AUSTRALIA NEEDS STRONG GODLY PROPHETIC VOICES

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Today Australia needs true faithful strong Godly prophetic voices. 1 Kings 22 is a powerful narrative that shows the desperate need for the true word of the Lord regardless of consequences. 

A Tale of Two Kings, One Godly, One evil, and a Prophet without compromise

King Jehoshaphat (יְהוֹשָׁפָט meaning ‘Jehovah has judged’; son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah) visits the King of Israel (Ahab אַחְאָב  a wicked king) as Ahab was facing an enemy and needed help. Although Ahab had 400 ‘prophets’ (1 Kings 22:6), he had no one that spoke the true word of the Lord.  Jehoshaphat asks is there a prophet of the Lord!  In other words the 400 prophets that the King of Israel had gathered were useless as they were simply a bunch of ‘yes men’.

Jehoshaphat wanted a true man of God to speak! How often do people want their ears tickled, their immediate needs met, with no thought for what God wants?

“And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of Him?” 1 Kings 22:7 

Then Ahab says there is one man of God, but he does not like what he says. The King of Israel wanted his ears tickled, but did not want to face up to the consequences  his own sin and the sins of his people.  He was offended by the word of the Lord because it found Ahab wanting.

 “So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!” 1 Kings 22:8

Micaiah (מִיכָֽיְהוּ meaning ‘who is like God’; a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel) was a true prophet, not afraid to speak the true word of the Lord regardless of what others thought or the consequences. Ahab even attempted to gaol Micaiah, which was going to be a terrible punishment.

The King of Israel hated Micaiah because Micaiah spoke the true word of the Lord.  If the King of Israel had repented and turned to the Lord all could have been made right. 

After being warned, Ahab ends up dead at the hands of his enemies, with dogs licking up his blood. This happened at the word of the Lord from His prophet and Ahab’s continuing evil.

How does this apply to Australia, especially the Ekklesia (Church)

We believers (you are all ministers of the Gospel) have a great responsibility in administering the prophetic gifts from the Lord. God’s judgement is at hand. Do not say this is only old testament, consider Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11.  God’s grace is also fully available, but judgement is still comes from the Lord at times. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 9:10 . As a nation we do not honour the Lord or hold his word holy.

The Ekklesia in Australia is facing a plethora of critical issues  (Trans and gay agendas, ‘safe  schools’, euthanasia, abortion, prostitution, people trafficking, and many other perversions and sins ) and it is time we the Ekklesia need to be speaking the word of the Lord boldly to a nation desperately in need of repentance and salvation.

Ekklesia in the New Testament was used to refer to any assembly of people. In his address to the Sanhedrin, Stephen calls the people of Israel “the assembly [Ekklesia] in the wilderness” (Acts 7:38). And in Acts 19:39, Ekklesia refers to a convening of citizens to discuss legal matters (i.e. governmental authority). In most NT contexts, the word Ekklesia is used to refer to the people who comprise the New Testament church. I.e. God’s people with governmental authority.

This is the word I felt for Australia, especially the Ekklesia, at this time.  I asked the Lord the same question that Jehoshaphat  asked: ‘Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of Him?’. Sadly, today there are some ‘prophetic’ voices that only tickle people’s ears; we need the authentic word of the Lord.

I felt the Lord say that there will not be a single person to speak, but He wanted His Holy, Apostolic, Prophetic, Bride – His Ekklesia – to speak as one. I.e. in both Psalm 133:1 unity and John 17:22 oneness. I recommend reading Ekklesia Rising by Dean Briggs.

Sometime ago I saw a vision of leaders in every pulpit in the nation speaking the word of the Lord with power and truth.  Every congregation were on there knees crying out for His righteousness and truth. Repentance and change begins at the household of God. This is the start of Australia turning around.

The word being preached was without compromise, it was very offensive to sinners and some saints alike, the word of the Lord was also life and salvation through repentance and belief. Many found life in Jesus Christ.

The people of Australia (mostly) are heart sick of the current marxist political trajectory. The rise and rise of One Nation is symptomatic of the people’s cry, but political change is not the real answer.

We cannot see any political change as the end answer to the sins of Australia, only the work of the cross, Jesus as our saviour is the answer.

In the vision, as the clear word of the Lord was declared in unity across the nation many were convicted and fell to their knees crying out to the Lord for help and salvation.

