STUDY GUIDEINTRO DUCTION tothe study guide “The things | share with you are missiles released into the realm of the Spirit.” — Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome The year 2022 is ‘the Year of the Gathering Clouds’ as announced by the man of God, Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, during the New Year's Eve Service. This study outline provides a guide into the 72-minute message, now available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library, for the purpose of diligent study and meditation: Over the next 8 days, we will spend 30 minutes each day to: 1. Watch it: Review short excerpts from the New Year Message, made available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and PCDL.tv. 2. Take note: Spotlights key points made by the man of God, Pastor Chris, in the day’s excerpt. 3. Meditate on it: Spotlights scriptures connected to the day’s excerpt for deeper contemplation. 4. Declare it: Release missiles into the realm of the Spirit based on the day's excerpt. 5. Journal it: Write down new goals, targets and inspirations from the Spirit of God in the course of the time spent in fellowship with the New Year Message. For a successful season of meditation on the New Year Message, it is important to obtain the following resources: 1. The 'Year of the GATHERING CLOUDS’ Message on Pastor Chris Digital Library. 2. Rhapsody of Realities Devotional Study Bible for meditation on the scriptures. 3. Notepad to document the thoughts and inspirations that come in the place of meditation. While this is a personal mediation program, it is highly encouraged that you share your cogitations and thoughts on the KingsChat platform using the following hashtags: #8daysofmeditation and #8DoM.Ca eee ead oy empty themselves upon. the earth, (Ecclesiastes 11:3a) Watch it A short clip from the New Year's Message is available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and on PCDL.tv. Take a few minutes to watch the video excerpt. Take note The theme scripture (Ecclesiastes 11:3a) uses the nature of physical clouds (a physical mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere) to express a spiritual truth about our prayers, faith, and expectations that have formed into’a condensation mass in the Spirit, awaiting a saturation point that results in rain. The saturation point that results in an outpouring, in the words of the man of God, Pastor Chris, is this year 2022. In the month of December 2021, the man of God, Pastor Chris, began prophetically preparing the LoveWorld Nation for 2022, saying: I sawa thick, dark cloud, like it’s going to rain and the wind, carrying the cloud. You see it moving. Where that cloud goes is where the rain is going to fall. In the prophetic timeline, you see this cloud (of prayers, faith, and expectation), and the wind of the Spirit blowing it. Why? He [the Spirit] is moving it into 2022, so that in 2022, it will pour out. Zechariah 10:2 reads: Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. There are several important points to internalize based on Ecclesiastes 11:3a, Zechariah 10:1, and the prophetic utterances delivered by the man of God, Pastor Chris: 1. The Church of Jesus Christ's prayers, faith, and expectation through the years (especially since the global pandemic orchestrated by cynical individuals and organizations) has been held in a spiritual cloud. 2. The spiritual cloud of prayers, faith, and expectations has been blown into 2022, and answers are pouring out this year. 3. The latter rain, as referenced in Zechariah 10:2, is for harvest, different from the former rain for sowing.4. The clouds in 2022 are bringing the latter rain; therefore, it’s harvest time for the Church. 5. The rains are for every one grass in the field—every Church, every family, every individual. Take some time to internalize the following prophetic declarations from the New Year's Message: This year, the clouds—of prayer, faith, and expectation—will be full and empty themselves upon the earth. It is a year in which prayers that you have prayed, the faith that you have expressed, your expectations (that have already risen up in the clouds of God) will empty, pour out, in answers. Meditate on it “When the clouds are heavy, the rains come down...” (Ecclesiastes 11:34 NLT) “Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime, and he will answer with lightning and showers. Every field will become a lush pasture.” (Zechariah 10:1 TLB) “And at the seventh time the servant said, A cloud as small as. a man’s hand is arising out of the sea. And Elijah said, Go up, say to Ahab, Hitch your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you. In a little while, the heavens were black with wind-swept clouds, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went to Jezreel.” (1 Kings 18:44-45 AMPC) Declare it The clouds of my prayers, faith, and expectations are saturated. There is an outpouring of answers in this year 2022, and there will beino delay. The efforts of the Deep State and the Prince of Assyria to put the world in bondage before the time have been liquidated through the prayers of the saints that now pour out ina rain of answers. The Church of Jesus Christ reigns in His name, and the glory of the Lord fills the earth as the water covers the sea. The Gospel is advancing in every nation and language without hindrance, and the churches of Jesus Christ are stronger than ever before. Itis harvest time! | have a harvest of souls won to the Lord like never before, of miracles and testimonies of grace, supernatural prosperity, divine health, strength, and ability. lama lush pasture, a productive branch of Christ in the earth, bearing fruits of righteousness. There is no dryness in anything that concerns me; the rain of miracles is pouring out in every area of my life, and | receive a crop of promotions. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session.= en, Ugto re idmgn waiteth forthe i eafth, an@ hath long patience fopit, until herec CF ae al, eee ey a) me ee etn © Watch it A short clip from the New Year's Message is available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and on PCDL.tv. Take a few minutes to watch the video excerpt. Take note The term “latter rain” (Grk: opsimus hyetos) in James 5:7-8 refers to the rain that comes just before harvest. The man of God, Pastor Chris, explained that this latter rain results into three things: 1. Revival: Revival connotes a reawakening of spiritual fervor, a restoration of life, consciousness, and vigor in a Christian's spiritual walk, as communicated in Ephesians 5:14-16 Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light. Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:14-16 AMPC) Strong's definition explains that the word “awake” in the preceding scripture (Grk: egeird) is from the base, “to assemble" (Grk: agora), as if collecting one’s faculties; it means to awaken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, non-existence) Revival is one of the outcomes of the latter rains from our gathering clouds. Romans 13:11 uses the same word as seen below: Besides this you know what [a critical] hour this is, how it is high time now for you to wake up out of your sleep (rouse to reality). For salvation (final deliverance) is nearer to us now than when we first believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ, the Messiah). (Romans 13:11 AMPC) 2. Harvest: The Lord Jesus, in Matthew 9:36-38, helped us understand the kind of harvest the man of God, Pastor Chris, referenced in the message of the year—a harvest of the souls of men unto God.er h Ul when) When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to his disciples, "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” (Matthew 9:36-38 NLT) Another one of the outcomes of the gathering clouds, therefore, is the gathering of men into the Kingdom of Heaven. Isaiah 2:2 says that they will come from all nations to Jerusalem in the Millennial Reign of Jesus, but this also communicates an event of the latter days of the Church on earth: And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. (Isaiah 2:2) 3. In-Gathering: In John 21:49-53, the Lord Jesus communicated His purpose on earth to gather all the children of God that are scattered in all nations. The man of God, Pastor Chris, emphasized that this was the Lords work, ministry, and destiny. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation. And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. (John 11:49-53) As taught in the New Year's Message, this in-gathering goes a step beyond the salvation of souls (harvest). It refers to the assembly of God's people in congregations of worship, that the souls won will be brought into the Lord's ekklésia (an assembly or gathering of “called out” ones). Take some time to internalize these thoughts and form an expectation for the year 2022 based on them Meditate on it “So be patient, brethren, [as you wait] till the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits expectantly for the precious harvest from the land. [See how] he keeps up his patient [vigil] over it until it receives the early and late rains. So you also must be patient. Establish your hearts [strengthen and confirm them in the final certainty], for the coming of the Lord is very near.” (James 5:7-8 AMPC)“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:14-16) “But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9:36-38) “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shalll be exalted above the hills; and people shalll flow unto it.” (Micah 4:2) Declare it | am aglow with the Spirit, serving the Lord. | ama vibrant and effective member of the body of Christ. All of my mental and spiritual faculties are assembled unto the Lord to serve Him entirely. There is a revival of the work of God in the hearts of men, and | am vitally involved in the preaching and financial sponsorship that results in the Great Revival of God’s people around the world. 