Sowing in the midst of the enemy

Isaac sowed in the land of the Philistines (Gen 26) and reaped a hundred-fold. Don't wait to take full possession but consider it as it was already yours and you will reap all that God has for you. The jealousy of those who surround you have stopped the wells which were dug for you but those wells will spring forth once again.

An Unveiling of the Light

God is revealing His light at this time. Scripture says that a city upon a hill cannot be hidden. For too long the light of the Kingdom has been obscured as our identity was unclear to us. But in this past season God has shown us who we truly are and a new era of revelation has come. It is time for the manifested sons of God to arise and display their light to the world.

I am reminded of the Lord of The Rings volume: Return of The King. In this book Gandalf, previously known as Gandalf the Gray, returns from a time of great trial. All of his friends had thought he died as he confronted the monster of the pit. But he had passed through the caverns of fire and returned far stronger than ever before. No longer was he Gandalf the Gray but now he was clothed in bright white garments. There is a dramatic scene as he marshals an army to come to the aid of Helm's Deep which was besieged by a large army. As he stands he holds up his staff and begins a charge towards the enemy. When he charges down the hill, a mighty army under his command, a bright light is revealed and blinds the enemy army.

This story is an allegory of what is going on within the spirit realm at this time. God has been working on His servants. The apostles, prophets, the miracle workers of our generation have been going through their time of testing and trials so that they might be prepared for the coming war. The time of revealing is now. We have passed through the places of death and trial so that we might have authority over them. God has raised up the leaders- it is now time for us to gather the armies. It is time for us to declare our victory and speak into the atmosphere. It is a time of beginning as we step into the final season. This is the time for us to avail ourselves of the angelic armies that we have at our disposal.

Will we see things as they appear in the natural or as Heaven sees them? Will we see the opposition or the might of God that is all around us? This is the time to arise and throw off the shrouds that have kept us hidden and safe during this current season. It is time to cross over and reveal our true power to the world. It is time! It is your time!

The Lord is raising up those to ride into the most dark places of this earth. It is our job to shine God's light into those places so that we might defeat the armies of darkness. This is a time to set the captives free. Christ did not come to this earth so that we might sit around and sing Kumbaya. He came and died to defeat the power of death. It is our job, as His ambassadors, to do the same. We must lay down our lives so that His light might be revealed through us and proclaim liberty to the captives. 

2013: A Year of Polarization & Taking Ground

2012 has been a year of government as God has been reestablishing the apostolic office and raising up those who are called to take dominion over the seven mountains of culture. God has ordained the apostles to rule over the Church. But for too long the Church has been held in captivity by a religious mindset and a Jezeblic structure. Many congregations have broken free from this structure but the Church on a whole has remained in the clutches of this deceit.

2013 will be a year of confrontation between the apostolic and the religious/Jezebelic structure. There is a war being fought over the Church as God is jealously pursuing the heart of the Bride. The Lord is calling His Bride back into true communion with Him- unhindered by any distraction. We are going to see war break out as the apostolic wages war against the religious spirit and throws her out of the Church. The Church must decide who she will serve as we are entering into a greater time of decision. Those who decide to break free will step into this new apostolic reformation and will be swept up into the third and final great awakening. Those who remain in the clutches of the religious structure will not be on the cusp of this move. I also believe, that if they don't repent for empty religiosity, then they will be a part of the great falling away that is prophesied to happen in the end-times. 

The religious structure brings death and bondage to all of those who come underneath her influence. The Kingdom culture brings life and freedom. This year will be one in which the religious structure will be exposed for who she is and her deeds of death and destruction will be shown for what they are. This will be a year in which the apostolic will gain an authority before both God and man as those who are called to the office of apostle will step into a greater fullness of their authority. This world has seen her prophets but we have not yet seen apostles within our generation exercise the fullness of their office.

At the same time there will be imitators. We must learn to recognize the difference between Kingdom and religion. They are many, operating out of manipulation and self-promotion, who will think that they are still within the will of God. We will see false apostles arise and embrace the name and prestige of the office. But the true apostolic is one more focused on furthering the Kingdom than their own ministry. We must look at the spirit in which people operate as there will be some who will operate out of mixture and bring deceit to many within the Church. We have to look more at the heart of the minister and not judge by mere actions or appearance.

