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BOB JONES and PAUL KEITH DAVIS: Shepherd's Rod 2004 (part 2 of 3)


from BOB JONES and PAUL KEITH DAVIS
Oct 12, 2003

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SHEPHERD'S ROD 2004
(Part 2 of 3)
Bob Jones & Paul Keith Davis

October 7, 2003

Seven - The Number of Completion

In a visionary experience, Bob saw a map of the United States with the number seven (7) superimposed over the map. This was to spiritually indicate that a work of completion had been accomplished in a number of people prepared for a fresh release from the throne of Heaven. The places that the number seven laid across the map indicated a unique release of the Spirit in those areas.

That is not to indicate that it is the exclusive place in which the Lord is releasing a deposit of His Spirit. Rather, it is strictly highlighting this area for an extraordinary expression of God to be demonstrated by those specifically prepared for this purpose.

The emblem of the seven seemed to begin along the Gulf coast and expand at an angle toward the northeast with the region of New Hampshire forming the upper most portion of the numerical symbol. From there it extended across the northern portion of the United States and Canada to the West Coast and made a slight turn down around Oregon and California.

There is a finished work that has been fulfilled in a body of people who will be brought close to the Lord and His throne to hear fresh expressions from His heart. Seven is the number symbolic of completion to indicate the maturing that has transpired in those to be used by the Holy Spirit.

The Inverted Seven

As the vision continued, Bob also saw another numerical seven; however, this one was inverted. This was also to indicate the completed and maturing work that has been accomplished in the realm of darkness through those who oppose the work of the cross and the Church of the Lord Jesus.

Our adversary has been at work in a body of people to equip them in the realms of darkness to oppose the fresh dimension of Heaven being unleashed in this hour. The Lord indicated that His Light will always overcome darkness and we should not be threatened by this increased opposition. When we submit ourselves to Him in complete trust, He will go before us in the battle.

Crossing Over

A baptism of fire is coming upon those who have been set apart and prepared to be mightily anointed in this juncture of Church history. The Lord clearly has a strategic blueprint that is continuing to display His perfect plan and purpose for this age. It is His roadmap to the Prince of Peace with signposts along the way to indicate progress. This crossroad is alerting us to a present release of spiritual virtue and Heavenly power for the vessels that have gone through a grooming and purging process in order to qualify them to carry this dimension of His authority. We are now broaching the completion of a spiritual stepping stone that ultimately leads to the throne of Heaven.

Many of the central figures used in the process of completing this important step in God's plan are receiving their Heavenly reward and crossing over into eternity. The Lord spoke it this way,

"Derek was a prince...a prince of God's word. He brought the word of truth. Bill was bright... for he allowed his light to shine upon youth and Kenneth Hagin was a man of great faith that believed God for the release of Heavenly grace."

These men have now graduated to their Heavenly reward. The present generation must now assume the responsibility of leadership and take the next step to go far beyond the valuable foundation established by these devoted predecessors. As Elijah was a prophet in the wilderness, the Lord will now establish the "Elishas" who will be prophets to the masses.

The Torch of Heaven

These Godly men going home have left us with a rich heritage and a duty to carry the torch of Heaven to greater heights. These three are not the only ones who have entered the realms of glory. However, they are the ones who have been specifically mentioned through these revelations. There call and the function they served represents insight into the next generation soon to occupy their post of duty.

No longer will the Lord's anointed ones be hidden in the wilderness. They will now be revealed on a broad scale to a number of people in a corporate way. A new generation of radical prophetic voices will now emerge who have encountered Heaven and carry a fresh expression from the heart of God.

No man will {be able to} stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. (Josh 1:5)

Joshua carried the anointing and commission of Moses to its completion. The prophet Elijah once prayed and observed a cloud the "size of a mans hand" on the horizon of Israel. So also can we now perceive a new cloud to bring the "reign" of Heaven on our spiritual horizon. The prophetic prayers offered to the Lord for the release of governmental leadership will now be answered in a more pronounced way.

The Baptism of Fire

There will now come into view men and women burning with the flame of Heaven ignited in their souls, who embody radical passion and extravagant devotion. These will know the reality of the prophetic proclamation spoken over the Lord Jesus by the prophet John the Baptist. Those who follow Him and experientially apprehend the baptism of fire will carry a notable deposit of heavenly virtue.

