All abominations produce generational curses. So distasteful to God that He calls them abominable.

To those of you reading this right now, you might have never connected these seven to initiating a curse but Scripture is clear, they can and will cause a curse to be activated. Repentance is necessary to see these generational curses broken, and they are not to be taken lightly as they have major consequences and implications that can last for generations.

That’s why it’s so important to break these curses, something I discuss in the hit movie Come Out in Jesus Name. For now, let’s dive in and look at the seven abominations that are proven to bring generational curses.

“There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers” (Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV).

1. Haughty eyes – In the above passage the term “haughty eyes” denotes the act of looking down on people. The Hebrew word for haughty is denotes: arrogant, conceited, pompous. So, to have haughty eyes is viewing oneself as better than others. This can be for many reasons, finances, family pedigree, education, etc. Where one feels better than someone else.

2. Lying tongue – Bearing false witness about oneself. Usually directed as misleading others about oneself. Everyone lies, and usually some lies can be perceived as lies and are quickly not believed by the hearers. but then, there are some lies spoken by individuals that who whole cultures and systems are built around them.

3. Shedding innocent blood – The shedding of innocent blood goes beyond abortion. Though abortion fits in the above sin and will produce a generational curse (abortion is murder) it is much more. History shows that the murder of innocent people has been around a long time. From the murder of Uriah the Hittite (when David murdered him to cover up his sin of adultery with his wife). The murder of Naboth when Jezebel had hired accusers to have him killed, in order to take his vineyard to give it to her husband King Ahab.

This particular killing moved heaven so much that God had had enough of Jezebel and began laying out a plan to kill her. On the day when King Ahab went to claim his vineyard for himself, the Lord told Ahab through the prophet Elijah “I’m going to kill you and your wife Jezebel” (1 Kings 21:1-25). All throughout history we find the shedding the innocent blood, even as going as far back as Cain and Abel. Actually, Cain’s sin in shedding his brother’s innocent blood caused the Lord to curse Cain.

4. Wicked plans – This is particular sin takes on a different form. As its more strategic plan in place for some future benefit. Some plans can take decades to come to take effect. There are evil regimes and governments that set plans in order that in the future, they become the sole benefactors of such plans. Whole countries are dominated by such wicked plans. Thus, generations of poverty are created. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any curses where wicked plans have been in effect in your family bloodline and begin the process of breaking them.

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5. Running to evil – Today’s society is given over to quickly running to do evil without first investigating. People on social media are quick to heckle, criticize, defame each other without considering who its affecting. If you’re a person given over to gossip against a person, are you quick to join others in conversation that isn’t pleasing to God? Do you have inexplicable enjoyment of watching the demise of others around you, or does your family history show this particular pattern of behavior in family members?

Heaven requires us to think on things that are lovely, true, full of virtue and praise.

6. False witness – The word translated as “false” is a Hebrew word implying intentional falsification or deception. It assumes a deliberate desire to mislead or distort information, presumably for one’s own selfish gain or profit.

All false witnessing is a lie, but not all lies are false witnesses in the sense that not all lies affect the reputation of other persons and the judgment of that person in the sight of still other people.

Bearing false witness is a huge sin in the courtroom of heaven. It’s abominable!! It not only affects the person whom the false witness is against, but also affects everyone connected to them. The ripple of effects of bearing false witness against someone can outlast a person’s lifetime and still affect the family members who are still alive.

7. Sowing discord – This particular sin is self-explanatory. I won’t spend much time here cause we all are aware just how much heaven hates discord amongst brethren. I can’t emphasize enough just how abominable discord is. The Bible says that when brethren dwell together in unity, it causes the commanded blessing to come down.

The opposite is the same. When family, married couples, church, country, etc. … have discord amongst each other, then the blessing is cut off! God can’t bless what’s not united. But woe to the person that causes such discord. No other sin on this list of sins heaven hates more than this one. Why? Discord first originated with Satan. Lucifer’s rebellion caused a third part of the angels of heaven to join his rebellion and were cast out.

