The Book of Revelation - Chapter 19 - The Second Coming Events

Thank you for joining us tonight as we enter the courts of Heaven through prayer and supplication, continuing our purification journey on God's divine appointments.

If you've been with us over the last few episodes, we've gone through the book I just released, *The Cross to the Crown*, covering a number of prerequisites: God's calendar, the divine appointments of the Lord, covenant theology, the devotional and purification elements of the book, the Hebrew letters, and the courts of Heaven. If you're just joining us, I'll give a quick background before we enter into prayer.

I've disabled the chat at the beginning so we can all focus on what needs to be focused on right now — the Lord. Getting into a quiet place with him through prayer, supplication, and intercession sets the tone for the new year we've just entered. As we've discussed, this is when the books are opened according to Scripture, and they will be sealed on Yom Kippur. So it's a very important time to get intimate with the Lord, draw close to him, repent, ask for forgiveness, and petition your cases before him — whatever your concerns may be. It's a great time to enter into his presence while the courts are open and the books are open.

I'll turn the chat back on at the end of the prayer so we can commune together and discuss whatever needs to be discussed around the courts of Heaven. If you have the book, the prayer is included. You can also download it at faithfulperformance.com, or email me there and I'll send it to you. The prayer is simply a template — it's the word of God arranged in an organized, courtroom manner, if you will.

I want to be clear: every prayer is heard by the Lord. No matter the length or the setting, he hears and answers prayer. But sometimes — in spiritual warfare, in intercession, when there is bondage that needs to be severed — it takes more than a two or three minute prayer. What we're entering into is deep intercession, a purification journey. We're coming before the Lord with our fig leaves off, naked before him, so that he can clothe us with his white robes. We come without any agenda other than repentance, asking him what we need to repent of so that we can obtain righteous rendered verdicts.

Here's what I mean by that. If someone has been praying for one, two, three, or four years without seeing the answer, it may be that there is an accusation by Satan in the courts of Heaven. Revelation 12 tells us that he is accusing the brethren — you and me — day and night before the throne of the Father. And God is a righteous judge, a just judge. If Satan has anything legitimate on us, the Lord cannot rule in our favor. For instance, if I haven't repented for something I've done to someone, or if I haven't forgiven them wholeheartedly, my blessings may be held up. That's just one example. We have to come before the Lord without our fig leaves, ask him what we need to repent of, and pursue purification so we can receive those righteous rendered verdicts. He is not waiting on us — we want to be waiting on his perfect timing, not the other way around.

This is so important to understand. Sometimes we go through life thinking we're cleansed, but there may be unforgiveness in our heart, or a struggle with anger, alcohol, or something else — and we've got to shut that gate. What we've been led to put together is simply the word of God, quoted in an organized manner as we enter his courts. If you are looking for something to break off of you, this will do it — if you go through the process and you are listening to the Lord. We use two or three scriptures to establish every matter we're praying about. That's crucial. Whatever your petitions are, have two or three scriptures ready to establish them in the courts of Heaven.

The whole point of this prayer is not necessarily immediate results, though things can and do fall off right away — the Holy Spirit can move tonight for any one of us, absolutely. But sometimes there is a purification journey he wants to take us on so that we develop the proper convictions once we come through that season. I'm not saying God doesn't answer other prayers, and I'm not saying this is the only template. This is simply what has worked for me, my family, and friends who have walked through it. Some things break off immediately. But some of the harder things — as Messiah says in Mark 9:29 — can only be dealt with through fasting and prayer. If you are dealing with something hard, I promise you this will help, because we are quoting the word of God in an organized manner as we enter his courts.

God wants to be intimate with you through this journey, and then he is going to deliver you and set you free. That may happen tonight, tomorrow, next week, or next year — I can't tell you that. You'll need to listen to the Lord as he communicates with you.

As we enter into prayer tonight, get into a good setting — on the sofa, in a chair, on your knees, whatever God leads you to. This isn't really a teaching where you need to watch me. Let's focus on the Lord and get into an intimate place with him.

This is also a time to open up your spiritual gifts. Don't be afraid of the gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12. They edify us — whether prophecy, tongues, dreams, or visions. These are beautiful things. Petition the Lord for your spiritual gifts during the prayer. When I first started praying through the courts of Heaven, the very first night I began having dreams unlike anything I'd had before — vivid and strong from that point on. That was my experience. Yours may be different. It's up to the Holy Spirit.

This is also a time to break off bondage and close gates. If you have a problem with alcohol, close that gate. Drugs, pornography, whatever it may be — close it. You cannot be purified while the gate is still open. As Messiah said, they will come back to you. We have to close the gates that hinder purification. Once the gate is closed, you ask for repentance, you receive forgiveness, and then you receive your righteous rendered verdict.

I've walked through situations with people where the gate wasn't closed, and you could tell by the level of revelation and anointing that it had not been shut. This is the moment of truth — coming before the Lord without fig leaves, asking him to evaluate and examine us. And he is examining you right now during these ten days. As we've discussed, it is the Libra constellation — the scales, the balance — and we are all being weighed. The nations are being weighed. We need to understand this as we go into it.

This is not just for tonight. It's for tomorrow, for Yom Kippur, and three months down the road. This is a prayer I hope you continue. He will lead you with instructions and strategies. We'll be petitioning him as a group — asking him to give us instructions, give us strategies, show us what we need to repent of. This is not butterflies and rainbows. This is: "Lord, examine me, show me what I need to repent of, I will repent, I will close the gate, and I will be purified." That is the whole scenario of the courts of Heaven.

You can also intercede for others during this time. We're going to go through the prayer together. When we reach the petition section, I'll be quiet for ten, fifteen, or twenty minutes, and then I'll come back and begin closing the courts of Heaven. We each need to petition our own cases individually, because we're each going on a personal purification journey. I can pray for you, and I will, but I can't receive all the revelation for everyone. He's going to speak directly to you through your spiritual gifts — if you're quiet, if you cut out the noise, if you spend time with him. He will communicate with you, show you things intimately through his creation, through dreams, visions, words from other believers, however he chooses to work.

That's why I tell people: yes, I'll pray for you, but this is really your personal journey with the Lord. You're not really going on a journey with me — I'm just the one speaking. You're going on this journey with him.

This template, this prayer, this word of God has genuinely moved my prayer life. I wouldn't be here talking about it if it hadn't. The word of God is sharper than a two-edged sword, and of course it will cut things off. But we have to quote the word. That's why we see so many people living in bondage — it's like going to rehab for drugs or alcohol. You might get off the substance, but are you delivered from the spirit behind it? Those are two different things: getting off something, and being delivered from it.

So come before him, friends. Let's go into this together.

Get serious about it. We're entering the courts of heaven, so let's really focus on what he's telling each individual. I guarantee you, if you continue the process, he's going to speak to you — why wouldn't he? You're coming before him in humility, you're coming before him in repentance. We have to understand that's what he wants, and in due time, just like James says in the Book of James, he will exalt you. He will lift you up.

I can only say that from experience. I've shared my testimony before and there's no need to revisit it here, but I was as low as low could be. He had to allow that to happen so that he could build me up the way he wanted to build me up — not the way I wanted. He does that to everyone who humbles themselves before him. He will lift them up. This template prayer has been powerful in my life, which is why we're going over it.

If you have your petitions written down — the things the Holy Spirit is revealing to you — make sure you also have two or three scriptures for each one. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead you to those scriptures, because just as the Holy Bible says, by the mouth of two or three witnesses a matter will be established. That principle is no different in the courts of heaven. We're essentially quoting God his own word back to him. That's exactly what Jesus did when he was tempted by Satan: he said nothing other than "It is written. It is written. It is written." He quoted the word. He gave us an example of how powerful it is. Consider the temptation he faced — the worldly pleasures, the treasures of the world, the whole world offered to him. Scripture tells us the angels had to tend to him afterward because of how severe the temptation was.

So yes, we have an accuser — Revelation 12 tells us he accuses the brethren day and night. But we also have a mediator. We have an advocate. We have Yeshua. We have the power of the Holy Spirit. We have the blood of the Lamb. What we must do is repent, release all unforgiveness, and make sure we are cleansed before coming before him.

I received an email this afternoon from someone who keeps up with these teachings. She said she realized, while reading through some of this material, that there was a little bit of unforgiveness in her heart that she needed to give to the Lord. That's what this is about — we all need to examine ourselves and make sure there is no unforgiveness in our hearts. We have to come before the Lord without our fig leaf, not hiding anything, and say, "Lord, do what you want with me. Clothe me in a white robe." As we approach Yom Kippur in nine days, we want to receive those righteous rendered verdicts — sealed, and brought to pass in his timing, whether this year, next year, or next week. Only God knows that, and he will reveal it to you if you ask him. We just don't want him to be waiting on us.