As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. (Matthew 3:11 12)

There will be significant spiritual activity that will surround this emerging leadership who have been endowed with the support of Heaven. Angels will ascend and descend upon the purposes of God committed to this loyal group. This leadership will carry the authority to release this heavenly host as the Church learns to more adequately work in cooperation with the plan of Heaven at this crucial moment of human history.

The anointed leadership now being commissioned has, through the grace of God, captured the attention of Heaven and has been furnished the authority to release the Heavenly host to work in consolidation with us on the earth to establish Heavenly parameters.

Faith- Trust- Rest

There are dimensions of faith that are being expanded in this new season to go beyond common faith into "sacred trust." Now, we are also discovering there is a place that extends beyond trust venturing into "divine rest."

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard...Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience (Hebrews 4:1, 6)

The Lord desires for us to enter a place of rest that transcends our present measure of faith and trust. When we discover our rest in Him...He will find His rest in us. Faith is the "deed of trust" signed over to us as our inheritance to occupy the land of promise purchased by our elder brother. In that habitation of promise we will apprehend His rest. In this place, we will experience the faith of the Son of God that identifies the substance of things that are hoped for and imparts evidence of the unseen.

Truth and Faith Produce Life

There remains a promise to enter His rest and it is being offered this day in a profound and significant way. When the word of truth is mingled with faith it begins to produce the life of Christ in us that will establish us in trust before the Lord leading to His rest and the greater works of John 14:12.

The three Hebrew sons thrust into the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar trusted that their faith in God would save them even if their physical bodies perished in flames. However their trust awakened the affection of God who would not allow them to face this encounter alone and entered the trial with them and allowed them to discover their rest in Him. Not even the smell of smoke was allowed to touch these devoted men. They discovered the rest of God.

This is an essential element in God that we must ascertain in its fullness in order to overcome the fear and terror that will permeate this generation. We are living in a time of extremes. There will be extreme fear and intimidation imparted to the hearts of people who are not grounded in Christ. Conversely, there will be extravagant faith, trust and rest delegated to those fully submitted to the Lord and His perfect plan. Grace is being released for us to comprehend and apprehend this dimension of the faith realm as we articulate this desire to the Father through prayer, praise and prophetic proclamations.

Escalation Among the Young

There will be a marked increase in the grace and anointing upon youth groups and the equipping centers devoted to this segment of the Church. There is a divine grace coming to help escalate spiritual maturity in the development of their character and the utilization of spiritual gifts. Some will actually be launched into ministry at ages ranging from 21 to 25. The Lord will provide mature and seasoned overseers to help cover and protect these ministries allowing time for growth and experience.

It will be a consolidation of the generational mandates being inaugurated in this hour to facilitate a multi-generational--- multi-cultural unity. This day will see a merger of the young and old, rich and poor and a cross-pollination of race, color and ethnic groups. The true definition of the one new man will begin to come more clearly into focus.

The youth movement that has been prophesied and is presently emerging will not tolerate religious zeal or traditions of man. Their heart will only be captured by Godly passion and the reality of the Lord Jesus Christ living and abiding in His people doing through them the works of the Kingdom. That will likewise be the banner and spiritual standard of all utilized in this expression of Heavenly reality.

The Color for This Year - White

The color for this year is white...specifically, white light. There will emerge from the throne of Heaven great deposits of Heavenly light into the spirit and soul of the Church to ignite us on the course of destiny and high purposes.

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life. (John 8:12)

There are many applications to white and even more as it relates to light. Some pertain to the purity, consecration and holiness that is to characterize God's people. Light dispels the darkness of our soul as He lights the candle of our innermost being.

Furthermore, it can relate to the priestly garments and our call to minister to Him in the beauty of holiness. Likewise, the white flag of surrender typifies the total yielding of our spirit, soul and body to the will of the Father.

One thing we know with certainty about light is that it travels fast and straight. There are three basic ways to manage "light."

1. Block it with some object thus creating a shadow.
2. Reflect it and change its path through the reflection.
3. Bend it by making it pass into another material of different density like water.

