FROM OUT OF ZION A DELIVERER
IN THE YEAR OF JUBILEE

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"Then the word of the Lord came to me saying, (2) "And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city?
Then cause her to know all her abominations." (Ezekiel 22:1-2
"I will disannul the covenant they made with death. And your vision with Hades will not stand, when the overflowing scourge sweeps by." (Isaiah 28:18) And Jonah said: "I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is unto the Lord.

"And I saw when for all causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah saw it." (Jer. 3:8)

The word of the Lord came saying that there would be an attack against the declared will and purpose of God for His people. God's prophetic proclamation came from Messiah Himself: "And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them, that they may be one, even as we are one." I in them and You in Me, in order that they may be one, that the world may know that You sent Me and that You have loved them (even) as You have loved Me. (John 17:22-23) We are called unto glory, virtue and oneness with Yeshua haMashiach/Jesus Christ. The spiritual assault is coming in this form:

"Satan is breaking bonds to restructure to His New World Order."

How does Satan dissolve bonds? He uses people to accomplish this. There's a term used of the dissolving of bonds. It's commonly called "disruption." Is this a biblical concept? Yes. This is described in the book of Jeremiah, as uprooting, tearing down, destroying and overthrowing so you can build and plant on the proper foundation. "I lay in Zion, a tried Stone, a precious Cornerstone, for a sure foundation; he that believes shall not be anxious." (Is. 28:16)

This is war! The devil is working feverishly to disrupt your marriage, your children's lives, and your workplace! He's got plans to dismantle your work for the Lord. Sometimes you find that you yourself have inadvertently done something that has furthered the wrong kingdom, though this wasn't your intention. It came from a lack of properly discerning the situation at hand. Don't give up and quit! Partner with God and be on the winning side! God wants to strengthen you to fulfill all His will for you! He understands better than you think he does. Stop feeling guilty, for wanting to dissolve some longstanding bonds, because it seems unloving! Get yourself some new covenant partners with faith, and by the leading of the Lord, move forward. Be a bondage breaker, reminiscient of Joshua or Caleb in their generation! God's word states that He hates divorce, yet He Himself speaks of the dissolving of bonds between parties when necessary, and Jeremiah the Prophet wrote of this:

THE JONAH GENERATION & THE DISRUPTION OR SUCCESS OF PROPHETIC WORDS

The scriptures state that the end times will be "as in the days of Jonah!" In Jonah's day, God had a plan to "disrupt" the sin and destructive havoc being wrecked by the Ninevites. The Lord Almighty purposed to partner with Jonah as a co-worker together with God. "The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: Go to that great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because it's wickedness has come up before me." (Jonah 1:1-2)

We pray to see souls saved, but in order for this to be accomplished, we must understand the need for a door of utterance to be opened that will save people, cities and nations. God turns things on that hinge called "man's obedience." It can be the obedience of one man, as in the case of Jonah! Or the obedience of an entire nation, such as Nineveh! People receive the whispered lies of deceiving spirits speaking in first-person and bringing disparaging thoughts, like: "Nobody probably wants to hear what I have to say!" Or "I don't think my ministry is particuliarly effective!" But it is! Wars are won in which individual battles were lost. We must not become discouraged in the face of defeat! Till we obey even the smallest jot and tittle of God's dealings with us, we cannot know the fullest extent of the victory God will bring. Those seemingly insignificant portions of a prophecy--those scriptural commands that are cast aside as irrelevant in todays society, because they are not palatable to the carnal mind, can move mountains, when activated through obedience. Don't heed those relatives and friends telling you to "compromise," and take the path of least resistence. Promoting a doctrine which sounds like what was said to Messiah: Come down from the cross if you're the son of God." (Matt. 27:42)

The story of Jonah is about repentance. It's also about God who has no pleasure in the death of the wicked. (See John 3:16-17 and II Peter 2:9) The Prophet Jonah made a wrong choice to "disrupt" the success of a prophetic word given to Him. There was nothing wrong with the word! Jonah just didn't like the prophecy he'd been given! It was Jonah's response to the word that needed adjusting. That word could not profit Jonah nor his people till it was mixed with faith in the hearers! Even the wind obeyed the Lord. The crew of sailors called on God and got an answer! (Jonah 1:5) The sea was pacified after it swallowed him. (Jonah 1:15) Jonah would have been done for if the whale hadn't been obedient to the command of the Lord. (Jonah 1:17) It was the man Jonah who gave God trouble. But Jonah was not too hard a case for God.

