OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY 20TH AUGUST 2026

TOPIC: GOD'S COVENANT OF PROSPERITY

MEMORIZE:
"But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day." Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV)

BIBLE READING: JOB 36:11-12
11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

MESSAGE:
When you enter into a covenant with the Owner of the earth and the fullness thereof (Psalm 24:1), the One who owns all the gold and the silver (Haggai 2:8), He will prosper you and add no sorrow to it (Proverbs 10:22).

The devil often lures people into entering into a covenant with him by promising them great wealth. However, such prosperity always comes with many sorrows. I recall the story of a man who went to a herbalist and entered into a covenant with demonic forces so that he could become incredibly wealthy for seven years, after which he would die. He swallowed a charm the herbalist gave him, but he didn't get rich; instead, he had a seven-year countdown to his death. A few days before the seven years expired, the man ran into the church and told us his story. We told him to give his life to Jesus Christ, and He would protect him. He agreed, and we prayed a simple prayer with him. Right there, in the presence of everyone in the church, he vomited what he had swallowed. We rejoiced with him, and for a while after that, he attended church services regularly. After some time, however, he stopped coming, so we decided to conduct a follow-up. When we visited him, he said that the herbalist had told him he had swallowed the first charm incorrectly, so he gave him another one to swallow. Before long, he became wealthy. When the seven-year period stipulated by the covenant was close to expiring, he thought to himself, "The covenant is here in Nigeria. I will travel to London, and the demons won't be able to reach me there." Unfortunately, he died on a plane as he flew to London. Only God's covenant of prosperity will make a fellow rich and add no sorrow with it.

Malachi 3:10 is a vital part of God's covenant of prosperity. When you pay your tithe, God will open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing upon you that will be so great that you will not have enough room to contain it. Furthermore, Proverbs 3:9-10 encourages us to honour God with our firstfruits. God doesn't need money; He can provide for anything He wants to do, but He asks to be honoured. Beloved, once you are in covenant with God, He will always provide for you and make sure that you never lack. May your life always reflect the blessings of the Lord, in Jesus' name

PRAYER POINT:
Father, please help me to honour You with the resources You bless me with.

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:
JEREMIAH 50

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMNAL 26 - THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING
1 There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.

REFRAIN
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy-drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.

2 There shall be showers of blessing,
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain. [Refrain]

3 There shall be showers of blessing:
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing,
Come and now honor Thy Word.
[Refrain]

4 There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call! [Refrain]



‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL,
THURSDAY, 20TH AUGUST, 2026
*GOD'S COVENANT OF PROSPERITY*
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1.Father, I bless Your name because all powers belong to You. Thank You for the grace to know You as my Lord and Saviour.

2.Father, please help me to obey and serve You, so i can spend my days in prosperity and my years in pleasantness and joy, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please help me to be firmly rooted in covenant with You, so I can enjoy Your prosperity that comes with no sorrow, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please help me never to be lured into entering into any kind of covenant with the devil, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, as many of our youths and young adults that had been lured into covenant with the devil in exchange for wealth, please set them free from such satanic covenant and destroy the yoke on them, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please help me to fulfill my own part of Your covenant, in the payment of my tithes and in the giving of my firstfruits, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please help me to be perfect in my walk with You, and to be diligent in the work committed to my hands, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please give me power to get wealth, and grace to enjoy it with long life and good health, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please help me never to backslide for the love of wealth nor to love the creature than the Creator, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please help me to honour You with the resources You bless me with.

11.Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.
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Help him to continue to serve You faithfully, and to honour You with every resources You bless him with, in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name
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‎12.Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, with wisdom and favour. Answer all his prayers beyond measure, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name.
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‎13.Father, please let every challenge and temptations, hindrance and obstacles of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name.
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‎14.Your personal petitions.
‎(Philippians 4:6)
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‎15.In Jesus name I pray.
‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
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#GodBlessOurNation

*These prayers have no expiry date! Please join us in prayer, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.

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Need to know.
THE THIRD TEMPLE DECEPTION

Everyon Is Looking In The Wrong Place For The Antichrist.

