Bible Believers' Newsletter #546

"We focus on the present Truth what Jesus is doing now. . ."
ISSN 1442-8660

Christian greetings in the precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. in fe!!o$ship around %od&s unchanging ord.

e are p!eased "ou cou!d #oin us

'othschi!d&s (edera! 'eser)e is *eing emp!o"ed to manipu!ate the +nited States into the depression and monetar" co!!apse foreto!d *" Jesus Christ, "I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth" . -rother -ranham e.p!ained, /0his )erse is not a dec!aration that the true church $i!! go into and through the tri*u!ation. If it meant that it $ou!d ha)e said that. -ut it said, "I will keep thee from the hour of temptation." 0his temptation is e.act!" !i1e the temptation in 2den. It $i!! *e a )er" in)iting proposition he!d up in direct opposition to %od&s commanded ord, and "et from the standpoint of human reasoning it $i!! *e so )er" right, so en!ightening and !ife-gi)ing as to foo! the $or!d. 3n!" the )er" e!ect $i!! not *e foo!ed. 0he temptation $i!! come as fo!!o$s. 0he ecumenica! mo)e that has started on $hat seems such a *eautifu! and *!essed princip!e 4fu!fi!!ing Christ&s pra"er that $e a!! might *e one5 *ecomes so strong po!itica!!" that she *ears pressure upon the go)ernment to cause a!! to #oin $ith her either direct!" or through adherence to princip!es enacted into !a$ so that no peop!e $i!! *e recogni6ed as actua! churches un!ess under direct or indirect domination of this counci!. Litt!e groups $i!! !ose charters, pri)i!eges, etc., unti! the" !ose a!! propert" and spiritua! rights $ith the peop!e. (or e.amp!e, right no$ un!ess the !oca! ministeria! association appro)es in man", if not most cities, one cannot rent a *ui!ding for re!igious ser)ices. 0o *ecome chap!ains in the armed ser)ices, hospita!s, etc., it is no$ a!most mandator" to *e recogni6ed as accepta*!e to the trinitarian ecumenica! groups. 7s this pressure increases, and it $i!!, it $i!! *e harder to resist, for to resist is to !ose pri)i!ege. 7nd so man" $i!! *e tempted to go a!ong, for the" $i!! fee! it is *etter to ser)e %od pu*!ic!" in the frame$or1 of this organi6ation than not to ser)e %od at a!! pu*!ic!". -ut the" err. 0o *e!ie)e the de)i!&s !ie is to ser)e Satan, e)en though "ou ma" $ant to ca!! him Jeho)ah. -ut the e!ect $i!! not *e decei)ed. (urthermore, the e!ect $i!! not on!" *e 1ept, *ut as this mo)e *ecomes the "IMAGE ERECTE T! T"E #EA$T," the saints $i!! *e gone in the rapture. 7nd this !itt!e de!ightfu!, $insome mo)ement that started out in fe!!o$ship at 2phesus $i!! *ecome the monster of Satan that defi!es and decei)es the $ho!e $or!d. (or the church s"stem of the 'oman Catho!ic and the 8rotestant in coming together $i!! contro! the $ho!e $ea!th of the $or!d s"stem and force the $ho!e earth into its re!igious trap, or $i!! 1i!! them, *" refusing them the pri)i!ege of *u"ing and se!!ing $here*" the" $ou!d ma1e a !i)ing. 0his $i!! *e accomp!ished simp!", for the har!ot&s daughters are a!! *ut gone *ac1 to her. In the meantime, 'ome has ac9uired near!" a!! the supp!ies of go!d. 0he Je$s ha)e the *onds and a!! the paper. 7t the right time, the har!ot $i!! destro" the present da" mone" s"stem *" ca!!ing in a!! the paper, and demanding go!d. ith no go!d, the s"stem fa!!s. 0he Je$s $i!! *e trapped and come into the a!!iance, and the har!ot church $i!! ta1e o)er the $ho!e $or!d/ 47n 2.position of the Se)en Church 7ges, p. :1:;1 < :14;15. /No$ remem*er, it $as Imperia! 8agan 'ome that fe!! *" the s$ord. -ut she $as hea!ed of her death stro1e $hen she #oined to the nomina! Christian church of 'ome and incorporated paganism and Christianit", and there*" *ecame the =o!" 'oman 2mpire $hich $as to endure unti! Jesus came and destro"ed her. -ut 'ome is not going it a!one. =er daughters are right $ith her and she $i!! ta1e o)er a*so!ute authorit" *" the or!d Counci! of Churches.

0his ma" seem far fetched to some *ut actua!!" it is )er" p!ain for a!! to see *ecause right no$ the churches are contro!!ing po!itics and at the opportune time $i!! manifest e.act!" ho$ great is that contro!. 0his ecumenica! mo)e $i!! end up $ith 'ome at the head e)en though the peop!e did not en)ision it that $a". 0his is so *ecause in 'e)e!ation 1>;:-6 it states that the $hore, ?"ster" -a*"!on is seated on the *east. She is contro!!ing the !ast, or fourth empire. 0his 'oman Church is doing that. ith the $or!d church s"stem under her 'ome $i!! *e contro!!ing, and this image 4church s"stem5 $i!! *e o*edient to 'ome *ecause 'ome contro!s the go!d of the $or!d. 0hus a!! the peop!e ha)e to *e!ong to the $or!d church s"stem or *e at the merc" of the e!ements for the" cannot *u" or se!! $ithout the mar1 of the *east in the hand or head. 0his mar1 in the head means that the" $i!! ha)e to ta1e the doctrine of the $or!d church s"stem $hich is trinitarianism, etc., and the mar1 in the hand $hich means to do the $i!! of the $or!d church. ith this great po$er the church s"stems $i!! persecute the true *ride. 0his image $i!! tr" to 1eep the *ride from preaching and teaching, etc. =er ministers $i!! *e for*idden to gi)e comfort and truth to the peop!e $ho need it. -ut *efore the antichrist 4in person5 ta1es o)er this comp!ete $or!d s"stem of churches the true church $i!! *e ta1en a$a" from this $or!d to *e $ith the Lord. %od $i!! catch a$a" =is *ride for the great ?arriage Supper of the Lam*/ 4i*id. p. :>6;15. /See ho$ that Judas spirit came *ac1 as a rider on a $hite horse. It $as $hite. So c!ose to the rea!, #ust as Judas $as so c!ose to Jesus. 7 cro$n $as gi)en to him 4$hite horse rider5. =o$@ 0hat spirit $as no$ in the !eader of the Nico!aitane s"stem and he $as a trip!e cro$ned pope $ho sat as %od in his temp!e, ca!!ing himse!f the )icar of Christ. If )icar of Christ means &instead of Christ& or &in p!ace of& or &on *eha!f of %od& then the pope $as ca!!ing himse!f the =o!" %host, or deposing the =o!" %host, acting for =im. 0hat $as the Judas spirit in him doing that. See ho$ he con9ueredA going forth con9uering and to con9uer. Christ did not do that. 0he on!" ones that came to =im $ere a!read" predestinated *" the (ather. 7nd so on and on $ent that spirit and one da" it $i!! *ecome tru!" incarnate in a man $ho $i!! head up the or!d Counci! of Churches, #ust as $e ha)e *een sa"ing. 7nd *" his go!d 4remem*er Judas he!d the *ag5 he $i!! contro! the $ho!e $or!d, and that antichrist s"stem $i!! o$n e)er"thing and tr" to contro! e)er"*od". -ut Jesus $i!! come *ac1 and destro" them a!! $ith the *rightness of =is coming. 7nd their end $i!! *e the !a1e of fire/ 4i*id. p. :>8;15. 0his Ne$s!etter ser)es those of !i1e precious faith. hoe)er $i!! recei)e the truth is $e!come to feed their sou! from the $aters of the 'i)er of Life. 2)er"thing here presented shou!d *e confirmed persona!!" in "our o$n -i*!e. Bour *rother-in-Christ, 7nthon" %rigor-Scott

