Sunday 27 April 2008, was exactly 14 years since the 1994 elections and the birth of the new democracy in South Africa. I regard the 1994 elections as the starting point of the 21 year prophecy and we are thus exactly at the beginning of the third seven year season today.
Two gatherings in the past 2 weeks have confirmed to me the end of one season and the beginning of a new season in the church in South Africa. These gatherings were the National Initiative for the Restoration of South Africa (NIRSA) convened by Michael Cassidy and the Mighty Men Conference called by Angus Buchan which was attended by 60000 men.
General Overview – Three seven-year seasons
Three seven year seasons summarize the Lord’s dealings with the church in South Africa since 1994.
1994
End of an era and the departure from the house of slavery (Egypt). God pouring out much grace and mercy in leading the church and nation out of apartheid and setting a new course and purpose.
1994-2001
- The beginning of the journey in search of a new purpose and release of God’s rule in the church of South Africa.
- Numerous outpourings and prayer movements started.
- Many leaders and movements come to an end.
- The Lord sets a new course.
- Starting trumpet call: First democratic elections in South Africa – April 1994
2001-2008
- The Lord calls leaders to be remolded and recommissioned by Him in preparation to raise up the ‘army of the Lord’.
- The Lord calls the Moseses and Joshuas (1st and 2nd apostolic and prophetic generations) together to meet Him on the mountain and in the tent of meeting to hear and receive His heart.
- The church increases in anticipation and prayer until the point of desperation (now).
- The Lord has to complete His preparation, testing and maturing of the Moses/Joshua company.
- The Moses/Joshua company are those who are ready to enter Canaan (meaning: to bend), because of their surrendered hearts and the willingness to simply hear and obey the Lord.
- Brokenness is worked out in the Moses/Joshua company.
- The Lord raising up small prototype communities in the preparation of the Moses/Joshua company.
- Starting trumpet call: First Transformation prayer gathering March 2001 Newlands, Cape Town.
Extracts from the 21 year prophecy – 2001 to 2008
It will be a time of unity. People from all over will flock into stadiums; different denominations, cultures and races. From all over they will come and they will flock into stadiums and big conferences. It shall be a time of humility; a time that people will weep; a time that people will be purified. My fire is going to burn. My fire is going to burn. A time of tremendous prayer and travail. Many will not understand what I’m doing; many will cry out as if they are desperate; many will cry out because the desert is too hot, but for those who have discernment; those who walk with wisdom, they will see that it is a work of the Lord.
For the Lord says: “Truly in this nation I shall bring forth the message of the cross. Truly from this nation forth My cross shall be preached. From here shall come a company who will say: ‘No matter what happens, we’ve already laid down our lives. What happens in the natural is not important, because we have already surrendered all. We have already crossed over. We are no longer of this world. Nothing in this world can hold us nor persuade us. We are walking as dead men for the glory of God.”
After those 7 years there will be such power in this nation that men shall come from all over. As they minister and visit this nation, they shall be astounded at the amount of grace and power that I am pouring out on this nation. At the end of that 7-year period I shall have pure prophets and apostles that will speak with boldness and go into the nations of this world and shake them. They shall shake the nations, because they have truly learned to trust and walk with Me.
2008-2014
- The season for he training of the ‘army of the Lord’.
- The Moses/Joshua company of servants to raise up and train the Lord’s army.
- These trainees must be transformed from slaves to soldiers and matured from children to sons.
- These to be trained and equipped to conquer and possess a new land according to a decentralized model (no king or head quarters). Unless they are trained in a decentralized model they will not be able to conquer and possess the whole territory that the Lord intends for them to have.
- The Lord to pour out His rain of love to nurture, refresh, heal and strengthen the children.
- The Lord to pour out His fire to equip and empower His sons for the time of battle.
- Starting trumpet calls: NIRSA April 2008, Might Men gathering April 2008
Extracts from the 21 year prophecy – 2008 to 2014
“The third seven year season is going to be a time of battle. A time that My light is going to break forth. A time that My servants is going to be trained in warfare; they are going to be trained to fight with faith and by the word of the Spirit they shall overcome. And it is going to be 7 years that I will fight in this nation. No longer will you fight like you do now, for the ways and schemes of men will pass away. The darkness will be dark and the light, lighter. The darkness will be utter darkness. The world will say: ‘Yes, darkness has come, but My church will say: ‘Wait, wait the light of the Lord has risen upon us”. It will be seven years that I will press into this nation. No longer will they fight, but I will fight for them. As long as My church and people will walk in unity, I shall fight for them. As long as they all go forth with one purpose and mind to fulfill the call that I have placed upon them and walk in unity and boldness I shall bless whatever they do. … If My servants and church will humble themselves, walk in love, humility and unity, I shall bless them. I shall conquer for them. I shall break down the walls and places of captivity. I am raising up a Joshua generation that will take the land. Revival is not going to be in isolated places. Revival is not going to be in one denomination or amongst individual groups or amongst certain ethnic groups. Revival will be all over. It is going to spread from the south and run like a fire. … I shall come and establish what I have purposed from the beginning of the earth to be accomplished in South Africa
