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The End-Time Mary and Esthers | Open Vision | 12 Dec 2023

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12 Dec 2023
Kay Chong Yeo

While I was praying this morning, I heard the sounding of a trumpet. Immediately, I heard a loud voice proclaim, “Watch and pray!”

Suddenly, I saw an open vision…

In the vision, I saw 2 large clouds coming from 2 opposite directions. One was a dark and stormy cloud, while the other was full of light.

Both clouds began to collide!  

Immediately, the words “Isaiah 60 Moment” appeared just below both clouds. I knew that it was about us stepping into the Isaiah 60:1–3 prophetic moment in this decade and beyond.

Suddenly, 3 different persons began to emerge from both clouds.  

From the dark cloud, a woman emerged dressed in a purple and scarlet dress. Below this woman was a smaller cloud inscribed with “Revelation 17 & 18”.

Two women emerged from the cloud that was full of bright light. One was Mary of Bethany and the other was Esther. Below them both was a smaller cloud inscribed with 3 passages of scriptures: Psalm 18, Psalm 24 and Hebrews 4.  In my spirit, I sensed that this was the heart and mantle of the End-Time prayer movement.

Then the open vision ended with another voice proclaiming: “Do not neglect the buying of gold, white garments and eye salve!”  This is primarily from Revelation 3:18–20.

My immediate understanding of the vision is:

1. We are entering into the unique dynamics of Isaiah 60, where both light and darkness will escalate.

2. The Harlot Babylon is beginning to emerge. One of the things that the LORD has been speaking to me is to pay attention to Revelation 17–18 because it will begin to emerge by 2030.  Our focus for the 2030s is not Revelation 13 yet, but Revelation 17–18, because Revelation 17–18 will precede Revelation 13. It will be the cause for the Great Falling Away in 2 Thessalonians 3 and pave the way for the abomination of desolation.

3. The heart of Mary of Bethany and the mantle of Esther will be critical for the End-Time prayer movement and Ekklesia.  Mary was a person of One Thing. She was one who knew and understood the heart of Jesus. More importantly, she knew exactly when to act, what action to take and most importantly, not go beyond what she was supposed to (Lk 10:38–42; Jn 11:17–37; Mk 14:3–9). Esther is the Old Testament pattern of the ekklesia operating from the position of the Bride of Christ. The entire book of Esther reveals specifically how to prepare and partner with King Jesus as the End-Time prayer movement.

4. The End-Time prayer movement or Ekklesia has to be built upon John 13–17 (i.e. gold), Revelation 2–3 (i.e. white garments) and Matthew 5–7 (i.e. eye salve).

The Importance of Aligning to God’s Heart for Israel | Article

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As we witness the events unfolding in the current Israel-Hamas war, there is a tendency to take sides according to our worldview of events. However, this issue goes beyond who is right and who is wrong; we need to put on the Biblical lens to understand what God wants us to do as Gentile believers. In short, we cannot interpret the Bible based on current events in Israel; we need to interpret what is happening in Israel using the Bible.

As Gentile believers, there are seven non-negotiables that we need to understand and align to when it comes to the issue of Israel:

1. The God of Israel is Sovereign and in Control

The word for the now is Isaiah 42:22–23:

“But this is a people robbed and plundered; All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prison houses; they are for prey, and no one delivers; for plunder, and no one says, ‘Restore!’ Who among you will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come?”

It is important to hear the heart of the God of Israel in Isaiah 42. Verses 21–25 are in the context of the End of the Age when Israel will be robbed and plundered; its people will be hiding in holes. There are some similarities with what happened during the Hamas incursion of southern Israel recently, which put many Jewish people to flight. This has also happened before: the Romans’ sacking of Jerusalem in AD 70 which led to the dispersion of the Jewish people across the nations for more than 1,800 years, as well as the Holocaust of World War II which saw the death of six million Jews. Verses 24–25 show that God is not out of control, but — critically — He is the one who orchestrates the crisis facing Israel in Isaiah 42. I am not concluding that the current war in Israel is sent by God. That said, He is not blind-sided by the incursion nor is He out of control.

The God of Israel is sovereign, and He uses crises in Israel to work out His redemptive judgement, seeking to turn Israel back to Him. In verse 23, He exhorts us to “give ear”, “listen” and “hear” for the time to come when Israel will face a crisis — a crisis ostensibly orchestrated by the God of Israel. This crisis will be so severe because the God of Israel pours the “fury of His anger” on them, yet the people of Israel “did not know” though it “burned” them (v25).

