WHY$ARE$ZOMBIES,$VAMPIRES,$TATTOOS$AND$PIERCINGS$ SO$WILDLY$POPULAR?$ Doug$Addison$with$Zakiya$Young$ $ June$14,$2017$

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1 WHY$ARE$ZOMBIES,$VAMPIRES,$TATTOOS$AND$PIERCINGS$ SO$WILDLY$POPULAR?$ Doug$Addison$with$Zakiya$Young$ $ June$14,$2017$ HeyeverybodyWelcomebacktoanotherSpiritConnectionPodcast.Iwouldliketotalk aboutsomerelevantthingsthatwillhelpustoconnectwithpeopleinourculturetoday.i wasoneoftheforerunnersofusingprophecyanddreaminterpretationasameansof sharinggod slove.ihavehelpedtrainteamsandleadoutreaches literallythousands ofthemoveradecade andihavehadsomeamazingexperiencesandstoriesofhow peopleareactuallyopentohearingfromgodifwecanonlycommunicateinawaythat theycanunderstandwhatwearesaying. Youknow,weliveinapostPChristiansociety.Manypeopledidnotgrowuphavinga memoryofchristianityintheirfamilyandeventhosewhodid,maybetheirbeliefsof whojesusisaredifferentthanwhatyoumightthink.sowehaveourworkcutoutfor us.butdoyouknowwhat?iconsiderthisarealadvantage.doyoueverhearpeople say, Iamspiritual,butnotreligious? Thisisactuallyexcitingnewsbecausepeopleare alreadyspiritual.thatmeanstheyareopentohearingfromgod.somepeoplegoto psychics,soifwegooutandgivepropheticwords,wecanactuallystarttopointthem towardsgodinawaythattheyhaveneverexperiencedbefore. Inallmyoutreachexperience,I vefoundthevastmajorityofpeopleareactuallynot opposedtojesus.manyofthemhavebadexperiences,maybewithachristianor church,butifoundthatusingprophecyanddreamsisactuallyagreatwaytospeaka languagetoaculture.jesusspokeinparables.heusedmoderndaysymbolsand storiesthatpeopleunderstood.heexplainedthekingdomofgodandhowgodloves themandinteractswiththemusingthingsthattheyalreadyunderstood.sothisisakey forus.howwecommunicate,evenwithourpropheticgifts,willactuallyopenupthe heartofthisgeneration. MaybeyousawmeinDarrenWilson smoviefather'of'lights.iwasinterpretingtattoos andgivingpropheticwordsinahollywoodnightclubatmidnight.thenextdaywewere onvenicebeachdoingdreaminterpretationandgivingpropheticwords.yes,youheard mecorrectly.iwasinterpretingtattoos.youknow,ihavebeendoingoutreachesandi haveprobablyinterpretedwellover40,000dreamsandhavegiventhousandsof Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved.

2 propheticwordstopeopleinthestreets.itwasnothardtonoticethatalotofpeople havetattoos.infact,iheardastatisticthatsaysoveronebillionpeoplehavetattoos andpiercingsonearthtodayandibecameknownasthetattooprophetinhollywood. ThefunningthingisthatIdonotevenhaveanytattoos,butitisbecauseIhavealove forthisgeneration.ihavealoveforpeoplewhohavethem.atthetime,youknow,i wasactuallypreparingforatvshowcalledthe'tattoo'prophetthatwestartedtodo, butiendedupgettingsidetrackedandsickforafewyears.however,ireallybelieve thatisgoingtocomebackaround. IrememberwhenIdidmyfirstinterpretationonVeniceBeachandthisguy,thisbiker, actuallyhadtositdownbecauseitblewhimawayhowgodspoketohim.idonothave timetogetintoallthedetails,butiheardthelordsay, Lookup.Thefieldsareripefor harvestwiththisgenerationanditisusingtattoosandpiercings, andthingslikethat. Now,hereisthecoolthingaboutthetattooedandpiercedgeneration:Thereisnoage limitandgodiswaitingforustoencounterpeopleallovertheworldbecausehecares aboutthem.now,iwantyoutounderstandthatnoteveryonewhohastattoosand piercingsisactuallyopentowhatiamsaying.youhavetouseyourpropheticgiftand knowwhototalkto.butwhenyoudo,youwillbeamazedatwhathappens. Soletusgoalittlebitdeeperonthis.Zombies,vampires,tattoosandpiercings.Have youeverwonderedwhypeopleareintozombiesandvampiresandtattoosand piercings?youknow,ihavealwaysmadeajokethatiwasgoingtowriteabook,you know,the'practical'guide'to'understanding'people'today'is'found'in'zombies,' Vampires,'Tattoos'and'Piercings.Godspeakstousinsomanywaysthatwecan actuallyusethesethingstodaytobeabletospeaktoacultureinawaythattheycan understand.now,noteverythingthatweseeisgood.iamnotsayingthatthesethings aregood.iamjustsayingthatgodisgreaterthaneverything.so,thereissymbolic meaningfromgenerationtogeneration,culturetoculture.thisgenerationhasareal