The manifest Presence and Power of God seems to be lacking in the Church today. People are longing to sense the anointing of the Spirit of God. Good preaching, powerful programs and excellent fellowship are wonderful, but they are no substitute for the anointing of the Holy Spirit. My prayer is that THE FIVE-FOLD ANOINTING will help you develop a personal, intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit, enabling you to live your life with power and to minister with a greater level of supernatural ability. May this book open your eyes to supernatural blessings and release the power of God in your life. It is the anointing that will enable you to share in the purposes of God. The supernatural results of a life and ministry anointed by the Holy Spirit will astonish you. This can and should be your experience right now. But, be aware, there is a price to pay for all who want to live and minister in the fullness of the Holy Spirit's anointing. The anointing often brings division. The Parable of the Ten Virgins demonstrates this so vividly. There is a clear difference between the two groups of five virgins whom Jesus referred to in the New Testament. Their story is told in Matthew 25. The essential difference was that one group of five had the oil of the anointing, and the other group did not. In numerology, the number five represents division. We see that so clearly today in the context of present-day ministry. Lines of division today are not being drawn along denominational or doctrinal boundaries, but rather along lines of present-day anointing and power. The end-time Church will certainly be distinguished in this way. I believe one group of virgins in this parable represents the true Church of the Anointed One, Jesus Christ. The other represents the counterfeit Church, supporting a false Christ or the antichrist. A thorough study and understanding of the anointing is vital if the 21st century Church is to carry out its commission and effectively take the Gospel of the Kingdom to all the nations.