Happy Birthday, Israel - 60 Years!

I took these pictures in downtown Jerusalem, enjoying the wonderful atmosphere of joy and pride.

At 10:30 PM, they turned the street lights out and the laser light show with spotlights and fireworks began.  On the walls of some of the buildings at Zion Square they projected a moving diorama of Israel's history.  Perhaps you can see a bit of it in the third picture.

In the plaza in front of City Hall, there was traditional folksinging and folkdancing to celebrate the miracle of entering into their seventh decade as a nation!

This year it took place on many streets in Rehavia, an old classic neighborhood close to Jerusalem's downtown.  There were skits going on in many locations, as well as musical performances, old documentary movies and, of course, lots of food stalls!

After walking around to see as much as possible, I sat down and watched the old black-and-white documentaries of how the state was founded and the land reclaimed.

They had a pioneering spirit of hunger, determination and single-mindedness!  That's what we need as we seek God!

We pray that the people of Israel will seek God as never before in these tumultuous times with those same qualities that helped them establish the Land!

And we were all sharing revelations that had been given to us.  There was a heavy Presence of the Lord in the room as each of us gave witness to what the others were sharing.  There was a very special spiritual camaraderie or fraternal affection that was going on in the room.

And no one was cheapening the revelation of someone else.  Everybody was sharing a dream, a vision, a Word, a Scripture.  And all of us were connected, as though a tapestry was being woven together with each of these pieces.

And all of a sudden, there was a regal sounding alarm like from a trumpet or a shofar.  It was brassy sounding and so regal, like the king was about to come in. 

Then these two huge doors that went from the floor all the way to the ceiling, carved intricate beautiful doors, opened up of their own accord and in walked a mighty angel.  I knew in this dream that he was not a warring angel, but he carried a lot of authority and strength – a very, very good-looking, handsome, strong angel – much taller than any of us were in the room.

And when he walked in, the conversation just stopped.  Nothing else was important.  We were standing in this room and here walks this great angel who seems to have a message for us.  A greater intensity of anointing came rushing into the room.

He said, "You have been summoned this day here so that you can stand before the King and have fellowship with Him.  You have all been preparing for this day, although sometimes unaware for most of your lives.

"He has not only asked that you come before Him this day, but He has also requested that you prepare for Him a meal to eat.

"You will now be given a short season to prepare this meal.  Choose wisely what you will serve Him and how it will be prepared.  Much is dependent on your meal offering."

With this, he turned abruptly and walked out of the room, and the doors just closed back of their own accord.

Immediately, the room just burst out with excitement and chatter and questions.  One of the brothers said, "What shall we prepare for the King to eat?  What is His favorite food?"

And in my mind in the dream, I thought, "I don’t know.  What is His favorite food?"

And out of my mouth, this strange answer came: "Meat.  It must be meat.  He is very partial to meat."

And then somebody said, "So what kind of meat does He like?"

There was a table nearby and on it there were stacks of elaborate silver serving platters, but they were all empty.  There was no food, no kitchen, no cooking supplies or utensils.

Someone else asked, "Where will we get the meat and where will we prepare it?"

And I gave an answer, although I didn’t know what I was going to answer.

"We must prepare for Him the meat of obedience.  It has to be a meat offering of obedience.  This is the food that He desires from us."

Suddenly, all of us in this room received a revelation at the same time that this was not natural meat that He was desiring the most.  It was our lives - lives that could be lived in a constant state of unquestionable obedience.  That means you are in such union with Him that you don’t doubt that He has spoken and that you have heard.

I want that.  I need that!  I’m after that! 

What is it that keeps us from obeying the Lord?  First of all, we wonder if we have really heard from God.  And secondly, it’s our fear of what people think. "Have I really heard from God, and what will people think about me if I do that?"

I believe the Bride of Christ will come to a place where we will know when God has spoken and we will not be paralyzed by the fear or the opinion of anybody else.  We’ll be ready to give God the meal that He deserves.