seriousdrawandattractiontozombiesandvampires. Justasmanyofus,maybeyouhaveadifferentdreamlanguagethanIdo.Asadults, maybeyouaredifferentthanteenagers,orpeopleintheir20s,orpeopleindifferent cultures,andyoumighthaveadifferentdreamlanguage.eventhoughwecouldusethe Bibleasabasisforourunderstanding,ourapplicationofitmightbealittlebitdifferent. Letmejusttaketheideaofaskull.Youknow,youwillseepeoplewithaskull a tattoo orthereareskullsontheirshirtsandthingslikethat.totheaveragechristian,a skullrepresentsdeath negative,verybadthings.butafterinterpretingmanytattoos,i foundthatpeoplewhoputthemontheirbodyartorontheirshirtsactuallyhavea differentinterpretation.theyputthemonbecausetheyaresurvivors.theyhave overcomedeath,sotheyareovercomers.thismightbesurprisingtomanychristians, especiallyadults,butihavelearnedthatininterpretingdreamsforsomanypeople,itis verysimilarforinterpretingtattoosandbodyart.peopleareusingthisallovertheworld rightnowtoreachoutwithgod slove.nowitmightsoundstrangetosomeatfirst.i wasoneoftheforerunnersofthisandiamsayingthatthisissoeffective.ihavebeen seeinganamazingresponseofhowpeoplecannowunderstandhowgodmightbe Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved.

3 speakingtothemthroughtheirbodyart.now,letmejustsaythatiamnotfororagainst tattoos.withoverabillionpeople,likeisaid,weneedtoprovideanopportunityto introducethemtoagodwhocares.sothesymbolismoftattoospropheticallycan revealaperson scharacter,theirlikes,theirdislikesandthingslikethat,theircallings.i amalsofindingthatthemeaningofthesymbolsindreamsforonegenerationmight varyfromthatofanother.ihavediscoveredthatthebestwaytodothisistonotjudge thingsthatyoudonotunderstand especiallyyourkids.maybeyourkidshavetattoos andpiercingsthatyoudonotunderstand.iamhopingthatafteryouhavelistenedto me,youwillhaveanewunderstandingandyoucanbuildabridgetoreconciliation. Sohereiswhatyouwanttodo.Acceptaperson.Learntoloveandlistenwithout judging.imeetsomanypeoplewhoaredrawntozombiesandvampires,tattoosand piercings.atfirstglanceyoumightthinkthat, Wow,theyareintoevilthings, you know?granted,someofthemare,butnotallofthem.godhasbeengivingme propheticinsightintothis,sobearwithmeforaminuteasiunpackit. Let slookatthesymbolismforzombiesandvampires.thezombieisanundead person,whichisinthemovies.theycannotdie.theyarealive,buttheyseemdead. So,youknow,thisisactuallyprophetic.Peoplewhoaredrawntozombiesmightnot realizeit,butthereisagoodchancethattheydonotunderstandtheirdestinyormaybe theyfeeldeadinside.inotherwords,theyhaveahighercallinginlifethattheyhavenot discoveredyet.iamnotjudgingthemhere.iamjustsayingwearegoingtosee somethinghappenhere. Vampirescannotdiesincetheyareeternal.MostvampiresonTVandinthemovies, noticetheyareallunhappyandtheycannotseethemselvesinthemirror.theywantto die.sowhentheycannotseethemselvesinthemirror,itmeanstheydonotknowtheir owndestiny.theydonotknowwhotheyare.theydonotknowthatthereissome greatercallingonthem.theyaredrawntoeternalthings.inotherwords,vampiresare lookingfortheblood,right?well,theyarejustlookingforthebloodinthewrongplace. TheyaregoingtodiscoversomethingnewassoonasGodbeginstomoveintheirlife. Sothisissymbolicofpeoplewhodonotknowwhotheyareorwhattheyarecalledto do.theylackvisionintheirlifeormaybetheydonotknowwhatitisthattheyarecalled to.now,iamnotsayingthesepeoplewhowatchzombieandvampiremoviesarebad people.ibelievethereisanentiregenerationofpeoplewalkingaroundonplanetearth rightnowwhodonotknowwhattheyarecalledtodoinlife.godhasputthemonhold. Ihavebeenseeingsomanypeoplewhomatchthesedescriptions,eveninmyown familyandonmyoutreaches.manyofthemlackdirectioninlife.mostofthemwould notgoasfaraskillingthemselves,butmanyofthemarehopeless.iamnotsayingthat everybodywhowatchesthesethingsis.iamjustsayingtheyfeelliketheundeadand thereisareasonbehindthis. Ifyouhaveheardmetalkaboutflippingnegativethings,itapplieshere.Whywould Satanworkovertimeonyouunlessyouareathreat?Thishappenedtome.Iwasdrawn tonegativethingsmostofmylifeandirealized,ohmygoodness,ihadacallofgodon mylife.sozombiesandvampiresareactuallypropheticsignsofanentiregeneration Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved.