While most of the church looks for the obvious sins, no one has thought to look at these particular sins that the Bible does call “abominations.” I genuinely believe that most believers either are presently violating one or more of these seven sins or have ignorantly done so in the past. {eoa}

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Former NFL star Benjamin Watson is on a mission to save the unborn, working with a prominent pro-life organization to be a “voice for the voiceless.”

“As believers, we are called to be voices for the voiceless,” Watson recently told CBN’s Faithwire. “And that manifests itself in a lot of different ways.”

Watson is currently vice president of strategic relations for Human Coalition, a pro-life organization, and he recently released the book, “The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race and a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice,” underscoring his focus on the pre-born as well as a multitude of important issues.

The retired NFL tight end, who left the league in 2020, said he and his wife, Kirsten, were already actively serving mothers and fathers while he was playing football.

That work now continues with his Human Coalition duties, among other efforts, with Watson explain why he believes it’s so important to be active and diligent after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion across the country.

“Right now is a very contentious time in America,” he said. “Right now, in this post-Roe era, there’s just so many narratives to combat and so many people that are trying to figure out what’s the best way to serve. So, it has been an honor and I believe a duty to speak into this topic.”

Watson also explained the importance of Christians speaking up on tough issues, noting it often opens the door for others who feel silenced to find the courage to step out in boldness.

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“As people of faith, it’s imperative that we speak about certain issues because there are others who may feel the same way,” he said. “But, because of their circumstances, their job, their family pressures, they feel silenced.”

Watson said humanity has always been plagued with a “winner take all” mentality, which sometimes precludes people from seeking peace or coming to a place where they can love one another even in their disagreements. Regardless, he called for Christians to show respect.

“When you read through Scripture and it talks about making every effort to keep the bonds of peace and it talks about, especially amongst the saints … even if we disagree on certain things, but having that certain level of respect,” Watson said. “It’s all rooted in the Imago Dei. It’s all rooted in human dignity and people having inherent value, even if they are heathens going a total opposite direction than we want to go; they still have value in the sight of God.” {eoa}

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A total of 12.8 million Americans viewed the first presidential debate featuring the Republican candidates. Counter programming had Tucker Carlson with former President Donald Trump and it drew 150 million-plus viewers.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence drew 3% in a major Drudge poll, but a 38-year-old Hindu billionaire named Vivek Ramaswamy registered 34% What’s going on? Does this matter?

Our nation is in deep trouble and in a very fragile place. Make sure you stay informed and understand the issues from a biblical worldview plus know why this is so important at this defining moment. {eoa}

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It seems as though no matter where you go or turn to, someone always has an opinion or unsolicited advice to give. We see them on social media, news and blogs, and it can be easy to get caught up into what others have to say about our lives.

But what about God?

How can we know if the Holy Spirit is speaking to us? God’s voice tends to be much quieter and softer than the noise of the world. And unfortunately, there are some very real spiritual forces vying for our attention. Scripture says that we do not fight against flesh and blood, but rather we war against principalities and powers. While God can and does speak to us in many different ways, there are a few keys that we can use to discern if something is from God or if it’s from another spirit.

The Holy Spirit will never lead you away from godly wisdom.

The first thing to know about the Holy Spirit is He will never direct you away from a path of godly wisdom. In Proverbs we learn that God has a specific plan and direction for our lives. Steering us away from this path isn’t something God would do—it’s something from the enemy.

Proverbs 3:5-6 reads: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.”

There are two things that the Lord is never going to lead you away from: He is never going to tell you something contradictory to what’s in His Word, and He’s never going to tell you a lie about what mercy looks like.

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So, what kind of spirit might want to take you away from the proper direction God has for His children? In 1 Kings 22 we learn about a lying spirit that was to go and persuade Ahab to go to Ramoth Gilead.

Verses 21-22 read: “Then a spirit came forth and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ “The LORD said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.'” It wasn’t the Holy Spirit who would be speaking to Ahab, but it was a lying spirit. A lying spirit will lead someone away from the godly path that Proverbs refers to, and instead of leading them toward spiritual refreshment and renewal in Christ, it will lead them to destruction.