Fourth Reich of the Rich

September 22, 2008 +nder the appropriate!" named Section 8 of his unprecedented *ai!out s$ind!e, 0reasur" Secretar" =enr" 8au!son inc!uded a c!ause $hich decrees that none of his actions can *e o)erturned or modified *" an" court or administrati)e agenc". 0hat $ou!d e!iminate an" !ega! cha!!enges or appea!s, and effecti)e!" p!ace 8au!son and his *ai!out operation a*o)e the !a$, creating a )irtua! *an1ers& dictatorship. 0he re!e)ant section of his !egis!ati)e proposa! reads; /Sec. 8. 'e)ie$. Cecisions *" the Secretar" pursuant to the authorit" of this 7ct are non-re)ie$a*!e and committed to agenc" discretion, and ma" not *e re)ie$ed *" an" court of !a$ or an" administrati)e agenc"/. . . D7nd /Sec. 6, /0he Secretar"&s authorit" to purchase mortgage-re!ated assets under this 7ct sha!! *e !imited to E>00,000,000,000 outstanding at an" one time/ hoo1s ta.pa"ers for future *ai!outsF. Full story: cecaust.com.au The Intended Fraud is Multiple Fraud

7!an %reenspan has a!!eged!" *een under house arrest since June 200>. . . former %o)ernor of the -an1 of 2ng!and, 2ddie %eorge has a!so *een arrested. 0he +S and internationa! financia! mar1ets are no more enamoured of this !atest attempt *" the +S 0reasur" to pu!! a ra**it out of a hat fu!! of ho!es than a*out an" of the ear!ier &rescue& operations, $hich a!! ha)e one feature in common; their primar" functions are to ser)e the interests of a )er" sma!! c!i9ue of crimina!ist &insiders& $ho ha)e *een engaged in ransac1ing the financia! mar1ets for pri)ate gain, and to finance the operations of the &State $ithin the State&, name!" the Inte!!igence 8o$er, $hich, due to its po$er of penetration, contro!s a!! dimensions of %o)ernment, starting $ith the hite =ouse itse!f. . . The . . . $85 billion brid in loan !o""set by "undin "rom the #eser$e %an& o" 'ustralia( e)tended by the *S authorities to 'I+, i$es the +o$ernment an 80, share in 'I+, -a mo$e that .ill pre$ent e)ternal players "rom peerin into 'I+-s myriad intelli en/e operations on behal" o" the 0I'-. 0his entit" $as chaired, unti! his enforced resignation, *" ?aurice &=an1& %reen*erg, a c!ose friend of Cr. =enr" Gissinger. 7I%&s operations in 7sia are reported *" the same source as ha)ing predated the CI7 and its predecessor, the $artime 3ffice of Strategic Ser)ices 43SS5. 7I%&s *rand ne$ *ui!ding in =ong Gong had *een intended as a 1e" outpost for CI7 operati)es assigned to China. -ut Chinese inte!!igence succeeded in thorough!" $iring the *ui!ding $ith sur)ei!!ance s"stems, so that 7I%&s China operations on *eha!f of the CI7 $ere *!o$n. ith the +S %o)ernment no$ in fu!! contro! of 7I%, the %eorge -ush Center for Inte!!igence 4Lang!e"5 and the -ush (ami!" $i!!, as this source noted on 18th Septem*er, &*reathe a !ot easier.& e!!, not actua!!". . . Full story: $or!dreports.org 0omment: 7t the present moment, 7ustra!ia&s g!i*-tongued 8rime ?inister 'udd is in ashington ta!1ing up the C!imate ChangeHCar*on 0rading scam and 8au!son&s 0reasur" s$ind!e. Bou can te!! a man&s character *" the compan" he 1eeps. 3n the other side it is reported that +nited States Joint Chiefs of Staff ordered the (edera! -ureau of In)estigation 4(-I5 to *egin a crimina! in)estigation of (reddie ?ac, (annie ?ae, Lehman -rothers and 7merican Internationa! %roup Inc. 47I%5. Full story: $s#.com

Iran's Leader says 'A erican ! "ire' near #olla"se

September 21, 2008 Iran&s president addressed the +N %enera! 7ssem*!" 0uesda" dec!aring that /the 7merican empire/ is nearing co!!apse and shou!d end its mi!itar" in)o!)ement in other countries. . . =e accused the +S of starting $ars in Ira9 and 7fghanistan to $in )otes in e!ections and *!amed a /fe$ *u!!"ing po$ers/ for tr"ing to undermine Iran&s nuc!ear program. . . 7hmadine#ad accused /a sma!! *ut deceitfu! num*er of peop!e ca!!ed Iionists . . . 4of5 dominating an important portion of the financia! and monetar" centers as $e!! as the po!itica! decision-ma1ing centers of some 2uropean countries and the +S./ In discussing 7fghanistan, he suggested that the presence of +S and N703 forces has contri*uted to a sharp rise in terrorism and a huge increase in the production of narcotics. . . Full story: goog!e.com. (u!! te.t ma1es edif"ing reading. 0omment: Sad!", e)er"thing is going according to p!an. 0he +nited Nations is no p!ace for an honest man of good $i!!.

A erica reduced to $hird %orld &tatus

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September 22, 2008 2)er since the (edera! 'eser)e 7ct $as passed, Congress has )oted o)er 1JK times to gi)e the (edera! 'eser)e more po$er. In essence, Congress has )oted a$a" a!! their authorit" and po$er to protect us. If the" don&t )ote for the emergenc" pac1age, i.e. Resolution Trust and #lueprint, the mar1et $i!! crash. If the" do )ote for it, the 7merican peop!e are reduced to serfs and s!a)es in the Ne$ or!d 3rder $hich $i!! *e run *" the rea! financia! center of the $or!d, the Cit" of London. 2ither $a" the" $i!! *e *!amed. -asica!!" the" shou!d *e tried and hanged for treason a!ong $ith e)er" president and Congress *efore them do$n to 1J1:. . . Full story: ne$s$ith)ie$s.com ne$s$ith)ie$s.com 0omment: 0his interesting !in1 inc!udes &the Cit" of London& and the corporation 1no$n as &+NI02C S0702S 3( 7?2'IC7& that ru!es the united States. hi!e the p!e*s are distracted *" JH11, the theft of 7fghanistan for 'oc1efe!!er L Co. to pipe oi! and gas from the Caucasus and increase *ac1ing for the +S do!!ar, +S aggression against 'ussia )ia %eorgia, the /c!imate contro!/ hoa., the corporate ta1eo)er of Congress and the socia!i6ation of -an1ster greed inc!uding +SE1 *i!!ion corporate de*t on unsecured deri)ati)es so that the (edera! reser)e can forec!ose of 7LL +S rea! estate, *ehind the scenes the -!ac1 No*i!it", 'othschi!d and 'ome are prosecuting the rea! p!an for or!d =egemon".

