Refuge
Isaiah 26.20-21.nkjv Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past. For behold, the Lord comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.
Over and over, one plan is outlined for God's people in the end time judgment: building safe places...upper rooms... Chambers of refuge.... All over the world. These upper room cities, called 'mountains' many places in the word, are going to be safe places in the storm unfolding all around us even right now. It is in these mountains that righteousness will meet power as heaven opens. God is raising a banner to draw people to safety...that banner is the people who, In humility, get ready in advance to bring in the harvest:
Isaiah saw the safe places... Pockets that believed God for mercy enough to respond... in the end time Babylon, which will be completely destroyed in the time of judgment. God wants to save the people in Babylon, but they must agree and come out of the culture and into the 'mountains'...The upper rooms of night and day prayer:
http://bible.com/114/isa.13.1-5.nkjv The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. “Lift up a banner on the high mountain, Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My mighty ones for My anger— Those who rejoice in My exaltation.” The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters The army for battle. They come from a far country, From the end of heaven— The Lord and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land.
The USA is the only country to ever inhabit planet earth that completely fits The bill to be end time Babylon. Right now, the USA is exporting more abomination to the earth than any other country ever has. Because of technology, we are in a very unique hour... Daniel saw this:
http://bible.com/114/dan.12.1-4.nkjv “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Everyone who is found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”
Daniel was a prophet in Babylon. Daniel fasted and prayed, and though he was one of the most influential people in Babylon, he was never "in" Babylon:
http://bible.com/114/dan.6.10-12.nkjv Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”
The USA is coming under a judgment earth has never witnessed. We are running from the bonds of morality that have held us for centuries. Corruption is rampant, lust is the norm, perversity is expected, the most vulnerable are the most exploited, the very fabric of our culture is being torn...
Many will not come out.... They don't believe anything bad could happen to them...they don't believe a good God would allow them to suffer...they believe they have 'no need.'. Jesus says the Church has need of rescue from the end time, when nakedness of heart WILL be exposed:
http://bible.com/114/rev.3.14-19.nkjv “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eyesalve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
Laodicea IS a church...To believe you have no need of end time refuge because you are "saved" isn't faith, it is rebellious presumption. This very attitude has been warned of over and over for thousands of years:
http://bible.com/114/amo.9.9-11.nkjv “For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ “On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, And repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old;
The tabernacle of David IS the chamber of safety:
http://bible.com/114/psa.27.4-5.nkjv One thing I have desired of the Lord , That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord , And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
Right now, many are beginning to believe...to know... this truth, but they will not come out in a meaningful way. They believe they can come out later. This is not only foolish...It is selfish. If fear is driving you now....fear of losing your life, fear of being wrong, fear of being outcast...It will only get worse. Fear is what is promised to increase for those unwilling to come out! Those who know but don't act on that knowledge typically fear man more than God. They love being respectable more than they love making a safe place for others to come into.
http://bible.com/114/jhn.12.42-43.nkjv Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
This is one of the highest expressions of rebellion...to know and resist the only plan that will save others. Many think they can come in to the chambers later, when it is more obvious...less strange...when everyone sees it. This is the error in their thinking: it is only getting harder to come out of the world and into the chambers. Clarity will not increase until the indignation is over. That is why you need the safe chamber! What is increasing is confusion, offense, false teaching, dullness...
It will never be easier than today to come out. It will never be easier than today to enter into the safe place and make a safe place for others:
http://bible.com/114/zep.2.1-4.nkjv Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the Lord ’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you! Seek the Lord , all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the Lord's anger. For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
(in case you haven't noticed, Gaza IS in ruins...it was obliterated last summer. It's not too late yet, but there is precious time left to take the Lord up on His offer)...
I'll end with this. Ask yourself: if the USA isn't the end time Babylon, how much is it LIKE this passage describes? Has any other country been even close to this like we are?
http://bible.com/114/rev.18.1-24.nkjv After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”
And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’
Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’
Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’ “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’ “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”
Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore.
