THE FATHER SPEAKS OF THE SITUATION IN ISRAEL

The Father was speaking of Israel today, and we are praying for them, as we know you must be also. He showed that it is His will for them to withdraw from Gaza, because one day there will be a dual state there, but this is very hard for many Jews to accept or believe. They cannot understand how the Father could possibly have them give up their land, and they do not believe that He wants them to do so. They should ask Him, because He will tell them that they need to do so. He said today that it is like it was in Jeremiah's day, when that prophet spoke for Him and said that the Jews should surrender to Nebuchadnezzar's forces. They did not believe him. The Father told Jeremiah to take a deed to his land and safeguard it, to show the people that they would indeed return to their land, but the only way to get there was to surrender. (Jeremiah 32) Those who did not surrender would be killed and those who did surrender would be carried off in captivity, but they would be watched over by the Father and eventually return, which is exactly what happened.

The Father said also that this is also as it was in Jesus' day, when many Jews were zealots. Zealots believed that Rome should not be in Israel and that the Father wanted to rescue them from this situation. They looked for a Messiah to save them from Rome's occupation of Israel. However, this was not the plan of the Father. Zealots at that time did not know His will, but they assumed that they did and they believed with all their hearts that God would not want the cruelty of foreign Rome to have power over them.

The exact same situation exists today, where the Father shows that the settlers should withdraw from Gaza. Many Jews and Christians do not realize what the will of the Father is in concerning the withdrawal. The Rose Garden vision that President GW Bush laid out in 2002 is from the Holy Spirit. At the end there will be two states in Israel: Jewish and Palestinian. There will eventually be war between Israel and the Palestinians and their supporters, and the survival of the Jews will depend upon the wall, which the Father wants Israel to finish building. Some people assume that God would not want nor allow the Palestinians to establish themselves in Israel, but they are mistaken. One time in speaking of the Palestinians, Jesus said, "My cousins". These descendants of Abraham, through Isaac and through Ishmael, will one day have peace between them, as the Father sees. In Jeremiah's day the people did not understand the will of the Father. They should have believed the prophet Jeremiah when he told them what the Father showed him, or they should have asked the Father themselves. Because what was being said to them was contrary to what they wanted, and contrary to what they thought the Father wanted, they refused to believe it.

It is hard to blame the settlers for their strong feelings. They lived and worked and established themselves in the midst of terrorist threat. Benjamin Netanyahu wrote a strong article in which he outlines the reasons why he resigned in protest from Prime Minister Sharon's government because of the withdrawal. He warned that in the past there have been "peace for land" deals, but that this is a "land for nothing" agreement. The Palestinians get the land, but what does Israel get? He also pointed out that the wall is not finished and that the Gaza Strip offers access to a port on the Mediterranean Sea, which will give the Palestinians the ability to receive weapons unnoticed from foreign nations, such as Syria. His arguments are powerful and well thought out, and in the natural realm they make great sense. However, the Father sees the future and He knows what is coming. It is He who is at war with Satan, the enemy of the whole world, and the war over Israel is the final one that will lead to Jesus' return. The Father knows best what needs to be done, and one thing that must be done is the completion of the wall, and the withdrawal of Israelis behind it. It will save their lives in the end, if they persevere in standing against the onslaught that comes against them, and if they repent of their long rejection of God's Son, and ask God for help in Jesus' name, the Messiah who truly can save them. (And has already saved them from their sin, though they do not yet acknowledge it.)

Of course the enemy is pushing strongly for violence and unrest among the Jews. It is like a tinderbox in the region, with the potential for fire all around. Satan is particularly eager for Israeli on Israeli violence. We are praying earnestly for the Jews to resist this, and for the Holy Spirit to pour oil on the troubled waters. He can help them, if they will respond. The demons that we saw in Israel earlier this year, those strongmen who are low to the ground, are moving among the people, inciting to anger and violence, but the people should resist the feelings and anger which is stirred up, and not raise violent hands one to another.

After watching the news, and seeing in the Spirit about Israel and about Satan's plans and movements, I felt greatly concerned about the whole situation, and I went to the Father. I said to Him, "I am worried", He reached out, in the Spirit, and He put His hand gently on my face and cradled my cheek. "Don't worry", He said.

Then He showed me more from His perspective on the situation: He pointed out that the number 17 (August 17: the legal deadline for the withdrawal) signifies a beginning. The Father said, "It is the beginning of the end". This is the beginning of the Father's final fight with Satan that will lead to Satan's capture and confinement for the thousand years that has been foretold by the Holy Spirit by the Holy Scriptures.

