The coming Judgment of the Lord
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Jeremiah 48:16
“The calamity (of Moab) is near to come— and his affliction hasteth fast.”
Moab was brought about by illegitimate relationship (incestious at that); and likewise, because of the illegitimate relations in the house of God (and abroad in the land) —dearth comes, and with it— famine and pestilence: the affliction hastes to come forth.
This picture was taken this year, at the annual Breckenridge Ice Sculpting contest; it won the competition. It is a sculpture of an emaciated human— surrounded by bitcoins. Bitcoins— are digital currency, and it is often associated with shady maneuvers in the realm of finances (gambling, no trace for criminal activities, etc): it perfectly reflects this generation and its worship of Mammon.
G3126 – Mammon
Greek: μαμμωνᾶς
Transliteration: mammōnas
Pronunciation: mam-mo-nas'
Definition: Of Chaldee origin— confidence, that is— figuratively— wealth personified; mammonas that is— avarice deified (avarice: extreme greed for wealth or material gains— greedy): mammon.
Matthew 6:24
“...You cannot serve God and mammon.”
This generation has sought after personal wealth and material gains, it has walked away from God holy and pursuit of him, and him alone— and it has confidence in itself (a personal god); and because of this— this land will see dearth in the earth: famine, pestilence and scarcity.
Its consumption of all things not of God, with deliberate abandonment of all things holy and righteous (abandoning the call to serve the poor, the widows and the orphans [destitute and needy], and most importantly— God himself, with true honor of heart posture through obedience and reverence to him and his Kingdom ways…
Humanity has heaped a sown crop of corruption and waste upon itself. It has been a long way coming— is now not far off.
The world speaks, God speaks— do we have eyes and ears to hear?
God beckons— but do we love him as he said to love him? Not with sentiment of affectionate feelings (that is not his definition, and only a slim part of worshiping and revering God) —but with OBEDIENCE, stemming from REPENTANCE (a total 180 degree, about face— change in direction/heading and attitude).
G3341 – Repentance
Greek: μετάνοια
Transliteration: metanoia
Pronunciation: met-an'-oy-ah
Definition: From G3340; (subjectively) compunction for guilt (guilt and scruples that prevents you from doing something bad: pricked sharply) —including reformation (reform and reshape); by implication —reversal of decision: repentance.
G3340 – Repent
Greek: μετανοέω
Transliteration: metanoeō
Pronunciation: met-an-o-eh'-o
Definition: From G3326 and G3539; to think differently, afterwards— that is— reconsider (morally to feel compunction): repent.
But because this generation would rather disobey the Lord, cover their iniquity (behaviors God does not participate in) and remain offending— as we have lost the fear of the Lord and fear (honor) ourselves, and have gained a famine of Word of God in the land (persons, vessels, cultures, nations) —we will have a famine in the physical world; it is what we have sown by far and large in humanity (and worse— in God’s own name: the people who are called by his name).
He’s warning— we are embarking into new territory in the world scheme. The house of God who is obedient to him (loves him properly as he defined in scripture) —who know their God, and in him they will trust to cover them— like he did in the wilderness exodus of Egypt.
But we will be rationed— as they were, and under his care.
If we have not known what it is to discipline the belly— because we have been a people who fill the belly, embellish the flesh, and curb not any appetite (we want it, so we will have it, or do it) —we will learn what it is to be rationed and satisfied with the Lord— not our bellies.
If you have not learned how to go without food, or water in a fasting and rationing— a denial of the flesh— you may want to start practicing, for coming soon— is a state of rations.
When you become a people who will not turn their bellies (desires and lust, what we want, when we want it— no matter how it affects or treats God) —away from the lusts of the flesh…
We will soon be a people who cannot afford to feed the flesh; much will take place to see this come about. My job is only to warn— and the true prophets have been attempting to prepare the people for years now— to can, save up, put things back and get ready.
Just as we have years of plenty— we will now have years of scarcity; Joseph— has been placed to feed the brethren (in many supernatural ways— multiplying fishes and loaves) —but woe unto the inhabitants of the land— for great calamity has come upon the people.
