Thursday, November 3, 2016

Chicago Cubs Ben Zobrist Shares Christian Faith: ‘We All Need Christ’ Veronica Neffinger | Editor, ChristianHeadlines.com

Chicago Cubs Ben Zobrist Shares Christian Faith:

‘We All Need Christ’

Veronica Neffinger | Editor, ChristianHeadlines.com | Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Chicago Cubs player Ben Zobrist uses his platform to share his Christian faith and says

that “We all need Christ.”

Zobrist has been given some incredible opportunities in his baseball career. Last year,

he won a World Series title with the Kansas City Royals, and this year he has the opportunity

to win another World Series with the Cubs who are looking to win the World Series for the

first time since 1908.

“We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best

example we can be and show that we are different – that Christ has changed our lives,"

Zobrist said in 2013. "But at the same time, I want people to know that grace is for everyone.

We all need grace. We all need Christ.

Zobrist has been a starting player for every game in the 2016 World Series between the

Cubs and the Cleveland Indians. He is listed as a second baseman, but also plays other positions.

His wife, Julianna Zobrist, is a Christian musician, and Zobrist uses her song “Alive” as

his walk-up song. Julianna Zobrist could be seen closely watching Ben at bat during the

World Series matchups.

The couple has written a book together about their Christian faith and career journeys

titled Playing With Purpose.

“The biggest thing is, I’m still learning,” said Zobrist. “I still have a lot to learn about

what the love of Christ is like – that it's not just knowledge ... but it's allowing the truth

to change you – allowing Christ's message of grace and hope and love through the cross,

that that message is the message that changes the way we look at everything in our lives."

Ben Zobrist Wins 2016 World Series MVP Award
By Rob Goldberg, Featured Columnist Nov 3, 2016

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Ben Zobrist has been named Most Valuable Player of the 2016 World Series while helping the

Chicago Cubs secure their first title since 1908.

The outfielder had the game-winning RBI double in the 10th inning of the dramatic Game 7

victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Baseball Reference noted the historical importance of the game-winning hit:

The average LI in extra-innings, 1-out, runners at 1st and 2nd in a tie game is 4.47 .Based on that,

Ben Zobrist just got the 6th highest leverage hit ever in a #WorldSeries Game 7.

He also finished the series batting .357 with a .419 on-base percentage, getting a hit in six of the

seven games. Zobrist has now won back-to-back titles after winning the World Series with the

Kansas City Royals last season. ESPN Stats and Info provided an interesting note on the

veteran player:

Ben Zobrist: 1st player to win World Series MVP in first season with team since Jermaine Dye,

2005 White Sox (was with Athletics in 2004).

Per Odds Shark, the No. 4 hitter had 10-1 odds to win this award coming into the series, tied for

second-best among Cubs players behind only Jake Arrieta. He lived up to expectations with a

strong performance throughout the seven games.

He finished with a .250 batting average and five RBI in 17 postseason games.

His wife, Julianna, provided motivational words from her view of the big play:

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Cubbie fans never walk out. We never quit. We never stop believing. And my man always comes to play. DID SOMEONE OR…

David Ross hit a key home run in his last game before retiring.

Still, it was Zobrist who took home the hardware, helping break the longest championship

drought in professional sports in his first season with the team.

Christians Urged to Flood UN With Bibles - Israel Today

Christians Urged to Flood UN With Bibles

Thursday, November 03, 2016 | Israel Today Staff

Topics:

Christians

The following is a press release from our friends at the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ)

In response to UNESCO’s recent passage of a resolution denying any Jewish or Christian connections to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem has called on Christians around the world to send Bibles to the UNESCO offices in Paris to remind them of the irrefutable history of the site. Hundreds of Bibles have already been posted to UNESCO with many of its references to “Jerusalem” and the “Temple” highlighted, and thousands more are expected to arrive in coming weeks.

“We were very shocked and disappointed that UNESCO would adopt such a flawed resolution,” said the ICEJ’s Executive Director, Dr. Jürgen Bühler. “Most of us view these diplomats as being principled and well-educated. But apparently, some of them forgot their history lessons and we are sending them Bibles to refresh their memory. Even worse, some of these representatives are deliberately trying to erase the Jewish and Christian bonds to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and other revered sites in the Land of Israel. Hopefully, our campaign will give our nations’ envoys at UNESCO the courage to stand up to the anti-Semites in their midst.”

