Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Corona Prophets | Arrows from Zion 3/18/2020

Photo shamelessly stolen from Ron Cantor's ministry e-letter!


Will the Real Corona Prophets Please Stand Up
by Donna Diorio
with Avner Boskey, Arni Klein, Asher Intrater, Ron Cantor and Rick Ridings

This is my personal conviction, but I find more that resonates to me about the Coronavirus out of the Israeli Messianic ministers and prophets than what I am hearing out of American prophetic circles. At this moment, I believe the Israeli Messianics who are speaking to the Coronavirus have a greater insight into the Divine Perspective than their American counterparts.

My guess is that is due to the American prophets in general having less grasp of God's overall plan. How can anyone have that deeper perspective without a grasp of how significant Israel fits into what God is bringing to a head in the end times? Not possible.

I do wonder if most of them realize how far into the birth pangs we actually are.  This is something an Israeli prophet would have a hard time missing because it is in their face.

Even in light of this pandemic, American prophets seem to be coming from a business-as-usual perspective without truly comprehending that the Hebrews 12:27 shaking  has begun — not just in their little corner of the world, but globally. Only God has control over what hits the whole world, brothers and sisters! This is one of those "suddenly" of God. Conspiracy theories are rampant among believers but no human conspiracy could have orchestrated what is happening throughout the world today IF GOD WAS NOT ALLOWING IT FOR HIS OWN PURPOSES.

As Avner Boskey puts it in
Coronavirus and you, "The stark realities of this pandemic are unsettling for many people. Reactions include declaring that huge conspiracies are at work, blaming supposedly deliberate plots by China, the CIA or Israel’s Mossad for the spread of the virus. Others deny that the pandemic is even a problem, and assert that the whole thing is a manipulative ruse by politicians attempting to shore up their own rule."

Yesterday I was sent a video by a very popular American prophet who seemed to scoff at the idea that the Coronovirus could have anything to do with the end times, as if it was just another disease that we just prophesy against to stop it. There is the idea among so many of these that the whole thing is about shutting down church and many are being defiant about people continuing to go to church no matter what. We have authority in the Lord that is greater than the virus, so we should not be in fear, but this is no time to be arrogant or rebellious as our governments work to suppress the spread for the safety of all.

The Israeli prophets/ministries also have greater balance in how to respond to government restrictions attempting to suppress the spread of the virus and much more humility. What we have seen from them is compliance to the governing authorities and seeking other ways to continue to minister, though live streaming services, etc. This is wisdom from above.

I love how Arni Klein opened his ministry letter 3/17: "Scripture tells us that leading up to Yeshua’s return the world will experience turmoil and distress beyond anyone’s ability to control. Never before in our lifetime has there ever been anything that has so impacted every corner of the interconnected global community as has the Corona virus. It is a foretaste of things to come. The essence of how we relate to this moment is largely determined by how we view its source and purpose."

Further in Arni writes, "
Much of what is coming from the believing community is typical of how we have known the Body at large to characteristically respond in the face of such trials and difficulties. Our default premise is that the enemy is attacking to thwart the work of God and we need to stop him. . . .Perhaps we need to consider what we really believe in light of how we respond in such times of trial. What if this worldwide upheaval has emanated from God’s hand? What if it has been designed and initiated according to His plans and purposes?"

We are in a major spiritual shift. First, only the Jews in covenant with God, then the era of the Gentiles became the majority in the faith. Now a new paradigm is confronting us and it is the ONE NEW MAN where the two are made one in Messiah. This is going to be as much as a jolt for the church as it was for the Jews when salvation was opened to the Gentiles in Acts. In that respect, I hope you all will re-play the Revive Israel broadcast on Facebook - hear the word of the LORD out of Zion portion with Asher Intrater. The prophetic teaching from Asher on what God is doing in the last days is elegant in its simplicty — to me the mark of a Divine revelation.

With that in mind, I want to share some of those balanced words with you here, including two videos on Facebook by Ron Cantor Prophetic Update #1 (about 2 weeks ago) and Prophetic Update #2 (3/13/20). The message of Update #1 is "Be Ready & Don't Give in to Fear; at that point Israel had only 10 cases of people infected with the virus. In the #2 update there has been a jump of 73 cases of infection in Israel - and the major theme again is are we ready for the end times? Cantor goes more in-depth in the Pan-ic. " Now is the time to let your light shine! People are looking for hope, and you have it!"

