Last September at the Vineyard conference held in Portland, Oregon Donna and I were sitting toward the rear of the building during Wes Campbell's teaching when Donna asked me if I heard a noise. She and I heard a faint sound that sounded like war cries. As we listened more intently the roar of those cries grew stronger and stronger. I then looked to the stage and the back wall opened up into what I believe was an open vision. I saw an army of saints marching across the open land and it appeared to be a battlefield. The army was comprised mostly of women and children. It was raining heavily and each sported a suit of rain gear, which I believe represented specific armor for that journey that the Lord had called His saints to. As they marched, they shouted war cries and praises to the Lord. They marched in a heavenly unity and when one of the saints grew weary the others would gather and quickly relieve them of their burdens and motivate them forward. As they proceeded forward in an attitude of praise and diligence for the Kingdom of God many were healed, some released into ministries and others saved. Where they passed the ground was anointed as holy ground for the kingdom of God. I then looked back over the area that the saints of God had covered and I saw that some had chose to stay behind and greet the new saints with open arms. They embraced them in this heavenly unity and administered healing, salvation, foundational teachings and imparted God's provision for those who were joining this journey that pressed forward to the Heart of the Father.
GOD'S WISDOM AND COUNSEL SOUGHT
As the saints pressed onward those in front came to a cliff and when they peered over the edge no bottom could be found and no land could be seen ahead. These saints made camp and sought God for His wisdom and counsel. The voice of praises reached to the heavens from the encampment. The wails and groans of the intercessors could be heard as they diligently sought God's direction and did warfare in the natural and spiritual realms. The intercessors and worshippers labored day and night. Heaven was opened to me and I saw the Heavenly Hosts surrounding the vast opening, the twenty-four elders eagerly watched with anticipation and then the Great Ancient of Days bent His ear and listened to the praises, wails, groans and prayers being directed upward toward heaven. He was well pleased and with great pride He discharged His Heavenly Hosts to join to battle that was being waged below. These Heavenly Hosts joined those below that had already been stationed and God's Glory was released in a much greater capacity. This seemed to energize and strengthen the army of saints.
Within moments the ground began to quake and tremble and those nearest the cliff side stepped back in great awe and wonderment. From the blackness of the cliff side arose three mighty mountains the Lord deemed as the Sisters. He then told me they were also know as the Mountain of God's Refining Fire, the Mountain of Despair, and a Mountain of Transition. The saints broke camp and began to scale these vast mountains each according to the path the Lord directed. During the course of time many scaled two and sometimes three of these mountains which I believe represented seasons in their lives.
THE INTERCESSORS
While the saints pressed upward and onward intercessors worked underground directing the flow of God's provision. They were directing God's Fire which looked much like molten lava where the Lord deemed necessary. Other intercessors dug forward and made a path to reach the other side of the mountains to the Heart of the Father. The intercessors worked day and night. At times they joined the journey of the saints up top to encourage and to administer God's water of life. They, also, picked up burdens and carried them for those that had grown weary on this stretch of the journey.
The praises of the worshippers could be heard throughout the land giving God the glory and they sent up songs of deliverance and salvation to the Almighty King. The dancers danced at the base of the mountains and on the battlefield to encourage the army of saints and did warfare on their behalf. Others held up the arms of the prophets and inntercessors as they overlooked the battlefield and spoke forward the Word of God. All heaven watched in great anticipation.
ONSLAUGHT OF THE ENEMY
As the saints maneuvered the rough mountain terrain a new siege was sent against them. Mighty tornadoes were released from the enemy to bring chaos, confusion, death and destruction. Those on the mountain of Despair were effected greatly and I could hear unity being yelled from the throne room of heaven and it echoed downward toward the earth through the Holy Spirit to those below. The Heavenly Hosts helped rally the saints and the intercessors, weary as they were, again to move into a period of groaning and travail and burden bearing for those being afflicted. I saw many climb through the crevices of the mountain and they administered healing, they helped birth new hope and brought the water of life to those that were under siege. Again, the prophets raised encouraging words from the Lord during this time of despair.
