Often what we see in the natural realm is but a birth pain to what is actually going on in the unseen realm. In truth-it is the unseen realm that is more true and enduring. Yet with most, their senses are dull and they can only comprehend that which they can see.
In January of 2019, I released a prophetic word, (which can be viewed on my website) in that word- I prophesied a great move of God that would be accompanied by a calamity coming to America and along with that, the stock market would travail. It was then around Oct of 2019 that once again the Spirit revealed to me (which I did not feel cleared to release at that time) of an unusual disease or virus about to come upon the scene that would be confusing to many, especially the medical field.
As I write this now it seems the entire nation and most of the world are reeling in fear and panic as these things have begun to come to pass and we are now in the midst of this ‘Wuhan/Coronavirus’ pandemic.
However, what is truly at play here is the manifestation in the spirit realm of great warfare the by-product of malevolent forces clashing with the Host of Heaven.
This is what must be discerned in the spirit realm. This nation and the rest of the world is on the brink and even in the midst of the greatest move of God ever to have kissed the face of this planet. Make no mistake- all of hell opposes this. They can sense the shift in the second heaven and have retaliated. Fear has gripped the hearts of men- pestilence has been unleashed and panic has crashed world markets.
With every real and substantial revival that has ever been poured out upon planet earth, it has often come during a period of unrest and tribulation in the natural realm. Warfare and revolution accompanied the first great awakening. The civil war courted the second great awakening, accompanied by great tribulation. During Azusa, the nation once again was coming out of the Spanish American war and the recent assassination of President McKinley. WWI would soon follow with the Spanish influenza. It was the great stock market crash of 1929 followed by the Great Depression and WWII that served as the incubator to the massive Voice of Healing outpouring.
It is not that God sends the calamity but rather it is a demonic manifestation of resistance and protest against the Kingdom of God invading the earth. It is however, that the Lord will indeed use and allow these circumstances to put a hook in the jaw of a hard hearted and rebellious humanity. In the midst of these trials the Holy Spirit will convince mankind of his futility and hopelessness outside of a relationship with Jesus Christ. In these times, Yahweh will draw men unto Himself as humanity realizes that they can do nothing without God.
This move that we are upon will be marked by a massive influx of souls and a mighty demonstration of the power of God. There is a season upon us now , of supernatural signs and wonders wrought by the hands of a nazirite generation declaring like the women at the well ‘Come see a man...is this not the Christ’
Recently my wife had a prophetic dream:
She was in Ireland on a mission trip. In the dream she was accompanied by a group of people, men and women from various nationalities.They were at an airport and were being held up with passport issues and then were finally permitted to leave. Then the dream scene changed and they were at a house and someone came up to her and said ‘Do you know who those people are your with...they are not good people’
Jen responded...’I don’t care what they’ve done in the past. They are born again and their past is deleted. It’s under the blood of Jesus now’ Then she walked away from that individual who was clearly uncomfortable with the background of the new believers.
She then noticed that people were gathering at a window and looking out. They were looking over at the neighbors house (who was a believer in Christ) this neighbor had turned her pool red symbolizing the blood of Jesus. Now everyone was gathering and converging at the neighbors house to see this sight and the neighbor was eagerly inviting people over to see it. When my wife got over there she noticed many people around the pool and they seemingly were upset. They were upset because a young girl who was disabled was near the pool and the people were trying to prevent her from going near it. They claimed she would be hurt.
Aggrieved at the people’s complaints my wife spoke up and said ‘she will be fine. She just needs someone to ‘hold her hand’
Then the scene changed to a dark parking lot and a person to her side collapsed. She recognized that the person was dead and they were covered by debris. Immediately she then started rebuking death and told the unbelieving people to leave and compelled the remaining ones to pray. She continued to speak life and rebuke death and the the woman who collapsed opened her eyes and was alive again.
Often my wife will dream prophetically and I will get the interpretation by the Spirit of the Lord. Here is the interpretation I believe.
The mission trip represents the call of God and mission to reach the world. The different nationalities represents the influx of every people and kindred. The passport issue represents the enemies attempt to stop it but will fail to stop it.
Then the scene with the person criticizing the background of the people represents the religious people who are made uncomfortable by the dramatic conversions of those with ‘horrible backgrounds’
I believe this dream may speak to a move of God coming into the earth now. A move that will be marked by an intense missions movement into all the world and it will be marked by dramatic conversions of people that you would never think could be saved. This will ruffle the feathers of the religious.
I also believe it speaks to a turn towards organic Christianity where neighbors are crying out ‘come see a man’ this symbolizes the pool being turned to the blood of Jesus and then invites everyone over. I believe that neighborhood and organic evangelism is going to be key.
The religious folk however still showed up at the pool and were trying to keep the disabled girl from it.
This move will also be marked with dramatic signs and wonders which speaks to the dead being raised in public.
In summary let me encourage you that this current epidemic of both pandemic and fear will not prevail. The hand of the Lord will be established. The church like Isaiah 60 thunders, will ‘arise and shine’ and the glory of the Lord will be seen upon it. Though darkness covers the earth and deep darkness the people, the glory of the Lord Most High will be seem upon the church.
As I observe what is going on in the physical realm, I am comforted by the fact that the Lord is our portion and this is but a sign of revival.
Now is the time for the church to arise. To preach-to pray-to prophesy- to point hurting and helpless humanity to the cross of Jesus Christ. This is our finest hour. Now is not the time to shrink back. Now is the time to lay hands on the sick and see them recover. Now is the time to cast out demons, set the captives free and raise the dead.
The answer to a scared world is a church endued with power from on High. In fact the crisis doesn’t reduce the need for your oil- it reveals it.
-Chad MacDonald