$he &hort ' but !ventful ' Life of I(e

September 25, 2008 In its *rief !ifespan of on!" 1: da"s, =urricane I1e $rea1ed a great dea! of ha)oc. 7ffecting se)era! countries inc!uding Cu*a, =aiti, and the +nited States, I1e is *!amed for appro.imate!" 114 deaths 4>4 in =aiti a!one5, and damages that are sti!! *eing ta!!ied, $ith estimates topping E10 *i!!ion. ?an" shore!ine communities of %a!)eston, 0e.as $ere $iped from the map *" the $inds, storm surge and the $a!!s of de*ris pushed a!ong *" I1eAthough %a!)eston $as spared the !e)e! of disaster it suffered in 1J00. Full story: 28 images

)un Lobbyist ordered to "ay Lesbians

September 21, 2008 Mueens!and gun !o**"ist 'on 3$en has *een ordered to pa" three !es*ians a tota! of E12,K00 after a !andmar1 decision handed do$n *" the Mueens!and 7nti-Ciscrimination 0ri*una!. ?r 3$en, from the southeast Mueens!and to$n of %"mpie, a!so $as ordered to pu*!ish a statement in !oca! ne$spaper The Gympie Times $ithin 4K da"s, stating the tri*una! had found he contra)ened the 7nti-Ciscrimination 7ct, Ne$s Ltd sa"s. 0he tri*una! found he had disp!a"ed a *umper stic1er on a )ehic!e, pu*!ished a report to the Coo!oo!a Shire Counci! $here he $as a former counci!or, made a comment in a te!e)ision inter)ie$ and pu*!ished a !etter on a $e*siteAa!! of $hich incited hatred, serious contempt for or se)ere ridicu!e of homose.ua!s. . . Full story: theage.com.au 0omment: La$ )ersus %race fu!fi!!ing the :05. ords of Israe!&s ?essiah 4?atthe$ 24;:>N Lu1e 1>;26-

Israel *o e to all For s of '#ri e'

September 20, 2008 /0he Iionist 4Israe!i5 regime and the phi!osoph" of Iionism are the summation of a!! e)i! and se!fishness in the $or!d,/ 7hmadine#ad said Saturda". In reference to Israe!i crimes in the %a6a Strip, the president said the continuation of the e.istence of the Israe!i regime on!" produces further aggression to$ard 8a!estinians. . .

Se)era! +N Securit" Counci! reso!utions condemning Israe!i actions against 8a!estinians ha)e *een defied *" Israe!. 0he +S, Israe!&s num*er one a!!", has a!so e.ercised its )eto po$ers to pre)ent the adoption of 42 anti-Israe!i reso!utions sought *" the Counci! since 1J>2. . . 0he +S use of )eto po$ers has !ed to a continuation of roc1et !aunches *" 0e! 7)i) into the strip, causing the death of a !arge num*er of ci)i!ians. . . 8resident 7hmadine#ad said in his Saturda" speech that than1s to the assistance of the hite =ouse, the $or!d can $itness a!! forms of &crimes and crimina!s& in Israe!. Full story: a!#a6eera.com

$he First #ouncil of Nicaea and the +,issin- Records+

0he first ecc!esiastica! gathering in histor" $as summoned and is toda" 1no$n as the Counci! of Nicaea. It $as a *i6arre e)ent that pro)ided man" detai!s of ear!" c!erica! thin1ing and presents a c!ear picture of the inte!!ectua! c!imate pre)ai!ing at the time. It $as at this gathering that Christianit" $as *orn, and the ramifications of decisions made at the time are difficu!t to ca!cu!ate. 7*out four "ears prior to chairing the Counci!, Constantine had *een initiated into the re!igious order of So! In)ictus, one of the t$o thri)ing cu!ts that regarded the Sun as the one and on!" Supreme %od 4the other $as ?ithraism5. -ecause of his Sun $orship, he instructed 2use*ius to con)ene the first of three sittings on the summer so!stice, 21 June :2K 4Catho!ic 2nc"c!opedia, Ne$ 2dition, )o!. i, p. >J25, and it $as /he!d in a ha!! in 3sius&s pa!ace/ 42cc!esiastica! =istor", -ishop Louis Cupin, 8aris, 1686, )o!. i, p. KJ85. In an account of the proceedings of the conc!a)e of pres*"ters gathered at Nicaea, Sa*inius, -ishop of =erec!ea, $ho $as in attendance, said, /2.cepting Constantine himse!f and 2use*ius 8amphi!ius, the" $ere a set of i!!iterate, simp!e creatures $ho understood nothing/ 4Secrets of the Christian (athers, -ishop J. . Sergerus, 168K, 18J> reprint5. 0his is another !uminous confession of the ignorance and uncritica! credu!it" of ear!" churchmen. Cr 'ichard atson 41>:>-18165, a disi!!usioned Christian historian and one-time -ishop of L!andaff in a!es 41>825, referred to them as /a set of gi**ering idiots/ 47n 7po!og" for Christianit", 1>>6, 1>J6 reprintN a!so, 0heo!ogica! 0racts, Cr 'ichard atson, /3n Counci!s/ entr", )o!. 2, London, 1>86, re)ised reprint 1>J15. (rom his e.tensi)e research into Church counci!s, Cr atson conc!uded that /the c!erg" at the Counci! of Nicaea $ere a!! under the po$er of the de)i!, and the con)ention $as composed of the !o$est ra**!e and patronised the )i!est a*ominations/ 47n 7po!og" for Christianit", op. cit.5. It $as that infanti!e *od" of men $ho $ere responsi*!e for the commencement of a ne$ re!igion and the theo!ogica! creation of Jesus Christ. 0he Church admits that )ita! e!ements of the proceedings at Nicaea are /strange!" a*sent from the canons/ 4Catho!ic 2nc"c!opedia, (ar!e" ed., )o!. iii, p. 1605. e sha!! see short!" $hat happened to them. =o$e)er, according to records that endured, 2use*ius /occupied the first seat on the right of the emperor and de!i)ered the inaugura! address on the emperor&s *eha!f/ 4Catho!ic 2nc"c!opedia, (ar!e" ed., )o!. ), pp. 61J-6205. 0here $ere no -ritish pres*"ters at the counci! *ut man" %ree1 de!egates. /Se)ent" 2astern *ishops/ represented 7siatic factions, and sma!! num*ers came from other areas 42cc!esiastica! =istor", i*id.5. Caeci!ian of Carthage tra)e!!ed from 7frica, 8aphnutius of 0he*es from 2g"pt, Nicasius of Cie 4Ci#on5 from %au!, and Connus of Stridon made the #ourne" from 8annonia. It $as at that pueri!e assem*!", and $ith so man" cu!ts represented, that a tota! of :18 /*ishops, priests, deacons, su*deacons, aco!"tes and e.orcists/ gathered to de*ate and decide upon a unified *e!ief s"stem that encompassed on!" one god 47n 7po!og" for Christianit", op. cit.5. -" this time, a huge assortment of /$i!d te.ts/ 4Catho!ic 2nc"c!opedia, Ne$ 2dition, /%ospe! and %ospe!s/5 circu!ated amongst pres*"ters and the" supported a great )ariet" of 2astern and estern gods and goddesses; Jo)e, Jupiter, Sa!enus, -aa!, 0hor, %ade, 7po!!o, Juno, 7ries, 0aurus, ?iner)a, 'hets, ?ithra, 0heo, (ragapatti, 7t"s, Curga, Indra, Neptune, Ou!can, Griste, 7gni, Croesus, 8e!ides, =uit, =ermes, 0hu!is, 0hammus, 2guptus, Iao, 7ph, Saturn, %itchens, ?inos, ?a.imo, =ec!a and 8hernes 4%od&s -oo1 of 2s1ra, anon., ch. .!)iii, paragraph :65.

