Wednesday, May 6, 2020

The Plague that Walks in Darkness


“I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and will not forsake them... Hear, ye deaf: and look, ye blind, that ye may see (Isaiah 42:16-18).”

God’s people will not see God’s purpose for the Covid-19 outbreak, until they hear and know what God has planned for end times. The covenant message has uncovered the truth about it. This message is filled with important information that comes directly out of the mouth of God, for it came straight from the mouth’s of his ancient prophets. People who study the message will have the spiritual eyes of their understanding opened, and they will see; because when the interpretations of prophecy are right, then the scriptures flood believers with an enormous amount of evidence.

“And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness (Isaiah 29:18).”

“ O SING unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation... he hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel... make a joyful noise before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity ( from Psalm 98).”

In order to prepare God’s people for end times, the Lord’s covenant message was delivered before the dreaded day of his wrath came upon the earth. It meticulously took the time to thoroughly prove, with evidence, that our God created all of the religions that came forth from the seed of faithful Abraham: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity: and God was pleased in them. The covenant message has also proven, with evidence, that prophecy was altogether written for one purpose alone: it seeks to advertise the truth of the great day of the Lord, a day wherein God will be doing a marvelous work on earth, a work which will unite all three of these religious powers together, as one. The glorious day of our Lord is prophesied by such names, as, That day; The great day of the Lord; The day of God’s wrath; and, The time of the end. Rejoice, for that glorious day of our Lord is at hand, and it is a time wherein God will be fulfilling all of the end time promises that he gave to our forefathers. The ultimate goal of the covenant message is to convince God’s people ahead of that day, to forsake all of their highly regarded religious practices, as well as their unchangeable religious laws, in order to come before the Lord, and learn the one new way in which our God will have us worship him, from henceforth, and forevermore. Let’s visit a few verses which provide evidence of these things: 

“Have we not all one father? Hath not God created us? (Malachi 2:10).” “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him (Colossians 1:16).”

“In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people... and FOR STRENGTH TO THEM THAT TURN THE BATTLE TO THE GATE. But... the priest and the prophet have erred... They are out of the way... they err in vision, they stumble in judgment... Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept; line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear (Isaiah 28:5-12).” 

“Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes (Deuteronomy 12:8).” 

“Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: but in the place which the Lord shall choose (Deuteronomy 12:13-14).”

“Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it (Isaiah 45:8).”

“For this city hath been to me as a provocation in mine anger... Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah... they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction (Jeremiah 32: 31-33).” “I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more (Ezekiel 21:27).” 

God will overturn every mistaken philosophy, of every person, in every religion. This conquest is so enormous, that, in order to make certain that his desire is accomplished, God will be executing some terrible signs and wonders. These signs and wonders are for his glory: they will supply even non-believers with powerful evidence that God’s wrath is upon the earth, so that many of them will begin to fear God. God is cleaning up his house, and causing his people to come out of their fraudulent interpretations of his word. As the world witnesses the existence of God, surely they will come to accept the news that God has given his people a new covenant: because according to the prophecies of God’s word, That day, and the new covenant, are inseparable. The purpose of the new covenant is to defeat death. “Death is swallowed up in victory (1Corinthians 15:54).”

“It shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people... And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth (Isaiah 11:11-12).”

“And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one (Zechariah 14:9).”

“And I give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me (Jeremiah 32:39-40).” 

Individual interpretations of each prophetic scripture verse, are provable. In other words, for every prophecy of scripture, God’s word provides a little evidence which verifies its true interpretation: but these things are hidden in God’s word, and they must be sought out. The following are some verses of evidence which prove that at the time of the end God’s people will receive a new covenant: 

“Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David... Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon (Isaiah 55:3; 55:7).” 

“I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: and I will purge out the rebels, and them that transgress against me... For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first fruits of  your oblations, with all your holy things... and I will accept you with your sweet savor, when I bring you out from the people... And there ye shall remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loath yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye committed (Ezekiel 20:37-43).”

“Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee (Exodus 34:10).”

“In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away (Hebrews 8:13).”

Most of the book of Deuteronomy is an old covenant. As with all of scripture, this ancient covenant came straight from mouth of God, therefore, it is God’s voice. In the old covenant God repeatedly commands his people to obey his voice, adding that he is a jealous God. The old covenant confirms that one day God will send a curse upon his own people. Let it comfort your hearts to know that this curse will only be afflicting those persons who have broken God’s covenant, and who have not obeyed God’s voice. The old covenant also supplies evidence that if God’s people will humble themselves and pray and turn from their ways, to go in the way in which the Lord our God tells us to go, then God will put the curses upon their enemies. Let’s look at the evidence of this within the covenant, as well as within a few other verses that assist in creating understanding; but first, let’s see the proof that this book is indeed a covenant, an ancient covenant. 

“Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God... that thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day... Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; but with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, an also with him that is not here with us this day (Deuteronomy 29:10-15).” 

“Thou shalt have none other gods before me.... Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity... of them that hate me. And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments (Deuteronomy 5:7-10).”

“Lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name (Jeremiah 25:29).” “For they are a very froward generation, children in whom there is no faith. They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; and they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; and I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation (Deuteronomy 32:20-21).”

“Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of his covenant, which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers (Jeremiah 11:3-5).”

“It shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these CURSES shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: CURSED shalt thou be in the city, and CURSED shalt thou be in the field. CURSED shall be the basket of thy store. CURSED shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. CURSED shalt thou be when thou comest in, and CURSED shalt thou be when thou goest out,  The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke... because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby THOU HAST FORSAKEN ME (Deuteronomy 28:15-20).”

“When all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I  have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind, ...and shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; that then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations... and the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecute thee... But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land... I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live (from Deuteronomy 30:1-19).”

“The earth is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. THEREFORE HATH THE CURSE DEVOURED THE EARTH (Isaiah 24:5-6).”

