Dear Friends and Faithful Warriors:

I just returned from the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE) Meeting in Colorado Springs.  This was our ninth and best meeting. Peter Wagner and Cindy Jacobs did a great job of leading our time together.  I then spoke at Apostle Dutch Sheets’ prophetic gathering for Colorado.  I am now flying to Atlanta.  Please pray as I seek the Lord to order my steps this year.
        The Starting the Year off Right Gathering on January 6-8 was really amazing. The revelation and release of anointing by the speakers was just incredible. Please order the tapes or CD’s. More importantly, put this on your calendar and plan to be with us next January. I spoke on Waves of Change.  The Lord had shown me this in mid-December.

Continue to pray for Southeast Asia

Great shaking! Great devastation! And great opportunity for the Lord to touch many! We are connected in Sri Lanka, and recently had a couple who minister in that nation visit us.  On December 4, 2004 at our Firstfruits Service at Glory of Zion Outreach, Keith Pierce prophesied that Sri Lanka would be before world attention within 30 days, then 60 days, and then 90 days. He also prophesied that the Buddhist temples would be flooded and Buddhist priests would be jumping like grasshoppers to get out of the water.  He then went on to say that the Lord would do a strange work to crumble the Buddhist temples from within.  Well, now I understand!
      I find it interesting that they are saying few animals in the game preserves were injured. Jack Hanna was on TV and said that the predator and prey warn each other when something is up.  The elephant can feel in its feet and signals, the giraffe.  The lion sees the giraffe is alerted and alerts others etc. This must be a year that we, people, become more alert and discerning.

Last Year: The Number 4 - Rearranged Boundaries

Remember last year that I wrote the following about the number “4”:

“I feel it’s important we understand the Biblical meaning of the number ‘4’.  Four denotes God’s creative works.  This number is related to material completeness, or many resources taking a new form.  This is a year that we must relate to the land, the world around us, and especially our city or territory.  This is a year that God will be doing things so that heaven will begin to manifest in the earth realm. 
      Four is the number for the great elements (earth, air, fire and water), the regions of the earth (north, south, east, west), the divisions of the day (morning, noon, evening, midnight), the number of seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter), and the four phases of the moon.  Four also marks division. 
      Four is the first number that can be evenly divided by a number other than one or itself.  Therefore, this will be a year that we see division in order to bring about a completeness of God’s purposes by the end of this seven year season.  Watch for certain religious structures to divide.  Watch for political parties to become polarized.  Watch for earth boundaries to be reestablished so God’s covenant purposes can be accomplished.” 

The following article is interesting in light of above: Quake rattled Earth Orbit, Changed Map of Asia

“An earthquake that unleashed deadly tidal waves on Asia was so powerful it made the Earth wobble on its axis and permanently altered the regional map, US geophysicists said.  The 9.0-magnitude temblor that struck 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of Sumatra island Sunday may have moved small islands as much as 20 meters (66 feet), according to one expert…’Based on seismic modeling, some of the smaller islands off the southwest coast of Sumatra may have moved to the southwest by about 20 meters. That is a lot of slip.
      The northwestern tip of the Indonesian territory of Sumatra may also have shifted to the southwest by around 36 meters (120 feet),’ Hudnut said…In this case, the Indian plate dived below the Burma plate, causing uplift, so most of the motion to the islands would have been vertical, not horizontal."  (12/28/04, AFP).  The earth, the nations, God’s people, the church—we are all shifting and changing rapidly.

This Year: The Number 5 - Superabundant Grace in the Midst of Confusion

This is the year that ends with “5”. This numbers means grace or favor.  This is a year where our “five senses” will recognize the Presence of a Holy God. Where God moved with the elements of the earth last year, He will move on us this year. This will be a year of unusual VICTORY. Just as David picked up five stones to defeat Goliath, the Lord has increasing victory planned for us.

I feel we are as in the days of Noah again.  Noah gained favor from the Lord. He built a prototype that had never been built. As I was reading in Genesis 8, verses 5 and 6 illuminated or “jumped out” and quickened in my spirit:  “And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, the tops of the mountain were seen. So it came to pass at the end of 40 days, Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.” 
      This was a rhema word to me…the next ten months we can go from victory to victory so that in the tenth month we can see the blessings of God flowing through the windows of opportunity that He has established in the heavens for each of us.