In the Spirit, I saw a hook to ensnare Satan, which will lead him on the path that leads to the eventual end. The bait on the hook (which opens doors) was the Gaza territory. The hook led to Jerusalem and the battle for that city. Satan has said "Jerusalem is mine", but the Holy Spirit answers firmly, "Jerusalem is eternal". (He adds that it is Mecca which will be no more.) Jerusalem is eternal for it is above, as the Scriptures show, yet Jesus will return with that heavenly city when He comes to deliver Israel and the world from Satan's hand. The natural city may be destroyed, but the eternal city cannot be harmed by Satan and his forces, whether spiritual or deceived ranks of mankind.

Quick links of interest:
- Satan says in 2002, "Jerusalem is Mine"
Rose Garden Vision by President GW Bush in 2002
- Sketch made by the prophet Silvana Lupetti of a prophet sent to Israel

The Father also showed the following: Why have Jews universally refused to return to their Father, who is their God? Why does He not speak to them as He spoke to Abraham and Moses and the prophets? Why have they placed themselves in the camp of Satan, who is the god of their enemies? Because of their ongoing, determined rejection of Jesus. They teach their children to reject Jesus, just as those of Islam teach against Jesus and raise their children to reject Him. How can the Father get them out of the camp of Satan and cause them to return to Him, who is their Creator and who views them as the Apple of His Eye?

What is dear to the heart of the Jew and what more than anything in existence could reach them? What is sacred and dear to the heart of every Jew is the city of Jerusalem, the city of David. When that city is struck, as eventually it will be, then will they be pierced, even as Jesus was pierced. The veil over their eyes will be ripped, from top to bottom, like the veil in the temple when Jesus died, and if they respond by crying out to God, He will help them. He will say to them, "I will deliver you from your enemies, but you must no longer reject My Son, your Messiah." When they call out to Him in Jesus' name, Jesus will return to the earth and Satan will be bound.

The Father said that it has become like it was in the time of Jesus' ministry on earth. The Father and Satan are engaged in a great war over mankind, over good and evil, and over Israel. The war will not end until Satan is captured and mankind at last has freedom from that malevolent power who became the god of this world and filled this world with his evil actions. The Father will not draw back. He is with us and will remain to help us until the very end. In a sense, it is the Father's ministry in the earth today. A suggestion to you from an apostle: re-read THE FATHER SPEAKS OF THE WAR ON TERROR AND EVIL. Reading this will remind you of the heart of the Father, and put you on the same page as He is. Then, talk to Him about what is in those powerful prophecies, which came through His prophet in the United States, Silvana Lupetti, and get accustomed to hearing His voice to you. Then, talk to Him of the powerful events on the earth, so you can see that He is active on our behalf, though Satan is determined to kill and destroy and deceive. The great calling away will not come until Jerusalem and Rome have been struck, and those who are taken will be those who hear Jesus voice, and love Him and obey His will. They are those who are acting as a Bride to the Groom who always heard the Father and did His will, even to the point of death.

Father, we come to You in Jesus' name. Please do not let there be terrible bloodshed on the 17th and as the withdrawal continues. Send your powerful Holy Spirit to help the settlers, who feel so deeply the injustice in being forced to move. Do not let the enemy have the death that he desires. Please send swiftly to Israel the prophet with the spirit of Stephen who will speak strong and true words from You. Help the settlers. Show them the wisdom in withdrawal and in two states, and help them with their legitimate feelings of dismay. We know that You honor their courage and fortitude, yet now is the time to be led by You and what You see is right. God bless Israel, and God bless all who love Your Son, our beloved Bridegroom, Jesus.

Packet sent to Brother Udeme and Brother Joseph in Ghana

Here are two more pictures from Brother Joseph and the Believers with him. Brother Udeme is in the first picture.

We sent a packet of pictures to them last week. We sent them 350 Ewe Tracts of JESUS IS ALIVE AND KNOWS YOUR NAME and some English ones, plus 350 stringed pictures, and 650 smaller wallet sized pictures, plus some 8x10s and DVDs of THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, and a copy of the TNIV (Today's New International Version). Here is a picture of the packet we sent:

Here is the letter we sent to them with the packet. I know you all must join us with love for these brothers and sisters who love Jesus and desire to please Him with their lives. They have suffered, in Togo and now in Ghana, and we ask Jesus daily for provision for them.

As we were preparing to mail the packet, the Father said to Felicia that there will be a harvest for Him from this mailing to Ghana. Thank you, Father.

Pictures of the trip to Raton, New Mexico

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4.9 earthquake hits New Mexico/Colorado border

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More writings from the trip to Raton, NM

8-2-05

In the night, Jesus was showing Himself coming against Lucifer.