This will be a year of separation. We are going to see gray separated into white and black. No longer will gray remain gray. The time of the compromised middle is over. No longer can God's people waffle between two opinions. It is as in the days of Elijah when he stood upon Mt. Carmel and asked who Israel would serve. We must choose who will be our master and stick to that master. No longer will we be able to claim that God is our Lord and linger at the altars of immorality and worldly compromise. This will also be a year of revealed power as the apostles move in signs and wonders. This is a showdown between religion and the Kingdom of Heaven. We are seeing a revealing of the manifested sons of God.

This is a year of taking ground. We are going to see many salvations take place. It has been prophesied that the Third Great Awakening has already begun. Until now it has been a harvest of harvesters. We are now going to see many more come to Christ. But the structure of the Church is not yet ready for the influx of souls. Perhaps in certain parts of the world it is- but the Western Church is not yet ready for the tens of millions of souls that are going to come into the Kingdom over the next decade. God must reform the container before He can pour the fullness of revival and awakening power into it. This year is one of reforming and testing the container.

We are also going to see many of God's people plucked out of obscurity into places of influence. The Daniels, Esthers, Ezras, Nehemiahs, and Josephs are going to be taken out of the place of hiding and placed into the mountains of culture. The world will not yet see it but there will be a rumbling within the mountains of culture as God's people start to take their place. This is a year of positioning within culture. God has been preparing His people for this time and now that they have obtained freedom from the world they will be placed back into the world so that they might bring transformation from the inside out. This is a time of the sleeper agents being placed into influence so that a great light might break forth in time. I see the mountain of Hollywood (arts, entertainment, and media) being highlighted at this time along with government.

This is a time of power for all of the offices within the Kingdom. Not just for the apostles. As the apostles arise, and take their governmental place, they will pull the other offices into their place as well. We have seen a prophetic revival as the prophets arose but they will step into a new place of greater authority as their co-foundation layers arise. The evangelistic anointing is also going to be revealed mightily as the apostolic prepares the wineskin for this coming move of God. The pastors and teachers are going to receive greater clarity as the prophets and apostles bring alignment to the Church. The apostolic age isn't just for the apostles- it's for the glory of the victorious Church.

I have previously called this the year of the campus. We are going to see the campuses of North America spearhead this movement of power evangelism. We will see the stirrings and beginning of stadium Christianity as it has been prophesied for decades- but it will be birthed out of the college and university campuses. The harvest of souls on the campus will be the fuel for this end time harvest of souls. Many of the endtime harvesters, who are going to go forth to the ends of the earth, will be raised up on the fields of the campuses. 

As there is war and shaking in the spirit realm we will see the similar in the natural. This will be a time of turmoil and uncertainty as the earthly structures will be shaken. Just as Elijah shook the political and religious structure of Israel so will the structures of this world be shaken as confrontation comes between light and dark. The world will be shaken as the wheat is separated from the chaff and the pure gold emerges from the piles of gravel in which it has been kept in hiding. The greatest moves of God have emerged from times of great turmoil and uncertainty.

This is a time of decision for America. We are positioned upon a time of second chances and finality. Much of the decisions made politically this year will set into motion the course of our nation for a generation. Abortion has been legalized here for an entire generation- January will mark 40 years. We are stepping into a kairos time for the ending of abortion. God is calling the Hispanic peoples within America to arise with a fire of prophetic evangelism and declare life over this nation. There is a call over the African-American people to take up a kingly and apostolic role and release the anointing within them to break the chains of deception and bondage that is over our nation and expose the culture of death that has fallen upon us. If the American Church truly unites against abortion, across denominational and racial lines,  then we will see it end far quicker than anyone thinks possible. The decision for life starts and ends with the Church- we must take a stand.

This is also a year of repayment. The Lord has kept score with what the enemy has taken from you. We will see God restore much of what the locusts have eaten. We will see a restoration and reconciliation of relationships within the Church and within the family unit. Where there was hurt and division there will be healing and understanding. There is also going to be an end of the debt and poverty mindset in regards to finances. Many people are going to see a multiplication of provision. This is a time of creative ideas and entrepreneurship opportunities. The transfer of wealth and a new measure of Kingdom provision has begun as the apostles have taken their place.

This year has seen great violence and 2013 will see even more violence. The sounds of revolution, both spiritual and natural, are echoing across the globe. The spirit of death has received much power over the past forty years within this nation. We are at a kairos time to confront the assignment of death and declare life over our nation, our families, and the Church. God is calling us to come in an opposite spirit to what has been manifest in this world. This is a year of discovery as God's people learn what true Kingdom culture looks like. We are going to see a great light emerge in this coming year just as great darkness is covering the earth. This is the time of our greatest glory if we simply believe and step into it.

