Category: Prophecy

This Word reflection explores how current events relate to Biblical Prophecy and God’s Promises to Israel and the world.

In the study in the book of Nehemiah, the building of the walls started at the sheep gate and then they moved to the fish gate.

While I was in prayer, I saw a swastika and immediately asked The LORD what He was saying to me.

It promptly stirred my spirit, and I began to pray, and dig, and search the scriptures and on-line.

“Since 1945, the swastika has served as the most significant and notorious of hate symbols, including anti-Semitism, white supremacy, and racial bias for most of the world outside of Asia.”  ADL.org

“And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me.  So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set their hands to this good work.
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they laughed at us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?”
So I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.”   Nehemiah 2:18-20 NKJV.

“As the chaos and calamity roars and continues, there is coming a Tipping Point.

My People, do not look to the left or right.  Do not look behind or ahead — but simply set your eyes upon Israel for the days are at hand when I AM setting the stage for My Outpouring and great Revival!

Amid great upheavals in The Nations, look to Israel, for I shall Rule, Reign, and Bless those who love Israel.

AM I a God Who is far off?

I know the hate, and rebellion over the earth towards My Mame and nation, for whoever loves Me, loves Israel.

For haven’t I said I have made you a great Nation and in all of the families of the earth shall be blessed?

I Am blessing those who bless you and with My swift Sword, I will curse those who curse you.

Yes, in a seemingly small insignificant Nation I have chosen to put My Name there and the promises that I made with Abraham, Issac, and Jacob remain.

I AM The LORD and there is no other!

Look to the future all ye lands and behold I shall sit as King of kings and LORD of Lords.

The days and moments in Kairos Time are at hand and the quick fulfillment of every vision.

For that which I speak shall come to pass and no more delay.  For the Word, shall be spoken and it shall happen for I shall perform it says The LORD God Almighty!

I see and laugh at those who foolishly use intelligence and have chosen to fight against Me and My People!

And in their pride, hatred and their actions deny that I exist and in shaking their fist saying “NO” to The Creator and Maker of all things!

Is there “a king in rebellion of a King?”

As did Nehemiah when he was chosen to rebuild the walls that had been broken down and burned with fire. 

Nehemiah came in secret, but with the full Authority and Power of King Artaxerxes who supplied him with provision for the great task. (Nehemiah 1)

It is foolish to fight those who fight against My People Israel and her allies!

I AM the King of kings and LORD of Lords, and I have given great Authority in rebuilding the walls of defense in Nations and Kingdoms!

Awakening is at hand and will continue as I take one firebrand to another, for many have been purified as precious metals and have submitted themselves in the Fire of Refinement, ridding themselves of all defilement to whatever impedes My Purposes!

I AM sending out Voices, and some shall hear Trumpets and other sounds in The Heavens in waking up those who sleep!

I AM calling you out of ignorance, mediocrity, out of the status quo, and waking up in the wee hours of the morn with great shaking!

I AM waking you up to shake off every hindrance and to shake yourself from the bands that have been around your neck that kept you bound to this worlds system.

This Awakening is not from a lullaby lured through strong drink, but a time of soberness and consequence!

It’s a time to WAKE UP from everything you have laid down and given into!

Just as awakening breaks out so shall it spread as wildfire and the results will be unhinged.

Many are at The Valley of Decision and ready to hear the truth for the fields are white and ready for Harvest!”

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of The LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will diminish their brightness.
The LORD also will roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; the heavens and earth will shake; but The LORD will be a shelter for His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
So you shall know that I am The LORD your God, dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, and no aliens shall ever pass through her again.”   Joel 3:14-17 NKJV

“Look at the signposts and make landmarks and look for the ancient ways, and the ancient of days!

He shall guide and direct you in the coming seasons.

Things will never be the same again.

Shake it all off in the fire of cleansing, give it all to Me and let Me do a brand-new thing!

It shall cause many to tremble and many to shout!  And yes, many to run, run, run through a troop and leap over the walls!

Dance and shout for the days are here that the plowman overtakes the reaper!

Watch again and see that I shall go after thy seed and thy seeds seed that you have grieved over!