Today we felt the warfare in the spiritual realm continuing. We drove towards the warfare and went up to the lake. We sat by the lake to string pictures of Jesus. We saw a sign saying we were at the Colorado border, we did not know we were so close to the border. While there, the Father was talking about a liberal strongman from Colorado. By the Holy Spirit, we took two pictures of Jesus and put them on the ground on each side of the road at the Colorado, New Mexico border, and poured a line of oil between the two states. The oil has a dual purpose: one is to rebuke the liberal strongman and the other is to be a call to the people of the state - it is a chance to see what harm liberalism brings to your people and reject it.

Then, we went into Raton, NM to give out packets of pictures of Jesus. I saw the Father looking left and right, and Silvana was saying, "over there...this one...that one". We put a packet of pictures at any house to which the Father directed us. We gave some pictures to four men and some children that were sitting in a driveway. One man took a stack of about 20 pictures, saying that he had many people that he wanted to give a picture. We also gave him a copy of the dvd THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, and he said that when his friends come back from working in the coal mines, that he will watch the movie with them and give them each a picture. The children all put the picture of Jesus around their necks.

The Father sent us to "a blue house" and then, "a yellow house" and then said to put pictures into some mailboxes. We gave five men copies of THE PASSION. They each wanted it. We left a package with 50 pictures, 10 JESUS IS ALIVE tracts, and a PASSION OF THE CHRIST movie, at a church. Outside the church was a fruit tree. The Father said that this represents the fruit of the earth, the people that we are reaching, and the harvest that will come to Him. The last stop we made was at a house where the Father said to go inside and give pictures. We stopped and Therese went inside and asked the woman if she would like to have some pictures of Jesus. She said she did, and then she said that she has cancer and has been traveling into Albuquerque for treatment. We gave her an 8x10 picture of Jesus and prayed for her. We also called Jordan so he could pray for her also, which he did. Her name is Irma. Please pray for Irma, who Jesus loved so much, that He sent us right to her door.

8-3-05

The Father said that He is "raring to go" out again to reach the people with pictures of Jesus. He knows exactly where they are. I saw Him looking around as He did when we were driving and He was showing Silvana to "turn right, turn left, go over there..." He will lead us to them.

Jesus showed us to make more pictures today, so we set up on the picnic table and laminated about 500 more pictures. While working on them, He said that while making the pictures is a good time to put the sign out because people will be watching us and interested in what we are doing. So, we went in and got the sign and put it out. Less than five mintes later three people came by who work for the forest service. One of them, named Sam, came over as though he was drawn by a magnet. He stood looking into Jesus' face in the sign. I asked him if he wanted pictures and he said, "Oh yes". He especially wanted an 8x10, so we gave him an 8x10 and a 4x6, and since he said he wanted to give them to others we gave him a packet of 25 tracts with 50 stringed pictures, and we gave to him the movie, THE PASSION. He said that he had seen the movie but did not own it. He said that anyone who could watch that movie and not have tears in their eyes has something wrong with them. He said he would pray for us, and we pray for him and for all who love Jesus as he does. The other two people who were with him wanted pictures too and also the movie.

I see more of the Father opposing Lucifer. I saw the Father rush past Lucifer and snatch something away. I saw something like a sledgehammer/drill crash into the ground on top of a mountain, causing a crater to be there. I heard the top of this mountain called, "the little crest". I saw a steep mountain right next to this mountain. The steep and tall mountain represents Satan and the smaller mountain represents Lucifer. The Father is overcoming Lucifer and his lies and his works. This will cause there to be a powerful action against liberalism, against religiosity, against all the actions and lies of Lucifer. Thank you, Father!

The Father said to Silvana, "here is the definition of a theologian: someone who is looking for ways to not believe".

8-4-05

I woke up this morning in the Spirit. I saw the two mountains and then I saw the Father looking from a high place between the two mountains towards a town on the plains below. The city was waking up down below. The Father was looking at them and seeing them and hearing them and feeling them and loving them. I saw that He has plans to move over them and help them. He is sending us to them with pictures of Jesus and His Spirit is ready to move over them and change their feelings, their thoughts, their lives, and bring them hope and help.

Suddenly I remember an experience from the past: I remembered being in a Salvation Army help center, where there is a picture of Jesus and people can come for help. In this particular Salvation Army Center, there was a sign on the wall saying that no one can use their bathroom. They did not want the homeless to use their bathroom. While I was waiting to talk to them, a man came in for help, but they turned him away. After he left, the woman who was the receptionist came out from behind the counter with a spray and sprayed the air, as though to remove his scent. When I told them that Jesus would not tell the homeless that they could not use His bathroom, they threatened to call the police on me. In the Spirit, I saw this whole situation again, then I saw the Father and He followed the man outside and helped him. He went to the man's neighborhood, the man's background, and He began to help him and show him that He loves him. Then, I saw again the city with many people, and I saw the Father's Holy Spirit moving over them and among them, helping them with love. Hope and help are coming to Raton, to America, to the world.