We can block the light of God with our unbelief or reflect the great light to a lost and dying world. We can also allow the light to rest in us as it comes vertically from Heaven to be expressed through us horizontally to a dark world.

The white light of God shines from Heaven into us. However, it emerges from us in the seven expressions of the Spirit as represented by the rainbow and the sevenfold Spirit of God. Our hearts are to be like diamonds that reflect this great light and the various manifestations of His spirit providing the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirits of Wisdom and Revelation, the Spirits of Counsel and Might, the Spirits of Knowledge and Reverential Fear.

Empty Parking Lots

In the next aspect of the visions given to Bob, he saw parking lots adjacent to establishments devoted to worldly entertainment. Uniquely, the most striking characteristics of the parking lots were the fact that they were empty. Much of the focus and attention of America has centered on the entertainment industry. This vision is pointing to a day in which a marked contrast will occur in the interest of this nation toward sporting events, theatrical productions and other forms utilized to pacify the souls of man.

Many will turn to God and the outpouring of His Spirit or fear and torment will nullify the pleasure these things formerly provided. Clearly, there is a place to relax and enjoy the things we have been provided but that is secondary to the walk we have with God.

The Lord is inviting us to share with Him in a spiritual feast and make Him the object of our great affection, not some other form of obsession.

A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many; and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, "Come; for everything is ready now.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, "I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; please consider me excused. Another one said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused. Another one said, "I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.' (Luke 14:16 20)

9-11 Caused a Shifting

When 9/11 occurred there was a shifting of the interest in people from day-to-day entertainment towards spiritual matters and the seriousness of the world events. Something of that caliber is on the horizon though not necessarily that disastrous in nature. This form of entertainment is not speaking of hideous or perverse adult entertainment and corruption but things that are not evil by nature. These could be characterized more as distractions that will be dismissed as the times become more and more serious.

Furthermore, the empty parking lots seemed to also indicate industries and factories that have been relocated or completely shut down because of business failure or lower labor costs elsewhere. Prayer needs to be offered for our economy and the important jobs needed by our laborers. When stress is placed upon our finances these pleasures oftentimes loss their allure. These things cannot be allowed to usurp our relationship with the Lord or they will be removed.

The day is upon us in which a person will be given the choice of attending a ballgame or a Christian service and the choice will be made to attend the service to see what God is doing. There will be something of a testing occurring to determine the heart of this nation related to her choices in this arena.

Amplified Lust

Unfortunately, the visions continued to illustrate acceleration in the lust of this world for those who are separated from Christ and the destiny of Heaven. These would include the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. The enemy will fuel the passions of the world for "girls, gold and glory." Naturally these three "g's" are a symbolic representation of the snares of the adversary utilized to entrap man by the spirit of this world.

Wickedness will be elevated to a much higher level than even now present. This is the inverted seven that was seen in the previous vision involving the escalation of darkness. The distribution, availability and communication of corruption will only grow worse, if that is imaginable. Our commission is to bring divine light to help lead the many from this overwhelming darkness.

24 Hour Prayer & Praise

At 2 AM Bob saw a 24-hour praise service that was highly anointed and visited by the host of Heaven. These praise services were not established as 24/7 meetings but specifically designated for certain seasons of heightened prayer and warfare. Some may extend from 1 to 3 days nonstop 24 hours per day. There will be a number of leaders commissioned to orchestrate this form of prayer, praise and prophetic gathering.

Tremendous gains will be achieved in the Spirit when this type of assembling takes place. It will be utilized by the Lord to break the shackles and devices of the adversary set against the Church and this nation. Some will be specifically devoted to Israel while others may have as an emphasis the political leadership of this nation and the vital decisions being made by our governmental leaders. Still others will have as a focus the release of the Holy Spirit and the visitation of Heaven to our nation. Another major calling for the prayer movements will be directed at overcoming the efforts of the adversary to unleash greater dimensions of terrorism in our nation and in Israel.

The specific theme along with the spiritual authority to see it accomplished, will be delegated to those commissioned with this purpose and endowed with the support of Heaven to see its fulfillment. Some may take place in buildings while others may be organized in tents and open air gatherings that will draw spiritual warriors from broad regions.


We will be posting part 3 of the Shepherd's Rod 2004 next, but if you can't wait to read the rest, you can access it at the following links:

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