Showing posts with label Body of Christ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Body of Christ. Show all posts

Thursday, July 7, 2016

The Apostolic Ministry - The Apostolic Shift – Part 1 By Mike McClung


Several times, I’ve had ministers give me business cards that stated, “Apostle (their name)”. I’ve also been asked to speak at churches where the senior leader is titled “Apostle (their name). The title someone carries should FOLLOW the fruit of their life and ministry/work. I’ve known too many friends who served in the military, especially in theaters of war, who have been on the field of battle with recently commissioned, but green and untested officers, given charge of their platoons or squads. Their horror stories of theirs, and everyone else lives put in grave jeopardy because of these untested, though titled officers were all too often a correlation to what we’ve seen emerge in the body of Christ over the last two decades.

Monday, May 9, 2016

The Battle: Set in Full Array, Part 2 By Mike McClung


[This is Part 2 of a two-part article. To read Part 1, click here.] 

Babylon

Just as the first Tabernacle of David stands as a type and shadow of the city of Zion, the tower of Babel and the Babylonian kingdom serve as the template to understand the nature of the mindset of Babylon. The nature of Babylon is both political and religious. Genesis records the construction of the tower of Babel.
Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. Therefore its name is called Babel (Gen.11:1-9 NKJV).

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

The Battle: Set In Full Array, Part 1 By Mike McClung



The war between light and darkness has raged from the beginning of time, but now is escalating at an unprecedented rate of speed as it draws everyone into the fray.  Soon we all will be forced to choose sides and fully engage. What we have watched and witnessed from a distance will soon come knocking on our door. In relative apathy and silence, we have allowed darkness to encroach and shroud every aspect of society.  Now the lines of demarcation will clearly delineate the two emerging, opposing global forces: Zion and Babylon. Catastrophic and cataclysmic events will reveal the best and worst which reside within all of mankind.  World shaking events will expose the weaknesses of every structure we have tried to invent and erect.  What we have been able to cleverly disguise and hide behind will be brought out into plain view for all to see.  Who we are and what we believe will be clear to everyone.  What is the nature of these two global powerhouses: Zion and Babylon? To whom will you align?  

Friday, May 15, 2015

Time for Separation and Judgment in the Body and Nation By Mike McClung


May 14, 2015 was the day after I have had major neck surgery. For almost eight months, especially the last four, I have had daily, almost continuous pain in my neck, left shoulder and arm, with tingling and numbness in my forearm and hand. The pain has been constant, but at times it's been almost unbearable when the pain spiked. We have prayed, declared the promises of God in Psalm 103, various other passages, ad infinitum. Finally, after months of seeking the Lord, it became very obvious, after discussing it with my wife and my own personal physician who loves Jesus, to seek other doctoral care.

I went to see an orthopedist I've seen before, because most of the pain was in my shoulder. After having X-Rays and an MRI done back in January, and after several physical therapy sessions, the orthopedist said all that could be done was to give epidural injections to manage the pain or have surgery. The MRI showed I had a compressed nerve by a bad disc and some bone spurs coming from my spine through the C5-C6 pathway to my left shoulder and arm. From here I contacted a well-known neurosurgeon, one who had done some surgery on my wife's back some years ago. After finally seeing him, I was told I would have to have an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. The doctor's appointment was on May 7 and the surgery was scheduled yesterday on May 13 (on the seventh day). This was no minor surgery as the surgery would come within millimeters of my spinal cord. This means a mistake could leave me with paraplegic muscle weakness at best, paralyzed, at worst.  But, we knew this was the Lord's will. I was completely at the mercy of the Lord and His best surgical team! That was yesterday. Today, other than pain from the suture and a little swelling, all the pain and numbness from my neck to my hand is gone. But I still have a six-week recovery time before I'm allowed to lift anything over the weight of a gallon of milk!

