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PART II

After accomplishing our task over the Valley of Ge-Hinnom, we proceeded to the Upper Room, also on Mt. Zion. 

A) Our Assignment:

1) To open heaven’s gates upon Israel, and release G-d’s salvation and blessings.
2) In particular we were to lift the covering veil of unbelief that has prevented the Jews from seeing and recognizing their Messiah (as Joseph’s brethren did not recognize in the Egyptian lord their own brother because they believed him to be dead). 
3) With the lifting of this “blinding” veil we were to include the nations who also had been covered by it because the appointed time has come for the Gospel to go forth freely and with great power to every people, nation, tribe and tongue. 
4) We were to pray for the UNVEILING of the “Ark of the Covenant”, Yeshua HaMashiach, Who is Himself the fulfillment of the Ark, and for Israel to finally see and recognize Him. 

We arrived through a narrow gate that exits into the passageway to the Upper Room. Suddenly a friendly Arab official appeared and suggested that we park right in front of the Upper Room, rather than descend into the far parking lot. Seated next to me in the car, he guided us through a narrow path leading to the Upper Room building itself. There really was no parking --- yet Achmed made room for us.

When the Upper Room guard forbade us to play our instruments, Achmed, our friendly helper, took us to the roof of the building where we not only looked once more over the prophetic sites of Jerusalem, but also enjoyed cool breezes in the shade. It was a perfect setting. The favor of the Lord had made room for us, literally.
 

B) Our procedure:

We prepared ourselves again, and Shira began to minister once more on her keyboard. And again I saw what the Lord had her “prophesy”:
 

1. First I saw innumerable hands raised in worship, then faces turned upward, lips moving in praise.
2. From the raised hands I saw smoke of incense ascending.
3. The continual praise created a sudden opening into heaven in the shape of a funnel, the wide part being heavenward.
4. Through the opening I saw an angel catch the smoke of incense as one scoops up water. The angel entered the Holy Place and mixed the smoke of incense with the smoke arising from coals on the altar.
5. Having filled his vessel with the incense, smoke and coals from that altar, the angel went back outside and poured everything out over Jerusalem.
6. Then a voice said, “Let righteousness rain down that salvation may spring up.”⁸ I repeated the same words after this voice.
7. Instantly I saw a brightness of glory rise up from the ground, meeting midheaven with the glory from heaven⁹. As they met a glorious whirlstream formed like the funnel of a tornado, yet not destructive. 

While I heard the voice speak, Shira was told by the Lord to play an ascension. And just as I saw the glory arise from the ground, Shira’s playing was indeed taking us higher into the Spirit. 

8. Then I saw people being drawn into this whirlstream of glory --- Jewish people I was made to understand. Once in that whirlstream they became “sons of glory!”
9. Then I saw the waters above the earth as I had seen them once before, crystal clear and smooth as a mirror¹⁰. They were stirring in response to Shira’s music and again they dripped and drizzled from the “sea of glass” before the throne (apparently the “sea of glass” serves as a “filter” through which the waters from above the earth are poured, and transformed into a “rain of righteousness” which causes “salvation” to spring up).