For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”
Over and over, one plan is outlined for God's people in the end time judgment: building safe places...upper rooms... Chambers of refuge.... All over the world. These upper room cities, called 'mountains' many places in the word, are going to be safe places in the storm unfolding all around us even right now. It is in these mountains that righteousness will meet power as heaven opens. God is raising a banner to draw people to safety...that banner is the people who, In humility, get ready in advance to bring in the harvest:
Isaiah saw the safe places... Pockets that believed God for mercy enough to respond... in the end time Babylon, which will be completely destroyed in the time of judgment. God wants to save the people in Babylon, but they must agree and come out of the culture and into the 'mountains'...The upper rooms of night and day prayer:
http://bible.com/114/isa.13.1-5.nkjv The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. “Lift up a banner on the high mountain, Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My mighty ones for My anger— Those who rejoice in My exaltation.” The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters The army for battle. They come from a far country, From the end of heaven— The Lord and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land.
The USA is the only country to ever inhabit planet earth that completely fits The bill to be end time Babylon. Right now, the USA is exporting more abomination to the earth than any other country ever has. Because of technology, we are in a very unique hour... Daniel saw this:
http://bible.com/114/dan.12.1-4.nkjv “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Everyone who is found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”
Daniel was a prophet in Babylon. Daniel fasted and prayed, and though he was one of the most influential people in Babylon, he was never "in" Babylon:
http://bible.com/114/dan.6.10-12.nkjv Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”
The USA is coming under a judgment earth has never witnessed. We are running from the bonds of morality that have held us for centuries. Corruption is rampant, lust is the norm, perversity is expected, the most vulnerable are the most exploited, the very fabric of our culture is being torn...
Many will not come out.... They don't believe anything bad could happen to them...they don't believe a good God would allow them to suffer...they believe they have 'no need.'. Jesus says the Church has need of rescue from the end time, when nakedness of heart WILL be exposed:
http://bible.com/114/rev.3.14-19.nkjv “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eyesalve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
Laodicea IS a church...To believe you have no need of end time refuge because you are "saved" isn't faith, it is rebellious presumption. This very attitude has been warned of over and over for thousands of years:
http://bible.com/114/amo.9.9-11.nkjv “For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ “On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, And repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old;
The tabernacle of David IS the chamber of safety:
http://bible.com/114/psa.27.4-5.nkjv One thing I have desired of the Lord , That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord , And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
Right now, many are beginning to believe...to know... this truth, but they will not come out in a meaningful way. They believe they can come out later. This is not only foolish...It is selfish. If fear is driving you now....fear of losing your life, fear of being wrong, fear of being outcast...It will only get worse. Fear is what is promised to increase for those unwilling to come out! Those who know but don't act on that knowledge typically fear man more than God. They love being respectable more than they love making a safe place for others to come into.
http://bible.com/114/jhn.12.42-43.nkjv Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
This is one of the highest expressions of rebellion...to know and resist the only plan that will save others. Many think they can come in to the chambers later, when it is more obvious...less strange...when everyone sees it. This is the error in their thinking: it is only getting harder to come out of the world and into the chambers. Clarity will not increase until the indignation is over. That is why you need the safe chamber! What is increasing is confusion, offense, false teaching, dullness...
It will never be easier than today to come out. It will never be easier than today to enter into the safe place and make a safe place for others:
http://bible.com/114/zep.2.1-4.nkjv Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the Lord ’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you! Seek the Lord , all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the Lord's anger. For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
(in case you haven't noticed, Gaza IS in ruins...it was obliterated last summer. It's not too late yet, but there is precious time left to take the Lord up on His offer)...
I'll end with this. Ask yourself: if the USA isn't the end time Babylon, how much is it LIKE this passage describes? Has any other country been even close to this like we are?
http://bible.com/114/rev.18.1-24.nkjv After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”
And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’
Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’
Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’ “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’ “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”
Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore.
For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”
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