5 MANDATES FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR 2004!

[Michael]

5 MANDATES FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR 2004!
( through Todd Bentley )

1. Ask Big

I believe that there is a grace on this year to ask God for the impossible! I believe that for men and women who dare to dream big and lift their vision higher, God is releasing a special grace for you in 2004. Don't ask for tens of thousands but ask for millions. This is the year that God is going to turn over millions of dollars for the Gospel. I'm not asking for the thousands, I'm asking for the millions!

At a recent conference, God gave our ministry what I believe is a sign of what God is about to do in kingdom finances this year. Fresh Fire received a half a million dollars in offerings in this one conference. I said “Wow, now that's increase“! In the same conference we added half the number of harvest partners that signed up in the entire year of 2003—in one meeting.

I believe that God is now in the multiplication business. In January Heidi Baker prophesied “multiplication, multiplication, multiplication, God is multiplying, He's not adding!” It is not going to be two plus two equals four this year—no way! It is going to be four times four equals sixteen; it is going to be multiplication.

Recently the Holy Spirit spoke Psalm 2:8 to me: “Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance!” The year 2004 really is the year to ask for the nations, cities and regions! This is the year to ask God for buildings and for stadiums—it's time to launch out into things that are bigger than anything that you have ever imagined before! Fresh Fire is putting it all on the line this year, taking risks to reach entire cities in Canada! Dream big, ask big and dream bigger in 2004!

This is the year of inheritance of the Promised Land; it's a year to feast in the Promised Land rather than battling in the war! This is the year for the manifestation of the years of prophetic words for many of you! It is a time for God to divide the inheritance. This is the year to lay hold of your promises and dreams.

2. The Eyes of The Lord are Searching to and fro

This is the year of enlisting. In the Spirit, God is enlisting volunteers. “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (II Chronicles 16:9). God is seeking those whose hearts are pure before Him to show Himself strong on behalf of the broken, on behalf of the contrite and on behalf of the pure of heart.

The eyes of the Lord are looking right now for people who are going to shake whole cities and nations. For many people 2004 is going to be the year that God enlists you. God is going to enlist young people because they are going to say, “Yes Lord, here I am, send me.” Those who know their God shall be strong and carry out great and mighty exploits. The Lord's eyes are looking for somebody that is ready to shake nations.

3. Deeper Rivers

The Lord spoke to me out of Ezekiel 47, saying that the decade from January 1994 to January 2004 has been a decade in which He has moved in the Church. It has been about the river of God and there has been life. Ezekiel 47 talks about the river flowing from the temple. This river is a river that, everywhere it goes, brings life where there is death. Everywhere the river of God flows there is life, renewal, refreshing, and reviving! As we get deeper into the river of Ezekiel 47 it turns into a river of healing and harvest. There really is something transitional about January 2004. We are not only stepping into something new for this year but something new for the next decade.

I believe that the waters are getting much deeper in 2004—the waters for healing and the waters for harvest! Mass harvest is coming to the church in 2004! Along the sides of the river are fishermen. This is the year of the fisherman; this is the year of the great coalition of ministries to cast out the net.

We are not going to do it alone. God spoke three things to me: networks, coalitions and alliances. These three relational structures will be coming together to shake whole cities for the Gospel. Not one, not two, not three, but entire alliances and coalitions of ministries partnering together. God is casting out the net—2004 is the year of the healing anointing; this is the year of the harvest!

I will tell you where the gold is in 2004. The gold is in the fish's mouth! If you're looking for money to pay your taxes, or if you're looking for money to pay your mortgage, I will tell you where the gold is. The gold is in the fish's mouth! That is where the abundant supply is—in the fish's mouth! Cast out your nets!

Continued as Part 2

[Michael]

Part 2

4. Building and Restoration in 2004

Two thousand and four is a year for building and restoration. In the first five and a half years of ministry, Fresh Fire had but a hand full of churches that would partner with us. Recently, in just one day, God brought pastors of sixty-four churches to us saying they wanted to partner in the global harvest with Fresh Fire Ministries. Something is up! New networks, new alliances, new coalitions are being supernaturally built. The key word is building and restoration.

