Intro from Dutch Sheets: Today's post is a powerful word from my brother, Tim Sheets. His title is "The Battle Cry."
The Battle Cry
by Tim Sheets
There are moments in God's timeline when what has been prayed, declared, prophesied, and contended for begins converging with its appointed time. I believe we are in one of those moments. Holy Spirit is awakening the Church to recognize what He is doing and rise to the moment with faith, boldness, and spiritual authority.
In recent months, I have felt an unusual and intense stirring within me. Holy Spirit was alerting me to pay attention, pray deeper, listen more carefully, and see beyond what was happening naturally into what He was doing in the spirit realm. So I began praying about what I was sensing, asking Him to show me what He was preparing me to understand.
A Battle-Ready Ekklesia and Word from Heaven
As I listened, Holy Spirit spoke a word that brought clarity to the stirring I had been sensing:
"The cup of iniquity has been declared full, and the King has decreed to drain it. Sever iniquitous roots in government, culture, and wicked ideologies that are resisting our plans of global revival. Engage My Ekklesia. Prepare her for spiritual battle with Hell's kingdom, warfare that will shift natural realms for reformation and great revival."
Then I heard something in my spirit that I had never heard before, the sound of a vast host of angel warriors responding to the King's decree with a resounding shout: "Let it be done! Let it be done now!" I knew with unmistakable clarity that great hosts of angels were part of this divine plan. I also knew they were eager to engage ready warriors, positioned and prepared to carry out their assignment.
Holy Spirit continued speaking, "I will now baptize the Ekklesia and committed remnant with great boldness. I will anoint them with a warrior's mindset, a warrior's mentality. I will anoint them with aggressive warrior dispositions. I'm preparing and anointing the King's Ekklesia to battle for your nation and for global world revival.
"I am preparing My ruling and reigning ones to engage systemic evil with the assistance of angel armies, and prevail as defined by King Jesus. A binding-and-loosing campaign will begin. Doors will be opened. Doors will be closed. The preparations have been made, and the call of Heaven is sounding forth: 'It is time! It is time! It is time!' The angels are in place. It is time. Portals are open. It is time.
As Joshua heard and declared to forty-year wilderness wanderers, so hear and declare into your times, raising expectations, desire, and passionate commitment. Declare, 'We have compassed the mountain long enough.' Sanctify yourself and possess the land.
"Move forward into promised inheritance. It is time for giants and strongholds to fall. It is time for entrenched enemies to be removed. Be strong and courageous, for the Lord your God is with you. It is time! It is time! It is time!'" (Photo via PickPik)
This was a clear declaration that a prepared people are being brought into an appointed moment. Three times I heard Holy Spirit say that He is preparing and anointing the true Church and the righteous remnant to confront the dark agendas that have resisted His purposes.
Be a Voice in This Defining Moment: Rise and Prevail
He also said, "We will prevail." His use of the word "we" stood out to me. Heaven is moving, angelic hosts are being positioned, and the Ekklesia is being called to respond in faith, obedience, prayer, and spiritual authority. I believe this campaign is now being activated, specifically before the midterm elections. It will continue into what I believe will be a magnificent era of Holy Spirit activity and greater glory.
We are living in a defining moment, and defining moments are shaped and controlled by who defines them. King Jesus expects His Church to rise and bring Biblical definition to a world filled with confusion and competing voices. This will require our voices, prayers, time, energy, resources, engagement, and our votes. Voting is one very important way we participate in our nation's governing process, exercising our civic responsibility. For Believers who understand influence as part of their stewardship, the ballot box becomes a place where convictions are expressed and choices are made.
Holy Spirit has been preparing a different kind of Ekklesia for this hour, building faith, courage, discernment, endurance, and spiritual authority. The prayers and anointings of generations past are converging with what He is releasing now, creating a generational synergy for this hinge moment. I believe we are seeing a people rise who will stand with courage, engage with wisdom, and advance into the greater glory He has promised under the leadership of King Jesus.
Give It All You've Got!
Then I received a dream that confirmed what I had been sensing and hearing:
I was a soldier, and a declaration of war had been issued. All branches of the military were activating, and I was one of thousands of soldiers being deployed.
Everything was chaotic. I could feel the concern and worry of those around me who were also being deployed. They were on their phones calling their loved ones and friends. The seriousness of the moment was unmistakable. It was almost as though I was an observer, watching everything unfold around me.
