“And Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah-shalom.” — Judges 6:24
This is not just another article. It is a divine interruption—an urgent spiritual trumpet. We are going after the hidden altars: spiritual strongholds, ancestral pacts, mental bondages, and fleshly compromises that have quietly sabotaged lives, marriages, ministries, and mantles.
This is your moment—not of emotion, but confrontation. A breaking. A building. A birthing.
God is not only preparing you for breakthrough; He is preparing you for a bloodline cleansing. A prophetic repositioning. Like Gideon, God is saying: “Go in this thy might.” But first, tear down what your fathers erected that I never approved.
“God doesn’t call us to comfort. He calls us to crucifixion. Only after you die to the old altar can you build My fire again.” — Michael Velthuysen
We are confronting altars, not merely situations. Until the hidden altar is exposed and dethroned, progress remains circular. The delay isn’t from witches flying at night—it’s from covenants silently speaking in daylight.
This is why you fast and still fall back. You pray but remain passive. You start but never finish. You rise and suddenly sink again. Because you’re laying bricks of destiny on altars of Baal.
Nigeria understands this. In many homes, names carry shrines. Streets echo taboos. Bloodlines speak. In our villages, a masquerade isn’t just a dancer—it’s a covenant keeper. And in the same way, your life may be acting out an ancient script.
“We are born into wars we didn’t start. But in Christ, we are called to finish them.” — Deborah-Anne Velthuysen
Some altars are not just external—they are internal altars of pride, secret sin, family shame, fear, or bitterness. These altars don’t need wood; they feed on your obedience. They survive on your silence. They remain active by your passivity.
We cannot pretend anymore.
“You can’t break cycles until you break silence. Confront the altar. Call it by name. Renounce it. Replace it.” — Michael Velthuysen
Revival is not music and lights. It’s not even crowd. Revival starts when altars of Baal fall and altars of God rise.
Apostle Ayo Babalola did not call down fire because he shouted. He bled in the place of consecration. Kathryn Kuhlman said, “I died a thousand deaths before I stood on that stage.” Pastor Chris Oyakhilome teaches that “Power comes from brokenness. Not broken spirit, but broken will.”
There are no shortcuts. No app. No instant download for authority.
“Your authority in Christ is as strong as your altar with Him. No altar, no voice.” — Deborah-Anne Velthuysen
Let us tell the truth: too many Christians today prophesy without altars. They declare without surrender. They run without instruction. They blame demons, but entertain demons. They cry for mantles but flee from mountains.
Until we deal with the legal rights of darkness, we cannot take spiritual territory. You can’t walk in apostolic power while still serving ancestral altars with your habits.
“You cannot cast out what you are still in covenant with.” — Michael Velthuysen
This is the confrontation. It is not dramatic. It is surgical.
Like Gideon, you may have to do it quietly, even secretly. Tear the altars by night if you must—but tear them down. Burn the Asherah poles. Break that ancient shrine—physically, emotionally, spiritually.
It may be an ancestral name. A family shrine. A repeated sexual sin. A familiar fear. A demonic dream. A mindset soaked in poverty or disobedience. These are the real enemies—not the village witch, but the internal covenant.
“Deliverance begins when you choose to disagree with what your ancestors agreed with.” — Deborah-Anne Velthuysen
The signs are clear:
Cycles of rising and falling.
Dreams where you’re always back in your childhood house.
Consistent relationship failures.
Night oppression.
Unexplained stagnation or loss.
A prayer life that feels like dry sand in your mouth.
These are not just coincidences. They are altars speaking.
It is time for strategic intercession. Prayer that not only screams, but strikes legal ground. Prayer that cancels. Prayer that replaces. Prayer that rebuilds.
And after prayer, obedience. God may tell you to burn a charm, change your name, sow a prophetic seed, leave a toxic relationship, or shut down a hidden habit.
“You don’t move forward until you tear down what’s been holding you back.” — Michael Velthuysen
Nigeria’s destiny is tied to the altars in her homes, not just her elections. If our young prophets continue to shout over broken foundations, we will keep birthing frustration instead of revival. We must go back and dig. Raise a new altar. Pay the price. Be a priest again.
Like Elijah, we must repair the broken altar before calling fire. Like Abraham, we must raise altars every time God speaks. Like Gideon, we must tear down before we build.
“Revival is costly. It demands everything. But what you birth will be eternal.” — Deborah-Anne Velthuysen
This is a birthing season. But before there is birth, there is labor. Pain. Push. Blood. War. You must die to the old man. You must consecrate again. You must choose the altar of fire over the couch of comfort.
Prophetic authority doesn’t fall like rain. It is dug like a well. You don’t inherit altars—you build them.
And when you do, heaven responds. God’s fire falls. Your dreams align. Your spirit becomes sharp. Your gifts explode. You are no longer begging for destiny—you’re becoming it.
“When the right altar rises, the wrong altars bow.” — Michael Velthuysen
It is your time. Your moment of confrontation and consecration. Do not miss it.
Tear down the Baal altars.
Rebuild the altar of the Lord.
And watch destiny cry, “It is born!”
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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