King Cyrus - Part 1 - God's king Cyrus by Hendrik Vorster

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King Cyrus… Part 1 God’s King Cyrus

2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say: “The time is not yet come that the Lord's house should be rebuilt” [although Cyrus had ordered it done eighteen years before]. [Ezra 1:1-6; 4:1-6, 24; 5:1-3.] (Hag 1:2) Ampl On the 24th of June 2009, as I waited on the Lord, the Lord by His Spirit showed me many things, which I would only understand after I wrote this prophecy concerning Cyrus to the world….

A Prophet to the Nations… As I looked into the Spirit I saw a large Eagle with His wings being led down over the earth. Then the Lord said to me: "What do you see?" Then I said: "I see a large eagle having His wings spread out, as if to cover the earth." I saw the soft breast feathers under that great eagle. Then the word of the Lord came to me,

The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -1-

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saying: "How I have longed to gather My people as chicks under my wings, but you would not. I am rising up a great prophetic ministry over the face of the earth." Then the Lord said to me: "You will be a great prophet!" For, said the Lord: "I called you as a prophet to the nations! Do not say I am only a child. No longer be afraid of them. For you know now who you are in My love. I will give you the key." Then I said to the Lord: "But Lord I am afraid and do not want to appoint myself before men." Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "When you walk humbly before your God, following hard after Him, you will not stumble. Yes, you will make mistakes, but you must remain humble before Me.â&#x20AC;? Then the Lord explained that humility is the save guard against pride and fear.

will speak to these people in the Loftus stadium." Then the Lord told me what would happen and how many would not listen. But He explained that many are ripe and ready and will listen, saying that the things does not come from a man. God showed how many whom I expected, would help me, would reject me in subtle opposition, but God said to me: "My word will come to pass just like I said it would, for My words will not return to Me void of fulfilment!" Then as I looked I saw another vision: "I saw something like a Turkish hat infront of Table Mountain." This hat reminded me of the Cape Coloured people, who would wear these kinds of hats while dancing in the streets at New Year. Then the word of the Lord came to me again: "Two invitations have already come from the Cape, calling you to come to them!" Then the Lord said that I must take a step in faith to go to Cape Town. He said that even though we would finance the trip to Capetown that He would support the flight back. Then the word of the Lord came to me again: "I want to open a great and effective door for you there!" Then the Lord said to me: "Did I not say that a great fire would burn from the Cape upwards over the continent of Africa?" Then the Lord said me: "Therefore I am sending you to go to Capetown to accomplish that for which I send you for." I did not know what God wanted to do, but in my Spirit I knew that Yashua had a great plan in sending us to Capetown.

Then the word of the Lord came to me again: "I will gather many peoples and nations to you. They will come to you. They will come bowing at your feet, acknowledging that you are My servant." As I looked I saw a large red Protea. Then the word of the Lord came to me: "What do you see?" I said: "I see the Protea - which is the national emblem of South Africa!" Then the Lord said: "I am sending you to South Africa! You will proclaim my Name before them!" Then the Lord started to show me the future, reminding me of those things, which the Spirit of God had told me beforehand. As the Holy Spirit revealed these things I felt incapable and insignificant before men. Then the word of the Lord came to me again: "I am showing you the future so that you will know where I am going!" As I looked I saw the Loftus stadium. Then the Lord said to me: "By your mouth you

As I looked I saw a man in pure white clothes that had bent his knees to serve people with love. As I saw him I knew who he was. This man in pure white clothes has a golden band on His head. This vision reminded me of the vision which the Lord shown to

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the prophet Zechariah, when he saw Joshua the High Priest having a filthy garment on, being accused by Satan. Then God gave command to take off the filthy garment and put beautiful clothes on him. Then the prophet said: “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with [rich] garments. And the Angel of the Lord stood by. (Zech 3:5) Ampl

be called the servant of the Most High!", but you will know that it I Who are doing these things in and through you. Then the Lord opened up His word to the prophet Malachi, saying: “Many will not believe the words that I have give you, because of their perversion and because they hard in hearing My Voice, but for those who fear My Name to them, as the prophet said: " ...shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings and His beams, and you shall go forth and gambol like calves [released] from the stall and leap for joy. 3 And you shall tread down the lawless and wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, says the Lord of hosts. (Mal 4:2b-3) Ampl I realized the truth of God's love will make men so free that they will gallop like young bulls that had been opened and given free reign to run where ever they like, without fear of captivity and imprisonment.

