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1 A Fresh Revelation of Forgiveness by Dr. Yolanda McCune In September 2017, as we approached Rosh Hashanah, the head of the Hebrew year 5778, I was curious to hear what God had to say. The Lord always tells Chuck Pierce what His redemptive plan is for the coming year. Likewise, each year at Rosh Hashanah, He tells me what my part is in that plan. This year He said, “Wrong definitions are holding My people back. They can’t advance because they have wrong definitions of certain words. I’m going to replace those old, wrong definitions with Mine.” A few months later, He said, “You don’t understand forgiveness. You don’t have the fullness of forgiveness.” As I pondered that, I realized that it’s easy for me to forgive people who wronged me because they didn’t know any better. I found it harder to forgive those who knew better. God began dealing with me about that. The first thing He showed me was that my definition of forgiveness was too narrow. For instance, if Gary and I had a big fight, I knew I had to forgive him before Father would forgive me. Right? Most of us have that part down. We forgive to get forgiven. However, if I see two people fighting, and I don’t have any skin in the game, that’s not my problem. Right? God said that was wrong.

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AFreshRevelationofForgiveness

byDr.YolandaMcCune

In September 2017, aswe approachedRoshHashanah, the head of theHebrew year

5778,IwascurioustohearwhatGodhadtosay.TheLordalwaystellsChuckPiercewhatHis

redemptiveplanisforthecomingyear.Likewise,eachyearatRoshHashanah,Hetellsmewhat

mypartisinthatplan.

ThisyearHesaid, “WrongdefinitionsareholdingMypeopleback.Theycan’tadvance

because they havewrong definitions of certainwords. I’mgoing to replace those old,wrong

definitionswithMine.”

A fewmonths later, He said, “You don’t understand forgiveness. You don’t have the

fullnessofforgiveness.”

As Iponderedthat, I realizedthat it’seasyformetoforgivepeoplewhowrongedme

becausetheydidn’tknowanybetter.Ifoundithardertoforgivethosewhoknewbetter.God

begandealingwithmeaboutthat.

ThefirstthingHeshowedmewasthatmydefinitionofforgivenesswastoonarrow.For

instance,ifGaryandIhadabigfight,IknewIhadtoforgivehimbeforeFatherwouldforgive

me.

Right?Mostofushavethatpartdown.Weforgivetogetforgiven.

However,ifIseetwopeoplefighting,andIdon’thaveanyskininthegame,that’snot

myproblem.Right?

Godsaidthatwaswrong.

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That didn’t sound good.Was I supposed to go around forgiving people I don’t even

know?

TheLordtookmetoMathew16:19,“Iwillgiveyouthekeysofthekingdomofheaven;

andwhateveryoubindonearthshallhavebeenboundinheaven,andwhateveryoulooseon

earthshallhavebeenloosedinheaven”(NASB).

Accordingtothispassage,whateverisboundinheaven,wecanbindonearth.Butthat

worksbothways.Ifgoodthingsareboundtoeverybodyinheaven,wecanbindgoodthingsto

peopleonearth.However,ifevilisboundinheaven,wecanbindevilonearth.Thesamething

istruewith loosing. IfGodloosesHisblessingsandHisgloryandHis love inheaven,thenwe

canloosethemonearth.IfinheavenHeloosesforgiveness,thenwecanlooseforgivenesshere

onearth.

TheParalyticMan

TheLordtookmetoMark2:1-12:

1WhenHehadcomeback toCapernaumseveraldaysafterward, itwasheard

thatHewasathome.2Andmanyweregatheredtogether,sothattherewasno

longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to

them.3Andtheycame,bringingtoHimaparalytic,carriedbyfourmen.4Being

unable toget toHimbecauseof thecrowd, theyremovedtheroofaboveHim;

and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which

theparalytic was lying.5And Jesus seeing their faith said to the

paralytic,“Son,your sins are forgiven.”6But some of the scribes were sitting

thereandreasoningintheirhearts,7“Whydoesthismanspeakthatway?Heis

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blaspheming;whocanforgivesinsbutGodalone?”8ImmediatelyJesus,awarein

His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, said to

them,“Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?9Which is

easier,tosaytotheparalytic,‘Yoursinsareforgiven’;ortosay,‘Getup,andpick

upyourpalletandwalk’?10ButsothatyoumayknowthattheSonofManhas

authorityonearthtoforgivesins”—Hesaidtotheparalytic,11“Isaytoyou,get

up,pickupyourpalletandgohome.”12Andhegotupandimmediatelypicked

upthepalletandwentoutinthesightofeveryone,sothattheywereallamazed

andwereglorifyingGod,saying,“Wehaveneverseenanythinglikethis.”

TheLinkBetweenForgivenessandHealing

Justimaginethathappeningnow.Theman’sfriendswouldbesuedforremovingpartof

theroof. Itwasobvioustoeverybodytherethatthemanwasparalyzedandneededhealing.

Everyoneunderstoodhewastheretobehealed.However,Jesusmessedwiththeirtheologyby

saying,“Yoursinsareforgiven.”

Whatdoesforgivenesshavetodowithhealing?

Thereligiouspeoplethought,Thisisblasphemy.OnlyGodcanforgivesin.

Discerningtheirthoughts,Jesusasked,“Whichiseasier,tosayyoursinsareforgiven,or

pickupyourmatandgohome?”

Irealizedthateventoday,themeaningofthatscripturehasbeenhiddenfromus.We,

thebodyofChrist, don’tbelieve thoseare the same thing. That’s thepoint Jesusmade that

day,andisstilltryingtogetustounderstandtoday.