Others were being purified by God's refining, healing and strengthening fire and others were in transition. Many were relocated, some changed jobs, other packed their belongings and moved their homes and others were placed in a new church home. Some relationships ended and others relationships were challenged, purified and taken to a much deeper level. Ministries went through a death process and many were birthed. (I believe those ministries that went through the death process are being refined by the Father) As these things occurred in their lives many set their foot on the Mountain of Despair.
THE LORD'S REFRESHING WIND RELEASED
Then I saw the Lord release His refreshing wind that came in the form of giant white tornadoes. It displaced those tornadoes that had been sent from the enemy and provided a place of peace in the center where the saints could hear His sweet soft voice giving them direction, guidance, hope and love as they pressed forward on their journey whether they were on the battlefield or scaling the mountains. I believe the Lord released a greater measure of the Fear of the Lord to His saints.
Then the Lord brought me to other side of the mountains. I watched the saints eagerly scale down the side. Those intercessors that had moved on ahead greeted these beaten and broken saints along with the prophets the Lord had sent ahead. Unity and reconciliation and restoration of relationships could be seen over the whole land.
A RIVER OF LIFE
The Lord then revealed a mighty river of life that was at the base of the mountains that had just been scaled. The water was refreshing and cool at its depths, yet it was covered with the Fire of the Lord on the surface. It bought life, power, strength and new clarity to those who pressed forward through it. On the other side of the river the Lord revealed a mighty dam. This dam had a crack that ran from the top of its vastness to the base. At the base was a small hole. From it poured a river of blessings, restoration of lost dreams and visions, and a new anointing for His corporate church. I could see the intercessors work furiously setting blast charges at the base of this dam while many saints bathed in the river that poured from the small opening. I could also see the Father pouring out the fire that blazed within His eyes to the prophets of the land.
THE DAM IS BLOWN, THE THRONE OF GOD, AND THE HEART OF THE FATHER
Suddenly, the sovereign hand of the Father reached from heaven and He positioned it over the vast mountains. A loud shofar blew and a battalion of tambourine players, worshippers and dancers surrounded the great mighty dam. They began to play their tambourines, sing praises and dance with much energy and diligence. The sovereign hand of the Lord then removed the three mountains in an instant and all that remained was the saints of God over now a vast land. Then a mighty clap of thunder was heard and a great lightening bolt bolted from heaven toward the vast dam. At the instant it hit the top of the dam the blast charges placed by the intercessors blew in unity. The dam crumbled and the very Throne of God was revealed.(The Heart of the Father) From it the mighty river of blessings, restoration of lost dreams and visions and the great anointing cascaded forward toward now the open land. All the saints, at all stages of this season were drenched by this mighty river and a new hope and power was released. Restoration of lost dreams and visions occurred. This new fresh anointing brought forth healing of sickness and disease, signs and wonders and a new authority in the spirit realm.
THE HARVEST OF LOST WOUNDED SOULS
As I looked from where the dam had been over the vast land I could see that back at the beginning where the battlefield had started a veil was being removed. I could see a railing and a wire fencing as a bold, bright light pushed the darkness back. Within a blink of an eye the railing and the fencing came down and there awaited a great harvest of lost wounded souls that was waiting for that very moment in time. A hunger could be seen in their eyes as they earnestly pushed forward to grasp the Love of the Father and to receive Christ into their hearts. They had waited for so very, very long. They came in vast numbers and a new revived, strengthened corporate church greeted them with open arms. Many signs and wonders were released, souls were saved and many were healed of all forms of sickness and disease. New ministries were birthed and those that had been waiting were catapulted onto the front lines with a new strength, vigor and heavy anointing.
CONCLUSION
I believe that the Lord is saying the time is drawing very near for this great outpouring of His blessings, restoration of lost dreams and visions and the anointing for signs and wonders and healing of sickness and disease. We are already seeing some of this occurring now. I want to encourage all to purify their hearts, sanctify themselves before the Lord and ready themselves for God to release this into their lives. I believe we are to Come to Lord with Great Expectation and watch what the Lord is about to do. Let us truly seek after the Heart of the Father.