so great that the land will shake. This shaking will cause the scales to crumble off of men's eyes and they will see him weak and broken—as just a man. I will cause revival to sweep through the land, even through the capital of Pyongyang. I have released watcher angels to spy out the land for My hand is upon you Korea."
The Lord spoke again, "Can a nation be brought to its knees in a day?"
I said, "You know My Father."
"I will bring this nation to its knees in repentance before Me and wipe away every trace of darkness that has been. My glory will come like a rushing mighty wind and fill the land with My divine grace to stand in My presence. The people will hear My command and march as one through the land.
"The people will arise and shine in the glory that I will give. I will use the people of this land who have been held captive for so long to break others free from the bondage of captivity. There will be a great missions movement that will come from this place, and I will send the people across the land to other nations and they will release deliverance.
"Yes, I have anointed you, Korea, to carry My gospel to the nations of the earth with supernatural miracles. The seeds of intercession from a previous generation will become righteous trees with leaves for the healing of the nations in this one.
"I speak to you, Korea: As one you will rise and you will run into every nation and carry My Son. This is your mandate and mission that will come. I speak to you, Korea: This day you will no longer be divided, but one with My Son!"
I've seen an arrow being shot from North Korea. The word of the Lord came unto me saying, "'As a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death' (Prov. 26:18) 'For the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, that they may treacherously shoot the upright in heart" (Ps. 11:2), but 'There He broke the fiery arrows of the bow, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war' (Ps. 76:3). I decree and declare to the people of the east: 'You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day' (Ps. 91:5) as you are, 'Taking the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one' (Eph. 6:16), '...But God will suddenly shoot them with an arrow; they will be wounded" (Ps. 64:7). 'I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them' (Deut. 32:23).'"
It's time to pray for North Korea!
Click here to read the entire article. The Shamp prophecy touches on one of the still-developing factors in the current situation in Asia: China's sudden turn on the Hermit Kingdom over continued nuclear testing.
Check out what Global Times, a Chinese newspaper with direct ties to the Communist Party, published in an editorial just last week:
We all know that North Korea's sixth nuclear test is imminent, and various parties, especially China, are generally worried about this. If by any chance nuclear leakage or pollution incidents happen, the damage to northeast China's environment will be catastrophic and irreversible.
China has a bottom line that it will protect at all costs, that is, the security and stability of northeast China. If the bottom line is touched, China will employ all means available including the military means to strike back.
By that time, it is not an issue of discussion whether China acquiesces in the US' blows, but the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will launch attacks on North Korean nuclear facilities on its own.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's Punggye-ri nuclear site is in the far north of the country, and test detonations there have been felt as seismic activity in the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Jilin. A large-scale test and subsequent seismic activity could be devastating to structures in those regions, triggering a Chinese military response.
Liaoning's capital and largest city, Shenyang, is also home to Dongguan Church, which is also known as "the cradle of Christianity of the Koreans in China and in the Korean Peninsula." It is one of the oldest and largest Protestant Christian churches in northeastern China.
We're past the point of mere coincidences here. It would seem clear the Lord is at work, and His kingdom is advancing.
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The late Kim Clement of House of Destiny prophesied about the times we now face as a nation three years ago. (Video screenshot image)
Codebreakers Share Kim Clement's Word for Today
During Saturday's House of Destiny livestream, Sunil Isaac of Codebreakers shared some of the prophetic visions the late Kim Clement had shared with his followers regarding the moment we are in right now.
Three years ago—before President Donald Trump had even announced he was thinking about running for office—the world-renowned prophet shared a vision of a "WikiLeaks CIA exposure," "Another Snowden," and cries of "Impeach! Impeach!" Those are words we very much see and hear 24-7 in the liberal mainstream media today.
But the reminder is that God has now forsaken us, nor will He forget us. As was written in the Gospel of Matthew, which Clement also shared with his vision:
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not fear. You are more valuable than many sparrows. (Matthew 10:29-31, MEV)
Watch the clip above to see the prophecy Clement gave Feb. 22, 2014. Click here to watch the entire Codebreakers segment of the worship (beginning at the 48:43 mark).
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You may think you're over Donald Trump prophecies, but "You have not heard a word like this," says Revelation in the News host Zach Drew.
"The common reaction is, 'I have hair standing up on my arms right now,'" Drew says of the recently unveiled word.
Watch the video to see what it is.
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Rick Joyner is asking two clear questions: What is it about Cyrus that is a parallel to Trump? What can we therefore expect from his administration? Joyner then goes on to offer some prophetic insight: (Rick Joyner/Facebook)
Rick Joyner Shares Prophecies That Signal Rise of Glorious Church
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Lance Wallnau prophesied early that Donald Trump would be like the biblical King Cyrus of Persia of Isaiah 45 and become the 45th president of the United States.
At least part of that prediction is true. Trump has risen as America's 45th president, but it remains to be seen if he will emerge as one like King Cyrus.
