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I have not been updating this blog as I only want to focus on writing when there is a message to deliver to the public rather than just a diary of daily events. Recently, we saw the blood red moon which we know scientifically is caused by the sun’s light going through the earth’s atmosphere and reflected back to us in an eclipse of the moon. The significance of this happening together with the sun turning black is prophesied in Joel 2:31; Acts 2:20; Rev. 6:12 as part of the end times. Eclipses of the sun and moon are regular calendar events and to the natural man would have no particular significance. However, we do know that through God’s predestination and foreknowledge, the heaven’s above (stars, moon and sun) are like time pieces and clocks that God has set in motion to mark significant events that He has predestined to occur in His foreknowledge (Genesis 1:14). It was possible that God could have set in motion the meteorites that consume Sodom and Gomorrah millions of years before they occur (if the fire and brimestone had been meteorites, which is a scientific possibility); although God could have also freshly created fire and brimestone to consume the two cities. If they were meteorites, we can only stand amaze at God’s foreknowledge in setting them into motion millions of years before any activities were on the earth.

What is the spiritual significance of a blood red moon? It signifies potent times of upheaval in the natural plane and of significant ending or completion of spiritual seasons (end times). Primarily, they signifiy upheavals and changes that take place in the social, economic, political and spiritual dimensions. We will be the generation that sees the greatest changes to ever occur in our modern society that will affect all nations and tribes.Many of these changes have already been predicted by many but the season has come for those changes. Those in the Lord have nothing to fear for God’s hand will continue preserving all who love Him. Perhaps the right word to describe what is about to happen is the word ‘revolution.’ Yes, a revolutionary change will take place in the social, economic and political realm (as well as in the ecclesiastical realm). The rest of this decade of glory (2006-2016) will see the greatest revolutionary changes in 5 years than we have seen in the pas two hundred years. In His mercy, God has preserved us from a major third world war but there will be great upheavals taking place signified by natural events, too. Keep faithful in the Lord and abide in His love and Word, and you will sail through this next five years unharm and unaffected by these major changes that need to happen. The end will be good for the whole earth and its inhabitants.

Another major cosmic event that is of great significance is the change in the regular 11 year cycle of the sun. The major increase in sun spots and solar flares have decrease. The last time this happened was in the 1645-1715 and 1790-1813. We are in what scientists called the Solar cycle 23 to 24 and sunspot activity at the current rate will decrease further in cycle 24 to 25 (almost to zero). Other studies in sunspot activity have linked them to the increase of rain and floods in periods of less sunspot activity and droughts in times of increase activity. The Bible speaks about the sun and moon’s power to smite us (sun by day and moon by night – Psalm 121:6). This Scripture speaks of the influence that the sun and moon can have over our natural lives. Scientists have confirmed the influence of the moon on not just the ocean tides but also on plants, animals, etc. and their fertility cycle. Besides it being like a micro mini ice age, spiritually the signicance is for some new things that have been birth forth to take root and grow strong. Many new movements, revolutionary ideas and themes that change human society that are birth forth in these last five years of this decade will take root and grow to become a mighty tree where all the birds of the air shall find shelter under its branches. Unfortunately, in the natural we will see lots of rain (always a good thing) and floods (abundance of rain causing it). Water levels will only keep rising and it will not stop until the Millenium which will see a different geography of the earth (totally different shape of the land mass as water levels would have increased significantly plus seismic and volcanic upheavals creating and removing some land mass). While being established in the Word and in God’s love as a firm foundation, we need to keep an open mind and fluidity to flow in the new revelations and revolutionary changes that are coming forth. It should not be a time of fear but a time of faith in the new things that God is bringing forth.

Until our next blog, the Lord bless you and keep and make His face shine upon you. Our livestream is on during our meetings and the latest teachings will always be put online for your benefit and encouragement. God’s continued blessing and hand be upon each of you who are spiritually nourished from our website.

