Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Answers from God's Word that YOU NEED!

 I've got some answers in here from God's Word that YOU NEED!

Last night I posted one last thing on my mind, then during the night I awoke and God was taking me deeper into some other things to add to this, from my own experience of resisting sins that had become habitual in the days before my return to God as an adult. He showed me several different times I wrestled with the same temptation over many years. Each time had a shorter duration of wrestling with the temptation that had once been habitual in my life before returning to God at 31. I didn't realize it then, but the temptation was not a sin. Only not resisting it would be the sin. And I really didn't know that I was in spiritual warfare. I thought I was just considering something I knew God 100% disapproved of and really, in my heart, I wanted to be pleasing to God.
So last night I wrote that "They are all rushing to publish their books because you bought into a pack of lies that appears to make them like the holy, grownups in the room. How quickly that could change. By then you might have bought their books on how to erect fences to make sure no pastor or woman ever fall into sin … and how to deal with it if they do.
"I thought that’s what the Word of God and the Holy Spirit were given to us for. Write your books because this house of cards could come down any minute. All it takes is a heart that quits hiding from God to bring it down."
I am, of course speaking about those who have mixed worldly woke ideas of justice with God's Word in dealing with the accusations that came out against Mike Bickle and IHOP in 2023. As the Bible says, Proverbs 13:17 "The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him." What most of you don't understand is that cross examination never happened. Even with Mike Bickle taking his long-standing conviction that he was not to defend himself - a 100% biblical position that is also part of Western jurisprudence based on the Bible for hundreds of years, the accused has the right not to testify. That's because there are still MANY willing and able to testify to the facts of the case. That is also true of those who have ability to testify against what the accusers said in the Firefly investigation.
The accusers & the AG turned down 3 different investigators that IHOP contracted to do investigations. So someone please tell me, why is it that we all assumed the AG picking out Firefly HAD TO BE ACCEPTED by IHOP? They didn't accept Firefly and no one who could counter the accusers stories at IHOP trusted Firefly enough to go to them. What even Tikkun did not see through, Jim Hollar and Firefly were already coming from a Woke ideology investigative position. It is written right there in page 1 of their contract. There is no justice involved in those dynamics.
But what I really want to talk about is how the Bible already speaks to us about how we are to avoid sins. There will never be a woke legal fence around Christian leaders tall enough to keep men and women succumbing to sexual immorality. It has to come from us understanding from God's Word how WE individually take captive every fantasy that hits our thinking that is in rebellion to God's command for us as His children. "Casting down imaginations (fantasies), and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Messiah/Christ." 2 Cor 10:5
The reason that the books will not help written by individuals who make up the inner circle of those who have led the charge against Mike Bickle and IHOP, is because they are filled with the rules of the feminist weaponized sexual accusation playbook. The reason they will not work for believers is found in 2 Cor 10:4 "The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds."
Do you know that demons tempt all of us and mostly through the thoughts we allow to roam through out thinking unchecked. The first battleground, as Francis Frangipane so aptly put it, is in our own minds. We have to wage war there before any other place. What does that mean? It means we don't entertain "imaginations (fantasies)" that conflict with the knowledge of God's will. You know, like: 'What would it be like to have an intimate relationship with the pastor - to be his significant other.'
EVERY moral failure begins in the thoughts and most of us are woefully uneducated in how to defeat such fantasies tempting us to evil. Being tempted is not a sin, but not resisting though tempting thoughts will surely lead us into doing them!
Even Yeshua/Jesus was tempted. Luke 22:44 as the Lord was praying before laying down His life in the death on the Cross, it says that He was praying and sweating drops of blood - this was resisting the temptation of the flesh not to let Himself be crucified. Don't believe that? It's right there is verse 42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
It is not easy to crucify our flesh either. We may not resist to the point of sweating blood, but resisting a barrage of immoral fantasy thoughts can be really difficult - especially when you don't know HOW to take every though captive to the obedience of the LORD!
You may know the scripture verse well, but you have never learned how to put it into operation in your own life to overcome your fantasy thought and evil imaginations - temptations hitting you from demonic thinking. Here it is: Submit yourselves to God, resist the devil. Keep it up until the devil flees. And when the thoughts come back, because they will test you again, do the exact same thing. This is taking every thought captive to the obedience of the knowledge of God's will for YOU! (No exemptions in case you have believed you are a "special" case that God allows to sin)
James 4:6-8 “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
If we were teaching the principles of taking thoughts captive, resisting temptations and how the demons press us into doing evil by planting thoughts in our thinking, I'll bet that would help a heck of a lot more than setting up a bunch of rules, fences and litigation after the fact of moral failures in the body of Christ.
But hey! what do I know? I'm just a person who had to learn all this the hard way of resisting and not knowing how to escape the torment of demonic thoughts coursing through my mind. But I resisted and God provided an escape for me from sinning. And now He has given me a clear message for you on how to escape from the sins that so easily beset us.
The books being written by the inner circle of the accusers of Mike Bickle and IHOP are based on #apackoflies You may be tired of all this, but if you don't dig deeper into the facts you will remain deceived by the lies.

