If you would like to see what the end of time looks like, G-D shows it in the completion week; of Jesus’s time on earth. How so, let’s take a look at some of the people and some things that happened.

 

For now we will look at these people.

The then ruling authority ((Roman Government / Pilate)

The then ruling religious authority (The Jews / High Priests)

The followers of both groups

The average citizens

The Extremist (Barabbas)

This is not an exhaustive list, there is so much more, you will need to search for it , if you want to know.

 

Pilate, who like most political players; wanted to keep and increase his position, this leading him to abuse of power

The Jews / High Priests (the group that should have been able to  tell us what is acceptable ) but , we find them, compromising (unpromising) G-D’s instructions, even saying “We have no king; but Caesar”

The followers of both groups; that did what they were told, one side attacked by night, without question, while the other side yelling  loudly; and always on Que

The average citizens, who couldn’t believe that these things were happening but, were unable to make any real change, under funded, under reported, quickly silenced, told that they just aren’t capable of understanding the complexities of these procedures (better keep quiet; and we may let you keep a little of your poverty wages)

The Barabbas, the anarchist, who’s goal is the overthrow of the government, with the disregard of guidance from G-D, The murderer, destroyer of any in his way; fueled by  his back room rhetoric, where everyone agrees, that everyone else must be brought to subjection; by as much force; as is required.

 

Four of the five, (that’s 80% in favor) said;

“Give us Barabbas”

(they chose a terrorist).

 

Anyone and anything; other than the True King (The Way, The Truth and The Life)

The average weight of a motorcycle is about 275 kg or 600lbs. Very little effort is needed to keep it balanced, however if you let it lean too far one way or the other, it will end up falling over. Once it falls, the amount of force to return it to the upright, is far greater (some will not be able to upright it). Then there is the repair of the damage sustained; that must be paid for, in order to make it ride-able.

When G-D brought the children of Israel into the promised land, He told them to conquer and drive out the people who’s sin was now filled up, He reminded them how He had been with them, and how they could; with His help, have a peaceful prosperous land. G-D’s people did not listen, and the opportunity past. G-D said since you haven’t done what I commanded you to, now I won’t be with you, and you can not accomplish it without Me.

Quick review:

The Beast is Muhammad (more accurately the evil spirit that was on him, and is now on his followers)

The anti-Christ is satan (now released out of the pit, and deceiving the world = world wide persecution of G-D’s people. Coming to a neighborhood near you.

The time satan was in the pit was the thousand years, also know as the time of the gentiles

Mark of the beast (cant buy or sell) = G-D people are not allowed to own and operate business, making them servants (enslaved) to people that are not G-D’s people. This is the life and death of Middle-eastern Christians, as well Christians in many other places. Where is their rapture? How arrogant and blinded we are, to think, we are the center.

Two witnesses are, the Gentile Church and Messianic Jews, two Olive trees both pouring oil into the lamp stand. (There was something about being the light of the world).

The two that preside over the death of the two witnesses, Sodom and Egypt (sexual perversion and slavery. Both of them standing where the L-rd was crucified ( in Jerusalem), this is military terminology, conquered territory; is renamed by the conquering forces.

Some of the fourth beast’s effort is to change what can be said, what some one can be called, (soon maybe; to be on the law books); where people are being forced to say that some are nether male or female, but whatever In-acronym their changing thoughts about themselves; dictate at any given time, which by the way is the responsibility of every one else to keep up with (you must address anyone at all times as they prefer). Simply, you will lie, or die. This attack against humanity starts against adults, by insisting that anyone who opposes their teaching, must not be even allowed to speak against it, but the bigger target, is the heart and minds of  children. Look at how fast it has already changed, in just a few decades.

At our beginning; we are defined, in our DNA, Male or Female; it was never our choice, G-D made us; as He wanted to.

 

Genesis 5 : 1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line.

When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind”  when they were created.

In the last time, they will not endure sound (healthy) doctrine (teaching), but the watchman on the wall; will still need to sound the alarm.

If you don’t start living and speaking the truth, any remaining possibilities for life; if only for a few, will be lost.

The opportunity to speak; to stand for G-D; will pass.  Doctors will tell you that there is a point; once past; even if you have, and give a patient the correct medicines , they will not recover, there is in fact, a too late. It is much easier to try to keep society; balanced and upright, than to watch it fall, then think to restore it. Will we be able to answer G-D, and say; that we stood for the truth, even facing the world’s scorn?

G-D said “ Speak the Truth in Love” don’t do one, without the other.

When Joshua lead the Israel; into their promise land, along with everyone receiving the own place; he was careful to set in place the Cities of Refuge. What were they for, why would G-D instruct Both Moses and Joshua about establishing them (more than one)? So that the refuge could be within reach of those who needed them. The basic rules are that if someone unintentional killed another person they could flee into the city and live there. The only way that they could return to their own place , was when the High Priest died.

