In an earlier treatise on the subject “waging war with divine and human stars” l wrote: “Stars have military credentials and warfare capabilities because they are called the host of heaven; an identity which is a military appellation. Stars fought the battle of River Kishon with Deborah against Sisera. They are usually organized in regiments like any other military formation. They are scepters of war, battering rams and instruments of intimidation against wicked kings. They serve as logistical support, air traffic control and compass for those on strategic journeys. They symbolize specific aspects of the story of redemption with the human battle axes they represent such battle axes like the virgin Mary who symbolized the stars in the constellation of Virgo fought a good fight of faith. Stars worked in association with angels to protect Jesus at birth. They were used as instruments of war to liberate Israel from bondage in Egypt. They were in action during the fall of the walls of Jericho, when Haman planned to hang Mordecai and when Pharaoh was recalcitrant about letting Israel go and thereby lost all the firstborns of his nation’s families and animals. Stars indeed have military credentials and warfare capabilities. We can activate them to wage wars on behalf of individuals. We can mobilize them to fight the battles of nations. “They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera” (Judges 5:20).”
“There are twelve constellations of stars that influence the twelve cycles of every month. They are prophetic pictures that tell the story of redemptions. They are celestial signs with deep spiritual significance. They demonstrate the gospel message and confirm the truth of the written word. No one can unveil the mystery of any given month without knowledge of what these stars are saying. Psalms 19:1-4 says that, “the heavens declare the purposes of God, the original realm for which He sent Jesus on earth. The stars show forth the handiwork of the creator God. Every day they are speaking and proclaiming the patterns and processes through which God redeemed lost mankind. Every night to reveal the true knowledge of why Jesus died on the cross and how He is the God of the nations. Their message is heard throughout the earth. In heavenly stars, God build a habitation for the sun as it undertakes its circuit throughout the year. “The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun” (Ps.19:1-4).”
“To unveil the mysteries of the first, second and third month of the Jewish calendar, we must correctly interpret what the constellation of stars associated with these months are saying. This is the task of the contemporary sons of Issachar who understand the times and know what the nations ought to do. At the Conference, our great erudite expositor teacher, Dr. Steve Ogan shall show the how the sums of Issachar activated God to intervene in the nation of Israel based on their understanding of the times and their ability to initiate Godly actions at relevant times and seasons. The stars are not just physical elements. They have spiritual influences that set God’s dominion on earth. The sun was created by God to rule the day and the moon and the stars were made to rule the night. They are subject to man’s control and whoever understands their identities and ordinances can manipulate them to rule the nations for good or bad. Many Christians are ignorant of the relationship between the stars and the monthly cycles of events. On the contrary, sorcerers and stargazers have deep knowledge of the heavenlies which they use to practice the ungodly and occultic pseudo-science of Astrology with its handmaid of horoscope. Their manipulation of the stars has led to the destruction of God’s people. Many priests have rejected knowledge of the stars of redemption planted in the heavens; God has consequently rejected them from being priests. He has also rejected their children: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because thou has rejected knowledge, l will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the laws of thy God, l will also forget thy children” (Hos. 4:6). God asked Job a series of rhetorical questions to test his knowledge of the heavens, the stars and how to enforce their dominion or rulership on earth. “Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? (Job 38:31-33). Implied in these rhetorical questions is God’s commandment to man to know the ordinances of the heavens and how to use them to rule the earth.”
This series is an excerpt of the teachings of Dr. Steve Ogan in his books: “Mobilizing the stars to fight your battles and the battle of nations” and “Triumphing at the Gate of the Stars in their seasons”. This teachings he delivered at the just concluded Men/Women on Assignment Empowerment Conference held from 22-24 April 2013 organized by the Apostolic Prophetic Company Fellowship hosted by Apostle Ezekiel Emmanuel Duke, the Commandant, Holy Ghost Cantonment Exceeding Glory Temple, 195 NTA Road, Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria attended by Ministers of the Gospel, Pastors, Bishops and Christian leaders from Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Imo and Enugu States among others. Speaking on “DEPLOYING STARS TO FIGHT BASED ON THE ORDINANCE OF THE STARS”, Dr. Steve Ogan said, “The battle for supremacy between the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness in the end-time season will be intense and fierce. Both spiritual and conventional weapons will be deployed to gain strategic advantage at every given point in time. Already the agents of darkness have laid down much of the spiritual infrastructure for harnessing power and controlling the destinies of individuals, Institutions and nations. Advance planning is the name of the game. Strategic positioning to control resource both human and material is the key objective or goal. Haman spent thirteen months consulting his demonic agents for the appropriate time to execute the mandate of destroying all the Jews in the realm of King Ahasuerus. He invested 10,000 talents of silver to finance his diabolical venture. This is the equivalent of about $3,840,000,000 in today’s currency”. “The financial investments of Haman were nothing compared to the spiritual investment he made. In all, he deployed the twelve constellations of stars to achieve his objective of wiping out every Jew from the face of the earth. He employed sorcerers and monthly prognosticators to determine the proper times and seasons for action. Haman’s counterfeits seers and prophets did what the sons of Issachar should have done. They understood the times knew what the kingdom of darkness was to do and manipulated the king to accept and join in their diabolical plans and he did so without even knowing what he was doing. They were meticulous in consulting the stars. They were diligent to know what to do at the “right time.” They were determined to go to any length to mobilize the entire domain of Ahasuerus. They were committed without measure and the stars they manipulated may have cooperated with them if Esther and Mordecai were not available to checkmate their plans”
Deploying the stars to fight in their Courses: “The battles of this season cannot be fought effectively without the deployment of the stars. The Bible provides a few examples of how agents of retribution and redemption mobilized the stars for war. *Haman deployed the stars to fight the battles of two 13th days in the 13th year of king Ahasuerus reign. *E. W. Bullinger in Numbers in Scripture writes that “Having diligently cast the horoscope …Haman found the most favourable time for carrying out his designs as ‘the Jews’ enemy.” *Esther whose name means star, deployed the stars to fight the battle to preserve her nation. She began her three day total fast to counteract Haman’s plans of annihilation on the 13th day of Nisan. She activated the stars in the constellations of Aries in the season of Passover to protect and preserve the Jewish people. *Deborah, whose name means bee, also activated the stars to fight the battles of Israel. “They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength” (Judges 5:20-21). *Joshua likewise mobilized the sun, the moon and the stars to fight in his confrontation with Adonizedek, king of Jerusalem. “Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day” (Joshua 10:12-13).
