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We are entering a two month push to “Prepare for Passover”. As we move forward, I feel the Lord is asking me to write you so that we are “prepared” for a great shift and the next move of the Spirit of God. The Spirit is already breaking out in a new way. This month we are focusing on “Seeing our Future: 28 Days of Devotions and Prayer!” Next month we will focus on the Blood!
I am hearing a call for Sanctification!!!! As your apostolic leader, seldom have I asked us to fast together or move to a new spiritual dimension together. However, now I must exercise this authority if we are to go into the next place of authority that God is requiring. All of you aligned must now ask the Lord how you intend to FOLLOW Him into the next season.
Seven Days of Sanctification—Find seven days during February to fast. During this time, give up any bread, refined sugar, and alcohol consumption (which includes wine, beer, and liquor). The entire Staff and Leadership at Glory of Zion are now involved in this process.
Seven Days Again---We will repeat and all do this together from 6 PM on March 19 through 6 PM on March 26. Remember, fast once on your own in February and then corporately in March! Contact me or one the pastors that you are aligned with here and let them know how you are proceeding.
THE TENT IS GOING UP AGAIN! In this new season of seeing…we must see the POWER of the BLOOD and DELIVERANCE restored to the Church! The PASSOVER GATHERING on March 25-28 is a historical event that you do not want to miss! For some time, the Lord has spoken to me about the importance of seeing a remnant brought together to declare a shift in the timing of the Church! This will be a time for us to decree that the Church recognizes HIS BLOOD is active in the world to redeem mankind.
To help accomplish this goal we have assembled a very unique group of ministers, including: Peter Wagner, Dutch Sheets, Kent & Bev Mattox, Barbara Wentroble, Faisal Malick, Barbara Yoder, Avner Boskey (from Israel), Kim Daniels, Keith Miller, JoAnn McFatter, Robert Heidler and me. We are blessed to have apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists, and teachers giving their perspective on the Blood and how we will access God’s promises in the future. Another aspect of this meeting will be hearing from Israel (Avner) and the Muslims perspective (Faisal). Yes—we have both representative from the Jew and Muslim. These have experienced the power of His Blood working in their lives.
Please make plans to join us for this international and historic gathering along Interstate 35 on the land! Our desire is to see representatives from every state of this nation as well as many other nations. If you have friends who would be interested in joining us, please share this invitation with them.
The cost to attend is $20/person and you can register at www.gloryofzion.org or by calling 1-888-965-1099 or 1-940-382-7231. We do our very best to keep this registration cost very low – even with the costs of constructing a major tent that can accommodate thousands of people. Plus we will once again have the “bathroom trailers” rather than port-a-potties for the female registrants. (For many who attended Head of the Year, that seemed to be one of their highlights!)
Many of you who cannot travel to Denton will want to register for our webcast. The cost to register is $20/person, with discounts for larger groups. You can purchase your e-ticket on our webstore at www.gloryofzion.org to register for the webcast. Do not miss this gathering!
In the early church, Passover was one of the most important times of the year. When Constantine “legalized” Christianity, Passover was forbidden. In Syria and Greek culture, Passover was not allowed to be incorporated into the worship service. Slowly, the power of His Blood was displaced as the central focus of our gatherings. This is our Redemptive Feast linked with crossing over and entering resurrection power through His Blood! God gave us this Feast to help us celebrate that we are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb out of the hands of the enemy! It’s a joyful time to remember that Jesus died to set us free, so we can enter in to every promise!
Passover was important to Jesus! He told the disciples that He eagerly desired to celebrate Passover with them (Luke 22:15). I believe He still desires to meet with us at this Feast time. The apostle, Paul, writes, “Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us celebrate the feast!” (I Corinthians 5:7-8)! Passover or Pesach is a time of leaping forth into FREEDOM! Passover commemorates the final plague on Egypt when the firstborn of the Egyptians died and the Israelites were spared by applying the blood on the door posts (Ex. 12:11, 21, 27, 43, 48). Passover was also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex. 23:15; Deut. 16:16) because only unleavened bread was eaten during the seven days immediately following Passover (Ex. 12:15-20; 13:6-8; Deut. 16:3-8). Unleavened bread reflected the fact that the people had no time to put leaven in their bread before their hasty departure from Egypt. The observances of Passover are found in Joshua 5:10-12 (the plains of Jericho near Gilgal), 2 Chronicles 30:1, 3, 13, 15 (during the reign of Hezekiah); and 2 Kings 23:21-23 (Josiah’s unique Passover). Every time we enter a reform season, the power of Passover becomes a key to our victory ahead.
