The Overflowing Scourge
There are numerous prophecies concerning the exact events that will hedge Israel in to one final act of rebellion against God. The final act of rebellion is called a "covenant with death."
Isaiah 28:14-19 Therefore hear the word of the Lord , you scornful men, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, It will not come to us, For we have made lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.” Therefore thus says the Lord God : “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily. Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place. Your covenant with death will be annulled, And your agreement with Sheol will not stand; When the overflowing scourge passes through, Then you will be trampled down by it. As often as it goes out it will take you; For morning by morning it will pass over, And by day and by night; It will be a terror just to understand the report.”
This passage is describing the reason why Israel keeps agreeing to negotiate with those that hate her: she is trying to keep herself in the good graces of a man who seems to have control over the "overflowing scourge." This is the treacherous man who lies to consolidate power...who redistributes wealth to consolidate power...who claims to be a man of peace to consolidate power...but is truly an evil man:
Daniel 8:23-25 “And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. “Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
He will promise to keep Israel from the overflowing scourge HE created...antichrist sets the fire so he can be the hero to put it out. God allows this man...lifts His hand of restraint from this man...in order to correct Israel...to test her one last time:
Daniel 9:27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.”
Antichrist "confirms the covenant" by promising to protect Israel if she will make an irrational deal. He promises to be the one to rush in and save her if the overflowing scourge should desire to overrun her. The problem is, he secretly controls the scourge, and Israel knows it!
What is the overflowing scourge? It is the revived 7th mountain of Revelation 17...or the 4th beast of Daniel 7...it is the revived Ottoman Caliphate. John was given the "Rosetta stone" of understanding regarding this empire. The "one that is" in the Book of Revelation was Rome...Rome imprisoned John on Patmos:
Revelation 17:9-18 “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. There are also seven kings. Five have fallen (Nimrod, Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, and Alexander the Great), one is (Caesar), and the other has not yet come (Muhammed). And when he comes, he must continue a short time (Islam was the global empire in this land for 1,500 years). The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth (was, went away, and miraculously comes again, this is describing the revival of the 7th mountain...a revived Islamic caliphate), and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. (And this is how it happens: 10 regional kings...dictators...make a covenant to share power with the antichrist...the 8th mountain leader....in order to come to global power themselves, right along with the antichrist) “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no (global) kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb (they are anti-Jesus), and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot (the harlot is the country the antichrist "rides" into global power...he is shown as carrying this luxurious country...he is her leader, but he secretly hates her...he is conspiring with 10 kings who openly hate her, and she is oblivious to the whole thing) sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” (this is the last global superpower corrupted by her own luxury, the home of the antichrist who hates her).
In order to accomplish his real desire, to rid the world of every other God to make earth a socialistic utopia without the "snares" and "hate" of religion, he will fundamentally transform Israel, the heart of religion. He hates all god's, considering himself to be kinder, but he will use the most vicious religion to clean out the others:
Daniel 11:36-39 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.
This is what creates the "overflowing scourge" Israel KNOWS she must avoid. She knows who is really calling the shots behind the Caliphate revival, so she is willing to suspend all reason as she makes one last desperate attempt to avoid the scourge coming to Jerusalem...but it will certainly come...the Bible is clear. This is how Jeremiah described the fierce fighters coming on horses, despite the technology of the time:
Jeremiah 6:22-26 Thus says the Lord : “Behold, a people comes from the north country, And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth. They will lay hold on bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.” We have heard the report of it; Our hands grow feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, Pain as of a woman in labor. Do not go out into the field, Nor walk by the way. Because of the sword of the enemy, Fear is on every side. O daughter of my people, Dress in sackcloth And roll about in ashes! Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
Israel is supposed to trust in the Genesis 1 Creator that has rescued her time and time again from those who would seek to destroy her. This tiny nation has been the object of genocidal desire for millennia...literally...and time and time again, God has kept her from perishing...Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Rome, the Crusades, Nazi Germany, and Russia to name a few...this isn't just faith she is expected to draw on, Israel has an incredible history of surviving hostility on earth. She has been given much proof of God's commitment to her. To whom much is given, much is expected:
Luke 12:48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
The only one who will suffer a worse fate than Jerusalem is the Harlot Babylon...which will never be inhabited again. The scourge will overflow right back into the end time Babylon...I believe the USA....the one who set the fire of the scourge in the first place...she will be burned with fire, because the 10 conspirators she has chosen to lie with HATE her...and everyone in Babylon knows it...they just simply don't care to do anything about it. God gave her SO much, and entrusted Israel to her..and much was required:
Isaiah 47:6-9 I was angry with My people; I have profaned My inheritance, And given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily. And you said, ‘I shall be a lady forever,’ So that you did not take these things to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them. “Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures, Who dwell securely, Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, Nor shall I know the loss of children’; But these two things shall come to you In a moment, in one day: The loss of children, and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their fullness Because of the multitude of your sorceries, For the great abundance of your enchantments.
