As we move through these ninety days, watch the signs of 111. Today is November 1, 11/1 on the calendar, the historical day the traditional church calls All Saints’ Day, sitting right on the heels of Reformation Day. Yesterday I shared about the Reformation Army rising up to reform and restore the covenant Body of Christ back to the original dominion mandate.
ANGELS WITH SILVER SHOVELS · ALL SAINTS’ DAY
Today, on 11/1 (November 1) I saw angels with silver shovels come and break the ground. I will talk more about that later in our ninety days, but this is a groundbreaking movement, today, on All Saints’ Day. It is time for the Saints to possess the Kingdom, like it says in Daniel.
Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
The Possessed Ones Possess the Kingdom
The Hebrew word behind “saints” is qedoshim, the root word being qadosh, meaning holy ones. Daniel does not say the strong possess it, nor does he say everyone possesses the kingdom, but only the Holy Ones. The holy ones are not the legalistic ones, or the ones who check all the boxes and keep all the rules. The holy ones are those who are like the Holy One, living by every word that proceeds from His mouth. Holiness: it’s not legalism. It’s love.
Holiness, or the holy ones, refers to those who become possessed. To possess the kingdom, you must be possessed by the King of the kingdom; that’s the clearest definition of the saints or the holy ones. Again, I’m not talking about getting to heaven. I’m talking about seeing the full manifestation of the King’s dominion on earth. That’s our destiny.
Today I am focused on a word I have carried for years out of Isaiah 11:1.
Isaiah 11:1–3 There shall come forth a Rod from the stump of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears.
OUT OF THE STUMP OF JESSE · A ROD
Isaiah 11:1 speaks of a shoot, a Rod, springing from the stump of Jesse, first of the Messiah and also of His Covenant Body. In verses two and three, we see the sevenfold manifestation of the Spirit of God resting upon Him, the same manifestations that should rest upon His Body.
The key to these manifestations is covenant fidelity and alignment, which enables His Body to become His Holy Habitation and resting place.
Isaiah 11:1–3 reveals the sevenfold blueprint of the Holy Spirit, detailing the mantle that rested upon Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) and is now being placed upon His Covenant Body in right alignment. The stump of apostolic Christianity is going to be brought back to a place where the Spirit of God will rest and remain. The Rod of the stump is not just Jesus but also His Body becoming mature, aligned with the Head, Christ!
The Spirit of the Lord (Ruach Adonai): The ultimate, sovereign empowerment that seals the believer with absolute divine authority, commands the atmosphere, and enforces the Lordship of the King of Kings over the earth.
The Spirit of Wisdom (Ruach Chochmah): The supernatural, heavenly download of divine architecture and master strategies that bypasses human intellect to build, govern, and advance the Ekklesia according to eternity’s blueprints.
The Spirit of Understanding (Ruach Binah): The sharp, prophetic radar that penetrates the spiritual realm, decodes the mysteries of God hidden within the Holy Scriptures, enables accurate discernment of the enemy’s hidden plots, and warns the rest of the Body.
The Spirit of Counsel (Ruach Etzah): TThe raw, heavy, dynamic, miracle-working power of the Holy Spirit that fractures terminal diseases, drives out legions of darkness, and backs the prophetic word with signs, wonders, and the explosive power of resurrection life.
The Spirit of Might (Ruach Gevurah): The raw, heavy, dynamic, miracle-working power of the Holy Spirit that fractures terminal diseases, drives out legions of darkness, and backs the prophetic word with signs, wonders, and the explosive power of resurrection life.
The Spirit of Knowledge (Ruach Da’at): An intense, experiential, face-to-face covenant intimacy with the Father that unlocks the secrets of His heart and releases raw revelation that carries the weight of His presence.
The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord (Ruach Yirat Adonai): The holy awe of beholding the all-consuming fire in the eyes of our LORD. That fire instantly purges our temple, drives out the fear of man, and instills in the believer absolute confidence to live by every word that proceeds from His mouth, regardless of what we see with our eyes or hear with our ears.
