1. Introduction
The Feast of Passover in Israel begins
on April 4 2015. This is a sevenday
feast celebrated to mark the Passover period when the Israelites were delivered
out of Egypt. According to the Gregorian[1]
calendar this period is also known as Easter. Interestingly, this year’s Feast
of the Passover coincides with the total eclipse of the moon i.e. red blood
moon set to occur on April 4 2015.This is the third of the four red moons that
are expected in this period of time.According to scholars, this series of four
blood red moons is only the eighth since the time of Christ and will not occur
again until 2582/83.
According to Genesis 1: 14, the lights in the sky are to:
· Separate
the day from the night
·
Serve
as signs
·
Mark
seasons and days and years.
·
Give
light on the earth
Romans
1:20: For since the creation of the world God’s
invisible divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has
been made, so that men are without excuse.
Our heavenly father seeks to reveal
himself in multiple ways so that everyone may get to know Him and be without an
excuse on that great and awesome judgment day.
Changes or unusual occurrences in the
heavenly precipitate a new season, therefore, we must search the scriptures
diligently and prayerfully to know of the times and seasons and apply the
knowledge and wisdom in our day to day living.
Daniel by meticulously studying the scriptures understood the times during
the captivity and begun to intercede for Israel’s deliverance.
Daniel
9:2-3:In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel understood from
the scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet
that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. So I turned to the
Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in
sackcloth and ashes.
The period of the Passover is one of
the most significant seasons in the history of mankind and Christendom. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is
the lifeline of Salvation and Christianity.
The gift of salvation was presented by the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ.Therefore we must duly take note and study the scriptures to deduce
the occurrences of this season then with prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving,make our requests known to God, in alignment with the season.
1. Significance
of the Passover
The Passover period is loaded with so
many life changing occurrences for the children of Israel that can be
summarized as follows.
a. Wealth
transfer
In the Old Testament the Passover
period was also the period of wealth transfer.
Exodus
11:2: Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask
their neighbors for articles of silver and gold. The Lord made the Egyptians favorably
disposed toward the people and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by
Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.
During the Passover, the Lord
plundered Egypt and their wealth was transferred to the Israelites. This was in
fulfillment of the word that the Lord had spoken to Moses.
Exodus
3:21-22: And I will make the Egyptians favorably
disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go
empty-handed. Every woman is to ask her
neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and
for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.
The Passover time is a time or a
window that the Lord creates for wealth transfer for his beloved children.
Here
is an account of the happenings.
· The
children of Israel asked their neighbors; we are to also ask in prayer.
·
The
children of Israel were specific in their requests i.e. gold, silver and clothing
for their sons and daughters. During this period, gold and silver were the
highest trading currency as they were universally acceptable units of payment. Just it were for the Israelites, we are to be
specific in our petitions during this season.
Philippians 4:6: Do
not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving present your requests to God.
·
They
asked for clothing for their children:
Clothing is a cover or a garment that is put on to hide nakedness. The Israelites were to ask for a cover for
their children so as not to expose this wealth that had been transferred to
them but protect it for continuity. Wealth
transfer is generational; we are to ask for it for our children. God is a generation God, He thinks in
generations. During this season we are to pray generationally so that the
wealth acquired can be extended to future generations.
b. A
new start
Exodus
12:1:The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, this month is to be for you
the first month, the first month of your year.
God changed the calendar of the Israelites
signifying a new start for them. This was to be their first month of the year
for them. This was a new beginning for them. Likewise, during this season, we
are also presented with an opportunity to start anew;
c. New
status conferment
The status of Israelites changed overnight from
slaves to a new nation, a people to be reckoned with, and a power house. With the change several things happened:
They relocated and came under a new
cover; a new leader. Prior to this they were under the helm of Pharaoh,
but after their redemption, Moses became their ordained leader. Similarly, during
this period of Passover, there is change of headship; you may have been under a
wrong dominion, dwelling, head, but there is deliverance during the time of
Passover. Pharaoh who had dominated the lives of the Israelites for 400 years
was suddenly overthrown-a generational deliverance. In the same way, by prayer and thanksgiving,
sickness, infirmities, situations, declarations etc that have been plaguing you
and your family for years will no longer
have a footing in your life and that of your family. If God delivered a nation of a 400 year old
situation, likewise, your situation can also be changed.
