SEASON OF THE REVOLUTIONARIES
Curtis Forbes
Proton Ministries International
www.protonministries.com
Since 2000 – 2001 there has been a definite shifting and changing in the heavens and at the same time there has been a definite birthing of a whole new era within the body of Christ.
I personally believe these winds of change first began to blow in the mid 1990’s and progressively increased ushering in a whole new millennium as well as a whole new dispensation of Apostolic reformation including a reformation of prophetic grace, gifting and offices.
In other words … We need to wake up!!! Everything is changing!!! The only thing that will stay the same is the fact is that everything will continue to change!! Time is being accelerated, the scope and volume of the kingdom has been turned up and it seems that we are speeding toward our destiny in Christ on every level, individually and corporately.
“The whole earth is being filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea”. Habakkuk 2:14
Never on the face of the earth has there ever been a time such as this in the entire history of the church … yet - here we are!! Yes, for such a time as this! What do we do now??? I am so glad you asked – WE CHANGE!! “For in him we live, and move, and have our being.” Acts 17:28
God is pouring out graces that we have never yet tasted of ever before until now, yet as unbelievable as it may seem there are still many who do not even have a clue that God is doing anything different and/or have no intention of changing anything. Jesus rebuked the religious leaders in:
Matt 16:3 “and in the morning, it will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times”? He actually wept, and declared total destruction for the failure of discerning the times in another very important passage of scripture:
Luke 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, {19:42} Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! But now they are hid from thine eyes. {19:43} For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, {19:44} And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
I pray right now that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints {Eph 1:17 – 18}
I am totally convinced that we are in an unprecedented prophetic season of time in which “the mystery of God shall be finished” through understanding and revelation being poured out like never before, by the spirit of the living God which would include the insatiable hunger and desire to absolutely consume the word of God, even angelic visitations, and supernatural impartations as well as awesome increase of prophesy and prophetic gifting.
This does not in any way or at any time include seeking or worshiping hidden knowledge, angels or supernatural experiences.
As we seek first the kingdom of God and all of His righteousness He will reveal Himself to us in ways we have never asked for or could even imagine with the natural mind. We must be rooted and grounded in “vertical” relationship with Christ in singleness of eye and heart which is a constant lifestyle of separation and circumcision.
Phil 3:8 “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the Excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, { 3:9} And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
{ 3:10}That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death”
We have been commanded many times in the word of God to “be ye Holy for He is Holy” and we have twisted this command into many man made laws, rules and regulations that God certainly did not commission or even intend. So what is Holiness in a nutshell? The bottom line is that we must be open, available, and easily accessible to the Lord for His use.
If we are truly open, available, and easily accessible to the Lord to be used by Him … we will go wherever He goes, we will do whatever He is doing; we will say whatever He is saying. Amen!!
Eph 5:1 Be ye therefore followers {#G3402 “mimētēs” literally an imitator} of God as dear children: {5:2} And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.
We desperately need to imitate Him in every way, every day - especially in this day and time, like I have said at the beginning of this article; we are at the most critical juncture in church history.
For those who recognize and discern this season, by now you should have already started to see a huge problem … we have so many in the body of Christ that are imitating what God HAS done in the past and have not progressed to imitate what God IS doing right now! We must be able to see, recognize, and embrace what God has done in the past but most importantly we absolutely have to be able to see, recognize, and embrace “present truth” … what God is currently doing right now!!!
All truth and all revelation is progressional … we will always be learning new truth in Christ; we will always be gaining new revelation in Christ. So without a shadow of a doubt, we should always be progressing in Christ, walking in His resurrection and the “newness of life”. Amen!
The truth of the matter is that nobody really looks forward to constant change especially when we have to let go of something that we have gotten used to and feel comfortable with.
I read an article recently that states 56% of the world’s adult population will probably panic at the very mention of change! Another 25% of the world’s population will just simply rebel and say “no way”; 10% are usually looking for a fantasy and will want to know “is it going to be fun?” and finally - yes; just 9% will say “ok, bring it on”!