I was awakened several times and thought of this Scripture:

(Joh 4:32) But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

(Joh 4:33) Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat?

(Joh 4:34) Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

 

"Hey, Bob, What About Alabama?"

On Tuesday night, April 22nd, Pastor Shelley shared the following phone conversation with us:

 

While I was praying today, I heard the Lord say, "Call Bob Jones."  I said out loud, "I’m not going to call Bob Jones.  He’s busy.  Everybody is calling Him.  They’re all wanting to know what he thinks about Lakeland. "

And all of a sudden, the Lord said very sternly, almost audibly, "I said, ‘Call Bob Jones!’"  I still didn't do it until 6:30 tonight.  I finally sent his wife, Bonnie, a text message asking if it was a good time to call.  Immediately the text comes through: "Hey Steven.  Glad to hear from you.  Bob’s waiting for your call now."

And I said, "This is probably, Bob, the most selfish phone call I’ve ever made in my life, but I want to ask you a selfish question."  He laughed and said, "I doubt that.  Be careful what you say.  What’s the question?"

And I said, "I have been watching the streaming from Lakeland.  I’ve been seeing the things that God is doing.  I am so happy and excited about what God is doing in Lakeland.  But I have one question for you."

 

I said, "Bob, WHAT ABOUT ALABAMA?  We’ve had all these Words that Alabama is a forerunning state!"

 

And he just laughed.  I’m telling you, he just laughed royally and then said, "I knew that’s what you’d be asking because you are the third one that I’ve heard from." 

 

And he said to me several things about it.  He said, "There is revival going on.  There are a lot of things going on in Alabama."

And he gave me some testimonies that he’s heard.  We know there are things going on right here – not on the level, perhaps, of what we see, but we know that God is doing something - preparation work and a lot of things are happening.  But God is doing some things in people’s lives, and some of it is high officials.

Then he said, "Steven, have you ever heard of a state called Arizona?"  I said, "Yes, Sir."  "Have you ever heard of a prophet by the name of William Branham?" "Yes, Sir, I have."  He said, "Then you ought to know that God is doing something big right now."

 

He said, "Do you know what I believe?  I believe that those mysterious lights that they’ve been seeing over Arizona, and a few people have said they saw over Florida . . .  I believe that those are those angels.  I believe they represent, at least in some way, those angels that appeared to William Branham."  (Click here for news article.)

And he said, "If that is the case, then it doesn’t matter what you see in the natural right now.  If you can see with the eyes of the supernatural, you will know that God is about to do something a whole lot bigger than just another healing revival."

And he said, "I’ll give you something to watch for.  There are going to be severe wind storms this year that are going to come from the northwestern part of the United States and Canada.  They are going to shut down towns.  There are going to be places that are going to be really in trouble because of the damage of these wind storms."

He said, "I saw it in the spirit.  But after that will be the full release of the Winds of Change." 

He said, "There are going to be healings.  There are going to be miracles.  There is no doubt about it.  But we’re talking about something more than that."

He said, "I want to tell you something.  God is calling you to Mobile.  He wants you to go down there and tell those people that it’s time to contend for the Winds of Change because they’re on the way.  They’re going to blow next in Alabama."

I believe they’re blowing.  I believe they’re blowing.

And then he gave me the Scripture about the seven Eyes of God.  He said, "This is another Scripture the Lord wants you to have.  Isaiah 11:2 as well."  He said, "The seven Eyes of God are roaming to and fro.  That’s what these mysterious lights are about.  This is a very prophetic time.  This is the season."

He said, "Let me give you a Scripture the Lord’s giving me for you:  My meat is to do the will of my Father and to finish His work."

I said, "Bob, where did you get that Scripture?"  He said, "The Lord just gave it to me to give to you."

So then I read him the dream I had just had.  He said, "That is from the Lord.  There is no doubt in my mind."

