Why Repent For Generational Sins? Is This Scriptural? YES!

Many of you know that I encourage in my teachings to learn how to go into the Courts Of Heaven to repent for your family bloodline and generational sins.  This is to remove any curses from the sins of the ‘fathers’ that are visited on us the ‘children’.  Yesterday on my Facebook page, I encouraged again to learn how to go into the Courts of Heaven to repent for these sins of your ancestors.   There was a question on the comments from a viewer who wanted to see what Bible scriptures backed this up,  because they felt that Ezekiel 18:19-20 means that we are innocent of any sins of our fathers as it states: “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.  The one who sins is the one who will die.”

The viewer said they felt there was no need to repent for the sins on their bloodline because of what Ezekiel 18:19-20 says.  I knew there were many more scriptures that stated we were guilty of the sins of the fathers (our ancestors) and I reached out to my friend and mentor,  Author/ Teacher Jeanette Strauss on this, and asked her for more scriptural confirmation.  I have had Jeanette come on my broadcasts to teach about the Courts of Heaven and cleansing the family bloodline many times.  Recently she spent four hours with me teaching on our broadcast the scriptural reasons to go into the Courts of Heaven to repent for yourself and your ancestors (you can watch that video below.)

Here is what Jeanette sent me to answer this question:

Question about the sins of the fathers visited on the children.   – By Jeanette Strauss (Author of Prayers and Petitions in The Courts of Heaven / From The Courtroom of Heaven to the Throne of Grace and Mercy)

 Ezek. 18:19-20; Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.  The one who sins is the one who will die. “

We see this scripture says the son isn’t accountable for the sins of the father if he doesn’t repeat the sins of the father. 

So why do we repent and ask forgiveness for generational sins if God says we aren’t judged for the sins of our fathers or other ancestors? 

The answer according to all the commentaries I could find on this scripture explain that generational curses get their spiritual legal rights to operate through generational bloodlines because children almost always follow the example of their parents. 

Generational sins are weaknesses or tendencies that are handed down to us through the generations from parents or members of our family. These sins can involve behavioral patterns and ways of thinking that can serve to keep us trapped in the past and give legal rights for a curse to come upon us according to the Bible. We are responsible for our own sins, but usually, they will be the same sins as our parents. 

Prov. 26: 2; As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

If a child chooses to not follow the pattern of the parents and can manage to stay sinless then the curse has no right to operate. But if the children sin as their fathers did then the same curse will come upon them. 

According to the word, we all do sin and need to repent and ask forgiveness for our sins. 

Romans 3:23 says; For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

In the New Testament, the disciples were familiar with generational bloodline curses. 

John 9:1-3; And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?  Jesus answered, neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

Jesus didn’t correct them when they asked this question. So that leads us to believe that in some cases sickness came from generational sin. 

In this next scripture, Jesus was condemning the religious leaders for their sins of bloodshed. He carried that curse from the Old Testament into the New Testament charging them as guilty for what their ancestors had done. They were committing the same sins.

Matthew 23:32-36; Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started! Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started! “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Therefore, I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.

That upon you may come … – That is, the nation is guilty. Your fathers were guilty. You have shown yourselves to be like them. https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/23-35.htm

There must be a reason that there are so many warning scriptures from God about generational curses. 

We know that there is such a thing as a generational bloodline curse still in existence today from the time Eve was cursed for her sin. We are considered the daughters of Eve.  The pain in childbirth is a reminder of the sinful decision made by Eve and the curse that God charged her with for her sin. 

 There is evidence that proves generational bloodline issues plague people. It’s found in their medical history which is a testimony against their generational bloodline.  That is why the doctor asks for family health history. They automatically figure if a disease runs in the family there is a very good chance you will develop it too. They order blood tests to confirm what the root problem might be for a person’s symptoms. It’s in the blood. A person carries the same DNA as their parents. 

We stand in the gap for generational sin because the Lord calls us ambassadors of reconciliation. Through our intercessory prayers on behalf of sin committed against God not only for our families but for others. We find this in the book of Daniel.

Dan. 9: 3-6 +14.  So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.  The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him. 

The scripture goes on to tell how Daniels’s intercession changes the history of Israel. I think it is important that He included his ancestors in his prayer of repentance asking for forgiveness. Just like Daniel we can obtain forgiveness and get curses that may be operating in our generations due to sin removed. 

