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Seasonal Portal Opens During Passover

There is a promised open Heaven visitation and huge blessing during certain seasons of time on the calendar—which God has set up as divine rendezvous moments for us. Will we show up to this appointment/visitation with God?

God promised to visit His people during specific seasons of time known as the Feasts. God opened the heavens in both the Old and New Testament during these feasts (i.e. Passover, Pentecost etc). The same God of yesterday, today and forever will show up in the same and even greater way today, during these seasons, when we take the time out to worship and feast on Him, on purpose, during these divine appointments with God.

The fact that God will even restore in the last days the Feast of Tabernacles as He says in the book of Zechariah, points to the fact that these are seasons we can expect God to visit us. Jesus even told them to wait for the promises to be fulfilled after His departure in certain kairos seasons of time.

It appears that celebrating Passover was actually encouraged in the early Church with the revelation that Jesus fulfilled the Passover now being "the reason for the season." In 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, Paul tells the Corinthians: Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven...but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Jesus, Himself, fulfills the meaning of this feast, being our Passover Lamb. He did not abolish it, but adds fresh meaning and glory to it. The glory of this seasonal portal can be opened as it was in the early Church. Even the apostles continued celebrating Passover as Jesus told them to continue it, and as often as you do this "do this in remembrance of Me." Some misunderstand 1 Corinthians 11:26 which says: "As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup," by interpreting it "take it as often as you wish." But it does not necessarily say that, though there is power in taking communion anytime.

It says "as often" as you observe it (Passover), "you do show the Lord's death till He come." Even Jesus commanded, "This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me" (verse 25). We do it in remembrance of the Lord's death—a memorial of His death and claim the blessings of His death and resurrection!

All throughout the Bible there is a supernatural exchange of things that took place when the people of God made it a point to honor the time and seasonal portal of Passover. Though we know that we can claim these blessings at anytime, the Bible does tell us to "keep the Feast (Passover)" as something extra special is to be released during this season. Just as the Feast of Pentecost was initiated by God with the ancient Israelites, we too, having been grafted in by faith in Jesus, are God's people and are invited to His party and feasts as they continue on in the New Testament with even greater glory and power released!

In fact, the disciples continued to celebrate Passover at the Feast of Pentecost as the Believers worshipped and prayed together, and the seasonal portal opened up again. There was nothing legalistic or religious about the day of Pentecost, just pure glory, love, power, authority, visitation and harvest! Sounds like a Holy Spirit party to me!

The Spirit of the Season

We have noticed every time we come together in a conference to worship the Lord during these seasons, the glory and power are extra powerful. The healings, miracles, clarity in hearing God, prophetic words, signs and wonders and overwhelming glory of God are always on a higher level than at other times of the year.

I had even noticed this in my early days of ministering as I spoke during these seasons, not knowing they were God's appointed seasonal portals. I was trying to figure out why every single year at the same season, the glory, power, blessing and harvest was so much stronger on Pentecost, Passover or other feasts. Then years later, God started to open my eyes as to why He showed up so powerfully during these seasons.

Now we purposely plan to have God visit us during these seasonal portals instead of accidentally bumping into the greater glory during these times. Often there is a knee-jerk reaction to Passover and from expecting God to move during the feasts out of fear of legalism. Yet there is nothing religious about asking God to visit you during His appointed time which He wrote about in His Word, and for us to expect the supernatural on a much higher level that attests to greater open Heaven encounters with God.

I believe that as born again Believers, we can walk in the "spirit" of the season, believing for an open Heaven and special blessing during this seasonal portal. There is a special open Heaven portal that we have noticed which opens up when we come together during Passover, worship Him, and give a special offering to the Lord. It's a time to search our own hearts of any hidden sin, asking God to forgive, cleanse and deliver us as we enter the next season. Some of the blessings that God promises in Exodus 23 are listed below:

1. God will assign an angel to you.
2. He'll be an enemy to your enemies.
3. He will give you prosperity.
4. He will take sickness away from you and your family.
5. He will give you a long life.
6. He will cause increase in your life.
7. He'll give a special year's blessing.

The past several years, besides coming before Him, worshipping and searching our hearts and celebrating with God's people, we have always given our biggest offerings during these seasonal portals. We have always been amazed at the greater glory, miracles and blessings that come as a result of our setting time aside to worship Him and give sacrificially to God! As you celebrate this seasonal portal, believe that the next 12 months of your life will drastically shift into greater realms of His Glory, Power and Blessing!