+p unti! the (irst Counci! of Nicaea, the 'oman aristocrac" primari!" $orshipped t$o %ree1 godsA 7po!!o and IeusA*ut the great *u!1 of common peop!e ido!ised either Ju!ius Caesar or ?ithras 4the 'omanised )ersion of the 8ersian deit" ?ithra5. Caesar $as deified *" the 'oman Senate after his death 41K ?arch 44 -C5 and su*se9uent!" )enerated as /the Ci)ine Ju!ius/. 0he $ord /Sa)iour/ $as affi.ed to his name, its !itera! meaning *eing /one $ho so$s the seed/, i.e., he $as a pha!!ic god. Ju!ius Caesar $as hai!ed as /%od made manifest and uni)ersa! Sa)iour of human !ife/, and his successor 7ugustus $as ca!!ed the /ancestra! %od and Sa)iour of the $ho!e human race/ 4?an and his %ods, =omer Smith, Litt!e, -ro$n L Co., -oston, 1JK25. 2mperor Nero 4K4-685, $hose origina! name $as Lucius Comitius 7heno*ar*us 4:>-685, $as immorta!ised on his coins as the /Sa)iour of man1ind/ 4i*id.5. 0he Ci)ine Ju!ius as 'oman Sa)iour and /(ather of the 2mpire/ $as considered /%od/ among the 'oman ra**!e for more than :00 "ears. =e $as the deit" in some estern pres*"ters& te.ts, *ut $as not recognised in 2astern or 3rienta! $ritings. Constantine&s intention at Nicaea $as to create an entire!" ne$ god for his empire $ho $ou!d unite a!! re!igious factions under one deit". 8res*"ters $ere as1ed to de*ate and decide $ho their ne$ god $ou!d *e. Ce!egates argued among themse!)es, e.pressing persona! moti)es for inc!usion of particu!ar $ritings that promoted the finer traits of their o$n specia! deit". 0hroughout the meeting, ho$!ing factions $ere immersed in heated de*ates, and the names of K: gods $ere ta*!ed for discussion. /7s "et, no %od had *een se!ected *" the counci!, and so the" *a!!oted in order to determine that matter. . . (or one "ear and fi)e months the *a!!oting !asted. . ./ 4%od&s -oo1 of 2s1ra, 8rof. S. L. ?ac%uire&s trans!ation, Sa!is*ur", 1J22, chapter .!)iii, paragraphs :6, 415. 7t the end of that time, Constantine returned to the gathering to disco)er that the pres*"ters had not agreed on a ne$ deit" *ut had *a!!oted do$n to a short!ist of fi)e prospects; Caesar, Grishna, ?ithra, =orus and Ieus 4=istoria 2cc!esiastica, 2use*ius, c. :2K5. Constantine $as the ru!ing spirit at Nicaea and he u!timate!" decided upon a ne$ god for them. 0o in)o!)e -ritish factions, he ru!ed that the name of the great Cruid god, =esus, *e #oined $ith the 2astern Sa)iour-god, Grishna 4Grishna is Sans1rit for Christ5, and thus =esus Grishna $ou!d *e the officia! name of the ne$ 'oman god. 7 )ote $as ta1en and it $as $ith a ma#orit" sho$ of hands 4161 )otes to 1K>5 that *oth di)inities *ecame one %od. (o!!o$ing !ongstanding heathen custom, Constantine used the officia! gathering and the 'oman apotheosis decree to !ega!!" deif" t$o deities as one, and did so *" democratic consent. 7 ne$ god $as proc!aimed and /officia!!"/ ratified *" Constantine 47cta Conci!ii Nicaeni, 16185. 0hat pure!" po!itica! act of deification effecti)e!" and !ega!!" p!aced =esus and Grishna among the 'oman gods as one indi)idua! composite. 0hat a*straction !ent 2arth!" e.istence to ama!gamated doctrines for the 2mpire&s ne$ re!igionN and *ecause there $as no !etter /J/ in a!pha*ets unti! around the ninth centur", the name su*se9uent!" e)o!)ed into /Jesus Christ/. Full story: ne.usmaga6ine.com 0omment: 0he (irst Nicea Counci! $as most definite!" a /pueri!e assem*!", and $ith so man" cu!ts represented./ 0he fe$ Christian Churchmen $ho tra)e!ed to Nicea departed *efore this =ege!ian dia!ectic sat and the pagans organi6ed the 'oman Catho!ic church, the antithesis of Christianit".

%e're .ayin- the .rice $oday for /ecades of Relentless /a BuildinSeptember 28, 2008 If the current gro$ing popu!ation of 6.> *i!!ion is considered a *enefit to man1ind, then dams are *eneficia!. If the )u!nera*i!it" of dense popu!ations do$nstream of dams is a *enefit to man1ind, then dams are *eneficia!. If agricu!tura! production on arid !ands that re9uire !arge )o!umes of $ater that sa!inate the soi! and demand !arge inputs of fossi!-fue! *ased ferti!i6ers and pesticides that runoff and po!!ute ground$ater is considered a *enefit to man1ind, then dams are *eneficia!. If the disp!acement of 80 mi!!ion peop!e from their home!ands to accommodate dams is a *enefit to man1ind, then dams are *eneficia!. If the destruction of !ife-supporting ecos"stems

and fisher" resources is a *enefit to man1ind, then dams are *eneficia!. If the ine9uita*!e sharing of *enefits and costs is a *enefit to man1ind, then dams are *eneficia!. If de*t *urden, cost o)erruns, deferred maintenance costs and the impo)erishment of peop!e is a *enefit to man1ind, then dams are the most *eneficia! engineering endea)or of human histor" second on!" to nuc!ear $eapons. If that&s the guess then %od he!p us, *ecause common sense hasn&t. Full story: a!ternet.org

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e&!! ta1e our te.t from Num*ers :K and 26e1ie! :>. Num*ers :K;::-:4, "%ou shall not pollute the land in which you li&e' for (lood defiles the land' and no e)piation can (e made to the land for the (lood that is in it, e)cept (y the (lood of him that shed it. 47n e"e for an e"e and a !ife for a !ife5. %ou are not to defile the land in which you li&e, (ecause I too am li&in* in it' for I the +ord dwell amon* the people of Israel". 26e1ie! :>;21-28, "$ay to the twel&e tri(es, Thus says the +ord God, #ehold, I am takin* the people of Israel from amon* the heathen whither they are *one and will *ather them e&ery -uarter and (rin* them into their own land' and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel, and !ne .in* shall (e .in* to them all. They shall no lon*er (e two nations and no lon*er di&ided into two kin*doms. /either shall they defile themsel&es any more with their idols, their detesta(le practices, and all their other trans*ressions' for I will sa&e them from all their apostasies and will cleanse them' and they shall (e My people, and I will (e their God." "My ser&ant a&id shall (e .in* o&er them, and they shall ha&e !ne $hepherd. They shall follow My ordinances, and (e careful to o(ey My statutes. They shall dwell in the land which I *a&e 0aco( My ser&ant, the land in which their fathers li&ed, they and their children and their children1s children shall dwell there for e&er' and a&id My ser&ant shall (e their 2rince for e&er. I will make a co&enant of peace, it shall (e for them an e&erlastin* co&enant. I will (less them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in the midst of them for e&ermore. My ta(ernacle also shall (e with them' I will (e their God, and they shall (e My people. 3hen My sanctuary remains in the midst of them the nations will know that I, the +ord, sanctify Israel". 0hat ta1es the peop!e of Israe! from their restoration to the !and in un*e!ief to their con)ersion and the ?i!!ennium. =o$e)er, the 144,000 must first go through the 0ri*u!ation. 0his-e)ening $e&!! stud" 26e1ie! :8 and :J $hich !eap ahead to the time of Canie!&s Se)entieth ee1Aafter the ending of the %enti!e dispensation. Israe!, restored to the Land, is threatened *" an in)asion from the north. Some of the historica! nations ta1e part in the attac1, *ut the in)aders are remote *ar*arians, from outside the ancient ci)i!i6ed $or!d. 0his attac1 comes *et$een 26e1ie!&s prophec" of the restoration of Israe!, descri*ed in chapters :::>, and his picture of u!timate harmon" *et$een the 0emp!e of the Lord $hich is =is 2!ect, and the !and, $ith $hich the -oo1 c!oses $hen the Lord returns in chapters 40-48 to d$e!! in the hearts of =is ser)ant nation and thus restore the Gingdom to Israe!. In /hapters 38 and 34 .e shall see ho. +od .ill "bring forth Gog"; and .ithout human help de"eat his $ast armies and /rumble e$ery possible re"u e .ith di$inely indu/ed pani/ as "ell upon the army o" the Midianites .hen +ideon-s soldiers smashed their pit/hers and shouted the /ry to battle !56e&iel38:247238 9ud es :7;(. 0his is the time of the Si.th Sea! $hen men sha!! p!ead $ith the mountains, "4all on us, and hide us from the face of "im that sits upon the Throne, and from the wrath of the +am(." 0he detai!s are omitted from the description of