“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.” (Isaiah 58:12)

We are making intercessions for many generations. Clearing the record of sin in our generations in the courtroom of heaven.  

To follow up here are just a few of the scriptures that validate that if the children sin, they will be found guilty of the same sins as the fathers which allows legal spiritual permission in the form of a curse to come upon them as it came upon their father.

We do agree with the word that says if the children don’t sin as the fathers did then God will not render judgment upon them and he will show loving-kindness to them,  but apparently, He thinks they might so He is warning them. 

Exodus 20: 4-6 says, “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing loving kindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.” (NASB)

Exodus 34:7; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Sins-Of-The-Fathers

2 Samuel 12:13-14 says, “And David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has allowed your sin to pass [without further punishment]; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have given [a great] opportunity to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme [Him], the son that is born to you shall certainly die.”  David’s son became ill soon after he was born. David prayed and fasted. On the seventh day, his son died. King David who was called” a man after God’s heart” lied, lusted and committed adultery. Then he manipulated battle positions to have Uriah killed in a fierce battle. His punishment was the death of his son.

Deut. 5:9; You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

Psalm 79:8-9. “O do not remember against us the sins and guilt of our forefathers. Let Your compassion and mercy come quickly to meet us, for we have been brought very low. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; Rescue us, forgive us our sins for Your name’s sake.” 

Jer. 32:18 You show steadfast love to thousands, but you repay the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts,

Numbers 14:18; ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’

Exodus 20:5; You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,

Any type of sinful choice of behavior can possibly impact several generations of one’s offspring and cause much suffering. Further, when a father has a sinful lifestyle, his children are likely to practice the same sinful lifestyle. Implied in the warning of Exodus 20:5 is the fact that children will choose to repeat the sins of their fathers. God promises to punish sin to the third or fourth generation because those generations are committing the same sins their fathers did. Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Sins-Of-The-Fathers

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Watch this instructional video with Annamarie Strawhand and Jeanette Strauss on the Courts of Heaven:

Learn more on repenting for your family bloodline and your own sins in the Courts of Heaven with our free guide here.

Note from Annamarie:  I found Jeanette Strauss at a crucial time in my life (four years ago) when I asked the HOLY SPIRIT what was the next step in praying for my prodigal daughter? He brought me to Jeanette Strauss. I am like you, I want to make sure everything is backed up by scripture and Jeanette makes sure of that!  I can testify to the blessings and breakthroughs and yes even miracles that have happened in my life and family (even sisters, cousins and my mom) that resulted from taking the time to learn how to go into the courts of Heaven and repent for my sins and the sins of my ancestors!  Jesus said you would know these things and people by their fruit, and I have had only GOOD FRUIT – Holy Spirit fruit from this.  Family member salvations, deliverances from addictions, prodigals returning home, debt cancellation,  land and homes coming forth, ministries and Christian schools starting up in family members, healings in my body and mind and in family members, marriages restored and healed and so much more – I could go on and on.  God is faithful to HIS WORD and I will continue to approach His Throne of Grace and Mercy and believe in the Power of The Blood of Jesus to cleanse all – because HE is the Alpha and the Omega – the beginning and the end – that washes away the sins of the world of all time – including my ancestors and yours – but we have to take ahold of that precious BLOOD!  THANK YOU JESUS!  Because of Jesus – the Kingdom and the Courts of God are open to us!  I want to see these breakthroughs and miracles in your life and family!

My ministry is a Kingdom Ministry.  I am constantly pursuing the KINGDOM and looking for more meat.  I am all about GROWTH here for our students.  God has a Kingdom. Kingdoms have COURTS.   What a gift that we can go deeper and learn more of the Kingdom of God!

We are instructed to pursue learning how to go deeper into the things of the Kingdom.  We must understand there is a point where we get off the milk and get into the meat – the Courts of Heaven are for those who seek MEAT (mature Christians). Yes we start out like a little child but we are not to stay immature in our faith – we must keep growing. Paul states in  1 Corinthians 3:2  “Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready.”

Also this knowledge of the Kingdom (Courts) will be added unto you when you seek the KINGDOM:

Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Much Love – Annamarie

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