“*Everything that God created can both praise Him and be activated as weapons of war to fight His enemies. “Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them forever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass… Fire, and hail: snow, and vapour: stormy wind fulfilling his word” (Psalm 148:3-6,8). *God gave Job several implied instructions on what to do to activate the ministry of the stars. “Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? Or canst thou guide Archurus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? (Jon 38:32-33). *The wise men, who came to worship and present prophetic gifts to Jesus at the time of his birth, unlike Herod who wanted to kill the new born baby, were guided by the stars in the constellation of Aries to the very place of Messiah was born. “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him… The Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo; the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy” (Matthew 2:1-2, 7-10). *God created the stars for determining times and seasons. He numbered them and gave each one an identity so they can be activated as weapons of war. “He telleth the number of the stars: he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground” (Psalm 147:4-6).
“The stars serve as celestial signs eternal significance. They symbolize picture prophesies of the purpose of Jesus Christ. They signify the demonstration of the gospel message in the heavenlies. They signal the visible realities that testify to the invisible truth. They speak and display the truth in God’s written Word in pictorial formations. They saturate the heavens with the scenic satellites of God’s redemptive plans for mankind and systematically tell the story of redemption for all to see throughout the twelve months on the year. “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse” (Roman 1:20). To fully comprehend how the stars can be specifically mobilized to fight the battle of the seasons of rebellion, resistance and revolutions, let us first outline the general ordinances of the stars”.
“The ordinances of the stars: The ordinances of the stars are the laws that guide their function. They determine what the stars were created to do in nature. “Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name” (Jeremiah 31:35), God ordained the stars to: 1. Set a Pattern for the Night: “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the Heaven to divide the day from the night: and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the Heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also” (Genesis 1:14-16). 2. Serve as Covenant Signs and Signals: “ I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab and destroy all the children of Sheth” (Number 24:17). 3.Signal the Onset of Strategic Seasons: “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from Heaven, and the powers of the Heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory” (MATTHEW 24:29-30). 4. Symbolize the Onset of Days, Months and Years: “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the Heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for the days, and years… And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also” (Genesis 1:14, 16).
“5. Signify the Development of Fresh Light or Revelation on Earth: “Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that brigeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth” (Isaiah 40:26). 6. Set God’s Dominion in the Night Season: “To him that made great lights … The… stars to rule by night…”(Psalm 136:7-9). 7. Serve as Tokens of Celestial Warfare: ‘They fought from Heaven: the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient rive, the Kishon. O my soul, thou has trodden down strength” (Judges 5:20-21). 8. Spell out the Birth of Agents of Redemption: “Saying, where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him” (Matthew 2:2). 9. Specify the purpose or Destiny of Individuals and Institutions: ‘And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more… And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? Or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, what is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?” (Genesis 37:5, 8-10). 10. Stipulate the Redemptive Identity of Nations: “I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies: and Israel shall do valiantly” (Number 24:17-18). 11. Sign Prophetic Praise to the God of Creation: ‘Praise ye him, sun and moon, praise him, all ye stars of light” (Psalm 148:3) 12. Signify the Judgment of the Earth in the End Time: “And the fourth angel sounded and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars: so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise” (Revelation 8:12). Why we must rightly deploy the stars to fight the battle of this season? Find out in part 2 of this series. May 2013 edition of Men/Women on Assignment Empowerment Conference being organized by the Apostolic Prophetic Company Fellowship at the instance of Apostle Ezekiel Emmanuel Duke is scheduled to hold on 27 29 May 2013 same venue by 8.00am to 12noon daily tagged: “Anointing for unusual open doors” (1 Cor. 16:8-9). Prepare to attend and experience unusual open doors.
Dr. Lewis Akpogena
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