So get into a very comfortable place. I've disabled the chat so we can focus where the focus needs to be, and I'll turn it back on afterward so we can talk and share what the Holy Spirit is doing.

When we look at the document, here is the order: worship first, then praise, then cleansing, covering ourselves, and finally petitioning. So many times we come to the Lord and immediately start asking — "Lord, I need this, Lord, please do that" — and we forget to worship and praise him first. He doesn't want us just asking for things. He wants to communicate with us. He wants intimacy with us, and there is no better way than through the blessed Holy Spirit and the word of God. Take this template and make it your own. Change it to what the Holy Spirit is leading you to do. The template itself is not what's powerful — it's the word of God.

The word is sharper than a two-edged sword. We sometimes forget to use it in our prayer life. The shorter two- or three-minute prayers are wonderful and God hears them, but when it comes to deeper warfare — intercession, breaking bondages — we need to go deeper. For example, if you're attacked with anxiety, go to Philippians 4: *"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with the peace of God — the Shalom of God — which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."* Quote those scriptures directly and I promise you the anxiety will flee. The depression will flee. The lust will flee. It may not happen in one day or one week, but if you continue on the journey, you will be delivered.

Sometimes the Lord takes us on a journey rather than delivering us instantly, and there is a reason for that. If he delivers us without the journey, we often don't develop the convictions to stay free — and we go back to the vomit. He wants us to come through it with such deep conviction that we never return. That's just what has been revealed to me, and I'm excited about it. I know what it has done in my life.

So with that, let's get into a good place. Let's enter into the spirit and see what the Lord does. We're going to begin with worship and praise out of Psalms 113 through 118, and then we'll move into the document. TV off, radio off — a quiet place. Let's see what the Lord does tonight.

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Lord, we come before you right now in the name of Yeshua — Avinu Malkeinu, Our Father, Our King. We come before you in praise and worship and thanksgiving. Lord, we thank you for the Feast of Trumpets — the second day of the Feast of Trumpets — as we continue our journey through the ten days of awe toward Yom Kippur. We know this is such an important time on your calendar, and we thank you for the revelation, for the anointing, for the understanding of it.

Lord, as we come before you in an intimate way, to communicate with you and for you to communicate with us — Holy Spirit, we ask you to invade this prayer, invade every life on this call right now with quietness and peace and Shalom. Bring us into that special place that only you can bring us.

We ask, Yeshua, we ask the Holy Spirit, to bring us before the courts. Every one of us standing before you, just as Daniel 7 says — thousands upon thousands, ten thousand times ten thousand, standing before him, and the books were opened. We know these events are ultimately tied to the Feast of Trumpets. Lord, this is where we are right now, and we ask that you have your way with us. Lead us, guide us, everyone on this call. We come before you without our fig leaves — naked, wanting to be clothed in your white robe — as we do our part in your kingdom, going from the cross to the crown on this spiritual purification journey, in the hope that we receive your righteous rendered verdicts. Holy Spirit, have your way. Anoint your people with spiritual gifts, with all of their gifts, to do their part in God's kingdom. Lead us, guide us, direct us as we enter into your court session tonight.

*Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they exist and were created. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive riches and power and strength and honor and glory and blessing. Blessing and honor and glory and power be to him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, forever and ever.*

Father, we come to you now to sing to you, to praise your holy name, to give you all reverence and all the power and all the glory. You alone are worthy of the credit. As two or more gathered in your name, we know you are here among us. We ask you to invade our lives right now with the word of God as we come before you to petition and celebrate and praise your name with your holy word.

It is written in Psalm 100: *Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before his presence with singing. Know that the Lord, he is God. It is he who has made us, and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. Be thankful to him and bless his holy name. For the Lord is good; his lovingkindness is everlasting, and his faithfulness is to all generations.*

It is written in Psalm 103: *Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits — who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your years with good things…*

*"...your youth is renewed like the eagles."*

It is written in Psalms 113: Lord, we just praise Your name. Praise the Lord. Praise all you servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to its going down, the Lord's name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high, who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in the heavens and in the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy out of the ash heap, to make them sit with princes — with the princes of His people. He makes the barren woman abide in the house as a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord.

It is written in Psalms 116: I love the Lord, because He hears my voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live. The cords of death encompassed me, and the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow. Then I called upon the name of the Lord: "O Lord, I beseech You, save my life." Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is compassionate. The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. For You have rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling. I shall walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

I believed when I said, "I am greatly afflicted." I said in my alarm, "All men are liars." What shall I render to the Lord for all of His benefits toward me? I shall lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. I shall pay my vows to the Lord — O may it be in the presence of all the people. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones. O Lord, surely I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call upon the name of the Lord. I shall pay my vows to the Lord — O may it be in the presence of all His people, in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

It is written in Psalms 117: Praise the Lord, all you nations; laud Him, all you peoples. For His lovingkindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord is everlasting. Praise the Lord.

It is written in Psalms 118. Lord, we just want to lift You on high. This is the Psalm that King David wrote for Messiah's crucifixion. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting. O let Israel say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." Let the house of Aaron say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting." Let those who fear the Lord say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

From my distress I called upon the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me in a large place. The Lord is for me; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The Lord is for me among those who help me — think about Yeshua, think about Messiah. Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man; it is better to take refuge than to trust in princes. All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. They surrounded me like bees, and they were extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. You pushed me violently so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. The right hand of the Lord does valiantly; the right hand of the Lord is exalted — Yeshua. The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. I will not die, but live, and I will declare the works of the Lord. The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. Open to me the gates of righteousness, and I will enter through them; I shall give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous shall enter. I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me and have become my salvation.

The stone which the builders rejected — Yeshua — has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made — Passover — let us rejoice and be glad in it. O Lord, do save, we beseech You; O Lord, we beseech You, do send prosperity. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord — Yeshua. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and He has given us light. Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar — Yeshua, Passover. You are my God and I will give thanks to You; You are my God, I will exalt You. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, and His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Father, we just come to You right now to offer You these Psalms that King David and so many others have written. We give them to You; we send them up as sweet incense to You, Lord — as our prayers, as we quote Your word back to You, and give You homage, honor, and glory; to bless You with our soul as Psalms 103 says. We offer these to You, Lord. As we come before You in the courts, we come to pray, to praise, to worship, to cleanse, and to ask for righteous rendered verdicts — as only You can give them. Lead us and guide us in Your direction as we come before You and say the Lord's Prayer.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen and amen and amen.

We petition to come to Your courts of heaven through the Mediator, through the Advocate, through Yeshua — as He is the only one who can pass through the heavens. Yeshua Messiah — just as He did at His first coming, piercing the heavens to enter into Mary's womb, and piercing the heavens to ascend back to the right hand of the Father — we ask that You pierce the heavens, Lord, as we spiritually come before You in Your courtroom, standing before You to ask for righteous rendered verdicts.

It is written in Hebrews 4:14–16, and we claim this: "Seeing then that we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua 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 a time of need."

So Father, we just come to You in the name and blood of Yeshua, covered by the blood of the Lamb, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. We come before You, Lord, knowing that our high priest Yeshua was sinless, yet tempted as we are. We pray for His grace; we pray for the blood of the Lamb to cover us. We pray for righteous rendered verdicts as we come boldly to the throne with our petitions, that we may obtain mercy, grace, love, and righteous rendered verdicts.

Lord, as we enter into these times we are in right now, we need wisdom, knowledge, and instruction. We need cleanliness and purification. Have Your way with us tonight — have Your way with each and every one of us — with conviction, with understanding, through love, through Your grace, through Your mercy. We ask that You come with us, Lord. We ask that we be heard before the courts of heaven right now.

Lord, we ask for the same favor You gave Joshua in Zechariah 3:7. It is written, and we claim this: "Thus says the Lord of hosts: if you walk in My ways and if you keep My commands, then you shall also judge My house and likewise have charge of My courts. I will give you places to walk among these who stand here." Lord, we ask and petition that we be among those who stand before You — one of those by the thousands, by the ten thousands, the tribes of Ephraim, the tribes of Manasseh — worshiping You, coming with You at Your second coming. We ask for that favor; we ask for the favor of righteous rendered verdicts.