The key verses for this year are Isaiah 61: 2, 4—“To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, and they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.” There is an anointing being released in the church today to proclaim and to decree this year. As the scripture says, “You will also declare a thing and it will be established for you…” (Job 22:28).

The Holy Spirit is proclaiming “the acceptable year of the Lords favor” for 2004. That means that we can speak favor over someone's life or ministry—then even those who are not in favor will come into favor. There is an anointing in 2004 to proclaim “Grace, grace, grace and to shout to the cap stone grace, grace”! There is an anointing to shout, to proclaim, to prophesy, to decree a time of favor over people's lives, churches, ministries and cities!

The word for the “acceptable” year of the Lord's favor is translated jubilee! The second part of that verse is about proclaiming “the day of the vengeance of our God.” Today the Holy Spirit is speaking about justice—there is an anointing to proclaim justice for God's people! God is pleading the cause of His people and will bring vengeance and justice for His people.

This is the year where God turns the tables! Daniel 7:22 is another key verse for 2004: “…until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.” The Ancient of Days will judge in His heavenly court in heaven. I believe that in 2004 God will judge the affairs of man and He will proclaim judgment and favor for His saints!

I prophesy that there is a turning of the tables in 2004. This will be the year of the day of the vengeance of the Lord. There will be a powerful anointing on proclamation as well as decreeing vengeance and justice. God is pleading and taking up the cause of His people in 2004. My new teaching, “The Heavenly Courts,” outlines this revelation from a three-week visitation about the Divine Council. God presides in final judgment over his saints. Check it out!

Here's another key verse for 2004: “And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations and they shall repair the ruined cities, and the desolation of many generations” (Isaiah 61:4). This is a year for rebuilding, restoring and raising up the desolations of many generations and ruined cities. God is going to repair that which has been lost since past revivals and cities that seemed to have lost their earlier spiritual inheritance. God is going to restore these ruins in 2004. This is the year of God's favor and the year of God's justice.

5. Power Encounters in 2004

The Holy Spirit is saying that 2004 is a year for power encounters! Light and dark are going to collide in 2004. There will be entire cities won to Jesus in six weeks. There is something significant about the passing of some of God's Generals recently; men like Kenneth Hagin, Derrick Prince, and Bill Bright. These giants of faith will be greatly missed by the Body of Christ.

The mantles of these great men of God are going to be released in 2004. There will be cities where, in six weeks, God is going to drive out darkness. There will also be other whole cities that will be given over to deep darkness. Other cities will be given over to light and Glory.

We were just in New England, Connecticut; something significant is happening on the East coast right now. I was in the pastor's office at the Gateway Christian Fellowship when I had a spiritual experience in which I was visited by chariots. These chariots came carrying the apostles of old and dropped them off. I saw three different fathers of revival in New England during this visitation.

During this experience I saw the entire region, several states, coming under a mantle. In the Spirit I was translated to Sutton where I saw a burning bush. I saw God release a mantle like that in II Chronicles 8 which raised up storage cities like those of Solomon. These cities were set up like Joseph set up his supply city in Egypt in the Old Testament. On these cities and regions will rest financial power to get wealth. These states and regions will have wealth in a time of famine to distribute to the rest of the world.

In my vision I saw that there was a storage city mantle over Connecticut and over that region of New England. I believe the Holy Spirit is ready to break out again in those eastern states in 2004. The Holy Spirit said to: “Look to the East for what I am about to do next!” Something tremendous is happening in that region.

In addition to Connecticut, I know of three other cities—Nashville, Albuquerque and Kansas City—which will have a tremendous anointing for resources and wealth on them. God is getting ready to do something in the East Again!

We have been looking to the West for the healing revival about to come. Now I prophesy there is coming a great move and outpouring also coming in the East! Get Ready! The River of God is coming in 2004!

Source :- www.freshfire.ca/prophecy.asp?id=5MAN001