This year 5774 the month of June will occur during the third (3rd) Jewish sacred calendar month called SIVAN. It will be the tenth (10th) month in the Jewish civil calendar. One of the most important Feasts of the LORD – The Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost), will be celebrated this month (Lev. 23:15-21), a festival that commemorates the receiving of the Torah at Mt. Horeb and later on in the New Testament, the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2. The feast of Pentecost Erev Shavuot, Shavuot I and II occur on 5th to 7th Sivan 5774 (3-5 June 2014) while the church traditionally observes it on 8 June Pentecost Sunday. June is the sixth (6th) month of the Gregorian calendar.
The month of June ends the Spring and ushers in the Summer and harvest season in the northern hemisphere, while the winter season proper sets in, in the southern Hemisphere toward the tropic of Capricorn.
Again, in the northern hemisphere, the sun during this season is positioned directly over the tropic of Cancer around the 21st of June. This results in the phenomenon known as the Summer Solstice or the high summer in the northern hemisphere. That is the gate of the summer season.
The 21st of June records the longest daylight hours and the shortest night time hours. In some areas of the northern hemisphere they experience sunlight for up to 23 hours or what they call “The Northern light.” The southern hemisphere experiences the winter solstice during that same day recording the shortest daylight hours and longest night-time hours.
Sunday June 15 is Fathers’ Day in most nations.
There are a number of unGODly mythological celebrations that take place in this season. According to Roman mythology June was named after the Roman goddess Juno queen of the gods and goddess of matrimony and wealth. She is said to be the “queen of the gods,” or “queen of heaven.” As a result, the first day of each month of the year is dedicated to Juno.
She was also referred to as the protector and special counselor of the Roman state. As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire, she was called Regina (meaning “queen”) and, together with her companion Jupiter and another deity Minerva, they were worshipped as a triad on the Capitol (Juno Capitolina) in Rome. You may have heard prayers which mention “Ave Regina.” This deity is the one to whom they were directed.
Lucina was a Latin nick-name for Juno as “she who brings children into light.” This is the female derivative of “Lucifer” – the “light-bearing morning star” In Greek mythology she is called “Hera” the goddess responsible for women, marriage and married life.
Many people consider the months of May and June to be the most favorable time to have weddings. This is possibly because Juno is supposed to be the patroness of marriage along with Maia the deity to whom the month of May is dedicated.
The summer solstice on June 21st commences the festival of Tammuz derived from the mythology of a sun-god who is in charge of fertility. In Egypt he was known as Osiris, to the Greeks he was called Adonis (a name derived from the Phoenician and Hebrew word for “lord”). His consort or spouse was the goddess Ishtar (Astarte or Ashtoreth, Venus).
Adonis’ death is believed to set off the onset of winter while his restoration symbolizes the return of the sun. Celebrations marking this started off with lamentation then with wild revelry. The 4th month Tammuz which commences on 29th June is dedicated to him.
Ramadan commences tentatively on the new moon of 27 June and ends on 28 July 2014
PRAYING THROUGH THE MONTH
Down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (Rev 22:2)
According to the above, the Tree of life yields 12 crops of fruit; one for each month. This is the 3rd month of the sacred calendar the 6th month of the Gregorian calendar the 10th month of the civil calendar respectively.
Is this the month of your birth? Apart from your actual birthday, do you know which day of the week you were born? That is the day of your birth. The best thing you can do for yourself is to bless that day of your birth, fast and pray into that day on a weekly basis. You may do this for your loved ones. It is the best gift you can give to them:
Feast of Weeks/Shavu’ot/Pentecost
You shall count for yourselves — from the day after the Shabbat, from the day when you bring the Omer of the waving — seven Shabbats, they shall be complete. Until the day after the seventh sabbath you shall count, fifty days… You shall convoke on this very day — there shall be a holy convocation for yourselves — you shall do no laborious work; it is an eternal decree in your dwelling places for your generations. -Leviticus 21:15-16, 21
Shavu’ot, the Festival of Weeks, is the second of the three major festivals with both historical and agricultural significance (the other two are Passover and Sukkot) Agriculturally, it commemorates the time when the first fruits were harvested and brought to the Temple, and is known as Hag ha-Bikkurim (the Festival of the First Fruits).
Historically, it celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, and is also known as Hag Matan Torateinu (the Festival of the Giving of Our Torah). We count each of the days from the second day of Passover to the day before Shavu’ot, 49 days or 7 full weeks, hence the name of the festival. The counting reminds us of the important connection between Passover and Shavu’ot:
Passover freed us physically from bondage, but the giving of the Torah on Shavu’ot redeemed us spiritually from our bondage to idolatry and immorality.
It is noteworthy that the holiday is called the time of the giving of the Torah, rather than the time of the receiving of the Torah. The Ekklesia is constantly in the process of receiving the Word of YHVH in various forms. We receive it every day, but it was first given at this season. Thus it is the giving, not the receiving, that makes this holiday significant.
