October 21, 2000:

Today is the eighth day of assembly known as the Feast of Conclusion which follows the seven days of Tabernacles (Succoth). It is a day of rejoicing over the word of the Lord. The number eight signifies new beginnings. On this, the eighth day, the old is passing away (in conclusion) and the new is springing forth.

Isaiah 42:9, "Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."

The church has entered into the third day, the third 1,000 years after the birth of Christ. The third day is one of resurrection power. It was on the third day that Christ arose from the dead, and Romans 6:5 tells us that we (the church) "shall be in the likeness of His resurrection (power)." The third day will be the day when the church, as a body, begins to operate in the fullness of power and, thereby, fulfill John 14:12 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father."

The third day will be the day of Christ's power that David spoke of in Psalm 110:3. The church will begin to rule over Satan's kingdom as the rulers of darkness are defeated by those who receive revelation of God's present purpose.

Psalm 110:1-3 "The LORD said to my Lord, 'Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power; in the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth."

This will be a year of spiritual confrontation in the likeness of Elijah's victory over Jezebel's prophets (1 Kings chapter 18). The rod of authority will be given to the present day Elijah Company, and they will rule in the midst of their enemies.

Psalm 23:5, "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over."

This will be a time of great victory for the church (the called-out ones) as they go from glory to glory and victory to victory.

Isaiah 60:1-2, "Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the LORD will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you."

The Lord has shown me seven things that will be taking place in this coming year. They are as follows:

1. Deep Darkness Shall Cover the Earth: We are in the time of the Great Falling Away. 1 Timothy 4:1-2, "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron." Many will fall away in this coming year. 2 Peter 3:17, You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked."

Satan will intensify his assault against truth, and false doctrine will be reinforced and promoted by those who are taken by the spirit of deception. The spirit of deception (error) will find a stronghold in all of those who hold to any position of self-agenda and self-promotion.

A warning to the prophetic community -- those who operate in the prophetic as the elect which may be deceived must set a watch and discern the spirit of error and the Spirit of Truth. Prophetic people are used to operating in the spirit realm. Those who continue to operate in the gifts of the Spirit for selfish purposes will now be given over to deception, and they will speak as the world does...through a spirit of divination.

1 John 4:5-6, "They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error."

2. Revelation Knowledge Shall Increase: Great darkness shall cover the earth, but the glory of the Master (Jesus) shall produce a great light (revelation) on those who do the will of the Father. These are the sons and daughters of glory who, in the likeness of Jesus, will not hold to any form of self agenda. These are those who will be about the Father's business and not their own.

The mysteries of God will be revealed (completed). Revelation 10:7, "But in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets. Before the seventh angel sounds his trumpet, the mysteries of God (those things still sealed [unopened] in the written word) will be declared by the Lord's prophets who serve only Him who holds the key of David.

3. The Gatekeepers: The Son of David who has the key of David (Revelation 3:7) will appoint some spiritual gatekeepers according to Isaiah 22:20-22, "Then it shall be in that day, that I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe and strengthen him with your belt; I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem And to the house of Judah. The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; so he shall open, and no one shall shut; and he shall shut, and no one shall open." Eliakim means "God is setting up." Hilkiah means "God is protecting."

Isaiah chapter 22 is the Lord's burden (prophecy) against the Valley of Vision. This prophecy is against the church (as well as Israel). Those who have departed from the vision or pattern shown to the church. The Book of Acts is the vision given to the church. This vision has been cast aside, and man's vision in the guise of denominations has been established as the abomination which makes desolate. This desolation has produced powerlessness in healing the sick, casting out devils and preaching the word.

The prophecy in Isaiah 22 tells us that God is going to replace those who have hewn out a place for themselves in ministry. He says their ministries will become a tomb, and the Lord will "violently" drive these unfaithful stewards out of their offices. He will then appoint those that He is now setting up and establishing. These are the sons of God that He is now preparing and protecting. And, to them He will give the keys of David, and they will be gatekeepers in the Tabernacle of David that is now being rebuilt (Acts 15:16-17).

The gatekeepers will open the treasuries of God and bring forth the Master's instructions and provision for these end times (1 Chronicles 9:22-27). The gatekeepers will also close the gates and forbid the enemy from entering into the holy places. They will be like Elijah opening and closing heaven's gates. James 5:17-18, "Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit."

4. The Manchild: Much of the revelation that is received is progressive. Last year I prophesied the birthing of the manchild (and assumed that the whole child would be birthed at once. Later on this year, the Lord said that only the head of the manchild is out of the birth canal. The manchild is the company of apostles and prophets now being birthed by the woman (church) who will establish apostolic government (foundation) in the church. The foundation is Christ's doctrine as confirmed by the Spirit of Truth and will be established by the mouth of the apostles and confirmed by the prophets.

