OpenHeaven.com - OpenHeaven.com Digest June 10, 2010

Worldwide Kingdom Awakening News and Views

Published by Ron & Barbara McGatlin - Basileia Publishing

In This Edition
1. The Nature of Kingdom Authority
2. Empowered Sons of God and Spiritual Pretenders
3. TOP NEWS Headlines

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1. The Nature of Kingdom Authority

By Kriston Couchey

THE PLACE OF GOD'S REIGN ON EARTH
And when he was asked of the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation; neither shall they say, Behold it here! or, Behold it there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
God has chosen one avenue of expressing Himself and His kingdom authority on the earth, and it is through the agent of mankind. We must understand clearly that the kingdom is not something that is separate from the work of God in and through men. The kingdom is expressed upon the earth through the faith, love, and obedience of men and women who have made heavenly Father the king of their hearts. Kingdom authority is established as the sons of God the Father are established in their proper places of influence and authority on the earth.

PLACES OF AUTHORITY IN THE HEAVENLIES
�In my Father�s house are many dwelling (ABIDING) places; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also...�~Jesus~
In this scripture, Jesus was not referring to a place we go when we die or get raptured. He was speaking to the disciples about the realm of the spirit IN Him in which each one has a place and a kingdom function. That place within His body is in reality a place of Divine Authority in the heavenlies. Our abiding place in Him is our inheritance as sons in His kingdom. We are the manifestation of His kingdom authority on earth; as we execute God's directives and instructions in the places of authority we have been given. God's purpose is that His kingdom be manifest on earth as it is in heaven as we exert kingdom authority in our "places". True kingdom authority is founded in the heavenly places where we are seated with Christ. From that place we have grace by the anointing of God to bring into order the places of authority on earth we have been entrusted with. The anointing teaches you to abide in the place IN HIM where you are anointed to walk in a sphere of kingdom authority.

THE ANOINTING TEACHES US
David was anointed to be in the "place" of king, and in that anointing he received the essence (the nature and authority) of God to rule the nation of Israel. His anointing to be the king was a stewardship that David did not just take for himself, he grew into as He learned to trust, love, and obey his God through life's trials. The anointing of God can come on us with authority for a task, but it must find a place IN us and teach us to find our place IN Him before we can walk fully in kingdom authority Father intends for us to walk in. Saul is a perfect example of having the anointing of a prophet come upon him, but he was not a willing vessel for the anointing to remain and abide. David on the other hand was a man after God's heart. Meaning; He allowed the anointing to teach him to be a vessel where the anointing of God could abide. David's prolific prophetic psalms are a testimony to the heart and struggles of a man whose heart was being molded after the heart of his God.

AUTHORITY FROM THE ANOINTING
The anointing of Holy Spirit gives authority. The anointing is the essence or reality of Christ in you that enables you to express His Nature and Divine Authority on the earth. Jesus said: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to... Preach... heal... set captives free, etc." It was the anointing by the Spirit that enabled Jesus to exercise kingdom authority. The kingdom of God will not manifest if you have not received from God the anointing to do what you do. Many labor in "places" and in dead systems God has not called them to function in, and there is no real authority that brings righteousness, joy, and peace into the places they are trying to function. We must understand clearly what we have been anointed to be and do, and ONLY be and do what we are anointed to be and do. Trying to function in anything we are not anointed to function in is being disobedient or obeying the wrong voice, and has no value in the kingdom of God.

WALKING IN TRUE AUTHORITY
Recognizing your place of authority in the kingdom is critical in this hour. Men and women are frustrated, defeated, and dry because they have not been taught to find their identity and place in the body of Christ. For many this is due to a false system of religion that teaches men and women that their function in the kingdom is little more then a pew warmer and cheerleader for hierarchal church leadership. Nothing is further from the truth. True kingdom leadership has the MANDATE to help you understand and walk in the place of kingdom authority prepared for you in Christ Jesus. If you consider yourself a fivefold or ascension gift person, this is your mandate: To equip people to be brought into the fullness of the Divine nature and Divine authority of Christ. The day of making personal kingdom servants out of God's people is over. God is using True leadership to bring people into THEIR inheritance and place of Kingdom authority. If you are in a situation where you don't know what your place in Christ is; seek the Lord to find that place, and ask Him to connect you with those given the grace to help you come into your place.

In Him
Kriston Couchey

http://my.opera.com/Boanerges/blog/

2. Empowered Sons of God and Spiritual Pretenders

By Ron McGatlin

The light becomes brighter as the darkness intensifies. God is calling for a people to come into a higher place of greater spiritual light and holiness. The call is going out for many to come into a fresh outpouring of the Spirit of God and be lifted higher.

