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Intercessor, have you heard of the Pentagon’s new Directive 5240.01? This recently-adopted directive authorizes the use lethal force against America citizens.
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IFA CPO Kris Kubal discussed this directive in yesterday’s webcast:
This new directive is almost too shocking to believe. It empowers the military to assist local law enforcement in responding political unrest with various assets. But just what kind of assistance can the Department of Defense offer? This is cexplained in section 3.2 of the directive:
a. In accordance with Section 2.6 of E.O. 12333, as amended, unless otherwise precluded by such E.O. or applicable law, Presidential directive, other E.O., or policy, and except as indicated in Paragraphs 1.1.b. and 3.1. of this issuance, the following Defense Intelligence Component intelligence assistance to any Federal department or agency, including a Federal law enforcement agency, or to a State or local law enforcement agency when lives are in danger, are authorized:
(1) Cooperating with appropriate law enforcement agencies to protect the IC’s employees, information, property, and facilities of any element.
(2) Unless otherwise precluded by law or E.O. 12333, participating in law enforcement activities to investigate or prevent clandestine intelligence activities by foreign powers or their agents, international terrorist activities, or international narcotics activities.
(3) Providing specialized equipment, technical knowledge, or assistance of expert personnel for use by any Federal department or agency, or when lives are endangered, to support State and local law enforcement agencies. The Defense Intelligence Component’s legal office, subject to Paragraph 2.2.c., will approve assistance from expert personnel in each case.
(4) When lives are in danger, rendering any other lawful assistance to law enforcement agencies or other civil authorities provided such assistance is consistent with, and has been approved by an official pursuant to Section 2 of this issuance. Such official will ensure that the legal office of the providing DoD Component concurs in such assistance.
(5) Dissemination of intelligence information where such information may be relevant to a violation of any Federal or State law within the recipient’s jurisdiction, in accordance with Section 271 of Title 10, U.S.C.
(6) Disseminating lawfully collected information reasonably believed to indicate a violation of Federal, State, local, or foreign laws, in accordance with the August 22, 1995 Memorandum of Understanding between the DoD and the Department of Justice, or other applicable memorandums of understanding.
So the DOD can provide local law enforcement with “specialized equipment” as well as “other lawful assistance.” But when can this assistance be provided, and what are law enforcement officers supposed to do with it? Section 3.3 explains:
(1) The Secretary of Defense may approve any type of requested permissible assistance described in Paragraph 3.2.
(2) The decision to approve requests for these types of permissible assistance described in Paragraph 3.2. to law enforcement agencies and other civil authorities are reserved to the Secretary of Defense:
(a) Provision of personnel to support response efforts for civil disturbances, which may also require Presidential authorization.
(b) DoD response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive incidents.
(c) Assistance in responding with assets with potential for lethality, or any situation in which it is reasonably foreseeable that providing the requested assistance may involve the use of force that is likely to result in lethal force, including death or serious bodily injury. It also includes all support to civilian law enforcement officials in situations where a confrontation between civilian law enforcement and civilian individuals or groups is reasonably anticipated. Such use of force must be in accordance with DoDD 5210.56, potentially as further restricted based on the specifics of the requested support.
(d) Provision or use of DoD unmanned systems in the United States except as delegated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to the October 31, 2023 Secretary of Defense Memorandum.
Did you catch that? The Secretary of Defense can provide “assets with potential for lethality” when “a confrontation between civilian law enforcement and civilian individuals or groups is reasonably anticipated.” In other words, if the DOD expects conflict between civilians and cops, it can provide the cops with lethal assets.
It is bad enough that this directive authorizes the use of lethal force against civilians, but there are also no real constraints. The Secretary of Defense is allowed to provide lethal assets if he or she “reasonably anticipate[s]” a confrontation between civilians or not. This is extremely vague and open to interpretation. There seems to be nothing stopping the Secretary from sending lethal assistance to police ahead of a peaceful protest, offering an anticipation of conflict as justification.
This is troubling, especially considering that this directive was adopted shortly before the election. Is this how the DOD is preparing for post-election protests and chaos?
For more information on this new directive, we encourage you to check out this helpful essay by the Center for Renewing America. In the meantime, pray that the military would not turn its guns on the American people!
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If I and my family are simply enroute to our synagogue one sabbath and a group of college students attack us, I would like for the military to help local police get the mob away from us. Surely, this is the kind of “help” which is meant.
