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I was amazed! For the first time I heard, saw AND understood the ministry of minstrels! Shira marveled at the clarity and meaning of the vision!

We were excited! We realized that this type of prophetic ministry was team work! It required seeing the prophesy, and hearing the Lord’s instructions, for the minstrel’s ministry to be fully effective. 

I remembered then the pattern given in  1 Chronicles, chapters 6, 15, 16 and 25 --- a divinely organized team¹² of Levitical and high priestly minstrels numbering 4,000¹³ (120 were trumpeters of the high priestly order [most holy]¹⁴) , and 288 Levitical leaders with prophetic anointing. They sang and played, saw and spoke in perfect unity effecting a release of G-d’s power at times so great they could not remain standing¹⁵!

Often I had asked the Lord, when considering the sorry state of the Church (at least as far as I knew it in the Western hemisphere): “Lord, how are you going to harvest the earth by a Church so poor in love and so limited in power? There are now almost 6 billion on earth, and we’ve barely made a dent?! You commissioned us to go with the Gospel to every people, nation, tribe and tongue. But how shall we, so weak in love, faith and power, and so divided, overcome all those forces opposing us?”

My undying faith in G-d’s power and faithfulness is firm --- it was the condition of the Church that troubled me. Until that day in Shira’s house it seemed impossible! At once, the Lord opened my understanding to the purpose and ministry of His end time minstrels: THEY WILL PREPARE THE EARTH FOR THE GREAT HARVEST! 

Their prophesying will bring down demonic strongholds which are trapping great masses of people. Set free from such entrapment (of which they are unaware!) souls will be able to hear the Gospel, and believe and receive it. The grip of principalities and powers which exercise evil control over cities, governments and countries, will be severed, while other demonic powers which effectively influence people of every religious persuasion, churches, cults, racist groups, etc., will scatter.

I clearly see it --- how by the music and singing, the seeing and prophesying, the Lord will scatter demonic powers, break down strongholds, and make a way for the masses of people to be reached with the Gospel. In fact, the ingathering of vast multitudes into the Kingdom of G-d in these end times is impossible without the prophetic minstrels’ ministry! Through the prophetic  minstrels’ ministry G-d will set the captives free! Hallelujah!

Then G-d’s “fishers of men” will haul in large catches, for hearts will no longer be bound by unbelief but free to receive the Good News of the Kingdom.

A floodgate of visions and understanding opened for me! I saw the minstrels according to the divisions in I and II Chronicles: there are the trumpets, horns, saxophones, lutes, flutes, pipes and recorders¹⁶, and a special one of the shofars. Other divisions are the drums, cymbals and tambourines; stringed instruments such as guitars, violins, harps, cellos; and of course pianos and keyboards. The singers are led by prophetic Psalmists.