PROPHETIC THOUGHTS
ACPE Statement Regarding Recent Exposures of Sin at IHOPKC and Other Ministries June 2024We are in a season where God is restoring the fear of the Lord and holiness in His people. He is the standard for His body. I wanted to share an important statement from the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE), of which I am a member. We have been in prayer and discussion regarding the recent exposures of sin within the evangelical and spirit-filled community.
The ACPE felt to respond to these issues and address the exposure that has recently occurred. Our statement, as an apostolic and prophetic eldership of the body of Christ, expresses our deep concerns, grief, warnings and outlines our commitment to uphold biblical standards and accountability within our sphere of the church. I encourage you to read this statement carefully and join us in prayer, repentance and a cry for holiness, healing, recovery and restoration to swiftly come to the body. Apostle Barbara Yoder _________________ Here is our statement: “The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders has been praying and discussing the recent string of exposures of sin among leaders and movements. At our council meetings over the last two years, the Holy Spirit gave us strong warnings about judgment beginning at the house of God. One admonition went like this, “How can you expect to deal with the sin of the nation and change it when you haven’t dealt with the sin of the church?” Sobering! Another admonition was given to us through the word released on April 24th, 2024. There was a clear word given to openly confess past sins. You can read it here on generals.org. (It is halfway down the post.) We have wrestled as a group in order to know if we should make any public response to the sin that was exposed at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC). However, after seeing appeals made by numbers of young people for leaders to speak up, we feel a response is needed. This is also in light of the many other exposures of present and past sins. Therefore, as a group, we wish to express our deep sorrow at the misuse and victimization of young women by Mike Bickle. We also decry the misuse of prophetic words through what was framed as the Prophetic History of IHOPKC. Our prayers go out to the victims for total restoration. What happened to the victims was evil and sinful. For those who innocently served in prayer and worship, God saw your sacrifice. God is close to the pure-hearted. Those who sacrificially prayed should not be victimized and their intercessory prayer life to be considered of no avail by people trying to make things right. We are committed to not winking at sin, both in our midst and that done by others. While we believe in restoration, we cannot hide criminal behavior against underage minors. We understand that many people in the church have felt that full restoration could be done outside of the law, but we must hold ourselves to the same standard that we expect any other person breaking the law to be held accountable to. We are aware that various leaders have done what they knew to do at the times they were living in to deal with sin. However, we must understand that no one is above the law when it deals with sinful and criminal behavior. Recent events of uncovered sin should cause all of us to make sure that our lives are lining up with God’s word and biblical standards. We encourage every Christian leader to first examine themselves and then deal with their sin. This is also the time when we must have clear guidelines on how we deal with sin that breaks the law. Judgment must begin at the House of God (I Peter 4:17). More sin is going to come to light. The Lord is cleaning house so that the harvest will be sustained, and revival and reformation take place across the face of th earth. For those who have been victimized in any way through the sexual abuse, toxic behaviors, or deep disappointment of leaders whom you trusted to be safe and you looked up to, we are deeply sorrowful over what has been done to you. It was wrong. There are no excuses. We are committed to living holy lives and being accountable for our actions to try and recognize such behavior in ourselves and others. In addition, we are grieved about the misuse of the prophetic by harsh people who have entered into pride and arrogance in the prophetic movement. They are responsible for wounding others by their so-called prophecies. Some who have the concept of “Don’t touch God’s anointed” have gone past its biblical meaning and, in some cases, become a license for abuse. Any prophetic word that is given is subject to being judged by other prophets in the Body of Christ. (I Corinthians 14:29) There are those who label leaders who bring correction to such toxic behavior as abusive. This blindness can lead those with an unteachable spirit into deception. This is a volatile season and all of us need to judge ourselves so that others will not need to do so. When the church does not judge ourselves, God will allow others to do so to expose sin. Signed by the following members of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders: Mike and Cindy Jacobs
FROM APOSTLE BARBARA: Understanding both historical cycles, and the Word of God brings us in to great understanding and expectation. This focuses on historical cycles and links it with biblical truth.
