Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Zechariah 10:3-5 True shepherds compared to the army of the Lord
3 My anger is kindled against the shepherds [who are not true shepherds] and I will punish the goat leaders, for the Lord of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as His beautiful and majestic horse in the battle.
Make no mistake, this is a battle. Smallwell, Schiff, Pelosi, Fauci, these are the “goat leaders”. They make themselves out to be the “greatest of all time” but the Lord clearly has them in derision. He tells us He will punish them. Fauci’s involvement in the gain of function research at the Wuhan lab including this particular virus is now coming to light. Schiff’s involvement in phony impeachments of Trump and his obstruction of justice is also coming to light. Smalwell’s involvement with Chinese spies, Pelosi’s stock trades on inside information, it is all being revealed and they will be punished for their crimes. Liz Cheney was recently punished, Newsom is being recalled, Cuomo had to resign. They will all be punished while God’s people are transformed from sheep to a beautiful and majestic horse prepared for battle. Steve Bannon and his “War Room Pandemic” has been preparing God’s people for battle. Women’s groups rose up to organize the “Stop the Steal” rallies, a modern day Esther. Liz Cheney was kicked out of leadership because these ones rose up to get involved with the precincts in the Republican party. The audit in Arizona has discovered massive fraud and released the evidence. It is no longer possible to shut this down and we will see audits go on all over the country. Parents are flooding the school board meetings and expressing extreme displeasure at the curriculum, even voting board members out. This is nationwide, whether they are starting new platforms, responding to the cancel culture, organizing recall efforts, etc. What we are seeing is a beautiful and majestic horse prepared for battle.
4 Out of him [Judah] shall come forth the Cornerstone, out of him the tent peg, out of him the battle bow; every ruler shall proceed from him.
This is what we are seeing. We have cornerstones like Mike Lindell setting up new platforms and releasing compelling and damning evidence of fraud that has been seen by hundreds of millions of people. We have tent pegs like those who go to precinct meetings, school board meetings, or organize rallies. And we have the “battle bow” like Rudolph Giuliani and Steve Bannon who have relentlessly pursued these crooks.
5 And they shall be like mighty men treading down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle, and they shall fight because the Lord is with them, and the [oppressor’s] riders on horses shall be confounded and put to shame.
That’s right, the “deplorables” get their hands and feet dirty, sloshing through the mud and the muck in the streets. The “oppressors” like Zuckerburg and Gates ride on horses with hundreds of millions of dollars they can sprinkle around but they are confounded. The people they are giving money to are not like mighty men, rather they are like long haired hippies who were draft dodgers. They are great at screaming and yelling and shouting out threats. But they are disorganized and have a very high incidence of being killed by “friendly fire”. The cancel culture cancelling anyone, even their own armies. They are like those clowns caught on video camera running hidden ballots through the machines over and over again.
3 My anger is kindled against the shepherds [who are not true shepherds] and I will punish the goat leaders, for the Lord of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as His beautiful and majestic horse in the battle.
Make no mistake, this is a battle. Smallwell, Schiff, Pelosi, Fauci, these are the “goat leaders”. They make themselves out to be the “greatest of all time” but the Lord clearly has them in derision. He tells us He will punish them. Fauci’s involvement in the gain of function research at the Wuhan lab including this particular virus is now coming to light. Schiff’s involvement in phony impeachments of Trump and his obstruction of justice is also coming to light. Smalwell’s involvement with Chinese spies, Pelosi’s stock trades on inside information, it is all being revealed and they will be punished for their crimes. Liz Cheney was recently punished, Newsom is being recalled, Cuomo had to resign. They will all be punished while God’s people are transformed from sheep to a beautiful and majestic horse prepared for battle. Steve Bannon and his “War Room Pandemic” has been preparing God’s people for battle. Women’s groups rose up to organize the “Stop the Steal” rallies, a modern day Esther. Liz Cheney was kicked out of leadership because these ones rose up to get involved with the precincts in the Republican party. The audit in Arizona has discovered massive fraud and released the evidence. It is no longer possible to shut this down and we will see audits go on all over the country. Parents are flooding the school board meetings and expressing extreme displeasure at the curriculum, even voting board members out. This is nationwide, whether they are starting new platforms, responding to the cancel culture, organizing recall efforts, etc. What we are seeing is a beautiful and majestic horse prepared for battle.
4 Out of him [Judah] shall come forth the Cornerstone, out of him the tent peg, out of him the battle bow; every ruler shall proceed from him.
This is what we are seeing. We have cornerstones like Mike Lindell setting up new platforms and releasing compelling and damning evidence of fraud that has been seen by hundreds of millions of people. We have tent pegs like those who go to precinct meetings, school board meetings, or organize rallies. And we have the “battle bow” like Rudolph Giuliani and Steve Bannon who have relentlessly pursued these crooks.
5 And they shall be like mighty men treading down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle, and they shall fight because the Lord is with them, and the [oppressor’s] riders on horses shall be confounded and put to shame.
That’s right, the “deplorables” get their hands and feet dirty, sloshing through the mud and the muck in the streets. The “oppressors” like Zuckerburg and Gates ride on horses with hundreds of millions of dollars they can sprinkle around but they are confounded. The people they are giving money to are not like mighty men, rather they are like long haired hippies who were draft dodgers. They are great at screaming and yelling and shouting out threats. But they are disorganized and have a very high incidence of being killed by “friendly fire”. The cancel culture cancelling anyone, even their own armies. They are like those clowns caught on video camera running hidden ballots through the machines over and over again.
