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PRAYING THROUGH THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2017The Prayer Guide is sent to many users all over the world and can look quite lengthy at
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2 Information About the Month of September2 What Is the Name of Our God?
3 - 4 Why are we Looking at the Biblical Calendar?4 Why Do We Include a Section on Praying Through the Heavens in Our Guide?
4 - 8 Praying Through the Month of September8 Is This the Month of Your Birth?
9 -10 The Season of Elul10 - 11 The Season of Tishrei
11 The Hajj Islamic Pilgrimage and End All-Adha12 The Autumnal Equinox
12 - 14 Signs in the Heavens September 23, 201715 - 30 The List of Islamic Terrorist Attacks for August 201731 - 32 Countries Affected by Floods and Landslides in August 201732 - 34 Praying for the Nations34 - 35 National Days35 - 36 National Elections36 - 42 Praying Through the Heavens36 - 37 Lunar Events37 - 42 Solar Events
42 Prayer Requests from GAPNET Partners42 - 43 Prophecies 2017
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Information About the Month of September The month of September is a crucial and significant month for various reasons, for many people in many cultures. The word "September" is derived from the Latin word ‘Septem’ meaning seven (7). Rosh Hashanah (literally “head of the year”) is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays. It is cele-brated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei, the sev-enth month of the Hebrew Calendar. It is described in the Torah as a day of sounding the Shofar. Rosh Hashana begins at sundown on September 20, 2017 and ends at nightfall on September 21, 2017. Sep-tember 20, 2017 is the 1st of Tishri 5778.This is the ninth (9th) month of the Gregorian calendar. This is the seventh (7th) month on the Biblical calendar and the first (1st) month of the Jewish civil year.
What is the Name of our God?
According to Wikipedia "Jehovah is the Latinization of the Hebrew ,יְה ֹוָ ָה one vocalization of the Tetra-grammaton יהוה(YHWH), one of the seven proper names of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible. The consensus among scholars is that the historical vocalization of the Tetragrammaton at the time of the redaction of the Torah (6th century BCE) is most likely Yahweh. The historical vocalization was lost be-cause in Second Temple Judaism, during the 3rd to 2nd centuries BCE, the pronunciation of the Tetra-grammaton came to be avoided, being substituted with Adonai ("my Jehovah"). The Hebrew vowel points of Adonai were added to the Tetragrammaton by the Masoretes, and the resulting form was transliterated around the 12th century as Yehowah. The derived forms Iehouah and Jehovah first appeared in the 16th century. "Jehovah" was popularized in the English-speaking world by William Tyndale and other pioneer English Protestant translations such as the Geneva Bible and the King James Version. It is still used in some translations, such as the New World Translation and Young's Literal Translation, but it is does not appear in most mainstream English translations, as the terms "Lord" or "LORD": used instead, generally indicating that the corresponding Hebrew is Yahweh or YHWH."(From Wikipedia) The King James Version uses "LORD" in small capital letters to translate the divine name in most instances. Jesus's Hebrew name "Yehoshua" ( )יהוׁשע means "Yehovah saves" and is derived from .יהוה This Hebrew name became “Je-sus” in Aramaic and “Ἰησοῦς” (Iesous) in Greek. What’s the meaning of Yahweh? Yehovah (Jehovah)? The meaning of the word appears from Exodus 3:14 to be "the unchanging, eternal, self-existent God," the "I am that I am," a covenant-keeping God. (Compare Malachi 3:6 ; Hosea 12:5 ; Revelation 1:4 Revela-tion 1:8). Thus, whether you use Yahweh, or Jehovah, or Yehowah, you are calling on the same God of Is-rael.
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Why are we Looking at the Biblical Calendar?
Our current Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar (it is based only on the length of a year as determined by the sun). The starting day of the year and the length of months are not based on any physical or Bibli-cal principles but merely a happenstance of history.
The moon is given to mark Feasts—which are usually explained as a certain day of a certain month in the Bible:
He appointed the moon for seasons [Hebrew moed means “festivals”]; The sun knows its going down (Psalm104:19, NKJV).
Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day (Pslm 81:3, NKJV).
Genesis 1:14-16 also states that the sun and moon are the two great lights to indicate “festivals, days and years”. The sun marks the days and years, but Festivals are in certain days of certain months—marked by the moon. The first day of a month (“new moon”) was observed with a special meal in the Old Testa-ment (1Sam 20:5, 2 Kings 4:23, Amos 8:5). That practice continued in the New Testament Col 2:16.
The practice will continue during the new heavens and new earth (Isa 66:23, Ezk 46:1,6). New moons were not the same as the annual Feast days in Leviticus 23—there is no specific command and explana-tion of how to keep them. But many verses say they were observed.
Most references to dates in the Bible are similar to Genesis 7:11: “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month...” The day and the month are numbered, but the year is given as a year of the persons’ life, the year of a king’s life, or the year from some big event.
Although months are generally referred to by number, there are two systems of naming them in the Bible. The first system uses Hebrew names, the second uses largely Babylonian names acquired when the Jews were in captivity in Babylon. The four Hebrew names are:
• Abib the first month (Ex 13:4, 23:15, 34:18, Deut 16:1)• Zif the second month (1Kngs 6:1,37)• Ethanim the seventh month (1 Kings 8:2)• Bul the eighth month (1Kngs 6:38)
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The original Hebrew names for the other months are apparently unknown. (From Biblical Calendar Basics, Third edition - April 2002).
As we seek to understand the times we will look at events that took place in each month as determined by the Biblical Calendar.
Why do we Include a Section on Praying through the Heavens in our Guide?
Believers are a royal priesthood unto Jehovah (1 Pet 2:9), we have also been made kings and priests unto our Jehovah (Rev 1:6; 5:10). The priest’s lips should keep knowledge and the law should be sought at his mouth (Mal 2:7). Jehovah interprets our ignorance of various aspects of the kingdom as a rejection of knowledge with grievous consequences (Hos 4:6). Knowledge of the heavens and how to deal with them in every season is a very important aspect of the Kingdom of heaven. In Primeval Astronomy, “The Gospel in the Stars,” Joseph Augustus Seiss explains the purpose of the stars and their constellations in their original context. In a lecture entitled, “The Starry Worlds,” first published in 1882, he attests: “Such wonderful creations of almighty power and wisdom were not without a purpose.” Seiss explains that stars and groups of stars, constellations, were created to fill the galaxy– in a particular order for a very specific purpose. God created the stars (Gen. 1:16) and positioned them in their exact places in the universe (Ps. 8:3). Stars were, “for signs and for seasons, and for days and for years, in the ex-panse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” (Gen. 1:14, 15). Stars were so important that God named them. “He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” (Ps. 147:4). The stars are a continual reminder that the Seed of the woman will ultimately triumph over the Serpent (Gen. 3:15). God’s revelation is constantly told in the stars (Ps. 19) — which is a message of salvation — avail-able to every generation who professes faith. (Romans 9-11, Joel, Isa.) The entire ancient world received the gospel prior to Christ ever being born– through the stars. A helpful resource found on the web is Christological Interpretations of the Decans by Dr. Dale M. Sides.
Praying through the Month of September
• Read Matthew 16:13-19; Peter got a divine revelation of the LORD; and a key of dominion and authori-ty was released to him. When you get a divine revelation of the LORD’s prophetic word; from scripture, prayer, from listening, from other literature, what He reveals constitutes a key in your hand. When you have found it, you will get its reward and your expectation will not be cut off. Revelation is the key to access the new doors of opportunity in this season. Ask the LORD to give you a fresh revelation which will become a key to unlock your dominion in the areas of your interest; whether it is divine health, di-vine wealth, wisdom, divine ideas etc. Isa 22.22; Prov 23.18, 24.14.
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• Read Matt 16:21-23, 1 Cor 16.9; At every new door of opportunity there are wicked enemies that will resist your entrance. They may attempt to wrestle the keys of access from you. Not long after he re-ceived revelation and release into authority, Peter was used by the enemy to try and stop the LORD’s fulfillment of the very destiny that would establish the Ecclesia. The enemy does not use someone or an outside occurrence to wrestle your entry into a new season; he will use you first to stop your own en-try by either missing the door or losing the revelatory keys of access. Pray that neither you nor any oth-er person or demon shall hinder your entrance into the new season and new gates.
• Pray that the LORD will send His angel to guard your mouth so you will not speak your way out of your blessed season Psa 141.3
• Pray for all your input gates; you will not watch or listen to what will close your doors or lose your key of access; that you will guard your heart in this season from woundedness and reactions to what will constitute to a loss of the keys or closure of the doors you are to enter into. Pray that you will keep your feet from going to connect with persons or be involved in what will close your doors, and your hands from reaching to partake of anything that will cause a closure or loss of opportunity to enter into the season. Prov 4.20-27
• The times and seasons belong to the LORD just like every other thing and its is His good pleasure to bring you through this new door.
