March 25, 2004 – International Day of Fasting & Prayer

On March 11, 2004, the leadership of the Prayer Chain Network of Hellas (Greece), and others, a total of 15 seasoned intercessors, met at Shalom House of Prayer in Athens, to pray about this coming event and seek the Lord for specific instructions. This report calls the international Body of Christ to arms, given the gravity of the situation, and the magnitude of the opportunity to inflict a serious damage to the demonic kingdom. To make this report easier to read, I skipped most of the information the Lord spoke to us on March 11, and I focused mainly on what we need to do now, and why. Some key relevant information for the previously uninformed can be found at the end: i.e. what is the project, its purpose, and background; also, the scriptures, which the Lord gave us for the event, without explanations.

The main direction for that day is the following: there will be 3 groups of people. The main group will be in Athens, to praise and worship the Lord, and the other two will have other tasks, which will not be disclosed to the general public. Through Psalms 98 and 149 the Lord directed us to use the strategy of praise and worship as the spiritual weapon to nullify the pagan ceremonies to be held in honor of Zeus, as pagan priestesses will light the Flame.

Key to the success of our prayers on that day is national and international support and alignment; meetings of praise and worship, strengthened further by fasting throughout the world carry great importance, as the Olympic Flame is not a local Greek issue – it is a matter of global strategic significance.

Fasting for 21 days starting on March 25

With the testimony of 3 leaders to whom the Holy Spirit spoke, we hereby announce a 21-day fast, as follows:

ü     the fast starts on the 25th of March, and ends 21 days later, which is 14 April.

ü     all involved in this strike against the Olympic Flame must be prepared to covenant that they will hold the fast; it is critical for a number of reasons, such as effectiveness, protection, alignment, etc.

ü     it is not a continuous fast, but 21 one-day fasts – i.e. eat nothing during each of the 21 days, but have light dinner in the evening.

ü     each of the 21 fasting days, prior to the dinner, needs to end with the Lord’s Supper, for cleansing and purification; there need to be 21 times of holy communion, taken within corporate setting, whether small or large. Ideally, more than 3 people should meet for prayer each evening, and break the fast of the day with the communion.

ü     this particular holy communion at the end of each day is of intercessory nature on behalf of the land, more than for personal cleansing. It is the land which has suffered the burden of iniquity for so long, and as we fast and take the communion daily, the Lord will be cleansing and healing the land – such was His promise to us as He gave the instruction.

ü     another purpose that this daily holy communion aims at serving, is to keep us constantly alert, inter-related, inter-dependent, and in daily fellowship that will remind us of the importance of what we are doing, and its impact on the land. So, we must take the pains to meet during these 21 days…

ü     the fasting period will take us over the Passover of April 10-11, which is another extremely important event this year, because the Jewish Passover coincides with the Christian ones; rarely the Passover is celebrated throughout Christianity and Judaism alike on the same time. It speaks of alignment, which is an important step needed to follow after the March 25 strike. I will not say any more at this time, but there is a lot more needed to be understood on that one…

The importance of 25th March as “kairos” window of time

March 25th 2004 was chosen as the day of lighting of the Olympic Flame because:

1.     It is the Greek Orthodox religious celebration of the annunciation of “Virgin Mary”.

2.     It is the day of annual celebration of Independence of Hellas from Turkey (1821 revolution), which on purpose started at the time of celebration of Virgin Mary, so that she would bless the military uprising against the occupying armies; the uprising started from a town which bore her name. The revolution was successful and Hellas gained back her independence after 400 years of slavery, and the modern Hellenic state was established on the foundation of Mary’s “blessings” of the Hellenic army. No wonder, Mariolatry is deeply ingrained in the foundations of the nation, and each year March 25 is a time of major celebrations and covenant renewal of the official state with Mary.

3.     It was the date of the revival of the modern Olympic Games, in 1896, which indicates that it was the chosen date because of its spiritual importance – it is a “kairos” moment in the spirit realm of establishing and renewing of covenants.

4.     The Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) was signed on the 25th of March 1957 in Rome together with the Treaty establishing the European Community of Atomic Energy. This is a clear testimony to the fact that this is not an ordinary date, but one which likely has links to ancient roots of iniquity, out of which all such contemporary covenants that aim at shaping and sealing culture, peoples and lands, draw power.