Oh, they shall see the posts and landmarks and remember the highway, and they shall turn back to the Rock of Safety, these shall come back to your cities, and they shall be as virgins restored and given totally as virgins of Israel.

I AM true and faithful; I ride on the wings of the wind.

If the set ordinances of the moon and the stars of light by night, and the sea and its waves if these ordinances depart from Me and the seed shall cease from being a nation before ME,” says The LORD,  “then the seed of Israel shall also cease.

But your Faithful and Sovereign LORD says, I shall display Myself in the days to come and My Faithfulness to all generations — and I will in no wise cast off all the seed of My People!” says The LORD!

Look to the future and look to Israel, for Israel’s actions shall have profound impact on regional and global affairs along with her allies.

Spiritual awakening is upon the nations that stand with Israel as they are restored with God.

Watch as unfolding Prophecy happens internationally.

Look to God and look to the future Israel.

Yea, calamity and upheavals amidst great Tribulations shall happen, but He who is faithful and true shall ride for you!

Shalom and great peace be unto you!

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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God has taught me the most powerful lesson of my life — that to live unto Christ and to die — is gain.

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”   Philippians 1:21 NKJV.

“For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].”   Philippians 1:21 AMPC.

Not only death when we go to heaven, but to really “die to the deeds of the flesh“, so that we can walk in The Spirit and that the fruit of The Spirit and the Gifts of The Spirit can manifest in our earthly lives!

We who die to the flesh, rise in newness of life and it takes effort to keep our old life, old man and nature in the grave and stop looking back to what keeps us bound to the past.

If we don’t learn to die to the flesh, it will stop our growth keeping us earthly instead of spiritually minded and spiritually led.

We must learn that forgetting what is behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before causes us to press towards the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3)

The many events of a negative past life and disappointment will keep us bound from going forward into new beginnings.  We who live unto The LORD are to be living epistles seen and read of all men.

Living a ‘fish bowl’ life is actually liberating, because we have nothing to hide!

Let them read us, let them judge us and talk about us!  Why should we care, if we have nothing to hide?  We are to be  “free indeed”^* and the past has no hold on us anymore!

Sometimes God moves us on when we have gone full circle, especially with others he has cut out of our lives.

There are some of us that are still struggling and mourning over failed relationships when God has said move on.

Samuel understood the heartache of a failed relationship and struggled and mourned over Saul.

Samuel was human and The LORD had to rebuke him to stop mourning crying over Saul and move on. (2 Samuel 16:1)

Learning to take command of the flesh is the most powerful lesson that we MUST learn!

Why?  So that we will be able to advance and keep in sync with The LORD of Glory.

When we learn to live in sync we will be prepared and covered by God’s Cloud of Glory during the coming chaotic storms and upsets!

If you miss this qualification, you will not be able to keep up when God’s glory moves on and we have to keep in step with Him as we walk in the Spirit!

Remember — we “die to the flesh” so The Spirit in us will rise and be readied for anything that comes!

Remember Moses and the Exodus?

Moses knew God’s Will and Timing and the people were told exactly what to do and what would happen.  They had the Cloud by day and the Fire by night.  (Exodus 13:21-22)

Leaders are held more responsible and held at a greater standard of accountability to the body of Christ.

We have prayed for the fervency of The Book of Acts to come again.  Are we really serious?

In the coming days you will not be able to mistake a true five-fold Minister at work. (Ephesians 4)

Out of the mouth of two or three witnesses let it all be established. (2 Corinthians 13:1)

The seriousness of how the believers lived their daily lives in The Book of Acts were consumed by The Holy Spirit and The Church grew!

It is the time for The True Church of The Living God to stand and be counted!  And it will cost us everything!

There are so many people who are not ready — and I would get in big trouble if I didn’t say this:  we must put all our hope and trust in The LORD and get prepared and stay prepared as wise virgins.  (Matthew 25:1-13)

However, in The LORD, we are bold and we shall run through a troop and leap over the wall for great is the army that carries out His Word.

The LORD utters His Voice before His Army to blow the trumpet in Zion and sound the alarm! (Joel 2, Acts 2)

“For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”  Luke 23:31.