4 thatibelievewillsoonfindthemselves.theyarebeingputonholdrightnow.theseare peoplewhoarehighlycreative,highlygifted.manyofthemareboredwiththeircurrent churchesorsituations.theyarelookingforachallenge.manyofthemarelookingfor somethingtolivefor.infact,ibelievetheyaregoingtofindsomethingworthdyingfor. Justlikeinthemovies,symbolicallythereisalwaysazombieapocalypse.Thatiswhere allofthezombies,theundead,willsuddenlycomeoutoftheirgravesandoutof darknessandthencomeoutintotheworldandterrorizepeople.ibelievethisis propheticofamoveofgodthatiscominginthisgeneration.ibelievewearegoingto seethishappen.suddenlypeoplewhohavenothadavisionforwhotheyare Iwas oneofthese.iwashavingnightmares.iwasintodrugs.iwasintonegativethingsand inoneday pow Iopenedup.IhaveopeneduptomycallingandnowIhelppeople dothesame. Soitisgoingtohappeninmasses.Ibelievethat.Itisgoingtolookstrange.Itiswhatis calledrevival.thisisprophesiedinthebible.afewyearsagogodshowedmethatthis groupisactuallyinarevivalmentionedinisaiah44:3 5.Godsays, ForIwillpourout wateronathirstylandandstreamsonthedrygroundeiwillpouroutmyspiriton youroffspringandmyblessingonyourdescendants. Doesitsayourkids?Yes. They willspringuplikegrassinameadow,likepoplartreesbyflowingstreams.somewill say, IbelongtotheLord eotherswillcallthemselvesbythenameofjacobeandstill otherswillwriteonhishand, thelord s andwilltakethenameofisrael. Inevernoticedthatinversefive theyaregoingtowriteontheirhand.thatisatattoo. Itisacommitmentlevel.ThisissayingthatGodisgoingtomoveinadrytime,ina thirstytime justlikenow onyouroffspring.suddenlyouroffspring,ourkids,our grandkidsareallwalkingaroundwithtattoosandisaiah44:5isprophesyingthatthey willhaveacommitmentlevelthattheywillwriteontheirhandandtakethenameofthe Lord.Iamjustsaying,GodispouringoutHisSpiritrightnow.Ibelievethisisgoingto happen. So,whatifthisgenerationisprophesyingthereturnoftheLord?Checkthisout.Letus readaboutthereturnofchristinrevelation19:16.itsays, Onhisrobeandonhis thighhehasthisnamewritten:kingofkingsandlordoflords. Oh,my goodness.ididnotevenrealizethat.jesusiscomingbackwithatat.hehasatattoo onhisthigh.doyouthinkthathemighthaveknownthat,youknow,thatheiscoming backtoatattooedandpiercedgeneration,thatabigpartoftheearth?soheis piercedforouriniquities.youknow,hehasatattoo.iamnotsayinganythingirreverent here.iamjustsayingthatibelievegodissettingsomethingupforoneofthebiggest moveswehaveeverseeninhistory,andibelievethatgodhasplacedthesepeopleon hold,includingmyfamilymembers.iamtellingyou,ihaveseenitoverandoveronmy outreaches.thesearepeoplewhoknowthattheyhavesomethinggreater,buttheydo notknowwhatitis.ibelievethatgodhaskeptthemoutofthechurchbecausethe churchtheyarecalledtodoesnotexistyet.theyarethenewwinethatjesusbrought outattheendoftheweddingreceptioninjohn2.theyaretheonesthatjesussaidin Matthew9, Youcannotpournewwineintoanoldwineskinoritwillburst.No,youneed topouritintothenew. Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved.