Later in the day I went to Raton to do a load of laundry. At the laundry, I saw a woman with two children. I gave her daughter a picture of Jesus and then Jesus said to get an 8x10 to give to the woman. I went out to the car and got a large picture to give her. I asked the daughter to ask her mother if she wanted the picture so she did and the woman said, "Yes". As I was preparing to leave, the girl came out and told me that her mother had asked if I could pray for her since her husband had just died. As the girl and I were talking, I saw the woman, shyly peeking around the corner to see if the girl was talking to me. I went back inside and asked her if I could pray for her right then and she said I could, so I laid hands on her and asked Jesus to help her with her children, with everything in her life. How much Jesus loves her! He told us later that her husband was a covering for her since she is very shy. She needs Jesus' help and Jesus loves her. He took me to town specifically to give her His picture, so He can draw near to her and help her.

Then I went to a street called "Verde", which is the Spanish word for "green". Before we left Moriarty, Jesus told us to go to Verde Street in Raton. At the time we didn't realize that Raton is largely a hispanic city. The green (verde) is a sign of the Father and His plans. He will move among people to help them in every way and turn their thoughts towards Jesus, towards love, towards eternity and helping each other.

Near Verde Street, I passed a field with a large American flag in the middle of it. Jesus told me to give a packet of pictures to the people who have the field. I though their house was right behind the field and I started up the road to their house. The building I thought was a house was a shed, so I kept going on the road which wound higher and higher. I got to the very top of the road to a house and left a packet of pictures there. As I turned back to the car, I was surprised to see that the view was exactly what I was seeing earlier in the vision from the Father of looking down on a city. Click on the link to our pictures from the trip to see the view that I saw.

Writings from our travels

7-31-05

We left today for the Sugarite Canyon Campground where we have reservations for four days. (We ended up staying for six days) Earlier we had the idea of getting totally ready to go on Saturday. We were packed and ready to leave when we discovered a propane leak in the stove. We were able to get the advice and the parts to repair it because it was Saturday. If we had not had the warning to get ready on Saturday, we would have had to wait until Monday to go, giving up one of our days of rest. Thank you, Father. We fixed the leak on Saturday and left on Sunday. On the way we felt the opposition of the enemy, and the Father told us to resist and overcome him.

In Las Vegas, NM, we gave 25 packets of pictures (one JESUS IS ALIVE tract and two pictures in each packet) to the Good Samaritan Thrift Store to share with others and we gave a packet to someone who had Jesus' name written on their car.

At Raton, NM, just before our turnoff to the campsite, Silvana saw angels who are with us, greeting angels who are here. Char saw them too. It was as though it were a family reunion - friendly greetings all around. Silvana said that they see what the angels here go through. They respect them and love them.

Therese saw Jesus as though he was covering the Geo. She said at first she thought it was an angel and then she saw that it was Jesus, and angels were with Him and with us and all around us.

On the way, Char saw a vision of the Father inside a grave. She recognized the grave as one that was in her dreams the last time that we were traveling. The Father was filling in the grave. At first He was inside the grave and then He jumped out and finished filling it in and then patted it down.

Silvana: Evil is louder than good. Good is like a deep, clear river that flows with strength. Evil is like a crashing current that smashes against the rocks.

As we approached the campsite, Char saw the Father rush ahead of us, and then she saw Him by a picnic table spreading things out. When we arrived, we saw our site, which is by some trees and a picnic table.

8-01-05

The Father said for us to continue to stand as the enemy opposes us and to resist and overcome him. (This is how it felt when we met up with the strongman of Montana, and strongmen of other states, as we traveled in the past.)

Char dreamt in the night that Therese was going to become the Prime Minister of Canada. She was helping the people and giving packets of pictures to citizens who needed help. The packet of pictures that she was giving had two pictures of Jesus and around six pictures of scenes from nature. The current PM and his aide were opposing Therese and trying to bribe her not to become the new PM. People in the nation were being helped by her. At a public function that was coming up in the near future, Therese was planning to publicly ask God for help for the nation of Canada. There was a report on tv in the dream about us and some pictures of Jesus but it was not the picture that we make. It was a different internet group. (This is the third dream of Canada in the last month. Anthony and Felicia also dreamt of Canada.) Later, the Holy Spirit said to pray for Canada everyday and when we get home to put out a rock before Jesus for Canada.