God promises that if a person or community truly repents, He will pardon and turn away the impending doom. (See Jeremiah 18:7-8) The Ninevites were not the only ones in need of repentance. God chastened his wayward Prophet Jonah until he repented. The revelation in the book of Jonah to us today is that salvation is unto the Lord. But salvation is vitally linked to the receiving God's word, (both His written and prophetic word) in a way so as to bring forth fruit and paying of ones vows to the Lord.

There's a prophetic conference in your city and you are excited! This is going to be a revival meeting! You make sure you get there so you can receive that prophetic confirmation concerning the direction you've believed the Lord was leading you. You stand in that long line behind your brothers and sisters in the Lord, till at last your moment of destiny comes. The prophet or prophetess lays hands on you and begins to speak! You humble your heart to receive. It may be mixed with corrective revelation, designed to mend the net. Or you may feel slightly irritated: "Ugh! "He missed it there! That's not me! Or "Who does she think she is!" That my friend is God's messenger to do you good! Some of the personal prophecies we receive as believers, can seem very difficult. If they were not, it would not require us to grow in faith that we might see them fulfilled. It's the mentality of a New Years resolution, that says: This year I will get out of debt! I will discipline my children properly and not condone disrespect. I will sell my television or vcr and stop allowing the family to watch inappropriate programs. I will stop hiding my light under a bushel, pray more, witness more, and pray for the sick to be healed. I'll cast out demons and not let them reign over territories I know they exist. I will lose weight...These resolutions are endless and often vows which fall to the ground. Where can we disrupt or dislodge what's unlawful through divinely powerful weapons of warfare, instead of winking at it apatheticly and complacently? As believers we can't afford to cast God's counsel behind our backs, and lack the perseverance or discipline to fulfill the vows or promises made.

One of the reasons people become complacent, is life has become wearying, because you or your church do things by rote. There's a genuine lack of the fresh moving of the Spirit, where the Lord Himself is allowed to "walk amid the candlesticks" in your home or church service. Without the vitality and excitement of His life flowing, life's a bore. Your religion seems impotent as to it's ability to produce the abundant life you so desire. But it's not God's word that's impotent. Every word of the Lord has power! (Heb 4:12) Actually you're in the very place God prophesied you'd be in scripture! So arise and shine! "For thy Light is come and the glory of the Lord is arisen upon you. Darkness covers the land and gross darkness the people, but His light shall be seen upon you!" Your attitude towards it all does not need to be ho-hum! (Rev. 2-3) Don't look for deliverance from another quarter. Purpose like Barak--Jael--Esther, David's 3 mighties, not to luxuriate in that "hot-tub" called the "status quo." Why do people like lounging in "hot water" so much? It's self -comforting. Unless of course, it's heated up too much! Heating up the situations in a persons life isn't just the devil. It can well be, your loving Heavenly Father, chastening you as you wallow in your own self pity, or testing your faith. People falling into the catagory of missing the mark, and justifying their own failures frequently become filled with jealousy, envy and strife toward those who are moving ahead by faith, and God is blessing their obedience mightily! Don't be one of those!

As Jonah moved to disrupt the propecy given by God, he did not prosper in the thing that he did. He was in effect attempting to obtain a victory, for the people of Israel, through neglect of his own personal responsibility! The Lord blocked him, chastening him at every turn with the disciplinary action of a wind, waves, a whale. (Jonah 1:17) Jonah knew God loved him! He knew where to turn as he found himself with the seaweed wrapped about his head. He had an immediate response, when facing his own demise. He said: "In my distress I called to the Lord." God did not ignore Jonah. He answered him immediately. His situation required a fast answer. "From the depthes of the grave, I called for help," he said. Did Jonah project the blame onto his --High Priest--parents--the ships crew for his predicament? No! Jonah prayed thus to God: "You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your breakers swept over me." (Jonah 2:3) If people know Who holds the answer, why do procrastinate? Multitudes are in the valley of decision --at a "strait between the two." Straddling the fence!

Don't think breaking covenant is the easy way out! It's the ideal way to lengthen your misery considerably, and frustrate your family and yourself with all the hopelessness, and futility the devil can muster. Those prophetic goals can never be a "tree of life" to you, (Prov. 13:12) until you break the cycle of sin and disobedience. Let this be a year of victory!

And Jonah said: "I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is unto the Lord.

And Jonah said: "I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is unto the Lord.

The book of James refers to this type of relationship with God as one of "living faith," because faith without works is dead. (James 2:20) Certain individuals create a fire-wall against truth, because they wish to avoid the accountability truth brings. i.e. The Lord "chastening every son He receives." (Heb.11:6) They see their fantasies or strong delusion as a defense mechanism, or a hiding place which they believe will protect them from failure or hurt. They use their anger to redirect their energies, making inner vows based on evil devices or desires. Or they quickly break serious vows which have been made, as if they are nothing. God doesn't want people to make vows with a lighthearted attitude, such as those attached to a token as the strength of the vow or a superstition.