When we read this description, we see some of these aspects manifest in Christ’s ministry on earth and throughout the Book of Acts. But I believe the fullness of this is found in Christ’s body at the climax of redemptive history. Right now, it may seem impossible or hopeless, but I tell you, a seed of destiny is about to awaken and shake everything that can be shaken.
In the Bible, a stump signifies a remnant and conveys profound prophetic truth. A stump appears dead, but it is not; it’s merely dormant. A seed lies dormant within the stump, seemingly lifeless and unable to bear fruit.
Job 14:7–9 For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease. Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground, Yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
Hold that phrase, at the scent of water, because it is about to come back in the Lord’s own words.
Isaiah 6:13 But yet a tenth (a tithe or remnant) will be in it, And will return and be for consuming, As a terebinth tree or as an oak, Whose stump remains when it is cut down. So the holy seed shall be its stump.
Notice what the Lord names the stump. It’s not a ruin, not a memory of what was like a relic, but He declares it to be the holy seed.
In a normal tree, a seed is a tiny package that contains two things: the genetic blueprint (DNA) and stored food to kickstart new life.
When a tree is cut down to a stump, the root system takes over the exact function of a seed:
The Blueprint: The roots carry the identical DNA of the original tree.
The Stored Food: Over its lifetime, a tree sends sugars down into its roots. When the top is cut off, the roots hold a massive reservoir of stored energy.
Therefore, when Isaiah says “the holy seed is its stump,” he is structurally accurate. To the human eye, it looks like a dead block of wood. But beneath the soil, the roots serve as a massive, buried seed, waiting to burst into life. The stump survives only because the root system is alive, pumping nutrients and holding the blueprint.
LAZARUS IS NOT DEAD - HE'S JUST ASLEEP
Apostolic Christianity, as seen in the book of Acts, may appear dead (just as Lazarus) but it is not; it's merely dormant or asleep. The seed of Apostolic Christianity remains alive within an apostolic remnant. The latter rain, prophesied in various passages throughout the Bible, will awaken a seed of God within the remnant, bringing forth the latter glory of His house.
The Bible is clear that the greatest expression of the Kingdom of God has NOT yet been seen and is not behind us but ahead of us! This full manifestation and expression of the seed of God is not coming to churchianity but to a Covenant Body, a covenant people aligned with His Heart and His Emotions, living exclusively for the Father’s eternal purpose and mandate.
THE SEED THAT HAS LAIN DORMANT
I have recently been drawn back to a prophetic promise in Zechariah 8:10–11. About ten years ago, I was deeply focused on the prophetic promises concerning the Seed of God, spoken throughout the Bible. I believe most understand that all the prophecies about the Seed speak of Christ. Yet some fail to recognize that it also speaks of His Body, the Body of Christ.
Zechariah 8:10–11 says that a remnant will possess all these promises.
The generation of Zechariah’s day experienced some of this prophetic truth, but it was only a shadow of the greater reality in Christ and His mature Body. I have released portions of this word previously, but I believe it goes with this series, and specifically today.
Zechariah 8:11–12 ‘But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew— I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.
The apostolic tree and fruit of the first apostolic era seem so far gone that no generation could ever experience the stature and fruit it embodied. But that is not what the Bible says; that's what the spirit of religion and unbelief proclaims. The Bible is clear about Father God's plan for Kingdom restoration. The Lord decreed that the latter glory of His House will be far greater and that one generation will mature in Christ. The Bible’s prophetic promises paint a glorious picture of the Church and Bride in the last days.
I believe Scripture is clear: the last apostolic era will be more glorious than the former apostolic era. So I declare to you today:
“Once again, a VOICE is crying out from the wilderness, preparing the way of the LORD before His Face to every city and place. He Himself is preparing to go! For your time of waiting is coming to a close, and your season of harvest is at hand. I have heard the hearts of My People and have not been callous to their cries nor inactive in response to their request. For I have not been inactive during the past season of trial, waiting, and seeming delay. For I have been grooming a remnant on the backside of a wilderness season. For I have been forging Messengers in the wilderness.
Just as roots are hidden in the ground that cannot be seen, so there’s a hidden remnant that has submitted to the fires of refining and redefining, and now I’m unsheathing them as the sword of My Mouth. For they will be My Messengers, the Messengers of My Covenant - summoning My people back to their covenant root and restoring them to walk in covenant fidelity with Me.