We ask You to guide and direct us to receive those verdicts through purification, through refinement — which is ultimately through repentance. Lord, put it on our hearts and minds what we need to confess, what we need to repent of, any hidden sin or private sin blocking us. Lord, open our eyes and ears — our spiritual eyes and ears — so that we can hear You, so that we can stand before You covered by the blood of the Lamb in our white robes.

Lord, we just come before You in confession and in repentance right now. I'm going to confess for everyone, and then we'll get to the petitions. We come before You in repentance; we repent for all of our sins, all of our iniquities, all of our transgressions — everything that we've done against You and against Your holy word. We come before You humbly, yet boldly as Scripture says, to ask for Your forgiveness, to be cleansed and purified, to walk in freedom, to walk in liberty, to walk in jubilee. Lord, we ask that You reveal to every one of us what we need to repent of. Render verdicts so that we can live purified, refined lives, according to what You want for us, and do our part in Your kingdom.

Lord, we stand on the promise of Isaiah 43:25–26. It is written, and we claim this as a community of believers: "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Put Me in remembrance; let us contend together. State your case, that you may be acquitted." Father, we come before You in the mighty name and blood of Yeshua, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to thank You. We thank You for blotting out all of our transgressions for Your sake, for Yeshua's sake, for the Holy Spirit's sake. Thank You for not remembering our sins. Thank You for removing them as far as the east is from the west, as Psalms 103 says. Thank You for purifying us from scarlet to white, as the prophet Isaiah says in Isaiah 1:18.

We thank You, Lord, that You will not remember our sins once we have truly asked for forgiveness — and as we forgive others as well. We ask that You go into remembrance, Lord — just as the prophet said — go into remembrance in the book of Elohim, the book written before the foundation of the world, in the councils of Elohim. We ask that You go into remembrance for every one of our lives. Open the book for every one of us. We know they are opened on the Feast of Trumpets.

Let us contend together, Lord. Holy Spirit, contend together with us. Make our prayers God's will; make our prayers Your will. We know that we will live in peace and receive righteous rendered verdicts when our prayers align with Your will. Curtail our prayers to Your will. Let us contend together, Lord, that we can state our case and be acquitted, so that we can receive the righteous rendered verdicts.

Lord, we put Isaiah 43:25–26 in every one of our books in the councils of Elohim, in the book of life — that You are the one who forgives all of us, You are the one who blots out our transgressions, You are the one who remembers not our sins. You are the one who goes into the remembrance of the books of life with grace, with love, with kindness. You allow us to contend with You — not because we deserve it, but because of the blood of the Lamb and the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank You for allowing us to state our cases that we may be acquitted.

Father, right now we come before You to cleanse our bloodlines. We know that it is written in the Holy Scriptures that You visit the iniquities of the fathers to the third and fourth generation. Lord, there are generational curses. As Daniel in Daniel 9, and Nehemiah in Nehemiah 1, those two great men of God asked for forgiveness — asking for their bloodlines to be cleansed because of the sins of the fathers — we do the same thing, Lord. We put those scriptures, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1:5–7, in our books as we come before You to break and renounce any and all curses and covenants made in our bloodline to Satan. We break those off by the blood of the Lamb; we sever them by the blood of the Lamb. They have no power or authority over us. In our books, Satan has no right to our bloodlines, because our bloodlines are cleansed and sanctified through the blood of the Lamb. Lord, may the blood of the Lamb sanctify all of us in our generational lineage, so that our bloodline is cleansed and Satan has no power or authority over it, by righteous rendered verdicts right now.

Lord, we would like to acknowledge the presence of the courts of heaven. We acknowledge You — the Great I Am, Elohim, Almighty God, our merciful and loving Father, our righteous and just judge. You are the Aleph and the Tav, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last, the Ancient of Days, the Great I Am. We acknowledge Yeshua, the Son of God — the high priest, the mediator, the intercessor, the Advocate, the Messiah, the King of Israel. We acknowledge the blood of the Messiah, which is the only and primary thing that washes us clean. It will be our main evidence for mercy, for grace, and for righteous rendered verdicts — the blood of the Lamb. We acknowledge the Ruach, the power of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, who is our healer, our comforter, and our perfect teacher and witness.

We acknowledge the great cloud of witnesses — the church in heaven and on earth, the spirits of just men made perfect, the general assembly, the company of angels, and the city of the living God in heaven, the New Jerusalem. Praise Your name forever and ever, Lord.

Lord, as we enter into these petitions, as we enter into Your courts, we ask for Your armor. We ask for the full armor of God to clothe us as we enter in. Ephesians 6:11, 14–18 — it is written, and we claim: "Put on..."

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Above all, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the holy Word of God, the two-edged sword — praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

Lord, we come before you right now. Coat us with your armor of God — the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the sword of the Spirit, the shield of faith. Gird us in your almighty truth, and cover our feet with the gospel of Shalom. As we go forward in this court session, Satan has no power or authority over us. We rebuke you, Satan. Isaiah 54:17 — it is written: no weapon formed against us shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against us in judgment, Lord God, you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and our righteousness is from you, Father.

Right now we ask that you open up the Book of Life. We know we are all being weighed in the balance of prophetic understanding — the constellation of Libra, this month, weighed in the balance. The prophetic scriptures of confirmation: Joseph, Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian Empire, Yeshua, Moses. This is where it happens in the courts of Heaven. This is where the Judge opens the books, and they are sealed on Yom Kippur — just as Yeshua came down on Yom Kippur in Luke 4, just as Moses came down on Yom Kippur with the two tablets. This is where it happens.

Father, we thank you. We ask that you open up the book — open up every one of our books — as we come before you humbly but boldly, covered by the blood of the Lamb and the power of the Holy Spirit. We come before you just as it is written in Psalm 139:15–16, and we claim: "My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in your book they were all written — the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them."

Lord, we thank you for knowing us before the foundation of the world. Just as the book of Ephesians says, we were in you, Christ — we were in you, Yeshua — before the foundation of the world. We thank you for writing our books before the foundation of the world. We thank you for allowing us to come before you to petition our cases in the book that was written before the foundation of the world, as we enter into these beautiful times you have set for all of us living on this earth to do our part in your kingdom. We thank you, Lord, for knowing us before our substance was formed — just as the prophet Jeremiah heard: "Before you were in the womb, I knew you."

Just as Messiah Yeshua fulfilled his book perfectly, Lord, we want to fulfill our books accordingly. Because of the blood of the Lamb and the power of the Holy Spirit — we cannot do it without those. We cannot fulfill our books without the blood of the Lamb and without the power of the Holy Spirit. So we come before you to petition the psalm that speaks of Messiah's book, Psalm 40. It is written in Psalm 40:6–8, and we claim: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire; my ears you have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering you did not require. Then I said, 'Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me. I delight to do your will, O my God, and your Torah is within my heart.'" That is what Messiah's book says in Psalm 40, and we ask for that same favor through the blood of the Lamb and through his righteously rendered verdicts.

As we enter into these petitions, friends, let us think about the courts of Heaven. Let us think about the scriptures. Let us think about Daniel 7 and the Book of Revelation — they saw the same throne in heaven. Thousands upon thousands, ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The books were opened, and the court was in session. Lord, we come before you right now to petition our cases, to petition our concerns, to petition the gates that need to be closed, the things that need to be severed.

Friends, let us come before the Lord right now without our fig leaves. Come before him and ask him to show you what you need to repent for, what you need to cleanse, what you need to purify, what you need to refine. Remember to have two or three scriptures to establish the matter. Ask for your spiritual gifts and anointings to be opened. Break off any bondage and strongholds by the written Word of God. Intercede for others — open your book, close your book, open a friend's book, close their book. You can do them all in sequence. Take this time, get intimate with the Lord, and we will return shortly.

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Father, we come to you and say thank you. Thank you for allowing us to come before your throne of mercy and grace, that we can receive and obtain mercy and grace in righteously rendered verdicts. Lord, I pray that you hear our petitions tonight. I pray that you hear our cries — the ones who have been suffering, the ones who have been travailing, the ones who have been praying and asking for righteous rendered verdicts. Break through with the breaker anointing of Yeshua. Break through these petitions and bless your people. Fill every one of them with your spiritual gifts according to how the Holy Spirit wants to give them. Bless them with their anointings so that they can do their part in God's kingdom.

Lord, as it is written in First Corinthians, I pray that you break off all bondage, all chains, and liberate your people. As we head into this Year of Jubilee on Yom Kippur in these next nine days, do a work in all of us. Purify us — that we can live in freedom, live in Jubilee, live in liberty. That is what you came to do — to set the captives free, as written in Isaiah 61. And Lord, I pray that you set every one of us free from any kind of bondage, any kind of chain. We break them off in the name of the blood of Yeshua. We terminate the root, cut it off, and cast it away in the name of the blood of Yeshua, as he takes the key of David — as written in Revelation 3:7 — and locks it, closes it, so that no man can open it.

