Av 2025

From Mourning to Miracles: AV, 2025 and the Return of the King

We have entered into perhaps one of the most polarizing and crucial months of the year—the month of Av. Av lasts from July 26th to August 24th. The word Av translates to “Father.” As this month begins, it traditionally starts with a period of mourning, ending on the 9th of Av—known as the Three Weeks of Sorrow—the date when both the First and Second Temples were destroyed. Av is therefore seen as the most calamitous month of the year.

As Believers, however, while we are aware of these divinely timed disasters, we must ask why Adonai allowed them in the first place. As temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), this is a time to look inward and examine whether we are repeating the mistakes of the past that led to the destruction of the Temples. It is a season to ensure we are walking according to the heart and timing of Yahweh.

This month, we must remember who the real enemy is (Ephesians 6:12), and who truly fights our battles (Exodus 14:14). Don’t give the enemy an open door through unforgiveness or let him prod at the self-destruct button in your life. Are you ready for a Holy Spirit rollercoaster of trust and faith in the Most High? If you haven’t jumped aboard yet, now is the time. Take that leap of faith your heart has been urging you to take, and let Yeshua show you that He is who He says He is.

Welcome aboard the King Yeshua Express—taking you farther, faster, deeper, and wider than your body, soul, and spirit can comprehend, all made possible by the blood of Yeshua.

Power in His Name

Since the name of this month literally means Father, the NAME of God is in focus—something the world has long tried to keep us from saying aloud. In Israel, we say Adonai or Hashem, meaning “the Name” or “blessed be God,” but neither is His true name. In Christianity, most say Lord, but one of the biblical words for lord is Baal, a name of a false god.

The Father’s name is Yahweh—a name tradition has long banned Jews from saying, and a name many Christians are unaware of. And yet it is the name with power over all names, including Yeshua. Other religions have no problem naming their so-called gods, but Jews and Christians alike often avoid using the true names of the God of Israel. This grand deception has persisted for over 2,000 years in both the Body of Yeshua and in rabbinic Judaism.

There is power in the name of Yeshua, and there is power in the name of the Father—Yahweh. Let us proclaim that the name of the Most High, Yahweh, will no longer be traded for false and powerless substitutions. In the month of Av—the month of the Father—it’s time to redeem this error and stand with Yeshua, seated at the Father’s right hand, declaring over the waters and the nations: “Let Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

A shofar is blowing as we enter the month of the Father. Spiritual rivers and highways are flowing, and the call to “let the dams break” is going out to the gatekeepers of every nation. The Father over many waters is speaking—and we will answer: Let the rivers flow in Yeshua’s mighty name.

3rd Temple Now?

Besides marking the end of the Three Weeks of Sorrow, the 9th of Av (August 3rd) is also the day Yahweh told the generation rescued from Egypt that they would die in the wilderness due to their lack of faith at the border of the Promised Land (Numbers 13–14). Additionally, on the 1st of Av, Aaron the High Priest died (Numbers 33:38). Pretty foreboding.

While this has long been a season for mourning and reflection in Israel, the talk this Av is nothing less than the rebuilding of the very Temple in Jerusalem that we traditionally mourn. There is a mix of sorrow and joy this year, because all signs point to this being the most opportune and feasible moment in over 2,000 years.

Should we as Believers be excited? Yes—but not for the same reasons as others. For Jews who do not believe in Yeshua, the Third Temple is about ushering in the Messiah for the first time. But we know that it will instead be the false messiah—the Antichrist—who will sit in that temple claiming to be God.

So yes, be excited—but understand why. Know where this places us on the biblical timeline so that we are neither afraid nor deceived.

Who Wants It Built?