Jeremiah 49: 17:Ah,
sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and
outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard
for you.
This is the time to have those issues
remediated by the Lord.
They
became a nation from slaves. After the Passover there
was a change in Pharaoh’s dealings with the Israelites; he considered them as a
nation and not as slaves anymore. He
sends out an army to pursue them and return them back. A people who had not warred before, who did
not handle arms nor have administrative structures in place suddenly became a
nation-a force to reckon with; who could not be wished away. A people with a
voice, they who herethereto were
voiceless.
Equally,
it is the time for the body of Christ to become a people- forced to be reckoned
with no merely obscure and irrelevant. When one is a slave he is passive to
policy changes, political debates and undertakings as one is reduced to being
an observer with no authority, power or influence. On the contrary, the
Passover period presents an opportunity fo rthe body of Christ to arise,
regroup and become that people group that has to be consulted on all fronts in
the earthly affairs.
Their
identity changed.The
Passover period presented an opportunity to permanently ascribe to a new status
of freedom. They were now known by a new name. Prior to this they were known as
slaves. Similarly, if the people have
being knowing you by names that were not favorable; this is the time that the
Lord has made provision for your name to be changed not only in the heavenly
realm but here on earth, that glory may be given to the Lord. Joshua was such a man whom the Lord decreed favor on
and said is Zechariah 3:2 The Lord said to Satan, “the Lord rebuke
you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! is this not a burning stick snatched from
the fire…. May this indeed be your portion this Easter, as the Lord
testifies for you in the heavens, the earth will have no choice but to respond
favorably. Hosea 2:21 In that day I will respond,” declares the Lord – I will respond to
the skies, and they will respond to the earth; and the earth will respond to
the grain, the new wine and oil.
There
was a physical relocation from Egypt. They moved from the
place of their enslavement, pain, suffering, and anguish, to a new land that
the Lord had prepared for them. It was
the set time for physical relocation from Egypt to a new land
Isaiah 61: 1:The
Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has
sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners.
This is true for the Passover season as it is a time for
deliverance and a release from darkness for the prisoners. Whatever is the
cause for your enslavement, this is the set time for physical deliverance and a
release from that prison place. This
could be in form of a new job, house, residential area, land. Sickness, poverty
etc
It
was a start of a journey to the promised land- a land flowing with milk and honey. The Passover
jumpstarted their journey into their destiny even though they had been stagnate
in Egypt for 400 years.
Brethren, no matter how long you have
been at a place or a situation has grafted your life, your family, your
marriage, God is able to start you to the journey of your deliverance, destiny
and path of life. As long as you have
the breath of God in you there is hope; at
the scent of water the roots will grow.
This Passover period is a time for you
to present those heart rendering matters to the Lord in prayer with
thanksgiving and watch him deliver you, your family and change the situation
you are in, in Jesus name..
Exodus
11:6:There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt- worse than there has ever
been or ever will be again. But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any
man or animal. ‘Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between
Egypt and Israel.
When the angel of death visited the land and nation
of Egypt, the Israelites with mark of the blood on their doorposts were passed
over, but the Egyptians were visited with great disaster-the slaying of the
first borns of both the animals and human beings. That way God gave glory to himself and there
was a complete separation between the Egyptians and the Israelites.
At this time the Lord brought judgment on the Gods
of Egypt which had raised their voices to the Almighty God. The magicians of
Egypt could not match, reverse or change the judgment of death decreed and
activated on the nation of Egypt. That last miracle struck a heavy blow to the
Egyptians that both the leader and the people of Egypt begged the Israelites to
leave their nation. Exodus 12:31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said. “Up !leave
my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the Lord as you have
requested…..The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country, For
otherwise, : they said, “ we will all die!”
What a distinction. Indeed, this is one of the set
times for a clear distinction between those who have an intimate relationship
with God and those that do not. May Jehovah put a distinction on you as you
continue walking with Him.
A
Passover time
The angel of death that was set to visit that night
was going to pass over every home that had the blood of the Lamb on its
doorpost-how awesome!.
Exodus
12:13:The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when
I see the blood, I will pass over you.