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Divine Traps

 Divine traps. by Donna Diorio October 14, 2025 Paul could see what was coming next when he was writing his letter to the Italian Christians about their relationship to the Jews, the book of Romans especially chapters 10-11 and although it is not considered part of Paul's explanation of the relationship of Jewish and Christian believers. chapter 12 is! Because it explains how the body fits together - both Jew and Gentile believers, bringing different things to the table just as surely as husbands and wives bring different things to the table of marriage.

But don't let me get off track here with my real purpose: Paul was telling the Italian Christians (representing ALL peoples in the the body of the Lord internationally), not to start thinking they were so righteous compared to the Jewish people who God was about to send into an almost 2,000 year exile.
Christians don't realize it, but scripture points out in at least 3 places that God made it so Israel could not recognize their Messiah when He was walking the earth with them. People don't get this because it makes no sense to us. It makes sense to us that people can be so self-righteous that they fail to recognize His very likeness in a man, but it makes no sense to us that God would make the Jews unable to recognize the Messiah. I mean you have to be really bad for God to do something like that, right?
God's ways are higher than our pea-sized human brains and hearts. He lays out in His word that He has done this to the Jews so He could open the door to all nations for salvation by faith in Israel's Messiah - that Messiah that most Israelis rejected - however there was a Remnant of faith even then. It was God's plan from the beginning. I have never found the man who could adequately explain that to me, but I accept it because it is God's Word that says it is so.
Christians have always been tested by how they treated the Jews. Even in exile in the nations Jews have been run out of one country to the next for 2,000 years. That is what the word "pogrom" means. Jews have words that that express what has been done to them - words like "blood libel" and "holocaust" and rare is the Christian who knows what those words really mean, and just shrug it off as meaningless to a Christian. Not so. Very relevant to Christians in the nations.
For one thing because of what God says in Zechariah 1:15
"I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions."
The nations inflicted harm on the Jews from one nation to the next, and very soon God said He would draw all nations to Israel for the purpose of wiping out all Jews once and for all. Of course there is a remnant of faith in each nation what will oppose that - but let me ask you, how many of your Christian friends will be all for wiping out Israel even to this day? Can we put Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens in that group? At this time, absolutely we can.
But I also want to say that like God blinded Israel to her Messiah 2,000 years ago, Christians should not think they are above also being blinded to God's ultimate purpose in now restoring Israel. You are going to find that even many Christians who support Israel and are known for it, do not have a clue how Israel is being spiritually restored right now through the body of believers in Israel.
These Christians toss the body of believers aside as if they are nothing because in their minds they have a fixation on a verse they do not even understand properly. They think Christians are the only ones that can make Israel jealous of the faith in Jesus, so they court the rabbis and the politicians and treat the Remnant of Israel as if they are totally irrelevant to the spiritual restoration of "all Israel" that Paul refers to in his book to the Italian Christians.
Romans 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. 26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. 27And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins."
Christians are just as "conceited" about their special status with God as Israel was back in the day. This conceit is exactly what allowed them to be blind to the presence of their Messiah in the days of His human Prescence among them. And we should all take MAJOR WARNING of that conceit factor! God WANTS us to know the mystery He is working to make us all one in His Son. In Matthew 3:9 Yeshua/Jesus addresses His people of the flesh, Jews, of such conceit: "And think not "to say within yourselves," G1438 We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham."
He said that the Jews, and Paul said that to the Italian Christians. Avoid thinking we are the only one God is favoring with redemption because God says He plan is for all the nations - Israel included. AND IF you being a Christian exclude Israel in God's redemptive plan, then you are as on the wrong path as all of Israel that went into exile 2,000 years ago. . . .only now we are at the end of the age and exile now means, if you reject Israel, God takes that as rejecting Him. Of course it is a rejection of God if you are among those who are ready to let Israel be wiped off the map. That is just the spiritual reality.
Lastly. I want to say this about the wide gap between how Jewish believers think and how Christians think, because there is a lot of conceit in both camps, in my opinion. Places where both sides say, My way or the highway! Both at wrong in that. Both have things to bring to the table to share with each other, not to lord it over each other. Just like husbands are not to lord it over their wives, and spiritual leaders are not to lord it over their flocks. We all serve at God's pleasure. Full stop.
Earlier I extended the traditional view that Romans 9, 10 and 11 are Paul's address to the all Christians about what their relationship is to the Jews. I extended it into Romans 12 because from breaking out in his praise at the end of chapter 11 "35“ Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” 36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen."
In verse 12:1 Paul moves right into the proper understanding of all of us believers - Jews and Gentiles - of what it means to be a well functioning SINGLE body of the Lord.
1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. . . .
keep reading it is all relevant to us becoming the well and holy body of the LORD in ALL the earth.
FYI: I write this in the midst of a breech between IHOP and Tikkun. I believe my Messianic friends in Jerusalem are blind to how they have been "conformed to this world" in adopting worldly standards of judging what happened at IHOP immediately after the Hamas attack on Israel. If you don't think a spiritual attack was launched on IHOP at the same time, then I think you must be blinded as Israel was blinded 2,000. I believe it is a temporary blinding, but it must be broken for all of us to move forward. What does God's judgment have to do with the standards of Woke/Jezebellian women's movement edicts about justice?
The finger of God on the scales of justice is always redemptive, and the gifts and callings of God are always irrevocable. It is true of the Jews, and it is true of ALL of us.