5 SoGodissavingthemforthisnewmove.Wecanexpectanamazingmovementanda revivalthatisgoingtolooklikeazombieapocalypseandiwanttohelpandprepareyou toexplainthesedeepthingsofgodtopeopleofallwalksoflife.youknow,ifyouhave tattoosorpiercingsorifyouareintozombiesandvampires,doyouknowwhat?iwant tohelpyouunderstandhowgodispreparingyou.heisspeakingtoyourightnow. Soafteryearsofdoingoutreachanddreamsandthingslikethat,Ibegantoprophesy overpeoplewithtattoos.youknow,iwasoneoftheforerunnersintheprophetic outreachbyusingdreaminterpretation.iwasamissionarytopeopleinthenewage movement.thenibegantoforerunonceagainandbegantodotattooandpiercing interpretation.youknow,itiskindofnewwhatiamdoing,butpeoplewhohavebody artcanbedrawntogod.asweinterpretit,theycanactuallyopenuptothelord.soit isimportanttoseparateyourselfoutfromyouropinionoftattoosandconsiderthatgod loveseachperson.sincesomanypeoplehavethem,thenitisverysymbolicthatwe aresittingonahugegoldmineofevangelisticopportunities.wecanlearnmoreabout theircallings,theirgifts,theirpersonalities.itopensthemuptothingsandbrings healingbetweenourgenerations.tattoosareoftenusedforfashionandthingslikethat, cosmetics,butalsobodyart.tattoosarefullofdetail,fullofcolor,beauty,displaying likesanddislikes,passions,hobbies,commemoratinglife.thatiswhatihaveseen morethananything commemoratingthelifeofalovedone.ofcourse,notalltattoos arepositiveandnotallofthemarefromgod.thatiswhywehavetoflipthosenegative things.iamnottellingpeopletogettattoosordisputingwhetheritisforbiddenbygod inleviticus19:28.butkeepinmindthatleviticus11:7saystonoteatpork.dowe reallyhavebaconeatersjudgingpeoplewithtattoosusingleviticusastheirargument? IamjustsayingmygoalisforyoutorecognizehowGodcouldbespeakingthrough pictures,words,tattoosandpiercings.thisisonewaytobuildabridgetosomeonewho doesnotknowgod. Overtheyears,Ihavestudiedtattoosandthestoriesofthousandsofpeopleonour outreaches.thisiswhathasgivenmetheopportunitytopropheticallyexplainthe significanceofthedesignandtheplacement.doyouknowwhat?iwasinvitedintoa church.ijustwanttotellyouthisworksanywhere thisunderstanding.iwasinvited intoachurchtohelpthemsharegod slovewithpeopleintheircity,soiwasgoingto helpthemdoanoutreach.soiamteachingthemondreams,iamteachingthemthe prophetic,andtheniaskifanyonehasanytattoos.nooneenotanybodyinthewhole church.eitherthatortheywerehidingthem.ijokinglysaid, Whatareyouguys, homeschooled? Theylaughedandsaid, Yes.Actuallyweare.Wearea homeschooledchurch. SoIcapitalizedontheopportunityandIknewthiswouldapply. Thisappliestoeveryone.Icalledforwardandbegantoprophesyoverpeoplewiththeir clothingandjewelrybasedonthesamethingthatitrainaboutunderstandingdreams andparables.agroupofteenagegirlscameupwhowerewearingcoloredjelly bracelets,andiusedthepropheticunderstandingthatigetfromdreamsandtattoos, fromthebible,andiprophesiedoverthem.itellyou,severalofthemburstintotears.i sawtheirparentscrying.basedontheplacement,basedonthecolor theyhadno ideahowthesethingswereactuallyprophesyingtothemanditbroughtthatgroupto Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved.