Rick Joyner is asking two clear questions: What is it about Cyrus that is a parallel to Trump? What can we therefore expect from his administration? Joyner then goes on to offer some prophetic insight:
When the Lord gave the word to Isaiah about Cyrus hundreds of years before Cyrus was born, He said that "he does not know Me." It's true that Cyrus did not know the Lord when he became king, but he came to know Him in the first year of his reign, declaring Jehovah to be "the true God."
He also resolved to fulfill the prophecies spoken of him as we read in the first chapter of Ezra. The prophecy spoken by Kim Clement about Trump in 2007 also stated that Trump would not know the Lord when he becomes president, but that he would soon afterward. Everything else in Kim's 2007 prophecy has been accurate, so I'm expecting Trump to have such an experience with the Lord that he comes to know the Lord well and seeks to do His will like Cyrus.
The most remarkable and important contribution Cyrus made in history was the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. He personally put out a call for the exiled Jews to return to their land for that purpose, and for those who did not return to provide for those who did, so the Lord would have His house again in the midst of His people.
We do now have the parallel of Cyrus' time that the temple of the Lord, the church, is still in ruins. There are some great churches scattered throughout the world, but none compare to the biblical stature of what the church was in the first century, and is called to be today. These prophecies indicate that this is going to change during the Trump Administration. They also indicate that Trump is going to help make it happen by putting out a call to God's people to return to their inheritance and rebuild the house of the Lord.
This will be the most important work that will take place in the coming times. Get ready to see a church of biblical stature restored on the earth. Supreme Court justices are important, but cannot compare to the importance of the Supreme Judge of all having a place to dwell among His people in His fullness.
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Lance Wallnau: "What I Learned From Kim Clement On Warfare and Worship"
The Elijah List Nov 30, 2016
From the desk of Steve Shultz:
Kim Clement was my friend but he was a GREAT FRIEND TO THE LORD.
And Kim loved God's people!
I absolutely LOVE this first recap on the life and ministry of Kim Clement. Lance Wallnau has an amazing gift to put into easy-to-understand language, the things of the Spirit.
No wonder he and Kim got along so well and did so many conferences together!
Check out this story. We'll share more in the upcoming days, I'm sure. But you've got to read this article from Lance about an amazing experience that Kim was caught up into...during one of his times in public ministry.
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"What I Learned From Kim Clement On Warfare and Worship"
Lance Wallnau, Dallas/Fort-Worth, Texas
Kim Clement in Other Dimensions
One night I was with Kim at a meeting in Detroit and watched as he sat at the piano. Kim was a rare combination of "classic pianist" and "prophetic voice" with an uncanny word of knowledge. He was playing furiously (so furiously at times that there was blood on the keys), and on this night he seemed to sound like Chopin improvising a movie score for a battle scene. Little did I know that somewhere in the midst of this concert, his body kept playing but his spirit man was ascending up through a demonic realm that was screaming with agitation and protest. They were filled with terror that a redeemed saint was driving through their dimensional wall.
When Kim broke past this realm, he entered another dimension – a heavenly realm where he heard other languages that sounded to him like angels speaking in other tongues. We should remember that Paul said that "though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels" implying there is an angelic language. When Kim came back into his body, he finished up his prophetic concert quickly and turned the meeting over to someone to wrap up.
Seeing in the Spirit
What happened next was most unusual. He had ascended into a place where, upon his return, he could see everyone's spiritual condition superimposed over their natural man (hard to explain, but I will try). He looked at people and could see almost a three-dimensional projection of some quality about them that amplified what was developing in them spiritually. (Photo via Lance Wallnau)
For instance, on one person he saw large eyes, which spoke to him of great perception. On another the garb of a mystic or monk, implying some deep quality of spiritual depth. On another a wreath of thorns, which suggested to him they were giving into a spirit of false martyrdom because of rejection (remember Jesus bore the thorns so you don't have to).
He didn't want to speak so we quietly slipped off into a car. The snow had freshly fallen and the ride was remarkably quiet as the fresh blanket of white rolled under our tires. Suddenly, Kim lurched away from the passenger door and yelled, "What was that!? Something hit us!" We assured him that nothing had happened, as there were few cars on the road. For the first time, both I and another member of our team exchanged worried looks as we wondered what was going on with our friend. We drove on another 10 minutes and were shocked by what we saw as we turned into our hotel.
Police lights whirled amidst broken glass as an ambulance was busy working to tend to a wreck that had happened exactly when Kim heard it and thought our car was hit – 10 minutes earlier!
As Kim had been in a very different state than we were accustomed to, we gave him extra time to come join us for our traditional late night debrief in the hotel. When he came downstairs, he told us what he experienced and marveled that he was able to play the piano while seemingly being on a spiritual journey (remember Paul saying, "Whether in the body or out of the body only God knows"? see 2 Cor. 12)
I asked him if God showed him anything about himself and he said, "Yes, I was hardly expecting anything but as I went to splash water on my face, I looked and my features were altered. I had a large jawline and had to look twice." I suggested that this was because he was at that season in particular, demonstrating the voice of the Lord, and serving as a prototype of the Last Days prophetic community that Joel describes as a company of young "sons and daughters " who prophecy and elder folks who dream supernatural dreams.
