A Bird of Prey
Teddy Lishan Desta
(David's notes in red)
What I have purposed
from eternity that I will perform in its appointed
time. My eternal counsel shall stand, and what I
have purposed will be done. I am not a man to lie,
not a son of man to change My mind. I will do what I
counsel to do; I cannot deny Myself.
Many have written about My plan
for the last days. But did they truly learn from Me;
or did they hear from My eternal counsels? Did they
partake of the secrets of their God; did they visit
the inner recesses of My word? Did the mysteries of
the Holy One of Israel have been disclosed to them?
Had they known My counsel, they would have declared
My mind. Had they truly heard from Me, there would
have been no error among My people. But what they
spoke was of man; what they wrote was out of the
learning of man. Neither the wise of this world
could know about My doing, as it is discerned by My
Spirit. None of their learned men could predict
about My plan, as this was My much kept secret.
{Jer.23:16} Thus
saith Jehovah of hosts, Hearken not unto the words
of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they teach
you vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart,
and not out of the mouth of Jehovah. {17} They say
continually unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath
said, Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that
walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they
say, No evil shall come upon you. {18} For who hath
stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should
perceive and hear his word? Who hath marked my
word, and heard it? {19} Behold, the tempest of
Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yea, a
whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of
the wicked. {20} The anger of Jehovah shall not
return, until he have executed, and till he have
performed the intents of his heart: in the latter
days ye shall understand it perfectly. {21} I sent
not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto
them, yet they prophesied. {22} But if they had
stood in my council, then had they caused my people
to hear my words, and had turned them from their
evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
My people, listen to Me as I
speak My heart to you; and carefully weigh My words
which are from My heart. My secrets I disclose to
you, and that which has not been known to past
generations I reveal to you. You have not heard it
before; only now I lift the shroud and reveal which
has been hid from the ages. You are My chosen
generation, so I reveal My truths to you. This I do
so that you shall build My Kingdom on earth and
bring Me the glory (Is 48; Eph. 1: 17-20; Rom
16:26-27).
This is My will; My eternal
counsel. Your God will stir a bird of prey; his
instrument of judgment from its abode. God has
readied His bird for these days. God shall use it to
bring His eternal plan to pass on earth, and God’s
hand shall guide it into action. God will call it
from the valleys of the Jordan, and make it to
emerge from the lowest parts of the earth. As the
phoenix rises from its ashes, so shall My bird rise
from the furnaces. It will come forth from the
smoldering fires, so it will gleam like burnished
steel. It will ascend to the heights, and strike
across the skies like lightening. The world will be
taken by surprise; its appearing shall strike fear
among many. I have fully equipped the bird to
fulfill all that I have called it to do.
(This phoenix
is first fruits sons of God in whom Jesus
is resurrected from the death of the Jordan to do
His works of old when He was the first fruits. They
will bring truths hidden from the foundation of the
world and authority to bring judgment on the beast
and harlot.)
Its eyes are like that of the
eagle, penetrating and discerning from afar. Its
wings are large and strong; it will not weary or
tire. Its talons and beak are sharp and strong; none
of its prey can escape its grips. My bird shall
strike fear in the hearts of the kings of the earth,
and the girdles of their loins will untie. Those who
eat My people as one who eats bread, they shall be
judged by My hand. Those who said they reside in
their strong towers, them it shall attack and humble
for their pride. Many will cry out to God for His
mercy and forgiveness; many may find the door of
repentance closed.
But to you, My sons and daughter
of the Faith, the bird shall come to you as a
comforter, carrying healing in its wings. To you, it
shall bring good tidings, the news of eternal joy
and rest. You shall get protection under its wings,
and deliverance from your mortal enemies. With your
eyes you shall see the destruction of the wicked,
and none of the pestilences coming to your gates.
{Mal.4:2} But unto you that fear my name shall the
sun of righteousness arise with healing in its
wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves
of the stall. {3} And ye shall tread down the
wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of
your feet in the day that I make, saith Jehovah of
hosts.
You shall see My salvation coming
to the earth; you shall see as the captives go free.
You shall see your corporate prayers answered and
your righteous petitions granted. I will wipe away
your tears from your faces, and your mouth shall be
filled with mirth. You will see the righteousness of
God filling the world, as the Word of God is honored
by all.
{Hos.6:2} After two days will he revive us: on the
third day he will raise us up, and we shall live
before him. {3} And let us know, let us follow on to
know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the
morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as
the latter rain that watereth the earth.
{Mal.5:2} But
thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be
among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one
come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;
whose goings forth are from of old, from
everlasting. {3} Therefore will he give them up,
until the time that she who travaileth hath brought
forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return
unto the children of Israel. {4} And he shall
stand, and shall feed [his flock] in the
strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of
Jehovah his God: and they shall
abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of
the earth.
Therefore, My people, wait upon
your God expectantly as I AM to begin to fulfill My
eternal plans. But many others will attempt to fight
My will, but they shall fail. Many will try to shoot
down My bird of prey, but no weapon fashioned
against it can prosper. I AM your God who does His
eternal counsels faithfully in its appointed time. I
do that which is truth, and I owe no one an apology,
says the Lord.
Word
From the east I summon a bird of
prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my
purpose. What I have said, that will I bring about;
what I have planned, that will I do (Is. 46:11, NIV).
I am calling a man to come from
the east; he will swoop down like a hawk and
accomplish what I have planned. I have spoken, and
it will be done (Is. 46:11, GNT).
For as lightning that comes from
the east is visible even in the west, so will be the
coming of the Son of Man (Matt 24:27, NIV).
