The tribulation temple and false peace - Part 7
Jehoshaphat's story is crucial to understand God's end-time plan. In fact, God directly ties Jehoshaphat to the end-time decision everyone will make to either trust God or trust in the antichrist's seemingly brilliant plans. This is what everyone needs to decide: do I pray night and day for invisible Jesus to save me, or do I put my trust in what I can see? This is called the "valley of decision" in the book of Joel. Joel calls this same valley the "valley of Jehoshaphat!"
Joel 3:11-14 Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord . “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;...
... For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow— For their wickedness is great.” Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord (Jesus' return) is near in the valley of decision.
The valley of Jehoshaphat is referring to Jehoshaphat's greatest victory told in 2 Chronicles 20. In this true account, Jehoshaphat is being attacked by multiple armies, led by Jordan, that are coming against Jerusalem:
II Chronicles 20:2-6 Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar” (which is En Gedi). And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord , and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord ; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord . Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord , before the new court, and said: “O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You?
Jehoshaphat did what his ancestor David did. He made his military plan to go to the House of Prayer...the 24-hour prayer to music location...called the temple! This is how God answered:
II Chronicles 20:14-15 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
Then this was God's battle plan: don't lift a sword, instead sing to God and it will confuse the enemy so much he will kill himself!
II Chronicles 20:20-23 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord , and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the Lord , For His mercy endures forever.” Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
This is God's end-time plan. God is going to make a difference between the "Asa"s, who make man-based plans their strength, and the "Jehoshaphat"s...who do the crazy thing and make the invisible God their strength...for real...by putting all of their eggs into the basket of building night and day prayer in their geographic location like they really mean it with their time, money, and strength.
While Israel is giving in to a man in order to build an evil temple, all over the earth God is rebuilding David's house...the 24-hour prayer movement...built as the highest expression of making God their strength! This has always been God's plan. Amos prophesied that at the time of the shaking of the earth, which starts with the false peace covenant, God would be rebuilding 24-hour prayer to music...David's house, in order to protect the true wheat from the evil tares!
Amos 9:9-12 “For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not one true kernel will be lost. But all the sinners will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’ “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory. And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine. ” The L ord has spoken, and he will do these things.
Right now, false peace is rapidly coming together. This will initiate a time of trouble like the earth has never seen. When the peace is made, fires of division will be set all over the earth. Christianity will be outlawed and tribulation will hit the Church first.
The trouble will eventually be most intense in Israel (at the breaking of the treaty), but will be here, in the Harlot Babylon, in the form of faith wars, almost immediately, as those who know the Bible will be obligated to proclaim truth.
Right now, God is raising up 24-hour houses of prayer all over our land. More than 400 locations have begun reaching for night and day worship and prayer...this isn't a sign of our righteousness, but instead a sign of God's mercy. This isn't a fad, but one of the most obvious signs of the times ever seen. The plan is that those who will wholeheartedly commit to making God their strength...make praying 24/7 their ACTUAL plan to weather the storm...will not only survive, but will experience the most victorious time the Bride has ever seen right in the middle of the worst trouble the earth has ever seen. She will finally complete her commission of bringing in the greatest harvest of hearts the earth will ever see all empowered by the greatest outpouring of the Holy Spirit to ever be released (this is all in Joel 2...the answer in advance of Joel 3).
Now is the time to come out of Babylon and into the house of David...for real!
Revelation 18:1-4 After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. He gave a mighty shout: “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a hideout for every foul spirit, a hideout for every foul vulture and every foul and dreadful animal. For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.” Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, “Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her.
Joel 3:11-14 Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord . “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;...
... For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow— For their wickedness is great.” Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord (Jesus' return) is near in the valley of decision.
The valley of Jehoshaphat is referring to Jehoshaphat's greatest victory told in 2 Chronicles 20. In this true account, Jehoshaphat is being attacked by multiple armies, led by Jordan, that are coming against Jerusalem:
II Chronicles 20:2-6 Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar” (which is En Gedi). And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord , and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord ; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord . Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord , before the new court, and said: “O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You?
Jehoshaphat did what his ancestor David did. He made his military plan to go to the House of Prayer...the 24-hour prayer to music location...called the temple! This is how God answered:
II Chronicles 20:14-15 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
Then this was God's battle plan: don't lift a sword, instead sing to God and it will confuse the enemy so much he will kill himself!
II Chronicles 20:20-23 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord , and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the Lord , For His mercy endures forever.” Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
This is God's end-time plan. God is going to make a difference between the "Asa"s, who make man-based plans their strength, and the "Jehoshaphat"s...who do the crazy thing and make the invisible God their strength...for real...by putting all of their eggs into the basket of building night and day prayer in their geographic location like they really mean it with their time, money, and strength.
While Israel is giving in to a man in order to build an evil temple, all over the earth God is rebuilding David's house...the 24-hour prayer movement...built as the highest expression of making God their strength! This has always been God's plan. Amos prophesied that at the time of the shaking of the earth, which starts with the false peace covenant, God would be rebuilding 24-hour prayer to music...David's house, in order to protect the true wheat from the evil tares!
Amos 9:9-12 “For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not one true kernel will be lost. But all the sinners will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’ “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory. And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine. ” The L ord has spoken, and he will do these things.
Right now, false peace is rapidly coming together. This will initiate a time of trouble like the earth has never seen. When the peace is made, fires of division will be set all over the earth. Christianity will be outlawed and tribulation will hit the Church first.
The trouble will eventually be most intense in Israel (at the breaking of the treaty), but will be here, in the Harlot Babylon, in the form of faith wars, almost immediately, as those who know the Bible will be obligated to proclaim truth.
Right now, God is raising up 24-hour houses of prayer all over our land. More than 400 locations have begun reaching for night and day worship and prayer...this isn't a sign of our righteousness, but instead a sign of God's mercy. This isn't a fad, but one of the most obvious signs of the times ever seen. The plan is that those who will wholeheartedly commit to making God their strength...make praying 24/7 their ACTUAL plan to weather the storm...will not only survive, but will experience the most victorious time the Bride has ever seen right in the middle of the worst trouble the earth has ever seen. She will finally complete her commission of bringing in the greatest harvest of hearts the earth will ever see all empowered by the greatest outpouring of the Holy Spirit to ever be released (this is all in Joel 2...the answer in advance of Joel 3).
Now is the time to come out of Babylon and into the house of David...for real!
Revelation 18:1-4 After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. He gave a mighty shout: “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a hideout for every foul spirit, a hideout for every foul vulture and every foul and dreadful animal. For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.” Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, “Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her.
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