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"I
HAD A DREAM"
Last night -- by Steve Shultz
(In the wee hours of October 15, 2004)
 "Last night, while here in Dallas, TX,
to film Kim Clement for our next streaming television program, I (Steve Shultz)
had a dream. In this dream the entire group of supreme court justices were asked
by an unseen voice, which one among them was like the famous King Nebuchadnezzar
-- the one who had to be humbled like a beast of the field until he (Nebuchadnezzar)
glorified God. One Supreme Court Justice came forward, though I did not recognize
the face of the man. It was indistinguishable. I knew this man was prideful and
would be subject to God's judgment because of it -- unless repentance came.
I believe this to be a true warning for a specific Supreme Court Justice (though
I do not claim to know who it is). The "Justice" who like Nebuchadnezzar was given
a full year to repent before he eventually lost his mind -- according to the prophecy.
After that time, when repentance finally came, the King (or in this case a Supreme
Court Justice) would indeed repent and experience restoration and give Glory to
a SUPREME GOD -- because God always works towards salvation and grace towards all
of mankind earth. (Read Daniel 4:23-37)
Here are some notes on Nebuchadnezzar from a Bible
Encyclopedia:
4:29 twelve months: the reference here is to a "grace period"
between the prediction of Nebuchadnezzar's madness and its occurrence. Perhaps Nebuchadnezzar
was allowed a full year in the hope that he might repent and advert the judgment
of God for his arrogant pride. Nebuchadnezzar would become insane, animal-like in
his habits and senses. Yet in that condition he would learn more of God then he
ever had before. In fact, the purpose and judgment was that Nebuchadnezzar might
know who God is and how He sovereignly creates kingdoms and distributes them to
whom He wills. Nebuchadnezzar had to be humbled before he could be exalted again.
The chastisement of God is always for a holy and helpful purpose. Nebuchadnezzar
ultimately praises the Most High, recognizing that God lives forever and rules forever.
The king unmistakingly acknowledges Daniel's God as the omnipotent, eternal Sovereign
of the universe.
Pray for whomever this is, because I believe this to be a literal dream where the
Lord chooses in his unique way to bring redemption to a man who now sits on the
Supreme Court. God's love, Justice, Grace, and Mercy are past finding out -- so
pray for all on the Supreme Court.
Steve Shultz
THE ELIJAH LIST
P.S. Now please read this call to pray for the elections and the SUPREME COURT
 FROM:
LOU ENGLE (on the road)
Dear Friends,
The past few weeks rank as some of the most memorable and important of my life to
date – and that is not said lightly... We have just completed 50 days of 24/7
ceaseless worship and intercession in Colorado Springs for the elections, the Supreme
Court, and a massive national awakening!
During this time, I was privileged to stand in intercession alongside some of the
most remarkable young adults I have ever met! They have labored on behalf our nation
in prayer, frequently for 7 to 12 hours a day, many of them going on extended fasts,
as they wrestled for the future of America! Many of them joined us for the full
50 days.
It often seemed we had an open heaven and many young people had profound throne
room experiences and much prophetic revelation, some of which I will be sharing
in this letter.
During worship one evening, a young crack addict walked in and was immediately
translated to heaven!
Afterwards, he remained there worshipping the Bridegroom with language so passionate
and descriptive that it could only have been God! This was an unforgettable, holy
season. As Charles Spurgeon once said, "Our days of fasting have been high days
indeed. Never have we been closer to the central glory!"
Not every day was glorious however... Much of the time we were wrestling and persevering
in prayer. By the 44th night of intense, non-stop, day and night worship and prayer,
we were all exhausted. Sapped of strength, all we could do was wait upon the Lord
in weakness.
The following day, however, we had in incredible breakthrough... The spirit of intercession
descended powerfully upon us as we prayed against the strongholds of homosexuality
and abortion in our nation. It was as if the Council Room of Heaven suddenly came
down among us. We received an explosion of divine strategy as the Lord revealed
His purposes to us in a startling way.
Two Mocking Spirits
To understand what I'm about to share,
you need to know of an unusual encounter a prophetic friend of mine had. This
friend had an actual physical experience. As he was driving from Kansas City in
Colorado Springs to join us, a massive tornado touched down behind his car and followed
him along the freeway! With a real fear of imminent death upon him, he fled wildly
down interstate highway 70, barely escaping. He felt as if there was almost
a personality behind this phenomenon.
Two days after this terrifying experience, he received a dream in which two massive
tornadoes were pursuing him and with the letters "h" and "a" on both tornadoes.
In the dream, he was restrained from confronting the tornadoes until the young people
involved with TheCauseUSA had first gone to a laundry room to wash their clothes.
Only after that was it possible to confront the tornadoes.
He understood the two tornadoes with the "ha-ha" on them were two Goliath mocking
spirits unleashed against the Church and bringing destruction to the nation. He
also knew the "h" stood for homosexuality and the "a" stood for abortion.