Isaiah 28:14-19 Therefore hear the word of the Lord , you scornful men, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, It will not come to us, For we have made lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.” Therefore thus says the Lord God : “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily. Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place. Your covenant with death will be annulled, And your agreement with Sheol will not stand; When the overflowing scourge passes through, Then you will be trampled down by it. As often as it goes out it will take you; For morning by morning it will pass over, And by day and by night; It will be a terror just to understand the report.”
This passage is describing the reason why Israel keeps agreeing to negotiate with those that hate her: she is trying to keep herself in the good graces of a man who seems to have control over the "overflowing scourge." This is the treacherous man who lies to consolidate power...who redistributes wealth to consolidate power...who claims to be a man of peace to consolidate power...but is truly an evil man:
Daniel 8:23-25 “And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. “Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
He will promise to keep Israel from the overflowing scourge HE created...antichrist sets the fire so he can be the hero to put it out. God allows this man...lifts His hand of restraint from this man...in order to correct Israel...to test her one last time:
Daniel 9:27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.”
Antichrist "confirms the covenant" by promising to protect Israel if she will make an irrational deal. He promises to be the one to rush in and save her if the overflowing scourge should desire to overrun her. The problem is, he secretly controls the scourge, and Israel knows it!
What is the overflowing scourge? It is the revived 7th mountain of Revelation 17...or the 4th beast of Daniel 7...it is the revived Ottoman Caliphate. John was given the "Rosetta stone" of understanding regarding this empire. The "one that is" in the Book of Revelation was Rome...Rome imprisoned John on Patmos:
Revelation 17:9-18 “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. There are also seven kings. Five have fallen (Nimrod, Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, and Alexander the Great), one is (Caesar), and the other has not yet come (Muhammed). And when he comes, he must continue a short time (Islam was the global empire in this land for 1,500 years). The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth (was, went away, and miraculously comes again, this is describing the revival of the 7th mountain...a revived Islamic caliphate), and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. (And this is how it happens: 10 regional kings...dictators...make a covenant to share power with the antichrist...the 8th mountain leader....in order to come to global power themselves, right along with the antichrist) “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no (global) kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb (they are anti-Jesus), and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot (the harlot is the country the antichrist "rides" into global power...he is shown as carrying this luxurious country...he is her leader, but he secretly hates her...he is conspiring with 10 kings who openly hate her, and she is oblivious to the whole thing) sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” (this is the last global superpower corrupted by her own luxury, the home of the antichrist who hates her).
In order to accomplish his real desire, to rid the world of every other God to make earth a socialistic utopia without the "snares" and "hate" of religion, he will fundamentally transform Israel, the heart of religion. He hates all god's, considering himself to be kinder, but he will use the most vicious religion to clean out the others:
Daniel 11:36-39 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.
This is what creates the "overflowing scourge" Israel KNOWS she must avoid. She knows who is really calling the shots behind the Caliphate revival, so she is willing to suspend all reason as she makes one last desperate attempt to avoid the scourge coming to Jerusalem...but it will certainly come...the Bible is clear. This is how Jeremiah described the fierce fighters coming on horses, despite the technology of the time:
Jeremiah 6:22-26 Thus says the Lord : “Behold, a people comes from the north country, And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth. They will lay hold on bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.” We have heard the report of it; Our hands grow feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, Pain as of a woman in labor. Do not go out into the field, Nor walk by the way. Because of the sword of the enemy, Fear is on every side. O daughter of my people, Dress in sackcloth And roll about in ashes! Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
Israel is supposed to trust in the Genesis 1 Creator that has rescued her time and time again from those who would seek to destroy her. This tiny nation has been the object of genocidal desire for millennia...literally...and time and time again, God has kept her from perishing...Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Rome, the Crusades, Nazi Germany, and Russia to name a few...this isn't just faith she is expected to draw on, Israel has an incredible history of surviving hostility on earth. She has been given much proof of God's commitment to her. To whom much is given, much is expected:
Luke 12:48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
The only one who will suffer a worse fate than Jerusalem is the Harlot Babylon...which will never be inhabited again. The scourge will overflow right back into the end time Babylon...I believe the USA....the one who set the fire of the scourge in the first place...she will be burned with fire, because the 10 conspirators she has chosen to lie with HATE her...and everyone in Babylon knows it...they just simply don't care to do anything about it. God gave her SO much, and entrusted Israel to her..and much was required:
Isaiah 47:6-9 I was angry with My people; I have profaned My inheritance, And given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily. And you said, ‘I shall be a lady forever,’ So that you did not take these things to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them. “Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures, Who dwell securely, Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, Nor shall I know the loss of children’; But these two things shall come to you In a moment, in one day: The loss of children, and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their fullness Because of the multitude of your sorceries, For the great abundance of your enchantments.
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