Then the word of the Lord came to me: "I will send you Elijah. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers!" Then the Lord opened my spiritual eyes to understand the future and explained what would happen in the future. Then the Lord said to me: "I came not to lord it over people, but to serve them with love." The Lord reminded me not to take up any position or place myself in any position, but to serve His people with love and perseverance. Then the Lord explained how it was written: "he will [himself] go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah!" Then the Lord explained saying: "When I spoke to my disciples I asked them: "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" Then they answered, saying: “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." The Lord by the Holy Spirit explained that men needed to be able to relate him with the prophets of past, but cold not see who He really was. Then Jesus asked the question: "But who do you [yourselves] say that I am?" And then the apostle Peter said: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Peter knew that Jesus was more than that which the people said He was. He knew that He was the Messiah, the saviour of the world. Then Jesus answered: "For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven." Only the Spirit could reveal to men the truth, by the Spirit." I knew that God was the one who gave authority before men and not they themselves. Then the Lord said to me: "You will

After this I saw a great secretary bird, having a snake in his claws. He would pick at the snake, tearing it head off. Then the word of the Lord came to me: "I did not call you to be an eagle, but a secretary bird in my kingdom! I have given you a great and strong mouth to speak words that would break the head of pride and arrogance. I have also given you the wisdom to speak up against many things that are going on in the world. In you heart I have placed many things which has for a long-time being laying dormant, but I am rising you up, with wisdom to warn my people against all that are happening and are about to happen in the world!"

King Cyrus… After I have waited on the Lord I started writing this prophecy. On the same day that I started writing this letter I found this word that was given to the prophet Isaiah, concerning King Cyrus, saying: 11 "Calling a

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ravenous bird from the east, the man [Cyrus] who executes My counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed it, and I will do it. 12 Listen to Me, you stiffhearted and you who have lost heart, you who are far from righteousness (from uprightness and right standing with God, and from His righteous deliverance). 13 I bring near My righteousness [in the deliverance of Israel], it will not be far off; and My salvation shall not tarry. And I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel My glory [yes, give salvation in Zion and My glory to Israel]. (Isa 46:11-12) Ampl God called a man to come forth who would accomplish all that He had in His heart concerning His people. God, by the mouth of the prophet called this man, a ravenous bird.

the Median Empire then Lydian Empire and the NeoBabylonian Empire. Either before or after Babylon, he led an expedition into central Asia, which resulted in major campaigns that brought "into subjection every nation without exception." See Wikipedia Nearly 160 years before king Cyrus was ever born, God declared to the prophet Isaiah that he would raise up this man, as His shepherd, to rebuild His city, even though at the time of Isaiah, Jerusalem was prospering and wouldn’t be destroyed for yet another 100 years by Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon. See Bible History During the month of June the word of the Lord came to me. As I prayed the word of the Lord came to me about South Africa and the new president, Jacob Zuma. Then the Lord said to me: "I make President Jacob Zuma My Cyrus!" The word stunned me. While I thought about the word of the Lord to me the Lord said: "I will break the bars of bronze before you and I will open the double doors before you!" Then the Spirit of God came upon me and confirmed the word to me by the strong Presence of God’s Spirit.

Who was this Great King Cyrus, who lived to be called God’s anointed? This King lived in the year 576 BC. According to history, King Cyrus was an Achaemenid ruler, who conquered the Medes to become the first emperor of Persia. Cyrus II of Persia and Cyrus the Elder, [7] was the first Zoroastrian Persian Shāhanshāh (Emperor). He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty, which was an empire without precedent— a world-empire of major historical importance.[8]It was under his own rule that the empire embraced all previous civilized states of the ancient Near East,[8] expanded vastly, and eventually conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia, from Egypt and the Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, to create the largest empire the world had yet seen.[9]

Zuma is the President of the African National Congress (ANC), the governing political party, and was Deputy President of South Africa from 1999 to 2005.[3] Zuma is also referred to by his initials JZ[4] and his clan name Msholozi.[5][6] Zuma became the President of the ANC on 18 December 2007 after defeating incumbent Thabo Mbeki at the ANC conference in Polokwane. Zuma is also a lifelong member of the South African Communist Party (SACP),[7] briefly

The reign of Cyrus lasted twenty nine to thirty years. Cyrus built his empire by fighting and conquering first