The head represents: The seeing (eyes/vision) or perceiving of the apostolic/prophetic manchild which is coming forth; The hearing (ears) represents the ability to hear the voice of the Lord as to His purposes for the manchild; The mouth represents the speaking forth by apostolic power the word of the Lord as the manchild is spoken into being; The nose represents the ability to receive the breath of the Holy Spirit which gives life to the manchild.

In this coming year we shall see the shoulders of the manchild come forth. Isaiah 22:22, "The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open." The shoulders represent the place of divine authority on which apostolic government will be established in the church. Remember Isaiah 9:6, "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulders."

This is the Father's purpose for the manchild -- to establish divine government and apostolic power in the church in the likeness of Jesus Christ as the Head of the church. Once the shoulders come forth then the body will quickly follow the shoulders.

Isa 66:7-9, "Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children. Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?" says the LORD. "Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?" says your God.

5. The Transference of Wealth: This will be the year that wealth transference begins to take place. This transference has been prophesied for several years now, but this coming year (2001) it will actually begin to take place. The Lord will raise up certain gatekeepers who will open the treasuries of the Lord who has laid up the wealth of the wicked for the righteous.

Isaiah chapter 22 is the prophecy of the gatekeepers now being raise up to build the Tabernacle of David. In Isaiah 22:15-19 the Lord tells us that the unfaithful stewards (NKJ) that will be removed from office are treasurers(KJ). So some of those given the keys of David (verse 22) will open the treasuries of the unfaithful and the unsaved and bring forth funds to be used for the rebuilding of the Tabernacle of David (faithful ministries).

Isaiah chapter 23 is the prophecy against Tyre who represents Satan and those who are in league with him through disobedience to the Lord.

Isaiah 23:1-5, "The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no harbor; from the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. And on great waters the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the River, is her revenue; and she is a marketplace for the nations. Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea has spoken, The strength of the sea, saying, "I do not labor, nor bring forth children; Neither do I rear young men, Nor bring up virgins." When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre.

Ezekiel 28:11-19 makes it clear that the king of Tyre is Satan. This is what the prophet Isaiah says about the wealth that Tyre has gathered. Isaiah 23:18," Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the LORD; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing." These funds will be distributed to "those who dwell before the Lord" to do all of His will. Those who eat sufficiently (feast on His word) will have the provision that they need to carry out the assignments given to them by the Lord. The fine clothing first speaks of those who wear robes of righteousness (Revelation 19:8), but it also speaks of the material needs that are necessary to equip the body of Christ to do the work of the Master in these end times.

6. The Cities of Refuge: In this coming year we will begin to see the reality of the establishment of the cities of refuge. The cities of refuge will be spiritual environments in certain geographic areas which will become the physical manifestation of the Tabernacle of David (the house of David) in the earth. These cities of refuge will have spiritual walls of protection around them as established by the Spirit of the Lord.

Ezekiel 48:35, "All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD Is THERE."

The most important aspect of these cities is "the Lord is there." He will be there to protect His people and provide for them in these end times. Psalm 9:9, "The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble." And, because the Lord will be there, the manifest presence of the Lord will create a spiritual atmosphere that will facilitate the spiritual equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:12).

Much of the transference of wealth will be for the purpose of establishing these cities of refuge. The gatekeepers will identify these cities and open the gates of provision that are necessary to establish these cities. To many, these cities will become the spiritual habitations that reveal the secret place of the Most High. Psalm 91 tells of all the benefits that belong to those who are looking for the city that God is building.

7. The Beginning of Sorrows: (Matthew 24:8) In December of 1999 my wife (Marsha Burns) had a vision of a three-ring circus. In the vision was a man riding a unicycle carrying a red, Y2K banner. In the first was a high-wire act. As the cyclist was going out, the high-wire performers were beginning to come down, and a lion and a bear were moving to the center ring for a wrestling match. The cyclist sets the time as the end of year 2,000. The high-wire act represents the stock market with it's high fliers coming down, and the lion (Israel) and the bear (Ezekiel chapter 38 company)--the Palestinians, Persia and friends, with Russia's backing and weaponry, which is Gog and Magog, are moving towards center stage.

These events are a sign of the beginning of sorrows that shall come upon the whole earth. These events signal the beginning of economic problems that will become more pronounced as 2001 proceeds. The Oslo Peace Accord is history, and the Middle East conflict will escalate until Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 are fulfilled.

Marsha saw in her vision the four horses of the apocalypse waiting in the wings. (Revelation 6:1-8). The beginning of sorrows will now increase in intensity like the birth pangs that come upon a woman who is about to deliver. Once the wrestling match is over and the lion (who represents Israel) defeats the bear, then it will be time for the horses to come into the ring, and the final event will begin.

These are the seven things that the Spirit says to the church. Today is the Feast of Conclusion, and seven is God's number of completion. The events of the past are behind us (brought to conclusion), and now the events of the future shall unfold.

May we be found rejoicing over the Master's words, and may He give us ears to hear so that we are prepared for that which is now to come in this New Year. Amen.