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Jesussaid thishappenedso that theSonofMancanshowyouthatHehasauthority

oversin.NoticethatHedidn’trefertoHimselfastheSonofGod.

WhenHecametoearthtobringourredemption,HesetasidetheSonofGodpartof

Him.HesetasideHisabilitytodomiracles.HesetasideHisabilitytocreatetheworld.Heset

thosethingsaside,becauseifHehadcomeastheSonofGodHecouldn’thavebeenapattern

tous.

Wecouldn’thavefollowedapatternlikethat.SofromthetimeofHisconceptiontothe

timeHewasbaptized,JesusonlyoperatedastheSonofMan.

HewantedustoseethatHewasoperatingsolelyastheSonofMan.Nowlookatthis,

HedescribedHimselfastheSonofMan.Whatdoesthatmean?Hewassaying,I’myou.

I’myou.

ThereasonJesussaidwewoulddogreaterworks(John14:12),wasbecauseHeknew

HewasonemanallowingtheHolySpirittoflowthroughHimat100%.Ifthereare15menand

womenallowingtheHolySpirittoflowthroughthem100%,wouldtheynotdogreaterworks?

We’vegottogetthatstraight.WhenHeshowedushowtopartnerwithHolySpirit,He

createdthepatternandtoldusHewasgivingusthekeystotheKingdom.

Inotherwords,Hewasgivingusfullauthority.Correct?

Dowehave someauthority?Dowe justhaveauthorityovera few things?OrhasHe

givenusallHisauthority?We’vegottoshiftthatinourhead.

AuthoritytoForgive

ThenHolySpirit said tome,“I’mgoing toshowyouhowHedid that.”He tookmeto

John20andsaid,“Iwantyoutoreadthisagain.”

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Inthisscene,Jesushadrisenfromthedead,andMarysawHimthatmorning.Jesussaid,

“Don’ttouchme.Ihaven’tascendedyet.”

He’d done what we call the private ascension that morning. During the private

ascension,He’dtakenHisbloodandpoureditontheMercySeatinheaven.Followingthat,He

camebacktoearth.Thatnight,Heappearedinalockedroomwithatleast10ofthedisciples.

Thomaswasn’t there, and of course Judas wasn’t there.We don’t howmany others

mighthavebeenthere,butatleast10disciplesorapostleswerethere.Heappearedthereand

said,“Peacebeuntoyou.”

Iimaginetheywerealittlebitfreakedout.HeletthemseeHisscarsonHishandsand

side.IbelieveHekeptsayingpeacetocalmthemdown.

Let’slookatJohn20:21-23:

SoJesussaidtothemagain,“21Peacebewithyou;astheFatherhassent

Me, I also sendyou.”22AndwhenHehad said this,Hebreathedon themand

said to them,“Receive the Holy Spirit.23If you forgive the sins of any,their

sinshave been forgiven them; if you retain thesinsof any, they have been

retained.”

FirstImpartationofHolySpirit

Nowifyoulookattheword“breathed,”it’sonlyusedonetimeintheNewTestament.

It’sthesamewordthatwasusedwhenGodbreathedintoAdam.Doyouunderstandthepower

ofthat?Bringinglife,bringingtheHolySpirit,bringingeverythingyouaregoingtoneed.

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WethoughtthedisciplesgotalltheHolySpiritattheUpperRoom.Butthat’snotright.

TheygottheHolySpiritrighthereinJohn20.IaskedtheLord,“WhydidYougiveHolySpiritto

thembeforeYoutoldthemtogowaitintheUpperRoom?”

He said, “They had to have the Holy Spirit partneringwith them right there to learn

whatIwantedtoteachthemoverthenext40days.”

WhatdidHewanttospend40daysteachingthem?

Hetookmetoverse23,rightafterHehadbreathedonthem.OnceHehadgiventhem

theHolySpirit,Hesaid,“Ifyouforgivethesinsofany,theirsinshavebeenforgiventhem.Ifyou

retainthesinsofany,theyhavebeenretained.”

Think about this. He didn’t say, “Do you remember the commission? That I sent you

out?”Hedidn’task,“DoyourememberallthethingsI’vetaughtyou?”

Hewas talkingabout themost important thingafter theywere filledwithHolySpirit:

forgiveness.

40DaystoLearnForgiveness

You’vegottogetthis.Hestayedwiththemfor40days.Yes,HemanifestedHimselfto

differentpeopleanddiddifferentthings.ButwhatHolySpiritfocusedmyattentiononwasthat

Hewalkedwiththemfor40days.

Isn’t40aninterestingnumber?Itgotthemoutofthewilderness.BecausewhatHewas

changingwastheirunderstandingandtheir lifestyleof forgiveness.So, for40daysHetaught

themthatthewaytheyusedtoforgivewasn’tgoingtocutitnow.Hetaughtthemtoforgiveon

awholedifferentlevelandinawholedifferentway.

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People that really have the love of God flowing through them have an unbelievable

abilitytoforgive.Haveyounoticedthat?Andthosewhodon’thaveanabilitytoforgivecansay

theyloveGod,butifitdoesn’tshowupinforgiveness,theydon’t.

JesusknewbeforeHepoured the loveofGod into them, thatHehad togeton their

level and take their understanding of forgiveness to a whole different dimension. He

accomplishedthatin40days.AfterwardsHetoldthemtogouptotheUpperRoomandwait

there.Itwastherethattheywouldreceivepower.