the )ictor" for it permits no spectators 4%enesis 1J;24-26N Isaiah 1>;12-145. 7nd the p!under from %og&s defeat is not treated as riches for Israe!ite so!diers, *ut as *e!onging to the rea! Oictor, their Lord Jesus Christ. It is therefore cherim and destined for fire 426e1ie! :J;J-10N Isaiah J;4-KN 8sa!m 46;J-115, and as a feast for %od&s non-human creation 426e1ie! :J;18-20N Isaiah :4;1-85. Israe!&s on!" participation is *ur"ing the dead and destro"ing the $eapons. e pra" the Lord&s *!essing for a c!ear understanding and grace to see the se9uence in $hich these e)ents unfo!d as the se)en "ears and the se)en months ma" not *e !itera! *ut em*!ematica! of the Supernatura! nature of the de!i)erance and the Israe!ites& 6ea! for ho!iness 4Canie! 2;44-4KN Iechariah 4;6->5. 26e1ie! :8;1->,"The 3ord of the +ord came to me' $on of man, look northward, toward the land of Ma*o*, the chief prince of Meshech 4or ?osco$5, and Tu(al 40o*o!s1 or Si*eria5. ?agog represents the Sc"thians from $hom after intermarriage $ith the ?edes, came the 'ussians. 7ccording to the 0a*!e of Nations in %enesis 10, these are descendants of the sons of Japheth. "Go*" is their "chief" or principa! man, the C6ar or 8resident of a union of se)era! !esser princes. "2rophesy a*ainst him. $ay, Thus saith the +ord God, I am a*ainst you, Go*, the chief prince of Meshech and Tu(al. I will put hooks into your 5aws, and draw you from your own land, and I will mo(ili6e your troops and armored ca&alry, and make you a mi*hty host, all fully armed' 2ersia 4Iran5, Ethiopia, and +i(ya 4these !ast t$o, according to %enesis 10, descended from =am5; shall 5oin you with all of their weapons' Gomer, and all its troops, the armies of To*armah from the distant north with all its troops, as well as many others. 4%omer and 0ogarmah are the peop!es of the eastern *oundar" of the o!d 'oman empire in the area around ?ount 7rarat $here the *orders of 0ur1e", Iran, %eorgia, 76er*ai#an and 'ussia meet $ith S"ria and Ira95. #e prepared, stay mo(ili6ed, you and all your companies that are assem(led around you, you are their commander". 26e1ie! :8;8-12, "Many years hence you will (e called up for ser&ice' at the end of years you will swoop down into Israel, that will (e lyin* in peace after the nation has (een restored to statehood from war and occupied (y people now li&in* in security, all of them (rou*ht to*ether from the nations in the mountains of Israel, which had (een a perpetual waste." !56e&iel says Israel is "restored" "rom the s.ord at this time, and her /iti6ens "gathered" out o" the nations. <et 9esus stated emphati/ally, "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times [not dispensations] of the Gentiles are fulfilled" !=u&e 22:21(. >hy? %e/ause Israel .ill be ruled by a non7Semiti/ people .ith no part in +od-s 0o$enant .ith 'braham, Isaa/ and 9a/ob unto the /onsummation !@aniel 4:2;(. Jesus descri*ed this time fo!!o$ing the end of the %enti!e dispensation as a period of e.treme and uni)ersa! terror 4Lu1e 21;2K-265. 0he +nited States is ree!ing from the earth9ua1e that has sun1 Los 7nge!es. =er estern a!!ies are preoccupied supp!"ing emergenc" re!ief to their former dominions. 0he ?idd!e 2ast has erupted as /es Sa1hra,/ the Come of the 'oc1, $as destro"ed *" an earth9ua1e that sp!it the mount of 3!i)es 4Iechariah 14;45. 0a1ing this $indo$ of opportunit", 'ussia has in)aded the +nited States $hose e.hausted mi!itar" dep!o"ed o)erseas in fruit!ess $ars of aggression, strugg!es for its o$n sur)i)a!. 7nd 2nraged *" sense!ess +S *e!!igerence in ser)ice to the Internationa! -an1sters $hose p!ot to destro" the +S do!!ar has disso!)ed tri!!ions of do!!ars of nationa! reser)es in no$ $orth!ess +S 0reasuries, 'ussia and her a!!ies march unhindered through +S-occupied Ira9 and 7fghanistan, through 8a1istan, Iran and 0ur1e", gaining thousands of fanatica! fo!!o$ers a!ong the $a", and in)ade Israe!, insensi*!e to the fact this prophetic catastrophe mas1s the restoration of %od&s fa)or to Israe!, as a conse9uence of $hich their fight is against %od. 0he" $i!! perish for !ac1 of 1no$!edge. 0he 1no$!edge to discern that the -an1sters and not Israe!ites, and *are!" an" Je$ is an Israe!ite 4=osea 4;6N II 0hessa!onians 2;10-12N II 0imoth" :;>85. "%ou Russians shall *o up and roll down upon them like a storm, and co&er the land like a cloud. Thus saith the +ord God, at that time an e&il thou*ht will come to your mind. %ou will say, I will march a*ainst the land of unwalled &illa*es, and fall upon these people li&in* in such confidence, without walls, or (ars or *ates. And I will sei6e (ooty and carry it away as plunder, assailin* the

