by Lou Engle
This past week has brought us to a pivotal and momentous point in our journey—the nomination of John Roberts to the bench of the United States Supreme Court. For the five days prior to the nomination, an anointing of joy and praise descended on our little band of intercessors. The only thing that I could make of it was that God had won a great victory in the heavens over the Court. Our faith was stirred.
Two weeks prior to this explosion of faith and joy, a young woman, only 17 years old, received a dream in which we were told that John Roberts had taken the seat vacated by Sandra Day O’Connor. However, the young woman’s response to the appointment was subdued, almost as if we had settled for less than what we wanted or expected. But at the same time, we were not discouraged. We believe that in this dream, God showed beforehand the man that he had chosen to one of his young friends. "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7). We also believe that he showed what the response of the Church would be—restrained joy and celebration, but uncertainty, particularly on the issue of abortion.
Then, to our amazement, my friend, Chris Berglund, who has been a prophet to me for 20 years called me with a dream that he received the night of the appointment. He had been praying concerning John Roberts and dreamt the following: He was with some young children, three and four year olds, and in the darkness of the night a 1988 Cadillac drove toward him with its headlights on. Then suddenly, the headlights were turned off and a voice spoke, "It is coming again to kill the children!" Upon waking up from the dream, strangely his thoughts turned to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan. Kennedy was expected to be a conservative but ultimately became the swing vote in Casey v. Planned Parenthood. His decision, stealthily made in the last minutes of deliberation of that case, swung the Court and upheld Roe v. Wade. He was also the swing Justice who wrote the majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas which prohibited the states from enacting laws restricting homosexual behavior.
My friend was then stirred to research the year that Anthony Kennedy was made a Supreme Court Justice. There it was—1988!!
We believe the dream that the young lady had was given by God to prepare the Church to pray for John Roberts. We believe that the dream Chris Berglund received was sent by God to give us specific guidance in how to pray and intercept the plans of the enemy.
Could it be that these dreams were exposing the schemes of the enemy? Could it be that the same spirit that came in 1988 with the appointment of Justice Kennedy is seeking to reassert itself into the present moment and hijack the purposes of God for John Roberts and this nation?
The dream must be judged, but I believe that the prayer battle is only just beginning. When Kennedy, as a conservative, stepped onto the Court, he entered an atmosphere of demonization and came under the influence of a spirit of death and deception. There was not enough contending prayer over that spirit that ruled over the Court at that time. The Church has been great at criticizing the Court, but it has not won the battle in prayer and fasting for the prevailing influence of the kingdom over the hearts and minds of the justices. But now, God is raising a standard. Government and judicial intercession is beginning to erupt into the consciousness of the Church.
At this point, it is my belief that John Roberts is God’s man, but we cannot settle for temporary or partial victories. We must gain the prevailing influence over this man in the heavenlies. The voice of 50 million babies and counting is crying for justice and vindication. Their voice must be heard by the praying Church. We must stretch out continually the rod of Christ’s authority and declare, "You Spirit of Death and Deception, in Jesus’ name you will not prevail over this Court or John Roberts. You will not come in here."
We are entering a season which calls for sustained prayer with intensity and focus. Two more seats may yet still open up in the US Supreme Court. Do not strike the arrow only three times. I beg the Church of America, for the sake of the children, the unborn, the sancitity of marriage, the recovery of the law of God, and the very future course of this nation, strike, strike and strike again for the complete victory over the Courts of America.
Do not let a celebration over the appointment of John Roberts detract you from the fierce battle that is now thrust upon us. This man left to himself could probably succumb to the same forces that captured Kennedy in 1988. The headlines in a newspaper declared that Roberts is known for his judicial acumen, but not his ideology. A man with skill and knowledge of his craft without deep ideological convictions will not stand in the raging torrents of spiritual and political pressure. May our God send light and truth into Roberts’ soul. May dreams of warning and correction block his path. May God send watcher angels to direct and guard over his course. And may He send a spirit of justice and strength for those who turn the battle back at the gate.
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Lou Engle has pastored since 1984, interceding for revival for more than 25 years. His heart soars to awaken the youth to a life of prayer and fasting for a spiritual outpouring in America and other nations. On September 2, 2000 Lou spearheaded The Call, a massive gathering of 450,000 youth on the Mall in Washington DC. Out of The Call he was lead to raise up an army of Nazirites. This group of young people, four years later, found themselves back in Washington, DC starting a 24/7 Justice House of Prayer. Lou and his wife Therese have five sons and two daughters.
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