Mar 12, 2022 – Prayer Focus
Saturday, March 12, 2022 – The 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call
“A CALL TO THE WALL…ONE NATION UNDER GOD”
1-712-770-4340 Code: 543555 # (Ongoing call…24 hours a day!)
We begin our hour by praising and giving thanks to God!
“But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57
We sing: Victory in Jesus
I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory,
how He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me.
I heard about His groaning, of His Precious Blood’s atoning,
then I repented of my sins and won the victory.
Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior forever! He sought me and bought me with His Redeeming Blood
He loved me ‘ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.
I heard about His healing of His cleansing power revealing,
how He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see.
And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit”
and somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory.
Victory in Jesus, my Savior forever! He sought me and bought me with His Redeeming Blood
He loved me ‘ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.
Victory in Jesus, my Savior forever! He sought me and bought me with His Redeeming Blood
He loved me ‘ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.
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The key assignment for the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call is to intercede hourly
for the safety and security of our duly elected President, Donald John Trump,
and to pray for that which pertains to our nation!
We pray for his protection, for our First Lady, Melania, and their marriage
and for all the members of their family. We cover them all with the Blood of Jesus.
In every situation and decision, let our President be led by the Holy Spirit, so that he learns the truth and acts accordingly, for the good of the nation.
Pray.
That as the REDEMPTION of the AMERICAN REPUBLIC takes place, those leaders that God anoints and appoints will take their places in the governments of each state and in our nation’s Capitol!
Pray.
For a miraculous conclusion to the investigations into the 2020 elections,
and proof of fraud and collusion to remove Joe Biden (and company) and restore President Trump
to his rightful office so that he can lead this nation once again and work to restore the global balance!
Pray.
That Russian aggression in Ukraine will cease and war there will be ended.
Pray.
Strategic Focus for Saturday
WELCOME THE KING OF GLORY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
THE REDEMPTION OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC – Part 71
WAR in HEAVEN – Part 1
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:10-13
These verses are familiar to us, as we pray them continuously on the 24/7 NSPC. As we embark on an in-depth study of Derek Prince’s book War in Heaven: God’s Epic Battle with Evil, they will become even more valuable to us! Pray now to cover ourselves with the Blood of Jesus as we begin this study! Pray.
For more than two years, while working on this book, Prince experienced an ongoing battle against many forms of sickness and infirmity: cancer, polymyalgia rheumatica, double pneumonia, congestive heart failure, eye surgery, scalp surgery and a gallstone attack. At one point in time, he was delirious for more than a week due to an infection. Twice he had the experience of going to bed in one place and waking up in a hospital bed in another place. Through all that, he was continuously upheld by the love and the prayers of thousands of Christians in many parts of the globe. He said that he never knew there was so much love available to him! Pray.
Let us begin today to read, pray into and learn from one of Christianity’s best resources, so that we are better prepared for the battle!
PREFACE
It is obvious that life is full of conflict and war. Why is this so? Does Scripture give us any explanation for the cause? Although the Bible tells us everything we need to know for our spiritual benefit, it leaves many questions open to interpretation. Some of the issues we will discuss in this book are issues on which scholars have advanced numerous interpretations. Scripture does not provide us with sufficient evidence to speak with certainty.
The answers and impressions I bring you are the result of study, meditation, prayer and practical experience. I certainly do not claim to have answered all the questions that arise. There is no limit to such questions! But we should never allow the things we do not understand to obscure for us the areas of truth in which God has provided clear understanding. What we know for certain is that, confronted with the rebellion of Adam and Eve, God set in motion a secret plan conceived in eternity. Historically this plan unfolded in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through what He accomplished on the cross, we are enabled to have a special relationship with God. All heaven is waiting for the full manifestation of His victory. Pray
CHAPTER 1 – WHAT IS YOUR PICTURE OF HEAVEN?
What is your view of heaven? Do you believe that there is such a place? If so, is it a place of ethereal light and music with choirs worshiping God, in settings of awe-inspiring beauty and elaborate architecture? Do you envisage dazzling displays of gold and silver with an array of innumerable precious stones? Doubtless, this is true in a measure, but it is not the complete picture. Perhaps you see heaven as the inner surface of a vast, concave dome that stretches out over the whole earth. As the edge of the dome approaches the horizon, it sometimes gives the impression that it will fall short. But it never does! It always covers the earth beneath it. Pray.
Almost all of earth’s inhabitants have some impression of heaven. As we contemplate the vast possibilities, we need to bear in mind that various terms are used to describe heaven. There is the single noun, heaven, which emphasizes its overall unity; other expressions apparently refer to its different aspects or parts. For instance, the terms heavenlies or heavenly places suggest a number of different locations all combined under the heading heaven. These places may be given over at various times to different beings and different activities. In 2 Corinthians 12:2–4, Paul writes:
“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—
whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—
such a one was caught up to the third heaven.
And I know such a man— whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—
how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words,
which it is not lawful [or not possible] for a man to utter.”
This passage indicates that there are altogether three heavens, one immediately above the other.
- The topmost is what Paul describes as the “third heaven.” It is the location of Paradise and the place of God’s personal dwelling, the most sacred place in the universe. It is passages such as this one that give us the concept often associated with heaven—purity or holiness. The words spoken there are so sacred that they may not be repeated outside.
Paradeisos (paradise) is the Greek word for a “garden.” It describes God’s garden in heaven. Paradise is the ultimate destination of all sinners who have truly repented and who have persevered in the life of faith. On the cross, Jesus promised the penitent thief that the two of them would be together that day in Paradise:
“And Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise’” Luke 23:43 Pray.