It is by a prophetic arm that the LORD ushers people out of an old season into a new one. Melkizedek ushered Abram from the old season into a new season of everlasting covenant with the LORD Gen 14:18-20-15. It was Moses who ushered the band of Hebrew slaves out of Egyptian bondage into national independence. It was Jesus who ushered the whole world out of bondage from sin into eternal life. You are the priest and prophet at the threshold of a new season and this new open door. Speak into the days ahead and prophesy for yourself, Ecclesia:
• Spiritual growth in areas where you have been immature, Isa 61:3• Fanning to flame deeper love for the LORD and all of His creation especially the brethren 1 Cor 13• Fanning to flame the Holy Spirit inspired gifts, Isa 11:2, 1 Cor 12• Divine health, financial stability, contentment 3 John 2• Divine specificity for which area of the Great Commission to fulfill in this season • Divine marriage and family life that will be a model for your society• Divine ideas, productivity and creativity in the work of your hands Prov 31:13-27• The fulfillment of redemptive purpose for every divinely connected relationship you are to make in
this coming season• Divine destiny helpers in every area of interest to you.• Seeing eyes, comprehending mind, obeying heart for every GOD-given project and assignment
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• Prophesy into every one of the 8 gates of society the kingdom patterns you desire to see in this 1
coming season develop in your nation• Biblical and moral constitutional definition and values for Families, Psa 127, 128• Restoration of the proper GODly patterns for family and marriage and for the Holy Spirit to reveal
the futility of any other pattern that was not originally set out by the LORD• A return to the foundational Belief system that declares that Jehovah The LORD of heaven and earth
is the LORD; and biblical patterns for patterning the nation with its principles at constitutional levels. Psa 33.12, 144:15, Prov 14:34
• Government, governance and political practices which will boost the development of the nation and raise the moral and living standards of the people Prov 28:2-4
• Leaders in government who will fulfill the LORD’s agenda in the territory and for Africa, that we would have leaders who will turn the face of the continent to a shine.
• Wise defense and security leaders who will work strategies that bring peace and are for the entire territory; they do not just favor few portions of it Eccl 9:14-18
• Presidents whose presidency will bring restoration, repentance, rejoicing, returning to inheritance, re-building of old waste and broken places and people groups, restitution of that which has been stolen, realignment to destiny and purpose, reaffirmation that the LORD alone is GOD over the nation and they are merely stewards. Eccl 10:16-17
• A redefinition of the foundation of thrones in each area of leadership and in the three arms of gov-ernment – judiciary, legislature and executive to reflect righteousness, justice and equity. Isaiah 33:22, Psa 89:14
• Economic apostles who will steer the nation into its GOD-given direction, lay foundations for and de-velop socio economic policies which will last for generations Gen 41:33-43
• Kingdom Economic and business apostles with divinely inspired ideas for economic success; for har-nessing the human and physical resource potentials in every territory in your nation.
• Educational apostles and prophets who will prepare curricula that will stir up the redemptive gifts of the people in their various groupings and raise effective leaders in every sector of society.
• Gifted people for science and technology who will bring development in key areas like health, con-struction, infrastructure development, communication, new GODly ideas in food production etc. Exod 31:1-11,
• Responsible media that will cover the nation and act as a tool to shape a moral society, dissemination of information that builds up and encourages unity in diversity, that monitors and informs the public with balanced and well researched news, that disregards the sensationalism that is rampant in today’s reporting, and does not become a catalyst for violence, sectarian division and tribal/racial/religious ha-tred. Psalm 45:1, 68:11
8 Gates of Society: They are (1) Family (2) Belief systems (3) Government governance and leadership (4) Economy (5)Education (6)Science and 1
Technology (7) Media (8) Arts Sport and Culture. These are the areas through which the society is influenced, shaped and molded to reflect the king-dom of the LORD or the kingdom of darkness. It is a choice that begins in the place of communion with the deity you serve.
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• Fanning to flame various arts and sports which are unique to the territory, even traditional games which are entertaining, educational, uniting, and which celebrate unity in diversity of the territory.
• One of the past prophecies stated that the LORD will revive some of the local arts and sports to be-come international sports. This will create jobs for talented people in those games, who hitherto, had played them as hobbies or even ignored them for more popular activities like football, athletics, paint-ing, sculpture etc. Pray that this will occur in your territory in this new season.
• Prophesy that there shall be a sanitizing of cultural practices which will reflect and enhance a GODly belief system and a break-down of unhelpful, divisive and unGODly cultural practices in every tribe, tongue, race and religion in the territory
Between the time Abraham received the promise of a son (Gen 16:15-17) to the time of Isaac’s birth (Gen 17) was thirteen years. A time between promise given and promise manifested. It involves man and the LORD. The promise is always initiated by the LORD and destined to change your world forever. It has an underlying knowledge that it is something impossible to man except he is totally dependent on the LORD. • Are there things you know the LORD has promised you that have not borne fruit? Do they seem im-
possible? In this month; pray that you will experience a beginning of fulfillment of those promises. Lay hold of the significance of this season and press into it;
• It is a season to bring out all those past prophetic words that have been released over your life, your territory, ministry etc., and remind the LORD in this season of promise; for it is appropriate to remind Him of His promises in such a kairos season.
• The Scriptures are filled with promises for all who will access them. In this season, read the scriptures and bring out all the promises for divine release of health, wealth, peace, marital and ministerial success, business and relational success, long life, favor etc., for His promises never fail 2 Pet 1:3-5, Josh 21.45, Psa 119.140, 145.13, 2 Cor 1.20, Gal 3.16
• Pray that in this season you will put the LORD first in every aspect of your life and ministry.• The number 6 is the number for man and conscience. The LORD created man on the sixth day – the
LORD’s last working day, so man started life on the Sabbath day of rest. This has to do with trusting the LORD. In this season ask the LORD to reveal to you areas where you have operated by trusting the arm of flesh and repent of those areas where you have been limited by your income or lack thereof, your medical insurance or lack thereof, your occupation, your intellect and education, your connections etc
• Choose to trust in the LORD in this season. Ask the Spirit of The LORD to show you and kingdom citizens everywhere how to be totally dependent on the LORD. Ask the LORD how He would have you operate in TRUST of Him in every aspect of your life. (Joh 14:26, Gen 2:1-3, Heb 3:7-4:6, 10)
• The number 9 denotes judgement and birthing. Pray that in this season there shall be a judgement on everything that resists the purposes of the LORD at the doors of this new season at every one of the 8 gates of society.
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• It is another level of a new season when birthing happens. In this season pray that every GOD-or-dained purpose in and through your life will come to a place of safe birthing. Luke 1:35
• Pray for a brooding of the Holy Spirit over every GOD ordained purpose that must be brought forth in this new season in your life, family, ministry and the Ecclesia until it comes to fruition.
• Read Revelations 22;2 and pray that the fruit of the tree of life for the 6th and 9th months will be made available to you, and to the Ecclesia in this season.
• Also declare that the leaves for healing of nations will be released to your life and territory. You will enjoy divine health in your life, family, finances, the work of your hands, relationships, in your animals, vegetation, in the nation at large.
Is This the Month of Your Birth?
• Proclaim Psalm 139, Jeremiah 1:5-10 and Jeremiah 29:11 over your life. • Thank the LORD that He knew you, had a plan for you and crafted you perfectly.• Thank the LORD that you were always a champion from the day you were conceived when the seed
that made you out ran the billions of others to connect with the egg in your mother’s womb.• Praise the LORD that no matter what the enemy may have tried to bring your way, you will fulfill the
LORD’s destiny from this day of your birth.• The day of your birth will be numbered among the days that are blessed and it shall not be found by
those who curse days or prognosticate the heavens to fight against you.• The sun shall not smite you by day nor the moon by night on the day of your birth; but the heavens
shall release their best for you. Psa 121:5-6, Hos 2:19-23.
THE SEASON OF ELUL - Began on August 23, 2017 and will end at sundown on September 20, 2017.
The month of Elul is the final Jewish month before the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), typically it falls during late summer or early fall. It is a time devoted to soul-searching in preparation for the High Holi-days.
As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionally a time of introspection and stocktaking—a time to review one’s deeds and spiritual progress over the past year, and prepare for the upcoming “Days of Awe” of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
As the month of divine mercy and forgiveness, Elul is a most opportune time for teshuvah (“return” to God), repentance, the return to the correct path of observance of God's commandments, prayer, charity, and increased ahavat Yisrael (love for a fellow Jew), in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to God.
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ELUL is likened to a time when “the king is in the field” and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, “everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful counte-nance, showing a smiling face to them all.”
The following are some of the basic customs and practices for the month of Elul:• Each day of the month of Elul (except for Shabbat and the last day of Elul), the shofar (ram’s
horn) is sounded as a call to repentance.• When writing a letter or meeting one another, they bless one another by including the greeting
Ketivah vachatimah tovah—which roughly translates as “May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year.”
• Chapter 27 of the Book of Psalms is added to the daily prayers, in the morning and afternoon.• During the last week of Elul, in the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah, the Selichot prayers are
recited. On the first night they are recited at midnight; on the following days, in the early morning. The recitation of Selichot -- a series of penitential prayers and liturgy recited daily in preparation for the Days of Awe -- reaches its climax with the recitation of the "Zechor Brit" ("Remember Your Covenant") Selichot on the day before Rosh Hashanah.
EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF ELUL - ( From the book Triumphing at the Gates of Stars in Their Sea-sons by Steve Ogan)
Events in the season of Elul Implications for prayer and practical actions
The walls of Jerusalem and the Gates that were burnt with fire were completely rebuilt in 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15)
The foundations of many generations that were desolate can be reconstructed according to divine patterns.
The Holy Spirit came upon the Virgin Mary and the Promised seed of the woman that would bruise the head of Satan was planted in her womb in the sixth month.
Invite the Holy Spirit to overshadow the agents of redemption so that they can carry divine seed for the transformation of nations.
Angel Gabriel was sent on a strategic mission to inform the Virgin Mary of God’s plan for her, Israel and the world (Luke 1:26-27)
Pray that God will release strategic messengers into the earth to inform His people about His prophetic plans for the nations.
The six month old pregnancy of Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist which was hitherto hidden was revealed by the Angel Gabriel in the sixth month. (Luke 1:36)
Ask God to bless barren women with prophetic sons who will prepare the way for the second coming of our Lord Jesus.
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THE SEASON OF TISHREI - Begins at sundown on September 20, 2017 and will end at sundown on October 20, 2017.
