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Illusionsomething that deceives or misleads.

This word illusion has filtered through my mind time and again this week.

One day last week, I read an email from a friend.  She shared with me that God had spoken to her local prayer group recently and told them there would be an illusion of victory, concerning the election.

At the time it rang true but didn’t quite make sense – until Saturday.

News media began to announce Biden had won the election.  How could this be?  There were recounts in place, audits to be done. The electoral votes weren’t in – yet the announcement was flooding the news. It was even announced the “President-elect” was going to address the nation.  What in the world?

Scripture tells us a little about another illusion of victory.

Now a certain man drew a bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So, he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” The battle increased that day; and the king was propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrians, and died at evening. The blood ran out from the wound onto the floor of the chariot. Then, as the sun was going down, a shout went throughout the army, saying, “Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!” So, the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria. (1 Kgs 22:34-37)

The king was wounded.  Blood was pouring out of this fatal wound, running down to the floor of the chariot.  Yet, they propped him up.  Why?  So, it would appear he was still in control.  And so the enemy would not know he was wounded.  If they knew they had fatally struck the king, they would have known the war was over.

It was an illusion of victory.

I believe we are seeing the same thing in our nation today.

My intercessor friend shared a couple more things with me.

  1. The Lord said an “Arrow of Justice” had been released and hit its target.
  2. He said, “Be encouraged, we will win this battle. What the Lord has set in motion will not be stopped.”

These words, that encouraged my heart last week, became timely and made perfect sense this week.

God has spoken.

The enemy is trying to prop up his agenda and make it look like he is still in control.  He is not.  The wound from years and months of praying and interceding for our nation has dealt him a fatal blow.  He knows it and we know it.  He has come to steal the word God has spoken – but He cannot.

It has been prophesied across our land that abortion is coming to an end.  Freedom and righteousness are being restored in our nation.  God’s hand is at work.  He has heard our cries and He is healing our land.  Justice is coming forth.  The arrow did not miss its mark – it hit the target the first time.

Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words” (Dan 10:12)

God heard us the first time we prayed. Heavenly hosts have been dispatched because of those words. Do not stop now. It is all an illusion – an illusion of victory. But…true victory belongs to the Lord.

Declare God’s Word over our nation and pray for exposure of every evil illusion.  Declare today, “Light Come Forth, expose every evil and fulfill the Word of the Living God!”

Author Kim Potter is a writer and the founder of A New Thing Ministries, which sends a daily teaching to thousands of people all around the world. Her articles have appeared on The Elijah List, Charisma, Spirit Fuel and iBelieve.com. Kim’s message is one of hope. She speaks to the heart of those who have grown discouraged or disappointed by the circumstances of life, imparting hope. To sign up for her daily writings, go to www.anewthingministries.com (Photo Credit: Unsplash.)

How are you inspired to declare God’s Word over our nation today? Share your prayers for exposure of every evil illusion!

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Belinda Doubell
November 11, 2020

Word from the Lord: ” Oh, how Esau (Biden) shall be searched out!
How his hidden treasures shall be sought after!
All the men in your confederacy (confederacy
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“the Yakuza is a secret confederacy of criminal fraternities”) Shall force you to the border; The men at peace with you shall recieve you and prevail against you. Those who eat your bread shall lay a trap for you. No one is aware of it. Please read the whole chapter to truly appreciate the outcome of God’s vengeance. Victory is already yours therefore PRAISE ALOUD the whole day…the whole week!

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Marc Swift
November 10, 2020

I totally feel encouraged by the words of life, prophecy and wisdom written here by everyone. It feels like Isa. 43, crossing the waters and braving the fire while Jesus says, “Fear Not, for I am with you.” God’s Word does not return to Him void, but accomplishes the purpose for which He sent it. (Isa 51) According to the Pastors from Empowered 21, God is pouring out His Spirit in a great way right now and bringing His Glory to this earth.
Here is a powerful prayer based on Derek Prince’s book, “Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting.” He quotes Revelation 12 which says, “The accuser of the brethren has been cast down. They (we) defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by the Word of their (our) testimony.”

Pray: “BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, Satan (and all his deceitful illusions and magic tricks and demons from hell) HAS NO POWER OVER ME and the 71 million Americans who voted for President Trump and BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,Satan (and all his deceitful illusions and magic tricks and demons from hell) HAS NO PLACE IN ME and the 71 million Americans who legitimately voted for President Trump to be re-elected which he won fair and square.