March 25th is apparently a day of open gateways into the heavenly, spiritual realm; it is a divine “kairos” window of time that the enemy attempts to cease for his own evil purposes. However, since Satan is not a creator, but a perpetrator, that day is most likely ordained by the Lord God for purposes pertaining to the Kingdom of God; I do not really know what its significance for God is, but I conclude that we need to resist the plans of the devil at that time, and pray for a release of God’s agenda instead.

The involvement and role of the Queen of Heaven

Virgin Mary, celebrated on March 25th, is believed to be a Christian religious manifestation of the Queen of Heaven.

The Olympic Flame rituals are to be held at an altar dedicated to Hera (wife of Zeus, in Hellenic mythology); Hera is the ancient Hellenic manifestation of the Queen of Heaven… The Olympic Games’ officials have chosen to light the Olympic Flame at the Queen of Heaven’s altar, on the Queen of Heaven’s annual celebration day…

The Olympic Games were and are dedicated to the Prince of Greece, the “husband” of the Queen of Heaven. Still, the Flame lit in his honor is ceremonially ignited on the Queen of Heaven’s altar. We see here a pattern of strong cooperation between these 2 spiritual world-rulers. Does that help explain why the Lord has led Peter Wagner to declare the Praise Concert against the Queen of Heaven in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Aug.14, 2004, which is the first day of the Olympic Games?

I conclude that the Lord is working on a 2-leg offensive, as He is disarming the demonic kingdom of Europe:

A) He is attacking the Prince of Greece on his home ground (Athens), at the time that Satan is preparing to elevate him to the highest honors of modern times (Olympic Games “Athens 2004”).

B) He is attacking the Queen of Heaven, whom Satan uses to provide support and enforcement to the Prince of Greece, in order to destabilize their foundations and make both of them vulnerable. For reasons unknown to me, the Lord chose the location of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, as the key location of the Queen of Heaven’s stronghold in Europe to be uprooted at this time.  

Description of the project

Standing against the spiritual nature of the Olympic Flame, on the day formal priestesses will perform proper ancient Greek spirits-invoking pagan ceremonial dances, songs and rituals to light the flame, at an ancient sacrificial altar, dedicated to Hera, and situated between the temples of Hera and Zeus, in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games, Greece.

Defining the project’s purpose

To neutralize, or, completely remove the spiritual power of the spirits-invoking flame to spread the demonic influence of the ancient Greek gods over the earth, wherever the flame will be taken.

What is the project’s background

The Olympic Games from the start were dedicated to ancient Greek god Zeus, whom later Rome adopted and called Jupiter. Jesus referred to Zeus as Satan in Rev. 2:13, speaking to His Church in Pergamum, which was renowned for a great altar of Zeus. That altar was moved to Berlin, Germany, in the late 19th century, in a special museum; Hitler offered sacrifice to Zeus on that altar before he rose to power. In 1934, under Hitler’s rule, the Germans asked that the Olympic Flame be included as an integral part of the Olympic Games, starting with the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. From that time on, the Flame holds a prominent place in the Games, clothing this international athletic event in a mantle of spirituality and ancient Greek gods reviving atmosphere.

Some of the scriptures given us by the Lord as we prayed for the event

Psalm 98:1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory… 4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. 5 Sing to the Lord with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm, 6 With trumpets and the sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King… 9 For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.

Isaiah 41:13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, `Fear not, I will help you.' 14 "Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you," says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 "Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat [them] small, And make the hills like chaff. 16 You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, And the whirlwind shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the Lord, and glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 149:6 [Let] the high praises of God [be] in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, 7 To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; 8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute on them the written judgment--This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord!

Ezekiel 38:19 "For in My jealousy [and] in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: `Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel, 20 `so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all men who [are] on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.' 21 "I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains," says the Lord God. "Every man's sword will be against his brother. 22 "And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who [are] with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 "Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I [am] the Lord." ' 39:1 "And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, `Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I [am] against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal;

Matt 16:19 "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

1Tim 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all [kinds] [of] evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Matt 6:24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

2Sam 5:6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, "You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you," thinking, "David cannot come in here." 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that [is], the City of David). …

17 Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard [of] [it] and went down to the stronghold.

18 The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.

19 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" And the Lord said to David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand."

20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, "The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

21 And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away.

22 Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.

23 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, "You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.

24 "And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."

25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.

 

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This report was posted on March 15, 2004, at www.cdrm.org. All ownership rights reserved by the author,

 

George E. Markakis, Christian Development & Revival Ministries

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