A Word for 5786 (2026)
Part I
After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this."
Revelation 4:1
7 September 2025
Susan Rowe
Susan Rowe
Ararat from where the vision took place.
On a recent journey to the ancient nation of Armenia, on the first morning after a precious few hours of sleep, I walked out onto the courtyard of the host church as they graciously prepared breakfast for us. However, I was met with a vivid vision instead. I did not know it then, but in retrospect, it was God's introduction to this ancient nation and revelation for the coming year.
VISION: I saw a massive wall with many doors. It was an ancient wall and the doors were bolted shut. But as I walked out, some of the doors began to open. Others remained shut. From the doors that opened, I saw heads peep out with large eyes blinking as if looking to see what was happening. Those who opened the door stepped out timidly. As they stepped out, birds began chirping.
Against the backdrop of the vision, several of the host team walked out onto the terrace laden with breakfast. It was an almost surreal movie unfolding before my eyes. The backdrop of ancient doors opening, the birds chirping, and the host group meeting us marked the scene and time in my mind. We learned at the Herrnhut Summit this year that when birds chirp in the morning, they are marking their territory. It was as if the Lord was saying, "I am marking this time with My purpose. There is territory I am preparing for you to take." I took it seriously.
This vision took place in an ancient setting at the base of Mount Ararat, where, after severe judgment, life once again emerged on earth. It is as if God is saying much is again hanging in the balance. As the end-time narrative is unfolding, it is as if God is calling man to His word, "Come up here, for I must show you things to come!" (Revelation 4:1).
VISION: I saw a massive wall with many doors. It was an ancient wall and the doors were bolted shut. But as I walked out, some of the doors began to open. Others remained shut. From the doors that opened, I saw heads peep out with large eyes blinking as if looking to see what was happening. Those who opened the door stepped out timidly. As they stepped out, birds began chirping.
Against the backdrop of the vision, several of the host team walked out onto the terrace laden with breakfast. It was an almost surreal movie unfolding before my eyes. The backdrop of ancient doors opening, the birds chirping, and the host group meeting us marked the scene and time in my mind. We learned at the Herrnhut Summit this year that when birds chirp in the morning, they are marking their territory. It was as if the Lord was saying, "I am marking this time with My purpose. There is territory I am preparing for you to take." I took it seriously.
This vision took place in an ancient setting at the base of Mount Ararat, where, after severe judgment, life once again emerged on earth. It is as if God is saying much is again hanging in the balance. As the end-time narrative is unfolding, it is as if God is calling man to His word, "Come up here, for I must show you things to come!" (Revelation 4:1).
5786 a Hinge Year:
The Hebraic year 5786 is looming before us. Not trying to overspiritualize the significance of numbers, six is often referred to as the number of "man." On the sixth day God created man. He then entered life on earth, moving into the 7th day...a day of rest, Shabbat. The Hebrew "Vav" is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and represents the number 6. Vav is more than just a letter—it represents connection. It connects phrases, shapes narratives, and links ideas. Vav often functions like the English word “and,” linking one thought to another like a hinge holds a door to its frame. Its very first appearance in Scripture is in Genesis 1:1, within the word “v’et”, which means “and,” connecting "the heavens and the earth.” An enlarged "vav" marks the center of the Torah in the Hebrew word "belly" גָּחוֹן g̱âḥôn; Leviticus 11:42. Interesting it is in the word "belly" marking the center, the pivot point, of the Torah.
As a connector, "Vav" is shaped straight like a hinge or a nail. A hinge connects a door to its frame to hold it in place. A hinge is, therefore, a primary connector. The point being, this year is a key "pivot" point, a year that connects the past to the future and is vital to understand in preparation for what is to come. Doors were very significant in this vision. We often think of keys as opening or locking doors. However, whether a door opens or not also depends on the condition of the "hinge." A hinge has to move to open the door so that what is behind the door connects to what is in front. Will the hinge shift when the door opens? Or, will it remain locked and frozen, not able to move when the door is shoved?
As such, this "hinge" year is pivotal for the coming season. This year will bring change. Change requires us to make room for the new, or take us deeper in what He has already started, so that we do not stagnate, i.e., our hinges become frozen. In this "hinge" year, God wants to strengthen us and show us the "new" things to "oil our hinge." He desires to prepare us for what is ahead. As such, 5786 is a pivotal year. A year when change may rattle our horizon, but it is all to strengthen and prepare us for what is coming. Here are keys for the times of change upon us, with doors opening and others shutting.