I do believe that our military personnel would not turn on the people, but a mob (which is made up of US citizens) would in the incident above be law-breakers and potentially dangerous to people and property and should be stopped. Local police may – MAY – be able to handle it but it things get out of hand, I hope the military could be justified in helping . . . even if a fatality occurs.
Need you be reminded about the lawfare this present administration has employed? Do not be ignorant
God Has this week Said thru prophets: we pray, & He Will Stop attempted attacks from succeeding.
It is all so they can call marshal law and shut down the transfer of power so dems stay in!
God–Have Mercy! Please don’t allow this to stand! Protect Americans from such a thinly disguised 🥸 potential attempt against any even peaceful demonstrations-which are allowed by law! Pls Father-have mercy on your ppl specifically and on ALL Americans..in Jesus mighty & POWERFUL name, Amen
FATHERVWE PRYNTHAT OUR GOVERNMENT DOES NOT TURN AGAINST US, PLEASE SEND US LEADERS WHOWILL PROTECT US AND PREPARE US FOR THE TREASON OF THE LEFT AND ACTIVELY WALKING IN YOUR WAYS DEAR LORD GOD. HAT WE MAY PERSEVERE.
I ASK IN JESUS’ NAME.
AMEN
They are only doing what was said they would do. It’s all in the Project 2025.
This was willfully ignored before the election although the other side were waving red flags. But we’ll be fine. God will help us.
..and if those who confront citizens are of the Antifa nature with their bricks, stones, cans of paint, whips – just which group will the armed and ready to shoot leftist DOD militia make as their targets? Four or so years ago, President Trump offered assistance, it was refused. So is this another set-up to be accomplished before Jan 20? Leftist governors refused to act in Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, et all, so why is the DOD deciding it needs to be ready & armed for now? Who do they think they are kidding?
We thought that electing President Trump would blunt this take from the deep state, but we were wrong. They are starting their malevolence right away.
Praying the Lord to stop the hands of evildoers who plan to harm American people.
In the Precious Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Friends. many times in American history as well in history recorded in the Bible. God’s people Israel,
things looked hopeless while overwhelmingly, powerful forces of evil appeared impossible to stop.
..But so many God’s people in both cases, cried out to God in prayer and often with fasting,, sought forgiveness and the Lord’s help and miraculous intervention,
and Israel and America, two covenant people of God were spared.
What happened to shoot to wound and not kill just so the lawbreaker could be captured and still have his life? Did we stop that because of criminals suing people? Maybe that should be revisited.
Oh, Lord we cry out for your mercy to triumph over judgment. We as a nation have sinned against your covenant. We have shed innocent blood in many ways including abortion, we have oppressed the poor and defenseless, we have denied justice to.them, we have unjustly taken their land without just compensation, we denied You Who birthed our nation in freedom and increasingly used our freedoms unrighteously and turned from Your standards(Romans 1)! but forgive us as we as a nation and the Body of Messiah Jesus in particular, and like Daniel in identificational repentance sought God’s forgiveness,sonFather, we appeal for Your mercy and grace, through the pure and spotless Blood of Jesus that cries out for mercy over justice,help us to return to being one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.. And deliver us from Evil and the schemes of the Evil One who only comes to kill and destroy. That the scepter of wickedness will NOT rule over the land of the Righteous, but that you would bring forth to fulfillment, the full and complete purposes and destiny You have ordained for our God-birthed nation and Land of Liberty.
In your Name above all names, Messiah Jesus Christ.
Shalom
Connie Mandell
November 5, 2024
Hear our prayers, O LORD our God, and let our cries come unto thee. Hide not your face from us, O LORD, in this our day of trouble; incline thine ear unto your people: in the day when we call answer us speedily. Look down from the height of your sanctuary; from heaven behold the United States of American, O LORD our God. O Lord, we beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayers of your people, and to the prayers of your people, grant us mercy. Heal us and bind us up, revive us and raise us up. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Hear our prayers, O LORD our God, and let our cries come unto thee. Hide not your face from us, O LORD, in this our day of trouble; incline thine ear unto your people: in the day when we call answer us speedily. Look down from the height of your sanctuary; from heaven behold the United States of American, O LORD our God. O Lord, we beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayers of your people, and to the prayers of your people, grant us mercy. Heal us and bind us up, revive us and raise us up. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
DEAR GOD
PLESE STOP THIS TREASON AND DO NOT LET OUR MILITARY ASSAULT AMERICAN CITIZENS OR UNITED STATES NATIONALS. INSTEAD LET THEM DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION TO THE LIMIT AND BEYOND.