waste places now inha(ited and the people who were *athered from the Goiim or nations, who ha&e *otten cattle and *oods, and who dwell at the center of the Earth." $he(a, and edan, 4descendants of =am $ho esta*!ished Bemen in Southern 7ra*ia5, and the merchants of Tarshish, shall ask, "a&e you come to capture spoil7 ha&e you *athered your company to carry away sil&er and *old, to dri&e away their cattle and sei6e their *oods, and impo&erish them7" %od is so)ereign. =e e.amines the moti)es and o*#ecti)es of e)er" heart. In addition to contemp!ating aggression against those $ho are defense!ess and comp!acent, d$e!!ing secure!" $ithout $a!!s, *ars, or gates, 'ussia co)ets Israe!&s Cead Sea minera! $ea!th and strategic position "at the center of the earth". Since the State of Israe! has *een restored, the deserts ha)e *een made to produce a*undant!", the Cead Sea ho!ds important chemica! sa!ts, the estimated tota! )a!ue of $hich is four times the $ea!th of the +nited States. -rother -ranham said, /'ussia $i!! come do$n, sa", e #ust got to ha)e that stuff. 0hat&s uranium and e)er"thing do$n there, $e got to go get it. 7nd as the" go do$n, then $i!! *e the *att!e of 7rmageddon. 0hat $i!! *e $hen %od $i!! stand !i1e =e did in the )a!!e" for the chi!dren of Israe! and fight again. -ut that $i!! ta1e p!ace unti! the %enti!e dispensation $i!! *e finished. 7nd $hen that time is finished, she&s cut off/ 4C.3.C., >>;111N 2J4;K:0N Canie!, 122;1K>5. %ut 'rma eddon .ill be se$eral years a"ter this in$asion. 7rmageddon is the )a!!e" of -erachah 4-!essing5, $here Jehoshaphat defeated the %enti!es. Joe! :;2 prophesied, "I will *ather the armies of all nations into the &alley of 0ehoshaphat 4$hich means &Jeho)ah has #udged&5, and punish them there for harmin* My people, for scatterin* My inheritance amon* the nations, and di&idin* up My land." 0hat $i!! *e 7rmageddon. ?oa*, 7mmon and the 2domites, $hom %od $ou!d not !et Israe! in)ade on their #ourne" to the 8romised Land, came to in)ade Israe! in the da"s of Jehoshaphat. %od anointed a Le)ite, $ho prophesied that "the (attle is the +ord1s" so $hen Israe! goes to do *att!e, the" shou!d once again find their enemies ha)e fought themse!)es to death 4II Chronic!es 205. hat a perfect t"pe of %od&s prophec" for the end-time. Iechariah 14;1:, "It shall come to pass in that day, that Russia will (e sei6ed with *reat panic from the +ord, and they will fi*ht a*ainst each other in hand8to8hand com(at." 0he same thing. -ac1 there it $as ?oa*, 7mmon and the 2domites that attac1ed the Land of the Co)enant, here it $i!! *e 'ussia and Is!am $ho $i!! attac1. 26e1ie! :8;14-16, "Therefore, son of man, prophesy. $ay to Russia, Thus saith the +ord God' !n that day when My people Israel are dwellin* in security, you will (estir yourself and come from all o&er the remote north with your &ast host of ca&alry and co&er the land like a cloud. It shall (e in the latter days that I (rin* you a*ainst My land, in order that the nations may know Me, when I shall (e sanctified in your defeat, ! Russia, (efore their eyes." Thus says the +ord God, "Are you he of whom I ha&e spoken in old time (y My ser&ants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days for many years that I would (rin* you a*ainst them" 4Ceuteronom" :2;4:N Isaiah K;26-2JN :4;1-6N 6:;1-6N 66;1K-16N Joe! :;J-145@ +od /alls Israel " ! people," and the land " ! "and," si ni"yin that the +entile dispensation is o$er, and Ae is dealin only .ith Israel. So an o""ense a ainst Israel is an a""ront to +od. 0hough %og stirs himse!f, comes from his p!ace, and goes up !i1e a c!oud against Israe!, three )er*s imp!"ing his o$n se!f-propu!sionAthe rea! contro!!ing po$er *ehind his attac1 is so!e!" %od; "It is I 3ho will (rin* you." 7nd *" *ringing 'ussia to the Land for #udgment, =e $i!! pro)e to the nations

=is 3$n ho!iness. 26e1ie! :8;18-20, "And it shall come to pass when Russia comes a*ainst the land of Israel, declares the +ord God, that My fury shall e)plode. 4or in My 5ealousy and (la6in* wrath I declare in that day there shall (e a *reat earth-uake in the land of Israel, and the fish of the sea, the (irds of hea&en, the (easts of the field, all the creepin* thin*s that creep upon the earth, and A++ men upon the face of the earth, will shake at My 2resence, and the mountains shall (e thrown down, cliffs shall tum(le, and e&ery wall shall fall to the *round". =aggai 2;21-2:, "$peak to 9eru((a(el, 4the representati)e of the Ca)idic monarch" and co)enant, and in direct !ine of ancestr" of Jesus Christ5, *o&ernor of 0udah, sayin*, I1ll shake the hea&ens and the earth, And I will o&erthrow the throne of kin*doms, and I will destroy the stren*th of the kin*doms of the heathen, and I will o&erthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them, and the horses and their riders shall come down, e&ery one (y the sword of his (rother. 4'ussia and her a!!ies $i!! s!aughter one another5. In that day, says the +ord of hosts, will I take you ! 9eru((a(el, My ser&ant, the son of $healtiel, says the +ord, and will make you 4through ?essiah, "our descendant5 My si*net 4that is the Sea! of 'edemption5; for I ha&e chosen you 4$ith $hom to rene$ ?" co)enant to Ca)id&s !ine5, says the +ord of hosts1. 0he earth9ua1e fo!!o$s and mar1s the 8resence of %od 4Isaiah 2;1J-21N Jeremiah 4;2:-26N Joe! 2;2, 21N Iechariah 14;:-4N 'e)e!ation 11;1J5. It sin1s Los 7nge!es, and c!ea)es the mount of 3!i)es, destro"ing the ?os9ue of 3mar on 0emp!e mount. 'ussia for mercenar" reasons, and the ?os!ems through re!igious fanaticism, grasp their opportunit" and in)ade Israe!, *ut %od stands for =is !and and =is peop!e. I Gings 1J;11-12, "And God said to Eli5ah, Go forth, and stand upon the mount (efore the +ord. And, (ehold, the +ord passed (y, and a *reat and stron* wind rent the mountains, and (roke in pieces the rocks (efore the +ord, (ut the +ord was not in the wind' and after the wind an earth-uake, (ut the +ord was not in the earth-uake' and after the earth-uake a fire, (ut the +ord was not in the fire' and after the fire a still small &oice." This is pre/isely .hat o//urred at Sunset Mountain in 24:1 .here a stron .ind rent ro/&s "rom the mountain side, and inside ea/h ro/& .as a representation o" the 0apstone mystery %rother %ranham had deli$ered in the re$elation o" the Se$en Seals. 0he Lord to!d =im, /Judgment is stri1ing the est Coast,/ and three da"s !ater on ?arch 2>, 1J64 a magnitude J.2 earth9ua1e struc1 7!as1a. It $as the second-!argest earth9ua1e recorded in modern times and the !argest in the $ritten histor" of North 7merica. It re!eased 100 times as much energ" as the 1J06 San (rancisco earth9ua1e and $as fo!!o$ed *" tsunamis. ?ore than 100,000 s9uare mi!es of 7!as1a *ro1e, t$isted, ti!ted, dropped and rose. ater s!oshed in !a1es and har*ours as distant as Louisiana, $ater !e)e!s #umped in $e!!s as far a$a" as South 7frica, and seismic $a)es tra)e!ed through the p!anet for $ee1s and 2arth rang !i1e a *e!!. (or a!! of this, Christ $as not in the strong $ind, nor $as =e in the earth9ua1e. =e $as the sti!! sma!! Ooice unfo!ding =is secrets in the heart of =is -ride to *ring =er to maturit" in the unit" of the faith for the manifestation of the Sons of %od and the trans!ation. 7nd %od $i!! not *e in the earth9ua1e or the four $inds that stri1e the mountains of Israe!, *ut in the sti!! sma!! Ooice of =is t$o $itnesses. 26e1ie! :8;21-2:, "I will call for a sword a*ainst Russia throu*hout all My mountains, says the +ord God' e&ery man1s sword shall (e a*ainst his (rother :"a**ai ;';<8;=, 9echariah <>'>, <?@. 3ith disease and with (loodshed I will enter into 5ud*ment with him, and I will rain upon him, upon his hordes and the many people that are with him, torrential rain, accompanied (y hailstones, fire, and (rimstone. Thus I will manifest My *reatness and My holiness and make Myself known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the +ord".

