The Ehud Anointing: Seven Principles of Spiritual Warfare: Second Edition

By Michael D. Hoke and Dr. Russ Wagner

Hidden within the pages of the Old Testament is a little known man of God with whom you may not be familiar. I have come to know him very well over the last three years and it has changed my spiritual life dramatically. Walking through the third chapter of the book of Judges, I stepped on a land mine of spiritual power and I am still basking in the residue of anointing I found there. The biblical story that is about to unfold before you is full of intrigue, deception, courageous warfare and spiritual victory. It also is full of WARFARE PRINCIPLES though written long ago, that are applicable to your spiritual battles right now and in the future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781728343433

Michael D. Hoke

Michael Hoke and his wife, JuLee, are pastors of the Bridge Congregation of Indianapolis which meets in their home and the Bridge Congregation of Indianapolis online. Both serve on the Roundtable Leadership Team for Omega Kingdom Ministry, a teaching and equipping body for starting Home Congregations based on the model of Acts 2. As trainer/coaches for this ministry, they have seen the beauty and freedom of the end time Ekklesia. They are parents to an awesome son, Joshua and a Great Pyrenees, Boo. They have been in ministry together for 42 years and counting with no plans to slow down yet.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

The audience

The anointing

The use of visions and dreams

A personal note

Principle One – Satan loves to attack us in areas where we have had victories in the past

It is time to stop the cycle

The end time battle has begun

Perspective from Jesus

Summary

Principle Two – Father will use unknown people from unknown places to deliver His children

The key to victory is strength in unity

Chosen because of our weaknesses

A vision of warrior realignment

The prominence of women in the end time battle

The unused key to freedom

Summary

Principle Three – Specialized warfare requires specialized weapons

A vision of water and blood

In fitting weapons for battle one size does not fit all

Demons always demand to eat first

Summary

Principle Four – There is nothing to fear but God, Himself

There is power in the blood

Called to go where the crowd doesn’t go

Summary

Principle Five – Slip under the enemy’s radar and win

The time comes when you must face the enemy alone

The enemy will take the message to heart

The double-edged sword exposes the flesh

When the sword goes in, dirt comes out

The sword leaves evidence of God’s presence

Summary

Principle Six – The sights and smells of battle are not always pleasant

God will provide a way of escape

The smells of battle are not always pleasant

The key to victory is not a formula

The sights of battle are not always pleasant

Summary

Principle Seven – It is time to surprise the enemy with our schemes

Do the right thing and leave the details up to God

The true deliverer is the Lord

Father wants you to be free from all bondage

Going to war is the last thing on the enemy’s mind

A true picture of the enemy

Summary

Conclusion

A special word to women

Receiving the Ehud anointing

Endnotes

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A big thank you for this book must be expressed to my parents, Gene and Pat Hoke, for making Jesus real to me growing up and for loving me unconditionally.

To my wife, JuLee, who walks closer to Jesus than anyone I know and helps me to live out everyday the warfare principles described in this book.

To my son Joshua, who shows me the cool ways that the next generation will do spiritual warfare.

Thank you to my good friend Lori Tish, who patiently edited various drafts and always had a word of encouragment that kept me going.

A special thank you to Dr. Russ Wagner for his revelation about the true meaning of the Ekklesia. This truth has indeed changed my life.

And most of all thank you to the Lord Jesus Christ, Who in these Last Days is revealing revelation that reminds us that the victory has already been won.

FOREWORD

T he book you hold in your hands has the potential to totally transform your life. The timing of the release of this book could not be more crucial for our day. The nefarious global agenda of the Deep State is slowly but gradually being revealed. At the same time, almost in a mirrored fashion, the corruption and deception of the Deep State Church is also being revealed. The Great Awakening has begun. Many average, everyday Christians are getting their eyes opened to the greed, self-indulgence, opulent lifestyles of the rich and famous pastors of many churches. Christians are beginning to sense that there is something systemically wrong with ch urch.

There is an Army of God rising up! There is a war in the making! Perhaps you are being called to the front lines of this battle. It may be that you have questioned your ability to wage war against such an enemy that is as huge and powerful as the spirit of religion.

Many who have been trained in complacency and apathy by the man-made church system have had their warrior identity stolen. They have been domesticated like a harmless house cat, when they were born to be lions…Kings of the Jungle.

This book reveals the Biblical principles necessary to restore your warrior mentality and identity. I know Mike and JuLee personally, and am highly honored and privledged to serve together with them on the Roundtable Team of Omega Kingdom Ministry. Mike brings many years of pastoral experience and a great deal of prophetic insight to the table. I can unhesitantly recommend the reading and implementation of the Ehud Anointing.