At the time the UNESCO resolution was passed two weeks ago, the ICEJ was hosting its annual Christian celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. The day after the UNESCO decision, some 8,000 Christians from over 100 nations took to the streets of the Israeli capital in the traditional Jerusalem March to express their solidarity with the Jewish people and their ancient claim and connection to the city.

As the ICEJ’s week-long Feast was ending, Dr. Bühler issued a call for Christians everywhere to send Bibles to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to press home the message that Jews and Christians have indisputable historic links to Jerusalem which predate Islam by centuries. The Christian Embassy is now receiving reports that hundreds of Bibles are already posted to UNESCO and thousands more will soon be on the way.

Jerusalem is mentioned by name more than 1,000 times in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, while the Temple Mount appears hundreds of times as well. There also are hundreds of other references to the site as “Zion”, the “House of the Lord,” the “courts of the Lord,” and similar terms.

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How the Holy Spirit Awakened This Evangelist to the Reality of Hell - JOHN BURTON CHARISMA MAGAZINE

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How the Holy Spirit Awakened This Evangelist to the Reality of Hell

11/2/2016 JOHN BURTON CHARISMA MAGAZINE

How could I be going to hell?

What I was experiencing messed with my theology to a radically uncomfortable degree. The Holy Spirit was making sure I would never be the same again. Mission accomplished.

I count the early 1990s as the most significant season of my life to date. God had invaded my life. Do you feel the weight of that reality? The burning, raging Creator thrust Himself into this mere mortal!

The Holy Spirit took me beyond a mere understanding of my need for a savior and a simple acceptance of Jesus as that savior to a place of breathtaking experience in His extreme, fearsome and surprisingly vivid invisible realm. The sudden all-consuming desire of my heart was to be intimately joined with the Lover of my soul every moment of my life. I was craving and experiencing a legitimate, reportable and constant weighty manifestation of the presence of God in my life. I was burning! The desire and the cry of my heart was, "More!"

In those early years, as I was diving into the increasingly deeper realms of life in God, many things happened that I'll never forget—but one event shook me like no other before or since.

I Had a Dream

The night I had this uninvited invasion of both God and hell into my sleep, I was living in an old, vacant church building as the caretaker. The dramatic scene was what you would imagine—the church was a relatively ancient stone structure. I would regularly encounter God as I walked through the now empty corridors, hidden rooms, sanctuary and other mysterious places throughout that relic. The countless hours praying in this vacant building resulted in forming me as a young burning man in some very memorable ways.

One destined evening I prepared for bed as I did every other night. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I prayed myself to sleep in the weighty and wonderful presence of the Holy Spirit as I had done so many times before.

What was about to happen as I slipped into sleep that fateful night would result in a tremble that is with me to this day—25 years later. I was invited into an otherworldly encounter that I had no freedom to turn down.

Because of the unimaginable panic and terror I experienced that night long ago, I would often pray as I went to sleep, "God, please don't give me any dreams tonight." I prayed that way for 13 years.

Thirteen years! God eventually spoke clearly to me, after 13 years of receiving many visions, but no dreams of God, "John, I need you to stop praying that prayer. I have things to reveal to you. I need to talk to you. I have dreams for you to dream." I relented and have since craved dreams, angelic visitations and other forms of communication from the heavenly realm.

During this night of terror over 25 years ago, I fell asleep in the old, empty church building and found myself dreaming.

In my dream, I was laying on my stomach in a one-room building. It was very comfortable inside, though there was nothing in the room. It was empty. I rested on the carpet and looked out of the two windows, one in front of me and one to my right. The overwhelming feeling that I had was one of comfort and relaxation. I had no concerns and no thoughts beyond enjoying the atmosphere I was in. This feeling is what drove my entire experience. Obviously nothing could be wrong if I was feeling so good, right?

Through the windows I could see a peaceful, lazy and bright sunny day unfolding. It was beautiful! The trees were blowing in a gentle breeze. The birds were chirping and flying from tree to tree. What a brilliant Creator we have! Everything was so refreshing and alive! I couldn't have asked for a better afternoon.