Summary of the evidence for the Dragon
NASA has been tracking a celestial planetary system called planet X ever since 1979 when they sent up Pioneer 10 to track the object. It is a brown dwarf star called Nemesis surrounded by a black cloud of debris and a number of orbiting bodies and a long tail of debris. In 2003 Bush met with all the world leaders under the guise of "mending fences" after the Gulf war to advise them that this would come close to the Earth and cause catastrophic damage. In response to their own tracking of this Russia built a 400 square mile underground city in the Ural mountains, the US has also built 130 underground military bases that are cities connected by mag lev trains. There are a number of truck drivers delivering 18 wheelers to stock these places have posted videos of these underground bases. We also know that they are expecting catastrophic and imminent destruction because they moved Plum island bio weapons lab ideally located on an island remote from the mainland in the event of a leak, they moved the entire lab and all the employees and their homes to Kansas. One of the effects of this system passing the US is that it will cause the Earth's rotation to come to a stop briefly, that in turn will cause 300 foot floods at Plum island and the rest of the US (that will take a place a few years later than the initial catastrophic event, the passing of this system will impact the earth for a full 6 years).
Already we are feeling the effects, the Schumann Resonance which is a measure of the sum total of radiation hitting the entire earth is off the charts and has been for several years, getting worse and worse. More recently it has caused Earthquake activity to spike with the number of Earthquakes in August about 8x the historical average.
Several scientists and astronomers have leaked photos of this as it approaches. However, none of those people will go on the record as to the actual date we expect a collision other than to say it will be catastrophic. However, there is something called "predictive programming" where some believe that Hollywood elites who are aware of the latest tracking from NASA are saying at 1:17am on September 24th EST North America will be showered with debris.
There are prophecies of this event but in the Bible it seems it is a reference to the Revelation 12 where the stars of the heaven are cast to the Earth from the tail of the dragon.
Another interesting prophecy that seems to refer to this is the third hidden prophecy of Fatima. She gave it in a sealed envelope to the Catholic hierarchy, they released some dull idiotic vision, however later another priest got a vision of this catastrophic event as a judgement on the Catholic church and was told that was the 3rd dream of Fatima. The reason this is interesting is that shortly after getting Fatima's dream the Catholic church built a top of the line infrared observatory designed for seeing this brown dwarf star in our solar system (the only kind of telescope that can see it because of the cloud of dust covering it).
Historically it seems previous civilizations have seen this same thing (they say it has a very elliptical orbit that takes over 2,000 years to make one orbit around our sun).
I have inferred that this imminent existential threat is what is really motivating the world leaders and that Covid19 is only an excuse. They are afraid the world will become Mad Max unless they can keep tight control on the situation.
Isaiah 28:14 Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem: 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Wow, isn't that great! The leaders of the world have "made a covenant with death and with Sheol" -- they have built underground cities like graves, they think that doing that the scourge will pass over them and they will survive. They are hiding in the ground and have been full of falsehood (NASA is taxpayer funded and is supposed to warn us about these things instead they only warn the rulers)
16 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste. 17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
The meteor shower is likened to hail that shall sweep away like a broom their "refuge of lies". They will be fully exposed. The other thing is that there won't just be fire and brimstone raining down like Sodom and Gomorrah, but when the Earth stops rotating you will get a 300 foot flood that will flood out most of these underground cities.
18 And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 19 As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message.
Even though they know about it they don't really appreciate the extent of the six years of terror.
NASA has been tracking a celestial planetary system called planet X ever since 1979 when they sent up Pioneer 10 to track the object. It is a brown dwarf star called Nemesis surrounded by a black cloud of debris and a number of orbiting bodies and a long tail of debris. In 2003 Bush met with all the world leaders under the guise of "mending fences" after the Gulf war to advise them that this would come close to the Earth and cause catastrophic damage. In response to their own tracking of this Russia built a 400 square mile underground city in the Ural mountains, the US has also built 130 underground military bases that are cities connected by mag lev trains. There are a number of truck drivers delivering 18 wheelers to stock these places have posted videos of these underground bases. We also know that they are expecting catastrophic and imminent destruction because they moved Plum island bio weapons lab ideally located on an island remote from the mainland in the event of a leak, they moved the entire lab and all the employees and their homes to Kansas. One of the effects of this system passing the US is that it will cause the Earth's rotation to come to a stop briefly, that in turn will cause 300 foot floods at Plum island and the rest of the US (that will take a place a few years later than the initial catastrophic event, the passing of this system will impact the earth for a full 6 years).
Already we are feeling the effects, the Schumann Resonance which is a measure of the sum total of radiation hitting the entire earth is off the charts and has been for several years, getting worse and worse. More recently it has caused Earthquake activity to spike with the number of Earthquakes in August about 8x the historical average.
Several scientists and astronomers have leaked photos of this as it approaches. However, none of those people will go on the record as to the actual date we expect a collision other than to say it will be catastrophic. However, there is something called "predictive programming" where some believe that Hollywood elites who are aware of the latest tracking from NASA are saying at 1:17am on September 24th EST North America will be showered with debris.
There are prophecies of this event but in the Bible it seems it is a reference to the Revelation 12 where the stars of the heaven are cast to the Earth from the tail of the dragon.
Another interesting prophecy that seems to refer to this is the third hidden prophecy of Fatima. She gave it in a sealed envelope to the Catholic hierarchy, they released some dull idiotic vision, however later another priest got a vision of this catastrophic event as a judgement on the Catholic church and was told that was the 3rd dream of Fatima. The reason this is interesting is that shortly after getting Fatima's dream the Catholic church built a top of the line infrared observatory designed for seeing this brown dwarf star in our solar system (the only kind of telescope that can see it because of the cloud of dust covering it).
