Dream:
I had a flash dream last night (May 9, 2023) that startled me awake. When I looked at the clock, it was 1:44am.
Dream: A MOTHER of PEARL translucent SNAKE slithering towards me, over a desk. I’m not in the dream but observing it 3rd person.
This was a short and sweet warning of coming deception that will look harmless but be deadly! I sensed I had to ‘BARK’ to warn others.
Unpacking the Symbols:
PEARL = KINGDOM of heaven, pearl of great price, gates of heaven. You don’t get the greatness of the Kingdom of Heaven without the Laws / commandments of God. (Matt 5:19)
Translucent = this snake had no substance. It was visually appealing but not really there. Virtual reality but not actual reality.
Snake = the deceiver of Eve. Flickering it’s tongue, did not appear dangerous. Moving slowly towards me.
Over a dark wood desk = education. Workplace. It was an adult desk, not a school desk.
The deception of this snake offering a counterfeit kingdom of heaven experience. Is it possible this is connected to the A. I. Chat boxes Being rolled out across the web? There are Catholic churches around the world rolling out A.I. Angels in confession booths so people can confess their sins to a robot angel and it intelligently respond back to them.
Eve was beguiled by a snake…seducing spirit. It seduced her to DISOBEY GOD’S COMMANDMENTS and think there were no consequences, only benefit. What is YOUR forbidden fruit that God has given YOU? For example, Samson and Samuel’s forbidden fruit was their hair. Samuel kept his. Samson was seduced by Delilah into cutting it off.
The Fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Not Google, not A.I.
Kingdom Mothering Spirits:
When our prayer team were interceding yesterday for some marriages that demons riding on meddling people and social media were trying to break up holy marriage covenants, the contrast between the mothering spirits came up. Athaliah destroyed her family tree out of her need to feel important and be the star of attention by controlling her environment. In contrast, Deborah became the mother of a nation as a judge and a prophetess, by restoring the voice and Laws of God as its foundation and leading the MEN that lacked the Fear of the LORD and His presence into battle to conquer their long time enemies. It was Jael who was able to drive the foundational tent peg through the MINDS of the enemy that brought their demise. The new wineskin that has been growing undercover for years is the healthy family unit, with strong couples that will model biblical marriage that drips with palpable intimacy because they have learned the foundational building blocks of relationship entwined as a 3 cord strand with the Heavenly Father – Access, Transparency, Trust, Intimacy.
Digging deeper into Philippians 1:9 (H144) and Ezra 6:15 (G144):
1:44am:
- G144 – aisthésis – Perception, understanding, discernment. discernment which “cuts through” hazy ethical (moral) matters to really “size things up”. Used ONCE in Phil 1:9 NLT – 9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.
- H144 – Adar = 12th month of the Hebrew Calendar. From root H143 – ‘adar= dubious, darkened. Used ONCE in Ezra 6:15 – This temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
Demonic Deception Zones:
When we know that the devil’s deception tends to lie around getting people to break God’s commandments thereby partnering with rebellion and unforgiveness that opens doors for tormentors to be assigned (Matt 18:34-35, Proverbs 17:11), then we need to identify WHAT strategy of seduction / temptation will be exposed in these verses and WHY.
Philippians 1:9 NLT – 9 I pray that your LOVE will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING.
- John 14:15 KJV – If Ye love Me, keep My commandments.
- Matt 22:36-40 NLT 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
- Proverbs 9:10 NLT – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The first temptation deception zone will try to intimidate our individual love into growing cold, holding our hearts close to our chest instead of overflowing that requires an OPEN heart. It will try to convince us to stop growing in knowledge of the holy and stop gaining understanding, which by default requires departing from the Fear of the LORD and swallowing fear of man. We saw this already play out during COVID when they shut the churches down and demanded a 6’ barrier to block nurturing from manifesting within our society. Bible apps were removed from digital platforms in several countries. And now Canada is passing internet censorship laws, although if the patriots are to be believed Bill C-11 that passed Royal Assent Apr 27, 2023 is smoke and mirrors. What the enemy meant for evil, God has an uncanny way of making things flip around for good.
Ezra 6 need a bit more contextual explanation. Ezra 1 opens with King Cyrus giving the proclamation to build a temple in Jerusalem in Judah, giving his financial support. Ezra 2 gives genealogies but points out those who could not confirm the purity of their genealogy were deemed polluted and removed from the priesthood. (*Could this be related to the genetic pollution the COVID gene therapy “vaccine” introduced??? Or those who do not know the Heavenly Father as THEIR father? ) Ezra 3 shows Jeshua and Zerubbabel gathered Israel as one man to build the altar of the God of Israel and give burnt offerings for the forgiveness of sins. They restored the keeping of the feasts and new moons, and freewill offerings to the LORD. Ezra 4 saw the progress of the temple, which resulted in their adversaries trying to seduce them into letting them “join them in building a house of God.” Zerubbabel & Jeshua wisely refused to build with compromisers. So then their adversaries weakened their efforts & troubled them. These political-religious adversaries put thoughts of fear of financial loss & territory from the Jews King Artaxerxes. They asked him to search the book of records to convince him the Jews were rebellious and hurtful to foreign kings. He in turn used force & power to cease the work of the building of the Temple of God until the 2nd year of King Darius’ reign. (*Note that Haman arose and hung during King Artexerses & Esther’s reign) In Ezra 5, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesied to the Jews in Jerusalem and Judah. Zerubabbel and Jeshua began to build the house/Temple of God with the prophets. The governor Tatnia got ticked off and demanded to know who gave the orders for this building project to restart since he wasn’t in CONTROL of it, and tried to intimidate the elders into quitting, without success mind you. So he sent a letter to King Darius, just like his predecessors did, hoping to garner favour to squash the building project by asking him to PROVE King Cyrus actually gave these Jews permission to build this temple.