“By the Name of Jesus and the Blood of Jesus and the cross of Jesus we rebuke you Satan, and reject your lying accusations and actions of intimidation that you are doing through the false election of Biden/Harris and render their actions all null and void and of no effect. We hereby declare illegitimate all spoken words and actions designed to steal, kill and destroy President Trump’s election and his rightful claim to a second term as President of the United States from 2020 -2024. Amen.”
Let us all stay faithful to God and trust that He has the power to do abundantly more and even the impossible through His Holy Spirit and to be glorified in our lives, during the time ahead and forever.Amen

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    Barbara Hesch
    November 12, 2020

    Marc, praying in agreement. Great and powerful prayer! God Bless

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Elizabeth
November 10, 2020

Deuteronomy 7:20 “Moreover the LORD your God will send the HORNET among them until those who are left, who hide themselves from you, are destroyed. (21) You shall not be terrified of them; for the LORD your God, the great and awesome God, is among you. Exodus 23:27-28 I will send My fear before you. I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. (28) And I will send HORNETS before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you. Joshua 24:12 I sent the HORNET before you which drove them out from before you, also the two kings of the Amorites, but not with your sword or with your bow.
We have cried out as the LORD instructed in 2 Chronicles 7:14 and He has heard all our prayers. However, He chooses how to HEAL our land which includes uprooting all the weeds of deceit deeply embedded in us. This is His way to heal us on a much deeper level that we expected.
But He promises in Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works IN us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Remember Jesus had to die, be buried, to be resurrected 3 days later. Daniel had to spend the night in the lions’ den. The 3 Hebrews had to be in the fiery furnace. Daniel had to wait in mourning and fasting for 21 days for a confirmation. They had to march around Jericho for 7 days. Joshua in Exodus 17 had to fight and if Moses lowered his staff of authority, Joshua started losing the battle. David spent 15 years after being anointed King to be King, fighting all the time. Joseph spent 13 years as a slave before he became prime minister of Egypt, surrounded by unbelievers who practiced the occult.
God’s timing is not our timing but to toughen us up for all we want done to heal America, we need to exercise our travail muscles to birth His righteousness for His glory alone based on His mercy. Keep praying. Keep travailing to birth!

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Blanca Holland
November 10, 2020

This brought to my heart the story of Simon the sorcerer : that used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria: giving out himself was some great one. We must pray for America and your families that the sorcerer take no dominion over our nation and her people. But that the HOLY SPIRIT KADOSH call out those who are really on the LORD ALMIGHTY side. Like Elijah to the prophets of globalization groups taking away what you hold most dear the American dream of a United States a republic for which it stands one nation under GOD indivisible with liberty and justice for all: let the fire of the HOLY SPIRIT KADOSH fall upon the altar and consume the sacrifice and let us rejoice and stand up for the LORD ALMIGHTY in JESUS YESHUA NAME given to us by ABBA THE FATHER our CREATOR.amen,again amen

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Nancy P.
November 10, 2020

One who walks in integrity, walks securely, but one who takes crooked paths WILL BE DISCOVERED.
Proverbs 10:9. Hallelujah!!!

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Laura Dominick
November 10, 2020

Amen, Kim! Our Lord is King of Kings and nothing can prevail against Him! Hallelujah – thank You, Jesus!

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Curtis W Rambert
November 10, 2020

Pray for me not to be deceive and mislead and the spirit of Discernment rest and rule upon me and a Double portion of the Holy Spirit

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Philip Morrill
November 10, 2020

Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, as I was just waking up I had a flash vision of a headline that read: TRUMP 290 ELECTORAL VOTES. Later in the week God reminded me while I was praying that there was great celebration and partying in Belshazzar’s Babylon until God showed up. That night there was an overthrow.

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    Nancy P.
    November 10, 2020

    Perfect illustration!

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    M
    November 10, 2020

    Very interesting. I had to go check the electoral map. Trump winning NV, GA, PA, MI would be exactly 290 since he is on track in NC and ME-02.

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Maureen
November 10, 2020

Another prophetic word from Amanda Grace. I heard her speak this word on Oct 31, 2020….3 days before the election!

https://amandagrace4him.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-word-from-lord-on-october-31st-2020.html

God has given the Word to so many…take heart and do not be discouraged. The victory is won in the spiritual and in due course will manifest in the natural.
President Trump will be reelected.
Praise our Almighty and Merciful God.

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    Rochelle
    November 11, 2020

    Thank you so much for posting this link. Those are very encouraging words from the LORD!!!

