Breaking through Barriers and Setting the Stage for a Golden Age
As we continue into 2025, I want to share a prophetic word the Lord has given me—a word that I believe will stir your faith and position you for the days ahead.
As we closed out 2024, I recognized that the prophetic word I gave at the beginning of the year ("A Time of Victory Over Chaos") and the word I gave at Rosh Hashanah ("A Time of Navigating Contrary Winds") were still in the process of being fulfilled into the first quarter of 2025. These first months of the new year will be important for prayer and positioning, as the enemy will continue to stir the pot of chaos, crisis, and calamity not only in the USA but in the nations of the earth.
While there have been certain breakthroughs in the US election cycle, we should remember that the definition of the word "breakthrough" means "a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond the enemy's frontline defense." It means to overcome obstacles, barriers, and hindrances to progress. In other words, breakthrough is not the end of a matter but a new beginning.
In World War II, D-Day was a day of incredible breakthrough that positioned the allied troops to go "through and beyond" to liberate cities and nations against unparalleled evil in the earth. The goal was never to merely take the beaches; it was to break through and go beyond into a time of victory and restoration.
We are now living in that day.
There is a mobilized spiritual army, the Ekklesia (the Church), that is breaking through decades-old barriers and setting the stage for a golden age of awakening, revival, and reformation. A golden age is a time in history characterized by peace, prosperity, unity, and stability. However, we must remain mindful and spiritually watchful against the enemy's plans for the exact opposite: chaos, economic and cultural decline, and all-out war.
A Renaissance of Righteousness
I heard the Lord say that He was bringing us into a time of a "Renaissance of Righteousness." As I looked up the definition of "renaissance," here is what I found:
• "REBIRTH, REVIVAL" (Merriam-Webster)
• "a new growth of activity or a new interest in something" (Cambridge Dictionary)
• The use of the word was first recorded between 1830–1840 from French, Middle French: "rebirth," equivalent to "renaissance," meaning "to be born again."
Historically, the age of the Renaissance describes the time after the Dark Ages—a time of cultural decline, corruption in the government of the Holy Roman Empire, dissatisfaction with the authoritarianism of the Catholic Church, and the breakup of old oppressive feudal systems. It set the stage for the Protestant Reformation, the discovery of new lands, innovation (for example, the printing press), science, and artistic expression.
This historical Renaissance drew its creativity from what they then called "humanism," which was more or less defined as the development of all human virtues: benevolence, compassion, mercy, prudence, fortitude, and love of honor. This creativity worked to enhance the glory of the Church, and amazing works of art were created to tell the Gospel story. Ultimately, this period of enlightenment saw the rise of both great skepticism and the First Great Awakening. (Photo via Rawpixel)
Humanism today is more of a reflection of man without God, an ideology where man is believed to be god. Skepticism and unbelief are at an all-time high; however, there is an awakening happening across America and throughout the earth as hunger for truth and an authentic relationship with God is taking hold.
Righteousness is making a comeback! Truth is taking hold; scales are falling from eyes; hearts are being opened in ways unseen for generations. A new reformation is at hand!
A New Path Forward
On December 30, 2024, I awoke from a dream and continued with a vision after waking in which I saw a land devastated, dark and smoldering, with a golden pathway through the devastation. The Glorious One, Jesus (Yeshua), was walking on this path. Righteous ones were walking with Him, moving forward on this path and urging others to join them. It was a straight path with gentle curves, as every crooked place had been made straight.
As I write this, I am reminded of Proverbs 4:18, "...the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that shines brighter and brighter until the full day" (NASB), and Isaiah 26:7, "The path of the righteous is level; You, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth" (NIV). The New Living Translation says it this way: "But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and You smooth out the path ahead of them." Also, Psalm 65:11 says, "You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance" (NKJV).
What is so interesting is that the Hebrew origin word for paths means "to roll" or "to revolve"; in other words, a path is the track made by a wheel.
This is important, because I heard the Lord say that this would be a year of breaking old cycles and establishing new patterns or pathways of success. This is a word for marriages, family relationships, business strategies, and for the Kingdom of God's growth and expansion. It's also a word that makes crooked places straight in culture and government, establishing a new path forward for nations and breaking cycles of corruption and degeneration.
Suddenly, many began to emerge out of the devastation. They were dirty and disheveled, seemingly hopeless regarding the future. But as they stepped onto this glorious pathway, they were transformed. Instead of dirty clothing, skin, and hair, suddenly all was clean and sparkling. Hope and wonder lit their faces as old things passed away and all things became new. They were stepping into a new beginning.
I heard the words "It's a new day of grace, a time of rebirth, a season of new strength to turn the battle at the gate."