Historically it seems previous civilizations have seen this same thing (they say it has a very elliptical orbit that takes over 2,000 years to make one orbit around our sun).
I have inferred that this imminent existential threat is what is really motivating the world leaders and that Covid19 is only an excuse. They are afraid the world will become Mad Max unless they can keep tight control on the situation.
Isaiah 28:14 Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem: 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Wow, isn't that great! The leaders of the world have "made a covenant with death and with Sheol" -- they have built underground cities like graves, they think that doing that the scourge will pass over them and they will survive. They are hiding in the ground and have been full of falsehood (NASA is taxpayer funded and is supposed to warn us about these things instead they only warn the rulers)
16 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste. 17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
The meteor shower is likened to hail that shall sweep away like a broom their "refuge of lies". They will be fully exposed. The other thing is that there won't just be fire and brimstone raining down like Sodom and Gomorrah, but when the Earth stops rotating you will get a 300 foot flood that will flood out most of these underground cities.
18 And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 19 As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message.
Even though they know about it they don't really appreciate the extent of the six years of terror.
Zechariah 10:6-7 Then the redeemed of the Lord will be like a mighty warrior
6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah and I will save the house of Joseph [Ephraim]. I will bring them back and cause them to dwell securely, for I have mercy, loving-kindness, and compassion for them. They shall be as though I had not cast them off, for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.
Judah represent those who stand on the word (the law) and Ephraim refers to the redeemed of the Lord (when Jacob blessed them he crossed his arms, the redeemed are those blessed by the Lord’s work on the cross). We prayed for the truth to come out concerning the election fraud and the Lord answered with Peter Navarro’s report, Mike Lindell’s movies and the Arizona audit. This is like a flood that can no longer be held back. This is what we will see and the purpose of the tribulation. We'll see the believers return to the Lord and be absolute. We will see that the Lord is the one who will cause us to dwell securely. We will see a clear contrast between His mercy and loving-kindness and the administration of the Antichrist likened to a beast. Those who were left behind, cast off, will be as though they weren't cast off, there will be a great revival, everyone will know they are the people of God, and if they pray God will hear and answer them.
7 Then Ephraim [the ten tribes] shall become like a mighty warrior, and their hearts shall rejoice as through wine; yes, their children shall see it and rejoice; their hearts shall feel great delight and glory triumphantly in the Lord!
I would like to share a video with you but apparently can't. So instead if you look at the profile picture you can see a shot of the January 6 rally at Washington DC as people stood from the Whitehouse all the way to the Washington monument. They estimate at least 500,000 were there, but this verse is talking about during the tribulation. There will be millions, like a mighty warrior. Everyone is so focused on Armageddon and their millions, but this will be the army of the Lord.
6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah and I will save the house of Joseph [Ephraim]. I will bring them back and cause them to dwell securely, for I have mercy, loving-kindness, and compassion for them. They shall be as though I had not cast them off, for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.
Judah represent those who stand on the word (the law) and Ephraim refers to the redeemed of the Lord (when Jacob blessed them he crossed his arms, the redeemed are those blessed by the Lord’s work on the cross). We prayed for the truth to come out concerning the election fraud and the Lord answered with Peter Navarro’s report, Mike Lindell’s movies and the Arizona audit. This is like a flood that can no longer be held back. This is what we will see and the purpose of the tribulation. We'll see the believers return to the Lord and be absolute. We will see that the Lord is the one who will cause us to dwell securely. We will see a clear contrast between His mercy and loving-kindness and the administration of the Antichrist likened to a beast. Those who were left behind, cast off, will be as though they weren't cast off, there will be a great revival, everyone will know they are the people of God, and if they pray God will hear and answer them.
7 Then Ephraim [the ten tribes] shall become like a mighty warrior, and their hearts shall rejoice as through wine; yes, their children shall see it and rejoice; their hearts shall feel great delight and glory triumphantly in the Lord!
I would like to share a video with you but apparently can't. So instead if you look at the profile picture you can see a shot of the January 6 rally at Washington DC as people stood from the Whitehouse all the way to the Washington monument. They estimate at least 500,000 were there, but this verse is talking about during the tribulation. There will be millions, like a mighty warrior. Everyone is so focused on Armageddon and their millions, but this will be the army of the Lord.
What is the time frame on the Revelation 12 sign?
Leviticus 19:23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah. 25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.
The Revelation 12 sign took place September 23, 2017. That sign sparked a whole new set of "watchers" proclaiming that the day of the Lord is near. A lot of teachings, a lot of exposition, a lot of theories. But the Lord tells us they were "uncircumcised" they hadn't gone through the cross. However, after 3 years everyone reassessed. They realized they had been too flippant and putting too much into a single sign without trying to put together the whole puzzle.
The fourth year the fruit is for giving praise unto the Lord. It is holy, it is an offering to the Lord. This is now the fourth year since the Revelation sign, the fellowship and exposition is for the Lord, not for the Body.
In the fifth year the body will eat from this tree. If we now have the rapture that will indicate this fruit was holy for the Lord and that would be His seal of approval on it so that the rest of the Body can partake of this teaching during the tribulation.
Leviticus 19:23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah. 25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.
The Revelation 12 sign took place September 23, 2017. That sign sparked a whole new set of "watchers" proclaiming that the day of the Lord is near. A lot of teachings, a lot of exposition, a lot of theories. But the Lord tells us they were "uncircumcised" they hadn't gone through the cross. However, after 3 years everyone reassessed. They realized they had been too flippant and putting too much into a single sign without trying to put together the whole puzzle.
