This is an excerpt from my New Unpublished Book: Understanding the Times and Seasons.

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I read a book by Kenneth E. Hagin, and in that book he narrated how that he prayed Pauls prayer to the church at Ephesus; and after he had prayed for several weeks, he began having revelation in the word of God.
When I read that, the proclivity to pray that same prayer was imbued in my heart. And I said to myself that I will pray that same prayer at any given opportunity I have. To this day, I will say that I have prayed that prayer countless of times. And ever since I made that commitment, the Lord has revealed to me by his Spirit deep things in the word that ordinarily I wouldn’t have known.
Ephesians 1:17-20
17. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.
18. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19. And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20. which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places.

Paul prayed for the Church at Ephesus that God would give them the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; and that the eyes of their understanding be enlightened. This’s exactly what I received from the Lord: the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the word of God, and an understanding mind.
In this book, it is my desire that many who read would understand what the Spirit is saying to the church and be prepared for the event that would ensue.

Wednesday April 19th I was inside a bus heading to my place of work and I decided to open my Bible to Act chapter 11. I read the first through the twenty sixth verses. When I got to the twenty seventh verse, the Lord began to show me things to come as it concern our nation Nigeria.
Prior to this time, the Lord had dealt with me to deliver part of this revelation but I held back my voice because I had not received the full message; and beside people might read meaning into it. However, when the Lord revealed the full message unto me, I said to myself, it is time!
This message is not to scare you, rather it is to prepare the body of Christ, and anyone who care to listen, for what is about to come upon our nation, Nigeria.
God does nothing without revealing it, first, to his prophets (Amos 3:7).
A prophet is one who speak, through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, things to come; things to edify the church; and things to prepare the church or an individual.
In Act 21:10-14, the prophet Agabus, speaking by inspiration of the Spirit, said to Paul and company: "Thus saith the Holy Ghost, so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles."
Agabus' prophecy was to prepare Paul ahead for what he would encounter at the hands of the Jews in Jerusalem. It was not to scare or deter Paul.
What am I getting to? Without much ado, I will go right into what the Lord shared with me concerning the in-coming dispensation.

Proverbs 29:2
2. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
That text ultimately describes two kinds of people in authority, and the consequence of each people when they bear rule. The first of the two kinds is "The righteous." And the second is "The Wicked" or “The unrighteous, or “The ungodly."
Righteousness is not a nature to be grasp or attained. It is a gift given by God to those who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.
Romans 5:17
17. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

The Hebrew word "Wicked" is the same word that is translated Ungodly. Ungodliness is a nature that is devoid of the God kind of life.
Now let us consider the singular forms of the two kinds of nature.
The Righteous:
A righteous man is one who is in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17;21
17. Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
21. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
The Wicked (ungodly)
An ungodly man is one who does not have the nature of God.
Psalm 1:1
1. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, not sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
The question is: what is the scope of all the above in relation to Nigeria?
According to Isaac Newton, 'To every action, there is an equal and opposite corresponding reaction.' Physical laws and their consequences are real. But more real are spiritual laws. There is a spiritual law called "The law of territoriality." This law has it that in every territory where there is a leader, the spiritual nature of the leader governs the atmosphere of the territory. Put somewhat differently, the belief and spirit behind the leader influences the socio-economic landscape of the territory. Let us consider a family as an example of a territory. The family is the basic unit of a community, so to speak. The head of a family determines to a great extent the ambience of the home. If the head is evil and pervasive, the ambience of the home will be somewhat eerie, devoid of peace. On the other hand, if the head is righteous, the home will be peaceful and calm.
We can infer to a great degree that this is true across all spheres and strata. For instance, King David was from his youth a man of war, and the children of Israel fought more battles in his time than at any other time in history. Adolf Hitler was from his youth an oppressor and a despot, and the Germans were brutish, ruthless, and insensitive in his time than at any other time in history. King Solomon was from his youth a man of peace, and the children of Israel were at peace with surrounding nation in his time than at any other time in history.
In the outgoing dispensation of Nigeria's political sphere, this nation saw a non-Christian bear rule over the citizens. The political space was pickled with controversies and confusion than at any time in history. However, the blows rendered upon this nation was pretty much cushioned because the Vice-President is one who is in Christ; and as such, the land was preserved from being eclipsed by total darkness. I said the land is preserved because Scripture called the righteous ones the salt of the earth. Salt has preservation capacity.
On the other hand, in the in-coming dispensation, this nation will be eclipsed in total darkness because they that bear rule has no salt in them: they are non-righteous. And our beginning text emphasized thus, ...When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
It goes without saying that Proverbs 29:2 is either the truth or a lie. That text says, when the wicked, the non-righteous, the ungodly, beareth rule, the people mourn. The President elect and his Vice are non-righteous. Now this does not mean they don't have some measures of goodness in them. What I mean is that both the president and his Vice are not in Christ. And it is in Christ Jesus that we are Justified and made righteous. Thus, according to Scriptures, to be righteous is not in ourselves or in our goodness. Our righteousness is in Christ. And since the President elect and his Vice are not in Christ, they are non-righteous. And when the non-righteous beareth rule, according to Scriptures, the people mourn.
Having said that, it's imperative that we understand the consequence of a non-righteous in power.
In first Chronicles the twelfth chapter, the thirty second verse, the children of Issachar had understanding of times, to know what Israel ought to do. But the question is: how did the children of Issachar understand the times? Like Daniel, they understood by books, the Holy Scriptures.
Now let us look into the books and understand the times upon and ahead of us.
Acts 11:27-28
27. And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28. And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