As we close the gates, Lord — as we truly repent and turn away from all the open gates — we ask for your forgiveness. We plead the blood of the Lamb in our cases. We plead the blood of the Lamb on our books, for that is the only way we will receive righteous rendered verdicts: through repentance, pleading the blood of the Lamb, and closing the gates. Father, we thank you for closing the gates. Thank you for your forgiveness. Thank you for your answered prayers.

Lord, we intercede for others, and whatever petitions were lifted for intercession, give us the favor that you gave Moses when he came down on Yom Kippur with the new tablets and proclaimed that all was forgiven. We ask for that same favor. It is written in Exodus 33:17 — and we all claim this: "And the Lord said to Moses, 'This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.'" Lord, you know every one of us by name — everyone on this call. We petition you for the same favor you gave your servant Moses, the same forgiveness you gave the children of Israel after they worshiped the golden calf. No matter what we have done, Lord, we know you will forgive us. Forgive us for all our sins, iniquities, and transgressions. As Isaiah 43:25–26 declares, you forget them all and remember them no more. That is what we stand on — the promise of Isaiah 43:25–26 and the promise of the blood of the Lamb, which cures everything and wins us righteous rendered verdicts from a righteous judge and loving Father.

We thank you, Lord. We ask for the same favor that is written in 2 Corinthians 1:20–22, and we claim this in all of our books: "For all the promises of God in Yeshua are Yes, and in him Amen, to the glory of God through us — he who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, in our hearts as a guarantee." Lord, we plead this scripture. We put it in our books in the courts of Heaven. We put Exodus 33:17 in our books in heaven — two great witnesses we have for favor. We ask for that, Lord, during these ten days of awe. As we go into Yom Kippur, it is written in Exodus 2:25 — and we claim this: "He looked down upon the people of Israel, and he knew it was time to act." Father, we pray that it is time to act for all of our cases right now.

As we enter into a new year, a new month, a new seven-year cycle, and the Jubilee year on Yom Kippur, we ask for favor. We ask for your mercy, your kindness, your forgiveness. Wash us clean. Purge us with hyssop and we shall be clean. Wash us in the blood, just as King David said in Psalm 51. Do a new thing — a new wineskin, a new life, a new beginning for all of us. That is what we petition for, Lord: a new life. Lead us in the ark of God. Lead us on our purification journey as we get intimate with you in the things you are intimate with — your new moon festivals, your Sabbaths, your divine appointments, your feast days. Let us get intimate with you. Do a new thing in us. Wash us, cleanse us, purify us, refine us — for your glory — so that we can be clothed in our white robes.

Father, right now we pray for the understanding of the verdict. Whatever spiritual gifts each person has, Lord, open them up even more — refine them, purify them — and give us the correct interpretation of the things you show us. We rebuke Satan from the verdicts; he has no power or authority over them. Once we repent and plead the blood of the Lamb, we receive righteous rendered verdicts on your timetable, and that is what we will wait for. It is written in Daniel 4:17 — and we claim this in our books: "The decision is announced by the messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High God is sovereign over all the kingdoms on the earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people." Father, we all receive this anointing. We put this in our books — that you will help us to understand the decisions through dreams, through visions, through the word of another believer, or however the Holy Spirit chooses to work.

We ask that you communicate to us during this time. Lead us with instructions, lead us with strategies. Convict us if we need to repent, if there is unforgiveness in our hearts, if there is an open gate that needs to be closed. We pray that the angels, the messengers, announce the decision to all of us so that we can purify ourselves and go on this beautiful journey with you.

Stay in the secret place of the Most High — throughout the ten days, throughout the year, throughout our lives — and we will abide under the shadow of the Almighty God. Lord, reveal your goodness to us through your messengers, through dreams, through visions, through whatever you choose. We ask that you communicate to us so that we understand: we are cleansed, we are purified, and our righteous rendered verdicts are coming. We rebuke Satan — he has no power or authority over our books. We rebuke him again by the prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 54:17: "No weapon formed against us shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against us in judgment, Lord God, you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and our righteousness is from you."

Father, we come to you in praise. We thank you for allowing us to come before you in the courts of Heaven — your beautiful throne surrounded by your beautiful rainbow, your twenty-four elders throwing their crowns at the Messiah, at Yeshua. We throw ours there too. We don't deserve them — he deserves everything. We lift him up on high forever and ever, as the King of Israel, the King of the world, the Holy One of Israel, the Ancient of Days, the Alpha and the Omega, the Great I Am, Yeshua. Holy is his name. Praise his holy name.

We thank you for allowing us to come before you through the blood of the Lamb, by the power of the Holy Spirit. As we go on our journey, instruct us, guide us, lead us with your staff — with your shepherd's rod — for you are the Good Shepherd, and you will lead your sheep to our own promised lands. We know you will. So we petition this as a corporate body of believers, as a community, a congregation, standing on the promises of the Lord.

We just say thank you. Thank you for the righteous rendered verdict. We thank you for a purified life, for the refinement, for the loving chastisement that you extend to all those whom you love. You chastise the ones you love in a loving way, and we say thank you, Lord, because we know that you do love us. Those whom you love, you correct. We ask that you correct us. You have us on your path — your purification path, your journey through your holy days, your high holy days. We ask for your favor and your righteous rendered verdicts. We say thank you in the mighty name and blood of Yeshua, the Everlasting God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David — the King of Israel, the Holy One of Israel, who was and who is and who is to come. In his precious name, amen.

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Friends, I have opened the chat back up so that we can communicate more freely — through whatever the Lord may be showing you, or whatever questions or concerns you may have. Please feel free to put those into the chat. I wanted this to be as intimate as possible, even over the internet. I hope the prayer through the Courts of Heaven has helped people. I hope you feel the Holy Spirit's movement, and I hope it is a good thing — that you are encouraged to go through this process. If anything has been broken off of you, praise the Lord, because it can happen just like that. If not, that is okay. Let us go on this purification journey with him, as he identifies what we need to cleanse, and as he gives us the right conviction along the way.

I really appreciate everybody joining us. I usually do this in person, and without the internet and YouTube, this is a newer format for me — but the power of the Holy Spirit can cover everything, as we all know.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please feel free to share them, and we will fellowship for a little while before we depart. We will be meeting again on October 3rd for the first devotional on the Hebrew letter aleph, so I hope you stay tuned and join us then. October 4th at sundown begins Yom Kippur, and we will hold the Yom Kippur service that evening so that everyone can then spend the day of Yom Kippur with the Lord on their own. Just follow the table of contents and, as long as I have the order of dates correct, we should be on the same page. I will also be posting the dates on YouTube in advance — if you have not subscribed, please do so that you receive the notification.

You can download the book at faithfulperformance.com. If you have had trouble downloading it, email me and I will send it directly to you. I also placed a link in the video's comment section pointing to another video I made two years ago that explains the Courts of Heaven concept and includes the prayer — you can view that one or this one, whichever you prefer.

Shalom, everybody. I know I disabled the chat at the start, but I wanted the prayer time to be very intimate. Thank you so much for joining us. I hope you felt something moving during that time. I would encourage you to do this on your own as well. When I first started, I was simply lying in my bed, praying it without speaking aloud, and things began to occur. There is no rigid template with the word of God. You can do this anytime, anywhere — on your sofa, in your bed, in your car. Stay in the Courts of Heaven, and I promise you, as the journey continues, you will see God open up your spiritual gifts, your revelation, and so much more. He has done that for all of us who have committed to this path.

And again — none of us are anything special. We still have things we need to get right. None of us are glorified yet, so we are all trying to ascend. This is simply what has worked for me, my family, and my friends over the last four years. We are now in our fifth year, and we know what it can do for someone who is willing. But it ultimately comes down to that individual's relationship with the Lord.

If the gates are not closed, you will not see results. If there is unforgiveness in you, you will not receive the righteous verdicts. We must make sure the gates are closed. If I have a problem with alcohol, I need to quit drinking — close the gate. If I have a problem with drugs, close the gate. Whatever it may be, we must close the gate, repent, and once we do, we will begin to receive from those righteous verdicts. I have been in prayer sessions where someone had not closed their gates, and we could tell through the spiritual gifts that the prayer partners were using — there was something unclean, something open, and there was a great deal of negative spiritual warfare. We knew we were not getting anywhere with the intercession.

