observations during the night in Jerusalem Montag, Okt 13 2008

This is what happens at 4am in Jerusalem. We (my roomate and the other nightwatchers) finish our nightshift at 3am, then we walk home. So I arrived at home but I am right awake. So I drink some tea and read a book. Sitting in our living room at 4am I start hearing these horrible muslim prayer towers filling the air with demonic noises and confusing words. I start praying for salvation for the souls of these „prayer leaders“. So after a while they stop – actually they are still going on just not the ones that are closest to our place – but still this horrible sound goes out… well after they stopped at the one that is the closest here the dogs in the neighbourhood started barking like crazy. They don’t like these noises either and they make them bark. I think this is a manifestation of the bad atmosphere that these „prayers“ release.
I am mad that these voices are louder then the praises that we sing to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The God of Israel. The one who actually sits in the throne of the earth. The one who brings peace and justice and sets free the oppressed.
I put in ear plugs and still I hear the noise. I think they are extra loud tonight and they are extra long as it seems.
Tomorrow the Feast of Succot starts. This feast is the last of the feasts that are talked about in Leviticus 23. This feast points to the time to come, when we will dwell in the house of the Lord in the millenium reign. Unmoveable, unshakeable, no other gods and no more bad noises filling the air…. if you could hear how loud that is….
Why can that be allowed??

„Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:“May they prosper who love you. For the sake of my bretheren (in this case including ME), I will now say, „Peace be within you.“ Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your good.“ Psalm 122

Puuuh, finally it is over. For at least some hours.
The feast of Succot will last for eight days and will include a lot of feasting, hopefully dancing and reading of the Scriptures.
May the jewish people be strengthened in their God and have eyes enlightened to see the Messiah.

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SHANA TOVA – happy new year Donnerstag, Okt 2 2008

Hello from Jerusalem!
This is the city that God has chosen for Himself and even though His poeple might not have the fullness of Him, this is the season where the whole city celebrates the feasts of the LORD. This is part of the covenant that God made with them and over the thousands of years they are still celebrated. I think this is a testimony of the reality of the covenant. You can read about them in Leviticus 23 I think. We have to pray that the jewish people would have a heart-revelation of God in this time of celebration that they would see the Messiah and love God more then religious behaviour. Here is a lot of tradition and selfrighteousness that keeps the jewish people away from God’s heart and from a relationship with the One who loves them. Pray for wisdom and revelation.
The fall feasts are the following feasts called the feast of trumpets, the ten days of awe (a time of repentance, the fear of the Lord but also being in awe of God), the day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) and then the feast of tabernacles (Succot).
I have been here now almost a week but cannot say too much so far. I have been spending a lot of time in the word and wanna be in awe of God to know Him more. Also I hope to get a chance to meet some jewish people and get a chance to talk to them. they seem to be very open in this season of celebration.

these feasts are part of why I called the blog „ancientdoors“. They speak prophetically of the way of the MEssiah and of redemption. EVERY YEAR they are celebrated. From the spring feast Passover (the crucifiction of the Lord) to Shawout or the Feast of weeks – this is the time of the outpouring of the spirit (pentecost) to the fall feasts. So every year they are celebrated and the first two are already fullfilled. the crucifiction happened – the lamb was truly slain. and also the spirit was poured out on the Apostles and all who believe. the last part of the fall feasts Succot speaks of the return of the Lord  – the indwelling of Him with HIs people.
so this is a feast that still has to be fulfilled. …. until the Spirit and the bride say come…..the jewish community has to call out blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD.

All of this is just a short outline of this… but I hope it still gives some insight…..
greetings and blessings!

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