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serving on the party's Politburo until 1990. See Wikipedia

shepherd uncovered the infant, and showed him to his wife, who, when she saw how fine and beautiful the child was, broke down into tears, and falling at her husbands knees, begged him not to kill the babe; . . . so the child, whom he was commanded to destroy, was handed over to his wife . . . ”

The Prophet Isaiah said about King Cyrus, whom the enemy would try to kill, after he was born and who had to become a shepherd first, before becoming one of the most powerful kings that ever walked the face of the earth, as is recorded in history: “Astyages, the son of

The prophet Isaiah prophesied, like one who builds a case for the sake and the Name of YHWH, the God of heaven, saying: 1 Listen in silence before Me, O islands and regions bordering on the sea! And let the people gather and renew their strength [for the argument; let them offer their strongest arguments]! Let them come near, then let them speak; let us come near together for judgment [and decide the point at issue between us concerning the enemy advancing from the east].

Cyaxares, became king. He had a fascinating dream concerning his daughter Mandane. In his dream he envisioned a stream of water flowing from her that flooded his capital as well as all of Asia. He told this vision to the Magi who had the gift of interpreting dreams, and who gave its meaning to him, whereas he became greatly terrified . . . Learning that she was now with child and her time for giving birth was near, he sent Mandane away to Persia. When she arrived there, he put a guard over her, with plans to kill the child after she gave birth (Isaiah 45:10-13); for when the Magi had interpreted the vision they told him that the son of his daughter would reign over Asia instead of him. To keep this from happening, immediately following the birth of Cyrus, Astyages sent for Harpagus, a man of his own house and a faithful Mede, to whom he trusted all his affairs, and addressed him saying . . . “Harpagus, take the son born of my daughter Mandane, and steal him away to your house and slay him there. Then bury him as you see fit.” When Harpagus had reluctantly agreed, the child was given into his hands, wrapped in the swaddling cloth of death, and he weeping went quickly to his home . . . speaking, “My hands will not carry out his will, nor do I want any part of this murder . . . After he had said this, he sent a messenger to bring back a man named Mitradates, one of the shepherds . . . Coming quickly at his request, the shepherd arrived and Harpagus said to him "Astyages commands you to take this child into the wildest part of the hills, and there abandon him, that he should die a sudden death. And he told me to tell you that if you do not kill the boy, but allow him to escape, you will be put to the death by the most painful of methods. I myself have been given orders to make sure the child dies.” At this command the herdsman took the child into his arms, and travelled back the way he had come till he reached his flocks . . . With this the

The prophet prophesied about the coming victories that this king would meet and how the One called the First and the Last, the Ever living God, would cause this to come to pass, saying: “2 Who has roused up one [Cyrus] from the east, whom He calls in righteousness to His service and whom victory meets at every step? He [the Lord] subdues nations before him and makes him ruler over kings. He turns them to dust with the sword [of Cyrus], and to driven straw and chaff with his bow. [Ezra 1:2.] 3 He [Cyrus] pursues them and passes safely and unhindered, even by a way his feet had not trod and so swiftly that his feet do not touch the ground. 4 Who has prepared and done this, calling forth and guiding the destinies of the generations [of the nations] from the beginning? I, the Lord--the first [existing before history began] and with the last [an ever-present, unchanging God]--I am He. (Isa 41:2-4) Ampl

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A great army was coming from the east. This army was an army of men who were under the command of Cyrus. The then, shepherd boy, had become a mighty warrior, whom God would use for His own purposes. God had risen up a man, who would accomplish the task and plan that was in His heart for His people - the Jews, as was found in the accounts of history found on a barrel now displayed in the British museum: It

young boy, at the end of World War II, after which his mother took up employment as a domestic worker in Durban. He spent his childhood moving between Zululand and the suburbs of Durban, His clan name is Zuma and he is affectionately known by his praise name Msholozi. He only attended school up to standard 3 (the fifth grade at school) and did not receive any formal schooling after primary.[8] He spent his childhood moving between Zululand and the suburbs of Durban in the area of Umkhumbane (near Chesterville). By the age of 15 he took on odd jobs to supplement his mother's income.

mentions how he conquered Babylon, returned exiles to their former lands, returned the articles of worship to the sacred cities and commanded that the temples where they worshiped should be rebuilt. The Inscription reads: “The number of men in his army were so great, resembling that of water in a river, which could not be counted, marched forward, their weapons stashed away. Without engaging the enemy, he was able to enter Babylon without causing any damage to the city. Into my hands, Nabonidus was delivered, the king who did not worship him . . .