Then, suddenly, I experienced a changing of the scene. Like time-lapse photography, as I was in the same position on the floor looking out the window, I watched the atmosphere suddenly change. There was an immediate and progressive shift. The clouds were ever so slightly darkening and increasing in coverage in the sky. The gentle breeze picked up velocity and the brilliant brightness started to go in and out as periodic shadows covered the area while the sun hid beyond the advancing clouds. It seemed as if some rain might be moving in. I rested there, stretched out on my belly with my head in my hands as I watched it unfold. I remained immersed in my own comfort. I was taking deep breaths and enjoying every moment of my day.

Time lapsed again and I saw the sky completely covered in clouds—clouds much darker than just a few moments ago. I could now smell the fresh and unmistakable scent of the coming rain.

"Concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man" (Matt. 24:36-39).

The birds were taking cover as the wind picked up significantly. In the distance I saw several lightning strikes. It sure seemed as if this could be quite a storm. How was it that I was feeling no concern, no urgency to prepare as I enjoyed my personal, careless experience in that small, one-room shack? I stretched out and relaxed even more. The greater the threat, the greater the "peace." What a wonderful day I was having.

Again, for the third time, I watched the scene in front of me change suddenly. Now, it was fully obvious the storm would most definitely hit—and soon. The wind was intense and large, ominous drops of rain started to hit the windows. Violent and arrogant lightning that seemed to have a personality all its own struck less than 300 yards away.

The thumps of hail hitting the roof started and quickly increased in force. It was time for concern. The threat of danger was increasing by the second, but I didn't feel any urgency or need to respond. I remained prostrate on the ground, refreshed and at ease, just as I did when it was a beautiful sunny day. I was enjoying the perceived safety of my environment. I was feeling so good.

Once again, time lapsed and I found myself in the center of a churning, dreadful force that seemed powerful enough to split the Earth in two. The storm of the century was upon me. The massive trees were nearly snapping in two as they bent over parallel to the ground. The hail was massive in size and was slamming every surface around me. The windows were buckling in and out as the incredible pressure of the storm weighed on them. The lightning that burned hotter than the surface of the sun was literally striking mere feet from the shack. The walls were shaking. You can imagine what I was experiencing in that terrible and fearful moment. You guessed it: beautiful peace, safety and comfort. It truly was a wonderful day, until ...

Tune in Thursday for part two of this article.

John Burton has been developing and leading ministries for over 20 years and is a sought-out teacher, prophetic messenger and revivalist. John has authored nine books, has appeared on Christian television and radio and directed one of the primary internships at the International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City. Additionally, he has planted two churches, has initiated two city prayer movements and is currently directing a prayer- and revival-focused ministry school in Detroit called the School of Prayer. John's mandate is to call the church in the nations to repentance from casual Christianity and to burn in a manner worthy of the King of kings. He is equipping people to confront the enemies of God (established religion, Jezebel and so on) that hinder an extreme, sold-out level of true worship.

For the original article, visit burton.tv.

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How We Grieved the Holy Spirit in This Election - J. LEE GRADY CHARISMA NEWS

The way we've been acting this election season, how can the Holy Spirit not be grieved? (Getty Images )

How We Grieved the Holy Spirit in This Election

11/2/2016 J. LEE GRADY CHARISMA NEWS

We have just endured the most bitter and divisive presidential contest in a lifetime. The whole nation is shell-shocked. Our ears are ringing and our heads are pounding after being bombarded for more than a year and a half with noisy rhetoric.

Imagine if an alien spaceship tried to decipher the jumbled message that has been transmitted from the United States for the past 19 months. "Trump is a racist! Hillary is a nasty woman! Trump gropes women! Send Hillary to prison! The election is rigged! Remember Benghazi! Trump hates Megyn Kelly! Megyn Kelly hates Newt Gingrich! Blah blah blah blah blah!"

I have loathed every minute of it. I'm looking for a T-shirt that says: "Thank God it's over."

My struggle wasn't caused by the bickering about Obamacare, Hillary's email server, Donald Trump's insults or Bernie Sander's liberal lectures. I don't mind the arguments and put-downs on the news, because I can turn off the television when I want to. And I believe there is a place for legitimate political debate. What grieved me most was seeing the hatefulness Christians threw at each other during this election cycle.