The fourth year the fruit is for giving praise unto the Lord. It is holy, it is an offering to the Lord. This is now the fourth year since the Revelation sign, the fellowship and exposition is for the Lord, not for the Body.
In the fifth year the body will eat from this tree. If we now have the rapture that will indicate this fruit was holy for the Lord and that would be His seal of approval on it so that the rest of the Body can partake of this teaching during the tribulation.
Irrefutable Evidence Nibiru is impacting the Earth
To put this into perspective, the three months from June 22 to September 22 we had 2,367 Earthquakes that were 4.5 or greater. During the 40 year period from 1970 to 2010 we didn't have any 12 month period with that many significant earthquakes in the entire year. This is easily five to six times greater than the average during that 40 year time frame. This is not climate change this is Nibiru, it is irrefutable evidence.
To put this into perspective, the three months from June 22 to September 22 we had 2,367 Earthquakes that were 4.5 or greater. During the 40 year period from 1970 to 2010 we didn't have any 12 month period with that many significant earthquakes in the entire year. This is easily five to six times greater than the average during that 40 year time frame. This is not climate change this is Nibiru, it is irrefutable evidence.
Zechariah 10:8-12 The redeemed will increase like a swarm of bees
8 I will hiss for them [as the keeper does for his bees] and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall increase [again] as they have increased [before, in Egypt]. 9 And though I sow them among the nations, yet they shall [earnestly] remember Me in far countries, and with their children they shall live and shall return [to God and the land He gave them]. 10 I will bring them [all Israel] home again from the land of Egypt and gather them out of Assyria, and I will bring them into the land [on the east and on the west of the Jordan, into] Gilead and Lebanon, and room enough shall not be found for them.
The entire world is seeing what is going on and everyone is involved. This is not just about the US, once Biden took control we saw China become very aggressive towards Taiwan, we saw Russia become very aggressive towards the Ukraine and we are seeing Iran attack Israel. Australia and Japan are involved with Taiwan, all of Europe is involved with the Ukraine, and the entire world is concerned about what is going on in the Middle East. The entire world is separating over so many issues, whether it is the pandemic or the matter of censorship. We see in Canada and the UK laws concerning censorship and police brutally shutting down churches due to the “mask mandate”.
11 And [the Lord] will pass through the sea of distress and affliction [at the head of His people, as He did at the Red Sea]; and He will smite down the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the [river] Nile shall be dried up and put to shame; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down and the scepter or rod [of the taskmasters of Egypt] shall pass away.
We are seeing this right now. The Nile river signifies the world’s economy and it is drying up. The Pandemic has been a worldwide hit on the economy, yet the tech giants thought they were immune and instead were profiting greatly. They have destroyed their credibility, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple were caught in their arrogance. Competing platforms are popping up and what seemed ridiculous a year ago now appears like a very valid competitors to them.
12 And I will strengthen [Israel] in the Lord, and they shall walk up and down and glory in His name, says the Lord.
You have to be in the Lord. You have to be an expression of the Lord’s person and work. That is the path victory. It is a path that is filled with worship and praise of the Lord. Many believers will come to this conclusion during the tribulation and they will be strenghtened and they will glory in the Lord's name.
8 I will hiss for them [as the keeper does for his bees] and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall increase [again] as they have increased [before, in Egypt]. 9 And though I sow them among the nations, yet they shall [earnestly] remember Me in far countries, and with their children they shall live and shall return [to God and the land He gave them]. 10 I will bring them [all Israel] home again from the land of Egypt and gather them out of Assyria, and I will bring them into the land [on the east and on the west of the Jordan, into] Gilead and Lebanon, and room enough shall not be found for them.
The entire world is seeing what is going on and everyone is involved. This is not just about the US, once Biden took control we saw China become very aggressive towards Taiwan, we saw Russia become very aggressive towards the Ukraine and we are seeing Iran attack Israel. Australia and Japan are involved with Taiwan, all of Europe is involved with the Ukraine, and the entire world is concerned about what is going on in the Middle East. The entire world is separating over so many issues, whether it is the pandemic or the matter of censorship. We see in Canada and the UK laws concerning censorship and police brutally shutting down churches due to the “mask mandate”.
11 And [the Lord] will pass through the sea of distress and affliction [at the head of His people, as He did at the Red Sea]; and He will smite down the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the [river] Nile shall be dried up and put to shame; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down and the scepter or rod [of the taskmasters of Egypt] shall pass away.
We are seeing this right now. The Nile river signifies the world’s economy and it is drying up. The Pandemic has been a worldwide hit on the economy, yet the tech giants thought they were immune and instead were profiting greatly. They have destroyed their credibility, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple were caught in their arrogance. Competing platforms are popping up and what seemed ridiculous a year ago now appears like a very valid competitors to them.
12 And I will strengthen [Israel] in the Lord, and they shall walk up and down and glory in His name, says the Lord.
You have to be in the Lord. You have to be an expression of the Lord’s person and work. That is the path victory. It is a path that is filled with worship and praise of the Lord. Many believers will come to this conclusion during the tribulation and they will be strenghtened and they will glory in the Lord's name.
Zechariah 11 Woe to the worthless shepherd
1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars! 2 Wail, O fir tree and cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the glorious and lofty trees are laid waste! Wail, O you oaks of Bashan, for the thick and inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has in flames been felled! 3 A voice of the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory, the broad pasturage, is laid waste! A voice of the roaring of young lions, for the pride of the Jordan [the jungle or thickets] is ruined!
