Prophets Gather At Trump’s Washington Hotel To Unleash Angel Armies On His Deep State EnemiesBy Peter Montgomery | March 1, 2018 12:56 pmA new era in American and human history began at the end of last week, according to self-described apostles and prophets who gathered on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.
“There’s never been anything on planet Earth like what’s about to happen,” said host Dutch Sheets at Thursday evening’s opening session, predicting worldwide spiritual revival as well as political and spiritual transformation of the United States as a result of the event and the prayers that preceded it. The death of Billy Graham, whose body rested in the U.S. Capitol during the conference, was described as confirmation of the spiritual significance of the gathering, with Graham’s anointing being placed on a new generation of spiritual warriors.
Joining Sheets at the conference—called “The Turnaround: An Appeal to Heaven”—were Chuck Pierce, Cindy Jacobs, Lou Engle and other leaders of the “intercessory prayer” movement, along with 1,300 attendees who filled the Trump hotel’s presidential ballroom to capacity for hours of music, prayer, speaking in tongues, and prophetic decrees. Many of the conference leaders have been working together and supporting one another’s ministries for decades, and they joked and teased each other on stage. But they were utterly serious about their mission in Washington, D.C.
These prayer warriors see themselves as generals in the spiritual warfare that is constantly taking place between the forces of good and evil. From their perspective, the forces of evil in Washington, D.C., include Supreme Court justices who uphold Roe v. Wade and make other “unrighteous” rulings, along with anyone who tries to get in the way of Donald Trump fulfilling his divine mission to bring America into alignment with God, especially those in the “Deep State.”
In announcing the conference last fall, Sheets said he had never seen such intense spiritual warfare over the nation, saying the battle was not about Trump but about “whether the devastation caused by 50 years of anti-Christian activity will be reversed or, God forbid, continue.” He said then, “The antichrist forces are almost rabid in their anger over the potential loss of progress.” Turnaround attendees were in D.C. to be Trump’s spiritual reinforcements.
Sheets and his “Appeal to Heaven” movement had told Christians that the election of Obama was “one of the most devastating occurrences in America in our lifetime” and Sheets warned that the election of Hillary Clinton would finish the job, and “America as we have known it may then be gone forever.” After the 2016 election, Sheets said Trump’s victory was a miracle and a sign of God’s mercy on America. “I think the church just woke up,” he said.
Now, according to conference leaders, it’s time for the church to move from pleading with God to ruling with him—and with Trump, who one speaker described as “the father of this nation.” A speaker from Northern Ireland, Rose Sambrook of Rhema Restoration Ministries, proudly claimed Trump as one of her own. “Your president is a Celt,” she said. “That’s why he’s wild!” She said Trump has the “seeds of revival” in his DNA because his great aunts prayed for five months for revival to come to the island of Lewis decades ago.
The crowd cheered wildly for Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there. Chris Mitchell, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the Christian Broadcasting Network, presented Sheets with a large key representing Jerusalem (keys had major symbolic importance at the conference). Mitchell offered prayers of thanks for Trump, saying his move was “history-making” and “prophecy making.” In a reference to pre-election declarations that Trump would be used by God as a modern-day version of the biblical King Cyrus, Mitchell added, “It’s what King Cyrus did so many centuries and decades ago.”
Trump was also praised for his nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. The courts were a major reason that the apostles and prophets had tried to prevent Barack Obama’s election and re-election, and why they, like other conservative Christian leaders, worked hard to help Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. Lou Engle, who has prayed for God to sweep the federal judiciary of judges who support abortion rights, said he believes prophetic words he has heard that Neil Gorsuch is just the first of five Supreme Court justices that God will allow Trump to put on the court. A series of prayer leaders called for the realignment or removal of Supreme Court justices who are not aligned with God’s purposes—Sonia Sotomayor was mentioned by name—the prayer warriors also decreed that members of the Senate, especially the Judiciary Committee, would be realigned or removed