I'm not saying you should not make a decision to give your life to Yeshua/Jesus because you fear you won't be able to fulfill all God's will. The empowering of the Holy Spirit is given to enable us to live a life that is pleasing to God. (Acts 2:1-4) The Apostle Paul wrestled at times with these issues, declaring that He was thankful that Yeshua/Jesus is the Deliverer that would come out of Zion, and turn away ungodliness form Jacob. And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins. (Romans 7-11:26) I am saying that believers should not take the covenant relationship with God lightly. In Messiah is life, and His life is the light of men! There's no need to grope in the darkness, for we have the Light of Life! The redemption price paid for every one of us, is the precious blood of Yeshua/Jesus. Pay your vows to God! See the prophecies given by God fulfilled in your lives!

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. (Matthew 5:34-37)

ANGRY VOWS DISRUPT RELATIONSHIP

An angry inner vow can disrupt a relationship with God or a friend or loved one. God is not stating in Matthew 5:34-37, where He says to "Swear not--" that He does not approve of making vows. He has made vows Himself, which are contained in His word. Some of God's vows are contained within prophetic promises or personal prophecies for individuals. God called a "religious service vow" described in Judges 13:5,7; 16:17. There's a scriptural time to disrupt a relationship. This is based on Matt. 5:30, which states: "If your right hand offend you, cut it off." There are individuals in peoples lives that are so near and dear, that it's like they're a part of you. Sometimes a situation of this kind, can be extremely detrimental, if there is an unequal yoke, contrary to God's word, and the other is bent on seeing the destruction of the believer. That God cares about this type of thing is clearly seen in the cause of Elymas the Sorcerer, who tried to prevent a man from being saved. He was struck with blindnes as an instantaneous physical judgment. (Acts 13:8) As harsh as it sounds, this is not unloving. It is the love of God meted out in a disciplinary way, and disrupting a relationship, for the salvation of all concerned. This is sometimes referred to as "Tough Love." The Prophet Jeremiah tells us that God Himself disrupted His relationship with Israel because of a broken covenant.

"And I saw when for all causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah saw it." (Jer. 3:8)
Pseudo love is extremely destructive, and there's nothing spiritual about it. It's source is an angel of light (deceiving angelic messenger) that opposes the gospel message. Apostle Paul admonishes concerning the epistle to the Thessalonians, "If anyone does not obey our instructions in this letter, take special note of him. Do not associate with him, in order that he may feel ashamed." (2 Thess. 3:14) This is a command which many are reluctant to do, because they have received from a deceptive and distorted concept of what love is. An improper attitude that glosses over the grossest sin like a whitewash, or cloak of maliciousness, and will not go unpunished by God. (Heb. 13:4) Better to submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you!

The word of God, teaches to "circumcize the heart." That which is not God's will for a believer, should be severed from a persons life. "A man is a Jew if he is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code." (Romans 2:29) Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us acleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (2 Cor. 7:1)

Sometimes a person will make a vow to God when in trouble. "God get me out of this and I will never do it again!" The Psalmist said: "I will pay You my vows, which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble" (Ps.66: 13,14). Covenant-breakers are noted in God's word as an end-time ill. (Rom. 1:31) There were serious consequences to vowing and swearing.

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better (is it) that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it (was) an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? (Ecclesiastes 5:2,4,5,6)

God views the fulfillment of covenantal vows as a token of godly integrity. The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. (Psalm 132:11) In Acts 18:18, the Apostle Paul made a vow, even shaving his head. At Jerusalem there were 4 Jewish members with a vow on them who planned to shave their heads. (Acts 21:23) The Lord doesn't want us to lie to one another or to say that we will when we won't, because this has a destructive effect upon relationships. The partner of the spouse who takes their vows lightly, wonders "Didn't our vows mean anything?"

But what think ye? A (certain) man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I (go), sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. (Matthew 21:28-31)

VISIONS BEYOND THE VEIL & COVENANT STRENGTH (HEB. 6:13-16)

11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and cpatience inherit the promises. 13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will abless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an coath: 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for brefuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19 Which hope we have as an aanchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an ahigh priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Abraham made his servant swear an oath that he would not get a wife for his master's son Isaac from amongst the pagan Canaanites. "Put your hand under my thigh" he said to his servant (Gen. 24:2). Or Abram again told the king of Sodom that he had taken an oath and raised his hand to the Lord, God Most High, that he would accept nothing from the king (Gen. 14:22). "Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, "This is the word which the LORD has commanded. 2 "If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. 3 "Also if a woman makes a vow to the LORD, and binds herself by an obligation in her father's house in her youth,4 and her father hears her vow and her obligation by which she has bound herself, and her father says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand and every obligation by which she has bound herself shall stand.5 "But if her father should forbid her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her because her father had forbidden her." (Number 30:1-5)