The prophet Agabus prophesied that there will be great famine, hunger, and unrest throughout the world: it came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Friend, Nigeria is on the precipice of encroaching the days of Claudius Caesar. And history will repeat itself. How do we know this? Scripture says, the LORD GOD speaks through similitudes. "I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets" (Hosea 12:10).
The Lord, by similitudes, showed me that we are encroaching the days of Claudius Caesar. He gave me parallels of the in-coming dispensation to that of Claudius Caesar. And I strongly believe that Agabus' Prophecy would re-emerge in the said dispensation. Now let us compare the following parallels:
1. Claudius Caesar was the fourth Roman emperor
Without counting the late President Musa Yar'Adua, the new President elect will be the fourth democratically elected president of Nigeria since 1999.
2. Claudius Caesar own family ridiculed his physical ailments
Aside the late Presdient Musa Yar'Adua, the new President elect's health is the most ridiculed among his own people and the nation at large.
3. Claudius Caesar became emperor relatively late in life
The new president elect landed in the highest political office in Nigeria relatively late in life.
4. A Cabal of Praetorian Guard installed Claudius Caesar as emperor
In the Roman Republic, Praetorian Guard were escort of high-rank political officials and were bodyguards for the senior officials in the military.
Oddly enough, we all know the rolls of the so called "Elite" and "Area Boys" in the just concluded 2023 presidential election.
5. Claudius Caesar completed the Roman annexation of Britain
There is already a clandestine annexation of the systems of Lagos in 7 States in Nigeria: Three States from the West, and two States each from the North East and North West.

I have said it before, but it bears repeating here. This message is not to scare you, rather to prepare you for what is about to come.
Like in the days of Claudius Caesar, in the in-coming dispensation, many, particularly in the body of Christ, will mourn. There will be grave food scarcity, the inflation rate will hit 29 percent. And many youths will be out of school; and many more unemployed. Men hearts shall fail them for fear. The socio-economic sphere shall take a turn for the worse. There shall be heavy surging floods in three States in the South and West. Epidemics shall ravage several communities in the North, and in the East many shall be bereaved of their children.

But there is hope!
So I say to you, save as much as you can. Be wise in your investment: ask God before venturing. Give more in this season. And meditate more in the word of God, and pray at any slightest chance you have.
When you see all these things happening, do not be dismayed, rather look up and rejoice for your salvation is near.
Luke 21: 25-26;28
25. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26. Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
28. And when these things begins to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

As I have said before, so say I again, when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads in joy: for the Lord has said, I will not leave you nor forsake you.



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