Prophetic Dream: Drain the Swamp, Secure the Harvest!

The view from Armageddon is literally breathtaking.

Known in Hebrew as Tel Megiddo or Har Megiddo, the prophesied overwatch of humanity’s final battle is actually a small mountain overlooking the fertile Jezreel Valley. Jezreel means God sows. It’s not a coincidence that much of Israel’s history has been harvested from the soil of this valley. According to Bible prophecy, much of her future will spring forth from there as well.

Right now, the mountain serves primarily as a tourist attraction. Archeological digs are ongoing, and the park museum showcases recent discoveries. The buffet lunch at Armageddon is distinctively Israeli, with an American hamburger as an option. The souvenir shop is endearing. That said, beware in your purchasing because there are only so many places you can wear an Armageddon baseball cap without arousing suspicion.

Don’t ask how I know this.

For thousands of years, Har Megiddo or Mount Megiddo served as a fortified watchman’s perch, guarding the valley and especially its western gateway leading to Israel’s coastal plains. It cannot be emphasized enough that the end-time battle prophesied in Revelation is not named for a battlefield. It is named for the fortified mountain where a battlefield watch was kept over thousands of years. According to the book of Revelation, it will be kept there again.

Har Megiddo, “mount of invasion” in Hebrew, is aptly named. From ancient times all the way through World War I, the Jezreel Valley below served as a blood-stained Super Bowl for clashing empires. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all traversed the valley. Deborah and Barak defeated Sisera there. Gideon routed the Midianites. Saul lost his life to the Philistine army. Solomon and Josiah both fought their respective Pharaohs. Saladin defeated the Crusaders in this valley, then marched to claim Jerusalem.

While fighting the Ottomans, Napoleon Bonaparte famously called Armageddon “the most natural battleground of the whole earth.”

In addition to clashing armies, the Bible records an endless parade of farmers and tradesmen, merchants and vagabonds, prostitutes and prophets, whose sojourn ushered them through the gates of Armageddon. Hosea’s bride was restored there. Ezekiel prophesied to dry bones there. Elijah kept watch nearby. Jezebel was cast down from her tower there.

Even the Savior of the world made his way through these gates—many times, actually, beginning while He was still in His mother’s womb as Joseph and Mary or Miriam made their way from Nazareth to Bethlehem to register with the census.

Later in Nazareth, Jesus grew up overlooking the Jezreel Valley and learned to commune with His Father there, which means He literally grew up watching and praying over Armageddon. What are the implications that the King of the nations was conceived, matured into manhood, and learned the power of watchman prayer by the very valley that will host the end-time battle for all humankind?

Armageddon Dream—Securing Inheritance and Harvest

Oddly enough, Armageddon invaded my dream-life when President Trump was first elected. And the primary emphasis of the dream was about securing our inheritance.

On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, the third day of Passover, I dreamed I was on a high hill overlooking the Promised Land. I saw both our view of Washington DC and a view of Israel’s Jezreel Valley from Tel Megiddo.

Yes, in the dream Washington DC was superimposed on Armageddon.

Honestly, that’s kind of unsettling. But though a clear warning was conveyed in the dream, the Spirit’s primary emphasis was actually good news. It was time to secure the harvest! God was summoning us to begin taking His Promised Land.

Before we go there, let’s focus more specifically on the view. From our watchman’s perch at our home outside of Washington DC, My wife, Jolene and I overlook the seats of authority for all three branches of our government—the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court. If we stand on a step stool, we can also see the Pentagon.

In the dream, the Jezreel Valley was juxtaposed with this view of Washington DC from our perch.

As noted, Revelation bears witness that Har Megiddo or Armageddon will be the site of the ultimate, cataclysmic battle between good and evil, marking the end of days. That said, war was not the primary emphasis of the Spirit in this dream. It was harvest.

Note that for the first time in centuries, the previously uninhabited land known as the Jezreel Valley now produces the vast majority of the produce for Israel. Jezreel has become Israel’s breadbasket—just as the biblical prophets foresaw. More on this in a moment.

Call to Take the Promised Land

In the dream, a group of us were strategizing on the next steps to take the Promised Land. The view from the hilltop was so expansive—as if we could see from one end to the other.

I knew the “land” we were overlooking represented promises from God to us personally as well as to nations. Harvest, blessing, promotion, increase. We saw the ground we are called to take in this Crown & Throne movement, including the restoration of His glory across the land.

