Anointed for Battle - Reinhard Bonnke — From the Pulpit & Classic Sermons

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Elisha, Joash, and the Bow of Deliverance

Now this morning the Lord gave me a scripture this morning five o 'clock. I've got to say the time Five o 'clock the Lord said to me turn to second Kings chapter 13 and I read about The king and the bow and the arrows and the Lord that said to me that is the message for tonight and You remember this morning when the Word of God was given?

My friend David Newberry come came up and he started to prophesy along that scripture. Exactly that scripture you could have bowled me over with the feather. I stood back and I said Peter He's prophesying my message for tonight.

It's not terrific. I Mean, I mean, I need very little encouragement, but that It was fantastic, let's read second Kings chapter 13. Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. That's no anti-climax at all.

Because at one point God must exchange the generations say amen. At some point he must do it. Otherwise father. Abraham would still be here today and Jawash the king of Israel came down unto Elisha and Wept over his face and said Oh my father.

My father the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof and Elisha said unto him take bow and arrows and he took unto him bow and arrows and he said to the king put thine hand upon the bow and He put his hand upon it and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands and he said Open the window eastward and he opened it then Elisha said Shoot and he shot and He said the arrow of the Lord's deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria.

For thou shalt smite the Syrians in a fake till thou have consumed them. And he said to take the arrows and he took them and he said unto the king of Israel smite upon the ground and he smote thrice and Stopped and the man of God was wroth with him and said thou shouldest have smitten five or six times.

Then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it. Whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but only three leave an appropriate title for the message that's on my heart here tonight is the anointing of God on the battlefield.

How many of you want the anointing of God on the battlefield. Then I want you to listen as you have never yet listened he came the young king Joash. Very young very Inexperienced he had heard that the Syrian army was about to just overrule his country.

He didn't know what to do. He knew he was outnumbered. He knew that he had no weapons to match. He had no army to match the enemy and he started shaking and shaking and he then Remembered goodness me.

There is a man of God and his name is Elisha. He's already a little bit old but oh now I must quickly go to him. So he went he knocked at the store. There was the man of God the Prophet Elisha and here comes the young king and he says my father my father the chariots of Israel and Their horsemen thereof.

I think he just had heard that somewhere. He tried to impress the man of God. But he came quickly to the point because he started the Bible says that he wept. Can you imagine a young man? 25 years of age.

Trembling weeping in front of the Prophet. Knew it was a completely hopeless Situation. Elisha opened his mouth. I thank God for Elisha. You know what? He said, this is number one. He said take bow and arrow.

I Think if I had been Elisha, I would have said Take your handkerchief. After all, he needed one. I tell you God is not here just to soothe you. God is not here at Europe fire just to give us a pat on the back and say you are a Jolly good Christian.

Anyhow, we are not here to receive the pity of God. You know just by the way Pity you get for nothing from the people but envy you've got to earn. It's not true. No, no God was not here to comfort this young prophet that was not God's business.

He didn't say take a handkerchief and it will all be well. I'm comforting you. It will be glorious and fine. Don't worry. Take a handkerchief and then go home. It will be okay. He came the word of the Lord and this is the word of the Lord.

To me and to you and to all of us hear this word of the Lord. Take bow and arrow. Amen. The medicine. The medicine is not. Are not tears. Medicine say amen. We Are people that have received bow and arrow years ago and today you sit here empty-handed.

Why? You've parked them somewhere because somebody has Criticized you in earlier days you prayed for the sick today. You are sick yourself in earlier days. Casting out demons and sometimes now you think the devil is on your heels your own heels.

Hear the word of the Lord. Go back where you park bow and arrows. I Challenge you in Jesus name go back where you left them and take them again. Because something is going to happen here tonight in Jesus name.

Amen. Amen. What you don't use you lose. God has not given bow and arrow to us for ornaments. He knows that the enemy is facing us and we have got to face the enemy. I tell you when I look at this world and you see all the hopelessness.

You'll see the hopelessness sometimes. I am so glad I'll tell you sometimes my heart is bursting with joy. Because I know I am moving in the anointing of the Holy Spirit and wherever I move with this Anointing you will see results in Jesus name.