As Satan launches a spiritual assault against the mind or emotions of a woman, she conceives the idea: "I don't want to be married anymore. My husband doesn't understand me." Or a man says within himself: "I don't need my wife anymore. I can get my mother to look after the kids." If you want to see miracles happen-- If you want to see the end result of your faith, keep your part of the covenant. God will do the rest. Don't make vows to suppress the emotions, such as "I will never love again." These quench the fruit of the Spirit! And God's word commands: "Quench not the Spirit!" (1 Thess. 5:19) Often ones failure to thrive as a believer, is because we do not value the admonition in God's Word to "praise Him in all things," recognizing that trials have an eternal value, in conforming us to the image of Mashiach/Christ.

KEEPING THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE

"I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to have a walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Ephesians 4:1-6)

We see that there were those, such as Abraham, who longed to know God in the closest possible relationship, and God called him His friend. (Exodus 33:11)

God addresses ones of man's greatest needs as that of great faith which works by love. "Love God says, is stronger than death." Love is the fulfilling of the Law. Members of the Body of Mashiach/Christ are to be longsuffering with "fellow members of the same body," to be patient; not easily provoked." The definition of "forbearing" is closely related to that of "longsuffering" but it carries with it the additional ingredient of "restraining from action". Forbearance is to be done in love. (1 Corinthians 13) "Charity suffereth long,...is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;... Beareth all things,..." (1 Cor. 13:4-5, 7)

UNDERSTANDING WHAT DISRUPTS BONDS OF LOVE & PEACE

Disruption is better understood as "the dissolving of bonds." The word is frequently employed in describing the disruption of a marriage. Or of the adoption of a child, where an adoption has failed. Teenagers will at times dissolve bonds with their family, and form bonds with those whom a parent feels are inappropriate companions. A wife cries "Why does my husband turn to alcohol instead of to God? I want him to know the Lord as His saving strength! How often people will ask: What went wrong? The new relationship is not for the better. Or they determine that it is a healthier one. God works to disrupt or dissolve bonds only when He sees this as crucial to the success of the situation. This disruption of the relationship may be for a season, after which reconciliation or restoration follows.

When Satan is at work in the dissolving of bonds, we must realize that this is his full-time job. He is skillful, and methodical. The scriptures state: "Be sober, be vigilant, for your adversary the devil walks about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour."

Individuals will argue that the disruption or dissolving of the bond is necessary because there were never any real bonds to begin with. But the strength of real bonding begins in the spirit, heart mind and soul of an individual. The strongest bonds are those joined together in Yeshua haMashiach/Jesus Christ. God says: "Before I formed you in the belly I knew you." He knows you better than anyone will ever know you in your lifetime. God who knows the pain of broken covenant, of watching the death of His only Son, as he hung on the cross as the atoning sacrifice -- then the immeasurable joy of the resurrection and exaltation -- works for permanancy in relationships joined together in Mashiach/Christ. He will bring that good work to completion.

As believers in Yeshua/Jesus we've prayed for many people over the years to be healed and restored through the power of God in Messiah, and seen many miracles. But there are times when people choose to dissolve a relationship. We've been observing the mechanics of "disruption," in various forms for some time, seeing in visions things people were doing, choices they were making. God said through the Apostle Peter in Acts 2:18, that in the last days, He would pour forth of His Spirit, and people will see vision. (Joel 2:23) That He will show us things to come! (John 16:13) This is the business of war--in the natural, and in the spiritual realm. Satan breaks bonds. God fills believers with His Holy Spirit, and empowers them with spiritual authority to break the bands of wickedness and to set the captives free. This warfare through terrorism, breaking of bonds between individuals, families, and countries. Spiritual bonds of strength and godly unity among believers--influencing them to create chaos, confusion and the disruption of God's order by fleshly manipulation for the sake of controlling ones environment for securities sake, has as a principality or ruling spirit, "the spirit of death."

The scriptures do not speak of death as a ceasing to exist, but the concept is that of "separation," such as "the separation of the soul and spirit." As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead." (Jas. 2:26) The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life." (Rom. 6:23) We also read of the biblical concept of "separation" where Paul says: "The world is crucified unto me and I unto the world." (Gal. 6:14) By this the believer in Yeshua/Jesus believes on Messiah, identifies himself with the need for the atoning work of the Lord, he repents, and receives forgiveness of sins. He is water baptized (MIKVEH MAYIM) in the name of the Yeshua haMashiach/Jesus Christ, and rises to walk in newness of life, receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, Acts 10:46-48, Acts 19:5) By this we learn that separation from sin and all that which is unlawful in God's eyes is a necessary thing. What I received from the Lord concerning a spiritual attack, involved an assault against God's order. The solution is found in appropriating the finished work of Mashiach/Christ.