No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
What a separation, what an extension of mercy. While destruction was visiting the Egyptians,
the Israelites had the promise that no destructive plague would touch them.
Truly, it is time for us to be passed over, even
though it is a time of judgment and a destructive plague has been released just
because of the Blood of Jesus. Whatever judgments set to be executed on our
behalf, on our bloodlines, in our families, in our nations can be passed over
because of the blood of the lamb. Instead life, and mercy, a second chance is extended
to us because of the blood of Jesus Christ.
Truly, the Passover is very precious to us as believers. .
Judgment
time
Exodus 12:
12: On that same night I will pass through
Egypt and strike down every firstborn – both men and animals – and I will bring
judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am
the lord.
It was showdown and judgment time for Pharaoh and
the nation of Egypt. Their gods were to
be judged by Almighty God. Egypt as a nation had held the Israelites captive
for over 400 years. The Israelites had
lived in oppression, depression, as slaves, with little or no freedom; subsequently
they were not ableto step into their destiny and purpose as a nation.
However, with one visitation, the Lord delivered the
nation out of another nation. The
Passover time is a time of national deliverance .e. deliverance for your nation. The things that had held the nation for
years, generations, are broken during the Passover time. This is the time of great deliverance for the
nation of Kenya. As you pray for the
nation happenings that would have taken years and much effort God delivers
overnight. Why is this? This is because of spiritual timing; being in tandem
with the times and seasons.
For the nation of Israel it was the set time to be
delivered, to be redeemed from the grip of Pharaoh.
Exodus
3:20:So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the
wonders that I perform among them. After
that, he will let you go.
Components
of Israel’s deliverance:
·
430 years of generational bondage.
Exodus
12:40:Now the length of time the Israelite people
lived in Egypt was 430 years. At the end
of the 430 years to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions left Egypt
·
Wicked taskmasters.
Exodus 1:11: So
they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor.
Wicked slave masters that oppress the people of God with hard
labor and little or no results. In this
nation of Kenya, we find that majority of people labour hard just to put food
on their table. Morning after morning you
see laborers’ queuing in the bus stages, masses of people walking every morning
into the city center and the industrial area to look for work. Every year a large number of unskilled labor
pours into the cities looking for some form of employment. Many with that employment enter into a life
of nearly slavery and a cycle of poverty, living from hand to mouth.
Wicked taskmasters in the spiritual realm who oppress the people
with forced labor nearly all the days of their productive lives. This is the time for the nation to cry out
for deliverance from these slave masters ruling over cities of the world.
·
Wrong leadership: It is time to move from pharaoh to
Moses the servant of God’s leadership
·
Poverty:
The
same portion is ours as a nation that we be delivered out of generational
bondages; wicked taskmasters set over this nation, cities, and towns; wrong
leadership in our socio-economic, political and cultural life, and poverty.
Passover is a great time to stand in gap for the
nation for its deliverance from all oppression of the enemy.
The
events of the Passover were a shadow or typology of the deliverance that The
Lord Jesus was set to bring 2000 years later. Moses being a type of
Christ.
How
precious it is to study the word of God and see what he has ordained in this
season for us as his children.
g. Deliverance
without struggle
The Israelites were delivered out of Egypt without a
struggle. On the night they were to be
delivered, heaven had aligned and positioned itself in favor of their
deliverance.
Exodus 12:
42: Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on
this night all the Israelites were to keep vigil to honor the Lord for the
generations to come.
Jehovah had his Angels on full
alert during this period so that he could deliver six hundred thousand people
Ex 12:32 The
Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth.
There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and
children. Many other people went up with
them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds ..”
This could only be the hand of God.
Those involved in moving large numbers of people from one nation to
another, know how it can easily become a logistical nightmare, and involves a
lot of planning, preparation and man hours.
God did it, in a night! Glory be to God.
God can deliver you notwithstanding the impossibilities, reasons and
excuses you have envisaged. He will do it in the shortest time possible!
2. During
the time of Jesus
The following
events took place at the Passover time which was the time that Jesus Christ was
crucified, died, was buried and rose again after three days.
Jesus Christ was
crucified and put to death at the at the passover time. This was the ultimate sacrifice, the perfect
lamb of God that took away the sins of the World.
