No Weapon Formed Against You Shall Prosper

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The Bible says, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper."
And we know that the Word of God is true!
Yet, how many times have we seen Christians fall by the wayside?
How can the Bible be true, yet we see the carnage of warfare everyday?

Consider this if you will:

Many don't think we are in warfare to save souls, and as such,
do not even recognize many of the assaults that daily come against us all.

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I remember the very first revelation I ever received from the Lord....

While driving, I was listening to the Word of God on my cassette deck --
my favorite thing to do 7-8 hours per day, 7 days a week.
I remember listening to Paul say to take up the shield of faith,
which will stop all the fiery darts of the enemy.
As I kept rewinding the tape over and over that spot, I finally exclaimed,
"Lord, what is a fiery dart? This isn't poetry I am listing to." He said,
"When was the last time someone spoke to you and those words hurt your feelings?"
I said, "Words are darts?" Hmm....

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The Spirit of the Lord builds our revelations line upon line.
The revelations are the priceless pearls that we forsake all to obtain!!
These steps are what enter us into the supernatural dominion,
also called "The Kingdom of God."

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I remember one time while in the home of strangers, I was afforded the opportunity
to share the Love and power of the Living God with a woman.
She had terrible back pain and asked if I would pray to God for her healing.
As I began to pray, I saw a vision of a wedge lodged in her back.
I broke the power of that word that had come from her husband's ex-wife.
Immediately she was healed.

WORDS ARE POWER.
We need to remember that!
"We are accountable for every word"!
"With our tongue we bless our God and curse our fellow man."

We should all be on a journey to become sons of God,
instead of focusing on gaining position through religious politics.

We should be entering into the Kingdom of God and demonstrating the healing and
deliverance power of God, just as our example, Jesus, did.

Jesus Himself said, "All things I do and greater will YOU do because I go to the Father."

Just like in the book of Acts, Jesus continues to work with us
to demonstrate His wonderful Love and healing/deliverance power,
Yesterday, Today and Forever!
Now that is really Good News!

The Gospel or Good News is: Miracles are for today.
In fact, the power of God granted us all, is great enough
to conquer ALL the works of the enemy no matter how strong!
Make no mistake, there is an enemy and he is seeking to kill, steal and destroy.

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The devil and his demons are only looking for the weapon
formed against you that will prosper -- to stop you!
Let's examine this entire walk with God from another angle.
Let's look at it from the devil's point of view.
Now that we have put ourselves into the devil's shoes,
we realize that Jesus "totally defeated us on the cross and made an open spectacle of us."

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We (as the devil) also know that "the entire creation is groaning,
waiting for the Sons of God to be manifest" or to 'get it'!
That is: the people we -- [via the spirit of religion] --
have been able to keep asleep in the church pews.
Yes, we (as the devil) are afraid, as we know our time is short.
No matter how hard we get these asleep people to attack the prophets,
God is sending to wake them out of their lethargy, and complacency.

Eventually some of these people will get it, wake up and
start to be TRULY conformed to Jesus image doing greater things, as Jesus put it.
They will stop playing church, and instead pick up the authority Jesus died to give them,
and become the army of God, confronting our rule over this planet,
conquering our authority on every front, working in unity,
regardless of denominational differences, holding covenant,
counting their own lives (or personal desires -- or -- "I don't like my spouse") as loss
for Christ's sake, ruling and reigning with Jesus and occupying until Jesus comes.

In that day, we lose our authority as the "Prince of the Power of the Air"
and John's revelation, "there was no longer a place found in heaven
(the air -- second heaven or clouds) for the devil," will come to pass!
Yes, in that day, Jesus' 'prophetic' vision, "I saw satan fall like lightening," will also be fulfilled!
Now, that is really BAD news for me (as the devil).

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Remember: Jesus never did or said anything the Father had not first shown Him,
according to His own words, so we must believe this too!
In other words, He only spoke what He saw the Father doing.
In other words, He saw it in the Spirit FIRST!

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Now since we, as the devil, are the father of lies, what is our first and main objective?
To capture the "image" center of men.
Yes, through secular media, but more importantly,
by getting in the middle of church and church doctrine
to pervert it just enough to keep these little men from getting the revelations
that Jesus died to bring them, and to keep these little sheep
from coming into the power of God, which will defeat us.

