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WhiteDove Ministries November 2005 E-Newsletter WhiteDove Ministries November 2005 E-Newsletter FROM: Paul Keith & Wanda Davis Shawn Bolz & Bob Jones Greetings friends, This has been a key season for WhiteDove Ministries. Over the last month we have had many of our team make the transition to lower Alabama. Another wave of our extended family will also be arriving in January 2006. This marks a new day for our ministry and the achievement of our Heavenly mandate. Over the next several months we will continue to communicate the new commissions we feel the Lord is giving. The Lord willing, we hope to launch our next intern program in the first quarter of 2006. The Lord is also directing us to host at least four conferences during the year, one of which we anticipate will be in Kansas City. We will announce the dates and locations as the Lord gives them. We will also begin holding weekly services in Foley, AL beginning in January. We perceive the clear instruction from the Lord for our ministry to be a support to the Church. We do not anticipate beginning a Church but supporting the Lord's people and doing all that we can to equip end-time leaders. Therefore, we will hold our meeting on a neutral night so that various people from the different churches and organizations can participate. It is our hope that the Lord will deposit fresh measures of His Spirit so that each can return to their home church with renewed vision and anointing. We will be announcing the time and location in the near future. This is a new day for our ministry and also one for the Church. We pray that the prophetic perspective in this newsletter will help position us for this transition personally and corporately, to apprehend the Lord's heart for this next phase of His Heavenly blueprint. Many thanks to those who have supported and prayed for this ministry Richest blessings of grace and peace, Paul Keith and Wanda Davis and the WhiteDove Team As I Was With Moses by Paul Keith Davis The Welsh revival was a profound spiritual awakening. From late 1904 until early 1905, the Holy Spirit's outpouring in Wales directly impacted 100,000 souls for the Kingdom of Heaven and yielded inspiration for countless millions. Few revivals have been so well documented and thoroughly considered as the Welsh Revival. Evan Roberts, a young ministry student, is principally credited with launching this wonderful expression of God's heart. An entire region came under the influence of God's Spirit, transforming it virtually overnight. Even so, the wonderful fruit generated from this revival is only a token of what is to be demonstrated in the coming days. Something of great spiritual significance is imminently poised to be released in the earth. Nevertheless, significant preparation is essential to steward favorably the coming grace for revelation and power. Frank Bartleman was one of the earliest influences in the 20th century Pentecostal outpouring. He knew something about discerning times and seasons and spiritual transition and wrote of it in "Azusa Street: The Roots of Modern-day Pentecostalism" saying, "The present Pentecostal manifestation did not break out in a moment, like a huge prairie fire, and set the world on fire. In fact no work of God ever appears that way. There is a necessary time for preparation...men may wonder where it came from, not being conscious of the preparation, but there is always such." There have been incredible preparatory advances made in recent years. Many believers have devoted themselves to the lessons learned from the Welsh revival and others like it. These are transitional days and a Heavenly door is about to be opened wide for those positioned to apprehend it. Visiting Wales The last week of August 2005, Wanda and I were conducting a conference in Bridgend, Wales. It was genuinely invigorating holding meetings in this historically significant region. A big portion of our ministry has been devoted to understanding prior expressions of spiritual outpouring and its contemporary relevance. I had already shared in the meetings our message of modern church history and the seeds of revival that were sown for the present Pentecostal movement. Part of the time-line that I share is as follows: 1885- Bethshan Conference on Holiness and Healing, in London England; under the leadership of William Boardman and A. B. Simpson. Many historians acknowledge that the present Pentecostal movement was first initiated in this June, 1885 meeting. Alexander Dowie and others pointed to the London conference as the seed-bed for the healing movement they enjoyed. This conference laid the foundation for the corporate restoration of the Spirit's in-filling and the activation of spiritual gifts. Some reports acknowledge that as many as 2000 leaders converged on London to discover that divine healing is the "children's bread." A. B. Simpson first visited William Boardman's healing houses in London and brought the concept back to the United States. It was popularized by Alexander Dowie in Zion, IL. 1896 - Dowie commissioned His Apostolic church in 1896 and founded the city of Zion, Illinois a few years later. His entire ministry was built upon great demonstrations of healing and deliverance. He was a prolific author and steward of spiritual truth that was circulated internationally through his publication, "Leaves of Healing." It is unfortunate that