Prophetic-Evangelism: The Bride's Wedding Invitation
moonman
| PROPHETIC-EVANGELISM: THE BRIDE'S WEDDING INVITATION |
There is a fresh twist in the vocabulary of the Bride-church that is
emerging, which is, in affect, a re-aligned view on the subject of spiritual
gifts, and the prophetic calling. This fresh term that has emerged is called:
PROPHETIC-EVANGELISM.
I'm sure I'll hear from someone who had heard this term from the Argentine
revival etc., but regardless, its new to me!
Last Sunday a noted international prophetess prophesied these very words over
this vessel at a Sunday service, confirming what I had heard before. So this
article is as much a journey into my own personal understanding of
prophetic-evangelism as it is an informational tool. In reality, this whole web
page: 'a prophet's chamber' is my own personal diary of revelation that can be
shared in a public forum.
When I speak of the Bride-church, I am talking about the fore-running, Holy
Ghost led, Apostolic authorized company, that has moved beyond charismania, and
entered into intercession for humanity, militant spiritual warfare, radical
holiness, the preaching the Cross, and seeks to live in obedience to the
prophetic word and calling. This is a hungry company of warrior-outcasts, mighty
men and women, who have been consolidated and possess a Gideons army type of
comraderie and vision. I believe that in selected areas, these Bride-company
churches are emerging. You will have to go to them, they will not come to you!
God has designated certain geographical areas as 'Cities of Refuge' and raised
up Bride-company churches to do the spiritual warfare-evangelism necessary to
make the refuge cities, 'cities set on a hill'; legitimate kingdom of God
strongholds or fortresses. The Pikes Peak area, and, in particular, Colorado
Springs has been designated as such a place of refuge. Many are flocking here,
(some not knowing why), to be on the cutting edge of this Apostolic-Prophetic
movement, and their lives are being radically re-aligned.
I am confident this phenomena is happening elsewhere. I can think of
Pensacola Florida as another example, although unique in its particulars. Each
city of refuge will be given a unique assignment in God's emerging Apostolic
strategy. The infrastructure to support world-wide revival is being birthed.
Forces are being armed with new weapons of warfare, fresh understanding of
scriptural truths, militant strategy and vision.
These forerunning Bride-Company churches are helping to create dialogue
between brides-maid churches, urging them to quickly get the oil of the Holy
Ghost, (revelation), in their lamps. Undoubtedly, some of the brides-maid
churches will make the necessary tough decisions to join the company of the
Bride, as they will not be satisfied with an end of the age tossed bouquet. We
know from scripture that at least 1/2 of the brides-maid churches will get the
necessary oil for the journey into kingdom realities. Those walking in the
prophetic know, that until this day, brides-maid churches have persecuted and
rejected the words of the prophets, far more than the world has persecuted them.
Persecution has and will be a characteristic of a Bride-company church, in
the same manner that it now is a prominent characteristic of the Apostolic and
Prophetic offices. Out of the cauldron of persecution and rejection, this
Bride-company manifestation has emerged. This company will not accept 'NO' as an
answer. They are dead in Christ and don't give a hoot about your religious
traditions and human systems of spiritual etiquette and formality. They will
find what works and will run with it!
Those that seek to live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution, the
scripture warns us. Those that shrink back from revival mandates, shrink back
from the river of revelation and deliverance, shrink back from the recognition
of annointed servant-leadership, will be sadly left behind as spectators, and
even victims, in the emerging global conflict for the soul of humanity. In
response to this truth, we might as well become resigned to a 'fight or die'
approach to matters of kingdom of God significance.
Well, where does prophetic evangelism fit into this scenario I have just
painted?
Jesus walked in prophetic evangelism in a number of different ways:
We will see the restoration of prophetic judgement on the earth. Just ask
Annanias and Saphira what I mean thou self righteous gainsayer! Judges are
prophetic seers that render a verdict in situations that have provoked a Holy
God by doing damage to kingdom purposes.
