The season of Judges
When we read the book of “Judges” in the Bible, we find people empowered by God to bring deliverance. They lead armies into battle, deliver Isreal, and the land itself has rest under their rule. God called them judges because they led the nation to obey God, and they would judge the oppressors.
Judges 3:11,30 NKJV
[11] So the land had rest for forty years…
[30] …And the land had rest for eighty years.
A judge is a deliverer.
Judges 2:18 NKJV
[18] And when the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them (Israel) out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; …
Without a judge to lead them, the nation would stray back into idolatry. They proved consistently that they had no power to stay faithful to a good God without a good leader or an oppressor. It was only fear that kept this group in line. But, God is not a God of fear. He is a good Father.
When Jesus comes on the scene, He comes after the same pattern as these Old Testament judges. He comes to deliver those held in bondage. He comes like David. He also comes to sit in a permanent seat as a deliverer, and King.
Isaiah 61:1-3 NKJV
[1] “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; [2] To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, [3] To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”
Those who have found the place of surrender built on God’s goodness and love, and not built on their own efforts, they experience rest in their own land (their hearts and minds).
Hebrews 4:8-10 NKJV
[8] For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. [9] There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. [10] For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
When we try to deliver ourselves from our struggles, we are not allowing Christ to be our deliver. We are not allowing Him to judge what has kept us in bondage. We surrender in the secret place and there we find perfect rest as He demonstrates that He is putting everything under our feet, as we find that we are made into His image.
This is the process of transformation. The end result is that we take on His nature and become deliverers ourselves.
There a a season coming where God will offer to His fully awakened sons the option to function as a judge in the Kingdom of God. Judges who are fashioned in the mold of the judges of old, who follow the pattern of Jesus.
Such judges will not use laws to determine what is right. They won’t judge using the Old Covenant. Instead they will release the heart of God into situations of darkness and life will spring forth. The result is that whole regions will come under the authority of Holy Spirit. These judges will teach men to bend to the slightest impulse of the Spirit. Love will be the predominant motive as they clearly demonstrate the true nature of our Father.
Kimberly’s vision.
I came into the bedroom and started telling Jason about these different thoughts and visions that the Lord had been sharing with me. All the pieces of information didn’t quite fit together until I actually started sharing all these these things with him. As I shared, the pieces began to create a picture and I felt like the Lord was saying in the next 30 to 50 years that He was going to bring about what He was calling the “Age of Judges” again. He was already raising up people who were completely sold out to Christ. These people had dealt with everything: religious spirits, selfishness and unforgiveness; everything. These Sons were walking in the fullness of what Jesus Christ paid for, they were living a laid down life, moving in the miraculous and divine healing. They were stepping into the full potential of what sonship looks like.
So I explained these visions, where I saw God raising up many fully manifested Sons all over the world, and they were taking back dominion over the Earth and Cosmos. I saw that there was no hierarchy among them; they were all uniquely equal, working to establish the Kingdom. Father God reminded me that anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord and is saved can become a judge, but many are not willing to fully surrender in order to become one. These Sons were shifting governmental systems and bringing them under the authority of the Kingdom. Governments and leaders would look to these judges for help and advice, they would come to a judge saying “I’m having this problem,” and the judge would have the answer, “this is what the Lord says.” The judicial system also, was completely transformed and these judges would be given the authority to discern and declare truth over individuals and cases. These judges would release the word of God in power and truth and empower the heart of God over people and situations as they made judgments that brought about life, freedom, and peace.
In the coming days, these Judges, would literally take dominion over the whole earth. So for example, a farmer who is having problems with their crops, or with the land, or the soil, could come to a judge, and the judge would judge life back into those crops, back into that soil, and into that land. The land would become productive again. I also saw where hospitals, asylums, and jails were being emptied, because they had the power to judge life into people. To be able to say, “no this is not who you are, but this is what the Lord says you are.” And they begin to prophesy identity, prophecy truth, and prophesy life into people.
The judges were placed all over the earth, working together. Again, there was no hierarchy, it was just one helping another in love. They would be helping each other with different problems in different countries to establish kingdom, to establish truth, to establish healing and freedom, and bring Jesus to every part of the earth. There would not be a single part of the earth that was not touched by a judge. These Judges weren’t just judging, they were people that other people could come to be taught and discipled for the Kingdom to spread. I even saw that one judge might be in Indiana, and all the sudden, the Lord says, “I want you to be in Brazil, at this place, and at this time.” And then the Lord would move them instantly. These judges would move across the nations instantaneously, working and helping each other to be a blessing to the people of this world.
The judges were not judging unto punishment, but they would judge to life. Things like different storms, typhoons, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes; we wouldn’t see as much of those as the judges where taking dominion over the whole earth. A part of taking dominion is over the weather. They would be performing miraculous signs and wonders and walking on water. They would be in one place and in the next moment be in another place, maybe miles away, or countries away, even flying. There would be healings, the people weren’t just getting saved, but they were getting delivered and set free, and it was instantaneous.
The church as we know it would become completely reformed as the judges would cause dominationalism to fall away. I saw the church become one whole church, and the body would become one body. The different theologies – our different perceptions and our different ways that we understand the Bible – all of it would just become one; one body, all under Jesus, all under kingdom. The church would be empowered through Holy Spirit again.
The judges are so trained to hear the Spirit of God. They are not trying to figure out, “God, what are you saying with this.” “God, why are you saying that.” They will be so in-tune with the Holy Spirit. That is a part of judging to life.
Requirements to be a judge
A judge is first and foremost a son. There will not be any judges that has not become first a fully awakened and mature sons of God. The season of judges will be an extension of the season of sons.
Judges will operate in unconditional love. They will not struggle with sin. There will not be an area that is not surrendered in their life. They will be servants of all. They will not have identity struggles. They will not have compromise. They will be holy (other) just like their Father.
They will be men and women of power, men and women of renown, and man and women of great humility.
This sounds overwhelming, until you realize that nothing is required of you, except to come, and allow God to love on you, and speak to you. Change is a direct result of encounter and exposure. This is how we learn to live from righteousness. We don’t have to change ourself. Holy Spirit does all of the work as we give Him access to our hearts and minds. We start by learning to hear God, and from there He takes us into the deep places‘s until we discover the fullness of His love. The result is that we will be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:19 NASB
[19] and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Not only do we uncover the fullness of God‘s love, but Holy Spirit changes the very nature of a man’s heart until it looks just like Jesus. Such a man lives like Jesus because he thinks and feels the same way Jesus does. All of his heart and mind is a reflection of who Christ is in him. All of the old things fall away and the new nature comes to the surface.
Revelation 19:7-8 NASB
[7] Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” [8] It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
In intimacy we learn who we really are and who our Father really is. As we hear Holy Spirit, we become like Jesus.