Blessings,

Dr. Russ Wagner

12/31/19

PREFACE

I t is no accident that you picked up this book. When God calls one to a life-changing task, He always provides the necessary anointing to successfully complete it. Father is calling you to a new level of spiritual warfare as an End Time Warrior.

You are so important to God’s plan that He literally worked through history to get you here on earth right now. Are you the one who was born because your mother decided at the last minute to walk out of the abortion clinic and not end your life? Or perhaps you are the one whose father was the only soldier in his squad not killed by that ambush in theater. You may be the one who had to fight hard to say "no" to that voice inside telling you to commit suicide. Maybe you are the one who should have died of that drug overdose. Or maybe you are the blessed man or woman of God who grew up in a Christian family and has known for years that there is a special call on your life.

Whatever your story, both heaven and hell know that your heavenly Father wants you here on earth right now. "Why me?" you may ask. Because the spiritual battle is on and you have been called to a very unique task that only you can complete…ONLY YOU!

Do you feel a stirring in your spirit that something big is about to happen in your life but you aren’t sure what it is? Are you frustrated that the spiritual leaders around you don’t seem to see the powerful call of God that is obviously upon you? You wonder in your mind (embarrassed to speak it out loud), "If they are really hearing from God, why are they missing what God is doing in me?" They are missing what God is doing in you, End Time Warrior, because the Lord has purposely kept you under the radar screen! Some of the most awesome believers to be used by God in the coming spiritual battle will be unknown people from unknown places. But first, Father must prepare you for the unique task to which you have been called. Remember that God will never send you into a battle without first giving you the weapons you need to assure the victory. Being under the radar is not a punishment; it is grace! You also have been under Satan’s radar screen. God can use you to slip right under the enemy’s radar and win the fight!

This principle was never more obvious than in the life of a little known Old Testament judge by the name of Ehud (Judges 3). He was a follower of God who decided it was time for someone to take a stand against the enemy. God used a man to overcome the enemy that no one took seriously as a warrior. The Lord of Hosts needed someone who would look past his/her own weaknesses and step forward in confidence. Ehud slipped right under the enemy’s radar and delivered the people of God! The result literally changed history. "That day the enemy was subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years" (Judges 3:30).

If you feel your heartbeat begin to speed up as you read these words, it is because you are the "someone God is about to use to deliver His people from the enemy. You are just the one to read on and learn how you too can receive The Ehud Anointing."

Michael D. Hoke

INTRODUCTION

H idden within the pages of the Old Testament is a little known man of God with whom you may not be familiar. I have come to know him very well over the last few years and it has changed my spiritual life dramatically. Walking through the third chapter of the book of Judges, I stepped on a land mine of spiritual power and I am still basking in the residue of anointing I found there. The biblical story that is about to unfold before you is full of intrigue, deception, courageous warfare and spiritual victory. It also is full of warfare principles though written long ago, that are applicable to your spiritual battles right now and in the future.

THE AUDIENCE

The audience for this book is very specific. It is for the unknown women and men of God in unknown places that Father is preparing to lead the End Time Army. Before you put this book down thinking you could never be such a leader, let me make myself very clear, I am talking to YOU! I am talking to you who as you read these words feel so alone and unworthy to lead. I am talking to you who are questioning if the positive words spoken over you will ever come to be; so many promises, so many dreams and visions, and yet so few results. I am talking to you who know that the victory will come with the trumpet call of God announcing Christ’s return, but are wondering what your purpose is on this earth until that day. I am talking to you whose words and ministry no one takes seriously in your church, denomination or even your family. I am talking to the intercessor that has decided to just stay on the sidelines and pray because no one listens to your words. And finally, I am talking to the missionary or pastor who is continually hearing the voice of the Spirit whispering for you to keep sharpening your spiritual weapons; the very weapons you are beginning to doubt you will ever use in any great way. Oh yes, please believe me, the message laid on my heart from the Holy Spirit is especially for you!

If you feel like you are invisible and have so many beautiful gifts sent from heaven itself that you long to share with a hurting world, but others around you just lay them down in the return pile ― then YOU are a part of the audience God wants to touch through these words! Why only a "part of the audience? Because there are thousands of End Time Warriors still hidden from view just like you. But not for long! My heart is leaping as I hear the Holy Spirit whisper again, but not for long!"

Notice that I said this book is for the unknown women and men of God. I put women before men not because men are less important, but because it is often women