Invading Realms Through Worship
It is interesting to me that this whole transaction took place while Kim was ministering to the Lord in worship. I believe that music and worship wrapped in prophetic intercession is about to go to another level for those who are pure in heart. You shall see God's realms and see others with God's eyes in a way you've never seen before.
It is the hour of the SEER in a new capacity. This will effect your job and career because God intends to take His people into the realm where we penetrate the power structures of nations and slice through the resistance put up in second heaven.
As Kim talked to us about the realm of second heaven, we explored further the area of spiritual resistance and demonic occupation. It seemed as if these spirits were shouting and shrieking that someone was invading their domain. They love to invade earth undetected but hate having traffic driven through their own courts.
Message to Warriors
Understand that the higher up you go on the Mountain of the Lord, the closer you get to your assignment on earth. The closer you get to your assignment, the closer you get to invading that second heaven realm of demonic resistance. Your job is to show up at the Gates of Influence in your assigned sphere. It does not matter that you are not well-known on earth at these gates. What matters is that you are well-known in Heaven. When that happens you will be respected in the gates.
Remember what the demonized said to the unauthorized exorcists? You would expect them to know who Jesus was, but they knew Paul also, saying: "Jesus I know and PAUL I KNOW, but who are you?" (Acts 19:15).
Now that Kim is gone it is inevitable that people will say, "What happened to Kim?" Well, I will tell you three things:
1. Kim squeezed more out of life and lived more fully and gregariously in 60 years than the average Pentecostal squeezes out of 90 years on earth. I mean that quite literally. (Photo via Lance Wallnau)
2. Jesus said, "I finished the work you have given Me" (see John 17:4). He did his assignment in 3.5 years of ministry and went to a perfectly timed departure at 33 years of age. While long life is a promise for the average Believer, God has specific plans for individuals that fall outside the norm. Martyrs for instance. The secret for all is to remember "life is a vapor" and we must "number our days."
3. When you depart you engage the next level of your heavenly assignment. The Government of Jesus is never ending: "...of the increase of His government there shall be no end" (Isa 9:7). We are all part of an eternally expanding building project. Many lives have two stages: on earth and afterward. Following Jesus ascension, the Holy Spirit was poured out and Jesus was multiplied. As Elijah went up the double portion landed on Elisha. This explains the mystical bond between martyrs and the expanding Church.
"Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die it abides alone, but if it dies it yields much fruit" (Jn 12:24). When Stephen was martyred it was as if God said to the devil – "THAT ONE IS GONNA COST YOU." The next thing that happened was Saul got converted, and some would say that he took Stephen's place and wrecked 10-fold havoc on the devil. The same thing happened with faith healer John Osteen, as his son Joel Osteen was the unexpected harvest.
Likewise, Kim Clement was a Samson-type or Elijah-type. As it was said of Samson it will be said of Kim, "He slew more in his death than in his life" (see Judges 16:30); which is why I am chronicling these stories. I believe they will become a book and a vehicle to multiply Kim's impartation to the Last Days army of the Lord. Share this post as I'm talking to Kim's daughter about getting these remarkable stories out to you and others. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List go here.)
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Lance has shared platforms with best-selling authors Ken Blanchard and John Maxwell, and lectured at universities from Harvard and M.I.T. to the London School of Theology. Merging a thirty-year background consulting in business and the non-profit sector, Lance's intuition inspires visions of tomorrow with the clarity of today—connecting ideas to action. His students represent a tapestry spanning nations and spheres: from CEO's and HBO comedians, to professors and pastors, to one of Donald Trump's winners of The Apprentice. Lance is dedicated to the task of meeting with principal leaders in key sectors to bring transformation to nations.
He currently directs the Lance Learning Group, a strategic teaching and consulting company based in Dallas, Texas with affiliate offices opening up in Europe and the Philippines. Lance sees patterns in the chaos and brings strategic focus for maximized outcomes. He believes that unprecedented economic, political, and social shaking will create extraordinary opportunities for leaders willing to climb to the top of their mountain, leverage the platform God has given them, and advance Kingdom interests.
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During the first debate, I remember texting friends "[Mr.] Trump is like a bull in a china shop." God revealed this to me: "Yes, and bulls are beautiful and magnificent creatures, and china is fragile."
I have prayed for, voted for and supported Mr. Trump from that day forward. Yet my confidence remains in God, not humans.
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It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our beloved Kim has died and passed into Glory, and is now in the presence of his Lord, his best friend, Jesus. Kim was recently hospitalized with pneumonia and complications due to his diseased lungs, and his body was just too weak to combat the illness. The support and love that you have shown to Jane and the family throughout this 16-month journey has been crucial to them having the strength to withstand the fight. We are so very grateful, and we appreciate your continued prayers for the family as they face the upcoming days. Our hearts are broken, but we cannot mention his passing without honoring and celebrating the amazing life that Kim lived. His life and ministry were a testament to the love of Christ, imparting hope to everyone who heard his voice, and continuously stretching out his hand of generosity to those hurting and in need. Kim fought a good fight, finished the race, kept the faith, and is now embracing his exceedingly great reward in Heaven.