Then my phone began to ding, and I started receiving text messages from Dutch and other ministry friends, all asking me the same question: "Are you being deployed?"
Of course I answered, "Yes."
Their responses were all the same: "So am I. I'm being deployed."
Then the scene in the dream changed.
I was standing on a parade ground in a long line of soldiers. There were many more of these lines. As we stood there, a general came out onto a platform and began a pre-battle speech to inspire courage. He challenged us to remember our training, follow our orders, fight for and care for one another. Then he said, "The enemy has crossed a red line that endangers the world order and, if not stopped, will affect our very way of life."
Then the general raised his voice: "Fight for your children. Fight for your family. Fight for your heritage. Fight for your freedoms."
I have said similar things many times, as have others. I wasn't hearing anything new. Yet somehow, it seemed new. It seemed more real. The way this general said it carried such urgency that it gripped me.
He finished by saying, "Give it all you've got!" (Photo via Pexels)
Agree with Heaven's Battle Cry
I knew Holy Spirit was giving me a very clear message, and the weight of it was profound. I felt the responsibility of answering a Kingdom assignment settle heavily upon me: The enemy has crossed a red line, and Heaven has declared spiritual war against what is resisting the purposes of God. Follow your training. Follow your orders. Give it all you've got.
As I pondered the dream, I kept hearing the general's words as a battle cry. Then I asked the Lord, "Is Holy Spirit issuing a battle cry?"
As I prayed, I knew the answer was yes. I heard a battle cry, and I was being called to agree with it, align myself with Heaven, and add my voice to the cry.
Throughout history, great conflicts have often been preceded by a call that awakened courage and summoned warriors to their assignment. Ours is being issued. Heaven is sounding the call, the warriors are being awakened, and the Ekklesia is being summoned to its assignment.
A Prayer and Decree from Dutch Sheets
Pray with me: Father, we, like Esther, have surely come into the Kingdom for such a time as this (Esther 4:14)! Cause this reality to settle on Your Ekklesia with the same weight felt by this matriarch. Release a sober-mindedness, a laser-like focus, and a steadfast resolve. May we feel the intensity of our General, King Jesus, as He says, "Give it all you've got."
Father, we will say yes to Your call! You have prepared Your Ekklesia, giving them boldness, courage, and fresh anointing. Let the battle cry of Heaven now rise within them in every nation. Strengthen them to stand, speak, pray, and advance wherever You send them.
We present ourselves for Your assignment. Fill us with Your passion and give us grace to stand firm. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
Our decree: The warriors of the Ekklesia are rising! We hear the King's battle cry and will advance in authority, declaring that His Kingdom will prevail!
(Today's post was contributed by my brother, Tim Sheets. To watch the full video of this GiveHim15 post, click here.)
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Tim Sheets
The Oasis Church | Tim Sheets Ministries
Email:Â carol@timsheets.org
Websites: oasiswired.org | timsheets.org
Dr. Tim Sheets is an apostle, pastor, and author based in southwestern Ohio. A graduate of Christ For the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, he returned to Ohio in 1979 to pastor The Oasis, a CityGate Church, in Middletown, Ohio. The site is one of the largest in the Cincinnati-Dayton area and is host to many ministries/conferences. His vision is to raise up people who will authentically demonstrate the Church on the earth and passionately evangelize the world. His heart is for awakening and reformation in America. He has written Armed and Battle Ready, Being Led by the Spirit, Heaven Made Real, Angel Armies: Releasing the Warriors of Heaven, and Planting the Heavens. Dr. Tim Sheets resides with his wife, Carol, in Lebanon, Ohio. They have two children and seven grandchildren.
Dutch Sheets
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Website:Â dutchsheets.org
Dutch Sheets is an internationally recognized author, gifted teacher, and conference speaker. He travels extensively, challenging believers for passionate prayer and societal reformation. Seeing America experience a sweeping revival and return to its Godly heritage is Dutch’s greatest passion. Dutch has written over twenty-three books, many of which have been translated into over thirty languages. His international bestseller, Intercessory Prayer, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Dutch has pastored, taught in several colleges and seminaries, and served on the board of directors of numerous organizations. He is fondly known to many as Papa Dutch. Treasuring time spent with their family and grandchildren. Dutch and Ceci, his wife of 40 plus years, enjoy quiet walks in the woods, reading, and playing a little golf. They make their home in beautiful South Carolina.
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