Jesus was crucified during the Passover event. He and His disciples ate a Passover meal together on the eve of His death. During this meal Jesus said, “This is my body,” and “this cup is the new testament in my blood” (Luke 22:7, 19-20). The New Testament identifies Christ with the Passover sacrifice: “For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us”. The Word denotes the lamb that was slain at the feast (Mark 14:12-14; 1 Cor. 5:7). The use of wine (Luke 22:17, 20), of sauce with the bitter herbs (John 13:26), and the service of praise were introduced. Passover was a type of the great deliverance wrought by the Messiah for all His people from the doom of death on account of sin, and from the bondage of sin itself, a worse than Egyptian bondage (1 Cor. 5:7; John 1:29; 19:32-36; 1 Pet. 1:19; Gal. 4:4, 5).
In addition to joining us for Passover, we want to include you in our next phase of development on the land. This includes building the ISRAEL PRAYER GARDEN and PRAYER TOWER. For the Garden we will use native and adapted species of trees, shrubs, perennials, etc., that relate to plants mentioned in the Bible and the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Pam is a Master Gardener and has not only done an amazing job of designing the Garden to reflect the historical layout of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, but also selecting appropriate plants for each area. Below are some images of the features that we will be including in the Israel Prayer Garden as it is constructed. This will give you a good idea of what you can expect when you visit the completed garden.
As you can see from the picture below, the revised design of the Prayer Tower is stunning! The architect has adjusted the design to allow for a larger meeting area which will accommodate over 200. There will also be an upper deck, as well as an “Eagle’s Nest” which will provide views of the Garden and the surrounding area. The completion of this Prayer Tower will be a tribute to Peter and Doris Wagner’s investment in the global prayer movement.
Please consider how to take part in investing in your future here and let’s keep moving with momentum! We want to thank you in advance for being part of this. You can give by going to our website (www.gloryofzion.org) or by calling 1-888-965-1099. Our goal is to have the Garden underway by mid-April.
We are decreeing that you will enter this season with a new level of deliverance. We love you dearly, and look forward to “crossing over” together! May you move out of any captivity and enter into “your land of milk and honey.”
Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce
Key Resources to Help You Prepare for Passover!
The Word of God revolves around the Feasts. They were holy assemblies for
holy rehearsals. The remembrance of these physical events causes us to understand
the spiritual significance of what came and what is to come! Today, there
is a futility in legalistically participating in the Feasts. We cannot legalistically
keep the Feasts, but we can honor the Father by remembering
Him and receiving from Him at these appointed times (Gal. 3:10). No longer
do we have to seek an ultimate Sacrifice - Jesus has already been given on
the Cross. This broke Satan's headship over us personally, as well as for
mankind corporately. However, we must "enter in" to the fullness
of this plan. By participating and remembering the Feast times NOW,
they cease to be shadows of things to come. They actually cause us to see
our future path to our promise.
This is a time to understand the Blood and Victory of the Lamb. We
do not know of a 2-DVD series that better represents Passover than
this set. These four messages by Chuck Pierce, Linda Heidler, Allen
Faubion and Robert Heidler from Sunday, April 20, 2008 will help you grasp
the power of Passover today.
Special: $15 (regularly for the 2-DVD set)
God’ Unfolding Battle Plan by Chuck D. Pierce
This season of war that we have been living in, the Lord has released much
revelation. THE SPIRITUAL WAR AROUND US IS UNFOLDING. A people without knowledge
perish. God's Unfolding Battle Plan: A Field Manual for Advancing the Kingdom
of God will point you into an understanding of the warfare we are presently
fighting and what is ahead for us in the future. This book will also give
you great insight through the next 20 years and beyond! The chapter
on “The Blood War” is one you will want to study at this time!
($13)
Protecting your Home from Spiritual Darkness by Chuck D. Pierce and Rebecca Wagner Sytsema
This book is unique, fun to read, and probably as helpful as any book on the
market to show you things to look for in your home that could be allowing
demonic activity. This book also has an excellent chapter on how not
to cause your children to resent you as you teach them discernment. In a season
when we are praying to "crossover" into the new, this book can help
you cut ties with the past and free yourself to move forward in a new way.
($8)
Set
Yourself Free! A Deliverance Manual by Robert D. Heidler
Also available in Portuguese
($9) and Spanish
($10)
Many Christians yearn to escape Satan’s oppression and walk in a new measure
of freedom. Jesus died that we might experience deliverance from every strategy
of the enemy. This book is a life-changing guide for self-deliverance so that
you walk in new hope and victory.
($9)
The Messianic Church Arising by Robert Heidler
This book has revival within its pages. It was written to help you experience
the fullness of Christianity …to know Christianity as God intended it. The
purpose of this book is to help any Christian begin to regain the blessings
of our lost inheritance! Once you see the root you are grafted into, the power
of the Life of the root springs forth in you. You will bear fruit!
($10)
These and many other resources are available by going to www.gloryofzion.org or by calling (888) 965-1099 or (940) 382-7231. Specials are valid through February 15, 2010.