Man has skimped on God, sown scarcity unto him in true reverence— and what a man sow— will come back upon and to him. We will begin to see the culmination of this— as one scenario after another causes a perfect storm.
Time to know our God; time to deny the belly, repent and face God humbly.
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G3521 – Fasting
Greek: νηστεία
Transliteration: nēsteia
Pronunciation: nace-ti'-ah
Definition: From G3522; abstinence (from lack of food, voluntary and religious); specifically the fast of the Day of Atonement.
H6684 – Fast
Hebrew: צוּם
Transliteration: tsûm
Pronunciation: tsoom
Definition: A primitive root; to cover over the mouth— that is— to fast: - X at {all} fast.
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Isaiah 58
1-3
“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression— and the house of Jacob their sins.
They yet seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as (like) a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
Wherefore we have fasted— they say— and you see not? wherefore we have afflicted our souls— and you take no knowledge?
Behold— in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and exact all your labors.”
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Right here we see God saying that the people are in transgression of God and his ways— and they purport themselves to be in right standing with God— in their ‘religious’ works.
But he says— “You seek me daily and say you delight to know my ways— like a nation of people who do righteousness (this is sarcasm), who do not forsake the ordinances of God. You ask of me— for justice, but you do not do justice unto me— and yet you delight in approaching God.”
They are oblivious to what they are doing to God and his heart, as they are blind with lusts, full bellies, and no discipline or reverence to God and the ways of the righteous Kingdom.
“You say— LOOK (wherefore) —we have fasted, and do you not see it, God? You say— LOOK (wherefore) —we have afflicted our souls— do you not see it, God?
And I say— BEHOLD, in your day of your fast— you find pleasures, and you exact all your labors; you find pleasures to do (ways to cut corners and find loopholes to fasting), and you oppress.”
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“Behold— you fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: you shall not fast as you do this day— to make your voice to be heard on high.”
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God’s point here is that his people (who are doing religious acts, but devoid of the heart posture of purity) are fasting for carnal reasons and gains; they are filling their bellies in delights (whilst the point is to deny self), and they are walking in oppressive authority over the people in their actions and labors: they are not representing God at all (they represent the carnal man and hypocrisy— no purity), and they are tyrants at that— wielding power trips over others.
So he says— “Your fasting is so you can contend and compete, contesting as adversaries (Strong’s definitions) and to debate or quarrel (Strong’s) —to smite with the hand of wickedness (not a hand of holy righteousness extended to the people or God). Well, you will not be fasting with any of this— to have yourselves exalted to be seen and heard on high (high places within that man, exalted over God).”
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5-7
“Is it such (this kind of) a fast that I have chosen? A day for a man to afflict his soul… is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
Is not this the fast that I have chosen— to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free— and that you break every yoke?
Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out— to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him— and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh (people)?”
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His point here is that the people are not denying themselves, afflicting themselves for real— nor are they helping the destitute or giving of their own things and hospitality— knowing that what they do to the least of their brethren— they do to the Lord (or unto the Lord) himself.
They fast their own way— and give into indulgences, pleasures— not true sackcloth and ashes fasting; that is to say— true denial of pleasures of all kinds, in sackcloth means— VERY UNCOMFORTABLE (inside or out), and given to this— to save the people, as they deny themselves comforts, humble themselves, serve others and God, and then— plead unto God, in the way of the Kingdom (as a servant, walking in righteousness and holiness, and humility) —to help the destitute and the needy.
We have been a people who turn an eye to so many in need, and in all different manners— and yet— feed our own fleshly desires, day in and day out: alcohol, cigarettes, cable television (pay for that fee, but not to feed and care for the destitute), fancy dinners out and luxuries of nice homes and commodities (first world living of capitalistic pursuits, with the ‘right’ to do so), new clothes— just because the old ones are boring now, blend our food (instead of giving it up) during fasts, stop our own suffering at every avenue and corner of life— instead of suffering and sharing in Christ’s sufferings— humbly, and using those sufferings and humblings to refine our inner man into the image of Christ…
We indulge and indulge and indulge— and because we have filled our bellies with what we wanted of carnality— and sowed unto God scarcity in the ways of holiness, humility and servitude; he is not obliged to give unto us holiness, humility and servitude or abundance— but instead, what we sowed: scarcity of righteousness and abundance, no humble servitude or provision— because we were stingy.