6 Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved. tearsanditgotthemtoaplacewheretheywent, Oh,mygoodness.Thisstuffreally works.thisissomethingthatthelordwantstodonow. SowewanttousetheHolySpirittoexplainthings.Weneedtolearntodiscernthe thingsofgod.wedonothavetocomeintoagreement.youdonothavetoagreewitha tattooorthedesignoranythinglikethat.butifyouwanttoreallyhaveamazing encounterstoday,irecommendlearningmoreaboutthis.godisopeningupanew opportunityrightnowandyouwillbeamazedatwhatisgoingtohappen.ibelievewe aregoingtoseethemostamazingmovementcomeoutofthis.ibelievethatgod foreknewthis.heknewitall.heknewhewouldbecomingbacktoatattooedand piercedgeneration.hewaspiercedforiniquities.hecameback.jesusiscomingback inthebookofrevelationwithatattoo KINGOFKINGSANDLORDOFLORDS writtenonhisthigh.buthereisthegoodnews.healsohaditonhisrobe.soyoudo nothavetogetatattoo.youknow,ialwaysjokeandsay, Jesusissayingthatifyou haveamessage,youcangetthetpshirtorthetattoo.itisokay. Youknow,thatisa joke.anyway. Allright.SoIhopeyouaregettingthedriftofthis.God,Ipraythatyoureleasenowthe greaterunderstandingofpeopleinourgeneration.releasenowthecallinginjesus Name. Well,wewanttoseguenowintoatimeofQ&AandIhaveaspecialguestwithme today.itisourpodcastproductionassistantwhoworksforusatinlightconnection, ZakiyaYoung. Doug: WelcomeZakiya. Zakiya: Thanks,Doug.Howareyou? Doug: I mdoinggreat Zakiya: Great.Happytobehere. Doug: Well,justtellusalittlebitaboutyourself. Zakiya: Well,forthosewhodonotknow,IrecentlymovedtoLosAngelesfromNew YorkCity.IamaprofessionalactressandIjustfeltcalledoutheretobepart ofthenewthingsthatgodisdoingouthereinhollywoodandiamhappyto bepartoftheinlightteam. Doug: Yes,itisgreat.SowhatZakiyadoesissetuptheinterviewsandthingslike thatbutalsoshetracksalltheq&a,allthosequestionsthatpeopleare puttinginonthewebsite,onthespiritconnectionwebcast,orthingsthatwe donotgetto.soiwanttodosomeq&anowonthesubjectofzombiesand vampires,tattoosandpiercings.zakiya,doyouhaveanyquestionsfromour listeners?

7 Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved. Zakiya: Yes.Wehavesomegreatquestions.Thefirstone, Why$does$Hollywood$ seem$to$have$so$many$zombie$and$vampire$movies$out$nowadays$and$ why$are$they$so$successful? Doug: Boy,isthateveragoodquestion.IthinkthattheydothingsinHollywood basedonwhattheythinkisgoingtosellandthatiswhatpeoplearedrawnto today.ijustdidthiswholeteachingaboutzombiesandvampiresandthereis thisbigcrazeanddrawtoit.manypeopledonotunderstandit,especially Christians,andIhopemypodcastjustreallyhelpsshedlightonit.Idonot reallyknowwhytheyaredrawntoit.itisnotliketheyaredrawntodeathso much,butthereisalotofsymbolism.therearealotofthingsthatare openinguprightnowforthisgroupthatibelievegodhasputonhold.to answerthequestionofwhyhollywoodisputtingonthesetypesofmovies,i reallythinkithastodowithmoneyandthatiswhatpeoplearegoingto becauseitissomethingthathasbecomepopular.again,asisaidinmy podcast,ibelievegodisdoingsomethingnewandwearegoingtoseean amazingmoveinthisgroupofpeoplethatwemightnotunderstandright now. Zakiya: Great.Greatanswer.Thanks,Doug.Now,alongthosesamelines, The$ Harry$Potter$books$are$very$successful.$Do$you$think$they$glorify$ witchcraft? Doug: Yes,Ido.Theydointroduceustowitchcraft.Thereisalotofcontroversyout there.youknow,thereisagroupofpeoplewhoarechristiansandthinkthat HarryPotterisokayandthereisagroupthatthinkitisnotokay.Ijustwant tosaythis:icameoutofdarkness.icameoutoftheoccultandwitchcraft myself,soidorecognizethosethingsandiwouldrecommendbeingcareful. Alwaysexplaintoyourkidswhensomethingisdangerousandwhyitis dangerous.idobelievethatitdoeshavetheunderlyingtoneofsomething havingtodowiththedeeper,darkthings.idonotwanttoputoutabigscare oranythinglikethat,butidowantyoutobecarefulwithyourkids. Zakiya: Thankyouforthat.Now, Shows$like$The$Walking$Dead$are$very$popular$ now.