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Is Trump Himself a Prophet? This Businessman Says Yes!
Editor's note: This is part 3 of a three-part series. You can read Parts I and Parts II below.
Right after I heard the Lord tell me to "read Isaiah 45," two words echoed in my head: "Common grace ... common grace!" This is a term used by Reformed Theologians and first introduced to me while reading Chuck Colson. Ever wonder what keeps fallen man from total self-destruction? Common grace comes down upon a fallen world to keep in check the forces of anarchy. It stirs in man the ideals of virtue and justice. It is the grace that comes upon all (Christian and non-Christian) to help them affirm the good and resist the bad, personally and in institutions. It is the hidden hand of God that works to promote justice and order in a world where selfishness could produce societal collapse. "Saving grace" is what gets you saved and "common grace" is the special influence of God that comes upon man to keep society from imploding.
I liked Trump but I was wanting to hear a "saving grace" testimony. After thinking it through, I realized that "common grace" anoints some men or women for an assignment that may make them more qualified than my favorite Christian. As I read Isaiah 45, a verse jumped out at me: " ... I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known me" (Is. 45:4). Have not known Me? Suddenly I felt better about Trump. In fact, I shared all this with him—but that gets ahead of my point.
Common Grace Raises Up Unpredictable Vessels
Trump falls into a unique category of individuals. These are men and women served up by the hand of providence. They are people whose singular strengths and convictions match a certain test in history—a crucible. As Churchill said, "All my life was a preparation for this moment." Figures like Margaret Thatcher, Patton, Churchill and Lincoln do not step out of cathedrals onto the stage of history, yet we canonize them later as the instruments raised up by God to meet a singular crisis.
Curiously many of these leaders were not the darling or favorite of contemporary Christians. Preachers thought Lincoln to be a godless skeptic; they stumbled over Winston's cigars and scotch; and they balked at Reagan's divorce and children from two marriages. Likewise, today's leading evangelicals have made their rejection of Trump public!
Strangely, while none of these instruments of "common grace" rose through the ranks of evangelicals, each of them ended up as a defender of Christian values. This came home to me in the most shocking way as I replayed Donald Trump, like the Scottish heir to John Knox as he shouted back to the Vatican, "I am a Christian and I'm proud of it!" It reminded me of Churchill who early on framed the contest with Hitler as a "battle for the survival of Christian civilization" He even insisted "Onward Christian Soldiers" be sung on board the ship where he and Roosevelt forged their alliance against the Axis powers. Lincoln quoted the Bible more than any President, yet refused to join any established church.
The question a Christian needs to ask, especially when their favorite candidate fails to get the nomination, is not, "Who is the most Christian?" Instead ask, "Who is the one anointed for the task?"
Trump Has the Cyrus Anointing
Common grace tells us that God acts in history in unusual ways to raise up unlikely deliverers for the sake of His purposes and His people. He disrupts nomination processes. In 1860, the pious evangelical Salmon P. Chase was a better Christian than the men he ran against, but the wily Lincoln got the nomination on the third ballot. Chase could not understand why God had denied him, but in the end the Springfield lawyer proved to be the most suitable vessel for the coming chaos.
From my perspective, there is a Cyrus anointing on Trump. He is as my friend Kim Clement said three years ago: "Gods Trumpet." I predicted his nomination and I believe he is the chaos candidate set apart to navigate us through the chaos that is coming to America. I think America is due for a shaking regardless of who is in office. I believe the 45th President is meant to be an Isaiah 45 Cyrus. With him in office, we have an authority in the Spirit to build the house of the Lord and restore the crumbling walls that separate us from cultural collapse; even then, this national project is likely to be done as Daniel prophesied, "in times of trouble" (Dan 9:25).
People keep asking me: "Is Trump a Christian?"
Let's remember, as much as 70% of Americans self-describe as "Christians." These include Catholics, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Lutherans. Within the total population, 30% say they have encountered Christ in a "born again" experience. There are many who believe they are Christians who do not use our language. Are they trying to deceive us? No.
While meeting, Trump exposed something about himself. It happened when he revealed how he views himself in contrast to pastors and clergy. Tapping his Bible, he said, "Look, I freely admit that while you all were pursuing a higher calling I was running around building buildings and making money." It beckons back to an earlier time in American life when "men of the cloth" were held in higher esteem.
Notice that he considers the work of ministry a "higher calling" than what he was doing when he made his billions. In some ways, this was a humbler admission than most people of wealth and affluence ever make.
Donald Trump may be shrewd but in matters regarding his faith he possesses the self-conscious candor of a man who knows he falls short but who fundamentally shares the same beliefs.
The genuineness of this connection was on full display in the acceptance speech he delivered in Cleveland where he thanked evangelicals and in a rare moment of emotional vulnerability spoke off script saying, "I don't know that I deserve it." This one moment reveals the true heart of the man.