Friday, October 17, 2025

Arrows from Zion 2025 Oct 17 Rising Out of Hell | Ministry Letters

 The Cover Story by Asher Intrater:
Rising Out of Hell on Shemini Atseret” is posted separately.
More from Tikkun Global the 
PDF October Israel’s Restoration Magazine

Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries

From Dugit Ministries, Avi Mizrachi writes: “On the eighth day after Sukkot, thirty leaders and many others from across Israel gathered at the Baptist Village near Tel Aviv at a Welcome the King of Glory Prayer Movement event sponsored by Dugit Outreach Ministries to pray in unity for the salvation of our nation. See the video on Facebook  …a set-apart moment to humble ourselves, seek the Lord, and stand together for His mercy and protection over Israel. Like the story of Esther, we have a duty to stand in the gap on behalf of our nation. There is weight to this day. It was on the eighth day which was October 7, 2023, that Hamas attacked Israel. Where the enemy sought to sow terror, we will lift a louder cry for healing, justice, and peace in Israel. We believe the Lord is near to all who call on Him in truth, and that our united prayer matters.”

Must Read aticles by Cookie Schwaeber-Issan  |  Clapping for Genocide |  The Fallacy of a New Middle East Reality |  Cowardice, Collaborators and Control - The Stuff Diplomacy is Made Of 

Reuven Doron brings “The Eternam Gospel” writing
. “This is the ONLY message that can generate genuine saving faith in both Jewish and Gentile hearts, which is the reason the Apostle made it the foundation of his ministry. . . . The reason our experience often falls gravely below our confession is that we do not build our lives on the Person of Jesus, the Son of God, or on His eternal Work on the Cross where He made Himself SIN and received in Himself the curse of the Law and God’s righteous judgments. There is no other message for you who serve God among the nations or for us here in Israel. Thank you for your prayers for our outreach as we lift up Jesus and His redeeming work in the Hebrew language for the Hebrew nation.”  Watch Reuven’s “Patient Endurance” video in a serious word for us all.  To partner with us.