Inotherwords,Hesaid,“You’regoingtowaitfortheHolySpirittocomewithsuchlove

thatyoucannowgooutanddowhatyouneedtodo.”Thesewerethesamepeoplethatwere

afraidfortheirlives.TheywerelockedintheroombecausetheythoughttheJewsweregoing

tocomeforthem.Butoncetheyunderstoodforgiveness,they’dhadashiftintheirthinking.

Just think about how many places in the New Testament you’ve seen the message,

forgive,forgive,forgive.

If somebody lockedmeupandputmedown in theprisonwith the rats, I’mnotsure

forgiveness would be the first thing on my mind. Yet, later, when Saul came on the scene

persecuting and killing the Christians, what did the Early Church do? They forgave him and

prayedwithsuchpassionthathewastransformedintoanewcreatureinChrist.Thinkaboutit.

Wemustchangeourunderstandingofforgiveness.

KabowdGloryWeight

Kabowd (pronounced kavode) is a Hebrew nounmeaning the glory or weight of the

gloryofGod.WhenhumansencounterthegloryofGod,weoftenfeelaweightcomeuponus.

ItisthespiritualweightofHisglory.It’sasthoughthegloryhasaheavierweightofgravity.We

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oftenbendorfallunderthisspiritualweight.However,asourfaithmusclesgrow,wecanstand

underthatgloryweight.WecarryHisgloryandreaptherewardsofbeinginHispresence.

WithGod’skabowdweight,wearesurroundedwitheverythingHisglorycarries;honor,

abundance, riches, dignity, reputation, reverence, the sounds of praise and blessings,

frequenciesofloveandforgiveness.

Satancannotcreateanything,butcanpervertwhathasbeencreated.That’swhathe’s

donewithkabowd. Heusedsintoremovethekabowdandreplaceitwiththeweightofsin.

This sin covering has no glory. It is a false weight that burdens, stresses, carries the sound

frequencyof rejection, shame,betrayal, broken covenants, immorality, idolatryand innocent

bloodshed.

Whenwesay,“Yoursinsareforgiven,”we’reremovingthisfalseweightthatSatanuses

tokeeppeople,placesandthingscaptive.We’rereleasingthesoundofforgiving.We’resetting

thecaptivesfreesotheycangobacktotheiroriginaldesign.Inthecaseofhumans, itallows

themtoseeGod’sglorywhichwillleadthemtotruth,personalredemptionanddeliverance.

TheLordshowedmethatsinisonpeoplelikeacovering.So,let’sfirsttakeaheathen.

Howmanyofyouhavetriedtowitnesstopeoplewhodon’tknowtheLord?You’vegotgood

words.YoucanfeeltheHolySpiritalloveryou.You’respeakingthetruth.You’reshowinglove.

Butit’sliketheycan’thearasinglethingyousay.

ForgivenessisaNoun

We’veallbeenthere.HolySpiritshowedmethatthewordinHebrewfor“forgiveness”

isforgivenessorpardon,anditisanoun.Anounisaperson,placeorthing.Keepthatinmind.

Anounhasnoaction,itisaperson,placeorthing.That’sforgiveness.

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TheGreekword“forgiveness”isalsoanounanditmeansfreedom,deliverance,liberty,

releasefrombondageofimprisonment,forgivenessorpardonofsins,lettingthemgoasifthey

hadneverbeencommitted,remissionofthepenalty.

However, theGreekword“forgive” isa verb. Forgiveness isanoun, forgive isa verb.

Forgivehasaction.It’saverbmeaningtosendaway,tobidgoingawayordepart,toletgo,to

admit,togiveupadebt,topermit,toallow,nottohinder,togiveupathingtoaperson,to

leave,togoawayfromone.

ThatissoimportantbecauseJesussaidHecametosetthecaptivesfree.Iusedtothink

thecaptiveswereall thepeoplewhodidn’tknowJesus.MostofushavefiguredoutthatHe

wastalkingaboutustoo.Thereareafewcaptivethingsthatwestillhavegoingon.

Let’sthinkabouttheheathenagain,becausethiswillchangeevangelism.WhenIwalkin

myfullauthorityofJesusChristandseesincoveringaperson,IrealizethatSatanhascreateda

frequencybarriersothatthesoundofGodcannotpenetrate.

AsIsittherepouringmyheartout,mywordscouldn’tpenetrate.Mywordsdidn’tget

throughthatbarrierbecausesinhasgivenlegalpermissionforittobethere.Thinkaboutwhat

happenswhenIcomeinwithmyfullauthorityandsay,“Yoursinsareforgiven.”Whatshiftsis

thebarrieraroundtheperson.

Thisisn’tSalvation

Pleasedon’tmiss this.When I usedmyauthority to forgivehis sins, he isn’t suddenly

bornagainandgoingtoheaven.That’snotwhatishappeninghere.WhathappenedwasthatI

removedSatan’slegalrighttokeepthewordofGod,thesoundofGod,theloveofGodfrom

gettingthroughtohim.

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Think of that.What ifwe said to someonebeforewe attempted to evangelize them,

“Your sins are forgiven.” That forgivenesswould remove the sin covering over them so they

could hear and understand our words. It would change the atmosphere over them, and

suddenly they’d be able to hear the Gospel. That doesn’t mean they’ll accept the gift of

salvation,butthey’llbeabletohearitinawaytheyhaven’thearditbefore.

MostofushavewitnessedaboutHolySpirittoourfellowChristians,butthey’vebeen

uninterested.Theythinkthatbecausethey’vegotScripture,theydon’tneedmore.It’sasinto

rejectHolySpirit.

