Today is the opening day of the next U.S. Supreme Court session, and it also marks JHOP DC's and Bound4LIFE’s 22nd anniversary. This is an epic milestone for us. Whenever “22” shows up, God always reminds us of Isaiah 22:22—
And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
I am more convinced than ever that the responsibility of the ekklesia(church) is to understand what God wants to be locked and unlocked, and then use the 22:22 keys of divine authority given to us by Jesus (Matthew 16:19; 18:18).
Please join us in celebrating 22 glorious years of mission. It is only by His grace that we continue to stand and serve His kingdom. He has been faithful to us.
Understanding the Spiritual Battle
With that in mind, I continue this week with vital insights that will help you pray effectively concerning the abortion pill mifepristone—also known as RU-486. When the issues become clear, our prayers can become clear.What is needed right now is a prayer movement with understanding and focused intercession to see the evil of the abortion pill brought to an end.
It was December 1, 2021, as we stood in front of the U.S. Supreme Court praying while they heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The atmosphere was electric, charged by both the hope of the pro-life movement and the unhinged rage of those desperately fighting to protect abortion.
Then something happened that unexpectedly caught my attention.
A small group of young women walked up the steps of the Court and lifted a banner that read, “We are taking abortion pills forever.” Each of them opened packages of mifepristone and lifted the tiny pill in the air in unison. In a wicked display of defiance, they took the abortion pill right there on the steps of the Supreme Court. I was stunned for a moment and then deeply grieved.
Was it fake—a social media stunt for attention? Or was it something else? Was it real?
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12)
The fight to end abortion is first and foremost a spiritual battle. Knowing the demonic demand for blood sacrifice in this conflict, I’m inclined to believe what I saw was real. If true, that means there were several human sacrifices made to the demonic realm right there on the Court’s steps. It was perhaps a last-ditch effort to stop Dobbs, but I think it was primarily something else—something aimed at the future.
An Unholy Communion
In the days that followed, the thought came to me that the abortion pill represented an “unholy communion.” While we receive the elements of Jesus’ body and blood as a holy sacrament, it seemed like the abortion pill represented some kind of demonic forgery.
That idea became an even stronger revelation recently at the All To The Wall gathering in New Orleans, where we rallied to pray for Louisiana v. FDA—a court case challenging the abortion pill. On the first night of the gathering, Lou Engle led us in communion, and it was a precious time of encounter with the Lord. At one point I glanced over and saw Jeremy Jacobs, National Director of Bound4LIFE. His tears and sobbing caught my eye, and I asked him about it the following morning.
What he described to me shook me to the core.
When a woman takes the abortion pill, it’s actually a two-pill regimen. The first pill is mifepristone—a progesterone blocker—which cuts off the supply of nutrients to the baby. The purpose is to kill the baby in the womb. The second pill is misoprostol, which induces contractions to expel the baby. This process is designed to happen at home unsupervised. Babies are delivered in the toilet.
Jeremy described to me that the Lord showed him that the first pill kills the body, then the second pill produces the flow of blood. The two pills are a demonic counterfeit of the bread (“this is my body”) and the wine (“this is my blood”).
This revelation is shocking and overwhelming. Deep grief and sorrow have overwhelmed us in the days that followed as we consider how pervasive the abortion pill has become.
Do you realize that the number of abortions in America has increased year over year since Roe v. Wade was overturned? There are abortions happening today in all 50 states because the abortion pill is being mailed across state lines—even into the 13 states that have banned abortion, like Louisiana.
We have always understood that modern-day abortion is no different than the ancient sacrifice to demons.
They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. (Psalm 106:37–38)
People sacrificing children to the ancient demon Molech.
I believe the Apostle Paul speaks directly to this. In addressing food sacrificed to idols, Paul looked beyond the outward cultural practice and exposed the spiritual reality behind it. What was being sacrificed to idols was actually being offered to demons, and those who participated were partaking of the “table of demons.” Paul then directly contrasted this with our participation in the body and blood of Christ at the Lord’s table (1 Corinthians 10:14–22).
I stagger to think that America—which was just rededicated as a nation to Jesus Christ on May 17—is partaking in an unholy communion with demons who demand bloodshed. May God have mercy on us and awaken the church.
The practice of Bound4LIFE is to receive communion and plead the blood of Jesus every time we pray at a court or abortion facility. As we press forward in the days ahead, I want to encourage you to receive communion regularly or even daily. Don’t wait for it to come up in a church program only a few times a year.
As the church, we must reengage in the LIFE movement. We can’t afford to let the abortion pill continue unchallenged. This is a spiritual battle, and the church has a spiritual responsibility. We must take our place as a kingdom of priests—pleading the blood of Jesus, exercising the authority He has given us, and contending in prayer for the shedding of innocent blood to end.
Here are five ways I’m asking you to join us in focused intercession:
PRAYER POINTS
Pray for the abortion pill to be restrained through current court cases like Louisiana v. FDA.
Pray for the demonic hold of the abortion pill to be broken off America.
Pray for the governmental systems and structures that have allowed for the abortion pill’s expansion to be shifted and changed.
Pray for the public conscience to be impacted by the testimonies of women injured by the abortion pill.
Pray for the church in America to rise up as a kingdom of priests who apply the blood of Christ.
