This word is submitted by Stephen Hanson (cshanson@codenet.net)
Set the Captives Free
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"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners...." Isaiah 61:1"
"I would say that there are birth pangs coming forth more and more. Until I come back, you will see an increase in this. This earth has gone through the changes since I first created it. I created it so that man could enjoy the beauty of it; I gave him a garden to live in. But sin entered into his heart, and the enemy came. Sin entered in and it corrupted the earth, and so there was a curse put on it. But I lifted the curse by sending my Son."
(Then the Lord showed me several chains on people's wrists which were set upon a rock, and a hammer was being struck upon each of them; thus breaking the chains in two.) And then He said, "For these I have died."
"I have come to loose the bonds of bondage and oppression. I have come to free those who are in darkness. In many dungeons dark, there are many people who are hiding. They have grown accustomed to these walls for so long. They have been there for so long that they wouldn't know anything different. Bondage and oppression bring a sense of familiarity with them, but I have called my people to be free. I have come indeed, to set the captives free, but there are other chains that need to be broken."
(Again I was shown something from the Lord. This time there was what appeared to be a man who had on a welding mask, and He had a torch in his hand ready to use it. The torch was applied to other chains, and these were being broken, one at a time on arms. I watched as each chain was severed and broken, because the "strands" of each chain were being cut one at a time. Then finally, there was a "clean" arm and wrist, were there once was a chain. It had been broken!)
"Some of these chains have become ingrained for so long that they have become part of your arms. These "chains" have become part of you, and these "chains" have been manifested in many ways. 1. There are "chains" which represent fear. 2. There are "chains" which represent indecision. 3. There are "chains" of confusion. 4. There are "chains" of coldness of heart. 5. There are "chains" of lust. 6. There are "chains" of anger and rage. These are some of the "chains;" there are others, but these are the major ones. The enemy will be held captive by his own captivity. Because he is imprisoned in darkness, he wants others to be imprisoned. Let go of the chains... .. Let them fall.....Let the "chains" of oppression fall. Let the "chains" of bondage fall. Go out and set the captives free; set them free by the liberty of my Spirit."
Stephen Hanson