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"Katrina -- A Warning to Avert Further Judgments?"


by Rick Ridings
Sep 2, 2005

September 2, 2005

"Katrina -- A Warning to Avert Further Judgments?"

by Rick Ridings
Jerusalem
 
Web: www.jerusalempraise.com


 

 

FROM THE DESK OF STEVE SHULTZ:


Dear Elijah List Readers,

I've spoken to MANY prophets and prophet intercessors regarding their discernment on the Katrina Hurricane and almost to a person, they discern that one of the major reasons (but not the only reason) it was allowed was this: We as America-- have felt that Israel should be pressured to pull out of their own lands.

In fact, I don't think I've heard from a prophet that hasn't discerned that there was a relationship to Israel in that Hurricane...among other sins of our land, of course.

As we repent for our own sins and identify with those who are suffering and repenting in those Gulf Coast states, please also remember to pray for a man who I believe is one of the greatest presidents I've seen in my lifetime, President George Bush.

Pray that he will be given Godly  and wise counsel on what to do in this catastrophe and also for how he might change course, if directed to by God to do so, on matters concerning Israel.

May God Bless America!

May God bless Israel!

And may God bless His Church!


Steve Shultz, Publisher
THE ELIJAH LIST


 

 

Note by James Goll on Rick Ridings


James Goll: "Let me take a moment to introduce a prophetic leader to you who resides in Jerusalem. Rick Ridings is a veteran intercessor, was previously a missionary with his wife Patti and family in Belgium for years, and a discerning man of integrity. Rick is also a member of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders and an international voice in the prayer movement. When Rick speaks -- I listen."

 

 

September 2, 2005
 

Katrina -- A Warning to Avert Further Judgments?
by Rick Ridings
Jerusalem
www.jerusalempraise.com  

 


Rick Ridings center at the microphone

How should we pray in the wake of what may soon prove to be one of America's greatest natural disasters in history? Is this crisis a one-time thing, or is it only the second in a series of disastrous judgments waiting at America's door, unless there is a massive move of lasting repentance??

9-11 was a powerful wake-up call. It seems America was awakened out of her sleepy spiritual state long enough to push the "snooze" button on the alarm, but then quickly went back to sleep.

One of the clear ways of God seen in His historical dealings with Israel, was that He would allow a lesser judgment to come in order to stir His people out of their spiritual slumber. If they awoke, and turned from idolatry in a true and lasting fashion, the greater judgment was averted. If they did not, He released (with great sorrow of heart) the greater judgment, which for Israel meant two times the destruction of Jerusalem, resulting in the destruction of Israel's economy and the exile of her people into the nations.


God's Displeasure

Katrina means "pure", and I believe it is a call for purification. A week before Katrina, as we prayed about the forced removal of Jewish people from their homes in Gaza and parts of Samaria (the northern "West Bank"), we sensed that God was going to speak soon in very strong terms His displeasure with the continued and increasing pressure of the nations to "divide up the Land" (Joel 3:2). Psalm 29 came out very strongly in both our day and night "watches" (we did not know until the following day that we had both received the same Scripture and message).

Evening, night, morning, and afternoon intercessors, all separately received a sense that a storm was coming. They felt that God was very angry about the pullout, and that His voice would soon thunder His displeasure through nature. Some significant Scriptures received were:

"The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters… The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever." --Psalm 29:3, 9, 10

"You boast, 'We have entered into a covenant with death, with the grave we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.' I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place. Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the grave will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it." -- Isaiah 28: 15, 17, 18 ( See also Isaiah 30:27-33; and Psalm 18:1-15)


God's Mercy

For any who might question the link of the Gaza/Samaria evacuation with the New Orleans evacuation, I encourage you to read an article by our friend, Avner Boskey, showing the parallels between the two uprootings (See www.elijahlist.com/words).

In the hours just before Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of America, we were crying out to God here in Jerusalem, where we conduct 24/7 worship and intercession from our center, facing Mt. Zion. As we asked God to "in wrath remember mercy", we were led to confess two root sins.

The first is the exploitation of sin and decadence, to not only parade it shamelessly, but also to use it to gain money through tourism and exportation, via the media. Secondly, the sin of saying that God does not have the "right" to set the borders of nations -- pressuring Israel to divide up the Land and give away her biblically promised inheritance to be replaced by an Islamic terrorist state, probably to be dominated by forces openly dedicated to the destruction of Israel. I believe that Katrina's last minute veer to the right, avoiding a head-on with New Orleans, was an expression of "in wrath remember mercy." Although we deeply grieve over lives lost, it could have been even worse.


UNLESS AMERICA AND EUROPE HEED THE WAKEUP CALL . . .