THE ZOE LIFE

The scriptures teach that the "Life is in the blood." (Leviticus 17: 11). Within the human body, blood is the fluid of life, transporting oxygen from the lungs to body tissue and carbon dioxide from body tissue to the lungs. Blood is the fluid of growth, transporting nourishment from digestion and hormones from glands throughout the body. Blood is the fluid of health, transporting disease fighting substances to the tissue and waste to the kidneys. Because it contains living cells, blood is alive. Red blood cells and white blood cells are responsible for nourishing and cleansing the body. Since the cells are alive, they too need nourishment. We observe that when an accident or injury occurs, individuals donate the blood supply which is crucial for the of the person. Yet generally speaking, physical life in this world is temporary, and at some point, we all die. Only in Mashiach/Christ do we receive eternal life, that we might live forever, even receiving the redemption of our bodies, which God changes to glorified bodies, since flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven.

John 3:16 tells us: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Through Messiah's atonement we receive the zoe life of Christ. The New Testament uses three Greek terms, in reference to life, and all of them are translated "life" in the English language. The first, bios, is used in reference to the duration of life (Luke 8:14), the morals and conduct of life (1 Tim. 2:2), and the means of life (Mark 12:44; Luke 8:43). The second word used is psuche, which refers to the heart, mind, and soul—the natural life, or personality (Matt. 2:20; Luke 12:22; 9:4). The third and most frequently used word for "life" is zoe. Zoe refers to life in the absolute sense, life as from God the Author and Sustainer of life, the life which the Father has in Himself through His precious Son. (John 5:26)

7 THINGS THE BLOOD OF YESHUA/JESUS WILL DO FOR YOU

(1) The Blood of Yeshua/Jesus Redeems. Redeeming is not just restoring to a previous condition, it is bringing back to God's original intent.

(2) The Blood of Yeshua/Jesus Atones. Atoning blood is that which satisfies. Through it forgiveness is obtained.

(3) The Blood of Yeshua/Jesus Cleanses. Cleansing means removal. You have been cleansed, you are being cleansed, and you will be cleansed. It is a process.

(4) The Blood of Yeshua/Jesus Seals. The covenant that God has with you is sealed by the blood of Jesus. Without the shedding of the blood of Jesus, there would be no ratification of the covenant. The covenant would not be legal without the shedding of blood. The blood of Messiah ratified the covenant of God. When you become a child of God, you receive all of the promises that are in the covenant. The Bible is our testament that reveals to us what God has given to us.

(5) The Blood of Yeshua/Jesus Consecrates. When you to see by revelation the sealing, cleansing, atoning, and redeeming nature of His blood and begin to appropriate this for yourself, then it will consecrate you.

(6) The Blood of Yeshua/Jesus Pleads. The blood of Abel cried for vengeance. Yeshua/Jesus blood cries for mercy. His blood is pleading for you that God will be ever merciful and gracious to you.

(7) The Blood of Yeshua/Jesus is Life Giving. The life of God was given to you through the blood of Jesus. When we depend upon the blood to do what God says it will do, then we don't strive to lean on our own self-works or performance. Performance as the basis for God's approval is self deception. Salvation is not of works that any man should boast. We receive salvation through faith in the blood of Jesus and by the confession of our mouth that we want Jesus to be the Lord and King over our life. The works we do in our lives are the current working of God through Yeshua/Jesus, as we are lead by the Spirit of God. Absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Mashiach/Christ, our Lord. (Romans 8:35)

THE SCRIPTURAL CONCEPT OF LIFE VS DEATH

Therefore as by one man, sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned. (Romans 5:12)

"The day shall burn as an oven; and wicked, yea and the proud shall be stubble, and it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that know My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall. For you shall tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet." (Malachi 4:3)

God's word states that the "Proud shall burn as an oven, and all that do wickedly." (Mal. 4:3) Pride is the original sin of Lucifer himself. The Prophet Ezekiel wrote in Ezekiel 28:14-18:

You were the anointed cherub who covers: I established you: You were on the holy mountain of God: You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you. By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you. You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you."

