On November 18, 2012, Sunday morning it was Shiv Sena chief’s (Bal Thackeray’s) funeral procession and we were supposed to go to church in Bandra. The funeral procession was to start from Bandar at 8:30am and was to go to Mahim, Dadar Shivaji Park, it was supposed to block all roads. Being a local political leader, it was a sensitive situation in the city.
Kranti (my wife) and I decided to go to church regardless of the traffic congestion or the sensitive situation in the city. When we reached Bandra, the procession had just passed by the Bandra flyover bridge; we could still see the procession below the flyover.
There was heaviness in the atmosphere; we could sense the extreme heaviness in the air, we could sense the spirit of death and its stench/stink. The atmosphere was very depressive, heaviness in the air, darkness looming around, with confusion at its peak. Kranti and I could literally sense and feel these things.
We attended the prayer service and immediately left for home.
While returning back after 2-3 hours, suddenly the atmosphere on the way back (same route) seemed very clean, very open and fresh, although few miles away the funeral procession was still going on. While returning back out of nowhere on the western express highway several butterflies crossed us, rather bumped into the car. This was a very unusual sight; you don’t get to see butterflies in November and definitely not on the express highway. There were at least 20 butterflies that crossed us while we were driving back home. I found this very strange and God started speaking to me through this and about it.
Over the last few months God has been emphasizing on what He had spoken on 18th November 2012. Today, I strongly believe that God is speaking this for the Church about the city of Mumbai and our nation as well, something that is about to begin in Mumbai and its outpouring will spread throughout the nation.
God is doing the below things and I believe that He has already begun doing it:-
God is giving a window of opportunity to the Church:-
God is opening up the heavens and giving us a window of opportunity to establish that which God intends to establish, build and restore the ruins of the city and the nation. There is a window of opportunity to declare and carry out His work speedily with force and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I am not sure till when the window will remain open; will it be for few months or for a few years? But, I strongly believe that we cannot afford to miss this window. This is our chance!!
God is clearing the atmosphere:-
I believe God is clearing and has cleared the atmosphere in the spiritual realm of the below things:-
- Spirit of death which grabs souls to hell
- Heaviness, demonic strongholds and demonic influence, something that hinders and comes against the work of Christ
- Confusion and chaos
- Heavy depression and oppression
When I say God is clearing the atmosphere, I am not saying that confusion, depression and economic crisis and demonic influence will decrease over the city and the nation. I believe these things would increase and are bound to increase in the last days; however, God is clearing the atmosphere for His bride to march in and establish His Kingdom. We will experience such a release in the spiritual realm that what did not happen for years will now happen suddenly.
There is a shift in the spiritual realm over the city, something has shifted which will cause us to:-
- launch out and fulfill the very purpose of God for our lives
- access the very presence of God and tap into His resources and spiritual realm
- will open portals between the heavens and earth, portals of revelations and grace
- to demonstrate Gods power and might and to set the captives free
God is changing the Season:-
Butterflies speak of the change of season. God is changing the season and calling us into a new season.
- God is saying that the season for waiting and preparation is over, the process of metamorphosis is complete, now it’s time to launch out into the very purposes of God
- God is saying that He is releasing His people into the fullness of all that He has for them, the very purpose for which He has kept us in this generation, the very call over our lives
- Holy Spirit is commissioning us and activating the new phase of our assignment which will realign us into the destiny that He has for us
- For some it would be a new assignment, however for some it would be their very purpose and call
- There is an urgency in the spirit to fulfill our God given purpose and call and to accomplish all that He wants us to accomplish, now is the time, now is the window
- We cannot afford to be observers and let it pass by
God is releasing authority:-
God is releasing authority to the Church in levels, He is releasing great authority:-
- Authority over spirit of death, spiritual death as well, where we will be able to snatch souls into His Kingdom and heaven
- Authority over demonic strongholds, over powers and principalities,
- Authority over chaos and confusion that would be there over our city and nation
- Authority over the deteriorating economic crises. God will release creative ideas and insights to men and women of faith to prosper them in their work places and businesses.
God is calling us to restore and build:-
I have been praying for the city and nation after God released this word to me. While praying, I could see the city & nation crack down, break down.
- City walls were breaking down
- Gates are being pulled down
- Foundations of the city and nation were shaken
God is saying that He will shake everything that could be shaken. Yet, God is saying that we need to rebuild and to restore the ruins and to build that which God has called us to build, which is His Kingdom.
There is an apostolic call, which will go beyond denominations, beyond cultures and beyond establishments. God is releasing an apostolic mantle and an apostolic mindset to the Church. God is not establishing denominations; He is establishing His Kingdom hear on earth as it is in heaven and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Even as we take the step and do all, that God is calling us to do; we will see the release of the first wave of the demonstration of His love and power over the city.
Beloved, I do not want to miss out on anything that God is doing in these days, I want to be a part of all that He is doing and I want you to be a part of that too.
God Bless!!
