HEAVEN IS RELEASING NEW ASSIGNMENTS--PICK UP YOUR MANTLE by Matt Sorger 10/19 on: Today at 12:25:30am
October 19, 2007

Matt Sorger:

"HEAVEN IS RELEASING NEW ASSIGNMENTS--PICK UP YOUR MANTLE"

"Never forget that mantles always have a price. Salvation is free, but the weight of His glory will cost you something."

THE MANTLE ROOM OF HEAVEN

I was recently caught up into a Heavenly visitation during one of our "Awakening Gatherings." That morning, as I stood to the pulpit to preach, I was instantly brought into an "open-eyed vision" where I was taken to a room in Heaven. Peering through the door, I could see many robe-like garments hanging along the wall. As I entered into the room, I could see that these garments were different sizes and patterned with many different colors. I intuitively knew that this was the "Mantle Room of Heaven." The Lord spoke to my heart, telling me that these garments were mantles He created and prepared for His people to wear on the earth. They would empower His children to fulfill their Heavenly callings and mandates.

In my vision of the Mantle Room, I saw that not one of these mantles were the same. Each was a unique size and color. I understood that God did not want carbon copies, but originals. He has a unique mantle made just for you. God does not want you to pattern yourself after another person or ministry. He wants you to be uniquely you. There is an aspect of His nature and power that He wants to display through your life. Each mantle, when worn by an individual on the earth, expresses a unique facet of God's nature and glory in Heaven.

Get ready! Some of these mantles are right now hovering over the Church and are about to be released in the earth. God is looking for those He can place them on. Some mantles will resemble things we have seen and are familiar with, while others will empower people to do things that have never been done before this time in history! God is looking for those He can anoint with fresh oil.

NEW MANTLES ARE ABOUT TO BE RELEASED

In a recent dream, the Lord showed me one of the mantles about to be released over the corporate Body of Christ. In my dream, I was in a house full of people. I heard a knock at the door and went to open it. When I opened the door, a very elderly woman was standing there. She could barely stand and looked like she was just about to pass over into eternity. I instantly recognized her. She was a very old "Kathryn Kuhlman." I reached down and put my arms under her, picked her up and carried her into the house. As I stepped over the threshold into the house, I awoke from my sleep. --End of dream.

For weeks I prayed over this dream, asking God for understanding. As I waited on the Lord, He began to unfold its meaning to me.

The Lord used the picture of Kathryn Kuhlman (along with her age) to symbolically speak to me. Once again, there is about to be released over the Church, a mantle that is similar to the one this great woman of God wore. Not only will it release mass miracles, but it is deeply connected to our level of intimacy with the Person of the Holy Spirit. It is a mantle of extraordinary power as well as deep intimacy with God. This mantle releases creative miracles as the atmosphere of Heaven is released in and over our lives. This type of mantle will not just cover one or two. God is wanting to release it over the Corporate Body. But it does require something....

It requires a life of complete surrender, obedience and death to self. It requires a lifestyle of deep communion with God. This mantle is being made available to all who want it and are willing to pay the price that goes along with it. Never forget that mantles always have a price. Salvation is free, but the weight of His glory will cost you something. With power comes responsibility. The heavier the mantle God gives you, the more dead to self you must be.

We can see the weight of responsibility that goes along with receiving a mantle in Numbers 11:17. The Lord said to Moses, "I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone." Not only was the "authority" of Moses transferred to 70 people, the "responsibility" of bearing the burden of the people came with it.

BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME

In my dream, it was significant that I had to pick Kathryn Kuhlman up. When God releases a mantle, we must pick it up! There is an action required on our part. When the mantle fell from Elijah, Elisha had to bend down and pick up that mantle. When he did, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. Elisha had to be in the right place at the right time to receive that mantle. It required persistence, determination and faithfulness on his part so he would be correctly positioned to receive the mantle when the time came for it to be released.

The same is true for us. It does matter where you are and who you are hanging out with! Some visitations from the Lord require you being in a specific place at a specific time. It is crucial that we are where God wants us to be, so that He can visit us in such a way to release the new mantles He has for us.