We knew God was giving us a mandate for intercession and that a great preparation
and cleansing first needed to take place before we could resist these powers. We
felt God was laying upon our shoulders the responsibility to hold these forces back,
and if we did not, the victory of these two spirits would be manifested in who was
elected into national office in the upcoming elections...
As the leaders gathered to discuss the "ha-ha" tornado vision, it was as if a lightning
strike of revelation broke in, with even greater authority. We had been discussing
our plans to travel to D.C. to join the national fast that is being called. We were
looking at a map and had decided to take Interstate Highway 70, when someone felt
lead to read Psalm 70 for Highway 70. We were electrified by what it said...
Psalm 70:2-3: "Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek my life (the children
in the womb); let them (these two tornadoes) be turned back and confused who desire
my hurt. Let them be turned back because of their shame, who say, 'Aha! Aha!'"
We sat stunned and shocked at the revelation as God confirmed that these two
mocking spirits MUST be turned back...
PLEASE JOIN US IN A NATIONAL FAST
FOR THE LAST DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTIONS. THROUGH Nov 2 (Election Day).
As you read this, we are on a prayer journey from Kansas City, the heart of America,
to Washington, D.C. We will be traveling along Interstate Highway 70 and holding
gatherings in Missouri, in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, all swing states. We
believe that God has commissioned us on this divine national assignment to resist
and turn back these two mocking and destructive spirits of homosexuality and abortion.
This is not our task alone – it's the mandate to the church in this hour to cry
out to God for mercy, in repentance.
See www.TheCauseUSA.com for more
details. The deadlines for voter registration across states are rapidly approaching.
If you have not yet done so, please register right away so that you will be assured
of your vote.
The 2000 presidential elections were decided by
a mere 537 votes, yet 4 million evangelicals never bothered to exercise their God-given
authority and vote!
It is not exaggeration to say these could be some of the most important elections
in our nation's history. Please set aside time to pray every day between Sept 24
(Day of Atonement) and November 2, which is 40 days exactly!
SUPREME COURT NEEDS SUPREME LEADER
The next President of the United States
of America will decide the fate of legalized abortion and whether millions of innocent
lives can continue to be taken in our country, 'legally' with the full permission
of the law...
In 2000, in Stenberg v. Carhart, the U.S. Supreme Court - by a narrow 5-4
vote - struck down a Nebraska abortion ban. This five-member pro-choice majority
would be overthrown by the appointment of just one new Justice, by the next president!
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Chief Justice Rehnquist, appointed
32 years ago by Nixon, is now 80.
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Justice Stevens, appointed 29 years
ago by Ford, is 84 years old.
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Justices O'Connor appointed 23 years
ago by Reagan, is 74 years old
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Justice Ginsburg, appointed 11 years
ago by Clinton is 71 years old.
Any of these Justices could
vacate their seats during the next 4 years, due to illness, death or retirement!!
It is clear that the influence of a Supreme Court judge far outlasts that
of the president who appointed them. The outcome of Nov 2 will decide the judicial
future of America for decades to come, not only in the Supreme Court but also with
the appointment of federal judges.
It is critical to be praying for both the presidential race and the 34 Senate races
around the country, since this would either aid or hinder the progress of the president's
bills, Supreme Court appointments and cabinet recommendations. Control of the Senate
is up for grabs and could go either way. Pray for those sixty votes needed to break
any senate filibuster. (Amos 5:15a, 24)
Recognizing the fragile balance of the Supreme Court, pro-abortion activists have
mobilized a massive campaign to defeat President Bush and thrown their weight behind
someone who will advance their agenda. They are confident in their choice, since
this is the senator with the most liberal voting record of anyone in the senate,
bar none; more liberal than Ted Kennedy or Hillary Clinton on all issues: none
other than John Kerry.
Despite being a Catholic, John Kerry has publicly pledged that as president
he would appoint only judges who support Roe v. Wade!!
God instituted human government to restrain violence. As Rom 13:3-4 tells us, government
should hold no terror for the blameless, since it bears the sword to punish evildoers.
However, when governments become renegade, they cross their own boundaries and use
that sword against the innocent.
Through legalized abortion, over 40 million American babies have been terrorized
in the womb since 1973, yet the church still votes for those who sanction such an
atrocity! Through our votes, we are guilty before God of making alliances with
governments whose laws enshrine evil, particularly the evil of shedding innocent
blood, the ultimate moral offense.
Perhaps it bothers you that I am coming out so strong
on this issue and naming names. All I can say is that millions of unborn children's
lives are at stake here and we have an historic opportunity to turn the tide. In
light of that, I cannot take a different stand. Please join us boldly in an extended
fast for out nation's future!
This is not about party politics or political careers; it is about righteousness
and justice. God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat and He does not play favorites.