When we say to that religious, lukewarm Christian, “Your sins are forgiven,” we’re

removingSatan’slegalrighttoblindthem.Theyarenolongerblinded.Theyarenolongerdeaf

anddumb.TheycannolongerbehiddenawayinsideSatan’scoveringbecauseofsin.Canyou

imagine?

Imaginethepotentialresultsofforgivingthesinsofchurchesthatwon’tletGodmove.

CleansingtheLand

We’vebeenoperating in this toacertaindegree.Whenweprayover the land,we’re

releasing it from the sins. Let me give you an example. One of the primary reasons that

universities teach the necessity of GMO’s (genetically modified foods), is the belief that we

can’tfeedtheworldwithourpresentproductivityofgrainsandriceandbeans.That’stheirbig

premise.Thatit’sjusttoohardtoproducefood.

And yet, GMO’s are prohibited in Europe because they figured out it’s killing people.

What’shappeninghere?YouandIaren’tdoingour job.Doyouknowwhatour job is?We’re

supposedtobecleaningthelandofitssin.

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That’swhyallofcreationgroans!It’swaitingforustodowhatGodhascalledustodo:

19For the earnest expectation of the creationwaiteth for the revealing of the

sonsofGod.20Forthecreationwassubjectedtovanity,notofitsownwill,but

byreasonofhimwhosubjectedit,inhope21thatthecreationitselfalsoshallbe

delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the

childrenofGod.22Forweknowthatthewholecreationgroanethandtravaileth

inpaintogetheruntilnow(Romans8:19-22).

TakingOurPlace

Allcreationisgroaningforthesonsanddaughterstotaketheirplace.Thisistheplace

Jesusistryingtogetustotake.Forexample,ifIgoouttoawheatfieldandIsaythesinsare

forgivenoffthisland,immediatelyallthebloodcursesandevilaregone.WhatifIsaythesins

areforgivenofftheseed,offthewheat,offthetrees?

Thereasonthetreesandallcreationcan’tworshipisbecausetheweightofsinonthem.

ItinhibitsthemfromproducingastheyweredesignedtoproduceundertheblessingsofGod.

RememberthestoryofAlmolonga,Guatemala?Thoseintercessorstookthesinawayin

thatarea.Thedifferenceonproducewasastounding.Theywentfrompitifulcropstosending

outhugesemiloadsofvegetableseachdayfromthatsmallcommunity.

Isuspectthatifwedidthatallovertheworld,wemightbeabletofeedallthehungry.

Remember, forgiveness is a noun: a person, place, or thing.We are forgiving to remove sin

frompeople,placesandthings.

HolySpiritaskedme,“DoyourememberyearsagowhenItoldyoutogooutsideand

talktoyourtree?”

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“Yes,Lord.”

IrememberedwhatHe’dtoldmetodo.Hetoldmetotellthetreethatthesinsthathad

been placed on itwere nowbeing removed.Hewanted the tree to know that it could now

becomewhatitwascreatedtobe.Itcouldflourishandproduce.IobeyedGodanddidwhatHe

said,butuntilnow,Ididn’tunderstandit.

Let’s ponder this together. All matter has memory. It records what frequencies are

releasedaroundit,goodorbad.Matterrecordsthosesounds,asitwascreatedtodo.So,when

humanscreatesinonornearit,itrecordsthesoundsorfrequenciesofsin.

Sinthenbecomesafalseweightplacedontheperson,placeorthing.Let’ssayIhavea

beautifulcoffeetablefromaveryoldtreeinCharleston,SC.Thetableisexquisiteinitsbeauty,

butthesoundsthatcomefromthewoodarequitedifferent.Theoldtreewascalledtheslave

tree.Itwaswheretheybeat,chainedandhungslaves.Thesinonthattreewasunimaginable.

Nowitisabeautifulcoffeetable,butthesoundscomingfromitarethesinsthatweigh

itdown.Weremovethesinsoffthetablebysaying,“Yoursinsareforgiven.TheBloodofJesus

washesawayallsoundsbutGod’s.BefilledwiththegloryofGodandreturntoyouroriginal

intent,thatallcreationpraisesGod.”

TheCatandtheBird

Theotherday,GaryandIweresittinginoursunroomeatingbreakfast.Wewatchedthe

birdseatandthesquirrelsfightovertheseeds.ThenIsawtheneighbor’scatcreepoverand

stalkmybirds.Garysaid,“Ohwow,thatcat’sgoingtogetabird.Watch.”

“No,” Isaid,“we’renotgoingtowatchthatcateatabird. IntheGarden, theanimals

didn’teateachother.That’swhythelioncouldbewiththelamb.”

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The cat stalked closer to the bird. I said, “Kitty cat, your sins are forgiven.” That cat

literallystopped, lookedaroundandwalkedoff intheotherdirection.That’swhatI’mtalking

about.That’showthisworks.

OurfriendJerryhadachildhoodfriend.JerrygrewuptoservetheLordandhisfriend

lived a horrible life. Formore than 40 years, Jerry hadbeenwitnessing to his friend, but he

couldn’tgetthrough.

“Inmyownhome,”hetoldmelater,“Isaid,‘Myfriend,yoursinsareforgiven.’Thenext

day,hecalledandaskedmequestionsabouttheLord.Allthoseprayersandyearsofwitnessing

gotthroughtohim.Nowhewantedsomeanswers.”

Iwantyoutogetthispicture.AsJesushungonthecross,Heunderstoodwhatwould

happenifHedidn’tforgive.InHisagony,Hesaid,“Father,forgivethemfortheydonotknow

what theyaredoing” (Luke23:34).WhenHesaid thosewords, itwas likeahuge tsunamiof

powerhit theearth.Theground shookandanearthquake toreopen the landwithaviolent

tremor.