The LORD showed me that I must decrease and He will increase.  To really live life abundantly — is to die!

We cannot afford to miss God, and we must come into league, alignment, and alliances with those of like heart, mind, and spirit.

We must guard ourselves from unholy alliances.  We have to KNOW those who labor among us.  That takes time and experience…..

How can we trust and do for God when there’s rebellion and stubbornness among the leadership?

God is doing a powerful work in The Body of Christ, and He is shaking everything that can be shaken, so that only those things that cannot be shaken, will remain.

The enemy is furious and has infiltrated the United States of America, and it all is being thwarted — and even missiles are being thrown down like it was in Elijah’s day — and all types of Elijahs sent, are confronting Baal’s idols, and great harvest shall be in the midst of calamity.

Not only in the United States, but also The Nations.

Satan cannot stop the Harvest — but we can — through disobedience!

We must put to death the deeds of the flesh, so that will keep us usable and stable.

Once we come through the many deaths of the flesh we will encounter, we will find ourselves in a brand new season, and we will feel the increase from the many lessons learned from the past death experiences.

So learn to die so that you really begin to live as we advance The Kingdom of God on each and every level and another Season begins!

Once we die to self and remain dead — that is when True Power comes — and it will remain as long as we continue to seek God, repent, live a fasted lifestyle, pray, obey, and continue on in God’s ways.

The Word becomes flesh in us when we die daily — dead to the flesh — alive unto God.

it’s not I who live, but Christ in us the hope of Glory! (Galatians 2:20)

Your life is like a fish bowl for all to see, and becoming transparent, takes time, but once you attain that place of ‘dead men walking’ there is a freedom and liberation that comes and you have no problem being obedient to God — because you have a greater awareness of God’s Presence and His Purpose.

NONE of us know it all.  We all see through a glass darkly (1 Corinthians 13:12) and when a ministry functions as a Five-fold Ministry, (Ephesians 4) we cannot avoid it and we must have personal accountability for ALL of us!

That means correction when needed, and orders from The LORD, as God will confirm His Word out of the mouth of two or three witnesses.  (2 Corinthians 13:1)

Things are escalating exponentially, and God is doing a quick and thorough work.

When prophets are in league and united within the structure that The LORD laid out, it will be a ‘fishbowl’ existence.

But we don’t mind, we won’t hide, nor be able to hide anymore — because, when you walk into the midst of end-time planned revelatory Words from the living God, you will feel naked, until you realize it is for the sake of each person.

God is reaching out through us!

Now, that is safe and there is power with great humility!

God is currently taking what was a circle, and making it an even smaller circle of those who are connected and accountable to it.

Being in a ‘fishbowl’ is liberating!  I wouldn’t want it any other way!

“So how am I to respond? I’ve decided that I really don’t care about their motives, whether mixed, bad, or indifferent. Every time one of them opens his mouth, Christ is proclaimed, so I just cheer them on!
And I’m going to keep that celebration going because I know how it’s going to turn out. Through your faithful prayers and the generous response of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, everything he wants to do in and through me will be done. I can hardly wait to continue on my course. I don’t expect to be embarrassed in the least. On the contrary, everything happening to me in this jail only serves to make Christ more accurately known, regardless of whether I live or die. They didn’t shut me up; they gave me a platform!  Alive, I’m Christ’s messenger; dead, I’m his prize.  Life versus even more life! I can’t lose.”  Philippians 1:18-21 MSG.

^*“Jesus said, “I tell you most solemnly that anyone who chooses a life of sin is trapped in a dead-end life and is, in fact, a slave. A slave can’t come and go at will. The Son, though, has an established position, the run of the house. So if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through. I know you are Abraham’s descendants. But I also know that you are trying to kill me because my message hasn’t yet penetrated your thick skulls. I’m talking about things I have seen while keeping company with the Father, and you just go on doing what you have heard from your father.”“   John 8:36-38 emphasis added.

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”  Galatians 2:20.

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In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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What caused Satan’s initial downfall in heaven was his pride in seeking to take God’s place and His Throne with selfish ambition and rebellion.

How could a creature created by God think to elevate himself as The Creator God, who even created Lucifer?