As long as I can keep the little sheep, dumb and afraid of me,
taping off their finances and energy on trivial pursuits, supporting "escapism" theology,
wasting their finances on anything but supporting what the real Prophets are revealing,
I am still free to rule over the nations as the `PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR!
And those that are already dead, waiting for the resurrection,
will still be crying out to Jesus saying "How much longer, oh Lord?"
"Until the rest of the prophets I send are stoned in like manner." says Jesus.

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You see, the Body of Christ -- STOP THERE --
Where is Jesus' Body?
Well, it is in church, "always learning but never coming into the truth,"
"having their ears tickled..."
"saying 'peace, peace' when there is no peace."

Yes, it is Jesus who Himself gave His own BODY, you and me,
"authority over all the works of the enemy."
But the devil is convincing us, God's police force, not to pick up our shield and side arm,
and not to confront the enemy over the territory over which God has called us to rule.
The devil is convincing us dumb sheep to not be the enforcers of all that Jesus did.
We do not do it in our own strength or authority,
but the shield or authority in which we do it is
the work of the Blood that Jesus shed.
But we are still the "occupying" army that must "enforce" what Jesus did!
Period!

God works with us!
Remember, the devil is the FATHER OF LIES and he is still in business today.
He comes to STEAL our revelation of who we are.
He causes us to accuse our brethren, the prophets,
night and day of false doctrine or moral character or lack of humility, etc.
He is an outlaw, and will constantly try to get away with anything he can.

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Now as the devil, I am looking to deceive or attack
any Christian who dares to get in my way or to rule over me.
I am especially interested in attacking and discrediting
the prophets that God sends to wake up the sleeping army of God.

You see I go after revelation.
Revelation is illumination.
About the time a young believe begins to get revelation, they light up in the Spirit realm.
That's right, all I have to do is look for the ones who are not gray
but who are becoming white with the light of the revelations of the Kingdom of God.
This makes my targeting perfect.
My first objective, as the devil, is to slam down those that get revelation.

Why?
Because if these dumb little sheep begin to wake up and understand
the REVELATIONS OF JESUS CHRIST, and get it and
they begin to support and promote the prophets who are bringing forth these revelations,
and others begin to wake up, then my kingdom is surely finished for ETERNITY,
and I am fighting that day with every deceptive, divisive tool I have! THAT'S WHY!

From my (devil's) point of view, the pit is no joke and I am not going down without a fight.
I will not play fair or by anybody's rules.
This is my eternal doom, and I do not take this very lightly.
I am going to attack man where it hurts him the most, in his relationships.
That's why I am so set on using my tools of deception and confusion and intimidation.
I am going to cause many voices to raise up saying,
"Go here and go there for this event, and spend your money here and there" --
anywhere but where the prophets are directly confronting my rule
over the territories whereGod told them to rule.

Why? Because I need to "starve out" these front line ministries
who are teaching God's people how to fight and have authority over me.
(First rule of war is to attack your enemy's ability to wage war against you.)
I am going to plant seeds in the spouses to think it is the other spouse's fault,
and because they don't believe I exist or that I am "the accuser of the brethren,"
they will blame each other instead of me.
And you know what? ITS WORKING.

Yes I, the devil, am pretty cool, and very definitely smarter than these 'dumb little sheep.'

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This is what Jesus identified as Great Tribulation.
That is the warfare necessary to over come (the devil's current rule or kingdom),
before we start to manifest the miracles (like Jesus), 30-, 60- and some 100-fold.
Remember: our example, Jesus, first was challenged by the devil,
and had to overcome using the truth of the Word of God.
Jesus DID NOT let His emotions or personal needs make His choices for Him.
Only after He "overcame" the confrontation with the ruling devil, could He manifest the miracles.
Remember, miracles are standard operating procedure in "The Kingdom of God."
They are only non-standard under the current devil's r�gime,
or what the Bible calls "the shadow of death,"
which is the current 'covering' of 'reality' that is over this planet right now.

"Lucifer, the anointed cherub which covereth..."
That covers what? The mind of our understanding or perception.
That is why "we walk by faith, not by..." how it appears to look!

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Another passage in the Bible says, "Egypt, my people; Assyria, the work of my hands;
and Israel, my inheritance." (Please order our CD: "The Process")
Assyria is when God Himself allows the enemy to come against us,
so we can learn to wrestle and have our names changed to Israel.
Israel = Having power with God and man.
That is in the Book!