his later years were obscured in controversy and deception. Even so, he was a great pioneer of the faith. Gordon Lindsay honored Alexander Dowie in his periodical, Voice of Healing, acknowledging that Dowie was a "stalwart preacher who proclaimed Jesus Christ both Savior and Healer." Lindsay states that, "In a single-handed crusade in Chicago, and against great odds, Dr. Dowie established the right to pray for the sick without interference from civil authorities. Tens of thousands testified of healing under this man's ministry and his work was without a parallel in his day." 1904/05- A few years later Evan Roberts launched the 1904/05 Welsh revival, setting the stage for the Azusa Street revival under the leadership of William J. Seymour. Although the Welsh outpouring most likely did not accomplish the fullness of its mandate, it left an indelible mark on this generation's perception of community transformation. Visiting Moriah Chapel Naturally while in Wales, Wanda and I looked forward to visiting Moriah Chapel and the site of this landmark event. On Saturday, August 27, our friends in Bridgend arranged for a tour with the local custodian. The Saturday evening service was to be our last session because of a early return in order to arrive home before hurricane Katrina made landfall. The visit was inspiring. The elderly gentleman lived his entire life directly across the street from Moriah Chapel. He warmly and enthusiastically shared incredible testimonies and first-hand knowledge of friends and families influenced by this revival. He related how taverns and pubs were shut down because there were no customers spending their hard earned money on alcohol and promiscuity. He remembered how jails were no longer filled with criminals, but transformed into community centers serving the revival. The entire region was transfigured under the spirit of conviction. Many of the local families continue to serve God as second and third generation legacies of this revival. I stood behind the pulpit for an extended period of time and imagined how it appeared in 1904 as the building filled with the cloud of God's presence and the altar flooded with tears of repentance. My only thought was, "Lord, do it again, and more." With that we returned to Bridgend for our last service. Moses My Servant is Dead That evening during worship, I was contemplating the message that I was going to share. This was now going to be the culmination of the conference and I wanted to leave the people with a spiritual deposit for hope and restoration related to their heritage. As my mind was focused on this objective, I heard the Lord's voice speak to me saying, "Moses my servant is dead." As soon as that statement was made, I was immediately reminded of Deuteronomy 31:2-3, declaring, And he [Moses] said to them, "I am a hundred and twenty years old today; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, "You shall not cross this Jordan. It is the LORD your God who will cross ahead of you; He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, just as the LORD has spoken With that realization I then heard the Lord ask the question, "how long has been since the seeds for the modern Pentecostal movement were sown." As often as I had preached the historical account of the last century's spiritual heritage, I had never actually done the math. As I calculated in my mind that this was the year 2005 and the beginning was 1885, I then realized it had been 120 years. I knew that the Moses Era was over. We have been called out, but we have not yet crossed over. The Lord is saying to this generation, Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them-- the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.... No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you- Joshua 1:2-5 The season of transition is upon us and a new commissioning is about to be announced in the order of Joshua. The Moses Generation This last 120 years of spiritual activity has functioned in the order of Moses. Clearly, Moses was one of the greatest men of God who ever lived. His intimate friendship with the Lord set a standard we aspire to today. Even so, the totality of his original mandate was not fully achieved in his lifetime. Moses brought the people out of Egypt under God's mighty hand of power through miracles, signs and wonders; but, that generation did not cross over into their destiny. According to Deuteronomy 29:4, they did not possess the revelatory anointing essential to co-operate with God. Their eyes and ears were not opened and their hearts were not devoted to the revelation of Heaven's plan. As a result, they were disqualified and a season of discipline ensued. Nevertheless, the next generation emerged with spiritual hunger and desperation that captured Heaven's attention and positioned them for their inheritance. That is the same model we have followed over the last century. Naturally, that is not to point a condemning finger at the saints of the prior generation. Clearly, there was a remnant of very godly people who openly embraced the fullness of God's desire. Even so, a prudent analysis of history reveals that the corporate church as a whole did not embrace the open door opportunities set before them to cross spiritual Jordan. According to John G. Lake's analysis in 1925, "the people were more captured by the phenomena of God than the Person." That mistake was made during the early 20th