Right now Wisconsin has announced they are also going to audit the election. We have enough evidence now to decertify the Arizona election, if Wisconsin also falls then Biden’s victory will be nullified. Also, the pressure will be on for Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire to follow suit. This opens the door for the entire corruption and fraud to go up in smoke. There will be a lot of “proud and lofty” people that will fall as a result. One reason some of these very wealthy and powerful people were paying tens and hundreds of millions to swing the election was to have their crimes hidden. Once some fall they all fall. Jezebel will be tossed out of her tower and given to the dogs.
4 Thus says the Lord my God: Shepherd the flock [destined] for slaughter, 5 Whose buyers or possessors slay them and hold themselves not guilty; and they who sell them say, Blessed be the Lord, for I have become rich! And their own shepherds neither pity nor spare them [from the wolves].
The rulers right now are totally despicable. They have thrown open the doors to this country, there is no border security. Now we have cartels that are trafficking in people, especially kids. All these people care about is getting rich, they are worthless shepherds selling the sheep to the wolves.
6 For I will no more pity or spare the inhabitants of the land, says the Lord; but behold, I will deliver every man into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his [foreign] king. And [the enemy] shall lay waste the land, and I will not deliver [the people] out of the hand [of the foreign oppressor].
This is “hell on earth”. No safety, no security, thugs jumping and attacking people on the street without fear of the police. It has not happened yet, it will happen as soon as the one that restrains the Satan steps aside.
7 So I [Zechariah] shepherded the flock of slaughter, truly [as the name implies] the most miserable of sheep. And I took two [shepherd’s] staffs, the one I called Beauty or Grace and the other I called Bands or Union; and I fed and shepherded the flock. 8 And I cut off the three shepherds [the civil authorities, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was weary and impatient with them, and they also loathed me.
Why do you think they loath you? It is because you restrain them from doing evil. We see this today, they loath us and used the pandemic to destroy the economy to remove Trump. They wanted everyone to continue to wear masks to maintain this illusion of danger so that they could seize control of all the levers of power. Meanwhile the Lord and the people of God have become impatient with them. Why are the schools closed? Why do we still need to wear masks if we are vaccinated? There are three shepherds, the politicians like Biden and Pelosi, the priests like Fauci, and the prophets like CNN and MSNBC. They will all be cut off and judged by the Lord.
9 So I [Zechariah] said, I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed; and let the survivors devour one another’s flesh. 10 And I took my staff, Beauty or Grace, and broke it in pieces to show that I was annulling the covenant or agreement which I had made with all the peoples [not to molest them].
God had a covenant with us ever since the time of Noah. The rainbow was a testimony of that covenant, but man broke the covenant which was to deal righteously with murder. Think of their hypocrisy for 50 years they claimed that a woman’s right to privacy allowed her to kill her baby because we did not have the right to know what was going on. Her body, her decision. But now with the pandemic it is no longer your body your decision.
11 So the covenant was annulled on that day, and thus the most wretched of the flock and the traffickers in the sheep who were watching me knew (recognized and understood) that it was truly the word of the Lord.
That day refers to the rapture. Everyone on Earth will know in that day that it is truly the word of the Lord. They will see the rapture, they will see the word fulfilled, even the most wretched of them will know what this is.
12 And I said to them, If it seems just and right to you, give me my wages; but if not, withhold them. So they weighed out for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the Lord said to me, Cast it to the potter [as if He said, To the dogs!]—the munificently [miserable] sum at which I [and My shepherd] am priced by them! And I [Zechariah] took the thirty pieces of silver and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.
Cast it to the dogs, just like Jezebel. What people will discover in that day is that there are many so called men of God, just like Judas, who has sold them for thirty pieces of silver. The Catholic church will be exposed, many false prophets will be exposed.
14 Then I broke into pieces my other staff, Bands or Union, indicating that I was annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Civil war, already we can see the country splitting apart, imagine what happens after the rapture. The ones standing the strongest for the Lord will be taken, this will be like removing the bridle from those who are doing evil. They will run wild and the believers who are left will be like Lot, stuck living in a hellscape. Many Christians want to go along to get along, they loath the evangelicals who are preaching the way of righteousness. But once they are gone they will be all alone, what then?
15 And the Lord said to me, Take up once more the implements [the staff and rod of a shepherd, but this time] of a worthless and wicked shepherd. 16 For behold, I will raise up a false shepherd in the land; the lost and perishing he will not miss or visit, the young and scattered he will not go to seek, the wounded and broken he will not heal, nor will he feed those that are sound and strong; but he will eat the flesh of the fat ones and break off their hoofs [to consume all the flesh]. 17 Woe to the worthless and foolish shepherd who deserts the flock! The sword shall smite his arm and his right eye; his arm shall be utterly withered and his right eye utterly blinded.
This is the antichrist, he will be raised up once those that restrain are removed. He won’t care about anyone, won’t care if they are wounded and need to be healed, won’t care if they are starving and need to be fed, in fact he’ll devour the fat ones himself. The rapture is wonderful to those who have been faithful to the Lord and horrible to those who haven’t.
1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars! 2 Wail, O fir tree and cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the glorious and lofty trees are laid waste! Wail, O you oaks of Bashan, for the thick and inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has in flames been felled! 3 A voice of the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory, the broad pasturage, is laid waste! A voice of the roaring of young lions, for the pride of the Jordan [the jungle or thickets] is ruined!
