TAKING THE GATES OF OUR NATION--PART 3

“O my God, incline thine ear and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name; for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies. O Lord hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.” Daniel 9:18-19 The Church of our Lord Jesus Christ desires to see the power and a move of the Spirit. We have seen a measure, a trickle here and there, but we desire to see more. PRAYER WARRIORS INTERCESSORS! SOLDIERS AT LARGE! EVERYONE WHO PRAYS! Let us bind together in the privacy of our homes and dismantle the enemy of the North, South, East and West Gates of Our Nation. Let us war and pull down these Evil Spirits and as they are dethroned, pray that the Righteous Judge (JESUS CHRIST) the LORD OF GLORY will once again sit on the Gates of our nation! Please set some time aside "Daily" and "Pray in the Unity of the Faith" with United Intercessors in this strategy to take the “Gates” for the Lord Jesus Christ! God has a Mighty Plan for "Us" and as we achieve this all of us will benefit from this "Victory" in every area. Psalm 133:1-3

Part #3 “Possessing Our Cities for the Lord Almighty"

Daniel prayed, “Oh my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by they name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies.” Daniel 9:18. In this verse of Scripture from the Book of Daniel, it actually is talking about the city of Jerusalem, God’s Chosen City. Today, as we view America, we also see many cities; and our God has a "Special Plan" for each one. Yet, our cities are in desolate conditions. The word desolate means to” lie waste” As many of us look back over our past lives recalling when we first came to Jesus, and how our lives have changed for the better as we began to attend church and serve the Lord, many times we have possibly said, “Oh, those ‘wasted years’.” By that we mean we weren’t doing anything fruitful in our lives for Jesus Christ. That is the same thought we can have as we read Daniel’s prayer in the above scripture. He saw the city lying waste, and today, many of our cities in America lay waste.

COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK

There is no real fruit of the “Fire of Jesus Christ” (Revival). Churches sincerely try, struggle, and seem to fall back in their efforts for revival. The reason being that Satan’s wicked powers rule, and reign over them. The Church, in general, has not known what to do, other than lock themselves up behind their four walls and build their own little places of refuge. Meantime, God’s good people, who are citizens of our communities, are surrounded with many problems, sin, and much wickedness. Chaos and confusion is beating at our church doors. We are being forced to come out and take a look at what is happening around us; yet, not only look, but begin to diligently intercede for our cities, so that demonic holds can be broken.

TIME OF THE PRAYER WARRIOR

The Church is being called to come out of her comfort zone by taking the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and face the forces of darkness with warfare from the Spirit of the living God! IT IS THE TIME OF THE WARRIOR! God’s call goes out to His people, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” Isaiah 60:1. It is time to call upon God for His help for the deliverance of our cities if we are to have revival. Daniel, in his prayer, continued to say, “Oh Lord, hear; Oh Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake Oh my God: For thy city and thy people are called by thy name. “ Daniel 9:19. As Daniel interceded in great humility before God, not demanding his so called, “Rights As A Child Of God,” but rather, identified with the sins of the people and their miserable wretchedness. Intercessors, today, are called to do the same. We are to confess the sins of our cities before the God of Heaven in the powerful name of Jesus, and ask for forgiveness.

PRAY FOR AND BLESS YOUR CITY

Years ago, the Lord would send us south to beautiful Louisiana and we would spend seven years there. Originally, we were from up north. Prior to this move, I had tried many times to leave my hometown, hating it because it was a small one. Looking from a lost person’s view, which I was at the time, my little city appeared to have no glamour, and I absolutely felt it was “dullsville.” Always, my secret desire was to be elsewhere in a big, glamorous city. Then, in later years, I got “saved” and I adjusted somewhat better to where God had placed me. I had inner peace to a measure, but, then I always detested the snow and cold weather, and again, my secret attitude of the heart was, “why didn’t God put us in a place that was warm with palm trees and flowers all year round?” I still carried a grumbling attitude because of the place where I lived. In Louisiana, we spent seven years in the kind of climate we had always so desired. During those seven years, among the many things that transpired, one was a longing in my soul to know where I belonged. To our surprise, in 1987, the Lord would send us back up north after our ministry training. It was settled in my heart that God had planted my husband and I and our children in this little town.

TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

Our first winter back, my husband, and I stood outside as the first snow fell and worshipped the Lord for the winter season. Oh, what a joy welled up inside our souls, knowing He had a specific purpose for Jose, I and our children – where we were planted! This was our city, we were to love it and pray for it. We began thanking the Lord for our city and blessed it daily. Many things that I had not been aware of before, NOW, spoke to me so wonderfully. The city was known as “The City of Trees,” and many of our streets are named after them. Some are called, Myrtle, Olive, Maple, and Woodbine. The Lord began to speak to me that He had a "Special Plan For Our City" from the beginning of its foundation, but Satan’s forces were ruling instead. He needed the city claimed back for His Glory. In January of 1988, I went to the library and did a study of the history of our city. The Lord would speak to me that our city was called to be a city of priests after Isaiah 61:3-4, “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. And they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.” Yes, our community was called to be a city of the “Trees Of Righteousness,” a royal priesthood, yet, as I looked around the city, it laid waste; No Real Revival, No Real Glory Of God, and No Fire For Jesus. The Lord said, “I need a Joshua to work through so I can take the city.” Later, I would realize, as I looked at painted signs around our city, one said, “The City of Blossoms.” Besides the wood trees, there were many blossoming flowers and trees planted throughout our city. The Lord said, “I want my "GLORY’ to blossom in this city.” He instructed me to go back to the public library and continue to study the history of our city. I would find out many reasons why our city lay in ruins: Evil spirits of prejudice, pride, and greed had crept into our city over the years, and spirits of the occult and cults reigned over us. It was time to pray!! Every other month, we would have an all-night, twenty-four (24) hour prayer meeting to pray for our City, State, and Nation. We did this for several years, inviting people from our community to come and pray. Then, we began to move into "Forty Days" of Prayer and Fasting.

GO OUT AND POSSESS THE CITY

Then, one day, the Lord called a small nucleus of us, who could regard confidence and move in discretion (Characteristics Of A Good Warrior), and instructed us to prepare to and possess the gates of our city. “That in blessing, I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.” Genesis 22:17. The Lord would direct me by the Spirit to go out and possess the Gates Of Our City. He further said, “Just as I gave Joshua in his time, the commission to go and take Jericho, I’m speaking to the Joshua's of today to do the same. If they obey and do as I say, they, too, will possess their cities.” Genesis 24:60, “And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou are our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.” Of course, my first question was, “Where And What Are The Gates Of Our City?” He would lead us step by step, revealing from His Word, how to recognize and identify the particular Gates Of Our City. He would instruct us to get a map of our city. As we began to seek the Lord with prayer, He would reveal to us that Our Cities have Four Main Gates; they are located at the Four Main Directions: North, East, South, and West. Each "Gate" of direction is usually Located At A Street entrance In Your City. These gates went around our city clockwise. Clockwise – the North Gate is 12 o’clock , the East Gate is 3 o’clock, the South Gate is 6 o’clock, and the West Gate is 9 o’clock. Now the same strategy goes clockwise for the Nation's Four Main Gates, as you will read later. Share with your friends about this "Exciting Study" Of The Gates. Please read the above study carefully, so as we move along on preparing together to "Take The Gates Of The Nation, we will have a greater understanding. If you would like to HELP in the United Effort of the Divine Connection Of Prayer in Taking The Gates Of Our Nation, please e-mail me and will put your e-mail address on our list and you will begin to receive our Exciting Weekly Prayer Assignments. You can pray right from the privacy of your own homes or your weekly prayer meeting. Don't miss out on this Wonderful Opportunity To Do Something For Your Country By Becoming Part of the "Divine Connection Of Prayer" with 10,000 Praying People. Thank you so much for reading this message. If you would like to make a copy or copies of this newsletter, you are welcome to do so. Make sure your copy is in it's entirety and the message should not be changed. Judgment messages are very serious and those declaring them carry a big responsibility. Hilda Arredondo's name and her website http://www.uipwc.com/ and e-mail address uipwc@bellsouth.net should accompany this message as you print it. If you have any questions or comments please e-mail us. At this point we have no representatives outside this ministry and all business for the ministry is handled by hilda arredondo, 253 Blossom Rd, Opelousas, La. 70570 (337-948-1501)