1am a wise soul-winner, bringing ina harvest into the Lord's Kingdom. As the gathering clouds pour out, | am there to produce the Lord's precious fruit of the earth, leading many into righteousness. My words are seasoned with grace for the salvation of all men. The authority and influence of the Church of Jesus Christ is greater than ever before. Men from all nations and tongues are flowing into the Kingdom through the work of the Healing School, the Rhapsody of Realities, the LoveWorld Networks, the LoveWorld Campus Ministry, the LoveWorld Television & Radio Ministry, the Pastor Chris Digital Library and all LoveWorld ministry arms. lam an effective member of the LoveWorld Cell Ministry, actively contributing to the growth of the Lord Jesus’ assembly on earth. | am establishing men and women in the God's Kingdom, bringing them into their describable role in the body of Christ. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session.unto the Lord Watch it A short clip from the New Year’s Message is available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and on PCDL.tv. Take a few minutes to watch the video excerpt. Take note The man of God, Pastor Chris, explains in today’s excerpt that the purpose of the harvest—our soul-winning—and our reaching of all nations is for a more definite gathering unto the Lord as communicated in a Thessalonians 4:14-28. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shalll rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. (2 Thessalonians 4:14-18) The term “caught up” (Grk: harpaz6), meaning “to seize, to carry off by force, to snatch out or away”, and it refers to the rapture or catching away of the Church just before the years of tribulation and Great Tribulation, as taught by the man of God, Pastor Chris, in the YourLoveWorld Series. The same word, harpaz6, is used in describing the Holy Ghost’s supernatural transportation of Philip the evangelist to Azotus. It is also used when Paul spoke of a man who was caught up to the third Heavens and heard words that are unlawful to use among men. Take some time to reflect on the rapture of the Church of Christ to meet the Lord in the air and forever be with Him. This rapture of the Church is not to be confused with the Second Coming of Jesus, as taught by the President of LoveWorld Inc., Rev. (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome. 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 lets us know that someday soon, we all will have the same experience as Philip, except the first destination will be in the air, to meet our Lord there, resulting in an eternal companionship with the Lord.“Meditate on it “Now, dear brothers and sisters [a] let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him.” (2 Thessalonians 2:1 NLT) “For since we believe that Jesus died and then came back to life again, we can also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him all the Christians who have died. I can tell you this directly from the Lord: that we who are still living when the Lord returns will not rise to meet him ahead of those who are in their graves. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a mighty shout and with the soul-stirring cry of the archangel and the great trumpet-call of God. And the believers who are dead will be the first to rise to meet the Lord. Then we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. So comfort and encourage each other with this news.“ (1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 TLB) “And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him].” (Genesis 5:24) “Listen, and I will tell you a divine mystery: not all of us will die, but we will all be transformed. It will happen in an instant[a]—in the twinkling of his eye. For when the last trumpet is sounded, the dead will come back to life. We will be indestructible and we will be transformed. For we will discard our mortal “clothes” and slip into a body that is imperishable. What is mortal now will be exchanged for immortality. And when that which is mortal puts on immortality, and what now decays is exchanged for what will never decay, then the Scripture will be fulfilled that says:” (1 Corinthians 15:51-54) Declare it The knowledge of the glory of the Lord fills the earth as the waters cover the sea. As the rapture approaches, many more around the world have their eyes opened to understand the Gospel and to be saved in Jesus’ name. 1am full of joy, comforted by the knowledge that this world and its challenges are temporary. From a place of rest and joy, | am strengthened to subdue the world and its systems, limitations, diseases, lack, and failures. | am never discouraged, full of confident assurance that | am the happening authority in the earth today. The Gospel prospers through me. It prospers in my city, in my state, in my country, and in the world as a whole. | am relevant in a significant way to this dominance of truth in the world today. The Church reigns till the coming of the Lord Jesus. Our rapture is a glorious one, having subjugated the Deep State and the antiChrist spirit that seeks to hold the world hostage before the time. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session.he Cloud of God's Glory fatch it A short clip from the New Year's Message is available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and on PCDL.tv. Take a few minutes to watch the video excerpt. Take note Read Matthew 17:1-10’s account of the Lord Jesus’ communion with Elijah and Moses on what the Church now refers to as the mount of Transfiguration. This extraordinary encounter was witnessed by the Apostles of Jesus (Peter, James, and John) who witnessed the extraordinary encounter with prophets from several hundreds of years before Jesus. Pastor Chris, in the New Year Message, communicated that this glory was the same witnessed throughout the Old Testament as seen in the following reference scriptures: “The Lord went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night.” (Exodus 13:21 NLT) “And as Aaron spoke to the whole community of Israel, they looked out toward the wilderness. There they could see the awesome glory of the Lord in the cloud.” (Exodus 16:10 NLT) The Angel of God's presence—the Holy Spirit—among the Jews was the glory cloud that they saw. He was the same with Jesus, Elijah, and Moses in the cloud on the mount of Transfiguration. “In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.” (Isaiah 63:9) “Moreover, brethren, | would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;” (1 Corinthians 10:1) 2 Chronicles 5:1-14 gives a special account of the cloud of God's glory filling the Temple of God, upon the placement of the ark of Covenant and the worship and praise led by the Levites. There are some important notes to internalize from this experience in the Old Testament:— Se ——. * 1. The Temple is both the church(es) of Jesus Christ and the individual Christian. 2. The glory of God—the Holy Spirit—resides in the Church of Christ and in each individual Christian. 3. The word “glory” (Heb: kab6d), used in reference to the glory of the Lord that filled the Temple in 2 Chronicles 5:14 also means honor, abundance, splendor or copiousness. It originates from the word “kabad” which means weight, connoting the positive weightiness of character or splendor. The man of God, Pastor Chris, emphasized two vital requirements for the stirring of God's resident glory in the Church and in the Christian: 1. Putting the Ark in the Most Holy Place. The scripture reveals that the ark was placed in the Most Holy Place. In the temple (body of the believer), this Most Holy Place is the heart. Because the ark only contained the tablets of God's law, it signifies the word of God that must reside in the recesses of the human spirit through meditation. The scriptures below emphasize the glory in the Word. So the Word became human{a] and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.[b] And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son.” (John 1:14 NLT) “And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as ina mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18 AMPC) 2. Worshipping and Praising the Lord. Throughout the year 2023, the man of God, Pastor Chris, taught the Church of Jesus Christ the true essence of worship. With the New Year Message, he strengthened this understanding in the global congregation, showing that the glory in 2 Chronicles :1-14 was manifested when the Levites praised in unison. “But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24 NLT) For the choir director: A psalm of David. The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. God has made a home in the heavens for the sun. It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding. It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race. (Psalm 19:1-5)—, wr ee eae Meditate on it "| have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one: | in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me." (John 17:22-23) “Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:21) “However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves.” (2 Corinthians 4:7 AMPO) "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: (2 Peter 1:2-3) “Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.” (2Corinthians 8:23) Declare it Of the increase of the government of God's Word in my heart and mind, there shall be no end! The Word of God has the preeminence in every area of my life—my ministry, family, finances, business(es), and job. The treasure of God's glory resides in me. I have been called to a life of glory and excellence, so my life showcases the splendor of God and the excellences of His Kingdom. received from the Lord Jesus the same glory that the Father gave Him; therefore, my life is a testimony of the miraculous. | am a master of words and of deeds. | work miracles and make ways where there is none. | do the impossible, because with me there is no such thing as impossible. The Church of Jesus Christ is full of glory. We are forcefully advancing, gaining ground, and hauling back the forces of Satan. The gates of hell do not prevail against us, because the greater one—the glory of the Father—indwells us. lam ordained to showcase the praises of Him who called me out of darkness into His marvelous light. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session.BIECUBVOU, the Kingdom of GodiWi Ashort clip from the New Year's Message is available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and on PCDL.tv. Take a few minutes to watch the video excerpt. Take note One of the dictionary definitions of a year is the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun. However, the year is also a reference point that relies on the location of a particular country and/or the adopted calendar of that country. This is why Ethiopia (which does not operate the popular Gregorian calendar) is currently in 2014. Pastor Chris used this to instruct delegates not to place an expectation on the year to bring good things. He, instead, instructs us to “take something [good] into the year!” The spirit realm functions in seasons that do not necessarily coincide with man’s calendar. Pastor Chris went on to prophesy about the season the Church of Jesus Christ has entered into. Take some time to internalize the following prophecies from the New Year's Message: - There are several gathering clouds, including those of evil, of unrest, of wickedness, but there are more important gathering clouds [our gathering clouds]. Don’t be moved at all by what the world is doing or thinking. -The clouds are gathering, but this is the year of the gathering clouds to fulfill their purpose. - There is an ongoing polarization (division) among communities and homes, but also in the geopolitics of the world (Europe nursing anger against China and Russia); the scriptures show what Europe will be used for through the anti-Christ. The man of God, Pastor Chris taught the global audience that there is a Jewish calendar (timeline of events) that has been suspended. "0 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would | have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For | say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” (Matthew 23:27-39) “Lest you be self-opinionated (wise in your own conceits), | do not want you to miss this hidden truth and mystery, brethren: a hardening (insensibility) has [temporarily] befallen a part of Israel [to last] until the [a]full number of the ingathering of the Gentiles has come in,” (Romans 11:25 AMPC)is reason, there is a determination by the Lord to fulfill His purpose in this’ generation. God has determined to fulfill a purpose in this generation, for which He brought us the message of the year. He suspended a timeline of events with the Jews to establish the Kingdom that was initially brought to the Jews with a nation [of Gentiles] that will bear the fruits of it, according to Matthew 21:43. “tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.” We have a responsibility in bringing God's word to pass in the full number of the ingathering of the Gentiles. That's why God sent the man of God, Pastor Chris, with the message of the year. Meditate on it “The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath: It will all happen as I have planned. It will be as I have decided.” (Isaiah 14:24 NLT) "So be very careful how you live, not being like those with no understanding, but live honorably with true wisdom, for we are living in evil times. Take full advantage of every day as you spend your life for his purposes.” (Ephesians 5:15-16 TPT) "Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.” (Hosea 6:2-2) “But lask, did the people of Israel really understand? Yes, they did, for even in the time of Moses, God said, "! will rouse your jealousy through people who are not even a nation. | will provoke your anger through the foolish Gentiles.” (Romans 10:19 NLT) “And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify (declare righteous, put in right standing with Himself) the Gentiles in consequence of faith, proclaimed the Gospel [foretelling the glad tidings of a Savior long beforehand] to Abraham in the promise, saying, In you shall all the nations [of the earth] be blessed.” (Galatians 3:8 AMPC) “Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven[e] will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler—the Anointed One[f]—comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, [g] despite the perilous times. “After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, [h] the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end.” (Daniel 9:25-26 NLT) Declare it | produce the required fruit of the Kingdom that has been delivered into my spirit. My life is full of the splendor that the Jews look forward to in the Millennial Reign of Jesus;| walk in health, strength, wisdom, prosperity, and righteousness. | reign in the name of Jesus over life's circumstances, nothing standing against me successfully. | ama vital part of the LoveWorld expansionist agenda to bring the unique message and ministry of the man of God, Pastor Chris, to over 7.5 billion people in every country and continent, and in every language. | am committed to the Lord's ingathering of the Gentiles into the Kingdom, till the number of the Gentiles is complete. My preaching of the Gospel and sponsorship of its expansion is qualified by a sense of urgency, a consciousness that the time must be redeemed. | am a fruitful and productive branch of the Lord Jesus, a forest of trees whose fruits is righteousness. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session.Ft Zion, ang) anditheysh froguponallltheleloryisha ‘DAY6 Tada Data e New Year's Message is available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and on PCDL. v Take a few minutes to watch the video excerpt. Take note Take a moment to reflect on Isaiah 4:4-6, a key scripture that the man of God, Pastor Chris, read in the Year of the Gathering Clouds message: “When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence, And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.” (Isaiah 4:4-6) Pastor Chris taught that this scripture communicates God's plans for the Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ on the earth, where the Jews will begin to experience the extraordinary blessings that God had already put on display in the lives of Christians. Though many Christians have not experienced this over the past 2,000 years of the Church, they will begin to learn and exercise it in this season more than ever. The word “assemblies” (Heb: mir) in Isaiah 4:5 refers to something called out i.e. a public meeting or a sacred assembly. This is quite literally the same meaning with the Greek word “ekklésia” used by Jesus to refer to the Church. This means, verse 5 can be interpreted as “And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her churches, a cloud and smoke by day...for upon all the glory shall be a defence.” For better clarity, the word “defence” (Heb: hupa) connotes a canopy (as a covering) and refers to the chamber of a bridegroom; it is indicative of divine protection. Reflect on the following prophetic utterances from the man of God, Pastor Chris, concerning the Church of Jesus Christ: - The glory of God in the midst of the Church, in your life, in the assemblies of God is a defense! We are not defenseless. -This year, there will be an extraordinary manifestation of [God's] glory like many have never seen before.Meditate on it When you pass through the waters, | will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For 1am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; | give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead. (Isaiah 43:2-3) “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not [alfear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:7-8) “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday” (Psalm 91:4-6) “The Lord is my Light and my Salvation—whom shall | fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life—of whom shall | be afraid? When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, [even then] in this will | be confident.” (Psalm 27:2-3) Declare it The glory of God is my canopy, a defense of divine love and protection. | live perpetually in God's divine presence in an atmosphere of joy, brightness, victory, bliss and glory. There's no gloom, sadness, lack, poverty or weakness in and around me, because I live independent of circumstances, dominating my environment with the atmosphere of the Spirit. My life is hid with Christ in God; therefore, | have 24-hour protection. | can never find myself apologetic, intimidated or reluctant to express my convictions about Christ and the message of the Gospel, because the Greater One in me is greater than any government, institution or mob. He rules and reigns over the universe! No matter what happens in the world or around me, | win always, making progress with giant strides in my ministry, business[s], career and every aspect of my life from glory to. glory. My life is not empty; there's a treasure in me—a treasure of power, love, light, and divine perfection. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session.Take note The man of God, Pastor Chris, read Revelation 12:7-11 to the congregation: “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And | heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” Internalize the understanding in our excerpt for today that there are three Heavens; the word “heaven” in Genesis 1:1 was plural, according to the scriptures: a. The first or atmospheric heaven; 2. The second or planetary/starry heaven; 3. The Heaven of God's throne or the third heaven (a Corinthians 12:1-2) We understand that Revelation 12:7-12 does not refer to the exile of Satan from the second heaven, after he attempted to go into the third heaven of God's throne (Isaiah 14:13). Instead, it refers to something that takes place during the 7-year Tribulation period, where Satan is cast down from the atmospheric heaven where he now operates to the earth. Pastor Chris emphasized the 11th verse, where it says the Jews and the saints in those tribulation years overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. The word “testimony” (Grk: martyria) in this scripture refers to evidence given (judicially or genitive case); it refers to a witness given or a record taken of a past, present, or future event, often future events. Because the scripture uses “logos” as the Greek word for “word” in “word of their testimony,” it suggests that our words are critical to being proof-producers of the living Christ. We must, therefore, continually testify that we have ‘overcome the world and its systems.leditate on it Ihave told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For | have overcome the world. [Ihave deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.] (John 16:33 