David Herzog
David Herzog Ministries
Email: office@thegloryzone.org
 
David Herzog is the founder of David Herzog Ministries and co-host of a weekly TV program called "The Glory Zone," which can be seen on Daystar and God.tv. David is a dynamic motivational speaker, author and television host who moves in unusual miracles, signs and wonders worldwide, equipping Believers to operate in the Glory and Power of God. His passion is to live in the Glory of God and to bring the Gospel to as many souls as possible in every nation of the world.

David and his wife Stephanie have ministered in crusades, conferences, revivals and outreaches all over the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, the Arctic, Native American Reservations, several Middle Eastern nations and Israel. They have lived 12 years overseas ministering to the nations of the world, and have led 11 yearly tours/outreaches to Israel.

Tawny" - Questions and Answers with Tawny Shultz

From Elijah List

Q: What's a good way to make New Year's Resolutions inspired by prophetic revelation?

A: For whatever reason, I have never been one to make New Year's Resolutions, but I like this idea! Looking at my own life, personal prophetic words, and how I should respond to prophetic words given for the whole Body of Christ, such as what goes out on The ElijahList daily, I think this is what I would do, based on what the Lord has recently been doing in my heart, that could apply to anyone, at any age, regarding any prophecy:

Resolution 1: Trust Christ—It's not about your performance and how great and big you can get your faith to be, but about faith as a mustard seed, trusting God's answer and His goodness (Luke 17:5-6).

For much of the past few years, I thought if I could have the "perfect" faith and expectation, that God would do just what I wanted Him to do, even in regards to prophecy, when I wanted Him to do it. Then I struggled to believe God's goodness towards me when He didn't do what I wanted, nor when I wanted. Faith isn't just having faith for what you want, when you want it, but it is trusting God's answer and God's timing, and His goodness above your desires…He has good reasons for a yes, no, or wait...and it's for your benefit. Trust Him, and you'll be surprised at the good things that come your way as God's gift to you that you hadn't even considered before.

Resolution 2: Be open!

Be open to new ideas God might want to give you. Be open to change, even if it's not what you expected. God is a creative God!

Resolution 3: Obey God: Step out!

Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.—James 2:21-24

Abraham's faith prompted him to action in obedience to God's word (see also Hebrews 11), and it was accounted to Him as righteousness. The same is true for you today. If you will believe God and step out to do what He says to do, even when it seems scary, you will find yourself in a whole heap of blessings in the New Year!

Q: I've heard of everywhere from little girls to old men tell stories of being caught up to Heaven, even Jesus or angels visiting them in their rooms. I've asked God for that, but nothing like that has happened to me. Is God just waiting for me to get holier before letting that happen to me?

A: I think any one of us who love God would love to have these same experiences, just as you desire to. I'm certain that God loves to hear you ask Him, as you have been provoked to a holy jealousy to seek God more personally for yourself than maybe you had been before. God loves it when we pursue Him and the things of God, and when we ask, seek and knock for Him (see Hebrews 11:6; Matthew 7:7-12; Luke 11:5-11 and 1 Corinthians 14:1).

While I can't say if God chooses to give "caught up" to Heaven experiences or visible visitations of angels often or not because of one's will or desire for them, I have heard of increasing visitations by Jesus, face to face. Just recently, at our ElijahList Conference this January, I heard of many of these encounters and it was prophesied that Jesus would be visiting many face to face in the coming year, even in dreams at night. Receive this in faith for yourself!

I don't know all the "whys" of waiting…none of us can understand God's ways. Sometimes He wants our faith to grow and for us to keep believing Him even when we can't see, because it is impossible to please God without faith (read Hebrews 11). But if we keep believing Him, He will reward us. Sometimes there is a timing we need to wait for, while God is aligning up circumstances and people and seasons. And certainly there are times that He brings us to a certain level of maturity and faith before we can be entrusted with the larger responsibilities and weightier messages that often accompany those stories of being caught up.

God doesn't want those responsibilities to destroy us, so He makes sure we are prepared for them by building us up with a strong foundation, strengthening our faith, growing us, and teaching us obedience through His Word, daily life, trials and testing (Romans 5:1-5). He often starts with much smaller things to see if we will be faithful with what He has given us before He gives us more (see Matthew 25:14-30; Mark 8:5-9; Luke 19:11-26 and John 6:5-13). While you ask, seek and knock, enjoy being faithful even in the "small" things, like giving a cold cup of water to someone who is thirsty (Matthew 10:42)—and know that you are very important to God no matter what your life on this earth looks like!

