The Warrior Mandate is a Battle Cry
By Rev. Kevin Jessip and Scott Hall
Welcome to what I would term as the Battle Cry, an end time mobilization of God’s men made holy by the blood of The Lord Jesus Christ and empowered by the gift of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
This Battle Cry is a call to all Christian men to be fully obedient to walk a walk worthy of the calling. It is first a call to pick up our cross through repentance and prayer as we prepare for a strategic gathering of men in this hour to dispel the kingdom of darkness, first from our souls, and then our homes, our churches, and our communities. To repel and cast off the onslaught of wickedness invading our businesses, our cities, our government, and our nation. To establish – as one man – the kingdom of God mandate within our sphere of influence.
It is the “on earth as it is in heaven” decree which burns in our hearts.
This mass awakening of the call of God to men – His sons, appointed to be His image bearers – will be the catalyst for the end-time harvest of souls to the nations, until “…the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ.”
Praying Men Arising as the Lord’s Army
Praying men across our nation and worldwide within Christian communities are mobilizing under the leading of the Holy Spirit, arising as an army of renewed and redeemed active participating members of the Body of Christ within their cities.
God is reviving at this very moment tens of millions of men to grow in their faith accepting the reality of Jesus Christ and as their “spiritual compasses” are being renewed within this awakening, as the bondages of debt, and those captured by pornography or caught up in addictions and sin, along with those that have been confused about masculinity and have been disillusioned by the false promises of wealth and power, are now being set free from these chains in the mighty name of Jesus.
Men are the most prominent Critical Mission Field in our communities and the Holy Spirit is moving in this hour drawing them to their Father in heaven once again to become the Church, the Bride of Christ through a holy and pure walk in His righteousness.
Many called by God to be spiritual leaders have grown cold and indifferent and have been spiritually adrift but now they are recognizing in this major crisis the great need to heed the call to be better husbands, fathers, leaders, and witnesses to other men. Men are strategic and must lead the charge as God’s Point Men to lead their marriages, homes and families in the will, the ways, and the word of God, once again.
In this time of Challenge, men must risk by faith to live the lives of adventure by walking in faith by the leading of God’s Holy Spirit in every aspect of their lives.
Battle Cry to put on ‘Whole Armor of God’
This Battle Cry is a summoning to the courageous and faithful disciples of our Lord, and likewise to these men that have momentarily faltered, to unite, and re-enter the fight as one man. We skillfully pick up the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and “…put on the whole armor of God,” which is to “put on Christ” as our vestments of battle armor. We are both priests and kings, and nothing can stand against us as we remain hidden in Christ.
O God do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads. They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation (Psalms 83:1-4)
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! In the cover of your presence, you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city. I had said in my alarm, “I am cut off from your sight.” But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help. Love the LORD, all you his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride. Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD! (Psalms 31:19-24)
Therefore, it is preeminently the time for men, husbands, and fathers – God’s men – to arise, shine and bring glory to the God of all creation, amidst the chaos and confusion of a generation at the precipice of the final epic battle in what the scriptures describe as the “last days.”
Our enlistment together as God’s men has prophetic implications in this hour. Our response to His call has eternal consequences in heaven as well as earth, as many are perishing and going to destruction. For even the creation, visible and invisible, is agonizing with great expectation for our appearing.
Because we have been held in reserve for this final generation, we are now designated as the secret weapon of the kingdom of God. The last great hope of the Church in these last days.
We dwell simultaneously within conflicting spheres, the natural and the supernatural, the unholy and the holy. Though at times we have confused our destiny with our assignment; our destiny is Heaven, our assignment is to bring Heaven, on a collision course with earth!
But we are seated with Christ in Heavenly places. We conduct our affairs with a Heaven to earth perspective. We are the prophets, priests and kings of ancient times, the apostles of our Lord and of His kingdom. We are the echo of eternal truth spoken through the ages. The reverberation of ancient manuscripts, unquestionably controversial!
Former prisoners of war, without hope in the world, we have been reborn by the blood of the Lamb for Heavens glory! Although, we are deployed in hostile territory, under enemy occupation, we are now commissioned as the Special Forces of all the Heavenly Hosts.
We have been stationed in the midst of an ongoing ancient conflict, originating in the highest Heavens with its final battle and judgements on the perpetrators of this rebellion unfolding on our planet. We are the final mission to ending this high treason. We are, without question, men – born for war!
We are fully equipped as warriors with battle armor directly suited for our assignment. What is our assignment? It is the restored Eden mandate of occupation and expansion of the Glory of God filling the earth.
However, we understand the hazardous conditions of this warfare. For we have been summoned as a search and rescue team headed into a multifaceted disaster. We are sent forth as sheep amid wolves as we enter into the perfect storm.
A Massive Rescue Mission
Our duty – a massive rescue operation. We are here to rescue earth and its inhabitants – to save as many as we can, to save God’s imagers and the creation. To uphold the Eternal Covenant. To reinstate His fallen ones, condemned to destruction without hope. Confined to this present decaying world system which is passing away.
However, we proclaim to all enemy forces hostile to the King of kings that all demonically inhabited territory possessed through treachery and deceit is now reclaimed in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, The Lord over all creation! That we may restore by His grace, the image of God and return it back to Him as His prized possession.
To enforce the rule and reign of the kingdom of our God while we dispossess enemy forces. To heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out evils and cleanse lepers. To enforce the victory already accomplished at the cross of Calvary.
We are backed by all of Heavens resources for this task. At our disposal are dreadful angelic beings of immense power, and we have been perfectly united with the great cloud of witnesses that has gone before us. The Word of God in our mouth, and the Holy Ghost and fire, who is in us and upon us to empower and equip us for battle – we are not alone!
Rev. Kevin Jessip, President of Global Strategic Alliance and co-founder of The Return: National and Global Day of Prayer and Repentance (www.thereturn.org), is an advisor to national and global leaders within the business, political and faith communities. After attending North Central Bible College, Kevin traveled around the world sharing the Gospel. Over the decades, he has acquired a wealth of experience as an executive for one of the world’s largest publicly traded companies and has worked with faith-based outreaches. He now uses his skills as a catalyst for founding, developing, and funding organizations for Kingdom Impact. He is the author (with Prophecy Investigators Founder and Editor-in-Chief Troy Anderson) of the upcoming book, The Midnight Hour: The Power of Repentance to Spark Revival and Save a Nation. He lives with his wife in the Palm Beach, Florida area. Discover more at https://gsaministries.org.
Scott Hall – Having more than three decades of experience in leading and developing people and teams, in ministry and nonprofit organizations, Scott has a passion to awaken men in the Body of Christ to God’s ultimate design and original intent. His blueprint is the first man in the Garden. By allowing the Scriptures to breath unfiltered Scott has revealed some strategic insights from his series “The Adam Initiative” and brings to life the redemptive purposes and true nature of the first man on earth know as Adam. He further explores in his series “Wired for God,” The Lord’s plan to reactivate in men this initial Garden edict as warrior, priest, king – which was lost in the Fall – by the infilling and immersion in Holy Ghost and all the implications of this vested arsenal of light for which a man, bathed in the blood of Messiah, restored, and empowered, may confidently walk and talk with his God. Scott and his wife Jeannette pastor a home church called Tree of Life Tabernacle.