Yeshua Jesus commanded us to judge with righteous judgment. Righteous judgment is always based upon the truth of God's unchanging word. In His Word, the Lord defines real life for us. He also defines the scriptural concept of "death." In the same way the word "life" has different meanings, God's word associates death to various applications, such as a) Physical death. (James 2:26) b) The carnally minded. (Rom. 8:6) c) Those abiding under a "spirit of slumber." (Eph. 5:14) d) Those dead in their trespasses and sins. (Eph. 2:14) e) The man that wanders out of the way of understanding. (Prov. 21:16) f) The Pleasure Seeker. (1 Tim. 5:6)

NATION SHALL RISE AGAINST NATION

This breaking of bonds, or disruption of unity is currently taking place not only in the open confrontation of the battle field, with it's shifting of nations and changing of the boundaries of nations, of which we read:

[5] Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Yeshua/Jesus said, [6] "As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down."

[7] "Teacher," they asked, "when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?"

[8] He replied: "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, "I am he," and, "The time is near." Do not follow them. [9] When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away."

[10] Then he said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. [11] There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

[12] "But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. [13] This will result in your being witnesses to them. [14] But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. [15] For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. [16] You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. [17] All men will hate you because of me. [18] But not a hair of your head will perish. [19] By standing firm you will gain life. (Luke 21:5-19)

KINGDOM AGAINST KINGDOM

Much of what we observe as the manifested Kingdom of God vs satanicly inspired truth distortion is the result of kingdoms in conflict. Ezekiel prophesied of these days when he said: "In you they take bribes to shed blood." (Ezekiel 22:12) Todays sociologists are being skillfully trained in how to accomplish various forms of disruption of the bonds of unity in the lives of individuals, families, and church groups, and a number of ministers and families have been "test cases," already. Why would unbelievers target your family to dissolve it? Because their life has a different basis than yours which is Mashiach/Christ. They do not understand your faith, nor the humility which is dependance on God rather than self. They fail to see the sin or the "unhealthy bonds" within their own lives! They desire to use the skills which they have obtained in a powerful way. This may seem innocent enough on the surface. Hello they say with a smiling face which seems friendly enough--How are you? We just want to help in any way that we can. We do this by injecting our views into the main-stream of your families belief system which is based upon God's word. Your desire to have your home built on the Rock means nothing to us. We will simply invade and replace the foundation of your lives before you know what is happening to you! They do not believe in "sin," in the biblical sense that God does. In their realm, they see themselves as "the saviour," utilizing the gospel of phychology. The tragedy is that man is not capable of saving himself. Therefore as by one man, sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned. (Romans 5:12)

The scriptures themselves predict these days when a man's enemies will be those of his own household, saying: "Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom." (Micah 7:5)
Children will rise up and betray parents, and family members. "They have treated father and mother lightly within you. (Ezekiel 22:7) "God said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. (11) "So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand." (Genesis 4:10-11)

THE END RESULT OF DISCORD, DISTORTION AND DISRUPTION IS DESTRUCTION

This article with it's information on the dissolving of bonds is not diminish the importance of unity, but rather to state that unity has come under fire in some crucial ways, of which we must be aware and discerning. What is the result of this?

The Psalmist wrote of unity in Psalm 133, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. It is like the precious oil on the head, running down upon the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down over the collar of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore."

The Apostle Paul in writing to the Colossians, voiced a similar theme. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the acircumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are crisen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary bhumility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

The scriptures state that "Everything that can be shaken shall be shaken that God might have a kingdom which shall not be removed. (Hebrews 12:27) God speaks in His word of breaking bonds or alliances which He considers ungodly ones. "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteausiess with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" (2 Cor. 6:14-18) Asa was the third king of Judah after the separation of Judah and Israel. The first 10 years of his reign were peaceful and prosperous. He was a zealous reformer, whose heart is described in the Hebrew text as shalem or at peace with with the Lord. He removed the male temple prostitutes, removing idols from holy places, breaking down altars, and deposed Maacah, the daughter of Absalom and favorite wife of Rehoboam. (1 Kings 15:1, 2 Chronicles 11:20-22). As the mother of Abijam/Abijah and probably the grandmother of Asa, Maacah held the powerful position of queen mother. Removing her from her position of authority required tremendous insight and courage.