I know each time I have received a mantle from the Lord, it has been in a specific place and time. Each time I was exactly where the Spirit wanted me to be. For example, the Lord led me to be in Moriah Chapel in Wales during the 100-year anniversary of the Welsh Revival. It was during this special time of prayer and seeking the Lord that I had a deep encounter with the "Revival Mantle." I could physically feel a blanket-like garment being draped over my legs and around my waist. God gave me a very deep revelation on the true meaning of revival, but that is for another article.

Another time I was in Europe, ministering with an evangelist friend in Estonia, who was doing some large evangelistic crusades when the "Mass Crusade Mantle" came upon me. I was standing on the platform when it happened. The anointing for miracles and mass salvation came into the meeting. As I was standing on the right side of the platform, it felt like someone placed a blanket over my head, shoulders and arms. There was a new mantle for mass crusades being placed on my life. This mantle was released in the midst of the glorious atmosphere of a mass crusade meeting. I was in the right place at the right time. Just three months later, I held my first mass crusade in India. Multitudes were saved, healed of sickness and delivered from demonic oppression!

WHAT TYPES OF MANTLES CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE?

I want to briefly share with you four mantles that we can expect to see released in this next season. This is by no means an exclusive list. There are many other mantles to pick up and receive besides the four I am about to share. I simply want to highlight some of the mantles the Lord has highlighted to me.

The first is connected to the dream I had concerning Kathryn Kuhlman. This mantle is a "Mantle of Glory and Creative Miracles." It will bring a keen sensitivity to the Person of the Holy Spirit and will release amazing signs and wonders, not just inside church buildings, but everywhere His people carry His glory. The Lord recently spoke to me that He was raising the standard in the healing movement once again. Matthew 12:15 says, "He healed them ALL."

This outpouring will release an even greater wave of signs and wonders, not just in the church services, but in the marketplace. God is looking for vessels He can endue with power out in the marketplace. We will see "backyard miracles" in mass--miracles in the homes, in the workplace, out on the streets, in the hospitals and in the malls. We will see creative miracles everywhere God's people go, releasing the power of the Kingdom into this present age.

The second is a "Mantle of Mass Deliverance." Not only will we see mass miracles, but there is also a wave of mass deliverance coming. People that have struggled in areas of their lives for years will receive breakthrough as the fire of deliverance is released into their lives. I encourage you to pray this prayer, "Lord, uncover and expose every area of darkness in my heart." As you do, God will release by His Spirit, a deep deliverance in your life.

Just as the Lord delivered Israel out of the hands of the Egyptians in mass, so God will deliver His people in mass. And we are not coming out empty-handed. This is where we will see the supernatural divine transfer of wealth which the prophets have been proclaiming. Mass deliverance is connected to the release of this divine transfer (see Exodus 3:20-22).

The third is a "Mantle of Supernatural Favor." God is placing mantles of favor upon His children in this hour. It's the type of favor that God placed on Isaac as he was taking possession of the land of his inheritance in Genesis 26. As he contended for what God said was his, the Lord eventually even caused his enemies to want to be at peace with him. Isaac eventually came into a place of total fulfillment and rest as he dug a well and called the name of the place Beersheba, meaning "Well of the Seven." Seven speaks of "fulfillment, completion and rest." Favor makes a way where there seems to be no way and causes you to receive all God has for you.

The fourth is a "Media Mantle." We will see a "Media Revival" with a move of God spreading through the airwaves. The Lord spoke to me that He is raising up TV networks that will help facilitate this end time move of God. GodTV is one of those networks. But there are more. Jesus will even be glorified over the secular networks! God is placing Media Mantles on people who will glorify His name through various media outlets.

As we move into this next season, I encourage you to stay sensitive to the voice of the Spirit as He leads you into times of prayer and waiting on Him. This will prepare you to be fully ready for all that He wants to release in and through your life. Get ready to pick up your mantle!