WhenStephenwasstonedhecriedout,“Lord,donotlaythissintotheircharge!”(Acts

7:60).IbelieveStephenforgavethemsotheirsinwouldn’tkeepthemfromhearingthetruthof

theGospel.

ANewWaytoWar

What might happen if the body of Christ said to Israel’s enemies, “Your sins are

forgiven?”Howmighttheatmospherechange?

Whatifweforgavetheabortionindustryandeveryoneinvolved?

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ThinkaboutISIS.Ifwegavethemaliedetectortest,theywouldnodoubtpassit.They

believe everything they’re doing is right. It wouldn’t be a lie to them at all.What if the sin

coveringwasremoved?

Inotherwords,wedon’thavetohaveskininthegametoforgivesin.

Luke1:77says,“Togivetohispeopletheknowledgeofsalvationbytheforgivenessof

theirsins.”Wethoughtoncepeoplerealizedtheyhadsin,theywouldseeksalvation.Butwhat

is theknowledgeof salvation?He’s saying if I cangiveyou theknowledgeof salvation, I can

forgiveandremovethatsincovering.

Ifwechange theatmosphereso theycanhear, thenwearesetting thecaptives free.

TheycanhearthattheyneedJesus.

Hebrews10:18says,“Nowwherethereisforgivenessofthesethings,thereisnolonger

any offering for sin.” They’re maintaining that thing around them because it is a continual

offeringforsin.

ButyouandIhaveauthority.YouandIasthebodyofChristarejustlikeJesusandthat

paralytic man. The greatest healing happens when they know Jesus. That’s the absolute

greatesthealingyoucanbringtoanybody.Butremember,thehealingdidn’tcomeuntilJesus

forgavethesin.

Areourhealingsbeingblockedbecausewehaven’tforgiventhesin?

Wemustseepastourolddefinitionofforgiveness.Thatwrongdefinitionisfilteringour

understandingoftheBibleandtheauthorityGodhasgivenustoforgive.AskHolySpiritifyou

have a filter, or wrong definition, that has kept you from the fullness of the revelation of

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forgiveness.AskHimifyouhavealifestyleofforgiveness,becausethat’showHe’saskingusto

live.

Don’t think this is somesortofnewdoctrine. Jesusmodeled it forus.He forgave the

sinsoftheworldbeforetheworldrepented.Onthecross,JesustookallsinonHimselffromthe

GardenofEdentotheendoftime.

Whatitisn’t

Letmemakeitclearthattheactionofsaying“Yoursinsareforgiven”isinnowaymeant

to take theplaceof thepersonal redemptivework thateveryhumanmustdo individually to

becomebornagain.OurassignmentfromGodistobringtheKingdomofHeaventoearth.To

do that, we must remove Satan’s false sin weight or frequencies on people, places, things,

events,etc.ItissettingthecaptivesfreefromasinprisonthatJesusalreadyforgave.

Whenwe remove the sinweight from creation, it is totally free to go back to God’s

originaldesign.Except forhumans, creationhasnosoul to redeem,nosalvationwork todo.

However,whenwesaytoahuman,“Yoursinsareforgiven,”we’reremovingthefalseweightof

sinthatisblockingthemfromhearingthatthereisaGodwholovesthemandwantsapersonal

relationshipwiththem.Oncethatbarrierisgone,eachindividualisrequiredtodothepersonal

redemptiveworktoreconcilebacktoGodthroughJesus.

Becarefulnottoconfusethepersonalredemptiveforgivenessthateachhumancreated

inGod’s imageand likenessmustdo,with this toolof forgiving sinson creation, land, cities,

regions,peoplegroups, things,evenpeople.Weare removing theveilsofevil thatblind the

people’s minds, the weight of sin’s frequency that captures much of the earthly kingdom

(Romans8:19-23).

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WhatI’vegivenyouhereistheshortversionofthisteaching.OncetheLordrevealedit

tome, He toldme to go back and reread the propheticword Chuck Pierce gave during our

October 2017 HAPN conference. He spoke revelation about the Hebrew year 5778; what it

lookedlike,howweneededtochangeandevensomeinstructionsonwhattodo.

Havingreceiveda freshrevelationof forgiveness, thisprophecytookonnewmeaning

forme.AlthoughI’veemphasizedsomeofthethingsthatleaptouttome,I’dlikeeachofyou

toaskHolySpirittorevealwhatHeissayingtoyou.Thisisn’ttheentirepropheticword,andI

know it’s long,butpleasebearwithmeasweestablishastrong foundation for thisamazing

newshiftHolySpiritisaskingustotake.

PartialPropheticWord

An excerpt from Chuck Pierce’s message at the HAPN October 2017

conference:

ThereisareasonwemeetinOklahoma(atHAPN)fortheSAKEoftheNation.

Wearemoving fromwilderness topromise, it took Jesus ‘40DAYS’ tomake it

through the wilderness. Wilderness means we are between one place and

enteringin(another).It’soneofourmostdangerousplacesbutwherewegain

someofourgreatestrevelation.

Weareshifting intoaNEWPRAYERRELATIONSHIPwiththeLord.Actually, less

warfare in thewilderness. Thepromisewas filledwithwarfarebecauseof the

incredibleprovisionthatwastobeunlocked.GodwillsustainyouUNTILTHOSE

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WHO SPOKE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE TO STOP THINGS FROMMOVING INHIS

DIRECTIONjustdieoff.