Right now Wisconsin has announced they are also going to audit the election. We have enough evidence now to decertify the Arizona election, if Wisconsin also falls then Biden’s victory will be nullified. Also, the pressure will be on for Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire to follow suit. This opens the door for the entire corruption and fraud to go up in smoke. There will be a lot of “proud and lofty” people that will fall as a result. One reason some of these very wealthy and powerful people were paying tens and hundreds of millions to swing the election was to have their crimes hidden. Once some fall they all fall. Jezebel will be tossed out of her tower and given to the dogs.
4 Thus says the Lord my God: Shepherd the flock [destined] for slaughter, 5 Whose buyers or possessors slay them and hold themselves not guilty; and they who sell them say, Blessed be the Lord, for I have become rich! And their own shepherds neither pity nor spare them [from the wolves].
The rulers right now are totally despicable. They have thrown open the doors to this country, there is no border security. Now we have cartels that are trafficking in people, especially kids. All these people care about is getting rich, they are worthless shepherds selling the sheep to the wolves.
6 For I will no more pity or spare the inhabitants of the land, says the Lord; but behold, I will deliver every man into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his [foreign] king. And [the enemy] shall lay waste the land, and I will not deliver [the people] out of the hand [of the foreign oppressor].
This is “hell on earth”. No safety, no security, thugs jumping and attacking people on the street without fear of the police. It has not happened yet, it will happen as soon as the one that restrains the Satan steps aside.
7 So I [Zechariah] shepherded the flock of slaughter, truly [as the name implies] the most miserable of sheep. And I took two [shepherd’s] staffs, the one I called Beauty or Grace and the other I called Bands or Union; and I fed and shepherded the flock. 8 And I cut off the three shepherds [the civil authorities, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was weary and impatient with them, and they also loathed me.
Why do you think they loath you? It is because you restrain them from doing evil. We see this today, they loath us and used the pandemic to destroy the economy to remove Trump. They wanted everyone to continue to wear masks to maintain this illusion of danger so that they could seize control of all the levers of power. Meanwhile the Lord and the people of God have become impatient with them. Why are the schools closed? Why do we still need to wear masks if we are vaccinated? There are three shepherds, the politicians like Biden and Pelosi, the priests like Fauci, and the prophets like CNN and MSNBC. They will all be cut off and judged by the Lord.
9 So I [Zechariah] said, I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed; and let the survivors devour one another’s flesh. 10 And I took my staff, Beauty or Grace, and broke it in pieces to show that I was annulling the covenant or agreement which I had made with all the peoples [not to molest them].
God had a covenant with us ever since the time of Noah. The rainbow was a testimony of that covenant, but man broke the covenant which was to deal righteously with murder. Think of their hypocrisy for 50 years they claimed that a woman’s right to privacy allowed her to kill her baby because we did not have the right to know what was going on. Her body, her decision. But now with the pandemic it is no longer your body your decision.
11 So the covenant was annulled on that day, and thus the most wretched of the flock and the traffickers in the sheep who were watching me knew (recognized and understood) that it was truly the word of the Lord.
That day refers to the rapture. Everyone on Earth will know in that day that it is truly the word of the Lord. They will see the rapture, they will see the word fulfilled, even the most wretched of them will know what this is.
12 And I said to them, If it seems just and right to you, give me my wages; but if not, withhold them. So they weighed out for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the Lord said to me, Cast it to the potter [as if He said, To the dogs!]—the munificently [miserable] sum at which I [and My shepherd] am priced by them! And I [Zechariah] took the thirty pieces of silver and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.
Cast it to the dogs, just like Jezebel. What people will discover in that day is that there are many so called men of God, just like Judas, who has sold them for thirty pieces of silver. The Catholic church will be exposed, many false prophets will be exposed.
14 Then I broke into pieces my other staff, Bands or Union, indicating that I was annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Civil war, already we can see the country splitting apart, imagine what happens after the rapture. The ones standing the strongest for the Lord will be taken, this will be like removing the bridle from those who are doing evil. They will run wild and the believers who are left will be like Lot, stuck living in a hellscape. Many Christians want to go along to get along, they loath the evangelicals who are preaching the way of righteousness. But once they are gone they will be all alone, what then?
15 And the Lord said to me, Take up once more the implements [the staff and rod of a shepherd, but this time] of a worthless and wicked shepherd. 16 For behold, I will raise up a false shepherd in the land; the lost and perishing he will not miss or visit, the young and scattered he will not go to seek, the wounded and broken he will not heal, nor will he feed those that are sound and strong; but he will eat the flesh of the fat ones and break off their hoofs [to consume all the flesh]. 17 Woe to the worthless and foolish shepherd who deserts the flock! The sword shall smite his arm and his right eye; his arm shall be utterly withered and his right eye utterly blinded.
This is the antichrist, he will be raised up once those that restrain are removed. He won’t care about anyone, won’t care if they are wounded and need to be healed, won’t care if they are starving and need to be fed, in fact he’ll devour the fat ones himself. The rapture is wonderful to those who have been faithful to the Lord and horrible to those who haven’t.
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Zechariah 12:1-6 -- Spiritual Judo
Judo is the fighting style where you let the opponents own attacks take him down as well. Instead of opposing the force directly you turn their own force to your advantage. In the last chapter we saw that God and his people were fighting with each other, they refused to listen and began to loath the prophets and He in turn also had had enough. As a result the last chapter concluded with God saying fine, he would give them an idolatrous shepherd and would stop restraining the evil. They had broken the covenant He had made with them at the time of Noah so He also would stop abiding by that covenant.
1 The burden or oracle (the thing to be lifted up) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus says the Lord, Who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
This is the new creation, the work of redemption, and ultimately the coming kingdom. Remember, if the Lord is in you then the kingdom is in your midst.
