Praying for Our Nation

Tom's note: This is an update of a post I made on October 7, 2018. I have had two other visions (one a repeat) about our nation since I wrote the original one.

    This post was originally the fulfillment of a promise I made to our VCC family. It is not intended in any way to be a political statement but rather a call to pray for our nation and leaders as we are urged to do in 1 Timothy 2:1-4. Historically, every great Spiritual Awakening has been preceded by fervent, united prayer and deep repentance. Here's what I saw on Friday night, October 4.
     During worship I was taken in my mind (taken in the Spirit) to Washington, D.C. I was sort of "in the air" looking down at the city. From that perspective I first saw a large church building that began to be clothed in fire (Heaven's Fire), and I heard the Lord tell me that spiritual awakening will begin to happen in this (and other) significant congregations in Washington, D.C. This building may have represented the National Cathedral, but it at the very least represented a key congregation or congregations in our nation's capital. As I was looking at the church building, I felt God encourage me to declare, "Fire, fire, fire..." (Those near me on Friday night would have heard me doing so.)
     The next thing I saw was thousands and thousands of angels assembled around the city. They were in battle array and ready to be deployed. They were to be deployed against the hordes of the enemy, which I could also see. The enemy's soldiers were like storm troopers and had already successfully penetrated the city with wave after wave of warriors. But God's armies formed a larger and fiercer army, and they were already unsheathing their swords and preparing for battle. I sensed God telling me that these Angel Armies were going to be fully released/activated by the prayers of God's people.
     The third thing I saw was a large worship banner with "Jesus" written on it being waved over the Capitol. This occurred as we were singing "What a Beautiful Name." I could not see who was waving this flag, but it was a clear picture (and, at the very least, another invitation to pray).
     I also saw Spiritual Awakening ("revival") come to at least four other places in the U.S.  I trust there will be more than these four, but these may have been shown to me to let us know that awakening is coming: I saw God's fire come upon Denver, Dallas, Houston and Redding, CA. Regarding Redding, I heard Papa say that "Fresh Fire" was coming to Bethel Church, Redding: a "revival of the Revival." I sensed that this is close at hand and will validate the rest of what I was seeing. 
    I submit this to you as one of the most significant visions I have had in quite some time, and I invite you to consider joining me in prayer for the purifying, renewing, strengthening Fire of God to fall upon our nation's capital--its key churches, our leaders, and everyone else, too, of course. 
     This is what has been added since the original post! Several months ago, I was again in worship and went in my mind to Washington, D.C. This time I aw a huge angel come to the Washington Monument and take the Masonic cap off of the monument and replace it with a cross. This is quite significant, methinks! 
     Three weeks ago, during a Sunday morning, I had a "repeat vision" of the Jesus banner being waved over the Capitol building. I had forgotten that I saw this in the first encounter, so I guess Papa wanted to reminded me about it. Again, the more I think about this, the more significant it seems in light of events in our nation since October 2018!
     I am not at all inclined to be "political," my friends, and am generally put off by politics. My calling is more to be a prophet to the larger Body of Christ, not to the US or US churches, so I am sure these pictures were given to me because they are yet another urgent call to prayer and repentance on the part of the Church in the US. Our nation is even more divided and more drenched in evil, compromise, hatred and spite (no matter what political stripes people wear) than 2 years ago. Will you join with the thousands of others who are praying in cooperation with God's heart? Will you choose not to be pulled onto the enemy's turf of hatred, judgment, assumption, etc., and choose instead to humble yourself before God while also living in expectancy of a Great Awakening? 

Praying for our sadly divided, broken nation with expectancy blended with sorrow...

Tom, one Abba's children