Pastor Israel Pochtar writes, “This week’s newsletter brings together stories and messages that remind us of God’s faithfulness, His call to unity, and His unending desire to dwell among His people. Whether in the desert of Sukkot, the prayers of Shemini Atzeret, or the open hearts we meet in the Galilee — His living water continues to flow.  Living Water: The Prophetic Message of Sukkot VIDEO | READ: The Last Mile – Bringing the Message of Hope to the Galilee. | Watch Why Did God Command Israel to Wave Branches Before Him at Sukkot? | From ancient days until today, Shemini Atzeret has been known as the day when Israel begins to pray for rain — not just a physical necessity, but a symbol of God’s favor and blessing. READ Praying for Rain and Revival in Israel

Chaim Malespin writes about the Feast of Tabernacles this year, “
I have never seen Jerusalem so full of people!” He revisited the places where God made covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12:6-7, and reaffirming it in Genesis 15:18 and also in Genesis 17:7–8 (NKJV) ”And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you... and I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession.
    
We also went to the Western Wall, where thousands of Israelis were praying and celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles alongside people from the nations. The place was so crowded, that it was impossible to find parking anywhere near the Old City!.... The Feast of Tabernacles is one of the three Feasts of the Lord that God commands all men to come up to Jerusalem. As well, the prophet Zechariah declared that during this Feast, the nations must come up and celebrate it with Israel. Seeing such an overflow of Israelis and people from many nations flooding into Jerusalem must surely warm the Father’s heart. I myself was filled with joy! I believe that in the years to come, as more and more people join in celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles, we truly won’t be able to park anywhere near the Old City, because the entire city will be one giant celebration!”

The Peniel Fellowship in Tiberias is a large congregation led by Daniel & Shirya Yahav, and their school for children on believers came about decades ago when Messianic children were being bullied in school. Then just in the last couple of school years they were denied license to continue the elementary school due to religious pressuring of the city. All based on their faith. But their kindergarten is “open and working” and they have not given up on their vision for a Messianic school – so please pray with them over that. They write, “), we were forced to change our operation from a full elementary school, to a support center for parents that decided to move to home schooling instead of sending their children to the public school. This activity provides the children with spiritual faith based activities, as well as social and pedagogical support where needed.”  They are doing something right because “One of the highlights of this summer was a baptism of eight people, of whom seven were youth from believing families, members of our youth group. …we are planning another baptism soon.” Pray for them that God will give them favor in their community that upends the religious persecution.

The Kerem-El (God’s Vineyard) congregation is a daughter congregation of the Carmel congregation, one that was started 17 years ago as a
a Hebrew speaking meeting/congregation in Central Carmel, where non-believing Israelis would be able to easily and comfortably attend. One of the pastors is leaving at the start of 2026, so in dealing with the congregational needs, Kerem-El will be “begun joining forces with some of the men and women's meetings, and also the prayer meetings that occur weekly.” In one recent meeting where they did this they were blessed by “by a special guest speaker, an Iranian brother named Ramin. Ramin shared his amazing testimony of how he came to faith in Iran under the Ayatollah regime. Consequently his persecution intensified, to the point where he had to flee Iran and found refuge in America. In the U.S. he met his Jewish-Israeli wife and is now in the process of becoming an Israeli citizen! God's ways are amazing ! Listen to his full testimony produced by our friends at One for Israel. This is so good! Please listen and share.

It was “
the day before his 78th birthday” when a wonderful brother, Moshe Morrison, an elder at Tents of Mercy, crossed into eternity to be with the Lord – united again in glory with his wife Katya. Moshe led a Messianic congregation in Baltimore for 15 years, before he, Katya and 5 of their childre made aliyah. Together with Eitan and Connie Shishkoff, Moshe and Katya helped found Tents of Mercy in Kiryat Yam. Moshe was a devoted elder in the congregation, mentoring young people towards bar and bat mitzvah, teaching from the Torah and giving sermons regularly at Shabbat services in the unique way that only he did - never failing to start with a joke. . . .If you click his name above it will take you to his book of stories that display some of the wit and wisdom of Moshe Morrison. May all those who loved Moshe be comforted. Tents of Mercy write, “We treasure not only the time he was with us, but also the positive mark he made on people’s lives and the special touches he invested in our congregational home, specifically the beautiful wooden ark where the Torah scroll is held and his famous “Tents of Muscles” gym where he left a legacy of fitness.” Moshe had battled Parkinson’s and advancing dementia for many years, but we can be assured he is counting all joy now to be in the Presence of the Most High and His King.