And—this is so important—the glory of the Lord is now leading us as a movement. God’s angelic armies are going before us to prepare the way. All that said, Heaven and Earth are now resourcing us all to take the land. You must understand that is what this dream is conveying.

“Their Defense Is Removed from Over Them”

A key issue is whether or not we are willing to obey God by engaging in supernatural conflict to secure our Promised Land. Joshua admonished, “Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them” (Num. 14:9 ESV).

Did you catch that? When God opens the window to possess your portion, the defense is removed from over your enemies. You will still have to engage. But the demonic realm will be fully restrained!

It cannot be emphasized enough. This movement is a freedom movement. The Lord promised to marry the miracles of Exodus with the miracles of Acts. And His eyes are absolutely on the multitudes still in subjugation to the enemy. They are our harvest. “Let My people go!”

Here’s a personal question. What specific promise is the Lord making alive for you in this season? The opportunity and anointing will be there for you. Shift your mindset. Take time now to receive God’s direction. And then let’s take the land!

What Do You See?

In the dream, I could see both opportunities and obstacles that were both near and far. In other prophetic experiences, my vision was limited to what I was shown. But in this prophetic experience, it was as though my vision was only limited by what I chose to focus on!

I looked. I saw.

In this season of training as a watchman, God is giving you fresh vision. Some of what you receive will be by God’s sovereign choice. But some of what you see by His Spirit will actually be determined by what you choose to focus on. “Watchman, what do YOU see?”

Jezebel

Here’s what I saw in my dream as our primary obstacle. A woman in a loose-fitting robe was resting on a rock in the exact geographic center of the field. She smiled at me, waved, and leaned forward, showing her cleavage. Jolene was by my side, and I turned to her and said, “That is witchcraft!”

Here’s a clear warning to us all. The primary risk to the advancement of God’s movement in the earth is still covenant breaking and idolatry. We must pray even for our government leaders in this. “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil!”

Keep in mind again that Jezebel was thrust from her tower in Jezreel. Because this was the primary enemy identified in the dream, I believe the Lord desires for this spiritual stronghold to fully come down in this hour. This means the defenses of this principality are being disempowered in a way they have not been in decades.

Let’s take this ground.

I will also say now that the covenant right of Israel to possess her land will be called into question these next seven years. This promise not only prophesies the end-time prayer movement we are all in, but it promises the restoration of the Jewish people from captivity as well. Their vineyards will be restored. They will be planted in their land, “‘AND THEY WILL NOT AGAIN BE ROOTED OUT from their land which I have given them,’ says the Lord your God” (Amos 9:15 emphasis added).

Jezreel

Okay. All this to get to here. Let’s revisit Tel Megiddo for a moment. It was actually one of our wildest sites on our recent tour through Israel. We climbed ancient stones which bore witness to the conflicts and glory that birthed the Western world. These stones again will witness a “conflict of thrones” by which this entire age will culminate.

And if you know our friends James Nesbit, Ed Watts, and Jamie Fitt, they were determined that these same rocks be loaded with Heaven’s sound for the hour, resounding the scrolls of Heaven!

Our team ascended the summit. As we prepared to worship, our pioneering Israeli tour guide Eran Salamon gave us a history lesson. Note that Eran literally means “watchful” or “vigilant” in Hebrew. “Watchful,” otherwise known as “Vigilant,” was teaching us from the summit of Armageddon. You just can’t make this stuff up!

Eran informed us that the Jezreel Valley was primarily swampland when the Jewish settlers returned to Israel for its rebirth. Swampland. For endless centuries it was uninhabited, because mosquitoes bearing malaria kept anyone from cultivating the fields.

The settlers knew their Bible. Jezreel means “God sows.” They knew the scrolls of their forefathers had prophesied the Jezreel Valley would one day become a premier region of harvest in the land. Hosea 2 even declares that not only will corn, wine, and oil respond to Jezreel, but Heaven and Earth will as well!

So, to take the land and possess it, one thing was necessary. They needed to drain the swamp!

When our guide uttered these words, our team drew a collective gasp. The shofar sounded. A new song began to be formed. And from Armageddon to Jezreel to Washington DC, we all began to sing a holy declaration, “Drain the swamp!”

Drain the Swamp, Secure the Harvest

Friend, you must understand this. Draining the swamp was the primary catalyst to unlocking the harvest God had promised. This process secured the harvest promised to Jezreel in God’s own Word. And it will for you as well.