In Christ Jesus, Ps Peter Tan

Apologies for not being able to keep this blog updated and am doing it infrequently. Also for the many who wrote in for Fatherly Talks, we will have that when we have more time. We had a wonderful water baptism yesterday in Singapore Changi beach and last night there was the presence of many of God’s angels during the all night prayer.

We are coming soon to the mid-point of this year and many new things have come forth in this year when boldness is important. Boldness is something which can be prayed for (Acts 4:29). Let the boldness of the Lion of Judah be upon your lives as you live out the rest of this year. God bless

Time does fly so fast when one is busy. This one month has passed so fast as we were busy with all the various renovations for the church and childcare in Sydney, organizing various ministry areas in Singapore, a quick trip to and fro between Singapore and Sydney, guest speakers coming to and fro, some online students coming by to visit in Singapore and Sydney.

Many have asked me as to what is happening in world events recently and, as shared in Sydney last week, it is all tied to Isaiah 19. We see the first part of the chapter coming to pass before the other parts of the chapter take place. Note that the region of Assyria in the Bible and Egypt includes a larger area than modern Syria or Egypt. Things will get worse there first before it gets better and the prophecy of a highway going through Assyria, Egypt and Israel will grow closer to its fulfilment. As shared in Sydney, the fulfilment of this can take place in the Jewish dispensation or towards the close of the Gentile dispensation.

Our prayers and comfort in the Holy Spirit on all who are in Christchurch and New Zealand as a whole. We thank God that our friends and partners there are alright and we pray for those who have lost loved ones there. In God’s plan, the last wave of revival (as per Smith Wigglesworth prophecy) is in Australia-New Zealand. Now is the time for Asia, which is why we are building the work of the ministry here in Asia.

The destiny of God prepared before the foundation of the earth will be fulfilled through His church and through each life. We have entered into a period of prosperity despite the major events happening this year (2011 – a year of conflict, read earlier blog). What God has determined will surely come to pass. Although free choice of humans seem to be helter-skelter against the Will of God at times, God will still fulfill His plans and destinies on all those who love Him. All things indeed work together for good to those who love God and who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). It requires us to understand two things: that we need to exercise a deep and undivided love for God through all situations and circumstances and secondly, we need to understand and know what God has called us to do and stick with it steadfastly against all odds. In this coming revival, God will manifest His grace and power in ways that ear has not heard, nor eye seen, nor entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him (1 Corinthians 2). The Lord bless and keep each of you in His grace and love, Ps Peter

I am in the airport lounge again, this time on the way back to Singapore. Looks like it is the best time to update the blog in between flights. Had a very busy time in Sydney with the renovation of the childcare and having fellowship with all the present leaders in COG Sydney. Took some time to catch up on my sleep over the few days but had some guests and visitors from Canberra who had just returned to Australia. Been busy like a bee and praise the Lord that He makes the honey of His presence with us constant and sweet.

Have been thinking a lot about the various missionaries who have gone forth and pioneered various works fo God: Hudson Taylor, William Carey, David Brainerd, etc. I always find the work of missionaries admirable for the sacrifice they made in order to bring the gospel to areas that have not heard the name of Jesus yet. In our modern society, there are still places like that but much fewer than before. Despite the fact that many places (most of the major cities of the world) have had the gospel preached to them, today’s task of presenting Christ is still so vital. Many denominations and various church groups have always presented the Christ after their own image. And within each of us is an image of Christ that is shaped by our inherited Christian culture which may or may not be in line with that of the Word of God. How different the various presentations of Christ is from one church to another and one Christian fellowship to another. Some preached the loving Christ, some the fierce Christ, some the poor Christ, some the rich Christ, some the easy going Christ, some the disciplinary Christ, etc. Within each of us is an image of the Christ that is shaped through our many years of Christianity. Unless and until the image of the Christ within our lives is as close to the Bible standard of Christ, we will be transformed proportionally to the same image (2 Corinthians 3:18). We become what we see.

