WORD OF THE LORD FOR 2006

This is the word given through a compilation of the prophetic releases and consensus of the ACPE (Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders). There are differing variables that can affect the timing and/or coming to pass of these words:

1) All prophecy not contained in scripture is conditional.
2) The timing that the prophecy comes to pass may not occur in a one year time-frame.
3) It is possible that the prophetic warnings given may cause the person or corporate nation to repent and thus turn away the judgment prophesied. Biblically, this happened when Jonah prophesied to Nineveh, and the city repented causing God to relent.

Key scripture passages for 2006: Isaiah 43:19 & Isaiah 35

The Shift of 2006

2006 will be a year of great shifting for the Body of Christ. He wants to shift us into new wine for new moves of God. This shift will require us to re-think, re-structure, and seek the Lord's face as to how He wants us to function in the coming visitations of God.

The Lord is giving us new wine paradigms, extending to those in marketplace ministries. This will result in shifting the way companies are structured. God is going to help us work with better efficiency if we will listen to His Voice. Take time to listen to the Lord on how to shift into new wine on every level.

Isaiah 43:19 declares that God is doing a new thing. Do not get stuck in old patterns and old ways of thinking. If you get stuck, you will not reap the blessings of the new.

The right timing is important in 2006. With this new thing, opportunities will come and go quickly. When they come, it is important to "seize the moment" and not miss your window for change. Being in the right place at the right time is essential.

Shifting to the new thing will bring an abundance of creativity in business, technology, inventions, songs, ideas, and strategies.

2006 will be a year of completion in many areas. Family matters that have been unsettled, areas of buying and selling, and many who have been believing for their healing will receive it in completion. God desires to completely heal those who have seemed to receive partial healing.

New revelation will come with this shift. We will have more profound accuracy and deeper revelation concerning how to use our weapons of warfare more effectively. We will see breakthroughs in tough situations. We will spoil the enemy this year and victory will be sweet.

Kingdom Mix in '06

The focus this year will be on more kingdom growth than church growth. What grows the kingdom will also grow local congregations. This kingdom mix will be a reflection of the teaching of Matthew 6:10, "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on the earth as it is in heaven."

A shift in teaching will reflect this kingdom mix with more leaders teaching from the perspective of the Kingdom of God rather than escapism.

Kingdom of God teachings will be mixed in many areas of society with greater and greater frequency. Vision for the transformation of cities, regions, and nations will begin to override and remove denominational barriers that up until now have crippled the Church.

Proper alliances and coalitions will be key and instrumental during this season. Some relationships based on old wine structures will pass away and new relationships will form between like-minded leaders, regardless of denominational or non-denominational affinities.

Right alignment is essential. If we are not in proper alignment it will cost us fruitfulness, health, a loss of revelation, and destiny. Setbacks will begin for those who are not properly aligned. Do not be afraid of change--there is a pruning that will take place in all aspects of God's Kingdom.

In addition to pruning, God is going to stretch us to release a new measure of faith. This faith is necessary to accomplish the shift He is requiring of us, as well as the new dreams He will give us in this season of new things.

God will raise up "kingdom-minded" leaders who will mix with all aspects of society. This will be seen as apostles and prophets are raised up in media, business, government, and other sectors of society.

The kingdom mix will bring great fruit, but it will also provoke opposition to the apostolic and prophetic movement. Do not be swayed by this--stay the course.

The supernatural will be mixed into society as more and more believers, in what has become known as the saints' movement, flow in healing and miracles and other supernatural manifestations of the Holy Spirit.

The youth particularly will move into this level of anointing.

2006 will be another “season of suddenlies”. The prophetic words of past seasons will begin to see their fulfillments in this hour. The Church is closing in on the “tipping point” through the accumulation of intercession, worship, fasting, giving, etc., and the “bowl is about to tip” in our favor.

University campuses will see great moves of God. Yale, North Texas State University, the University of Texas, University of California Los Angeles, and University of Southern California were mentioned among others. The moves of God will by no means be limited to these campuses.

This is the year that we will see the lid come off the youth movement. There will be a literal explosion of power and grace among the youth.

This is a year of a great transfer of wealth. God will begin to reveal strategy on how to obtain and maintain wealth. As more and more land is redeemed through intercession, we will see a shift in ownership of property and minerals in the Body of Christ.

Holiness Movement

God is going to continue to expose sin in the church. There will be new messages on holiness and repentance from the pulpits of the nations. A "line in the sand" will be drawn by leaders who are ethical and have the character of Christ. This line will once again clearly delineate, in great love, the absolutes of right and wrong.

Young people will take up the torch and run across the nations with this message of holiness and purity. This will cause the pendulum to tip away from the current "no boundaries" thinking of this generation. Young prophetic voices will rise up to speak the word of the Lord to generations of all ages and be respected for their wisdom even as the Lord Jesus spoke wisdom as a youth in the temple.

Young lions of the Lord will come to the forefront in Hollywood and in media around the world. UCLA and USC film schools will be shaken by the power of God as the Lord visits these campuses.

Admonitions

The Holy Spirit strongly spoke through several prophets that this would be a year of further polarization. However, the Lord gave us an admonition that we were not to become polarized or politicized. We are to stand up for whatever the direction the Captain of the Lord of Hosts shows us. Therefore, it is not the party line that we should hold, but God's plumb line of purity. God reminded us that righteousness and justice are the plumb line of His throne (Isaiah 28:17).
There is coming a separation between the human government and the government of God. However, there is a strong sense that God is coming to deal with the Left Wing if they continue on their path leading to unrighteousness.

Spiritual Trends that we see on the forefront…The Civil Rights Movement in America There is a new wineskin being formed for the Civil Rights Movement in America. New leadership will rise up who will establish God's righteousness and justice. The movements that are not established on both righteousness and justice will not prosper.

Cultural evangelism that reaches unbelievers through culturally relevant means of communication with life-transforming messages will come to the forefront. This will involve use of many channels of communication, including film, television, and fiction with sympathetic roles and characters that will provide a modeling of righteousness for society.

Societal transformation and evangelism will increase.

The seven major molders of society will be touched through this movement: family, religion, government, business, education, arts, and media.

The leaders of the Body of Christ are being called to a focus on legacy and succession. This is part of the new wine shift. Leaders who have formerly thought in a mono-generational mindset will mentor those who are coming after them.

Young prophetic voices will arise who will speak the Word of the Lord to nations and peoples as well as the Church world-wide.

The battle is going to get fierce on many fronts, but do not be discouraged. There is going to be a fresh wind of grace that will pour out on the lives of believers. The Lord is saying that He is going to cause the faint to be encouraged and the weary to rise up with new strength.

Put your "stake in the ground" in the midst of the whirlwind and see God enlarge your boundaries (Isaiah 54:2).

Words for the United States

It is crucial to press in to see the abortion laws overturned. We must pray harder than we ever have. Prayer for the mid-term elections in 2006 is crucial if we are not to lose ground for righteousness and justice in the nation. We must prepare also for the 2008 elections.

There is a sensing that the prayer movement should not become weary with guarding the nation from terrorism. America, you are once again in the balance and intercessors must stand in the gap and pray.

The President, as David did in 1 Samuel 30, will “pursue and recover” favor. He will gain even more if he takes the offensive with compassion for those who have been abandoned.

Chicago

Seven different prophets had received a prophetic warning for Chicago, including a warning sent from the leader of the Canadian Prophetic Round Table. As we interceded, we felt to ask people to pray specifically for the transportation systems and centers.