Recently I addressed my leadership team again on the critical importance of what we call ‘spiritual covering’. This subject was the central thesis of my first book, The Apostolic Revelation, and there I explain that ‘covering’ has a power dimension. It is not only a case of whether we are accountable and in relationship with the church and our leaders or not (the traditional view), but more.

"I saw the Lord walking through this back door. I don't know if the people saw him or he said something, but everyone ran to him. As they came to Him, He threw both of his arms out wide and big long feathers began to flow from them. As an old mother hen would gather her chicks, I saw the Lord gathering everybody. And the moment they came under that protection, great confidence and security began to arise in them.

I was carrying on my heart a message concerning the restoration of apostles to the church -- that apostles were to be the spiritual fathers of the ministry. I was in my hotel room praying and preparing my heart, and I asked the Lord for a prophetic word ...
As soon as I made this request in prayer I received a vision -- I saw a storm, a dark black storm, strike the city, and I saw broken buildings and a broken bridge. Then I heard the Lord say "An ill wind will blow on the city, and it will shatter the traditional structures of the church". This was a startling word ...