Now notice, I did not quote the seminary point of view...
The GREAT TRIBULATION.
Perhaps, we are so busy worrying about tomorrow,
and not dealing with the present tribulation -- overcoming that one first.
Like Jesus said, "DO NOT worry about tomorrow,
for today has enough tribulations to overcome."
"To him who overcomes..." what?
Every obstacle put in your path -- that's what!
"To him who overcomes, I will give to eat of the tree of life."

"Without faith, it is impossible to please God."
Faith in what? Even the demons believe in God.
"Show me you faith without your works,
and I will show you my faith by my works!
"Help FIRST the household of faith" -- not the household of lack --
or those stepping out of the boat to bring revelations to the rest of the Body
to wake them up to becoming the Mighty Army of God.
Why? Because, it is only one out of twelve ministers
who will actually step out of the 'norm' or boat to meet Jesus on the water.
Too often, the other eleven teach their congregation to stay back and watch the "Peters" in the Body fail.
Because "that's not the way that we do it."

So, even when Peter listened to the other fearful eleven
and "fell" from that access of faith, Jesus STILL PICKED HIM TO LEAD.
Why, because it takes an aggressive, assertive, strong personality
to defy the current "imagery" under which we all dwell,
and God wants this dark Veil rent, that's why --
just like Jesus said!

Remember: These revelations of the Kingdom of God ARE the priceless pearls.
We are supposed to sell everything to buy these priceless pearls --
not support the latest escapism theories!
Remember: where your money, is there your heart will be also.
Jesus never taught "escapism" theology, but rather "occupational" theology.
See how well "Mystery Babylon" works under the "appearance of Godliness"
to tap off the resources of the Body, so as to slow the true revelations of the Kingdom of God.

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Now these 'great' tribulations or tests sometimes causes some to fall away
from the faith of their new revelation, or to have their faith ship wrecked.
Not their faith that Jesus loves them or that there is a God,
but rather, the faith that was newly created by the revelation they just received.

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"The sower sows the seed" or word that should grow, if it takes root, and become a revelation.
A revelation creates a dwelling place or a place of habitation,
that we now have a choice into which to enter.

"In My Father's house are many rooms."
Those are dwelling places for our habitation.
You cannot BE what you cannot SEE.

This is why Gideon, who SAW himself least of the least, had to "LOSE his life" or self perception,
and believe that He was what GOD told him he was: "A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR!"

God went on to say, "If you don't believe, you won't be established."
The KEY here is to allow God's own opinion of you to rule in your temple or thought life --
not your own opinion, and especially not other mens' opinions!!

This IS to be your habitation or dwelling place.
If you will "lose your life" or self-perception, you will "find LIFE":
God's perception or dwelling place or room of habitation!

Now, that too is GOOD NEWS.
"Leaving those things behind, I press for the mark of the High call of God!"

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Remember: this word or seed you are receiving will produce a revelation
of the Kingdom of God, if allowed to take root in a teachable heart.

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"But when tribulation arises because of the word's sake, then
they are offended and fall away." Having their faith ship-wrecked, they quit.
Now, how can they fall away if "no weapon formed shall prosper?"
Is the devil simply looking for whatever will offend us to cause us to fall away?

Thus, we fall away from the healing or the miracle that was just about to happen.
Perhaps, we need to get a cocky attitude and say, "Devil, when you attack me,
I will attack you back!" instead of falling away when we are offended.

What do I mean by "attack you back"?
In what is the devil interested?
Killing, stealing and destroying.
What are his tools?
After he (the devil) has planted lies and accusations in people's thoughts and hearts,
they will attack and kill the revelation-bringers of God.
"Touch not My anointed, and do My prophets NO HARM!"

NOTE: There are even religious doctrines inspired by demons that men believe to be true.
The greatest darkness is a religious spirit, as men believe this darkness is light,
and will kill you in the name of God, thinking they are serving God.
HELLO? JESUS, PAUL, STEPHEN, etc., nice to be on this side of the veil with you all! ;-)

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The way I, as a Prophet, can attack the devil back is by
bringing revelations of the Kingdom of God, telling people about Jesus,
giving life or finances, or praying for the sick.
My favorite ministries to support are the "cutting" edge revelations
that help us all "pierce the veil" of darkness into the light.

Jesus said we would always have the poor with us.
Sometimes, there is something more important than giving our money to the poor,
at least, that is the point that Jesus was making
when the disciples poured the expensive oil on His feet instead of selling it.
(But what does He know?)