Keys to navigate a "Hinge" year:
When God desires to shift us, He will often bring us to the end of ourselves. The "Vav" is also straight like a nail. When Jesus came to the end of His physical life on earth, He was nailed to the cross. The very thing that brought about His death pivoted Him into His ultimate resurrection and destiny. So it is with us, God may bring us to the end of ourselves so that we can "pivot" into the dimensions of His ultimate plan and purpose. Change can be challenging to navigate, but ultimately, as we trust in Him, He will guide us forward.
Psalm 119:41-48 gives insight into navigating change and pivot points in our lives. Each verse begins with the Hebrew letter "Vav." The Psalm navigates keys that will oil your hinge to open doors for the future:
Thanksgiving in all things:
Stepping into a new year and gate, a key to get through the pivot is "Thanksgiving." We enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, Psalm 100:4. Change can be stressful, downright difficult, even painful. At these key gates, thanksgiving is vital to keep schemes of the enemy from causing us to fall into despair, defeat, distress, anxiety, rejection, doubt, or unbelief in the face of challenges. Paul's exhortation to the Romans carries significant weight and admonition, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened (Romans 1:21).
The enemy is fast at work to discourage, distract, accuse, and offend. Thanksgiving in the face of these challenges will fuel a humble heart and feed revelation for what is coming. Whatever you may be facing or will face, a spirit of "thanksgiving" in all things carries the oil that keeps the hinge "greased" so that the door of our understanding keeps our hearts and minds staid on Him. We can then pass through the looming gateway to the future in faith. We serve a God who will ultimately rule and is raising up a faithful, resilient army who will not relent in moving the Kingdom forward.
The Hebraic year 5786 is looming before us. Not trying to overspiritualize the significance of numbers, six is often referred to as the number of "man." On the sixth day God created man. He then entered life on earth, moving into the 7th day...a day of rest, Shabbat. The Hebrew "Vav" is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and represents the number 6. Vav is more than just a letter—it represents connection. It connects phrases, shapes narratives, and links ideas. Vav often functions like the English word “and,” linking one thought to another like a hinge holds a door to its frame. Its very first appearance in Scripture is in Genesis 1:1, within the word “v’et”, which means “and,” connecting "the heavens and the earth.” An enlarged "vav" marks the center of the Torah in the Hebrew word "belly" גָּחוֹן g̱âḥôn; Leviticus 11:42. Interesting it is in the word "belly" marking the center, the pivot point, of the Torah.
As a connector, "Vav" is shaped straight like a hinge or a nail. A hinge connects a door to its frame to hold it in place. A hinge is, therefore, a primary connector. The point being, this year is a key "pivot" point, a year that connects the past to the future and is vital to understand in preparation for what is to come. Doors were very significant in this vision. We often think of keys as opening or locking doors. However, whether a door opens or not also depends on the condition of the "hinge." A hinge has to move to open the door so that what is behind the door connects to what is in front. Will the hinge shift when the door opens? Or, will it remain locked and frozen, not able to move when the door is shoved?
As such, this "hinge" year is pivotal for the coming season. This year will bring change. Change requires us to make room for the new, or take us deeper in what He has already started, so that we do not stagnate, i.e., our hinges become frozen. In this "hinge" year, God wants to strengthen us and show us the "new" things to "oil our hinge." He desires to prepare us for what is ahead. As such, 5786 is a pivotal year. A year when change may rattle our horizon, but it is all to strengthen and prepare us for what is coming. Here are keys for the times of change upon us, with doors opening and others shutting.
Keys to navigate a "Hinge" year:
When God desires to shift us, He will often bring us to the end of ourselves. The "Vav" is also straight like a nail. When Jesus came to the end of His physical life on earth, He was nailed to the cross. The very thing that brought about His death pivoted Him into His ultimate resurrection and destiny. So it is with us, God may bring us to the end of ourselves so that we can "pivot" into the dimensions of His ultimate plan and purpose. Change can be challenging to navigate, but ultimately, as we trust in Him, He will guide us forward.
