TO THE VINE AND THE FIG TREE

Beloved, say to the Vine and the Fig Tree:

"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts." Zechariah 4:6 RSV

Do not fear the mountain for by My Grace, this mountain shall become a plain through the seven faceted stone. The hand of God has started this house and the Lord of Hosts will finish this house. For by my servant, the Branch, I will engrave your hearts with my inscription.

Then on that day, you will invite your neighbors to shelter under the Vine and the Fig Tree.

TO MY PEOPLE

Beloved, say to my people:

You have been overtaken by a spirit of confusion, but pray for My Spirit lest this spirit of confusion confound you in this time of trouble. Did not the prophets tell of this time? You are not fighting men, but principalities and demons. Do not hate the men, but what is inside of the men. Pray for their repentance and salvation, for this is how the war will be won.

Babylon was never a place on the map, but a lie from Satan himself. Expose and hate the lie. You will be victorious when you use my Spirit in prayer, fasting, thanksgiving and praise.

There will be many battles between the powers of light and darkness, and there will be battles lost to the darkness. These are the times to renew your spirit with praise and worship. Sing and the Spirit will be returned to you. Your music will stir up the Spirit within you and flow into the battlefield to provide you with victory.

The darkness began with Babylon; it will end there as well.

"After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was made bright with his splendor. And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! It has become a dwelling place of demons, a haunt of every foul spirit, a haunt of every foul and hateful bird; for all nations have drunk the wine of her impure passion, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich with the wealth of her wantonness." Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Render to her as she herself has rendered, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double draught for her in the cup she mixed. As she glorified herself and played the wanton, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning. Since in her heart she says, 'A queen I sit, I am no widow, mourning I shall never see,' so shall her plagues come in a single day, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she shall be burned with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who judges her." Revelation 18:1-8 RSV

THE DAY OF THE LORD

Beloved say to the people:

It is time to repent; turn away from your drunkenness, for the things of this world will not satisfy. This is a time of sackcloth, fasting and prayer for the day of the Lord is upon you. Tell your children and parents to be vigilant for you will recount this day for ages to come.

On that day, an enemy nation, whose numbers you cannot count, will come against you. They possess the teeth of the lion and their intent is to destroy the vine. Tell the ministers of the Lord to mourn for on that day the grain will be destroyed and the harvest of the field will perish. The Vine will wither and the Fig Tree will languish.

Ministers and priests sanctify a fast and call a solemn assembly. Gather in the elders and cry to the Lord your God on behalf of the people. Stir up the Spirit among your people for the Day of the Lord is upon you. In Zion, blow the trumpet to confound the enemy and sound the alarm on my holy mountain.

This day will bring fire; then darkness and gloom, and the blackness will envelope a great people that has never existed before nor will ever exist again. A fire will go before them and a flame behind; nothing will escape. Then the enemy will come as warriors on horses. They will scale the walls, enter the cities, climb into houses, and pass through the windows like thieves.

The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars will stop their shining. Remove yourselves to a place of hiding. Gather there all my congregation and declare a fast with prayer and weeping for why should the nations ask, "Where is their God?"

The Lord will hear your prayers and become jealous for his land. I will send you grain, wine and oil from the land to your east and you will no more be a reproach among the nations. For Zion, I will remove the land to the north and drive him into a parched land. Your enemies will be driven into the eastern and western seas and his stench will rise as a sign of my grace.

I, your God, will bring the early rain as vindication to cleanse your lands and the latter rain to restore your crops. Once again your threshing floors will be full. I will restore you to the bounty of before and never again shall my people be put to shame. In those days, I will pour out my Spirit and you shall once again be called My People.

TO MY PEOPLE

Beloved, say to my People:

Pray for your enemies with one voice; not for their destruction, but for the destruction of him who lives inside of them. As the Roman Empire used Christianity to reestablish their empire, so too, your enemy is using their religion to conquer the world. It is a lie and an abomination to the Lord.

A martyr does not die on his own terms; a true martyr overcomes fear with faith and dies on the enemy's terms. Watch for deception of my Word for this enemy has deceived the world with their word.

So my people, pray. Pray for their repentance and salvation. Pray that my Holy Spirit will descend on them shedding light where there is darkness, truth where there are lies and love where there is hatred. Only prayer will win this war for the battle is being waged by principalities in the spiritual realm.

TO THE LION IN THE DESERT

Beloved, say to the Lion in the Desert:

My son, you will hear a new word which the mouth of the Lord shall speak. When you hear my word, my Spirit will descend on you with truth. Do not despair for I have loved you always and my mercy is deep.

Remember, no one comes to me but through my Son, Jesus Christ. One sin - just one requires judgment, but many sins may be forgiven by declaring that Jesus is Lord and believing that he died on the cross and rose from the dead.

Why would you choose to believe a dead prophet instead of a risen Savior? Your steps are vibrant, but pointed in the wrong direction. Come to me and I will show you the mysteries of the universe. I will reveal to you a secret; my word is Love. I will reveal my everlasting love, my perfect love.

Accept the Word when it comes and by who it comes, for when the word has been taken from you, I will make you a prophet before your people.