The Holy Spirit will only testify to the glory of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

The Holy Spirit is Jesus’ Spirit and He simply cannot testify to Jesus being anything other than Lord and Savior. The Father, Son and Spirit are one in the Trinity, so it’s impossible for something to be from the Holy Spirit and contradictory to the words of the Father or the Son. One thing you can ask yourself is, “Does this glorify Jesus?”

Not all spirits we encounter are going to give Jesus the glory he deserves as Lord. First John 4:1-3 is one of the best places to read about how to test spirits. Verses 2-3 specifically read: “This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is already in the world.”

To deny who Jesus is comes from an antichrist spirit. However, the Holy Spirit will never lead you astray from the truth of who God is.

The Holy Spirit will refine you while other spirits will tell you what you want to hear.

Something else to know about false spirits is that they not only deceive people away from Jesus as Lord, but they focus on telling people exactly what they want to hear. The problem with that, is God is the God of loving correction. Proverbs 3:12 tells us that the Lord corrects those who He loves. Sometimes we need conviction. Sometimes we need to be steered away from sin. Love without correction isn’t love at all. It’s the acceptance of sin.

Psalm 66:10 tells us, “For You, O God, have proved us; You have refined us, as silver is refined.”

If we look back at Ahab, he didn’t desire to hear the truth from a true prophet of God, instead, he only wanted to hear prophecies that sounded pleasing to the ear. How often do we do this in our own day and age?

We seek out prophecies hoping to hear that we will be healthy, wealthy and rich. However, God doesn’t work the way a fortune teller does. He places us into the fiery furnace like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego because transformation doesn’t happen without trials. Character and faith are produced in the middle of the storms, and it is from these experiences that we can share a genuine testimony with others. The only way to become more like Jesus is to carry our cross and follow Him. {eoa}

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The times in which we are now living are unlike any the world has ever known. There is an escalation in the intensity of spiritual battle in the heavenlies. Every nation on the planet is caught up in the prophetic unfolding of the end times before our very eyes. In these daunting days, in this prophetic climate, there has been an overabundance of people claiming to have a prophetic word to share, a warning or a decree that they say comes from God.

There is much today that is called prophetic that is not prophetic. So many voices in the world today claim to be prophetic voices, so many people claim to be prophets, but most of these do not even understand the office of the prophet, let alone have the anointing of God to hold such an office.

Many are believers who have simply been misled about the anointing of the prophet, the gift of prophecy and the office of the prophet, if they have been taught about such things at all. You need a true understanding of the prophetic realms, and true understanding starts with the safe and secure foundation of the Scriptures.

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The second chapter of Joel is often quoted in reference to the gift of prophecy, and rightly so. But there are three things this passage tells us about prophecy that most people miss. Let us take a deeper look at what this familiar Scripture is telling us.

First, Joel 2 declares that prophesying will take place “afterward.” After what? To answer this, you have to look at what Joel said earlier. Joel 1:14 says, “Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord, your God.” God is asking His people to seek Him, call on Him and cry out to Him. In Joel 1, God calls His people to intercession, and in Joel 2, He tells them what will come afterward. Intercession gives birth to the prophetic.

Second, in Joel 2:28 God says, “I will pour out my spirit.” He didn’t say pour down. If it was to be poured down, that would mean that He would be pouring it from heaven onto the earth. No, what Joel tells us here reveals that is not the case. Pour out means it’s in your heart already. At salvation, the Lord already filled you with His Spirit. If you are saved, His Spirit is in you. Because the Holy Spirit is in each of us, the prophetic is already in every believer. It is already in you.

Third, God clearly states in verse 30, “I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke,” which is judgment. To understand more about the prophetic releasing judgment, let’s look at the book of Acts. Peter quotes a passage in Joel 2 when he tells the crowd what happened on the day of Pentecost.