Tawny Shultz, Assistant Editor
The ElijahList
Email: info@elijahlist.net

 

In 2009 we are doing mighty fine

In the kingdom of God we will not whine

But we will dine and live in the vine

Because it is the right time in 2009

We are not afraid of the news for we are news makers.

We are not ashamed of the blues for we are heaven born.

We are not dismayed because we are overcomers.

We are not victims but we are victorious ones.

We are not left or right; wing we need both to fly.

4-20-09

Q. I've noticed that some prophetic people struggle with pride, ego, control, and oftentimes even intimidation towards others. Why is this?

A. First of all, people often forget that prophetic people are tempted in exactly the way those with any other gift are tempted.

In other words, satan is an equal-opportunity tempter of men and women, boys and girls, both saved and unsaved.

Having said that, the more visible the person, be it the President of the United States, a well-known speaker, or a highly sought-out prophet or prophetic person, the harder the "enemy" would certainly work against such a person in all types of temptations.

Even with a Hollywood celebrity who is unsaved, the temptations toward pride, ego, the control of ones inner circle of friends, and so on, is a temptation that's freely "given" by satan. That's why we're often so enamored by a celebrity who remains humble. We're taken back, because it's sometimes unusual to find those combinations in the same person who possesses both fame AND humility.

Now, back to a person—ANY person with a visible gift in the Church—although Jesus' instructions were mainly to the individual, He taught about requirements for leaders who were also His followers:

"Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. [It should] not [be] so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.'" Mark 10:42-45 [emphasis added]

So the bottom line is this: Both the saved and unsaved—by default—are automatically tempted to be prideful, controlling and many other things. If you ARE saved, satan would have an even greater reason to tempt you. This is true of any Christian, and it includes of course, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, and evangelists.

Q. Why do prophetic people seem to have a harder time hearing from God for themselves than they do for others?

A. Even as less-than-perfect Christians, it's easy to see why this, if you really think about it, is a good thing, rather than bad.

Why?

God made it that way so that we would HAVE to depend upon one another. I have personally prophesied to prophets who were at a level in their prophesying that I've only dreamed of.

Yes, in those few cases, my prophesying was accurate, even to the dates, cities and locations. But the humility of those prophets to receive revelation from a person (like me) was God's intent all along that it should work this way. It keeps the Church operating the way God designed it:

"Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, 'Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, 'Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be?"
1 Corinthians 12:14-19

Sometimes, I'm an eye to a prophet and vice versa. Sometimes, I'm a mouth. Sometimes, I'm a foot. And so are we all—at any given time.

Q. I've witnessed several public prophetic ministers get all kinds of words at the same time, which SEEM disconnected with each other. What's that all about?

A. Sometimes, a prophesying person gets into a "zone" (as it were) where once their prophesying opens up, he or she begins to prophesy over anything and everything and they don't necessarily know how the puzzle pieces connect. It's the people receiving the words who are the ones who often know the connection.

I've been to more than a few meetings myself where a prophet begins to call up many people and skips around giving a word here and a word there. As he or she skips around, a word connects with people standing beside each other or even across the room. He or she is just moving with the Spirit of God—and God is in the process of connecting the dots all over a meeting place, and He does it simultaneously.

For example, I've seen where a name, a place, and birthdate is called out and that person stands up. Then the prophet might say, "Who's Sally Jones?" Sally stands up, and then the prophet goes back to the first person and says something like, "You lost contact with your daughter and God would like to heal that." Lo and behold, the Sally standing up IS that daughter. Now, while I just made up the specifics of this example, this exact type of prophetic happens in meetings with prophets and prophetic people often because God wants HIS work done HIS way and in HIS timing.

Remember that we are told in Scripture that Philip had four daughters who prophesied. It doesn't tell us what, and to whom or even why they prophesied. It only tells us the fact that it happened.

"Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied." Acts 21:8-9

That's it! There were four daughters of Philip. They prophesied, and that was that! Why would that be all that was told in Scripture?

The answer is so simple it defies, at times, the obvious understanding intended by the Holy Spirit. Because that's all God wanted to preserve for us—to know about those four daughters. God doesn't make mistakes.

God simply wanted us to know that prophesying was common, was Scriptural in the New Testament, was done by women, and what they said and how they said it were far less important than the fact that they did, in fact, prophesy.