- The book of Revelation introduces us to an area referred to as the “mid-heaven” or “the midst of heaven.” To my understanding, this describes some kind of large expanse with different types of beings coming and going. The following verses describe various powerful beings who make proclamations from the mid-heaven.
And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven [literally, mid-heaven],
saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth,
because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!” Revelation 8:13
Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven [literally, mid-heaven], having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people. Revelation 14:6
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the mid-heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God.” Revelation 19:17
The Greek word used for the mid-heaven is mesouranema, which means precisely that, the mid-heaven. This could be the second heaven. Pray.
- We might assume, finally, that the visible heaven—the heaven that is visible to our natural eyesight—is the first heaven. All earth’s inhabitants are familiar to some degree with this heaven. Pray.
What about the denizens of heaven? What kind of creatures are they? The name most commonly given to them is angels. The word angel is derived from the Greek noun angelos, which is the standard word for “messenger.” Angels, therefore, are viewed as messengers sent from heaven. Not all angels, however, are messengers. They have various other potential functions. Whatever their tasks, they are sent forth by God for His purposes. Pray.
Scripture makes it clear that there are also evil angels sent forth by Satan for his purposes. At times, opposition or conflicts may occur between the angels of God and the angels of Satan. Some of these conflicts are depicted in Scripture, particularly in the book of Daniel. Pray.
We are thus confronted by the inescapable fact that our world as we know it today is a scene of conflict. Furthermore, this conflict is not restricted to earth. It is also a vital factor in all that takes place in heaven. Pray.
The angels sent forth by God have three main tasks.
- First, as already stated, they are God’s messengers.
- Secondly, they are God’s agents sent forth to protect those who may be in danger. These are normally described as “guardian angels.” In Matthew 18:10 Jesus speaks about children who have angels in heaven who continually see the face of the Father. By implication, the Father’s watchful eye directs those angels to potentially vulnerable children.
- In the third category are warrior angels who are engaged in conflict with opposing angels. Pray.
Many Christians assume that heaven is a place of unbroken peace and harmony, beauty and worship. This may well be true of the third heaven, but it does not apply to the first and second heavens. Some Scriptures paint a very different picture of what is currently going on in the second heaven. As already stated, it is at times the scene of great conflict between warring angels—some serving God and others serving Satan. It is primarily in the heavenly regions that such conflict takes place. Pray.
It is here, too, that Satan pours out a stream of slanderous accusations against the Christians on earth who are serving the Lord. In Revelation 12:10, he is described by an angel as the “accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night.” This Scripture goes on to predict that Satan will be cast down from heaven. But until this happens, it is clear that he still continues to occupy a place somewhere in the heavenlies and that he is filling the air with malicious accusations against God’s people. Pray.
A verse that follows is a warning to earth’s inhabitants as to what they may expect when the devil is ultimately cast down from heaven to earth: “Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time” Revelation 12:12. These verses look forward to a period when Satan has but “a short time.” They may well be close at hand, but they have not yet been fulfilled. Certainly the events described have not been fulfilled by anything that has happened in heaven up to this time. Pray.
We need, therefore, to be realistic about Satan’s current activities. Many Christians habitually speak as if Satan were confined in hell, but this is not true. There are two satanic princes called Death and Hades that rule in hell Revelation 20:13, but Satan himself roams freely throughout the universe. This is plainly depicted in Job 1:6–7:
Now there was a day when the sons of God [i.e., the angels] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
And the LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the LORD and said,
“From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”
This passage indicates that Satan may even come before God’s Presence in company with righteous angels who are serving the Lord. It seems, however, that in this instance the Lord was the only one who actually identified him as Satan. The other angels did not recognize who he was. This would agree with Paul’s statement in 2 Corinthians 11:14: “For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” Pray.
Tomorrow, in Chapter 2, we will begin to analyze how this conflict in the heavenlies affects our daily lives.
We pray:
- Holy Spirit, teach us as we go through this study, and give us a supernatural understanding of the spiritual warfare in which we are engaged. Pray.
- Protect us, our families and all of the members of our 24/7 family from the traps and snares of darkness. Train and equip us for the battles we must fight, for Your GLORY! Pray.
- That President Trump will weigh all the aspects of decisions to be made…and then know which way to go!! Pray.
- That his return to the White House would not be in an “ordinary” way but through supernatural intervention! Pray.
- That God would work in his heart and mind, so he will understand that it is God’s plan that he returns to the White House! Pray.
- When he is ready and says “YES!” to God, then God will do it! Let President Trump have his own “HINENI moment!” (HERE I AM, LORD!) Pray
- Lord God, protect our nation. Do not allow us to be drawn into a war, but let us seek Your peace and solutions to the conflict at hand! Pray.
- Let the light of Chris flood the nations, drawing all men to You! Pray.
- That our homes will get in order so that they might be places for Your HABITATION and sanctuaries for others! Pray.
- That we will joyfully release the LOVE of GOD from our hearts over this, our beloved nation. Pray.
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Listen to the song ahead of time, then either sing or pray it!
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HINENI, ADONAI! HERE I AM, LORD!
ENGAGING IN A WARFARE OF LOVE! THE BATTLE OF THE BRIDE!
KADIMA! ONWARD…FORWARD!
“LAYNA!” LIGHT AND TRUTH!
BE STRONG…COURAGEOUS…BRAVE!
UNASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST!
GOD’S CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE!
MARANATHA! COME, LORD JESUS!
BE READY! REVIVAL IS COMING!
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
ONE NEW MAN!
VICTORY!
STANDING IN THE GAP!
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