I am reminded of how David’s son Absalom, sought to take his fathers throne and worked on the people behind the scenes and tried to win them over in his coup d’état in attempting to take the throne of his Father King David.

Absalom even took David’s concubines on the rooftop had sex with them for all to see.  (2 Samuel 16:22)

Patterns are similar in many organizations, including Churches.

Lucifer and his fallen cohorts seek out any positions of authority, especially in Churches, religions, and world wide governments.

He hates God and hates those who love The LORD and his motive is to kill, steal, and destroy.

God’s people, and especially those who carry out God’s Plans with authority, are targets, as the demons want to twist the authority of world wide governments to frustrate the people of God and to destroy them internationally, nationally, and  as well within our local regional and Christian organizations.

Wounded believers become soured and ruined by what they see as the Church’s deception and selfish ambitions, causing them to believe the Church is no better than the world.

Our battle is not with flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places.

Our Prayer Focus needs to be upon the local ground we gained, but more, we must begin to see the plot, plans, and schemes unfolding internationally as well, because our local part is very important, for we are part of God’s Plan.

“Finally, be strong in The LORD and in His mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.  Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.”    Ephesians 6:10-18 BSB

As we study God’s Word, we see Lucifer had pride, and caused rebellion that was so deceptive he had won over 1/3 of the angels in heaven that were also cast to the earth with him.

These ambitions were not godly in heaven nor are godly on earth.

Just as Jesus had to confront the disciples who were wanting to sit at The LORD’s right hand, selfish ambition cannot be part of who you become.

Service to God is not ambition, and having a Church is not like running a business.  It’s about having God’s kind of Love and by laying down our lives as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable which is our reasonable service. Service and serving is our high task.

“… who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”   Romans 1:25 NKJV.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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Our Hunger for God and true fulfillment happens because we are striving towards the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus — and in mastery of the divine call, we may have to leave everything behind…

There’s a Choice and a Price for the divine call and how much we want.

Becoming super sensitive to The Holy Ghost is a journey in our love relationship with our redeemer.

Seeking The LORD with our whole heart is to follow hard after Him — He must be the motivation of our heart.

We are transitioning and clicking into placement by faith. Our desire is to be everything God wants as we yield to Him more and more daily.

It’s not about an ankle deep faith that the river of life continues flowing, but we need to hear the call “deep calls unto deep” to swim and go deeper with The LORD.

All of us face unique challenges when we wake up each day and walk out that door.  The concerns and cares of life that keep us in the world but not of the world is really a harvest field.

Each day we must pray that The LORD releases His power in us so that we recognize the fields are white ready for harvest!

Each of you has a purpose and God has the plan!  Be aware that your time is valuable, and the enemy will continue to try to keep us sidetracked and distracted concerning our purpose and destiny.

How is our own heart?  Are we hungry for God?  There’s a price if we want God’s purpose and His plan.  For some it’s 30, some it’s 60 and 100-fold.

“Therefore, hear the parable of the sewer: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”   Matthew 13:18-23 NKJV.

In seeking The LORD daily through prayer, meditation, praying in The Holy Ghost and study of the Bible ensures us that we have done all things in reaching out to God and he rewards those who diligently seek Him.

God knows us better than we know ourselves and we must have the right motives of the heart. The LORD will never go against his word. His word is forever settled in heaven.

When we repent, pray, study God ‘s word, push away some meals and spend time fasting we will find him if we seek him with our whole heart.

There are motives that The LORD has been showing me that we’ve got to watch out for daily.

One of them is pride, and close behind is haughtiness and arrogance.  God wants us to die daily to our flesh and to walk in holiness.

What took Satan down in the initial sin was pride in seeking a place with ambition to sit as God.

Just like the ambitions the disciples had wanting to sit at The LORD’s right hand.  Selfish ambition cannot be part of who you become.

Service to God is not Ambition and having a church is not like running a business.  It’s about love and laying down our lives as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable which is our reasonable service. Service and serving is our task.

There are too many people out there that say they are of God and the fruit is Rotten and we’re supposed to judge by the fruit of the spirit, and by the word of God.

Deception is a daily weapon the enemy tries to throw into a lot of places.  We must remain vigilant for our adversary; the devil goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he can devour.