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When the enemy comes in like a flood, sometimes I need to get vigilant with my faith
and start pulling souls out of hell and out of his death grip!
When I get attacked, I go on the offensive.
I want to offend the devil by getting in his face
and pulling people out of despair, confusion (Babylon),
destruction, hopelessness or hell as it were!
(Note: Mystery Babylon = religous confusion)

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Every time he attacks me, I attack him back!

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For example, the motivation behind sending this message?
The last attack or volley of assault thrown against us.
Therefore, we are going to plunder darkness on multitudes
by giving more revelations of the Kingdom of God.

The devil is ONLY looking for the weapon or offense that will STOP you
from plundering the kingdom of darkness or ignorance.
Whatever it is that causes you to stop touching people for Jesus,
or that which makes you want to give up on the thing that God placed in your heart to do or believe for,
that is the exact weapon he will use against you, over and over.

If people in the Body of Christ attack you and speak evil of you, and that stops you, guess what?
That becomes the weapon formed against you that prospers,
so, you will find that happen over and over and over again.
Why? Because it worked! That's why!

If you get tired of being attacked in a particular area of your life,
say, relationship areas, and you don't want to keep getting attacked in that area,
then DO NOT let that weapon formed PROSPER ... PERIOD, ever!
If you do, the devil will use that weapon over and over and over again!
Why?
Because it works, that's why.

So, the actual way we should interpret that Scripture is:
"If I am perfectly trained in the Kingdom of God,
I will not allow any weapon formed to prosper ...
ever, period!"

This way or revelation now becomes part of our shield of faith,
which is able to quench ALL the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Only when we believe the WORD OF GOD and make this determination
can we truly advance the Kingdom of God and get out of our "poor me-hospital-mentality,"
stop calling "retreats" and actually go forth into ALL the world
and "advance The Kingdom of God!"
Oh, by the way, "The Kingdom of God" does not come by sight, for it is within,
but rather, it comes by way of REVELATION, having the "eyes of our understanding enlightened."
Just quoting the Bible again....

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Now don't ask me how the devil can access us at so many levels, but here's a clue.
The spirit realm is many dimensions above our physical reality,
which is only a four-dimensional realm of time and space.
In the spirit, there are many more dimensions, and what is possible to those who access higher dimensions
can seem supernatural to sheep living in lesser dimensions.
This may be why many are afraid of the true prophets of God.
It is definitely why many are afraid of witches, warlocks, the devil, etc.

From outside the physical universe, it is very possible to access us along several lines.
To those of us bound by a physical or "Egypt" reality,
this can sometimes seem like just a coincidence,
as that is easier for our unredeemed mind to take.

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Now, with the previous lines or revelations upon which to build (line upon line)....

Knowing that words can offend and that the devil is seeking
to gain access into your heart to offend or
cause an offence to knock the wind out of you
(the heart is the manifestation center that Jesus told us to guard
with all diligence, because out of it flow the issues of your life),
the devil will seek to use the person closest to you to cause an offence.

Why?
Because, of your deep love for that person,
you allow them closer to your inner heart or the 'keep' of your Jerusalem
(the "KEEP" is the inner court of your heart).
Then, how do you win?
By making a conscious choice to not get "offended,"
and instead kick devil-butt by loving those that
"use you and persecute you without a cause"!
That's how.
(Women, let that gentle spirit win that obnoxious unbelieving husband, etc.)
Do the opposite of what the situation dictates you to do.
When we react to the situation, then the situation IS ruling us,
and we are NOT ruling with Christ Jesus! HELLO!

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We all have watched soap operas (some are addicted),
so we know how to rip man's ego to the quick etc.
That is not Christian, but is of the evil one.
This constant offense will cause two possible outcomes.
One: the person becomes weak, venerable and whimpish.
Or, two: the person becomes aggressive, angry and abusive.
God wants us to build up one another,
and not to rip each other down ... ever, period.

I remember when God told me, regarding a very abusive woman, my rights in that relationship.
He said, "You have the right to remain consistent in love!"
We do not have the right to read someone "the riot act,"
no matter how much we think they deserve it!
Or, to just fly off and give them a piece of our mind!

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What weapons are the devil's favorites to use?
The ones that always work of course!
Let's look to the laws of the church denomination for the answer to this one.

Consider this...
It takes God 12+ years to build up a person into ministry and anointing,
and many times longer to position them in the spirit and in the leadership of a church.
Call these God's "Six-Million-Dollar-Men."
(Sorry for the TV pun. I may be dating myself here.)

