The Spirit of Elijah and Justice for the Orphan
Mal. 4:5 “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. 6 He will turn
the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and
strike the land with a curse.”
I. GOD’S END-TIME STRATEGY TO PREPARE THE EARTH FOR HIS COMING IS TO RELEASE THE
FORERUNNER SPIRIT UPON HIS CHURCH IN ORDER TO HEAL GLOBAL FATHERLESSNESS AND BRING ABOUT
A GLOBAL HARVEST.
A. The man Elijah is coming
Matt. 17:11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come,
John the baptist) and they did not recognize him
B. The forerunner spirit that prepares the way of the Lord is the Father’s heart turned towards children. This is the
spirit of Elijah.
Luke 1:17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to
their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous — to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
C. Fatherlessness produces lawlessness.
D. In the generation of the Lord’s return, lawlessness will abound and the nations will be led by a man called the
“lawless one”.
Matthew 24:12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
2Th. 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and
destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan
displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders …
II. ASPECTS OF THE DAY OF THE LORD
A. The Lord will rise and come with a shout and cry for justice.
Isaiah 42:13 The LORD shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out,
yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
B. A global worship movement stirs the Lord and triggers the 2nd coming.
Is. 42:10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is
in it, you islands, and all who live in them. … 12 Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.
13 The LORD will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry
and will triumph over his enemies.
C. The rapture is a part of the 2nd coming and occurs at the 7th trumpet
1Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— 52 in a moment, in
the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed.
D. When Jesus returns he will come with the clouds
Rev. 1:7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples
of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
1Th. 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord
in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
E. After appearing in the sky, Jesus will march from Sinai back to Jerusalem and wage physical war on his enemies.
Is. 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor,
striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.” 2 Why are your
garments red, like those of one treading the winepress?
3 “I have trodden the winepress alone; from the nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them
down in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing. 4 For the day of vengeance was in
my heart, and the year of my redemption has come.
Revelation 19:11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many
crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped (entirely covered,
stained) in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the
nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of
Almighty God.
Hab. 3:12 In wrath you strode through the earth and in anger you threshed the nations.
F. As he marches through the land he releases earthquakes, rain, and hailstones
Ezek. 38:18 This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused,
declares the Sovereign LORD. 19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake
in the land of Israel. 20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along
the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the
cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. 21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains,
declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 I will execute judgment upon him with
plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on
the many nations with him.
Rev. 16:18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like
it has ever occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city split into three parts,
and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of
the fury of his wrath. 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. 21 From the sky huge hailstones
of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men.
G. The kings of the earth in alliance with the Antichrist will wage war against Jesus.
Psa. 2:1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the
rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. 3 ….
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You will rule them with
an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.” 10 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the
earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed
in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Rev. 17:12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive
authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.
14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings
— and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
Ezek. 38:22 I will execute judgment upon him (Antichrist) with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain,
hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
H. After waring with the nations, Jesus will enter Jerusalem and reign from Zion as the King of Kings.
Psa. 2:6-8 “I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.” 7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, “You
are my Son; today I have become your Father. 8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the
earth your possession.
Psa. 48:1 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. 2 It is beautiful in its
loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. Like the utmost heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.
III. PSALM 68
A. Who is God in the midst of this intense, end-time drama? He reveals himself as a father.
Psa. 68:5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
B. God wants to Father the fatherless nations through us. We are His dwelling.
1Cor. 3:16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you
C. God’s end time strategy is to set the lonely,forsaken, and orphaned into worshipping families so that they can be
delivered, restored and rise as a generation who prepares the way of the Lord.
Psa. 68:6 God sets the lonely in families (Hebrew “bayit”), he leads forth the prisoners with singing; …
Josh. 24:15 … But as for me and my household (“bayit”), we will serve the LORD.”
Isaiah 58:6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house (bayit) the poor who are cast out
IV. TRUE RELIGION
James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their
distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
A. One reason taking care of widows and orphans in their distress is “true religion” is because when we do, we are
acting like God.
V. A CULTURE OF LIFE
A. Reese Howells said that we only have authority in intercession in areas we are willing to be the answer.
B. We will see a spirit of death, slavery and abortion overcome in the world is when the church operates in the spirit
of adoption.
1. The “spirit of adoption” means real adoption is manifested. Unless we partner with God in setting the orphan and
widow into families, setting them free through singing, and equipping them to prepare the way of the Lord, we are not
forerunners.
2. Having a “heart” for something does not equal obedience regarding that issue.