September 19, 2023

Since time immemorial, nations, kings, and rebellious men, have tried to cast off Yahweh’s limitations. While the Bible has clearly defined mankind’s boundaries and limitations, that Yahweh has established, which are outside mortal man’s reach; men, demon inspired… and would be “kings,” have raged and plotted together, vain [worthless] and unachievable things, to escape Divine order. Some three thousand years ago, King David wrote several Psalms touching on this issue. From Psalms 2 above, we continue reading:

“He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.” ps 2:4-6 nkjv

I have recently commented that the main struggle of man’s history is, “who will be king on Yahweh’s holy hill of Zion.” While ultimately this will climax in a “real time” physical event, of which we presently can see only parts of the “real” conflict, but as believers, we know much more from Scriptures that reveal the underlying source powers driving trends in news and reported conflicts, that to so many just seem like another day in modern political and tribal struggles.

As we look around us today, we see (naturally and spiritually) the plots and schemes of the wicked… globalist, technocrats, merchants of evil [rev chapter 18], occultists, false prophets and numerous other purveyors of evil… plotting to use all manner of now revealed, and also secrete weaponized tools and schemes, to attack Yahweh’s purpose and His remnant and faithful. The last days of persecution against Yahweh’s people is growing more intense daily… it seems, just for a little while, that these demonically driven thugs will prevail:

“6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” rev 13:6-8 nkjv

Yeshua called “him” [the devil], the God of this World… albeit, Yahweh is using “him” to bring about the end of the age, just as He aims for it to come about. I expect as days pass by, in the not so distant future, many will become confused, more fearful, and disillusioned because of what the Bible foretells start manifesting… and as those events begin increasing in their intensity; things like Yeshua clearly revealed in His Olivet discourse. Things like increasing wars, famine, pestilence, more natural disasters [earthquakes increasing], and that “before” these things, “they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues [religious meeting places, not necessarily “Jewish”], and prisons, etc…” luk chapt 21. True believers in Yeshua will be hunted down, as He said, for His namesake no less. As it says in Psalms 2, those trying to break off Yahweh’s “limitations,” will now be going into hyper drive.

Revelation tells us some overcame “him” [devil], by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony… Others are seen in John’s vision as under the Heavenly altar, asking how long “O Lord?”

“When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.” rev 6:9-11 nkjv

This is a good place to say… “Let Yahweh be Yahweh!” For He alone is worthy and wise enough to determine who passes through the chaos of Tribulation, and who may be martyred as those noted above. Whether we live or die, now or in the final hours of this age, if our faith is in the completed work of Messiah Yeshua, it is true that we shall be among those who have overcome, or will be among those who “overcome.” Yeshua said to His disciples:

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” mat 16:24-26 nkjv

As evil men, driven by demonic darkness, increase their effort to distort truth, and fear monger mankind into panicked confusion, planned to deceive by natural and artificial assault upon their fleshly thinking, people’s ONLY refuge will be to turn to Yahweh… who waits for their cry:

“For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’” rom 10:13 nkjv

“Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” ps 50:15 nkjv

I think Yahweh will allow the masses to be pressed into the valley of decision, to wake up at some point in their desperation, and really get serious about who they are and who it is that can save them. All the fantasies and social network veneer will be ripped away and for the first time, many will see what is really going on, and that the make believe illusion they have been absorbed in is over… life and death is now set before them, and they must choose their master; and Hopefully, in Yahweh’s great mercy, He will draw them to His Salvation. We must keep praying for their deliverance and salvation… most of them truly have been corrupted by plan and deception of the wicked one.

Shalom, John