The belief that a third Jewish temple must be rebuilt in Jerusalem before the second coming of Christ has become one of the most popular teachings in modern prophecy circles. Many Christians now watch events in Israel expecting the rebuilding of the temple to signal the final countdown of earth's history. Organizations such as the Temple Institute have prepared priestly garments, vessels, and architectural plans, while some groups have even trained men who claim descent from the tribe of Levi for future temple service. The search for a red heifer has also received worldwide attention because of the ceremonial purification described in Numbers 19.

To many, these developments appear to fulfill prophecy. Yet sincere belief does not make a teaching true. Jesus warned that many would be deceived concerning the last days, saying, "Take heed that no man deceive you" (Matthew 24:4). The apostle Paul likewise urged believers to "prove all things; hold fast that which is good" (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Every prophetic teaching must therefore be tested by the whole Bible rather than by popular opinion or current events.

Those who insist on a future temple often point to passages in Daniel, Ezekiel, Matthew 24, or 2 Thessalonians 2, but these texts are separated from their historical and biblical context. Paul wrote that "the man of sin... sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God" (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). In the New Testament, however, God's temple is repeatedly identified as His church. Paul wrote, "Ye are the temple of God" (1 Corinthians 3:16-17), and again, "What agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God" (2 Corinthians 6:16). Peter described believers as "living stones... built up a spiritual house" (1 Peter 2:5), while Ephesians 2:19-22 says the church is "an holy temple in the Lord." Therefore, the prophecy points to a religious power exalting itself within the sphere of Christianity rather than to a rebuilt Jewish temple in the Middle East.

History also shows that the modern expectation of a rebuilt third temple is not the historic understanding held by the majority of Christians through the centuries. During the Protestant Reformation, leaders such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John Knox identified the Antichrist with the papal system based on Daniel 7, Daniel 8, 2 Thessalonians 2, and Revelation 13.

Historically, this was not the view of only a few individuals. It was the dominant Protestant interpretation for centuries. The Anglican Reformers, the Presbyterian Reformers, the Baptist pioneers, the Methodist founder John Wesley, and many others all identified the Antichrist as the papal system rather than a single future individual. This historical consensus is well documented in works such as Romanism and the Reformation by Henry Grattan Guinness.

In response to the Reformation, Jesuit scholars developed alternative prophetic systems that shifted attention away from the papacy. Francisco Ribera published a commentary in 1590 placing most of the prophecies of Antichrist into a brief future period involving a single individual, a rebuilt temple, and restored Jewish sacrifices.
These ideas have infiltrated many evangelical churches who has given up the protest against the papacy and has effectively lost their identity as Protestants.

The teaching spread widely in the nineteenth century through John Nelson Darby, who popularized dispensationalism. His ideas separated God's plan for Israel from His plan for the church and placed many prophecies into a future seven-year tribulation centered on a rebuilt temple. These teachings became enormously influential through the Scofield Reference Bible, whose notes shaped generations of Bible readers. Later books such as The Late Great Planet Earth and the Left Behind series brought these interpretations into popular culture. Although widely accepted today, popularity is not proof of truth. Isaiah declared, "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them" (Isaiah 8:20).

The importance of this issue extends far beyond the question of whether another temple will be built. The rebuilt-temple doctrine fundamentally changes where Christians expect the Antichrist to appear. If the Antichrist must sit in a literal temple in Jerusalem, then believers naturally conclude that he must be a future political ruler who has not yet arrived. Their attention is directed toward Israel, a future seven-year tribulation, and a coming world dictator who will one day enter a rebuilt sanctuary.

Yet since the "temple of God" in 2 Thessalonians 2 refers to God's spiritual temple, the church, then the entire picture changes. Instead of looking for an unbelieving political leader to enter a Jewish temple, believers must look for a religious power arising within the sphere of professed Christianity that claims divine authority and exalts itself in God's place. The location of the temple determines the identity of the Antichrist. Change the temple from spiritual to literal, and the Antichrist is changed from a long-standing religious system into a future individual. This is why the interpretation of the temple is not a minor prophetic detail but the foundation upon which the entire identification of the Antichrist rests.

The Bible consistently warns that the greatest deceptions come from within the realm of religion rather than from obvious enemies of God. Jesus warned of "false Christs, and false prophets" (Matthew 24:24). Paul warned the Ephesian elders that "grievous wolves" would arise from among God's own people (Acts 20:29-30). He also foretold a "falling away" before the revelation of the man of sin (2 Thessalonians 2:3). Peter likewise warned of false teachers who would secretly introduce destructive errors (2 Peter 2:1). These warnings describe an apostasy arising within the visible community of faith, harmonizing with Paul's description of the man of sin sitting in God's temple.

