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[This article originally appeared in the Morning Star Prophetic Newsletter
in 1989 and was reprinted later in the Collection 'Morning Star 1988-89.
We are reproducing it here because we feel that even though the word
did not come to pass as predicted in 1989, the content of the word is highly
significant and relevant to the judgement the Church is about to go through.]
What you are about to read may seem sensational or melodramatic, but it is true. It is shared so that when they come to pass you will be strengthened and encouraged to remain faithful.
'The Lord has revealed a strategy of the enemy to utterly humiliate the church, beginning in 1989. The "accuser of the brethren" has gone forth with unprecedented rage against the church in the U. S.. The "revelations" of immoral and unethical behavior of many ministries will make those of the past couple of years seem petty and insignificant in comparison. These revelations will include such things as child molesting, rape, bestiality and the most vile forms of perversion. Some of these will be true, but MOST WILL NOT BE TRUE. There has never been a more critical time for the church to use the gift of discernment of spirits. In many cases, even when all of the evidence appears irrefutable, it will be an entrapment and the accused will be innocent.
Satan's hit list includes over 500 Christian leaders. It will begin against some of those who have been publicly exposed recently, but the new charges will be contrived about even worse failings and perversions. After an atmosphere of revulsion is created. the enemy will then move against even the most respected Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic leaders with charges of the most base forms of perversion and ethical failures.
In conjunction with this hoards of cults and satanic worshippers will begin attacking congregations and meetings. They will enter services in mass, spitting on people, urinating and performing lewd acts in order to humiliate the church. This practice will be publicized and glorified in the media until it becomes a fad among the cults. What begins as a few isolated incidents will soon become common throughout the world. The enemy’s strategy is to so utterly humiliate the church that it will retreat and go into hiding, thus thwarting the coming move of God.
It is an age old tactic of the enemy to try and devour what God is bringing forth while It is still in its infancy. We see this in Revelation 12: 1-6 as the dragon waited for the woman to give birth so that he might devour the child. We see this principle with the birth of Moses and the enemies attempt to destroy the deliverer by destroying the male infants of Israel. This was a prophetic parallel of the enemies strategy to destroy the infant Jesus in the same way. We also see this in his strategy to destroy a coming last day ministry through abortion. One of the greatest revivals in history began in 1988 and will explode in the early 90's. This present onslaught is a tactic of the enemy to derail it while it is still an infant. It is his strategy to make every believer in the earth embarrassed to just admit that they are a Christian, sending the church Into retreat just when she is about to make her greatest advance.
The Lord is using this onslaught for His own purposes. He is going to have a pure and holy church. In the first century church it was a noble thing to desire a position of leadership. Those who were then willing to be an overseer were putting their lives and families in jeopardy. This is still true throughout much of the world. In the west this position now has more in common with a corporate executive than its Biblical counterpart. Instead of having the same mind that was in Christ Jesus, who "emptied Himself.. and became of no reputation " , church leadership has often been used as one of the most vile forms of self-promotion and self-fulfillment. This is about to be forever changed.
There are sincere and devoted men of God in positions of leadership, but there are many who have attained these positions through political manipulation and self-promotion. To these church leadership is merely another profession, not a calling. These will not be able to stand the humiliation which is coming, fleeing to demonstrate that they were in fact only hirelings. Many of these will be guilty of at least some degree of the moral and ethical failings being exposed and will flee to try and avoid this exposure.
Some of those who were truly called and appointed by God will also be humiliated and found powerless at times to deal with the onslaught. But these will not run. Their failures will just make them more determined to know the truth of God's delegated authority over the evil one. By this they will be delivered from hindering delusions and begin to walk In a power and authority never before experienced. The enemies strategy of humiliating the saints into retreat will actually work to purify the ranks and inculcate in the faithful an unprecedented resolve.
The ranks of the church will be reduced to a Gideon's 300. Like Gideon's little band, who could no longer stand the humiliation of Israel at the hands of Midian, these will be pushed to the limit of what they can stand. They will then take their little lights and trumpets, and attack the entire camp of the enemy beginning the rout. Many of those who have departed out of fear and confusion, will then return, helping to complete the victory and bring in a great harvest. Everything that is lost to the enemy during his onslaught will be regained, and much much more.