Such a hopeful vision of the future and of revival!
Grace Is Being Multiplied!
The number twenty-five is associated with great grace. Five is the biblical number of grace. This Hebraic year is 5785, starting and ending with five. Twenty-five is five times five. Grace is being multiplied this year to accomplish great Kingdom endeavors!
Interestingly, the Lord woke me up on December 27th to read the book of Ezekiel, which is all about God judging Israel and surrounding nations for their sin and idolatry. But in the twenty-fifth year of captivity, God gave Ezekiel a vision of a new future: a restored temple and a rebuilt Jerusalem. In the beginning of the book, the glory of God departs from the temple, but after restoration, the glory returns. It's a story of judgment and forgiveness, repentance and restoration—a story of grace and glory. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
John 1:16 says, "And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace." In the Greek, this suggests an ongoing supply of divine grace and favor that builds upon our previous blessings. This isn't just a single act of favor; it's perpetual, continuous, and overflowing with abundance.
Let grace be multiplied in 2025!
Psalm 25: A Blueprint for the Year
When I was a child, I memorized and prayed Psalm 25 every day while I was seeking Him. It is a great blueprint for how this year will progress:
"To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in You; let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause." (Psalm 25:1–3)
A Year of Revolution, Resolution, and Restitution
These three Rs are not reading, writing, and arithmetic, but rather the following:
1. Revolution: an intense period of dramatic conflict and change (triumph over our enemy)
2. Resolution: renewal, clarity, new solutions and strategies (alignment with God's ways)
3. Restitution: restoration of justice, recovery from loss, and making someone whole again
Let's look at each of these dynamics to prepare us for what's ahead.
Revolution
A revolution is "a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, especially one made suddenly and often accompanied by violence" (Dictionary.com).
Triumph Over Our Enemies
We are in the midst of one of the eighty-year cycles that resulted in war and major change in our nation:
• Revolutionary War: 1775–1783
• Civil War: 1861–1865
• World War II: 1941–1945
2020 began a new era: COVID, global conflict, corruption, and globalism exerting its power. As we press into 2025, our prayers and decrees can set the stage for a new golden age of awakening—or our negligence can set the stage for war. It's time for a holy Kingdom revolution to turn the tide of war and usher in a glorious time of awakening, revival, and reformation in the earth.
Revolutions have changed the course of history for nations and generations. These movements shape history and transform nations. The American Revolution was a time of intense conflict that resulted in the birth of a new nation. This year will not be without challenge, and we will continue to deal with the forces of chaos that want to destabilize our world. It will be a time of intense spiritual battles.
No one likes the idea of battle or war, either natural or spiritual; it can be intense and dangerous. But the end result will be nations and generations birthed into God's new purposes.
In this time, God is raising up heroes and righteous revolutionaries who will bring a shift in the midst of the battle. These heroes will emerge from the church world but also from other sectors of society. Those with Cyrus-like leadership capabilities will arise to lead us into a new and better future.
But make no mistake, revolutions are messy and violent. The violence I speak of is not natural violence, fueled by hatred or anger, but rather a spiritual violence against satan and evil. We do not wrestle or war against people. The Kingdom of Heaven is forcefully advancing, and forceful men take hold of it (Matthew 11:12)!
When I shared about heroes, Pastor Greg Catalano spoke in our prayer time about it being like a scene from the movie The Patriot, where the Revolutionary Army was running in defeat. Suddenly, a man picked up the flag and ran toward the battle, galvanizing the army to turn and fight again.
Much of the Church has been in retreat, afraid to rock the boat, fearing cancel culture and not wanting to be controversial, but God is raising up heroes bearing a standard of righteousness and justice who will turn the battle at the gate. (If you have been standing still or running the wrong way, pick up your flag and run to the battle.)
I heard the Lord say, "The enemy has sown the wind but is getting ready to reap the whirlwind!" Hosea 8:7 (AMP) says, "For they sow the wind [in evil] and they reap the whirlwind [in disaster]..." What the enemy has started in the past few years, God's anointed Ekklesia is getting ready to finish!
Our mighty "Man of War" (gibbor: "champion," "hero," "chief," "warrior," "brave man," "valiant man," "strong man," Strong's H1368) is rising for us, in us, and through us! (Photo via Unsplash)
I sensed God's righteous anger at the works of the enemy and saw a picture of Jesus with a whip, driving money changers out of the temple.
God is looking for heroes who will partner with Him on this path, revolutionaries like George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Paul Revere. Heroes put aside their own issues and fears to embrace a time of warfare for transformation for future generations.