Why in my dream did God juxtapose a view of Jezreel from Tel Megiddo with a view of Washington DC? God has a plan to unlock the harvest of precious seeds—of our nation, Israel, and the nations. Despite much opposition, these freedom seeds have been sown purposefully and relentlessly over many generations. You’ve sown them as well.

God is showing us Washington DC and the nation as our primary Jezreel. And completing the turnaround requires that we continue to drain the swamp! The mosquitoes that drain the nation of its lifeblood, that spread the sickness and disease of iniquity, idolatry, compromise and corruption, need to go.

Of course this is already happening. But now is not the time to stop! You must see this is how we complete the turnaround the Lord has called us to stand for. It’s how we take the ground. Drain the swamp!

Remember that Jezreel means “God sows,” and unless a seed falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone (see John 12:24). But if it dies, it will produce a great, global harvest.

God sows. Jesus is our ultimate Seed, the harvest of the nations our ultimate Jezreel. Let’s again resound the resolve thundered by the Moravians—that the slain Lamb, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, receive the full reward of His suffering, here and in the nations of the earth.

Prophetic Word

While writing, this chapter, the Holy Spirit spoke to me:

I have made Armageddon a reference point for securing America’s inheritance. Further, I am establishing many fortified watchman perches throughout Israel, America, and the nations to keep watch and govern over emerging spiritual battles and even conflicts of thrones in the natural.

These watchtowers shall be angelic command posts, fortified with My holy weapons of war. And they will serve as strategic reference points and gateways for My covenant people to possess their portion in this freedom movement.

In summation—the Lord wants you to have a fortified watchman’s perch over your battlefields. Together with Him, you will gain vision and revelation for victory!

Overthrowing Jezebel, Securing Inheritance

In my dream, the primary resistance set by the enemy to keep God’s covenant people from possessing their portion was not a vast army equipped with fighter jets, tanks, or nuclear bombs. It wasn’t a terrorist organization.

Instead, the totality of advancement by the Body of Christ was checked by a seductive woman representing a Jezebel spirit.

Strong women leaders are often given the horrific label of being a “Jezebel,” especially within the Body of Christ. They’re not. They are simply strong women leaders. God is raising up women and men together to lead His transformation army for the hour. Remember, God made both man and woman in His own image. And without this covenantal expression within His leadership, the totality of God’s heart and counsel would be sorrowfully incomplete.

Here are a few facts about Jezebel, sourced from the Bible.

Jezebel was the daughter of Ithobaal, King of Sidon. Historically, this king was a strong conqueror who expanded his rule throughout ancient Phoenicia. His daughter Jezebel was given to Ahab, king of Israel, with the intention of forging an alliance which would essentially expand the kingdom to overtake God’s covenant land.

The name Ithobaal or Ethbaal literally means “with Baal.” In other words, the king of Phoenicia established his rulership in covenant with the ancient god of Phoenicia, the principality Baal. Ithobaal worshipped Baal. And spiritually, the offspring of his relationship with Baal was his daughter Ishi-baal or Jezebel, whom he named, of course, for Baal. Kind of like in a marriage, the last name carried over.

Maybe it’s not a coincidence that Ishi-baal or Jezebel can literally be translated as “Baal is my husband.” Jezebel is actually a feminine face of the Baal principality. In Elijah’s day, she openly defied the prophets while laboring without rest to infuse Baal worship into the core of Israelite society, including sexual immorality as the norm as acts of obeisance to Baal. She was seeking above all to separate God’s covenant land and people from genuine covenant with God.

By contrast, Ahab’s name is far less interesting. Ahab or Ahav means brother of father or uncle. You might think that Uncle Ahab, the king of God’s covenant land of Israel, would shy away from a woman whose name means Baal is my husband, like run from the room screaming. But, instead, like many who are naive about the detrimental effects of idolatry and the occult, he yielded to her seduction. He decided to marry her, thereby plunging all Israel into a horrific era of idolatry, covenant-breaking, sexual immorality, and finally severe discipline from the Lord.

Jezebel became queen. Notably, when Baal is my husband married Uncle Ahab, they decided to settle in the Jezreel Valley under the shadow of Har Megiddo. It is a variant of Israel often used by prophets to symbolize the nation of Israel itself. And what would soon transpire would come to even foreshadow the great end-time battle which will take place in this valley under the shadow of the watchtower Har Megiddo.

