God Is Not a Zionist

We can either follow the scriptures, what Jesus says, and have Him (our High Priest) teach us - or we can perish on the broad way. We must be VERY careful regarding who and what we are allowing to inform us. Turn from (repent of) popular opinion in the world and in the churches. Jesus tells us to "Come out of her!" What does Light have to do with darkness? 

Zionism is Satanic. It is 'the synagogue of Satan' - a carnal political movement that uses a form of religion, twisting scriptures to justify evils.  It is those of whom Jesus spoke in Revelation 2:9 and 3:9. 

First Revelation 2:9: "I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who SAY THEY ARE JEWS AND ARE NOT, but are a SYNAGOGUE of SATAN." 

Then Revelation 3:9, "Behold, I will cause those of the SYNAGOGUE of SATAN, WHO SAY THAT THEY ARE JEWS AND ARE NOT, BUT LIE - I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you."

Now let's consider the New Covenant under Jesus Christ which tells us, in Galatians 3:26-29, "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And IF YOU BELONG TO CHRIST, THEN YOU ARE ABRAHAM'S DESCENDANTS, HEIRS ACCORDING TO PROMISE."

The majority of America's churches and Christians are Zionists. The majority of politicians - Right, and Left - are Zionists. Those of Hollywood and the music industry are primarily Zionist. Not to be Zionist is to be labeled 'antisemitic'. This is simply not true. Not all Jews are Zionists! Does that make them 'antisemitic'? Not at all. God is not a Zionist. He is also not antisemitic. 

We must not measure the prosperity and worldly power of a nation as God's approval and favor. It may well be God's judgement. In Luke 6:20-21 Jesus says, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. And James 5:1 says, "Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you."

God appoints leaders in relation and in proportion to the judgment a nation faces, as well God's appointees are for God's purposes! 

We have the scriptures and the Holy Spirit to draw from for our learning and understanding. Only we must be willing to be unpopular and rejected, even, by the majority. We must be willing to be set apart, especially as the Harvest nears! We must be willing to lose now, and gain the Kingdom. Remember, our King Jesus Christ is, "A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE"; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed. (1 Peter 2:8) Those who follow Him may well be promised to be an offense - even and especially to the religious!

Remember, also, what Romans 11:22 tells us of our God: "Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off."

Darkness and blindness grows! Yet, for the 'few' of the Kingdom eyes are being opened as the time matures for what is to be revealed. Ask Jesus to teach you the Truth, and then be ready to accept the answer! 

In John 16:12-16 Jesus Christ says, "I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me."

Babylon (Jerusalem)

Babylon - biblical meanings, definitions, and as a descriptor:

• 'Confusion'
• 'A type of tyranny'

(My ideas: sounds very close to organized, or planned, chaos from which a [potentially] nefarious force - or forces - may operate. Intentional.)

Let's see what Jesus says:

Luke 13:34-35                          [34] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it! [35] Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, 'Blessed IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!'"

And, Luke 19:41-44                 [41] When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, [42] saying, "If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. [43] For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side, [44] and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

Immediately following this pronouncement here is what took place:

And, Luke 19:45-46                 [45] Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling, [46] saying to them, "It is written, 'And MY HOUSE SHALL BE A HOUSE OF PRAYER,' but you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Revelation 18 tells us, finally, of Babylon (Jerusalem):

Revelation 18:1-24                    [1] After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory. [2] And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird. [3] For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the passion of her immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth of her sensuality." [4] I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; [5] for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. [6] Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her. [7] To the degree that she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, 'I SIT as A QUEEN AND I AM NOT A WIDOW, and will never see mourning.' [8] For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong. [9] "And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, [10] standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.' [11] "And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more- [12] cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and bronze and iron and marble, [13] and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and human lives. [14] The fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them. [15] The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, [16] saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls; [17] for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!' And every shipmaster and every passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance, [18] and were crying out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What city is like the great city?' [19] And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!' [20] Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her." [21] Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer. [22] And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; [23] and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. [24] And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth."

My commentary:                    God will judge the nations. Our work, then, is to continue in the Gospel of Jesus Christ - daily donning the shoes of the Readiness of the Gospel of Peace (peace between man and God) - preparing, making ready, walking, and sharing daily.

Odor of Death; Fragrance of Life

Psalm 24:1 "The earth is the LORD’S, and all it contains,

            The world, and those who dwell in it."

NO ONE and NOTHING belongs to the devil! We are ALL in God's hands - sinners and saints, alike. No one can escape this fact.

Hebrews 10:31 tells us that it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. And, once we are in a fall there is nothing that can stop it until it reaches its conclusion.

Hebrews 12:29 tells us "...for our God is a consuming fire."

Who can withstand the Fire?

Isaiah 33:14-24 "Sinners in Zion are terrified;

            Trembling has seized the godless.

            “Who among us can live with the consuming fire?

            Who among us can live with continual burning?”

      15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,

            He who rejects unjust gain

            And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;

            He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed

            And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

      16He will dwell on the heights,

            His refuge will be the impregnable rock;

            His bread will be given him,

            His water will be sure.

      17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;

            They will behold a far-distant land.

      18Your heart will meditate on terror:

            “Where is he who counts?