Take some time to reflect on the utter severity of this — despite the fullness of His anger poured out on Israel, the people of Israel did not apprehend the seriousness of His fury. Such an existential crisis will happen again when the Jews will be subjected to a holocaust whereby two-thirds of them will be killed. Again, this is the God of Israel working in redemptive judgement, seeking to turn the nation back to Him. In Zechariah 13, we are told that one-third of the nation of Israel will be refined as silver is refined, and tested as gold is tested, that they may turn to the God of Israel (v8–9).

2. Israel is God’s Litmus Test for Gentile Believers

In Matthew 25:31–46, Jesus emphasised six criteria that will determine obedience to His leadership in the End-Times. They all concern how we relate to His brethren when they are hungry, thirsty, are strangers, naked, sick and in prison. All six are issues related to the Jewish people being refugees or in prison camps. The penalty for neglecting these six activities is condemnation in Hell.

The gravity of Jesus’ words are heavy. But the interpretive key here is “My brethren” (adelphos) — which refers to the Jewish people (the brethren of Jesus, a Jewish man). The same heaviness can be seen when the Apostle Paul uses the same words — “my brethren” — when he wished himself accursed that his Jewish brethren might know Yeshua (Rom 9:3).

The Jewish people are not as yet fleeing from Israel, but there will come a time when they will. Note that the parable of the sheep and goats in Matthew 25:31–46 comes after Matthew 24, when Jesus talks about the Jewish people fleeing during the Great Tribulation.

When this happens, it is important for Gentile believers to stand with the Jewish people. This is not only a requirement, but actions that have eternal consequences. This does not mean that eternal salvation is based only on our protecting and providing shelter and food to the Jewish people in flight — but doing so would be the culmination of years and decades of loving and praying for the Jewish people, in alignment with the heart of the God of Israel. Conversely, if we do not start to love and serve the Jewish people now, we will not be aligned to His heart; there is a chance that we won’t provide and care for them during the Great Tribulation and our passivity now could lead to haughtiness and antisemitism eventually. Put simply, if we don’t stand with Israel now, it will only get harder for us to take that stand when the crises for Israel increase in frequency and intensity.

3. Our Opinions Do Not Matter; His Opinion Does

The dynamics behind the current war between Israel and Hamas are complex and deep-seated. The important matter in question here, however, is not only a human or political assessment of who is right or who is wrong. This is secondary. Also, as believers, our position towards Israel cannot be romantic (where we sentimentalise about and embrace her culture) or blind (whereby we fail to recognise her faults and failings). Our position, according to Apostle Paul, is that we cannot be “wise in (our) own opinion” with regard to God’s redemptive plan for Israel (Rom. 11:25). We are called to stand with Israel — that is, to pray for her, to love her, and to support her people in tangible ways in times of crisis. If we do not do so, we could end up on a slippery slope: ignorance of His plans for Israel could lead to arrogance; arrogance leads to passive resistance and eventually active resistance against His purposes for her. The end result would be apostasy and antisemitism.

In the Bible, there is only one nation (people group) whom believers are called to pray for — the nation of Israel. Psalm 122, for example, explicitly calls on believers to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. This non-negotiable applies only to Israel, and not to any other nation or people group on the earth. It is important to note here that standing with Israel does not mean that as Gentile believers we do not pray for the Palestinians or support them in tangible ways in their time of need. The God of Israel loves all people and desires them to come to the saving knowledge of His Son. As believers, we are called to minister to and serve those who are in need.

4. The Mystery of Israel

The Apostle Paul urged believers of his time (and by extension, modern-day Gentile believers) not to be ignorant about the mystery of Israel. He urges them to understand God’s salvation plan for and through Israel for all mankind.

The mystery is manifold and profound, but it can be summed up as thus: Jesus has bound Himself to only return if the Jewish leadership calls Him to return (Matt. 23:39). Jesus will only come back to rule and reign on earth if the Jewish leadership does this out of their own free will. There is a divine “loophole” here which Satan understands and is working to effect: if there is no Jewish leadership on earth to call on Jesus to return, He will not return. In this context, we can understand the global hatred for Israel (as seen, most dramatically, during the Holocaust of World War II). As it turns out, Satan has his plans but the God of Israel will outfox him at every turn: while He will allow the Jewish people to be judged and some of them to be killed, there will remain a remnant who will call on the God of Israel, be saved, and serve as the first model nation to be fully discipled and walking in the ways of the God of Israel. This was what led Apostle Paul to bow in worship about the depths and riches of His wisdom and knowledge (Rom. 11:33). This grand narrative will keep us anchored and stable as we see the crisis in Israel unfolding.