A Prophetic Businessman
This will surprise some, but Trump is more prophetic than most people realize. I think great entrepreneurs—like a Steve Jobs—tend to be prophetic. Repeatedly Trump said, "Leadership is all about seeing the future and not listening to the short-sighted thinker. This is the kind of leadership we need to turn this country around—and fast."
He repeats this phrase a lot: "Leadership is about seeing the future." He is Churchillian in this regard. He sees the threat nobody else has courage to talk about until it's too late. He sees it with radical Islam, he sees it with the soaring debt, and he sees it in America's tinderbox of the inner city. He accurately predicted by name that Brussels was no longer the same community he knew years ago, and this statement was being picked apart by the press at the very moment Brussels became the epicenter of another round of organized terror and death. Likewise, Trump predicted the "Brexit" while expert commentators in media and government were stunned. Christians should take note of this.
Media in the post-Cleveland conference of the Republican Party described Trump's message as "dystopian" or dark. However, those who agree with Trump found the message encouraging simply because someone was finally telling the truth! A full 70% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track. Trump is very much like Churchill, lifting a warning voice about the unraveling of America at a time that the ruling class, buttressed by media, wants to deny there is anything wrong! In all likelihood, Trump is intuiting that which is on the horizon if changes are not made. And, like Churchill, the opposition wants to exile him for sounding an alarm in his disturbingly blunt manner.
Back to Trump Towers to Prophesy!
I had no intention of meeting Trump again or sharing this "Cyrus" word with anyone, let alone delivering it to Mr. Trump in person, but all that changed quickly. My friend Darrel Scott called the day after my "President Trump" experience. I shared with him what I discovered and he proceeded to invite me to join him in New York for a meeting of Trump and minorities. I pointed out that I am not exactly a minority to which he whimsically replied, "Yeah, but you're a future minority!" I like working with Darrel so I agreed to go. Prior to our meeting, Black Lives Matter activists were in confrontation with Trump supporters in rallies and the media was all over the story. Trump wanted to meet and hear feedback from a variety of ministries assembled by Darrel. It was intense and interesting. At one-point Trump turned to the pastors and asked, "What would you do if someone came up tried to take over your service while you were preaching?" To a man, they shouted back how elders and deacons work with the pastor: "We don't put up with that foolishness." It became pretty clear that Trump and those gathered did not really have race issues; they had event management issues.
As the meeting ended Darrel spoke out across the room to me, "Dr. Lance, share with Mr. Trump what you told me on the phone yesterday." I was shocked. He could see as much but repeated, "Tell Mr. Trump." I was going to skip parts but when I did he insisted I explain it. So I shared it all and Trump took it in, telling me afterward with a hand on his chest, "What you said really, uh, it ..." He was trying to say it "ministered" to him or "touched" him but he's Presbyterian, not Pentecostal so he finally settled on, " ... that meant a lot. Really. I mean it."
Trump's Warning
Right now I'm recalling the last words I heard him speak at a rally in Atlanta before the nomination. "I have to tell you. Get ready folks," he warned. "The distortions of the news media and hundreds of millions of dollars in attack ads are coming. Who knows how much damage they will do? I really wonder about that. You have to get ready. They're coming."
How much damage will they do? We are about to find out. He is looking more and more like a man under siege. I for one will stand with him. With Cyrus Trump. I wonder how many will join me? Are you willing to become the missing grassroots needed in the final weeks? Everything is at stake.
Dr. Lance Wallnau is a catalytic thought leader. An internationally recognized speaker and business consultant, he is one of the premiere speakers on the subject of cultural transformation and the seven mountains. He delivers his message of transformation with relevance, wit and intensity. Find him on lancewallnau.com.
The views expressed in this article reflect the views of Lance Wallnau personally. They do not reflect the views of Lance Wallnau Ministries.
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PART I
Prophecy: God Sent Donald Trump to Wage War Against Destructive Spirits
Donald Trump (Reuters)
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The man sitting across from me at lunch represents the gold standard of evangelical believers in Texas. We were discussing his future. He is retiring from a huge corporation where he oversees a $3 billion budget. As our conversation turned to politics, he surprised me. His voice lowered as he leaned toward me, sharing how much he wrestled over the moral conflict of voting for either candidate, Hillary or Trump. "I wanted to tell you," he confided, "I was not sure what I would do till I heard you speak about Cyrus and Trump. As I heard what you said, I had peace." Read this and let it minister to you.
The media assault on Trump is unprecedented. Political analyst Pat Caddell says, "This is the crisis of democracy—the mainstream media, which is in the tank in the most violent way against Donald Trump, and for Hillary Clinton, that I have ever seen in the 45 years that I have been at the top of presidential politics."
Caddell added, "And it is terrifying ... Not just that they're for Hillary, and telling us that Trump is evil, and my God, no human being could possibly vote for him; it is what they are omitting, the facts that they will not tell the American people."
Let my account provide an alternative viewpoint. I am thankful to Steve Strang for the courage to publish this potentially controversial piece. First, I am not after the role of Trump apologist. He is not a perfect man or a flawless candidate. I don't know how he can compensate for so deeply alienating the Cruzes and Kasichs and Bushes, whose help and infrastructure he needs. Which leads to my second point: Without a grass roots mobilization of believers to get out those who never voted before, it's hard to see how he can overcome the Clinton machine and hit the numbers he needs.