The old covenant contains a discrete message which provides evidence suggesting what end times shall look like. This evidence is beneficial for all believers, but especially for people of the Jewish faith, because their knowledge of end times is limited. Here is the evidence:   

“Hast God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee (Deuteronomy 4:34-36).”

The covenant message was prophesied to come to God’s people through the voice of a woman. Since God’s word cannot be broken, God spiritually blinded the hearts and minds of the priesthood until the day that the covenant message was complete. The message was completed a couple of years ago, therefore their eyes are open. End times are prophesied to be confusing time, which is why God sent many warnings to the priesthood. An example of this is that priests are not to leave or forsake their own congregation during these times. They will need to pray, and study, and they will need to put their trust in God’s mercy. God especially wanted the priesthood to fear before him, for then, and only then, would they have respect for his word. Priests acquire a fear of God by spending time in his word, and if they are not doing that, how can they know God’s voice? If they have no fear of God because they have not taken his word seriously, then they will be deceiving people, and promoting confusion during these times. Their mistake will allow the curse to come upon God’s people, as well as upon the priest himself. God will remember their ways, and the ones that cannot hear God, will not go unpunished. All of the curses which are written in the book of the law will be poured out upon them, according to their sins, and God will not repent. 

“Is not destruction to the wicked? And a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity (Job 31:3)?”

“For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it (Jeremiah 4:28).”

“Woe to the idle shepherd that leaveth the flock (Zechariah 11:17).” 

“Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way, and... Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them (Deuteronomy 27:18; 27:26).” 

“The sinners of Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites (Isaiah 33:14).” 

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert...to give drink to my people, my chosen... But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel... I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins... Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have GIVEN JACOB TO THE CURSE, and Israel to reproaches (from Isaiah 43:19-28).”

“The Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man (Jeremiah 31:22).”

“And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I HAVE CURSED THEM ALREADY, because ye do not lay it to heart (Malachi 2:1-2).”

“Keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do (Deuteronomy 29:9).” “Lest there should be any among you... whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God... And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart... The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, And the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven (Deuteronomy 29:18-20).”

“The Lord is with you, while you be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you (2Chronicles 15:2).”

Do not be deceived by any of the end time reports: study prophecy for yourself. One question people might ask, is: How do we know which book of the law that Lord God wants his people to read? The answer is: the Holy Bible. The Bible is essential because it contains the truth about Jesus Christ and about the Holy Spirit who lives inside of the people who accept and trust that his doctrine came forth from God. The Bible confirms that Jesus is our great High Priest, forever (Hebrews 3:1); And it declares that Jesus is the only mediator between God and man (1Timothy 2:5). Jesus Christ came to die for the mistakes of God’s people. His death was a requirement of God: it fulfilled some of the prophesies of scriptures, but just as important, his blood was the sacrifice that God gave to establish every covenant that he ever made with our fathers. Because of Jesus’ obedience, even to death, God fashioned our new covenant in such a way as to insure that all believers everywhere would accept and know Jesus’ doctrine. The words of our new covenant come from the teachings of Jesus: “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me (Matthew 11:29).” This is a betrothal covenant, and it is a vow to learn of Jesus. As believers keep that vow, and they study the scriptures, and learn about Jesus, the Holy Spirt will come upon them and their soul will be united together with the Father. God wants this new covenant to be lifted up before the eyes of the people, because it is the key to their salvation.

“I am the Lord thy God... The Lord of hosts is his name (Isaiah 51:15).” “At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands (Isaiah 17:7).” “And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son (Zechariah 12:10).” “And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one (Zechariah 14:9).”

“Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face wax pale. But when seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel (Isaiah 29:22-23).”

“In that day... I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. And I will betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord (Hosea 2:19-20).”

Eventually the work of the Lord will be finished, and his people will rejoice in what God has accomplished, but until that day, all people need to take heed, for everyone who is upholding and promoting past religious laws and beliefs, is fighting against God, and against his word. In God’s eyes, they are rebellious souls, and they are guilty of worshipping a false god. This is the controversy that God has with his people: This day, today, God is pleading with all flesh, and believers are not listening to his voice. Everyone needs to listen, because God desires to keep his people safe during the transition time, for he wants to protect them and keep them from the angry mobs of unbelievers, as well as from all of the plagues of correction which are prophesied and written in the unchangeable laws of scripture. 

“The Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land... My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, and thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children (Hosea 4:1; 4:6).” 

“Woe to them that... stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity (Isaiah 31:1-2).”
     
“Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord (Jeremiah 17:5).” 

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon (Isaiah 55:7).”

“The Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn, and... All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake or prevent us (Amos 9:5; 9:10).”

God’s people are his peculiar treasure, so always bear in mind that God loves them, and that when they repent and cooperate with his word, in due time they will be delivered. God has his own purposes for allowing believers to continue to suffer their mistakes for an extended period of time: He is working to release every prisoner who is bound by religion, and who has been kept from fully knowing him. Affliction is part of his plan, but the afflicted not guiltless in his eyes. He will bring down their glory to the ground. 

“The Lord said unto Moses... this people will rise up, and go a-whoring after other gods... and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I made with them. Then my anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them... and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods (Deuteronomy 31:16-18).”

“The Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance (Deuteronomy 28:59).”

“My God, my God, Why hast thou forsake me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy... Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them (Ps 22:1-4).” 

“Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory (Jeremiah 13:18).”  

“The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he’s judged (Psalm 37:33).”

“And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth (Zechariah 14:12).”

“If thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments; Then I will stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father... but IF YOU TURN AWAY, AND FORSAKE MY STATUTES, AND MY COMMANDMENTS, which I set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; Then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among the nations (2Chronicles 7:17-20).” 