There is a great need for mighty men and women of God to arise and throw off all restraints, laying aside all weights to allow the Spirit of Christ within to bring forth the ultimate works of the kingdom of God to overcome evil with good. The tide of darkness can only be stemmed by a massive turning of mankind back to Almighty God our creator. God will have a holy people to rule and reign with Him on earth as it is in heaven.

God is not preventing evil from destroying evil. There is no ultimate victory in ungodliness. The end of the evil destroyer is destruction. The end of the godly is victory and peace.

Deep darkness is spreading across the world. For many years the poison of spiritual darkness has been gushing into the world and infecting the nations. It is much like the gulf oil well that is gushing from the depths, spreading death across the gulf and the land.

There has been little restraining force to slow the flow of darkness that flows from the wellhead of mass media and secular humanistic education. Over the past century higher education systems became the training ground for godless people to spread the darkness through media, education, religion, and now government. All areas of societal life are now infiltrated with ungodly darkness.

There must be a response from those who will hear God�s call for a redemption generation and become fully connected into the ultimate dynamo of the power of God - a generation that will move by His Spirit with the authority of the throne of God in heaven.

The end is at hand for the lukewarm, half-hearted Christian era. The time of impure mixture and human hierarchical systems standing in the place of God in His temple (the hearts of His people) is ending. The corrupt Christian religious systems of spiritual pretenders that replaced the powerful reality of God in His people has not only failed to restrain evil, but has become so infected that it is a major stumbling block to those who seek the reality of God.

The Christian world is under siege and loosing ground rapidly. The all-powerful kingdom of God that is potentially available to every child of God is not present in Babylonian style religion. The power is not there to stop the intense false religious subversive armies from infiltrating and devouring the world.

Friends, I am not speaking doom and gloom. God is speaking clearly but few are hearing. A deep cloud of dark fog has induced deep slumber and acute deception has taken the hearts and minds of the people. Men and women of substance in the social and governmental order of the nations are embracing the darkness. They have been educated and trained in lies on a scale not seen since the dark ages. The foundation of the secular humanist, new agers, and all of the false eastern religionist is a boggy swamp of deception that is propagated by demonic spirits.

The inflamed false eastern religious political systems currently devouring the world like a biblical plague of locusts are actually being greeted and welcomed by the spiritual pretenders posing as Christian church and governments. The blind are leading the blind. The spiritual pretenders will soon meet their end. If you are pretending spirituality turn now, repent, and seek the reality of the true Spirit of God in Christ. Pluck out or cut off whatever you must to enter into real life of Christ in you by His Spirit.

There are NO political, diplomatic, or militant solutions to the worldwide gushing flow of darkness covering the masses like the blood-colored oil covering the waters of the gulf. The greatest minds and all the tactical technical maneuvers that man can come up with will not cleanse the hearts of people and stem the tide of spiritual darkness from devastating the lands with deadly contamination.

If you are reading this at the time of its writing, you live in the early part of the most extreme times ever upon earth. There have been many times of the same intensity but never as wide spread in such a vast population on this planet. The shear mass of this extremely intense season is unprecedented in history.

As intense as the darkness is the light of God is even more intense. Holy fire like lightening from heaven is implanted in descending clouds from heaven. The rolling lightening from heaven is available to roll across the land destroying evil and producing the greatest harvest ever.

Arise men and women of God, and be consumed in the fire of the Spirit of God. Become a living dynamo of the fire of God - empty of self and cleansed of darkness moving in the wind of the Spirit spreading fire across the land that shall not be quenched and will illuminate the world with the light of God. Now is the day of salvation now is the day to explode with the fire of God everywhere you go and with everyone you meet. Let the light of God shine while there is yet day for the night has come upon many but the darkness will not prevail with the light coming forth in full power of the love and wisdom of ALMIGHTY GOD.

IT IS NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT SAYS THE LORD.

Keep on pursuing love. It never fails
and His kingdom never ends.