If you haven't read his article,
Why we need New Testament Prophets ...The Coronovirus, click to read.
Also Ron's
The Glory of Jerusalem in This Present Age

Here is another balanced video from Asher Intrater on how we should deal with Coronavirus that was put out on Facebook March 15.

From Rick Ridings, Succat Hallel 3/13 in an video with transcription, "Spotlight on Iran in a Time of Great Shakings of Nations". Ridings introduces it by writing: "On September 16th, 2019, I was shown in a vision a lightning strike shaking a demonic throne over Iran. This vision was confirmed by a rare lightning storm when we proclaimed it from Succat Hallel during Sukkot on October 14th, 2019. I believe the great shakings are happening in Iran, and we need to pray for a great emergence of the unshakable Kingdom of God in Iran during this season.
    1. An unprecedented number of important clerics and government officials have died from the coronavirus.
    2. It has been exposed that the government has tried to cover up the magnitude of a huge plague of locusts in Southern Iran since mid-February.
    3. Three large earthquakes occurred in a two-day period in Iran.
    4. Iran has experienced a great setback in their efforts to promote terrorism in other parts of the Middle East. 

On the subject of Iran, I have been perplexed at how after the Wuhan, China region, the Iranians seemed to be so hard hit (13 leaders dead, another 11 infected). The answer has finally come in an article on Tablet  "How Iran Became a Global Vector of Infection for COVID-19 | The authoritarian theocracy faces specific challenges in dealing with the coronavirus".

"Iran currently has the third-worst outbreak of COVID-19 following China and Italy, with as of Friday 514 official deaths since the first reported case on Feb. 19....There is also evidence to indicate that the regime was well aware of the danger at that point, following reports that Tehran began digging massive burial pits on Feb. 21 in the Shia holy city of Qom—the epicenter of Iran’s outbreak and the site of several Chinese infrastructure projects, which could have served as the initial conduit of transmission. China is investing heavily in Iran due to the economic sanctions imposed on it, which also play a part in the country’s weakened health-care system and its inability to deal with the outbreak."

Three weeks ago Asher Intrater shared about how the Coronavirus is similar to the plagues of Egypt as God's message to the Pharaoh was: "Let My People go worship me". Asher noted that all a nation must do to be blessed, not cursed, is allow the people of God to worship freely. The Tablet reveals how both China and Iran tried to hide the deaths that were taking place from Coronavirus and by doing so made the spread of the virus like wildfire. Both China and Iran are putting out disinformation claiming the virus originated in the United States. Like Pharaoh, both nations continue to harden their hearts.

Even in the outbreaks in the United States, we see the greatest hot spots are those that are most anti-faith: Washington state, New York and California. As one Twitter user noted, it is good to live in the middle of "flyover country" where people still mostly love God. It is worth considering that there is a heavier hand of devastation in the areas most rebellious to God even in the midst of being a real wake up call to the whole world to reevaluate what is most important in our lives. Let us use this time spiritually wisely...and may you all take whole of the word of the Lord from Isaiah 54:67

Isaiah 54:6-7 Behold, I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the inheritance of the LORD’s servants, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com

Arni Klein wrote, "Our Prime Minister declares we are fighting an invisible enemy. How accurate that is!" Arni covered a lot of ground in this e-letter from the unprecedented challenges we are facing in the short term to many penetrating insights and out-of-the-box thinking about how our thinking about meetings should change once this pandemic fades from priority. There are some intense realities coming and Arni did not shy away from putting a finger on the things that God is putting HIS finger on. You can read more in my Weekly Summary and also a different edit of the material on Arni's Facebook Note: A Radical Moment


Carolyn Hyde of Heart of G-d Ministries also has a Biblical perspective of the corona virus on Kehila. I love what she wrote in her ministry letter about the release of the prophetic in Zion. Before leaving Israel for the Trier Prayer Journey in Germany, she met with "many young Israeli believers from around the Land who've been moving into their prophetic anointings, but they’ve got questions. I’m definitely not an expert on this but it’s such a privilege to encourage and pray over them and listen together in the Spirit. The L-rd has been pouring out words and impressions for them and I feel so strongly the love of G-d for each of them. What a brilliant hope and a future each one has!" Hallelujah! "The L-rd is building up His prophetic voices in the Land for this coming season. These are the voices of the remnant of Israel. Please pray for these young Israelis to hear from יהוה and follow His way no matter what!"