The top five posts of 2012

As 2012 draws to an end I thought I would do a post with the top five most viewed posts from this past year.

Honorable Mention The Danielles are Arising 
This post is from this past month but has gotten a lot of attention over the past two weeks. I truly believe it is a 
Kairos word as God is moving mightily among the women of our generation.

5. From Porn Valley to Purity Valley
A brief word about how God is reforming the San Fernando Valley from the porn capital of the world to the purity capital of the world. I always get a kick out of the search terms that get people onto the post. I usually get a few people each week who are not looking for anything within the prophetic realm but something a lot more worldly.

4. Did God really tell me who I'm supposed to marry?
This was the second part of a three part series about how to wait and discern God's will for your future spouse. It was quite popular and got a lot of dialogue going.

3. Lessons from Isaac & Rebecca
The first part of my series on waiting for God's best.

2. The End of Lack & Hope Deferred
A recent word about how God is ending the draught that has been over many of our lives and realms of influence. A new season is truly upon us.

1. The Anointing of Esther
This post about Esther and her influence today got a lot of traffic towards the beginning of the year during the time of the Esther Call. God is truly raising up His Esthers. A great encouragement for all of us- both men and women.

The Coming Transference of Wealth

When Israel left Egypt they left with great amounts of gold and other forms of wealth. The Egyptians were so relieved to see them leave that they willingly gave their own personal jewelry. It was this wealth that was later used to build the vessels of the tabernacle. We see this again when the Israelites left Babylon- Cyrus gave them great wealth to rebuild the temple. When God's people break free from the pagan structure there is a great transfer of wealth that follows. This wealth is to be used both for the blessing of God's people and the building of God's house.

This year is going to bring a manifestation of the apostolic reformation. The apostles are going to be fighting against the religious spirit for the heart of the Church. For too long God's people have remained under the influence of the Jezebelic structure. Freedom is coming. The apostles will continue to wage war against this religious/Jezebelic structure. The Church must break free from this pagan influence. As we break free we will see a great transference of wealth.

God has called His people to be conduits of wealth. The Jewish people have always understood that wealth comes to the righteous. The Church has labored under the false delusion that wealth is somehow bad. God has called His people to bring all things into Kingdom dominion- this includes the wealth of the world. The most righteous men of the Old Testament were ones of great wealth. Abraham had several hundred fighting men on his payroll along with his great herds. We see examples such as Lydia, Theophilus, and Joseph of Arimathia in the New Testament as Kingdom people who bore wealth and influence.

God desires to raise up those who will not allow wealth, or the lack thereof, to control them. Instead they will control wealth as a Kingdom resource. In this coming age we will see many within the Church become millionaires and millionaires become billionaires. These stewards of wealth are those who pursue the face of God and His Kingdom above all else. The purpose of this wealth is to build God's house. The purpose of this wealth is to prepare a habitation for Him and to make His name great. I believe that much wealth will come to the prayer movement. We are going to see many more houses of prayer and presence arise throughout the earth. We will also see the houses of prayer start to truly administer and implement great programs of societal change. The houses of prayer will become the the epicenters of their cities as they take possesion of the spiritual gates.

But this transference of wealth all begins with the Church breaking free from the control of Jezebel. We have come under her spell and allowed ourselves to live underneath her structure. The Church must come back to the culture of the Kingdom and leave religiousity behind. We have to stop revisiting the false comfort of religious bondage every time we start to break free. We are like the Israelites who cried out for Egypt while they wandered the desert. We have to come into the fulness of our Kingdom identity and come into proper governmental alignment. When we do this we will see a transference of wealth the likes of which has not been seen since Solomon.

End of Year Partnership Needs

Can you believe 2012 is almost over? I can't believe it either... January 2012 seems like such a short time ago, yet so much has happened in this past year. In my last newsletter I gave an overview of everything that I am currently doing as a staff member with Radiance International Ministries. You can click over here to read it if you haven't already.

A few highlights of this past year:

I was able to be a part of the intercession team for TheCry Hollywood in which thousands of Christians from across the world gathered, in the Gibson Amphitheater, at Universal Studios to pray and bless Hollywood. This was a powerful time in which we cried out for Hollywood's true destiny to come forth and to repent, on behalf of the Church, abandoning our call to stand with Hollywood. The community of Hollywood was originally founded by a Christian to be an oasis of purity and the early filmmakers reflected Judeo-Christian values. God is calling Hollywood back to be that star to the nations and reveal His glory throughout the earth.

