THE PRINCE OF PERSIA, HIS DAY IS DONE! A JEREMIAH GENERATION COMING FORTH

By Steven Springer
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In a dream, I saw a group of people warring and contending for the things of the Spirit, particularly concerning Iran, the Middle East, and the Prince of Persia.

It was like a spiritual standoff – pushback after pushback, resistance against resistance. There was an intense battle taking place in the heavenly realm.

Then, suddenly, I saw Dutch Sheets. In the dream, he looked like William Wallace from Braveheart. His hair was longer, blue-painted stripes were across his face, and at his side was a massive five-foot sword that represented the grace and authority of God.

He shouted: “LET’S DO THIS! THIS IS OUR TIME! THIS IS OUR HOUR!”

Immediately, three others and I along with Dutch took an Appeal to Heaven flag that was fastened to a pole; we lifted it and forcefully struck the ground with it.

The moment the pole struck the earth, I saw a tremendous bolt of lightning shoot upward into the heavens and directly into the throne room of God.

As the decrees went forth, I saw the Lord manifest His authority and execute righteousness.

From heaven came lightning, fire, and a massive hammer, something like a great war hammer descending from the throne of God. As it moved through the heavenly realms, a bolt of lightning struck the Prince of Persia, and I watched him fall to the ground.

There was suddenly tremendous upheaval throughout Iran, but rising above the chaos was another sound: the sound of freedom and awakening.

People who had been held under spiritual deception and an evil tyranny began to awaken and cry out: “Truly, the One True and Living God, Yeshua HaMashiach, has saved us and brought us freedom!”

Then I saw fire fall from heaven. The fire consumed everything that was hindering the manifest presence of God.

Then the hammer of the Lord struck the ground, releasing a tremendous earthquake. Lightning flashed across the heavens, followed by deafening claps of thunder throughout the skies of the Middle East, silencing the imam's call to Islamic prayer and the sound of the false prophet.

Every competing sound was silenced before the voice and majesty of the Lord.

The nations seemed to stand still because people somehow knew something had shifted in the realm of the spirit.

Then I saw religious leaders and false prophets throughout the Middle East and beyond falling to the ground. Their words fell powerless at the feet of Yeshua. Their accusations and declarations against Him were brought to nothing. Their mouths were muzzled, and the lies spoken against Yeshua, the One True and Living God, lost their power.

What happened in Iran began creating tremors throughout the broader Islamic world as deception was exposed and truth was unveiled concerning the identity, power, love, and majesty of the One True God.

People began encountering the power and authority contained in His hand and in His Word.

Then, in the dream, I heard clearly in the Spirit: “I am manifesting Jeremiah 23:28–30.”

“The prophet who has a dream may tell his dream; but he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat [for nourishment]?” says the Lord. “Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]?” says the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks the [most stubborn] rock [in pieces]? Therefore behold (hear this), I am against the [counterfeit] prophets,” says the Lord, “[I am descending on them with punishment, these prophets] who steal My words from one another [imitating the words of the true prophets].”
- ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭23‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Suddenly, I saw an enormous banner stretched across the nations of the earth. Written upon it were the words: “YESHUA IS GOD, AND HE IS LOVE!”

The banner waved over the entire planet.

Then the scene shifted back to our gathering. We were still standing together holding the Appeal to Heaven flag.

The voice of the Lord thundered: "Your appeal and your decrees have done this. Well done!”

Then I heard: “I AM READY TO PERFORM MY WORD!”

The Lord continued: “I AM RAISING UP A JEREMIAH GENERATION!”

Jeremiah’s name carries the sense of “Yahweh exalts” or “Yahweh looses.”

I sensed that God was raising up a generation—beginning even in their youth—who would carry:

• THE SWORD.
• THE FIRE.
• THE HAMMER OF THE LORD.

They would carry the sword of His Word, the fire of His presence, and the hammer of His authority.

THE PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE

I believe this dream speaks prophetically concerning a season of intensified intercession for Iran and the Middle East, and particularly concerning the gathering on August 14, 2026, when intercessors around the world will gather in agreement.

I believe we are entering a time of tremendous spiritual shaking as the fear of the Lord is released.

The warfare is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual powers and principalities. God loves the people of Iran and the peoples of the Middle East, and His desire is salvation, freedom, awakening, and the revelation of Yeshua, the One true living God.

Demons will tremble.
Principalities will be shaken.
Spiritual giants will fall.
Strongholds of deception will be broken.
And a great harvest will come forth marked by LOVE, GRACE, TRUTH, and POWER.