This month of Tishrei is a month of festivals or feasts of Jehovah. There are 7 feasts in the Old Testament calendar (Lev 23). The second lot of feasts occur in the fall (autumn) during the month of Tishrei. This is a season of many ritual festivals. The Israelites made offerings to Jehovah every month in praise, and wor-ship and normal burnt offerings. The 7th month marked the beginning of a new cycle of life. Therefore, they blew the silver trumpets to mark this new beginning during Feast of Trumpets [Rosh H’shanah].
During the autumn/fall creation prepares for the coming winter season. Creatures like ants and other hi-bernators gather food in summer and autumn and store it up in preparation for winter rest and recuper-ation. It is a time of the late harvest for crops that mature during late summer. There is a drying up and dying of leaves and plants that had blossomed and borne fruit during spring and summer months as they prepare for the starkness of winter.
Rosh H'shanah begins at sundown on September 20, 2017 to sundown on September 21, 2017. Feast of Trumpets [Rosh H’shanah] is suggestive of a futuristic event; the second coming of the Messiah.
• This was a time of rejoicing. Pray that Jehovah will fill kingdom citizens with His joy. Pray that Jehovah will clothe you with a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Is 61:3, Neh 8:10
• Read 2 Chron 5:12-13;1 Pet 1:8; Ps 95:1-3; Zep 3:17 Pray that Jehovah should also be mighty in your midst and rejoice over all His people all over the world with joy and singing
• The 10 days of awe that follow the Feast Of Trumpets are days of ever increasing praise and worship to Jehovah. They are days when you acknowledge more and more the awesomeness of Jehovah. It pre-pares people to see their sin for what it is before a Holy and Awesome Jehovah when they come to the day of Atonement. Take time to have days of worship and praise to Jehovah. Let it be a time to seek Him and ask Him to reveal to you His Almightiness, His awesomeness, Who He is as opposed to whom you have made Him to be in comparison with the circumstances around you.
• Read Joel 2 Pray that during these days Jehovah will reveal to you the reality of the Day of the LORD you will give account for your life before Jehovah either when He returns or when you die and depart from earth. Pray that the reality of that season will help you, and the Body of Christ at large, to change
God exposed the secret worship of the Sun, Tam-muz and the image of jealousy by women and the 24 Elders of Israel in the sixth month (Ezekiel 8:17)
Pray that the abominations of wickedness in God’s house perpetrated by women and the Elders be exposed.
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the way you pray, the way you are working and your focus, the seriousness to accomplish the Great Commission, and the way you relate to other people.
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) begins at sundown September 29 to sundown on September 30, 2017.
• Day of Atonement [Yom Kippur] is a day which Jesus fulfilled by His final sacrifice on Calvary. Pray that in this season, the Ecclesia will recognize the need to reach the nations with the Great Commission to fulfill the purpose for which Jesus fulfilled this feast.
• Pray that many Jewish people who observe religiously this season oblivious to the fact that Jesus has already fulfilled this feast on the Cross, will receive a visitation of the risen Jesus as they seek Him in their observances and ignorance.
• The other part of the prophetic fulfillment of this day is an eschatological event when Jesus will be at-one with His bride. Pray that you and kingdom citizens in your territory will develop a desire and long-ing for the coming of Jesus and thus be prepared for our Bridegroom and we will not be like the 5 fool-ish virgins who were unprepared. Rev 22.17. Matt 25.1-13
EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF TISHREI - (From the book Triumphing at the Gates of Stars in Their Seasons by Steve Ogan
THE HAJJ ISLAMIC PILGRIMAGE AND EID AL-ADHA
The Hajj Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is set to begin on Wednesday, August 30 and end on Monday, Sep-tember 4, 2017. This is dictated by the Islamic calendar. The Islamic calendar is determined by the moon. There was a confirmed sighting of the crescent moon. In the Islamic calendar, Hajj begins every year on
Events in the season of Tishrei Implication for Prayer and Practical Action
The Ark rested on the Mountains of Ararat on the 17th day of the 7th month. (Genesis 8:4)
There is a rest and restoration for the remnant in the midst of God’s severe judgment.
Solomon dedicated the Temple he built on the 8th day of Tishrei with strong invocations of God’s mercy when Israel sins (1 Kings 8:2, 22-23).
Pray that the human temples will be dedicated to God and be constantly willing to bring repen-tance for sin.
The Day of Atonement was instituted on the 10th day of the 7th month after Moses interceded for Israel over the creation and worship of the Golden Calf (Leviticus 23:24,27)
Ask God to open a fountain of repentance for the nations as the heavens declare the glory of the Redeemer’s Atonement.
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the 8th day of the Dhu al-Hijjah lunar month. Traditionally the length of lunar months is only confirmed after moon sighting on the 29th day of the previous lunar month. Since the moon was not seen on Au-gust 21 but was seen on August 22 the first day of the Dhu al-Hijjah lunar month will be August 23, and so Hajj begins on August 30. The High Judicial court of Saudi Arabia announces the dates of the Hajj and Eid al-Adha after reviewing moon sighting reports.
On the third day of Hajj each year, Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Adha, Islam's holiest festival. For Muslims, the Hajj re-enacts the actions of Prophet Muhammad in his "farewell pilgrimage" in AD 632 and is a cen-tral pillar of the Islamic faith meant to cleanse the faithful of sin and bring them closer to Allah.
EId al-Adha or "Festival of Sacrifice", is celebrated by Muslims to mark the occasion when Allah appeared to Ibrahim (Abraham) in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, to demonstrate his devotion to Allah. It is celebrated as a public holiday that involves animal sacrifice, prayers and family gatherings. The day begins with morning prayers, followed by visits to family and friends and the exchange of food and gifts. Muslims are obliged to share food and money with the poor so that they can take part in the cele-brations.
Worshippers will slaughter an animal, typically a sheep or a goat as a symbol of Ibrahim's sacrifice to Allah. The animal has to meet certain standards in order to qualify for sacrifice. They cannot be ill, blind, visibly lame or emaciated. Minimum age restrictions apply.
The Autumnal Equinox
The autumnal equinox will occur on 22 September 2017 at 20:02 UTC when the sun will be directly over the equator crossing southward and creating the phenomena of “equal nights”. It also marks an exit from the summer season and entry into the gate of a new season–the fall/autumn in the northern hemi-sphere and the entry from winter to spring in the southern hemisphere.
Signs in the Heavens September 23, 2017
Revelation 12 describes a heavenly sign of a ’woman clothed with the sun’ at the time of Jesus’ birth. There is a theory gaining popularity states that the same constellation sign is coming Sept 23, 2017 and not ever again for a hundreds of years. Is it right? What does it mean ?
Scholars have found that the sky on September 11, 3 BC to show the exact picture of Revelation 12:1 pointing to the birth of Christ on that day.
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Astronomers tell us that that there is nothing unusual about the sun, moon and planets on September 23, 2017. In the past 1000 years this same event has happened at least four times already in 1827, 1483, 1293 and 1056. (Graney, CM., Biblical signs in the sky? Earthsky.org, 31 May 2017)
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years… Genesis 1:14. The first word used for “signs” is the Hebrew word “owth” which means:
- Sign, signal- A distinguishing mark- Banner- Remembrance- Miraculous sign- Omen- Warning
The second word used here for “seasons” is not referring to Spring, Summer, Winter, or Fall as we under-stand it today. The word used here is the Hebrew word mow’ed which means:
- Appointed place, appointed time,- Sacred season, set feast, appointed season- Appointed meeting- Appointed place- Appointed sign or signal- Tent of meeting
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:25-28.
Scripture clearly delineates that astronomical signs will herald, warn, signal, mark, or announce events that will take place on the earth.
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The List of Islamic Terrorist Attacks for August 2017
We have included this very long list to bring to your attention the gravity of terrorist activity worldwide and to encourage you to pray.
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
2017.08.27 Afghanistan Nawa 10 8 Ten Afghans are blown to bits by a Fedayeen suicide car bomber.
2017.08.27 Afghanistan Dilaram 2 0 Islamists open fire on a car carrying police, taking out two in cold blood.
2017.08.27 Iraq Baghdad 3 6 A Jihadi car bomb sends three souls to Allah.
2017.08.27 Iraq Baghdad 2 4 Two bystanders are laid out by a Mujahideen bomb blast.
2017.08.26 Myanmar Rakhine 6 0 Six Hindu civilians are mur-dered by Muslim 'insurgents'.
2017.08.26 Iraq Tal Afar 18 0 Eighteen Iraqis are found summarily executed by the Is-lamic State.
2017.08.26 India Pulwama 8 8 An early morning Jaish-e-Mo-hammad attack leaves eight dead.
2017.08.25 Belgium Brussels 0 2
A Somali asylum seeker attacks police with a machete while shouting praises to Allah and carrying a Quran.
2017.08.25 Afghanistan Kandahar 4 7 The Taliban attack a local secu-rity post, killing four members.
2017.08.25 Cameroon Gakara 15 8 A Sunni Jihadist group murders fifteen villagers and burns thir -ty-five homes.
2017.08.25 England London 0 3
A man shouting 'Allah Akbar' drives his car into a group of police and slashes at them with a sword.
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2017.08.25 Myanmar Rakhine 12 0 Muslim 'insurgents' stage pre-dawn raids on security posts, killing twelve members.
2017.08.25 Afghanistan Kabul 28 50
At least twenty-eight innocents are slaughtered during a Sunni suicide attack on a Shiite mosque during prayers.
2017.08.25 Nigeria Odigbo 1 2
A farmer is murdered and mu-tilated by Funalis and two women are raped, including a 72-year-old.
2017.08.24 Iraq Bakriya 1 3 Terrorists kill a civilian outside a shop.
2017.08.24 Iraq Hawija 8 0
Caliphate members douse eight civilians with tar and then set them on fire. The victims include a baby.