$what$can$someone$do$if$they$are$having$recurring$zombie$ dreams? Doug: Oh,okay,andifyouarenotazombiefollower,butyouarehavingThe' Walking'Deadzombiedreams Well,Ijustwanttosay,Iwroteaboutthisin mybookunderstand'your'dreams'now,whereitalkaboutzombiedreams andwhythereisadrawtothis.thisissomethingthatireallybelieveisa propheticsignthatgodhassomethingforyou.so,wealwayssaythisinmy ministry, Ifitwereadream,whatwoulditmean? Inotherwords,letuslook atitas,youknow,likeaparablethatjesuswoulddoorsomethinglikethat. Now,evenifitisanevilthing inthiscasezombiesaretheundead that

8 Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved. meansthattheycannotdie.theydonotreallyhavealife,buttheydonot reallyhaveadeatheither.sothisissayingtoyouthatifyouarehavingthis reoccurringzombiedream,thereissomethingyouareabouttodiscoverthat isgoingtocauseyoutocometolifeanditisgoingtoreallychangeyourlife. Now,itisanightmarerightnow,becausethatisthewayalotofthose destinydreamsare.thatisadestinydream.ihadadestinydream a reoccurringnightmare allthewayfromage12to19whereiwasbeing chasedbysomethingevil.thisisthesamething.azombieisthesametype ofdestinydream.itissaying,wow,thereissomethingthatisevilthatis tryingtogetyou.butwhywouldsatantrytoworkonyouunlessyouarea threat?thatisthewholethingwiththezombiesandvampires thereis somethingbigwithyou.ihadit.ihadthereoccurringnightmareforanumber ofyears.ihavenothaditsince,butijustwanttopraythatyouwillrecognize thisandbeabletofindyourdestiny. Zakiya: Sogood.Thankyou.So,alongthoselines, If$someone$has$an$obsession$ with$wolves$and$werewolves,$does$that$mean$something$different$than$ the$zombies$and$vampires? Doug: Yes.Nowalotofthesymbolism,whichIgointoalittlebitinmyDream' Crash'Course,'isgoingtochangefrompersonPtoPpersonandculturePtoP cultureandgenerationptopgeneration.sowhatlooksvery,veryevilfor someone Likeinmycase,Iaminmy50s,soforourgenerationand peopleintheir40sand30s,youknow,itmightbedifferent especiallywith thewholeideaofthezombiesandvampiresandthingslikethat.oneofthe questionsiknowisgoingtocomeisthatofskulls.youknow,peoplesay, I seeskullsonartandbodyartandtattoos,allthat.iseeskulls. Butyou know,thisisthesimilarthing.thesymbolismforaskullformygroup,formy generation,wouldbesomethingevil.butwhatifoundafteryearsofdoing outreachandinterpretingliterallythousandsoftattoosforpeopleoutonthe streets,thatthereisagenerationhere,nowtheydonotreallyhaveanage limit,buttheydonotseeskullsasbeingevil.theyseeskullsasbeingan overcomer someonewhohasovercomedeath.sotheymayputonaskull asanovercomerofdeathasopposedtoworshippingdeath.now,ihaveto tellyou,backtothequestions,withthewholethingwithzombies,vampires andtheideaofwerewolvesandstufflikethat thereisadrawtoevilright now.weareseeinganincreaseofthestrangeandevilthingsintheworld becauseweseeallthesesuicidebombersandsenselesskillingsanditisnot ofthelord.now,ijustwanttosaythis.iamnotsayingthatpeoplewhoare intothesemoviesaredemonicoranythinglikethat.itispossibletheyare.it is.butijustwanttosaythis:therearemanythatiknow myownfamily members Ibelievetheyarecalledtosomethingradicallynewthatthey havenotdiscoveredyet.thatislike,youknow,likethewerewolfcomingout onthefullmoontypeofthing.ijustwanttosaythattheoppositeofthatis Godisgoingtobringananointingonyou.Thereissomethingthatisgoingto happenthatisgoingtoawakenyoutobecomeradicalforthelord.itisjust