“When heaven is shut up... because they have sinned against thee... if there be in the land famine, or if there be pestilence... whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all the people Israel, which shall KNOW EVERY MAN THE PLAGUE OF HIS OWN HEART, and spread forth his hands towards this house: Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land (1Kings 8:35-40).” 

“Ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation (Judges 10:12-14).”

“O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters. Heal me Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise (Jeremiah 17:13-14).”

“The destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed (Isaiah 1:28).”

The rebellious are reserved for God’s judgments: people will not ever be able to convince or persuade this type of person to consider the truth, for they cannot hear God’s voice. God has shut up their understanding, so what can man do? Believers are to forsake the people who despise their warnings: and leave them for God to judge.

“The angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah... are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers... Woe unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and they ran greedily after error of Balaam for reward... These are spots in your feasts of charity... twice dead, plucked up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame (Jude 6-13).”

“If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him (Job 11:10)?” “Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth (Job 12:14-15).” 

“We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God (Jeremiah 51:9-10).”

“O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth (Jeremiah 48:28).”

“Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me (Jeremiah 49:11).”

“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding (Proverbs 9:6).”

“Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; worship thou him (Psalm 45:10).”

God crafted a parable out of the words, reaping, and gleaning. Among other things, this parable was played out in a statute that the Lord gave Israel. In harvest time, Israel was told not to reap every corner of their field, neither were they to glean every grape in their vineyard: they were told to leave some behind for the poor, and for the stranger. This odd requirement suggests that when a believing priest hears and understands the Lord’s message, they are to go ahead and start to promote it, even without waiting for every other priest to be on board with it. Leave the unbelieving behind, for they will have their purpose, and play their part in the Lord’s end time plan. Their troubles and afflictions will be a useful a sign: their misfortunes will sanctify others, and cause many unbelievers to fear God.

“Thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God (Leviticus 19:10).” “Let fall some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them (Ruth 2:16).”

“The generation to come... and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the Lord God hath laid upon it; that the whole land thereof is... like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah... which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath... Wherefore hath the Lord done this unto this land? What meaneth the heat of this great anger? Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt (Deuteronomy 29:22-25).”

Only the remnant of faithful believers who do know the Lord’s voice, will consider his ways, and they will comply and do whatever is necessary to give God the cooperation that he deserves during these times. These faithful believers will reap the rewards of righteousness: They will bring glory to God’s name, and they will avoid the disciplinary punishments of the affliction, and the curse. This is God’s battle, therefore the people that obey God’s voice will not have to fight in it! Much of the evidence concerning this truth is buried in prophecies which contain the words, ‘Valley of Jehoshaphat.’ The valley of Jehoshaphat stands for the point at which believers hear the prophet’s message, and they must to make a decision on whether or not to believe it. In other words, it’s all about going one way, or the other. These words refer to a valley wherein king Jehoshaphat had to make one such decision: 

A great multitude was come out to fight against Judah, in the days of king Jehoshaphat. As Judah gathered together and prayed, a certain man stood up and said: Thus saith the Lord, tomorrow go down against them, you shall not need to fight in this battle, set yourselves, and stand still. At that point king Jehoshaphat had to decide: would he believe that man which spoke in the name of the Lord, or not? Jehoshaphat chose to believe the message was from God. Because of his decision, Judah stood in the valley on that day and witnessed as the armies which had come out to fight against them, destroyed one another. Let’s start this group of evidence off by hearing king Jehoshaphat’s response, before the battle on that fruitful day wherein he believed the prophet’s message, and God blessed him for it.  

“As they went forth... Jehoshaphat stood still and said, Hear me, O Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper (2Chronicles 20:15-20).”

“I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people (Joel 3:2).” “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision...The Lord shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and earth will shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall be no strangers pass through her any more (Joel 3:14-17).”

“Let the heathen be awakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will sit to judge the heathen round about (Joel 3:12).”  

“Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set (Ezekiel 21:16).” “And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left (Matthew 25:32-33).”

“And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land (Zechariah 9:16).”

“COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned (Isaiah 40:1-2).”  

“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come and with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped (Isaiah 35:3-5).” 

Now let’s talk about the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic: The coronavirus pandemic is the promised curse from the Lord our God, and it’s a sign. God was faithful, and he has fulfilled his promise to bring the curse. We have already witnessed some of the evidence, but there is plenty more. In prophecy the coronavirus goes by another name; it is called a decreed consumption. Every one in the world will notice when God creates an end time sign, and certainly everyone in the world has noticed the coronavirus pandemic. God is using this terrible sign to strengthen his people, to cause them to hear his voice, and to prompt them act in accordance with his word: It is for the good of all people. 

“All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye (Isaiah 18:3).” “Then shall appear the SIGN of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory (Matthew 24:30).” 

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that  the remnant of Israel, and such as escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but they shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the CONSUMPTION DECREED shall overflow with righteousness. For the Lord God of hosts shall make a CONSUMPTION, even determined, in the midst of all the land (Isaiah 10:20-23).”

“If you will not hearken unto me... and will not do all my commandments, but that you break my covenant: I will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, CONSUMPTION, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart (Leviticus 26:14-16).”

“Now therefore be not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth (Isaiah 28:22).”

Additional verity and proof that this pandemic fulfills scripture, appears in prophecies which claim that the Lord God’s house will be forsaken in the day of his wrath, saying that every house is shut up, so that no man can come in. Some of these prophecies contain the word ‘Shiloh’. So before seeing these evidences, let’s consider what God did to Eli and his sons, in Shiloh. 