It’s just man (humanity, cultural by large) —receiving what he stored up.
If we do not give— we do not receive; and what we do give— we receive back to us: sow scarcity to God and humanity— receive scarcity from God and humanity.
The way we will come out of these years of famine, pestilence and dearth coming— are the following verses; but, as with all things God— there will be a completed time of years that must be fulfilled— before we receive the reprieve. And we had better have learned something in the meantime, whilst going through the hardship of dearth (drought, things ‘dry up’), famine and pestilence.
We will become humble— or we will perish; like the generation in the wilderness of 40 years— they wandered (didn’t face God humbly) —and a whole generation was culled off the earth; and only the obedient and reverent (respect God and holiness/righteousness) proceeded on to the promised land in the earth (and even that— was with a fight to maintain faith in God, and vanquish the foes— in these spiritual terms— that will be to learn to reverence God (love God) the way he defined in scripture: obedience and actually exalting righteous living).
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“Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your reward.
Then shalt you call— and the Lord shall answer; you shall cry— and he shall say— Here I am. IF— you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; And if you draw out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noon day: And the Lord shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and make fat your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”
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IF— we become a people who will actually humble ourselves, turn from our wicked ways, seek God’s face (a face to face, heart to heart with him) and become a repentant, reverent people unto him and his Kingdom ways (righteous living in and unto him), walking out holiness (be ye holy, as he is holy)... THEN… shall the light of the Lord break forth as bright as the morning, and health will spring up to us— speedily; and our righteousness shall go before us, and the glory of the Lord shall be behind us.
THEN (and only after this) —will we call unto the Lord and he will answer, we will cry and he will hear our cries; before this— he will not hear the people’s cries (just like 2 Chronicles 7:14). THEN— we will cry, and he will say— HERE I AM!
But only ‘IF’ —we will take away the yoke (of oppression, not caring for the destitute, but feeding our own lusts), and the pointing finger (‘look at them,’ essentially— with no help to relieve them), and speaking vain (empty) things.
IF— you will draw out your soul (get real in your soul and humble yourself) to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted souls out there— THEN— shall your light rise in obscurity (dark wicked times), and your darkness be as the noonday (relief).
THEN— the Lord shall guide you continually and satisfy your soul— in drought, and make fat your bones (opposite of the famine man): you shall be like a well watered garden, like a spring of water (a refreshing) —whose water fails not.
AFTER— the change; after the repentance— comes a godly turnaround.
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“And they that shall be of you shall build the old waste places: you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called— The repairer of the breach— The restorer of paths to dwell in.”
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And this is the point— God is calling a generation of those already doing this; they are small (a remnant of pure hearts in obedience to him, bowed down and refined) —they are mighty in the Lord; and he will use them in the darkest of days (those coming) to relay the foundation in their lives of Christ: which is to say— they will get real about living holy and righteous, and UNDER GOD in his authority, as they learn to BOW to the King of Kings.
And in this— many people, many ages (generations) will be restored unto the Lord (great harvest of souls); and then, and only then, will these caliber men and women and children of the Lord be called— The repairers of the breach (break down in humanity, returning the people to the need for holiness, and a relationship with God holy) —The restorers of the paths (righteous, ancient paths) to dwell in (live in).
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13-14
“If you turn away your foot from the sabbath— from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath— a delight— and the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shall honor him— not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words:
Then— shall you delight yourself in the Lord; and I will cause you to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.”
