Praying in the Courts of Heaven

Hello friends, I'm Chadwick Harvey, and this is Faithful Performance, where we explore the testimony of the biblical prophets and how they perfectly correlate with the current events of today. Thank you for joining us.

In this episode, we're going to discover praying in the Courts of Heaven. As most of you know who keep up with my ministry and my videos, we normally explore the prophecies of the Holy Bible and the current events — the feast days, the covenants, and so forth. But I wanted to deviate with this video and go over praying in the Courts of Heaven. As I look at the world and all of the things we're all dealing with — each family facing its own challenges — I wanted to proclaim and declare this to you about the Courts of Heaven, so that it might encourage you to pray there, using the Word of God to move things along, whatever petitions you may have to the Almighty.

I'm going to explain the Courts of Heaven, how they work, and then I'm going to pray with you. If you stay with the video, I'll pray with you using a template — again, it's just a template — and we'll go through what I'm speaking of. I've seen some amazing things happen since I was introduced to praying in the Courts of Heaven at the end of 2016 by a friend of mine. She gave me the Courts of Heaven, and since that time I've seen vast movement in my prayer life. Sometimes when I pray by myself without using the Courts, my mind kind of goes back and forth — like a ping pong. But the Courts of Heaven keeps us really organized in a structured way, quoting the Word of God, which we will get into.

I want to make it clear that God hears all prayers, wherever you may be, 24/7, 365 days — or 360 on the Hebrew calendar. God hears all prayers, and they are like sweet incense to Him. But sometimes, when we're in a time of need and really need answers, I believe that praying in a structured manner with the Word of God is especially powerful. Remember, Yeshua — Jesus — quoted the Word of God when He was tempted by Satan. That's how powerful it is. As we all know, it's like a two-edged sword. Sometimes we forget to pray the Word of God, using two or three witnesses, so that we can receive righteous rendered verdicts from the Almighty.

We can think of the Courts of Heaven much like the courts down on earth. Just as on earth we have a judicial system — a courtroom, a judge, an intercessor or attorney, and a prosecutor on the other side — it's no different in the Courts of Heaven. We have the righteous and just Judge sitting on His everlasting throne. We also have Yeshua — Jesus — as our intercessor, our Messiah, our advocate, our mediator, praying on our behalf. Remember, He prayed for Peter, as we will read. And then we have the accuser in heaven as well. Revelation 12 tells us he is accusing the brethren night and day. So we have to get our minds into a spiritual understanding of the courtroom in heaven — to fight our battles there, and then see them manifested out on the earth.

I hope you stay tuned to the end of this video, and we'll pray together. I'll give you an example of how I do it. Again, it's just an example, but it reflects the movement I've seen in my life, my family's life, my friends' lives, and in the lives of whoever else I've given this template to. You can email me at [email protected] and I'll get that to you. You can make it any way you want — you are led by the Holy Spirit.

It's important to understand that everything was patterned after heaven. Just as the tabernacle that Moses was petitioned to build for the Lord in Exodus was patterned after heaven and then built on earth, the same is true of the Courts of Heaven. If we can understand it that way and put our minds in that spiritual understanding, I believe we can cause movement when we enter into His courts and receive those righteous rendered verdicts, once we have done our part.

So first, let's go through the scriptures to understand that there is a throne in heaven. In Daniel 7:9–10, 21–22, and 26–27, it says:

"I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated. His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened."

Then Daniel receives the interpretation of this from an angel. Continuing in Daniel 7, verse 21:

"I was watching, and the same horn" — which is the Antichrist — "was making war against the saints and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his dominion" — speaking of the Antichrist — "to consume and destroy it forever. Then this kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heavens, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him."

Daniel gives us this beautiful Courts of Heaven scene. If you're not familiar with Daniel 7, four kingdoms are mentioned that will rise at the end of the age. Then we have this beautiful scene of what will occur at the end of that age — at the end of the Antichrist's reign — which will be on the Feast of Trumpets. That is when the Messiah will return on the last trump, when judgment will be made, and favor will be given to the saints to possess the Millennial Kingdom, Yeshua and the Father's kingdom.

We have to have a prophetic understanding of this: that the Lord is sitting on His everlasting throne, Yeshua is at His right hand interceding for us, and that judgment — that decree — is made on the Feast of Trumpets, when the Lord sends His Son to gather His children, the saints, to inherit the everlasting kingdom. Daniel gives us the understanding that the books are opened on the Feast of Trumpets, and we will see that they are closed on Yom Kippur, which is ten days later — and we are in those ten days right now. That's why I wanted to bring this video to you now, because we are living in the time when the books are open. This is the prophetic understanding: the decrees are made during these Ten Days of Awe. We'll also look at our personal books and the nations' books, for which we need to be praying and petitioning right now. And if you're watching this video outside of the Ten Days of Awe, that's perfectly fine — you can still go to the Courts of Heaven and petition prayers at any time of year, which we will get into.

In Revelation 4:1–7, we have a second witness to Daniel — because as the Holy Bible states, we need two or more witnesses to confirm a matter:

"After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying — 'Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.' Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance, and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back."

John is confirming Daniel's vision — it is the same vision of the Courts of Heaven. We have to understand there is a throne in heaven. I believe we can, by the blood of the Lamb, spiritually ascend to the Courts of Heaven, where we can petition our cases as Messiah petitions them for us as well, through the direct power of the Holy Spirit, and there receive righteous rendered verdicts.

We also read in Zechariah 3:6–7:

"Then the angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you walk in My ways, and if you keep My command, then you shall also judge My house, and likewise have charge of My courts; and I will give you places to walk among these who stand here.'"

Again, this is the favor given to Joshua the high priest. If you read Zechariah 3, the scene is set in the Courts of Heaven. So there is a Courts of Heaven, there is a throne room of heaven, and we want to go with Messiah — spiritually, of course — to the Courts of Heaven to petition our case. First and foremost, to praise and worship the Lord, to cleanse ourselves — which we will get into in the template — and then to petition our cases in the hope of receiving those righteous rendered verdicts, once we take care of our part.

Then in Hebrews 4:14–16:

"Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

This is a very important scripture for the Courts of Heaven. We have the understanding that He is our great High Priest, our intercessor, our advocate. We can join hands with Him, if you will, and intercede, petition, repent, and worship the Lord. He sympathizes with our weaknesses. Once we do our part, the Father — the High Judge, the Supreme Judge, the righteous and just Judge, the Almighty, the Ancient of Days — moves from that role to loving Father and sends His blessings out upon us. They are manifested down on the earth through Yeshua and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Now, just as we've discussed, there is an accuser in heaven right now — Satan — who is accusing you and accusing me. He will continue to do so until the last three and a half years of the age, when he is cast down. We read this in Revelation 12:10–12:

"Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, 'Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His..."