Matt Sorger




5 PROPHECY: / Praise and Devotionals / LESSONS ON BEING A DOORKEEPER by Sandy Warner 10/19 on: Today at 12:23:31am
Lessons On Being A Doorkeeper
by Sandy Warner
www.thequickenedword.com


Experience: LESSONS ON BEING A DOORKEEPER



During a semi private prayer meeting this weekend, I heard a couple things from the Lord and I felt a hesitation in my spirit that I should share all. I was trying to seek what He wanted me to do, when I was called upon to share what I had received. I was hesitant and didnt have a settled peace in sharing. But because I felt pressure under the spotlight, I went ahead and shared a matter of concern that I received. I realized I should NOT have shared all of it until after I had started, because it caused confusion, but instead I should have waited to share it privately later. When I tried to back out, it made the situation worse.



ANSWER TO MY PRAYER: As I was trying to back out, two people at the very same time said out loud with the same tone of voice, “Protect the body!” I realized that it was my responsibility as a doorkeeper to share what I had received. Part of what we do as doorkeepers, is close the door on things that are unsafe among the sheep. It was a fabulous confirmation that it was acceptable to share my concern. However pastor and I decided that the part that I wanted to hold back I could share privately later.





LESSON: It was a very good lesson for me that just because we receive something, doesnt mean it is the right time and place to share it. I would have saved a lot of personal remorse (afterwards) if I had simply not said anything, waited and prayed about seeking a private time to share it.



The following are really good scriptures on being a doorkeeper:



Matt 7:13-20

"Enter by the narrow gate ; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.



15 You Will Know Them by Their Fruits



(Matt 12:33; Luke 6:43-45) NKJV

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.



John 10:1-15 NKJV

"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door , but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." 6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.



Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door . If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.



REVELATION: It occurred to me that the Lord was sharing a deeper revelation about learning to be a doorkeeper. Prior to this, we were breaking the curses of witchcraft during prayer meeting and the Lord led me to read the following out loud while all were praying. At the exact moment, both pastor and I said “Righteousness” at the same time. If I had not been so shocked and stopped reading, we also would have said judgment at the same time because he said the same two words back to back in 2 sentences. This is the sentence I was reading:



Ps 36:6 NKJV

Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep;



PRAYER OVER CURSES FROM WITCHCRAFT

Ps 36:12 NLT

Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God to restrain them. 2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. 3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do what is good. 4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their course of action is never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.



5 Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. 6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD. 7 How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. 8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your rivers of delight. 9 For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. 10 Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts.



11 Don't let the proud trample me; don't let the wicked push me around. 12 Look! They have fallen! They have been thrown down, never to rise again.



STRONG WORD: Twice, the Lord was emphasizing His Word to us through exact “in synch” spoken words by two people at the same time. First through pastor and I: Righteousness and Judgment, then another two people, Protect the Body! As doorkeepers, we need to wait upon the Lord carefully for confirmation as to what and who passes through the door to the sheep. Because the Lord is giving authority to judge and judging without love, wisdom, discernment and knowledge can become deadly.



RIGHTEOUSNESS

OT:6666

OT:6666 tsedaqah (tsed-aw-kaw'); from OT:6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):

KJV - justice, moderately, right (-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).



JUDGMENT

mishpat

OT:4941 mishpat (mish-pawt'); from OT:8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or [participant's] divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:



KJV - adversary, ceremony, charge, crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just (-ice, -ly), (manner of) law (-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, worthy, wrong.





6 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / DON'T HESITATE FOR A SECOND! by Frances Lloyd 10/19 on: Today at 12:22:11am
Don't Hesitate For a Second!
by Frances Lloyd
Daily Golden Footprints

Friday, October 19, 2007



Don't hesitate for a second! Keep standing on what God has promised to you! (Galatians 5:1) Don't back up from that promise that God has given you. Has He not said it and will He not do it? (Numbers 23:19)



Don't consider all that has happened around you in the natural. Even now your physical surroundings show no evidence of God's manifestation for you. And yet, He is saying to you, don't stagger, don't back up, don't let up from your faith. Keep calling it done. Keep thanking Him for the answer. He is well able to perform it. (Jeremiah 32:27) Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? He holds the hearts of kings in His hands. He can turn them in any direction. Hold on to His promise to you. Not only can He perform it, but He is performing it even now.