As such it is important to know the true character and nature of Christ and not just assume from what we see and hear from our own traditions and cultures. In the end, we who believe in Him will meet Him face to face. The main keys are: does the image of Christ within us make us more truly Godlike and Christlike or does it make us more Phariseelike?; does the Christ in us lead us closer to a relationship with God our Father or further away from our Father God?; does the Christ in us cause us to spend more time in the word and prayer or does it make us complacent? In the end, we are all called and destined to be in the image of Christ (Romans 8:28-29).

Grace, love and peace to all of you, Ps Peter

Writing this blog from airport lounge. Had good meetings in the morning and afternoon Sunday services in COG Singapore; now on the way back tonight (or rather early morning since it is past midnight) to Sydney. Have not been back since last December and looking forward to being back in Sydney and to felllowship with members of COG Sydney. Have been having very good time in the past 30 days of fast with another ten days to go. Have a heavy load of Chinese New year goodies and pineapple tarts to share with Sydney folks which have added two extra big hand carry bags weighing kilos to carry home.

The consistent prayers every Friday all night have been vey good and wonderful in building up the spiritual atmosphere for revival. Which reminds me of the two waves of healing revival that God showed me will be coming in this revival: a healing wave followed by a creative miracle wave in which the Holy Spirit will do outstanding creative miracles like those that have not been seen in Christendom before. This first healing wave will be a wave of the word and spirit that will be stronger than the healing wave that was manifested in the early 1900s to 1980s until it started tapering off with more emphasis on the Word than in the Spirit. It began in the first half of the twentieth century as a Spirit wave and then turned into a Word wave which will combine into a Word and Spirit wave in the beginning of the 21st Century. This next five years are important (decade of glory) to the building of this wave of Word and Spirit. In the first four years of this decade (2006 to 2010) many have been tested and some have not passed the test while others have. Everything need to be tested has been tested. It is now the season for the next part of this decade of glory. It will begin with much hunger, prayer and fasting leading to a fresh release of a tidal wave from heaven’s throne which will sweep many into a deep walk with God that will bring His glory into manifestation on the earth. Several characteristics of this beginning will be:

(1) The gifts of the Spirit manifesting themselves in new and dramatic ways with the recepients having to learn how to adjust themselves to its operation. (2) An unexplainable hunger and thirst for the things of God and the presence of God that will bring many face to face with their eternal destinies. Some will be called to mountaintops, some to wildernesses, some to gardens, some to valleys to meet their assigned destinies as Moses met God in the wilderness. (3) There will be those destined to the fivefold ministry and those destined to the professional and business world who will receive remarkable anointings to do mighty exploits in God. An understanding and clarity of the callings and giftings of God in their life will be given together with the Lord’s Spirit of wisdom that will teach them the patterns and methodologies that will specially suit their callings – like Moses and his rod, Elijah and his mantle, David and his musical instrument and sword.

Have to catch the flight now, will write more. Love and grace to all of you, Ps Peter Tan

We had good all night prayer last night although I did not get any chance to rest the whole day before the meeting. Shared on the importance of protracted prayer, which is an important key to revival. There are no short cuts to revival, it takes quantity of quality prayer. The prayer of faith can’t be applied to revival as revival involves the free will of a whole community or nation, thus protracted prayer becomes the key. Sermon will be uploaded soon and will be back in Sydney over the next week and back again to Singapore.

Time seems to pass do fast and a lot of things have been established since. Today is the 24th day of the yearly 40 day fast. As always, I have enjoyed the Friday all night prayers that we have regularly now in Singapore COG (also have one in Sydney COG once a month). We have got most things working nicely since the move into new premises in Singapore, except for the live streaming. So apologies for those overseas who are looking into the live streaming, you still can download the messages after they have been uploaded. Sydney church is progressing well with Dr Kwan ministering once a month at the church still using the car park area. Ps Amy is now coordinating things in Sydney (renovating of childcare premises and new church premises, etc.) together with Sebastian and Michael who have been doing wonderful work in Sydney COG.