But on a shorter, more parabolic note, a clear lesson can be gleaned that all of us can benefit from. Marry Jezebel, and you will get Armageddon. This word is true.

Again, Jezebel worked with her husband Ahab to transform Israel from a nation whose identity was forged in covenant with God into a globalist empire sourced in Baal, embracing the very covenant-breaking which caused God’s glory to lift from the land. There are vast parallels to this hour.

Elijah—Watchman of Israel

And that’s where a watchman of Israel named Elijah entered into the narrative.

The name Elijah means the Lord is God. Elijah was raised up by the Lord to steward the rulership of Israel according to His covenant with the land and people. Elijah was tasked with the sacred purpose of restoring the nation to alignment to their God and its covenantal heritage once again.

As noted in the previous chapter, Elijah gained a throne over the covenant land which no man could obtain, nor could any man take it away. He was leveraged by nobody. Instead, his throne of rulership was established by God alone. From our first book, Crown & Throne:

In this respect, Elijah’s calling was similar to Jeremiah. “I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant” (Jer. 1:9–10).

God still establishes His seats of governance over nations and kingdoms, or spheres of society. He still grants covenantal authority to root out, tear down, throw down, destroy, build, and plant. The prophet Isaiah conveyed this process another way:

“I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people’” (Isa. 51:16). Note that these seats of rulership are meant to bring the governance of God into every facet of community. They are ultimately meant to bring government in alignment with God’s covenant.

Thank God for Elijah in his day, who confronted this force head-on by the Spirit of God. Thank God for the Elijahs, the burning and shining lamps of our day as well! Most likely you are among them. In your potential at least. It’s time for you to shine!

Securing the Vineyard of Prophetic Destiny

Most Christians rightly associate Jezebel with sexual immorality and idolatry. But what you probably don’t know about Jezebel is far more important right now than what you believe you know. Jezebel also creates and perpetuates slanderous lies to take down God’s covenant people. First Kings 21 exposes the manufacturing of her “fake news,” and even her use of the media, toward this end. I will summarize the passage for you.

A farmer named Naboth owned a vineyard right next to the land where Ahab and Jezebel erected a military palace. Naboth was the steward, or watchman, appointed over the vineyard. This vineyard was passed down from his forefathers as a family inheritance. Hear me in this—The vineyard was his by covenant. Not coincidentally, both the vineyard and the palace were located across the Jezreel Valley from Har Megiddo or Armageddon, in a town called Jezreel.

It’s interesting that Naboth comes from the same root word as nabi or prophet. In fact, in Hebrew the name Naboth means prophetic words! And his inheritance was literally “the vineyard of prophetic destiny.”

So Prophetic Words owned a vineyard in Jezreel, right next to Jezebel’s stronghold. The harvest of Prophetic Words was incredible. And, of course, the corrupt “deep state” political leaders of the day wanted to overtake this vineyard to use it for their own purposes.

Ahab sought to purchase the vineyard from Naboth. I will summarize the story for you, with a focus on Naboth’s response, because for us to succeed it must become our own.

Naboth refused the offer—vehemently. “God forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my forefathers!”

Jezebel, chief witch of Israel, began to target Naboth three ways. First, with the occult power from which she derived her rulership. Second, with fake news she made up and distributed to the nation’s most influential leaders in order to disqualify Naboth from owning his vineyard. Third, by recruiting despicable men to give fake news, otherwise known as false testimony.

Beloved, your testimony is a reflection of your integrity. The Bible describes as “despicable” those willing to compromise their sworn testimony to appease Jezebel by ruining reputations through deceit.

Here’s an alert for you. A fuller translation of despicable men means sons of Belial or sons of Baal. Jezebel was essentially head over their secret society. And together they plotted in secret to disenfranchise Naboth to steal his wealth. Many legal processes today have been compromised by similar secret alliances.

Jezebel’s ploy seemed to have been working. The false testimony of the sons of Belial prevailed. Naboth was convicted of dishonoring God and king, and was stoned to death. Jezebel summoned Ahab to take possession of the vineyard.

And as he walked through this newly acquired vineyard of prophetic destiny, he was met by the prophet Elijah. The prophet had been summoned into Heaven’s Court to deliver God’s verdict on the matter. And His verdict was a death sentence for both Ahab and Jezebel.