I've heard Christians swear at each other, verbally assault each other, and dissect each other in self-righteous Facebook posts. I've watched one Christian demonize another Christian simply because they have different views on a public policy issue. And I've seen how the racial divisions in the church grew deeper when a pastor decided to politicize a sermon or tell people they had to vote a certain way to please God.

About half of our population will be celebrating the winner of this election next Tuesday, while the other half will be licking their wounds. I don't believe the Holy Spirit will be taking sides. I believe He is grieved by the way the church behaved.

What exactly does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit? The clue is found in Ephesians 4:30, which says: "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Then the apostle Paul goes on to explain how to avoid grieving the Spirit.

He writes: "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ has forgiven you" (v. 31-32).

The point here is that the Holy Spirit is quenched when we mistreat each other. Our relationship with God is not just about how we act individually. Christianity is not a Lone Ranger religion. If we don't treat each other with love and respect, the Spirit is not happy. He withdraws His blessing and waits for us to repent. He calls us to community.

It's interesting that one of the behaviors mentioned in this verse is "clamor." This is the Greek word kraugē, which means "to shout or cry loud or insistently." It refers to the volume level of an argument. Yes, you can grieve the Holy Spirit with your tone of voice.

There is nothing wrong with disagreeing. But when our disagreements become shouting matches, and our tone becomes harsh or vindictive, the Holy Spirit tunes out. He does not like it when we shout, scream, rant and spew venom at each other.

Yet many Christians today defend this behavior. We have been trained well by the sharp-witted commentators on Fox News and CNN. We have the idea that standing for truth requires us to blast our opponents out of the water. We wield our verbal swords and skewer our enemies like Roman gladiators in the coliseum. And the crowds cheer when we slay our political opponents with snappy one-liners. Touché!

God, forgive us. We have called what is evil good. We thought we were exhibiting moral courage when we brashly attacked a brother who had a different opinion about immigrants or health care policy. We thought God was pleased when we shouted down the woman who disagreed with us about transgender bathrooms. We thought God was on our side when we angrily quoted the Bible and waved our fists in the air.

We didn't have a clue that the Holy Spirit had withdrawn from us. He was grieved. We didn't realize that just because a person is right about something does not mean they have God's blessing. Moses was a great man of God, but when he struck the rock in anger he forfeited his chance to enter the Promised Land.

If you have allowed anger to take control of your life during this crazy political season, pull away from the ruckus and let the Holy Spirit adjust your attitude. Go on a fast from ranting and raving. Stop being outraged and encourage somebody. Forgive those who disagree with you. Love those who voted differently from you. Set politics aside and act like a Christian.

J. Lee Grady was editor of Charisma for 11 years before he launched into full-time ministry in 2010. Today he directs The Mordecai Project, a Christian charitable organization that is taking the healing of Jesus to women and girls who suffer abuse and cultural oppression. Author of several books including 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, he has just released his newest book, Set My Heart on Fire, from Charisma House. You can follow him on Twitter at @LeeGrady or go to his website, themordecaiproject.org.

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Obama May Push Palestinian State Through at UN in Final Months: Report - Abra Forman BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

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Obama May Push Palestinian State Through at UN in Final Months: Report

By Abra Forman November 2, 2016 BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

“For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should have taunted the armies of the living God?” I Samuel 17:26 (The Israel Bible™)

President Barack Obama has ordered up an “options menu” for proceeding with a diplomatic resolution between Israel and the Palestinians at the United Nations, to Israel’s great consternation, a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial reported on Monday.

According to the article, entitled “Obama’s Israel Surprise”, the White House has requested a list of options from the State Department to fill Obama’s final months in office. Among them: sponsoring a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement building – a step that, despite the US’s known displeasure on the subject, the administration has yet to officially take.

Obama might sponsor, “or at least allow”, such a resolution, said the article, and, domestically, punish Americans involved in Israeli construction by implementing “new IRS regulations revoking the tax-exempt status of people or entities involved in settlement building.”

There is another, even more worrying option on the menu, the WSJ warned, and that is the possibility of Obama pushing “formal recognition of a Palestinian state at the Security Council.”

Such a move, without a simultaneous peace agreement with Israel, would essentially destroy the possibility for a future peace. Without a state as a bargaining chip, the Palestinians would lack virtually all motivation to work with Israel.

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But the worst option of all, continued the article, “would be an effort to introduce a resolution at the UN Security Council setting ‘parameters’ for a final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians.”

