Partnering with the Spirit to unlock resurrection power

One of the first visions Clive had about God's plan for an Apostolic Center in the Calgary region happened over 25 years ago.

In the vision Clive was standing in a clearing of a dark gloomy forest and as he looked into the trees he could see many sets of eyes glowing, Suddenly a lion stepped into the clearing followed by another then another. More and more lions were coming out of the gloom. Young and old, male and female lions. It was clear that each one of them had been in more than one battle as they all had scars and scabs on them. Some were limping or had missing hair. Strangely they were not frightening in the least. In fact their focus seemed to go thru Clive to something behind him so he turned to see what was capturing the lions attention.

To his astonishment a whole scene of activity unfolded in the clearing. First was a giant golden eagle standing quietly with a fierce gaze watching the lions as they approached.  His feathers flowed with waves of gold and white as though they were each independently alive.

The eagle wore weathered brown leather army boots. Intuitively Clive understood this eagle carried an anointing for claiming land or putting a 'footprint' on physical property that was earmarked by God for Kingdom use.

Clive then shifted his gaze to the opposite side where a huge gold book sat opened on a stand that seemed made of water. As he focused strands of fire began leaping up off the page, flowing across the surface leaving black letting in its wake. This was a living, breathing representation of the Word.

The final object in the clearing was an altar sitting between the Word and the Eagle. It shone with a blinding glory that radiated warmth and life. Erupting from the top of the altar were 3 ribbons of fire shooting up as high as the eye could see. Each was a different color but together they made fire. As the 3 ribbons swirled and danced they were releasing a song naming them 'signs' 'wonders' and 'miracles'. 

Suddenly Clive understood. The lions were not coming into the clearing to look at him. In fact he felt invisible. They were looking through him to the wonderful scene in the centre of the clearing. 

In this season the Lord is empowering the prophetic eagles to claim territory. He is lighting the written word on fire to draw men to its life giving truth. He is releasing signs, wonders and miracles at an unprecedented level. He is drawing the battle weary lions to His presence and restoring them to go back out and shift the gloom for the Kingdom.

Vision of Clive

Scribed by Coco

Four days before Eastgate's Grand Launch March 2024 Clive and Coco were in a Victory Pastors gathering and called up to be commissioned and sent off by the ecclesia of Victory Canada.  As they prophesied and prayed over us Clive went into an open vision.

In the spirit he saw a large enclosed pond. A ring of trees 6 to 8 feet deep surrounded the pond, feeding of the life giving water being contained by the perimeter of the pond. Beyond the tree line it was dry and lifeless as far as the eye could see.

Across at the far end was what appeared to be a large water wheel. Straining to get a better look Clive was suddenly flying over to water and came to rest above the wheel.

The wheel was turning steadily, scooping buckets of water from the pond and dumping the buckets back into the pond. The shaft in the middle of the wheel was turning, obviously performing its intended purpose whatever that was. 

Asking what the picture meant he heard, 'The pond is the church. The water is life to the church enabling her to perform her intended purpose with a steady rhythmic movement.'

Just then the water wheel began to slow and then stopped. Wondering what was next Clive was astonished to see the wheel begin to move in the opposite direction. Again the Spirit explained, 'In the natural the wheel requires the motion of the water to work but in the spirit the wheel must obey the Lord's command and turn as He directs.

Now the water being scooped into buckets was dumping out of the pond and over the arid land that was all around the pond. 

As he watched canals began to appear which directed the water to the far reaches of the dry land and as it flowed life began to spring forth out of the ground. It was truly Isaiah's words in chapter 43:19-21

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, sod you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland to give drink to My people, My chosen people, the people I formed for Myself that they may proclaim My praise.'

Clive shared this vision at our launch service in Chestermere and an astonished lady came to him afterward to tell him that she had a recent vision of the pond and the water wheel but had no clarity what it meant. God is a master of confirmation and we say yes and amen - let the water flow, Lord.

Vision of Clive

Scribed by Coco

Coco experienced a vision three days before the launch as she lay awake in the early dawn of morning.

I became aware I was standing in front of two massive wooden doors. They were intricate and old and very imposing. As I wondered what the doors lead to I realized I had a massive gold key in my hands. It sat a good 18 inches in length but had almost no weight. I looked again at the doors and recognized the key was intended to open the doors. At first glance there did not appear to be a key hole or lock of any kind. Actually there were no handles or knobs visible anywhere. From experience I know that God sometimes asks us to step out in faith and the answer reveals itself so I held up the key and approached the double doors. Sure enough an old fashioned key hole appeared and I slid the key in easily. It took both hands to turn the key. Clearly the doors had been locked shut for many many generations. As I turned the key the lock banged and clunked but gave way in the end. Stepping back I wondered what to do next. There were no handles or knobs so how do the doors open? 

Again from experience I know that if we push things open in the spirit we are actually doing it in our own strength so I stood a moment praying quietly. I recalled a vision from years ago where prison bars were opened in the spirit using prophetic declaration. That sounded reasonable so I opened my mouth and began to declare, 'doors you will give way before the word of the Lord and open up now in Jesus name. To my delight (and bit of relief) the doors began to creak and groan as they slowly cracked open. A blinding stream of light broke through the opening and as the doors continued to swing wide a dry empty prairie stretched out to the east. The land was baked hard and clearly there had been no rain in many years. 

I was startled by the sound of thunder close by and looking up I could see massive dark clouds rolling in from the east, covering the land in shadow. I had a worried thought that if lightning struck this dry arid land a fire was inevitable. Looking again at the clouds which now fully blocked the sun I knew I needed to release the rain so again I spoke, 'rain you will fall now and water the dry land. Instantly the rain began to pour. At the same time plants began erupting from the soil. 

The Spirit began to whisper to my heart, 'These are the prayers planted in the soil of this region by generations past. The seeds springing to life and salvation is erupting from the soil.

Scribed by Coco