Now is the time for all of us to be the prophet that Jehoshaphat had asked for, we all need to declare the truth of the word.  We the Church are called to manifest the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.  We will not win any popularity contests, but we will be His voice in a dry and thirsty land.

His Ekklesia is awesome and powerful, it is truly apostolic and prophetic.  The Lord is calling all of us to rise up and be His voice of truth in a land that has hundreds of false prophets who speak vanities.

“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” Matthew 11:12 

Arise and Take Action

Join us as we pray and fast for the Church — the Body of Christ — to awaken to and fulfil her calling and mission. We are praying for the Church (Ekklesia) to:

  1. Awaken to her first love for Jesus. (Ephesians 5:14; Revelation 2:4)
  2. Awaken to evangelism so that millions will trust in Christ. (John 3:16; Proverbs 11:30)
  3. Awaken to her prophetic voice to the nation. (Isaiah 52:1; Matthew 14:4)

Article by Kym of Ruach haKodesh Ministries.

THE AUSTRALIAN LABOUR PARTY DON’T GET IT

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WELCOME TO COUNTRY CEREMONIES

The Labour Party is proposing to formally enshrine one of this country’s most divisive rituals into party policy.

Here’s the exact wording of what is being proposed:

“Labor recognises the importance of welcome to country and acknowledgement of country ceremonies, as opportunities to show respect to First Nations people.”

Polling over the past few years has consistently shown that the majority of Australians are sick to death of these divisive race-based ceremonies in which we are ritually reminded that we are visitors in our own country.

A news.com.au poll of 50,000 people found that two-thirds wanted Welcome to Country ceremonies scrapped completely.

So naturally Labor’s response is: “Let’s have more.”

WHAT YOU CAN’T SAY ABOUT ISLAM

Because of these newly enacted hate-speech laws, we may comfortably predict that many Australians will now be unprepared to make critical comments or give warnings about radical Islam, no matter how well-based those comments or warnings might be. In a world where Islamic hatred of Jews and Christians is an ugly and obvious reality, and where threats are made by radical Muslims against Western democracies, and where some Muslim leaders in Australia, preaching from their pulpits, openly express sympathy with terrorists, the ability of Australians to defend themselves and their interests is seriously diminished by the prohibition of strong criticism of religion. The Bondi killing of Jews by Muslim extremists has made no impact on ALP policy.

The Albanese government has, inter alia, recently appointed an anti-Semitism envoy to draft a report on how to combat this undeniable social ill. The recommendations emanating from the envoy’s report propose the further erosion of free speech by adopting even more stringent hate-speech laws. This is concerning, because the criticism of religion, any religion, should be tolerated, and even celebrated, as an expression of the implied freedom of political communication, recognised by the Australian High Court.

Unfortunately, however, the ruling Labor Party and its Coalition doppelgangers appear completely oblivious to the fact that their new hate speech legislation, because of its generality, can easily be used as a convenient tool to effectively remove free speech on religious grounds from the public forum.

One aggravating problem leading to anti-Semitism (and other sources of societal problems), of course, is the policy of mass immigration depositing on our shores some who are prone to religious extremism and scripturally endorsed anti-Semitism. Accordingly, Australia should engage in serious research into all would-be visitors and immigrants and abandon the pro-forma review that prevails these days.

It entails that each person entering the country be checked to ensure no radical anti-Semite is allowed in, even for brief visits, to secure our common security. To deal with immigration in a responsible manner, it is worth remembering the words of the late Sir Harry Gibbs, formerly Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia:

While it would be grossly offensive to modern standards for a state to discriminate against any of its own citizens on the grounds of race, a state is entitled to prevent the immigration of persons whose culture is such that they are unlikely readily to integrate into society, or at least to ensure that persons of that kind do not enter the country in such numbers that they will be likely to form a distinct and alien section of society, with the resulting problems that we have seen in the United Kingdom.

AUSTRALIA CELEBRATES ANZAC DAY – “LEST WE FORGET”

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The most recognisable phrase of an Anzac dawn service — “Lest we forget” — comes from a Christian poem written by Rudyard Kipling in England. Known as the Recessional, it is often read or sung as a hymn at Anzac Day events.

The phrase “lest we forget” is sounded to call our nation to remember the sacrifice made by our fallen soldiers in war. Yet Kipling penned those words in 1897 with a different meaning in mind.