Now Eli was a priest who had grown complacent towards God: and his sons were even worse. Eli was complacent when his sons unlawfully obtained meat from the people's offerings, for his, as well as their own benefit. God sent a prophet unto Eli with evil tidings saying, in essence, that he would cut off, and judge the arm of Eli’s father’s house, forever, and that he would raise up a faithful priest who would obey him, and who would align his choices and decisions with God’s heart. God gave Eli a sign to testify that that prophet was speaking the word of God, saying that both of his sons would die in one day. But Eli wasn’t bothered by him, he simply didn’t believe that he was a prophet. Eli wasn’t exactly evil, it was just that he did not believe that God would afflict someone who served him in the position of the royal priesthood: therefore Eli didn’t repent. Some time later, God arose and fulfilled the word that was sent against the house of Eli. The Glory of God departed Israel: because the ark of the covenant was taken. On that day, in order to confirm that the prophet was indeed speaking the word of God, both of Eli’s sons were killed: and upon learning about them, and receiving news that the ark had been taken, Eli died too. Eli’s story was recorded as an example, and for a sign: to remind priests that there are consequences for ignoring God’s commandments, as well as for not listening to his servants, the prophets. And the loss of the ark, symbolized desolation, and spiritual death. In other words, the loss of God's favor on the congregation, as well as the withdrawal of his Holy Spirit. (1Samuel chapters two through four)

“I said indeed  that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed... In that day I will preform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning this house: when I begin, I will also make an end. For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth  (1Samuel 2:30; 3:12-13).”

“They provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: So he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the enemy’s hand (Psalm 78:58-61).”

“Thus saith the Lord; If you will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but you have not hearkened; Then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth (Jeremiah 26:4-6).”

“Go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. And now, because ye have done all these wicked works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but you answered not; Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim (Jeremiah 7:12-15).”

“Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, and the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return (Isaiah 6:10-13).”

“Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once and will distress them, that they may find it so (Jeremiah 10:18).”

“Why is the house of God forsaken (Nehemiah 13:11)?” “The cities of the south shall be shut up, and NONE SHALL OPEN THEM (Jeremiah 13:19).” “The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in (Isaiah 24:10).” 

“In that day shall his strong cities be a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength (Isaiah 17:9-10).”

As previously witnessed, some of the end time prophesies of scripture have already been fulfilled: God delivered the curse, which he swore that he would do, and his house has been emptied. These two fulfillments of prophecy should bring believers into a new found confidence in the Lord’s end time message. God is fighting this battle for us, therefore, those who are keeping God’s instructions and doing his commandments, have nothing to fear. Trust in the new covenant, and do not to be afraid of sudden terror, or the coronavirus, nothing will in any ways afflict you. God will not forsake you: believers are being protected by the supernatural power of the Lord God almighty. The shout of the king is among us! God’s words of deliverance shall go forth as lightening, and as an arrow.

“The Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning (Zechariah 9:14).” “The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance (2Kings 13:17).” “Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings; and discomfited them (Psalm 18:14).”

“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day (Psalm 91:5).” 

“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler... a thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked... There shall NO EVIL BEFALL THEE, NEITHER PLAGUE come nigh thy dwelling (Psalm 91:4-10).”

“For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it (Psalm 94:14-15).”

“Their tongue is as an arrow shot out (Jeremiah 9:8).” “Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies (Psalm 45:5).” “He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins (Lamentations 3:13).”

“Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread (Isaiah 8:12-13).”

“Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and BE NOT DISMAYED at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them (Jeremiah 10-2).”

“Wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them (Jeremiah 8:9)?”

“If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shall remember what the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt (Deuteronomy 7:17-18).” 

“Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord (1Chronicles 28:20).”

“I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord (Jeremiah 23:4).”

“Concerning this house which thou are building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then I will preform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel (1Kings 6:12-13).”

“For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them (Jeremiah 32:42).” 

“Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OF HOSTS was laid, that the temple might be built. For before these days... I set all men every one against his neighbor. BUT NOW I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the Lord of hosts. For the seed shall be prosperous; and the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: FEAR NOT, but let your hands be strong (Zechariah 8:9-13).” 

The Lord our God used that same Hebrew word which was translated into the word ‘consumption’ in a rather unusual way in the book of Daniel. He set it in a verse wherein it was translated into the word ‘consummation.’ In other words, the same word which pertains to the coronavirus pandemic was also placed in a prophecy wherein believers would think on the betrothal between God and this people. 

“He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate (Daniel 9:27).”

We are already in the MIDST of the week: for God has fulfilled the part of this prophecy which confirms that the sacrifice and oblation will cease, in that the coronavirus has caused every the Mosque, temple, and church to be closed. This verse is insinuating that when God’s curse comes upon his people, he will withdraw his Holy Spirit from backslidden believers of the Christian faith who have forsaken him, and they will be left desolate, and alone, separated from the Holy Spirit. When believers begin to hear the truth about their new covenant, many believers, will, for the first time ever, come to know the joy of having intimacy with the Lord through his Holy Spirit. This is what the consummation is all about. The Holy Spirit will be poured out upon them, and God’s spirit will be united with his people, forever. Therefore it is concluded that the word which was translated, “consummation” as well as "consumption" was identifying that this coronavirus curse will result in God’s Holy Spirit being poured out upon many believers.

“Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it (Amos 3:6)?”

“The consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness (Isaiah 10:22).”

“In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten (Jeremiah 50:4-5).” 

“For, Behold, I create a new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy (Isaiah 65:17-18).”

“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband (Revelation 21:2).”

“BEFORE she travailed, she brought forth; BEFORE her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? Saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? Saith my God. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her... For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream... As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem (Isaiah 66:7-13).”

Don’t be imaging that the coronavirus is already beginning to dissipate and it is not a threat anymore, so life will get back to some kind of a new normal soon; and don’t humor yourself by thinking that radical religious fanatics have always been crying some kind of end time stuff, what’s new, nothing ever happens, so likewise, this is no different. Remember when God shuts up a house, NO MAN SHALL OPEN IT. Today is the day of the decision, go thee one way or the other. Do you believe that God could do this? God's sword is drawn.

“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape (1Thessalonians 5:3).”

“Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of God’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land (Zephaniah 1:18).”