Wehave thesword,and theyear8 isalso linkedwitha sword.But thesword

shifts from us receiving authority, TO GOING IN AND ACTING IN AUTHORITY.

Eightislinkedwithagate,it’slinkedwithadoor,it’slinkedwithANEWPLACE

OFAUTHORITYthatGodisgivingusall.

This year is about contending. It’s about RELEASING GRACE and decreeing

judgment that will bring restoration. That means three sets of prophetic

revelation(generations)willalignandwillbespeakingasone,andthatreleases

theportalofglory.That’stheendofIsaiah59goinginto60.

It’salsothisplace(Oklahoma)whereyouSTARTESTABLISHINGthevoiceofGod.

ThisissokeyaswecometogetherhereattheveryheartofourNation,withthe

states of our nation andwith the regions of our nation represented here and

withtheothernationsthatarealignedwiththisparticularheart.Allofasudden,

the Lord is saying to us that this is A TIMEWHEREWEMUST ESTABLISH THE

VOICEOFGODNEWANDFRESHatthegate.

Weareinthe8thyearofthe10yearAyin(70’s)season.All70’sarelinkedwith

COMING OUT OF CAPTIVITY. I believe we are now SHIFTING this year in an

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INCREDIBLE WAY so we see OUR LANDS, OUR STATES, OUR CITIES START

BREAKINGOUTOFCAPTIVITY.

Hebrew number system, you have 6 and 7 coming together tomake 8. Six is

where you stake your claim on your future. In Oklahoma, we have staked

everything.

First fruit iswhatmultiplying isabout. So, I thinkwearemakingagreatSHIFT

nowintoalevelofREDEMPTIVEPROPHECY.I’mthinkingApostleJohn(Benefiel),

we are going tohave to get this in our states ifwe are going to really have a

breakthrough.Wehave tounderstand redemptiveprophecywhich is different

than some of the prophecy that we have done in the past because you are

lookingfortheREDEMPTIVESTRANDnomatterHOWITISENCASEDorWHATIT

ISENCASEDINsoYOUCANPULLITINTOGOD’SKINGDOMPLAN.

WearenowenteringthroughthisbreakthroughportalandIwanttosaythisto

you that THIS BREAKTHROUGH PORTAL will take you and propel you with

momentum into the year, into the season ahead. This year is about not just

goingthroughbutgainingmomentumandnotstopping.

JOHN20,isoneofthepatternsfortheyear.(InJOHN20)Peoplehavebeenso

traumatizedbecausetheyhavebeeninthismovementforthreeyears,theyare

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readytogointothenextphaseofthemovementandtheleader(Jesus)whohas

been leadingthemallofasudden iscrucified.Theyprobably figurewe’renext

becausetherehadbeenanassociationmadeoverthethreeyearsinthepast.

Butthesediscipleswereinthisupperroompraying.JesusspoketoMaryatthe

tombinadifferentform.That’sANOTHERWORDFORUSbecauseI’mgoingto

showyouinamomentweareinanewplacethereforeinadifferentform.He

spoketoherandshecouldn’t lookattheformsheknew,shehadtoknowthe

voicesheheard.So,sherunsbacktotheupperroom,tellsallthediscipleswhat

Heprophesied–He’salive…theylookatherinunbelief.

TheyhavethisdoorlockedbecausetheyareafraidtheRomansoldiersaregoing

tobreakinandkillthem.Allofasudden,theLordwalksthroughthedoor.I’m

about to say this to you, He’s going to find a way in this year. HE’S MORE

EXCITED ABOUT GETTING US INTO A NEW PLACE THANWE ARE. So here He

comesinandHestartsspeakingtothemandallofasudden,Heshiftsthewhole

movement.

It says HE BLEWON THEM because that’s what He kept promising them. I’m

goingtohavetobekilled,you’regoingtoberaisedup,andthenthepromiseof

theSpirit’scomingallofasudden inthemidstofyourtrauma,allofasudden

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thepromiseisthere.THISYEARTHEBODYOFCHRISTGETSDELIVEREDOUTOF

TRAUMAINANEWWAY.

Heblewonthemandshiftedthemfrombeingdisciplestoapostles.Thatiswhat

is happening this year. This apostolic movement that we’ve been nurturing,

maturing,movinginto,thereisashiftthisyear.HereiswhatIthinktheshiftis,

it’sashiftthatWEARENOTAFRAIDTOGOTHROUGHANYGATE.WEAREREADY

TOGOINTOSOMEPLACESWE’VENEVERGONEINTO,WE’REREADYTOPRAYIN

WAYSWEHAVENEVERPRAYEDBEFORE,WEAREWILLINGTOEXPRESSWHAT

WEREALLYBELIEVE.

ThereisalsoaNEWGENEROSITYSTIRRINGINGOD’SPEOPLE.YouknowwhenI

saythatIdon’tmeanjustmoneyeither.HolySpiritisgenerous.That’showyou

cantellhowmuchHolySpiritisgoingtobemovinginyouisthegenerosityyou

are moving in. This NEW GENEROSTIY MEANS YOU ARE GOING TO FORGIVE

SOMEPEOPLE’SDEBTTHATYOUDIDN’TTHINKYOUCOULDFORGIVE.