Prophetic word for Michigan and Outpouring of Glory. As we started this week, there was a powerful prophetic release. That release was both over the state of Michigan and over the nation. Powerful time. We are in a time of God updating every system to hold the level of glory that’s being released. In this release it will seem at times like things are breaking. The pressure will become intense. That’s because God has to break what has been so that we can move into what He is now forming and reforming. And we need to know Him in a new surrendered abandonment to yield to the breaking up of every old system, and means of supply because he is forming a new one that will release exponential glory. It will require us to go to a whole new level of faith. It will break anxiety, fear our need to make things happen etc.
Apostle Barbara released a word for Iran and China. It is time for the roar of Judah to come forth!
Apostle Barbara shares her thoughts on the Asbury Revival.
PROPHETIC WORD | Fire On The Earth | Apostle Barbara Yoder
God is releasing the fire of His glory in this hour. And correspondingly we will see holy disruptions across the nations of the earth, churches and families to bring a new government releasing new formations. Run into the fire. It burns up and releases all that keeps us restricted and contained. Watch this video from Sunday's service where the Lord invaded our time of worship and I started to prophesy the release of God's fire and glory. Click the link to view the full service: https://youtu.be/ObIhFxcr3kE PROPHETIC WORD FOR MICHIGAN: PRAY / DECLARE / SHARE: Gina Gholston sent me this word she just received for Michigan! 🔥🔥 God is moving in a powerful way in Michigan. The strong winds of Holy Spirit are beginning to blow.
Word of the Lord Concerning Michigan 10-7-22 I heard in my spirit, a question: “Who is this that I see coming out of the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?” Then, I heard the answer to the question: “It’s the remnant warriors in Michigan who have not forgotten Me, and they have not forgotten My promises. They have set Me and set My word as a seal upon their heart, and they have not relinquished their faith in Me! Now, I Am leading them out of the wilderness place! Their path is becoming brighter, clearly revealed as in the brightness of the noonday sun!” Then I saw the name, Michigan, and I saw the letters begin to scramble around. And then this sentence was written out . . . “Michigan will see Me again!” I heard the Lord say, “I Am coming in power to visit this land. I Am releasing, even now, through My awakened Body, a flow of unstoppable power that will set things in motion to reveal and to uncover, then to revive and recover!” Then, I was looking at the whole State of Michigan, and the Lord showed to me waters that were bubbling up out of the ground in the center of the state, like a geyser that was ready to erupt. And He said, “There is a swell of an underground current that is rising up out of this land, and it will burst forth and form into a wave of justice that will impact the nation. My roar will be heard from this land.” Then He showed to me a wave building from that geyser. This wave had a face like a lion, and it was cresting. I could hear a mighty roar coming from this wave. And the Lord said: “Where you were once muzzled, I Am giving you your voice back. I Am making you as My mouthpiece, and out of you, I will release My sound, My roar, like the sound of many waters, and it will reverberate throughout the nation.” Then the Lord reminded me of a word He gave me on Feb 9,2020: And it was as if He was saying it again over Michigan. He said, “My power is twirling. It is an unstoppable spin that is breaking the surface to relieve the pressure of the ‘swell’ of My manifested Glory. ( A swell, in the sense of...a collection of waves that forms one long, massive, continuous wave!) “Reformation is pushing forth! The die has been cast! It cannot be stopped! The geyser is ready to be released! “What has been ‘concealed’ will now be ‘revealed’! Watch it gush forth and release the pressure of the swell and reveal the River of My prevailing Glory!” Then, I saw Michigan on a map, but I didn’t see this State as the shape of a mitten—I saw it as a boxing glove! And the Lord said, “I Am about to deliver a knock-out blow from this state. It is an unexpected and fatal blow to a major agenda that has been at work in this nation! My intercessors have been lacing up the glove with their prayers, obedience, and intercession, and now I will put My hand in the glove, and I will strike the blow. From this upper state, I will deliver a shocking upper cut, and a giant will fall.” The Lion of the Tribe of Judah is roaring from Michigan across this nation, first to the state, then to the nation. Worship with Steve Swanson and Tamara Reeves as they release the song and the sound. Angelic hosts are continuing to be activated, shifts are occurring, that which is out of alignment is coming into alignment. A powerful move of God is being activated! WORSHIP JUDAH, WORSHIP!
This prophecy is from one of our conferences in Jan of 2018. It was to Iran about a coming move of God's Revolution for the nation that will bring about freedom and liberation. I believe it is for a "now time" in God. As you listen and watch the video, join in agreement with what the Spirit of the Lord is speaking and declare the God shift for Iran in this hour.
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