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July 27, 2005
FROM THE DESK OF
STEVE SHULTZ:
While in Europe, I learned not only of the shocking
terrorist attacks, but also that many were asking about Chuck Pierce's definition
of VIOLENT PRAISE -- something we are being strongly encouraged to do.
I found great, GREAT benefit by reading this definition of VIOLENT PRAISE. Chuck
has responded to many of your requests for clarification on just what such "violent
praise" would look like.
Please, I'm asking you not to scan or rush through this article, but to read through
it VERY SLOWLY and deliberately, as I did.
I also want you to know that I purposely bolded and underlined even more portions
of the article than Chuck did, and I underlined way more portions of the article
than most articles I post.
The reason?
When Chuck Pierce writes, his writing is usually pregnant with meaning . . . in
every line. But, in this article, all I can say is that there were more lines than
ever that are pregnant with in-depth and important meaning. Thus, all the bolding
and underlining, so that, hopefully, you won't miss many of the important and, yes
. . . pregnant-with-meaning portions
of Chuck's writing on VIOLENT PRAISE.
With that in mind, get yourself in a quiet and contemplative place, and prepare
to ponder closely each sentence. This article is very important indeed.
I just wanted you to know that ahead of time.
In praise . . . even VIOLENT PRAISE together,
Steve Shultz
THE ELIJAH LIST
P.S. Please avail yourself of some of the materials by Chuck Pierce listed at the
bottom of this article about strategic praise, for those who are already prayer
warriors and those who want to become prayer warriors (I think those two categories
include all of us).
Chuck Pierce: "IT'S TIME NOW TO WAR WITH VIOLENT PRAISE - BUT WHAT 'IS' VIOLENT
PRAISE??"
by Chuck Pierce
Glory of Zion International
www.glory-of-zion.org
 Dear
Victorious Worship Warriors:
In this fourth year of the seven-year war cycle, this is a year to bring God's
victorious sound from Heaven into our atmospheres. How we establish
an atmosphere of victory around us sets our course for the next three years.
This is a season of victorious sound that will break old cycles, cause us to advance,
and enlarge and define our boundaries for days ahead.
But What is VIOLENT PRAISE?
I am getting several questions about Violent Praise!
Violence means "vehement, forcible,
or destructive action, often involving infringement, outrage, or assault."
Matthew 11:12-13 says,
"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." (NKJV)
In the phrase, "the kingdom of Heaven suffers violence,"
a share in the heavenly Kingdom is sought for with the most ardent zeal and the
most intense exertion. The NIV reads, "The kingdom of
Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it."
There is a sound and expression that will help you attain God's best and wrest all
of what God has for you from the enemy's hands.
Praise comes from a Latin word meaning "value" or "price."
To give praise to God is to proclaim His merit
or worth in every situation that we find ourselves encountering.
You can shout "Glory!" You can release blessing!
Your heart can express thanksgiving!
This is the year of Samehk Hei, which embodies the expression of "hallelujah"
or "Praise the Lord." In other words, this is a year that we must bring praise
and the acknowledgement of God into every circumstance of our life. If we do this,
God will enthrone Himself in the midst of our circumstances, and He will take on
any strategy the enemy is using to bind, block, and captivate us. This
is a time to remove the enemy's upper hand from controlling our inheritance.
WHAT PRAISE INVOLVES - SACRIFICE OR PHYSICAL MOVEMENT OR SILENCE; TESTIMONY,
PRAYER, AND A HOLY LIFE
Praise includes offering of sacrifices (Leviticus 7:13), physical
movement (II Samuel 6:14), silence and meditation (Psalm 77:11-12),
testimony (Psalm 66:16), prayer (Philippians 4:6), and a holy life
(I Peter 1:3-9). Each one of these expressions can become violent when
you are determined to advance in God's Kingdom plan.
Praise is linked to music, both instrumental (Psalm 150:3-5) and vocal. Praise
includes spontaneous outbursts of thanksgiving for some redemptive act of God (Exodus
15; Judges 5; I Samuel 2; Luke 1:46-55, 67-79). Praise
also includes formal psalms and hymns adapted for corporate worship (II Chronicles
29:30) and church (Colossians 3:16). Praise should be a heart
expression and not only an outward show (Matthew 15:8).
This is Not a Season for the Body of Christ to
Be Passive.
Here are some great examples where the Israelites expressed violent praise:
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The Israelites expressed violent praise at Jericho.
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Gideon expressed violent praise over the Midianites.
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Paul and Silas expressed violent praise that
shook them out of prison.
Don't worry about what to say -- just let your
heart respond to God for He IS Worthy! Psalm 81:10 says,
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out
of the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide, and I will fill it." (NKJV)
The restoration of David's Tabernacle is advancing in the earth realm in this generation.