Extraordinary activities and events took
place at that time as God enforced his covenant. The curtain that divided the holy place
from the most holy place was ripped apart.
Mark 15:38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from the top to bottom. We
now had access through Jesus to the Father and not through another man There
was an earthquake when Jesus gave up his spirit. Matthew 27: 51 “ … the earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many
holy people who had died were raised to life ..”The earth responded to the
death of Jesus Christ
There was
darkness over the earth for 3 (three ) hours. Mark 15:33 at the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hr
This is the time
for the extraordinary and the unexpected to happen. That which is dead and
buried in your life can be resurrected.
Speak resurrection power of Jesus to the gifts, and talents in your life
that have been dead, dormant or inactive.
1. Prayer points
a. Passover
1.
Father, I thank
you for the Passover.
2.
Thank you for
the finished work of Calvary.
3.
Let the
finished work of Calvary overshadow every area of my life in the name of Jesus.
4.
Wealth
transfer: I decree and declare
a.
that this is
the appointed season for wealth transfer to me and my family in the name of Jesus
b.
That I shall
possess silver and gold in abundance in the name of Jesus
c.
That the hidden
treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places in his land be given to me and my family in the name of Jesus
(Isaiah 45:3)
d.
That the gates
of commerce and economy of this nation and nations of the world be lifted
before me in the name of Jesus. (psalm
24:8, Isaiah 45:2)
e. That my feet are bathed in cream and the rock pours
out streams of oil for me in the name of
Jesus (Job 29:6)
f.
That my steps
are ordered by the Lord into paths of wealth, power and influence( psalm
5.
New beginning
a. Father I repent of every sin in my life that will
hinder a new beginning for me in this season. (Psalm 51:1)
b.
Create in me a
clean heart oh Lord and renew a right spirit within me in this season in the
name of Jesus (psalm 51:1)
c.
Father write a
new foundation by the blood of Jesus for me and my family.(psalm 139:16)
d.
I immerse my
roots and foundations in the blood of Jesus. (Psalm 11:3)
e.
I disconnect
myself from every ungodly foundation from my lineage in the name of Jesus.
f.
Blood of Jesus
strengthen and deepen my roots in the name of Jesus.
g.
I will grow
roots downwards and bear fruit upward in the name of Jesus.(2 Kings 19:30)
h.
Blood of Jesus,
write new records for my life, my family in the name of Jesus.
i.
Let the angel
in charge of this month and this season walk with me in Jesus name.
j.
Blood of
Jesus, blot out every wicked ordinance that is standing against me in your
heavenly courts in Jesus name. (Col
2:15,)
k.
Let mercy
prevail and judgment be passed over this season of Passover in my life, my
family in the name of Jesus.
l.
I activate
every plan you have for me, by the voice of the blood of Jesus and in the name
of Jesus (Jeremiah 29:11)
m.
I decree and
declare:
i.
A new beginning
for me and my family in the name of Jesus
ii.
A new name that
you alone know as my portion now going forward
iii.
That every
prison door in my life is broken and lifted up
b. Family
a.
Father, thank
you for the gift of your son Jesus.
b.
Thank you for
salvation that I now enjoy because of the death and resurrection of Jesus the
messiah.
c.
Thank you for
the blood of the Lamb that speaks a better word than that of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24)
d.
Thank you for
your plans for me and my family are for good and will bring me to a good end.(Jeremiah 11:27)
e.
In this season
of Passover, let every member of my family experience the gift of salvation in
Jesus name.
f.
I petition for
the lives of my family members that you may pass over every judgment in this
season in their lives in the name of Jesus. (mention them by name)
g.
Blood of Jesus,
answer every wicked voice speaking against the salvation and deliverance of my
family in Jesus name. (Hebrews 12:24)
h.
Blood of Jesus,
blot out every wicked ordinance standing against salvation of my family members.
(Colossians 2: 15)
i.
I decree and
declare that as for me and my household we shall serve the lord.
j.
Let every
member of my family have an encounter with Christ that will lead to salvation
in this season in Jesus name.
k.
I station these
prayers at the gates of my bloodline in the name of Jesus.
l.
Every Passover
period- from now going forward- let there be mass salvation in my family, my
bloodline, my nation in the name of Jesus.
c. Mantles/Anointing
a.