In spite of all that, I believe I've heard God.
You have to wonder: What is it about this man, Trump, that unhinges liberals, media, academia and the establishment class in politics? This is more than an issue of personal style. There is a spiritual storm surrounding this election. Those who see Donald as a hateful, unstable, shallow, blusterous billionaire need to consider whether they are responding to the man and what he actually says or reacting to a caricature of the man. Barak Obama deliberately ran as a blank canvas that voters could paint on to make him become what they wanted him to be. Trump is the opposite. He is in some strange way a mirror that reflects back whatever you are. Some people "get" him and others don't, and those who don't never will. But if he is a mirror, what does it tell us about the American left when they burn our flag, smash police vehicles and unleash violence and invective against peaceful gatherers at Trump events?
There is a spirit assigned to destroy America. The strategy is laid bare if you read the 51-page democratic platform. It's the manifesto Hillary is expected to enforce when she is president. They call this revolution a "reset!" Read it for yourself. Under Hillary, America will undergo the final phase of Obama's radical socialist cultural transformation with astonishing speed. Just one man stands in its path.
When I first heard Donald Trump speak, he was returning from a trip to Iowa where he met "evangelicals." Asked what he thought about them he replied, "Well, they're interesting." He sounded like he had encountered a rare bird species never seen in Manhattan.
With 15 candidates running, and many of them strong Christians, it didn't seem likely that Mr. Trump, the business man outsider, would go very far. But I heard the Lord say something: "Donald Trump is a wrecking ball to the spirit of political correctness." That was the first word I heard about him. Immediately I began to wonder what God was doing. How far will Trump go? Could this odd man out be the unpredictable instrument of God for a nation entering what authors of The Fourth Turning call "the crucible," a cycle of American history where we are put to the ultimate test?
Donald's "P.C." Gift to America
When I heard the words, "Donald Trump is a wrecking ball to the spirit of political correctness," I sensed that this man was about to break up the narrative driving the nation. Few people remember where we all were when he showed up. The media was highlighting gender change with Kaitlin Jenner, burning cities in Ferguson, and safe places on campuses. The terms homophobia and islamophobia were being attached like a scarlet letter on anyone who had concerns or convictions out of sync with popular opinion. No politicians were talking about borders.
While evangelicals were walking on eggshells, Trump took over the conversation and dominated it ever since. Unlike any candidate in electoral history, Trump has shaken up the establishment in media and politics. Until Trump arrived, a handful of insiders held the undisputed power to prop one contender up or take an unruly voice down. As media found out, they can only break you if they make you. They didn't make Donald.
Wrestling With God on the Way to New York
As I traveled to Trump Towers I wondered, how far will this wrecking ball go? Why would God choose Trump when so many true conservatives and Christians were already running? Is he an interruption to God's plan or is the battle for America changing in a way we haven't caught up with?
We've been losing the culture war decisively for the last decade, largely because we never knew how it was fought in the first place. Christians (30-50 million) represent a sufficient number in America to impact the nation. Why do we fail?
I've researched this topic for 20 years and keep coming back to a conclusion my colleagues and I don't like: Culture isn't shaped the way we thought. We assumed that culture is a reflection of the values of the majority of the people. If you can turn the majority, you can tip the culture. Or so we thought. The truth is that culture is shaped by relatively few people, a remnant of elites in proximity to power. This is why you can't evangelize a nation into transformation. Christians already outnumber other groups but keep losing influence. To put it in Christian terms, culture is shaped by a remnant of gatekeepers who sit at the culture-shaping gates of influence. This powerful elite is made up of dense overlapping networks located and largely concentrated in the coastal cities (think the Northeast and California) and distributed among the peak institutions of government, law, academia, journalism, banking and entertainment—institutions that touch us all. It's a revolutionary distinction. Revival ignites from the bottom up, but cultural reformation solidifies from the top down. You must occupy the gates!
Christians by and large are not concentrated in these heights. This explains why a remnant in the progressive left has succeeded so radically since President Obama came to power. Just as Jesus said, the people of this world are shrewder in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light (Luke 16:8). Put simply, evangelicals and charismatics are a large but disjointed group. We don't work together and we don't occupy key "gates" in the high places of opinion shaping.
In spite of this, Trump sees this group as critically important.
So why is he a threat? By putting America first and building a people movement, Donald Trump becomes a wild card that messes up the elite globalists' insider game. Whatever you bow to on the way up the mountain controls you at the top. Hillary Clinton comes to the top of the political mountain with 1,000 strings (attached to 30,000 missing emails). Donald Trump comes with none. This is why the lawless Left and establishment Republicans don't trust him. He's not tied into the system.
PART II
Donald Trump Key to Isaiah 45 Prophecy?
A member of the U.S. Republican party's election campaign team in Israel wears a badge of Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump during a campaign aimed at potential American voters living in Israel. (REUTERS/Baz Ratner)
Editor's note: This is part 2 of three. (Part 1 and Part 3 are above.)