From Revive Israel read the March Team Update with highlights on the leaders of Revive Israel Hong Kong, VIDEO from Esther Fast live stream, an Update from YeshuaChai.tv and RI partner project with Beit Netanel. Dan Juster's VIDEO How Shall We Live? | the Gobal webcast from today | THURS 3/19 another GLOBAL with Watchmen. Asher will participate with David Demian, Mike Bickle, Rick Ridings and Lou Engle. See global air times at the site Registration link: http://watchmen.org/OneVoice

Intercessors for Israel Chuck Cohen's Friday Prayer Points 3/13/20 also hits on how Israel is being impacted by the virus and how we can pray over the various ways. "Israel is taking this virus very seriously and Netanyahu has been ahead of the curve of almost every other national leader in pro-actively dealing with this. This will continue to greatly impact the economy, tourism, families and children and almost every other area of life. We prayed first for the people."

Avner Boskey in David's Tent writes Coronavirus and you | The present pandemic challenges us to seek the face of God, to learn righteousness and to call out to Him for international mercy. Some of us may feel that it is hard to keep up with all that is happening. Be encouraged that the God of Jacob is calling us to press onward to our upward calling in Messiah Yeshua (Philippians 3:12-14). Jeremiah’s challenge is ours as well: “If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out, then how can you compete with horses?” (Jeremiah 12:5).

Inheritance of Yeshua Howard Bass writes how life in Israel has been so disrupted - from their son's wedding plans to tourism, from their congregational disruption to the need have "Wisdom from above is needed to know when to maintain 'social distancing', and when to 'touch the leper' in the love of the Father." To "respond to the situation by caring for one another in a way that will be very extraordinary in extraordinary conditions" will require us all to have a "major in-filling of the Holy Spirit to enable" us.

Guy Cohen in the Acco Harvest of Asher congregation calls our attention back to the times of Joseph in Egypt and the Hebrews in the land of Goshen during the Exodus plagues. Why did God give repeated plagues? " Numbers 16:41-50 could offer some explanation as to why God sometimes repeats things in order for us to get the point.... Our place is to seek the heart of God and to be his witnesses here on earth.  Like Aaron we are called to stand in the midst of the people, raising the censer and interceding on their behalf. What is the heart of God? Ezekiel 33:11 could offer some explanation."

Daniel and Shirya Yahav write that since "we are not allowed to hold our regular meetings, therefore we had a home meeting which was streamed live so that people could join from their homes. It will be available at least for this coming week only through the following link, so if you are interested, you can join us in the worship too. If you prefer, you can run it forward and listen only to the teaching."

Sally Shiff Intercessor & Liaison for Kehilat HaMaayan in Kfar Saba writes a good summary specifically for their congregation that can be mostly prayed over all the congregations of Israel:
1 Pray that our members would stay healthy and have wisdom during this health crises.
2 Pray that fear and panic would not prevail, instead that we would trust in the Lord. (Psalm 91)
3 For the leadership team to have wisdom how to navigate us through the Corona Virus pandemic.
4 Strength and wisdom for our new soldiers, as well as covering the parents to trust in the Lord for their children.
5 Tithes and offering to increase so that we can purchase the bomb shelter.
6 Ten new international partners so we can meet our financial budget.
            7 Our government would be formed so we will not have to have a 4th election.

The Humanitarian aid at the Joseph Project is needed now more than ever before. Visit the website to see how you can 'stand in the gap' in practical help ways.

Maoz prayer points highlighted the need of their own staff "as public transportation has become too risky and several of our staff have small children who will now be out of school for at least a month." Even working from home their outreaches are continuing, with modifications. Reading over all the practical ways this is disrupting the lives it is really mind boggling and how do you plan for events months ahead not knowing how long this will last? In the silver lining realm is the prayer request: "Father let this be a time of healing and strengthening of families as many distractions are canceled, overloaded internet is slow and travel is discouraged." Also "Isolation is the best strategy against this virus around the world, but we are social creatures and many will suffer from loneliness - especially the elderly who are encouraged to keep distance from younger family members. Father be close to those who are alone right now." 