To break off bondage — to break off the things that have attached themselves to us — we must sever those connections, and it is never easy. As I wrote in the book, freedom is never easy. Satan does not want you to be free. He wants you in captivity, whatever form that takes: anger, lust, pornography, whatever your struggle may be. It is okay — just close the gate, repent, and then you will begin to receive the revelation and the purification we are talking about. You must break off the bondage by closing the gate and repenting. If there is unforgiveness in your heart, you must forgive. You must circumcise the heart. All of us must pay close attention to this. Freedom is never easy. This is spiritual warfare, and we must use the word of God to break off these things.

I want to make sure this makes sense: there is a difference between praying, "Lord, protect me, guide me, direct me, lead me today" — which is beautiful and a wonderful way to start the day — and what is required when I have a specific bondage I need to close the gate on. In that case, I need to use the scriptures. I need to use the two-edged sword, the sword of the Spirit. That is the only thing that will knock this bondage off of us. It will not be my prayer alone — it will be God's word. The word of God will cut it. The word of God will sever that attachment, that umbilical cord that needs to be severed, whatever we are struggling with.

There is nothing wrong with regular prayer. But when it comes to intercession, spiritual warfare, and breaking off bondage, there is only one way: the power of the Holy Spirit and the word of God, applied petition by petition. That is the only way. This is why we see so many people rehabbed but not delivered. We need both — to be rehabbed and delivered. Deliverance only comes through the word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.

To those of you who have been with us for three or four nights in a row — thank you. I know these have been three- to four-and-a-half-hour videos. I could hardly see straight after four hours under these lights, but it is all about God. It is all about communion with God, the Feast of Trumpets, and all of you.

Cynthia, yes — the Courts of Heaven prayer is in the book. There is a section that explains the concept, and then the prayer itself is included right before you get to the Feast of Trumpets and the New Moon Festival in the journey. I placed it there so we could all go through the Courts of Heaven to get the year started in the correct manner, in my opinion — with the anointing of the Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur, with the opening and closing of the books.

Patricia Rodriguez asked about timing: we are going to aim for 8:00 PM Eastern for every video. My schedule in real estate can get interesting, but that is our goal, and I believe we will be able to maintain it during this season. All videos will be at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

A.D. French — I am so glad you felt peace during the prayer. I know the format is a little different since we are not in person, but if you do this by yourself or with a prayer partner, it is amazing. Especially with a prayer partner, because remember: "where two or more are gathered." If you have a trusted prayer partner, get into a room, get quiet, and let the Holy Spirit lead you in whatever way fits you both. Make this your own template. You do not have to use the same scriptures I use. I personally love Psalms 113–118 and Psalm 100. King David wrote the Hallel — Psalms 113–118 — and I am partial to those. But make this your own, personalize it, and get intimate with the Lord. I was simply giving you an example of what has worked for us. Use whatever scriptures the Holy Spirit leads you to, and I promise you — whether alone or with another believer, especially one with spiritual gifts — you are going to go on a great journey together.

Dana, email me directly. Depending on how you are trying to download it, I know some people have had issues. Just send me an email and I will get the book to you. I have also asked my IT person to look into the download problem, so he is reviewing that now.

Thank you all for joining us. We are going to continue doing these things throughout the year. We will do another Courts of Heaven prayer for Yom Kippur as the verdicts are sealed, so feel free to join us for that.

Just to give you an example of the journey — when I first started, my prayer partner and I would go to the Courts every week. It was totally amazing as the Lord continued to layer on instructions and strategies. I knew from the beginning that this was not going to be some quick fix. I had a lot of things that needed to be resolved, and to write the book, I had to go through the full process — four full years, now entering the fifth. I had to come to understand the months, the new moons, the festivals, the calendar, and how it all worked together.

Quite frankly, I originally thought the book was going to begin on Passover, and the Lord corrected me on that. He directed me to begin it on the civil calendar, because that is where the books are opened. We must first come before the Lord at the opening of the books, and then journey through the year from there. That is why I wrote it — or felt led to write it — that way. And as we go through the year together, whoever joins us on this journey will begin to understand why.

You're going to see this journey unfold throughout the year, and when we return next year we'll see what kind of instructions, strategies, and direction the Lord has given each of us. I'm excited about that.

I want to be transparent — I'm going through a journey as well. There are a couple of things I'm personally petitioning. None of us has arrived. I'm trying to ascend higher, and there are things the Lord has brought to my attention that I need to get better at, things I need to cleanse and move forward from. One of them is the tongue. I think all of us can receive revelation from that — not that I curse, but sometimes the tongue goes wayward. We all have things to work on, and I certainly do. I'm looking forward to this year's journey and taking that next step higher, just as we all are.

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Patricia asked whether I have a testimony from the Courts of Heaven that I can share. I have many of them, though I'm a bit reluctant to go through them because I don't want it to be about me and my personal journey. But I will share the experience.

Once you get on God's calendar — once you align yourself with his divine appointments, with the Shabbat on Saturday, with the New Moon Festival — you set yourself apart just by doing that, because these are his holy days that he wants us to participate in. They are found in the Bible. By contrast, all the days that modern Christianity celebrates are not in the Bible, and the ways of worship associated with them are actually contrary to what Scripture prescribes.

Once we set ourselves apart on God's calendar — on his appointed times — we open ourselves up to favor like we have never seen. That is what the Torah teaches. If you do these things, you will be the head and not the tail. You will be blessed going in and blessed going out. You will be blessed by being intimate with the Lord. Who doesn't want that intimacy? He wants us to be intimate with him on his set-apart times.

Once I started honoring his set-apart times, Patricia — his divine appointments, Sabbaths, New Moons, and the feast days — dreams began, revelation began. And some of the things I petitioned for, as well as things on behalf of family and friends, were fulfilled: on the Feast of Trumpets, on Shavuot, on the Ninth of Av, on the 17th of Tammuz, on the New Moon, on Passover. Not every single petition is going to be fulfilled on a holy day — I'm not saying that. But he is going to show you so much love because you are on his set-apart times. He will move in his seasons, and it is a beautiful cycle to be a part of.

Another example: there was something we had been praying for on behalf of a friend for the last four years. They had been dealing with a project for twenty-one years — three Shemitah cycles. And when it finally closed, it was fulfilled according to his timing.

He communicates through visions. He will bring you back to the Holy Bible for understanding. The way I know something is a God-given dream is because it always points me back to the Holy Bible — back to the story of Exodus, to the template of Noah's Ark, to these foundational narratives. He has placed many of us on templates from Scripture. He communicates through the stories of Noah, the Exodus, significant numbers like 430, the number four — he uses Scripture to help you understand your own journey. That is the power of what we're doing through the Holy Spirit.

Jeremiah 33:3 says, "If you call unto me, I will answer you and show you some amazing things that you do not understand." And he will certainly do that. If he did it for a pagan like I was — someone who was lost and bound for hell — he can turn any life around. I promise you, he is going to show you marvelous things, and they will be connected to his calendar, his holy word, his templates, and through the lives of people like King David, Solomon, the prophets, Noah, and Abraham — however he chooses to communicate with you.

It is good to be in a network of believers in your personal life who can help you interpret what you receive. But the starting point is repentance, making sure all the gates are closed, and setting ourselves apart on his holy days. It must be about him first, not us. That is why we praise and worship before we ever bring our petitions. I guarantee you — because the Holy Bible says it — if you get on his set-apart times, his calendar, his feast days, his Shabbat, his New Moons, you will be blessed and he will reveal secrets and mysteries to you that are simply phenomenal.

But it also requires quiet time. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Silence the constant noise. We cannot always have something in our ear. With all due respect to husbands, wives, and children, our first priority must be the Lord. We have to get quiet with him in order to understand these things. We have to be in the secret place of the Most High to receive the anointing, the revelation. He will let you understand where you are in your deliverance. Your breakthrough could be tomorrow, or it could be tonight — I pray it is. But sometimes he wants you to go through the process to receive the proper convictions, so that you will not return to the vomit.

To all of you searching for these things: I promise you, if you dive into the Lord in the ways we have discussed, he is going to show you things that will be marvelous to behold. Some of you have already shared testimonies just this week, beautiful ones, and I am excited to see what the Lord does in everyone's life — including my own. I need to be further purified as well. Of course I do.

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Annabelle is right — we must close the gates, close the doors. If we are struggling with something, we repent and turn from it. We close that gate. We have the blood of the Lamb. We will receive our righteous rendered verdict according to God's timetable. Ask him, and he will show you. He will give you a beautiful journey to walk with him.