Jean
November 9, 2020

Evil is trying to stop us, put fear and anxiety into our minds! I invite all believers to “light up” our homes, porches and windows with candles, lights and even lanterns elevated up to the sky to honor God, praising Him for sending His Son to save the world. He did this for everyone and we owe it to Him! Let we believers be Beacons of Light to everyone who may be anxious, doubtful or angry! President Trump and VP Pence were voted by us BUT chosen by God! Only God knows the end! God Bless, Jean

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Patrice
November 9, 2020

Further things I want to add that supports this illusion of victory.

1). I was curious if there’s officially such thing as “Office of the President-Elect” as in the graphic behind Joe Biden in recent speech. Can’t find anything that calls it such but maybe there is. Wikipedia clarifies “In the United States, a presidential transition is the process during which the president-elect of the United States prepares to take over the administration of the federal government of the United States from the incumbent president. Though planning for transition can start at any time before a presidential election, the transition formally starts when the outcome of the presidential election is not subject to dispute (eg., if one of the main candidates concedes the loss), and continues until inauguration day, when the president-elect takes the oath of office, at which point the powers, immunities, responsibilities etc. of the presidency are legally transferred to the new president.” This confirms the pre-mature nature of what is being done in Biden camp.

2) Real Clear Politics just announced tonight that they pulled back Pennsylvania until final, official results so Biden has only 259 votes.

3). On Newsmax tonight, Greg Kelly distingusihed how president-elect is not a term used until the states themselves through electorate declare victory of voting. He then clarified with constitutional attorney Jenna Ellis.

The democrats and media are using this term prematurely. I’m becoming more educated at how the enemy (supernatural spiritual principalities) deceives through the natural (people acting it out).

Lord Jesus, I’m so passionate about all this and want to be a spiritual warrior for Your will. Help me keep the faith and the fight, trusting in You and the outcome of Your will and yet be in the peace of God that surpasses all understanding. Humble and harness me if I myself get deceived or follow misinformation. I notice I want to fight, be mean or vindictive. Help me to temper this as well. Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is styled on You, because he trusts in You.” I pray this in your precious name and sure authority, Jesus. amen.

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    Nancy P.
    November 10, 2020

    The whole chapter is perfect in this trying time!! Thank you Patrice. I pray in agreement with you that the Lord will hear your prayer and grant you all that you have requested! In Jesus Name amen.

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Marilina Rourke
November 9, 2020

AMEN!! This are the kind of words we (The Church) need to hear right now, words of faith and no of doubt, words of assurance and no of fear.
“Oh love The Lord, all you His saints!
For The Lord preserves the faithful, and fully repays the proud person.”
Psalm 31: 23.

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Carol Flowers
November 9, 2020

I have still been receiving text message solicitations for donations to finish this victory. However the messages are almost all negative, for example, saying things like “the dems have won if you do not donate!” FATHER GOD I bind every negative word spoken on these texts or emails being sent out or any other way negative things are spoken about this election in JESUS Name! I loose the Truth that President Trump has won, and the anointing of GOD over this election in JESUS MIGHTY Name! Amen!

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Patrice
November 9, 2020

Thx Kim for this post! Helpful to re-read 1 Kings 22 excerpt and how applicable.

“Illusion of victory” great description and inspiring how it came to the prayer group.

On Newsmax, Greg Kelly, was distingusihed how president-elect is not a term used until the states themselves through electorate declare victory of voting. He then clarified with constitutional attorney Jenna Ellis. The democrats and media are using this term prematurely. I’m becoming more educated at how the enemy (supernatural spiritual principalities) deceives through the natural (people acting it out).

Felt inspired today when I read my daily enrichment from the Word, 2 Peter 2. Some verses seemed so appropriate to this post-election week as well as the larger picture of the undermining and deception of the globalist takeover of our planet and humanity.

Verses (NLT): 2 Peter 2:6 “Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people. 7 But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. 8 Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. 9 So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.”

I noticed how I tend to judge those who are ungodly or deceiving. It seems justified, especially when others, including believers, agree with me. Is has been accelerated in all the “research” I’m doing on the globalist takeover of our society, exemplified this week with the political environment. I judge them as wicked. I even go so far as to want them to be punished, like v. 9. And, similar to Lot, being sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people …

It triggered my own ungodliness and deception, especially from before I was born again. I stepped back from judging others for the same thing I used to do. For example, I supported abortion and women’s rights. I myself had abortions many years ago, didn’t think there was anything wrong with it and defended it as my right to choose most of my life. Another example is I was a liberal around people’s right to define God of their own understanding (12-Step group influence but believed it even before that in my new age loyalty for most of my life). And, my former democrat identification which drastically reversed to be republican after a year and a half immersed in the Bible.