The Fellowship of Artists project under Shani & Kobi Ferguson's oversight at Maoz is also ongoing with recording. They released a report on the Worship Outreach in Nazareth with The Sakhnini Brothers in a a sold-out auditorium filled with Muslims and nominal Christians listen to the message of repentance, redemption and God’s love sung to them. Read their beautiful family backstory we wrote about last year (Jan 2019 Maoz Israel Report). Last year, we were able to pour over $50,000 into Arab outreach including medical aid, education and developing Arabic worship. This year we would like to give more! Donate

From atop HaCarmel congregation led by Dani Sayeg say they have adjusted to the restrictions by livestream our Shabbat meetings and Tuesday worship watches, to enable our congregation, as well as our extended family in the nations, to participate with us from their homes....We will continue to give food and assistance to the needy, and find ways to be a blessing to those who are suffering in our city.  God is working out His plans for each of us and for His beloved people, Israel and we know He wants to transform us into the Bride of Messiah who He has called for “such a time as this.” They share, "Over the years, we have been blessed to be the beneficiaries of your faithful support, prayers, and finances. In this difficult hour, we are reaching out to you, our brothers and sisters around the world, asking for your help, as the Holy Spirit leads." Here is a word of encouragement from Pastor Peter and Pastor Dani’s inspiring message from this past Shabbat.

Tikkun Global writes that as they switch to working at home they will continue with videos on Facebook Tikkun Global and Revive Israel. Plus their writing output including these: New Generation Transitions by Guy Cohen | Israeli Politics and the Coronavirus by Dan Juster| TikkunCares #IamwithIsrael campaign, we stand with 140 Jewish orphan children in Africa | A Prayer Request for the Body of Messiah in Israel by Ron Cantor | Birth Pangs by Jackie Santoro|Outreach to New Immigrants in Israel by Leon Mazin

Israel Pochtar at the Ashdod Beit Hallel congregation is also Restructuring Ministry Work in Israel in light of COVID-19 by "officially switched to online services. We are broadcasting our weekly services via our social media... We haven’t halted our humanitarian projects, but instead we rearranged them so we don’t bring people together for the projects, but we bring each family their food packet, which has been so invaluable now when a lot of families are in quarantine and aren’t even allowed to leave their homes to go the grocery store. ... It has been especially stressful for newly immigrated families".

Israel Pochtar writes, "God has called us, believers and followers of Yeshua, for such a time as this. When everyone is in distress, it’s up to us to step up to the plate, intercede before the King for our nation, bring them comfort and encouragement. Consider supporting the ongoing work Beit Hallel is doing in Israel, and by doing so, investing in your own future. By being a blessing to Israel, you can know for certain that God will leave no one that blesses Israel “unblessed”. Amen!

Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue
Please keep in prayer these Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs

URGENT PRAYER NEED from Ronit Bender whose cardiologist told her that her irregular heartbeat is SEVERE, and is suggesting further tests. Please intercede for Ronit: No weapon formed against her shall prosper! | Pray for members of the Yeshua's Inheritance congregation in Beer Sheva who were exposed to the Corona Virus via Christian visitors from Korea. All have quarantined.

Please pray for full recovery for Rachel Netanel for food poisoning last month that sent her and Gilad to the hospital it was so severe. Gilad has recovered, but Rachel after 3 weeks was still in need of prayer for complete recovery. She also injured her back and continues to suffer from having to overdo it. | Please continue to pray for Jacob Damkani, who remains after surgery locked in the place of non-communication. Pray the LORD's mercies over Jacob and his dear wife, Elisheva  | Continue please to pray for Ruth Nessim Critical prayer need she is losing sight! Prayers for a miracle for Ruth.| Olga Bikas has longstanding severe back pain. please keep praying for Olga. Sadly, she is not getting better and recently she has even felt worse for a period of time. Please continue to pray for all the Israeli ministry leaders who contracted influenza - it is a strain that really hangs on | Pray for Rania Sayegh who asks for prayer of restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing.

To help the family of Bob Knight who was murdered in an attack against wife that he intervened to halt, please help this Messianic family with Fruma Knight's medical recovery from the attack, also with the expenses they have with attorney fees as this sensitive and somewhat complicated investigation (because it involves Messianic believers) goes forward. Daughter and son-in-law, Caren and Klaas Bakker need our help and a Go Fund Me account for that purpose.


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