2017.08.24 Syria Zahraa 2 3 Two girls are reduced to pulp by a Sunni rocket.
2017.08.24 Afghanistan Pota 4 0 Four Afghans are eliminated by Taliban shrapnel.
2017.08.24 Nigeria Kijimatari 7 6 Boko Haram open fire on sleeping villagers, killing seven.
2017.08.24 Nigeria Mallam Moduri 5 5 Five civilians are cut down in
cold blood by Boko Haram.
2017.08.23 Nigeria Nganzi 15 12
Islamic terrorists rampage through four villagers, killing fifteen people and burning their homes.
2017.08.23 Afghanistan Lashkar Gah 7 38
Women and children are among seven lives extinguished by a suicide bomber at a park-ing lot.
2017.08.23 Libya Jufra 14 0 Fourteen people are beheaded by the Islamic State.
2017.08.23 Nigeria Muna Garage 5 11 A Shahid suicide bomber kills
five other people.
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
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2017.08.23 Pakistan Chiniot 1 1 Two radicals murder a local preacher over a religious dis-agreement.
2017.08.22 Nigeria Kijimatari 6 0 Boko Haram slit the throats of six villagers.
2017.08.22 Nigeria Amchide 4 0 A child suicide bomber mur-ders four persons.
2017.08.22 Iran Pishin 2 0 Sunni extremists fire on a gov-ernment building, killing two guards.
2017.08.21 Iraq Taji 1 2 Terrorists take down a civilian with a planted bomb.
2017.08.21 Philippines Tubigan 9 16 Abu Sayyaf members rampage through a village, burning homes and killing nine.
2017.08.20 Egypt Arish 1 0 An Islamist sniper picks off a cop at a checkpoint.
2017.08.20 Egypt Rafah 1 5 Fundamentalists plant a bomb that leaves one person dead.
2017.08.20 Afghanistan Helmand 12 15 A dozen Afghans are cut down by religious extremists.
2017.08.20 Lebanon Ain el-Hilweh 1 3
Members of a Sunni Islamist group fire on a security build-ing at a refugee camp, killing one.
2017.08.20 Nigeria Damaturu 2 3 Boko Haram gunmen murder two highway travelers.
2017.08.20 Lebanon Jurud Arsal 3 1 Three local security personnel are blown to bits by Islamic State bombers.
2017.08.20 India Shopian 1 0 The owner of a cable network is assassinated by Islamic 'sepa-ratists.'
2017.08.20 Iraq Alam 1 1 A Shahid suicide bomber kills one other person.
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
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2017.08.20 Syria Damascus 6 10 A suspected Tahrir al-Sham rocket lays out six patrons at a trade fair.
2017.08.20 Pakistan Karachi 3 0 Three men are brutally exe-cuted by Ansar-ul-Sharia.
2017.08.19 Syria Latakia 2 0 Terrorists kill two passersby with a car bomb.
2017.08.19 Afghanistan Sarkano 2 8 Two girls are killed when the Taliban fire rockets into a resi-dential area.
2017.08.19 Iraq Baghdad 2 1 A university professor is among two people taken out by Mu-jahideen bombers.
2017.08.19 Pakistan Dera Ismail Khan 1 0 Sectarian Jihadis gun down a
rival outside a mosque.
2017.08.19 Russia Surgut 0 8 An Islamic extremist stabs eight people outside a row of shops.
2017.08.18 Afghanistan Nawa 5 6 Fundamentalists attack a police checkpoint and murder five officers.
2017.08.18 Finland Turku 2 6 A man allegedly yelling "Allah Akbar" stabs two women to death along a city street.
2017.08.18 Iraq Debis 7 0 Seven members of a family are brutally murdered in their own home by caliphate loyalists.
2017.08.18 Kenya Maleli 4 0
Three Christian villagers are beheaded by Islamists after re-fusing to recite to convert. A mentally challenged man is also murdered.
2017.08.18 Syria Raqqa 15 0 Fifteen people are reportedly killed in a suicide bombing near a
2017.08.26 Myanmar Rakhine 6 0 Six Hindu civilians are mur-dered by Muslim 'insurgents'.
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2017.08.26 Iraq Tal Afar 18 0 Eighteen Iraqis are found summarily executed by the Is-lamic State.
2017.08.26 India Pulwama 8 8 An early morning Jaish-e-Mo-hammad attack leaves eight dead.
2017.08.25 Belgium Brussels 0 2
A Somali asylum seeker attacks police with a machete while shouting praises to Allah and carrying a Quran.
2017.08.25 Afghanistan Kandahar 4 7 The Taliban attack a local secu-rity post, killing four members.
2017.08.25 Cameroon Gakara 15 8 A Sunni Jihadist group murders fifteen villagers and burns thir -ty-five homes.
2017.08.25 England London 0 3
A man shouting 'Allah Akbar' drives his car into a group of police and slashes at them with a sword.
2017.08.25 Myanmar Rakhine 12 0 Muslim 'insurgents' stage pre-dawn raids on security posts, killing twelve members.
2017.08.25 Afghanistan Kabul 28 50
At least twenty-eight innocents are slaughtered during a Sunni suicide attack on a Shiite mosque during prayers.
2017.08.25 Nigeria Odigbo 1 2
A farmer is murdered and mu-tilated by Funalis and two women are raped, including a 72-year-old.
2017.08.24 Iraq Bakriya 1 3 Terrorists kill a civilian outside a shop.
2017.08.24 Iraq Hawija 8 0
Caliphate members douse eight civilians with tar and then set them on fire. The victims include a baby.
2017.08.24 Syria Zahraa 2 3 Two girls are reduced to pulp by a Sunni rocket.
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
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2017.08.24 Afghanistan Pota 4 0 Four Afghans are eliminated by Taliban shrapnel.
2017.08.24 Nigeria Kijimatari 7 6 Boko Haram open fire on sleeping villagers, killing seven.
2017.08.24 Nigeria Mallam Moduri 5 5 Five civilians are cut down in
cold blood by Boko Haram.
2017.08.23 Nigeria Nganzi 15 12
Islamic terrorists rampage through four villagers, killing fifteen people and burning their homes.
2017.08.23 Afghanistan Lashkar Gah 7 38
Women and children are among seven lives extinguished by a suicide bomber at a park-ing lot.
2017.08.23 Libya Jufra 14 0 Fourteen people are beheaded by the Islamic State.
2017.08.23 Nigeria Muna Garage 5 11 A Shahid suicide bomber kills
five other people.
2017.08.23 Pakistan Chiniot 1 1 Two radicals murder a local preacher over a religious dis-agreement.
2017.08.22 Nigeria Kijimatari 6 0 Boko Haram slit the throats of six villagers.
2017.08.22 Nigeria Amchide 4 0 A child suicide bomber mur-ders four persons.
2017.08.22 Iran Pishin 2 0 Sunni extremists fire on a gov-ernment building, killing two guards.
2017.08.21 Iraq Taji 1 2 Terrorists take down a civilian with a planted bomb.
2017.08.21 Philippines Tubigan 9 16 Abu Sayyaf members rampage through a village, burning homes and killing nine.
2017.08.20 Egypt Arish 1 0 An Islamist sniper picks off a cop at a checkpoint.
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
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2017.08.20 Egypt Rafah 1 5 Fundamentalists plant a bomb that leaves one person dead.
2017.08.20 Afghanistan Helmand 12 15 A dozen Afghans are cut down by religious extremists.
2017.08.20 Lebanon Ain el-Hilweh 1 3
Members of a Sunni Islamist group fire on a security build-ing at a refugee camp, killing one.
2017.08.20 Nigeria Damaturu 2 3 Boko Haram gunmen murder two highway travelers.
2017.08.20 Lebanon Jurud Arsal 3 1 Three local security personnel are blown to bits by Islamic State bombers.
2017.08.20 India Shopian 1 0 The owner of a cable network is assassinated by Islamic 'sepa-ratists.'
2017.08.20 Iraq Alam 1 1 A Shahid suicide bomber kills one other person.
2017.08.20 Syria Damascus 6 10 A suspected Tahrir al-Sham rocket lays out six patrons at a trade fair.
2017.08.20 Pakistan Karachi 3 0 Three men are brutally exe-cuted by Ansar-ul-Sharia.
2017.08.19 Syria Latakia 2 0 Terrorists kill two passersby with a car bomb.
2017.08.19 Afghanistan Sarkano 2 8 Two girls are killed when the Taliban fire rockets into a resi-dential area.
2017.08.19 Iraq Baghdad 2 1 A university professor is among two people taken out by Mu-jahideen bombers.
2017.08.19 Pakistan Dera Ismail Khan 1 0 Sectarian Jihadis gun down a
rival outside a mosque.
2017.08.19 Russia Surgut 0 8 An Islamic extremist stabs eight people outside a row of shops.
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
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2017.08.18 Afghanistan Nawa 5 6 Fundamentalists attack a police checkpoint and murder five officers.
2017.08.18 Finland Turku 2 6 A man allegedly yelling "Allah Akbar" stabs two women to death along a city street.
2017.08.18 Iraq Debis 7 0 Seven members of a family are brutally murdered in their own home by caliphate loyalists.
2017.08.18 Kenya Maleli 4 0
Three Christian villagers are beheaded by Islamists after re-fusing to recite to convert. A mentally challenged man is also murdered.
2017.08.18 Syria Raqqa 15 0 Fifteen people are reportedly killed in a suicide bombing near a
2017.08.17 Dagestan Khasavyurt 2 2 Two people are laid out by a bomb blast.
2017.08.17 Spain Barcelona 1 0 A man is stabbed to death by a Muslim terrorist.
2017.08.17 Burkina Faso Djibo 3 2 A bomb planted by suspected Islamic militants leaves three dead.
2017.08.17 Pal. Auth. Gaza 1 2 A suicide bomber kills a border guard
2017.08.17 Iraq Qaim 3 0
Three brothers are forced to their knees and shot in the head for refusing to join the caliphate.