The attack is always stronger against the shepherd. Why?
Because of this Scripture:
"Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will scatter."
Therefore those in leadership positions need the greater prayer covering!
Period.

God's point of view: This is the "Six-Million-Dollar-Man"
that it took many years to train, anoint, position,
build trust in relationships and place in the church, etc.
Now, most denominations' by-laws say that if this leader is divorced,
he must step down from leadership.
It is like we draw a target on the shepherd's relationship for the devil, saying
"Strike here and you can stop this move of God cold in its tracks!"
Man, the devil loves this one.
And we, the Church, too often go right along with this one.

Hmm, Moses' wife couldn't stand the warfare and left,
so God brought him another wife.
David, who had a heart for God and took out more of God's enemies than Saul
(that's why he became king), had many wives, etc.
Not to go on, but the Scriptures also say "a bishop must be the husband of one wife..."
Does that mean one-at-a-time, or only one in his entire life?
Let's not go there.

The point we are trying to make besides GRACE?
Tommy Hicks is the great miracle evangelist that brought revival to Argentina.
But his wife couldn't stand the warfare, so she left.

So, is this the message that we, as Sons of God,
are to receive from the devil's school of hard knocks?...
"If we really want to serve God and go after the anointing,
we will have our relationships attacked, and if we lose one battle,
we can never be used of God again" (at least in man's church system)?
Or, if we want to be used again, we can never fall in love again?
Boy, with a recruitment poster like that, no wonder no one wants to join the Army!
And, no wonder those in the army won't fight!

When you go on the 'offensive' for God for a season,
the devil will try to intimidate you to get you to back down.
Now, lets learn and HOLD COVENANT, "resisting the devil until he flees!"

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How many times have I asked Christian women what God's opinion of a "man-of-God" is?
The answer? Every woman has her own opinion.
Hmm.. that Doesn't sound like God's opinion but rather women's.
Perhaps we can get a very good revelation of what a "man-of-God" is,
and what a Godly relationship is, by studying Sarah and Abraham's lives ...
another time of course.

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Life has changed, and we are all products of our current environment.
Men and women everywhere, in and out of church,
are very frustrated and confused with relationships.
It seems we all want them, it is just that we don't know how to get it right,
and we usually don't take into the equation that there is a real devil constantly stirring us up,
as well as our own flesh and soulish needs to dominate the things of the Spirit.

Many of the churches in the US are run by the souls of men, not the Spirit of God.
This is why there are no miracles, and this is also why
judgment is coming and has been falling in some places.
Paul said that we would have "tribulation" in the flesh or in our relationships.
Oops... there's that word again.
Yes, the devil has access to our own motives, thoughts and emotions,
and to those of the people we love, as well.
Maybe, that is why we have the Bible, so we can all simply
DO WHAT JESUS SAYS, instead of what we feel.

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Hold covenant, "Husbands and wives, do not forbid the coming together,
or give the devil a place to gain a foot hold."
Where? In your OWN heart, that's where.
"DO NOT let the sun go down on your anger," etc.
When will we simply DO WHAT JESUS SAYS, instead of what we feel?

"Husbands LOVE your wives," even when they don't respect you and dishonor you!
"Wives HONOR your husbands" as the head, even when you don't think they deserve it,
and especially when you don't feel they are LOVING you.
(Who's in control here, anyway? Our old nature or the WORD OF GOD?)

We ourselves make the WORD OF GOD of no effect,
because we simply will not DO WHAT JESUS SAYS!
"WHY DO YOU CALL ME LORD, AND WILL NOT DO WHAT I SAY?"...
for those that have eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is saying.

Blessings on you and your loved ones.
And, Special blessings on those who will
DO THE WORD OF GOD, and continue to love their spouse,
especially when they or their spouse are under heavy warfare.

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By the way, most do not acknowledge when they are under warfare,
because they haven't been taught to discern it by their local church.
Why?
Because, believe it or not, some have so twisted the WORD OF GOD
as to believe that there is no devil with which to contend.
Go figure... Men leading God's church, once again,
who think they are smarter than the WORD OF GOD!

That sounds more like the spirit of Hinduism or Buddhism, than it does Christianity.
Those religions do not believe we contend with the devil, either.
Well, that makes sense, because the Hinduism and Buddhism
have captured the "mind programming" media capitol of the world...
which is yet another story.

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