Nachalat Yeshua (Yeshua’s Inheritance) led by Howard Bass writes, “The day of infamy, Oct 7, 2023, was a Sabbath, and Simchat Torah. A complete two years on the Jewish calendar…-- a prelude to wars yet to come -- will halt. President Trump will come, on his way to Egypt for the signing of "the deal," and be cheered by the nation for his part in bringing about this unexpected end in this way. This particular alliance may or may not be the "confirmation/strengthening of a covenant/treaty/alliance" of which the Prophet Daniel writes. If it is, time will shortly tell; if it is not, the time will shortly come for the actual one. These are the times in which we live, with a realistic expectation to see the Lord's return. Israel still thinks that they can control and determine their own destiny, and the "partners" for the deal are mostly nations that did not support Israel through the war, and most of them still look to the day when the people and land and city that the Creator and Redeemer has chosen will
cease to exist according to the purpose for which God created, chose, and staked His holy Name and His Word of Truth on to fulfill His own heart's desire.
    
If it were not for the Lord telling us way in advance of what we might expect in the end-times, we would be as befuddled or deceived or wishfully hoping that this deal for lasting peace would actually succeed. The people and the nations of the world are all conspiring together against YHVH and His Anointed. The Devil has lied to make the world think for centuries that the Jews are conspiring to rule the world. The truth of the matter is quite the opposite: God has a plan that a Jew will rule the world; and His name is Yeshua/Jesus! Hallelu_YAH!

Rania Sayegh, Arab Christian prophetic intercessor in Nazareth writes, “
As we celebrate Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, we remember how God faithfully dwelt among His people and called them to build a dwelling place for His presence. This season, the Lord is inviting us once again to sow into His house, a house of worship rising from Nazareth to the nations. At HOPE, our vision remains the same: to raise an altar of worship in Nazareth that echoes across Israel, the Middle East, and the nations. Every prayer, every song, every offering of praise declares that Jesus is worthy, and you are part of this sound.  Sow & Grow  HOPE House of Prayer & Exploits

     
Participating at the Rise Up Women’s Conference 2025 conference in Switzerland, read about Rania’s first-day prophetic encounter in Switzerland, where God revealed His heart for the nation and the new season ahead.

Sally Shiff in Kfar Saba, at HaMaayan congregation, writes, “THEY ARE HOME! For 2 years, you have joined me in prayer for the hostages that were stolen for our nation 2 years ago. The ones that are still in Gaza are no longer living and some of them will never be found. But all morning long, the nation of Israel watched 20 hostages return home to their families and to Israel. My tears can finally flow and I can finally breathe.          . . . Israel is breathing again and unified in celebration.  Like October 7, 2023 Israel is united both in sorrow (then) and joy today.  And to the person today, Israel thanked God (over and over again).

     10/16 I don't think my daily updates are over, now comes the transition...and showing you the real Israel that took the back seat to October 7, 2023. | How are the returned hostages doing? Here is a news brief from the hospital where 10 of them are. What is going on with Hamas? “settling scores” with a crackdown in Gaza.


Beautiful excerpt from Guy Cohen leading Katzir Asher, “I
n the Garden of Eden, the serpent persuaded Chavah (Eve) to choose moral independence, but the result was separation from Elohim. Since then, every sin is an act of rebellion, a refusal to submit to the will of the Creator. This spirit appears throughout the history of Israel....In each case, one spirit stands behind it, pride of heart and rejection of divine authority in the name of “justice” or “freedom.”
     . . . .Even today, this same spirit seeks to undermine every form of authority Elohim has ordained, in the family, the congregation, and society. In the end, the spirit of rebellion says: “I will decide.” But the Ruach HaKodesh says: “Let the will of Elohim be done.” Each day we are given the choice to walk in pride or in humility. “Choose this day whom you will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve Adonai.” (Joshua 24:15)

A good report from Patty Juster, Restoration from Zion, on “
the first Healing Oasis. . . .So many ministries pooled their time and resources to help make this time a success. We experienced so much unity as we worked together for the purpose of ministering to these families who have been so traumatized by the war. All of us poured out our time and energy to make this Oasis to be truly a place of healing. What a blessing to be able to hold this event in a Kibbutz right across the street from the building that I saw in my dream!     . . . .On the first night we welcomed the eight families through a balloon arch, and the staff cheered them on as they came through. Many of the women had to wipe tears from their eyes. They were overwhelmed by the love and support. For the next five days I led a group of intercessors, 5 – 10 men and women, in two hours of prayer. Three of those days we had a young woman experienced in harp and bowl prayer and worship assist me. Each day we felt more of the power and presence of the Spirit. It was thrilling for me to be praying with so many who were engaged in ongoing intense prayer. All of us were stretched. We knew that we were breaking through! . . . .Was all this time and money worth the expenditure? A big yes!!. . . . Thank you for your prayers and support to see this vision become a reality. May this be the first of many such healing retreats and the expansion of the healing center.