2017.08.17 Afghanistan Zabul 3 0 Three children are disassem-bled by Taliban shrapnel.
2017.08.17 Afghanistan Greshk 3 0 Three civilians are cut to shreds by a suicide bomber.
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2017.08.17 Spain Barcelona 14 130
A Muslim driver mows down over a hundred pedestrians along a venue, killing fourteen, including a 3-year-old and his mother.
2017.08.17 Spain Cambrils 1 6 Five Jihadis drive their car into a crowd of people, then stab a woman to death.
2017.08.16 Thailand Nathawee 1 0 Muslim militants raid a car dealership and kill an employ-ee.
2017.08.16 Iraq Baiji 10 7 Ten Iraqis are taken out by sui-cide bombers.
2017.08.16 Spain Alcanar 1 6 A woman is killed in a house blown up accidently by an Is-lamic cleric making a bomb.
2017.08.15 Pakistan Yazman 1 0
A 24-year-old woman is chopped up with an axe by her family for marrying against their will.
2017.08.15 Egypt Arish 2 0 Two policemen are killed in separate attacks by religious fanatics.
2017.08.15 Iraq Qurret Tab-bah 5 0
Three children are among a family of five exterminated by Jihadi bombers.
2017.08.15 Kenya Alijize 5 1 Five local cops are ambushed and murdered by al-Shabaab.
2017.08.15 Afghanistan Chardara 4 20 Four Afghans are blown to bits by a suicide car bomber.
2017.08.15 Nigeria Mandarari 27 83 Suicide bombers attack a mar-ket and a refugee camp, slaugh-tering over two dozen.
2017.08.14 Syria Damascus 1 0 An accused gay man is thrown from a rooftop by caliphate members.
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2017.08.14 Afghanistan Firuzkoh 3 0 Three Catholic Relief aid workers are brutally gunned down.
2017.08.14 Somalia Mogadishu 1 1 An al-Shabaab bomb blast near a hotel kills a taxi driver.
2017.08.14 Yemen Qatabah 17 7 The lives of seventeen civilians are cut short by al-Qaeda shrapnel.
2017.08.14 Mali Timbuktu 8 7 Muslim terrorists open fire on a UN headquarters, killing eight people.
2017.08.13 Syria Damascus 1 0 A man is shot in the head for 'abandoning Islam.'
2017.08.13 Pakistan Chak 3 0
A woman is shot to death along with her husband and baby for marrying against her familiy's permission.
2017.08.13 Egypt al-Arish 2 6 Fundamentalists attack a police vehicle, killing two officers.
2017.08.13 Burkina Faso Oua-gadougou 18 8
Jihadis open fire on a restau-rant, slaughtering eighteen in-nocents point-blank.
2017.08.13 Afghanistan Kabul 3 0 Terrorists shoot three people to death near a popular picnic area.
2017.08.13 Iraq Nada 4 0 Four policemen are ambushed and murdered by Islamic ex-tremists.
2017.08.13 India Srinagar 1 0 Angry Muslims hurl a petrol bomb at a checkpoint, burning alive an innocent civilian.
2017.08.13 Afghanistan Herat 2 0 Two people are shot to death by the Taliban.
2017.08.13 Turkey Istanbul 1 1 A Jihadi stabs two officers at a police station.
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2017.08.12 Syria Sarmin 7 0 Ahrar al-Sham militants are suspected of shooting seven rescue workers in the head.
2017.08.12 Nigeria Wanori 4 6 Boko Haram attack a village, killing four residents and burn-ing homes.
2017.08.12 Pakistan Quetta 15 32 An Islamic State suicide bomber at a market claims fif-teen souls.
2017.08.12 Iraq Hawija 4 8 ISIS bombers pick off four flee-ing refugees.
2017.08.12 India Zainapora 4 3
Terrorists open fire on a group of local security personnel, killing two members and two civilians.
2017.08.12 Iraq Hawija 5 0 A judge and four others are executed and hung from light poles by the caliphate.
2017.08.11 Afghanistan Dawolat Abad 12 0
Women and children are among a dozen civilians re-duced to pulp by an 'insurgent' rocket.
2017.08.11 Pakistan Tando Adam 1 0 A mentally-disabled man is shot to death by radicals for 'blasphemy'.
2017.08.11 Iraq Khouser 2 0 Two brothers are shot in the back of the head by the Islamic State.
2017.08.11 Nigeria Jere 2 0 Islamists murder two tractor operators working on a farm.
2017.08.11 Pakistan Karachi 2 0 Ansar-ul-Sharia gunmen assas-sinate a local official and his driver.
2017.08.11 Pakistan Naawagai 3 26 Islamic bombers target a truck carrying civilian laborers, killing three.
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2017.08.11 Somalia Mogadishu 1 3 A suicide bomber kills at least one other person.
2017.08.10 Iraq Baghdad 1 7 A planted bomb takes down a passerby.
2017.08.10 Yemen Dhamar 1 0 Shiite radicals are suspected of assassinating a politician at a Sunni mosque.
2017.08.10 Iraq Mosul 2 3 Islamic State snipers pick off two family members crossing a bridge.
2017.08.10 Nigeria Ghumbili 1 0
At least one person is report-ed dead after Boko Haram storm a village and set fire to dozens of homes.
2017.08.10 Somalia Mogadishu 1 3 A Fedayeen suicide bomber takes down at least one other person.
2017.08.10 Iraq Islah 1 0 A shepherd is kidnapped and murdered by sectarian mili-tants.
2017.08.09 Yemen Salif 1 0 A fisherman is captured and tortured to death by a Shiite militia.
2017.08.09 Pakistan Sherotkai 4 0 Two suicide bombers kill at least four.
2017.08.09 Egypt Arish 4 0 Islamic State loyalists open fire on a police car, killing four oc-cupants.
2017.08.09 Pakistan Dunai Karo-ra 2 0
A young couple is shot to death for being in an extramar-ital relationship.
2017.08.09 Iraq Hawija 27 0
Over two dozen civilians are forced to their knees and shot in the head by Islamic State members.
2017.08.09 Afghanistan Bagram 3 1 Three women are shot to death by Muslim terrorists.
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2017.08.09 France Paris 0 6 A Muslim living illegally in France deliberately plows his car into a group of soldiers.
2017.08.08 Egypt Qowaysna 2 1 Suspected radicals open fire on a police patrol, killing two members.
2017.08.08 Yemen Juhayn 4 8 Four others are killed by an al-Qaeda suicide bomber.
2017.08.08 Pakistan Multan 2 2 A woman and her husband are killed by her brother for mar-rying by choice.
2017.08.07 Iraq Mosul 4 7 Two women are among four people killed by terrorists.
2017.08.07 Iraq Baghdad 1 0 An accomplished athlete is murdered by suspected fun-damentalists.
2017.08.07 Pakistan Lahore 2 35 A bomb planted on a fruit truck produces thirty-seven casualties.
2017.08.07 Philippines Maguin-danao 2 0 Two people are killed allegedly
by Islamic State bombers.
2017.08.07 Iraq Diyala 1 0 A farmer in an orchard is mur-dered by terrorists.
2017.08.07 Iraq Tanf 68 85
Sixty-eight 'apostates' are said to be killed in a targeted sui-cide attack on Iraqi troops in a Shiite town.
2017.08.06 Pakiststan Manga Mandi 1 0
A woman is honor-killed by her husband for not obeying him and leaving her job.
2017.08.06 Pakistan Madina 3 0 Three women are tortured and stabbed to death in a gruesome honor killing.
2017.08.06 Afghanistan Mirza Olang 52 0
At least 50 people, including children, women and the elder-ly are massacred by a Sunni attack on a Shiite village.
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2017.08.05 Iraq Ramadi 3 3 Jihadis bomb a funeral, killing three mourners.
2017.08.05 Cameroon Amchide 8 4 At least eight innocents are slain by a Fedayeen suicide bomber.
2017.08.05 Iraq Mosul 30 0
Thirty victims of ISIS torture and execution are discovered in a mass grave at a market. Some had their hands cut off.
2017.08.05 Iraq Hadba 4 0 Sectarian Jihadis torture four civilians to death.
2017.08.05 Nigeria Duguri 14 0 Fourteen people are massa-cred by Boko Haram.
2017.08.05 Nigeria Dabar Wan-zam 17 0 Seventeen fishermen are
slaughtered by an Islamic group.
2017.08.04 Iraq Mosul 2 0 Two brothers are gunned down by Islamic State loyalists.
2017.08.04 Iraq Mosul 7 4 Seven Iraqis are laid out by a Shahid suicide bomber.
2017.08.04 Syria Dana 10 30 Children are among ten killed by a suicide car bomber at a market.
2017.08.04 Nigeria Maiduguri 0 2 Three suicide bombers deto-nate at a hospital.
2017.08.04 Iraq Aghawat 3 0 A suicide bomber kills three Iraqis.
2017.08.04 Iraq Tash 40 0 A mass grave is discovered, containing forty victims of ISIS execution.
2017.08.04 Somalia Mogadishu 2 0 Two brothers are shot to death by religious extremists.
2017.08.04 Somalia Mogadishu 3 5 A suicide bomber takes out three pedistrians near a hotel.
2017.08.04 Iraq Tal Afar 4 0 A man and his three sons are executed by the Islamic State.
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2017.08.04 India Kanelwan 1 0 A civilian is killed during cross-fire after terrorists attack a se-curity patrol.
2017.08.04 Egypt Esna 2 3 Two people are cut down when Islamic extremists open fire with automatic weapons.
2017.08.04 Kenya Shakako-Moa 3 0 Three fishermen are abducted
and beheaded by al-Shabaab.