We’re living in an exhilarating time for the church. There is no doubt that the Lord is restoring the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I believe the gifts are about to come into full operation, like we haven’t yet seen, as it was 2,000 years ago or in times past with different moves of God throughout church history. In order to prepare for these exciting days, we are in great need of a better understanding of the realms in which the prophetic anointing operates. Prepare now to plunge into the prophetic with me! {eoa}

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7 Reasons Why a Former First Lady Fits the Democrats’ Agenda

Before Rush Limbaugh left this planet for his heavenly home, he warned us that the Democratic Party wants “Michelle My Bell” in the White House.

Years ago, I wrote a commentary saying the same thing.

The day of reckoning is fast approaching for Mr. Biden and his son, Hunter. If you’re OK with letting him tell you how you’re to raise your children, shouldn’t you first consider how Hunter turned out? And how about the way America has turned out after two-and-a-half years of his terrible track record?

Tim Sheets: God Is ‘Going to Take Out the Garbage’

In a vision given to him by the Lord three years ago, prophet Tim Sheets says he saw a huge wave of destruction is coming to America. It’s a wave that won’t touch the Lord’s remnant, but it’s one that will “take out the garbage” in America.

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It’s a wave that will shake the foundations of our country, where “hell doesn’t have a chance.”

“We need to go into this fall understanding our God is big enough to handle whatever this is,” Sheets told his congregation in a sermon earlier this month at Oasis Church in Ohio. “Whether it’s [an] antichrist government or liberal progressive wokeism seeking to displace our God, it doesn’t have a chance.”

Activating Angelic Activity in Your Life

In 1992, Kevin Zadai had a supernatural encounter and received revelation about the agenda of angels that are preparing God’s people for coming days of glory.

The founder of Warrior Notes School of Ministry, with 29,000 students worldwide, Zadai says it is possible to partner with angels to activate angelic activity in your life and the lives of others.

Zadai says that, as a believer, you are surrounded by all the heavenly help you could ever need, and that you can engage with angelic allies to help accelerate the greatest move of God the world has ever seen. {eoa}

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The times in which we are now living are unlike any the world has ever known. There is an escalation in the intensity of spiritual battle in the heavenlies. Every nation on the planet is caught up in the prophetic unfolding of the end times before our very eyes. In these daunting days, in this prophetic climate, there has been an overabundance of people claiming to have a prophetic word to share, a warning or a decree that they say comes from God.

There is much today that is called prophetic that is not prophetic. So many voices in the world today claim to be prophetic voices, so many people claim to be prophets, but most of these do not even understand the office of the prophet, let alone have the anointing of God to hold such an office.

Many are believers who have simply been misled about the anointing of the prophet, the gift of prophecy and the office of the prophet, if they have been taught about such things at all. You need a true understanding of the prophetic realms, and true understanding starts with the safe and secure foundation of the Scriptures.

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The second chapter of Joel is often quoted in reference to the gift of prophecy, and rightly so. But there are three things this passage tells us about prophecy that most people miss. Let us take a deeper look at what this familiar Scripture is telling us.

First, Joel 2 declares that prophesying will take place “afterward.” After what? To answer this, you have to look at what Joel said earlier. Joel 1:14 says, “Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord, your God.” God is asking His people to seek Him, call on Him and cry out to Him. In Joel 1, God calls His people to intercession, and in Joel 2, He tells them what will come afterward. Intercession gives birth to the prophetic.

Second, in Joel 2:28 God says, “I will pour out my spirit.” He didn’t say pour down. If it was to be poured down, that would mean that He would be pouring it from heaven onto the earth. No, what Joel tells us here reveals that is not the case. Pour out means it’s in your heart already. At salvation, the Lord already filled you with His Spirit. If you are saved, His Spirit is in you. Because the Holy Spirit is in each of us, the prophetic is already in every believer. It is already in you.

Third, God clearly states in verse 30, “I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke,” which is judgment. To understand more about the prophetic releasing judgment, let’s look at the book of Acts. Peter quotes a passage in Joel 2 when he tells the crowd what happened on the day of Pentecost.

We’re living in an exhilarating time for the church. There is no doubt that the Lord is restoring the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I believe the gifts are about to come into full operation, like we haven’t yet seen, as it was 2,000 years ago or in times past with different moves of God throughout church history. In order to prepare for these exciting days, we are in great need of a better understanding of the realms in which the prophetic anointing operates. Prepare now to plunge into the prophetic with me!

