Kingdom Doors Opening for Austria: Revival Fires to Burn in Catholic Nation
While visiting The Father’s House church in Stockton, California, just over a week ago, we experienced an intense outpouring of prophetic revelation at a conference with Chad Taylor and local pastor Farris Baker. The church there ahs been in extended revival meetings. The unique nature of what God is doing (in a seemingly small area in a localized church setting) has been a heightened ability to prophesy about “about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings” (Rev. 10:11). The things being prophesied on Friday nights are appearing in the newspapers on Monday mornings. In a few nights, the Lord gave us a number of strategic words ranging from the California real estate market to governmental elections in the United States. We also received strategic insight into moves of God in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America and beyond.
I would like to share with you just a portion of what the Lord gave us concerning eastern Europe and the Catholic church, which was confirmed immediately afterward through a sign in a secular news source.
On Friday night (Sept. 7), I saw the Austrian Parliament opening doors to the gospel. I also saw a brooding in the Spirit over the nation of Italy, where there was warfare in the heavens.
The next night, the Lord led us spontaneously to pray for Pope Benedict and we prophesied about a signs and wonders revival that is about to burn through the Catholic church. We repented on behalf of protestant believers for our disunity with Catholic brothers. Though we can acknowledge doctrinal differences, we asked forgiveness for the protestant tendency to criticize Rome – even going so far as to characterize them as the “whore church” of Babylon in the Book of Revelation. This age old bitterness has truly pierced the Lord’s heart. As His church body is torn, it is no different to Jesus than having the nails tear into his flesh on the cross all over again.
On the following Sunday (Sept. 9), I saw an article published by Agence Press France online only four hours earlier. Completely unbeknownst to us, the Agence reported that the Pope was just in Austria, strongly condemning abortion to members of government and the diplomatic corps at the Hofburg, the seat of the Austrian presidency in Vienna.
"The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself," he told the Austrian officials, reported the paper. The Pope also spoke against euthanasia and exhorted Europe to uphold its Christian roots. This apparently caused a stir, provoking Austrian Defence Minister Norbert Darabos to make a statement that he would not call for changes to abortion law.
I believe the Lord showed us this because Austria is positioned to see abortion overthrown, which could send shockwaves throughout Europe. This was directly connected with the brooding I saw over Italy, as well as a word delivered both by Chad and myself concerning the Vatican and a new reform movement that is about to sweep through the Catholic church. Austria is 67 percent Catholic.
We saw the fires of revival and reformation sweeping through the Vatican, and I also saw ancient books coming unsealed. The Lord showed me books hidden for centuries in the Vatican libraries that are about to go public, revolutionizing our expectancies for what God has stored up for these end times. We are about to read stories from church history that have been reserved for our generation, things God has done throughout the ages that have been hidden in reserve. I saw seals coming unlocked from these books and old dusty library rooms coming open.
As I reflected back on the day we prophesied over Austria, I remembered another prophetic picture we saw. Someone in our group had a vision of a hammer and a sickle – the hammer breaking open regions and the sickle swinging through the harvest fields for revival. Little did I know that the symbols on Austrian coat of arms are a black eagle holding a hammer and a sickle!
There is also a “revival connection” between Austria and other eastern European nations, particularly former Soviet bloc countries. Although on one hand there is a mounting wall of opposition to things of the Kingdom there, remember that there is a crack in that wall like a break in the dam. Let the waters of breakthrough come crashing through the levy!
Please keep Europe and the U.K. in prayer during this critical hour. I believe that in today’s climate of global communication, the destiny of America hinges interdependently on Europe more than ever before, and vice versa. Let’s keep pressing in until we hear the angel proclaim, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ” (Rev. 11:15).
I would like to share with you just a portion of what the Lord gave us concerning eastern Europe and the Catholic church, which was confirmed immediately afterward through a sign in a secular news source.
On Friday night (Sept. 7), I saw the Austrian Parliament opening doors to the gospel. I also saw a brooding in the Spirit over the nation of Italy, where there was warfare in the heavens.
The next night, the Lord led us spontaneously to pray for Pope Benedict and we prophesied about a signs and wonders revival that is about to burn through the Catholic church. We repented on behalf of protestant believers for our disunity with Catholic brothers. Though we can acknowledge doctrinal differences, we asked forgiveness for the protestant tendency to criticize Rome – even going so far as to characterize them as the “whore church” of Babylon in the Book of Revelation. This age old bitterness has truly pierced the Lord’s heart. As His church body is torn, it is no different to Jesus than having the nails tear into his flesh on the cross all over again.
On the following Sunday (Sept. 9), I saw an article published by Agence Press France online only four hours earlier. Completely unbeknownst to us, the Agence reported that the Pope was just in Austria, strongly condemning abortion to members of government and the diplomatic corps at the Hofburg, the seat of the Austrian presidency in Vienna.
"The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself," he told the Austrian officials, reported the paper. The Pope also spoke against euthanasia and exhorted Europe to uphold its Christian roots. This apparently caused a stir, provoking Austrian Defence Minister Norbert Darabos to make a statement that he would not call for changes to abortion law.
I believe the Lord showed us this because Austria is positioned to see abortion overthrown, which could send shockwaves throughout Europe. This was directly connected with the brooding I saw over Italy, as well as a word delivered both by Chad and myself concerning the Vatican and a new reform movement that is about to sweep through the Catholic church. Austria is 67 percent Catholic.
We saw the fires of revival and reformation sweeping through the Vatican, and I also saw ancient books coming unsealed. The Lord showed me books hidden for centuries in the Vatican libraries that are about to go public, revolutionizing our expectancies for what God has stored up for these end times. We are about to read stories from church history that have been reserved for our generation, things God has done throughout the ages that have been hidden in reserve. I saw seals coming unlocked from these books and old dusty library rooms coming open.
As I reflected back on the day we prophesied over Austria, I remembered another prophetic picture we saw. Someone in our group had a vision of a hammer and a sickle – the hammer breaking open regions and the sickle swinging through the harvest fields for revival. Little did I know that the symbols on Austrian coat of arms are a black eagle holding a hammer and a sickle!
There is also a “revival connection” between Austria and other eastern European nations, particularly former Soviet bloc countries. Although on one hand there is a mounting wall of opposition to things of the Kingdom there, remember that there is a crack in that wall like a break in the dam. Let the waters of breakthrough come crashing through the levy!
Please keep Europe and the U.K. in prayer during this critical hour. I believe that in today’s climate of global communication, the destiny of America hinges interdependently on Europe more than ever before, and vice versa. Let’s keep pressing in until we hear the angel proclaim, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ” (Rev. 11:15).
posted by John Crowder at 7:18 AM
2 Comments:
I just wanted to say that what you wrote about catholicism and how we as protestants view them and the spirit that come from that goes along exactly with what God has been showing me in my own walk with him. I was so blessed by this update because it was an affirmation of what I have felt for the past 6 months or so.
I look forward to seeing you again in kenosha. Last time you were there was amazing and FUN. Just how time in the presence of the holy spirit should be!
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