Regardless of whatever you may or may not think concerning the works of Tolkien. There is a famous quote from him, that totally fits this period of time we are now in.
“To whatever end. Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountains. Like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the west. Behind the hills, into shadow. How did it come to this?” J.R.R. Tolkien - The Two Towers.
In this quote a question is asked, How is it that Christian leadership, and especially prophetic Christian leadership did not forsee what is now happening? Also, why are so many leaders currently silent? The watchmen failed to sound the alarm, no one is writing and preaching to deliver the message.
Back when we, Breadstone were publishing our monthly e-magazine we featured an older prophetic word from Jorge Parrott concerning the coming Underground Railroad in the 21st. Century. I created a small PDF of the message you can download by clicking on the image below.
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The basic message was that a time of persecution was coming and that the Body of Christ was going to need to move people, silently around for protection.
This prophetic word in many ways closely matched a prophetic vision that we also featured from Pam Clark in November 2021. In this vision, she saw the rise of what she called, “Christian Colonies” spring up, safe havens for the people of God. I highly suggest you get a copy of both of these messages. One of the primary characteristics of these Christian Colonies was it was filled with people of broken relationships who had chosen Christ over anything else.
So What’s Coming?
In many ways, history is now being repeated in a big, global way. Just as it has happened many times, and was done again in World War Two. The Jewish people are in need of a refuge. The spiritual backlash for Israel defending itself against Hamas has been staggering and profound.
There are now protests against the Jews in most major cities, universities, and colleges around the world, and in some places, Jews have been killed. Places have been raided, and places have been closed. To understand this more fully, I suggest hearing it from a Jewish Christian perspective of a ministry working in Israel. Just click on the image of Cory Ten Boom to listen. In fact, I suggest you stop reading this, watch the video and then come back.
In the Body, leaders with Revelatory giftings are the ones that any Charismatic Christian would expect should be sounding the alarm right now. Instead, no main-line major ministry has been openly talking. Instead, these leaders are not willing to risk anything that would compromise the main line income of their ministries. Mammon has now taken away the voices and as a result, any effectiveness these ministries had, like Bike Bickle's International House of Prayer is now entangled in controversies of rape and sexual misconduct. By not only Mike but some of his leadership staff as well.
How Did it Come to This?
Back in the 1990s, there was a prophetic vision that was posted when the internet was first starting out. God used the symbolism of a football game. God’s leaders were calling their own plays, running the game the way they wanted. As a result, the Lord spoke up and said, “I am against the first and second string.” As a result, these leaders were removed and replaced with the third and fourth string leaders to do the work of the Lord.
Personally, I think this old word is coming true NOW. We are seeing the first string getting dismantled before our eyes. And because of what happened with Todd Bentley and Mike Bickle, people are looking closely at the ministries that they are connected with. So here is my question for anyone who has played football; what kind of quality is the third and fourth string?
Well, guess what it ain't great, and if you are wondering who those players are… well then I suggest you go look in a mirror and ask the Lord, “it is me?”
I'm sure Cory Ten Boom never considered herself anything special, all she had was a heart after God. So in this, she became qualified.
So get ready, got an extra room? You don’t know who is walking under the street light at night, looking for a little hope. What if it is, was you?