How will the Left accomplish their final "reset" for America?
The winner of this election will have the power to appoint 3 or 4 more Supreme Court Justices. To use a J.R.R. Tolkien analogy, this is the "one ring to rule them all." The winner has power to protect our constitutional freedoms or alter the meaning of the Constitution and punish, prosecute and persecute the opposition for the next 40 years. If Democrats win, the court will be this rubber stamp behind the radical "reset."
As Hugh Hewitt, a professor of Law and media commentator, says:
"Every issue, EVERY issue, will end up there, and the legislature's judgments will matter not a bit. So vote for Hillary Clinton (or sit it out) and then prepare for the deluge of court-ordered solutions to every social problem, bench-drawn congressional districts and extraordinary deference to every agency of the federal government combined with a sweeping away of federalism."
This Election Gives the Victor the Ultimate Spoils
Traditional Judeo Christian morality doesn't exist. It has been replaced by the moral relativism that judge's morality itself. This is the ultimate spoils of the culture wars—the power to define the meaning of words. Hence, the meaning of "marriage" and "gender" already changed, are just the beginning of a whole new vocabulary. Soon freedom of speech itself will fall under the scornful branding of "hate speech." Sound unrealistic? Watch what a progressive Supreme Court comes up with for laws!
Spiritual warfare is all about whose version of reality becomes manifest on the Earth. Christians are about to make a big mistake in this election cycle if they buy into the wrong narrative about Trump. Our choice is now Soros or Cyrus.
Trump Up Close
My first meeting with Trump was Dec. 30, 2015, in the boardroom on the 26th floor of Trump Towers, which is in fact quite a grand facility. The building is an impressive architectural marvel whose entrance merges marble and brass into a fusion resembling the grandeur of a great Cathedral with the bling of a Las Vegas Casino.
Most of those attending did not know each other personally prior to the meeting. It was a rather eclectic sampling of evangelicals, a group within the larger self-described "Christian" community that makes up nearly 30 percent of the American population—some 30 million potential voters.
It is not easily noticed on TV, but Trump is a big guy, and I don't just mean in terms of personality. He is physically tall—at 6 foot, 3 inches and then add heels and hair and he grows another inch.
His personal style is more restrained than the person you see on a platform or in an interview. He was gracious, non-confrontational, and surprisingly open to "give and take."
I got the impression that Trump takes in information quickly but filters it equally fast to distinguish one idea from another. It's an executive skill I've noticed in CEOs in whatever field I meet them. They are avid fact finders with a built in filter that separates superficial ideas from ideas with substance. He seems to be the same way with people. As individuals spoke, he was reading them and weighing their relative power within the group.
Things Got Tense
A Messianic Rabbi sitting near me said, "Your comments don't always represent you in the best light. People want to know you have a presidential temperament. They want to know that you are a person they can trust with a finger on a nuclear button." Trump perched his lips in characteristic fashion, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "I hear you." When the conversation turned to some of the more heated exchanges of the campaign, Trump explained, "You know, people aren't aware of what is coming at me ... what I am responding to. Like the storm that broke out when I took a stand on immigration. It can get pretty vicious. You don't always know the back-story. I can say this, I never punch indiscriminately. I'm a counter puncher ... but I fully hear what you are saying. I know where you're coming from."
Several of us exchanged glances. There was no denial and no need to drill deeper on the subject. Equally, there was no flippant or disingenuous commitment to change. He would do as occasion required—till he clinched the nomination. After that? He will do as occasion requires to win.
Bishop Darrell Scott of Ohio spoke up, "I wouldn't change a thing. Be you and keep being consistent. That's what people like about you. You're not playing politics."
Trump looked around the boardroom table and laughed. "So you're saying, 'Don't change?' Well, that's interesting!" Darrell replied, "Right! People would see you change they would know it isn't you. You would start to look political and that would make you look like everyone else. Just BE YOU!"
The Gospel in Black and White: A Different Sample of Evangelicals
One significant difference between this meeting and Trump's earlier encounter with Iowa evangelicals was the presence of a number of African-American ministers in the room. Almost to a man they described to me the backlash they encountered for even being willing to meet with a Republican. It was interesting to watch the interaction. In fact, some of the men present ended up on the Republican platform in Cleveland.
Pastor Darrell continued: "I came here with an open mind. To my way of thinking there are three branches of government: Legislative, Executive and Judicial. You are clearly gifted for the Executive Branch. That's what you do." Scott believes that Trump will deal with the problem of 50 percent unemployment for inner city youth in a manner much different than either Democrats or Republicans in the past. Scott believes Trump is interested in America, not party politics.
The Conversation Took an Interesting Turn
As our meeting continued I was surprised to find that Trump actually knew some of the preachers and teachers in the room, not because he had met them but because he had watched their TV programs. Media is one of his domains. He is very much dialed in on all sorts of TV programing—including Christian Programing.