5. Messianic Believers and Their Gentile Brethren: One New Man

The “One New Man” refers to the fullness of peace and oneness between Jewish and Gentile believers as the Body of Christ. It entails the joining together of two different entities to become unified as one — this is achieved through the power of the Cross and His body that was broken for us (Eph. 2:16) [1]. This doesn’t mean each loses their individual identities. As in a marriage between a man and a woman, they are “one” to Him, yet retain their individual roles and personalities. Two key phrases — such as “together with Israel” (Eph. 3:6, NIV) and “fellow citizens with God’s people” (Eph. 2:19) — point us to the fact that within the One New Man, there exists two distinct groups.

As Gentile believers, we cannot say that “we’re not into this ‘standing with Israel’ thing”. This is not negotiable; it is really important that we understand that Israel’s destiny and the Church’s destiny are intrinsically linked together not only in this age but for all eternity. One cannot exist without the other. It is absolutely essential that we have a foundational understanding of Israel’s role in the redemptive purposes of God or we will never be motivated to stand with Israel especially when it will cost us.

6. The God of Israel Demands 24/7 Prayer for Israel

As we see the current conflict in Israel unfolding, we are seeing this as the culmination of decades of prayer and prophetic words given by the Lord about a prayer movement for Israel. As crisis after crisis hits Israel, the Lord has shepherded and continues to shepherd a global prayer movement for the apple of His eye!

In May 2023, 5 million believers around the world prayed for Israel at least one hour a day for the increase of God’s salvation promises for Jerusalem and Israel. This was truly unprecedented in the history of the Church.[2] Looking back, it seems that the God of Israel was already telling His people to start praying — and was intensifying prayer — before the current crisis in Israel erupted. Indeed, He has given many words to His prophets in the form of angelic encounters and even a comet in 1983 not expected by scientists, to underscore His plans for promises for Israel.[3]

In Isaiah 62, the God of Israel declares that He will not rest until “her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns” (v1). I would urge you to feel the passion of the God of Israel as He declares, in verse 6, for the raising up of watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem who would not “hold their peace” day or night to pray and contend for Israel. He is calling for these intercessors to not keep silent and give Him “no rest” till He establishes Jerusalem as a “praise in the earth”. This truly underscores how intense the God of Israel is about prayers for His beloved nation. The language is so clear and direct, that as believers, we do not have a choice but to pray continually for Israel.

7. The God of Israel Burns with Passion for Israel

The first and greatest commandment is to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength (Matt. 22:37). Part of loving God with our all entails needing to love what He loves and hate what He hates. We cannot cherry-pick here: if the God of Israel loves Israel with a passion, as Gentile believers who seek to love Him with our all, we must love Israel the same way He loves her. It is something we should actively seek to grow in from now to eternity.

Indeed, the Bible is replete with the God of Israel being truly emotional and passionate about His beloved nation. He loves them with a passion, and He grieves when they turn away from Him and His ways. In Jeremiah 31, He asserts that only if the ordinances of the sun and moon cease will Israel stop being a nation before Him forever. Hosea 11 is a poetic passage of the God of Israel saying He draws them “with gentle cords, with bands of love.” It is a beautiful expression of how the uncreated God, the Most High, teaches Ephraim to walk, heals them and even stoops down to feed them (v3–4). And this expression of His passion for Israel is not confined to the Old Testament. In Matthew 23:37–39, Jesus laments over Jerusalem and longs for a time in which He could gather them under His wings as a hen gathers her chicks. He looks forward to a time when the leaders of Israel will call upon Him to return.

Truly, these are seven non-negotiables that the God of Israel requires of Gentile believers when it comes to the apple of His eye. Even as Joshua had an encounter with the Commander of the Lord’s Army and responded in full alignment with Him, will you stand with the God of Israel? Will you stand with Israel and love her as He loves her?