There was oneness between Asa and God. Yet he allowed himself to become tempted to make a foreign alliance that was not pleasing to the Lord... (1 Kings 15:9-24) In the 36th year of his reign, Judah was attacked by Baasha, king of Israel, who had always been hostile to Judah. (1 Kings 15:32) Baasha who was the son of Ahaijah, (1 Kings 16:2) usurped the throne from Nadab, the son of Jereboam, killed Nadab and exterminated the house of Jereboam. (1 Kgs. 15: 16-22, 27-34; 2 Chr. 16: 1-6; Jer. 41: 9) Baasha continued his encroachment, began the fortification of Ramah as a frontier access, and was within 5 miles of Jerusalem, when he was prevented from completing the work by Ben-hadad of Syria. The danger of a hostile fortress overlooking his capital was more than Asa could bear. At this point, Asa, faint-hearted, instead of putting his trust in Yah, alowed himself to become separated from his belief in the Lord and His word and made alliance with Ben-hadad of Damascus against the Northern Kingdom. Collecting what silver and gold were left in the Temple treasury in the house of the Lord, Asa sent them to Banhadad with a request for an alliance with the Syrian ruler. Asa was rebuked by the Prophet Hanani. (2 Chron. 16:1) Baasha, who reigned 24 years, was told by Jehu that because of his sinful reign, the fate of his house would be like that of Jereboam. (1 Kings 21:22)

ROOT IT OUT, PULL IT DOWN, DESTROY IT, THEN BUILD & PLANT

"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down and to destroy and to throw down; to build and to plant." (Jeremiah 1:5-10)
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it. (Micah 4:1)

Jeremiah was born in the year 650 B.C. at Anathoth, a small town situated three miles north of Jerusalem, in the territory of Benjamin. He belonged to a priestly family. He is known as the Weeping Prophet. God knew what Jeremiah would be like long before he was ever born, and ordained his prophetic ministry. Jeremiah prophesied in Jerusalem during the tragic period of the city's destruction by the Babylonians, which occurred in several stages. He warned of the coming judgment of God, weeping in prayer for God's people. "Lo, I am bringing against you, O House of Israel, a nation from afar declares the Lord. It is an enduring nation... a nation whose language you do not know..." (Jer. 5:15-17)

We have seen the hand of the Lord upon the lives of infants. God foretold our marriage by a prophetic word. A prophetess in Washington state told my wife by the word of the Lord that He was raising someone up who would walk by her side, and have a godly influence upon her family, that they might be saved. Her mother received the Lord before she died. Some of the other family members have been "oppositional."

Before I knew the Lord, I saw a vision of myself sitting at the piano with a little blond girl on the bench at my side. Alana was 40 when our daughter Amber was born. During the pregnancy we received a word from the Lord that we would have a baby girl. We chose a doctor who based on the fact that he said he was a believer. We later learned from a right to life group for nurses, that they feel even so-called "Christian" agencies bear watching. One nurse spoke of the hospital or nursing home horrors she knew of, in which water was with-held from elderly patients, so that their tongues swelled and they strangled to death. God knows the elderly too...Before I formed you He says: I knew you. (Jer. 1)

In the case of Alana's pregnancy and the birth of our child, some weeks later, we were told by the doctor that under the law, Alana would have to undergo a test and if any abnormal cells were noted, she would have to have an abortion. We wrote to the doctor, stating that our child was a gift from God and we knew that she was "fearfully and wonderfully made." Then we rapidly changed from this doctor to a midwife. Several monthes later, our precious baby girl was born. I recall a time when Amber was ill. She had a high fever. We asked the elders of the Ukrainian church to pray and she was instantly healed. No other biological children were born to us.

In the late 1990's, God gave us an adopted infant daughter who is another "miracle" to us. Her middle name is Aijalon, after the story of Joshua commanding the sun and moon to stand still. God gave this prophetic word in 1996: "I will open the Red Sea for you and your baby will be a brand plucked out of the burning." This is a phrase from the Old Testament, concerning Jerusalem. Three years elapsed between our application to adopt, and receiving our child. When we saw her at age 4 1/2 monthes on a short 3-5 minute video, we knew she was the baby we'd prayed for. At the moment she is playing the tambourine in the living room, and singing: "Higher and higher and He will lift you up!" She was borne of intercessory prayer, and she has always had a spirit of praise. She is 5 now and she tells us: "I adopted you." And we say: "You were a very smart baby.

As we left Scotland to catch a flight to Romania to bring Zani home, God gave a prophetic warning about the plane having a major mechanical failure. Just as we got to the departure gate, the plane was grounded for "A major mechanical failure." When we arrived home, we learned a ministry couple we know was killed in an airline crash during this same period of time. All of our 6 children are a miracle in one way or another.

There was a bitter custody battle over Anthony as a young child. Following a parental visitation, his father disappeared with him and lived in California for 5 years, and his mother never knew where he was. When she received Yeshua/Jesus as Saviour and Lord, she prayed. God restored our son to her. When he was 10 years old, a relative said the father had taken him there to stay but he was unable to care for him any longer. Alana's roommate donated his plane-fare home, one foggy Seattle day, when the plane was unable to even land. Then God put it on another brother in the Lord's heart to drive to Portland to pick the child up. Is anything too hard for God? Anthony's father came to know the Lord before he died.