Thank you
father for this season that new mantles and anointing are being released to the
body of Christ.
b.
Father, thank
you for the understanding of times and seasons, and your heavenly timetable. (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
c.
I decree and
declare that:
a.
The anointing of King’s and prophets is resting
and manifesting in my life in Jesus name.
b.
The release and
activation of the anointing of Moses your servant upon my life in the name of
Jesus.
c.
The angel that walked with your servant Moses is
walking with me.
d.
The anointing of King David is resting and
manifesting in my life in Jesus name.
d.
The anointing
of Solomon the king; his wisdom, knowledge and understanding, is resting and
manifesting in my life in the name of Jesus.
e.
The Anointing
of Ezekiel; who spoke to dry bones and they became an army for the Lord, is resting
and manifesting in my life in the name of Jesus.
f.
The anointing
of Isaiah the prophet; who saw and heard conversations in the heavenly throne
room, is resting and manifesting in my life in the name of Jesus.
g.
The Anointing
of Jesus the son of God; with multi anointing, is resting and manifesting in my
life in the name of Jesus.
d. Nation
of Kenya
a.
Father I repent
on behalf of Kenya in the name of Jesus
b.
I pray for salvation
and revival to come upon this nation in this season in the name of Jesus.
c.
Blood of Jesus,
cry mercy for our nation Kenya in Jesus name.
d.
Blot out every
handwriting of wicked ordinances written over this nation in the name of Jesus
e.
Father, set
aside every judgment concerning Kenya in the name of Jesus.
f.
Father deliver
us from
a.
wicked taskmasters in the nation of Kenya in
the name of Jesus
b.
bondages entrenched in the foundation of the
nation of Kenya
c.
Wrong
leadership in every level and sphere of our nation
d.
The spirit of
poverty in the nation of Kenya
g. Spirit of God; visit every corner and inch of this
nation with salvation in Jesus name. (Isaiah
45:8)
h.
Father, enlarge
the voices of every pastor, teacher, apostle, prophet and Evangelist preaching
the gospel of Christ this month and season of Easter.
i.
I add my voice
to the voice of the ministers, and ask for souls as the gospel is being
preached across the nation in this season.
j.
Father, I ask
for a harvest of souls wherever the gospel is being preached in the nation in
this season in the name of Jesus.
k.
Blood of Jesus,
go ahead of every man/woman that is preaching your word in Jesus name.
l.
Let mercy cover
Kenya in this season in the name of Jesus.
m.
Blood of Jesus,
answer every counterfeit demand of the bloodshed by the enemy during this
season of Passover in Jesus name.
n.
Blood of Jesus,
step into the heavenly court of Nations, plead and petition.(Psalm: 110:5-6, 135:2, Daniel 7:9-10,13-14)
iv.
Mercy for Kenya
in this season of Passover in Jesus name.
v.
Salvation for
Kenya in this season of Passover in Jesus name.
vi.
Redemption for
Kenya in this season of Passover name.
o.
Let mercy
prevail over judgment in this season in Jesus name.
p.
Father, stay
your hand of judgment and let not the enemy prevail over Kenya in this season
in Jesus name.
q.
Let the angel
of death and destruction pass over the land of Kenya in this season of Passover.
r. I stand in
agreement with what the blood of Jesus is speaking over this nation in the name
of Jesus (Heb 12:24)
a. That the plans you have for this nation are good
plans, plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to bring us a hope and a
future. (Jeremiah 29:11)
b.
That you will
distinguish this nation among other nations in Africa and the World
c.
That is it the
set time for the deliverance of the nation
d.
That the star
of this nation will continue to shine
e.
That the
identity of this nation is changing
s.
Father, we
cover Kenya with the blood of Jesus in this season in the name of Jesus.
e.
Resurrection
a.
Let the resurrection
power of Christ resurrect every dead situation in my life in the name of Jesus
b.
Resurrection
power of Christ resurrect every dead gift, talent in my life in the name of
Jesus
c.
Resurrection
power of Jesus Christ resurrect every dead ministry in my life in the name of
Jesus
[1]The Gregorian calendar, also called the Western calendar and
the Christian calendar, is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is
named for Pope Gregory
XIII, who introduced it in 1582.