Like King Cyrus, God chose President Jacob Zuma, when He did not even know that he was ever going to become the president of South Africa. God has chosen him for a very special task. Our president - Jacob Zuma, was born on the 12th of April 1942 in Inkandla,

Recording President Jacob Zuma’s childhood the Sunday Times said: “The young Zuma was not interested in fighting, but would be forced by his elders to engage in stick fighting, Ndlovu said. “He excelled at it,” he recalled. The childhood friends used to play and tend cattle together. Today, their lives could not be more different. As Zuma makes his home in the presidential residence, Ndlovu still lives in a ramshackle homestead not far from the Zuma village home. Landeni Khanyile, 69, said she never thought “one of our own” would one day become president. In this family, as in the rest of the village, women, men and children broke into ululation at the moment Zuma was sworn in. For Ndlovu and his neighbours, Zuma will always be a man of the people. Ndlovu said: “I wish him all the best and that his ancestors help him overcome all the difficulties and protect him against his enemies.” See Sunday times Young Zuma grew up among his own people. He has tasted the life of the poor communities of South Africa and knows what it is like to live in very difficult circumstances.

in Zululand (now part of KwaZulu-Natal). His father was a policeman who died when Zuma was still a

But this boy grew up with a great passion in his heart for his people and for those who are less privileged. He

By the words of King Cyrus himself, knowing He was called by God to restore and rebuild Jerusalem he said: "To the sacred cities located on the other side of the Tigris River (Jerusalem), I sent back to the ruins of their holy places, the articles which were used in their sanctuaries (The Temple). I also allowed to return to their homes the former citizens of the land, . . . I also made an effort to repair their dwelling places."

The childhood and calling of President Jacob Zuma:

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became a leader in one of the resistance movements in South Africa, who resisted the oppression of those who could not fight for themselves, the ANC.

God had risen up a man of the people, who grew up among his people, even being a shepherd boy once, who would perform His task of preparing South Africa, for the last hour before Jesus Christ would come to take away His people. God has prepared this man for all that He will now accomplish, for the sake of His saints, His elect people, before Jesus will be revealed in the heavens. Our now President, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, was once among his people and understand the needs of his people. He longs for peace among all nations in South Africa. God has chosen this man for a time such as this…

Zuma had previously had experience in national leadership, as he started serving in the National Executive committee of the ANC in 1977 when the party was still a liberation movement. By the time he became its president he had served the ANC for thirty years. After the 1994 general election, with the ANC becoming a governing party but having lost KwaZulu-Natal province to the IFP, he was appointed as Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) of Economic Affairs and Tourism for the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, after stepping aside to allow Thabo Mbeki to run unopposed for deputy presidency. In December 1994, he was elected National Chairperson of the ANC and chairperson of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, and was re-elected to the latter position in 1996. He was elected Deputy President of the ANC at the National Conference held at Mafikeng in December 1997 and consequently appointed executive Deputy President of South Africa in June 1999.

The Prophet Isaiah’s Prophecy… God called the King of Persia, by the mouth of the prophet Isaiah, His anointed, saying: 1 Thus says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held to subdue nations before him, and I will unarm and ungird the loins of kings to open doors before him, so that gates will not be shut. 2 I will go before you and level the mountains [to make the crooked places straight]; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron. 3 And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, Who calls you by your name. (Isa 45:1-3) Ampl God promised to Cyrus, by the mouth of His servant, Isaiah, that He would open the double doors before him. He would break in pieces the bronze doors and would go to great lengths to cut even the bars of iron that was closed for the country and its people.

