Ian & Jocelyn Barker

I’ve been a little quiet as of late. It’s not that I don’t have anything to write, it’s that I have too much to write. I tend to want the “ink to dry” on my thoughts before putting them to paper. This is the opposite of my wife who is much more of a verbal processor. Life has also been a little busy due to the end of the semester at FSM, and a visit from my parents for Thanksgiving which was quite lovely.

IHOP has recently been abuzz as the Lord has been quickening Mike Bickle, the leadership team, and our community that the days are short and it is time to prepare. Jesus is soon returning to take over the kingdoms of the earth and the earth is radically unprepared for the events and conditions that will precede His return. IHOP has always been called to speak of His coming and prepare for His coming, but the Lord has awakened our urgency.

At onething this year, Mike is going to teach through the book of Revelation and call forth the forerunners; those, like John the Baptist did for Jesus’ first coming, who will prepare the way for the Lord. God wants His Church to be people of understanding and revelation in order to give clarity in the midst of the shakings and judgments that are about to come upon the earth. He wants to save the most amount of people, into the deepest level of love, using the least severe means, without violating anybody’s free will.

Jesus is stirring our hearts to lay hold of the vision to be messengers and intercessors who will speak to kings and nations at the end of the age and declare the coming of another king who will overthrow the governments of the earth. Just as Moses stood before Pharaoh, so will the Church stand before the the Antichrist and kings in alliance with him. Just as Peter and Paul saw thousands radically saved, so will we see a great harvest of souls. We will see the multiplication of food, while the waters will also turn to blood. Believers will be divinely protected, while others will give their lives witnessing of a coming king and His kingdom.

I am excited for the days ahead, yet I am trembling. I long to see the Church be purified and empowered, but I wonder if I have the endurance to survive. I have no choice but to say, “yes,” because I long to see the Messiah come and take His rightful place on the earth as it was in the beginning. I groan for His return because He will make all things right and new again.

It’s time to be sober, and a time to prepare. Follow along with what Mike and Allen Hood have been sharing on the book of Revelation in preparation for onething. Ask the Lord for wisdom and revelation. Ask Him to prepare you for His return.