You should read Amos 9 as well as Acts 15, and then the book of
Revelation. One expresses prophetically, another expresses historically,
and the latter reveals to us the present expression of the war in the heavens.
When you read more closely, you see how we, as God's army in the earth, will co-labor
with the Host of Heaven to express a Holy God's overcoming power throughout the
nations of the earth. This will unlock a global harvest. Your violent praise
is preparing a storehouse for Kingdom harvest.
As you praise "violently," you are releasing
the Roar of the Lord that has been held captive in God's people. Let me
explain the "Roar of the Lord." God's sound permeates from Heaven
and orders much of what goes on in the earthly realm. When He is ready to bring
restoration to Earth, He releases His sound. Judah goes first! Judah roars! The
roar of God is within us. Judah means praise Yahweh.
Do not resist the major shift that is recreating the way we worship and acknowledge
God corporately. Yahweh signifies the God of covenant. This is a time when God values
our worship. Also, this is a time when we begin to value the covenant that He has
allowed us to enter into with Him. What a price He paid to give us access to the
Throne Room. Our worship will take on great covenant significance at this time.
Our worship will release great blessings into the earthly realm. The redeemed
of the Lord will say "SO."
This is a time when the burning bush, "I AM" type of worship is coming into the
midst of God's people. This is going to release a deliverance call across the Earth.
When the ROAR of the Lord goes forth, a prophetic mantle falls (Amos
3). Let the Roar of the Lord loose that which is deep within you.
This will enable you to hear clearly for your future. There will be an anointing
to open your "ears." You will sense the Lord break hidden grief that has kept
your joy capped. Shout "Glory!" Release blessings! Express thanksgiving!
Declare Victory Seven Times!
Declare victory completely in your thought processes. Allow the Lord to draw
out old desires; He will remove some and activate others. Your thought-life can
be revolutionized during this time. Stick close to the Lord and develop a
prayer shield around you.
This is a month for a new level of discernment to be released. Stay
in the Word and pray in the spirit. The Lord will uncover some key issues related
to the blood of Jesus, the glory, and physical healing. Celebrate, and you
will break through the "blood barrier" of old thought processes.
Death strategies and assignments will break. No longer do you have to be hung between
two opinions. Break double-mindedness. Bring your faults, failures, and
everything about you into the Throne Room. This will be a time to push forward
quickly through intersections.
Memorize Psalms 127 and 121.
He will make Himself available in night-seasons
through dreams and visions. He will be very near to those who seek Him while He
is near. Expect abundant grace and mercy to be poured out, and watch transformation
occur.
WHY WAR THROUGH "VIOLENT" PRAISE
THE NEXT THREE YEARS?
In seeing what has happened in England over the last month, we must remember that
the United States has a very strong covenant with God. This antagonizes the anti-Christ
forces in the earth realm. The enemy is plotting and planning to bring terror and
destruction that will cause God's people to retreat.
He would love to terrorize us to keep us out of subways, airplanes, malls, and so
on. I do not see that smaller cities in our nation are more exempt than the larger
cities in our nation.
But God!
God has a violent praising people that are
more violent than the enemy. Everywhere you walk, from this day forward, release
an atmosphere of praise that will defeat the enemy!
Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International
www.glory-of-zion.org
The Lord is sending me as one crying in the wilderness, throughout our nation and
other nations in the world, to decree that the Body will rise up in Violent Praise.
If you would like to give to this ministry, you can go to
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or call (888) 965-1099 to give by credit card.
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Chuck Pierce's Upcoming Itinerary:
July 28-30, 2005
Taking Back Spoils from the Enemy: Let Deliverance Arise!
Sheraton Grand Hotel (DFW Airport), Dallas, TX
Speakers: Peter Wagner - Convener, Doris Wagner, Chuck Pierce, John
Eckhardt, David Kyle Foster, Tom Hawkins, Chris Hayward, Pat Legako
http://www.glory-of-zion.org/conf20050728.htm
September 15-17, 2005
Arise and Be Healed: Becoming Whole in Body, Soul and Spirit
Bethel Christian Fellowship, Rochester, NY
Speakers: Peter Wagner, Doris Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Peter Horrobin,
Che Ahn
http://www.glory-of-zion.org/conf20050915.htm
October 20-22, 2005
Prayer and Spiritual Warfare Conference -- West Coast
Sonrise Chapel, Seattle, WA
Speakers: Peter Wagner, Doris Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Barbara Yoder
and others
http://www.glory-of-zion.org/conferences_0.htm
Key Materials to Assist You in Praising Violently:
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"
. . . a blueprint for worship that will cast a net for the harvest of nations."
-Mike Bickle, Director, International House of Prayer
"This
book will change your life -- as you become a worshipful warrior."
-Tommy Tenney, Author, The God Chasers
"The
Worship Warrior gives us fresh insight into the marvelous relationship of
worship and warfare . . . " -Dutch Sheets, Author, Intercessory
Prayer
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