 

 

[1] One Thing Ministries, “One New Man: Gentile Believers and Messianic Jewish Believers”, https://www.onethingministries.net/wp/wp-content/One-New-Man.pdf.
[2] “Isaiah 62 Fast: Global 21 Days of Prayer for Israel,” https://isaiah62fast.com/.
[3] Mike Bickle, “Contending for our Prophetic Promises: Four Saturdays in 1983,” 17 October 2021, https://mikebickle.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Contending-for-Gods-Promises-4-Saturdays-in-May-1983.pdf.

Becoming Real, Deep, and Authentic | Prophetic Dream | 18 Jul 2023

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18 July 2023
Kay Chong Yeo

I had a prophetic dream on the morning of July 18…

In the dream, I was taken before the Throne of God where Jesus appeared as the Transcendent and Almighty King who was ready for battle as the Captain of hosts.

He spoke a very strong message to me:
“Tell them not to be impatient! Tell them not to be casual! Tell them to be wise!”

Then He threw a tablet of stone towards me. On one side was inscribed “Daniel 11:32–33” and on the other was “Matthew 16:18–19”. Immediately, the LORD sternly exhorted me to take heed of His Words.

“Be diligent and be intentional to prepare yourselves to become the Daniel 11:32–33 people (which is the Old Testament version of the John 17 generation). The divine blueprint has been given. Take heed WHAT you hear! Take heed HOW you hear! For wisdom is justified by their children!”

Then He continued,
“Be wise to build firstly on the right foundations: walk in intimacy with Jesus (the Living Word), be grounded in the Written Word of God (the Transcription of Jesus’ soul), and be established on the Highway of holiness! It is upon this 3-fold Rock that I, the King of glory, will give you the keys of the Kingdom!”

“For many seek for the keys of the Kingdom without firstly being established by Me on the Rock of who I AM! For many seek to walk in the authority of the Ekklesia without firstly becoming AUTHENTIC as My Ekklesia! Didn’t I say to seek FIRST My Kingdom and My righteousness?”

Then He warned,
“If you are impatient, you will cause great harm and turmoil to yourselves and to many people!”

I felt pain and sorrow, especially with the last statement!

While the angelic encounter (from 7 July 2023) emphasised the urgency to run in Preparation for the Times, this prophetic dream emphasised the focus and heart posture as God’s people run in preparation.

The Call to Run in Preparation | Prophetic Encounter | 7 Jul 2023

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July 7, 2023
Kay Chong Yeo

I was awoken by an angelic visitation this morning at about 1.38am.

I was “terrified” with the fear of the LORD because a mighty angel stood before me. It was the same angel as the one in Revelation 10. He carried a silver shofar and a scroll.

Then he began to blow the shofar at me! It was a strong blast with a clear message:

It was Joel 2:1-2 —

“Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yehovah is coming, for it is at hand…”

The angel proclaimed that this is more than the sounding of an alarm to be awakened, but TO RUN! It is time to be intentional in the Preparation for the Times!

The angel communicated the meaning of the scroll: there is a general preparation plan for the corporate body of Christ, but there will be specific preparation plans that are tailored for individuals and different ministries. However, the end goal is the same — the mature sons of God and equally-yoked Bride of Christ unto John 17 generation!

There is a requirement to prepare in commensurate with the glory and crisis that are to come!

The visitation ended with the angel giving 2 scriptures:

Jeremiah 12:5 —

“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?”

Matthew 11:19 —

“…But wisdom is justified by her children.”

God’s message to His people is that there is a requirement to prepare that is commensurate with the glory and crisis that is to come.

This requires a radical, committed, and sustained response from His people!

The Luke 4:18 Season & Promise of the Holy Spirit | Prophetic Word | Jun 2023

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Kay-Chong Yeo
15 June 2023

As I waited before the LORD in prayer this morning, He spoke to me clearly about the prophetic dream I had on February 21, 2018 and the Luke 4:18 season!

On February 21, 2018, I had a prophetic dream. In the dream, I was running alone in a very dark night. I understood in my spirit that this was the Isaiah 60:2 deep darkness. I found it very difficult in my run and I was about to quit.

Suddenly, a faceless Man (i.e. the Holy Spirt) came beside me and put His hand around my shoulder. He spoke clearly to me, “Do not be afraid! I AM here to help you!”

Immediately, peace, joy and strength filled my inner man. More than just being able to continue my run, I ran faster, with fire and light radiating from within!

When I woke up from the dream, I was shaking because the presence of the Spirit was so real and obvious. Instantly I understood that this dream was about walking with and being led by the Person of the Holy Spirit!

