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Dear Intercessors:
I am forwarding two prayer focuses regarding March 3, 2003. The first is
from Pastor Ted Haggard and the World Prayer Team, and the second is from
Rick Ridings in Israel.
Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce
pna@strategicprayer.net
http://www.glory-of-zion.org
Note by Steve Shultz: Many prophetic
voice are receiving an urgent sense of the need to pray for San Francisco
during this time. Please keep that city, originally named after St.
Francis in your prayers...that God would both protect the city and more
importantly, REDEEM it for it's original purpose in Christ. -- Steve
Shultz
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RE: URGENT CALL FOR 03-03-03
TO BE A "WORLDWIDE DAY OF PRAYER"
Dear World Prayer Team Member,
The World Prayer Center is calling all Christians worldwide to a Worldwide
Day of Prayer on Monday, March 3, 2003.
Ted Haggard, President of The World Prayer Team,
says his office has been flooded with messages from people all over the
world saying that God is impressing upon them to prepare to pray on
03-03-03. "These believers do not know one another, nor are they connected
to one another. They do not know that the others are saying the same thing.
Clearly, the Holy Spirit is speaking to His church, and He is calling His
people to pray," says Haggard.
"As these reports began to come in, we sensed
in our hearts that God wants us to promote a huge outpouring of prayer on
this special date. Many believe there is significance to this date because
of its numerical sequence (03-03-03) which reminds many Christians of the
Trinity. Moreover, the Holy Spirit has highlighted Jeremiah 33:3 (again,
three 3's) as our call to action, 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell
you great and unsearchable things you do not know,'" says Haggard.
The Magnitude of
03/03/03 Date
The magnitude of this date is not lost on the non-Christian world as well.
The Global Consciousness movement (New Age) has for years been planning a
worldwide "Largest ever experiment into global consciousness" to take place
on 03-03-03. Their effort is slated to begin at 3:33am (Fiji local time), on
the 3rd day of the 3rd month of the 3rd millennium. It has gained widespread
notoriety in New Age circles.
Should this not be enough to cause Christians to pray, the significance of
03-03-03 becomes even more pressing as America could launch a war with Iraq
at about that very hour, against a leader, Saddam Hussein, who has only
recently embraced Islam as a way of gaining support from the Islamic world.
Such was not the case with the first Gulf War. According to the
Islamic calendar, March 3, 2003 is the eve of the Islamic New Year (Islamic
year 1424 begins March 4, 2003). It is also the last day of the Hajj, the
annual pilgrimage to Mecca, when pilgrims are encouraged to make a sacrifice
(The Festival of Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha). The key verse in the Qu' Ran
about this festival to take place this year on March 3, 2003 is, "Truly, my
prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life or my death, are all of Allah…"
This date therefore holds great significance to the Islamic world.
While all of this is beneath the radars of the secular news media, it is
clear to many Christian leaders that the world is on the brink of a
spiritual battle of monumental proportions. The epicenter of this struggle
is the Middle East-a battle is going on for Jerusalem and Babylon (Iraq),
biblical centers of spiritual light and darkness.
The World Prayer Team therefore calls on all Christian churches and
individuals to set aside at least 3 minutes to pray at 3:33 PM in their time
zone on 03/03/03.
PRAYER FOCUS: Pray that the armies of heaven will push back the powers of
darkness in the Middle East. Pray that Saddam Hussein will leave the country
before war is required to remove him from power. Pray that a spiritual
shield will contain hostilities within the Iraqi borders (if war cannot be
avoided), such that it doesn't spill over to the entire Islamic world. Pray
that weapons of mass destruction, if they are deployed on any side of the
battle, will be powerless. Pray that this date, rather than being a focal
point of darkness, will be overwhelmed by the Light of God through the
worldwide prayers of His people.
PLEASE FORWARD this message to every person you know as soon as possible.
03-03-03 is just a few days away.
Pastor
Ted Haggard
THE WORLD PRAYER TEAM
www.worldprayerteam.org
Special
Note by Steve Shultz: As several have pointed out...the above call for 3
minutes of prayer would be a bare minimum. Many are fasting and praying for
days prior to and including March 3. But for those who are unable to do
otherwise, the Lord will most gratefully receive every minute of prayer you
give to Him. He'll take every minute He can get. He loves YOUR prayers! --
Steve Shultz
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A Season of Judgment Beginning
March 3
Rick Ridings
Feb 24, 2003
A Call To Serious Prayer and Fasting Concerning March 3rd
Written by Rick Ridings in Jerusalem on Feb. 19, 2003
Last October, I had a strong sense of an imminent unleashing of judgment
upon the earth. As we were interceding in our worship and intercession
“watches” here in Jerusalem, a sense began to grow that judgment could not
be totally averted, but that it might be delayed. October 3, in a city-wide
meeting we host on Thursday evenings, I felt the Lord speak clearly that He
was giving us a 40-day “window of mercy” during which we were to cry out for
His mercy and for 40 days of spiritual rains to prepare a harvest here in
Israel and in the Middle East.
As we prayed further along these lines, some of our leaders and intercessors
sensed the Lord speaking (through the story of Noah, in Genesis 7:24, 8:2)
that this “window of mercy” would extend to 150 days. If we are discerning
correctly, the 150th day of this “window of mercy” would therefore end on
March 2nd. Recently, we are hearing of more and more who are sensing that
March 3 will be a very strategic day. Interestingly enough, that will be
the third day of the third month of the third year (3-3-03 in the Gregorian
calendar). Biblically, nine is the number of judgment (for further
explanation see the classic “Number in Scripture” by E. W. Bullinger).
If March 3rd will be the first day of a
season of God’s judgment upon many nations, then I believe it would be right
for us to cry out for His mercy within those judgments. I believe this is
especially vital for the USA and Israel. I would encourage you to set aside
at least March 2nd (I feel I am to start three days before, on February
28th) for a time of serious prayer and fasting. Pray:
· That we in the body of Messiah (Christ) would confess our own pride,
arrogance, and divisions, and truly humble ourselves before the Lord.
· That the leaders of our nations would not boast of and trust in
their own military might, but walk in dependence upon the Lord to help them
carry out His mandate.
· That there would be a real spirit of repentance and turning to the
Lord among the troops stationed in the Middle East.
· That the leaders of our nations would be moved to declare a national
day of prayer and fasting, to humble ourselves before the Lord.
· That in all that is happening, the way would be prepared for God’s
borders to be established in the Middle East, and for the Pharaoh-like hold
of Islam to be broken so that multitudes will see clearly the bondage that
Islam has brought.
Pray that they will receive the revelation of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, and the salvation found only in His only begotten Son, Yeshua the
Messiah (Jesus the Christ).
· That in the pressures coming upon the USA and Israel, there would be
a great and lasting turning to the Lord.
· That through His judgments, the nations will learn righteousness. (Isa.
26:9)
· That His judgments may be tempered by His mercy (Isa. 54:8; Isa.
60:10; Hab. 3:2)
May you clearly hear His direction for you as you prayerfully consider this
call.
Grace and shalom,
Rick Ridings
RickRidings@compuserve.com
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