於2011-12-18發佈

美西災難:為更多時間與悔改禱告

對即將臨到美西與美中的毀滅,主會改變心意嗎?祂可以改變,我們應當期盼祂會改變,但這取決於我們。悔改與代禱可以改變主的心意,在舊約中有前例,而我們擁有『更美的約』。我們可以懇求神,我相信每一次神讓我們看見像此一樣尚未發生的災難,我們都當如此做。然而,單單懇求祂還不夠,當審判是因為過犯而臨到時─一定要悔改。

神讓我們看見日本的地震與海嘯將會是個記號;因此,我一直為能有更多時間禱告。我為此禱告,儘管我知道主曾多次回應這類的禱告,每當祂給予更多時間,罪惡卻因悔改不夠而變本加厲。即便如此,在這些事情臨到以前,我仍禱告有恩典,尤其是更多時間的恩典。這也是亞伯拉罕所做的事,當神向他顯明將要發生在所多瑪的毀滅,即便最後他並沒有為所多瑪帶來拯救,這仍是當做之事。

現在我要更詳細分享主讓我看見會臨到美西的事。首先,我需要解釋:有人曾看見在美中有更大的震動,沿著新馬德里斷層線。神並沒有讓我看見此,但我相信是出於神。還有一些人看見重大災難臨到美東,包括核彈。我相信這些都是從神而來的警告,但我個人沒有得著這些領受。倘若你納悶何以神沒讓我看見離我較近的美東災難,而是美西,或許離我太近,正如一些人離西岸太近,反而無法看清事實。即便如此,我得忠於神讓我個人看見的事物。

1987年我曾有一次長達兩天半的先知性經歷,我將其寫在『收割異象』一書中。我看見在加州會有大地震,所帶來的毀滅幾乎整個城市都毀了。我看見洛杉磯和舊金山幾乎完全消失,接著我看見此連帶影響全世界的經濟溶解。

後來,主讓我看見祂會先給予警告性的地震,就好像是藉此來對加州發出警告,我看見此警告性地震的一些細節,當時我曾多次去西岸分享。鮑伯瓊斯(Bob Jones)也看見相同的異象,所以有時我們會一起分享。我所看見的警告性地震已在上次南加州的地震中應驗了。

我只看見其中一個警告性地震,但我一直禱告能有另一個警告性地震,好協助人們在大地震來臨前預備,或搬出地震區。然而,我得承認對於禱告另一個警告性地震,我有一點矛盾。上一個警告性地震並沒有太多喚醒那裡的基督徒,反而使許多人更剛硬,驕傲的認為自己能處理這些事。

我們看見的有限,所預言的也有限,沒有人擁有完整的圖畫。我已經祈求主賜下更多洞見,特別在時間點。在日本311大地震發生之後,鮑伯瓊斯說他不認為地震會在半年內襲擊西岸,許多人卻詮釋為地震會在六個月後發生,但那並非他所言。他說他覺得地震不會在半年內發生,但沒人知道之後我們還有多少時間。當我寫這一篇文章時,日本地震與海嘯已經過了半年(我於九月中旬寫這篇文章)。

在九零年代初期,我做了一個異夢,在夢中我看見海浪拍打著加州帕薩迪納山丘的底層,接著我又做了一個夢,我看見在美國西北部極大的毀滅延伸到加拿大。在其中一個異夢中,我看見整個區域上面烏煙瘴氣,我認出那是火山灰,所以我認為在西北部所發生的事與火山爆發有關。我之所以認出那是火山灰,是因為我曾駕著里爾噴射機(Learjet),飛越過聖海倫火山(Mount St. Helens)爆發的地區,我想我很難忘記火山灰所造成的特殊雲層景象。

正如我之前曾分享過,在最近一次去到西雅圖,我被從所未有的超自然憂傷淹沒長達好幾小時,我感到我不單是為數千人憂傷,更是為數以萬計的人。早些我曾看到許多在地震與火山爆發存活的人,最後卻因缺水而喪生。湖泊與溪流會被火山污染,幾乎所有水資源都無法在當地使用。緊急救援服務無法將足夠的水給當地的人,因為道路完全中斷,甚至連機場也無法使用。