Thank you all for your prayers for my family and me in this season of adjustment since my wife Michal Ann's passing on September 15th. Please continue to lift us and our staff up as we learn to live in new ways.

This email deals with a subject close to my heart - receiving revelation, specifically Visionary Revelation. For more on this subject, see my study guide on Dreams and Visions and my book, Dream Language.

As a Seer and a Feeler (prophetically), I truly believe that moving in the visionary realm has moved me forward faster and with more accuracy in daily life and ministry. Vision is needful in these times. In order to be people of vision we need to be able to see.

"Jesus gave them this answer: 'I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all he does. Yes, to your amazement He will show Him even greater things than these.'" John 5:19-20

Jesus did nothing of Himself. He only did those things which He saw the Father doing. This is our model and example. Let us "look to see" what our Father is initiating and respond to His activity. Let us ask Him for visions of what He is doing and wanting to accomplish in the earth. Then we need to DO IT!

So here is my teaching communication for this week. Read it, see it, and pass it on!

In Christ Jesus!

James W. Goll

Introduction to Visionary Revelation

Visionary revelation is manifested in three different ways: visions, trances, and dreams. This lesson will cover an overview of materials on visions and trances.

Visions are closely associated with dreams, but visions occur during the time when the individual is fully awake and conscious. Dreams and visions are signs of God's last day outpouring of His Holy Spirit. God reveals Himself to man through the use of the eyes of His heart by granting dreams and visions. God greatly desires to communicate to us through the eyes of our heart (Ephesians 1:17-18), but we must first recognize this faculty within us and the importance it can have as we present it to Him to be used by Him.

Since Christianity is a heart-to-heart, or spirit-to-spirit relationship, we would expect to see this faculty used much in our relationship with God. However, it is not often used as it should be among Western Christians, because we have been trained to live out of our mind rather than our heart. We have put logic on a pedestal and neglected the value of "seeing in the Spirit." So now, let's consider developing our capacity to discern God's voice through the benefits of visionary revelation.

Developing One's Capacity to See in the Spirit

A. Jesus Our Model

1. John 5:19-20 - Our Lord Jesus set the example as He did nothing of Himself, unless it was something He saw the Father doing.

2. Matthew 13:34 - Jesus turned everything in life into a parable, and parables become relatable picture language to communicate the needed message.

B. Scriptures on Looking

Read the following scriptures and ask the Lord for your capacity to see into the things of the Holy Spirit to be increased.

1. Daniel 6:10
2. Habakkuk 2:1-3
3. Revelation 4:1-2
4. John 8:38

C. Suggestions on Becoming Open to Seeing in the Spirit

1. Be still outwardly and inwardly. Learn to quiet your soul before God.

2. Enter a biblical story using vision. Simply see what you're reading and pray over the scriptures, asking the Spirit of revelation to open them up to you.

3. Focus intently on Jesus and the eyes of your heart will be enlightened and faith will be ignited (see Ephesians 1:18-29).

4. In intercession for others or whatever circumstance, see the person for whom you are praying and allow Christ to enter the circumstances.

5. Ask God to speak to you when you're awake and when you're asleep (see Psalm 127:2), then record a summary of it.

6. Speaking in tongues (praying in the spirit) opens up communication with the Holy Spirit and allows images to arise within.

7. Quiet prayer and meditation opens you up to reflective insights which can form a vision.

8. In times of praise and worship, the eyes of your heart may be opened and you can see what you're singing. Praise magnifies the Lord and He is enthroned by the praises of His people (see Psalm 22:3 and 9:11).

Levels of Vision

A. Internal Vision

1. Zechariah 1-6; 4:1 - Zechariah's night visions were most likely received this way (internal visions), as the prophet was awakened in preparation for the visions.

2. Daniel 7:1,13-14 - These profound visions were called "visions in the mind."

3. When the face of a friend or relative pops into our mind, then we know we must pray for them. These snapshot picture forms of revelation from the Holy Spirit are used to urge us to pray.

B. External Vision

1. Elisha saw the hosts of God encompassing the city of Dothan in II Kings 6:17. He then prayed that the servant's eyes would likewise be opened.

2. Stephen gazed into Heaven and saw the heavens open and saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God in Acts 7:55-56.

C. Visions While in a Trance or a Dream

1. Peter received a vision while in a trance (see Acts 10:10-23).

2. Paul received a vision in the night as he slept (see Acts 16:9-10).

Detailed materials are available on this subject in the study guide Understanding Supernatural Encounters.