2 Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup or bowl of reeling to all the peoples round about, and in the siege against Jerusalem will there also be a siege against and upon Judah.
I am reminded of my two oldest kids. They were born and raised in Taiwan but then came to live with me when they got to sixth grade. They didn’t speak any english so I decided to homeschool them before high school. I had taught ESL for years in Taiwan and felt I could do a better job of having them learn english than the public school could. Every day I gave them their assignments for the day, we had a strict schedule worked out because there was only one computer and they each wanted equal time on it. I also told them how they did was completely up to them, if they became doctors or flunked out it was up to them. Their mother was very upset at my decision to homeschool and was scaring them enough as it was. So I was basically telling them that if this doesn’t work out it is on them, not me. Looking back that is one of the things I regret because they did do exactly what I told them to and ultimately they were both valedictorians of their schools. No doubt if I could have guessed that would have happened I would have told them I would take the credit for whatever happens. It is the same with the believers, some will listen to the Lord, obey Him and follow His word. They will “live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God”. Others won’t, and so God employs different strategies for different people. Some only need to hear the word and they will obey, others need to learn from their mistakes.
People don’t understand prophecy. If you show me an apple seed and we plant that in the ground I can prophesy what the tree will look like and what the fruit will be like, when the tree will bring forth fruit and even what season the fruit will be ripe. I can do all that because I understand that is an apple seed, it will grow into an apple tree and I know what an apple tree will be like. In the same way God can prophesy of the great tribulation, this is not because God is trying to kill us but rather because Satan has planted a seed that will grow into that kingdom of Antichrist. So then God’s word prepares us for that day. The day will come when these two kingdoms can no longer coexist. At that time the kingdom of antichrist will attack the church. If you follow the Lord’s word and obey it the church will be a “cup of reeling” a cup of poison to the antichrist. For example there was a video of the police coming into a church and arresting a pregnant woman with a baby in her arms because she had taken off her mask. Is there anyway for antichrist and his kingdom to do this without it costing them far more than it is worth? With every step they take more and more people wake up as to how evil the antichrist is.
The Lord is training us and preparing us for this battle. We will be attacked, but just like in Judo the attack of the enemy will be used against the enemy.
3 And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all peoples; all who lift it or burden themselves with it shall be sorely wounded. And all the nations of the earth shall come and gather together against it.
Jerusalem refers to the city of peace, and no doubt there is a Jerusalem in Israel but the New Testament tells us the church is also the New Jerusalem that is above. The church is very burdensome to the world. They would like to legalize abortion so that they can fornicate without any consequences. But regardless of how much they debate and reason the church has rejected that and so they have finally decided to forget debate.
“On that day” refers to a specific day, the great day of the Lord. This indicates a transition from the age of grace to the kingdom age. This term that they will be “sorely wounded” refers to idol worship where you cut yourself as a form of idol worship. What does this mean? You have seen cancel culture forcing people to make these public apologies like self mutilation. In the world there is no forgiveness, as a result instead of confessing, repenting and forgiving they have what the communists call “struggle sessions”. You have to come before them and apologize for absurd things and then they in turn use that as a basis to fire you. For example they were castigating anyone who questioned the results of the election, anyone who questioned the CDC, anyone who questioned CNN.
Israel will stand alone, but so will all of God’s people. We, the church, are the true Israel, the true prince of God. We need to “stand alone”, to stand against every nation.
4 In that day, says the Lord, I will smite every horse [of the armies that contend against Jerusalem] with terror and panic and his rider with madness; and I will open My eyes and regard with favor the house of Judah and will smite every horse of the opposing nations with blindness.
To smite every horse is to smite the power of all the nations. The things that the politicians are doing, the media are saying and the corporations are doing can only be explained as madness. They are in terror and panic and are running around blind. They attempted to steal the election and then thought that insults hurled at the “deplorables” would be enough to shut them up. But they didn’t shut up, they dug in their heels, they pursued them, and now all the sins are coming out, the election fraud is being revealed, and they are filled with terror and panic.
5 And the chiefs of Judah shall say in their hearts, The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord of hosts, their God. 6 In that day will I make the chiefs of Judah like a big, blazing pot among [sticks of] wood and like a flaming torch among sheaves [of grain], and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell and sit securely in their own place, in Jerusalem.
This is what is happening today, this is “that day”. We are devouring the deep state in flames (Liz Cheney, Gov Newsom, Gov Cuomo, Gov Whitmer, Joe Biden, FISA scandal, Jan 6 scandal, Maxine Waters, etc). We are devouring the mainstream media which is nothing but the propaganda arm of the Democratic party in flames (ratings are down 40-60%, several major pundits have already had their shows removed). We are devouring the multinational corporations that have “gone woke”. MLB, Coca Cola, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, all these corporations that thought they were untouchable are like logs in the fire.
But wait, the Lord’s kingdom is not of this world. Yes, that is true. We are not of this corrupt world. We are not of these false shepherds who worhsip idols and don’t care about the sheep. We are not of these false prophets who will say whatever they are paid to say and have no respect for the word of God or the word of truth. We are not of these spineless corporations that are amoral and will do anything to improve the bottom line. The bottom line does not refer to human life or people, it simply refers to vain idols of metal and wood.
Judo is the fighting style where you let the opponents own attacks take him down as well. Instead of opposing the force directly you turn their own force to your advantage. In the last chapter we saw that God and his people were fighting with each other, they refused to listen and began to loath the prophets and He in turn also had had enough. As a result the last chapter concluded with God saying fine, he would give them an idolatrous shepherd and would stop restraining the evil. They had broken the covenant He had made with them at the time of Noah so He also would stop abiding by that covenant.