Amen. Take bow and arrows. Get them out of the corner. Never mind if somebody has criticized you. Take bow and arrow in Jesus name. In Jesus name. All right, I suppose you take bow and arrow into your hand.

The Holy Spirit’s Touch and the Gifts of the Spirit

Number one, but then the moment you've got bow and arrow. Don't start shooting straight away. Some some some people don't know how to handle the gifts of the Spirit at all. Because they keep on shooting at friend and at foe as long as they can hear the of the arrow.

Oh. And what happens many are wounded. I Sometimes heard people prophesy against each other as though God had authorized a private war. That's all nonsense. We are not here to fight each other. I want everybody to hear we are not here to fight each other.

We are here to stand together. Because we belong to the family of God. Hallelujah. Amen. That's the next thing that happened. I will try to be fast. Because I can sense he is a terrific anointing already.

Then the Prophet said it says here and He put his hands Upon the king's hands. Holy Spirit spoke to me about this already some time back. Can you imagine the young prophet? He took bow. He took arrows, but he couldn't hold them still because he was still shaking.

He remembered the Syrians that were on his heels. He knew when I leave the Prophet's house I am going to face the Syrians and you cannot face the enemy if you haven't faced God first. Will somebody say amen?

So While he was trembling and the Prophet realized he was no good like that. The Prophet the man of God came from behind the Bible says. And he put his hands over the king's hands and suddenly suddenly That divine touch.

I believe that divine anointing came. With which the gifts of the Spirit and the weapons of the Spirit work without fail. 100 Absolutely precise and when he felt those hands on his own trembling and shaking hands the young man Became completely all of a sudden something happened to him.

Something wonderful happened to him and this is so fantastic so fantastic stopped trembling when the Prophet's hands touched the king's hands. Tonight this is going to happen here. Because of that saith the Lord you have come here to Birmingham saying I Am no use in the kingdom of God.

Because I cannot rid myself of the fear of man. But the saith the Lord you shall be delivered from this fear you shall be Anointed you shall be Anointed you shall be Anointed with the Holy Ghost and with power.

Hallelujah. Praise God. I want to tell you what happened to me when I for the first time in my life When I would say I was used for the first time in my life By God in a Dramatic way. I to me it was dramatic.

It was up in North Germany. I was a boy of maybe 15 14 15. My father was the pastor. I Had strict parents and We were in a prayer meeting and We were kneeling there. I was kneeling there at my chair and suddenly something happened.

Suddenly it was as if my hands had been plugged into electricity. Genuine the this electricity was coming into my arms, and I didn't know what happened. It was awful and it became stronger and stronger and I thought I I thought I Couldn't explain it and the next moment.

I hear the voice of the Holy Spirit in my heart. The Lord says to me stand up and go to mrs. So-and-so and Lay your hands on her. I said Lord I Lay hands on her. My father will kill me. I can't Lord I'm only 14.

You know what the Lord did. He turned up the voltage. He turned up the voltage the power became so mighty so mighty. I thought well, I'm going to die so or so. Then I just as well can stand up and I can go and I from my knees I got up.

Looking around that was there and then and I dumped my hands on mrs. So-and-so the moment my hands touched her head it was. Electricity was gone. I ducked again. Father had seen me. I thank God that our children nowadays are encouraged.

Oh Praise God you young people you can thank God you live today. No, it wasn't so bad either I it was wonderful actually at godly parents and My father quickly went to that lady and said what did Reinhardt do to you?

Committed murder. She said all she said when Reinhardt laid his hands on me. Electricity went through my body. I'm perfectly healed from head to foot. Amen. Hallelujah, I know what it means the fear of man.

I know what it means In the name of Jesus when the anointing touches you are going to become calm cool and collected. Amen. Tell you you will be able to think straight as well. And you will know now I know.

Now I know God is with me. And now I know let the enemy come in like a flood the spirit of the Lord will raise up his standard against him. Amen. Oh Hallelujah. Hallelujah. The third command Was for 17 Open the window open the window.

Opening the Window to God’s Work

I like that I Mean it goes without saying you cannot shoot an arrow through a closed window. Yet, you know I believe that this is a very important step given to us by the Holy Spirit. Because we all seem to have wooden window panes.

The Lord said open your window. I believe that means Remove all inhibitions. Remove all inhibitions. Open the window that you can see. Open the window that you can see. Because something is going to happen and when something happens then you can see it happen.

