ISRAEL AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Israel and the Mysteries of the Kingdom of God
Preached by: Pastor Carolyn Sissom
Sunday, May 22, 2011
For the past week, the burden of my Spirit has been for the nation of Israel. Even before the President’s speech on Thursday, my burden was no longer the floods, the economy, the fires, the war in Libya, Iran building nuclear weapon, etc., but crying out to the Lord to show me how to pray for Israel.
This is the word which came:
Genesis 32:28: “And He said, “Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for as a prince you have power with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Exodus 4:22: “And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus says the Lord, Israel is My son, even My firstborn; and I say to you, Let My son go, that he may serve Me; and if you refuse to let him go, behold I will slay your son even your firstborn>’
Hos. 11:1: “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called My Son out of Egypt.”
Matt. 2:14-15: “When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt. And was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying, ‘Out of Egypt have I called My Son.’”
II Chr. 13:5: “Ought you not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?” (Agreement of preservation).
Isa. 49:1-6: Prophecy of Jesus “And said to Me, You are My servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength for nothing, and in vain; yet surely My judgment is with the Lord and My work with My God. And now, says the Lord that formed me from the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob again to Him. Though Israel is not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the lord, and My God shall be My strength. And He said, It is a light thing that you should be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also give You for a light to the Gentiles, that You may be My salvation to the end of the earth.”.
The Lord chose a piece of real estate which he gave to Abraham. This piece of real estate became a great nation of the birth-place and home of the Son of God. He was born there. He has a birth-certificate that this is His nation. His birth-certification is written plainly in three of the gospels. The Old Testament of the Holy Bible is a spiritual history of Israel. The New Testament was written by Jews who became Christ followers. Jesus was a Jew. All of the Apostles were Jews. The Apostles were entrusted with Jesus’ Kingdom. That is the Kingdom of God. We are citizens of that Kingdom. Heb. 13:20: “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant.”
This week the President of the United States brought this nation under a curse.
Genesis 12:3 “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing; And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curse you, and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”
Zech. 12:9 “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”
When George W. Bush was pushing the “road-map-for-peace” ( which would push-back Israel’s borders) our southern borders suffered two devastating hurricanes. We are suffering tribulation with the war-on-drugs on our southern borders. This meddling in the borders of the Lord’s nation, brought judgment upon the U.S.A. This policy of G.W. cost him dearly in the success/failures of his Presidency.
Ps. 74:17: “You have set all the borders of the earth...”
I do not believe that Obama will receive grace because of the stance he made this week. Deut 27:17: “Cursed be he that removes his neighbor’s landmark. And all the people shall say. Amen”
The Lord has given to the citizens of the Kingdom of God (His Church) power and authority over the curses. (Gal. 3:13) “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
The authority of the Abrahamic blessing has been given to the Kingdom through the “blood of the everlasting covenant”. Through this everlasting covenant we have the power to bless or to curse. It is conditional. We bless those who bless us and those who curse us are automatically cursed.
Mat. 21:43: “Therefore say I unto you, the Kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.”
Luke 8:10: “And he said unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to others in parables that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.”
This week I heard a Muslim pundit make a statement that the conflict between Jews, Christians and Muslims had nothing to do with religion but was totally about politics. This view is a “stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient; whereto also they were appointed. You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…”
As Christians it is definitely not about politics, but about our Faith in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit and His Holy Word. Obama rashly made a statement that his vision is for the Christians and Muslims to worship together. If a Christian embraces the Muslim doctrine, then we come under the curse of “preaching another gospel” (Gal. 1:8) “Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed.”
Okay, so our President managed to bring at least three curses down on him and this nation in one short speech. I believe it is the contention of the majority of our civil leaders that they have to represent all of the people whether they are Christians or not. In which case, our prayers to break these curses would only be appropriated from the Cross to God’s people. We are citizens of heaven and of the Kingdom of God.
I am a patriot of this nation. I believe in the constitution and the original intent of our founding fathers of “one nation under God.” However, this President is not honoring the Lord’s Word or the Lord’s Covenant with Israel or the U.S.A. Like the Muslims, he approaches this as politics. He does not understand the mysteries of the Kingdom of God.
We have this confidence that as we seek the Lord, (Psa. 147: 14-20) “He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat. He sends forth His commandment upon the earth; His word runs very swiftly. He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. He cast forth His ice like morsels; who can stand before His cold? He sends out His word, and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. He shows His word to Jacob, His statues and His judgments to Israel. He has not dealt so with any nation; and as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise you the Lord.”
Isa. 60:18: “Violence shall no more be heard in your land, wasting nor destruction inside your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.”
Lord, I pray today for Israel. I know that you will defend your nation and your Word will come to pass as it is written. I pray for Netanyahu that he will be strengthened with the anointing of Jehu to stand strong for your Kingdom purposes.
Lord through my Faith, the Holy Spirit of God and the Blood of Jesus, I break every curse off of your people that was brought on us by Barack Hussein Obama’s speech on Thursday, May 19, 2011.
In accordance with your commission, I declare and prophesy financial blessings and prosperity to your people.
Carolyn Sissom, Pastor
Eastgate Ministries, Inc.
Scripture from K.J.V.