Break Old Cycles and Watch for New Opportunities

As I was reviewing the Word of the Lord for this year (http://www.glory-of-zion.org/newsletters_0.htm), I read the following:

We must not miss our windows of opportunity this year! We need to break old cycles that would cause us to half-heartedly enter in to all that the Lord has this year. We need PASSION to PRESS! Coming full circle and breaking old cycles are keys to our victory ahead.
      Receive a new anointing!  The anointing will give you victory over death cycles and the fear of death.  Be anointed to have victory over demonic forces that would try and stop you in the future (particularly through the end of March)!  Be anointed for increase and harvest so you begin to fill His storehouse! 
      Receive an Issachar anointing to interpret the times so you know what decisions to make!  To anoint or, mashiach, refers to one who is anointed with oil, symbolizing the reception of the Holy Spirit, enabling Him to do an assigned task.  Mashach means "to smear with oil or paint.”  Allow the Hand of the Lord paint you with His anointing and may your enemies know you have been set apart!

VICTORY!

What is victory?  Victory means final and complete supremacy in battle/war, or a specific military engagement ending in triumph.  Victory can also mean success in any contest or struggle involving the defeat of an opponent or the overcoming of obstacles.  Now is the time to move past the obstacles that would prevent you from succeeding in what God is asking you to do! 

The primary biblical assertion is that victory belongs to God (Jon. 2:9; 1 Cor. 15:54-57; Rev. 7:10). This is succinctly expressed in the phrase “the battle is the Lord’s” (1 Sam. 17:47), i.e. victory belongs exclusively to the Lord and is His to bestow at will.  Victory is only assured when we are operating in the will and timing of God in the earth realm.  There are three special features of the Lord’s victory. 
      First, the Lord’s victory is the exercise of holy sovereignty in the course of history. ‘Victory’ is another way of saying that the government of the world rests in the hands of a Holy God, who orders all things according to inflexible principles of morality, so that sometimes His holiness must be asserted against His people, and becomes ‘His strange deed’ (Is. 28:21).
      Second, this holy government and the power of victory are annexed to the holy rule of the only God. Therefore, there is no doubt who will ultimately win the war. Before long we will know His voice so well, that He will speak, we will obey, and victory is assured (Ezk. 38-39; Rev. 19). 
      Third, the people of God enter into victory by the obedience of faith. We experience victory in God’s victory (Ex. 14:13-14; Dt. 28:1-14; Ps. 20; Eph. 6:16; 1 Jn. 5:4-5).Peace, righteousness, and salvation are associated with victory (Ki. 22:28; Is. 41:3, Heb. Text) and are evidenced by the enjoyment of total well-being that victory brings.
      Victory through salvation is personal enlargement and deliverance (1 Sam. 14:45; Jdg. 6:14). Righteousness is the personal quality which guarantees victory (Is. 59:16-17). All these cluster in a unique way around the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ, the supreme victory of God (Eph. 2:14ff., Tit. 3:4-7) and His righteousness (Rom. 1:17; 3:21-27) (J. Pedersen, Israel, 1-4, 1926-40, Index s.v. ‘Victory’; J.-J. von Allmen, Vocabulary of the Bible, 1958, s.v. ‘Victory’).

OUR VICTORY IN THE WAR AHEAD IS DEPENDENT ON GOD’S PERFECT TIMING

1 Chronicles 12:32-33 refers to, “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command” (NKJV).
      One of the first prophecies I ever received over my life was from a well known individual that was being used in the Charismatic movement in the 1970s.  He prophesied that I would understand time and have an anointing for timing. On the march in the desert Issachar was on the East with Judah and Zebulun his brothers.  They led the march toward the Promised Land (Num 2:5; 10:14-15).  Therefore, the Issachar anointing is very important if we are going to advance in victory.

Issachar means "he will bring reward." Men of Issachar, approximately 200, knew how to ascertain the periods of the sun and moon, the intercalation of months, the dates of solemn feasts, and could interpret the signs of the times. Also, Jacob's prophecy was, "Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds. When he saw that a resting place was good . . . he bowed his shoulder to bear burdens, and became a slave at forced labor" (Gen 49:14-15). 
      This anointing is very important if we are going to carry God’s burdens in the earth realm, and bring them to birth at the appropriate time.  Issachar was positioned on Shechem at Mt. Gerizim, "to bless the people" (Deut 27:12). To summarize, the Issachar anointing understands the timing of God, the government of God, carries the burden of the Lord, and releases the blessings of God into the earth realm at the intersection or crossroads of every season.  Receive the Issachar Anointing!   

In the Word of God, the timing element is built around the Feasts. The Old Testament contains two calendars—a civil and a religious one—and this complicates our understanding of the origins of the New Year.  Therefore, Rosh Hashanah begins what is known as The Head of the Year and culminates with the Feast of Tabernacles.  This is different from the first month of the year, which actually begins at Passover. 
      When the Bible is read with this concept of time, we seem to better recognize God’s purposes in the earth. Hebraic numbers have word and pictorial meanings. This helps us understand time and stay very focused prophetically.  We should begin the Head of the Year with God’s revelation for that year.  We should pass over or cross over into the fullness of the year with this revelation guiding our path. 