TAKING THE GATES OF OUR NATION--NEHEMIAH PLEASE STAND UP

"NEHEMIAH'S ARE SKILLED WARRIORS"

We need the Nehemiahs in America today. Who is Nehemiah? “And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, and said, “I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my Father’s house have sinned.” Nehemiah 1:4-6. Nehemiah was a man of prayer who had a personal relationship with the God of Heaven. He knew how to intercede and get results from the throne room. He had a great reverence for the great and terrible God. I will say again, “Today, we need men of prayer like Nehemiah.” The Nehemiahs of our time who are being raised up for this present hour are more than just Intercessors, they are Revivalists who carry the Spirit of Reformation. They are BOLD, FEARLESS and come with a HOLY COMMISSION from GOD. Their orders for the day are to "Rally a People" to Rise Up and War! They are GOD'S CHOSEN MEN/WOMEN for the hour with a Burden for Revival in their city and nation. They are Men and Women who have Forsaken all “Earthly Goods for the Heavenly Commission.” They know how to fast, get a hold of God and can readily identify with the Sin In The Land as they pray.

NEHEMIAH IS A SKILLED WARRIOR, as God’s servant, I see a problem among the people of God. When a new move of God is birthed, many try to get on the bandwagon, so to speak, either by trying to appoint themselves or appoint someone they know who has a title or a famous TV show and make them the “Man of the Hour.” Saints, please hear me; men and women with doctorates, degrees, and titles behind their names are great. Doctors, lawyers, and saints with TV Gospel shows are great. Ditch diggers, welders, and common laborers are great, but let me share something with you; it is going to take more than great people with TV shows, doctorates, and degrees to be Nehemiahs. The Nehemiahs of our time are warriors whose hands have been trained to war. They are skilled by the Holy Spirit to tear down, pluck up, and push down the works of darkness. They have been prepared to stand against the principalities, powers and wicked spirits of darkness. NEHEMIAH'S ARE SOLDIERS OF GOD. Just recently a good Christian woman called me on the phone and told me that God had called her to take her city for the Lord. While talking to her, she shared with me that she did not pray much or even very long when she did pray and has never done any spiritual warfare. As I continued to listen intently to her conversation, I knew she had given up nothing for the Gospel's sake. Later, after that conversation I thought, “My God, My God, how can some of your people be so deceived?” The Holy Spirit revealed to me that this woman desired secret power and the limelight. New moves of God are always noised throughout the camps of God’s people; therefore, she had heard about Taking Cities For God. She thought taking the city would be exciting and her "secret fault of pride" was deceiving her to be presumptuous. Beloved, the real Nehemiahs of our time are SOLDIERS OF GOD and GENERALS OF INTERCESSION who have fought the Good Fight of Faith, Risked their Lives and have been Tried and Tested by the Lord before they were ever given the commission to Take a City. They carry a special mantle that allows them to face these evil powers camped at our GATES. They are not lime lighters, entertainers, or showmen and certainly don’t work alone, but as Nehemiah, a people are drawn to them. The people whom Nehemiah draws by the anointing are not just any people, but rather Tough, Committed Christians who have a mind to work and work hard! Sister Hilda, you may ask, “you’ve shared with us about the importance of Nehemiahs returning to America with a burden to Rebuild the Walls and Gates Of Our Nation.

WHERE DO WE BEGIN?

1. The first thing you do is to pray that our God raise up an individual with the Heart of Nehemiah in your city or bring one in for the job. Perhaps one of you reading this article could be one or a Nehemiah in the making.

2. Secondly, recognize Nehemiah when he shows up. You will know them by the Special Umbrella of Divine Protection they carry to perform the job.

3. They will be BOLD, FEARLESS and have a WARRING ANOINTING.

4. He/She will NOT BE CORRUPTED with Hidden Sins of Lusts. They have paid the price of Getting Rid of Secret Faults. The Fire of the Holy Spirit has already come to their lives as a "Consuming Fire" Revealing Secret Motives, Sin and Burned up the Dross of their Iniquity.