The Recessional issued a warning against pride in British military might, cautioning that a nation’s success could quickly vanish if that nation forgot God. Kipling based the phrase “lest we forget” on biblical passages such as Deuteronomy 4:8–9 and 6:12, where Moses implores Israel to remember God and his laws:

“And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children.” Deuteronomy 4:8-9

“Take care lest you forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.” Deuteronomy 6:12-13

Sadly, Australia has not only forgotten God but it has rejected Him and His commandments and it is already reaping the consequences of that decision. We have also forgotten that God judges nations. We only have to look at the history of the nation God established for His purposes, Israel to see God’s repeated judgement.

God establishes nations – as detailed in many portions of Scripture including the following:

“He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them” Job 12:23

“I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted” Jeremiah 18:9

“From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him” Acts 17:26-27

LOSING AUSTRALIA: HOW MULTICULTURALISM BEGAN AND HOW AUSTRALIA WAS LOST

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Multiculturalism Introduced: 70’s Whitlam Labor Government

The Whitlam Government dismantled the White Australia Policy and with it, the longstanding expectation of assimilation. In its place, Australia was reframed away from the idea of one people with a shared national identity and toward an ideology of multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism Australia

What should have occurred instead was the adoption of a genuinely multiracial policy, one that welcomed people to Australia regardless of background, but with the clear and non-negotiable expectation that upon arrival, they would adopt the Australian way of life and fully integrate into our existing culture, to fully become Australian.

That didn’t happen; instead, they were encouraged to hold onto their existing culture.

Australia Redefined by Multiculturalism: 70’s to 80’s Fraser Liberal Government

Malcolm Fraser didn’t reverse Labour’s experiment. He locked it in. Under Fraser, Australia stopped being described as a culturally unified nation and was redefined as a “multicultural society”. The idea that Australians should share a common culture was discarded.

Multiculturalism Entrenched: 80s to 90s Hawke and Keating Labor Governments

Multiculturalism became explicit state policy, bureaucracies multiplied, advisory councils appeared, and taxpayer-funded ethnic advocacy bodies were entrenched.

Citizenship was redefined away from equality and toward group-based identity politics.

“Diversity” became a moral command handed down by our lords and masters in Canberra.

What Was Lost

Let’s be absolutely clear about what was lost in this process. Australia already had a culture, an Australian culture. A culture shaped by our history, language, institutions, customs, and shared Christian foundation.

It is entirely reasonable to expect that when migrants come to Australia, they adopt that culture and assimilate into our way of life, that is how successful nations function, that is how social trust is built.

What Australians were never asked for was the creation of parallel societies, where people live in Australia but never truly become Australian. (You know what I am talking about — you have seen it.)

People come here because Australia is safer, freer, and more prosperous than the countries they left behind. Yet far too many of those we have chosen to admit have imported the very social, cultural, and political failures that originally forced them to leave. The obvious question is, why bring those problems and those people here at all? It is a good question and one that deserves an answer.

It is perfectly reasonable for us to expect newcomers to leave behind old feuds, vendettas, dysfunctional politics, and to adopt our Australian way of life. That is the social contract. If someone is unwilling to do that, flights leave daily. So I ask you again, why are we allowing such people to come here at all?

Demand better from your leaders, demand an immigration system that serves Australians first, demand assimilation, social cohesion, and loyalty to our nation, not endless appeasement of activists, bureaucrats, and Marxists. A nation that cannot assert who it is will soon be told who it must become.

Stop being afraid of the slurs. Racist. Nazi. Sexist. Misogynist. These words have been screamed into meaninglessness by the Left and now carry no moral authority. Do not be afraid to speak the truth, do not apologise for defending our culture, our country or our people.

Reject the lie that self-respect, love of country, and pride in our Christian foundations amount to hatred. There is nothing virtuous about national suicide and nothing moral about silence in the face of cultural erasure.

The choice is no longer abstract: defend Australian culture now or lose it forever. History will remember those who stayed quiet to avoid being called names, and it will remember those who had the courage to stand when it mattered.

How do you want history to remember you? As a coward or as someone who stood up and made their voice heard?

Article originally published at Let’s Talk About It by Senator Ralph Babet, 22 December 2025

Ralph Babet is a Christian who wants to restore our Christian heritage. I cannot see that happening. In fact, it is amazing that Parliament is still opened with prayer which is a constant reminder of that Christian heritage. These facts: the Greens party members do not enter parliament until after prayer, and the godless bills that are being passed into law demonstrate that most members of parliament no longer believe in the God of our Bible. We are a goat nation under the judgement of God. Floods and fires are just the beginning of judgement.