century and repeated in the '50s. For the 21st century generation to cross over in a Joshua anointing, it will likewise require God's great-grace for walking intimately with Him, along with a thorough understanding of the lessons learned from past achievements and failures. Hebrews 13:7-8 declares, Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. This biblical admonition requires that we remember and be constantly mindful of those who have gone before us. Furthermore, we are to consider well and observe accurately the end of their lives. This examination positions us to imitate their faith. In so doing, the Lord will do through us what he did through them by mighty expressions of His power and authority, because He is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Lord promised Joshua that He would walk with him as He did with Moses. Our assurance is the same. As the Lord accompanied the mighty champions of the last century, so also will He be with us. Even so, what we do may appear totally different. Joshua's accomplishments were distinctly different from those of Moses. In the Order of Moses Following the Holy Spirit's outpouring at Azusa Street, our nation witnessed one of the greatest spiritual awakenings since the day of Pentecost. The 1946-56 "Latter Rain" revival was unprecedented on multiple levels. We have written on this subject in various articles and will not take the space here to enumerate the many wonderful things God did. The important aspect for this text is the original commissioning that is credited with launching this revival. All historians agree that William Branham was the predominant figure responsible for initiating this national and international healing revival. On May 7, 1946, after a night of agonizing prayer and travail, William Branham received a visitation from an angel who delivered a divine commissioning directly from God's throne. This account has been well documented and the fruit of the revival itself testifies of its validity. Gordon Lindsay, founder of Christ for the Nations, wrote of this spiritual experience saying, "The results of the angelic visitation to William Branham have been a steadily rising tide of revival that has sounded out throughout the world, and the end is not yet." The Book of Acts plainly substantiates the labor of angels working closely with the early saints. God's ways have not changed. The angel said to Branham, "Fear not. I am sent from the Presence of Almighty God to tell you that your peculiar life and your misunderstood ways have been to indicate that God has sent you to take a gift of divine healing to the peoples of the world. If you will be sincere and get the people to believe you, nothing shall stand before your prayer...not even cancer!" The angel went on to tell William Branham that he would take the ministry of healing around the world and eventually pray for kings, princes and monarchs. Brother Branham responded by saying, "how can this be since I am a poor man and I live among poor people and I have no education." The angel then continued the commission saying, "as the prophet Moses was given two signs to prove that he was sent from God, so will you be given two signs." For approximately 30 minutes the angel stood before Bro. Branham explaining the commission and the way the ministry would operate in the supernatural arena. The important point of this teaching is Brahnam's role as the principal figure launching the "Latter Rain" revival; his commission came in the order of Moses. His commission and healing ministry began in 1946 and by 1948 the world was aflame with revival fire. Millions of people were saved, healed and delivered of severe oppression by God's sovereign touch in the years following the visitation. This exceptional demonstration of God's power was launched in the order of Moses. This past generation has been a Moses generation. We have now come to the end of this phase of God's plan and are about to shift into the Joshua commissioning. In the Order of Joshua Much has been spoken and written in recent years about the emerging Joshua Generation. Many people have prophetically foreseen this transition. The Church has now crossed a threshold in Heaven's time-line for the apprehension of this promise. One of the difficult things for the modern church has been to adequately understand spiritual transitions and timeliness. It has been our observation that most shifts of this nature develop slowly with one season overlapping into the next. Although 2005 ended a 120 year cycle, it may take some time for this new manifestation of God's attributes to be fully revealed. Even so, it will transpire. Joshua was promised the same manifestation of God's Spirit that rested upon Moses. Like Moses, Joshua had his "burning bush" experience. However, the Lord did not appear as a pillar of fire in a bush that was not consumed, but as "Captain of the Lord's Host." He said, No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the LORD." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said to him, "What has my lord to say to his servant? --- Joshua 5:14 The Lord was with Joshua as He was with Moses but in a different manifestation of His nature. He came NOW as the mighty warrior God. So shall it be in this day. A holy militancy is about to emerge in the Bride of Christ. Many leaders will begin to surface with a Joshua anointing. Joshua means "Jehovah Savior." This form of leadership will function in the Church with concise direction and profound anointing for salvation and deliverance. These leaders will also do in the last days what Paul did in the beginning. Paul brought to the Church the message of God's Kingdom by a revelation of Jesus Christ. He wrote in Galatians 1:12, For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. Great and profound mysteries of the Kingdom are about to be unfolded that will begin to displace the giants that inhabit our inheritance. These will not be the precepts of man but the manifestation of Jesus Christ. This will be a wonderful and rewarding season of Church history. The Scales of Heaven Will Be Established in the Prophetic Movement Part 2 by Shawn Bolz God is maturing people quickly and He is accelerating our growth. I believe that He is responding to our hunger that He placed within us by removing every obstacle that would discourage growing in His nature. Part of removing these obstacles is by gaining understanding and wisdom about the history of the prophetic ministry. If we can look back at both the successes and failures then we will gain higher values so as not to repeat mistakes and be able to glory in Him when we succeed. We can't look over the history of prophetic ministry without seeing huge mistakes and failures, but as Bob Jones has said "If you want the fruit of prophetic ministry you are going to get lots of messy diapers as it grows." This was never an excuse for the failures or sins but it is a perspective builder. The good thing about messy diapers is you can change them. There is a grace in this season of transition in the body of Christ to separate bad experience with prophetic personalities from the genuine gift of revelation that is being stewarded by many in the body. The Corner Stone of the Prophetic The prophetic has always been a ministry of invitation to higher revelation of Jesus. Sometimes this provokes the unsaved to salvation; sometimes it provokes maturity; but it always shows the Lord's nature of love. This is the cornerstone of the prophetic ministry. It becomes easy to measure if someone's revelation is in line with this standard because if they prophecy anything condemning; if they use revelation politically; if they empower revelation that self promotes; it is simple to see the human element amidst the divine. Calling Us Higher, Past the Second Heavens I believe, as the Bible outlines, there is the natural realm and there is the heavenly. It is in heavenly places where the angels and demons fulfill their assignments. Biblically, we discover the natural realm of the earth, the heavenly places where principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness dwell and the third Heaven where we know the apostle Paul directly encountered God. There is a helpful reason to bring this up although I am not trying to establish a theology. I believe that Satan and other demonic beings can not create or come up with new information. They can only manipulate what they have already heard or known. Therefore, they have become knowledge brokers. They thrive on information because it empowers them to manipulate and destroy. Therefore all of history is remembered in their celestial minds, along with any current world activities. If one knows it he tells it to another who tells it to another who spreads it to the whole demonic host. Our strengths and weaknesses are known to all of hell. In this way all of history and information of the world is recorded in the second heavens. How do psychics predict the future? Because God does not hide what He has said! If He speaks to a small church in Illinois when the next hurricane is going to hit, the demonic can knowledge broker to get it to a psychic in New York City. It is not original to them; it is the counterfeit and exploitation of the true birthing of revelation. Oftentimes God does not hide things He is saying; but His nature is hidden from those who would not want to know Him. Discernment of the Spirit As Christians we are automatically discerning of spiritual reality. When you look at someone you can sense their heart motives, sense their depth in God, and discern their character and values. This allows you to have a sense of knowing before you even 'know' anyone. God's Spirit in you relates relevant information through your spiritual grid, and then this causes you to process in a higher way than those who are not discerning. This though, is only common discernment, it is not prophetic ministry. It is the understanding of spiritual issues over someone's life or a city or even a region. Psychics, witches, pagans, and many other cults find many ways to open up their discernment realm illegally so that they can see into the realm of the second heavens. This is a counterfeit anointing and a rampant problem in our society generating a billion dollar industry. Therefore, since it is a modern problem of large proportions then we as the Church need to understand it and how it functions. I have seen well known mediums even tell individuals detailed information about a family member that passed away. They will even convey current information about their family members who are still left on earth. Why? Because they discerned or 'saw' in the spirit either a demon who was impersonating the relative or even the history of this persons life which lays in the spirit realm like a book over them that any spirit can read. The