He stands alone above all governments of men with Kingdom authority. His throne
is established forever on righteousness and justice – it is mightier than the breakers
of the raging sea of history. He judges the nations by His eternal law and does
not ask kings and judges for their opinion, but calls them to give an account for
how they govern.
Will we have a nation governed by the laws of God or the convenient compromise of
man? Who is willing to take a stand on absolutes? While he is far from perfect,
on issues of moral consequence, such as opposing embryonic stem cell research, partial
birth abortions and gay marriage, George Bush has stood firm.
The End of Silence
Did you ever wonder how Jezebel, a foreign Baal worshipper ended up at the royal
court in Israel, married to Ahab, the king? The answer is simple: politics, money
and convenience opened the door for her deadly influence in the nation. She was
a Phoenician princess and in keeping with the custom of those days, her marriage
to Ahab was probably arranged as part of a peace treaty and trade agreement with
Sidon, a port city that bordered on Israel's territory.
For the sake of "peace" and their economy, Israel was willing to turn a blind eye
to the vile worship of Baal that Jezebel aggressively promoted, which included homosexual
acts, the offering up of the innocent children on the altars of Baal, and the murder
and intimidation of the prophets of God.
 In
this dark hour on Mt Carmel, Elijah confronts the people of Israel with this burning
question: "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God,
follow him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people did not answer him
a word.' (1 Kings 18:21)
That verse stuns me! How is it possible to remain undecided and passive when faced
with such a choice? Yet all around us, political correctness has intimidated the
Church into whimpering eunuchs in the palace of Jezebel. How long will we remain
silent in this day of trouble?
We cannot waver between two opinions on the moral issues of our day: abortion and
gay marriage. In our desire to hold onto our 501(c)3s tax-exemptions, the church
has surrendered her voice for economic benefit. This is wrong!
Jesus told us that we were to render our taxes unto Caesar, but we were never to
render our voices. Can you imagine the prophet Elijah worrying about the IRS taking
away his tax breaks if he anointed (i.e. endorsed) Jehu as king... or John the Baptist
softening his words because he didn't want Herod to take away his cave?!
Imagine the many prayer meetings during time of slavery that totally ignored the
burning issue of their day... We cannot compromise moral standards for economic
benefits or we are no different than those who turned a blind eye to the suffering
during the days of slavery prior to the civil war.
Perhaps the greatest sin of the present church in America is that we have
succumbed to silence and political correctness. We cannot continue to make alliances
with those who legislate evil. The church has become afraid of being
called a "troubler of Israel." But this is all coming to an end because the silent
screams of 44 million murdered babies that have been heard by God, their cry has
gone up before Him and He will not long tolerate this...
Psalm 94:20 is very clear on this issue, "Shall a throne of destruction which
devises evil by law have fellowship with you?" the scripture asks. In other
words, will you align yourself with a government that sanctions evil through the
very laws they pass?
Be careful how you cast your vote in November. To vote for those who support the
legalization of evil is to have fellowship with them and we will be held accountable
for our agreement with them.
Meeting with Bob Jones
Two weeks before the dream about the tornadoes of homosexuality and abortion, I
met with Bob Jones, a father prophet to us. He told me we are literally praying
for the very survival of our nation, at this time. Bob prophesied to me
that the Catholic vote in Ohio was critical to this election and we need to pray
for that.
Bob shared again the open vision the Lord gave him in July 1999, prior to George
W. Bush's election as president. In this vision, he was surrounded by water up to
the ankle, which became water to the knee. It represented a time of favor and blessing
upon the righteous but he also knew this meant a time of "troubled waters" was coming
upon the nation. Then Lord told him a "burning bush" would come out of Texas, someone
who would incline his ear to the word of the Lord...
Many of you may have read this previously on this Elijah List. However, what is
not been widely known is the last half of this vision, which I share here with Bob's
permission. In this vision, the Lord showed Bob if George W. Bush got elected
to a second term, he would end abortion!!
Bob also confirmed to me what we have concluded from the facts: given the age of
the judges on the Supreme Court, three new justices would be appointed during the
next presidential term, setting the course of the Courts for decades to come!
The Lord also showed Bob that in his second term, George Bush would open the
door to a godly successor who would be in office for two terms and would usher in
full-blown, historic revival! America would thus be blessed by sixteen years
of mercy and grace. Should this not occur, our nation will surely face the judgments
of God in increasing measure for our sins. Bob made the severity of this word very,
very clear to me.
It is important to understand the abolition of abortion
in our nation and the election of this coming godly president is a conditional promise
from the Lord. It's fulfillment rests on the prayers and intercession of the church.
Today, God is offering us the historic opportunity to end the legalized killing
of the next generation. Please set aside these last few weeks for fasting and prayer
for America. May we not be silent or apathetic in this hour, but let our cries be
heard in heaven and our votes counted on earth!!
by Lou Engle
web site: www.TheCauseUSA.com
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