Trump casually shared, "I was going around the dial last night and ran into 'Politically Incorrect.'" This is the popular left wing HBO talk show hosted by comedian Bill Maher. "It's amazing how antagonistic they are about people of faith. It was painful to watch ... wasn't always like this in America" Trump said. Turning to Jan Crouch of TBN, he asked, "This seems to have been going on for a while hasn't it?" We all agreed.
"It's open season on Christians in particular" someone added.
Then Trump Dropped the Line I Will Never Forget!
Trump scanned the room and said: "I think we had such a long period of Christian consensus in our culture and we kind of got...spoiled. Is that the right word?" Then he turned the tables on us and said something shocking: "Every other ideological group in the country has a voice. If you don't mind me saying so, you guys have gotten soft." Ouch! That's the line I won't forget. Then in a moment of reflection he corrected himself, "I mean, we, myself included, we've had it easy as Christians for a long time in America. That's been changing." From Trump's perspective, Christian leaders are a people living in fear of having opinions. Subsequent to this meeting he proposed lifting the Lyndon Johnson ban on churches discussing politics that hangs like an IRS sword over the heads of churches in America. The truth is, even with it lifted, pastors fear offending their flock.
What he said next may have been lost on others but it hit me in a particularly striking way. He added, "People who identify themselves as 'Christian' make up probably the single largest constituency in the country, but there is absolutely no unity, no punch ... not in political consensus or any other area I can see."
When the meeting broke up, I went home feeling certain there was some sort of anointing on this man but couldn't get my head wrapped around where he fit. Nor could I figure out the purpose for me being in that meeting.
That was when the next unexpected download hit me!
Trump the 45th President
I was updating some random social media activity when I ran across a simple PowerPoint showing Trump seated in the oval office with the words "Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States." The image made a peculiar impression on my mind. I was dazed. Literally no one was thinking this would be a possibility but I was sensing that this was more than some random Facebook meme; it was a prophetic picture. It struck me the same way the "wrecking ball" word did. The Spirit impressed upon my mind "read Isaiah 45."
To be honest, I didn't recall what the chapter was about. I opened a Bible and began to read "Thus sayeth the Lord to Cyrus whom I've anointed." Cyrus, I thought? Who is he in relation to all this? I recalled that he was a heathen king who was indispensable to the protection of the Jews but was frankly confused as to what God was saying.
With 15 candidates running, many who were clear conservative evangelicals, why would God be talking about Cyrus? I quickly looked up the number of the next president. I confirmed that Barack Obama is number 44. The next president will indeed be number 45. I kept reading Isaiah 45.
'Cyrus My Anointed'
Nearly 150 years before Cyrus' birth, God declared through the prophet Isaiah that a foreign man, a non Jew named "Cyrus" would be the anointed shepherd of his people and rebuild Jerusalem, beginning in the first phase with the house of the Lord.
Regarding Cyrus, Isaiah the prophet says:
"This says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whom I have seized by the right, to subdue nations before him. Yes, I will open the loins of kings, to open the two-leaved doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before you and make hills level; I will tear apart the bronze doors and cut the iron bars in two" (Is. 45:1-13).
He wasn't a Jew and he wasn't from the line of David, but God elevated this foreigner and called him, "My anointed." When Isaiah described Cyrus as the Lord's "anointed" the word in Hebrew denotes a person specifically chosen and set apart for a specific task. It never occurred to me that God anoints secular leaders who are not part of the faith community. But then again how else would you describe Cyrus, Churchill, Lincoln or even Reagan?
Notice also that God promised to intervene and help Cyrus "break open" and even conquer (i.e., make many hills level and to bring things down to size). What a gift that would be to our 19 Trillion-dollar deficit!
The Cyrus Effect!
Cyrus did something powerful. He ended a period of spiritual captivity and deterioration. He opened a gate in heaven to all the prophecies and prayers that were stored up in heaven over Jerusalem. The commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem starts with the decree of Cyrus recorded in Ezra 1:1-4. The word starts with rebuilding the house of the Lord. It was this "Cyrus decree" that worked its way through King Darius and King Artaxerxes till Nehemiah engaged his task to build the wall surrounding Jerusalem. We've got prayers for America still stored up and waiting for release!
These two phases "the house" and "the wall" should make believers stop and wonder. This is a direct promise touching the church and restoration of society. The controversy over "building the wall" in current-day politics is more symbolic than people think. What do walls represent in the Bible? Proverbs 25:28 says "He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls." America has become a nation without walls, a nation without self government. We are out of control fiscally and physically on our borders. It reminds me of the prophetic statement of Lincoln who warned that no foreign power would destroy us: "No, if destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men we will live forever or die by suicide."
I believe this wrecking ball is sent to break the spell and stop the death spiral. The Cyrus anointing will build and restore.
Dr. Lance Wallnau is a catalytic thought leader. An internationally recognized speaker and business consultant, he is one of the premiere speakers on the subject of cultural transformation and the seven mountains. He delivers his message of transformation with relevance, wit and intensity. Find him on lancewallnau.com.
The views expressed in this article reflect the views of Lance Wallnau personally. They do not reflect the views of Lance Wallnau Ministries.
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