Say amen. I Tell you we are going to see Europe Delivered from the bondage of Satan. This we will see in Jesus name. We will see we will see in Jesus name. Open the window. Open the window. You must open the window.

Otherwise, you are no good. It's not just enough to have bow and arrow it's not enough to sing about the anointing. Open the window so that you can be launched in Jesus name. Or I should I put it in a different way.

Get out of the cocoon. Get out of the cocoon. Amen. Oh Hallelujah. Open the window. Michael Collison is here my Co-evangelist of all former times in Africa. We have been Crisscrossing Africa from all sides and angles.

And what I'm saying here can be confirmed by him and I think a few others that happened in those days. I will never forget it because to me it was absolutely Fantastic and I believe that this is a principle of God as well.

A Young Believer’s Healing Ministry

We had a crusade somewhere. The meeting was over that night. The lights were switched off. Everybody went home. I sat in my car going to the Christ with it to that home. I stayed there with the cup some Christians and as I was driving this dirt road this dust road.

Suddenly in in the in the light of the car. I saw a young man standing waving outside in the middle of the road. I Stopped. I had no option actually. I put my window down and I said to him young man What can I do for you?

Oh He said I have been waiting for you here. I knew you would come. He said I found Jesus as my Savior through your ministry. He said and I have such a desire for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Please said pray for me now.

I have such a desire for the gifts of the Spirit in my life. He was about 17 years of age. My heart was touched. I thought by myself who told him about the gifts of the Spirit. I hadn't preached on it yet.

I got out switch the car off the engine off stood outside laid my hand upon that youngster and I said Oh God You put that longing into his heart. You made this meeting possible right now. Let it come to pass in Jesus name.

I said to him bye-bye. God bless you and our paths. Split you in one direction I the other. What became of that meeting in that night? I have been dumbfounded and This can be verified. This youngster this youngster Was walking through the night hope to his home village.

He arrived there in the early hours of the morning. He said when I entered the village I saw a mother. Come now, that's when Africans speak about elder people. A mother was coming. She said I saw her having a child in her arms and I could see the child was almost dead and the mother was weeping and crying and he said I Knew that two of her children had just died before because I knew the family so well.

And when I saw the third child dying in her arms and the mother crying. He said I was very much afraid to speak to her. But then he said the power of God came on me and I said to her mother Will you allow me to pray for your dying child?

The Mother didn't mind because anything was right to her. The child was dying while she was crying. He said I laid my hands on the dying child and I said in the name of Jesus Be healed. He said the next moment the child lifted the head.

The mother put the child down. The child was completely healed. Amen. The mother didn't know what a what to do. She run to the chief. She said chief chief. Look what happened this boy came and prayed for my dying child and now look my child is perfect.

What said the chief? I've got a daughter. I went with my daughter to all the doctors and Nobody could help my crippled child. Call that boy. I want him to pray for my child. He was called. The chief said in that hut is my daughter.

Total cripple. That young man went in a Bundle of bones. Laid his hand on her and said in the name of Jesus be healed. The bone started cracking. The girl stood up completely healed. Amen. The chief said what this is unbelievable.

And he called all all his people together and said now this boy is going to preach to all the people in the village. And he had his first crusade on the spot. Is that amazing? It's not amazing. Said I preached for nine days and then all the pastors came from all the areas and they baptized hundreds of people.

I Said to him tell me what on earth did you preach? He said I preached all your sermons. Hallelujah. I said well then you haven't preached anything wrong. Keep on doing it. I Have no copyright on the Word of God and you have no copyright on the Word of God.

Let the words go on in Jesus name. Hallelujah. Amen praise God. A Real movement started. I heard it from all sides all of a sudden. Michael if that is the truth lift your hand if that is The truth lift your hand.

It is the truth. You can go and ask that young man. He has witnessed it too. Is that marvelous? I Must open our window Eastward because God has a great work for you to do and you stop you should stop at last.

To feel sorry for yourself. Take bow and arrow wait for the touch of the Holy Spirit. The flow of the anointing and then open the window because God has a mighty victory for you. Amen. Hey. Bless it be the name of the Lord.