Singapore COG has adjusted well to the new premises which is now nearer the MRT and the prayer meetings and services have been running well. We praise God for all the board members and members who have stepped up to help out during the move and in the organization of various areas of the church. 2011 is going to be a wonderful year for COG both in Sydney and in Singapore.

As we pondered the wonderful grace and working of God, we are reminded that God Himself told Abraham and Sarah, “Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” This was the culmination of nearly 25 years of the walk of faith by Abraham. At that time that God spoke this word, Abraham was 99 years old and Sarah was 89 years old, and everything looks impossible. But what God has promised, He always fulfilled even when circumstances look impossible. God spoke of a natural time and a spiritual breakthrough. In a similar way, there is always a natural timeline that is followed when God is working forth His breakthrough. This is the year when “Isaac” meaning “laughter” shall be born. The joy of the Lord will be fulfilled and the hand of the Lord shall be strong on all those who loved Him. We have yet 5-6 years of the decade of glory (2006-2016).

Listed below is first the prophecy followed by some interpretations in seven areas. The full sharing is in the audio-video message that will be uploaded soon, where some more detail interpretations and explanations given. Be blessed.

The Prophetic Word for 2011 – A year of conflicts: the young lions rise

Hear ye, hear ye the Word of the Lord
Hear ye, the trumpet in the feast of trumpets      (Lev. 23:24)
Hear ye, the sound of the sounding of the angels(Exo. 19:19)
Hear ye, the wind of season of change
It is yet ten days to the time of the Day of Atonement(Lev.23:27)
The trumpets will sound for yet seven seasons
And the first of the season has come
Enter ye, by the boldness of the Lion of Judah (Pro. 28:1)
For His feet are upon all that are against Him   (Gen. 3:15)
And He shall trample the serpent beneath His feet (Psa. 91:13)
And divide the spoils to the young lions of Yahweh(Jos. 22:8)

Your eyes have not yet seen all that the Lord shows you(1Cor. 2:9)
But you have tasted of the goodness of the Lord     (Psa. 34:8)
And smelt His grace and favour upon your life        (Est. 2:17)
And your ears have heard the voice of His might    (Deut. 4:36)
So rise and obey, the voice of the Lord                        (Gen. 27:43)
Of His gentle but mighty voice                                         (1 Thess. 2:7)
Carried over the noise of the waves                               (Psa. 65:7)
Calling and saying, Come                                                     (Mk. 1:17)
So rise out of the boat and walk on the waters            (Matt.14:28,29)
Together with the Lord whom you discern                  (Eze. 44:23)
Whom your heart has known                                             (Jer. 24:7)
But whom your eyes have yet to see                               (Jn. 14:17-19)
For it is the Lord and He will hold your hand              (Psa. 139:10)
That you may walk side by side with the Lord your God

Rise up, rise up, you who dwell in the Lord’s presence
Rise up and take dominion, enter your land of rest, your land of Canaan
Be not dismayed, be not discouraged at the giants in the land (Jos.1:6-7)
Nor at the pursuing armies of Egypt,
nor at the seas or the mountains before you   (Exo. 14:13-14)
For the Lord is with thee, and His arm is to the strong
And in His strength to the bold
Be not afraid, be not fearful but know the Lord thy God(Isa. 35:4)

The sound of thunder, the sound of marching,  (2 Sam. 5:24)
The sound of an advancing army
Not a thing of beauty, not a thing of delicacy      (Isa. 61:3)
Yet mighty as a sword in the hand of the Lord
Cutting across the many foes,
Vanquishing the tidal wave of the enemy’s flood (Isa. 59:19)
Putting to silence the clamour of the enemy
And sitting at the table of the Lord to feast       (Psa. 23:5)