The Lord says, "Will you be one of My heroes? Will you be one of My men or women who will display unusual bravery in the midst of battle? If you will step up and raise the banner of victory in the face of all the enemy uses to intimidate, I will show up in supernatural ways to assure your triumph. This is the hour to pursue, overtake, and recover all. I am looking for My Davids, My Daniels, My Gideons... I am looking for My Deborahs, My Esthers, and My Abigails who will step up in times of crisis and turn the battle at the gate."
Renaissance Warfare
The Renaissance didn't just bring innovation in art and science, but in how wars were waged. New weapons were created during this period of history. Known as the time of "Renaissance Warfare" (1400s–1600s), new weaponry such as gunpowder, cannons, and firearms shifted battlefield tactics and revolutionized military organization and strategy.
This spiritual season of renaissance will yield new strategies of spiritual warfare and upgraded spiritual weaponry that will produce greater breakthroughs for individuals, families, churches, and even nations. Rather than reacting to the enemy's attacks, God will cause us to be more proactive, preemptive, and prepared—offensively discerning the right way forward to produce victory.
Over the past few years, the enemy has been attempting to set up World War III. The degree to which we engage in spiritual warfare as the Church and as nations will determine the degree to which we have to fight a natural war. Wars can be prevented or postponed through strategic spiritual warfare. So, this will be a time of intensified spiritual warfare, unraveling and exposing plans laid by the enemy, breaking apart networks of corruption and evil, setting things right again, and of crooked places being made straight.
What Are We Battling?
It's a war over worship. Contention in this nation and many nations is about who or what is to be worshiped:
• Baal systems in the nations are being shaken.
• God is dealing with idolatrous structures in our own lives to purify His people.
• Marxism (atheistic philosophy) worships the State.
• Communism, Socialism, and Humanism worship man as god.
• Buddhism venerates enlightenment and philosophy.
• Shintoism worships the emperor as god.
• Animism, Paganism, and Hinduism worship many gods or nature as god.
• Capitalism, when unredeemed, can make money and possessions an idol.
• Wokeism has evolved into a cultural antichrist system of worship, standing for everything the Bible is against.
Our personal application is that we must deal ruthlessly with any area of idolatry in our own lives. An idol is anything we trust in more than God.
It's also a war over power structures: Who makes the laws and sets national agendas? God is shaking power structures in the seven mountains of culture. Hollywood is being shaken, government is being exposed, the music industry is being shaken, and the education world is being shaken. Revival on college campuses that happened in 2024 will explode to a new level in 2025, representing an unraveling of antichrist strongholds in the fortresses of indoctrination.
There is a war over the supply lines: Who controls the money? Where is money being allocated, diverted, or blocked? Exposure of corrupt flows of money is happening. The enemy would seek to cut off supply lines and cause great economic shaking to stifle God's purposes.
Lastly, there is a war over the media: Who controls the narrative?
Resolution
Resolution is "the act of resolving or determining upon an action"; providing solutions, settling problems, and decision-making with "firmness of purpose"; and (politically) "a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting" (Dictionary.com). It also speaks to clarity, like a picture coming into focus. (Photo via Creative Commons)
Psalm 25:4–10: "Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.
"Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses, for they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Your mercy remember me, for Your goodness' sake, O Lord.
"Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way. The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies."
This will be a remarkable time of true justice, not woke social justice but true biblical justice for those who have suffered accusations and all manner of spiritual attacks. It will also be a time of mercy and truth, as mercy triumphs over judgment. Long-standing issues will be resolved, long-awaited miracles will come to pass, new solutions will be discovered to advance God's purpose, and new strategies will be released to untangle evil agendas. Alignment is important to receive your time of resolution!
Restitution
Acts 3:21 speaks of the "restitution of all things" (KJV), which is apokatastasis (Strong's G605), meaning restoration to a "perfect state of things" as before the fall. It is from the root word apokathistemi, meaning to "restore to its original position or condition" (Strong's G600).
Merriam-Webster defines restitution as "an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as, a: a restoration of something to its rightful owner, b: a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury."
It is also a legal term referring to a payment made to someone, or the giving of equivalent value, to compensate for damages or loss.
"Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. He himself shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth. The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant." (Psalm 25:12–14)
Repentance and the fear of the Lord release prosperity and generational blessings, breaking bloodline curses!
"So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame." (Joel 2:25–26)
Time to Reap the Spoils!
"When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much. And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day." (2 Chronicles 20:25–26)
Be encouraged as we step into 2025—our "Golden Age of Awakening" and "Renaissance of Righteousness."
Let's stand in faith for breakthrough, fresh clarity, and restoration in every sphere of influence, trusting God to lead us in victory!
Jane Hamon
Vision Church @ Christian International
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