The following comes from a time of prayer in which the Holy Spirit collected and directed thoughts I have been having for the last couple of months. We offer it prayerfully and with a caution. You must hear from Him yourself, both for the truth of it and its application into your life. In fact, it would be very helpful to hear what He is saying to you in it – including correction. I have been hosting meetings for this very purpose; let me know if you are interested.
Note: None of this is about physical preparation. We need to get the spiritual in motion first (to know what, if any, physical prepping to do).
I have come much closer to the conclusion that we are in the last transformation opportunity for the Body of Christ – the final stage in the wife of the Lamb making herself ready (Revelation 19:7). Should that be true, and based on the current season of storms, chaos, and crises, I estimate (not prophesy) mid-Tribulation in 8 to 15 years. If not Tribulation, then some kind of dystopian hell on earth.
For those uncomfortable with such a prediction: Whether this is the last or just another opportunity for transformation really does not matter. To overlook the opportunity this season affords to invest our “talents” would be entirely foolish (Matthew 25:14-30). Furthermore, the opportunity for transformation at multiple levels cannot be overstated – transformation which will enable us to prove the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2).
In late 2026 to early 2027, the storms, chaos, and crises will reintensify. There will be a variety of temptations for conformity with the world, from both “the right” and “the left.” Christians must, now more than ever, remember that our battle is not against flesh and blood; we are exclusively called to spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12).
The gods of secular humanism/rationalism have fallen (so to speak), leaving a power vacuum which the old gods – particularly Mammon, Moloch, and Aphrodite – are fighting with God to overwhelm. Our battle is with these gods, and lesser ones, in the spirit realm. Unlike Israel, who was limited to ground warfare in the taking of the Promised Land (the Book of Joshua), God calls us to a higher plain.
Regrettably, the church in America has become inconsequential in the battle; our territory has become a playground for the old gods. We would rather fight lesser battles in the natural than join God battling demons and their influence on our families, friends, and fellowships. As a contrast, the Body of Christ in China, Iran, Nigeria, etc. are warring and taking ground.
How do we know we are battling in the spiritual realm? If we are not, how do we move up into supernatural warfare? We must be sanctified for God’s use and transformed to better walk in His good works.
That makes 2026 the year of transformation. The decisions we make this year (and the directions we take) will have a disproportional effect on our personal future state, and that of the Body of Christ. In other words, the Romans 12:2 decision – conformity with the world or transformation into better kingdom citizens – is being forced on us NOW! If we are going to get serious, now is the time.
This is as much about what we should be doing as what we need to stop. However, priorities will expose deceptions and force the removal of distractions. What we hear and know we should do will drive the process. There are things we must keep doing, for now. However, we can no longer ignore the warnings and the call to go further in and further up.
Those listening to God and observing the world around them will have several words and clear observations to go on. With me, for example: Double your faith, return to your first love, do the first works. Whatever words you hear from God, know they have the potential to become faith and desire – a powerful combination, enabling you to lead with your heart and not with your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6).
God knows our frame and will not put more on us than we can bear, but we must recognize that “can bear” and “want to bear” are not the same. There are things we have been putting off that must be faced and addressed. It is time we put our faith to the test by trusting God for more (spiritually speaking). Trust puts into effect what we believe; trust catalyzes the perfecting work of faith.
We must guard against comfort and convenience as priorities; they may be traps. In other words, we must step out into the uncomfortable and inconvenient to see how God responds. For example, adding another night of prayer with your family or small fellowship might be an inconvenience you accept as a test of Acts 2:42-43 (i.e., Are these the people with whom we continue steadfastly? Who do we involve in our adventure?).
This cannot be figured out; we must walk in God’s way (Proverbs 20:24). Attempting to know the outcome of our transformation is a distraction, and a potential deception. The thinking we will need on the other side of our transformation is beyond our minds right now. It will come through the renewing of our minds during the transformation.
Lastly, appropriating the faith, knowledge, and life of Jesus Christ is key.
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by [the faith of] the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20
For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16
…till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ… Ephesians 4:13
An exchange, and the lived recognition of that exchange, will accompany our transformation into consequential instruments of God’s use in the spirit realm. This renewed sense of our identity in Christ has been well-articulated in E. B. Kenyon encouragements on Christian identity and faith. We strongly recommend it.
I pray this encourages you greatly. 2026 will be a year of profound transformation for those submitted to the Spirit’s work, serious about the Father’s will, and abandoned to the Lord Jesus. Please respond with your thoughts, encouragements, and corrections. What of this rings true to you? What objections do you have? Let me know if you would like to discuss further.
In the meantime, God bless you with wisdom, discernment, courage, and boldness in sharing the Gospel. Time is growing short. Aslan is on the move.
Have a strong day in the Lord,
Rob
#iamjustthepen
P.S. Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy… He who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. 1Corinthians 14:1