From Tiferet Yeshua in Tel Aviv led by Moti Cohen, “For the past two years, we have been on the frontlines of a brutal physical battle with radical Islamic jihadists across the region who are committed to Israel's destruction. At the same time, an additional front in this battle has exploded in the nations: anti-Semitic movements on the left and the extreme right are seeding people's hearts with hatred of Israel and the Jews in ways the world hasn’t seen since the 1930’s. . . . The Word of God prophecies that the dramatic events of the end of the age will unfold in the land of Israel with her regathered people living peacefully in their ancient homeland (Eze. 38). What leads to those events and the triumphant return of Yeshua to Jerusalem will be a flood of global satanic hatred of the Jews, Israel and the followers of Yeshua in the nations (Rev. 12)
     “. . . .
At Tiferet Yeshua, we are holding the line in this spiritual battle, taking up the armor of God daily and making a stand for truth by: faithfully declaring the gospel | making disciples | building the local Body of Messiah | helping the needy and serving the poor | speaking God’s TRUTH loud and clear at a time when darkness, lies and distortions are becoming frighteningly widespread. We invite you to join us in holding the line for truth, righteousness, and the light of God’s love in Israel and the nations at this critical time! Together let us prepare the way for the return of the King of Glory by advancing God's Kingdom in Israel.”

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Arrows 2025 Oct 17 Rising Out of Hell

 Cover Story:for October 17, 2025 

Rising Out of Hell 
on Shemini Atseret
by Asher Intrater 

    What is called the "Gaza War" - in which Israel faced attacks on 7 different military fronts - started in 2023 on the Biblical Holy Day of "Shemini Atseret" (Eighth Day Assembly), also called "Simchat Torah" (Joy of the Torah).

     After two years of horribly difficult, yet miraculously successful battles, the main part of the war has come to an end on the same day on the Hebraic calendar. This is the day called, the "last great day of the feast" in John 7:37. It is the day in which we are commanded to "rejoice and only rejoice" - Deuteronomy 16:14-15, Leviticus 23:36. Numbers 29:35. Symbolically it represents the 8th millennium, called the New Creation, in Revelation 21, when there will be no more tears, pain or death.

This timing could not be a mere coincidence. It was not planned by any human agency. I see this as a sign of divine and sovereign guidance. 

     A National Resurrection Experience | On this day 20 living hostages were returned to Israel. They had been 2 years under the ground in tunnels in Gaza. It was a hellish experience - truly Gehinnom. Their returning to Israel was like rising from the grave - a resurrection experience. It was felt by the whole country.

     At this moment we were one family, one soul. Everyone in the country felt that we were going through a resurrection together, from death to life, from darkness to light. It was a tiny taste of what it will be like on the day of resurrection, when millions will rise together. Unfathomable.

     Hosea 6:1-2 Come let us return unto the Lord for He has torn and He will heal us. He has struck us, and  He will bind us up. After two days He will give us life. On the third day He will raise us up, and we will live before Him.

     In a prophetic pattern, the history of the people of Israel reenacts the personal life of Messiah. And vice versa. For 2 days Yeshua was in the grave; on the 3rd day He rose. Israel was exiled for 2,000 years. On the 3rd thousandth year, the nation was reborn. There were 2 years in which our hostages were held under the ground. On the 3rd, they were raised. 

     The most repeated phrase in the media today in Israel is: "and the sons will return to their border" - Jeremiah 31:17. The restoration of Israel is part of the wider promise of the coming of the "New Covenant" - Jeremiah 31:31. 

     Proportionality? | A painful aspect of this day is that almost 2,000 security prisoners were released from Israeli jails as part of the deal to receive back the 20 hostages. That is a 100 to 1 ratio. This includes a large number with "blood on their hands" - having murdered many innocent Israelis. It made me realize why the Scriptures command a death penalty for murders: because if not, the murderers can be released to murder again. This ratio is better than the 1,000 to 1 in the return of Gilad Shalit in 2011. Included in the 1027 terrorists exchanged for Gilad was Yehia Sinwar, who led the attack on Israel in this current war. 