1 The burden or oracle (the thing to be lifted up) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus says the Lord, Who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
This is the new creation, the work of redemption, and ultimately the coming kingdom. Remember, if the Lord is in you then the kingdom is in your midst.
2 Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup or bowl of reeling to all the peoples round about, and in the siege against Jerusalem will there also be a siege against and upon Judah.
I am reminded of my two oldest kids. They were born and raised in Taiwan but then came to live with me when they got to sixth grade. They didn’t speak any english so I decided to homeschool them before high school. I had taught ESL for years in Taiwan and felt I could do a better job of having them learn english than the public school could. Every day I gave them their assignments for the day, we had a strict schedule worked out because there was only one computer and they each wanted equal time on it. I also told them how they did was completely up to them, if they became doctors or flunked out it was up to them. Their mother was very upset at my decision to homeschool and was scaring them enough as it was. So I was basically telling them that if this doesn’t work out it is on them, not me. Looking back that is one of the things I regret because they did do exactly what I told them to and ultimately they were both valedictorians of their schools. No doubt if I could have guessed that would have happened I would have told them I would take the credit for whatever happens. It is the same with the believers, some will listen to the Lord, obey Him and follow His word. They will “live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God”. Others won’t, and so God employs different strategies for different people. Some only need to hear the word and they will obey, others need to learn from their mistakes.
People don’t understand prophecy. If you show me an apple seed and we plant that in the ground I can prophesy what the tree will look like and what the fruit will be like, when the tree will bring forth fruit and even what season the fruit will be ripe. I can do all that because I understand that is an apple seed, it will grow into an apple tree and I know what an apple tree will be like. In the same way God can prophesy of the great tribulation, this is not because God is trying to kill us but rather because Satan has planted a seed that will grow into that kingdom of Antichrist. So then God’s word prepares us for that day. The day will come when these two kingdoms can no longer coexist. At that time the kingdom of antichrist will attack the church. If you follow the Lord’s word and obey it the church will be a “cup of reeling” a cup of poison to the antichrist. For example there was a video of the police coming into a church and arresting a pregnant woman with a baby in her arms because she had taken off her mask. Is there anyway for antichrist and his kingdom to do this without it costing them far more than it is worth? With every step they take more and more people wake up as to how evil the antichrist is.
The Lord is training us and preparing us for this battle. We will be attacked, but just like in Judo the attack of the enemy will be used against the enemy.
3 And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all peoples; all who lift it or burden themselves with it shall be sorely wounded. And all the nations of the earth shall come and gather together against it.
Jerusalem refers to the city of peace, and no doubt there is a Jerusalem in Israel but the New Testament tells us the church is also the New Jerusalem that is above. The church is very burdensome to the world. They would like to legalize abortion so that they can fornicate without any consequences. But regardless of how much they debate and reason the church has rejected that and so they have finally decided to forget debate.
“On that day” refers to a specific day, the great day of the Lord. This indicates a transition from the age of grace to the kingdom age. This term that they will be “sorely wounded” refers to idol worship where you cut yourself as a form of idol worship. What does this mean? You have seen cancel culture forcing people to make these public apologies like self mutilation. In the world there is no forgiveness, as a result instead of confessing, repenting and forgiving they have what the communists call “struggle sessions”. You have to come before them and apologize for absurd things and then they in turn use that as a basis to fire you. For example they were castigating anyone who questioned the results of the election, anyone who questioned the CDC, anyone who questioned CNN.
Israel will stand alone, but so will all of God’s people. We, the church, are the true Israel, the true prince of God. We need to “stand alone”, to stand against every nation.
4 In that day, says the Lord, I will smite every horse [of the armies that contend against Jerusalem] with terror and panic and his rider with madness; and I will open My eyes and regard with favor the house of Judah and will smite every horse of the opposing nations with blindness.
To smite every horse is to smite the power of all the nations. The things that the politicians are doing, the media are saying and the corporations are doing can only be explained as madness. They are in terror and panic and are running around blind. They attempted to steal the election and then thought that insults hurled at the “deplorables” would be enough to shut them up. But they didn’t shut up, they dug in their heels, they pursued them, and now all the sins are coming out, the election fraud is being revealed, and they are filled with terror and panic.
5 And the chiefs of Judah shall say in their hearts, The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord of hosts, their God. 6 In that day will I make the chiefs of Judah like a big, blazing pot among [sticks of] wood and like a flaming torch among sheaves [of grain], and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell and sit securely in their own place, in Jerusalem.
This is what is happening today, this is “that day”. We are devouring the deep state in flames (Liz Cheney, Gov Newsom, Gov Cuomo, Gov Whitmer, Joe Biden, FISA scandal, Jan 6 scandal, Maxine Waters, etc). We are devouring the mainstream media which is nothing but the propaganda arm of the Democratic party in flames (ratings are down 40-60%, several major pundits have already had their shows removed). We are devouring the multinational corporations that have “gone woke”. MLB, Coca Cola, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, all these corporations that thought they were untouchable are like logs in the fire.
But wait, the Lord’s kingdom is not of this world. Yes, that is true. We are not of this corrupt world. We are not of these false shepherds who worhsip idols and don’t care about the sheep. We are not of these false prophets who will say whatever they are paid to say and have no respect for the word of God or the word of truth. We are not of these spineless corporations that are amoral and will do anything to improve the bottom line. The bottom line does not refer to human life or people, it simply refers to vain idols of metal and wood.