Amazingly, Ahab repented. Jezebel did not. History records that she was cast down from the tower of her great fortress, right next to Naboth’s vineyard.

So, let’s review. Jezebel used three means of power to take Naboth down. First, occult targeting. Second, fake news in the court of public opinion. Third, fake news in the court of law.

Sound familiar? I submit to you the process is very similar to today’s intentional targeting of President Trump and his administration, which essentially began election day. First, with occult targeting, as we have documented previously. You have to wonder why occultists nationally and globally are so united in cursing this man—one reason again why we need the night-and-day vigilance of White House watchmen.

Second, Jezebel has been targeting the administration by generating fake news to influence the court of public opinion.

Third, Jezebel has been creating fake news in the court of law to discredit a Naboth of this hour, take him down, and thereby steal his vineyard.

Jesus Is Our Naboth!

Jezebel took Naboth down. Though Elijah’s verdict may have restored justice, it never brought back Naboth from the dead. My cry is that God intervene to expose and restrain Jezebel before she is able to take down the Naboths of this hour!

This decision is ultimately also secured by Heaven’s Court alone. The good news is we have great verdicts as precedent, including the divorcement from Baal, covenant restoration with Jesus, and more. But let’s take a moment to see how the greatest verdict granted by Heaven’s Court plays into this.

Naboth was slain as a victim of false accusation. This man whose name means prophetic words or prophetic destiny was seeded into the soil of his own vineyard in Jezreel—God sows.

Naboth’s plight gives you a foretaste of another prophet from the region who grew up praying over the Jezreel Valley. Described in parables as a vineyard owner himself, this man’s life was bartered away by a very close friend so that the title deed of his inheritance could finally be disenfranchised from him. His reputation thus ruined, he was judged by a fake court on false charges and swung up between Heaven and the harvest fields of Earth to die on a cross.

What looked to be satan’s greatest victory became his greatest defeat. By atoning for our sins, the title deed for all humanity was actually redeemed and transferred from satan’s hideous grasp. It has been restored to you and me.

Here’s a verse that must terrify the enemy to this day. In foretelling His death, Jesus exclaimed that unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone. Jesus became that Seed. He died and rose again to secure for you your inheritance—eternally and here on Earth. Now where there was one Naboth, there are now billions of Naboths in the earth—appointed as stewards or watchmen over their respective vineyards of prophetic destiny.

The verdict, my friend, has been rendered on your behalf ultimately through the broken body and shed blood of Jesus Christ. He has granted us to be joint heirs with Him. In redeeming us, He also redeemed your inheritance. And it’s now time for the saints to possess the Kingdom!

Naboth’s Resolve—The Inheritance of Our Forefathers

The fact that Jesus died and rose again to redeem our inheritance makes gaining Naboth’s resolve all the more important. God forbid that I should give you, Ahab and Jezebel, the inheritance of our forefathers!

Naboth’s battle speaks to our hour with great clarity. The harvest is what was at stake then, and that is what is at stake in this hour of history as a totalitarian machine built by Jezebel has sought to perpetually invalidate the leaders the Lord has set over this vineyard.

God forbid that we should yield it. Let’s all gain this same resolve because there’s more at stake than what any of us know. Again, the ultimate battle being waged by this manifestation of the Baal principality is over America’s inheritance and Israel’s inheritance, both secured by covenant. You must drain the swamp to secure the harvest!

Jezebel’s war to take over Naboth’s vineyard gives us just a foretaste of the ultimate war for all humanity, which Scripture says will be fought on that very farmland in the Valley of Jezreel.

Let’s remember again that the Jezreel Valley was protected and defended from a watchman’s perch called Armageddon. The epic battle prophesied in Revelation will ultimately be fought over the harvest field of prophetic destiny. The war will be engaged between people in covenant with dark powers and those in covenant with Jesus Christ, deemed by God as the lawful inheritors of the harvest fields.

As it is in the final battle of the end-times, so it will be in the epic Armageddons in your life and world. Because Jezebel always seeks to overtake the vineyards of prophetic destiny. To win, you must embrace Naboth’s resolve. Set a watch! Gain a perspective for breakthrough that secures your victory.

Let me share with you prophetically where we are in real-time. In this Armageddon battle over Washington DC, we are now moving beyond Jezebel’s blockade. By verdict of Heaven’s Court, this principality has been restrained to the extent that we can now begin to secure our inheritance, our covenant destiny, in a way previously unimaginable.