1. THAT YE DO NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION (Matt 4:1)
√ Lust of the flesh (Gal 5:16) (Rom 13:14)
~ Things our physical body craves (Gal 5:19-21)
√ Pride of life (2 Cor 4:18) (Luke 12:15)
~ Things that give us status (Luke 12:16-20) (Acts 12:21-23)
√ Lust of the eyes (Heb 12:2) (Phil 3:10) (Eccl 5:11)
~ Things that look good to us or that we think look good (Acts 16:6-20)
~ When you’re about to enter your destiny, there will be options! (Gen 13:8-10)
~ When God calls you, many benefits seem hidden! (Moses at the burning bush / Acts 1:8 didn’t explain lands & houses)
2. GATES OF TIME & SEASON
√ THE MIDNIGHT GATE (Ps 110:3) (Job 38:12-15)
~ Dealing with battles; bloodline or territorial (Judges 6:25)
~ Dealing with long tail problems (Ex 8:20)
~ Dealing with sturbon or strong enemies
~ Strange, unchallenged voices that waste destinies cry out at midnight
~ Strange, unchallenged petitions to shut doors of destiny are issued at midnight (Matt 25:6-13)
~ Strange operations to exchange, reverse, subvert, divert or even bury destinies take place at midnight (1 Kings 3:20) Merchants of darkness – you’re not the only one in business Wicked caterers* (Going to bed well & waking up sick!)
~ Strange transactions to sell one’s destiny take place at the midnight gate(Gen 37:28) (Ruth 4:1-5) (2 Kings 4:1)
~ Strange plantations are sown at midnight (Matt 13:24-25) you’re not the only farmer in this world
~ Escape prayers are made at midnight (Acts 9:24-25) (Ps 124:6-7)
~ Prophetic time to give God thanks (Ps 119:62)
~ Prophetic time for prayer mixed with high praises over prison situations (Acts 16:25)
~ Deep meditation of God’s Word (Ps 63:6) (Ps 119:147-148)
HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR MIDNIGHT ALTAR
1. Understand the power therein
2. Pray in the Holy Ghost (Jude 1:20-21)
3. Plan, set your alarm (Judges 16:3)
4. Begin afew mins beforehand & build momentum
5. Be full of thanksgiving & praise
6. Be prepared to wage strategic warfare
7. Holy Communion at midnight
√ GATE OF THE MONTH (Ex 40:2) (Ezek 26:1) (Hag 1:1) (1 Sam 20:5)
*Let none judge you does not mean you remain clueless (Col 2:16) (Ps 12:6)
√ BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES (Job 3:1)
√ GATE OF BREAKTHROUGH (1 Kings 18:44) (2 Kings 19:3) (1 Sam 10:15-16)
√ HUMAN BEINGS AS GATES (Acts 12:10)
~ Had a will of its own
~ Families have gates & ruling gatemen (Ezek 8:11)
~ Family gate keepers can exchange stars & use another’s glory to prosper (1 Kings 3:19)
√ GATES OF TERRITORY (Num 22:1)
~ They have senses; (They see, hear, speak) (Ps 24:7-10)
3. WATCH THOSE WHO PROGRAM BARRIERS (Rom 16:17) (Matt 19:12) (Matt 7:15)
4. THE RETURN OF JESUS (Matt 24:42) (Luke 21:28) (2 John 1:8)
√ Out of 2500 Bible prophecies, 2000 have already been fulfilled
– BEGINNING OF SORROWS; (Matt 24:3-
~ Age of false prophets & false christs
~ Dispensation of wars & rumors of wars
~ Famines, pestilences & earthquakes
– TRIBULATION & MARTYRDOM;
~ Persecution of disciples & the church
~ Offence & betrayal
~ Hatred on the rise
– THE ERA OF DECEPTION & FALSEHOOD;
~ Lawlessness will lower love of many
~ The falling away (2 Thess 2:1-3)
~ Massive evangelism & outreach (Revival)
– RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH (Luke 17:34)
– THE GREAT TRIBULATION (Matt 24:16-22
– THE GLORIOUS RETURN OF THE KING OF KINGS (Matt 24:29-31)