Bless it be the name of the Lord. Hallelujah. After that he said Shoot. I like that. Pull the trigger pull the trigger pull the trigger. If you look at the map of Africa, you will see that it is. There's the conscious of a revolver.

The trigger is in Nigeria. And the bullet goes out in Cape Town. Amen. He's caught. Oh, hallelujah. Amen. I Want to see Africa saved? I've opened my window to the south and I keep on shooting like crazy because the anointing of the Living God is on me and he is filling filling me up with arrows.

Shooting Without Apology

We shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot. I Believe that the Lord is saving hundreds of millions of people in Jesus name and that More and more and more will be saved. That's why I'm standing here tonight Speaking and preaching the word of the Lord that you may rise take bow and arrow.

And do the same in Jesus name. Amen. Am I preaching too strong for you? Hallelujah. Hallelujah shoot. Shoot the Lord said through the prophet shot and he shot. I Tell you one thing. When the Lord says shoot.

We need to shoot. Amen. We need to shoot. Without apologies don't apologize don't apologize. I can't stand people who keep on apologizing for the Word of God. They say yes, the Bible says all things are possible to them that believe but but but but.

That's why that's why nothing happens believe it receive it and Use it and I'll tell you something must and will happen because the mouth of the Lord has spoken it Amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Oh Hallelujah.

I'm glad he didn't say aim. He said shoot he didn't say aim. I Tell you when you are under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, you don't need to aim. Because the arrow is guided like a cruise missile. It has got its own search device and It will hit the God appointed target without a fail.

Hallelujah. Amen. We don't need to aim we only need to be anointed and we only need to shoot. I'm always amazed the things that happen. I'll tell you I'm amazed about the things that happen when we shoot when we shoot.

Preaching the Blood of Jesus in Parliament

When I was called To enter the House of Parliament in Malawi. They said to me the house is packed with all the parliamentarians. Would you be so kind to preach 60 minutes in the House of Parliament. I Said yes, I will do it.

I didn't tell him but I had been waiting for it for a long time Amen, and I preached the Lord said to be preached on the blood of Jesus and I know when I draw the message of the blood of Jesus it cuts.

I've used it many times. I know it cuts. I've got confidence in the Word of God when I use it. I know it works Amen and when the moment came that I thought Oh Lord here in the House of Parliament I can't can't do as though I am now in an ordinary crusade meeting.

What about the protocol? The Holy Spirit said to me no protocol make an altar call. I Said everybody bow his head in the name of Jesus. Who wants to receive Jesus Christ as a Savior and wants to be cleansed from sin by the blood of Jesus Christ?

50 60 percent of all the parliamentarians lifted their hands. Hallelujah. It's not terrific When God gives you weapons and when you hear the instruction shoot don't hesitate. Let go and let God have his wonderful way.

Let go and let God have his way. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. I don't want to preach much longer anymore. I tell you I'm standing here. I'm standing here. I feel he is a flame in my spirit. It's a flame in my spirit.

I Cannot you cannot have my anointing and I cannot have your anointing. Yet there is another dimension. There is the dimension that we shall pray for each other and there is the dimension that something is happening.

When we pray for each other Amen. Hallelujah, I will never deny that that is a fact. I only object when somebody thinks I'm not giving my anointing to somebody else and now he goes with it and I am free.

There's no such thing. Don't fool yourself. Amen. But the anointer is here the Christ is here. Jesus Christ Jesus Savior Christ Anointer he is here. Amen. Amen. Amen. In Jesus name in Jesus name the Lord spoke words to me that touched my heart very deeply this afternoon my heart suddenly remembered Mary Magdalene The woman That was possessed by seven devils the Bible says and then she met Jesus.

Mary Magdalene, Sacrifice, and the Holy Spirit’s Anointing

Jesus cast them all out. Hallelujah. Say amen. Meeting Jesus is the point not becoming religious meeting Jesus meeting Jesus. Amen. And Then on a certain occasion she did something for Jesus that has touched my heart.

Already many times and I have been weeping tears in the presence of the Lord. That's how moved I was. On a certain occasion this Mary Took a bottle of precious ointment. She went to Jesus. She fell down before him.

She broke the bottle at ointment over him. Scholars agree that that bottle of precious ointment or the Alabaster box as the old King James Version calls this bottle that bottle of ointment is a Picture of all our lives your life my life.