     The Two Together | This ceasefire agreement came as the result of cooperation between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Here again I see something symbolic of Yeshua. In their official position, the President of the United States is like the King of Kings, while the Prime minister of Israel is like the King of Israel. Yeshua is both King of Kings and King of Israel. Success required both.

      It was like pliers - one tool with two prongs joined in the center. One-sided pliers will not work. Spiritually speaking, God is working today through both the nation of Israel and the international Ekklesia. Jew and Gentile together in Yeshua become "one new man" - Ephesians 2:11. It is through the two becoming one that the purposes of God are revealed to the world - Ephesians 3:10. 

     Will This Bring Peace? | We hope that this ceasefire will lead to a wider Abraham Accords. We know that this is not an "eternal" peace. There will be many wars yet to come, even Gog and Magog, and Armageddon. Then will come the wonderful period of peace on earth in the millennial messianic kingdom. In the meantime, we as Jewish, Arab, and international followers of Yeshua hold that peace in our hearts. Our King has taught us how to love our enemies. He is still teaching us. Ultimately His love will bring peace to the whole planet. 


Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Truth About MIKE BICKLE & IHOP

The Truth About Mike Bickle & IHOP by Donna Diorio For the past 24 years of putting out a weekly summary of prayer request from Israeli leaders I have learned a lot. One thing I learned is that it doesn't matter what my friends and Christian leaders I respect think - or for that matter - what most in the whole world think, from the leaders to the common folk when it comes to how God looks upon Israel and upon the body of Messiah in Israel.
They can all believe the manifold lies that so many have been deceived by, but my duty is to God and what He has shown me in His Word related to Israel.
I am cannot help but apply the same standard to Mike Bickle. It does not matter to me if everyone I know has accepted disgusting lies about Bickle, because that is not what God has shown me what unfolded at IHOP, and my allegiance is to God.
Honestly, my total focus has always been on the Israeli body of Yeshua/Jesus. I have paid NO attention to the who's who in either American Christian ministry OR American Messianic Jewish ministry. I believe God told me to keep FOCUS on the Israeli ministries so as not to be drawn in to any other group but them.
I have done that until March of 2023 when Mike Bickle began preparing the IHOP homefront for a 21 day Fast and Prayer for Israel & Christian intercessors who would meet at the end of May.
By April 2023 that was made public as Bickle was calling for the international IHOP network to join in. It was because Mike caught wind that a group of Christian intercessors - each organization representing thousands and thousands worldwide - were going to meet together in Jerusalem to pray for the window of that region. Mike knew MOST of them had NO heart for praying for Israel. They were probably only meeting in Jerusalem to pray for that regional window because it was the ONLY safe place they could meet to make such prayers! What Mike wanted to do was pray for THEM! to have great breakthroughs among with revelation of God's heart and plan for Israel.
Even though I always knew of Mike Bickle's standout support for the Israeli ministries and the plan of God to spiritually restore Israel, I had never been attracted to follow IHOP. All of that changed when I heard of his 2023 plans, and I wrote about it in my Israel prayer letters on April 13th, 2023 encouraging my subscribers to join in.
At that point I had begun to listen to the IHOP prayer room daily all the hours I was at my computer working - around 8 hours a day. It revolutionized me. I cried so much at the power of the anointing on the worship. I would work as long as I could, then have to switch screens and just cry my eyes out at the worship that drew me away. Then I would go back to work.
My spiritual life was being revived day by day, month by month. Coming from a music industry background, I was seeing anointed worship with musical excellence. It was like that through the Sping, Summer and then in the Fall I watched a spiritual attack unfold right there in the IHOP Prayer and Worship room. Now the worshippers were in a swirl of warfare that came across strongly to me watching my the internet.
The news was spreading fast and the accusations were horrendous. I kept watching and started tracking what Mike Bickle was being accused of. The madness in the worship room was growing, with people dropping like flies. Social media was ablaze.
The attack was not only against Mike Bickle, it was pressuring the worship singers and musicians to leave IHOP claiming it was a cursed altar. It wasn't, but a majority did leave and big deals were made of them leaving during final sets intended to make it clear to the internet onlookers that they all believed the lies. The warfare was thick - and that is exactly what I picked up watching it.
