Sons to Glory book by Paul Jablonowski |
Part
3 - Being
Mature Sons - Intercession
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Chapter 20 The Shot Heard Around the World on 07/07/07
The greatest part about this event was the intensity of the people worshiping
through music, which kept the place very energized. It was tremendous
to have tens of thousands of people with uplifted hands in worship and
jumping and dancing for king Jesus! Several different groups of musicians
with many different music styles were sharing the platform to lead this
dynamic worship all day long. There were also 3 different couples who
were actually married right there in the stadium! This unique date of
July 7, 2007 saw the most marriages of any day in history. Marriage is
about true covenant, and people were encouraged to renew their covenant
vows with the Lord Jesus during this time. Also, the number seven actually
means "covenant" in Hebrew.
Those of us representing Gideon's army were given specific timing instructions
and red bandannas to wear. Around sundown, the 300 of us marched towards
the platform with our shofars raised. It was a very memorable moment that
my son and I will never forget. At the appropriate time we all trumpeted
our shofars together, and everyone else in the stadium shouted loudly
to the Lord. My ears were ringing it was so loud! I believe it was a release
of praise in the spirit that does warfare similar to the armies of Gideon
and Jehoshaphat in the Bible. This sounding of the trumpets caused confusion
in the enemy's camp where the Lord won battles without even firing a shot!
The 7th book in the bible, Judges
7:7 says: "Then the Lord said to Gideon, "By the
300 men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your
hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place."
The entire day from dawn until dusk was spent worshiping, praying, repenting,
and appealing to the Great "Judge of all men" for His mercy
on His people. I believe now, after 40 years of trials and testings, God
is allowing His Bride Body to enter into His promise of rest! (Heb.
4) Several people at this gathering emphasized the positive
generational landmark where we find ourselves. It was 40 years ago in
the summer of 1967 when Israel retook Jerusalem during the six-day war.
Today, 40 years later, the destiny of the true church is now shifting
to combine with the destiny of the nation of Israel as we transition into
the Kingdom Age. There were many prayers offered at this gathering for
the peace of Jerusalem. Chapter 22 in this book will explain more about
the "one new man" that Christ is now forming with both Jew and
Gentile (Eph.
2:15). The 300 men blowing shofars at this gathering is what can be compared to the "shot heard around the world" that started the Revolutionary War in America. This shot was not random, but was the result of years of built up tensions. Likewise, the spiritual tension between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of God has reached a breaking point, and a spiritual revolution is beginning. The main purpose for this Nashville gathering was to pray that God would bring revival and revolution to America and the nations. Miles Albright, who was the organizer for the Gideon's 300 men who blew shofars at this event, sent out an email which said: "Bob Jones prophesied while in Houston, Texas in 1993 that the Houston Oilers would move to Nashville & build God a stadium in which would be fired "the shot heard 'round the world." Bob Jones told me on September 30th, (the 273rd day of this year), that the sounding of the shofars on 07-07-07 was that "shot!""33 |
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