Unless America heeds the wake-up call this time, and Europe heeds the wake-up call from the London terrorism and the recent flooding, there are worse judgments standing in line, waiting to be released upon America and Europe. May we, as intercessors, cry out for a spirit of repentance to be poured out upon America and Europe before judgments come that are far worse than 9-11, the London bombings, or Hurricane Katrina.

by Rick Ridings
Jerusalem
www.jerusalempraise.com

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"Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation"
by Dutch Sheets & Chuck Pierce
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Dear Elijah List INTERCESSORS,

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I don't know how else to say it.

Blessings for the United States of America,

Steve Shultz

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Table of Contents

1. The Ride (Dutch Sheets)
2. The Call: Riding with the Lord Across the Nation (Chuck D. Pierce)
3. Can a Nation be Restored? (Chuck D. Pierce)
4. The Adjustment (Dutch Sheets)
5. Connecting with Heaven and Earth (Dutch Sheets)
6. Receiving the Anointing to Stand Strong: Understanding the Issachar Anointing (Chuck D. Pierce)
7. Time Catches Up with the Decree (Dutch Sheets)
8. State by State: A History and a Future Destiny


Chuck D. Pierce serves as President of Glory of Zion International Ministries and Vice President of Global Harvest Ministries. He travels the world as a key prophetic voice, mobilizing prayer and specializing in spiritual breakthrough. Chuck has authored nine other books including The Worship Warrior, The Future War of the Church, Prayers That Outwit the Enemy, and Possessing Your Inheritance.



Dutch Sheets is the Senior Pastor of Springs Harvest Fellowship in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is the best-selling author of How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones, God's Timing for Your Life, and Intercessory Prayer. He has traveled extensively, teaching throughout the U.S., Canada, Central America, Africa, and much of Europe. As minister, speaker, educator, and author, he focuses his ministry primarily on prayer and revival. Dutch and his wife, Ceci, live with their two daughters in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

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You will see how God's tangible presence will:
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  • Heal you from pain of the past
  • Open your heart to hear and respond to God like never before

Jim and Michal Ann Goll are seasoned prophets, recognized internationally for their work. Their exhaustive research on this topic, endlessly backed up by Scripture, is evident throughout this book.

God Encounters is an excellent primer on how to move into deeper realms of the prophetic and supernatural as well as how to reap the benefits of God encounters.

Chapter Listing

  1. The Starting Gate for God Encounters
     
  2. Changed by His Presence
  3. Receiving Our Father's Love
  4. Hearing God's Voice
     
  5. Varieties of God Encounters
     
  6. Visitation Encounters
  7. Angelic Encounters
  8. Spiritual Warfare Encounters
  9. Intercessory Encounters
  10. Dream Encounters
     
  11. The Purpose of God Encounters
     
  12. The Purpose of Prophetic Giftings
  13. Moving in the Supernatural
  14. The Keys to God Encounters
  15. Pursuing the God of Encounters

 
Foreword to God Encounters:

My favorite books have three elements to them:

1. They have fresh revelation from God. In such a book there's a newness to what is written, bringing us biblical insights that have an immediate impact on the way we see and the way we live. They do more than say "amen" to what we already know. By nature they challenge and invite us, all in the same breath. This book is packed with revelation.

2. They embrace mystery as a necessary part of our faith. Sometimes what we don't understand is as important as what we do. The Golls have effectively embraced the mystery of their encounters with God, resisting the temptation to over-explain. By doing so they reveal their own integrity in remaining true to their God-given assignment to give it to us the way God gave it to them. What they do explain will keep the reader busy for a long time to come.

3. They declare and demonstrate that Jesus Christ is the same today as He was 2,000 years ago. This, perhaps more than anything else, is the message I long to see displayed by the Church in this hour. Page after page of God Encounters reveal wonderful insights and experiences of biblical proportions. In this book James and Michal Ann invite us to catch a rare glimpse of the inner workings of a prophet's home. They are among a small company of pioneers who herald this message about our unchanging King, saying, "There is more! We must press on for more, no matter the cost!" They have gone far beyond any criteria that I could have set, as they launch the reader into the ultimate quest - the quest for the face of God.

Testimonies, whether spoken or written, bring something of Heaven into the moment, changing the atmosphere around us into a realm of unlimited possibility. In effect, each story prophesies both the nature of God and His intent for every person who will seek Him without restraint. Since God is no respecter of persons, and is the same today as He was 2,000 years ago, all stories of divine encounters become invitations. They are invitations - for those who have ears to hear - to enter into a lifestyle of pursuit . . . a lifestyle of experiencing the Divine One. God Encounters is such a book. It is your invitation to the ultimate quest.

- Bill Johnson, Author, When Heaven Invades Earth

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