The year 2005
As we count down to the end of 2005 and look back over the previous twelve months we begin to realize that this year was no ordinary year. Let’s look at some of the more pertinent aspects of this year.
On the 26th of December 2004 we saw the devastation caused by the earthquake off Indonesia and the subsequent tsunami which caused so much destruction. Those Nations affect have not as yet recovered. Let look at some aspects of the prophetic bulletin we put out at that time.
Quotes from prophetic bulletin December 2004
This earthquake was the largest earthquake in Forty Years
The number 40 has great prophetic significance, firstly it signifies a generation. Often in scripture a generation is counted as 40-years.
Numbers 32:13 And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
Josh 5:6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not show them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Forty years ago in 1964 the Church was being alerted to the coming of a new move of God in the earth, this move became known as the charismatic move. In March 27th 1965 an earthquake which to date is the largest recorded in North America, measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale, hit along the Alaskan coast. This quake generated a series if waves measuring 90 feet in height that crashed into the coastline destroying countless boats and homes.
A short time after this event, countless numbers of small rural churches throughout the region were consumed by an out-pouring of God’s fire in their midst. This outpouring of the Holy Spirit quickly rolled through Oregon and into California, finally resting upon an Episcopal Church in Van Nuys, lighting a fire upon an Episcopal rector named Dennis Bennett. Contemporary church history now shows that Bennett gave birth to what became known as the charismatic renewal. This move of God swept the western world like a great fire giving birth to the Jesus movement and many other great waves of the Holy Spirit.
The Number Forty also signifies the end of a testing period. Moses was forty years in the wilderness before he was commissioned to take the people of Israel into the Promised Land. Israel was forty years in the wilderness before they entered the Promised Land. Jesus was forty days in the wilderness before he began His ministry.
This speaks of a time of preparation and testing, which now is coming to and end as a new age dawns upon us.
Deuteronomy 8:15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Deuteronomy 8:16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
We are in a time where heart preparation is vitally important if we are to catch the next wave that is coming in. Purity of heart is high on God’s agenda for His people in this hour, this is necessary as the next wave will take us to levels higher than we have been before, where purity of heart is a requirement to enter and survive the heady ride.
I believe that this earthquake, which in turn caused the tsunamis, has profound implication for the church today. These earthquakes are birth pangs as a new day is set to come forth. This is not just the end of an era; it is the end of a major period in the history of the church, just as the reformation began a new major period in church history. A 40-year period of preparation and testing is coming to an end, just as Israel’s main goal in God was to enter and subdue the Promised Land, so we are entering a new day with profound implications. All heaven is active and poised, as preparations are almost complete for this next wave. We have been through an intense period of cultivation in preparation for the coming harvest.
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So often we are very slow in recognizing the voice of the Lord when it comes to us in another form.
Matthew 16:3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
The word of God clearly states that there will be signs in the heavens and that these signs are Gods voice to us.
Psalms 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
Psalms 19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.
Psalms 19:3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Psalms 19:4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
A Star Burst Speaks
A rare spectacular event took place late in December 2004 an event that was thousands of years in the making which arrived at planet earth last December.
50,000 light years away a star called a ‘Magnetar only about 20 kilometers across, but much heavier that our Sun with a magnetic field a 1,000 trillion times stronger than earths – emitted an enormous pulse of gamma-ray radiation, this generated the brightest explosion in the history of astronomy. This explosion gave off more energy in a mere 0.2 seconds than our Sun does in about 200,000 years
"For a fraction of a second in December, a dying remnant of an exploded star let out a burst of light that outshone the Milky Ways other half trillion stars combined”.
The New York Times 20th February 2004
This took 50 thousand years to reach Earth this in itself is a miracle of Gods timing.
We are about to experience the beginning of the greatest move of God the world has ever seen.
Isaiah 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Matthew 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
This great flash of light heralded the coming of a new day which would bring the light of the glory of God like never before since the birth of Jesus.
40 years, a whole generation from the birth of the charismatic move, another earth- quake causes a tsunami which heralded the beginning of this new era. This was quickly followed by a blast of light hitting the earth which was the greatest in the history of astronomy.
It is of significance that the 40th anniversary of William Branham’s death on the 24thDecember this year 2005. William Branham was known to have been the founding initiator of what became known as the 1948 move of God. William Branham was a great Prophet who lived well beyond his day. I know many people have problems with William Branham as many of his followers developed a cult around him, this of course does not detract from the fact that he was a great man of God mightily used by God to spearhead a great move of the Holy Spirit in the 1940s. The mantle of William Branham is now available to those who in holiness and with a sense of destiny will pick it up.
The Birth of the Pentecostal Movement 1885
The Bethshan Conference on Holiness and Healing, in London England was under the leadership of William Boardman and A. B. Simpson.
Many historians acknowledge that the present Pentecostal movement was first initiated in this June, 1885 meeting. Alexander Dowie and others pointed to the London conference as the beginning of the healing movement they enjoyed. It is believed that this conference laid the foundation for the restoration of the Spirit’s in-filling and the activation of spiritual gifts. Now 120 years later brings us to 2005. 120 is known to be the number representing Pentecost.
The fullness of Pentecost is about to come forth now in this generation. There are many prophetic time lines intersecting at this Christmas time, those with ear to hear and hearts to perceive will prepare their hearts to take hold of Gods grace that is now coming forth in order to take us into a great new move of the Holy Spirit.
The church is about to cross over into the Promised Land and the crossing of Jordanrepresented death to self and a new way of living, the laying down of our lives is required of us like never before. 120 years have elapsed since the birthing of the-Pentecostal movement. It is now time to cross over into the fullness of the Pentecostal experience, that which the early church had was just a token of what God intends for us today.
2 Corinthians 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Corinthians 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
The word earnest is the Greek word arrhabon, which means pledge or deposit (not the total amount)
Deuteronomy 31:2 And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Deuteronomy 31:3 The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
We have heard a lot about the Joshua generation be we have not seen it in reality, but 120 years have been fulfilled it is time now for the Joshua’s to cross over and take the promised land.
He that have ears to hear let him hear what god is saying to the church today
God Bless youJames N Johnson © December 2005
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