Psalm 119:41-48 gives insight into navigating change and pivot points in our lives. Each verse begins with the Hebrew letter "Vav." The Psalm navigates keys that will oil your hinge to open doors for the future:
- Verse 41: Desire for connection with God - The psalmist expresses a deep reliance on God's promises for mercy and salvation. The opening statement reveals a humble heart dependent on God for His mercy and understanding. A broken and contrite heart – These, O God, You will not despise (Psalm 51:17).
- Verse 42: Complete trust in God - Despite circumstances or the reproaches of men, the psalmist declares trust in the Lord. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday (Psalm 37:4-6).
- Verse 43: Faith in and commitment to God's Word – Cultivate a lifestyle committed to God's word. Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path (Psalm 119:105). - Verse 44: Integrity in keeping (i.e., watchfulness) God's laws. There is a steady watchfulness, no matter what the circumstances, to God's directives and purposes. This is the spiritual place of a watchman, where pain becomes promise, trials become testimony, no matter the cost. As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever (Psalm 41:12).
- Verse 45: Walk in freedom and integrity as a reward, because he seeks God's guidance. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things (Philippians 4:8).
- Verse 46: Boldness in speaking God's word - Love will be perfected through boldness and wisdom to speak out God's purposes, even before kings and those in authority. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment (1 John 4:17).
- Verse 47-48: A heart bound and connected to God - Develop and nurture a lifestyle of intimacy with the Lord, meditating and delighting in God's Word. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine (John 15:4).
Thanksgiving in all things:
Stepping into a new year and gate, a key to get through the pivot is "Thanksgiving." We enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, Psalm 100:4. Change can be stressful, downright difficult, even painful. At these key gates, thanksgiving is vital to keep schemes of the enemy from causing us to fall into despair, defeat, distress, anxiety, rejection, doubt, or unbelief in the face of challenges. Paul's exhortation to the Romans carries significant weight and admonition, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened (Romans 1:21).
The enemy is fast at work to discourage, distract, accuse, and offend. Thanksgiving in the face of these challenges will fuel a humble heart and feed revelation for what is coming. Whatever you may be facing or will face, a spirit of "thanksgiving" in all things carries the oil that keeps the hinge "greased" so that the door of our understanding keeps our hearts and minds staid on Him. We can then pass through the looming gateway to the future in faith. We serve a God who will ultimately rule and is raising up a faithful, resilient army who will not relent in moving the Kingdom forward.
 Khor Virap/Mt. Ararat
Testimony: "I have been waiting for you!"
While on a recent journey to Armenia, we trekked to an ancient site, Khor Virap, where Gregory, the illuminator, was imprisoned for 13 years. (His prayer healed the king who imprisoned him, and subsequently they worked together to make Armenia the first nation to adopt Christianity as the nation's religion, in early 300 AD) Finding a strategic place where two crosses were embedded on the hillside outside the monastery, we found the hillside dotted with obelisks. Realizing they represented some form of idolatrous worship, we knew it was a place we needed to stop and pray. As we prayed, a whirlwind appeared. I heard the Lord say, "I have been waiting for you" (that is to say, for us all). Afterward, Armenians with us went in and knocked down all the obelisks. This sense of God waiting for us was affirmed in a meeting with Yazidi pastors the following day, who, after praying with us on the land for an afternoon, said, "We have been praying for a team like this to come." They also pulled out a bible written in the Yazidi language. It had been published just 10 days earlier. These were all signs that "He is waiting for us." Advancing forward: The end-time pressures will be significant. In this pivotal year, change will be inevitable. A great awakening is at the door. God is raising up a victorious army. There is territory to take. It may require a change and a shift on our part. However, God is calling those who will take the risk to step out with Him. He is waiting for us! Get ready, as we continually give over and connect to God, we will see things we have never seen before as we walk in continued yieldedness to Him and take territory for the Kingdom! Isaiah 22:22-23
The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open. I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, And he will become a glorious throne to his father's house. |
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Charlie Kirk, American spokesman, conservative activist, met his untimely death 3 days after this was posted, September 10, 2025 when an assassins bullet hit him on the campus of Utah Valley University, Orem Utah. It was a shot that went around the world...and a door to awakening opened. Instead of a funeral...there was revival. Let's continue to contend for the release of God's heart, His Spirit, upon people in this "Turning Point" year.