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Consider this profound statement that Jesus made as He was about to raise Lazarus from the dead:

“And Jesus raised His eyes, and said, ‘Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. But I knew that You always hear Me; nevertheless, because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me’” (John 11:41-42).

The two things I want to point out here are: First, we learn from Yeshua’s words, in these verses, that most of His communication with the Father was not out loud so that others could hear it. In this instance, He spoke out loud so that His disciples would understand His connection and relationship with Father. Secondly, we can see that Yeshua was in perfect union with the Father. He knew God always heard Him, whether He spoke out loud or silently from His heart. Jesus participated continually in a personal and silent dialogue with His Father, God.

The Son maintained a perpetual state of fellowship with His heavenly Father.

As it was with Jesus, who did not always pray out loud but was always in conscious union with His Father, so it is with us. Our prayer life should involve a constant inner dialog with God. It is not essential for it to always to be expressed aloud. In fact, we are effectively praying whenever we talk to God, whether earnestly in our hearts and minds or verbally with our mouths.

Prayer is best defined as simply—reaching out to God. We pray because we believe that God exists, that He knows and loves us, and that He will answer our prayers.

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This does not mean that every time we ask God for something that we are going to see it happen immediately. He answers in His own way and in His own time. But we are to remain strong, unquestionably trusting Him, even when we do not see the results right away.

When we don’t understand His hand, we continue to trust His heart.

I want to encourage you to trust that God hears your most subtle inclination, the most delicate movement of your soul. He hears you always. You do not always have to project out loud with your vocal cords, thinking that the louder you are—the better your chance is that He notices you. Beloved, be convinced that He hears you—even before you ask.

“Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him” (Matt. 6:8).

When we are in communion with the Lord, He responds to us. We do not have to go somewhere or project out loud to connect with Him. God is always right in the center of our very being. We never have to fear that He does not hear us. He hears us—always!

As Yeshua said: “I knew that You always hear Me” (John 11:42).

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It seems as though no matter where you go or turn to, someone always has an opinion or unsolicited advice to give. We see them on social media, news and blogs, and it can be easy to get caught up into what others have to say about our lives.

But what about God?

How can we know if the Holy Spirit is speaking to us? God’s voice tends to be much quieter and softer than the noise of the world. And unfortunately, there are some very real spiritual forces vying for our attention. Scripture says that we do not fight against flesh and blood, but rather we war against principalities and powers. While God can and does speak to us in many different ways, there are a few keys that we can use to discern if something is from God or if it’s from another spirit.

The Holy Spirit will never lead you away from godly wisdom.

The first thing to know about the Holy Spirit is He will never direct you away from a path of godly wisdom. In Proverbs we learn that God has a specific plan and direction for our lives. Steering us away from this path isn’t something God would do—it’s something from the enemy.

Proverbs 3:5-6 reads: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.”

There are two things that the Lord is never going to lead you away from: He is never going to tell you something contradictory to what’s in His Word, and He’s never going to tell you a lie about what mercy looks like.

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So, what kind of spirit might want to take you away from the proper direction God has for His children? In 1 Kings 22 we learn about a lying spirit that was to go and persuade Ahab to go to Ramoth Gilead.

Verses 21-22 read: “Then a spirit came forth and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ “The LORD said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.'” It wasn’t the Holy Spirit who would be speaking to Ahab, but it was a lying spirit. A lying spirit will lead someone away from the godly path that Proverbs refers to, and instead of leading them toward spiritual refreshment and renewal in Christ, it will lead them to destruction.

The Holy Spirit will only testify to the glory of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

The Holy Spirit is Jesus’ Spirit and He simply cannot testify to Jesus being anything other than Lord and Savior. The Father, Son and Spirit are one in the Trinity, so it’s impossible for something to be from the Holy Spirit and contradictory to the words of the Father or the Son. One thing you can ask yourself is, “Does this glorify Jesus?”