Those coming forth are not of the old order of those who speak My Word. The new order is a new breed, a pure breed without the mixture of wisdoms, agendas, and self-will. My Messengers will embody My Word; their very lives will be the message and will speak. They will be entrusted with the Words of My Mouth, My Living Voice that awakens the dormant seed.”
GET READY FOR THE LATTER RAIN
So I decree:
“The Drought is Broken, and the Latter Rain is coming soon. The famine of hearing the Word of the Lord has ended, and NOW the Feast of the Living Bread will begin. You must get My people ready for the Latter Rain, for the same Latter Rain that awakens the seed within will also flatten the structures built upon a faulty foundation. For the winds of My Spirit are beginning to blow, and the Latter Rain will come, and the foundations of mankind will be tested. Those who have built their house upon the sand of time and space will suffer a great loss, but those who have built their house upon the rock will experience the harvest of the ages. For I am sending forth the Messengers of My Mouth, Heralds of Truth, to awaken My people to the day and hour that is at hand. For the Word of the LORD to your generation is Prepare! Prepare My people and Prepare My Way! Summons My People to examine the foundation upon which their lives are built. Is it sand or is it rock? For I Am The Rock. For I am the true foundation, the Eternal One.”
So I say today, be Awakened! I break you free from the trauma of warfare you have endured in the past season. I break you free from demonic disappointment, hope deferred, and the slumbering spirit of apathy that has tried to immobilize you.
I say, “Awaken - The Drought is Broken, and the Rain is coming. Make yourself ready for the Latter Rain. The Rain will awaken My Seed and release My Latter Glory.”
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.
Genesis 22:17 Indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.
1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
THE UNVEILING OF THE SEED OF DESTINY
The Seed is not just any seed; it’s the Promised Seed spoken of throughout Scripture. It’s the Seed by which one is truly born again. It’s the Seed of the Promised Son that resides within every covenant son and daughter who have given their lives as a womb to conceive the Seed into a new creation.
“For I tell you, no eye has seen, nor ear has heard, nor has any mind even begun to comprehend the Seed of Destiny that abides within them. For I have veiled the eyes of every generation from seeing before the appointed time. But I declare to those who have ears to hear that your redemption truly draws near. For I’m removing the veil and opening the eyes of One generation to see what all generations have longed to see! In the appointed time, the fullness of time, I am awakening the Full Potential of the seed that resides within those who walk in covenant fidelity with Me. For in this fullness of time, it will truly be the unveiling of the seed of My Son among the covenant sons and daughters of men.
For even now the SEED is beginning to shake within the ground of My People. For I will shake everything that can be shaken, beginning with the ground where the seed abides, My People. Do Not fear the shaking, for it is a sign that the awakening has begun. For just as a seed in the natural ground shakes before it breaks forth and produces what resides within its genetic structure, so too the Seed of My Son is beginning to shake and will break forth as the Dawning of a New Day, the 3rd Day! For it will be My 3rd Day, a time of the resurrection of My Original Design and Intent for those who walk in covenant fidelity with Me. For even the earth from which mankind was formed will respond to the awakened ones. They will be My Great Awakening, releasing My Kingdom Come wherever they walk.”
DECLARATION
I declare that I am part of the stump the Lord calls a remnant, alive, not dead, and not dormant, not finished. I declare that the incorruptible Seed of the living and abiding word of God abides in me, and that nineteen hundred years of apparent dormancy could never kill what the Lord planted. I will not fear the shaking that precedes the breaking forth. I will be possessed by the King so I can walk in what it means to possess the Kingdom He is breaking ground for even now.
PRAYER
Father, thank You that a stump is never the end of Your story. Thank You for the incorruptible Seed You planted in me through Your living word. Send the latter rain upon the seed of destiny that has lain dormant within Your people. Examine the foundation of my life and show me where I have built on sand instead of on You, the Rock. Remove the veil from my eyes as You are removing it from this generation, and bring Your Body to the full stature of the image of Christ. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Ed Watts · Zion Gate Ministries · Prophetic Manifesto