Resist him steadfast in the faith!  We are overcomers!

Yesterday as I sought The LORD, I saw an old-fashioned blacksmith, and a very hot fire pit and various pieces of metal and a hammer.

The Holy Ghost spoke to me and said is not My word as a fire and as a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces?

I saw this blacksmith taking the chosen piece of twisted metal. It was not formed yet, but the blacksmith was taking it with heated tools and putting it in the fire until it was red hot then he would pull it out and hammer it.

Once he hammered it to the degree he could, he would stick it in the water to try to see if it was lining up according to his measure.

I had to die daily… I had to die to what I was.

Yes, we must Yield our bodies, our souls and spirit.

God is wanting to send true revival, but much of the church in America isn’t ready.

God sends revival to wake up the church and to open sleepy eyes to what deception the enemy is trying to get us into so we can reject it.

In this hour God is setting things in divine order for us, and we’ve got to be about the father’s business to win souls and to spur on the people into discipleship and remain close and obedient to The LORD.

God is all about saving and winning people.

It’s not about who’s who and if we’re still looking for some sort of recognition, or to be famous and well known on the platforms of man we must die to the flesh.

God knows our heart.  We must ask God where he wants to place us and not assume Hollywood in the church on YouTube.

There’s so many people that are deceived and demons are more faithful to those types of churches! Satan fears a Holy Ghost filled people of prayer, fasting, and obedience to God; a people that seek God with their whole heart!

Of all the things the enemy fears, he fears the believer who knows who they are and knows what they have and knows how to use it in Jesus’ name!

The LORD has a message, of sobering indifference, He is showing us the condition of much of the church for when there is no divine revelation, people cast off moral and all restraints.

Who will yield to the process of the blacksmith hammering and the furnace of affliction the process he is taking us through.

He is making us as a double edge sword of offense and defense!  When it is applied to a believer, it’s as a scalpel that brings surgery, healing, and wholeness to people.

I want you to see how the process was.  The blacksmith took the weapon of warfare and continued to stick it in the fire, then to hammer it into the shape and then the process of sticking it in the water to cool it, to handle it, to see if the tool was being formed correctly.

Once it was completely formed as The LORD said we are his weapon of warfare.

He has made us to be more than conquerors in Christ.

The LORD wants us to live, eat, drink, sleep, work, fight and do everything as unto The LORD!

The LORD wants us to walk closely with him for his sheep hear his voice and the voice of a stranger they will not follow.

There is a spirit that I have noticed over the course of learning in my life and in the church that has been prevalent.

A Jezebel spirit operates by witchcraft and what follows is manipulation and control.  That’s just some of the spirits that work through that Jezebel spirit. Jezebel hates true prophetic gift for she or he sits up to establish their own agenda, stronghold, and platform.

Her threats put fear into Elijah right after God proved who heard God and he ran away. Jezebel didn’t know it, but God has had enough of her, and the control of the platform and the people.

Her hour was nearly spent and suddenly God spoke and she was taken out.

We have to be aware and listen and see everything that God wants.  We are his battle axe and his weapon of warfare and when we see what God wants to happen, we must obey. God wants us to do greater things in this hour for greater works shall you do when Jesus went to the Father.

When The Holy Ghost came on the day of Pentecost it opened the door for the Baptism of Fire that John the Baptist spoke of.

“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Matthew 3:7-12 NKJV,

We must put to death the deeds of the flesh, sin, and iniquity, for when we learn to die daily only HE can live!

He must increase and we must decrease. I’m not saying I’m perfect, but I am doing my best to keep myself from being distracted from the cares of this life.

As his battleax and his weapon of warfare we’ve been commissioned and there’s spiritual warfare going on.

There’s a lot of people that say we don’t need to fight anymore that Jesus did it all, but they are sadly mistaken.

There are principalities and powers, rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in the heavenly realms that we deal with these things daily.

Satan will ignore you and never look your way if he’s got a hold of you and you’re doing what he wants.

But when you are trying to walk as closely as you can to The LORD all hell will try to stop you.

Don’t let it happen.  Shake it off.  Tell it all to go in The Name of Jesus Christ.

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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