That’swhyitwassoimportantforustohavethatAllTribesGatheringfromthe

very government seat of our Nation. No group has ever gone through more

atrocitiesinAmericathanourNativepeople,ourFirstPeoples.YETTHERE’STHIS

SUPERNATURAL GENEROUS ABILITY THIS YEAR TO RELEASE. THAT’SWHAT HE

TOLDTHEMWHENHEBLEWONTHEM.HE SAID,NOWTHAT I’VEBLOWNON

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YOUYOU’REBECOMINGANAPOSTLE.I’MGOINGTOSENDYOUOUTTHISDOOR

ANDYOU’REGOINGTORELEASEANDFORGIVE.ANYPERSONYOUFORGIVE IS

RELEASED.ANYTHINGYOUWITHHOLDWILLBEWITHHELD.SO,IREALLYBELIEVE

THISYEARWEHAVEGREATAUTHORITYTOCHANGEENTIRETERRITORIESAND

IT’STHROUGHOURGENEROSITYTHATTHEENEMYWILLFLEE.

NowwhatmakesthisyearsoexcitingandinterestingisitisABOUTTHEPOWER

OFTHEFIRST.Wecouldnothaveenteredthisyearwithouthavingagathering

wherealltheFirstPeoplesofourNation,thisNationweredriveninto,theplace,

the spot, (Oklahoma) that they were driven to without coming together

worshippingsayingWE’REHERETOCREATEAWHOLENEWMOVEMENTFROM

THE FIRST LAND BACK THROUGH THE ENTIRE NATION BACK TO EVERY PLACE

YOUWEREMEANTTOSTEWARD.

Nowhearme, letmeprophesy this, I don’t knowhowelse to do it. The Lord

wouldsay,“NOWI’MGOINGTORETRACETHETRAILS.”TheLordsaid,“THERE’S

BEENLOTSOFTRAILSTHATHAVEGATHEREDMYPEOPLEBUTNOWI’MGOING

TOBLOWONMY PEOPLESANDRETRACE THE TRAILSOF THEIR TERRITORY.” I

SAY, “IWILLRETRACE THESE TRAILSANDAS THEYGOBACKTHEREWILLBEA

REVERSALOFHOWTHEYCAME.”ISAY,“NOWTHEYWILLNOTGOBACKALONE

ASTHEYWEREDRIVENDOWNANDEVENHADTOCREATEATRAIL.”

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NOWTHEYWILLGOBACKANDTHEYWILLHAVEATROOPBOTHFROMHEAVEN

AND EARTH GOING WITH THEM. AND AS YOU RETRACE THE TRAILS OF THIS

LAND YOU WILL UNLOCK THAT WHICH HAS BEEN AMASSED IN WEALTH ALL

ALONGTHEWAY.

THELORDSAYS,DONOTBEAFRAIDTOGOBACK.DONOTBEAFRAIDTOLETTHE

DIVINE REVERSAL PROPEL YOU FORWARD. DON’T BE AFRAID TO GO BACK

DOWN THE TRAILS OF SORROW AND THE TRAILS OF TRAUMA THAT EVEN

FORMEDANDCAUSEDTHENATIONANDITSHISTORYTOBEWHATITISTODAY,

GOBACKANDIWILLGIVEYOUAGRACEOFRELEASELIKEYOUHAVENEVERHAD

BEFORE.”

I SAY, “FROMOKLAHOMA IWILLPOUROUTAGRACEOFRELEASEANDTHERE

WILL BE A SENDING OUT AND A SENDING BACK DOWN THE TRAILS AND AN

UNLOCKINGOFTHETREASURESTHATGOTLOCKEDUPANDTAKENALONGTHE

WAY.”ISAYTOYOU,“THISWILLBEKNOWNASTHEYEAROFTHEFIRSTOFTHE

DIVINEREVERSALSANDWHATHASBEEN,NOWWILLCOMEBACK” SAITHTHE

LORD.

I SAY TO YOU, “RETRACE THE STEPS OF YOUR BLOODLINE AND WATCH ME

BEGIN TO UNLOCK AND CREATE A DIVINE REVERSAL OF THAT WHICH WAS

SQUANDEREDANDGODROBBED INOTHERSEASONS.” I SAYTOYOU, “THIS IS

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THE BEGINNING OF A NEW MOVEMENT WITH A NEW TROOP. AND I AM

SENDINGHELPFROMHEAVENTOPROPELYOUDOWNTHEPATHSAHEAD.”

The Lord says, “ThisNation has been like a colt that has beenunwilling to be

brokenandgonethroughmanyupheavalsandstillitisheadstrong.”ButIsayto

you, Iamtakingthereinsof thestallion. Iamtakingthereinsof thecolt.And

nowI’mgoingtostartdrawingadiscipline intothis landthat ithasnotknown

before.”

Isaytoyou,“IAMTAKINGTHEREINSOFMYKINGDOMPEOPLEANDBEGINNING

TODRAWTHEMINADIRECTIONTHEYHAVENOTGONEBEFORE.BUTI’MALSO

TAKINGTHEREINSOFTHENATIONANDIWILLCREATEANEWMODELOUTOF

IT.”

Isay“LAYDOWNALLOFYOURAGENDASTHATYOUHAVEHADANDALLTHAT

YOUHAVEWARREDINTHEPASTBECAUSEWHENISTARTDRAWINGITINANEW

DIRECTIONYOUWILLHAVETORECONCILERELEASEANDMOVEQUICKLYWITH

MEFORTHISCOLTHASNEVERBEENONTHEPATHTHATIT’SABOUTTOGOON,”

SAITHTHELORD.

I cometoOklahoma (because) there isapropheticportal for thisNationhere,

and if youmove in it right, everyword that comesdown through it applies to

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you. Youareable to reap thebenefitsof it. Youareable tograbaholdof the

promiseofit.IT’SLIKEIT’SGOD’SREDEMPTIVEPLAN.Whenyoustartlookingat

whatwaspromisedthatgotbrokenandsquanderedandallofasuddenWHEN

THE LORD BLEW, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO RELEASE IT AND BRING IT BACK

SEVEN-FOLD.