I ASK IN JESUS’ NAME
AMEN
Goodbye, “Posse Comitatus”. Remember Waco and Ruby Ridge when “Emperor Clinton” was in power? Even if Trump wins today, he still has to make it until January for inauguration. Also, this country has to persevere that long, without terrorist’s attacks from inside by cells allowed in this country by DHS or attacks from foreign governments (China) on infrastructure, all which would trigger “Marshal Law”.
I’m not surprised that the Biden administration, behind closed doors working with the deep state, would enact this. And the timing is “by design”, because it doesn’t allow citizens the goven right to protest the absurdity of it. And as a historical note – this is the exact thing that Nazi Germany did in order to overpower people that stood against him. I see no difference in the similarity coming from the Biden administration.
This Directive was passed in late September of this year, and I thought everybody knew about it. The UN, WEF and deep state actors forced it through. No Marxist, communist, anarchist, Democrat or liberal will ever be harmed by it, no matter if they riot, burn, loot. rape or kill. It is meant as a way to severely injure or kill any conservative or Christian who attempts to legally and peacefully protest any Marxist actions taken by the “powers that be.” I continue praying that the Lord God will keep Trump safe and elected so he can strike this Marxist Directive from law. Apparently there are still plenty of Democrats around who either don’t believe or don’t know that the party is totally Marxist. If you support homosexuality and transgenderism pushed on kids, pedophilia, sex slavery of very young girls, boys and young women, and abortion even until 9 months and after, you are not a Christian. These issues are an abomination unto God, and those so-called “Christian Democrats” and churches who vote for the Marxist party may never see the Kingdom of God. Trump is not perfect, but Yahweh is refining him and using him to restore our nation, save our kids, retain our First and Second Amendment rights and much more. Please also pray for the safety of Elon and RFK Jr., and that all three of them will be used for good and be saved in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Well said and right on target. The Democrats have proven they cannot be trusted with power. They allowed absolute chaos on the part of radicals, BLM and Antifa groups who destroyed entire blocks of our cities and businesses. The government did NOTHING to intervene. Yet when a grandmother sits and prays outside an abortion clinic, she gets charged with domestic terrorism and hauled off to jail. It is totalitarian Marxist politics setting us up for a Dictator who strips us of every Freedom out forefathers fought so hard to give to us! This bill legalizing the Armed Forces to get involved is the nail in the coffin. I’m praying the Lord intervenes and Trump takes office to strike this down! God help us. Half the Church is asleep and proudly voted for Kamala…..
Lauree, I concur with 500 amens. Well stated and I will continue to pray..
Lord, as I pray we will all continue to pray that the team around president Trump will continue to be loyal and that there will be enough Godly legislators or even legislators with common sense enough to push organize and vote for Godly legislation and support Godly legislation already on the books and not give in to the coercion by the globalist and stand for freedom in their daily work and legislating. In the mighty name of Jesus, Amen
This is very disturbing as is Article 6 that ‘State, local, or foreign laws ‘ violations are also subjected to this. Foreign laws violations are not constitutional. We remember WHO’s power grab during the COVID era and this is definitely not wanted.
Father, we pray that you intervene and stop this directive .
This was said and written that it was going to happen a while ago in project 2025 and during Trump’s campaign. Why are you just now talking about it asking for prayer? It’s a part of the package that was said to vote for.
Yes we’re all praying. I’m confused as what took so long?.
Now you’re saying all the scary parts out loud.
I pray for mercy over judgment….
i never heard about this before, but I am not surprised. They are Marxist to the core. And control the main media.
And so many “Christians” and Church people are so deceived.
We are in the final stages at least the end of stage 3- of Marxist takeover.. it can be noted here that most of the comments seek the word of the Lord to biblically support the subterfuge that is undermining, – actually has already undermined.. the biblically founded constitutional fabric of the jurisprudence of our country. Remember the Lord always allows Humanity to experience the consequences of its poor decisions.. even Christians.. an example would be how many times ancient Israel had to experience the results of their sin at the hands of their enemies that the Lord used against them to correct and or punish them
Yes, Hj!
Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy Name. They Kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. All my hope is is Jesus. He has never failed his beloved and he won’t fail now. Keep looking up!! Amen
Believers ultimate comfort is knowing it is God who is in control, not man. God knows and sees everything…especially what is in each person’s heart. This ongoing spiritual battle is between God and Satan and God wins. Humans throughout life choose to align with good and God, or evil and Satan. In the end we will all have our judgement day before God. Our eternal lives will be determined by God alone. Heaven or Hell. Keep God in your heart, mind, soul and focus along with your daily prayers to him. Dear heavily Father hear our prayers. for your will to be done in all we are encountering in today’s world. Amen
“How can I learn to trust that God is in control?” “God has resolved to do what He will do, and nothing and no one stands in His way. “I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please” (Isaiah 46:10). This is our powerful, purposeful God who is in control of everything. That should bring us great comfort and help to alleviate our fears.” https://www.gotquestions.org/God-is-in-control.html
No weapon formed against us….God’s people…..followers of Jesus Christ, the Church will prosper. We pray and put our anxious thoughts before our all powerful God. He is the same God who guarded Nehemiah as he sought to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. May we put “this threatening letter of the law” before our God and ask Him to show us His divine protection to defeat every intent of the “lawless”.
So. . . is this saying that what could be intended as a peaceful protest, could be interpreted as a threatening protest, and these weapons could be brought out??? If that is true, then it seems that freedom of speech and assembly is being threatened in a major way. Thank you for bringing this to our attention! Praying!!!
My thoughts too. Rather than waiting until the protest is actually becomes a threat, they could bring out these weapons and kill many peaceful protestors. This is a travesty of justice and freedom. Father, keep us as a nation from this. May they withdraw this directive.
Amen.
This is what happened to the January 6th peaceful protesters.. and it’s all so how president Trump wound up being accused of inciting and Insurrection since then.. when it was really the FBI acting against its own country.
This directive is troubling. The Bible says that we will have trouble. God is way bigger than this and God is in control. Praying His will to be done; it will be done. His kingdom come.
There was a time in my life that I never would have believed such a thing could happen. I grew up in the 1950’s & early 1960’s. The govt now in these times is frightening and I can see and feel the end times are near. We must look to our Father in Heaven for his hand on us.
I’m saddened to know that not only us their an agenda to destroy the family structure, charge the definition of women and men, kill fetuses to control the population, the government can kill is citizens if it is deemed necessary and prudent. They bypass the judge and jury steps and judge in the spot. The movie, “Judge Dredd” is here. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! We must encourage or elected officials to tenure this directive. It is not inline with the Constitution of these United States. Family…vote, email, and contact, the elected and leaving leaders about this. I pray for this country. Maranatha.
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Interesting way to auto-correct!
Holy Most Powerful God, we are Praying for the army of God to protect us from the army of evil.
In Jesus Name, Amen
I think this will never be used against anarchists but against law abiding citizens.
LORD, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this vast army, O LORD, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You. 2Chronicles 14:11
Father God, Jehovah Lord, protect us from government tyranny and force. This is contrary to the constitution and the free will of the American people. Please restrain the Federal government from violence against American citizens. I Jesus name. 🙏🙏🙏🙌🏻🙌🏻✝️
Just don’t Harris, Walz, Schumer, Schiff, etc. in office who will destroy the Constitution and Bill of Rights (2nd in particular). The US court system is a mess.
No weapon formed against is shall prosper.
Lord, I humbly pray for your protection over our country and its citizenry. I further thank you for the gift of language that is not offensive.
In terms of a Direct Intelligence Council Head it is uncanny that such an agency given the duty of oversight for security of this nation would take deliberate liberties in providing for prurient acronyms of said agency.
As a prophylactic prescription for halting the abhorrent weaponization of usage against the citizenry I call on the gates of heaven to prevent the fertilization of this heinous crime against humanity. May its agency be aborted in the planning stage and no conception be engaged.
The weapons of your warfare are not carnal but MIGHTY THROUGH GOD to the pulling down of strongholds such as those who exert illegitimate power and control of the subjects of a nation by enslavement.
May this bold act be the trigger for the freedom from slavery imposed on the people. In the name above all names, I petition you Lord to show your hand against a tyrannical and infiltrated government agency that is bold enough to parade such arrogance before the people.