2017.08.03 Saudi Arabia Awamiya 1 1 A civilian succumbs to injuries following a terror attack on displaced families.
2017.08.03 Afghanistan Qarabagh 3 12 A Shahid suicide bomber takes out three locals.
2017.08.03 India Shopian 2 0 Muslim terrorists open fire on a group of security personnel, killing two.
2017.08.03 Kenya Lafey 1 0 A group fighting for Sharia launches RPGs at two vehicles, killing one occupant.
2017.08.03 Syria Idlib 2 10 Two bomb blasts leave two civilians dead.
2017.08.03 Afghanistan Gereshk 5 20 A suspected suicide bomber kills at least five near a foreign exchange market.
2017.08.03 Afghanistan Kabul 3 1 Two children are among three civilians disassembled by Islamic bombers.
2017.08.03 Myanmar Maungdaw 6 0 Three woman are among six Buddhists hacked to death by Muslim 'insurgents'
2017.08.03 Afghanistan Alwazi 5 0 A family of five is exterminated by the Taliban.
2017.08.02 Iraq Mosul 3 4 Women and children among the casualties of an Islamic State bomb blast.
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From http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=2017
Please read the Fact Sheet About Islam on our website www.gapnetwork.org under Recent News.
2017.08.02 Israel Yevne 0 1 A supermarket employee is stabbed by a radicalized Pales-tinian.
2017.08.02 Yemen Redhoom 6 3 An al-Qaeda suicide bombing leaves six others dead.
2017.08.02 Afghanistan Kandahar 3 4 A Fedayeen suicide car bomber in a burqa two Ameri-cans and one German.
2017.08.02 Kenya Kipini 3 5 Islamists fire on a bus along the highway, killing three passen-gers.
2017.08.02 Nigeria Miltho 7 10 Boko Haram storm a village, shooting and beheading seven innocents.
2017.08.02 Iraq Mosul 2 1 Jihadis booby-trap a house, picking off two family mem-bers.
2017.08.01 Thailand Pattani 2 4 Muslim bombers target a group of teachers, killing two guards.
2017.08.01 Afghanistan Herat 32 66
A suicide bomber detonates at a Shiite mosque, sending thirty-two worshippers straight to Allah.
2017.08.01 Afghanistan Nawa 6 3 A half-dozen local cops are cut to pieces by Taliban extremists.
2017.08.01 Iraq Zanjili 8 0
A woman and child are among a family of eight, obliterated in their own home by ISIS shrap-nel.
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Countries Affected by Floods and Landslides in August 2017
SIERRA LEONE
On the night of 13 August 2017, the city of Freetown and its outskirts experienced torrential rains and landslides that continued well into the morning of 14 August 2017.
As at 15 August, the Ministry of Information and Communication has confirmed that 297 deaths have died (105 adult males, 83 women and 109 children, as a result of flooding and landslides, with many still reported missing. The figures are expected to rise.
DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Widespread floods have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with aid workers warning of severe food shortages and water-borne diseases as rains continue to lash the affected areas.
KATHMANDU, Nepal
Monsoon floods and landslides have killed at least 94 people across Nepal but officials fear that figure could rise sharply as rescuers search for dozens believed lost under mud and in submerged villages.
The death toll from floods and landslides in Nepal rose to 94 on Sunday with thousands of families displaced from their homes due to incessant rainfall in several districts across the country, officials said.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, at least 13 persons were injured in the rain-related inci-dents and 17 others remained missing
TEXAS, United States of America
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the US state of Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on August 25, 2017. It is the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005, ending a record 12-year period with no storms making landfall in the United States as a major hurricane.
So far, the catastrophic storms have left many dead and parts of some communities submerged in water.
Praying in Times of Disaster
* Pray for the victims- that the Lord would comfort them, pray that family members will be reunited.* Pray for healing and mercy - God is our comfort and strength Psalm 46:1, Psalm 57:1-2
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* Pray for wisdom and safety for those responding to the people in need. Pray for the safety of the res-cue workers.
* Pray for the Body of Christ in the nation. Pray that the Body of Christ will be a witness to God's com-passion and care for all who suffer. God is inviting us to be His watchmen in prayer and find Him as our refuge in hard times.
What should we be doing as Kingdom Citizens in the Nations?
JESUS INSTRUCTED US in Matthew 28:19-20 (Hebrew Gospel of Matthew) to"Go and teach them to carry out all things which I have commanded you forever."
This is what Paul did in Ephesus and in three years there was national transformation. Paul proclaimed the whole will of God. Acts 20:27 As we pray for transformation in our nations what are we supposed to teach them? He said, “…to carry out all things that He had commanded". We must teach them what the Bible says about family, government, politics...about all the spheres of society. We are called to be a trans-forming influence in society. The Bible provides us with a frame of reference for life.
The Jubilee Centre has over the past 30 years researched extensively around promoting good and right relationships at personal, organizational and public policy levels, as a practical expression of the biblical vi-sion of society. Visit them on the web at www.jubilee-centre.org for resources to help you to teach them. If we don't teach them how will they know what to do?
Jesus is Lord is one of the most radical realities of Christianity. It means that He is the Supreme Ruler over ALL.
Jesus was commissioned by the Father to come to earth, destroy the works of the Devil, and restore that which was lost. Jesus OBEYED everything the Father told Him to do. When Jesus left the earth He gave His followers the same commission He had received from the Father - Go reconcile the human family to the Father, destroy the works of the Devil, and restore that which was lost. Proclaiming Jesus as Lord means we are to OBEY what He commands us to do. You are not saved to go to heaven: You are saved to bring heaven to the earth. Matthew 6:10 -- "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." (From http://www.the-covenant-kingdom.com)
This month as you pray through this guide ask the Lord to show you what He would have you do to bring heaven to the earth.
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Praying for Nations
Spain
Terrorists attacked two cities in Spain on Thursday, 17 August 2017. They were planning a larger assault. At least 14 people were killed and more than 130 injured. ISIS has claimed responsibility. Following the terror attack Barcelona’s chief rabbi says the community is doomed. He has been encouraging his congregants to leave Spain, which he called a ‘hub of Islamist terror for all of Europe’.
PRAY for Spain. Pray for those who have lost loved ones, those who are injured, in shock, and grieving.
Finland
Two people were killed after a man armed with a knife stabbed several people in Finland before being shot by armed police. Eight people were taken to the hospital following the stabbings.
PRAY for Finland. Pray for those who have lost loved ones, those who are injured, in shock, and grieving.
Gaza
Hamas held a closing ceremony in Gaza on August 18, 2017 for 1,000 boys and girls attending the Hamas summer schools. Boys between 15 and 18 years of age were put through military drills, including shooting with live ammunition. Hamas said the training was to prepare of the liberation of Palestine.
PRAY for the children of Gaza.
Nations of the 10/40 Window
During this season we continue to pray for over 100 cities of the 10/40 window. The LORD's strategy is to stretch the Rod (Word) of the LORD over the territory. It means we make Scriptural proclamations to contend with chants and proclamations going out from that region to the various demon deities wor-shipped in the 10/40 window territories. • Pray for Jesus's visitation to individuals and people groups in the following cities using the proclama-
tions in the updated publication “Praying Thru the 10/40 Window” which is available on our website www.gapnetwork.org under Blog.
• While focus is on the 10/40 window territories, include your own territory and other trouble spots and all lawlessness as you proclaim the Word of the LORD as law over every gate of society on a regular basis:
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1. Bamako meaning “crocodile pool” capital of Mali belief Islam/animism
2. Ougagadougou meaning “place of the Oauga people”; capital of Burkina Faso belief Animism/Islam
3. Algiers meaning “the islands” capital of Algeria belief Islam
4. Kuwait city meaning “small fort” capital of Kuwait belief Islam
5. Beirut meaning “wells, springs” city in Lebanon belief Islam
6. Pune meaning “city of merit” city in Maharashtra province india belief Hinduism
7. Hyderbad meaning “lion town”. City in Andhra Pradesh province India belief Hinduism
8. Jakarta meaning “place of victory” city in Indonesia belief Islam
9. Dhaka meaning “after Durga wife of Shiva” city in Bangladesh belief Hindu/Islam
10.Phnom Penh meaning “hill of a woman named Penh” capital of Cambodia (Kampuchea) belief Bud-dhism/Atheism
NATIONAL DAYS
1. Libya 1 September(Coup d'état of 1969)2. Uzbekistan 1 September (Declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991)3. Slovakia 1 September ( independence from Czechoslovakia in 1993)4. Vietnam 2 September (Declaration of independence from France and Japan in 1945)5. Transnistria 2 September (Declaration of independence from the Moldova in 1990)6. San Marino 3 September (Independence from the Roman Empire in 301AD (traditional date))7. Swaziland 6 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968)8. Andorra 8 September (Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra)9. North Korea 8 September (declaration of a democratic people's republic in 1948)10.Macedonia 8 September declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991)11.Tajikistan 9 September (Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991)12.Belize 10 September, 21 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981)13.Bonaire (Netherlands) 6 September14.Brazil 7 September (Declaration of independence from Portugal in 182215.Gibraltar 10 September (Gibraltar National Day, people of Gibraltar vote to reject 16.Spanish sovereignty or association in 1967)17.Catalonia (Spain) 11 September (The Crown of Aragon loses its nominal independence after the fall
of Barcelona in 1714)18.Cape Verde September 1219.Costa Rica 15 September (Independence from Spain in 1821)20.El Salvador 15 September (Proclamation of independence from Spain in 1821)21.Honduras 15 September (Independence from Kingdom of Spain in 1821)22.Guatemala 15 September (Declaration of independence from Spain in 1821)23.Nicaragua 15 September (Independence from Spain in 1821)
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24.Mexico 16 September ((Grito de Dolores) declaration of independence from Spain in 1810)25.Papua New Guinea 16 September (Independence from Australia in 1975)26.Chile 18 September (date of the first Government Junta in 1810)27.St Kitts and Nevis 19 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)28.Malta 21 September (Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 196429. Mali 22 September (Independence from the Mali Federation in 1960)30.Saudi Arabia 23 September (unification of the kingdoms Nejd and Hejaz in 1932)31.Guinea-Bissau 24 September (Declaration of independence from Portugal in 197332.Botswana 30 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966)
• For each nation celebrating an independence day, pray that the LORD will follow this with the inde-pendence of His people from the kingdom of darkness into His glorious kingdom of light. Many will have a personal encounter with Him which will lead to their decision for salvation over eternal death. Pray that the people in each of these nations will choose life and that there shall be fellowships which will be on hand to receive and disciple them into strong disciples of the LORD. Matt 28:18-20.