“The slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of earth even unto the other end of the earth (Jeremiah 25:33).”

“A sword is sharpened... it is sharpened to make a sore slaughter... Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people... because it is a trial... therefore, son of man, prophesy... I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! It is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter (Ezekiel 21:9-15).”

“If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God: But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers (1Samuel 12:14-15).” 

“The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear (Habakkuk 3:11).”

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising (Isaiah 60:1-3).”

Friday, December 1, 2017

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

In the fourteenth chapter of the book of Luke it is written that Jesus went by invitation to dine at the house of a chief Pharisee. This event was attended by lawyers and Pharisees: and they were all watching Jesus. These incriminating words seemingly imply that the lawyers and Pharisees were hoping to catch Jesus saying, or doing something that could be used against him, for they all wanted to belittle him in the eyes of the people. One of the guests that was at there at dinner was a sick man, and Jesus healed him, and they all witnessed this miracle. That should have been enough to cause these religious men to turn and cease from their wicked endeavors, however they continued to remain vigilant. Later while at the table, Jesus spoke to the host of the event, saying: “When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends… But call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind: and thou shalt be blessed (Luke 12:12-13).” Some of the men at the table were offended because Jesus had given his counsel to the chief Pharisee. One of the offended guests spoke up, and said to Jesus: “Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God (Luke 14:12-16).” Jesus answered this man with a kingdom of heaven parable. Stop, and envision the scene, consider it carefully. The happenings at that dinner on that day, depict prophecy: for everything that has happened, will happen, and God recorded the past so that believers would have a pattern to study for their edification.

The parable that Jesus gave out in answer to the offended guest, was the parable of a great supper. To best interpret this parable, it is beneficial to know that Jesus gave believers a second kingdom of heaven parable concerning an end time dining event. The other parable is recoded in the gospel account of Matthew, and therein the dining event is called, a wedding. These two parables, the one about a great supper, and the other about a wedding feast, compliment one another, and they work together to create understanding, and to give wise counsel concerning: The marriage supper of the Lamb.

In scripture, the parable word “marriage”oftentimes depicts the relationship between a congregation and their leader. God used the likeness of marriage to imply that quite often believers rely upon their teachers for all of their interpretations of scripture, rather than studying the scriptures for themselves, and praying, and receiving answers directly from God. To have God's people dependent upon a teacher's knowledge for all of their understanding is not an ideal arrangement; wherefore marriage is the controversy that God has with his people. “Hear… the Lord’s controversy… for the Lord hath a controversy with his people (Micah 6:2).” “Turn.. saith the Lord; for I am married unto you (Jeremiah 3:14).” “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent (1Corinthians 1:19).” “Thine eyes shall see thy teachers (Isaiah 30:20).”

Marriage is especially dangerous right now, because believers cannot be totally dependent upon their teachers while these newly revealed truths of prophecy are breaking forth. Believers need to understand that prophecy was designed to be sealed up, and misunderstood until the appointed time. This means that all of our former interpretations of prophecy are inaccurate. Unless teachers accept the evidence, and renew their understanding, they will not be able to safely guide their congregations through the trials and tribulations of end times. In addition to all this, the foundations of every religion have been discovered, and it has been proven that every religion that serves the God of Abraham, was, and is, established upon a law, or upon laws which misrepresent the true spirit and intention of God’s word. This is problematic, because every believer is inwardly convinced that they know the truth, and that their version of the truth cannot be changed. So in order to convert every believer unto one way of serving God, God himself must intervene: for apart from his intervention, the newly revealed truths of prophecy would never be raised up. “Thou hast eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men (Hosea 10:13).”

As part of God’s plan to raise up the newly revealed truths of prophecy, and deliver his people from the prophesied plagues of correction, Jesus gave his followers the kingdom of heaven parables. These parables make it possible for the elect to be of quick understanding. The two marriage supper parables are designed for that very purpose. See how the words “great supper” and “wedding” suggest that there will be great joy, along with eating, celebrating, and drinking. This grand gala celebration is a royal feasting upon the answers of prophecy in God’s word, for God promised his people that one day they would receive answers to the sealed up, and well hidden, mysteries of prophecy. “There is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither is there anything kept secret, but that it should come abroad (Mark 4:22).” “Thy words were found, and I did eat them (Jeremiah 15:16).”

Now on to the parable: “A certain man made a great supper, and bade many (Luke 14:16).” The words “certain man” specify that this grand gala celebration will be hosted by just one man. Whereas Jesus gave honor to this particular man by calling him a king, and whereas a little further in the parable Jesus revealed that in a fit of rage and anger, this king will dispatch his armies; these two evidences collectively suggest that this grand gala celebration will be hosted by, The king of Assyria. God elected to use the words "king of Assyria" in prophecy to represent the man who has been stealing truths from the covenant message, and using them for personal gain. Regardless of his ever evolving attitude towards the message, the king of Assyria has been instrumental in helping God destroy the foundational laws of Christianity: for God has determined a consumption upon the whole earth, and every religion will be destroyed. “What is the vine tree more than any tree (Ezekiel 15:2)?” “All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity (Isaiah 40:17).” “There is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10).”

It is prophesied in both accounts of the feast, that initially only persons with prior knowledge of the event were invited to attend. “He sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding (Matthew 22:3).” The reason for clarifying this point, is because it manifests evidence that initially the king’s guest list only included priests and prophets who were already familiar with his message.

“They all with one consent began to make excuse (Luke 14:18).” Why would every single invited guest decline his invitation? “I pray thee have me excused (Luke 14:18).” “I cannot come (Luke 14:20).” Their excuses are documented in the gospel account of Luke, wherein it is implied that some of them were busy, and others wanted more time, and some of his invited guests had already made other religious choices. But once again think upon the words, “with one consent,” for they seemingly suggest that a coup has been organized against the Assyrian, therefore, none of these men will come to hear his teachings.

“Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage (Matthew 22:4).” After learning that none of his invited guests were planning to come to his big event, the king sent out his servants for a second time, and this time he urged his servants to try harder to persuade these people that his feast is ready. He emphasized the importance of coming immediately, saying that his beasts are killed. The word “killed” is a parable word which reveals many important end time truths. “In that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and mourning… and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine… Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die (Isaiah 22:12-14).”

“Killing ” happens whenever someone projects a truth that causes believers to perceive their mistakes, to see their iniquities, and to know their religion’s shortcomings. In other words, when truth pierces the heart of a person, they are killed, regardless of whether they elect to sacrifice their life, and go against their former beliefs, which usually includes the people they love, in order to do the will of the Father; or whether they just walk away from the truth and ignore it, both ways result in a  type of death. The one results is dying in the flesh, so that they might be quickened by the spirit. “Being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the spirit (1Peter 3:18).” And the other direction, which is rebellion, results in being slain by God, for God will withdraw his Holy Spirit because of their transgressions. “When the commandment came, sin revived, and I died… For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me (Romans 7:9-11).” The Assyrian’s teachings have "killed" many believers, because his teachings manifested their iniquities in a way that made them perceive their mistakes. “I have hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth (Hosea 6:5).” “Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter (Psalm 44:22).”

There is also another way in which believers will be "killed" or "slain" during end times: everyone that disobeys God’s instructions will be “slain” by affliction. This death is that of being rendered ineffective for the kingdom, for everyone that is slain by affliction will be esteemed guilty, and smitten of God, and cursed. “I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand (Psalm 88:4-5).”

God has given his people commandments and instructions for end times, and along with them is his oath of promise, saying that everyone who disregards or disobeys these commandments and instructions, will be punished. “He gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment (Proverbs 8:29).” “Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass (Job 14:5).” The covenant message has loudly proclaimed God’s voice of instruction, and these instructions are quoted directly from the scriptures. A new instruction which is good to heed, is that believers are not permitted to lie, or to curse and swear and deny the truth, when they are confronted with either questions, or allegations concerning the events of end times. “Now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing you have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man… Put on therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye (Colossians 3:8-13).”

The book of Ecclesiastes reports that there is a time to kill, so therefore: Is the king of Assyria doing righteousness? Yes, in some respects, he is. “He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked (Isaiah 11:4).” However the scriptures also report that obeying God’s voice is more righteous and more honorable than the glory of correcting others. “Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams (1Samuel 15:22).”

Is God pleased with the Assyrian’s sacrifices, so long as he is guilty of withholding truth from the congregation, and of encouraging his helpers to do the same? “If you offer the blind for a sacrifice, is it not evil (Malachi 1:8)?” “I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God (1Corinthians 10:20).” Because scripture has revealed that the Assyrian is withholding the truth, we know that he is transgressing against God’s commandments. “Ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock (Ezekiel 34:3).” “I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings (Hosea 6:6).” Because the Assyrian is requiring his helpers to lie, and to withhold certain truths from their congregation: he is causing them to be without the Holy Spirit. Until the day that God pours his Spirit upon them, their dead carcasses will not be raised. “The Lord killeth, and maketh alive (1Samuel 2:6).”

The prophet Ezekiel confirmed this matter in a testimony about the Assyrian: he verified that the Assyrian and his servants are without the Holy Spirit by depicting them as dead and in their graves in the midst of those whom they have slain. “They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen (Ezekiel 31:17).” Ezekiel prophesied for a second time concerning these matters, and because it was prophesied twice, this matter was confirmed and established by God: “Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave (Ezekiel 32:22-23).” The performance of killing and slaying were a necessary part of God’s end time plan, for killing fulfills the scriptures, but the scriptures also say: “He that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword (Revelation 13:10).” “As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth (Jeremiah 51:49).”

There is one other significant lesson which pertains to the king of Assyria and the killing of sacrifices: God used the city name of “Gilgal” to testify truths against the great day of the Assyrian’s feast. Use of the parable name "Gilgal" in prophesy represents the place wherein the king of Assyria will be hosting his grand gala celebration. Prophecies which use the name Gilgal alleviate any doubt about the future profitableness of the Assyrian's teachings. Listen as God warns his people against going to Gilgal, verifying that the bread in Gilgal is leavened with iniquity, and that their teachings are encouraging transgression. “Come not ye unto Gilgal (Hosea 4:15).” “They sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields (Hosea 12:11).” “All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them (Hosea 9:15).” “At Gilgal multiply transgression: and bring your sacrifices… and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven… for this liketh you (Amos 4:4-5).” “Seek not to Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal… for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought (Amos 5:5).”

The parable city name of “Gilgal” was attached to a prophecy that was delivered by the prophet Micah. “O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that you may know the righteousness of the Lord (Micah 6:5).” God is asking believers to remember the story of priest named Balaam who was called to curse Israel, by the king of Moab. God told the priest: Only the word that I shall speak onto thee, shalt thou speak. The message that Balaam prophesied unto king Balak that day confirmed that God is not a man that he should lie, or the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Additionally God said that if he blesses, it cannot be reversed, and that he has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen perverseness in Israel, his God is with him, and the shout of the king is among them (Numbers 23:19-21)! In other words, God has used Balaam's prophecy to confirm that his words are the truth, and that his end time promises will be fulfilled, therefore all believers everywhere can depend upon it because it is his oath, his promise, and his pledge to his people.

The priest Balaam, whether inadvertently, or not, raised up a mistaken interpretation of scripture before the people, and the people were believing and teaching it (Revelation 2:14). S The scriptures confirm God's jealousy and anger over the matter by saying that God's people were serving Baalim, and not God. This mistake is what God refers to as the stumblingblock of our iniquity, and ultimately this is why we have the religions of the world. The Assyrian is no different than Balaam, for he has raised up iniquity before the eyes of God's people. For this reason believers can see why God will punish all those who hear his testimony against Gilgal, yet still attend the Assyrian's conference. “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good (Numbers 23:19)?”