It backfired BADLY as we see in Ezra 6. Not only did King Darius discover that former King Cyrus in his first year of reign commanded by royal decree the rebuilding of the Temple, King Darius threw his financial backing behind the project and execution orders for anyone trying to hinder the progress. The Jews went on to celebrate God’s feasts as the Laws of God command. The priests and Levites were once again pure. The children of Israel came out of captivity and all those who separated themselves from the filthiness of the heathen in the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel.
Ezra 6:7-22 KJV – 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. 8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith EXPENSES BE GIVEN UNTO THESE MEN, THAT THEY BE NOT HINDERED. 9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: 10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, LET TIMBER BE PULLED DOWN FROM HIS HOUSE, and being set up, let him be HANGED thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. 13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses. 19 And the children of the captivity kept the PASSOVER upon the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 For the PRIESTS and the LEVITES were purified together, ALL OF THEM WERE PURE, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children of Israel, which were COME AGAIN OUT OF CAPTIVITY , and all such as had SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM THE FILTINESS OF THE HEATHEN OF THE LAND, to SEEK the Lord God of Israel, did eat, 22 And kept the FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and TURNED THE HEART OF THE KING OF ASSYRIA UNTO THEM, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
As we can see here, the 2nd strategy of seduction is similar to the first but on the corporate governmental scale and this is where God’s people OVERCAME when every joint supplied and walked in unity within their God-given anointings! Intimidation, fleshly governmental force & power came against God’s obedient Biblical governmental authorities once again. The adversaries tried rallying the people to disobey the voice of the God of Israel being released through the prophets and leaders who are initiating the restoration of God’s temple. BUT THE ADVERSARIES FAILED the second time. Why? Because the people PROSPERED through the prophesying of the prophets that partnered with the apostles who were building the temple foundation. They recognized that the Kingdom of Heaven and King of Kings had more authority than a man-made Kingdom and fleshly king. The adversaries knew the way to STOP the prospering is to silence the prophets and plug the ears of the people from listening to the prophets, including the apostles! The heathen leaders will come against the rebuilding of the temple BEFORE the decree is found and BEFORE the King of Assyria’s heart is turned by God to strengthen their hands for the work of the House of God of Israel. They know they are running out of time, which is why the battle has become so intense but don’t give up! Victory is around the corner!
Bunny trail for a moment. This makes sense why the demonic warfare against the prophets have been so intense, especially Jezebel’s Executioner being sent against those who carry a spirit of Elijah to cause them to partner with a spirit of death and flee from their assignment. If you have felt your mind and emotions suddenly come under a massive black cloud from out of nowhere that you can’t shake, that leaves you in the dumps like the worst case of depression in recorded history, wanting to never crawl out of bed ever again, of wanting to shut down all prophetic voices including your own and self-isolate in full blown rejection and abandonment, of wanting to throw in the towel that your anointing only causes harm and has no fruit, chances are someone with a strong Jezebel spirit has sent a death curse and spirit against you and your anointing to take you out BECAUSE (S)HE FEELS THREATENED and has released bitter murder with their tongue against you! The moment you recognize it, bind and cast off the spirit of murder & death and speak LIFE. If you are a prophet, train up your family and social sphere to recognize when this spirit hits so that they can go to bat for you, instead of being like Elijah’s servant that stayed behind while he went on into the wilderness alone to go suicidal. Every time it has happened to me, it has been released by someone in leadership of some kind INSIDE THE CHURCH SYSTEM who doesn’t want the prophetic voice exposing their true nature. You’re right over the mark. Break off the demonic attack, and release the 2-mouthed sword, trusting God will fill your mouth as you open it to free the people.
Now back to my original topic. If you go back over the many prophesies in the past and scriptures in general, God uses the Assyrians as a rod of punishment against the stiff-necked and rebellious children of the God of Israel that have abandoned and forsaken His ways. However, we see here in Ezra 6 that when they DID OBEY and FEAR the LORD, God Himself will turn the heart of the King of Assyria in favour towards God’s children, finally ending the season of chastisement. Notice how the King of Assyria turned to their aid AFTER they returned to obeying God’s feasts. God’s prophets have been sounding the clarion call to return to God’s calendar for at least the last 10 years I’ve been aware of when I first heard of it. God will always warn and provide a safe way out before judgment lands. When you dig into what Baal worship is, you’ll discover it involved sun worship = Christmas is worshiping the birth of the sun. Easter was celebration of Ishtar/Ashtaroth, which was Baal’s female counterpart. This is why Roman Emperor Constantine forced the change of the day of worship from Saturday (7th day) to Sun-day. He knew when people partnered with rebellion, Proverbs 17:11 would give legal right for demons to torment and curses to land upon his enemies – the believers with authority greater than his own. The severe judgment of Zephaniah 1 coming on the day of the LORD’s wrath includes cutting off the remnant of Baal worshippers.
This spiritual reality brought to mind a recent situation where my paths crossed with a former pastor of a local church I had previously attended. Because this man-made pastor who was actually an apostle by anointing refused to bow to the homosexual agenda being pushed within his denomination and chose to stay true to God’s plumbline, he was tossed out of the church system on his ear. The intimidation against those who are moving towards purity & holiness will increase BUT there is coming a day God’s favour and prosperity will fall upon those who remained faithful and pure as their former enemies will become their provision. Remember, the giants in the land will become our provision!
Numbers 14:9 AMP – Only do NOT rebel against the Lord; and do NOT fear the people of the land, for they will be OUR PREY. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
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