Bottle must be broken so that the life can be out poured For Jesus. Listen and this is the word of the Lord here tonight. You must tonight anoint Jesus Christ with the sacrifice of your life. Then he will anoint you with the oil of the Holy Spirit.

With that anointing of which we have been speaking and preaching about here almost every service. If you are ready for that you shall receive it now in Jesus name. Now in Jesus name now in Jesus name.

Responding to the Call to Recover Spiritual Weapons

I First want to ask. Let's retrace our steps now. Who's here tonight? Who's got to say Lord? Bow and arrow. I left somewhere along the road or I never got them from you. But now tonight I Will receive bow and arrow.

I will go back where I dropped them and I will pick them up and I will come and stand in your presence in a little moment. Who's here who lost bow and arrow? And you want to get it back right now. I want you to stand on your feet wherever you are.

A car a party on Machine. Let's sing spirit of the Living God fall afresh on me just once say Lord I repent where I dropped bow and arrow in the past. Where I was offended. Where I sometimes felt insulted.

Forgive me my pride. Deliver me from this pride. I want to treasure you anointing higher than anything else. I Want to be usable in your hand in the name of Jesus. Lord, I thank you that you are here and that you are now putting bow and arrows in so many hands, right?

In the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus lift up your hands to the King of Kings. Lift up your hands right now lift up your hands. I Believe something is happening now. I Believe that the hands of Jesus are going to play hold on your hands Wherever you are right now, and there will be a stream of the anointing of the Spirit of God.

Cara Papa Sharan Dora passia. Take our Baba Simona Lola Lola Pasha Oh The car Robo she para Pazarian. The power of God is falling all over. Let's just be quiet in the presence of the Lord for a little while.

Prayer for Revival and the Breaking of Bondage

Keep your hands up. Keep your hands up. The anointing oil is here. I feel it and I can see it right over us here. Hands of Jesus are touching your hands. Open your spirit for the Spirit of God. Holy Spirit, do what Jesus has sent you to do.

Holy Spirit, do what Jesus has sent you to do. In your innermost being, in your innermost being, open the window! In the name of Jesus, don't worry of who sits next to you. Let go and let God have his wonderful way.

Move, Holy Spirit! Move now, Holy Spirit! Now, Holy Spirit! All over this place, move now, Holy Spirit! I also hear chains snapping right now. Chains are snapping. Chains of bondage are snapping. The anointing breaks the yoke.

The anointing is coming upon the NEC. The anointing breaks the yoke over Britain. The anointing breaks the yoke over Britain. The anointing breaks the yoke over Germany. The anointing breaks the yoke over Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland! The anointing breaks the yoke over the Netherlands. The anointing breaks the yoke over France, over Norway, over Denmark, over Sweden, over Finland. The anointing breaks the yoke over the Soviet Union.

Hallelujah! The Soviet Union! The Soviet Union! The anointing breaks the yoke over Italy, Portugal, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia. The anointing breaks the yoke over Albania. Hallelujah!

In your windows, shout in Jesus' name. The anointing breaks the yoke over Switzerland. The anointing breaks the yoke over Austria. Hear the word of the Lord. Over Austria, over Austria. The anointing breaks the yoke over Belgium.

Belgium shall be saved. Belgium shall be saved from dead religion. The anointing breaks the yoke over your life. In the name of Jesus. The anointing breaks the yoke over the United States of America. The anointing breaks the yoke over Nicaragua.

The anointing breaks the yoke over Mexico. The anointing breaks the yoke over South Africa. In the name of Jesus. South Africa! South Africa! The anointing breaks the yoke over Iran. The anointing breaks the yoke over Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Libya!

The anointing breaks the yoke over Gaddafi. In Jesus' name. Hallelujah! Open the window! Shoot! Shoot! In Jesus' name. The anointing breaks the yoke, hear the word of the Lord, over Nigeria, over Somalia, over Ethiopia, over Zimbabwe.

The yoke is broken in the name of Jesus. In the name of Jesus.

You've been listening to the From the Pulpit in Classic Sermons series. This week you heard Reinhard Bonnke with his message, Anointed for Battle. Tune in next week to hear Lester Sumrall talk about demonology and deliverance on From the Pulpit in Classic Sermons.