Shalom to everyone — Annabelle, Alicia, and all of you who have been with us. I appreciate your time. I know these have been lengthy sessions, but this is the heart of what we are covering. After the fall feast days settle down, we will be meeting every couple of weeks for the devotional series and the New Moon teachings. Tishri — the fall feast days — will always be a busy season, as will Nisan around Passover. But the rest of the months will quiet down to one New Moon teaching and two of the letter studies, so we will have more time to sit with all of this information.

Dana, please email me at [email protected]. If that address gives you trouble, you can reach me at Chadwick [email protected] — Chadwick Harvey, with a V like Victor. I would be glad to respond.

Kareem shares a wonderful testimony — purified for the last two years, she says, and living clean. She calls it the best decision of her life. Congratulations, and many blessings to you. Praise God.

Regarding video times, I will aim to post at 8 p.m. to be consistent, on the days listed in the table of contents. I will try to post them three or four days in advance on YouTube. If you subscribe to the channel, you will receive a notification so we can stay on the same accord.

Shanah Tovah to everyone — we are on day two of the Feast of Trumpets, which is a two-day feast because it is the feast that no man knows the day or the hour. These next ten days are critically important for purifying, cleansing, spending time with the Lord, and meditating on these beautiful scriptures as we look toward our sealed verdict on Yom Kippur.

The prophetic understanding of Yom Kippur, as it ties together the Torah, the Book of Revelation, and the prophets around Messiah's second coming events, is truly phenomenal. If you have not yet studied those scriptures, I encourage you to. We will go through the ten days thoroughly, and Yom Kippur will be here before we know it — nine days from now.

Annabelle mentions Psalm 27, and it is a beautiful psalm. King David says his one desire is to look upon the beauty of the Lord — and that is exactly what we are doing in the Courts of Heaven. We simply want to behold his beauty, praise his holy name, and cast our crowns at his feet, just as the twenty-four Elders do.

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Dana writes that she had a rather uneventful journey until the closing prayer, and then experienced something — a vision involving what appears to be a donkey in a vineyard, and seeing a Gentile among believers. She doesn't fully understand it, but she nearly fell asleep during prayer.

This kind of experience is actually a good sign. What Dana is describing — the spiritual warfare that arises during prayer, the drowsiness, the strange imagery — is often the enemy's resistance to your liberation. Prayer should be a time of peace and comfort, but when you are in a season of deliverance, there will be warfare. The enemy does not want you to be free. What you're experiencing at the outset is his attempt to hinder you.

Dana, please email me and I will be glad to share my personal thoughts on what was shown. I do have an opinion on the imagery, and I think it is a meaningful one — though I want to be clear these are my personal thoughts, not a "thus says the Lord." But the posture you described — nearly falling into a resting state, lying down, surrendering into the spirit in prayer and meditation — that is exactly where you want to be. That is where you receive not only the warfare, but also the verdict, the deliverance, and the breakthrough. You are on your journey, Dana. This is a normal part of the process.

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Marcia, good to see you. Shalom.

Regarding the fast of Yom Kippur — Leviticus 23 tells us that on the ninth of Tishri, which falls on October 4th this year...

Yom Kippur this year begins at sundown on October 4th and ends at sundown on October 5th. Leviticus 23 clearly states that from the evening of the ninth into the tenth we are to afflict ourselves, which most understand as fasting. This is a hard fast — no food and no water for the full twenty-four hours. If you have a medical condition, please consult your doctor first. The Lord does not want you to harm yourself, and there are other ways to fast. Let the Holy Spirit lead you in this.

Jeremiah 33 is a remarkable scripture, one that became foundational early in my walk — along with Joshua 1:9. The promise is simple and stunning: "Call to Me, and I will answer you, and I will show you great and mighty things which you do not know." I certainly did not understand much at that point, and I cannot claim to fully understand now, but what I can say is that once we get onto His set-apart times, once we align with His appointed days, things begin to move. That is the whole point.

We must be set apart, because He is looking for a set-apart bride — a spotless bride. And the only way to be set apart is to be set apart on the things *He* sets apart, not what we choose for ourselves, not what the institutional church prescribes. That means His calendar, His divine appointments, His new moon festivals, His Sabbath, the blood of the Lamb, and the Holy Spirit. These are the ways to worship our Messiah. The Holy Spirit leads us into truth, and the truth is the Holy Word. The Spirit and the Word are the two great witnesses — they work together and lead us into the pure ways of the Lord.

Psalm 27 is another beautiful passage for this season, one I have used in the Courts of Heaven as an instrument of praise. There is real power when two or more pray together. If you have no one to pray with, send me an email — I am more than happy to pray with you.

The Feast of Tabernacles is a celebration. Look at how these feasts were observed historically — Tabernacles is a party for eight days, a full eight days of rejoicing. Think about the journey that brings you there: you have come through repentance at the Feast of Trumpets, through the redemptive solemnity of Yom Kippur, and now it is time to rejoice with the Lord. The commandment itself forbids mourning and anxiety during that feast — no depression, no crying, only rejoicing.

On the relationship between Passover and Yom Kippur: they are closely connected because both are about redemption, but at different levels. Passover is about individual salvation through the atoning work of Messiah. Yom Kippur speaks to the corporate, national salvation of Israel at His second coming. They work together — the individual and the national, the first coming and the second. The Feast of Tabernacles is the final feast yet to be fulfilled, the honeymoon of the second coming events.

Regarding Jewish and Gentile worship: when I was living in Nashville, I sat with a Jewish friend and we began talking about the feast days and the covenants, and he looked at me as if I were the strangest person in the world — knowing that I was a believer in Yeshua and yet speaking of these things. That tension captures the problem precisely. Both parties have a missing piece. The Jewish people have the covenant framework but need the main ingredient, which is Yeshua — and once they receive Him, the Torah will make far greater sense. The Gentiles, on the other hand, need to understand that when you receive Jesus as your Messiah, you are grafted into the Commonwealth of Israel, as Paul states in Ephesians 2. You are no longer among the Gentile nations, and so you should not be celebrating as the Gentile nations celebrate. You should be celebrating as Israel celebrates.

That does not mean returning to animal sacrifice. It means getting on God's holy days — the ones your Savior Yeshua fulfilled at His first coming and will fulfill at His second coming. It also means the Sabbath and the new moon festivals. Isaiah 66:22–24 tells us we will be celebrating the new moon and the Sabbath in eternity. Ezekiel 46:1 confirms we will be celebrating the Sabbath and the new moon in the millennial kingdom. If we are going to be doing this forever, we might as well begin now — and why wouldn't we, if we love the Lord?

I want to share a testimony that comes to mind here. In 2005 or 2006, I was living in Atlanta and watched the NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Reggie White — the Minister of Defense, as he was known, because he was an ordained minister who also played football. He had already passed away, and his family gave the acceptance speech. At the time, I did not understand what they were saying. They were speaking exactly the way we speak tonight — about the true God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, about Yeshua, about the true ways to worship. I was not yet born again, and I remember thinking, did he convert to Judaism? It was a complete paradigm shift I had not yet undergone.

When I was born again in 2014 and began doing serious research, that moment came rushing back. Reggie White had gone to Israel, and the revelation came to him that he had been worshiping according to man's traditions — Easter, Christmas — rather than the appointed times of the Lord. His wife has given interviews about this journey, and it is a remarkable story. He crossed over, and he caught significant criticism from the broader Christian community for it, which itself reveals how deeply those man-made traditions are defended. I was just as ignorant as his critics were, before the Lord opened my eyes. His story is another witness that we must cross over — we must understand what it means to worship in spirit and truth, according to the Holy Bible, not according to Constantine or church tradition.

If you are new to all of this, that is completely fine. I fumbled through it too when I started. The more time you give to it, the more it opens up, because God's glory is magnificent — and even the smallest glimpse of that glory changes everything.

I understand Marcia's feelings completely, because I felt the same way when I first started — and sometimes I still do, because there is simply so much. I didn't include everything in the book deliberately; I wanted to give a basic summary, and each year I'll add to it as the Holy Spirit reveals more. So don't worry about it. God knows your heart. He wants you to first get on the calendar, get on the feast days, and then the other revelation from scripture will be added over time. The more you spend with it, and the more we go through it each year, the more familiar it will become.

