- MEANING OF AN ALTAR
- An altar is where covenants are made, activated, serviced and maintained.
- A place of sacrifice
- A place of transaction between human beings and the spiritual
- A place of pronouncing mandates
- A place of offering tokens for renewal to enforce mandates
- A place of legislation and judgement
- A place of prayer
- INFORMATION ABOUT ALTARS
- Judges 6 v 24 – 27
v.24 “Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.”
v.25 “And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:”
v.26 “And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.”
v.27 “Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”
- From the above scriptures, it is very clear that there are altars of righteousness and of unrighteousness.
Israel as a nation is great today because of the seven Altars raised by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
- Gen. 8 v 20 (NOAH)
“And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
- Gen. 12 v 7 (ABRAHAM)
“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.”
- Gen. 13 v 18 (ABRAHAM)
“Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.”
- Gen. 22 v 9 (ABRAHAM)
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.”
- Gen. 26 v 25 (ISAAC)
“And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.”
- Gen. 33 v 20 (JACOB)
“And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.”
- Gen. 35 v 1 (JACOB)
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”
- Gen. 35 v 3 (JACOB)
“And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.”
- Gen. 35 v 7 (JACOB)
“And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.”
- EXO. 17 v 15 (MOSES)
“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:”
- EXO. 24 v 4 (MOSES)
“And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”
- REV. 6 v 9 (THE LAMB)
“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:”
- SOME IDOLATROUS ALTARS IN THE BIBLE
- NUM. 23 v 1 (BALAAM)
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.”
- NUM. 23 v 14 (BALAAM)
“And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.”
- NUM. 23 v 29 (BALAAM)
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.”
- 1 Kings 16 v 32 (AHAB)
“And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.”
- 1 Kings 18 v 26 (BAAL’S PROPHETS)
“And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.”
- ALTAR OF GOD VERSUS ALTAR OF DARKNESS
- GIDEON CASE – Judges 6 v 11 – 32
- Gideon was destined to be great from Heaven
v.12 “And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.”
- The Altar of his father’s house was playing games with his greatness/destiny.
- He asked the Angel, why the delayed miracles and prophesies.
v.13 “And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
- He built an Altar unto the Lord and called it Jehovah Shalom.
v.24 “Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.”
- God appeared to him the same night to throw down the Altar of Baal his father had.
- This shows the importance of an altar.
- Two opposing altars cannot stay together.
- The altar of Baal sponsored the poverty in Gideon’s family.
- The altar of Baal was behind delayed manifestation and unfulfilled promises.
- The altar of Baal prevented the greatness manifestation in Gideon.
- The altar of Baal disgraced the competence of Gideon.
- The altar of Baal ridiculed the heavenly investment deposited in Gideon.
- The altar of Baal almost paralysed the greatness in Gideon were it not for timely divine intervention.
- The altar of Baal made the whole family redundant.
- The altar of Baal was a resisting altar, an antagonising altar, a disturbing altar, a hindering altar, a frustrating altar, a repressive altar
v.25 “And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it”
- ARK OF GOD VS. DAGON
- 1 Sam. 5 v 1 – 7
- The Philistines took the ark of God and set it by Dagon
- The Altar of God reacted and the altar of Dagon fell
- Our God is a jealous God
- Psalm 16 v 4
“Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.”
- Exodus 34 v14
“For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”
- DEUT. 4 v 24
“For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.”
- HOW TO DEAL WITH STRANGE ALTARS
- DEUT. 12 v 3
“And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.”
- DEUT. 7 v 5
“But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.”
- EXO. 34 v 12 – 17
v.12 “Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:”
v.13 “But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:”
v.14 “For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”
v.15 “Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice”
v.16 “And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.”
v.17 “Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.”
- Strategic Apostolic Intercessory prayers are needed to deal with strange Altar’s activities.
- The satanic priests ministering there must be dealt with in prayers, so also, the evil mandates pronounced there and the strange tokens being used for dedicated renewals in the evil calendar and time table.
- Remember that evil altars are the main entry points for dark spirits to operate on earth, in places and in people. Prayers must be raised against these entry points and gates.
- Remember what Jesus did for us on Calvary. The blood of Jesus will back us up in this mission in Jesus name.
- PRAYERS
- DEUT. 12 v 3
“And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.”
Songs:
- Evil Altars in my life 2. Dagon has fallen down
Receive fire Before the ark of our God
Burn to ashes All my battles before Jesus Christ
In the name of Jesus Christ Must fall down and scatter
- Every Negative Altar reacting against my PROGRESS, burn by fire in Jesus name.
- Altars of my Father’s House/Mother’s House/In-law’s House/Place of Birth/ Land of Nativity/Environment, waging war against my progress; burn by fire in Jesus name.
- Negative Altars Chasing away progress and good things from me; burn by fire in Jesus name.
- Negative Altars sponsoring Bad Dreams frustrating my Progress, burn by fire in Jesus name.
- I command the Altar of ………………………..broken in my life/home/work in Jesus name.
- Stagnation
- Limitations & Embargoes
- Hindrances
- Disturbances
- Disfavour
- Failure at the edge of Success
- Choking Delay
- Frustration
- Repeated Disappointment
- Rejection & Hatred
- Sweat & Struggle
- Failed Expectations
- Dashed Hopes
- Almost get there
- Depression
- Confusion
- Lack
- No more Progress
- Sleeplessness
- Praying without answers
- Prayerlessness
- Delayed Manifestations
- On & Off Sicknesses
- Mental/Mind Affliction
- Marital Affliction
- Spiritual Attacks
- Dream Attacks
- Strange Altars
- Retaliation power
- Foundational troubles
- Financial Harassment
- Acute Poverty
- Promotion denial
- Inability to rise up
- Slippery breakthrough
- Roundabout Blockage
- Labouring without rewards
- Business failure
- Financial Debt
- Bad Habits
- Backwardness
- Non-achievement
- Reduction
- Desolations
- Sudden Attacks
- Barrenness
- Immoralities
- Lack of Helpers
- Close Doors
- Rising & Falling
- Lack of Growth
Lack of Patronage