This explains why Satan would benefit from directing prophetic attention elsewhere. If Christians are convinced that the Antichrist will only appear after a future temple is rebuilt, they are less likely to examine the religious system that has exercised enormous influence over Christianity for centuries and fulfills the prophetic characteristics described in Daniel and Revelation. Instead of recognizing a power already operating in history, they continue waiting for someone else. In this way the expectation of a future temple does more than change prophetic chronology, it redirects prophetic attention. Rather than watching for the fulfillment of biblical characteristics already given in Scripture, many are waiting for a future event that becomes the prerequisite for identifying the Antichrist.

This mistaken teaching serves as a deceptive diversion from the real issues presented in Bible prophecy. Revelation does not direct the world's attention to a rebuilt temple but to a beast that receives worldwide admiration and worship. "All the world wondered after the beast" (Revelation 13:3), and "all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him" (Revelation 13:8). Daniel described the same power as speaking "great words against the most High" and thinking "to change times and laws" (Daniel 7:25). Paul warned that this power would exalt itself above God (2 Thessalonians 2:4).

By persuading millions to look almost exclusively toward political events in Jerusalem and a future temple, attention is diverted from examining the continuing work of the power that Scripture identifies. Satan has always worked through deception, for Jesus called him "a liar, and the father of it" (John 8:44), and Revelation 12:9 says he "deceiveth the whole world." The greatest deceptions are those that contain enough truth to hide serious error.

The Bible reveals that God's people are called to fix their eyes on Christ rather than on an earthly building. Jesus declared, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up," speaking "of the temple of his body" (John 2:19-21). Believers are now "built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone" (Ephesians 2:20). Hebrews repeatedly directs the believer's attention to Christ as our High Priest in heaven (Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 8:1-2). The book of Revelation portrays God's end-time people as those "that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus" (Revelation 14:12), not as those waiting for renewed animal sacrifices or an earthly sanctuary. Their attention is fixed upon the Lamb "that was slain" (Revelation 5:12), whose perfect sacrifice can never be repeated.

The New Testament consistently teaches that the earthly temple reached its fulfillment in Jesus Christ and that its sacrificial system ended forever at the cross. When Christ died, "the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom" (Matthew 27:51), showing that the earthly sanctuary services had come to their end. Hebrews declares that Christ entered "into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" (Hebrews 9:24), ministering in "the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man" (Hebrews 8:2).

His sacrifice was offered "once for all" (Hebrews 10:10). To rebuild a temple for renewed sacrifices would deny the completeness of Christ's atoning work. The true focus of Bible prophecy is not an earthly sanctuary in Jerusalem but Christ's ministry in the heavenly sanctuary.

Conclusion
The expectation of a third temple is not a harmless difference of prophetic opinion, but a teaching that shifts the focus away from Christ's finished sacrifice, His present ministry in heaven, and the identification of the power Scripture repeatedly warns against.

The devil benefits whenever prophecy is misunderstood because error always hides truth. Paul warned that Satan transforms himself "into an angel of light" (2 Corinthians 11:14), while Jesus warned that false prophets would arise and "deceive, if it were possible, even the elect" (Matthew 24:24).

God's people are therefore called to search the Scriptures diligently, like the Bereans who "searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so" (Acts 17:11). The safest guide is not popular prophecy, sensational headlines, or human tradition, but the clear testimony of God's Word, which points believers to Christ, His heavenly ministry, and the final conflict over worship and obedience described throughout Daniel and Revelation.

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THE UNPAID PROPHETIC LEDGER: Why Israel’s Final Seven Years Must Be Paid in Full

The modern religious world loves a message of cheap grace and horizontal peace, but the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob operates on a ledger of absolute, unyielding righteousness. Men may forget their debts, but God’s clock never drops a single second.

When ancient Israel flagrantly violated the Land Sabbaths for four centuries, the Almighty manually extracted seventy years of payment by driving them into the physical custody of Babylon. Yet, a deeper, more severe debt remains on the divine books.

Consider the terrifying precision of the prophetic mathematics delivered to Daniel:

The Decree: 70 weeks of years (490 years) were sovereignly determined upon the Jewish people.