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Dismantled to be Remantled By Mike McClung



On February 26, 2015, when I sat down to read and meditate in the scriptures, the Lord told me that we're beginning to enter into the second half of Jeremiah 1:10 - for the remnant that is coming out of Babylonian, church system captivity. He said, "It's time to begin to build and plant." It’s time to plant the MATURE word (meat) of restoration and build the body of Christ into partnership with Him, exhibiting His nature and kingdom (authority), and preparing our communities and nations for harvest and His return. Since the mid-1990s, the ministry of "tearing down and plucking up" has been released, with only a small remnant of the organized church willing to let Him "dismantle" them, and the man-made system we've been a part of for centuries.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord By Mike McClung



Both the Old and New Testament foretell of a “Great and Terrible Day of the Lord” yet to come. This seemingly paradoxical description comes clearly into focus as we recognize that our position (either in Christ or not) will determine just what kind of day it will be for us. This “Day” is a period of time which is fast approaching. It promises to evoke a full spectrum of emotions ranging from spectacular awe to a terror that will drive even the hardest, most rebellious heart to hide in fear and dread of the approaching wrath of God. Can we know when this day is coming? Where we will stand? How we should prepare?

Sunday, December 28, 2014

A New Age is At Hand By Mike McClung



See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying,“Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear (Hebrews 12:25-28).

The kingdom of God has suffered violence since creation, but more so in the last 2000 years than any time in history.  I am very reticent about this article.  In this article, I will state my understanding, at least in part, of what I perceive scripture says regarding the last days and the coming of the Lord Jesus.  There seem to be as many different eschatological systems as there are denominations, each one claiming to be revealed truth.  I have studied, in-depth, all of them. While they all contain truth, each contain aspects that do not bear witness of the truth: firstly, in the life and teachings of the Lord Jesus, and secondly, in the contextual totality of scripture.  Just as Jesus was stretched to extremes on the cross, with His heart and mind found in the middle, so we can probably find much of the truth somewhere in the center of extreme views.  So, I tread lightly and humbly through the following article. Here, I offer my view of the restorative operation of the Holy Spirit in restoring the foundational teaching of the kingdom of God in the life of the body of Christ, so that we, the body, may go on to maturity. (Heb. 6:1.)

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Angel Parable Word From Gary Beaton

[Editor's Note: Gary Beaton is a trusted friend of Lionheart and has served the Lord faithfully as an award-winning television and film producer in the marketplace and in ministry for many years. What follows is revelation he has received for this present hour the Body of Christ is walking through. If you would like more information on Gary Beaton, visit www.transformationglory.com.]

In 2001, I had an Angelic Visitation in the night by an Angel named “Parable”.  Although Angels don’t have gender, there was a feminine sense about her, much like the Spirit of Wisdom in Proverbs 8.

When Parable first came to me, I was surprised by the mystique that came from her.  She wore a silvery hooded garment and a long flowing robe. I couldn’t see her face well, except that her eyes were full of fire and intensity.  I believe the hood that shrouded her was meant to reveal the seriousness of her assignments.  She held a silver trumpet in her right hand and I understood that she was sent as a messenger from the Throne to release the proclamations of upcoming events in America and the world.

Although she was mysterious and fierce, I understood that she came with the ultimate intent to release shakings and sweeping change for our good and one that would ultimately restore America and nations for the sake of the Harvest.  In the first visitation, she conveyed to me that she was sent to speak through Parables for those that have ears to hear and eyes to see.  Life events are often Parables to speak to us about our condition and our need for intervention that will rescue us through prayer and a genuine heart-change from godly sorrow. 

Parable is sent to the Church first, so that we may understand that in our Priestly roles, we are called to weep between the porch and the altar to stand in the gap.  Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet.  Ezekiel came in a similar fashion.  We must stand in the gap to save this land.
Ezekiel 22:30I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so I wouldn’t have to destroy it. I couldn’t find anyone. Not one. So I’ll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they’ve done. Decree of God, the Master.

Parable visited me again in 2005 and 2008.  She was sent again to me this last week.  I wasn’t allowed to speak of her until now, but the Lord has released me to begin telling about her since this latest visitation.  In the past, when she would be released to blow her trumpet, defined shaking events took place that acted as an alarm in hopes that America and the sleeping church would awaken and the people of America would respond.  Parable has come again and she is about to blow her trumpet signaling events that will release thundering power and lightning from the Throne.  I am not saying that Parable is the angel in Revelation 10, but the wording gives us insight through John’s phrasing.
Revelation 10:1-7Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded.And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.

