Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

“to set an abode or to pitch a tent.” The encampment is “round about,” which literally means to encircle a person. The man Job “feared God and shunned evil” (Job 1:1) and was provided a hedge of protection, which likely was an encampment of protective angels that prevented the adversary from entering Job’s property. Our prayers go up the prayer ladder, and, in return, angels will bring the blessing from the celestial realm to the earthly realm to manifest in various forms on behalf of God’s covenant people. T HE M ONTH OF A NSWERED P RAYER In this section I share with you the belief that there are certain seasons of answered prayer. I recall years ago that my dear friend Pastor Bob Rogers from Louisville, Kentucky, shared with me a dream in which it was revealed to him: “August is the month of answered prayer.” After Bob shared this spiritual dream in detail, I was very fascinated with the possibility of certain seasons being significant prayer seasons where special blessing could be released. I began to search the Scriptures and Jewish/rabbinical commentaries and history to see if there was some written thought on this concept. I was amazed to learn that there is a unique yearly season recognized by devout Jews, called Teshuvah , which often begins in the month of August. The emphasis of this season is repentance, the opening of the gates of heaven, and is the time God makes decisions for His people for the following twelve months.