When we learned about the two year old fell into an unprotected open drill hole; in Spain (which by the way G-D had already told us that what you open, don’t leave it unprotected, your actions are your responsibility), no one could get to him in time, and he was dead when they did finally recover his body. I can not imagine the horror that little child was in. Now there is only left grieving parents and friends.

When bad choices are made, it makes our next choices less optimal, and further we go the worse the choice selections get.

Just like the little child died, because a decision was made to do something improperly.

Today we have so many that haven’t followed G-D’s proper place for sex, and have had abortions.

It’s not possible for us to say what a person knew at the time. If that is you, run to the refuge. Stay there until you realize that your High Priest has died for you. Like King David that had a man killed to get his wife, G-D forgave him, but it changed the course of his life; and the lives of those around him, but then; none of our sin is without consequence We are not so much being punished to repay (we can; t), but as Jesus limited in what He could do in a certain city, so our sin limits our choice of options. Still all things are possible with G-D.

We are now living under rules that are so deliberately, ambiguous and undefined, that accusations can be brought against; nearly any action or inaction.

We are told; that the everyone in the world is now responsible for, what any one person wants to be called.

Peter Vlaming; a teacher in Virginia; was fired for standing on religious convection and violation of conscience.

In fact; it is a violation of his civil rights, to force/coerce him to lie, insisting that he must call a female; a male.

See it’s not new idea, punishing those that will not conform to this world. 

Esther 3:

Haman Plots Against the Jews

1After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. 3Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king’s command?” 4And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury. 6But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Daniel 3:

8After that happened, some astrologers came forward and brought charges against the Jews. 9They addressed King Nebuchadnezzar, “Your Majesty, may you live forever! 10Your Majesty, you gave an order that everyone who hears the sound of rams’ horns, flutes, lyres, harps, and three-stringed harps playing at the same time with all other kinds of instruments should bow down and worship the gold statue. 11[Your order said that] whoever doesn’t bow down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12There are certain Jews whom you appointed to govern the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men didn’t obey your order, Your Majesty. They don’t honor your gods or worship the statue that you set up.”

People can pursue; what they want,

because G-D gave us all free will, but He has not given us a free pass.

Speak up now; while you are on your way, before you get to prison.

Daniel prayed three times a day; as he had been known to do. You know the account, how; since the enemies could find no fault in his actions, they changed the then; rules to make doing the right thing, an illegal thing.

Esther found herself; where it was said of her; and her people “they don’t follow the rules of the nation”.

Pharaoh would say; “these people will join with the nations enemies, against us”.

Three; were thrown into a furnace; because the would not; worship the government’s god of the day.

It may well come to you; to choose; Follow G-D or, follow anything else; but G-D.

What if; just doing right is portrayed as extremism?

What if; saying there are male and female, is shaped to be discrimination?

What if: having a right to bear arms is, painted as the cause of all violence?

What if: voting for a person is to, associate you with being hate filled and evil?

When Rome was failing; because of government over-reach / over- spending, and came to the end of what could be taken from the poor, or unconnected – unprotected, who would be blamed?

Seams the burn and blame is not a new tactic.

When Germany had driven there economy into hyper-inflation, and again; they needed someone to blame, and a holocaust was started.

Don’t think it will be different this time.

Still, will you decide to follow G-D, with your best?

Make your mind up now, you may not have the luxury of time later.

Don’t mistake this for an anti-government rant, government is G-d’s idea, this look at history; just shows how things started with good intentions, can be far removed from there original intent.

Here we have “We the people”, what we don’t have here; is We the people.

This seams to be; our national pastime, you can see it in the news, books, lawyer commercials, and as long as we can blame someone (and maybe sue them), everything is made right and good.

Maybe not.

There was this one time; that, well; lets look into the record and see…

Mark 14:17When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”

19They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”

20“It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me.

We find out; that Judas; is the guilty one, but interestingly, all of the eleven others; still asked, “is it me”.

How come; none of the others; knew what was going on in Judas’s life? I know Judas was there because of what he decide would do, not because he would be made to do it (free will and all). Still, “Am I my brother’s keeper (guardian and protector)?

Before we go marching out to battle the evil and the wrong, maybe we should check to see what we may have buried in our tents. I recall another account; of three guys who; thought G-D would overlook, (surely not I) and take them to victory, honor and protection; just like He had done before. However; these men; these leaders, had some known sexual misconduct with the women in their group, abuse of power with taking more than was rightly theirs and lack of personal moderation; gluttony (there’s a word that doesn’t get out of the dictionary much). You may remember them, a father and two sons, that all died in the same day.

In our groups today; we can find, drugs, sexual misconduct, greed, hatred, liars, oppressors and the silent.

Ezekiel has a G-D perspective about a righteous man that thinks he has stored up enough right ways and deeds, that when he chooses evil (not all bad, just some favorites), he is still okay. G-D said, that he will die for his chosen sin. (G-D not being a respecter of persons; the soul the sins will die). Don’t mistake extended; patience and grace, for unlimited license to sin, and don’t imagine that we have no sin, it’s all grace; (In Him we live and move, and have our being).