problem is this can bring no resolution to the person's spirit and only limited resolution to their emotions. They will still go home that night after receiving a reading from a medium or psychic empty as they came and with information that brings no empowering of the divine love of God which is the only thing that really counts. True Spiritual Resolution Christians are automatically discerning when they have a fruitful relationship with God. This means we commonly see and discern the spiritual reality even if we don't fully understand why. What makes us different from other discerning religions is that we don't stop with information that may or may not be useful. We actually get to enter into the Holy of Holies, the place of intimate friendship with God, to hear His heart and what He says about what we are discerning. We can also discern His heart and thoughts about it, bringing us from the common place of discernment to the spiritual gift of discernment. We are the only beings on earth who can talk to God about His heart and bring true spiritual resolution to spiritual issues. People are trying to become resolved in their heart spending thousands of dollars on counseling, psychiatry, medications, psychics, mediums, etc. Christians can go straight to God and get on a path of true resolution that can heal issues that are rooted in spiritual reality. I bring to remembrance what Paul encouraged the Corinthians with in 1 Corinthians 14:1: Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. This verse is the roadmap for how to pursue prophecy. We follow our heart to heart relationship with God, then pursue the gifts (discernment, wisdom, healing, etc); but especially prophecy that we could hear His heart and know His thoughts. The difference between common discernment and the gift of discernment or revelation is this; common discernment sees spiritual reality, but revelation speaks into spiritual reality. The prophetic voice of revelation doesn't just speak about information, but speaks God's nature and life into this earth. (On Earth as it is in His heart in Heaven). The Prophetic Movement Is Being Called from Discernment to Revelation The prophetic has been born with much frustration in it. Some people are untouched by this frustration but many who have invested time and energy to go to conferences, presbyteries, and places of prophecy have grown increasingly weary. Much of the reason that people get frustrated with prophetic ministry is that the information given is not new or full of life. I have seen prophetic ministries discern the gifts and callings on someone's life and it births a sense of destiny in that person. I have also seen someone come along after that and just discern what was already spoken by past prophets and say it again and call this prophecy. Prophecy is when you are birthing the very heart of Jesus into a person's life by injecting the DNA of His love into them. This reality empowers them through encouragement, comfort, and edification. Being able to discern what God has already said can be encouraging. As Christians we can use this information to love one another, but it is on the low scale of the prophetic ministry. This is not what the world is desperate for. The world wants to see an unveiling of the revelation of Jesus both individually and corporately. This means that God has available friendship for those who would seek Him, to hear His heart in our generation about government, the church, entertainment industry, our families, the weather, etc. Personal Prophetic Ministry Back in 1994 I was prophesying over a lady in Tulsa Oklahoma and it was amazing because I wasn't just seeing impressions and having feelings about what I perceived the Lord was saying. I saw a scroll appear over her head and it had everything the Father had ever spoken into her written upon it. I began to read what was already there but I heard the voice of the Spirit say "You don't need to read what I have already written, but say words that write upon that scroll." I was filled with awe because I knew that my prophetic word was not just reading what had already been laid into her foundation; but I was going to partner with heaven in writing some of His heart over her. As I spoke, I saw the book being written in as I gave her a prophetic word and scriptural validation. She was being empowered to write a book that has now been published and circulated internationally. It was birthed in that one eternal moment. Our partnering with heaven speaks into that which has not yet come into existence. Romans 4:17b "the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were." God chooses to use those He loves to speak forth creatively into the lives of others and it adds His nature to empower them into being more then they were. This is a picture of personal prophecy. What happens when this gets corporate? Don't be afraid to pursue prophetic ministry eagerly. God desires to speak to you and through you. When the greater gift is present, the lesser fades into the background! God is investing Kingdom resources into the development of His heart for the prophetic ministry to come into its next step of maturity. Many conferences, special events, prophetic rooms, teaching materials, etc. are going to be released to bring the revelatory ministries into their next corporate stage of growth. Shawn Bolz officeiburn.org

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