Not all spirits we encounter are going to give Jesus the glory he deserves as Lord. First John 4:1-3 is one of the best places to read about how to test spirits. Verses 2-3 specifically read: “This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is already in the world.”

To deny who Jesus is comes from an antichrist spirit. However, the Holy Spirit will never lead you astray from the truth of who God is.

The Holy Spirit will refine you while other spirits will tell you what you want to hear.

Something else to know about false spirits is that they not only deceive people away from Jesus as Lord, but they focus on telling people exactly what they want to hear. The problem with that, is God is the God of loving correction. Proverbs 3:12 tells us that the Lord corrects those who He loves. Sometimes we need conviction. Sometimes we need to be steered away from sin. Love without correction isn’t love at all. It’s the acceptance of sin.

Psalm 66:10 tells us, “For You, O God, have proved us; You have refined us, as silver is refined.”

If we look back at Ahab, he didn’t desire to hear the truth from a true prophet of God, instead, he only wanted to hear prophecies that sounded pleasing to the ear. How often do we do this in our own day and age?

We seek out prophecies hoping to hear that we will be healthy, wealthy and rich. However, God doesn’t work the way a fortune teller does. He places us into the fiery furnace like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego because transformation doesn’t happen without trials. Character and faith are produced in the middle of the storms, and it is from these experiences that we can share a genuine testimony with others. The only way to become more like Jesus is to carry our cross and follow Him.

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Jeremiah Johnson: Navigating Life When Prophecy Doesn’t Come to Pass

In the world of prophetic ministry, accuracy and responsibility play a crucial role in guiding believers’ faith and expectations. In one of my latest editions of my Strang Report podcast, I spoke with Jeremiah Johnson, a prophetic voice who faced significant challenges and transformation over the past couple of years. From failed predictions to personal struggles, Johnson’s story is a testament to the complexities and lessons of the prophetic realm.

Johnson gained national attention when he shared three distinct prophecies that spoke about the trajectory of America’s future. Johnson’s initial prophecies consisted of a three-part dream that included predictions about the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the World Series, Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment as a Supreme Court justice and the re-election of Donald Trump. While the first two predictions came true, the third prophecy did not materialize. It was after this missed prophetic word that Johnson humbled himself before the Lord to see what God wanted him to do.

“I began to pray and ask the Lord what He wanted me to do about that miss,” Johnson said. “When I began to really get in the prayer closet and really asked the Holy Spirit: ‘what do you want me to do?’ I felt like He said, ‘I want you to publish a public letter…’ And I feel like the Lord wanted me to apologize for that failed prophecy.”

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Troy Brewer Exposes the Luciferian Side of Trafficking

In the relentless struggle against the abhorrent reality of child trafficking, Pastor Troy Brewer and his ministry emerge as beacons of hope and relentless warriors against the forces of darkness that plague innocent lives.

With a fervent dedication to his ministry’s mission, Brewer unravels the grim truths lurking beneath the surface, all the while asserting that divine intervention and a transformative message are essential weapons in the battle against this global epidemic.

“God has opened a portal with ‘The Sound of Freedom.’ I think that the title was prophetic,” Brewer asserts, his voice resonating with a conviction that carries the weight of over two decades of relentless pursuit to combat child trafficking worldwide. As he speaks, it’s evident that Brewer believes in the spiritual significance of his mission, viewing the release of the movie as a catalyst for profound change.

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Lee Strobel Shares Evel Knievel’s Remarkable Transformation Testimony

n the realm of extraordinary encounters with God, one remarkable tale stands as a testament to the transformative power of embracing Jesus as Savior and Lord. This story, a true testament to the potential for renewal found within the pages of Scripture, unfolds by the narrative prowess of Lee Strobel.

Recalling the abundance of such encounters, Strobel underscores the profound impact of experiences that align with the heavenly realm. The Word of God is filled with visions and revelations, a stark reminder that such occurrences remain an exceptional occurrence.

Along his journey hearing amazing testimonies of God’s saving grace, one particular story that resonated with Strobel is the testimony of Evel Knievel, the American stuntman that took the world by storm with his death-defying stunts.

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