The main supporters of the Third Temple are:

1. The Jewish people (broadly speaking)
2. Many Christians—some unaware that this will be the site of the Abomination of Desolation
3. Sunni Muslim countries aligned with Israel via the Abraham Accords

This last point may surprise some, but those who did not sign onto the Abraham Accords—namely Iran and its proxies—are almost all Shia Muslim, and fiercely opposed to this plan. Hamas’ attack on October 7th was fueled by the belief that the Red Heifers were ready to be sacrificed, inaugurating the first High Priest and paving the way for the Temple’s construction.

Spoils to the Victor

Now that Israel and its allies have largely dismantled the leadership and military capabilities of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran—including its nuclear program—the Abraham Accords alliance is poised to reshape the Middle East. Politically, economically, and prophetically, this is staggering.

But one question rises above all:
Will this be the moment that the architect of the Abraham Accords—beloved by Israel and the Jewish people—brings about the rebuilding of the Third Temple?

Even before October 7th, Iran believed the threat of this happening was so real, they gave Hamas the green light. Now that that threat is gone, what’s stopping it?

Spoils of the Victorious

For those victorious in Yeshua, these times demand discernment. We must know how to pray and act according to the Word. The temple must be rebuilt before Yeshua’s return. Its construction is one of the clearest prophetic signs that the 7-year tribulation is near.

Once started, the Temple could be completed in just two years—everything is ready. Daily sacrifices will begin (Daniel 11:31; Matthew 24:12–18), and will then be halted when the Abomination of Desolation is set up. Yeshua warned that when that moment comes, those in Judea must flee.

Let that sink in—not to instill fear, but to stir hope and awe. We are living in times that generations longed to see. Let us walk boldly into our inheritance as sons and daughters of this end-time generation.

The gospel is racing from the ends of the earth back to Jerusalem. Amid war and turmoil, doors to salvation are opening—especially in Iran, home to the world’s fastest-growing underground church. Millions, even from Israel’s enemies, are now praying for her salvation. The world sees one thing, but what God is doing behind the scenes is masterful.

7 Weeks of Comfort

Few remember that the 9th of Av also begins the Seven Weeks of Comfort—a reminder that for born-again Believers, mourning gives way to celebration and joy. We are the living stones, the living temples of the Holy Spirit, worshiping the Father in Spirit and truth. The old man is dead; the new man is born of the Spirit, standing firm on the foundation of the True Cornerstone.

This period ends on Yom Kippur (October 1st), the final day of the High Holy Days. During these 7 weeks, the Holy Spirit—our Comforter—reminds us that we are in this world, but not of it. We are not grapes of wrath.

“For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies themselves judge this. For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, and from the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of poison, their clusters, bitter. Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the deadly poison of vipers. Is it not laid up in store with Me, sealed up in My treasuries?”
(Deuteronomy 32:31–34)

If you’re feeling shaken or in free fall—remember, our King is not. He is unshaken. As we walk in the fear of the Lord, all worldly fear must flee.

Yeshua is zealous for us—His temples. He will clean out anything in us that’s not of Him if we simply ask.

As we are purified, more and more people will stop looking to stones and begin looking to the Spirit. We are the living temple preparing the way for the return of the King. Disciples of nations—arise!

Cats vs. Lions: Roar

The constellation of Av is Arie (The Lion). Yes, the Lion of Judah is roaring this month—but if you don’t know His roar, the enemy will try to imitate it. Satan is a copycat—literally.

“Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion…”
(1 Peter 5:8)

The key word is like. Reinhard Bonnke once said, “The devil is nothing but a kitty cat in the corner with a microphone”—and we couldn’t agree more!

But if we’re not tuned into the voice of the Holy Spirit, that kitty cat with a mic is the loudest thing we hear. It tears up what was once in order, causes chaos, and leads us astray.

But when we hear the Lion of Judah, that counterfeit roar sounds off-key. If we don’t hear His roar—beware of the bite. We’ve all been there.

This month, the true roar of the Lion of Judah is being activated within you. You are being fortified in your identity as a son or daughter of the Most High—one who inherits the roar that causes the enemy to flee.

Let us roar together this month of Av, and send the enemies of the Most High running!