Now back to the parable: Even upon the king’s best efforts to entice his bidden guests to come unto the event, they remained aloof and dismissive. “But they made light of it, and went there ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise (Matthew 22:5).” The Greek word which was translated into the word “farm” is the same Greek word which was translated, “field;” and the word “merchandise” has to do with the prophets. So when these two clues are offered up together, they serve to help forward the idea that the king’s bidden guests are indeed some of the priests and prophets which have already benefited from his messages. In other words, ironically, the king’s bidden guests, were, and are his seed; they are his sons, and his daughters, in the Lord.

“And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them (Matthew 22:6).” Some of the less honorable priests and prophets did wickedly, for they mistreated the king's messengers which were sent unto them for their good. But despite the wickedness of these less than honorable men, God looked away and allowed affliction to come upon the king of Assyria's servants, because affliction will be poured out upon everyone that is disobeying God's instructions. God defends his people, even the deceived. “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off (Psalm 37:8-9).” “You shall not afflict any… If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry unto at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; and my wrath shall wax hot, and I WILL KILL YOU with the sword (Exodus 22:22-24).”

“But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city (Matthew 22:7).” This verse is revealing that the king of Assyria's army will have great success and power on the day that they obey God's instructions, and their most glorious victories will be won against those men his own seed, and even against those men who had mistreated his messengers. The parable word “murderers” represents those mischievous priests which had come out and spiritually slain the kings servants, for they were lying in wait for them. “As troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness (Hosea 6:9).” Their mischievous deeds did not go unnoticed. “When the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons and daughters (Deuteronomy 32:19).”

Regardless of the victories, the king of Assyria remained angry. A full disclosure of the reason for the king of Assyria’s anger is prophesied in a parable about two great eagles. This parable informs believers that certain promises were made between the king of Assyria, and a certain man whom he instructed in the Lord. They covenanted together, but this particular proselyte broke his covenant promise, and as a result, many of the Assyrian’s followers have now joined affinity with another prophet. “Shall he escape that doeth such things? Or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? …Seeing he despised the oath by breaking covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head (Ezekiel 17:15-19).”

According to evidences of scripture, the new super hero that is leading the priesthood, is no better than the Assyrian. “And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against my land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face (Ezekiel 38:18).” The Assyrian’s rage, and his jealousy, play a key role in God’s end time plan. “For the Lord shall rise up… and he shall be wroth… that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act (Isaiah 28:21).” The Assyrian is angry with the man who has broken his covenant promise, and he is angry with the murderers, and he is jealous over every person that deserted his teachings: and now that the affliction has been poured out he has the evidence that he needed and was waiting for. “He hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and strength of the battle (Isaiah 42:25).”

Take another look at the verse which prophesy's damages to the murderers: “But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city (Matthew 22:7).” Whereas “he sent forth his armies,” the king of Assyria will initiate this battle. The word “armies” is crediting him with having prepared many priests, for many of people are ready with the necessary truths, and they are equipped for the battle. He will deploy his troops with instructions from God's word, along with some of the newly revealed truths prophecy. The words “destroyed” and “burned” affirm the success of his work: for his troops are behaving themselves wisely, and they are putting forth the necessary truths which have slain the murderers, and burned up their religious mistakes. “That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned (Hebrews 6:8).”

But the Assyrian’s anger continued to prevail.“Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy (Matthew 22:8).” Be wise and understand that the Assyrian and his armies were not successful at destroying the "murders" because of their righteousness. “Speak not in thine heart… saying, For my righteousness… Not for thy righteousness… but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord swore unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Deuteronomy 9:4-5).” The majority of the king of Assyria's bidden guests have done nothing wrong, so why are they esteemed guilty, and referred to as unworthy? The Assyrian cannot curse those whom God hath blessed. “Anger resteth in the bosom of fools (Ecclesiastes 7:9).”

“The master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind (Luke 14:21).” The words “poor, maimed, halt and blind,” are all parable words which depict God’s people; along with all of their mistakes, and all of their infirmities, and all of their religious handicaps. This king is following Jesus’ counsel which he gave back in that day to the chief Pharisee, in that he is inviting those persons whom every host is counseled to invite. “When thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just (Luke 14:13-14).” Notice that by heeding Jesus' words the Assyrian will have earned himself a guarantee, that at the resurrection of the just, he and his followers will blessed with blessings. The Assyrian has followed Jesus’ advice, however he has added a few of his own choice words, saying: “go into the streets and lanes of the city.” These words imply that although the king’s invitation is reaching out to more people, it is still only going out as far as to the people that respect Christianity’s laws.

“And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper (Luke 14:22-24).” The parable word “highway” refers to the paths of just men that obey God’s commandments, however they are confused, and they do not understand God’s will for end times. “The highway of the upright is to depart from evil (Proverbs 16:17).” The parable word “hedge” refers to the paths of believers who consider themselves to be among God’s people, and yet they frequently transgress against God’s word. “The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns (Proverbs 15:19).” Whereas the definition of the word “compel” is to forcibly oblige someone to do something, this verse is saying that the Assyrian is now advocating that his servants go out and forcibly try to convince Christianity’s holdouts to come in unto him, insisting that they all need to attend his conference. The words, “that my house may be filled” expose his mischievous objective: for although the Assyrian has a desire to do good works, yet he is still coveting a large following for his own glory. He is withholding and even denying some of the newly revealed truths of end times, therefore he is not following God's instructions. “He shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many (Daniel 11:44).” “Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil (Habakkuk 2:9).”