• Thank the LORD that He is Governor over the above nations and He rules justly (Psa 22:28)• Pray that a level of kingdom governance will begin to reflect in each of the above nations as they
mark various milestones during this month.• Prophetically proclaim Isaiah 61 to the Ecclesia in each of the above nations.• Pray that the LORD will strengthen the weak hands and knees of the Ecclesia in each nation. One
common feature in each of the above nations is that the Ecclesia is not very strong. There is a strong occult presence in each of these nations. Pray that the LORD will raise a prophetic Ecclesia to deal with all forms of occult in this season.
• Pray for nations that have turned heavily to Secular humanism because of the relative successes they have enjoyed in areas of economic development. Many of these nations have become centers of im-morality and defiance of the LORD. Pray that the LORD will in this season do something that will cause the people in these nations to turn their hearts back to Him. Pray for Botswana, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Honduras, Swaziland, Libya, Papua New Guinea
National Elections
• 11 September: Norway, Parliament• 17 September: Macanese legislative election, • 23 September: New Zealand, Parliament• 24 September: • Germany, Parliament• Switzerland, Referendum• Singaporean presidential election, 2017 September 2017
• Pray for the elections that are slated to happen in this season that kingdom citizens will continually recognize the importance of becoming share-holders of the nation by becoming active voters so they can partner with the LORD in making divinely inspired political choices.
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• Pray that Jehovah Shalom will cover these nations during their elections. Pray that the peace that sur-passes all understanding shall reign as people go to polling stations and that sanity will reign during the entire process.
• Pray that the Ecclesia in the nations will not stop praying once elections are over. Pray that there will be continued and sustained prayers for the LORD’s direction in how to move forward with the new leadership. (1 Timothy 2:1-4)
• Pray that the leaders who are selected in these nations will be people who will set up these territo-ries for a last days’ move of the LORD - the expected end time revival. Habb 2:14
PRAYING THROUGH THE HEAVENSLunar EventsNot many people have heard about the Bible story in the stars. This is definitely NOT astrology. Astrology can't even put three signs together to make a story, whereas, the 48 constellations that make up the true Zodiac all go together to tell the story of Jesus, the Redeemer. The story includes His birth and life prophesy (the first four major Signs; 16 constellations), His dealings with His elect people (the second four major Signs), and His coming in triumph over Satan( the last four major Signs). The heavens on a daily basis declare the glory of the LORD seen in the face of Jesus. These declarations ought to be understood and appropriated by kingdom citizens; not only in times of major heavenly activi-ties e.g. the eclipses and other alignments of the heavenly bodies, but on a daily basis. • Thank the LORD that the heavens on a daily basis declare His glory and each day has a speech that
is released over creation• Pray that you will be among those who can answer in the affirmative the question posed in Job 38.33
– that you will know the ordinances of the heavens and set their dominion on the earth• Pray that in this season of high spiritual activity when the heavens are declaring seasons of triumph of
good over evil; of liberty and new beginnings you will not miss it. Crescents and Quarter MoonsThe First quarter moon will occur on 28 September 2017 @ 02:54 UTC and the last quarter moon will occur on 13 September 2017 @ 06:25 UTC• Command the quarter moons to praise the LORD in their season.• They use the D shaped quarter moon or it’s mirror image as a bow to shoot arrows at the ignorant.
Pray that the LORD will be your shield and great Reward; pray this for all kingdom citizens every-where Psa 91:5-6, Deut 49:23
• Pray that in the season of the quarter moons, your bow will be made strong by God. You will be an arrow in His hand. He will shoot you forth and you shall land on target, deep in the heart of the ene-mies of His purposes in every area of expression. Pray this for the Body of Christ (Deut 49:24, Psa 127:4-5.)
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• As often as possible in this month, prophesy Psalm 91 over your life, family and the Body of Christ in the territory
The Full moon will occur on 6th September 2017 @ 07:02 UTC• Pray that the moon, the faithful witness in the sky (Ps 89:37) should mark a season of unprecedented
levels of glorifying the LORD Psa 104:19, Psa 89:37• Command the moon to reject every kind of worship, sacrifices, incantations, projections and prognos-
tications made to it, and rather be a faithful witness to the season of the LORD’s glory, power, pres-ence and goodness to His people. Ps 89:37; Prov 14:5
• Pray that the LORD will release those who are struck by the moon in this season esp. people who tend to have any issues with mental health or stability. Some people get temporary memory loss dur-ing this season of full moon. Some students forget during exams. Psa 121:6
• Pray that at the full moon there shall be a coming to fullness of the prophetic word of the LORD for you in this new month, and from thence as it wanes the prophetic releases will begin to come to fruition in every area of your existence.
New moon will occur on 20 September 2017 @ 05:30 UTC.
• Command the gates of the month to be lifted up unto the LORD, and command the new moon to welcome the LORD into the gates of this new season. (Ps 24:7-10)
• The LORD gave Israel a command “Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day”. Pray for the members of the Ecclesia globally to gather solemnly in season of heightened intercession for our territories wherever we live Psalm 81:3
• A C shaped moon or its mirror image is a crescent;. The occult use the crescent moon as sickles (e.g. Hecate’s sickle), for harvesting the gains of the ignorant. Pray that the Crescent and quarter moons will do only God’s bidding i.e. to praise Him and give Him pleasure as they display His glory on earth Col 1:15-20, Rev 4:11
• Declare that ever demonic harvester, every thief of kingdom citizen’s harvest will be cast out and blown away by the east wind of the LORD; and we shall partake of every harvest that we are enti-tled to. Psa 126:5-6
Solar EventsThe autumnal equinox will occur on 22 September 2017 @ 20:02 UTC.• This day when the sun crosses the equator brings the phenomenon of equal nights; with 12 hours of
daylight and 1 hours of darkness along the equator. Command the sun to praise the LORD to praise the LORD and respond only to His bidding and do their role of legislating the times and seasons Psa 104.19-20, 148:1-6
• Many occultists will converge at the equator locations to carry out enchantments, and speak into the laylines to carry out their bidding across the earth. Command the laylines of the earth including the
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equator, the prime meridian, the international date line, the tropics of cancer and Capricorn to do only the bidding of the LORD and reject every other voice. The earth is the LORD’s and must re-spond only to His commands Isaiah 38.8
• There is a worldwide variety of fall equinox celebrations, which demonstrate the diversity of religious beliefs including remembering the dead from this season. There are those merchants of the earth that are hunting for souls all over the world to harvest into the kingdom of darkness (Rev 18.13). Pray that the LORD will be the Deliverer of such souls from the hands of the soul hunters and the fowler. He will send his angels who are hunters and fishers to address all these appropriately. Psa 91, Prov 6:5, Jer 16:16
From 22 August 2017 to 21st September 2017, as the sun makes one of its longest circuits through the heavens, it passes through a group of 110 stars in the constellation called Virgo. Virgo marks the sun’s first entrance into a constellation in its circuit through the heavens.Virgo reveals the particulars of the Abrahamic Covenant – its guarantor the LORD, its legal executors Abraham and Sarah, and its first beneficiary Isaac. Its fulfillment in Jesus. It is a legal contract, written in the heavens, so that all creation can see and know that the Creator of the heavens and the earth is in a legally binding contractual relationship with a particular people who descend from the loins of Abraham and Sarah and the other nations were grafted in through Jesus.
Virgo is symbolized by a virgin who lay across the ecliptic bearing a branch in her right hand and a sheaf of wheat in her left hand. Her head is positioned very close to the tail of Leo. She stands upon the sign of Libra.The wheat sheaf is a fertility symbol; the branch refers to the Messiah. (Isaiah 11:1). Here begins the tale of the Jesus's life as foretold by the heavens. It starts with a two-fold testimony of the Coming One. Stars: The branch; the gloriously beautiful; who shall come down; who shall have dominion; the son; who carries; a spike of corn; the seed.• Command the constellation Virgo to praise the LORD as it dominates the skies in the coming season.• Thank the LORD for Jesus who humbled Himself and became just like vulnerable baby, allowed him-
self to be raised by a regular poor couple, grew into a man and made choices that enabled Him to BECOME the Savior. He allowed Himself to come through the channel of fallen man in order to re-deem us (Phil 2:5-11, Joh 3:16, Rom 5:6-8)
• Pray that during this season many in unreached places will receive a heavenly revelation of the re-demptive role of Jesus who was born to save mankind from eternal destruction 1 Joh 3.8
• Isaiah prophesied about Yes the Branch that would spring forth from Jesse. Jesus proceeded to display the 7 spirits of God. Pray that during this season, as many as are willing in the Ecclesia , will begin to manifest in greater measure, each of the 7 Spirits of God in this new season Isa 11:1-2.
Four other smaller groups of stars called decans that form part of the constellation called Virgo give fur-ther details of who the “Branch” is.