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IF— we (as a people) will keep our own bellies, lusts and desires out of the sabbath (the day of honoring the Lord, technically should be everyday now) —and actually find serving the Lord, honoring the Lord— A DELIGHT— and hold the holy people of the Lord as honorable (society by far and large does not, even the house of God— with it’s pride abroad [self focus] and not caring for the needy and destitute— but turning a blind eye), and shall instead— not do our own way, but do the ways of the Lord…
THEN— we will delight ourselves in the Lord (his person, ways, conduct, and with honor of his presence in our lives); and so— THEN— will he cause us to prosper in the earth, and receive our inheritance of him in this lifetime; for he has said and promised as much.
But before that— we will endure famine, dearth, pestilence, scarcity and dark times; best we learn from them, and turn from our wickedness— repent and seek his face— to be saved.
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Jeremiah 14:1-9
“The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
Judah mourns, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. Their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confused, and covered their heads.
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth— the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Yea, the hind also calved in the field— and forsook it— because there was no grass. [animals forsaking their young, just to themselves— survive]
And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail— because there was no grass.
O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do it for your name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
O the hope of Israel, the savior thereof in time of trouble— why should you be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turns aside to tarry for a night?
Why should you be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; leave us not.
[But as they cry, listen to his response.]
Thus says the Lord unto this people— Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord does not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Then said the Lord unto me— Do not pray for this people, for their good.
When they fast— I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offerings and an oblation— I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Then said I— Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say unto them— ‘You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’
Then the Lord said unto me— The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not— neither have I commanded them, neither have I spoken unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination— and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say— Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them— they, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
Therefore you shall say this word unto them; Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach— with a very grievous blow.
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! And if I enter into the city, then behold them who are sick with famine! Yea— both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.”
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He is just— what man sows, he will reap; it will be those serving the Lord that he will hedge in, as in the day of Jacob’s trouble— but woe unto the inhabitants of the earth during this time.
God is not mocked— what a man sows— he will reap.
And take heed of the prophetic voices out there— who are NOT warning of the incoming calamities and woe to the earth and inhabitants thereof; for they are false orators, not sent of God— but under the divination and imaginations of their own minds.
Prepare.
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Zechariah 7-12
“And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month...
When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the Lord, and to speak unto the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying— Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying— Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying— When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years— DID YOU AT ALL, FAST UNTO ME— TO ME??
And when you did eat, and when you did drink— did you not— EAT FOR YOURSELVES, AND DRINK FOR YOURSELVES??
Should you not hear the words which the Lord has cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying— Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying— Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, so that they should not hear.
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent in his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.”
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Again— God is not mocked, what man sows— he will reap back upon his head; and he pled with humanity (man), but man hardened his heart, closed his eyes and ears— and pretended the word of Lord spoke not to them: they walked with hardened hearts toward God, holiness, righteousness and obedience to him (this is satan); and so— the recompense (lumped back to man) will come forth: this is the law of sow and reap.
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Ezra 8:21
“Then I proclaimed a fast there (at the river of Ahava) —that we might afflict ourselves before our God— to seek of him —a right way for us, and for our little ones— and for all our substance.”
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If we have not learned how to discipline ourselves, deny ourselves, fast and serve the God of holiness and righteousness— we ought to at least prepare our souls for famine; because since we did not (as a whole) deny ourselves (lusts) in this earth— the earth will now deny us.
If you have not prepared for famine, in your house, in your soul, in your mind— best you begin to prepare yourselves now; and it’s always best to humble yourselves before the Lord— in a true heart posture now: because dearth upon the earth is coming, and with it famine and pestilence.
God’s people who are true to him— he keeps covenant with— and he is true to them. Where they need a red sea parted, a rock to bring forth water for them, or food to descend from God himself— he will see to it, and he will multiply what they already have.
But woe unto the inhabitants of the earth— for gross darkness comes upon the heads of the wicked (rebellious).
But unto his children (the obedient, reverent and holy ones) —Darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people— but the LORD shall arise upon them, and his glory shall be seen upon them. (Isaiah 60:2)
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Both the darkest of times— and the brightest light;
One— the depravity of the majority, and the other—
The light of the holy and righteous in Christ:
But we will see BOTH in the earth:
PREPARE.
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