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GARTH KANT
\nWND.com<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2013 Election eve 2016 began without any real sign of a gathering storm. No hint a popular revolt was brewing. In fact, just the opposite.<\/p>\n
The networks were reporting the mood in the inner circle of the Republican candidate was subdued, somber, tense, even foreboding \u2013 as if fearing the worst.In direct contrast, the mood in the camp of the Democratic Party presidential candidate was described as confident, expectant and already almost celebratory.<\/p>\n
Giddy.<\/p>\n
When the first polls closed on the East Coast and the first results began to come in, those moods seemed to be swiftly confirmed by reality. The pre-election polls were not wrong. Democratic Party nominee\u00a0Hillary Clinton immediately took the lead.<\/p>\n
And she was winning in the battleground states.<\/p>\n
She was leading in Florida. She was leading in North Carolina. She was leading in Pennsylvania. She was leading in Ohio. Clinton was threatening to pull away and end the suspense early.<\/p>\n
At 7\u00a0p.m., there was no sign of a popular uprising led by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. There was no sign at 8\u00a0p.m.\u00a0There was still no sign as time inexorably marched on.<\/p>\n
Something would have to break.<\/p>\n
And then it did.<\/p>\n
Like a scene out of the film \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u201d people had begun to pray.<\/p>\n
But not just in one small town. Across America. And around the world.<\/p>\n
Simple acts of faith heralded the first faint wisps of a breeze that would soon become a storm that would shake the world.<\/p>\n
It began in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
Christians from many nations gathered in the heart of Israel to pray and fast for the fate of the United States. Americans knelt on stage as the faithful prayed. Organizers instructed them to pray like never before for a just God to deliver his most Christian nation. They called it the Jerusalem Global Gathering.<\/p>\n
Christians also gathered to pray for the nation outside the U.S. Capitol. As WND reported<\/a>, pastor Dan Cummins of the small rural East Texas town of Bullard led prayers for a return to biblical principles.<\/p>\n And it was in Texas that the prayers for deliverance were sent around the world, using modern technology.<\/p>\n A large prayer group had gathered in Dallas, hosted by Ken Copeland ministries. It was broadcast by the Daystar channel. Presenters David Barton and former Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., invited viewers to join in prayer.<\/p>\n Daystar has a global reach of 400 million potential viewers.<\/p>\n As they prayed, something began to stir.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the precise moment we began broadcasting on Daystar,\u201d Bachmann told WND, \u201cas the polls were still open, and a national audience of believers joined together and prayed in concert, we literally saw the race break in favor of Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAt that very minute.\u201d<\/p>\n She presented proof.<\/p>\n \u201cThe New York Times<\/a> documented the shift in voting from that minute.\u201d<\/p>\n Michele Bachmann on Donald Trump\u2019s victory: \u2018The Lord did this\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe Times put out a timeline tracking the election results as they broke for Trump last night,\u201d Bachmann continued. \u201cWe went wild in the Dallas studio last night when David Barton, Ken and Terri Copeland, and various pastors saw that the victory for Trump began exactly at the precise moment believers corporately, over national television, sought the Lord for His favor upon our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe knew it was at the exact same time that believers joined in corporate prayer on behalf of voting for a godly platform. Believers brought the Lord into this election, and that made all the difference,\u201d added the devout believer.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is the story of last night\u2019s victory. I have no doubt. The strong right arm of a holy God heard the prayers of His people and graciously answered our prayers,\u201d Bachmann reflected.<\/p>\n \u201cIt truly explains the Trump victory. I have no doubt. No man can take the credit. Only the strong right arm of a merciful God.\u201d<\/p>\n But that was in harmony with the \u201cbelievers interceding on behalf of the American election last night in Jerusalem, praying in concert with those of us praying in America.\u201d<\/p>\n And there is no doubt someone was listening.<\/p>\n In addition to the hundreds-of-millions of viewers within Daystar\u2019s reach, the event drew about a million views online.<\/p>\n Bachmann said there had been a genuine repentance and coordinated beseeching of God. She told\u00a0WND, \u201cWe saw the effective fervent prayers of righteous believers availing much.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, prayers so specific,\u201d she explained, \u201cwe prayed for elections by county and cities and districts. We literally watched results follow the faithful effectual prayers of righteous people who had humbled themselves and cried out to God for his mercy. This wasn\u2019t credit for us; this was clearly the Lord\u2019s gracious doing.\u201d<\/p>\n Bachmann proclaimed, \u201cIt is the story of the night and the biggest story of the year. I have no doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe were told more believers came out to vote in this election than ever before,\u201d she reflected, and the numbers confirmed that.<\/p>\n Trump benefited from the largest evangelical turnout in history<\/a>.<\/p>\n image: http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/files\/2016\/11\/hispanicsfortrump_getty-300×169.jpg<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exit polls showed<\/a> that an overwhelming 80 percent of white evangelical voters (who made up 25 percent of all 2016 voters) supported Trump.<\/p>\n Related columns <\/b>(story continues below):<\/em><\/p>\n The people \u2014 and God \u2014 have spoken<\/a> by Pat Boone<\/em><\/p>\n