Visions of the Canonical Prophets

The following is a partial listing of visions recorded in the Old Testament prophetic books.

A. Isaiah
1. Vision of the Lord and His glory - Chapter 6
2. Vision of the valley - Chapter 22

B. Jeremiah
1. Almond rod - 1:11
2. Seething pot - 1:13
3. Two baskets of figs - 24:1-2

C. Ezekiel
1. Glory of God - 1:3,12-14,23
2. Vision of the roll - 2:9
3. Man of fire - Chapters 8-9
4. Coals of fire - 10:1-7
5. Dry bones - 37:1-14
6. Jerusalem and the temple - Chapters 40-48
7. Visions of waters - 47:1-12

D. Daniel
1. Secret vision - 2:19
2. Four beasts - 7:1-8
3. Ancient of Days - 7:9-27
4. Ram and the goat - 8:1-14
5. Angel - Chapter 10
6. World powers - 11:2; 12:4
7. Man clothed in linen - 12:5-13

E. Amos
1. Grasshoppers - 7:1-2
2. Fire - 7:4
3. Plumb line - 7:7-8
4. Summer fruit - 8:1-2
5. Temple - 9:1-3

F. Zechariah
1. Horses - 1:8-11
2. Horns and carpenters - 1:18-21
3. High priest - 3:1-5
4. Golden candlestick - Chapter 4
5. Flying roll - 5:1-4
6. Mountains and chariots - 6:1-8

G. There are No Recorded Visions in the Books of the Following Prophets:
Hosea, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, and Malachi.

Greek Words for Visionary States

The following are ten different Greek words that each describe a different aspect of visionary revelation.

A. Onar - Matthew 1:20; 2:12,13,19, 22; 27:19 - It is a common word for "dream." It is a vision seen in sleep as opposed to waking.

B. Enupnion - Acts 2:17; Jude 8 - It is a vision seen in sleep. It stresses the givenness, almost surprise quality of what is received in sleep.

C. Horama - Matthew 17:9; Acts 7:31; 9:10,12; 10:3,17,19; 11:5; 12:9; 16:9-10; 18:9 - It is translated "vision." It can refer to visions of the night or sleeping experiences, as well as to waking visions.

D. Opasis - Acts 2:17; Revelation 9:17 - This can signify the eye as the organ of sight, an appearance of any kind, even a spectacle.

E. Optasia - Luke 1:22; 24:23; Acts 26:19; II Corinthians 12 - It is translated "vision." It has the sense of self-disclosure, of "letting oneself be seen."

F. Ekstasis - Mark 5:42; Luke 5:26; Mark 16:8; Acts 3:10; 10:10; 11:5; 22:17 - We derive the English word "ecstasy" from this. It literally means "standing aside from oneself, being displaced or over against oneself," and ordinarily there is a sense of amazement, confusion and even extreme terror.

G. Ginomai en pneumati - Revelation 1:10; Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1; Luke 1:41 - This is translated "to become in Spirit." This refers to the state in which one could see visions and be informed or spoken to directly by the Spirit.

H. Ephisteni, paristeni - Acts 23:11; 27:23; Luke 1:11; Acts 10:30; 16:9 - This simply refers to the fact that some reality stands by in the night or in the day.

I. Blepo and eido - Revelation 1:2,11; Mark 9:9; Luke 9:36 - It means "to see" or "to perceive." These words are used to mean "see" in the normal outer sense, yet are also used to refer to seeing in the spiritual sense.

J. Apokalupsis - Revelation 1:1; I Corinthians 14:6,26; II Corinthians 12:1,7; Galatians 2:2 - Translated "revelation," it literally means disclosure, divine uncovering or revelation.

Let Us Learn to Use the Supernatural Tools the Lord Has Given Us

Let us each pray that the eyes of our heart will be enlightened that we might see. Dr. David Yonggi Cho has stated, "The language of the Holy Spirit is dreams and visions." Watchman Nee said, "The picture is the Holy Spirit's memory." Let us learn to use the natural and supernatural tools the Lord has given us and see what God is doing.

Blessings and Peace,

James W. Goll
Encounters Network
Email: info@encountersnetwork.com

 

Kathie Walters and Bob Jones met together and GOD showed them  smells and what they mean.

I accidently published a negitive report on this.... We have asked for forgiveness Because it was right to do...

30 ATTRIBUTES OF SUPERNATURAL PASTORS

by Paul Manwaring

Date : 10.27.08