The First 69 Weeks: Exactly 483 prophetic years (173,880 days) ticked off from the 458 B.C. decree until Messiah the Prince was cut off at the crucifixion in 28 A.D.

The Remaining Balance: God paused the countdown clock to turn His face to the Gentiles for a long season of grace—but He never erased the final, outstanding 7-year block from His ledger.

Before the timeline of human history closes, that final week will be collected in full. It will not begin with immediate national triumph, but with the deceptive security of a peace covenant that rapidly snaps shut into a fierce, refining furnace. The prophet Zechariah pulls back the veil on this severe purging with mathematical certainty:

"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein." — Zechariah 13:8 (KJV)

Two-thirds of the nation will perish under the righteous, permissive judgment of God to break a millennia-long spirit of independence, until a desperate, bleeding fraction is driven to the absolute end of human strength. Only then, in total brokenness, will the surviving third look upon Him whom they have pierced, cry out for Jesus of Nazareth, and be saved as a refined remnant.

The global chess pieces are rapidly moving into place around Jerusalem today. The ledger will be balanced, and the price of that final payment will shake the earth to its foundations.

Read the full, detailed breakdown of the countdown and examine the chronological calibration models for yourself:

https://thelordsreturn.com/the-unpaid-ledger-why-israels-final-seven-years-must-be-paid-in-blood/

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The countdown begins!

HARP 2.0 is just in 10 days. 🥹
Prepare yourself as we worship the Lord with hearts of reverence.

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JUST A COUPLE DAYS AWAY!
The countdown is almost over and excitement is building! In just a couple days we gather together for 4 days of revival, worship, prayer, outreach, games, and community.

This is more than an event…
It’s a movement.
It’s a chance for hearts to be renewed and lives to be changed.

Van Wert… get ready!

The Advent Truth.
Another day, another “we figured out the exact date of the rapture” prediction.

This time?
May 26 at 9am.

And once again, it directly contradicts the plain words of Jesus Christ.

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man…” — Matthew 24:36

Notice Jesus didn’t say:
“No man knows UNLESS they crack the code online.”

He said NO MAN.

I absolutely believe we are living near the end. The signs are everywhere. Christ IS coming soon. But there is a massive difference between:
Believing Jesus is coming soon
and
Pretending God gave you the exact date and time.

Date-setting has damaged countless people spiritually throughout history.

People panic.
People make irrational decisions.
People lose faith when predictions fail.
And unbelievers mock Christianity afterward.

This has happened over and over:

* Harold Camping
* Jehovah’s Witness predictions
* Blood moon hysteria
* Endless failed rapture countdowns

Yet people still fall for it.

And here’s another uncomfortable truth many don’t realize:

The secret rapture doctrine itself is not taught in Scripture. It’s a manmade doctrine that became popular through futurist theology promoted by Jesuit counter-reformation teachers and later spread widely through evangelicalism.

The Bible never teaches a secret disappearance of Christians years before Christ visibly returns.

Revelation 1:7
“Every eye shall see him.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16
“The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout…”

Matthew 24:27
“As the lightning cometh out of the east…”

Nothing about Christ’s coming is secret.

The Bible doesn’t tell us to build countdown clocks. It tells us to be READY.

Matthew 24:42
“Watch therefore…”

The wise virgins in Matthew 25 were ready because they had oil in their lamps — symbolizing the Holy Spirit — not because they knew the date.

You do not need someone online telling you the world ends at 9am to know it’s time to surrender your life to Christ.

The issue is whether your heart is right with God TODAY.

Because one day Jesus really IS coming back.

And most of the world will not be prepared.

The countdown is officially ON! In exactly one week, the Van Wert Outreach begins, and we cannot wait to see what is in store for our city. This is your invitation to join a movement of worship, prayer, and community. Bring your family, invite your friends, and come with high expectations!