When I read the angel's words: "Much is dependent on your meal offering," Bob said, "I guess it is.  I guess it is.  Let me tell you how much is depending on it. Everything is depending on the meal that you bring to the King.  Everything is depending on it."

He said, "You had better release that in Mobile.  You had better tell those people that the region, the state, your church, other churches that are coming together have been summoned, they have been called.

 

You see, there are going to be some things broken through in Mobile that are going to make the way for the Winds of Change for the state of Alabama."

 

Vision of Leviathan Destroyed in Mobile Bay

Two days later, on Thursday morning, April 24th, Pastor Shelley shared the following vision at the Alabama Awaken Conference in Mobile:

 

I had a vision during worship.  It was just before JoAnn started speaking and singing prophetically against those three strongholds of racism, religion and revelry.  And I feel like it’s a confirmation that God is dealing with those things this morning.

I saw this beast, like a dragon-looking thing, in Mobile Bay.  I saw the tail of this thing shaking water off toward the city of Mobile.  For a moment, even though this was in the spirit, I felt natural fear about what this thing was desiring to do.

 

I saw three blows against this beast. First, the strong Hand of the Lord came down and struck its back, and I believe the back of the beast was broken.

Then this thing, in the spirit, turned, and I noticed that he had on the mask of Mardi Gras.  I saw that Hand take it by the throat, shake it violently, and not turn loose until it was graveyard dead.  Have you ever held onto something so tight that your knuckles started turning white?  I saw in the spirit the knuckles of the Hand of the Lord turning white.

But I knew, in the spirit, it wasn’t enough.  And that’s when I saw The Sword of The King come down and cut off its head and disembowel it.  Its innards went out with the tide.

Then Heidi Baker spoke.  The Lord told her the message about the meat of obedience was what He wanted her to hear.  She is facing some real difficult decisions right now when she is going to have to face real obedience.  She just ministered into that meat of obedience message.

When they were doing a wedding in Mozambique, two huge snakes crawled in. She didn’t know what was going on, but the people ran out of the door.  A preacher started beating the snake.  Then she saw the other snake and chopped that snake up.  One of the brides was sobbing because she was superstitious about a snake coming on her wedding day.  So she hung that snake up on a stick and preached about Jesus being lifted up.

When she was doing that, I saw that Joan of Arc anointing on her.  We need some Joan of Arcs to go out in the trenches and overcome.

 

 

Pastor Shelley's Speaking Itinerary

(For details, click here.)

 

Awakening the Gulf Coast Conference, Pascagoula, Mississippi

May 18 - 22

 

Open Heavens Prophetic Conference, Jerusalem, Israel

June 6 - 10

 

Tucson Ablaze: Recapturing the Glory, Tucson, Arizona

June 19 - 21

 

NHRM International Campmeeting, Smiths Station, Alabama

July 13 - 20

 

Rivers of God's Love Campmeeting, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

July 27 - August 2

 

Shekinah Worship Center Annual Conference, Lancaster, California

August 13 - 17

 

Fusion Church, Auckland, New Zealand

November 6 - 9

 

 

 

In Closing

 

We want to thank you so much for your love gifts, prayers and notes of encouragement! They all mean so much to us!

 

By a miracle of God, we were able to pay our quarterly rent this week!  We are truly grateful!

 

We now need your help for our ongoing living expenses and monthly Jerusalem taxes. Whatever you can do to help us financially will be a wonderful blessing!

 

God through you is our only source to continue our ministry here in Jerusalem!

 

 

 

(1Sa 15:22) And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD?  Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

 

(Joh 8:29 KJV) And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

 

 

We say, "Yes, Lord!  We want to offer You the meat of obedience to satisfy Your hunger!  We know now what pleases You: for us to be obedient to Your Voice, to obey Your Word, to obey Your commissioning, to follow through with what You speak.  So we just say, "Yes."

 

 

Blessings, Grace and Shalom from Jerusalem!

 

Nancy Bergen

Jerusalem Revival Center

 

PO Box 1402
Jerusalem 91013, Israel
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