It sounds strange and mysterious, yet we are living in the days of the actual Book of Revelation and we need to ask for wisdom and insight about the book itself and the times we are in so we can move forward effectively.  It is in peace and confidence that we gaze into the face of our Savior and Eternal King.

Last week’s visitation was one of the most sobering Angelic visitations I have ever had.  I understood that Parable was leading an angelic army to bring a move of God through wisdom that will shake the earth in many places.  It will ultimately release apostolic awakenings in the earth that will thrust the “called out ones” into their assignments in provision and power.  The intentions from the Father are only good in terms of America, the Harvest of Souls and the Re-forming of the Church as we know it.
Daniel 11:32… the people that do know their God shall be mighty, and do exploits.

Those that are secure in their walk with God will be like the Israelites in Egypt during the plagues, for they ultimately came out of bondage with the plunder.  They are headed for the Promises of God to usher in the Kingdom of God into the earth in Thundering Power.

This next move of God will ultimately become a tsunami of dunamis authority operating through a people that will hear the sound and corporately move to recover all as David did at Ziglag.  King David’s family had been taken captive and he inquired of the Lord.  The Lord told him to go and that he would recover all.  It was a fierce battle, but they came out with complete victory in re-capturing the most precious thing that had been stolen.  America and the original Republic it was founded on have been stolen and a call is being sent out to inquire of the Lord concerning their recovery.  He intends that we would go into a spiritual battle of prayer and that despite what things will look like, we will recover all and the Republic of America will be recovered for the Glory of God.
1 Samuel 30:8…David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? Shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
Isaiah 60:1-3Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Just after I spoke at Bob Jones’ Memorial, I was in Atlanta leading a series of corporate meetings on a scale of love and unity I had never experienced before.  In one of the meetings, the presence of God manifested in such a remarkable way that we spent hours in the Glory together.  It was indescribable.  After 4 hours, the weight of God’s Holiness manifested in the room like a cloud and brought a deafening silence upon everyone.  For an hour, we were all frozen in our seats under the weight of His reverential, majestic presence.  You could hear a pin drop, afraid to utter a sound.

As I was waiting in the stillness, I had the veil pulled back and was taken into an open vision.  I saw a map of America and then watched as an American flag was draped across it.  As I kept watching, the flag was folded in military fashion for a fallen soldier and laid across the Northeast and the Eastern Seaboard.  Then I also watched as two of the tri-folded flags were laid upon each other up and down like the Star of David across the entire US from sea to sea.

The events that are coming are also directly related to Israel.  Angels like Parable also play a great role in Israel’s future because it is the eternal timepiece in the earth.
Hebrews 12:22-29For you have come to Mount Zion and unto the City of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the sprinkling, that speaks better things than that of Able. See that you refuse not him who speaks. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape, if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven: whose voice then shook the earth: but now he has promised, saying Yet once more I shall not shake the earth only, but heaven. And this word, Yet once more signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which can be shaken will be shaken. Wherefore, we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be moved, let us have grace, where we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear, for our God is a consuming fire."

The visitation from the Angel Parable, combined with the vision of the American flag during a holy moment in stillness, sends a clear message that the Lord is revealing a warning of what is coming from a loud trumpet call about to be released, most likely very soon.  It is one that cannot be halted because it is coming in a defining moment in history to affect the change needed on God’s timetable to save and restore this nation. 

The Lord made it clear to me that the military flag being laid out across America does not speak of total doom and destruction of this nation.  Rather, it is a somber signal that the “old glory” of the America we have always loved is being laid to rest so that resurrection can come to the Republic through a cleansing of the corruption and darkness that are about to overtake us.  We ultimately will enter a season of New Glory unto salvation, joy and Harvest.
Jeremiah 6:16…Thus says the Lord, Stand at the crossroads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls.
Restoration can only take place by removing the old… what has been eaten away by weather, termites and left in ill-repair.  Once the old has been removed in the restoration process of a house, then the new can come in and the home can be returned to its former grandeur.  This will take place, but only by the cleansing process of repairing the old foundations and rebuilding with a new Plumb-Line of accuracy.