Israel has long argued that the only way to come to a peace agreement with the Palestinians is through direct negotiations between the two parties. Imposing a framework on talks would remove Israel’s autonomy over its own fate and give power to a governing body which has proven itself to be less than sympathetic to the Jewish state.

Obama could accomplish this feat with little effort. France has been attempting to insert itself into the conflict by moderating talks for months; if the US refused to veto a French resolution on the issue, it would likely pass.

Whatever parameters imposed by the UN “would be unacceptable to any Israeli government, left or right,” said the article.

The editorial concluded by advising Obama to stay out of it, forcing the Palestinians to come to direct negotiations.

“If Mr. Obama is still seeking a Middle East legacy at this late stage in his presidency, his best move is do nothing to make it worse.”

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Franklin Graham Exhorts Christians to Vote Next Tuesday - BOB ESCHLIMAN CHARISMA NEWS

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Franklin Graham Exhorts Christians to Vote Next Tuesday

11/3/2016 BOB ESCHLIMAN CHARISMA NEWS

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee recently shared these comments about the upcoming election with members of the American Renewal Project:

Franklin Graham is exhorting Evangelical and Pro-Life Catholic Christians to show-up in record numbers on Election Day, this coming Tuesday, November 8th. Pastors please share with your congregation this 19 second spot on Sunday.

We say every four years, "The is the most important election in our lifetime." This truly is! If Evangelical and Pro-Life Catholic Christians do not register and vote on Election Day, the encroachment of transgender bathrooms by the Obama Administration is only the beginning. Kentucky clerk Kim Davis' incarceration last September will be only the warmup act. YOU are next!"

As you may recall, I substituted for Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel, and invited Franklin Graham, Dr. Robert Jeffress and the American Renewal Project's David Lane to be my guests.

A word to my pastor friends: Donald Trump used a term the American Renewal Project's pastors and pews event in Orlando, in association with the repeal of the Johnson Amendment—"Leverage". Mr. Trump said the Evangelical pastors influence in the public square had been severely damaged since TX Senator Lyndon Johnson wrote and passed the bill—as a reaction to conservative opposition in his run for reelection in 1954.

If Evangelical and Pro-Life Catholic Believers stay home on November 8, 2016, like we did in 2012 and 2008, we have only ourselves to blame for the collapse of the Biblical-based culture in America. You, His under-shepherds, must lead the way for the spiritual resurrection of America.

No one believes, as Chuck Colson said, that the Kingdom of God is going to arrive on Air Force One. But somebody's values are going to be represented in the public square, and we must engage the culture with men and women of Issachar who "know the times and know what to do." (1 Chronicles 12:32)

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Israel Rebuffs Obama's Objection to Building in Shiloh - Israel Today

Israel Rebuffs Obama's Objection to Building in Shiloh

Wednesday, November 02, 2016 | Israel Today Staff

Israel this week rebuffed the Obama Administration’s objection to a new building project in Jewish settlement of Shiloh, the biblical site that was home to the Ark of the Covenant for centuries prior to the conquest of Jerusalem by King David.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government told the Israel High Court that it intends to move forward with the construction of 98 new homes in Shiloh. The new neighborhood will be used to house Israelis evacuated from the illegally-built Jewish outpost of Amona.

The Obama State Department slammed the decision: “This settlement’s location deep in the West Bank… would link a string of outposts that effectively divide the West Bank and make the possibility of a viable Palestinian state more remote.”

Shiloh was the first major holy site following Israel’s entry into the Promised Land. It was there that the Tabernacle (Tent of Meeting) and the Ark of the Covenant stood for 369 years, making Shiloh the primary destination of pilgrimage for the first four centuries of Israel’s existence as a landed nation.

Shiloh’s status is attested to in the book of I Samuel. And today archeologists have uncovered large portions of the religious compound documented in the biblical record.

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Chuck Pierce: Vote for How You Would Want to Be Visited - BOB ESCHLIMAN CHARISMA NEWS

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Chuck Pierce: Vote for How You Would Want to Be Visited

11/2/2016 BOB ESCHLIMAN CHARISMA NEWS

Chuck Pierce of Glory of Zion International Ministries has been waiting for the 2016 presidential election for eight years.