Sometimes we feel like a fish out of water as believers who cross over to these beautiful holy days of the Lord. I want you to take comfort in the fact that He knows your heart. He knows what you're wanting to do and trying to do. He knows we weren't raised in the true ways of God — that's just the plain truth. We have inherited man-made traditions, all of us who've been in the Gentile church, unless you were part of a Messianic congregation or a Gentile church that holds to the true ways of worship. Most of us were part of replacement theology — the festivals of man instead of the festivals of God. So take comfort. God knows you're trying your best, and He is going to fill you with His knowledge and give you what you need to speak to people about these things, whether they are Jewish or Gentile believers still observing man-made traditions. The first step is simply to get on the Divine appointments. All the other steps will follow.

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Regarding the question about a food offering for Yom Kippur: whenever we look at these things in the Torah, in Leviticus 23, we have to take them in context. Just as the Feast of Trumpets instructs a fire offering to the Lord, that instruction is for the high priest — not for us directly. Certain things in the Torah require being in Jerusalem, with a standing temple, and with a functioning high priest. Right now we literally have none of the three on this earth. Of course Jesus is our High Priest in the heavenly sense, but on this earth we do not have the means to perform those sacrifices — fire offerings, peace offerings, grain offerings. That responsibility is not ours to carry.

For the Feast of Trumpets, one practical application is tithing — making an offering to whoever God puts on your heart. As for Yom Kippur, I'm not certain there is a prescribed food offering, since it is a fast day. Let God lead you in the fast according to where you are. I'd encourage you to go look at Leviticus 23 directly and read the commandment for the tenth of Tishri. Someone with deeper knowledge may be able to show you something more complete than what I'm giving you, and I welcome that.

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Regarding Romans 11 and provoking the Jewish people to jealousy: I hear all the time that Paul is the apostle to the Gentiles, and certainly he was. And he explicitly tells us in Romans 11 to make the Jewish people jealous. But we are not making them jealous by worshiping according to man-made traditions, because they cannot see their Jewish Messiah in those traditions. I can't see it in those traditions anymore either, so how could they?

When Jewish people who are studying Torah think of Christianity, they think of the Roman Jesus. They think of the Crusades and the persecution that came under that banner. Terminology matters. True worship matters. They are not jealous over Easter. They are not jealous over Christmas. But when their eyes are opened to Passover — the very time He was crucified — they begin to see something. When they understand that He rose on the Feast of Firstfruits, because He is the firstfruits, that connects. When you speak to them about the Abrahamic covenant, the Davidic covenant, the New Covenant, the Seed of David, the Seed of Abraham — their eyebrows go up. Their eyes open a little.

Yeshua did not come to start a new religion. He did not come to found Christianity. He came to fulfill the Torah and the prophets, just as He Himself declared in Matthew 5:17–20. He did not come to abolish; He came to fulfill and to establish them on this earth, just as He will establish them in the millennial Kingdom. He came to fulfill Passover. He came to fulfill the Sabbath. He came to fulfill the Feast of Trumpets at the Second Coming, Yom Kippur, and Tabernacles. He did not come to be worshiped on a pagan Easter or Christmas. That is simply biblical.

We have to put Yeshua back into His original intent and context — a fully Jewish man, seed of David, one hundred percent Jewish King of Israel, who will return and reign on David's everlasting Jewish throne in Jewish Jerusalem, in the Jewish land of Israel. A Jew will rule the world, and that will be Yeshua. The scriptures state this plainly and clearly. He did not come to start a new religion or a new philosophy or new ways of worship. He came to fulfill what He Himself had spoken through Moses, through the prophets, through the Psalms, and through the New Testament writers. The fact that He is the Word made flesh — that He quoted the word He gave to Moses, to the prophets, to the psalmists, and then came to fulfill all of it — is utterly amazing.

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Yes, you are going to get funny looks. You are going to be called Jewish. People will say you've converted to Judaism. You have to have patience, and you have to have forgiveness, because it is simply ignorance — and I don't mean that unkindly. It's what it is. People are not studying their Bibles in context from Genesis to Revelation. Many in the Gentile church are reading primarily the New Testament, which is beautiful and I love it, but we also need the Torah — the first five books — the Psalms, and the Prophets. When you have that foundation, the New Testament fits perfectly.

Take it as a badge of honor. You have the truth on your side. I've been told I'm "Judaizing" people. I say: be very careful with that, because Yeshua is going to Judaize all of us when He returns. If people have a problem with Jewish things, I genuinely do not understand how they can separate those things from Yeshua Himself, because they are inseparable. Israel will be saved. Individuals are coming to salvation every single day, which is prophecy being fulfilled. And as a nation, Israel will go through the time of Jacob's trouble and come out delivered by our Savior, Yeshua HaMashiach.

It mirrors the story of Joseph. When Judah repented, Joseph could not contain himself and revealed who he was. When the Jewish people repent and recognize Yeshua, He will not contain Himself. He said, "You will see Me no more until you say, 'Baruch haba b'shem Adonai' — blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord." And He will come and save them.

Satan does not want the Jew and Gentile to unite. He does not want the one new body, the one new man, to come together — because that is the truest form of fellowship between Jew and Gentile. That is why you see anti-Semitism even within the church, false worship, the traditions of man. He wants that division. But the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit want us together. That is why Paul wrote about this mystery throughout his epistles — Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians. He wrote to unite, not to divide.

The Jewish people should not have to come worship on Christmas and Easter — that is never going to happen, and it shouldn't. We need to cross over to what the true ways of worship are. They already have the true ways of worship; they simply need the main ingredient, which is Yeshua, and they will receive that ingredient at the proper time — individually and as a nation. When they see us celebrating the Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur with Yeshua at the pinnacle, it should provoke them — whether to anger, to curiosity, or to something else. We must do it lovingly and responsibly, of course. But more often than not, if we simply live it out and celebrate, the example we show will speak louder than anything we say.

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One testimony worth sharing: someone who came to faith in this way writes that they crossed over in 2020, that God spoke to them through reading the Kodesh, and that it has been an amazing walk ever since. Hallelujah. That is exactly what we've been talking about. The very word *Hebrew* means to cross over. Abraham crossed over. And we are all called to cross over as well.

Into the true ways — and Jews and Gentiles alike have to cross over into the true ways of worship. Someone shared that they started reading the Holy Bible in the proper context, and what happened? God spoke to them. They are now on the pure ways of worship. Congratulations, hallelujah. Thank you for writing that.

Jew and Gentile, the problem is we don't read, and we don't take Scripture in context. We operate on the assumption that a Jewish person can't be a Christian because they're Jewish — and that is simply nonsense. A Jewish person converting to Yeshua is the highest form of being a Jew, because he is a Jew. He's coming back as a Jew, and he will rule the world as a Jew. When Jewish people say, "I'll lose my Jewish identity if I accept him" — no. You are more of a Jew by accepting Yeshua as Messiah. He is the leader of the Jews, the King of the Jews.

Marcia has shared that the Lord is weighing heavily on her heart to go to Israel, and she mentioned it would be wonderful to host a trip. That has actually been on my heart for the last few years. I was in Israel in January of 2020, and from that trip the desire to put something together has stayed with me. I'm just a real estate man who loves the Lord, wrote a couple of books, and started a YouTube channel — I don't have a large ministry or church. But I do have friends in Israel who could help coordinate everything. If we get the right number of people, I would love to lead a tour — not just historical, but prophetic — because being over there gives you a paradigm shift on everything we discuss. Before COVID, a group of fifteen or twenty of us were already talking about going. God willing, that will happen. I'll keep everyone informed.

To Tina, who says she knows nothing of this but is ready to learn — that is exactly the right posture. We are all still learning. As long as your heart is in the right position, as long as you are doing your best to seek God, don't worry. He knows your heart. We won't get everything right because most of us weren't raised in these ways. We take steps at a time. Next year you'll know more. The year after, more still. Dive into Scripture, pray into these things, study them, and seek out others who explain them well. Don't ever get frustrated. Getting on his Sabbath, his new moons, his appointed times — that is the most important thing. Do that, and he will correct the rest. The details will take care of themselves. Take that first step, which you already have, and praise the Lord.

Dana shares that she found her way into Torah through the Bible Project podcast. That is exactly how God works — he confirms and guides each individual on their own journey. Whether through dreams, visions, another believer, or a podcast, he will put instruction, strategy, and education in front of you. There are many people out there with great revelation on these things, so search them out. And be discerning, because there is also a great deal of false theology — but seek and you will find.

Amy has purchased the book *When a Jew Rules the World* by Joel Richardson. Joel is a friend of mine — that is actually how I got to go to Israel, through his tour with Frontier Alliance International. He is an excellent prophecy teacher, right on the mark. That book will go deep into the covenants, the importance of Israel to the Lord, the Jewish people in relation to the end of the age. It is well worth it, and thank you for supporting Joel.