We humans tend to be creatures of habit and resist change with everything within us, and if we absolutely have to change; we want to be in complete control and dictate the: who, what, when, where, how much it will cost!!! But we have to forge forward into ever increasing faith, from faith to faith, and from strength to strength. From glory to glory!!! Amen
What we see happening right now in the body of Christ, even in spirit filled circles; is that so many people are so hungry for more of God in their lives while others are so convinced that they have all the God that anyone is ever going to get. Some people have a little better than average relationship with Christ but could not be convinced that there is a deeper surrender. Some are very nominal and lethargic in their Christian walk; it is so unfortunate - it would take a major tragedy or a catastrophe to shake them, while yet there is a remnant … there are those that will stop at nothing.
The hunger within them cannot be satisfied by anything less than total surrender, they seek God day and night - even in the daily duties of everyday life, their heart is always bent toward the will of their father God; their heart absolutely burns for the glory of God; they want to hear and obey every whisper from the Lord Jesus Christ. Their love for God over rides every facet of life and Jesus Christ is at the very core of everything. Nothing in their life is void of Christ and they will not be moved by anything this world system (the kosmos) has to offer … they are crucified with Christ and yet they die daily … sound impossible? Think again!
People, right now - The God of Heaven is releasing awesome grace; a new hunger, fresh fire, and a tremendous passionate drive for deeper relationship with Christ and to know the things of God in a much greater, much more personal way than ever before: those who surrender to this baptism of new hunger and passion for Christ are by sovereign design taking on the likeness, character and nature of the Lord Jesus Christ in what seems to be a very rapid progression.
As I have mentioned before, this is a season in which the scope and volume of the kingdom has been turned up and a season in which time itself has been accelerated; but I personally believe that just as much and probably even more explanatory than anything else:
This is the season of “The Revolutionaries”; these are actually considered by the Father as His very own witnesses in the earth today “for they see me and what I show them and they hear me and what I speak to them. They will articulate, reproduce, release and impart everything I have given to them - to whosoever will receive them” says the Lord of Hosts
These are not to be confused with the “Two Witnesses” of Revelation 11:3, but yet there will be several similar parallels in the dynamics and functions of these revolutionaries to how the Lord uses the two witnesses in Rev. 11:3. These revolutionaries are by sovereign design; powerful change agents whose very steps are orchestrated by God to change and “shift” people, ministries, and organizations into a whole new era; as well as to bring the very breath and the government of heaven to the earth.
One of the biggest problems with this picture will be many people and even many leaders who do not want to change, the “old school” and those who do not understand the order in which the revolutionaries walk in, or the passion and drive that they carry. Leaders will very possibly be intimated by them, resist them, or even worse, they might actually come against them and even discredit them in order to maintain control; Resisting the wisdom of God and the prescribed move of the Holy Spirit. This will be absolutely disastrous! I will address this particular disaster later. (In part 2)
Another major problem is that there will most likely be some revolutionaries who will try to move to quickly and try to shift too much to fast and become even more aggressive if resisted or persecuted. This also could be just as unbelievably disastrous; completely circumventing the very intention of God Himself, having an extremely counter productive effect.
Neither of these scenarios is healthy in any way; there has to be a Holy Ghost resolve and I promise you, there is; it is called mutual surrender and interdependent “relationship” we desperately need one another to pull off this end time thrust and harvest, yet only God Himself will get the glory! Amen! Both the old wineskins and the new wineskins must dwell, abide, remain, and stand firm in what Psalms 110:3 calls “the womb of the morning”. The “womb” is the place of conception and birthing, and the “morning” is always new; so if we all dwell in that place, we will always be pregnant and birthing something new! continually abiding in this “most blessed place of influence" is the only way to get the old wineskins renewed and because of the acceleration of time, it is also the only way to get the new wineskins matured developed, and prepared to carry the glory of the latter house!
Stay tuned for part 2
- Curtis Forbes