Zuma gained great experience while he fought for the rights of the people of South Africa. His passions for peace and for oppressed people led him even to assist in the peace process of other African countries. During this time, he also worked in Kampala, Uganda, as facilitator of the Burundi peace process, along with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Museveni chairs the Great Lakes Regional Initiative, a grouping of regional presidents overseeing the peace process in Burundi, where several armed Hutu groups took up arms in 1993 against a government and army dominated by the Tutsi minority that had assassinated the first president elected from the Hutu majority.[10]

God will give great favour and influence in the world to His anointed, to President Jacob Zuma, for the sake of His plan and purpose, thus Glorifying His Name before all nations. God Himself would hold the right hand of

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Africans in the true sense of the word. Up to this day, they don't carry two passports; they carry one. They are here to stay.”[90]

President Jacob Zuma, because He has chosen Him to rule His people in this hour. God loves all people and has destined South and Southern Africa, to fulfil its destiny in this last hour, Glorifying His Name, through its ruler and its people. See the Prophecy: The Double Doors & Prophecy to Southern Africa

Addressing the matter of apartheid, Zuma employed wry humour in praising ironically the "innovative" Afrikaner approach to protests, which couched its crimes in terms like "separate development". He also confronted the matter of police corruption, declaring that "you cannot put the trust of the country to a person who is actually a criminal."[90]

For the prophet says: 4 For the sake of Jacob My servant, and of Israel My chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known Me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no one else; there is no God besides Me. I will gird and arm you, though you have not known Me, 6 That men may know from the east and the rising of the sun and from the west and the setting of the sun that there is no God besides Me. I am the Lord, and no one else [is He]. (Isa 45:45) Ampl For the sake of God purpose in returning His people back to Him, God says that He has named and surnamed His anointed, so that He may know He is the only God of all gods. God is about to glorify Himself in the whole earth, before the eastern and the western nations of the world, showing Himself to be God.

Zuma is a man of the people, having a heart for less privileged of the people, even if it is not his own nationality. Because he himself knows what it is to suffer and had grown up in the same environment as they did, he has compassion for the people. God has given President Zuma much charisma and ability to speak to his people. He has been very outspoken about many different controversial issues. Zuma was criticised by gay and lesbian groups after he criticised same-sex marriage at a Heritage Day celebration on 24 September 2006 in Stanger, saying that same-sex marriage was "a disgrace to the nation and to God": "When I was growing up, an ungqingili (a homosexual) would not have stood in front of me. I would knock him out."[82]

God’s hand can already clearly be seen on the newly elected president of South Africa. He did what no other president before him had done, showing that the hand of God rests upon this man. According the news: “Not long before the NPA dropped its corruption case against him, Zuma met with controversy once again. Speaking at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, whose Afrikaans community he was addressing (not, he claimed, for electioneering purposes), Zuma said:

The Joint Working Group (a gay lobby organisation) questioned Zuma's leadership skills and stated that a "true leader leads with intellect and wisdom — not popularity or favour. How can a narrow-minded person like this be expected to lead our nation?"[83] Zuma subsequently apologised to those who were offended by the statement,[84] stating, "I also respect, acknowledge and applaud the sterling contribution of many gay and lesbian compatriots in the struggle that brought about our freedom, and the role they continue

“Of all the white groups that are in South Africa, it is only the Afrikaners that are truly South

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to play in the building of a successful non-racial, nondiscriminatory South Africa."

Let us pray for our President Jacob Zuma that God would stir up his heart as He stirred up the heart of King Cyrus to accomplish all that God intends for the bride of Christ and the country of South Africa and its people. Please pray for the country of South Africa so that she will fulfil Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan and purpose for her in this generation. Please forward this prophecy revealed by the Spirit of God to all people.

God is calling President Jacob Zuma, to return South Africa back to Him, thus rebuilding His house and completing His final acts of Glory and Majesty in the earth, before Jesus Christ comes to take away His bride, without spot or wrinkle. God had prepared this man for such a time as this. God had hidden him in His quaver so that He could accomplish the task that He has for Southern & South Africa. God had used a man for His own sake to protect His people and to bring them into the destiny which was prophesied long ago by both Moses and Jacob. See the newsletter: Opening the double doors and Prophecy to Southern Africa and A Star has been Born and the Spirit of Elijah - Part 4 - God's destiny for South Africa.

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God had graciously chosen the nation of South Africa to accomplish His great and awesome task in this last hour. God has also graciously granted us 3-4 years of mercy so that His plans would be accomplished in the earth. See the prophecy: The Breaker is Coming and The Prophecy to Southern Africa Let us therefore be like the men of Nineveh in the time of Jonah who believe the words of the prophet when he warned them by the Spirit of God to turn back to God, as is written: 32 The men of Nineveh will appear as witnesses at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, here is more than Jonah. [Jonah 3:4-10.] (Luke 11:32) Ampl May God bless all who hear these words and give heed and understand. The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -9-

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