“As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both good and bad: and the wedding was furnished with guests (Matthew 22:10).” The words “marriage” and “wedding” are once again stark reminders of the Lord’s controversy. The king of Assyria still trusts in the laws of Christianity, and his teachings are purposed to maintain its rule over the people. He has lost the Holy Spirit for this iniquity: although he probably will never admit or confess this rebuke, not even unto himself. Losing the Holy Spirit is a private rebuke which testifies unto the believer's soul: It is a darkness which is purposed to certify the Lord’s disapproval with your ways. It is also a punishment that can easily be ignored, for it is discrete. “For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on forwardly in the way of his heart (Isaiah 57:17).”

Because of its discreteness, losing the Holy Spirit is a punishment that God calls, a covering; nevertheless it is correcting punishment. According to God’s end time plan, every believer that hears the Assyrian’s teachings, is covered by God's grace, so that all the while they are being privately rebuked, they will not suffer the affliction of God’s correcting pestilence unless they disobey those prominent laws, which are part of his instructions. “O God the Lord… thou hast covered my head in the day of battle (Psalm 140:7).” This truth further clarifies a prophecy which God testified against Christianity, as well as against the Assyrian. “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so… Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee… Thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O Covering cherub (Ezekiel 28:14-16).”

The parable continues: “And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless (Matthew 22:11-12).” The wedding garment has to do with outward appearances, things like religious beliefs, or other things that can be changed. “All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6).” Outward appearances are technicalities, because they can be corrected, as well as removed. “All the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling (Ezekiel 26:16).”

“Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen (Matthew 22:13-14).” This is a gross misrepresentation of Jesus’ words. Jesus once concluded a parable, saying, “many are called, but few are chosen.” This parable testifies that many believers will be called to go into the Lord’s vineyard, to help God prepare his people for end times. According to the insinuation of the parable, as well as to Jesus’ cleverly worded concluding remarks, the people which hear the covenant message “last” will have less time to transgress against God’s word, so many of them will be the first to enter into the gates of everlasting life; whereas those which heard the message “first” will have more time to complain about God’s goodness, and more time to disobey and transgress against God’s instructions, so they will not be entering into life until after they have received the recompense of their err. Few, that is to say, a remnant, will immediately enter into the gates of truth, because very few will keep God’s instructions, and very few will sacrifice their own lives in order to follow after the truth. God is not going to discriminate against his people and select only a remnant to save, but relatively few believers will sacrifice themselves in order to follow after the Lord: so these faithful believers are what this verse refers to as, the chosen. “So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen (Matthew 20:16).” “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads to life, and few there be that find it (Matthew 7:14).”

Believers and people with authority, such as the king of Assyria, are not suppose to cast people out of their assemblies, but rather they are suppose to cast lying spirits out of the deceived. “He cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick (Matthew 8:16).” God is not willing that any should perish: “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give (Matthew 10:8).” “These signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils (Mark 16:17).” The King of Assyria is still deceived, and he is not obeying God's voice, and he is corrupting his followers. If, and when Assyrian publicly acknowledges and confesses everything regarding his involvement with the covenant message, then the speechless, as well as everyone without a wedding garment, will be praising God. “When the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled (Matthew 9:33).”

In conclusion: think again upon the fourteenth chapter of the book of Luke: think about where Jesus was, and who he was with, as well as about why he was led to set forth the kingdom of heaven parable. All of the Pharisees and lawyers that were with Jesus on that day, wanted to know whether Jesus was of God or not. Jesus preformed a miracle of healing right before their eyes and that should have convinced them. However despite witnessing the miracle, they continued to be offended by Jesus. Their minds were hardened: they had already determined within themselves that they would look for ways to discredit Jesus. Jesus responded to these men with great grace. To show his love for even them, Jesus offered them wise counsel, saying that they should invite all of God's people when they make a feast, not just the privileged; and his beneficial counsel came with a word of promise. That scene conveyed a truth for the edification of today's believers: for everything that has happened, will happen.

So you see, the most ungodly offense of that day is discovered in the setting of the parable. Today's religious rulers are in like manner making the same offense, for they are blindly following after religious doctrines, and they are believed even above God’s word. All of today's priests and prophets are pinning their hope and pride on the rules of their religious heritage. They have closed their minds, and they were ignoring all of the evidence that is right before them. They can know the truth if they study, and pray. When believers are following God’s will, then there is power, and a plenty of evidence, and there is Holy Spirit confirmation. How can we follow after the iniquities of our forefathers, and ignore the evidence that is right before our eyes?

So what about the Assyrian's great supper? What will happen to his guests? Every priest or prophet that knows the truth about attending, and disobeys God's word by gathering at the Assyrian’s table, will be punished. They will either remain spiritually dead, or else they will lose the Holy Spirit, and many of them will suffer the noisome pestilence, and some of them will even suffer the affliction. Find evidence of their punishments in the verses: “Gilgal shall surely go into captivity (Amos 5:5).” “In that day… the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians (Isaiah 19:23).” “Who shall repay him for what he hath done? Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb (Job 21:31-32).”

Think once again upon the cutting remark that the offended guest made against Jesus: “Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God (Luke 14:15).” What irony: Jesus was giving them pure doctrine which came forth from God, and it is the only bread that is not compromised: the kingdom of heaven's bread comes from understanding that is found parables, and studying, and interpretations, which are compromised by man's limited ability to understand God. The host, because he was a chief Pharisee, was presumed to be the man with greater understanding of God's word, so his excellency was defended above Jesus' goodness. Today the Assyrian is sitting in the very same seat that the chief Pharisee once sat in, and his helpers are assuming that his knowledge is worthy of all respect, even above God's word. Although the Assyrian's message has fallen short of a full disclosure of God's end time plan, scripture affirms that every person who is either called, or bidden, or in any ways invited to come unto the Assyrian’s feast, will be blessed: even those that do not attend his conference. “Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the lamb (Revelation 19:9).”