在西北部,火山會污染水源,但在加州,地震卻會毀壞導水管。為此緣故,無論何時我去到那地,我總是鼓勵當地人預備緊急用水和淨水器。

令人鼓舞的部分是上次我去到西雅圖,當地信徒對這些警告非常認真看待,因為他們當中有許多人也從主聽見同樣的話。一些對我們警告懷疑的人後來做了異夢或得著啟示,他們便不再懷疑。他們開始大規模訓練信徒災難應變,我並與一位市長用餐,他決定讓所有市府人員與市民盡可能受此訓練,他甚至為此寫了一本手冊,好讓其他市長方便使用。我所交談的每一個人都相信有極大的災難會臨到,我很高興自己有如此決心來警告人們。大多數人都決定當災害臨到時,他們要成為其中的協助者,但實際上這一點也不容易。

當主在1987年第一次讓我看見此,我詢問祂要如何分享這些事。在日本311大地震之前,祂告訴我應該告訴人們留下來,除非他們明確聽到神要他們搬家,但在大地震之後,他們應該搬家,除非他們明確聽到神要他們留下來。還有一些不是來自當地的人,聽見神要他們搬到那裡,知道極大的收割將會到來,那裡會成為神的子民受到保護的『歌珊地』,那裡會成為『逃城』,會成為黑暗時期的大光。我鼓勵在那裡的人能夠找到這些事工、組織,並加入他們。

一些很實際的事情現在就可以開始做,好為水資源的缺乏做預備,到時就可以拯救許多人。我鼓勵在西岸的人要特別學習這些事,但這也是我們所有人都應為要來時候所學習的事。當我們開始進入那樣的時候,能飲用的水將成為世上最寶貴的商品。

在感受此可怕憂傷後幾天,神接著讓我看見在火山爆發與地震後,美國西北部和加拿大西部會成為世上其中一個地質最穩定美麗、適合居住的地方。我還在消化中,但我感到在地震後,此地區的基柱會以某種方式被建立為世上最穩定的地方。

我並沒有看見加州未來的風貌,那並不表示它未來會不好,只是神並沒有讓我看見。我們總要心存盼望,但若沒有真實徹底的復興,加州有可能經歷有史以來最大的災難,大到將全世界原本搖搖欲墜的經濟推向懸崖峭壁。全世界都會受此衝擊,因此全世界都應當投入為復興和悔改會臨到加州的禱告行列。

 (摘自 喬納 word for the week, Week 48, 2011)


The Judgments of God, Part 11
West Coast Disaster: Pray For More Time and Repentance
Week 48, 2011

Will the Lord change His mind about the pending doom that is coming to our West Coast and the Central U.S.? He could, and we should hope that He does, but that is up to us. Repentance and intercession can change the Lord’s mind. We have examples of this under the Old Covenant, and we have “a better covenant.” We can appeal to God, and I believe we should every time we are shown something like this that is pending. However, just appealing to Him is not enough when there is judgment pending because of transgression—there must be repentance.

We were shown that the Japan earthquake and tsunami would be markers; therefore, I have been praying for more time. I pray this even though I know the Lord has responded to this prayer many times for those same pending consequences, and each time that He gave more time, sin became worse with little repentance. Even so, until these things come, I am praying for all of the grace possible, but especially for more time. This is what Abraham did when he was shown what was about to happen to Sodom, and even though it did not result in the salvation of Sodom, it is the right thing to do.

Now I want to share in more detail what I was shown that would come upon the West Coast of the U.S. First, I need to explain that others have seen an even greater shaking for the Central U.S. along the New Madrid fault line. I was not shown that personally, but I believe them. Others have seen major disasters coming upon the Eastern U.S., including a nuclear bomb going off. I believe these too are true warnings from God, but I did not get them myself. If you wonder why I was not shown these that were closer to where I live rather than for the West Coast, maybe I am too close to them just as it seems some are too close to their situation to see well for the West Coast. Even so, I must stick to what I was personally shown.

When I had a two-and-a-half day prophetic experience in 1987, which I wrote about in The Harvest, I saw major earthquakes hitting California, which were so devastating that virtually whole cities disappeared. Both L.A. and San Francisco were two of the cities I saw that had almost entirely vanished. I then saw those cities tied to a worldwide economic meltdown.

