Leadership
I have gotten several questions about animal attacks in the end times. Animal attacks are going to increase, because God is giving mankind what they want. The judgments are simply God giving mankind over to the reality of what they insist on having: control.
Mankind wants all the benefit of God’s leadership, called life, without the truth of submitting to Him being the leader. This is impossible. GOD WILL NOT TAKE SECOND PLACE.
As the Lord readies the earth for His return, he is going to slowly… in 21 steps, called seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls… give people over to the truth of their desire so they will feel the death in it and repent and live. The tribulation is the least intense means necessary to reach the greatest number of people at the deepest heart level so they will turn to His leadership before it is too late.
The seals, trumpets, and bowls are all designed to reveal the death in the rejection of God’s leadership. The seals reveal the death in the antichrist’s leadership, the trumpets reveal the death in Satan’s leadership, and the bowls reveal life is not possible apart from God’s leadership.
The seals, trumpets, and bowls are all grouped and ordered similarly. The first four go together, and are the physical judgment touching the physical earth to prepare it for an opening of heaven, the next two describe heaven opening, and the last, the seventh, is the purpose of God advancing through the open heaven. So to understand animal attacks, we need to look at the first four seals:
Let’s break down the passage Revelation 6:1-8
-Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.”-
Jesus is the one releasing the seals. JESUS IS THE ONE IN CONTROL. He releases the seals in truth and love... Giving people what they need to repent:
-And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. -
The antichrist is the false messiah on a white Horse. The bow represents the threat of violence for not cooperating with him. The people want a king, and for 42 months (Revelation 13) the man they want will be given to them. He appears to be one who can bring what Jesus will bring. He promises peace, but what it results in is war, he promises health… the renewal of bodies, but what it results in is disease. He promises to provide, but what it results in is famine. He promises to be able to control the environment, but what it results in is the environment attacking mankind… animal attacks.
-When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. -
The antichrist makes radical peace deals between many nations (Daniel 9:27). He promises global reconciliation... but the deals he negotiates are not strong... They aren't in agreement with the Prince of Peace. They fail, and what results is war. To make the earth pliable, he divides the land for gain (Daniel 11:39). This division will result in peace being removed from every level of society… from the family level, the church, the city, and nations.
-When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” -
The antichrist is a redistributor of wealth:
Daniel 11.24.nkjv He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.:
He promises other people’s wealth to the poor in order to consolidate his own power. This scheme never works, and just as the earth has seen over and over, his Marxist policies result in the opposite of provision… they result in famine. Taking the mark of the beast is actually signing up for famine. the wealthy will still immerse themselves in luxury... Wine and oil... But the masses will starve.
-When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.-
The antichrist promises universal health, even though he has no power over the body, as people trust HIM for health over God, God will give people the reality of that agreement. The antichrist will promise that he can control the environment and the climate, what result is scarcity of water, animal attacks, and natural disasters. This is all designed to produce repentance.
The seals begin at the beginning of the Great Tribulation. They haven’t been opened yet, but God, in His mercy, is showing the earth light strokes of what this rebellion will produce. We haven’t seen anything yet. The judgments are promised to offend many, just as Pharaoh hardened his heart in the face of the truth of his own rebellion. The key to safety in this hour is humility. Seeing the unique events for what they are and coming into a fresh and new conversation with the Lord. That is what Jesus told Peter in the garden: Watch and pray. The Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak...
Matthew 24.7-14.nkjv For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Mankind wants all the benefit of God’s leadership, called life, without the truth of submitting to Him being the leader. This is impossible. GOD WILL NOT TAKE SECOND PLACE.
As the Lord readies the earth for His return, he is going to slowly… in 21 steps, called seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls… give people over to the truth of their desire so they will feel the death in it and repent and live. The tribulation is the least intense means necessary to reach the greatest number of people at the deepest heart level so they will turn to His leadership before it is too late.
The seals, trumpets, and bowls are all designed to reveal the death in the rejection of God’s leadership. The seals reveal the death in the antichrist’s leadership, the trumpets reveal the death in Satan’s leadership, and the bowls reveal life is not possible apart from God’s leadership.
The seals, trumpets, and bowls are all grouped and ordered similarly. The first four go together, and are the physical judgment touching the physical earth to prepare it for an opening of heaven, the next two describe heaven opening, and the last, the seventh, is the purpose of God advancing through the open heaven. So to understand animal attacks, we need to look at the first four seals:
Let’s break down the passage Revelation 6:1-8
-Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.”-
Jesus is the one releasing the seals. JESUS IS THE ONE IN CONTROL. He releases the seals in truth and love... Giving people what they need to repent:
-And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. -
The antichrist is the false messiah on a white Horse. The bow represents the threat of violence for not cooperating with him. The people want a king, and for 42 months (Revelation 13) the man they want will be given to them. He appears to be one who can bring what Jesus will bring. He promises peace, but what it results in is war, he promises health… the renewal of bodies, but what it results in is disease. He promises to provide, but what it results in is famine. He promises to be able to control the environment, but what it results in is the environment attacking mankind… animal attacks.
-When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. -
The antichrist makes radical peace deals between many nations (Daniel 9:27). He promises global reconciliation... but the deals he negotiates are not strong... They aren't in agreement with the Prince of Peace. They fail, and what results is war. To make the earth pliable, he divides the land for gain (Daniel 11:39). This division will result in peace being removed from every level of society… from the family level, the church, the city, and nations.
-When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” -
The antichrist is a redistributor of wealth:
Daniel 11.24.nkjv He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.:
He promises other people’s wealth to the poor in order to consolidate his own power. This scheme never works, and just as the earth has seen over and over, his Marxist policies result in the opposite of provision… they result in famine. Taking the mark of the beast is actually signing up for famine. the wealthy will still immerse themselves in luxury... Wine and oil... But the masses will starve.
-When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.-
The antichrist promises universal health, even though he has no power over the body, as people trust HIM for health over God, God will give people the reality of that agreement. The antichrist will promise that he can control the environment and the climate, what result is scarcity of water, animal attacks, and natural disasters. This is all designed to produce repentance.
The seals begin at the beginning of the Great Tribulation. They haven’t been opened yet, but God, in His mercy, is showing the earth light strokes of what this rebellion will produce. We haven’t seen anything yet. The judgments are promised to offend many, just as Pharaoh hardened his heart in the face of the truth of his own rebellion. The key to safety in this hour is humility. Seeing the unique events for what they are and coming into a fresh and new conversation with the Lord. That is what Jesus told Peter in the garden: Watch and pray. The Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak...
Matthew 24.7-14.nkjv For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
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