(Romans 4:20) He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

(Romans 4:21) And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

(Romans 4:22) And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.





In Him,

Pastor/Prophetess Frances Lloyd




7 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / DON'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED by Marsha Burns 10/19 on: Today at 12:20:36am
Small Straws In A Soft Wind
Don't Take Anything for Granted
by Marsha Burns

- - October 19, 2007: Beloved, don't take anything for granted. Things are not as they seem. Hide yourself in the safety of My presence, and be alert to My instruction. Listen for My voice to give direction and to guide you through this unsettling time. Guard against becoming afraid, and establish yourself in the faith that I will hide you under the shadow of My wings. I am your refuge and your place of protection from danger and distress. Be at peace, says the Lord.

Psalm 17:8-13 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings, from the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me. They have closed up their fat hearts; with their mouths they speak proudly. They have now surrounded us in our steps; they have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth, as a lion is eager to tear his prey, and like a young lion lurking in secret places. Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword.

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5 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / I AM COMING by Karla Hawthorne 10/19 on: Today at 08:25:13am
Started by HEAVENS THUNDER | Last post by HEAVENS THUNDER
I AM Coming
By Karla Hawthorne

"Many believe their way is the 'right way' or the 'only way', but I say 'My way is the right and only way'!! Rest in me and know that I AM always in control. Nothing happens that I do not allow or orchestrate. Trust me that the day approaches and is already here when events shall transpire that shall confound the wise, but you will not be one who is confused, as you are one who who hears my voice and knows my heart. Tho trouble is on the horizon, even at the door, this shall not touch you. Know in the depths of your being, I am on my way. I am coming sooner then many believe. I Am coming!"

"And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see me, the Son of Man, sitting at God's right hand in the place of power and coming back on the clouds of heaven." Mark 14:62


2 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / REFUGE by Ras Robinson 10/19 on: Today at 10:09:56am
Started by HEAVENS THUNDER | Last post by HEAVENS THUNDER
WHAT THE LORD IS SAYING TODAY – October 19, 2007 – “Refuge”
Ras Robinson
Oct 19 2007 12:28PM


October 19, 2007 (English y en Espanol-al final). Refuge. You are already with Me wherever I am and I am forever with you. Why would you want to flee like a bird to the mountain? The enemy of your soul would like you to flee from the presence of the Lord to find safety. He has contrived a false place of safety as his lure to you. His plans are not for your safety but for your destruction. Turn now and forget the lures of this world. You have found all the safety you will ever need in Me. Take your place here beside me and hide under that shadow of My wings, says the Lord. Refuge.

Psalms 11:1 "In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain."

"I'm just setting there, soaking up the sun and feeling the wind, and praising God!! For no reason at all, and for every reason there could possibly be! I was just enjoying myself, and taking in God's creation and grinning my head off, so thought I'd share."


Yesterday, I also felt like I was soaring on the Wind! Was heading to get the oil changed when I landed at McDonalds and the Lord surprized me with a "Divine encounter"...... It was like He lifted me up, taking me where He will, when He will--His will. Then, He sets my feet upon holy ground, and says, "Occupy." To make a long story short (nutshell)....something happened to show me how fast my circumstances can change! Do not resist the wind, for it insists upon change and many will be "unstuck" by its forcefulness. No matter what circumstances we are in, the Lord wants to lift us up and take us out. Change is coming. The winds are coming and the seasons are changing. The winds are coming to move and to shake those things that have been still. The winds are going to make some that have been so comfortable in their positions move. He has not called anyone to become complacent and comfortable to the point of dormancy. When the winds of change come, go with the flow of the Holy Spirit. Let's let the Lord's breath blow on our garden!

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. John 3:8