YESHUA IS GOD AND HE IS LOVE!

Insights from the Dream with Scriptural Foundations

Jeremiah 23:28–30  The Fire and the Hammer

The Lord contrasts human dreams and words with His own Word and declares in Jeremiah 23:29 (AMP):
“Is not My word like fire and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”

This became one of the keys to the dream: the fire and hammer were representations of the authority and power of God’s Word.

Jeremiah 1:9–12 God Watches Over His Word

The Lord touches Jeremiah’s mouth and puts His words there. He then commissions Jeremiah concerning nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, but also to build and plant.

Most significantly, the Lord tells Jeremiah that He is watching over His Word to fulfill it.
This corresponds directly with what I heard in the dream: “I AM READY TO PERFORM MY WORD!”

Daniel 10:12–13, 20 The Prince of Persia

Daniel records spiritual resistance involving the “prince of the kingdom of Persia.” The passage reveals that earthly events can have a corresponding spiritual conflict taking place in the heavenly realm.

This is the biblical backdrop for the Prince of Persia imagery in the dream.

Ephesians 6:12 Our Battle Is Spiritual

Ephesians 6:12 (AMP) reminds us that our struggle is not ultimately against flesh and blood, but against rulers, powers, world forces of darkness, and spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly places.

Therefore, this dream should not be interpreted as hostility toward Iranian, Persian, Arab, or Muslim people.

People are not the enemy.

The battle described in the dream is spiritual, and the desired outcome is freedom, salvation, awakening, and encounter with the love of God through Yeshua.

Hebrews 12:26–29  The Shaking

God promises a shaking so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

The dream’s earthquake and heavenly shaking point toward the removal of spiritual structures that oppose the purposes of God and the establishment of His unshakable Kingdom.

Isaiah 40:5 His Glory Shall Be Revealed

“And the glory and majesty and splendor of the LORD will be revealed…” Isaiah 40:5 (AMP)
I believe this carries particular significance for the Middle East.
THE GLORY OF THE LORD SHALL BE REVEALED!

Habakkuk 2:14 The Knowledge of His Glory

The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

Philippians 2:9–11 Every Knee Will Bow

God has highly exalted Yeshua, and ultimately every knee will bow and every tongue acknowledge His Lordship.

John 8:36 Freedom Through the Son

The freedom seen breaking forth in the dream ultimately comes through the Son:
“So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free.” 
John 8:36 (AMP)

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS

YESHUA IS GOD, THE PRINCE OF PERSIA’S DAY IS DONE!

We declare in the mighty name of Yeshua HaMashiach: YESHUA IS GOD! He is King of kings and Lord of lords! We declare that every dark kingdom must bow before the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Prince of Persia, your day is done! Your assignment of deception, bondage, intimidation, and spiritual darkness is broken. The fire of God’s Word is being released, and the hammer of the Lord is breaking spiritual rocks into pieces. We declare freedom over Iran and throughout the Middle East. Let strongholds fall, let deception be exposed, and let millions encounter the saving love and power of Yeshua. The kingdoms of darkness will fall, but the Kingdom of our God will stand forever!

THE GLORY OF THE LORD SHALL BE REVEALED IN THE MIDDLE EAST!

We decree that the glory of the Lord shall be revealed throughout Iran, Persia, Israel, and the nations of the Middle East! Let the light of Yeshua pierce every darkness. Let freedom and salvation break forth. Let dreams, visions, signs, wonders, miracles, and supernatural encounters reveal Yeshua HaMashiach as Lord. We declare: YESHUA IS GOD, AND HE IS LOVE! Let the fire of His presence fall, let the hammer of His Word break ancient strongholds, and let the sword of the Spirit cut through generations of deception. We call forth a Jeremiah generation carrying the Word, fire, love, holiness, courage, and authority of the Lord. Dark kingdoms will fall, captives will be set free, and a great harvest will arise throughout the Middle East. From Iran to the nations, let the sound of salvation arise: YESHUA IS LORD! And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together!

CONCLUDING PROCLAMATIONS

• YESHUA IS GOD.
• YESHUA IS LOVE.
• THE PRINCE OF PERSIA'S DAY IS DONE.
• DARK KINGDOMS WILL FALL.
• YESHUA FREEDOM AND SALVATION WILL BREAK FORTH.
• AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD SHALL BE REVEALED IN THE MIDDLE EAST!

Amen, in Yeshua's Name!