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COMA Above the ecliptic an enthroned young woman holds her infant son. Named: The desired or longed for. • It represents “The Desired” which portrays the coming “Branch” to be a child who will be the “Desire
of all nations” referring to Jesus. Thank God that Jesus fulfilled that which the heavens declare. Hag 2.7• During this season of the Feast of Trumpets many orthodox Jews look forward to the first coming of
the Messiah. Pray that the LORD will appear to many as the Messiah who already came more than 2000 years ago to redeem all creation and set off these last days.
CENTAURUS represents “the centaur” a being having two natures A man with the body of a charging horse (centaur) lies below the ecliptic. He holds a shield and spear and is piercing a victim. Between his hind legs is the ancient sign of the Hebrew letter Tav. Named: The despised; sin offering; the pierced or who pierces. Stars: Heretofore and hereafter.• Meditate on Isaiah 53 during this season• These stars depict Jesus in His two-fold natures, Son of GOD and Son of Man, the Lion and the Lamb,
the root and offspring of David, the peasant Shepherd and royal King. Praise the LORD that the heav-ens declare this truth.
• Pray that kingdom citizens will during this season gain a better understanding of the two-fold nature of Jesus and how it manifests in their lives as He dwells in us.
CRUX – THE COVENANT: Rather than a cross this constellation is the ancient version of the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the Tav. This sign is positioned directly between the centaur’s legs. Named: Cutting off; boundary; mark; finish.• Pray that as the heavens declare, you will during this season go back to the message of the cross and
ask the Holy Spirit to give you a revelation on this greatest altar that was ever raised.• Pray that you will revisit the importance of “carrying your cross” daily as commanded by Jesus• The Cross was the scene of the new covenant that was cut between the LORD and man restoring us
back into fellowship with Him and therefore back into our redemptive purpose as mankind to rule and reign with Him forever. Read and meditate on Gen 1:26-28, Rev 22:4-5 and ask the Holy Spirit to bring you to a new and greater revelation of the significance of the Cross and the covenant we have through it.
BOOTES represents the “Coming One”, referring to Jesus the coming Messiah and Judge of the earth.• Is it not amazing that the heavens declare this reality in line with the Fall Feast of Trumpets? Praise the
LORD that His promise to return for His bride remains true even as the heavens so declare.• As the heavens are declaring His soon return, ponder on this question, are you ready?
From September 22nd 2017 to October 22nd 2017 as the sun makes its circuit through the heavens; it passes through a group of 51 stars in the constellation called Libra symbolized by the scales of
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redeeming. This reveals the Redeemer’s atoning work or the price deficient balanced by the price that covers. It represents Jesus as THE PRICE WHICH COVERS; the Cross endured by the Victim slain, who receives the Crown. Stars: weighing, purchase, redemption, gain, station of propitiation; Isa 53.10 sin offering (bal-ance our lacks); swept away, heaped up, redemption of the conflict, buying.This represents Jesus as the Redeemer whose atoning work for the saints is captured in the price He paid for their redemption. Man is the price deficient, but Jesus by His death is the price which covers. The scales also symbolize judgment thus the heavens truly declare the seasons on the earth to be one of judgment and righteousness Dan 5:27• Thank the LORD that the heavens declare the season of judgment which brings forth justice and
righteousness even as the season on earth signifies.• As the heavens declare in line with this season, thank the LORD for becoming the complete and total
solution to the question of reconciliation of man and all of creation to the LORD. He is indeed the price which covered the cost of sin through all eternity.
• Thank Him that His role as our High Priest and Advocate before the courts of heaven, has already answered every accusation of Satan and his surrogate spirits against kingdom citizens. HE PAID IT ALL. Rev 5:12
• The heavens are declaring a season of balance but also a season of judgment. Scales symbolize judg-ment. Pray that those who reject the message of salvation, redemption and deliverance in this season will indeed face a season of judgment so that they will realize the seriousness of including the LORD in the equation of their lives
• Pray for every area that requires the just scales of Jehovah to be applied in every gate of society in-cluding family, politics and governance, education and economy etc.
Ask Jehovah to put His word in your mouth from Psalm 149:6-9 to make righteous judgments against but not limited to the following:• UnGODly practices within the family and anything which does not bring redemption and salvation• UnGODly legislations, doctrines and laws within the body of Christ in your territory then within the
government of your territory.• Those who sit on the seats of authority with an unGODly and evil agenda in the territory that the
judgments of Jehovah which are right will indeed be leveled against them and against those seats whose foundations have been contrary to the GODly patterns of righteousness and justice.
• Unjust and unrighteous standards in the judicial system of the land with regard to specific rulings which are not GODly
• UnGODly practices, programming in the education, media arts and culture in your territory, race/tribe and the Body of Christ.
• Pray that as the judgments of Jehovah come on the territory, people will learn righteousness Isa 26:9
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The three other smaller group of stars called decans that form part of Libra describe the stages of the Redeemer’s atoning work. The CRUX represents the Cross endured; the finished work of re-demption John 19.30. Stars: cutting off; Limit/finish – Dan 9:26 62 weeks Messiah cut off; mark of bound-ary, or limitation, Num 21.8 Joh 12.32 • Jesus endured the Cross despising the shame because He saw the goal and purpose for His sojourn
on earth – redemption and repossession of all of creation to the Father. Pray that during this season when you are carrying your own cross, dealing with any areas of the flesh that have brought you much pain, you too will have a clear vision of the end result – glorification. Heb.12:2
• In this season of disorganization and disarray, in this season of birthing, there is a lot of opportunity to give up. Pray that the LORD will raise encouragers who will keep you focused on the final picture – Jehovah’s good and perfect plans for you. Pray also for kingdom citizens about this in the territory Jer 29.11
• Rejoice in Jehovah for on the Cross of Calvary Jesus already paid every price that will ever be re-quired for our sin, death, destruction, poverty, sickness, failures of any kind; and the enemy was forever defeated. Eph 1.17- 2.6, Col 1.15-20
LUPUS or VICTIMA represents the Victim of sacrifice slain, the animal held by the Centaur; Jesus was the Victim slain before the foundations of the earth. Stars; to be slain; beast, wolf, the victim/the animal Isa 53.7 – lamb to the slaughter Ezek 18.4 blood remission.• Thank Jehovah that the heavens declare He is never caught off guard. He made provision for all things
even before sin came to the world. Then He paid every price required for our total redemption.• Pray that in this season as the Body of Christ focuses on the Great Commission, many will be drawn
to the LORD. Pray also that the message of the Cross, the body and blood of Jesus will become prominent where there has been a focus on other teachings that strengthen the carnal man rather than the spirit man Isa 53
CORONA or Northern Crown; kingly crown, ornament or jewel, Zech 6.11, Rev 6.2, The shining; represents the Crown bestowed or the crown of His glory Psa 8.5, 132.18. The heavens are declaring that Jehovah raised Jesus from the dead and set Him at His own right hand in heavenly places. Stars: Royal crown; Jewel; Psa 110.1 thine enemies thy footstool• Thank Jehovah that indeed the heavens declare that it is a season to step into the kingly role as king-
dom citizens, and make decrees over our lives, families and territories in line with the promises of Je-hovah in scripture and various prophecies over us. Rev 1.6
• Thank Jehovah that as the gates of this month open and the kingdom of darkness celebrates death, the heavens are declaring resurrection and life. Pray for life, health, and resurrection where there seems to be death, disease and destruction.
• Pray that you will comprehend the kind of power Jehovah has put in you in this season. Pray through Ephesians 1:17-2:10 asking Jehovah to reveal to you this great potential which you have the same
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power that raised Jesus from the dead. Pray that you will know how to use that power for the fur-therance of His kingdom. Pray this for the Ecclesia as well.
• Pray that the risen LORD will appear to many especially those in areas where there is very little or no knowledge of the LORD in this season.
Prayer Requests from GAPNET Partners Thank you all for your prayers. We receive prayer requests from our GAPNET Partners every day. We put the general categories from those requests here and ask you to remember to pray for them during the month. Thank you• Please pray for good health for the members of the GAPNET family.• Pray for financial provision for our ministry partners. Many of them are missionaries. • Pray for strong Christian families.• Pray for those who are struggling with addictions.• Pray for safety for those who minister in places that are hostile to the gospel.• Pray for the spouses and children of those who minister.• Pray that the leaders of the nations have a Damascus experience. • Pray for the children who have been disappointed and who see the church as hypocritical. Pray that
they will have a personal relationship with Jesus.• Pray for safety as we travel.• Pray for successful completion of the kingdom projects in the nations.
PROPHECIES 2017
Make a request or download from our website the various prophecies from 2015 and previous years.
PROCLAIM OVER THE EARTH
“IN THAT DAY I WILL RESTORE DAVID’S FALLEN SHELTER— I WILL REPAIR ITS BROKEN WALLS AND RESTORE ITS RUINS— AND WILL REBUILD IT AS IT USED TO BE, SO THAT THEY MAY POS-SESS THE REMNANT OF EDOM AND ALL THE NATIONS THAT BEAR MY NAME,” DECLARES THE LORD, WHO WILL DO THESE THINGS. “THE DAYS ARE COMING,” DECLARES THE LORD, “WHEN THE REAPER WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY THE PLOWMAN AND THE PLANTER BY THE ONE TREAD-ING GRAPES. NEW WINE WILL DRIP FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND FLOW FROM ALL THE HILLS, AND I WILL BRING MY PEOPLE ISRAEL BACK FROM EXILE. “THEY WILL REBUILD THE RUINED CITIES AND LIVE IN THEM. THEY WILL PLANT VINEYARDS AND DRINK THEIR WINE; THEY WILL MAKE GAR-
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DENS AND EAT THEIR FRUIT I WILL PLANT ISRAEL IN THEIR OWN LAND, NEVER AGAIN TO BE UPROOTED FROM THE LAND I HAVE GIVEN THEM,” SAYS THE LORD YOUR GOD. AMOS 9:11-15
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