As I was pondering over the significance of the Luke 4:18 season, it began to dawn on me that the historic breaking in of the Spirit in this season is more than just receiving the power and anointing of the Holy Spirt, but the resting of the Isaiah 11 sevenfold Spirit of the LORD upon us, just as the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus as a dove during His baptism.

There is a difference between being anointed by the Spirit with power vs. the Spirit of the LORD resting on us (i.e. Isaiah 11:2; 61:1; Luke 4:18). One is being anointed with power and the other is walking so intimately with the Spirit because our life is in total alignment with God. (Note: the dove is a sensitive bird that is easily “frightened” away.)

When the Spirit of the LORD rests on us, we are surrounded by the seven eyes of God (which is the Isaiah 11 sevenfold Spirit). Jesus Himself is endued with the seven eyes of the Spirit (Rev. 5:7) and He operates under His intimate relationship with the Spirit. When we are surrounded by the seven eyes of the Spirit, we will have no blindside!

In December 2000, Chuck Pierce and Barbara Wentroble prophesied on me that there will come a season when I will be surrounded by the eyes of the LORD — I will have no blindside! This is not just a word for me but for the Body of Christ in this Luke 4:18 season!

1 John 2:20 says, “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.” Then in verse 27, “but the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you…”

This anointing is more than just empowerment but about our walking with the Isaiah 11 sevenfold Spirit of God! That is when the corporate Body of Christ becomes mature as mentioned in Ephesians 4:13 and Romans 8:14, 19, 22!

I said that 2023 will be a tipping point year! We can settle for the status quo, be content with what we have, or seek the fullness of the Isaiah 11 fullness of Spirit in this Luke 4:18 season! I also said that the LORD will bring forth a spiritual revolution and spiritual reformation by the end of this decade. This is about being endued with the Isaiah 11 sevenfold Spirit of God!

Luke 4:21 sets the prophetic moment for the Luke 4:18 season. Jesus said, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Prophetically we are at the “Jordan River” of the promise of the historic breaking in of the Spirit. Just as the rain came on August 23, 1983 to assure that the LORD will break in with His Spirit, we are entering into the Sovereign Appointed Time of God!

Isaiah 62 Global Solemn Assembly for Israel | 7–28 May 2023

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Post-Fast Thoughts

Post-Fast 0:: HISTORIC :: STRATEGIC :: PROPHETIC ::

The Isaiah 62 Fast was truly HISTORIC and unprecedented! Surely the Lord has made manifest His zeal for Zion and directed the attention of the global Body of Christ to the apple of His eye.

As Houses of Prayer and prayer ministries in Southeast Asia, we too have done something together that was unprecedented. By the grace of God, non-stop worship and prayer arose for Israel out of this region (specifically in Singapore) for 21 days!

Thank you, Jason and Burning Hearts for leading the charge in gathering the Body of Christ in SEA for this historic 21-days!

More than being historic, this fast is also STRATEGIC. It will SHIFT the focus and conversation of Gentile believers to God’s zeal, heart and plan for Israel.

I can see a 3-fold result of this historic fast:

1. The AWAKENING of Gentile believers to understanding the mystery of Israel (Rom. 11:25),

2. The ALIGNING of the global Body of Christ to the Romans 11:11 call,

3. The ARISING of 100 million intercessors for the fullness of Jerusalem in accordance with Isaiah 62:6-7.

Certainly, a God-engineered momentum has been created! So the question will be WHAT NEXT? (Not so much another project but what is the Spirit saying?)

Just yesterday morning, I had a sense that there are embers still burning on the Isaiah 62 altar as a result of this global fire for Israel that burned for 21 days.

The thought and question that came to my mind is: with the embers still burning on the altar of our hearts, and Israel being so dear to God, how can we keep this fire burning before Him?

While it is unlikely to continue in the same way as the Isaiah 62 Fast (i.e. 24/7 non-stop prayer), as a region of Southeast Asia, we must continue to give God no rest for the fullness of Jerusalem in whatever capacity that we have, so that it is not a one-off initiative but the continuation of a move that the Spirit had initiated globally!

It is the set time of God (Psalm 102:13) for the awakening of Gentile believers in the region, especially the young generation, to the mystery of Israel, and for many of the 100 million intercessors for Israel to arise from the region of Southeast Asia.

May 7–28, 2023 was truly historic and unprecedented. Yet it is not the end of a journey but the continuation of a PROPHETIC STORY that began 40 years ago!