9 Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved. thattheyhavenotseenityet.theydonotfitinthisother,oldwineskinsoto speak,butithasnotbeenreleasedyet.itiscomingverysoon.ihopethat makessense. Zakiya: Yes.Yes,itdoes.Youknow,speakingofthegenerationaldifferences, Is$ there$also$something$to$cultural$differences$with$piercings$and$ tattoos? Doug: Yes,thereis.Piercings whatihavefoundanyway,isyoucanprophesy overaperson spiercings.now,youdonotwanttotellthemthat,becauseit isweird.youdon tjustwalkupandsay, Icanprophesyoveryourpiercings. Thatisweird.WhatInotice andihavetrainedmyoutreachteam,ihave beendoingthisforyears Istartednoticingthisthing:Whyaretheydrawnto thatarea?now,thisallstartedwithmyowndaughter.oh,yes.sheisinher 30snow,butwhensheturned18shegothertonguepiercedandshegother earslined,youknow,shegotsomestudsinherears.istartedthinking,you know,andiloveher.thelordtoldme, Loveher.Justloveher, evenifidid notunderstandit.istartedlooking.isaid, Wow,thinkabouthergifts. Iam thinkingaboutherandwhysheisdrawntohertongue.well,shedefinitelyis aspeaker.notlikeme.sheisanarticulator.ifyougetaroundmydaughter, youaregoingtohearheropinionandalsosheisalistener.inoticed, Wow, look.sheisdrawntohertongueandherears.thosearehertwospiritual gifts.soistartednoticingthiswithpeoplewithnosepiercings,youknow,and noseisdiscernment.itellyou,youcanaskalmosteveryone.idonotwalkup tothemandsay, Listen,Icaninterpretthis. Ijustuseitasanicebreaker anditrainmyteamstodothis.ifyouseesomeonewithanosepierced,you canstartoutsaying, Wow,Ibetyoucantellifyoucantrustsomeonewhen youmeetthem,right? becauseapersonwhoisdrawntotheirnose thatis discernment.soifyouhavethegiftofdiscernment,whetheryouredeemthe giftinthelordornot youknow,youcanhaveagiftthatisnotredeemed youaredrawntoit.soitiscultural.therearecertaincountriesthatarea littlebitdifferent,butthethingiswithpiercingsanyway,isthatitdoescome backdowntowhytheyaredrawntothatpartoftheirbody.nowwithtattoos, itcouldbeculturalinthesymbolism.ihavetheonline'prophetic'tattoo'and' Piercing'Training'whereIwalkthroughthisstuffandIhavedonethisin ministryschoolsandthingslikethatbeforeoutreachesandthings.whatwe doistrainpeopletounderstandacoupleofthings:oneisthesymbolism,and thesecondthingisaboutthelocationonthebody.thatisveryimportantto notice.nowthelocationonthebodytendstobeuniversal.allovertheworld, youknow,theyaredrawntothenoseortheyaredrawntotheear,theright isdifferentthantheleft.thelefttendstobethethingsyouwerebornwitheit iswhereyouputtheweddingring.thisistofasttrackyouintothis understanding.soonethingthatisuniversalistheplacementoftattoosand piercings.thesecondthatcanbeculturalisthesymbolsthattheyuseorthe designtheyuse.somepeoplesaytome,youknow, Idonotknow.Ijust pointedtoadesignuponthewall,youknow, or Iwasoutwithmyfriends,

10 Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved. andwhateverhappened.butdoyouknowwhat?wehaveseenoverand overthatgodwillhaveameaningforthemandpeoplewillhaveadivine encounterwiththelord.onceyouhaveseenthishappen,mygoodness, youwillbehooked. Zakiya: WowWowThatisreallygreat.WowSo,nowthatwearetalkingabout tattoos, Is$it$possible$to$create$a$spiritual$tie$with$your$tattoo$artist$ since$the$process$involves$blood? Doug: Absolutely.Now,Iknowthatthereareacoupleofbooksouttherethatare tellingpeople,youknow, Stayawayfromtattoos.Theyareevil.Theycan prayovertheneedlesandyouarelettingtheblood. Doyouknowwhat? Thereisanelementoftruthinthat,butatthesametimewedonotwantto walkinaspiritoffear. Goddidnotgiveusaspiritoffear,butlove,power andasoundmind. Also, GreateristheOneinyouthantheoneinthe world. So,Iagreethatwehavetobecareful.Inotherwords,ifyougeta tattoo,prayoveritafterwards.youknow,praybeforeyougotothetattoo artist.youknow,prayandaskgodtoshowyouifyoushould,ormaybeyou gotoneinthepast.prayoveritbecause,youknow,youcanbreakanything. ThebloodofJesusisstrongerthananything,butyoudonotwanttobe foolishatthesametime.soijustsay,prayoverthatandchoosepeople wisely.ifyouwenttosomeplacethatdidnotseemevilthengoahead, anointitwithoil,havesomefriendspraywithyouandbreakoffanythingevil. God swillisgreater.youknow,thebloodofjesusisgreater. Zakiya: Amen.Amen.Sohereisagreatquestion. My$sister$has$a$lot$of$tattoos$ and$i$have$heard$that$they$can$be$addicting.