During the vision of the draping of the flag across America, I clearly heard two songs.  One was the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and the other was “American Pie” by Don McLean.  If you listen carefully to these two separate anthems concerning America, one is true and one is false.  The true one is the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”  Read the words of both songs together and you will see the battle being waged between Light and Darkness over this contested territory.  When I heard “American Pie” in the vision, I understood that it was about a jester’s voice laughing that the Spirit of God had left America and that the enemy was claiming full dominion. 

Instead, the Lord was saying in the vision, that it was “American Pi”… meaning we have come full circle as a nation and we are at a place of either total failure or new beginnings.  I know that God intends New Beginnings and we must rise up and contend like David, who put on the priestly Ephod to inquire for Heavenly council.  Intense prayer and weeping intervention will move the Holy Spirit to help us be like the men of Issachar who understood the times and knew what to do.   

In terms of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, the entire song is about what we are about to enter as Believers in this nation.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored. He has loosed His fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

He has sounded forth the Trumpet that shall never call retreat, He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat, Oh, be swift my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet, Our God is marching on!

The trumpet of Parable is a war cry, just as the trumpets took down the walls of Jericho.  In the end, God is 
going to restore the Republic.  Yet through the process I believe we are going to endure severe things that will
shake us.  We have been given a foreshadow in the past 14 years with 9/11, Katrina and the financial crash in
2008, but we will now begin to experience a greater wave of dramatic trials we have not been expecting
because there was never a true heart change in the nation or a clear grasp of the brevity of the hour we are in.
Darkness has only manifested more in the time we were granted to truly change.
 
Yet, we are a people founded on the true Rock and we have been given a maturing strength to overcome
adversity and strengthen others through the same process of sifting.  At the same time of shaking, we will soon
see a huge release of apostolic power to bring the Awakening of the Ages, combined with unparalleled
resources and financial provision for the Kingdom.  
 

There is a passing of the old guard in church leadership on many fronts and there will also come a changing of the guard in governmental leadership at the highest levels of this nation.


Now that Parable has returned, we are about to hear the true Trumpet sound and know that it is from Heaven.  What will come in the natural will be a shaking on a level we have never seen before, much like birth pangs, for all of creation is groaning, waiting for the sons of God to be revealed.   Those that are pure and have been qualified through the sanctification process will emerge in the Power of the Spirit in Humility, Love, Purity, Wisdom and Authority.  We will soon witness the early and latter rain combined to release the final moves of God in the earth in ways we have never seen.  


This is the defining scripture that needs to be read carefully:
Hebrews 12:18-29 "For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake.But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaks better things than that of Abel.See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaks from heaven:Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.” And this word, yet once more, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear, for our God is a consuming fire.

Nahum 1:6-7Who can stand before his indignation? And who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire and the rocks are thrown down by him. Yet, the Lord is good and a stronghold in the day of trouble. He knows who trusts in him.

There is much more to share about the Angel Parable and insight on future events that I will release in the days ahead.  In the meantime, be aware of hearing the true sound being released from Heaven in its fullness from the Spirit of Discernment.  Many have watered down the Gospel, candy-coated the message and have eliminated the Cross as well.  It is a time to see our true national condition and ask the Lord to search us, remove any blinders and give us genuine humility to forgive and cleanse us. 


The 5 wise virgins will keep their lamps trimmed and filled.  There will also come a sharp dividing line drawn between those who have a true passion for the things of God and those that are asleep.  Those lulled into slumber will soon have a great wake-up call.  The goal is win a harvest of lost souls for eternity.  Where are the Davids and the Esthers?
Philippians 2:12Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

When the Parable’s Trumpet sounds, we will all hear a call to action.  I feel that what will manifest in the natural will be an attack or a series of natural disasters that will cause major outages and even affect the land and water. In the days of Israel’s past like in Isaiah 9:10, as Johnathan Cahn wrote about in his book “The Harbinger”, the Lord lifts his hand of protection over a nation because of their steadfast defiance against Him.   When it comes, we must move with intent and be about our Father’s business.  I encourage us all to buy gold refined in the fire and salve for our eyes to see.  It is time to rend our hearts and keep them tender for the sake of the Cross.
“Teach us Lord to number our days and apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12

Gary Beaton

Transformation Glory Ministries           http://transformationglory.com/

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Unveiling of Jesus as Judge, Part 2 - By Mike McClung

[We are reposting the next few articles from a few years ago because they seem to be relevant to what the Lord is doing lately.]