Here's a wedding photo of Gabe and Mary. God warned in a prophetic vision of a car accident, where the car went out of control on a lonely stretch of road, and skidded. He said: Pray Gabe won't be permanently blinded. This accident occurred on an Oregon highway, and his teenage wife was killed in December, just before their second anniversary. A week before she died, she said: "Gabe, the Lord is going to return." Gabe says he know God spared his life: Even as the car was skidding out of control, I knew I would live because I was alive in the vision God gave.

Our son Robbie was ill as an infant of nine monthes, and was hospitalized with some mysterious malady accompanied by a high fever of 106. For days he didn't know family members. Then he recovered! Praise the Lord! "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you Robbie says the Lord."

A woman friend had a daughter who had an fallopian tube pregnancy. The physician scheduled an abortion. There seemed no other way to save the daughters life. As she lay on the table in the hospital waiting for the technician to give her an ultrasound preceeding the surgical procedure, the girl turned to her mother and said: "Mom, I want my baby." The mother prayed, and there on the monitor, that fetus traveled down the fallopian tube to implantation, and was born, a healthy child, who is greatly loved by the family.

Yet another miracle happened when we were on staff with the Seattle CBN office. Someone called in that they'd had tests and the doctor said the baby they were carrying had a large tumor in it's head. The child would surely have to be aborted. The woman's friends prayed, and we agreed with her for the life of her child, which was born several monthes later, perfectly healthy! God said: "Before I formed thee, I knew thee..."

On another evening at the CBN center in Bellevue, we prayed for a woman whose daughter was having an abortion. God gave discernment of spirits. As one of the prayer team prayed in her prayer language, I distinctly hear her say emphatically: Kronos! She said the word with the tone of a rebuke, so that it stood out loudly among the other praying voices. As we continued to pray, the Lord revealed that the spirit caused the daughter to feel that she did not want to invest the time --i.e. nine monthes" to carry the child. That this principality spirit applies time pressure to people. It sought to break the bond between mother and child, and to destroy the life of the infant.

Kronos is identified with Chemosh, the national deity of the Moabites, and was associated with child sacrifice. (Numbers 21:29; Jeremiah 47:7,13,46). In Judges 11:24 he also appears as the god of the Ammonites. Solomon introduced, and Josiah abolished, the worship of Chemosh at Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 23:13). [2] Chemosh, an ancient West Semitic deity, revered by the Moabites as their supreme god. Little is known about Chemosh; although King Solomon of Israel built a sanctuary to him east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7), the shrine was later abolished by King Josiah (2 Kings 23:13). The goddess Astarte was probably the cult partner of Chemosh

From that time on, I taught people more than ever on the importance of living, and moving and having their being in God, i.e. that eternal realm, far above all principality and power. Yeshua/Jesus loves the little children--All the children of the world. Seek His face for the lives of these little ones.

Our concepts of Father Time (usually found in cartoons around New Year's Eve these days, but historically found as part of the Saturnalia festival when it was pushed to the first of the new year to avoid conflict with Christmas) and the Grim Reaper carrying a scythe are directly derived from Kronos/Cronus. Both of these more modern figures are sometimes accompanied by a crow. Robert Graves wrote that the word Kronos/Cronos and the god may have actually meant "crow," but once again it could just be a result of confusion with the similar-sounding words for crow (Latin "cornix" or Greek "corone").

The three Greek words that were either related originally or related through confusion later were: Chronus (meaning "time"), Cronus (the god of harvest before the Greek gods took over), and corone (meaning "crow"). Sometimes just having words similar to each other is enough to mix stories up with one another. Whether they are connected because they sound similar or because they have similar roots is unknown. All three words are definitely now linked in some fashion.

During his lifetime, many of his as well as Isaiah's prophecies were fulfilled. The "rooting out and throwing down" phase of his ministry came to fruition with the Babylonian captivity. God promised Jeremiah, that He would clip off a tender twig from the highest twigs of the great cedar tree of Judah and plant it "in the mountain of the height of Israel, and it shall bring forth boughs and bear fruit and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell."

(Ezekiel 17:22-23)"

God speaks in His word concerning the breaking of bonds saying: "If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will repent of the evil that I intended to do to it. And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will repent of the good which I had intended to do to it."
(Jeremiah 18:7-10). Artwork "I Knew You" by Shannon Wirrenga, Bismarck, ND. c 1998. All rights reserved.

Tom & Alana Campbell 5214 South 2nd Avenue, Everett, Wa 98203-4113 Telephone (425) 252-2981

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