AUSTRALIA – A NATION IN DECLINE

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Greg Sheridan in The Australian recently warned that Australia is a nation in decline — from rising debt to falling fertility and a loss of hope. At the heart of it all? A spiritual vacuum we’ve tried to ignore.

Greg said, “Across every indicator you can imagine — economy, living standards, social cohesion, crime, health, military capability, the creativity and virtuosity of the arts — we’re in serious decline.” Greg did not address the spiritual nature of the decline, which is the cause of the decrease in the rest of the indicators. If you have no knowledge of our Creator God, who made us in His image and loves us enough to send His only son to pay the price for our rebellion against Him, then you will get the outcome we have. It results from sinful men doing what they think is best for themselves; the strong rule over the weak.

As faith diminishes and social upheaval sets in, the state steps in to fill the spiritual void, offering itself as a stabilising force, a surrogate provider, and a substitute for God. But the more power we give it, the more of our finances and freedoms we are forced to surrender.

Greg’s Weekend Australian article has caused no small stir, not just for its bold thesis, but for the arsenal of facts Sheridan marshalled to support his case.

Families that can’t afford a home and struggle to pay for life’s necessities stop having children. Mums and dads forced to work longer hours spend less time with their children — and each other. Young people who believe a stable future is beyond reach stop aspiring. And as the national debt balloons, mental health declines, and anxiety and despair set in, our institutions lose their legitimacy and Australia’s social fabric frays.

In short, economic woes are a fast track to social declension — and Greg Sheridan has rightly lamented both in his sobering analysis of mid-2020s Australia.

The Numbers Behind the Decline

On Australia’s economy and living standards, the situation is dire. Our national debt has now surpassed $1 trillion, not including the billions in hidden, “off-budget” borrowing. Just paying the interest on that debt costs Australians $27 billion every year — and that figure is only rising.

At the same time, productivity — the output of each worker — has fallen by 5% under the Albanese government, while real incomes have plummeted 8% in just three years — the worst performance of any nation in the OECD. Additionally, Australia’s top tax rate kicks in at lower income levels than in the US or UK, meaning that Aussies are taxed more even as they earn less.

Housing is no better. The median house price is now nine times the average income — and in Sydney, it’s a staggering thirteen times. By contrast, in the 1970s and 80s, house prices were just three or four times the average annual salary.

Is it any wonder, then, that Australia’s fertility rate has crashed to 1.44 children per woman? This is a historic low for our nation, and global data suggests it will be extremely difficult to reverse, even if the economy improves.

Australia’s education standards are also dropping:

  • Australian students are 4 years behind top Asian countries in maths
  • In 2023, 15-year-olds performed like 14-year-olds from 20 years ago
  • 1 in 3 students failed basic reading and maths in 2024
  • We spend more than the OECD average per student but get worse results

Our health is also going backwards:

  • Two-thirds of Australians are overweight or obese
  • Life expectancy is now dropping
  • Suicide is the leading cause of death for Aussies aged 15–44
  • Youth mental illness is up 50% in 15 years
  • Australia ranks second after the US for rising mental health issues

If all that weren’t enough, energy, mining, and manufacturing — once the backbone of Australian prosperity — are now in steady retreat.

Electricity prices have climbed significantly, driven by costly Net Zero policies. While a mixed energy grid that makes use of gas and coal would be more affordable, Australia is doubling down on renewables. By contrast, the so-called “big emitters” — China, India and the US — no longer believe in Net Zero, putting Australia out of step and limping behind. Amid these developments, we’ve lost critical industries like urea (used in fertiliser), plastics, and nickel, which are vital to our economic sovereignty.

Australia’s commitment to Net Zero has seen the closure of coal-fired power stations — once the backbone of our competitive advantage — in favour of costly renewables. As energy prices rise, Australian manufacturing has entered “terminal decline” and now makes up the smallest share of GDP of any nation in the OECD. By contrast, China is building 421 GW of new coal power while we’re shutting down our last 21 GW.

Just days after Sheridan’s article went to press, former federal MP Craig Kelly published an X thread featuring 26 graphs that painted a very similar picture.

Job growth is now concentrated in the debt-funded public sector, not in productive enterprise. Australia’s bureaucracy is among the most bloated in the world, and the cost of government continues to grow. With our economic complexity rating falling, fertility rates collapsing, and younger Australians losing faith in the future, Kelly argues, we’re at risk of becoming the first generation to pass on a country poorer, weaker, and less free than the one we inherited.