I was also part of the Saigu Campaign commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the LA riots. This was a great opportunity and I believe that we had some breakthrough as communities came together and attempted reconciliation.

This summer we had our very first training school here at the house of prayer and we had over 30 students gather for an intensive six week internship. We are still hearing testimonies of the breakthrough and equipping that we received during those six weeks.

In September we had our annual student summit for Movement 133. Over ninety students from about twenty different schools all gathered for a time of strategy and vision casting as we sought God's will for this school year. This is truly the year of the campus and we are seeing great things happen. Schools that never had a solid prayer meeting now have over a dozen students gathering weekly to pray and seek spiritual breakthrough on their campus. Other schools are seeing the fruit of years of intercession after not experiencing anything. Students are being delivered from demonic influences, others are coming to Christ for the first time. There is a mighty stirring on the campuses and this is just the beginning of the beginning.

Here in Hollywood we are seeing more and more singers, artists, musicians, and dancers coming into the house of prayer. All of the creative arts are now being expressed and used to bring the Lord worship and honor here in His house. We will be having a worship and creative arts school this January thru February to invest into the creatives within our city. I am blown away by seeing the creatives come into our house and to see their hearts. God is truly raising up a new breed of those who put God first and care nothing about their own glory.

God is doing great things and 2013 will be even better. My ministry is only possible due to the financial partnership with people like you. Would you please prayerfully consider partnering with me with an end of year tax deductible gift? I am also in need of those who can commit to a monthly partnership as well. And most of all, I covet your prayers.

Click here for a short video of 2012 highlights from our house of prayer that we produced for our end of year banquet.


One-time Needs
The end of the year gives many the opportunity to sow one time gifts for tax purposes. I am in need of approximately $3300 to cover end of year expenses as well as some other expenses so that I might start 2013 in the black. I am also trying to raise an additional amount of approximately $1000 to fund several ministry trips that I hope to make during 2013.

Other needs:
-Full-size foam mattress topper
-Gas cards
-Gift cards to Target, Ross, Amazon,
-External USB hard drive (one that doesn't require a power cable)

My mailing address is:
Matthew Prewett
PO Box 3693
Hollywood, CA 90078

If you wish your gift to be tax-deductible then please make your check out to Radiance International and put my name in the memo line. If you wish to give via credit card then you can go to our website and use our paypal link. Please put my name in the special instructions so that it will be directed towards me. If you would prefer for our accountant to contact you to run your card then please forward me your contact info so that I might have our accountant get in contact with you.


Monthly Partnership
As a full-time missionary, monthly partners enable me to focus on my ministry. I currently have a part-time sales job to supplement my income which helps but is challenging at the same time due to the amount of time I spend in ministry. Monthly partnerships enable me to better budget as well as maximize the time I spend in the prayer room, on the campus, and other ministry endeavors. Would you consider making a monthly commitment of $25, $50, $100 or any other amount? Most of my partners choose to have an automatic debit utilizing their credit card or checking account. If you can partner with me in this way then please reply to me and I can reply with logistics to set up monthly giving. All donations are completely tax-deductible.

The Danielles are Arising

God is raising up the spirit of Daniel and releasing it upon a generation of women. They are those who the world has marginalized and the religious church has disqualified. These women have been hidden in obscurity but the Lord has marked them for greatness. Daniel had to go through great horror before being exalted. Taken from his home, his identity as a man and a Jew was taken from him, his position as a noble was removed, but he never forgot who he was. The Danielles are those women who have suffered greatly but never forgot who they were in God. They have refused to let the world define them but have cried out that only God will be their judge.

This is their time! This is the time of the Danielles. God is calling for them to arise in victory and in power. God has heard their cries and He says that enough is enough. The time of victory and vindication is here. The Lord will judge their enemies and those who have come against them as He judged those who threw Daniel into the den of the lions.

Cry out for your moment. Cry out for a time of revealing. Daniel was faithfully hidden until it was his time. The Lord is going to give His Danielles solutions to problems. He will give them answers to riddles. He will pour out His wisdom upon them so that those around them will seek them out. The time of exaltation and the time to rule is here! No longer will the spirit of Danielle be held in captivity and bondage. No longer will the enemy torment the prophetic anointing within. The time of rising up is here!