…from our Lord, and four sister churches in the first century.

The Lord is speaking the word PERSEVERANCE to His “holy ones” to a degree that I have never heard… As I’ve been praying through the many words, conversations and encouragements of this past week, the Lord has been forging a specific Word (from His messages to the churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, and Philadelphia) for the many who are PERSEVERING through this inflamed season of corporate judgment:

For the Saints in the Church in America • February 21, 2026

“I know your works, your PATIENCE, your TRIBULATION, and poverty of spirit, and that you CANNOT BEAR those who are evil. I know you are dwelling where satan’s throne is. And you HOLD FAST TO MY NAME, and DID NOT DENY MY FAITH. Although you have A LITTLE STRENGTH, you have KEPT MY WORD, and have NOT DENIED MY NAME. You have PERSEVERED and LABORED FOR MY NAME’S SAKE and have NOT BECOME WEARY. I also know you have TESTED those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars. I know the blasphemy of those who say they are in covenant with Me, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear any of those things which YOU ARE ABOUT TO SUFFER. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, and you will have TRIBULATION, that you may be TESTED. HOLD FAST what you have, that NO ONE MAY TAKE YOUR CROWN. KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU! Be FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, and I will give you the crown of eternal life.”

We fool ourselves if we believe the enemy of our Kingdom is not strategizing a perfectly horrible outcome to this ten-year plunge into his evil ways. More than experiencing the natural consequences of our departure from faith in Jesus Christ, the devil seeks an end-destruction of those who remain steadfast in their love, and fidelity to Jesus – both spiritually, and physically. (Meaning financial, relational, ecclesiastical consequences – not necessarily loss of life…) Again. We fool ourselves if we believe we’ve experienced the worst. The devil is never one to not take advantage of crossless hostility and incivility. It is for this reason that the Lord is speaking PERSEVERANCE in this hour.

IMPORTANT NOTE: It does neither us, nor our “argument”, nor His Kingdom any good, if we resist the antiChrist spirit in MAGA, while failing to bear our cross FOR Jesus. One form of faithlessness is no better than another. The Lord is breathing PERSEVERANCE into the mouths of His prophets, right now in order to bring His Bride into lifestyles that…

1. speak the truth with integrity to the Spirit,

2. maintain an ear toward the nature of the Lord’s precise judgment upon our family,

3. cultivate an intercessory, “stand in the gap” heart,

4. possess a clear understanding of the Lord’s pattern/invitation to redemption,

5. are personally vigilant to “take every thought captive” so that we retain an obedient, “soul-tenderness” to Jesus, Himself.

Without these five elements, we ARE “falling away” (2 Thessalonians 2:3; 2 Peter 3:17) from the vibrant (Galatians 5:6) “faith with love” that Jesus has purposed for us to walk in.

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JSB • February 21, 2026