            Where is he who weighs?

            Where is he who counts the towers?”

      19You will no longer see a fierce people,

            A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends,

            Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.

      20Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;

            Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation,

            A tent which will not be folded;

            Its stakes will never be pulled up,

            Nor any of its cords be torn apart.

      21But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us

            A place of rivers and wide canals

            On which no boat with oars will go,

            And on which no mighty ship will pass—

      22For the LORD is our judge,

            The LORD is our lawgiver,

            The LORD is our king;

            He will save us—

      23Your tackle hangs slack;

            It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,

            Nor spread out the sail.

            Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;

            The lame will take the plunder.

      24And no resident will say, “I am sick”;

            The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity."

The righteous - those made righteous through faith in Christ Jesus - will escape the fire of God's wrath. Those who do not repent of (turn from) their wickedness will perish in the fire of God's wrath, which was put in place for Satan and his demons. It was never intended for us. The scriptures instruct us multiple times that the FEAR of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. That is the starting point. Lord God, teach us to fear you! Lord God, give us Godly sorrow that we may repent and come to salvation in Christ Jesus!

Romans 6:23 has warned us that the wages of sin is death!

2 Peter 3:9 tells us that "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance."

Yet, we have an adversary, the devil, who hates us. He who is vying relentlessly for our souls - wandering about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He is the ancient serpent who has been expertly destroying lives to hell for a very very long time. His time is short - and so is ours. Our life is but a vapor! Lord, teach us to number our days so that we may present to you a heart of wisdom! (Psalm 90:12)

It is a FIGHT when we are vying for a soul! We MUST go the distance! 

After the Israelites had demanded a king God gave them their request. This was not a betrayal of Samuel, their Priest, their Leader. It was a betrayal of God. God gave Israel their king, and a warning. God always gives us a warning. After the betrayal of the people here is what Samuel said to them in 1 Samuel 12:16-25

 "Even now, take your stand and see this great thing which the LORD is going to do before your eyes. Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that He will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the LORD, by asking for yourselves a king.” So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

Then all the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we do not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, by asking for ourselves a king.” Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. Indeed, you must not turn aside, for then you would go after useless things which cannot benefit or save, because they are useless. For the LORD will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the LORD has been pleased to make you a people for Himself. Furthermore, as for me, far be it from me that I would sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way. Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. But if you still do evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

When in the fight for a soul we MUST NOT cease praying for them! This is not just a sin against a soul, but a sin against God! We must never opt out of the battle for a soul, giving up hope - EVER! We will all stand before the Judge of all. His judgment is RIGHTEOUS! And, judgment that is righteous is judgment that is merciful.

God is righteous.

Holiness is not righteousness - though God is holy.

Goodness is not righteouness - though God is good.

Righteousness is EQUITY, CORRECTNESS. There is no equity apart from mercy.

Jesus Christ is our righteousness. His Holy Spirit brings the fruit of correctness, equity, and mercy to our lives. His commands to us are to love God, and love others. And, God desires mercy over sacrifice. Sacrifices never made one righteous.

So, as we relentlessly vie for the soul of another that they may come from death to life we do not quit or lose faith. When my dad was dying there was a fight taking place for his soul. I entered the battle and persevered to the end. After he passed I felt as if I had been in a street fight. I was exhausted and bruised.

When my friend Morgan was dying I, again, was engaged in the fight for a soul and endured to the end. After she passed I, again, felt as if I had been in a street fight. I was exhausted and bruised.

What was the final outcome of their souls? I don't know. They are in my God's merciful hands. We all are. And, none of us can know what transpires in the final moments between an individual and God before passing from this life to the next - aside from a special revelation from the Holy Spirit. What we can know for a certainty is that God is a burning fire, righteous in judgment, and not willing that any should perish - athough the Way is narrow, and few will enter the Kingdom. We MUST ENDURE TO THE END! Never sin against God by quitting on a soul. 

Finally, 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 says, "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of Him in every place. For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing: to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? For we are not like the many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

As I go along in my walk in Jesus Christ - taking up my cross and following Him, being poured out for His Name's Sake - fewer and fewer want to hear what I have to say - Christians and non Christians alike. The chasm deepens between conflicting spirits. I have become the odor of death to those who are perishing. There may be some who count the relationship with me as a loss, even while still loving me. 

At the same time, I become the fragrance of life to those who are of the same Holy Spirit, and even those who hunger for their Creator, as I grow in relationship with Jesus. As I persevere and endure new friendships of the Kingdom are forming and growing! Relationships with biological family members of the Kingdom are strengthened - some after having been restored from a broken place. 

Jesus help us to count the cost, and to number our days! Help us to remember as we strive to love and live at peace with all people, that You came not to bring peace, but a sword. Help us to remember that You came to cast fire upon the earth!

Are you willing to become the stench of death to those who are perishing? To have your circle of friends, and influence, grow smaller and smaller in the hope you may endure the sacrifice of Jesus - the cross - that the world may be saved? Remember that just before the cross most of Jesus' friends and followers abandoned Him. Are you willing to undergo the same in order that you may take part in His resurrection, and bring others along with you into the Kingdom?

May the Lord God make His face to shine upon you and give you peace as you continually turn your face to Him. Amen.