Having already prophesied the rise of President Barack Obama while traveling the country in 2005—three years before his election in 2008—the Lord caught him up a few months before that election with a new word about the future of the country. He said it's being played out right now.

"We were praying in Liberty Park, in New Jersey ... there were about 2,000 of us gathered there," he said in an exclusive interview with Charisma Caucus. "He showed me that in eight years, there would be a triumph of the people. He showed me 21 states are in alignment, but each could come into alignment.

"So, I asked how America will shift, and He took me state by state. It took four hours. But in the end, He told me, 'America needs to learn how to play the trump card.' That was eight years ago.

The "trump card," Pierce said, is Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who he has been watching the Lord put into a prominent position over the course of this election cycle. He hasn't endorsed the businessman-turned politician, but he believes the billionaire will play a key role in our nation's future.

The 2016 election and its outcome have far less to do with Trump, however, and much more to do with prayer and making timely decrees that will shift the power structures in America. There are only two possible outcomes, he added: America either makes "an incredible shift" to realign those structures with the Lord, or new structures will be put in place that will control our nation greatly for years to come.

"Mr. Trump is very—not part of the structure," he said. "He's going against the structure, which has turned our country away from the Lord rather than back to Him. The only way we're going to see our nation move back to the Lord is if we tear down the structure, which is stopping justice."

Pierce said the election all boils down to the Supreme Court, and he urges Christians to vote for what is necessary to bring back God-ruling order to the high court. Likening Trump—who has pledged to install judges of that type if elected—to Jephthah from the book of Judges, he said Christians need to "get past liking a candidate," noting the Lord used Jephthah—"a very wicked man"—and others to restore Israel.

"When the Lord removed the Jezebel spirit out of Israel, He didn't do it with the existing structures. He called up three judges," he said. "Without those three judges, the right prophetic voice and the transformers, it wouldn't have happened.

"We're rallying God's people. And now we'll watch as God begins to take America back again."

Pierce said, regardless of how the election goes, there will be a "major shift" in America. If Trump wins, the U.S. will be "better aligned" economically with other nations, and Israel will once again have a strong ally. If Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wins, we will drift further from Israel and, as he put it, "the Cold War will get colder."

"My heart would be for the Lord to let your people play that triumph—that means trump card," he said. "We need to have a more triumphant spirit in the nation, and Christians need to learn to pray more strategically. We need to be better timed in how we make decrees."

He also said Christians need to vote based on how they want to be visited by the Lord.

"In the Bible, one of the definitions of 'visitation' is to cast a vote, in an overseer role," he said. "Christians have become caught up in whether or not we have a good candidate to vote for, but that's not the issue. We should vote for visitation.

"How do you want to be visited? Then, that is how you should vote. We should be voting to overturn the structure in America."

Piece said the Lord told him Ohio, Nevada and North Carolina will be the key states in the election, particularly North Carolina, which he said will be "the deciding factor" in what will happen in America. But even as we prepare for Election Day, he said Christians need to be prepared for what comes afterward.

"The body of Christ needs to do our part," he said. "We need to be sure we're pressed in for a change of our nation, and then leave the results up to the Lord."

If Clinton wins, he says he will "pray through and walk with it," but reminded Christian Americans that a new movement has arrived for the country. America won't be in the same prayer movement it has been in.

"We're really in for some big surprises," he said. "I think America is more volatile than we know, and whichever way the election goes, we're not going to be in the same type of nation we've known in the past. That's why I wrote in my book a chapter on why Christians need to learn war."

Pierce is doing his part to help prepare the body of Christ. Recently, he shared another word he received from the Lord about the changes that are coming for America.

Right now, he's traveling across the country with Dutch Sheets. In the past, he's traveled to all 50 states, but said the Lord told him to visit 22 key cities this year.

"We find an apostolic church that is open to gathering, and we get the word out and start praying and gathering," he said. "We should get about 1,000—maybe 1,500 or 2,000 people."

Pierce and Sheets were set to gather with believers in Las Vegas on Wednesday night as part of their 22-city swing through the country. Pierce said they are "rallying the troops" and praying for the nation to move back to the Lord again.

"That's the real key for us Christians," he said. "Do you have faith to pray? The Lord warned us a lot about the kingdoms on Earth, but His kingdom is a nation above nations, ... we know that prayer can change the course of a nation."