Prayer and Fasting- Dutch Sheets
My intention is not to offend or inflame others who do not believe as I do. I do not even know if this is the appropriate place to post this. Personally, I will be praying for the success of this venture. I may even fast.
Blessings as you strike the scales of justice,
Chuck D. Pierce
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January 18, 2005
Dear Intercessors,
At a recent meeting of prophets in Colorado Springs, convened by Peter Wagner, a consensus came that there needed to be a heightened level of intercession for the nation, especially the courts, over the next few days and weeks. This was then confirmed by a dream about Lou Engle and me which I will share with you momentarily.
First, let me give you a little background information on what Lou Engle is doing. (You can go to his website at www.thecallrevolution.com for a more detailed presentation of Lou's plans.) God has given Lou and his team of intercessors several dreams and prophetic words which indicate that he is to start a house of prayer in Washington D.C. That is beginning this week, although Lou also did a several week prayer focus there leading up to the elections. His focus will be the courts, especially the overturning of Roe v Wade. I am partnering with Lou in this effort as is Mike Bickle and several other leaders. I will be with Lou this Thursday night for a special meeting at which time I will be helping to launch this new effort. The timing of that has to do with this prayer alert and the dream that was shared with Lou and me.
Here are the primary details of the dream: Lou and I were in a building together; it was some sort of a banquet atmosphere and setting. Lou was talking to people around him about prayer and fasting but he was for the most part ignored. I was talking to individuals and they were listening to me. Lou was growing frustrated that the people around him were not listening to his passion about praying and fasting, but rather were just chattering and eating. I handed him something that the person having the dream could not see and said, "Here Lou, if you will strike this, they will listen to you." I also handed him a conductor's wand with which to strike the instrument. Lou did this and the sound reverberated through the room and everyone began to pay close attention to him. When he turned back around to me, what he was striking could be seen and it was the scales of justice. He then looked at me and said, "This crescendo will reach its fullness on March the first."
Here are some insights that we feel are significant from this dream. Obviously the scales of justice are confirmation that this is the issue we must focus on now. Secondly the fact that they had to be struck pictures intercession (the Hebrew word for intercession is paga, which means to "strike the mark". Thirdly, the conductor's wand indicates agreement since the Greek word for agreement is sumphoneo, from which we get our word symphony. The fact that Lou and I were together and I handed him these things obviously indicates a need for our partnering.
The date March 1 we believe is very significant. Though the number 40 was not in the dream, if you back up 40 days from March the first, it is this Thursday night, which is also the night that I was to speak for Lou in Washington DC and help launch this new effort. And it is Inauguration Day. We believe something is to be launched in the spirit this Thursday, Inauguration Day. A massive effort of prayer and fasting for 40 days which will culminate on February 28 and break through in the heavenlies causing a crescendo in the spirit by March 1. This week also is the week that Norma McCorvey (Roe in Roe v Wade) is re-filing her case with the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn abortion rights. We feel that this timing is significant also.
We also believe that the end of the 40 days on 2/28 is symbolic of Joel 2:28. You can read this passage yourself, but we believe this 40 day period is a Joel fast to raise up a Joel's army and will create a great breakthrough and outpouring of God's Spirit in the land.
Please pass the word on this to all intercessors that you know. Please join us from this Thursday, January 20 through February 28 and let's strike in intercession the scales of justice and believe for breakthrough by March 1. Fast as the Lord leads you, special prayer meetings would be wonderful, night watches would be appropriate. This should be an all out assault on this issue of abortion and the courts. Let's strike the scales with agreement and believe for a crescendo by March 1.
God bless you,
Dutch Sheets
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