We don’t have any standing, to say to others, anything, until we go first (judgment begins at the house of G-D). and the famous, Choose today, Who we will serve. Who we choose, will determine;  the answer, to the “is it me”

They were called the Ottoman ( at war with everyone) and this group was on it’s way to cover the world with their rape, kidnapping, enslavement, murder, just following their leader; even after he was dead (the evil spirit that was in him continues to exists in his followers)

At the point; where they were close to conquering all, some gentile Christians in the far west, stood up and fought them, and stopped them. Some of the Ottoman military leaders would record the question; of how could this untrained; little, disorganized group stop a vast army; who were trained for war and conquest from their childhood. They should have read, It was not possible with man, but with G-D all things are possible.

With that, this odd time of freedom started in the west, (not where the Ottoman still had control) and has continued into this generation, however; now we see this war (not peace loving) spirit standing up and marching again toward the ends of the earth. They are in the process of changing uniforms (some aren’t sure which bathroom they should be in).

What was done with this; new time of freedom? Just like everyone else; when freedom and the opportunity was ours, we chose sin, again and again. Our sin is filling up, and our time is counting down. We have gotten so used to freedom; we are convinced that we can’t be touched ( Oh Esther; it will reach even into the palace)

The thousand years, the time of the Gentiles, the nation of Israel reborn, and the workings of G-D, that we most likely don’t see, are being realized and we don’t even realize it.

How quickly it happens, (Exodus 1:8 then a new king came to power. He did not know what Joseph had done for Egypt,)

Speak up, while there is still a chance they might listen, because it your opportunity never lasts forever. (Acts 7:57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord)

One; Race

One; Creator

One; Messiah

I have heard it argued, that Sodom’s sin was not that they were homosexual, but that they were proud.

The scripture does say, that pride was part of the problem.

Ezekiel 16” 49Look! This was the sin of your sister Sodom and her daughters: Pride, too much food, undisturbed peace, and failure to help the poor and needy. 50In their arrogance, they committed detestable practices in my presence, so when I saw it, I removed them.

Pride will take you somewhere, it is always away from your creator, and to real disaster; for yourself and those around you.

2 Timothy 3:1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God

Quite a list of attributes, would you want someone like that for a friend or a brother?

Genesis 4:1Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” 2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

6Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

8Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”  While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

9Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.

G-D wants you; to be accepted.

A Living Sacrifice

Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Have a good day, is often heard in casual greetings. Today may be a good choice of a day, Here in 2018; today is the 15^th of AV. A highly regarded day by many, the end of dying for the wilderness troop (you ever feel like you’re just going in circles). It is also listed as the end of Jeroboam’s sin.

Solomon had died (as is the case in most cases (there was, that one; that was, and then; was not), and left the kingdom to Rehoboam. But there was a problem, Sure, it seams to look so easy, (and yeah we can do a better job), however; when you set in the drivers seat, there is a crashing reality that becomes very real.

Rehoboam was settling in, doing the pomp and protocols, but the people (who invited them) said hey; you know that we have been over working for a very long time, can you ease up on our burden (it’s very taxing on our well being). The answer came as, Let’s Kick it down the road three days,(go away, come again another day). How did that procedure work out?

Closed door sessions, how are we going to handle this, people thinking, saying, asking, stuff?

Two answers;

The old ones said, yes what the people are asking is reasonable and will be good for the nation. It may be a good time to ask, how did they come up with such a good answer, so quickly (maybe they new about the problem before the question was raised? But the would mean that they were putting their own interests ahead of the people they were supposed to be watching out for, to do the best for the nation. Not much of the “pledge our fortunes, and lives and sacred honor” going on here.

The young ones (those that had only been around the palace, not out in the everyday world) said, These people don’t know how this works, you need to show them how much worse it will be, if they keep up, with this, wanting to be able to live, and be able to have something to leave to their children.

People, said no.

Nation divided, (now easy prey for their outside enemies)

Jeroboam, seizes the opportunity to rule (best time to make a radical change things is in the time of unrest)

Probably best then, to do the things, that will help your nation be a rest, while you have the chance, you know, if you care about your nation.

One tried and proven idea, is that when someone takes over the control, is to change the rules that enabled you to obtain the control, so that no one else can get your place.

Jeroboam knew, that if the people would get back together (the three times a year to come together to worship G-D), that he would lose his hold over them, (have to keep the people always fighting against each other by any means, so you can exploit them). So here are your new idols, we will call them Dan and Bethel. What are the names of today’s objects of worship?

Today is the 15^th of Av, would it be another good day, maybe to see what is best for we, as a people, as a nation, or should we just let those; who seam to only think, that the people and the nation are just another thing to be exploited, to have another, business as usual?

Either way, It’s going to cost.