$what$do$you$do$when$ someone$is$maybe$using$ink$to$escape$or$numb$the$pain$they$feel$in$ other$areas$of$life,$just$like$any$other$possible$addiction? Doug: Exactly.ThatishowItreatit:likeanyotheraddiction.Whatyouwanttodo thenisbegintoprayforthemovertheaddiction.yes,peoplegetaddictedto thingsliketattoosanddifferentthingslikethat.youwanttoprayforthem overtheaddictionandblessthem.buthereiswhatirecommend:learnhow togiveapropheticword,likeiamsaying.learnhowtogiveawordover them.findoneontheirbodythatgodspeakstoyouandsharethatword withthem.thatiswhatihaveseenoverandover.itstartstoturnthat processtothelord.sotheystartlookingatitandeverytimetheyseeiton theirbody,itisprophesying.theyareremembering.irecommendrecording thepropheticwordovertheirtattoo,youknow.irecentlysawthesenew tattoosthathaveascan.youcanvoicescan.itisusedwithacellphoneapp andyoucanactuallyputatattooonthatwouldhaveascanningabilityto haveanactualvoicetoit.now,thatremindedme.iwasthinking, Wow,how hightechisthat? ButGodcandothat,youknow.Youcangivethema propheticwordandrecorditonyourcellphoneandgiveittothemandevery timetheyseethat,theythinkaboutit.ihavebeenonsomanyoutreaches

11 Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved. andonceweprophesysomethingpositiveoveroneoftheirtattoosor somethinglikethat,iseethem,youknow,walkingawayholdingitand lookingatit.theyarerealizing, Mygoodness,Godlovesme.Godisreal. It issopowerful. Zakiya: WowSothetattooscanhelpsomeonereinforceorembodywhoGodhas createdthemtobe. Doug: Yes,absolutely. Zakiya: WowThatispowerful. Doug: Notalltattoosaregood,ofcourse,butwecanredeemthem.ThatiswhyI callit Flippingit youknow,flippingthenegative.likeisaidbefore,why wouldtheenemytrytoworksoheavily?evenonthepersonwhohasthe addictiontotattoos,whywouldtheenemybeworkingsohardagainst someoneunlessyouareathreattotheenemy?unlessyouhaveagreatcall ofgodonyourlifethathasnotyetbeenfulfilled?this,myfriends,iswhat motivatesmeandallofourteamsaswegooutanddooutreachesallover theworld,interpretingtattoosandpiercingsandinterpretingdreams,giving propheticwords.wedothisbecausegodhasadestinyforeveryoneand theyaresosurprisedtofindoutthatjesusisinterestedinthemandtheyare notareject.thisissopowerful.peoplesay, Well,wheredidJesusdothat? Well,youknow,inasenseHewasdoingitwithanyonewhowasconsidered anoutcastoftheirday.youknow,whenhetalkedtothewomanatthewell orhetalkedtothewomanwhowascaughtinadultery.hediddifferent things,youknow.heturnedwaterintowine.hedidthingswithpeopleinthe moderndayculture.sowhatwearedoingtodayiswearefindingawayto beabletousesomethingthatwasintendedforevilandturnittogood.i believegodisgoingtodosomethingamazinginthisgeneration. Okay.Well,Zakiya,thankyousomuchforjoiningus. Zakiya: Well,thankyoufortakingthetimetoanswerthesequestions.Ilearnedalot Doug: Yes.Doyouknowwhat,ifyouhavequestions,goaheadandtuneintoour SpiritConnectionWebcastthatwedo.Youcantypeinquestionsinthechat room.also,checkoutallthetrainingihave.ihavementionedacoupleof timesabouttheprophetic'tattoo'and'piercing'interpretation'onlinetraining.i donotpushitalot,butijustwantedtobringthisoutrightnowbecausei believegodisdoingsomethingnewandwearegoingtoseeit.weare goingtoseearadicalnewmoveofgod So,Father,wereleasethisrightnow.IntheNameofJesus,IpraythatYou wouldopenoureyestobeabletoseethatthefieldsareripeforharvest.i praythatwewouldbeabletoseeyourgoodnessinthingsliketattoos,like piercings,thatyouwouldbeabletoseethegoodness,yourgoodnessin

12 Zakiya: Doug: eachperson.father,ithankyouforeachperson,eventheoneslistening whoareintozombies,vampires,tattoosandpiercings andiamnotjudging themrightnow IjustpraythattheywouldhaveanencounterwithYouand theywouldbeworldchangersandtheywouldfindoutwhytheenemyhas chasedthemsohard,forsolong.nowtheyaregoingtofindsomethingnew, injesus Name.Amen. Amen. Well,seeyounextweek. Copyright2017DougAddisonandInLightConnection.AllRightsReserved.