I keep asking that the GOD of our LORD Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that we may know Him better. I pray that the eyes of our hearts may be enlightened in order that we may know the hope to which He has called us, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. We want to comprehend and experience this mighty strength He exerted when He raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And GOD placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be Head over everything for the Ekklesia, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way. And GOD raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace we have been saved, through faith—and this is not from ourselves, it is the gift of GOD— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are GOD’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which GOD prepared in advance for us to do. Amen Eph 1.17-23, 2.6-10
PRAYING FOR THE NATIONS
Israel
On the 7th day YHVH rested. Pray that Shabat Shalom of the LORD will cause there to be a rest from the various troubles that surround Israel in this season.
The 49 days of counting the Omer have been season of great distress for Israel throughout the history. As one traces the history of the Jewish people, you note that it is during those days of the Omer that very sad and distressing things happened to them in the Dispersion. The nation has suffered attack, war situation, death and destruction during these times. A change occurred in this pattern in 1948 when the nation of Israel received her independence and became a UN recognized territory on 14th May during the counting of the Omer. It triggered days of hope. From that time on, the nation sought to change their sad history during the counting of the Omer and commemorate it with praise and thanks to the LORD.
Brazil – FIFA World Cup
The 20th edition of the FIFA world cup is set for Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. Thousands of people will be traveling across the world to the world’s biggest sporting event that happens every four years.
National Budgets
Nations of the 10/40 Window
During this season we continue to pray for over 100 cities of the 10/40 window. YHVH’s strategy is to stretch the Rod (Word) of YHVH over the territory. It means we make Scriptural proclamations to contend with chants and proclamations going out from that region to the various demon deities worshipped in the 10/40 window territories.
NATIONAL DAYS
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
PRAYING THRU THE HEAVENS
The heavens continue to declare the purposes of the LORD and accurately proclaim the times and seasons both spiritually and physically. It does kingdom citizens well to understand the heavens and their purposes over the affairs of men. For further information download from the GAPNET website the publication on Understanding the Heavens.
Lunar Events
The First Quarter Moon will occur on 5 June 2014 @20:13UTC while the Last Quarter Moon will occur on 19 June 2014 @18:39UTC.
The Full moon will occur on 13 June 2014 @04.11UTC. The magnetic pull of the moon on the earth is greatest at full moon; affecting the ebb tide (receding tidal movement away from the land) and the ebb flow of water in the bodies of all creatures resulting in unusual emotional and psychological sensitivity.
The New moon will occur on 27 June 2014 @08:09UTC commencing the Ramadan season:
Solar Events
The summer solstice is on the 21st of June 2013 @ 10.51UTC
The solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice a year when the sun’s apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes and standstill in declination, meaning the apparent movement of the sun’s path north or south comes to a stop before reversing direction.
It is also considered as the commencement day for celebration for the resurrection of Adonis (also called Tammuz and Osiris) with weeping and lamentation followed by wild revelry and immoral acts. In the southern hemisphere, it will be the winter solstice i.e. the shortest day and longest night.
On May 14, 2014 to 20th June, the Sun moving from Aries entered a new gate through a cluster of 141 stars in the constellation called Taurus symbolized by the bull (rushing forward). A charging Bull, immediately behind Aries, is rushing forward with energy and wrath. His lowered horns connect with both Orion and Auriga. Named: Coming, ruling; exultation, power, pre- eminence. Since the larger part of this month the sun will be in this star cluster, you may find the prayer direction in the May 2014 prayer guide.
On 21 June to 20 July 2014 the sun in its ecliptic path passes through a cluster of 85 stars in the constellation called Gemini symbolized by the twins which speaks of Yeshua’s two fold nature, two fold work and two fold coming.
The front twin carries a bow and arrow in his left hand and a lyre in his right hand. The rear twin holds a club or palm branch in his right hand. Named: The place of Him who comes; united, twinned.
Stars: Ruler, judge; who comes to labour or suffer; hurt, wounded, afflicted; set; treading under feet; the branch, spreading; the palm branch; the seed, branch.
The other three smaller group of stars called decans that form part of Gemini describe the details of the stages of His reign:
Canis Minor/the small Dog – Yeshua the Redeemer: A small dog is situated near Gemini and below the ecliptic. Close to its heels is the forked tongue of the snake Hydra, approaching from behind. Older zodiacs depict a human figure (rather than a dog) with the head of a hawk and a tail. The hawk is the natural enemy of snakes. Named: Conquering, victorious.
Stars: Redeemer; the burdened, loaded, bearing for others; the Prince, chief of the left hand; ruler; who completes or perfects.
This constellation identifies Yeshua, Son of Man, in a heavenly intercessory role The designation ‘chief of the left hand’ is complementary to his designation ‘chief of the right hand’ in Canis Major. Acts 5:31
Canis Major/the large Dog – Yeshua the Conqueror: A large dog sits even further below the ecliptic, adjacent to Argo, the Ship. Older zodiacs depict a hawk or a wolf, rather than a dog. Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens is found in its mouth. Named: Coming quickly down; the Prince.
Stars: Sirius the prince, ruler; the bright, the shining; the glorious; who shall come; chief of the right hand; the Prince; the mighty; the leader, the chief.
Lepus (the Hare or enemy) represents the enemy trodden under foot.
PROPHECIES FOR 2014
For Prophecies for this year and the past years, please visit our website. Continue to pray through these prophecies and also read through those from previous years as many are undergoing fulfillment now.
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