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Li1e m" sermons, much of the Scripture is recorded in shorthand as it $ere; a fe$ $ords can sa" a great dea!. +n!i1e m" sermons, the Scripture is inerrant. I don&t $ish to seem uncertain or !i1e I&m preaching guess$or1, I re!" upon the ?essage of -rother -ranham to p!ace and unfo!d these Scriptures. 7!though his ?essage finished the m"ster" of %od, I&)e got to find the 9uotes that identif" $hat the" are sa"ing. 26e1ie! :8 and :J appear to co)er Canie!&s Se)entieth ee1, from the end of the %enti!e dispensation and the earth9ua1e to the consummation. I "ind it interestin that unli&e @aniel these /hapters don-t deal .ith #ome and the beast. 0he" dea! $ith 'ussia and the Is!amic peop!e. 'ome does not *ecome in)o!)ed unti! after this *att!e $hen the" form an a!!iance $ith the +S7 and the Internationa! Je$s, and the 8ope restores peace. Oerses 21-2: $ou!d appear to *e a summar" of the #udgment of %od upon 'ussia and its ?us!im a!!ies in the ear!" part of the Se)entieth ee1. 0he c!ima.; rain of fire and hai! of *rimstone, is reminiscent of the #udgment on Sodom and %omorrah 4%enesis 1J;24-285. 0he chapter conc!udes $ith a trip!e assertion of %od&s purpose; "I will ma*nify Myself, and sanctify Myself, and I will (e known in the si*ht of the many nations who witness Go*1s fate, so they will reco*ni6e that I Am God." In thus e.ercising =is $rath against the $or!d po$ers, %od pro)es =is true identit" and imp!ies that =is peop!e sha!! *e sa)ed as in the 2.odusN and as Joshua too1 se)en "ears to con9uer the !and, so no$ Israe! $i!! *e se)en "ears destro"ing discarded $eaponr" after %od defeats their in)aders. 26e1ie! :J;1-16, "$on of man, prophesy a*ainst Go*, and say, Thus saith the +ord God, I am a*ainst you, ! Russia, the +eader of Meshech 4?osco$5 and Tu(al 40o*o!s15; and I will turn you around and dri&e you from the remotest parts of the north, and (rin* you a*ainst the mountains of Israel. 4In our GJO $e a!so read, "and lea&e (ut the si)th part of thee" $hich is a misinterpretation that shou!d read; "dri&e" or "forci(ly march"@. And I will smite your (ow out of your left hand, and cause your arrows to fall out of your ri*ht hand. "%ou and all your &ast armies will die upon the mountains of Israel and I will *i&e you as food to the (irds of prey, and to the (easts of the field to (e de&oured. %ou shall not reach the city, (ut fall upon the open fields' for I ha&e spoken it, says the +ord God. And I will rain down fire on Russia, and on all your allies who li&e safely on the coasts' and they shall know that I am the +ord. Thus will I make My holy /ame known amon* My people Israel, and I will not let them profane It any more' and the nations shall know that I am the +ord, the "oly !ne in Israel." "That day of 5ud*ment will come, and e&erythin* will happen 5ust as I ha&e declared. And they that inha(it the cities shall *o forth, and *ather the weapons, and they shall (urn them with fire se&en years' They shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests, for these weapons will furnish all the fuel they re-uire' and they shall use the possessions of those who despoiled them, and ro( those who plundered them, says the +ord God." "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will *i&e to Russia a &ast *ra&eyard in Israel in the &alley of the tra&elers, east of the ead $ea' and it will (lock the path of the tra&elers' there Go* and all his multitude will (e (uried' and they shall call it "The &alley of "amon*o*" 4or %og&s 7rm"5. It .ill ta&e se$en months "or the house o" Israel to bury them, in order to /leanse the =and. "E&eryone in Israel will help (ury them, for it will (e a *lorious &ictory for Israel on the day I *lorify Myself, says the +ord God. And at the end of se&en months they shall employ men to systematically search throu*hout the land for any skeletons and to (ury them, to cleanse it' And the tra&elers who see a man1s (one shall set up a si*n (y it, so they can (e located and transported for (urial in the &alley of "amon*o*. The name of the city there shall (e "amonah 4?u!titude or 7rm"5. Thus shall they cleanse the land".

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26e1ie! :J;1-16 restates the pre)ious chapter $ith )ariations in detai!. 0he first fi)e )erses announce %og&s defeat. In )erses 6-8 $e are to!d that %og&s defeat is e.tended to his home!and and that of his a!!ies. 0he (ire of %od&s $rath $i!! rain upon ?agog and his a!!ies "li&in* securely" in distant !ands. 7n ironic note, since Israe!&s o$n defense!ess "li&in* in security" had prompted %og to !aunch his attac1. %og&s defeat and the destruction of his home!and, $i!! *e fo!!o$ed *" the *urning of his $eapons. 7 num*er of other -i*!ica! passages use the motif of $eapons to emphasi6e %od&s superiorit" o)er the nations, or the foo!ishness of trusting in, or fearing $eapons. B" Israel-s restoration to the =and, 0hrist-s parousia to Israel, and the Millennium, Isaiah 4:17; says, "God has bro#en the !o#e of $srael%s burden, and the staff on their shoulder, the rod of their oppressor, as when &e destro!ed the 'ast host of the idianites on the plain of (sdraelon !.hi/h is 'rma eddon( b! Gideon%s little band. )or e'er! battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall all be for burning as fuel for the fire." "4or unto us a child is (orn, unto us a son is *i&en' and the *o&ernment shall (e upon "is shoulder' and "is /ame shall (e called 3onderful, Counselor, The mi*hty God, The e&erlastin* 4ather, The 2rince of 2eace. There shall (e no end to the increase of "is *o&ernment and of peace, upon the throne of a&id, and upon "is kin*dom, to esta(lish and to uphold it, with 5ud*ment and with 5ustice from henceforth fore&ermore. The 6eal of the +ord of hosts will perform this" 4as 'e)e!ation 1J confirms5. 0he peop!e themse!)es destro" the $eaponsN in fact, this tas1 and the *uria! are their on!" rea! participation in the $ho!e contest. 7s the account ma1es c!ear from *eginning to end, %og&s in)asion and his defeat are tota!!" under %od&s contro!. So much $eaponr" $i!! *e a*andoned it $i!! pro)ide sufficient fue! to supp!" Israe!&s domestic needs se)en fu!! "ears. If this is a !itera! period to *e fu!fi!!ed, it must *e p!aced at the start of the se)entieth $ee1 as $e ha)e *een teaching tonight. 0he promise the" $i!! despoi! those $ho $ou!d despoi! them, and ta1e *oot" from those $ho $ou!d ro* them, turns the ta*!es on %og. (urther iron" is seen in that %od gi)es %og a *uria! p!ace in the !and, rather than the !and itse!f. 0he *ur"ing of the remains of the dead 1eeps the !and pure from ritua! po!!ution, and since it proceeds for se)en months, emphasi6es the enormit" of %og&s defeat and %od&s g!or". 26e1ie! :J;1>-21, "$on of man, thus saith the +ord, Call all the (irds and animals and say to them, Assem(le yoursel&es, and come, *ather yoursel&es from far and near to My sacrifice which I am *oin* to sacrifice for you upon the mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh, and drink (lood. %ou shall eat the flesh of warriors, and drink the (lood of the princes of the earth, as thou*h they were rams, lam(s, *oats, and (ullocks, all of them fatlin*s of #ashan. %ou shall eat fat until you are *lutted, and drink (lood until you are drunk, from My sacrifice which I ha&e sacrificed for you. Thus you shall (e filled at My ta(le with horses and charioteers, with mi*hty men, and with all the men of war, says the +ord God. And I will set My *lory amon* the nations, and all the nations shall see My 5ud*ment that I ha&e e)ecuted, and My hand that I ha&e laid upon them." The animal uests at the "east eat the "at and the blood normally reser$ed in a sa/ri"i/e "or 9eho$ah, "or these sa/ri"i/es are Cun/lean.C 0he )ictor" o)er %og $i!! *e an occasion for the nations to see Jeho)ah&s g!or" and to rea!i6e =is #ustice. =o$e)er, !i1e pharaoh, their da" of grace has e.pired and their hearts ha)e *een seared *" the hot iron of un*e!ief. 0he Son of man, Jesus Christ, has come do$n in =is &parousia& and made =is ord so rea! it has united the -ride as one $ith =im and she has *een ta1en =ome. e go to the $edding supper, not to the marriage. -ecause "the marria*e of the +am( has come to pass. . . And I saw an an*el