5. They are HOLY WARRIORS that carry the Presence of Jesus and STAND in GOD'S AUTHORITY.

NEHEMIAH'S ARE MANTLED FOR THE JOB, they will help you Identify the Gates of Your City. They have Anointed Plans and Strategies directly from the Throne of Heaven. These Holy Strategies come from Hours, Months, and Years Spent at the Feet of Jesus. They’ve encountered the Mean, Deadly, and Dangerous Prince that is Camped Out at your City Gates. They also know that without the “Mantle of God” upon them they would never dare enter the arena of these Killer Giants who are out to Destroy the Nehemiahs who will lead God's people to victory. Nevertheless, in obedience They Will Stand in the Day of Battle With Assurance that Jesus Is With Them to protect them. Modern Day Nehemiahs carry the Mantle of a Prophet and Apostle and will Raise Up a New kind of Church—a Warring Church made up of Prayer Warriors who are young, middle aged and old, both male and female, regardless of race or color. They will "Pull Down" the Principality, Identify, and "Demolish Territorial Giants" over their cities. Nehemiah's have the Keys to Intercession and Warfare, along with the Heavenly Commission for the job. Together, they will "Possess the Gates of the City, Rise Up, and Build for the Glory of God the Father, the Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit. Amen… Thank you so much for reading this message. If you would like to make a copy or copies of this newsletter, you are welcome to do so. Make sure your copy is in it's entirety and the message should not be changed. Judgment messages are very serious and those declaring them carry a big responsibility. Hilda Arredondo's name and her website http://www.uipwc.com/ and e-mail address uipwc@bellsouth.net should accompany this message as you print it. If you have any questions or comments please e-mail us. At this point we have no representatives outside this ministry and all business for the ministry is handled by hilda arredondo, 253 Blossom Rd, Opelousas, La. 70570 (337-948-1501)

TAKING THE GATES OF OUR NATION!

“O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.” Daniel 9:18-19

The Church of our Lord Jesus Christ desires to see the power and a move of the Spirit. We have seen a measure, a trickle here and there, but we desire to see more. PRAYER WARRIORS INTERCESSORS! SOLDIERS AT LARGE! EVERYONE WHO PRAYS! Let us bind together in the privacy of our homes and dismantle the enemy of the North, South, East and West Gates of Our Nation. Let us war and pull down these Evil Spirits and as they are dethroned, pray that the Righteous Judge (JESUS CHRIST) the LORD OF GLORY will once again sit on the Gates of our Nation. Please set some time aside daily and pray in the Unity of the Faith with United Intercessors in this strategy to take the “Gates” for the Lord Jesus Christ! God has a Mighty Plan for Us and as we achieve this all of us will benefit from this Victory in every area. Psalm 133:1-3

Nehemiah 1:3, “And they said unto me, the remnants that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.” Nehemiah received a disturbing report—the people whom God loved so dearly and had brought out from bondage were again in captivity, affliction, and reproach! What caused them to be brought back into this alarming state of captivity and reproach? The answer to this question is in this same verse of scripture—the wall around Jerusalem was broken down and needed repair and the city gates were burned with fire. The cities of that time usually had a stone wall around them for protection and the gates were considered the doorways of the city. They were usually made of strong wood; some were covered with brass and a few were known to be overlaid with gold. Cities without any gates or doorways were left wide open to the “spoilers” of that day, who would come in to do three (3) things: rape the women, kill the men, take their goods and take their children captive. The Gates of the city were the place where the elders transacted legal business, conversation and the reading of the law. The Proverbs 31 Woman, verse 23 says, “Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.” Since the gates were the doorways of the city, therefore, no gates, no doors, the enemy ran rampant.

Today it is the same in America, the Gates Of The Nation are torn down. Earlier I shared that the enemy would do three major things: rape the women, kill the men, take their goods, and take them captive. In the 911 terrorist attack in New York 81% of the men were killed. In John 10:10, it reads, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.”We need the praying gatekeepers or watchmen. Rape also runs rampant and our children are taken captive everyday by drugs, alcohol, etc. here in America.