Ron McGatlin

archive.openheaven.com
basileia@earthlink.net

3. TOP NEWS Headlines

South African Minister Credits 24-7 Prayer With 840,000 Salvations - 6/7/2010
That's the number of people Peter Sekhonyane says have come to Christ in the six years since churches in his area began leading 24/7 prayer watches. The total includes 190 former witch doctors. The evangelist, who lives near Johannesburg, reports 7,800 watches have been started in local churches since 2004. He also says 246 marriages have been restored. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32808&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

One Million 'March for Jesus' in Brazil - 6/6/2010
An estimated one million Evangelical Christians rallied in Brazil for the 18th annual March for Jesus event in Sao Paulo. The event unites Evangelicals in the largest Roman Catholic country. Sao Paulo is one of the world's biggest cities with over 10 million residents. In recent decades, Evangelical churrches have grown rapidly in Brazil to become a major influence. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32792&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Member of Parliament: Execute Those Christians! - 6/5/2010
A member of parliament in Afghanistan has called for the public execution of Christians, sending many members of the faith into hiding over concern for their lives. The official, Abdul Sattar Khawasi, is deeply disturbed by a TV video showing men being baptized and praying in Farsi. The government is also investigating two church-related humanitarian groups. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32772&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Oil Spill Prayer Chain Stretches Across Mississippi Beach - 6/7/2010
Christians along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are turning to their faith as they see the impact of the oil spill in nearby Louisiana. Thousands of believers joined to form a 26-mile prayer chain in Gulfport, asking God to protect the people and beaches in Mississippi. The fight appears effective so far. The governor says very little oil has shown up in his state. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32810&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Grand Finale in Kiev Ukraine - CfaN - 6/9/2010
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke finished preaching the Gospel here in Kiev, Ukraine and the response was overwhelming. This concludes our final open-air evangelistic meeting here and, as usual, we are returning home rejoicing with the many souls that found salvation and healing this week through the power of the cross. Thank you for your ongoing prayers and financial support. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32828&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Indonesia's 'Religious Revolution - 6/10/2010
Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and nowhere is Islam more devoutly followed than in the province of Aceh. Last year, a bill was introduced there allowing adulterers, homosexuals and other religious offenders to be put to death by stoning. But the strict and often harsh Islamic practices have young Indonesians questioning their faith. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32845&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Christians Under Pressure in Afghanistan - 6/8/2010
Christians in Afghanistan are urging prayer following a recent crack down on believers in the country. Afghan authorities have suspended the work of two Christian foreign aid groups after photos of worshippers praying and getting baptized appeared on the Internet. The photos weren't connected to the groups, however, it sparked a debate in parliament. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32821&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Florida Enacts Legislation Protecting Private Prayer in Schools - 6/7/2010
The bill is thought to be a response to a controversy involving the Santa Rosa County School District. That's where employees have said they had to hide in closets to pray, even for emergencies. The new law liberalizes free expression. A public advocacy group is hoping to overturn a consent decree that was formulated to censor prayer in the district two years ago. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32809&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Christian Police Transform Community Through God - 6/4/2010
Back in 1997, Brazilians were outraged by the televised scenes of police brutality in Sao Paulo. The city was also plagued by extreme poverty. But two officers were so saddened by the plight of the homeless that they made a pact. Major Alexander Terra and Lieutenant Joel Rocha promised to pray together each week. Today, the Christian Officers Association has 1500 members. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32756&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

McDonald's Ad Promotes Teenage Homosexuality in France - 6/4/2010
Maybe its because homosexual activists are more consistent with pressuring big corporations than are pro-family forces. Now that word has leaked out about what McDonalds is doing in France, the ad has backfired. Homosexual activists in the US complain the fast food giant is pandering to gays overseas while ignoring them in America. Pro-family people are also upset. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32757&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Attorney for Rifqa Bary Pleads Not Guilty to Releasing Confidential Information - 6/4/2010
Rifqa's father, Mohamed Bary, says Angela Lloyd released phone numbers, birth dates and other information from a Children Services investigation. Bary is trying to regain custody of his 17 year-old daughter, who ran away in fear of her life. Lloyd could be incarcerated and fined for the fourth-degree misdemeanors. The lawyer contends she did nothing illegal. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32758&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Evangelist Befriends Terrorists, Wins More than 400 to Jesus - 6/5/2010
Kelechi Okengwu's weapons consist only of the Bible, unconditional love and lots of fasting and prayer. In a typical outdoor campus meeting, he will preach the gospel and then ask if any of the campus militants will surrender their lives to Christ and leave their gangs. The power of God always shows up. Kelechi Okengwu has taught me to face my fears. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32767&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Christians and Jews Unite to Protest Comedy Central Jesus Cartoon - 6/5/2010
Citizens Against Religious Bigotry is hoping to stop "J.C." from hitting the airwaves. The coalition of conservative Protestants and Catholics, as well as Orthodox Jews, says it's organizing an advertiser boycott. A previous outcry pressured Comedy Central to drop a satire of Mohammed. "J.C." is produced by Reveille, the company behind "The Office" and "The Biggest Loser." Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=32769&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

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