The Lord has given this revelation "in order that no advantage be taken of us by Satan; for WE ARE NOT IGNORANT OF HIS SCHEMES" ( II Corinthians 2: 11). As sensational as this may presently seem, the Lord has revealed an unholy alliance which involves major denominations, criminal factions, even some government officials and agencies. The following is the scenario which is actually taking place:
Hundreds of millions of dollars stand to be made from the slanderous articles and transfer of property resulting from the failure of major ministries. Any time potential for this kind of money transfer arises evil men get Involved. There are pornography publishers who have a vendetta against specific ministries and Christians in general for costing them millions by having their works removed from some of their more effective outlets. These have been accumulating real information against some ministries; they have contrived false testimonies from paid witnesses against others. Their plan for releasing the stories is systematic and strategic for making the most on the publicity and the property transfers.
Some denominations have gotten involved seeing this as a chance to eliminate what they consider 'the fringe element" of Christianity. They feel that the popular evangelicals, charismatics and televangelists have deprived them of resources and support. Some of these denominational officials have no fear of God and know what they are doing. Others honestly feel that they are doing God a favor.
Some government officials and agencies see this humiliation of Christianity as a way to eliminate the tax exempt status of the Church, with popular support. This alone could erase the deficit without taxes. Almost every major church and ministry is soon to be the target of audits and investigations. Marry of these officials are sincere in wanting to eradicate impostors who bilk the public, and the government, of substantial resources. Others, some of whom will show increasingly pious facades, are out to destroy the conservative Christian political clout. Others are outright anti-Christ.
A number of prophets and ministers to whom the Lord has revealed this information, and who have faithfully begun to warn the church, have already had their lives and/or ministries threatened. Let us not be disturbed by these things. We are now coming to some of the most serious and difficult times in human history. As the prophet Daniel foretold:
"And forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation. "And by smooth words he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW GOD WILL DISPLAY STRENGTH AND TAKE ACTION. "And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, for many days" (Daniel 11: 31-33).
We live in enemy territory; "the whole world lies in the power of the evil one" (I John 5:19). We must not continue to judge each other by information received from the enemy’s own media. The love of many is about to grow cold. It is time for the faithful to walk by the Spirit and to know each other only after the Spirit. Let us not be beguiled from the simplicity of devotion to Christ. We must seek first His kingdom and His purposes. Those who follow the Lord out of selfish ambition, who make decisions because of personal or political consideration will soon betray the faith and the faithful.
One prophet was given by revelation the names, phone numbers and details concerning specific attacks upon ministries. He called the numbers and disclosed to players in these attacks that their plots were known. He then went to the ministries and other authorities disclosing these revelations. This caused considerable upheaval in the enemy's camp. and at least some measure of retreat. Whether the entire attack, or at least part of it. can be thwarted like this not known, and is unlikely. But his going on the offensive and attacking the enemy, with nothing personal to gain and at great personal risk is an example for us all. The Lord has given us this revelation so that we can "box and not just beat the air," but hit the enemy with every punch. We must fight for the truth and we must fight for our brothers, even those who have made mistakes. Let's not let the enemy shoot our wounded, and let's not kill them ourselves.
Those who are given understanding of the enemy’s schemes will be made primary targets for entrapments in order to discredit their warnings. Some will fall by the sword and imprisonment. But those who know their God will not retreat; they will "display strength and take action, regardless of the consequences". This is a war and there will be casualties. Those who fall by the sword and the entrapments, are martyrs to the Lord and He will keep that which they have entrusted to Him. We must not be concerned about what men, even the Church, may think of us. "The Lord knows those who are His." Those who are conformed to the image of the Lord's death, alone and deserted by even His own followers, will soon come again in the power of his resurrection. Those who give their lives will be seed for the greatest victory over evil and ingathering of souls ever accomplished through the church.