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The rise of the saints, part 23

The year 2014 began with a prayer campaign to overcome Babylonian resistance to the transfer of authority that was coming. The Times of the Gentiles were coming to a close, after 2,520 years of holding the Dominion Mandate since the days of Jeremiah.

Babylon conquered Nineveh in 612 B.C., virtually ending the dominance of the Assyrian Empire. Babylon formed itself into a kingdom a few years later in 607, and then they marched southwest to conquer Jerusalem in 604 B.C. These three dates are the main beginning points for Babylon, culminating with the full transfer of authority from the king of Judah (Genesis 49:10) to the king of Babylon in 604 B.C. (Jeremiah 27:6).

Each of these three beginning points has its own endpoint as well: 2009, 2014, and 2017. Keep in mind, of course, that the third beast empire—the leopard of the Grecian Empire—lost its dominion for a full century from 163-63 B.C., and so that lost century had to be added at the end. Otherwise, the Times of the Gentiles would have ended in 1909, 1914, and 1917 in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Act and World War 1.

The year 2009 was important in that it saw the rise of Elisha. The Elisha work was launched on April 12, 2009.

The year 2014 was important in that we were led to proclaim the transfer of authority on the 8^th day of Tabernacles, October 16, 2014. Nonetheless, I was careful to assure everyone that we still had another three years to go before this transfer of authority would take effect in 2017. This is because Babylon had been given the authority of the Dominion Mandate in 607 B.C., but he did not actually take the city of Jerusalem for another three years (in 604 B.C.).

Hence, we saw 2014-2017 as a transition period in which we would have to be patient. Yet we knew that the rise of the Elisha company in 2009 marked the first endpoint from the rise of Babylon in 612 B.C.

The year 2014 was the next major endpoint (from 607 B.C.), but we also knew that Babylon would not go quietly into the night. We knew from Jeremiah 50:33 that Babylon would resist the decree from the divine court to release the people from their dominion of slavery. For this reason, we held a prayer campaign called Overcoming Resistance Prayer Campaign from January 7-11, 2014.

Babylon itself was a problem in that it was refusing to let go of the Dominion Mandate. But there was also another problem, one caused by lack of full clarity in the book of Daniel.

Who Are the Saints?

Daniel 7:22 speaks of “the saints of the Most High” without specifically defining them. Some say that these are the Jews, who are “chosen” to rule the world in the age to come. But there are also other candidates who believe that they and their religious systems are the true inheritors of the world in the age to come. Some of these competitors (such as the Jews) base their claims on race or genealogy, while others (such as Islam) base their claims on religious grounds.

Various Christian church denominations also lay claim to being “the true church,” believing that they will rule the world in the age to come. In my view, the “Saul” churches have no claim to the throne in the age to come, since Saul was rejected by God Himself. In my view the “David” company, in combination with “Joseph,” is the body of overcomers who will inherit the earth.

In my view, the overcomers (sons of God) are “the saints of the Most High.” Paul says that “flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 15:50). One must be begotten by God, not by fleshly seed (John 1:12, 13). Nonetheless, the flesh believes that it is chosen, and this is the main source of disagreement.

It is a dispute that must be resolved by God Himself in the Divine Court. All sides of this dispute believe that they are right, including we ourselves who believe that the saints are the sons of God.

So who are “the saints” who will be given the dominion, as per Daniel 7:22? This is what we addressed in our Overcoming Resistance Prayer Campaign.

A Confirming Vision

Someone posted a vision about the same time as our prayer campaign, which I took as confirmation:

I saw a man standing at a door trying to push it open. On the other side of the door was another man who was placing all of his body weight against the door. It was obvious that he was attempting to prevent the door from opening. The more the man tried to push open the door, the more resistance he met.

Eventually, he became so tired that he could no longer continue his efforts. He took a break and then tried to push the door open. All of his attempts were in vain.

Then from heaven, a voice spoke saying, “You’re going about this the wrong way; pull the door open.” The man realized his error and reached for the handle and pulled the door toward him, easily opening it. Meanwhile, the person on the other side of the door fell through the door frame landing flat on his face. There was a look of surprise on his face. He immediately looked up at the man and said, “You figured it out. It’s too late! I can no longer stop you.”

The man then stepped over the man on the ground and across the threshold with no resistance and proceeded to walk toward a wide open field with beautiful scenery.

In other words, there was a right way and a wrong way to overcome this resistance. We just had to be sure we were doing it in the right way. In our case, we were led to present a “Motion to Compel” before the Divine Court on January 7 only, while also presenting our petition to overcome resistance for the full 5 days from January 7-11, 2014.

The Model Prayers

Motion to Compel

To be petitioned before the divine court on January 7, 2014

Father, we come before the divine court, asking that You would reaffirm and enforce the provisions and terms of the contract by which You sold Israel, Judah, and the rest of the world into the hands of the beast system for 2,520 years. [Jeremiah 27:2-8]

We acknowledge your righteousness in sentencing us and selling us into slavery on account of our sin [Exodus 22:3]. Yet we also recognize the expiration date on the time that the beast system was given the Dominion Mandate [Leviticus 26:24].

We claim that the 2,520 years of subjection to this beast system has now expired and that the present form of beast system, known as Mystery Babylon, has refused to release its slaves that the earth may receive its rest, as promised in the terms of this contract [Jeremiah 50:33].

Therefore, we ask that You would rule in our favor, grant us grace, and overrule Babylon’s claim that the Dominion Mandate is theirs in perpetuity [Jeremiah 50:34]. We ask that You would enforce this and give the Mandate of Heaven to the saints of the Most High [Daniel 7:22, 27].

Thank-you for hearing our case, as instructed by our Advocate, the Holy Spirit.

Prayer to Overcome Resistance

To be prayed from January 7-11, 2014

Father, we ask that you would confirm and make Your will clear so that all would know those whom You have chosen to be given the Dominion Mandate for the Age to come.

We pray that all resistance to Your perfect will would be overcome by Truth, whether that resistance is found in us or in others.

Be merciful to all those who sincerely believe and support that which is not true. Open all blind eyes to know You, so that we may submit to Your will and support Your plan fully.

Thank-you, heavenly Father, for answering this prayer, which we pray in the name of Jesus.

The Divine Verdict

On January 11, 2014, the final day of our prayer campaign, Ariel Sharon died. Sharon had been elected Prime Minister of Israel in March 2001, remaining in office until he suffered a stroke on January 4, 2006. He went into a coma and was incapacitated, ending his political career, and he was formally replaced in April 2006.

Eight years later, he died the day we held our prayer campaign to overcome resistance. From the coincidence of timing, it was clear that God had picked Sharon to represent the resistance. Because of the nature of the prayer campaign itself, it was also clear that the Jews’ claim to be “the saints” had been rejected in the Divine Court.

Our revelation is that we won our case in the Divine Court. Subsequent events have confirmed this as well, as we will see. The success of the prayer campaign allowed us to declare victory later in the year on the 8^th day of Tabernacles, October 16, 2014. This declaration, in turn, came fully into effect three years later on the 8^th day of Tabernacles, October 12, 2017.