The Father said to Silvana, "I don't just oppose evil, I answer it".

Our camp site (#11) is under some trees between two roads, by the gates to the campground. The Holy Spirit spoke of the significance of the roads: one is a road to the whole world and the other is the road to communities. The gates represents gates opening up and the Father coming through. He is moving with power to return this world to Himself!

The Holy Spirit showed Silvana that Angels are now placed at the entrance of the campground and are not going to leave when we go. They also will remain in the cities after we leave. The demons are not going to be able to walk right in like they have been doing, oppressing people and moving on them in their sin to get them to hurt others. Now if they want in they will have to try to sneak past the Angels. The Father said to Silvana that once the ground is taken it will not be given back, it is permanant. That goes for ground taken in communities and taken in individuals.

Silvana saw combat in the spirit this morning. The angels who are with us are attacking demons in this area. The angels are forcing the demons out. The angels from this area knew exactly where the demons congregate, and led the way. During the fight, Char heard the Father tell His angels to "show them no mercy". Why should they have mercy, when they have been oppressing mankind for centuries? This is a takeover by the Father.

We gave ten packets of pictures to five bikers so they will have the picture of Jesus with them as they travel. What a joy to give out the pictures of Jesus. The Father said that the changes in people's lives after receiving the pictures are deep and profound. The Holy Spirit is the One who brings the changes and forever changes their lives.

The Father was showing what He meant in the vision by rushing ahead and filling the grave. The enemy seeks to drag the suicidal and the despairing towards death, towards the grave. The Father rushes ahead to fill the grave, so people despair, but then He is able to bring them to hope and save their lives. He is about life as the enemy is about death.

The Father was showing Silvana that just one drop of hope in their spirit is enough to bring them away from the despair that leads to sucide, which the enemy has been pushing on them. Hope, that they are loved, hope that someone cares for them. Silvana was describing prison and how cold and fearful it is. She described also a prisoner in a cell with cement walls and no window, reading "Jesus is alive and knows your name", and feeling the hope afer reading, "Jesus is watching you read this now, and loving you". Jesus bring hope to this person, hope to all who hear this truth.

Traveling with the pictures of Jesus

We are staying at a campsite in northern New Mexico and giving out the picture of Jesus to everyone we meet. I have been keeping a written blog in the laptop and when we get home we will enter it so you can read about all the Father has been saying and doing as we are traveling.

The other day He told us to go into Raton, a city near the border of Colorado/New Mexico. We gave pictures of Jesus to people we saw on the street, plus to some houses along the way. I saw the Father looking left, looking right, and then telling us where to go. Silvana was seeing everywhere He wanted us to go. He took us to one house and we went up with a large picture of Jesus. The woman who lives there was very glad to get it. She said that she has cancer and has been going into Albuquerque for treatment. Today, I came in to do some laundry. At the laundrymat, Jesus said to give an 8x10 to one woman, so I took one to her. Then, the woman sent her daughter to ask us to pray for her, because her husband had just died. The Father sees where the hurting people are and He loves them deeply. This morning when I woke up the Father said that He is "raring to go" to send us out with more pictures to people whom He loves.

This morning I saw a vision of the Father looking down on a town and the people. The town was just waking up and people were beginning to move around as they woke up and prepared for their day. The Father hears them, He sees them, He loves them. He is preparing to move on their behalf. He told us that He is going to give a powerful breath out from all the pictures of Jesus spread out over the world, on August 5, 2005. We are so honored to be a part of this marvelous work that He is doing.

Keep praying for us as we travel. God bless OPERATION: JESUS PICTURES.

UNDER THE TREE OF THE PROPHETS and leaving today

Here is a link to a page on our web site: UNDER THE TREE OF THE PROPHETS, which shows some of what the Father has been showing to Silvana Lupetti, prophet of the Father in the United States. We will continue to post to that page. As always, there is more being poured out by the Father then we ever get a chance to post. Keep talking to Him about everything that He shows, so you can be on the same page as He is, as you look at the world today.

We are leaving today to go out again the RV. We have reservations for four days at a campsite by a lake, and then we will be going out wherever the Father takes us. Pray for us and support OPERATION: JESUS PICTURES: in the Spirit, and with our travel expenses, as you are able.

Write to us for information about the ikobo account for Brother Joseph and the refugees in Ghana, and Felicia will get back to you with the information you need to send them money for food and their needs. Pray for jobs for the men and women who are with them, so their needs can be met in an ongoing way. God bless them and keep them safe.