TheLord toldme, therearesomany things inyourbloodline that therewasa

moment where a promise came down into your blood, of other generations

even,andREDEMPTIVEPOWERthatcamedown–thatIsentdown-THATNOW

YOUAREGOINGTOBEABLETOUNLOCK.

The Lord says, “LOOKAT ITDIFFERENTLY, LOOKATEVERYTHINGDIFFERENTLY.

THISYEARIT’STHEPOWEROFTHEFIRST,ITISANEWBEGINNING.IT’SAWHOLE

NEWSHIFTINGWITHALLOFUSGOINGON.”

Eight is linkedwith energy, energy is linkedwith synergy. This is a year, even

thoughyouarewornout,hearwhat I’mabouttosaytoyou,THERE ISANEW

GRACEENERGYCOMINGDOWNONYOU.Allyouhavetodoisaskfor it,don’t

strive in it, this year is about NEW ENERGY AT THE GATE. This ENERGY

PRODUCESMOMENTUMand the enemy isworking so hard, hewants to stop

you.

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Thereisthisnewapostolicreleaseandnewprayermovement.(John20wasthe

release)andthenthemovementstartedgoing.Acts12Herodtriestostopthe

movement,butthechurchstartsprayinginanewway.

(Thisyear)it’saboutangels,gatesandwar.Anangelcomesdown,unlocksPeter,

breaks thegatesopen,andallofasuddenthemovementstartsgoing.THAT’S

THE TYPE OF PRAYER THAT WE HAVE GOT TO DO AND IN THE HEARTLAND

APOSTOLIC PRAYER NETWORK. THOSE GATES START LETTING GO, AND

APOSTOLIC MOVEMENT STARTS OCCURRING. THAT’S THE TYPE OF PRAYER

MOVEMENTTHATITLOOKSLIKEANDILOVETHEVERSETHEREIN12YOUCAN

GOANDREADIT,PETERSAIDHEDIDN’TEVENKNOWIFITWASREALORNOT.

I’mgoingtosaythistous,wehaveprayedandprayedandnowthePRAYERSOF

THISMOVEMENTTHEY’REABOUTTOKICKIN.THERE’SGOINGTOSTARTBEINGA

LOTOFSHAKINGOVERWHATWEHAVEPRAYEDINTHEPASTANDTHENALLOF

A SUDDEN WHEN THE SHAKING COMES THE APOSTOLIC STRENGTH OF THE

MOVEMENT ISGOINGTOCOMEALIVE. Then it’s going tobe so amazing, that

eyehasnotseenandearhasnotheardwhatisgoingtostartmoving.

TheLord issayingrightnow,“LetMedealwithwhat Ineedtodealwith,YOU

BREAKTHROUGH,YOUBREAKTHROUGHANDI’LLSTARTDOING.”Hesays,“YOU

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BREAKONTHROUGH, I’LL SHAKEGATES, I’LL LETOUTTHATWHICHHASBEEN

CAPTIVEANDI’LLDEALWITHTHOSETHATHAVEBEENTRYINGTOSTOPYOU.”

TheLordsays,“WATCHITBEGINTONIGHTFROMTHEAPOSTOLICPORTALTHAT

HASBEENCREATEDHERE INTHEHEARTLAND. IBROUGHTYOUHERETOHEAR

IT. I BROUGHT IT HERE TO BE DECREED. THE TRAILS WILL HAVE A DIVINE

REVERSAL,ANDIWILLSHAKETHEGATESLOOSE.ANDIWILLDEALWITHTHOSE

WHOTRYTOSHUTTHEMILLEGALLY,”saiththeLord.

I say, “I brought you here for aNEWANOINTING. YOUWATCH YOUR PRAYER

GATHERINGSTARTCHANGING.YOUWATCHGRACESTARTCOMINGDOWN.YOU

STARTCRYINGOUTFORTHEAPOSTOLICMOVEMENT.YOUSTARTCRYINGOUT

FORPROPHETICREVELATIONTOCOMEDOWN.ANDWHENITSTARTSSHAKING,

I’LLTAKECAREOFTHEREST”SAITHTHELORD.

I say there is a remnant still under this portal. This remnant, 700 strong, will

become7,000strongandwillbecome70,000stronguntilbreakthroughoccurs.I

saywewillnotbedefeatedbecauseonedoorshuts,YOUwillshakeitopenthe

wayYOUwantitshakenopen.

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LordIloseitineverystate.Iloseitineverynationconnectedtothismovement.

I say, “Let the gates shake!” “You have just been anointed and sent to PRAY

APOSTOLICALLYINANEWWAY.”

Asyoucansee,we’veenteredan incredible time in thehistoryof theChurch.God is

givingusanewplaceofauthorityandafullnessinourunderstandingofforgiveness.Arelease

ofgracethatwillsetcaptivesfree.Anunlockingoftreasuresthatwerelockedup(trails,people,

peoplegroups,tribes,lands,cities,regions,nations,creation,events,organizations,events).A

new generosity to forgive that transcends all sin. Power of the first for this year which will

createatsunamiofforgivingthatwillretracethetrailsforadivinereversaltobringbackGod’s

original intent. A new prayer movement with a new grace energy creating momentum by

decreeingsinstobeforgiven—thefinishedworkofCalvary.

ArestorationofGod’sgloryontheearth!