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standin* in the sun, and he cried with a loud &oice, sayin* to all the (irds that fly in the midst of hea&en, ComeA Gather yoursel&es to*ether for the supper of the *reat God, that you may eat the flesh of kin*s, and captains, and &aliant men, of horses and riders, and the of all humanity (oth small and *reat, (ond and free" 4'e)e!ation 1J;>-J, 1>-18N 26e1ie! :J;1>-20N i!!iam -ranham, 8ro)ing =is ord, p. 44;2:65. 26e1ie! :J;22-2:, "4rom that day onwards the house of Israel shall know that I am the +ord their God. And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into capti&ity for their ini-uity' (ecause they dealt so treacherously a*ainst Me, I hid My face from them, and *a&e them into the hand of their ad&ersaries, and they all fell (y the sword." 0his is no indication of repentance. 'e)e!ation 22;11, ""e that is un5ust, let him (e un5ust still' and he which is filthy, let him (e filthy still' and he that is ri*hteous, let him (e ri*hteous still' and he that is holy, let him (e holy still." 0he time for repentance among the %enti!es has passed. 0hose $ho are the sa)ed must !a" do$n their !i)es for their princip!es, or ta1e the mar1 of the *east and ha)e their names remo)ed from the -oo1 of Life. -rother -ranham said, /(or three and one-ha!f "ears $hi!e the retri*uti)e $rath of %od is poured out, =is -ride $i!! *e in the great ?arriage Supper of the Lam*. 0hen $i!! =e return, !ea)ing =is -ride in ""is 4ather1s house," $hi!e =e ma1es =imse!f 1no$n to =is *rethren. 7t this )er" time, the antichrist co)enant that the Je$s ha)e made $ith 'ome $i!! *e *ro1en. 'ome and her a!!ies then send their troops to destro" a!! the %od-fearing, ord-a*iding Je$s. -ut as the" come against the cit" to destro" it, there $i!! appear in the hea)ens the sign of the Coming of the Son of ?an $ith =is might" armies to destro" them $ho ha)e *een destro"ing the earth. ith the enem" repu!sed, Jesus then comes and presents =imse!f to the 144,000. =a)ing seen =is might" acts of sa!)ation, the" ha)e come to 1no$ =is po$er. -ut a!so seeing =is $ounds and 1no$ing that the" had re#ected =im e)en to that moment causes them to cr" out in the agon" of terror and fear, e)en as did their *rethren of o!d $hen the" stood *efore Joseph, *eing sore afraid that the" $ou!d *e 1i!!ed. -ut as Joseph said, " on1t (e an*ry with yoursel&es. It is all ri*ht. God was in it all. "e did it to preser&e life." 2)en so $i!! Jesus spea1 peace and !o)e to them/ 4 i!!iam -ranham, 7n 2.position of the Se)en Church 7ges, p. 40;25. 0hrough %og&s o)er$he!ming defeat, the 144,000 e!ect of Israe! $i!! recogni6e their %od from that time on$ard. 0he c!eansing of the Land s"m*o!i6es a return to the 3rthodo. La$ and ordinances of ?oses. ?a!achi 4;4 sa"s, "Remem(er ye the +aw of Moses My ser&ant, which I commanded him in "ore( for all Israel, with the statutes and 5ud*ments." -efore the prophet $ith the 2!i#ah anointing can introduce the e!ect to the Ne$ Co)enant of 26e1ie! :6, their ?oses must ta1e them *ac1 to their foundation in the 3!d Co)enant $hence the" ha)e fa!!en. 26e1ie! :6;21-2J, "#ut I had pity for My holy /ame, which the house of Israel had profaned amon* the heathen, whither they went. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, "Thus saith the +ord, I do this not for your sakes, ! house of Israel, (ut for My holy /ame1s sake, which you ha&e profaned amon* the heathen, whither you went. And I will sanctify My *reat /ame, which you ha&e profaned in the midst of the heathen, and the heathen shall know that I am the +ord, says the +ord God, when I shall (e sanctified in you (efore their eyes." "4or I will take you from amon* the heathen, and *ather you out of all countries, and will (rin* you into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall (e clean' from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I *i&e you, and a new spirit will I put within you' and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and *i&e you a heart of flesh." "And I will put My $pirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall keep My 5ud*ments, and do them. And you shall dwell in the land that I *a&e to your fathers, and you shall (e My people, and I will (e your God. I will also sa&e you from all your uncleannesses. . ."

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From the time o" +od-s reat sa/ri"i/e o" +o -s army, the nations .ill learn it .as be/ause o" iniDuity and rebellion that Israel .ent into e)ile, and not +od-s .ea&ness or Ais inability to de"end them. %ut the nations .ill only harden their hearts. 26e1ie! :J;24-2J, "I dealt with them accordin* to their uncleanness and their trans*ressions, and hid My face from them. Therefore thus saith the +ord God, now I will end the capti&ity of 0aco(, and ha&e mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will (e 5ealous for My holy /ame. Their time of treachery and shame shall all (e in the past, when they li&e safely in their land, with no one to make them afraid." "!nce they are settled and undistur(ed in their land, when I ha&e (rou*ht them (ack from the peoples, and *athered them from their enemies1 lands, and throu*h them ha&e &indicated My holiness in the si*ht of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the +ord their God (ecause I caused them to *o into e)ile amon* the nations, and then *athered them into their own land. I will not lea&e a sin*le one Bof the <>>,??? electC amon* the nations. /either hide My face from them any lon*er' for I ha&e poured out My $pirit upon the house of Israel, says the +ord God". 'estoration $i!! !ead to serious ref!ection among e!ect Israe!ites on the reasons that !ed to their historic departure from the !and. 26e1ie! uses the account of %od&s defeat of %og&s in)asion in chapters :8 and :J to underscore once more the fina!it" and irre)ersi*i!it" of the di)ine promise for the future of Israe! . . . and the $or!d gathers to 7rmageddon. **J60>24.htm

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