AMPC) For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? (a John :4-5) Behold! | have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. (Luke 10:19 AMPC) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:4-6) Declare it | am seated with Christ in the place of power, dominion and majesty, and in a position of authority. In Christ, I'm forever victorious, because I've overcome the gathering clouds of evil and unrest; the world and its systems, economies and economics; and, all the antichrist spirits in this world. It makes no difference what tests, trials, persecutions, and fierceness of the storms and pressure I face, lam unperturbed, because | am more than a conqueror. | declare boldly that the wicked spirits responsible for the upheaval and evil in the nations of the world today are unseated; they're cut down, and God's glory reigns in the earth. In the Name of Jesus, | put a stop to the evil machinations and manoeuvres of Satan and declare that the light of the Gospel shines gloriously around the world. This is the dispensation of the Church of Jesus Christ, and we're galloping in a perpetual victory parade. Through me, the knowledge of Christ spreads everywhere. God's Word in my heart is like a burning fire, shut up in my bones. 1am unstoppable, especially these last days. | refuse to hold back and be quiet. With boldness, | make the good news of God’s saving power known to those in my world, and through me, the fire of the Gospel is spreading with rapid intensity. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session.“Because of that obedience, God lifted him high and honored him ee eee tne dr el eee La) ome ae eee need ren le Cee eM eey Mr cireNe a ag Sree ea eet ae eel Watch it A short clip from the New Year’s Message is available on the Pastor Chris Digital Library and on PCDL.tv. Take a few minutes to watch the video excerpt. Take note The Church of Jesus Christ was given the most powerful instrument with which we are expected to reign in the earth—the name of Jesus. "All men and things bow to the name of Jesus,” the man of God reiterated, stirring up faith in you through today’s excerpt. With this kind of power at our disposal, we disregard the gathering clouds of the world. Say these words: “neutralize and liquidate the activities of Satan and his cohorts around the world. They are overthrown, with their manipulations, deceptions, diseases, failures, and more till the Church has left this earth.” Seeing as Jesus Christ is the High Priest of our confessions (declarations, professions), the words you just spoke have been delivered to Him to present as an offering in the Most Holy Place in Heaven. Speak words like this often throughout the year. This is how we win the war in which we are engaged. Remember, our words are our record, our witness, our testimony. Internalize the following prophetic utterances declared by the man of God, Pastor Chris, in today’s excerpt: 1. The world is ours, and we will dominate this world, no man forbidding us. There will be individual persecution and persecution of groups, from time to time, but the Church will not be put underground. 2. The vaccine project is doomed. As long as we are here, there will be no such mandate. We have overthrown, cancelled, and liquidated the project. 3. We will serve Jesus joyfully, and nothing can be done about it. Everything that God has asked us to do, we will do; everywhere He has asked us to go, we will go, no man forbidding us.Meditate on it “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, |am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” (Mathew 28:20) “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One, Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17) “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-12) “He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shalll flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water.” (John 7:38 AMPC) “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;” (Hebrews 3:1) Declare it I declare with the authority I have in the Name of Jesus that the wicked acts, schemes, policies and stratagems of Satan to frustrate God’s people and the preaching of the Gospel around the world have been brought to naught. | neutralize, overthrow and liquidate all the efforts of the enemy to hold men in bondage and frustrate God's people. I refuse to be intimidated by antiChrist decrees or laws that seek to limit the Church of Jesus Christ or inhibit the preaching of the Gospel. From my innermost being flows gushers of living water. As | meditate and receive the Word gladly into my spirit, my clouds are full of water, raining down righteousness in my world and declaring wisdom, revelation, prosperity, victory, and abundance in every area of my life The Holy Spirit in me makes me more than a man, working in me mightily to achieve results that are beyond human ability and comprehension. As | earnestly look forward to the appearance of my Saviour Jesus Christ, I'm aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord heartily, and joyfully. Journal it Write the thoughts and ideas inspired in your heart by the Holy Ghost through today’s meditation session