We are a bride awaiting our bridegroom

Jesus is returning for a bride that is without spot or wrinkle. We know that Jesus must have a bride that bears His image. The bride, who is the church, must make herself ready (Rev. 19:7-8). If we examine the betrothal process of the Hebrew culture, we can begin to understand how to embrace the intimate relationship the Lord desires.

It was customary for a Hebrew young man to prepare a Ketubah, a marriage contract (a covenant), which he presented to his intended bride and her father. Included in this covenant was the Bride Price, an appropriate gesture in Jewish society meant to compensate the young woman’s parents for the cost of raising her. In addition, and more importantly, the payment was considered an expression of the man’s love for his intended bride. This betrothal covenant was legally binding once the bride and her family accepted the terms of his Ketubah.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

With What Love Do We Love the Truth? By David Townsend

My heart breaks for my generation and culture right now. The way we respond to the truth especially concerns me. If the truth was a person (and It is), it seems like we might consider Truth to be a good friend from high school. Nostalgia is great, and we love catching up, but “hey man, the kids are calling. I’ve got to go,” we would say. In other words, it’s nice to know Truth, and we had some great times, but He’s got His life and, well, I’ve got mine. Truth is relegated to a “really good idea,” but not something that I center my life around. And let me be clear, I’m not talking about the lost here. They are doing exactly what they know to do right now. When I say “my generation and culture,” I mean Christians, specifically those under age 35 or so.

The mentality I’m referring to is the same one the disciples had before the cross. It’s the result of confidence in the strength of human love, as if it were the supernatural love of God because we’ve confused the two. Before the Cross, every one of the eleven disciples was absolutely convinced that they would die before they would abandon the Lord (Matt. 26:35). But before the night was over, all of them did, and only one came to the Cross. In the previous three and a half years, they had heard the Lord’s words; followed Him; watched Him heal, deliver and do miracles; they had even done signs and wonders in His name—yet the love that they had for Him did not keep them from abandoning Him. I would submit that many, many of us in the Church are right here. And we’re headed for trouble.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The Beginning of a New Kingdom Season – Part 3 – January 2013



The following is part of a larger article that the Lord has been intimating to me for the coming season/years. The whole article will be posted on our website, lionheartministries.org, but we will be releasing each section as a smaller article each week for the next few weeks. May these articles, bless, challenge and encourage all. Mike McClung

A Season of Accelerated Restoration

The restoration that is coming is a restoration of all that has been prophesied and purposed for the one new man…the body of Messiah, the true temple of the Holy Spirit (Acts 3:19-21).

Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple (naos), and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple (heiron), and will You raise it up in three days?” But He was speaking of the temple (naos) of His body. (John 2:19-21)

As the apostle tells us in Hebrews 7-10, when there is a change in the priesthood, there comes a change in the entire protocol of relationship with God. The basic reason we do not operate under the Old Covenant with the Levitical Priesthood is because all has been fulfilled through the finished work of Calvary and man now relates to the Father based solely on the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus and His continuing Melchizedek priesthood. As such, we’re also told that it’s not temples and tabernacles made by men’s hands in which His presence rests and inhabits, but in the living temple of the individual and corporate body of Messiah (1 Cor. 3:17; 2 Cor. 6:16-7:1).

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The Beginning of a New Kingdom Season - Part 2 – January 2013 By Mike McClung



The following is part of a larger article on what the Lord has been intimating to me for the coming season/years. The whole article will be posted on our website, lionheartministries.org, but we will be releasing each section as a smaller article each week for the next few weeks. May these articles, bless, challenge and encourage all. Mike McClung

A Season of Deliverance

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged.” (Isaiah 6:1-7)

“Isaiah 6” encounters with the King of Glory are coming to the body of Christ that will have a powerful cleansing and purging effect in their lives. These encounters will allow the grace, love, glory and power of God to begin to flow out of them as it did out of the life of the Lord Jesus.