#DAILY LIGHT
THE TRAGEDY OF THE WILDERNESS: WHY ARE YOU STRANDED BETWEEN PASSOVER AND PENTECOST?
Broadcast Date: May 18, 2026
Topic: The Anatomy of Stagnation: Breaking Free from the "Saved but Powerless" Syndrome
Scripture Foundation: Leviticus 23:15-16; Acts 1:4-8; Hebrews 3:16-19

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE UPPER ROOM
Saints of the Most High, wake up! Yesterday marked the 7th Sabbath after Easter. We are standing on the very threshold of the Pentecost portal, yet the Holy Ghost is grieving over the Body of Christ. I am bringing you a soul-piercing revelation today that explains the spiritual lethargy, the lack of soul-winning, and the profound scarcity of the sickle in our generation.
There is a 50-day prophetic journey from the Blood of the Lamb to the Fire of the Spirit. But a terrifying percentage of the modern Church has pitched their tents in the middle of the wilderness!
You survived Egypt, but you haven't reached the Upper Room. You are stranded between Passover and Pentecost!

THE EXPOSITION: THE THREE DISPENSATIONS OF THE BELIEVER
To understand why your spiritual life feels dry, routine, and ineffective, you must diagnose your geographical location in the Spirit.

1. The Passover Level (The Deliverance)
“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you...” (Exodus 12:13)
Passover is your Salvation. It is the moment the Blood of Jesus rescued you from the penalty of sin. You are forgiven. You are going to heaven. But hear me: God did not save you merely to evacuate you; He saved you to empower you! If your entire Christian experience stops at "I am saved by grace," you are a spiritual infant living on the memory of your deliverance.
2. The Wilderness Trap (The Stranded Zone)
“But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?” (Hebrews 3:17)
Between Passover and Pentecost lies the wilderness. This is where God attempts to purge the "Egypt" out of your mind. But this is exactly where most believers get stuck!
They complain about the manna (the Word).
They murmur against leadership (the Moses figure).
They want the blessings of God without the burden of His mission.
Prophetic Truth: The wilderness is full of workers, but barren of labourers. A worker wants the benefits of the Exodus; a labourer presses on for the equipment of Pentecost! If you are still battling the same fleshly desires, still easily offended, and still carrying zero burden for lost souls, you are a wilderness casualty. You are stranded!
3. The Pentecost Mandate (The Fire & The Sickle)
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me...” (Acts 1:8)
Pentecost is not a denomination; it is a divine equipment for the harvest! At Pentecost, the Law was no longer written on stone, but on the heart of a burning vessel. Passover gave you the right to become a child of God, but Pentecost gives you the might to become a harvester!
God does not give the fire to those who want to be entertained in the pews. He gives the fire to those who are ready to pick up the sickle and head into the fields!

THE SOUL-PIERCING REALITY: THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNFINISHED JOURNEY
We are crying out for revival, but revival cannot fall on a stranded people.
Look at your spiritual life:
You celebrate Easter (Passover), but you dread the discipline of the Upper Room tarrying (Pentecost).
You love the Cross that saved you, but you reject the Flame that demands your total consecration.
This is why there are so few true labourers in the field. We have settled for a "Passover Christianity" that asks nothing of us, while the world burns because we lack the "Pentecost Power" to intervene! Labourers, not workers, are needed! And labourers are forged in the fires of Pentecost.

YOUR APOSTOLIC MANDATE (CALL TO ACTION)
The 50th day is upon us. You cannot afford to stay in the wilderness for another year. It is time to break camp!

AUDIT YOUR LOCATION: Be brutally honest today. Are you just "saved," or are you actually "empowered"? Are you contributing to the scarcity of the sickle because you refuse to graduate from Passover to Pentecost?

REPENT OF WILDERNESS MENTALITY: Ask God to forgive you for murmuring, for spiritual laziness, and for being satisfied with just escaping hell while leaving others behind.

ENTER THE UPPER ROOM: Clear your schedule this week. Shut down the entertainment. You need a targeted, concentrated season of prayer. “Tarry ye in the city... until ye be endued with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49)

DEMAND THE FIRE FOR THE HARVEST: Do not pray for fire just to feel goosebumps. Pray for the fire so you can burn away the works of darkness in your family, your city, and your generation!

PROPHETIC DECLARATION:
I decree the end of your spiritual stagnation right now! I command the dry bones in your wilderness to hear the Word of the Lord! You will not die in the transition! The Holy Ghost is pulling you out of the 'Saved but Stranded' zone! I release a hunger for the Upper Room over your life! May the raw, unadulterated Fire of Pentecost fall upon you and turn you into a ruthless labourer for the Kingdom! In the Mighty Name of Jesus!
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