D. French was raised Muslim, spent time in Islam, and when she came to faith and tried to celebrate the common Christian holidays, something never felt right. That is the truth working in you. We cannot force Yeshua into observances he is not a part of and doesn't want to be part of — things not ordained by him. When what we do is not ordained by God, it becomes a form of idolatry. We should be honoring God on the days and in the ways he himself has prescribed. Hallelujah for that testimony.

Tina Thomas was raised a Jehovah's Witness and it never felt right either. That is the Holy Spirit at work. And this is why I tell people: turn off the television, turn off the radio, spend time alone with the Lord. If we are always surrounded by noise, how can we hear from him? If you genuinely want to be purified on this journey, spend time alone with God. Meditate on his word. Pray for revelation on the new moons, the tribes, the constellations. He is going to give revelation and anointing to those who spend the most time with him — that is common sense, let alone biblical sense. He rewards obedience to his commands. Yes, we are saved by grace through faith — of course we are — but he still wants you to be a good child. Just as a parent wants their children to obey, so does our Father.

Osaret shared that after crossing over, a Jewish boss mocked them for believing in Jesus. You are going to hear comments like that. I've heard Jewish friends say things like, "You talk to the Son and we talk to the Father." You cannot get upset. Their hearts have not yet been circumcised — they still have the heart of stone described in Ezekiel 36. Until they receive that revelation, you will hear these things from both sides. If you are worshiping as a believer in Yeshua on his divine appointed times, you will find yourself stuck in the middle — the traditional Jews on one side, the traditional Christians on the other. And that is perfectly fine, because the truth is on your side. Shower them with love, grace, and mercy. The Holy Spirit is the one who convicts. If we react with anger or hostility, we spoil the gospel entirely. We plant the seeds; we never know when those seeds will be watered. Leave the conversion to the Holy Spirit.

Priceless Diamond says people used to call her crazy for speaking about the Lord. We have to become indifferent to that. We have the armor of God, the shield of faith — the darts simply do not land. We need that stubborn, dogmatic approach: we are going to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth, say it in love, and not apologize for it. The gospel does offend. In Luke 12, Yeshua said he came not to bring peace but a sword — to divide the set-apart from the lawless. That is the right attitude: do not let it affect you. Whether a Jew or a Christian takes issue with how you worship, that is ultimately their problem, not yours. We worship in the true ways of God.

Amy has cited Romans 2:28, which is perfect. We must all be circumcised in our hearts. That is precisely what the New Covenant promises in Ezekiel 36 and Jeremiah 31 — God says he will circumcise the hearts of his people, remove the heart of stone, and give them a heart of flesh. That inward circumcision is what must happen for all of us.

It sounds like a group is already forming for a trip to Israel. Priceless Diamond, D. French, and Marcia have all said they're ready to go — so with me, that's four. I will start looking into it seriously. I have tour guide friends over there, and if anyone else wants to say they're in, let's see where this goes. I'll do my best to negotiate the cost down. This seems like it has real legs, and I will keep this community informed as it develops.

We have fifteen to twenty people interested, which should make the trip economical for everyone, and we could drive the price down. I will start looking into it. It's very interesting — you never know what's going to happen during the Feast of Trumpets. Maybe that's already written in the books. We'll all have to pray about that.

Thank you, Kelly. I hope all of you spend time in the Word of God and in prayer. Forget about the template, but if the template helps you, then use it. The deeper focus is on your own prayer life and practicing it with another believer. It is really powerful to go through this not just once, but consistently throughout the year — intercession, warfare, severing. That is what I'm talking about, not just regular prayers, but really getting into the Word of God, asking Him to identify areas where you need to be more pure and refined.

Regarding Yeshua's real birthday, we will go through that when we reach the Feast of Tabernacles. From what I see in the Scriptures, He was born on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles and was circumcised on the eighth day, which corresponds to Shemini Atzeret, meaning "eternal life." If you are unfamiliar with this, look at Luke 1 and follow the chronological account of John the Baptist's birth, Zechariah's priestly ministry, and Gabriel's announcement to Mary. You can do the calculations from there to determine when Yeshua was born. I believe that timeline places His birth on the Feast of Tabernacles, and we will discuss the full reasons for that in a couple of weeks when we arrive at that feast.

The truth is the truth, and we all have to come to understand it. Sometimes the truth is not easy to accept when we have been raised a certain way our entire lives. It can be a tough thing to swallow. But as I've said, sometimes you just need a good glass of chocolate milk to help it go down. All kidding aside, our focus here is the true ways of worship on God's calendar — His feast days, His Sabbaths, His new moons. That is what sets us apart, and everything else flows from there. Once we set ourselves apart, that is the first step toward truly maturing to the highest level possible in our walk with the Lord.

Regarding the Israel trip — we now have about forty people saying they would love to go to the Promised Land. I will look into it, I promise. I know wonderful people over there who will take care of us. We would be in great hands in Jerusalem and in the Galilee area, where I have close friends who are Messianic Believers doing great work for the Lord. I just need to reach out to them and see what we can put together — a tour of all the sites, of course, but also with prophetic understanding as we look at those places. As for vaccination requirements, I don't believe those are still required in Israel, but I will look into it starting tomorrow to get all those questions answered.

To those of you who feel like you are on an island in the way you worship and believe — you are not alone. We are in the middle, between the Jewish community and the Gentile church with its man-made traditions, and sometimes it does feel like a lonely road. That is exactly why this community of believers matters. We live in separate cities, but thank God for the internet and YouTube. That is why I started doing live videos for fellowship. I didn't even expect it to feel like this, to be quite frank, because I don't have a church. I'm not a minister or a pastor. I'm a businessman in real estate who loves the Lord and the true ways of worship. But I look at the state of the modern-day church — the deception and the ways of worship that have crept in — and it concerns me deeply. That is the reason I do these things.

Regarding the ministry — what we are doing here with the teaching is really more of a teaching resource than a formal ministry. It started with books and prophecy, with Daniel and Jeremiah. Then the Lord put on my heart the true ways of worship. I am very interested in biblical prophecy, and I have a lot of videos on that. Now that the book is out and the feast videos are done, we will be turning back to the prophets and what is unfolding in this important time we are living in. Stay tuned for that.

We are also working toward making these gatherings more of a true fellowship experience — with worship music, teaching, and a proper environment rather than just a phone camera. More on that as we get it set up.

We are also releasing our first album. My good friend Joseph Taylor Strickland and I have five songs we have been working on, and we are in the final stages of mixing and mastering. A couple of those are already on YouTube, but we went back and remastered them. We plan to release the full collection the night before Yom Kippur, and they will be free on the website. Some of the songs are theological, some are worship songs, and some are more in the style of Christian rock — but all of them have spiritual lyrics. We hope they are a source of inspiration and we will post them on the YouTube channel as well.

Thank you all so much for joining us tonight for this prayer course. I pray that you have sweet dreams and that the Holy Spirit works in your life however He sees fit. For those experiencing spiritual warfare right now — that is actually a good sign. It means the enemy does not want you to get purified, which means you are about to be. Always welcome that with open arms, knowing that deliverance is near. But also rebuke it by the Scriptures. Do not live in anxiety or depression. Those are spirits attacking you, and we are on a journey of being set free from them.

We are now on a break until October 3rd, when we will meet again to discover the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the aleph. The night after that we will be celebrating Yom Kippur, and five days later the Feast of Tabernacles begins. It is a busy and beautiful month ahead — what many call the holiest month of the year, the month of Tishrei on God's calendar.

I really appreciate everyone for joining us these last several nights. It does my heart good to see this fellowship, to see the zeal for Zion and the desire to go to Israel. You never know what God is going to do. He is going to do a magnificent work in every one of us as we continue this journey.

And remember — this is not really a journey with me. It is a journey with God and what He wants to do in your life and in His Kingdom. But first we have to set ourselves apart. We have to get on His timetable and cleanse ourselves. When we do, I am telling you — the whole biblical world will open up to you, the spirit realm will open up to you, and I cannot wait to see the testimonies and the revelations and the anointings that follow. Go fan that flame in whatever realm you are in. That is the Great Commission.

Happy Feast of Trumpets, everyone. May these ten Days of Awe be a time of purification and repentance as we look toward being sealed for good on Yom Kippur. We love you all very much. Have a wonderful week, and we will see you again on October 3rd as we go through the beautiful Hebrew letter aleph.

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