In the mighty name of the one whose shoulders uphold the government,, the one who paid it all for our sins, this petition has come before my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Amen
May God’s sentries on the American wall “Stand Faithfully, Watch Vigilantly, Pray Earnestly, Speak/Act Boldly” to warn of approaching hoofbeats. Certainly this DOD directive could be added to the list of signs in this piece.
https://theprayersentry.com/2024/11/02/approaching-hoofbeats-an-interpretation/
Thank you, Father, Our Good Shepherd, for always taking care of us, your children no matter what! Lord, we rest in You in the midst of so many things we don’t fully understand and all the chaos of this sinful world, we rest in You, in who You are, Jehovah! We ask for your protection, wisdom, and discernment, Your peace and comfort, Father, but greater than all, we lay down our hearts, our country, our leaders, our ALL at Your feet and say “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”. Help us to love as You do no matter what. Thank you for the freedoms afforded and that we have been blessed to live in a country that doesn’t threaten our lives when we exercise freedom of speech and even religion as happens in so many other countries! In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen!
“Disseminating lawfully collected information reasonably believed to indicate a violation of Federal, State, local, or foreign laws“. Since when do US citizens have to be concerned with violating foreign laws?? Quite concerning and we come against this excessive control over the Body of Christ! We are subject to God’s laws and we will not submit to ungodly laws, foreign or otherwise.
That is what the globalists have been perpetrating upon us in increments since the beginning of the United Nations
Thank you God for leadership that is preparing to protect us from another January 6 event or worse. As preventive measures are taken God help us see the bigger picture here with all the home grown terrorists within the USA, other countries involvement in our election process, with some christian leaders and political leaders encouraging civil unrest and/or war etc. We don’t like what is happening but understand why certain things must be put in place for our protection etc. IF, the body of Christ would be the salt of the earth in accordance with your word Lord God and live by God’s word and not aligned with a political agenda we would not be here at this crossroads. Heavenly Father, we once again repent for wanting our way and not your will and your way to be done in Jesus name. it is not about democrat or republican issues at this moment of time. It’s about you God and your will being done within and for the USA.
It is about protecting, defending and trying to ensure a peaceful election process within the United States of America. Holy Spirit -Spirit of Truth helps us get out of the way and help us have a heart to want to receive the truth of this matter and help the people understand the bigger picture here. In Jesus name. Amen
I’m not sure I agree with this comment based on what was laid out before us? Are you thinking Nancy Pelosi for encouraging this? Please help me understand this. May our Almighty Lord protect the innocent to including peaceful protesters. Amen
Thank you for your informed honesty
You are aligned with the political agenda of the far left..
Thank you for your informed honesty
Amen!
Thank you.
Torrey, I disagree with your contention that this is about our “protection” for several reasons. An army coming against it’s own people, or even the threat of it, produces a police state. That is not a republic. It is ironic that you think releasing armed forces against our own population can ensure peaceful and fair elections. That power can be weaponized both literally and psychologically against whoever our current government “sees” as enemies. Do you want to be targeted? Could this lead to soldiers with guns at our polling places? Do you think that would encourage the freedom to vote according to the dictates of our own conscience?
I also contend that the body of Christ being salt and light requires that we engage in the political sphere. It is our civic responsibility. You use the term “aligning with a political agenda”, when in reality this election is glaringly and primarily about good vs. evil in regard to Biblical values, not about a political agenda. We must align with the Truth of God’s Word in the public sphere.
This is an alarming turn of events, and in no way encourages me or makes me feel “protected”. It’s a good thing that I don’t depend on government, but I depend on YHVH, and under His wings I take shelter.
Kirk and Mary Beth, if I could give you 500 amen’s I would!! At this point in the procession of recent years events and the revealing of the level of subterfuge that I have been also incrementally hearing about on Christian radio since about 1990, – it is not too far a stretch to think-,at least for me, that our friend who wrote the comments that you are responding to- has been reprogrammed in his thinking and has no idea about the importance of the America we cherish, based on God’s word- and/or, is a foreign actor simply following the directives handed down to him against us
Thank you HJ.
Heavenly Father…. You are the one and only “force” that we need/require under any and all situation(s). May we be vigilant enough to call upon You.
Amen.