I know we have entered a key kairos time that we could not afford to miss. In God’s Timing for Your Life, Dutch Sheets says the following…“At the Pool of Bethesda, Jesus came to the man who had been in his paralyzed condition for 36 years and asked him what seemed to be a strange question: ‘Do you want to get well?’ (John 5:6, NIV). 
      The man’s answer revealed that although he was waiting at the pool, he really had no hope of being healed.  He was in a kairos moment, close to fullness, but hopelessness had set in.  Jesus asked him this question to make him realize that, although he was waiting for the miraculous stirring in the pool, he had lost all hope of actually being healed.  Only seconds away from experiencing the new, just a handclasp away from total restoration, the man was too disillusioned to recognize it.  Somewhere along the way, as he went through the process of time, he lost his expectation.  There wasn’t anything within him that could respond in hope to Jesus’ question.
     When God brings a shift, we must be ready to shift with Him.  If we’re not careful, we won’t believe that He can bring us from the chronos stages through the kairos seasons and into fullness.”

This is a kairos time for developing a mind for victory. The following 10-Day Prayer Focus will help us shift our thinking into a victory mode. 

10 DAYS TO SHIFT YOUR MIND INTO A VICTORY MODE!

We should war for the victory of the Lord each month for the next ten months. We should expect to go from VICTORY TO VICTORY.  Be like David in 2 Samuel 23:10 “He arose, and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.”

Blessings,

Chuck D. Pierce

Featured Items in this Prayer Focus:

Starting the Year Off Right.
The revelation and release of anointing by the speakers at this gathering was just incredible.  You will definitely want to hear key insights from Jim Hodges, Barbara Wentroble, Peter Wagner, Robert Heidler, Alice Patterson, Dutch Sheets, Venner Alston, Jay Swallow and Chuck Pierce. Messages include The Transfer of Wealth, Plundering the Enemy’s Camp, Surrounding our Enemies with Praise, Healing our Nation’s Breaches, Marching into the New Day, Procuring the Wealth of God for Kingdom Purposes, God’s Secret Warriors, How we must Go Forth Amidst Waves of Change, and more.  This series will certainly help you set your course for the year. 
You can order the 8 tape series for $40 or the complete set of CDs for $50, and we will pay the postage (US orders only).

The River is Changing Course: Messages for the Year 5765. 
This meeting was one of the most revelational times I have ever been a part of, and will certainly help you gain great insight on the Hebrew Year 5765.  The series Messages for the Year 5765 includes: Our ‘Expected End’ and the 12 Issues of the New Year by Chuck Pierce, Knowing the Times and Seasons by Robert Heidler, The Restoration of the Spirit by Marty Cassady, The Principles of Firstfruits by Robert Heidler, and worship and intercession.  If you are sensing a change or are in the midst of transition, this series is for you! You can order all four tapes in this series for $20 or all four CDs for a special price of $25, and we will pay the postage (US orders only).

Just Released: Godfire Firstfruits CD.
With every new wineskin comes a new sound of revelation. The revelation in the songs (click to listen!) God is Able, Get up and Walk, Hallelujah Hosannah, and Not by Strength will set the course for your year.  LeAnn Squier and Steve and Mikayla Wilson have, in Godfire Firstfruits, presented a unique prophetic blend that is well worth hearing.  These praise and worship songs will build your faith, heal your wounds, and fill your weary soul with joy.  Grab hold of this and drink!  Regularly $7.00; Special: $5.00 (and we will pay the postage – US orders only).

Prayers That Outwit the Enemy by Chuck D. Pierce and Rebecca Wagner Sytsema
This book begins by understanding the game of chess in the natural and then moves to understand the spiritual dynamic of strategy, warfare, and communion.  Learn how to overcome the enemy’s plan in your life by gaining the strategy of God. The Holy Spirit is teaching the Body to pray in a new way. This book explains many of those ways.  Understand your enemy and defeat his plan through prayer.  This is a book for now!  Regularly $14.00; Special: $12.00.

The Future War of the Church by Chuck D. Pierce and Rebecca Wagner Sytsema
This book reveals the war of the Church for the generations to come.  There is a whole chapter on Overthrowing Thrones of Iniquity.  Other chapters include understanding how governments are changing, the war over wealth, the war concerning women, anti-Semitism, fatherlessness, lawlessness and the anti-Christ system.  This book explains the war but encourages us that we have great victory in days ahead.  Regularly $12.00; Special: $10.00.

Or you can order both of these books for $20 and we will pay the postage (US orders only). 

For each of these resources, you can call (888) 965-1099 or (940) 382-7231 and use code JAN10DAYS to order, or go to our website at www.glory-of-zion.org  (MC and Visa only).  Special offers expire on January 31, 2005.