My sense from the beginning was that it was a spiritual attack because of what Mike Bickle had done in May, raising up 5 million intercessors for Israel. I kept gathering information and I have not stopped gathering information. There have been so many dirty dealings involving so many in this spiritual attack on Mike Bickle International House of Prayer.
I wrote in the beginning that the situation was like 1 Kings 21 when Jezebel orchestrated the accusation and execution of Naboth in order to steal his inheritance, a vineyard. Naboth's name means fruits and he lived in Jezreel, which means "God sows."
Jezebel orchestrated the entire take down of Naboth, remaining entirely obscured behind the scenes. (Just like Jane Doe did) Jezebel organized false accusers of Naboth, who swore to the city council who also had their marching orders from Jezebel to execute Naboth so she could steal his inheritance, the vineyard. (Just like Jane Doe did)
I did not know ANYONE at IHOP, but in my fact finding I realized the original Jane Doe accuser was the Jezebel spirit behind this plot to take down Mike Bickle. I kept gathering facts. I spoke privately to anyone at IHOP who would talk with me about what was going on from their perspective.
I came into great conflict with those very people in Jerusalem who I advocate for. I advocated to them for Mike and what I was seeing and learning about it all. They did not take to heart what I was trying to tell them about the plot. Instead they trusted others closer to them, and those in the community that facilitates weaponized sexual accusation - including the so-called investigator, Firefly.
When I put together the weekly summary and Arrows from Zion this week, I saw report after report from different Israeli ministries that reminded me how standing for them was so like the last 2 years standing for Mike Bickle and IHOP.
Especially piercing were was the statement of one Tel Aviv minister who wrote,
“The Enemy Came After Us, But We Are Not Leaving!
The Enemy Defiled A Place of Prayer but God is Not Finished!
These Are Not The Days For Shrinking Back.
There Are the Days of Bold Faith and Spiritual Fire!"
One of my new friends at IHOP is Lisa Bickle Stribling and yes, she is angry. She too has been collecting documentation of the under-the-radar orchestration of the attack on her brother and his inheritance, the fruitful vineyard of IHOPKC. Bickle's worldwide network of prayer houses which have been decimated down to a small percentage of what it was in May of 2023 when 5 million intercessors were appealing to Heaven to open the eyes of Christians to what He is doing - as promised - to Israel in our day.
Lisa's own church was mentioned in the first Firefly report making it appear as if an abuse case was also in her ministry. It was a lie that cost dearly specialized in outreach to the downtrodden - like the Aviv ministry in Israel - a church that feeds the poor. A major city contract pulled funds from Hope City based on a total fabrication published in the Firefly report which is RIDDLED with fabrications! This is how the accusers manipulated others by intimidation of destroying them with lies if they did not play along with the lies about Bickle and IHOP.
It is not only Israeli unbelievers who have veiled eyes, it is also the Church whose eyes are veiled and believing HUGE lies against the man who led the largest, most effective Israel Mandate in the nation.
I don't have a problem with Lisa's anger. When the truth is found to be lies, is there not a cause to tell the truth and shatter the lies?
That is what I have always done about the lies about Israel, and that is what is called for in all the lies that have made a man of God, who did not commit the sins as accused, and the much lesser reality of sin he did commit decades before was forgiven, under the blood of Jesus.
That woman Jezebel is who you all are tolerating.
Now I know that my friends in Jerusalem have believed the lies, because one told me since the beginning of being entangled in this thing, he has felt like a plumber being called to clean out a clogged toilet. I can only say to him that the reason he feels that way is because he believed accusations that were great lies about a man he knew and should have known better that this was no chronic predator running a House of Predators.
Instead of turning away from the facts on how this went down - I know everyone is tired of hearing about it, but until the lies are exposed IT IS NOT OVER.
That's why you should welcome information that would confirm you did not spiritually misjudge a man you had relationship with for decades, and who always was on the cutting edge of spiritual alliance with Israeli ministries.
Once you understand the Firefly report is FULLY bogus and see the true facts of the spiritual conspiracy, the only godly thing to do is to renounce the Firefly reports and both of the Pastoral Recommendation reports. Enough damage has been done to our friends.
It is time to peel away the veils of deception on the false accusations against Mike Bickle and IHOP, and Hope City, KC. It is time to repair the breach and tend to the wounded.