Hear ye, hear ye the voice of the Lord
The Lord speaketh and He changeth not
He has called and He will fulfilled                             (Rom. 11:29)
He has commissioned and He gives provision
He has declared and you, He has prepared           (Job 28:27)
Turn not to the left nor to the right                          (Deut 5:32)
But march forward, set your face as flint               (Isa. 50:7)
Hear not the voices of those who hear not the Lord
But say they heareth the Lord
For the Lord changeth not,                                       (Jam. 1:17)
nor recall His Word which He sent forth
He has spoken even from the beginning
And awaits the obedience of His first Word
For the race is not to the swift nor to the strong  (Ecc. 9:11)
But to those who know the Lord and love the Lord
His hidden manna and wisdom are to those who seek His heart
And who know the heart of the Father         (Matt. 6:26)

There will continue to be the shudders
That signals the beginning of sorrows               (Matt. 24:7-8)
As it was of old so it continues to be
That the earth groans
awaiting the manifestation of the Sons of God  (Rom. 8:26)
Yet there shall be three trembling and three nations (Rev. 16:19)
That will shake and tremble as empires that change hands
And rulers rise and fall, and those therein              (Dan. 2:21)
The dragon shall rise like the lion destroying its prey(Num. 23:24)
And drinking the blood of the slain
And the prey as a lion of old
Torn in twain as a lion in half                              (Jud. 14:14)
Yet within the strong shall the bees nestle
And out of the eater shall come forth sweetness
While the old lion crouches and watches        (Gen. 49:9)
For an opportune time in a latter season
Held back by the hand of the Lord

The Davids of this generation shall arise to slay their Goliaths
But first they must slay their lions and bears (1 Sam.17:34-36)
Within this year they must be bolder than the lion they faced
And stronger than the bear they wrestle with
Kill or be killed, rise or be trampled
The time has come to awaken out of sleep and from thy slumber
Know that your way ahead
is not as you expect but as the Lord prepared
As the Lord spoke to Peter ‘Arise and kill and eat’ (Acts 10:13)
So is He saying in this year, Arise, kill and eat
For the Lord has prepared a table before you
In the presence of your enemies
He will drive out the enemy before you little by little (Deut. 7:22)
As you grow stronger and stronger in spirit and in strength
That the ground before you will be yours and yours alone (2 Sam. 3:1)

Behold He removes kings and sets up kings  (Dan 2:21)
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those with understanding
He changes the times and the seasons
It is the time of great change
It is a season of change
Thus shall He end and thus shall He begin
It is a year of ending and a year of beginning
A time of opening in a time of closing
When the sands of time shift to reveal His glory (Lev. 9:6)
And all shall know that He is the Lord of glory
Some interpretations of prophecy and visions below:-
1. Spiritual
Dreams and visions of a growing rhinoceros.
a. Rhinos have poor eyesight but very good sense of smell
Spiritual sight is not developed yet but still has to move forward. A number of people are waiting to move forward…waiting till the vision or dream is clear, waiting till the word of prophecy in their lives have been made superclear many times over. 1 Corinthians 13:12 – we see dimly in a mirror, we know in part. This is the time to move forward even though you do not see the whole. Walk in the little revelation you have boldly and be guided by the love of God within you to fill the areas of unknown. 2011 is not the year to wait but to launch forth boldly with whatever little revelation received.
b. They are primarily herbivorous
The energy needed to move and launch in to new areas is sustained only by the Word of God. Those who do not sustain themselves by the word will find themselves falling off back to earth without the energy to maintain balanced orbit around the Lord. A number of events and the necessity of the cares of this life will seek to take time off from the Word but the diet will not suit the task assigned by God just as a meat diet will not suit the baby rhino.
c. They can charge at the speed of 45 km per hour
There is focus as a rhino charges. It fears nothing and marches onward. Since it does not see clearly, it is reliant on what it had sensed previous to the charge. A steadfastness and a fearlessness to take back dominion from the enemy.
d. They are not very social animals living in very small groups.
There will be those whom God assign to fellowship together. Small teams are the key to sustain oneself through the next year. Find your spiritual partners and friends in the Lord to help you through. They will not been in great numbers but numbered on the fingers of one hand.
Meanings: not what one expects or is yet (rhino – nobody wants to be an ugly thick skin rhino). But one must be thick skin in the New Year, bold like a lion and unashamedly taking authority and control.
1 Kings 13:1-31. Listen not to the word of the young prophet that contradicts the original word that you hear from the Lord. Keep to the original word that the Lord has shown and you shall be save from death by lions in the year of the lion.