God is not limiting his manifestations to that which has traditionally been
termed 'revival'. In this hour we will see an unusual birthing of prophetic
'message music' that will be a form of preaching, dance, mime and on the spot,
Holy Ghost inspired 'demonstration' that will shock many because of its
originality. (I'm not sure what I mean by demonstration, as I haven't seen it
yet!).
God is calling his prophetic-evangelists to write original songs that
trumphet this unique end time message. Songs of a 'calling out from Babylon',
songs of deliverance, songs of warning, songs of judgement, songs of hope, songs
of unity of true disciples, songs of perfection and holiness. Yes, the doctrine
of perfection in Christ will take its rightful place in the order of important
end time truths. Yes, many will misunderstand and try to undercut this doctrine
through spiritual sounding platitudes, but frankly, God doesn't care. (Though I
must confess that I get weary of those that take the magic wands of religious
platitude and constantly seek to nullify or negate any or all of ones' Holy
Ghost inspired, true to the fullness of scripture, convictions.)
He said for us to be holy and perfected in Him. Yes its maturity, but its
more than maturity. There is a state of 'getting caught up' in the things of the
Holy Ghost that will make us so heavenly minded that we will become the very
earthly good that the world has mockingly yet longingly groaned for. All this
will be done on a corporate level, but there will be fore-running individuals.
These pioneering Apostles, Prophets and Intercessors are on the landscape as we
speak. The zeal for God's house is consuming them. Bow the knee lesser men! I'm
not there yet, but I can sense the warm glow that they are imparting; and I want
to be around them like a puppy dog lapping up fresh milk.
These prophetic-evangelists will be the invitation delivering messengers.
They will call people to the marriage supper of the Lamb. They will go into the
highways and the byways, they will refuse to become mere 'entertainment'. They
will bring their unique music and message, the flute of deliverance, to those
who have been downtrodden by a Luciferean cosmos. Bride-company churches will
sponsor these prophetic troupes. They are both part of the Bride and emissaries
or friends of the Bride. They are doormen at the house of God. They will
'demonstrate' publically, integrating the arts, music and annointed preaching.
They will have a script, but will not be bound by the script, but by the leading
of God. Much of their presentation will be a unique creation, inspired by the
very ones who will perform the acts of demonstration. We have read the Acts of
the Apostles, but we will now see the Acts of the Prophetic-evangelists, the
end-time wedding invitation deliverors.
Some will call these troupes 'traveling salvation shows', but I don't believe
that they will be like anything that we have witnessed before. People will swoon
in their prescence as the conviction of the Holy Ghost moves upon the hearers
during the time of demonstration. The intercessors will be engaged in spiritual
warfare, moving through the crowd, ministering to those that they have received
spiritual gifting to minister to.
'Gifts of compassion' will come upon many of these prophetic-intercessors and
they will literally appear that they will be able to reach into an individuals'
soul and snatch them out of the fires of hell. Prophetic words will flow at
unexpected times, words of wisdom, words of knowledge, the foretelling of
events, warnings of the need to repent or die. Great boldness will be there to
directly challenge the status quo of a masonic world view.
This manifestation is not something for the future. This is a NOW WORD! Now
is the time to buy equipment. Now is the time to assemble the intercessors.
Start writing your songs and your inspired programs. Now is the time to allow
Holy Ghost imagination to run free, to create a river of revelation within.
Don't hold back any longer if you have heard this call, and if this word
confirms that which God has already placed within you! SO LET IT BECOME! (Amen).
Posted: March 3, 1999. 1. The integration of the revelation gifts into the course of ministry
to the public.
2. The integration of signs and wonders into public discourse and dialogue.
3. Preaching in a way which was 'carried along' by the Holy Ghost. (We who have
been labeled 'charismatic' have disdained the evangelical definition of prophesy
as 'annointed preaching', but we are going to see a revived prophetic preaching,
similar to that which George Whitefield walked in, who spoke of "Christ
the Believers Husband." Thousands of coal miners would be spell-bound during his
open air sermons.)