Where are the watchmen or gatekeepers needed to "Guard" the Gates of America? As we read the first chapter of Nehemiah we certainly get a picture of the pitiful state of the city of Jerusalem, with its broken down walls and burnt gates. There was a problem in Jerusalem—there were no watchmen upon the wall guarding the city; no one seemed to care about its welfare and safety. Therefore, the city was left open to terrorizing attacks of the enemy. The enemy could come in at anytime to kill, steal, and destroy, and that he did! If you would, please try to imagine your house with no doors and torn down walls, while you and your family try to sleep at night or rest during the day. Picture in your mind sitting down during the day at your breakfast table to eat and your kitchen door is gone and the kitchen wall has big holes in it, and in other places the walls are broken. At night, when you lay down in your bed and pull the covers tightly up around your neck, you see that the wall is also torn down and the door of your bedroom is gone and the windows have been broken. How would you feel? Would you feel safe, warm, and peaceful? No, you wouldn’t, but rather you would feel insecure, cold, and troubled. Yes, thieves and robbers could easily have access into your home. Wild animals and perhaps even snakes could crawl in and hurt your loved ones. Therefore, I know that you will agree that the doors and walls of your dwelling place are needed for your safety and refuge.

The gates were torn, the wall was down and there were no watchmen. Today in America the same, the watchmen and gatekeepers are the prayer warriors, intercessors, and the prophetic men and women of God, who are called to stand in the gap and guard the gates of our cities. Where are they? As we look around America today, we can see some of the very same problems within our country that existed in the city of Jerusalem. At one time there was a hedge around us for our divine protection. It was put there by the Almighty Hand of God. When a people acknowledge God, He acknowledges them. Our enemies would try to come against us, but the Wall of Divine Defense would not allow them to come in. Our Lord stood in our behalf and our country was like a wall and defensed city impenetrable by the enemy.

As we look back over the last few decades we see that something has happened to America. Evil spoilers began to come in and ransack the people of our country. Good companies that have employed hundreds of good American people in the past are closing up with very little notice to its employees and moving out of the nation. The “Blessings of the Lord” which were given to us by Almighty God are picking up as if they had wings and leaving to foreign countries. The America we have known and loved is dying! The spoilers of crime, rape, drugs, alcohol, pornography, and evil have invaded our country. Our education system has been taken over by the “spoilers” of humanistic values and Antichrist beliefs who daily corrupt the minds of our little children; therefore, many of our young are growing up without Christ. Our wall which was made up of the Ten Commandments, Prayer in Schools and the Bible is torn down and our Gates are Burned with Fire. America is headed for "Greater Troubles" and something needs to be done! You may ask, “What can we do?” The answer is not hard; it is found in God’s Word.

Next week we will post Part 2, the continuation of this message on the Gates. Tell your praying friends about these messages-there will be many to come. I will share with you the revelation the Holy Spirit has imparted to me about the Gates of America. From 1980-1990 I was in my prayer closet. In 1980 I went down on my knees and face and in 1990, ten years later the call came from Almighty God that He was going to stand me up. He revealed to me that I went down on my face as an Intercessor and ten years later HE would stand me up in the Prophetess calling to speak what He had given me during that time. It would take three more years to get up from this kneeling position of my heart. The revelation of the Gates was not copied from another individual, it was a heavenly revelation imparted to me by my Heavenly Father and I was not allowed to reveal it till the years of the "Fiery Crucible" were over. Through this study I will reveal who is camped out at the gates of our nation. WE NEED a total of TEN THOUSAND WARRIORS (10,000) TO PRAY FOR THE GATES OF THE NATION and tear down the powers that are there destroying our nation.

Please help me spread this message-Our Nation is in Trouble and You and I can Make a Difference for her Deliverance. If, after reading this article, your moved to become part of this Divine Connection of Prayer for taking the Gates of Our Nation which will bring Revival, E-mail me immediately!

Thank you so much for reading this message. If you would like to make a copy or copies of this mesage, you are welcome to do so. Make sure your copy is in it's entirety and the message should not be changed. Hilda Arredondo's name and her website http://www.uipwc.com/ and e-mail address uipwc@bellsouth.net should accompany this message as you print it. If you have any questions or comments please e-mail us. At this point we have no representatives outside this ministry and all business for the ministry is handled by hilda arredondo, 253 Blossom Rd, Opelousas, La. 70570 (337-948-1501)