String of Pearls -- A Call for Intercessors
My wife had a vision recently of a string of pearls, adorning a bride
at her wedding.
The "pearls" were the pastors in a given region. Not all
the pastors, but those who are allowing the Lord to "string them
together" in unity.
In the vision, she saw these pearls were "double-
knotted" -- that's where each pearl on a necklace is knotted on both
sides so if the string ever breaks, pearls don't slide off to be lost... At most,
only the one pearl where the string breaks may be lost.
Interpretation:
Pastors are the "Pearls"! The pastors are vital to your
region, and must be upheld at all costs. These "pastor pearls" are
spiritual gates, as in Rev. 21:21 "The 12 gates were 12 pearls, each gate made
of a single pearl..."
There are 12 gates/pearls because there are 12 Apostles. That
doesn't mean there are only 12 "pastors" in your region in unity, nor
does it mean that these are "five-fold apostles" either. That these gates/
pearls are the Twelve Apostles, points to our pastors as ministers of God's spiritual
authority over your region... Not "apostles" who inappropriately
"control" the lives of others, but as spiritual authority maintaining and
extending the Victory over the principalities and powers in your region.
Also, these "pastor pearls" are "gates" into
the Presence of God for your region. Now, everyone knows a pearl isn't the size of
one of Heaven's "gates" and if it were, no person could walk through one
because they're quite solid. But this Heavenly "pearl" represents that
Suffering which Releases God's Mercy -- and every pastor who is led by the
Spirit of God, is a "suffering servant" through whom God's "
mercy" is released into the lives of God's children. Through honoring our
pastors, every Child of God who desires a greater release into the Life and Presence
of Christ can find it through the shepherd God has given to each of us.
Knots help keep the pastors lifted up into the places God has put
them. The "knots" are "tied" by the prayers and intercessions
of the saints...but the "knots" are not the prayers themselves. The "knots" are
"Honor". Believers who intercede for
their pastors bring honor both to God and to these servants who have suffered for
the sake of bringing Christ to your region. As Believers continue to pray for their
pastors, they fulfill the role of Aaron and Hur who honored the God of Moses by
upholding Moses' authority (his staff, held in his hands -- Ex. 17.12.)
A necklace adorning the Bride! The bride in the vision is the "Bride of
Christ"! The unity of the pearls, each held in place in honor by the Believers, is
part of the Preparation of the Bride in your region!
The Prophetic Promise
The vision is that of a string of pearls, strung together and each one
double-knotted. The Lord is setting before us a strategic opportunity (Gk.
topos) -- a koinonia (a project "co-owned" by all
who participate.) This is an opportunity to not only press into the Unity of Christ,
but for Believers to uphold their pastors in power and authority and thereby release
the Preparation of the Bride of Christ throughout this Age!
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A passion to engage the hearts, souls and spirits of his listeners has led Emil into a
teaching style characterized by its lack of religion, rituals and church jargon. He
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