2. Economic
A vision of laser beams like fighting and in the end turn into a graph below:

Green – US$; Red – China -Yuan; Purple – Euro
Basically a mixed picture. In some areas of the world, prosperity reigns but in others a slow declining picture but overall in the world at large an upswing. China and Europe in greater harmony in economic hegemony struggle but yet in tandem.
Numbers 23:24 applied to China – replace ‘lion’ with ‘dragon’
Judges 14:14 applied to USA, as a lion torn apart. As a nation stung by bees, with nests of stinging bees, yet it yields something sweet for all the world.
Gen 49:9 applies to Europe
OKJV -  Judah is a lion’s whelp from the prey, my son, thou art gone up he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

3. Natural
More turbulent times in the natural world as it increases towards 2012. Earthquakes, volcanoes and unseasonal times. A major faultline appears in North America that was not known before exacerbating the present weaknesses at the known earthquake zones (east and west coast) but the central areas of North America remain unaffected.  The unfulfilled visions of violent times as seen by Kenneth Hagin (in his book ‘I believe in visions’) have yet to take place and seasons of violence increasing. USA tending towards a more violent society within cities except for rural or further outfield towns. Matthew 24:7-8 will increase and not decrease. The beginning of sorrows is a long, drawn out process until the coming of Christ. Three great quakes three different countries that struggle to lead the world.

4. Personal
If there is a time to call for boldness, 2011 is a year that calls for the lion-hearted. The bold shall take the spoils. Examine what the Lord spoke to you originally and contrary to what diverse words you hear, stay true to it, be bold and your shall live and triumph. Disobey and the year of the lion will kill you. Obey and the year of the lion shall aid you.
1 Samuel 17:34-36 You will need to kill both the lion and the bear to face the year 2011 and be successful. You will have to be braver than the lion and the bear to conquer the year of the lion.

5. Ecclesiastical
There is the changing of the guard that has gone on for the past five years of the decade of glory (2006 to 2016) and will continue throughout this decade. Unfortunately, for the organized church it will still be the wrestling of the Laodecian church versus the Philadelphian church. It is by the permission of God that He allows this contrast and all successful churches will always be tested in the measurement of their riches, whether it be physical riches alone or spiritual riches in God. There will be a void that will be created that will be filled with the hunger of God for revival like the drawing out of the waves before a coming tsunami. The void and hunger must come before the provision of spiritual revival and feast. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 – apostasia, harmatia, apoleia takes place in sequence.

6. Angelic and Israelwise
Michael is still prince over Israel (Daniel 10:21). Nations of the world will be divided into two categories – those for Israel and those against Israel. More and more nations will turn against Israel. Israel will find itself with fewer and fewer friends until it finds its Messiah in God after the manifestation of the Antichrist. (Ezekiel 37:28). There are mighty forces dividing the influence of nations as there were during the time of Daniel when the prince of Persia and the prince of Greece (Daniel 11:1-3)

7. Other areas
Strange vision of black Mercedes being slowly driven down the road. It looks like part of a funeral service of a prominent world leader. Many mourners were present and the procession was through a major street in a major city. It was a time of sadness in the air and atmosphere. Yet these events signify a mighty turning of national significance. (Zechariah 11:1-3)