My ungodliness and deception continues to reveal and heal with the power of Gods Word and the renewal of my mind. I’m waking up out of denial. I didn’t know and would have fought you if you told me such and such was ungodly or that I was deceived by something I was loyal to.

This all had me Step back and say, “before I judge others to condemnation, pray for them.” They are like I once was, deceived and ungodly. But God didn’t condemn me. Rather” He mercifully led me to be saved, to confess my sins, repent, be forgiven and be given a new heart, the grace to become a new creature in Christ. I started my prayers with this and truly asking God to save their souls and give them an awakening to admit their transgressions and invite Jesus into their lives as Lord.

People will hopefully humbly admit this in their own lives and repent, asking for the Lords redemption. But, if they don’t, then there are eventually consequences. I recall all the repetition in the Old Testament where time and time again, God warned his people but they continued in their abominations, immorality and worship of false gods. He kept wanting them to return to Him, to know He was the Lord their God. He even had prophets specifically tell them this so it was repeatedly spoken with many chances to turn from their ways.

2 Peter 2:13 (NLT) “Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals. 14 They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse. 19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.”

I also am aware that “the enemy” does exist influencing us with evil intentions. And we want to spiritually fight taking authority over the enemy, exposing deception and ungodliness, and embodying the victory Jesus had over Satan.

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Joi Anderson
November 9, 2020

Holy Father! You are the Savior of Israel and savior of the United States! We will not be deceived by the “illusion of victory” which has spread evil, deceit and dishonesty in America! We ARE in covenant with the Living God and even when we have been faithless you remain FAITHFUL to our covenant with you! We extol the name of the Living God and your ekklesia will continue to pray triumphantly! AMEN!

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estella vergara
November 9, 2020

we must continue to pray for Gods perfect Well be done. Not allowing doubt or unbelief enter our thoughts.
no mater what we as Gods Favorite have the victory.

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E Wong
November 9, 2020

Such a great Bible story! Thank you!!! May we trust in God’s word that He’s got this.

Proverbs 29:23-27
23 Pride ends in humiliation,
while humility brings honor.

24 If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself.
You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.

25 Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
but trusting the Lord means safety.

26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,
but justice comes from the Lord.

27 The righteous despise the unjust;
the wicked despise the godly.

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Hilda Parris
November 9, 2020

In the exposure of evil illusions, collusions, confusion, Our Lord is sending the SOLUTION! While He hasn’t shown me the exact “When” or “How” … I’m remembering the Dreams He gave me in September, 2016, January 2017 before the inauguration and again in the Spring of 2017. The Lord Himself is guiding our Destination, as well as the ones who “Act” like they’re on board with the Lord. The Lord will carry us through the rough waters and give US a safe landing. Again, WOE to the ones who defy the Lord’s Orders, Plans and Decisions.

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    Gloria A Robles
    November 9, 2020

    Very encouraging! I had never read 1 Kings 22 with that perspective in mind. I had to reread those verses. So many christians right now are declaring victory, this is so good. Our victory in Christ is authentic, but the enemy’s is simply an illusion. Thank you for sharing.

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Maureen
November 9, 2020

Praise God for His message of illusion of Victor.
God has heard our prayers…so many of His intercessors have received similar prophetic words…that God will come forth and do a mighty work. The evil and corruption will be revealed and God will make a way for Pres Trump to be reelected when there seems to be no way…because the illusion of the enemy tells us there is no way. Pres Trump WILL be reelected. It is already sealed in the spiritual.

Cling firmly to our Lord. Continue to stay in the battle with intercessory prayer like never before.
Decree and declare against all evil. Loose The Angel armies to protect POTUS and his family.

The revival has begun and we are so blessed to be a part of it.
Thank you Father God for hearing our prayers and for your mercy. You are the Almighty God of heaven and earth. We love you and Praise you. All glory to our Abba, God.
Amen

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raquel g. macfarlane
November 9, 2020

please view brother kevin zadai in sid roth supernatural.
victory claiming of my pres.Donald J.Trump!!!
He is covered with ps.91:11
raquel

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    Julianne
    November 9, 2020

    GREAT reference. Thank you for sharing. Everyone should view it!

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