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The Morning Star E-Journal • 1 Table of Contents Mobilizing for the Last Battle by Rick Joyner . 3 The Restoration of America: William McGuffey and The McGuffey Eclectic Readers by Karla Perry . 6 John Adams by Maryanne Hardiman . 10 Three Deadly EMP Myths the U.S. Government Won't Talk About by Damien Campbell . 15 A National Check-Up by Rick Joyner . 19 MFM Directory . 29 2 • The Morning STar E-Journal Mobilizing for the Last Battle by Rick Joyner he ultimate battle between light and darkness has already begun. The end of this age is near, Tbut the excitement is far from over. These are the days that the prophets and righteous of old longed to see, and we get to live in them. There may not have been a greater honor than this, but also there may have never been a greater responsibility. Being responsible begins with understanding the times and our place in them. Then we must make an intentional effort to be prepared. Soon those who have done this and those who have not will be easy to distinguish. Just as the biblical prophecies foretold, an army is gathering like no other that the world has ever seen. It will be both the irresistible force and the immovable object. Where it marches, it will conquer. Where it takes a stand, it will not be moved. That it is now gathering is one of the great signs that the end of this age is at hand, and the King will soon come to establish His kingdom. It is time to prepare the way for the Lord. The gospel of the kingdom must now be preached. Those who are mobilizing to help prepare the way for the Lord are the ones who, like it was said of Moses, see what others cannot see. They see Him who is unseen. If we truly see Him, we cannot help but to bow the knee to Him. If we truly see Him, we will obey Him. That is why we often see the term “the obedience of faith” in the New Testament. True faith obeys. If we see Him, we also know that victory is sure. Many claim that Christianity is the most arrogant of all the religions because we claim to be the only way to be reconciled to God. The truth is that if God sent His own Son to make the sacrifice that He did so that we could be reconciled, and we think that we can get there by our own efforts or on our own merit, wisdom, or strength and don’t need His provision, then we are the most arrogant of all creatures who have ever lived. The greatest arrogance of all is to not bow the knee to Him. Christianity is in truth the most humble of all of the religions, accepting and acknowledging our need for God as our Savior and our Lord. This is why God’s grace is given to the humble, and true humility is to bow the knee to Him in every way. The great army of God is now being mobilized in thousands of locations. It is going through basic training, a great emphasis upon the basics of the faith. Those who are the most successful in every field are those who do the basics best. Our foundations must be strengthened in the Lord for what is coming. This is our fortress, and our position is as impregnable as our devotion to His basic truth. However, His basic truth is much more than many suppose. The Book of Hebrews is considered the most theologically deep book of The Bible, yet the author lamented that he could only give his readers “milk” because they were too immature for solid food! (see Hebrews 5:12) We must grow up. To be strong in His truth begins with knowing His truth, and we are strong to the degree that we know them. We must be fortified in His Word, and a great love and hunger for His Word is coming upon His people. Our Spiritual Weapons As we are commanded in I Corinthians 14:1, “Pursue love, and desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy .” The weapons of God’s army are not carnal but The Morning Star E-Journal • 3 spiritual, and love is the most powerful weapon of God’s army. The gifts of the Spirit are how His love is demonstrated. Because our King is the Word, His communication through His people has always been the primary way He relates to the world, and prophecy is therefore to be esteemed among the gifts. Few things can impact a person like a word that they know came from the Lord just for them. As we are told in Acts 2:17-18, when the Lord pours out His Spirit the result is prophetic revelation—dreams, visions, and prophecy. We are also told here that this will be “in the last days .” This is because at the end of this age we will need His guidance like never before. Even denominational leaders who previously embraced a theology that no longer believed the gifts of the Spirit operated in the church are now embracing and seeking the gifts of the Spirit which is evidence that we are in “the last days” when His Spirit is poured out upon all. This is certainly encouraging, but we must keep in mind why these are being so widely given now—we need to hear from the Lord clearly and accurately like we never have before. As remarkable as some of the prophetic gifts being demonstrated in these times are, they are still only a fraction of what they will be by the end of this age. What is soon coming upon God’s prophets will eclipse anything ever seen before, just as we are told in II Corinthians 3. The glory of the New Covenant will soon exceed anything ever seen under the Old Covenant, even what Moses saw. That is the sure Word of Scripture. As I was shown in The Vision of the Harvest I was given in 1987, noteworthy miracles are now becoming common. When I was a young believer in the early 1970s, it was noteworthy if anyone was healed of anything. A few evangelists and prophets saw much more consistent miracles, but overall miracles were rare. Now it is rare not to hear about extraordinary miracles almost every week. This is great but it is going to get much better. Great movements like The Vineyard, The Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship, and others kept raising the bar in believing God for miracles, healing, and deliverance, and God honored their growing faith. Even so, we are still a long way from walking in all of the authority we are called to and will need in the days to come. We must press on. We must also guard against being satisfied with where we are, or so familiar that we lose our appreciation for them. We need all of the gifts of the Spirit functioning in every local body. As the apostle wrote in I Corinthians 6-7, “the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you, so that you are not lacking in any gift .” The gifts of the Spirit are the living Christ manifesting Himself through His body, the church. When He is able to do all that He did when He walked the earth through our body, then His testimony is confirmed through us. This is part of what it means to be His body. The authority of the Lord in His faithful ones is increasing in these times, and we will need it. Even so, let us keep in mind that we only have spiritual authority to the degree that we abide in the King and He abides in us. We have our authority by being in the King. This is why we are told in II Corinthians 1:20, “For as many as may be the promises of God, in Him they are yes .” The New Covenant promises are available as we abide in Christ, never apart from Him. Those who walk in leadership in His church must lead by abiding in Him who is the Head of the church. Authority is a serious matter. To be entrusted with God’s own children is no light matter. If you entrusted your children to someone to take care of them and then came back and 4 • The Morning STar E-Journal found them sick, hungry, and filthy, you would not be happy! It is the ultimate honor and privilege to be entrusted with the Lord’s own children, but it is also the ultimate responsibility. We do not want to try to do this by our own devices. It is crucial that His people are prepared for the times. A primary reason why the biblical prophets were sent to Israel and the other nations was to inform them about the times and to interpret the current events in the light of God’s purposes. This is still a primary function of prophetic ministry. In this we, too, must excel more by abiding in Him who knows all things. True prophetic ministry is hearing with His ears, seeing with His eyes, understanding with His heart, and equipping His people to do the same. A new resolve, a new seriousness, is coming upon His leaders now. Much of this is the result of them learning not to lead by their own strength and their own wisdom, but to seek His grace, His strength, and His wisdom.