Later, I was shown that the Lord was going to give a warning earthquake that was like a shot across the bow of California. I saw some details of this warning shot earthquake, which I shared on many visits to the West Coast at that time. Bob Jones had seen virtually the same things so we shared them together at times. What we saw in this warning earthquake were fulfilled in the last earthquake in Southern California.

I only saw one of those warning earthquakes, but I have been praying for another one to help prepare or move people out of the area before the big ones that I saw hit. However, I have to admit to being a bit ambivalent about praying for another warning earthquake. The last one did little in waking up even the Christians there and seemed to harden many in their arrogance about being able to handle these things.

We see in part and prophesy in part, and no one has the whole picture. I have inquired of the Lord for more insight, especially timing. After the Japan earthquake, Bob Jones said that he did not think the earthquakes would hit our West Coast for at least six months. Many interpreted this as him saying that they would hit in six months, but that is not what he said. He said that he felt they would not come before six months, but who knows how long after this we have. As I write this, we are passing the six-month point from the Japan earthquake and tsunami (I’m writing this in the middle of September).

In the early 1990s, I had a dream in which I saw waves of the sea lapping at the bottom of the hills in Pasadena. Then I had dreams in which I saw great destruction in the Northwest reaching far into Canada. In one of those dreams, I saw an overcast over the entire region that I recognized as volcanic ash, so I think what happens in the Northwest will be linked to a volcanic eruption. I recognized this volcanic ash because I was flying a Learjet over that region when Mount St. Helens erupted. I don’t think I will ever forget the distinct type of cloud volcanic ash makes.

As I shared before, on a recent trip to Seattle I was overcome with supernatural grief for hours at a time like I have never experienced before. I felt that I was grieving not just for thousands but for hundreds of thousands. I was shown earlier that many who survived the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions would be lost for lack of water. The lakes and streams would be poisoned by the volcano and virtually all sources of fresh water would be unusable there. Emergency services would not able to get nearly enough water to the people there because roads would be so damaged and even airports would not be usable.

In the Northwest, the volcano(s) will poison the water, but in California, the earthquakes will destroy the aqueducts. For this reason, whenever I have gone to the region I have encouraged people there to prepare emergency supplies of fresh water and ways to purify water to drink.

The encouraging part of my last trip to Seattle was the way the believers were taking these warnings seriously, because many have been hearing from the Lord. Some who had doubted our warnings had dreams or revelations themselves and no longer doubt. There was a large movement to have believers trained in Disaster Response, and I had lunch with one mayor who was resolved to have all city employees and as many of his citizens as possible trained. He has even written a handbook for this that other mayors could use. I did not talk to a single person there in any depth that was not convinced a great calamity was coming, and I was glad that I was so resolved to warn the people. Most were resolved to stay to be a part of the ministry when it happened, but there were no illusions that it would be easy.

When I was first shown this in 1987, I inquired of the Lord about how to share these things. I was told that until the Japan earthquake hit I should tell the people to stay if they had not heard specifically to move away, but after the Japan earthquake they should move if they had not heard specifically to stay. I stand by that. The encouraging thing is that many are hearing. Some are hearing to move, and some are hearing to stay. Others who are not from the region are hearing to move there to be a part of it knowing that a great harvest will come. There will be “Goshens” where God’s people will be protected. There will be “cities of refuge” that will be great lights during the dark times to come. I encourage everyone there to find these and join with them.

Practical things can be done now to prepare for this water shortage that will save many people. I encourage everyone on our West Coast especially to learn these, but this should also be something we all learn for the times to come. Drinkable water will be one of the most valuable commodities in the world as this begins to unfold.

After days of feeling this terrible grief for the region, I was then shown that after the eruptions and earthquakes, the Northwest U.S. and Western Canada would become one of the most geologically stable and beautiful places in the world to live. I’m still processing that, but I felt that somehow the pillars of the earth in this region would be set in such a way that this would be as stable as anywhere in the world after this.

I have not seen anything about the future of California. That doesn’t mean it does not have one, and a bright one, but I have not been shown it. There is always hope, but without a true and sweeping revival, California could become one of the greatest disasters of all time, so great that it will push the world economy that is tottering so near the cliff over the edge. The whole world will be impacted by this, and therefore the whole world should have an investment in praying for revival and repentance to come to California.